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I agree why ask at all, but I think that Michelle saw this bigger woman who said she was a model, and Michelle, who probably lives on kale, alcohol, & cigarettes, could not accept that she & Angela share(d) a profession. So, she had to get her dig in, and make no mistake - to Michelle that was an insult. And Angela clearly picked up on that attitude. No apology from Michelle because she meant to offend. I remember many years ago, I think when I was in college in the 90s (#ancient), I saw a report on the news that some high-end designer was coming out with a line of plus-sized clothing. Women were saying how unfair it was that they ate asparagus for lunch and worked out religiously, and now some size 14 (gasp!) will be able to wear the same designs that they do. Boo frickin' hoo. Anyway, that was the attitude I picked up from Michelle.

Surprised that Jen was a one & done. I only got 2 TS Thursday - Judi Dench & Instanbul (Jen's missed DD). For FJ I was thinking historic, but it was an instaget for Dr. Toothbrush. Like many of you I got several of Friday's TS: stationery/stationary; John Dean; Black Sea; Yellow Sea; rust; base; LBJ; 1982; Norway, Sweden, Denmark Surprised 2 of 3 missed Interpol; it was an instaget for me I guessed Patrick

Michelle & Gilda being catty about Angela & Julia at the cafe was awesome! Anne & Gilda at the art class was fun. Anne is fussy, but she is a good sport about most things. Angela & Kirk's scene was post-break up, I think. The whole thing seemed forced, and there was absolutely no chemistry there. Louise looks great in her black dress THs. Best lines were both about Angela. Louise saying that it seems like she has already hit her head (talking about taking a foot off of the treadmill), and Michelle - "Bitch got big feet" yes, yes it is. I'm sincerely happy to hear that. Michelle has the best expressions. A blanket yes.

Angela just kills me. My parents & sister used to say that I lived on Planet Toothbrush, but this woman...Lawd! I love that being your real self involves doing what others (photog, stylists - why exactly does a stylist need stylists?) tell you to do. OK then. She did look pretty though. Didn't think Michelle was at all cute flinging herself at dog trainer Dan, and making sexual innuendos. Doggy Style Dan & Missionary Michelle? Ick. But I guess she thinks that men love being flirted with by former models. It was funny when she mentioned her friends & Dan asked if they were dogs or humans. I feel so bad for her dog; poor baby was miserable around her. Gilda's purse game is on point. That purple one she had at Michelle's house was a dream! The emcee for her book launch party seems too try hard, but I loved Gilda's idea for bowls of flowers to represent the planets and the sun. Her book sounds awesome!

Laura got Lindbergh, but it certainly would have been a WTF had it been a TS. Thank you for linking to this. I hope for a miracle for Linda and her loved ones, especially that adorable dumpling Linus. And, as always, fuck you cancer!

I will miss Laura. Jen is definitely channeling Mayim Bialik as Amy Farrah Fowler. She's fine, but needs to start at the top of the categories, please & thank you. My sister-in-law had a trivia contest at her wedding rehearsal dinner, and like Jay's mother-in-law, my mother-in-law kicked butt since the questions were all about the bride & groom's childhoods, relationship, etc. TS I got were The Wild Bunch; Palestine; Naples (ran the TX category); Beasts of the Southern Wild Can't believe there was a picture of Charles Lindbergh to ID, complete with a banner with The Spirit of St. Louis writ large behind him. It's like the "who's this"? picture of Richard Pryor on Monday's show.

So happy that Jeopardy is back! Unfortunately my DVR is not recognizing my season pass, so I have to record each episode individually. First world problem, to the extreme. I totally sucked Monday - NOAA was the only TS I got, and I missed a ton of questions that had me face-palming. My trivia knowledge muscles definitely need exercise. Tuesday was better. Ran the Reality TV category, which I am not sure is something to be proud of, and groaned at the Travel France one. Blind guessed the Grammys FJ. So was Dr. Toothbrush That was a great top!

