u/ArtAsleep4979

I *LOVE* horror movies. I mean like "had a Freddy Krueger poster on my wall in middle school when all my friends had posters of Ralph Macchio and Simon LeBon" kind of love. And I love seeing them in theaters, and I really love it when the audience is into it and reacting. I do two involuntary things in the theater during horror movies only that I feel is part of the crowd experience, but am wondering if others find it disruptive.

The first is that even if it is not intended to be a horror comedy, I often laugh out loud at the death scenes. They are so over-the-top that it's funny to me. When I do this and no one else is laughing, I wonder if that's ruining the experience for people (or if they think I'm a psychopath).

The other is that I am easily startled, so sometimes at a jump scare I will make a sound. Sometimes it's just a big sharp inhale, sometimes I might say "JESUS!" or similar.

How do you feel about folks making some reactionary noises during horror movies? Should I seek out showings with no other tickets sold, or is this all part of the fun?

Hello friends! I'm prepping my house for a sale next January/February, and one of the comments my agent made is driving me nuts. It's a 1.5 story stick-frame bungalow built in 1901. It's currently (dirty) white on white, and is so boring looking. Our block has the following house colors:
White; Dark Blue-Gray; Beige; White (our house); Dark Gray; Light Gray; Light Gray; Dark Sage Green; Dark Blue-Gray; White; Beige; White.

The Realtor said to paint it white or gray. I know that it won't be *my* house much longer and I'm trying not to have sentimentality about it, but it's just SO BORING and similar to so many other houses on the block. When we thought we'd be staying here another 10 years we had planned to paint it very light blush pink with bright white trim and a patinated copper-leaf door, which I think is super cute for a cottage-y vibe, but understand that it would be very polarizing to the majority of buyers.

When you are looking at houses that catch your eye or you think look nice, what colors are you seeing? What do you think is cute? What makes a house stand out to you when you're looking?

EDIT: Now that we have decided not to stay, we are absolutely NOT painting our house pink. No one needs to tell me that a pink house will disenfranchise a large number of buyers. I'm just looking for non-white-or-gray-or-beige ideas that are inoffensive enough for buyers not to scoff at but may be memorable with a lot of inventory on the market.