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  1. Given Jeff’s intro speech (something like “at least one of you has no shot of winning ever) and what we’ve seen so far, it seems like this season wants to highlight “how people lose Survivor” and wants to focus on that, instead of “how people win survivor”.
  2. I just finished The Measure by Nikki Erlick. The plot: overnight, everyone in the world 22 yrs. old or older receives a mysterious box with a length of string. At first no one knows what it means, eventually it is understood that the string length measures the length of a person’s life. The book follows several characters, many whose lives intertwine. Each chapter follows one specific character. The storylines tell how this event changed everything from individuals’ dreams, goals, and inner thought processes, to world politics and social structures. I teared up in places. I recommend it.
  3. I felt that the kitchen was a one person kitchen because it was so small and the workspace was so confined. It might not matter if they cook on opposite schedules, and it might be helpful to someone who can’t take a lot of steps easily (Yulanda) but it would be a terrible kitchen to team cook in. The green was happy and lovely. It reminded me of jade glass antiques (but modern). I do think economics played a part. I noticed that there was only one window box outside instead of two in the proposal and the rest of the landscaping seemed less than their norm. Another consideration regarding the unchosen house might have been the worry that a basement might flood ($$$) and also that it might be too dark for a plant lover’s preferences.
  4. Antinisha just didn’t seem really happy to me. I don’t think she liked the blue living room. She did seem to like her room.
  5. I just finished One Summer in Savannah by Terah Shelton Harris. It’s a Together We Read book (national online book club) available on Libby from Feb. 21 - March 6 with no waitlists or holds. I’ve never checked out a Together We Read book before. The subject matter has always seemed too heavy or unrelatable to me. Lately, my reading life has been a series of DNFs. So, I figured I’d give the on a try. I really liked it. I will say that the dad always speaking in poetry was annoying to me in the early part of the book and I’ve always liked poetry. Most of the poets’ works quoted are very popular. Eventually, I began to appreciate how this character’s quirk helped contribute to the overall story structure. There are triggering topics that are featured, but nothing graphic, and handled in a way that didn’t feel too dark for me. This was a debut novel and I look forward to reading more by this author. She is very talented.
  6. How To Marry A Highlander by Katherine Ashe. This wasn’t listed as a novella, but I read it so quickly, that I suspect it is. Apparently, the characters 1st appear peripherally in another series, but I didn’t read those books. I think I tried but didn’t like them. Anyway, it is a historical romance that so poorly relates to the era that you might as well consider it an AU fantasy. The FMC and MMC make a bet that she will find husbands for each of his seven sisters and within each milestone of this quest is a physical favor that becomes subsequently more intimate. So their “courtship” proceeds along this path. It was ridiculous and yet charming. I loved the banter among the sisters. The bet took away the need to set a bunch of elaborate scenes, so it was “ quick and dirty”. I also loved how the townsfolk knew she was a tall tell teller, but appreciated her anyway. The Atlas of Us by Kristin Dwyer. This is a YA novel. I didn’t mind reading it. It was listed as a romance, but I’d say it’s more about the grief process with a little romance thrown in. It’s a bit angsty, but probably the right amount of angst for the target audience. I like how the characters in the novel seemed mostly ordinary. I enjoyed the non romantic relationships. I didn’t mind the romantic relationship, I just felt some of the other stuff was better. I liked how the mother and the main character struggled with their grief, but they got through it and had a nice relationship. The Exception to the Rule by Christina Lauren. Amazon has offered a bunch of short romantic stories by popular authors on their Prime reads (so “free”). This one is basically a “meet cute”. I liked both characters and enjoyed their banter via emails, and then personal contact. I enjoyed the story and have downloaded another one in this series.
  7. I liked the connection to the past, too. I also think the episode subtly emphasized that you don’t have to go away to a fancy place to be successful, and that there are a lot of fun times and great experiences to be had in a post high school education, with lifelong connections that can be made.