Had lunch at Willa Jean (John Besh's Southern food restaurant in NOLA) yesterday. It has a hip, wharehouse-y type ambiance - lots of chrome - and the staff is young, attractive, and perky. There were 4 of us - me, Dr. Toothbrush, Auntie Toothbrush, and sister-in-law Toothbrush. We got a couple of apps - wild mushroom crostini (with mushrooms, onion, and cherry tomatoes), & the pimento board which included homemade crackers, ham, and pickled okra + haricot verts. Both were delicious. SIL, aunt, & I each got a salad. SIL & I got the salad bar salad (basically a chef salad) that we easily could have split, and aunt got the roasted beet salad which included berries, goat cheese, & pistachio, and a very champagne-y champagne vinaigrette. She loved it, but even the roasted golden beets were too earthy for my tastes. The salad bar salad was nothing special, and the Ranch dressing was tasteless. Dr. Toothbrush got the grilled meatloaf sandwich, and inhaled it before I even got a bite. Grounds for divorce...lol! The homemade chips that came with it were delicious! The 4 of us shared a bowl of spicy creole tomato soup which was amazing! SIL got 2 bowls to go for dinner for her and my brother. They each ordered a dessert to split - chocolate chip cookies, hot chocolate pudding, and a brownie. I have a form fitting dress to fit into for a wedding in 2 weeks so abstained, but they looked & smelled great, and the 3 of them loved them. The chocolate chip cookies were bigger than the palm of my hand, and were served with a cup of vanilla milk for dunking. They were also served with a beater of the cookie dough, which I thought was cute, and who doesn't love cookie dough??? The warm chocolate pudding was also good for cookie-dunking according to Dr. Toothbrush, and the brownie was warm, huge and chock full of nuts. No ice for the water, which is a trend I have noticed lately. Not sure if it is exclusive to NOLA, or country-wide? Not a big deal, just an observance. I would definitely go again, but earlier because the breakfast menu looked great. We were 15 minutes too late to order breakfast and what we saw being served looked absolutely delicious. I also want to check out the pastry counter! According to our server, everything is homemade on the premises, down to the crackers and chips. As always, parking in downtown NOLA is a pain and can be expensive, and I wouldn't go out of my way to eat there again, but like I said, I would definitely not turn down a suggestion or invitation to eat there.

I noticed that Mike was gone, but it took me a while. I see that he recruited Gary (the 'fat guy with beard' mentioned in the thread title) from TMZ. It also took me a while to notice that he left TMZ, and he was one of my favorites.

Amaryllis reminded me so much of a younger Mariska Hargitay that is was distracting at times. To Jeff inconclusive pretty much means IT'S HIM!!! And Amaryllis seemed to get less & less impartial as the series went on. Don't know if Jeff's single mindedness had an effect on her, or if the producers told her to get aboard the Holmes = Ripper train. Certainly the "evidence" could not have convinced her. Exactly!! He also could have delayed his execution in order to work with Scotland Yard and then have a trial in England. If he were really JtR, no doubt Hearst would have ponied up a lot more than $7,500.00 for his story.

I caught up on my DVR'd episodes of Animal ER. The vet who cared for Bingo, Dr. Jardes, saved my cat's life when she went into renal failure last year. He has a wonderful bedside manner (for the pets & humans!) but is a straight shooter. AFAIC he is a miracle worker, but he told us that kitty had a fierce will to live. I would too, if I were going home to be treated like the queen of the world as she is accustomed to...lol Anyway, he's a great vet and I hope to see him on the show again. On GCVS FB page, they posted that Bingo is still doing well <3

Julia is just appalling. And then she has the nerve to play the NZ equivalent of the "some of my best friends are black" card by telling Michelle that she grew up with Polynesians and Maori, and has written books for children about racism. Take several seats, Julia, and go away. And her husband is just as bad as she is. I understand wanting to comfort your wife, but it seems like they were making pretty light of the situation over their glasses of rose. Michelle's hurt came through the screen loud & clear, and my heart broke for her. I was glad to see her have a laugh at Angela's fake tan running all over her white suit. Some style icon! I loved the neckline on Anne's blue dress at the yoga retreat (before & after yoga). Those yoga clothes were horrendous. Angela needed a much longer shirt &/or a size bigger pants; what was seen cannot be unseen <shudder> I loved the juxtaposition of LaLaLand Angela's THs that everyone loved the laugh yoga (WTF?), and Anne & Louise's THs about how lame it was. Angela's husband couldn't get off the phone fast enough. "Um, have meetings...bye" And Lea ironing (the same section of) Angela's dress while Angela is chillaxing? Nope. More convinced than ever that they are re-enacting some late 90s early 2000s comedy about the harried assistant and clueless boss. 1st bolded sentence: No it's not 2nd bolded sentence: Not this white woman Eff off Julia! Exactly what I told Dr. Toothbrush. A couple of weeks ago I said "Oh hell' in front of the receptionist at my eye doctor's office. My boss says it all the time, and I picked it up from him, and it just slipped out. I was mortified and apologized to her, and she laughed it off and said she has heard and said much worse. So for that word to slip so casually out of Julia's mouth means it is a regular part of her vocabulary. I put her early-mid 60s. But she claims she hasn't been through menopause *roll eyes*

