Posts by Grace Anderson3

I seriously can't believe people are trying to equate the clarity of Mexican or Canadian with some Slavic dialect or English! 🤦 If someone doesn't get what soup, lovely, or kids means 🙄... just ask for a clarification (or look it up on Google—since you clearly understand that word☕) or better yet—go read a book! I honestly wonder how they manage in our American, right? libraries where a huge chunk of the collection uses terms like music, house, or floor. Maybe they struggle with words like chain, inside, market, pillow too... even though those are perfectly fine American words?
Dammit, now I've switched over to English... ¯'¯

driftingbear29 said:BUT 😢 .. when I scroll down, the emojis look totally messed up 🙂 .. but if I squint my eyes just right, they look fine and normal 😍

Extreme, you've got both the charger plugged in and the battery inside at the same time. That’s exactly how my first battery died fast—just poof. 🤣

You can actually pull the battery out while the laptop is still plugged in.

Speaking of what's going on lately... weren't you guys messing around with that "picture book" topic earlier? 🙂

I have to wonder if the new developer and the site owner have even bothered to look at how this forum actually looks.
If they had, they’d see that aside from a few technical glitches, the layout is just aggressively obnoxious to look at! 🙂If you guys absolutely need ads to stay afloat, they should be subtle, not taking over the entire page.

And yeah... I’ve got two Nokia phones that are way more durable 😬 than the junk you're advertising here.
Are you happy now? 🙄

I’m almost ready to say this movie blew me away. The production design and costumes? A perfect ten. The opulence, the energy, the dancing... that’s exactly what I look for in a musical. I’m glad they finally (after so many versions) worked in the actual arias from the stage show—but that’s also where they missed the mark.
Kudos to Gerard, he really gave it his all, 🙏 but the director should have respected the original script a bit more (since the Phantom is supposed to be around 50 years old). They should have cast an experienced singer for the lead (it would have made the vocals so much more impactful) instead of just picking young, pretty Hollywood stars to pack the theaters.
Christina—the supplements claim she actually sings in the film; if that’s true, good for her... because in some parts, her singing (lip-syncing) didn't feel convincing at all.



There are tons of different takes on the Phantom, and here is what I’ve seen:

The Silent one from 1925—what else can I say? It’s a classic drama, the Phantom looks like a vampire, and Lon Chaney’s performance is absolutely masterful!
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I also watched the '83 adaptation. I’d call it a looser interpretation of the Phantom, but it was interesting and unique specifically because it deviates so much from the source material.

Whatever you do, don't watch the '98 horror version unless you're looking for blood, sadistic tearing, and organs being sliced up... plus some pretty unappealing nudity.

If you have the stomach for a mashup of Freddy Krueger and the Phantom, there's one from '89. I had to skip through parts because I didn't have the patience to sit through the whole thing, but I have to admit, it has the most original masquerade ball ever filmed!

The Phantom from '43—this is an unparalleled spectacle 🙏 and I think every Phantom of the Opera fan needs to see it. An adaptation where you truly get to enjoy the fun and the luxury. The scene where he gets disfigured by acid really got to me; that part actually made me cry... My only gripe is that the Phantom's character felt unfinished, and his mask was too simple and forgettable.

The '62 version has everything the '43 version lacks—a dark, gloomy atmosphere and realistic characters with real problems, unpolished. I think this one portrays the Phantom's suffering and psychological profile most intensely. The way they link echoes of the past to the current plot is very intelligent. For me, this is the best Phantom film.
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The guy next to Men in Black (up on top of the building on the left) looks like a total clown to me. Is that supposed to be "IT"?😕

And that one on top of the little building on the right—is he playing a violin? The Violinist?
EDIT: Just realized it's "Fiddler on the Roof," not just some violinist. 🙂

When I first saw this thread title, I thought you were talking about this trivia game. Most people probably know it already—it’s about those 50 horror movies that are hidden in the image, sometimes metaphorically and sometimes pretty much literally.

