Scout Finch

WTF is that thing hanging on the wall in the kitchen behind Ed when he's sitting at the table?? It has some round, pucker-y pink something (fabric?) covering the end with a dark blue "jewel"-like circle thingamabob in the middle of that, and there's gray appendages attached willy-nilly to the rest of the...whatever the hell it is!

That's my most favorite city, too! I've been there three times, however, the last time was way back in 2003. There's almost a physical ache when I have to leave. AND, like you, I am also planning to be there on June 1st! Two years ago I booked a tour of prehistoric cave art in France and since the tour company was based in London, I booked my roundtrip flight from Portland to London. I had given myself a couple of days in London after France to give me time to go to the V&A and British Museums before I went home. Needless to say, tour has been cancelled twice and so this second time I need a refund more so can't just take a credit. However, my plane ticket is separate and non-refundable. Although I doubt I'll be able to afford the France tour again--at least not for a few years--just in case, I rebooked my airfare to coincide with the dates of the June 1st tour. Even if I can't afford the tour by then, I should be able to afford a basic AirBnB and I usually just get groceries (I don't go out to dinner since I've always only been there by myself). Airfare is usually the most costly part of a trip but that's already taken care of. I love taking the Tube and although I'm still depressed about not getting to take my dream tour, I'll still be more than pleased to run around London (and surrounding areas) for nine days! I had no idea about it being around the Jubilee. I hope the price of an AirBnB doesn't become unaffordable.

There have been several times I've been up in Washington and sat in my car at a station for a bit before it dawned on me, and I always feel so stupid!

Let me guess: Vaccine vials moving around on conveyor belts in the factory. A syringe drawing the vaccine out of the vial. Someone(s) getting injected. 😀

She's so unattractive with the ginormous glasses! It just overpowers her face and those are all I can see when she's onscreen. While she can't necessarily help the buck teeth, the combination is isn't going her any favors. (Snarks the very overweight, judge-y, 58-year-old, who is terminally single. At least I don't wear the same clothes or hair styles as Danielle!)

It's interesting that somehow Leland must have known she was wearing that dress/color. He had a red tie and pocket square to match, and was the only person at the party who had touches of color in his outfit. To me, it seemed like Vanessa and Maggie are in separate bodies now because near the end he was talking to Vanessa on the phone and she was, I think, on the train. He becomes confused and gets freaked out a bit when Maggie comes back in the room while he's still on the call. It sounded like Vanessa was pissed off about Maggie being there, and Maggie asked if that was her sister on the phone and took a verbal jab at her. However, there's obviously not two corporeal people living there at the same time. I think I'm just as confused as Ben!

The shed in the backyard, where Sheryl (and Eddie) are currently residing, is the office. So I guess we'll go with plot convenience!

But still, wouldn't that house have more than just two bedrooms? It seems quite big.

It was ridiculous how Bleiler's wife put it all on Monica. I'm pretty sure I recall that the whole reason he moved his family up to Portland was just to be near her to continue their five-year affair. As her attorney said he found it hard to believe Bleiler's claim that, "This 19-year-old girl forced me into a relationship and would not let me out of the relationship." I wonder if it's true about the abortion (I'm pro-choice, no judgment!) and the timing of it after she left the White House. Curious as to whether the Bleilers are still together! I think they moved away from my neighborhood due to all the press scrutiny. ETA: Nope. “Determined to prove Tonya Harding wasn’t a fluke, Portland coughed up another hairball, the ponytailed Andy Bleiler. Now Kate Nason, the aforementioned hairball’s former wife, has come out with her side of the story, a recently released audiobook, Everything Is Perfect. Nason lives in Portland and is now married to artist Tad Savinar. She largely survived Bleiler’s affair, and that press conference, with dignity intact."

I had forgotten about Monica's local connection until now. The world's press descended upon my neighborhood--several blocks from my house--when this news broke. It doesn't paint the most flattering picture of her, however, it's not nearly as bad as how this sleazy married teacher looked! https://apnews.com/article/72f0adaa3be1565abcc8643184d830fd

That's my favorite Jarmusch film! Sometime in the '90s, there was a couple here in Portland who were obviously hardcore fans of it because they opened a short-lived café called Jiffy Squid. (You might recall that an ad for a place called Jiffy Squid comes on the radio at the hotel desk.) I think it's safe to assume that there were very, very few of us who knew the origin of that name!

Nope, you're not alone. I sit at a desk all day, how dirty am I going to get? It just seems like a wasteful use of water. Unless I've come back from hiking or it's really hot out and the humidity makes me sweat, I don't feel the need. Granted, maybe that's why I'm still single, hahaha. I use antiperspirant, clean my feet daily, and have wipes in the bathroom. No flies here.

Yep, that's exactly the show I was thinking of! "So we go out to the backyard..."

I always hate the "So we walk into this room and we're wondering what's going to happen" right after the scene of them entering the room, generally followed by someone else saying, "And there's this thing and we're wondering, 'What IS that?'" which the viewers aren't shown until after we hear from a few more perplexed cast members. Me: "We get the point. Aim the damn camera at it already so we can all see what it is."

Noooo! I hate the gory parts and avoid looking at the screen during a lot of it, like this episode when he cut off the goat's head and then all the gross stuff in the kitchen. And I adore Michael Emerson--he was my initial reason for watching the show--but I don't want those images in my head!

Confused because S2 E09 dropped today and it's "U for U.F.O."

Am I the only one who has read this at least three times and still doesn't understand WTF any of this means?? (Okay, Boomer...)

I wondered if he had a "KEN WINS" license plate. 😏

That hot mess thinks she's an upgrade from Jessica? ~snort~

Guillermo is my favorite! I knew the show was coming back this month but I thought it was a few weeks away. It's still in my DVRs season passes so it was a lovely discovery to see it there and I had to immediately watch it. I've mentioned before that I've never gotten the whole vampire interest thing and don't like movies or TV shows about them--I didn't even find the movie this show is based all the engaging. So it's still surprising to me that this quickly became one of my favorite shows. I think it was the animal control episode from the first season that pushed it higher up the list of shows I look forward to.

I'm kind of surprised she's not on OnlyFans.

Nope! I would easily choose Connor over Riley. He's adorable, cute, and not a roided-out meathead.

How did botflies: cause scratches on the coffin lid and demon cabinet doors, keep the Father's body from decaying, and all suddenly appear on people's bodies at the same time? What about the stigmata? Me interjecting out loud that since the silence was supposedly to keep the demon locked inside the cabinet: "I think you can all start talking about what the hell is going on right now, given that the demon made a jailbreak."

He is exhausting.

There's a new TV ad for the grocery chain Fred Meyer (Kroger) and one of the lines is about having "the best of the best of the best" and I can't help but hear it in Asuelu's dopey voice. 🤬