I still think that Lea is acting a part, and the whole put upon French PA is all for the show. Angela looks and acts like she is under the influence of a horse-sized dosage of Xanax. She is not doing her brand any favors. I like Anne & Louise. Anne is old-fashioned, owns it, & doesn't give a crap about what anyone else thinks. Her nephew is adorable, and right now he is not too precious, but I could see that changing in a few years. What's cute on a 12 year old can be creepy on a 16 year old. Julia and her bank account husband have no chemistry. And she was being such a brat about the bedroom situation in Port Douglas. While it makes more sense for Michelle and Gilda, supposed best friends, to have rooms on the same floor, why not take this as an opportunity to get to know Michelle better? (My thought before watching the next ep) Pretty sure Gilda should have taken a big swig of her cocktail at the boob job toast. And Julia never dyeing her hair? I guess highlights don't count.

I saw a picture of Nadiya presenting a 90th birthday cake to Queen Elizabeth II and she was described as the winner of season 6 of the GBBO. Being spoiled definitely did not affect my enjoyment of the season, or my happiness at her win.

Not only the current staging, but now that they've been filming in GA for the past few seasons, the southern accents in what is supposed to be CO are distracting.

Did everybody get the message that Mark is not, I repeat NOT, gay? (Not that there's anything wrong with that). And Carey hates to shop because she is so not a gold digger. I died laughing when Mark was all in a tizzy because the housekeeper had made a pair of 2 right socks. quelle horror! Look in your damn sock drawer for the 2 left socks and make 2 l/r pairs. Ta-da! Talk about first world problems. I thought for sure he would win the style maker title because, televised on Bravo, and then thought "no discounted nose jobs for you" when the judges picked Guillermo. But at least Mark got his prize from Carey *wink, wink* See? Not gay! Can't believe that Travis never thought of a pool in the foyer as a safety hazard, and all Stephanie could think about how nasty it would be. Did the potential danger to the kids you spend 2 hours a day driving to school not enter your head? Lil' tidbit, Kameron: when kids know a bribe is coming, they wait to do what it is you've told them to do. She needs to partner with her parents, who own a dog food treat plant for heaven's sake, in researching, developing, & marketing her pink dog food. Although they probably think it is a stupid idea, too, and I'm sure Kam just cannot understand how anyone is not taking her idea seriously because she is so, so smart! My brain glazed over during the Stephanie/Brandi/who said what about whom drama. It was like listening to my 11-year old daughters, except less mature. Will there ever be an episode that Brandi does not reference her Dallas Cowboy cheerleader past? +1 to both Even though Stevie Wonder could see that Travis was going to buy the house, that was really bad editing. This is 3rd hand information from a friend of a med school friend of Dr. Toothbrush's, but evidently there are organizations that are basically social groups that get together for events and maybe collect a little money for a charity along the way. But their main goal is meeting people & having fun, and is in no way connected to any Dallas social elite. Not saying for sure this is what the events portrayed on the show are, but that is what immediately came to mind with all the charity talk last season. Good for Stephanie! I think Carey is the fakest of the fake. She is trying to act like she is the drama-free, down to earth chick, and I am not buying it for a second. If anything I would describe Leanne as bitter, and yes, a pot stirring drama queen. She wants everyone to be as pissed off as she is, and then sit back and thrive on the chaos. But every once in a while we see the glimmer of a heart underneath. I feel for D'Andra, but she should take the initiative and commission some mock-ups of new labels, develop new formulas, and arrange focus groups. Use her company credit card if her mom will not approve funding up front. Her mom may resent that she went behind her back and not be willing to even entertain any changes, even if the data shows they would be good changes. If so, D'Andra will know once and for all that she is just spinning her wheels until her mother decides to retire, and she can decide what her next steps will be.

Good luck chewycandy!!!

Thanks kwnyc! Will you be my agent????

Maybe this is the set up to a spin off. I think Rob Lowe works really well off of Marcia Gay Harden & Luis Guzman, but maybe he, or the network, wants him to go his own way. It would make sense actually, since he is a popular actor on an established show. LOL! My husband complains about that too! ;-)

