30 Helens

Gabe’s cocky assurance that he will be invited back makes me pretty sure he won’t. Kyle reminds me of a big goofy puppy who could amuse himself for hours with nothing but his own tail to chase. He’ll always catch the frisbee, but he’ll hand it right back because he’s friendly and trusting like that. I don’t mind them keeping him around because I like big goofy puppies. Andy is the little pug who just wants to bite your ankles. He barks and snarls to make you think he’s fierce, but if you yell at him he’ll slink off and hide under a chair. (Andy is actually fascinating to me. Has anyone ever gone from being a terrified, paranoid mess to such a delusional preening peacock in this short of time? I have no idea who he is— and I’m pretty sure he doesn’t, either.) Sue is a hairless terrier, feisty and spotted. She’s so fixated on that hole in the fence where she once spotted a rat that she doesn’t even want to come in for dinner. If you gave her a bottle of sunscreen, she’d just bury it in the yard. And this concludes tonight’s episode of Dog Survivor.

Well, you’re not entirely crazy, because Molly Hatchet was (supposedly) a real person. Given their shared preference for a certain pointy implement, it’s not surprising you mixed them up. The name even flitted through my mind for a second. (I say “supposedly” a real person because the Internet has very little info. I tried looking her up because while I was aware of her as a historical figure, I couldn’t remember what she did. But I only found brief descriptions of her as either a prostitute or vengeful woman from the South who beheaded her customers/ lovers with an ax. All info came from message boards, mostly relating second-hand info from the band about their name origin, and I could find nothing from actual historical sites. So I am skeptical about the veracity. I think the band may have made her up.) I watched 3 shows in a row today: Started off strong with FJ gets on Monday and Tuesday, then fizzled like Icarus today with a shrug-guess of Mercury. I was picturing a just-hatched winged god who, much like a fledgling bird, hadn’t quite learned to fly and was panicking a bit, and… yeah. I think my brain was just tired after 3 games. Icarus never even entered my mind.

I recommend we all stay six posts apart.

0/5 Looks like I’ll be sitting at the bagel table all alone. That’s ok, more for me! I decided on cinnamon raisin. (I despise raisins, but for some reason I don’t mind them in bagels. Although I will pull them out if they get too aggressive. As in, visible.)

And your cleverness exceeds mine, because that flew right past me. Anyone want to explain the “fishermen and ghost hunters” part? I will listen while chewing on a bagel. Trying to decide between blueberry and cinnamon raisin.

Sierra’s inner dialogue: “I look good tonight. Wait ‘til they see me strut onto that stage, they’ll be so sorry they let this go… wait, you’re not even looking at me? I spent hours getting ready! Why don’t you look sad? I’M A TRAGIC BEAUTY! …Oh, they will pay.” Bitterest runway show ever. Same old same old. They knew how the others were voting, and didn’t want to be the two pariahs who didn’t go along. I miss the days when people would disguise their handwriting and lie about their votes. Not at all. As long as it’s New Era Survivor with all the New Era twists eating up episode time, the extra 30 minutes is the only chance we have to see some camp life and strategizing. Before they lengthened the episodes, I’d be halfway though the season and still not know who many of the players were. They were just random beach bums playing out Jeff’s Idea of the Week. That was boring to me. Uhh.. it’s your mother-in-law. You don’t say a GODDAMN THING.

I have heard of All Saints Day, but had no idea when it was. Couple that with my (lack of) knowledge about football, and it will come as no surprise that I missed FJ. Hoping for an easy category tomorrow. It’s my last shot!

I feel cheated. I was never taught any of these pneumonics. I only learned the Great Lakes one in recent years, but I can never remember that the word is HOMES, so it’s of no help. But the next time I have to think about taxonomy, I’ll try to remember that some king had sex? With his family? And there were pumpkins involved? Oh, never mind. I had no idea for the Robert Burns clue, other than they wanted a place in Scotland, obviously. The only Burns poem I know is about the mice and their men, and how their schemes gang aft agley.

I did both, and still got nowhere. (I got stuck on waltz for a few seconds, which made me sad, which broke my concentration, so that didn’t help.) The reveal was a true slap-your-forehead “of course!” moment. I hate it when I miss those. Not sorry Rachel’s gone. I wouldn’t have minded hearing some more of that charming Aussie accent, though.

This legit cracked me up. “I just got kidnapped, held for hostage, and almost died in a fiery explosion!” “Oh… that’s too bad.” I’m with you on the first part. For me, the biggest problem with Sasha is she’s so blandly nice and a perpetual victim. If she could become even a bit more devious, she’d be a lot more interesting. No to the JJ pairing, though. I don’t think SM is a terrible actress, but JJ is leagues beyond. I think making them scene partners would just highlight her limitations. (I also think we’re heading towards a Lucky/Lizzy reunion, so there’s that.) When I first read this, I had an image of JJ on the side of the GH set, hawking his new line of neckwear. Like, are ties the new MonaVie? Hee.

Agreed. As a former cat owner, I would never underestimate the healing power of kittens.

I thought that this would be given consideration, at least. I know Dante’s not their father and has no legal right to them, but they have been living as a family long enough that for stability’s sake, maybe they should be allowed to remain where they are if that’s what the want. They just lost their mom, now they have to go through losing Dante and Rocco, too? I can only assume it didn’t enter their minds because they were too overwhelmed by passion to think beyond ripping each other’s clothes off and befouling the rug where their children play. 🤢

I will always like Brad because he had Britt’s endorsement and that’s enough for me. I’m still not sure about this new Lucas, but if he’s sticking around and needs a love interest, of course it will be Brad because this show can only accommodate so many gay characters at once. Either way, Carly needs to keep her nose out of it because it’s none of her business who Lucas talks to. I didn’t find anything strange about there being a nanny cam. I have a camera in my living room so I can keep an eye on the dogs when I’m out of the house. For a busy parent, it’s an easy way to check in your kid when you’re at work, not necessarily to monitor the nanny. I did enjoy Michael’s expression when he saw the video— maybe the only good acting I’ve ever seen from CD. I’m in the drop-a-crane camp— or at least hoping for some good adversarial action. Millow Vanillow has always been boring, but Millow vs Vanillow? There could be something there. I agree with everyone about the great acting from NLG, and I appreciate the attention given to Sam as a long-term character, but I hope they wrap up the grief scenes soon. Real life has been depressing enough, I just need a little more joy in my shows. Or at least some vengeful crane dropping to satisfy my darker impulses. I don’t know which pairing is less appealing: Jason and Anna or Jason and Sasha. I have a feeling the show is heading for the latter, with maybe a little Anna jealousy thrown in just to further destroy her character. Not looking forward to it.

My week started off strong, then fell off a cliff. (In more ways than one.) 2/5. Since we all could probably use some comfort food, I will bring a giant tub of ice cream with spoons for everyone. And puppies. Because what is more comforting than puppies?

It didn’t even occur to me that it might be streaming only. I was assuming a next-day streaming option, like the broadcast and cable shows get. But this is syndication, so that might make things more complicated. Anyway, as I said, I’m not even sure the statement happened. Ken seems like too much of a good soldier to be all loose-lipped like that. I was torn between Columbus and Vespucci for FJ, and time ran out before I made up my mind. Oh, well. I don’t really mind losing on days when I’m at least on the right track. It’s days when I have no f-ing idea that are frustrating to me. Rachel reminds me of someone I know and can’t stand, so I kind of hope her stay is a short one.