Parsley Rose
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Just a small town girl, living in a dystopian wasteland, trying to survive the next big Feral Ghoul attack. I'm from a vault that ran questionable operations on sick and injured prewar to postnuclear apocalypse vault dwellers. I like stars.
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I got the chance to read The Princss Bride, so I did
Like many people, I grew up with the movie. The quotable lines, the swashbuckling adventure, the perfect romance - it was all burned into my memory. "Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya" became a cultural touchstone. "As you wish" was shorthand for true love. And "Inconceivable!" - well, we all know what that means. So when I spotted The Princess Bride at a bookstore, I grabbed it without hesitation, expecting a straightforward novelization of the story I already knew by heart.
By Parsley Rose 6 days ago in BookClub
Stranger Things Season 5: The Final Chapter Approaches
Part I: Reviewing Episodes 1-7 After four seasons of supernatural terror, 80s nostalgia, and found family bonds, Stranger Things has entered its endgame. The first seven episodes of Season 5 have delivered on the promise of an epic conclusion while staying true to what made the series special in the first place.
By Parsley Rose 10 days ago in Geeks
Where I've Been: A New Year, A New Chapter.
Amidst the winter storm that's hitting the state of California right now, I am writing to you with some exciting news for the New Year! I moved out! Yeah, I know that's a weird topic to come back on Vocal for, but again, not really? Today is the last day of 2025 and before I get the phone call from my grandpa to take the rest of the year off, I wanted to formally come out and save face about where I have been and where I am headed.
By Parsley Rose 10 days ago in 01
The Rise of Skull Panda
In the world of designer toys and collectibles, few characters have captured the imagination of fans quite like SKULLPANDA. This enigmatic character—sporting a distinctive skull-shaped helmet, spherical braids, and an aura of mystery—has evolved from a creative vision into a global sensation, commanding premium prices on secondary markets and inspiring a dedicated community of collectors worldwide.
By Parsley Rose about a month ago in Geeks
Secret Letter
What Jake Became I gave his moment to the ether in my mind. Between 2007 and 2009, while others buried Jake and marked the date he died, I let him dissolve into something larger. I didn't trap him in grief or fix him to a gravestone. Instead, I released him into the atmosphere of my consciousness - not as an ending, but as a beginning. In doing that, something unexpected happened: we became one. Not in a way that erased him or made him less real, but in a way that let him breathe through me, move through me, become woven into how I understood the world.
By Parsley Rose about a month ago in Confessions
The Sequel Stumbles (But does not Falter)
Jon M. Chu's conclusion to his ambitious two-part adaptation of the Broadway phenomenon arrives with considerable fanfare but delivers decidedly mixed results. Released on November 21, 2025, "Wicked: For Good" runs 2 hours and 17 minutes and picks up immediately where its predecessor left off, following Elphaba's exile and Glinda's ascension to Ozian celebrity. While the film has proven commercially successful—opening to $150 million domestically and setting a record for Broadway adaptations—the critical consensus suggests a marked decline from the original's magic.
By Parsley Rose 2 months ago in Critique
Let's Talk About Pokemon Legends: Z-A For A Minute
Critical Review: A Bold Evolution with Growing Pains Score: 7.5-8/10 Pokémon Legends: Z-A represents Game Freak's most ambitious departure from the traditional Pokémon formula yet, building on the foundation laid by Legends: Arceus while charting an entirely new course. Set exclusively in Lumiose City five years after X and Y, this urban-focused adventure trades sprawling wilderness for a densely packed cityscape—and the results are as fascinating as they are divisive.
By Parsley Rose 2 months ago in Geeks
Secret Letter
I never told anyone but Mark, an alter and Spiritual ground, what happened to me those first two years after brain surgery between 1998 and 2000. In the gentle year of the Rabbit (1999), a year after the surgery, I came in contact with the natural and kind demon known to Catholism as Michael. What had happend was small and uninteresting to the surface, but for the inside of my head, it was a war ready to be layered over and at the soft age of seven, forgotten about.
By Parsley Rose 3 months ago in Confessions
I rewatched Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 2
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 (2012) serves as the conclusion to the massively popular franchise based on Stephenie Meyer's novels. Directed by Bill Condon, the film attempts to provide closure to the supernatural romance while delivering the spectacle audiences expected from a franchise finale. However, its execution reveals both the strengths and significant weaknesses that defined the series.
By Parsley Rose 3 months ago in Critique
Hammond House
I didn't expect to inherit anything, least of all this. The lawyer's letter said "Hammond House" which felt like a contradiction until I stood before it. Five bedrooms, three and a half baths, more house than I'd ever lived in, wrapped in gingerbread trim and painted ladies' colors that had faded to ghosts of themselves. The front yard sprawls wider than it should, dominated by an old tree whose bristles—I can't call them branches, they're too wild, too reaching—scrape and tap against one of the upstairs bedroom windows like they're asking to be let in.
By Parsley Rose 3 months ago in Psyche
Secret Letter . Content Warning.
Humans are monsters. I remember my first scary movie being a Stephen King-esc one where a little girl is shot and carried into a plane while the monsters below eat the planet up whole. It had been several years since my brain surgery and in a much personal way, several months since my last Seer-ing experience I had with Lucifer.
By Parsley Rose 3 months ago in Confessions