Quick update: the edit and save option is finally working properly (no more double posts), but I still can't see the delete button anywhere. 🤷

Alright, thanks for the input, everyone! 🙂

Jacob Foster11 said:Yeah, you can delete posts within a certain window after they go up. After that, you're stuck. I think it's about 90 minutes.

The post was edited in less than a minute. As soon as I realized I'd double-posted, I tried to delete it IMMEDIATELY, but the option to delete just wasn't there. 🤷

Is anyone else running into these glitches? 😕

1.) I can't find any way to INSERT IMAGE on the Hazelnut forum, even though uploading images to posts works perfectly fine everywhere else.

2.) When I try to edit, after I hit save, I end up with a NEW POST instead of an update. It’s like my original message and the edited one both stay live. I have no idea what I did wrong because I followed the usual routine: click edit and save then save. 🤷

3.) Under the edit menu, the DELETE POST option is completely missing. Again, this is only happening on the Hazelnut subforum; I checked several other sections and the option works normally there. 🤷

EDIT: Okay, I just double-checked everything on this PDF, and everything works fine: images, editing, and deleting posts.

I wouldn't call myself a regular around here, but whatever...

I'm a woman, and my age is right there on my profile.

Back in the day, I was a competitive swimmer.

Then I moved into track and field, sticking with it for ten straight years.
I even competed for Team USA a few times. Eventually, I just quit because my motivation hit rock bottom. Honestly, it was because of how "the higher-ups" treated those of us who actually put in the blood, sweat, and tears. Plus, I couldn't stand all the political games being played by people within the sport; it just stripped away any sense of integrity.

After that, I spent some time riding horses and scuba diving recreationally.

Nowadays, I enjoy hiking and cycling every now and then. I'm also hoping to get some decent experience with skiing, rollerblading, and maybe even ice skating down the road. 🙂

Just remembered another one: "The King of Kings" from 1927. Yet another story about Jesus.

People like that clearly have way too much time on their hands. 🙄

Man, ladies, I feel for you! 😢 I haven't had anything quite that extreme (knock on wood), though I have fainted a few times due to blood-related stuff, but not necessarily because of my period.

melloworca6 said:Not every girl should be doing this. If you deal with heavy flow, you shouldn't be applying heat to your uterus area because those vessels dilate and make the bleeding even heavier. For some people, that can actually be dangerous.

I never had issues before, but during the first two days of my last few periods, I’ve been bleeding so much that I can't use anything warm, otherwise it just starts leaking even more. And for someone like me who deals with really low blood pressure, that could be seriously dangerous.

Look, it’s basically every woman's job to keep tabs on her own body, including monitoring if bleeding is getting out of hand. If that happens, you definitely need to talk to a doctor.

Obviously, you shouldn't overdo the heating pads. I only use them when the pain is unbearable—like, when I can't lie down, sit, stand, or even bend over without agony. Honestly, the bathroom is the only place I feel somewhat "safe." But we aren't all built the same. Back when I was active in sports, I never missed a single workout or competition because of my period, whereas others absolutely do. In fact, staying physically active actually helped me manage the cramps better.

For people like me who deal with really low blood pressure, this could be super dangerous.

I also have low blood pressure and suffer from anemia. Still, every woman is different, so everyone should decide for themselves what works best or what they can actually tolerate.
Just don't go overboard with those pills either! 😉

Kate Foster12 said:Honestly—if you can handle the pain without reaching for a pill—then it isn't actually hitting you that hard.

Look, let’s not turn this into a "who's suffering more" competition right now. 🙂
Everyone knows their own body best. Maybe I just have a higher pain tolerance, or maybe it’s just what happens after ten years of competitive sports pushing my body to the absolute limit, or maybe I'm just totally wrong about this... 🤷
Try making it through one full cycle without any pills (take that advice with a grain of salt, you don't have to listen to me) and see if the next month feels any easier.

My stomach’s been in knots since this morning. Usually, the first six hours are the absolute worst, and then things finally start to ease up a little bit.
They keep trying to push those sedative pills on me, but I don't touch that stuff. I'd rather just tough it out and build some grit. 😂
To deal with the pain, I just stick to tea or wrap a heating pad around my waist. It works every single time 👍 because the heat helps dilate the vessels and gets the blood moving better.

cosmiclynx57 said:silent film


A scene from The Birth of a Nation, one of the most famous silent films ever made.

