monagatuna

I still have the recording of my David & Annie (from 90DF) video that my wife got me a few years back for my birthday. It was silly and overpriced but the message was very sweet and fun. Total silliness, but worth the few bucks she threw their way. I can't imagine wanting one from Janelle, though. I enjoy this mess of a family, but not enough to fork over bucks to see her talk.

I recently started a dream diary--this was not a particularly vivid one, but I wanted to remember it--so I'll revisit it after the series ends and see if there's anything to it!

I don't know if this counts as speculation, but I had a dream last night that Kim and Jimmy were running another scam, something having to do with "losing" a man's ring in the desert and evading the cops at the last second. Later, Jimmy does...something (minor compared to what they've done in the past) at work that gets Kim's hackles up. She reports him to the dean at the college where Jimmy teaches (???) accusing him of professional misconduct. The dean shrugs it off, saying his role at the school is minor and everyone likes him because he's so funny. Dream monagatuna was thinking "THAT'S IT? THAT'S what gets Kim and Jimmy to end things? That's so anticlimactic?" Dreams are weird.

When have any of these people ever hidden a pregnancy? Please, that's one of the few ways they make any money.

I'm into the jewelry, honestly--separately, but together the set is too much. And you have to have a particularly regal stature to pull it off. Someone tall with excellent posture, maybe with very short hair and elegant cheekbones, would rock those. Someone frumpy and kinda plain, well, you'll notice them, but I donno if you'd say pulling it off.

It's especially infuriating when Black trans women are getting killed and no one's talking about it. When trans teens are being punted out of their homes for having the audacity to be their true selves. When our rights are regressing constantly. Actual LGBTQ+ community centers have a real need for funds and volunteers. You wanna help your local queer, that is where you go to do it. Not line the pockets of some grifter.

A lot of people make this mistake--in fact I was googling around to see if LLL had ever sued LLR for trademark infringement* and one of the autofill suggestions on Google was "lululemon pyramid scheme." So you're not alone in being confused. *For those of you unfamiliar, trademark laws stem from a policy argument of consumer protection. You can have the same/similar name or marks (logos) as a different company as long as it wouldn't confuse the consumer. So, for example, you could have a web engine called Surf's Up, and you won't infringe on the trademark of a surf shop of the same name. But two clothing companies, both of which have cult followings, with such similar names? Market confusion is rampant. Just based on the name, it's no surprise that a brick-and-mortar legitimate business that sells high-end sportswear famous for its leggings gets confused with a similarly-named scam company famous for its leggings. Alas, I couldn't find anything about any TM suits by LLL. My guess is that they have their own problems (quality control issues, size inclusivity issues), and they're, if I'm being honest, too hoity-toity to believe their high-end product sold in shiny stores on Rodeo and 5th Avenue will be confused with ugly, cheap leggings peddled by desperate moms in Utah. In fact, knowing how LLL rolls, it wouldn't surprise me if they saw cheap knock-offs as a tool to weed out people who can't afford their products. Don't get me wrong; I love lululemon. I have a number of their garments and have run thousands of miles in each, and even years later they all look nearly-new. They are absolutely worth the price if you're able to invest in good workout clothing. But to say that women susceptible to these kinds of schemes are not their target market would be putting it lightly. That's the only explanation I can think of behind why LLL would not be more protective of its brand (or, perhaps, their attorneys have run the numbers and found it would not be worth the expense/effort--TM suits are very hard to prosecute, so it might be a longshot based on the distinctions between the brands).

Whew! 😅

Definitely. Not a chance in hell did she hike any of that. I just attempted a 14,000'+ summit over the weekend, barely made it to 12,000', and only just now got over altitude sickness. And I'm 10+ years younger than Meri and in excellent shape. It took weeks and weeks of preparation and days of acclimatization to even attempt the hike and it messed me up but good. At most she drove up there, walked out far enough to snap a photo, and drove home to eat more bananas (which, to be fair, are excellent hiking fuel aside from the fact that they are not calorie dense enough to pack down tightly--they help retain water and provide essential electrolytes as well as sugar). Wait, did I just inadvertently say something nice about Meri?

Lalo is smart enough to know he forfeited the 7MM when he jumped bail, and he knew that money resides with the court now. No amount of silver-tongued lawyering from Saul is getting that cash back (and I really, really doubt Lalo thinks Saul has that kind of cash, liquid or not, himself). It's also not that hard of a feat to get rid of the NAMAST3mobile, should they choose the "disappear the body" route, presuming they still have their handmade "keys" to the car. Slap some mud on the license plate, drive it out to the desert, dump it, bury the plates, hike back home. Not perfect, but it's one way to get the Jag out of town. As to what happens to Howard's body, I can't begin to speculate. My guess is disappearing the body, but I prefer to be surprised either way. But I don't think the writers will do it sloppily. They know Howard is a fan favorite and will do it right. Throughout the series I've seen speculation and questioning on this and other sources, all of which raised excellent questions, and all of which were eventually answered by the show. It's anyone's guess what happens now, and it's anyone's guess where Kim ends up, and I can't wait to see the last six episodes to find out! Come on, July 11!