  8. I think that the new screens replacing the old windows should have been framed to mimic the patterns on the old windows, so the front facade would have a repetitive evenness.
  9. Not so much a “pet peeve” but a peeve and I want to talk about it. For several years, I’ve been shopping at a grocery near my kids schools, in the mornings, after drop off. At this time there is only one full serve line available and it has always been manned by the same lady. In the past, we have always been cordial and made pleasant small talk. In the early autumn of this school year, there was a difficult customer in front of me who wouldn’t let some issue go. It was an issue that the cashier couldn’t solve and she repeatedly stated this fact, but was nice about it to the customer, although as the exchange progressed, I could tell she was getting edgy. Then it was my turn. I had bought some gift cards in addition to groceries. In the past she would always scan the gift cards and then immediately hand them to me, so I put out my hand for them with this expectation. That day, she YELLED at me that she absolutely couldn’t hand over the cards until I paid for them. I felt her yelling was uncalled for, but figured her adrenaline was pumping due to the previous customer. So, I let it go and remained positive and pleasant to her. i figured it was “just a bad day” and that things would return to normal in the future. This has not been the case. She has been incredibly rude to me ever since. At first I thought maybe it was embarrassment over her previous behavior, but now it’s been too long. Anyway, today I bought wine with other groceries. The customer in front of me took a long time. He let her ring him up, and do all the bagging by herself, and they also conversed pleasantly at length. so, I got my store card, credit card, and driver’s license ready. And once my store card was scanned, I ran my credit card through the reader, and started bagging my own groceries to be helpful and efficient as a line had formed behind me while she was chatting with previous customer. This is all stuff I’ve done before and I’ve seen other customers do, so she shouldn’t have had any issues with it. While I’m bagging at the end, she tells me in a nasty tone of voice that she needs to see my ID for the wine. That is when I started to snap. It was still in my hand so I held it out to her but she wouldn’t reach out to take it from me, so I move to the side, and hand it to her there (gently and nicely). I moved back to bagging as I still had an item in my hand. Instead of handing me my ID back at the end where I am and where she’s putting the groceries, she places it on the side where I could very easily forget it and walk off without it. That’s when I completely snap. So, I stop what I am doing, put down what is in my hand and SNATCH my ID off the side in a way that connotes displeasure. GAH! After that, she was conciliatory, asking me how I wanted the rest of my things bagged, but she did disagree with me not wanting bags for jugs of liquids, stating they’d be easier to carry in a bags (not if they fall through the flimsy film!).
  10. In the previous episode we learn that Roman can’t whip out his male anatomy where it might be appropriate (men’s restroom) and can’t seem to keep it in reproductive working order with women who are attractive and willing. So, the pics are, oddly, a sign of trust, I think.
  11. THIS was the week for Jake’s vote heist plan!!!
  12. Didn’t read all the replies, but watching the progression of clothing and background colors go from lighter to darker and darker until the end. Logan is in his light clothing and sky blue room, and Kendall is in a black suit in a black room until the end when he enters the stage with a sky blue background! This show is a visual masterpiece! (It is really good in all the other ways, too!) I wish they’d give this kind of work to shows that appeal more to a female audience!
  13. I haven’t read all the replies, but my take on Kendall loosing interest in the actress occurred when she told him, “You talk about your dad a lot.” He took it as a criticism, which he can’t seem to handle. It might be that he realized, she might be impressed by his big gestures (flying her places, but not impressed with him). She might like his stuff, but she doesn’t really like him. So, his saying, “You say the word ‘awesome’ a lot” was him mirroring that interaction and devaluing her as much as she devalued him. He had to get his dig in, get the final word, and then he was done.
  14. We thought the blurry Oceans 11 (Survivor 6?) dream scene of Jake’s Big Plan was funny. He’s was gonna do a strong arm vote heist! He was gonna out alpha Austin! Alas, it was a Tale of Two Lawyers. It was the best of strategies, it was the worst of strategies….
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