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From how often I hear that gay men introduce the whole “My gay” lingo to straight women (this is from the mouths of straight of women, so I dunno), it seems to me that many members of the gay community feel they need to portray themselves a certain way in order to be accepted, and being “someone’s gay” is part of that now. Because of the radical right’s fearmongering of gay men, initiating relationships with straight people where their role is just “your friendly neighborhood gay” is a way to not be seen so negatively. It’s a damn shame if this is the case because being "someone’s gay” kind of takes away from their individual identities, imo. I'd have rather heard Kyle, Lisa, etc. introduce us to the friends that they were having a party for by their own names, as people, who also happen to be gay,not under the umbrella label "My gays" and then furthering that by saying "everyone has a few" like these men are dogs or purses or whatever. I wanted to add that I've never heard anyone I know say this nor have I ever referred to my gay male friends as "my gays", so I was just assuming it was a TV or [wanna-be] rich person/celebrity thing. Interesting that it's more common than that.

THANK YOU! lol Sorry, for my high pitched squeal, there, but, I agree. Brandi conflates too many behaviors and aspects of herself and tries to pass them off as being equal, so either you accept ALL of them or you're a prude or a square or a pearl clutcher. I'm NOT offended by Brandi: Being a single mother over 40, or Her (lack of) clothes, or Her hooker heels, or Her sexuality, or Her love of hooch, or Her love of curse words. What I AM offended by is: Her complete inability to censor herself when appropriate (like ALL adults must do), Her entitlement issues with regards to being *owed* this or that (like apologies and friendship and trust), Her propensity for making personal jabs at others' families and marriages, Her habit of talking about other people's private lives/secrets without their permission, and Her bigoted slurs that she excuses by saying that they are approved by the very demographic she's using the slurs against. Her habit of lying (poorly) and her stupidity in thinking that people aren't going to see through them. ...I could go on. She really needs to shut it with her indignant act with regards to other people's reactions to her behavior. I am also single, wear as much or probably even less clothes than she does regularly, love my hooker heels, love curse words and booze, and am very sexually open, but I still find her to be crass, entitled, ignorant, malicious, a coward, a lush and a poor excuse for a friend. The word chucklefucks makes me smile every time I see it.

Brandi just looks for anything that would make her the poor put-upon victim (she's been cheated on, she's a single mother, she wasn't molested (this one makes me really angry), she's being stifled because she can't drink and cuss and get naked everywhere she goes, people get mad at her when she threatens them with violence, etc., etc., etc.) and it's disgusting, and BORING. Brandi is the boring one. I wish she'd get the memo on that and STFU about the other women. I already know what she's going to do or say even before I watch the show because it's the same thing over and over again; on tonight's episode, Brandi makes an ass of herself. <--- boring. And she is such a fucking cliché with this "Scorned Women" bullshit. But you just know bitch would build a float and give herself a parade if she were able to bag a rich man and marry him. I doubt she'd even care if he weren't single when she met him, either. *But.... I can't hate on her for her shoes (even though I know she uses her height to intimidate people). I love me some tall heels and most of mine are between 4.5 - 5.5". But I'm 5' 3", so even in my 5" heels, I'm like a baby giraffe at about 5' 8". lol

Well, this settles it then. The party was unimaginative and it stunk -- it was all Kyle. ; ) But really, most of these parties are just fronts for gathering as many HWs as they can and filming alcohol-infused drama, anyway. It's easy to tell when an event, even if planned by a HW, is a BRAVO-style fakeout; there's no one there but the HWs, some of the usual hangers on and a Househusband or two. It seems like all of the women just brought along their "Immediate Gays" (Hey, look at me, I just made that up! I'm so BH hip.) -- not a huge invite list of acquaintances or randos. If they wanted their gay male friends to get together romantically, why not just have dinner or cocktails at one of their houses? All that "planning", renting our a restaurant, getting glammed up, for what? So we could watch tipsy straight women try to guess which celebrity is on their back at a Top and Bottom Party? FAKE.

