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I knew Milly was toast from his THs with the real tears. His expression was just not the same even though he tried to put on the bravado. Benjamin is just creepy. I had visions of him making a pass at Chef in the Ferrari. The way they edited Chef's departure from the restaurant made it look as though he could not exit quickly enough. I am in for a Nick or Michelle win. Michelle has shown a lot of immaturity this season, I'd hope that goes into the decision making. Based on that, I expect Nick to win. Therefore, based on all of the above...it will be Benjamin, because I like him the lease.

HOW did the plaintiff take approx $1800 out by ATM? I thought they had limits.... JJ said she has the checkbook with three checks on one sheet. The HUGE type with the side receipts. She needs it because she writes so many. Byrd asked if she is the old lady writing a check at the grocery store! LOL DH and I keep separate monies. It's worked for nearly 30 years. I hate writing checks. Our negotiated deal is that I pay the power bill. They charge extra to pay online, so I transfer money to DH each month then he writes the check. We have a white board with who pays what to be sure it is fair. JJ would have a field day with us, huh?

Merline can leave my TV any time. That was a horrid design. I like Candace, so I was sort of happy to see her stay. I am not really sure whose designs were worse, theirs or Ari/Melissa. I didn't care for Anthony's bodice much. I don't think it would have worked on someone with a bust, it was barely covering a thin model. I did love the painting he did. The blue prison uniform did nothing for me, and I really didn't get the inspiration of the pairing from lamb and wine. Other than perhaps lamb lives under blue sky? I did like Ken and Fabio's looks. As much as I disliked Ken on his season, he seems to have worked on his anger issues. He is coming across much better this season. I, too, kept hearing Zac Posen about making the hips wider when Ken was talking about his design, but I think this worked because you could still see the model's shape beneath the design. Orange Josh's and Ari's looks would have paired perfectly. Let's show skin through netting! Josh and Amanda? Their inspiration was the color black because they had Black Sea Bass? That's about as much imagination as I have! Alyssa, the poor thing..all I could see was a sausage stuffed into a casing at the restaurant. So often she looks incredibly uncomfortable in clothing so tight it appears ready to pop open at any moment. At least the runway outfit fit, and I found it to be a bit slimming from the waist down.

I think Brittany had a natural reaction to her mistake. Blame the other person, or at least consider it. It cannot possibly be one's own fault! My DH is a master at this. She spoke her thoughts aloud, wondering if Jessica did it on purpose. When the day was done, I'd hope Brittany looked back on it and realized that it was her own mistake to not grab it; that Jessica had no obligation, and perhaps didn't even think about reminding her to take the gnome when she left. Then the producers gave it the "she did the underhanded deed" edit on an otherwise innocuous but frustrating event.

Good episode, I enjoyed it. Except now we've had the library exposed to two people this season...begs the question, why?

I thought they only showed the decree in regards to educational expenses being reserved, not sports. Then again, I usually watch JJ as I am winding down and falling asleep, so I could be wrong.

I liked the fall collection best. I felt it was a true collection. Then when they had the "Top Three" out for discussion I was completely lost looking at it wondering if I had heard it wrong that fall had won. That olive dress made a football uniform proud with those horridly made shoulder pads, and WHY did he bother with bust darts? The shoulder pads stuck out so far, and his model was so tiny up top that darts were not needed. It just made it all the more tragic. The mustard monstrosity that won? Holy bejeezus, I guess we are back to not caring about construction AT ALL. Oh wait, they did comment on Ken's back panels not lining up (as an intermediate seamstress I do understand this is not easy, but come on people who are trying to make a living at this stuff!), but Merline won with that? And Orange Josh! I cringed when I saw him, and when he was told to disco ball it up. But I actually did like his dress. He's learned to edit, I hope. The spring collection did not look like spring or Miami or a collection, for that matter. Josh's fuchsia and Ari's blue was as close to spring as I saw.

Elise can get off my screen. So sick of her voice. Anyone else remember at the end of her original season Chef Ramsay told her you're a great chef, but quit being a bitch? Do any of you think that Chef might be taking steroids for a medical condition? His face looks so puffy this season.

THIS! On SSDI one is allowed to make money under a certain limit. JJ appears to think that only those who are bed bound should qualify. That said, the fellow who applied for a janitorial job while in jail? Perhaps he should be reevaluated? Same for the fellow I saw just recently who was disabled due to a back injury, but was suing for monies owed on a bathroom remodel he did? Also, so many of them working for cash? They'd do better to say they are allowed to make an income. "I keep track for reporting purposes, and am doing work that my body allows me to do when it allows me to do it." I suspect that wouldn't fly either..JJ's reply would be to GET A REAL JOB!

Hey, I sew! I'll do a piss poor job for you (if I can), and you can sue me! We'll be on TeeVee and we can split the winnin's! "Ya honah, I boughten the fabric that looked like the dress in the photo I seen, it wasn't the same fabric, it just looked the same. I knowed it wouldn't hang da same, but she didn't want to spended the money for good fabric. Then she kept changin' what she wanted. I tolded her in texes that if she changed it like dat it would look differnt and would costed more. My seams may not be da bestest, but she was only gonna wear it one day. I put the hood on wif safety pins 'cause she tolded me she was gonna take it off during da reception."

OT: I worked for the FAA for nearly 30 years before retirement. The last eight for the maintenance side in administrative services. The technicians I worked with helped with installation of fiber optics by runways and in buildings. Back to JJ...Last night I saw the lovely young teen mom of two who was suing her God Mother for some drivel or other. Her lips were so huge she could not close them, nor could she form words properly. She'd left said GM's home to take her daughter to the daughter's GM's home so that she could relax from her busy life as a teen mom without a job. Oh, ain't life grand?

After seeing some of these people's behavior on screen, who would want to hire them? I have to FF through Elise and Michelle. I don't needs to see all the screaming. Just let them cook. Elise calling foul before her course even started? Get a grip, and get off my TV!

I like it! Then JL could come and go as his schedule allows, and we'd not be left in a Jenkins famine. I have no idea about tethering. I haven't followed the lore of the library, I am more of a casual observer. From my point of view, Cassie has been being set up for Jenkins job for quite a while. She's never seems comfy in the field to me, not like Stone and Ezekiel.

Love the Baird and Noone chemistry much better than Baird and Flynn chemistry. Seems Cassie is being set up to be the Custodian. She's been doing many tasks around the annex for a while now. With her interest in magic, she'd be perfect in the role. BUT, I don't want Jenkins to go! (insert pouty face here)

I have the texes I sent to Angela axing her if she has insurance before y'all take off on the trip. She assureded me she do gots it. Course, after y'all have went to Comcast and need the evidence I will have lost this phone and proceeded to get a new one.