Worried about the war in Venezuela? These sheet-pan arepas will make you feel like you’re in Caracas.

Today's news reminded me of these Chiquita posts from the wild west blue checkmark days of Twitter.

I, too, was chatting with a friend on AIM on New Year's Eve 1999. #LastFourWatched #LetterboxdFriday

Hoping my brain takes back the wheel in 2026 because these human emotions are for the birds.

I never could have predicted what 2025 had in store, so 2026 should be interesting.

Me, watching a James Gunn movie waiting to see Nathan Fillion, Sean Gunn, and Lloyd Kaufman.

My 2025 bonus songs (2/2): The Buzzcocks- "Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)"

My 2025 bonus songs (1/2): Brak- "What Day Is It?"

A rarity! Movie Grid - 12/30/2025: 9/9 Correct Score: 2466 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 www.moviegrid.io

The early 90's were something else. boxofficega.me May 7, 1993 ✅ 0 ✅ 120 ✅ 160 ✅ 85 ✅ 120 🏆 485

Maybe this should have just been my one song of 2025: Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam- "Lost in Emotion" (and maybe I'll go back to my robot self in 2026)

My 2025 songs 3/3: The Rapture- "Open Up Your Heart"

My 2025 songs 2/3: The Cure- "Doing the Unstuck"

My 2025 songs 1/3: The Blow- "Fists Up"

When I read this earlier this week (aka, 8 years ago), it got my gears turning. I definitely can't do 10. I could do 5 if I wanted to be real obvious about it. So I settled on three, in no particular order.

In my mind, these all came out at wildly different times. boxofficega.me August 28, 2009 ✅ 115 ✅ 160 ✅ 155 ✅ 80 ✅ 40 ➕ 160 🏆 710

A ping-pong table fell on my foot when I was a kid. (I was fine. Just one in a long series of ridiculous things that happened to me.) I'd finally forgotten about it until watching Marty Supreme earlier.

I got to take a photo with Penn Jillette after a show in Vegas in 2006. I told him that I'd look super-tiny beside him, so he crouched down and said, "and now you look like dinner." Just let him keep the dog. #LastFourWatched #LetterboxdFriday

Where is the Google Messages wrapped? Total number of texts. Person texted most. Busiest group text. Most used GIF. Most common word. Longest text conversation. Number of typos made.

I think of this every year.

'Tis the season. Framed #1383 🎥 🟥 🟩 ⬛ ⬛ ⬛ ⬛ framed.wtf

There's an alternate version of this year where I make a different choice about one evening and the rest of the time has a little less heartache but a lot less joy. Choose your own adventure.

Knew the writer immediately but made a wrong first guess. Framed #1382 🎥 🟥 🟩 ⬛ ⬛ ⬛ ⬛ framed.wtf

Who could forget? Framed #1381 🎥 🟩 ⬛ ⬛ ⬛ ⬛ ⬛ framed.wtf

I really appreciate that las partes de One Battle After Another que estaban en español no tenían English subtitles.

I nearly missed an important one! boxofficega.me May 16, 2008 ✅ 0 ✅ 160 ✅ 85 ✅ 160 ✅ 120 🏆 525

Forever baffled at how the NYT Crossword difficulty for each day is so consistent each week that my time hardly strays from the average.

So good.

boxofficega.me August 31, 2001 ✅ 120 ✅ 160 ✅ 120 ✅ 120 ✅ 160 ➕ 200 🏆 880

We've reached the point where many of the things I know come from the game instead of the movies. boxofficega.me March 7, 1986 ✅ 160 ✅ 160 ✅ 160 ✅ 160 ✅ 0 🏆 640

The magical spot on I-10 where you change time zones but only know that because your phone changes.

Variety is the spice of life? #LastFourWatched #LetterboxdFriday (This series of movies apparently broke my brain and made me forget the tags on the first go.)

The last one is complete and utter nonsense. boxofficega.me March 3, 1995 ✅ 160 ✅ 160 ❌ 0 ✅ 120 ❌ 0 🏆 440

I woke up on the wrong side of the bed yesterday and today. Somebody send me home and take away my communication devices.

Once again, how am I supposed to be able to guess imaginary movies? boxofficega.me June 1, 2007 ✅ 160 ✅ 160 ✅ 120 ❌ 0 ✅ 120 🏆 560

Relatable.

You will be visited by 3 spirits.

How in the world. boxofficega.me February 17, 2017 ✅ 160 ✅ 80 ✅ 160 ✅ 120 ✅ 120 ➕ 200 🏆 840

Movie you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.

'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe: All mimsy were the borogoves, And the mome raths outgrabe...

And homophones, even! Wordle 1,631 2/6* 🟩🟩🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Surprising for this decade. boxofficega.me June 24, 2022 ✅ 160 ✅ 160 ✅ 160 ✅ 160 ✅ 155 ➕ 140 🏆 935

The fake movies they sneak in always make this challenging. boxofficega.me October 18, 2013 ✅ 115 ✅ 115 ✅ 120 ❌ 0 ✅ 115 🏆 465

I don't even know. #LastFourWatched #LetterboxdFriday

But it's not like you can make someone's unrequited love requited?

That's more like it. boxofficega.me September 10, 1993 ✅ 85 ❌ 0 ✅ 120 ✅ 0 ❌ 0 🏆 205

How in the world... boxofficega.me December 22, 2000 ✅ 160 ✅ 160 ✅ 120 ✅ 160 ✅ 160 ➕ 200 🏆 960

Sometimes it's just very correct. Another section says, "The urge to make others pay stems from your blocked ability to find beauty in imperfect situations." And how!

We wanted to understand the legality of killing Venezuelan boaters without a trial or charges. So we talked to three unvaccinated Kid Rock fans at a Buc-ee’s in Amarillo.

I apparently had much different ideas than most people for the top row. Vulture Cinematrix No. 614: Nov 30, 2025 I got 9/9 Correct Score: 2494 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 Play at: vulture.com/vulturecinem...