Now if they'd only stop with that "Ladysitter" tomfoolery. Why does everyone and everything have to have some kind of cutesy rich woman nickname attached to it? I'd ask if this were a BH thing, but "My Gays/My Best Gay" seems to be everywhere. I don't mind, on a personal level, what people want to call themselves and each other, esp. when it's a term of endearment/affection (e.g. My Gay Husband), but all of this "My Gays" is starting to feel like it refers to any and all gay men (as being "theirs") and that feels, well, just icky. You know, I just thought about why it doesn't seem to bother me as much when celebs like Kathy Griffin or [insert gay icon] says it -- the delivery is different somehow to my ears and eyes. Like when these RHs do it, it's always followed by cheeky smiles, cloying looks, and giggles like it's such a cute, fun, clever joke. Annoying.

One reason Kyle struggles with disengaging is because of the fear. The fear of someone she loves dying. People often take risks with their own health and wellbeing where they wouldn’t with another’s. If Kyle keeps up with her co-dependency and trying to “manage” Kim’s addictions, Kim’s life is in danger. If she does pull back, Kim’s life is in danger. That is really the lose/lose for Kyle when it comes to the life of someone she loves, and either way, there is tremendous guilt and fear. No one wants to feel responsible for another’s death and it becomes so much more complicated when you’ve spent years and years trying to prevent that death from happening. I see the fear and dread of this situation as Kyle standing on a landmine (Kim’s addictions and self-destruction). As long as Kyle is connected to that landmine, containing that landmine, everyone’s safe. If Kyle removes herself, even just a little bit, BOOM. Now, Kim is going to do what Kim is going to do no matter what, of course. But that fear of being responsible for another’s life is real and it can be debilitating. I’ve been on both sides of this situation and there’s no easy fix. And Kyle often exacerbates the problem with her own Tasmanian Devil approach to dealing with drama. They may be a dysfunctional mess when together (and boy are they), but Kim is alive, so maybe it feels like it’s all a means to an end. I'm starting to feel like a Kyle apologist*. It's a sad feeling, indeed. *which I'm not cause I find her to be like an obnoxious gnat that I just want to swat away. lol But when I take her and Kim's personalities away and am left with the abstract relationship models, I can feel some kind of empathy and understanding for them both. This does not work with Brandi, though.

I tend to be the same way; I need to talk things out (talking/discussion helps me process information and emotions) right then and there.. And trying to communicate with someone who fleas or shuts down to avoid dealing with issues just drives me batty. My ex would do it in hopes that I'd forget about whatever was upsetting me and he'd fly right under the radar once again. So while neither mechanism (confrontation or avoiding) is healthy in the extremes, I do "get" Kyle's apparent need to figure out what's going on and diffuse it right away, to get back to a "good" place. It also goes with the peacekeeper/maker, fixer personality. Kyle generally seems to be looking for an understanding of her point of view. She tries, as best she can, to explain her thoughts, but she's not very good at communicating, so it just comes out garbled, overly emotional and for lack of a better, less snarky word, simple. The Richards sisters have a very specific way of dealing with drama and their emotions which started a long time ago. And *anyone* who gets in the way of that is going to be chewed up and spit out by one or both of them, eventually, once they tire of attacking each other. Brandi is a fucking idiot to think she can change that dynamic in order to one up Kyle and be best drug buddies with Kim and still come out on top.

I'd love for it to turn out to be some kind of "Let's play soap opera!" wine toss revenge. Because if Kim and/or Brandi really start in on Lisa R and HH's marriage, imma want their heads to roll.

I agree with you, in that I think people aught to be free to do what they want to their own bodies (not anyone else's) but this is where you lose me. That's fine if Kim wants to be free -- but she better step it the fuck up then and claim her choices. She needs to be 100% responsible for what she does and says. Freedom comes with a hell of a lot of responsibility. And one thing Kim ain't, is responsible. She makes other people responsible for her thoughts, feelings, words, and deeds. So, why does she get the freedom to drug it up but not the burden of taking care of herself and owning her choices and dealing with the pitfalls of being judged and treated accordingly for it? And Kim is loved, and she knows it. She has sisters, nieces and nephews, ex husbands, friends, and her own children who love her. Many of her family members have spoken very highly of her. It's just not enough for her. No amount of love will be enough. Her addict mentality bleeds into her emotions as well and makes her needy and obsessed with having more, more, more. And if Kim finds herself alone, then she needs to look at herself and figure out why. Is it her own behavior that has caused people to distance themselves from her? Is it her own behavior that doesn't want the very people who love her in her life? Is it her choice of friends and lovers, who leave her once the fun is over? Kim *is* free to do as she wants and she does and she is. Kyle is not the one imprisoning her .. once again, that is Kim.

