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November 20: 60% / 50% / 56% Jeez, bad night. In J I ran In the Zeitgeist, missed one in Road Trip, two in Tarot and Stock Symbols, three in Movie Moments, and four in Gladiators. In DJ I missed one in Animal Planet and Leftovers, and three in everything else. But I got FJ! Was not at all sure; just threw it out to say something. And it was an asterisk! TSes: (J had 3; DJ had 10 + both DDs (+ two clues left on the board)) I got Chevron, overlook (DD), You Shook Me All Night Long. Was annoyed I didn't get CrowdStrike because it was mentioned in a podcast I listened to either this morning or yesterday.

Then I got curious; strabismus I've heard of and is also known as crossed eyes. Coloboma is a new one; it's an area of missing tissue in the eye. The specific symptoms depend on size and where in the eye it occurs.

Yes; "Nedoroscik has strabismus and coloboma, which cause him to have poor depth perception and be sensitive to light. He also has permanently dilated pupils, which requires him to wear glasses." (source: Google's AI overview)

I'm sorry, but what is Julianne wearing? I like Whitney's dress.

November 19: 70% / 75% / 73% Pretty decent game tonight! In J I ran "Over" & "Under" and Y2K Memories, missed one in Billboard Music Awards, two in Timepieces, and three in People on US Money and Landlocked & Loaded. In DJ I ran It's Ruined and Veterinary Medicine, missed one in Sitcom Neighbors and French Crossword Clues, two in Musical Instruments, and three in Literary Los Angeles. And I got FJ (pretty quickly, too; a pleasant surprise for a sports category). TSes: (J had only the DD; DJ had 3 + 1 DD) I got South Sudan (DD), Edward Gibbon, and décolletage.

November 18: 70% / 39% / 56% Despite apparently knowing nothing about James Abram Garfield (at least now I know what the A stood for...), I did pretty well in the first round…ran Black and Wicked, missed one in Latin and British Museum, three in Money, and four in Garfield (the one I got was Department of Education which didn't require any Garfield-specific knowledge; it was just a logical guess based on the reference to him heading a college). In DJ I did horribly…ran Healthy Body (but they only got to four of them), missed two in Historical "T", three in 9-Letter Words, and four in Countries, R&B, and Literary Settings (which they also only got to four of). Never read/watched Game of Thrones, couldn't name a Graham Greene novel off the top of my head if you paid me, have only read one Faulkner book and hated it, and blanked on the Harry Potter town. FJ was almost an instaget. (And in case anyone else was wondering, since I've always seen it spelled "Carrie," per Wikipedia: "Caroline Amelia Nation, often referred to by Carrie, Carry Nation, Carrie A. Nation, or Hatchet Granny...") TSes: (J had 7; DJ had 7) I got Olduvai Gorge, Kaaba, and kompromat.

Was just coming to post this news. 😢 I don't tend to remember acts long after they've been on the show, but Piff and Mr. Piffles were always one of my favorites. From the video description:

It seemed like the only ones who were even rushing to her were the three interns.

Week 10: 3/5 with one * YTD: 23/50 (46%) with 3* In the middle of making chicken (baked with Penzey's Mural of Flavor seasoning), with brown rice and peas. I'll share when it's done.

November 15: 67% / 57% / 61% Meh game to end the week. In J I ran Tools, missed one in Last Lines of Books, two in Didn't Come Here to Make Friends, People-Named Highways, and Poke an I Out, and three in This American Wife. In DJ I ran Animals of the Amazon, missed one in Broadway Musicals, two in "M"iscellany, three in Geography and Foreign Words & Phrases, and four in Sculptors. Did not get FJ. TSes: (J had 6; DJ had 12 + 1 DD) I got awl, fiat/fat, tapir, Donatello, Moneypenny, maelstrom, Six, and Friday. You'd think if one of your potential stories is "I spent some time in another country learning their relatively uncommon language," you'd at least have something prepared to say in that language. I mean, you know there's a chance he's gonna ask. The Kristi Noem clue (her past "dogged" her) cracked me up (though I got that one just from the picture, anyway). Also a little surprised they went there but then again it's not the first time they've used some questionable recent events in clues.

It was the same time he earned the nickname "Glasses": https://www.shondaland.com/shondaland-series/a62513127/8-sweet-moments-between-jo-and-levi/ They met on a dating app and hooked up before she started at the hospital. (I had to google both of these incidents. After they reminded us, I vaguely recalled that yes, Jo and Levi slept together at some point, but I didn't remember the details. Totally forgot about Millin and Link.)

Román probably likes to be able to let his fabulous hair down, too. Also I just learned that Sasappis means "firefly."

Jazz can be fun when they do it well, and I always love the AT because they get to do all kinds of cool-looking lifts. I hate when they do them early in the season, though, when most of the celebs are just learning how to do choreo. Start with the easier dances so they hopefully won't look so awkward when they get to the more intricate stuff.

Me, too. I was hopeful because they so far have not done that, but also it's the fall finale or whatever so I was afraid they'd leave us hanging to bring us back next year.