Duncan Trussell on Chaos Magic, Orbs & Synchronicity?😄

I found this 'Through A Glass Darkly' podcast episode below when searching for podcast episodes about "Synchronicities" on an Apple Podcast search and I recommend a listen.

Duncan Trussell on Chaos Magic,
Orbs & Synchronicity

I like how it starts off with a Peter J. Carroll synchronicity:-)

How to Celebrate National Start Seeing Monarchs Day on International Harry Potter Day? 🪄🦋🍕🧹

Why Does Backrooms Remind Me of IKEA?🏬🤔💭

Backrooms (2026)

I saw the movie 'Backrooms' on Tuesday in the biggest cinema in the complex with only 4 people in the whole cinema, including me.

And one older lady (older than me that is) walked out halfway through the movie and didn't return for some reason, but I loved this movie and will see it again before its cinema run is over, if I can.

 'Backrooms' is like a moving painting in an art gallery and is a work of art to see on the big screen, in my opinion.

Who said Hollywood is dead?

Oh, that's right, Chris Knowles at his 'The Secret Sun' blog:-)

But who am I to disagree with a master "synchromystic" from all the way up here in the peanut gallery?-)

How to Celebrate World Franchise Day on Action Anxiety Day?💰🍔😟💸🤑

Why some food chains thrive
Down Under, and others fizzle

This year 'World Franchise Day' falls on 'Action Anxiety Day', which I'm sure a lot of franchisees could probably relate to.

You wouldn't get me sinking my life savings into buying into a franchise, as I've heard too many financial horror stories from former owners of them.

Like 'Pie Face' for example.

How to Celebrate National Empanada Day on Trading Cards for Grown-ups Day?😋

Turtles All the Way Down (2024)

Having just read the John Green novel 'Turtles All the Way Down' and watched the movie adaption, I couldn't help thinking of the 'Applebee's' and 'Chuck E. Cheese' franchises mentioned in the book and if there were any in Australia.

Chuck E. Cheese

Although, 'Chuck E. Cheese' is changed to some fake franchise name in the movie.

I remembered there was a 'Chuck E. Cheese' type restaurant in Brisbane in the 80s, which closed down after a few years, so I looked up the company's Wikipedia page and see there is now one in Perth on the other side of the country to me- 

"In 1981, the restaurant opened its first international franchise in Australia under the name Charlie Cheese's Pizza Playhouse. The name change had to do with the common meaning of the word "chuck," which in Australia is a reference to the phrase "to throw up." The first location, located in Surfer's Paradise, Queensland, relocated in 1982 to a location in Carina, Queensland, which closed by the mid-1980s. In January 2024, it was announced that Chuck E. Cheese would be making its return to Australia with a multi-unit franchise partnership with Royale Hospitality Group, and announced in March 2025 that the first location will be opening in Perth, Western Australia. In August 2025, the franchise announced the location would be opening in Joondalup, a suburb of Perth, on September 6, 2025."

Hungry Jack's opened their first store in Perth and it's still open, so if I get over to Perth, I might have to check out that store and Australia's only 'Chuck E. Cheese'.
But I won't be buying into either franchise anytime soon:-)

Scene from 'Turtles All the Way Down'

Stop the Mental Loop and Get Out of the Downward Spiral?꩜🌟🔭