Me, too. As I say, curse words are my Love Language. ; ) See, and I think this is the sticky wicket, here. I don't think Kyle is upset over Kim having a friend. She's upset that Brandi is that friend and that Brandi is trying to alienate Kim from her and anyone who won't condone her un-sobriety. If Brandi weren't a soulless Succubus, she would be encouraging Kim to go to some form of AA/NA-type group, and mend fences with her family. She wouldn't be telling Kim that Kyle was all "Whatever" about Kim's wellbeing at 2am (could Kyle have possibly been, I dunno, half-asleep when this conversation happened?). This is not the behavior of a good friend or a healthy friend. Brandi is poison and Kim is an addict and she's guzzling down Brandi's vitriol like it were hooch from a brown paper bag.

Brandi is a toxic person who is heavily involved with drinking alcohol to the point of public drunkenness, fights and blackouts (and let's face it, using medications/drugs recreationally) -- for which she sees no problem. These are the very substances that Kim needs to stay away from. Brandi dislikes Kim's sister, Kyle, and is fond of taunting her and putting her down to Kim (in the process makes Kim feel unloved and uncared for by her sister) and even encourages Kim to do the same. Brandi makes violent threats to others when she's angry. Brandi has a recorded history of taking personal things that people tell her in confidence and using it against them when she's mad or high or bored. Would you want Brandi to be BFFs with your (hypothetical) unstable, mentally ill sister? lol I don't blame Kyle or Kim's children or Lisa VP or Giggy for being concerned with Brandi becoming Kim's next vice.

Okay, but there are some things that just don't make sense to me, with this. Kyle was not the one who sought her sister out, not once, but twice. That was Kim. Kyle was not the one who Brandi had to tell to "be nice." That was Kim. Kyle was not the one who made a cryptic, smartass remark to her sister before beginning the chase. That was Kim. So, wouldn't Brandi, if she were so concerned about what was to go down, be warning Kyle about Kim and blocking Kim from getting to Kyle? Kim started the game of TAG YOU'RE IT! by going back into the house after she and Kyle had said their polite goodbyes. Why was Brandi verbally attacking Kyle for being "aggressive" with Kim and not "being there" for Kim (as she was bolting out the door, for the second time)? If Brandi were acting from the heart, why not take Kyle aside calmly and explain to Kyle that Kim was agitated and upset and probably didn't mean the things she was saying and she, Brandi, was just going to put her in a limo and send her home? Why start shit again with Kyle, using inflammatory phrases she knew would set Kyle off? Why? Because Brandi's full of shit and she was loving every second of Kim and Kyle's drama that she had voluntarily and purposefully inserted herself into.

Maybe I am supposed to feel bad for Brandi that she was so "aggressively" attacked by a bracelet, or I am supposed to be upset at Kyle for putting her pointy fingers on Brandi, but in all honestly, I don't and I'm not. This is the woman who makes such threats as "Bring it, bitch!", "I'm going to kill you!", and "I'm going to kick/beat your ass!". She wants to act all badass and street but then cries and whines when she gets a scratch from a bracelet while she was busy playing Keep Away with Kim. Brandi was both physically and verbally aggressive to Kyle, who was just, at that time, rushing out to see WTF had to be wrong with her sister, for Kim to make such a nasty "thanks" remark to her. Brandi, in her own mind, elevated her importance in the situation between Kyle and Kim. Kim was not helpless and Kyle was not going to hurt her. Brandi really burns my ass with that nonsense. Could she be more obvious? / Chandler Bing Found A Peanut, I agree, that was low even for Kim, imo. Do we know for a fact that Monty actually, willingly handed that pill to her? Is this just the story she's shilling or has that been confirmed?