Holy bad cosmetic procedures Batman! All of them, save Luanne and D'Andra, look so fake. Do we now have 2 HW kids named Cruise (Stephanie & notElle)? And Hilton? Sorry, notElle, but those are not names old money give their kids. Between the vocal fry and Valley Girl speech affectations, I had to turn on the closed captioning to understand Carey, Stephanie, & notElle's conversation. At one point, Stephanie pronounced 'suspect' as a verb when it was being used as a noun while reading the police report. Speaking of, a knife & sandpaper? WTH??? But I have no trouble whatsoever believing it. Sorry, Luanne. D'Andra is very pretty and looks like a cross between Kyle Richards & Brooke Shields. And her hubby is hot! But it's her mom's fault that she has no concept of budgeting, so no fair berating her for it now. 5-year old D'Andra didn't buy herself 100+ dresses. The good china, this is how we eat butter nonsense was so contrived. I don't have much respect for therapists to begin with, but with the therapists on MDLNY, RHoP, and now this show agreeing to be on camera, it is really plummeting. Seems so unprofessional, even with their clients' OK (and probably insistence). Brandi's hair looks different this season. Did she have highlights last season to brighten up her naturally gorgeous color? It's still pretty, just duller than I remember. Brandi was acting childish toward Stephanie's attempts at reaching out to her, but she looks so hurt & miserable. I think that Stephanie's comments hit a nerve more so than she expected or intended them to. Luanne and Carey need to butt out and let them work it out. I'm sorry for Luann's honey's eye issues. Please make room on the bench for me. I'll take a medium tee, large if it is a girlie cut. LOL! I agree. No, no, no! She's really smart but has everyone fooled. She told us herself. Multiple times.

None of these women are any fun, and like Walnut Queen (& Dr Toothbrush) said, they have jumped right in with the nastiness. I did have to laugh at Michelle's husband yawning while she was filling him in on the Louise/Julia drama on the drive to Julia's vineyard. Julia really needs to learn to read a room. Between the sex toys and the acting class, her behavior was inappropriate for the company &/or setting. I really think Lea is an actress playing a role, and not a lonely terrified PA from France. But I did like how kind Anne was to her, so if my actress theory is correct, the other cast members may not be aware. That was funny! Loved it! YES!!! The big, non-blinking eyes and never changing smile are kinda starting to freak me out. You answered your own question ;-) It's so she can constantly refer to her as her French PA. I'm sure it sounds terribly chic, and Angela is a stylist you know. She's written books and everything, and will be glad to bring a rolling rack full of clothes when invited to your home for tea. Just in case you haven't heard..lol Although as I posted above, I am not 100% sure that Lea isn't an actress playing a role. She really does!

Agree that Kevin James looks great with a beard; and he looks like he's lost some weight. Leah needs to stop messing with her face like yesterday. I hope that the eldest daughter has married during the time hop. No doubt we are going to be subjected to a VSE to reminisce about Donna, but having it be the wedding episode would be too heartbreaking.

QUOTE Dr. Willis (Rob Lowe) is getting a new partner on Code Black next season, and she's right up his alley. The CBS medical drama has recruited Moon Bloodgood to play Rox, "a brassy and competitive paramedic who thinks fast on her feet and doesn't scare easily," according to TVLine. Rox will be Willis' counterpart as he heads into the field this season and the two are going to challenge each other. /QUOTE Sounds dreadful, and we have seen this character/situation so many times, on so many shows. They will hate each other at first, she will ignore his orders (I'm guessing he will be her boss or at least ahead of her in the pecking order), then will go rogue but it works out perfectly, and he will begrudgingly give her props. Oh - maybe she'll save his life! Meanwhile, the countdown to the will they/won't they will be unbearable, and by unbearable I mean annoying, until they are going at it in the back of the ambulance. And she will be at least 10 years younger than he is.

I kinda liked Mary despite her jumping around & DD hunting, which are usually my pet peeves. Her interview story was cool, and I would love to lurk in that forum. TS I got were Russia; Qatar (After my first 2 guesses of Yemen & Oman were ruled incorrect. I give myself a lot of leeway..lol); Mexico; rational. FJ - no idea whatsoever. Agree that lemon should have been ruled as incorrect. Very cool! Hope you will tell us all about it. I'm casting the rom-com, that you 2 must write, in my head as we speak...

Sad that Justin lost. I will miss him and his matching shirts & ties and pleasant demeanor, and hope we see him in he ToC. If not Justin, then I am glad that Shadi beat Ryan because between his swaying, outdoor voice, and giving the whole category name he drove me nuts. Shadi reminds me of the Nancy Donahue character from "The Middle", and I agree she won't last. TS I got were Virginia, Loving Spoonful, jojoba, overpopulation. Surprised that Creedence Clearwater was accepted without the Revival. My first instinct for FJ was Daniel Day-Lewis, but knew that "Lincoln" was recent. I said Anthony Hopkins on the basis of "Nixon", but could not remember a 2nd US president until Alex mentioned JQA in "Amistad". I recalled it then, but would never have remembered otherwise I'm quite sure.