If so, this is definitely an "after Plexus" photo. I imagine Plexus would definitely make your pee look like you need to see a doctor immediately.

Meanwhile I'm just jealous because it's nearly impossible to find any lesbian bars anywhere!

"No shade to thin women" says the woman counting her alleged proposals while a song called "Bones are for dogs, meat is for men" plays.

It was a stroke of genius to hear "[the effects] will really depend on how sensitive you are to caffeine" after we saw that Howard prefers tea to coffee. Sure, tea can have caffeine, but usually in lower doses than coffee--and there's a good chance Howard prefers chamomile himself. That drug must've been really uncomfortable to Howard. I used to take half a dose of 12-hour energy during bar exam study, and its effects scared the bejesus out of me.

That's too bad for me; Todd is my favorite by far. Happy for Buddy, though!

Howard's car: "NAMAST3 right here." I really hope we get to see the end of Lalo soon. I am so, so tired of his evil and his swagger. I was hoping the hunky lumberjack from last week would've finally bested him. I was hoping a big wall of sewer water would come flooding in and wash him away this week. But I don't think I'll get my wish. Our first mention of Ignacio in Breaking Bad indicates that Saul is expecting someone other than Walt and Jesse to be standing over him. Who else could it be besides Gus, Hector, or Lalo (or maybe one of Don Eladio's other henchmen)? And we know it's not going to be Hector...not physically, at least. And likely not Gus, wasn't it Saul that hooked up Gus with Walt in the first place?

Yes, I think you're right (to be fair: everyone's journey and preferences are different so by affirming your assumption I run the risk of being wrong too, but I do think you have it right). Audrey can be their name, while they use they-them pronouns and present as masc (Audrey, recently, when coming out has indicated that they are NB/masc presenting). So while they do not identify as a man or woman, they can still use a name that most cis people would identify as female, while sporting secondary sex characteristics, like facial hair, that most cis people would attach to men. It's part of the beauty of not identifying with a binary; they can take what they like from each gender (or take nothing at all) and make their experience very much their own. So many people on these boards have made a real effort to look past their own biases and explicitly worked to respect Audrey's pronouns, and asked honest questions, while very pointedly avoiding insulting anyone or making jokes at anyone's expense, and it makes me so proud to post among you all. <3

@Rabbit Hutch you mentioned your husband is a long distance trucker; do you go on the road with him? Every run? I'm just curious; my stepdad was a trucker and was gone for 2 days a couple times a week. Mom never went with him; she stayed home with the three of us. I think she joined him for a couple runs here and there but found it not to her liking. I bet you see lots of interesting things--and a looooot of long boring highways. I always felt so bad for truckers and delivery people trying to deliver in cities.

How dare you! You take that back! Those were LEANING TOWER OF PISA penises! For real though I'm certain you look better on your worst day than any lulano shiller wears on their best. The fabric is thin and cheap, the prints clash with literally everything, and the cuts are universally unflattering. I have a question for you about trucking but I'll send it to small talk.

My guess, and I have nothing to base this on, is that Janelle and Meri separately live off their own MLM scams and Robyn lives off TLC money. I would further guess that most, if not all, of the TLC money goes straight into Robyn and Kody's coffers. This is all pulled out of thin air, of course, I have no way of knowing what's actually going on.

I think they're just lazy. Plenty of 20 somethings (right?) are sloppy and messy. Hell, I show up for work in pajama bottoms most days without brushing my hair (in my defense I'm WFH in California working on Europe time). As far as hygiene goes, they're on par with the rest of the Browns. None of them work particularly hard on looking neat and clean. (Maybe some of the adult kids, but I can't be arsed to remember all of them.) While their style may be a bit more reflective of their queerness, their lack of hygiene spans all orientations and gender identities.

Ten seasons. TEN seasons of this nonsense! She's done literally nothing. No job/career, none of her projects have gotten off the ground, she destroys her relationships with friends, family, and romantic partners, all of her "wins" (i.e., dance competitions, etc.) have been faked, and none of her interactions are genuine. She's gone from a possibly inspirational woman who doesn't let her weight get in the way of her life, to a sad train wreck we can't seem to look away from. So much potential, wasted. How sad.

I hope so too, and I know a lot of people cover their fear with humor, but I find it really cruel that Whitney posts stuff like this and teases her mother, who doesn't seem to be participating in the humor. Lots of people poke fun at themselves, and for some it may be more comfortable to joke around (har har, I'm having trouble eating but I still have the propriety to stick my pinky up), and if that's the case, I'm here for it...but it doesn't seem like Babs is enjoying the little dig.

I did the same in France! Learning a language is so much fun to me. But as I've been improving my French, I noticed I was neglecting my Spanish, so I started beefing that up too, now I slip into some weird form of Franglish where you never know what's going to come out of my mouth. I wonder how Janelle got around in Portugal. Americans always figure *someone* will be available to speak English to them, and I'm sure she's no different. While that's true of, say, Paris, I can't speak to a place like Madeira. I assume this is some sort of guided Plexus thing where poor Janelle never had to step outside of her comfort zone and learn a new word or participate in local culture outside of eating an entire fish.

You're right! It was COLADA.