My jaw hit the floor when Kim was throwing Monty under the bus like that. Monty wanted to her to go to the party. Monty gave her the pill. Monty told her it would make her feel better. And then at the poker party, Kyle made her feel bad, but only because Lisa tattled on her. Even the pizza wasn't there for her when she needed it. Typical, classic, textbook addict behavior.

I don't know much about adoption but those scenes with Lisa, Ken and Max were touching and tough to watch. Both Lisa and Ken are so reserved emotionally that when they do let the cracks show, I really take notice. I hope Max gets all of the information he is looking for. You know, it's funny to me that with how popular Lisa VP is, and that she's main character behind Kyle, I still feel like I know very little about her family's dynamics (the real dynamics, not what they joke about all of the time) compared to the other HWs. Maybe I just wasn't paying attention, because I, well, I don't do that a lot. lol It's sad to watch Kim lost in a haze of her addiction like that. I wonder how this would have all gone down had Brandi not been there to pump Kim full of ideas and be her party pal. Lisa R. and Eileen sure don't mince words but I think both have shown themselves to be supportive of Kim's sobriety and of Kyle's sanity. I really hope she will no longer be on the show because while it seems to have pushed her into admitting her addictions (well, okay, somewhat), reality shows are not, by nature, supportive, therapeutic mediums. The only reasons I like these kinds of shows are because I love the psychological and sociological aspects of seeing people interact with each other, and I like frivolous fun to escape to sometimes, and if I wanted to see nature untouched, then I'd watch one of those wilderness shows where they won't even flip a little helpless turtle off of its back (turtle turtle), because "that's nature". I don't want to someone in the throws of addiction being enabled for ratings. But boy, those Richard sisters would be great TV if not for that, because they are so raw with each other. Hugs, Copa. :)

Aww, man. I'm getting a terrible feeling that all of Brandi's posturing is her angling for her own spinoff show. Doesn't matter then if the other HWs don't want to film with her because she'll be "The Star". I picture a lot of drunken, naked-wasted shenanigans. I think my lip and my eyeball just twitched simultaneously in horror.

So this is why I am not looking forward to Brandi turning on Kim. Now I don’t care if these bitches take each other out, but like you said, Brandi’s M.O. is to hit her enemies where it hurts the most -- going after their loved ones (Adrienne’s kids, Yo’s kid, hurting Kyle’s family with the cheating gossip, Kim’s family with the meth accusation and now the ‘outing’ of her relapse, pitting sisters against each other, etc.). I’m afraid she will take it upon herself to bring up Kim’s son being hospitalized and maybe other things she knows about his issues and any other family trauma. That would be crossing a line Brandi could never come back from, imo. Put those two in a room and let them go at it but Brandi needs to learn how to fight cleaner if she doesn’t want someone getting dirty with her family. She’s already given them plenty of ammunition with her father’s past horticulture hobby, her kid’s bedwetting and sleeping arrangements, Eddie fucking everything that moved while she was pregnant, her STD and tampon string-gate, and probably a lot more that was said in confidence. While, I hope none of the HWs go there, I’d be lying if I said that I would be that upset with any of them if they did. Sad, but sometimes the only way to get through to someone that their own behavior is bad, is to mirror that behavior right back to them. I don’t think that would really affect Brandi too much though because that psychic vampire has no reflection. I’m sorry you had to deal with cutting out a sibling, too, but I'm glad it was done with tenderness and understanding from your side of it, at least. That's the only thing you can do really, you know?. It’s freeing though to be able to remove yourself from the continuous cycle of dysfunction. At least, the other person’s part in that cycle. There’s still so much work that needs to be done on oneself, even when the offending party is no longer around. If Kyle can let go of Kim’s addiction to everything (drugs, alcohol, drama, attention) physically then she can start to work on removing herself emotionally as well. My split with my sibling wasn’t out of love or in any way amicable – they were straight up abusive – but, and it’s been about 10 years for me as well, not having contact with them in any way has really helped to heal the emotional scars that were constantly being reopened by their presence in my life. Kim needs to do the same, actually, which is separating herself from the dysfunction of her siblings and childhood traumas. Especially since she’s been so vocal about Kyle “not being there for her” and causing her pain, you’d think that she’d *want* to step away from Kyle in order to become healthy and maintain her sobriety. But from what we’ve seen, Kyle really has been there for her and does help her in various ways, so we all know she’s not about to walk away from that permanently. It makes me sad to see Kim off the wagon, and I like her even less. But addiction is a black hole of suck and it takes everything with it, it doesn’t discriminate or choose sides. This show has already dealt with a grisly and untimely death, I'd hate for it to have to showcase another one.

