Brookside

Pet peeve? Couples who say "We're pregnant." Nope, sorry, only one of you is pregnant.

I get very twitchy when a scene opens with a shot of a couple waking up in bed in the morning yet the woman still has perfect makeup. Maybe her hair is a little mussed up, but never in a way my hair looks mussed up at 7am. And don't get me started on why male TV hosts have apparently lost the ability to shave in the time of Coronavirus.

Herself is an Amazon Prime movie. It's a small independent Irish about domestic abuse. No big stars, no expensive production values, but a deeply moving and brilliantly acted depiction of a topic that deserves more scrutiny.

Why the hell is Emily Blunt dressed as Heidi? (Not that she'd be able to yodel her way across the mountains in those heels.)

I haven't watched this for ages, but Covid is making me desperate regarding my TV choices. I think it's mainly because Frank is such a sanctimonious dick and sighs in a way that no human being actually sighs. Off to watch Schitt's Creek.

I'm a cat person, but if you have Amazon Prime and (like everyone) are desperate for an escape, Dogs with Jobs is lovely.

Can anyone explain why a cellphone takes precedence over food for some people?

Best (least awful?) thing about this episode? The woman who said that in the kitchen she's "Like a fart in a whirlwind." If I'm still alive when the pandemic is over, I will be using this phrase.

Does your son get anxious? My first child was very nervous about new situations, so I arranged with her KG teacher to go in a day early and meet the teacher and get comfortable in the classroom. We weren't there very long, but it made the transition to a full classroom much easier for her to cope with.

Thanks for taking the time to respond! Now I have my first New Year's resolution -- don't attend a "con"! Happy New Year everyone.!

I know I'm old, but I don't understand a thing about the above. What are "cons"? Why is one person talking to herself? What are the numbers and /s all about? Who are these people and should I care? (Actually, I know the answer to the last one.)

I hate "influencer" with a passion, and I don't even know what it means.

Here's my New Year's Eve pet peeve - Why do television presenters insist on proclaiming that they're broadcasting live, when they're obviously not? I'm on the West Coast, so if I turn on the TV at 11:59 to watch the ball drop, it's actually 2:59am at Times Square, yet our local west coast broadcasters are all yelling that the ball is about to drop. How stupid do they think we are?

Lady Charlotte toast of Instacart.

My response about size was in response to this previous post: "I remember a comedian saying when we realized that we could watch porn on the phones, they started to get bigger. 😂 " "they"? I think that's just wishful thinking. 🙂 My "they" was not referring to phones.

Passing off sweet potato casserole with marshmallows as a vegetable side dish is a crime. Believe me, I can.

"they"? I think that's just wishful thinking. 🙂

Just because something is meant to be annoying, doesn't make it any less annoying. If you see what I mean! I usually just spend a couple of minutes on sites like this during commercials and just leave the sound on. Flo combined with Danny Boy make me lunge for the remote.

I once put a box of tissues in the freezer. I later searched everywhere for it. I don't use the freezer section often, so it was a few days before I found it. I can't stand coffee snobs who denigrate decaf drinkers. For years now, decaf has tasted the same as caffeinated. (These days I can't drink anything caffeinated or eat chocolate after 4pm or I wake up at 2am.) It makes me laugh when I see people with monster phones. Remember when the ideal was smaller and smaller?

My ex-husband was a useless gift-giver. More than once he said "I thought about getting you x/y/z but didn't." He once bought a set of little notebooks with pretty covers and said our kids and I could choose whichever one we liked best, as long as it wasn't the one he wanted.

Height-th. There is no such word. As you can see, I can't even spell it.

I don't particularly like dogs, but I'm totally loving this! (The anorexic host needs to be replaced or should wear more clothes to cover her skeleton.)

Best foot forward?

This is very very wrong, and I think we need a different thread for anything involving feet. 🙂

Am I the only one who finds naked toes extremely unattractive? The only ones I can bear to look at are my own and my children's. Thankfully I live in a place with a moderate climate where socks are acceptable with Birkenstocks. 🙂