u/Sparkles_4_Corvids

Hey all. The fam is at that point where we are looking into colleges and this lovely, amazing institution keeps coming up on our list! I’d love to hear from some kiddos in the undergrad programs on the perks and cons! I’m doing a little recon before we plan our tours, lol.

My son is very academic, it’s always been his favorite part of school. He’s got either a 3.9 or 4.0 (why don’t I know? I have never had to push him or ask or help with homework), and is taking either honors or AP classes depending on his schedule, so that’s weighted. He took his PSAT’s and came close to acing them. He’s in Mensa, which I suggested so he could maybe meet kiddos his age and socialize but….1. There aren’t any in our state his age and 2. He told me he didn’t join to
socialize but to learn. Spoiler alert: all the learning opps we’ve seen aren’t in his interest wheelhouse, which I found surprising.

Thing is….he doesn’t have much in the way of extracurriculars. He’s a great kid with a dry and kind of absurd sense of humor but he’s a bit socially anxious. Honestly not awkward, just anxious. I don’t care if he winds up bagging groceries for a living as long as he’s happy. I’m looking for a school where he will find his people. He has not at all in high school. He’s not unhappy, but I know he could be happier.

Rumor has it that your school might be the place. Like, math-is-fun-kinda peeps? Collaborative rather than competitive? He’s considering molecular engineering. He speaks math like it’s his second language and he ENJOYS it. (I’m a writer, so this is a mystery to me!) On a weekend, he’d be happy playing dungeons and dragons (all his friends moved on, so sad) or escape rooms or a loooong ass board game with complicated rules. He’s not going to keggers or sporting events.

I’ll probably delete this shortly in case he sees it. That would put the school directly on the no list because of my interference, haha. But please share thoughts? What’s the social life like, how are the dorms, might he find his people and happiness here? I’m not trying to be controlling or tiger mommish. I just want him to land somewhere he feels….normal.

Thanks so much in advance!

Basically that. My little guy save up for a “cool” bike seat from this company. But I can’t find a single thing on this company except their own site and their own TikTok. But that includes bad reviews too. Anyone know anything about them? (Not to sound ungrateful but I’m looking for knowledge either way of the actually company, not “this looks like a scam because…” sort of help.)

Website is suikeseats.site.

Any advice?? Thank you in advance!!

This is a tough one, and I'm sorry. This was from the 80s or 90s maybe? The character was a smarmy, hot british aristocrat, was also a jerk. Kinda looked like Billy Zane in a harmless way? And in one scene he says "Capital!" to mean "great, sounds fun!"

It was a comedy.

That's all I got. I cannot find this scene. I wanted to send it to my brother because we laugh about it all the time. Our brother who passed used to imitate it perfectly, and this other brother could use a laugh.

TIA!

As in “I amn’t.” “Won’t” is, and would doesn’t end in n. Neither does “does.” When I was a kid, like a little one, I used to say this and people would laugh, of course. I know, I know it’s not a word. But..why not?

SOLVED: The Bone Collector!

Hi, all. I only remember one scene from this movie and it scared the bejesus out of me.

Note: it is NOT "Shuttle."

I was younger. A couple leaves the airport and gets in a cab. It's night. They fall asleep and when they wake in the sunlight realize etheir still driving. They're in an industrial area and the cab is moving faster and faster. The man goes to open the doors and realizes the handles are missing. They start panicking. I don't remember the driver speaking or what happens next. The couple was preppy in that 80s way: trenchoat and heels on her, suit on him.

I think about it once every 3 years or so. I'd love to watch it and see if it was even scary. I asked Chat GPT which gave me some weird suggestions. (Jacob's Ladder?? The People Under the Stairs?") Chat GPT surmised it's a "long forgotten" horror show on HBO or Cinemax. Thanks, Chat. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks so much!