I totally agree. I've had to cut a sibling and another ex out of my life completely because they were abusive and unhealthy for me to be around. It was hard as hell but I'm way better off for it. But getting there was a tough row to hoe -- and like you said, Kyle needs support while doing so because it's all too easy to relent and give that person another chance when you're the one who's used to putting out the fires and cleaning up the messes. Hopefully this show is the catalyst to help her see how destructive their relationship is and she will do something about it. Kyle needs to own her part in their relationship, but it seems like she's been owning most of it for a long time and Kim has made herself out to be the victim of a cruel world that doesn't care or "get" her. Learning what not to own (i.e. what isn't your fault/responsibility) is just as important as learning what to own. I don't mind Brandi calling Yo out, but she isn't calling Yo out imo, as much as she's calling Bella out. If Brandi wanted to call her out, why not comment on her shady tales of her Lymes issues? Or her odd relationship with "My King, My Love"? Or her "Hollywood friends" bs? That's what bugs me. For all of her "What about the children?!" whining, Brandi sure doesn't mind dragging other people's kids through the mud, as long as it gets her more air time and media attention. I hope after that conversation next week, Yo hands Brandi a lemon parting gift and tells her to go suck it. So, Ken weirds me out. Sometimes I think I like him and other times he gives me both the heebie jeebies and douchechills. In fact, all of the HouseHusbands do this to me, every single one of them. Except for HH, I don't think, yet.

LOL Yes! That moment when she called Lisa "jelly" was when I thought to myself "What the hell was that?! Yeah, I don't think I like this woman". She's a very juvenile mean girl at times, and can seem beyond fake, but I also see a caring and fun side to her. Like when she and Lisa (last season? I didn't watch season 3.) were running around kicking and splashing water on each other - they seemed to be genuinely having fun together and I could see that their friendship and affection for one another was real. Even though she annoys me, I think she makes a good Housewife for those very reasons. She feels real to me, in that I don't think she's miming her reactions for TV, I think this is generally who she is, both a genuine caring person and a fakey mean girl wrapped up in a bunch of thick hair and childhood-based neurosis. lol I'm honestly starting to wonder if Kyle doesn't have some sort of Post Traumatic Stress issue with regards to Kim and their childhood. Her reactions are often immediate (not giving her time to process information) and more extreme than the situation calls for (bringing past hurts into present day conflicts). She seems to fly into panics and rages and loses all sense of direction, composure and common sense when triggered by most of the things that Kim says and does, and certain words or phrases other people use. I was in a long-term dysfunctional and abusive in all ways relationship with a narcissist that ended a few years ago. I still have to have contact with my ex on a regular basis and I would often react similarly when around him. The littlest thing he said and did triggered me into flipping my shit and all of the crap I went through with him would come flooding back to me and my reaction was so visceral. It's taken me years, but I am now able most of the time, when I feel triggered by him, to walk away. I say "I need to go" or "I'm going to go" and then I walk away or hang up the phone or whatever. I'll even get up mid-conversation and just leave if I really feel I need to, and now he knows that when I do this, that I've had enough and I mean it, because I was an "anything to make it all OK" person before. I wish Kyle could do this, and I am sure she has done it plenty in the past, but it's a really, really hard thing to do when all your "fight or flight" instincts are telling you to fight back. I think being on this show has forced Kyle to deal with her relationship with Kim and parts of her childhood that she wasn't willing or able to before and it's coming out in a lot of messy ways. I've now officially thought more about Kyle today than I have ever, in five seasons. I could use some Lisa R. goofy humor and Eileen Duraflame Hot Potato action right about now!

