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Daniel Taylor
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software developer•video games•knitting•books•racial justice•gender sovereignty *queer•they/he* ~posts are my own & do not represent my employer~
Just got a letter that UHC is dropping coverage of one of my medications. Very excited to see what kind of ~*hot deal*~ I can work out with Walgreens like Trump is expecting me to do. 🥰
November 13, 2025 at 12:25 AM
exCUSE ME?!
Yves & Rebecca Black - “SOAP” & “Sugar Water Cyanide” (Live Performance) | Open Mic
YouTube video by Genius
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November 7, 2025 at 10:07 PM
It’s so nice to be… what’s the opposite of doom scrolling? Boon scrolling?!
November 5, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Just saw self-help. Pretty good stuff with a really nice performance by the lead. Then I randomly saw the masked killer from Founders Day and was VERY confused because I had no idea this was by the Bloomquist brothers. Fun little follow up to having just watched that.
November 2, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Day 31: Halloween

Halloween II

A huge step up from the first. Also, YOWZA, Michael is vicious in this movie.

A+ to Danielle Harris, and I really liked how her death scene was filmed. Sorry, Annie. 😭

Not a bad way to end the month. Happy Halloween. 🥰

#HQHalloween
November 1, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Happy Halloween from the Slotherhouse. 🥰
October 31, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Watch Slay and Death Drop Gorgeous. They both rule!
We love our horror blockbusters, but we also need to shine some more light (and love) on these indie gems! Add these to your watchlist immediately. How many have you already seen?
10 Indie Horror Films That Are Criminally Overlooked
We love our horror blockbusters, but we also need to shine some more light (and love) on these indie gems! Add these to your watchlist immediately. How many have you already seen?
dlvr.it
October 31, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Day 30: Scream Knock-Off

Founders Day

So this movie was a ride and did go beyond what I expected from the reveals. It did get MUCH better once the “baddie” couple got taken out because OOF big “how you doing fellow kids” energy in their dialogue.

#HQHalloween
October 31, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Bugonia is that girl.

The score in this film is nothing I would’ve ever predicted but also absolutely perfect, and the ending is just *chef’s kiss*. Best use of Marlene Dietrich I’ve seen in some time.

I need to check out the original film now.
October 30, 2025 at 11:14 PM
I have accepted an actual National Treasure-style sidequest at work?!

An acquaintance is trying to locate the missing original charter of a company we acquired since it’s historically significant.

Headed to the Cincinnati Historical Archives to dig through boxes and see what I find. 😱
October 30, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Holy shit, I can be proud of BOTH of my senators (for five minutes) for once?!
By a vote of 51-47, the #Senate passed S.J.Res.88, terminating the national emergency declared to impose global tariffs.

GOP Senators Collins, McConnell, Murkowski, & Paul voted in favor.

Senators Schmitt & Wicker did not vote.
October 30, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Day 29: Ken Foree

Halloween

Hm… I’m not ending this month on the highest of notes. I didn’t mind the attempt to give Michael a backstory, but everything felt like an attempt to make the original again but with the not great way that things were in 2007. 😬

#HQHalloween
October 30, 2025 at 5:37 AM
The authenticity. 😭

Good luck, NYC. Don’t make Mandy and Kathryn sad!
@zohrankmamdani is a deeply thoughtful human being and we think he would make the best NYC mayor imaginable. We feel this as New Yorkers, as Jews and as human beings who are desperate for kindness, compassion and empathy to be represented in our politics.

GET OUT THE VOTE here bit.ly/4nxYXFp
October 29, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Ready to spread the gospel of Good Boy. 🥰 Indy will be a global sensation before I’m done!
October 29, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Day 28: Hates Dick

Spring Break 2: Spring Fever

Well… that was a movie. I can see why Ti West wanted his name off of it, but I wonder if this was ever decent or if the producers were trying to save a dead movie.

#HQHalloween
October 29, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Day 27: Banned or Censored

Frankenstein

Working my way through Universal monster films, and always a great time. Great makeup and effects on Karloff. What a tragedy of a story… I’ll need to read the book at some point.

Also… wild how controversial this was. :x

#HQHalloween
October 28, 2025 at 4:15 AM
40 minutes left in line, and my first choice and backup choice for the PlayStation Magic Secret Lair are both sold out and my cart will now be empty once I get to checkout. :)

(Posting solely in case someone in Hasbro searches social media to see how the customer experience is going.)
October 27, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Day 26: (Queer) Erotic Thriller

Femme

What world am I living in that I spent the entire movie hoping things would work out for them? 😭

This movie is incredible, and if you’ve got Hulu (and can stomach the bashing at the beginning), this is a must watch.

#HQHalloween
October 27, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Day 25: Religious Fervor

Exorcism at 60,000 Feet

Well, this could’ve been in the bad taste category. 😬 I think this is the first thing I’ve seen Bai Ling in, and she’s a delight. Also, this movie had some of the best whimsical caper music I’ve heard in quite some time.

#HQHalloween
October 26, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Day 24: Hates Feet

There’s Someone Inside Your House

Primarily watched because I fell in love with Theodore Pellerin in Lurker, but this was a pretty good film. I really enjoyed the friend group dynamic, and the feet bit at the beginning was OOF. 😭

#HQHalloween
October 26, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Shelby Oaks time!
October 24, 2025 at 8:40 PM
The way I would love this if it were an intentional part of some Control-like fever dream of a game where reality is falling apart and not an earnest attempt at… I truly don’t know if this is some sort of Until Dawn choose your own adventure narrative or what? 🥲
Oh my god some fucking tech dingdong posted this on Twitter with the caption "AI games are going to be amazing" totally seriously, you have to watch it. You have to. In full screen.
October 24, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Day 23: Hitchcock Knock-Off

Birdemic: Shock and Terror

Having never seen The Birds, I’m assuming this is fully faithful. Despite, like, everything about this movie, I’ll always maintain that every movie is a miracle since I’m never going to make one.

#HQHalloween
October 24, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Day 22: Offensive/Bad Taste

The Suckling

My gauge for bad taste is broken, so I’m mostly immune to this category. But that definitely was an ending that made me go 😕 and 🫠 and 🥴, so mission accomplished!

#HQHalloween
October 23, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Day 21: Michael Ironside

Disaster Zone: Volcano in New York

Oh, this is so cheesy, but as someone with a vulcanologist bestie, I simply have to watch every geologically-based disaster movie ever. Recommended for the tv movie level lava effects.

#HQHalloween
October 23, 2025 at 3:39 AM