Amethyst

While I would hate it, I don't think I would have much choice, price-wise. Buyers are always saying they want the international feel in their new home, but they forget that a lot of older homes (especially in Europe) do not have elevators for buildings that are six floors and under. Plus, American refrigerators tend to be larger than fridges in other countries, so I probably wouldn't be doing as much grocery shopping at one time like I do in the states. Back to the topic, it depends. If I was as high as the sixth floor, it would take some getting used to, but I could probably live with it. Any higher than that would give me pause.

This episode was a few years ago, so the pricing details are fuzzy. This HH was moving from California to Texas (I think) and the first house she saw was priced at something like $275,000, which was fair and comparable to the neighborhood. The buyer's offer was extremely low, like $120,000. Her realtor tried to tell her that the homeowners would be upset at such a lowball offer, but the girl just scoffed and said "They want to sell the house, don't they?" So they put in the offer, and the next day, the homeowners responded. Their counter? $274,000, only a thousand less than the asking price. The buyer's face was priceless. Best counteroffer ever. Needless to say, she didn't get that house.

I thought it was because it got a lot of positive reviews, especially for Will Ferrell, since this was his first dramatic role. Most people I know loved it. But I found the characters to be self-righteous and annoying, especially Maggie Gyllenhaal's.

Apple is usually pretty good with their music, so whoever thought that awful Gigantic song was a good idea needs to go back to the drawing board. It is grating, to say the least. When I heard this new commercial for the iPad, I knew I recognized that music. It's part of the musical score from The Vow. I think it's lovely and fits the mood of the commercial. Cherie's Verse: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbXYqHke9n8

Ugh, so many mentioned here that I loathe. The Sprint "framily" (seriously, what does even mean?) the creepy DirecTV marionettes, and the Velveeta commercial, which is just gross. How can you make delicious melted cheese look gross? And Skittles. I love Skittles, but I haven't been able to eat them since they started their new commercials. Nothing beats the one where the kid apparently has Skittles for teeth so a girl french kisses him and eats the Skittles. Or the one where a kid had acne, only the acne was Skittles, and same thing; a girl made out with him, and lo and behold, she developed Skittle acne too! Just disgusting. When did my beloved Skittles become bodily secretions? Wendy the perky redhead is mostly tolerable, but I do remember the commercial when they had the chicken sandwich for $1, and she would go "I have a Wendy's chicken sandwich for... a buck buck (like a chicken)" and I just wanted someone to throw a sandwich at her head. Just shut up, Wendy.

IMO, Reality Bites is the perfect example of a movie that doesn't hold up well over time. You have a lazy, broke ass slob like Troy who happily plays mind games with Lelaina, while Michael is vilified because he actually has a job (he's a "corporate sellout" naturally) and screws up Lelaina's documentary. Although I hesitate to call it a documentary, rather just Lelaina playing with a camera. I hated these critical darlings: No Country for Old Men (so boring) Stranger than Fiction (awful characters) Being John Malkovich (boring and awful characters)

I stopped watching after most of the original cast left. Thomas was my favorite. What a sweetheart! I liked most of the guys except for Andrew and Yerxa. Andrew was clearly obnoxious, but Yerxa was just a narrow minded ass. I remember him getting angry at Matt Barker (I think) because he said he didn't like Tina Fey. Yerxa was all "How can you not like her? I don't understand that," and etc. Dude, unless Tina Fey is paying you, she doesn't give a shit who does or doesn't like her. You could tell the show was losing steam when they started emphasizing all those "Draw this" or "the guy to your left" questions. Although she show isn't in the US anymore, I probably wouldn't watch it anyway. The original cast is gone, and so is Aliyah Jasmine. I wasn't a fan of Lauren on Degrassi, so I have no desire to see her on 1g5g.

Word to your whole post, Zuleikha. I just couldn't quote it all. LOL. Allison has to be one of the most self-destructive characters I've ever seen, and I can't root for her in the slightest because all she does is screw up her own life. She takes everything to the extreme (I'll have ten drinks instead of one, and a whole bottle of pills!) and falls apart when it inevitably goes wrong. The fact that the show is trying to rationalize Aynsley's death because "she was a bitch" is really sickening. For any of her faults, Aynsley was still a wife and mother and now her kids have to grow up without her. But whatever, cuz Allison's feelings are more important, right? Allison should feel regret for what happened to Aynsley, and they just brush it under the rug because of the situation with Vic. I was hoping that Allison would at least use rehab to finally take some responsibility for her actions, but everyone around her enables her to just screwing up because it's for comic relief. If she and Felix really are best buddies now, then she needs a good kick in the ass, not a shoulder to cry on, or going "sharesies" on whatever pills she's taking. The only reason Allison hasn't gotten screwed by her stupid antics is because she has the other clones and Felix to protect her. Before last week, she was well on her way to losing her children, and she wouldn't have a leg to stand on. There's a reason that Allison isn't given any real tasks to do beyond what goes on in her little world; she's going to mess them up.

You answered your own question, though. Some people are just lazy, but a lot of people were never taught home repairs, even the basic ones. I grew up in rentals and apartment buildings, so when something broke down, we called the landlord or the property manager. Repairs were included in the rent and security deposits, and rentals tend to have cheap fixtures anyway, so they're more likely to break down. I don't count cooking in the same vein because everyone needs to eat, so cooking is a skill that will serve you on a daily basis. But some home repairs don't need to be fixed immediately, such as a light switch or the dishwasher, so it's easier to call someone to repair it. For what it's worth, I wouldn't know the first thing about fixing a toilet or a leaky faucet. That's the beauty of Google and YouTube, because you can find a step by step tutorial to do so. IA that HHs getting rid of appliances and flooring in good condition just to have the current trend is silly. At the very least, I hope they're donating those appliances to an organization or people who can use them. I cringe when I watch shows like HH Renovation and the like, where they tear out perfectly good cabinets and tile and trash them. It just feels so wasteful.

I remember one woman who was adamant about the toilet paper roll being separate from the wall. I had no words for that. There were several HHs who hated shower curtain liners and wanted shower doors instead. An infamous realtor: Andrea, who carried her dog Birken in her little bag. I'm assuming that was a Birkin bag as well? What if the HH was allergic to dogs?

ITA. That may not have been his exact taste, but he requested modern and that was definitely modern. No realtor would turn their nose up at that bathroom. The hubby made it sound like it was a gut job in the making. I think he was just being nitpicky or the producers needed some drama. I would have gone with the first house in Sherman Oaks. They could have renovated it they way they wanted, it was way under their budget, and it was close to the wife's job. Long commutes definitely wear on you after a while, especially in a place like LA.