My annoyance towards Brandi and Kim has finally caused me to post since I don't have Touch O'Vision and am unable to reach through the screen and slap them both silly. So Hi! Brandi is vile. Who do I have to sleep with at Bravo to get this bitch off the air? I mean, she’s not a criminal or anything, but she’s a user of people and a psychic vampire (as is Kim). She gloms onto someone and they become her everything until she feels somehow betrayed by them, and then she goes into full attack mode until she feels she has destroyed them. Then she misses the attention and affection they provided and tries to gloss over her behavior so everything will be just like it was before – until that person disappoints her again. This is why I refuse to believe that she was being used by Lisa, Kim or even Kyle. She chooses to align herself with either the top dog (Lisa, Kyle, Yo) or the underdog (Kim) and in order to gain their loyalty and attention, she attacks whomever their “enemies” are. So, she either becomes the mean girl, mocking the underdogs, or the hero, defender of the underdog. Yeah, Lisa, Kyle and Kim often enjoy watching this behavior because it validates them, but they aren’t the cause of it. She’s gone through more “friends” and “enemies” on this show than anyone else. She needs to get another shtick. Just for the record, I’ve never liked Kyle – she’s annoying -- and I blame her for bringing the term “jelly” into my life. The onus has been put on Kyle to behave properly because Kim is a Diagnosed, Registered, Trademarked Addict, an Olympic Gold Medalist Victim and an All-Star Attention Whore, and doesn't seem to be “responsible for her actions” nor “capable of behaving properly”. However, as noted before, Kyle is dysfunctional in her own ways. She does need to learn how to disengage for her own wellbeing, but I don’t think the responsibility is all on her to not bring the unnecessary drama because I don’t think she’s mentally and emotionally capable of it. Kyle may not be as stunted as Kim may be, but clearly she’s not working with a full set, either. lol So I do have some sympathy for Kyle for having to be “that person” who is required to be always fully cognizant, fully responsible, to always make everything OK. Speaking from experience, it’s hard as hell to be “that person” in a relationship with someone who (for whatever reason) is ill, when you’re not all there yourself (TM Cheshire Cat). I totally get her propensity for freaking.the.fuck.out after being brought to her limit of having to act as “that person” in the face of someone else constantly getting a free pass to be out of control. And Kyle is nothing if not tightly wound when around her sister. So when she pops, it's loud. But she’s still annoying and she does herself no fucking favors by acting a fool in front of other people like she does. I notice that both Kim and Kyle need to have the last word. That seems to get them in trouble a lot (Kim going back into Eileen's house to "thank" Kyle. Kyle having to "apologize" to Brandi, etc.). Kim bringing Brandi to the party and noting that Kyle would “appreciate the gesture” was manipulation at its finest, since she *knew* that Kyle is not emotionally equipped to not engage and go off. She *knew* that Kyle was mad at and hurt by Brandi and she *knew* Brandi is a shit stirrer and has it out for Kyle. Kim set them up to watch the fireworks and the tug-of-war that she knew would ensue over her very soul. Then Kim could once again claim victimhood over her mean sister who is never for her, even as Kyle literally begs Kim to choose their sisterhood over the interloper. I agree with others that this must have been something that played out over the course of their entire lives with their mother being in the Brandi role -- making threats, dropping hurtful “truth cannonballs” and picking sides. I’m beyond over Yo’s mommy martyrdom. The way she gushes over being a mother and ALL OF HER FEELINGS, seems like such a put on. I don’t know what it is about it, but it feels so inauthentic. And what's with her "I've carried more luggage around than anyone else" bit? Maybe if you left all of that wood at home, Yo, you wouldn't have so much baggage. Lisa R. and Eileen are still the only reason I’m watching this season – they are a joy. I wish they’d 86 Brandi, Kim and Yo and bring on some more women like those two. They are funny and quirky and stealthy snarky without being trashy and annoying, imo. They have lives that I’d actually like to watch a show about. And for DOOL watchers, have been like the Pop-Up Victor of this show, coming on just to tell these bitches all about themselves, like us viewers’ only wish we could. I like what all of the ladies were wearing tonight, but man that party was terrible and outdated. There were only like 10 people there who weren’t on BRAVO staff. I hate fake parties and all of this scripted stuff. The “My Gays” bullshit needs to stop, too, please. It’s oppressing, offensive and downright douchechill inducing. Gay men are not a product to be owned or sold off (at a lame livestock auction ...er...hookup party), ladies. Your gays, my gays, our gays... Another Gay. All My Gays. These are the Gays of our Lives.

