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I think we could use a little humor, so I would like you all to enjoy this outfit that is available at Melissa's Salon, Envy. https://www.envybymg.com/products/lfu16f0240 This look definitely engenders strong feelings. Envy is not among them. ETA: I particularly enjoy the shorts - a combination of kitchen curtains, a loin cloth and a diaper. So sexy!

I have made cottage cheese cookies. I have a very old cookbook (I collect them) which uses cottage cheese as a base in a very soft cookie dough that is then filled with fruit before baking. I have also used cottage cheese as a filling base. In both cases, the cottage cheese is not recognizable. It is beaten until smooth. It adds moisture to dough. I understood Marie going home. She struggled with each of the stages. For the show stopper, her biscuits were the same base, shortbread, many people used to build their containers. So she was in essence competing against multiple shortbreads and multiple gingerbreads. She could have faired better if she did a more unique biscuit/cookie.

Poor little Easter Island head Jacqueline! She threw a party and all anyone wanted to talk about was Teresa. I find Jac insufferable. I think she’s banking on the audience turning against Teresa and therefore turning toward her. The problem is Tre and her family are more watchable. Even those folks who hate Tre are likely to also dislike Jac. She and Chris can try to sell the we fell on hard times but we’re doing the honorable thing and cutting back story as much as they like. The problem is Chris did defraud people by taking funds from his company to fund his family’s lifestyle. How much went to the horror that is Jac’s face? I am glad Ashlee completed schooling to get a work skill. I still believe she came back to Jersey to get on the show and get paid. She is an adult so she scores a paycheck. And she helps give Jac a storyline that she desperately needs. I am so over Joe Go. Let me see if I can break this down. He goes on and on about how sexy his wife is and encourages other men to ogle her. We are all supposed to be impressed that he scored the hottest wife. Then he goes on and on about her not having enough sex with him, implying she doesn’t want to get anywhere near his fetid manmeat. Somehow he thinks this makes him look manly – ooh, he wants the sex all the time. The problem is that his wife, who wrote a book in which she supported marital rape, appears to not want him. How exactly does that make him look manly? If Bravo thinks their audience is hoping to see naked Joe Go, they are sorely mistaken. His personality is such a huge turn off, even if he didn’t look like a roided out troll he wouldn’t be appealing.

I used to dye my hair to match my natural color, dark brown. My roots were close to black. I decided to try to go blond a few years ago because I felt like the dark hair made my skin look too pale. It took a long time to get the dye out. Then I went too blond and looked like I died and forgot to lie down. I have now settled on a dark blond that works well. I have gotten much more gray in the last few years. It blends better with the blind, creating highlights. The tricky thing is my hair will turn red as it fades. It is a terrible color on me. And, I am Indian, not a drop of the British Isles in me, so I don't like becoming a redhead. When we dye my hair, I add a bluing agent or a heavy ash (looks sort of brownish green) to mask the red. Then I use a touch up toner once a week that I get at Sally Beauty Supply. It really helps the down the red. @Jynnan tonnix if you want to grow out your hair (which would be lovely) you may want to look for that kind of toner. It will tone down the copper, helping it blend better, and soften the gray during the grow out.

I appreciated the serious commentary about the murder of Alton Sterling. However, they still slipped in a crack about the Clinton emails. Really? A man is dead and you still have to take a cheap shot at Clinton? If they don't feel this case is being sent to the right agency to investigate it, where would they like it sent? That is worth stating. Acting like the investigation of Clinton's emails was done wrong is sloppy and detracts from a very serious and important subject.

Between Jules' peanut/pistachio/vulva/labia/clitoris and Bethenny's vagina-named uterus, this is like a medical show for people with no knowledge of anatomy. Opening your life up on a reality show does not have to include photos and descriptions of your genitals or reproductive organs. During the dance segment, I was hoping that we would see some classic Ramona moves, reminiscent of her runway walk.

Nike!