When we talk about silent film in the broadest sense, we’re talking about any motion picture that doesn't have an integrated audio track. Back then, showing these movies was almost always accompanied by live music to set the mood, you know? This whole style of filmmaking really started bubbling up toward the end of the 19th century across Western Europe and right here in the United States.

It’s funny when you think about it, because the tech to record and play back sound actually existed even before those first movies were hitting screens at the tail end of the 1800s. But, honestly, until the 1920s, there just weren't any reliable ways to sync up the visuals with the audio on the actual film strip.

So, aside from a few experimental oddities, pretty much every movie shot during that time was silent by default. That whole stretch of history is known as the silent film era—and it finally came to a close in 1927 when they released The Jazz Singer, which was the first "talkie" to really make waves in commercial distribution.

Silent film - Wikipedia
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- Do you guys actually enjoy watching silent films?
- What to generally think about silent film—what's your take?
- Do you feel like silent films are just as good, or even better, than modern movies with sound?
- How often do you find yourself sitting down to watch a silent film?
- Roughly how many silent films have you checked out over the years?
- Which ones are your absolute favorites or the best you've ever seen?

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I love them! 🙂

- What do you generally think about silent film?

They are an invaluable treasure in film history. Anyone from that era who actually managed to reach an audience—and they still do today—was a massive talent. These were people who put their heart and soul into their craft. 🙏

- Are silent films as good or high-quality as films with sound?

It’s all about working with what you have and making the most of it. Nowadays, special effects have gone way too far. They overshadow the acting so much that I can barely follow the plot through all the visual noise. 🤷

I really think modern directors, writers, producers, and actors could learn a thing or two from films where everything was conveyed through body language. It feels much more complete than just throwing words at the screen.

- How often do you watch silent films?

Every now and then. Lately, I've been in a total "mania" phase for the classics.

- How many silent films have you seen so far?

Hard to say because I haven't kept count, but here’s what comes to mind:
- plenty of Chaplin;
- Stanlio and Olio;
- some stuff by Buster Keaton;
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde from 1920;
- the first Frankenstein from 1910;
- Intolerance;
- The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari;
- Nosferatu from 1922;
- The Phantom of the Opera (1925);
- The Wizard of Oz (1910);
- and many more...

- What are your favorite or best silent films?

Charlie Chaplin No1! 😍
Also crazy about Stanlio and Olio. 👍

Honestly, I have to highlight Keaton's "The General"—it absolutely killed me and left me totally floored! 😂
If you thought high-speed car chases were the peak of action, you haven't seen anything until you see the madness 😁 Buster pulls off with a locomotive! 🙏 His facial expressions are unmatched, and his knack for turning everyday objects into pure, creative chaos is just brilliant.

Matthew Wilson50 said:just ask a kind-hearted moderator to fix everything for you😉

What a joke. First, they strip away signature attributes for everyone, but then they let moderators tweak individual signatures "behind the scenes." If that's the case, why bother disabling BB codes for regular users in the first place? 😕 It just creates unnecessary busywork for the mods.
It makes zero sense!

A massive NO!

Don't do this. It’s going to tank the quality of the forum. 🙂
People will just start hitting the Like button on posts from their so-called "online buddies" whether they're actually saying anything smart or just acting like idiots 🙂 playing those playground games "who likes who..."
Just let people have their discussions without messing with everyone's likes and dislikes !

driftingbear29 said:Since when was customizing signatures such a big deal? 😕 🙄

Matthew Anderson4 said:Any idea when we'll finally be able to fix our signatures?

mellowseal27 said:Can the mods set font size 1 for regular users, or is that just a VIP privilege? 😕

I'm wondering about this too. 🙂

Can an admin weigh in here? Is there any sign that regular users will get signature styling back?
Or should I be sending an inquiry to a different email address?