According to Maureen's family and friends, her over-the-top makeup makes her look like a clown. She is obsessed with her makeup, wearing it 24/7 even when she sleeps, and disregarding the damaging effects it is having on her skin. She can't bear the thought of being seen without it and has considered making it permanent with facial tattoos.
Most people avoid the foreboding gloom of a cemetery, but this is where Barbara is most at peace. Since a series of tragic losses in her life, Barbara has been fascinated with the "other side," preferring to spend her time in the company of those who have passed on, and looking forward to the time when she can join them. She's planned all of the details of her own funeral, up to the tiniest detail of writing her own eulogy.