Sometimes, when I think about all of the lost potential, and who's still onscreen despite their many crimes, I want to start a FREE JOHHNY kickstarter campaign.

That was after she snarked at him (in front of said patient) for not calling PatientWithoutAName, anything but Jake (From State Farm). She threw shade from the moment he stepped in the room. Why not fling some back at her? That's what she can't handle; having her own shit served to her. eta: I liked Anthony, as much as I could any nutty mobster. He did give us LooLoo (which is all I hear when I see her name) and he liked Maxie's moxie -- which would have worked if they had gone with JoMax.

Nik and Silas were so energetic today. It's like the poppy-induced haze has lifted on the GH set and some of the menfolk are finally waking up. How dare Brad not acknowledge Jakeson's unconfirmed name, that he's had for all of one day???!! Man, Liz is a straight-up, first class, grade-A bitch. She started that shit as soon as Brad walked in the room, and yet, she sure can't take it. And, please, with Jakeson coming to her rescue. He doesn't even know either of them -- hell, he doesn't even know himself, yet he thinks he has all the information he needs to throw in his two cents? Hey, those are actually pretty Jason-like qualities! Maybe I'm not giving Ron enough credit -- or maybe, definitely too much. Poor Tracy. Poor, stupid, duped Tracy. Maybe if Luke were actually worth it, and had ever shown her an ounce of the same, her blind-loyalty towards him would mean something. Sabrina is done. Someone stick a (pitch)fork in her. Any and every good quality she ever had is gone. Which might not be such a bad thing if her character had a purpose on the show. Britt and Brad continue to be the cutest. DM and CT have been great. Britt and Spencer could have been cute, too, without all of the stupid games, and a kid who acts like Hugh Hefner on a sugar high. I wish they had a legitimate parental bond, because I like the actors together. I think it's about time for Nina to be in another coma. I guess she had a lot of leg cramps from being in that chair, because that is the only reason I can come up with as to why she's running all the time, now. She can't do anything just a little bit, can she? Also, this is my first taste of MS, and, no thanks, I'm already full. Carly and that necklace continue to bug -- that thing is sooo distracting. Why the hell does she even want Sonny? He treats her like shit. Sonny is just... ugh, I can't. No, fuck it, I can. Sonny is one of the most miserable, self-centered, narcissistic, misogynistic, unintelligent, whiny, chicken-shitted, orange, little man with Napoleon Syndrome and a big set of man boobs, I have ever seen. Okay, that felt good. You should all try it. I hate Kiki. She's back. Forgot to comment on this. I'm really liking Jordan and I hope she gets to play a bigger role in taking down Fluke, instead of staying stuck in Hitman Hell with Shawn. I want to see Anna and Jordan kick some ass. Throw in Nathan, Dante, and Julian, and I'll watch the hell out of that.

Nik! Spoon Island and Wyndemere are awesome -- I love old architecture and antiques. Plus, I can throw Spencer down in the catacombs. Would you rather have Heather or Franco's artwork hung in your home?

Shopping with Looloo (Love that pronunciation, and the Zaccharas.) -- I love clothes, and baby clothes are the only baby-related thing that makes me all stupid. Would you rather: Be Patrick's 'Adventure Buddy" in Amsterdam, or be on Sonny's island with Michael, doing...whatever the hell it is that Eeyore does?