Apparently the child actor who played Charlie bucket in the 1971 Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory has a brother in upstate NY. Coincidentally he plows my parent’s driveway in the winter.
It’s not crazy because it’s an unbelievable connection, but it feels so random. At this point I’m not even sure what to do with this information ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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when i was a kid and my family was watching robots (2006) my dad offhandedly mentioned his cousin worked on the movie which i didn’t fully internalize then and always existed in some kind of liminal space in my memory as something either i made up, or something my dad made up
cut to sometime in the last year when i remembered movies have credits and imdb aggregates credits across a person’s career so i tried to find my first cousin once removed on there and sure enough, he’s had a decorated career - in addition to robots he also worked on:
- the boys
- game of thrones
- john wick
- the interview
- 22 jump street
- a couple of twilight movies
among others; i’ve only met the guy a handful of times, and vfx work is real labor intensive with large teams working the post-production but it‘s so cool to know someone that worked on shit that i’ve actually seen and has had wild cultural significance. this must be what it feels like to be a coppola
Apr 10, 2024
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My Uncle Bob is my mom’s sisters husband of like 30 years but they’ve hardly ever lived in the same state. He has his own kids but he loved spending time around my cousins and I and gave everyone their own nickname based on their personalities (mine is Buddy). He’s always going on about Star stuff and Taoism and I’ve only ever seen him drink black coffee or Diet Pepsi. He used to own a hardware store with a record shop in the basement and he saw the Beatles live like four times. he always greets you with a smile and is a treat to talk to, albeit a little grumpy from time to time.
Apr 1, 2025
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College professors dad invented the bar code, friend who’s the heir to zip ties, coworker whose uncle is HBIC of clementines etc
Dec 23, 2023
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You don’t need to suffer to prove that you’re a good person. You don’t have to stay with the job that makes you question yourself and you don’t have to keep dating that person you’re not quite clicking with. If something feels off then it probably is. I’m not advocating for immediately abandoning your responsibilities and throwing caution to the wind; but in our hearts we know when something is working and when it isn’t.
That thing called intuition is your soul, and you can trust it.
Dec 31, 2024
If you’re unsure what something means, like, learn! Aquire full context of what words mean, because then you can improve your vocabulary, and know more!
Knowledge is power!!
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There’s just something really energizing knowing that me, Megan Fox, and the Late Elizabeth II share something moderately specific.
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Mar 4, 2025