I think I've figured out the dance. The boy with the purple sash around his hips is Jesus, holding the evil away from the girl on the ground. Okay. This leads to a few questions: Why pick the stocky boy with the substantive hips to play Jesus? Is he better suited to stave off evil? We're typically been shown images of slender Jesus. Is he actually more of a linebacker, better able to hold off attackers? Why does evil want her in the first place? They look like they would have more fun together. Why does evil keep coming at her the same way? Derek, who looks a bit like a skinny Stretch Armstrong here, is reaching over the top, moving his gangly arms in the same ineffective way over and over. Isn't evil smarter than that? This evil doesn't need linebacker Jesus to hold it off. she could put up a child gate and go about her day in peace.

What in the ever-loving fuck was that interpretive dance supposed to represent? I need an interpretive dance interpreter. I'm sure the crowd found it very enlightening (or at least had something to laugh about later that day).

Why is Katie's nose red? Does she have a special clown form of the virus? Do other people have blood oozing from their nostrils but since she's the specialist snowflake hers oozes through her pores? When the doctor told Katie I wanted her to live, I thought that makes four - Katie, Jake, Quentin and the doctor. Okay, maybe five. Thomas might want her to live. The audience is pretty damn tired of her. I could handle an emotional send off if it meant we really got to say goodbye.

I was born in Philadelphia. I have worked with people from around the world and have traveled extensively. In all situations, one thing is guaranteed - I have the worst sounding accent in the room. Philadelphia, the city of independence and the creator of dulled consonants and mispronunciations. Add in a few quadruple negatives and you have a feast for the ears.

As to Jules' vulva injury, several years ago a friend was babysitting. While reaching into an upper kitchen cabinet, she slipped and fell on a lower cabinet door causing a similar injury. She was in excruciating pain. She texted the parents and called her sister. They all went to the hospital because she was bleeding and in a lot of pain. So, similar to Jules. She fell awkwardly, basically landing on her vulva, catching it on a hard object (windowsill vs. cabinet door). The other similarity is how many people treated her like she was overly dramatic and/or assumed she was lying about how she got hurt. Fortunately she got good medical treatment. She stayed in the hospital overnight as a precaution because of the risk of blood clots. Sound s like Jules did the same. The doctor at one point pulled her sister out of the room and told her if she couldn't be supportive she should leave. Her sister was nasty because she had been asked to help and didn't think it could be that bad. The kids parents were upset they had to come to the hospital to retrieve their children. My friend's mother had joined them there and was watching the kids. The parents apologized later when they saw all the blood in the kitchen that my friend, even while injured and waiting on her sister, had tried to clean up. So while Jules' injury sounds weird, I feel for her. It's a hell of a thing to have happen. As far as her drugs, Adderall was the only one she said she took on an on-going basis. The others were for a very painful injury. Combining pain meds with drugs made her pretty damn goofy. She's not the first person, nor will she be the last, to make that mistake.

Butt lady said she was told at her job that she needed to fill out the shorts. So, let's talk workplace harassment, the right to create looks-based job requirements and a million other things that make women more likely to choose plastic surgery. It may well have been the way to keep her job. Now, you can argue that she should get another job, but that's not always so easy, especially at the same pay. Personally I didn't see anything wrong with her looks.

The Duggars are strange because they have been taught absolute obedience to thought. They were raised with Gothard materials; they must adhere to the beliefs of the church of Jim Boob. However, they were also largely neglected. Neither Boob nor Mechelle spent much time raising their children. Mechelle seems stoned most of the time so things like riding scooters indoors or walking on counters don't phase her. Heck, Josie licking the counters is probably encouraged as a cleaning technique. Once they are courting, however, then the parents hover, enforcing their strict restrictions. Those are some effed up kids.

Our neighbors had a beautiful white longhair cat named Houdini. His magic trick? Getting 6 different families to feed him. He would make the rounds in the back yards where they all had food bowls for him. I finally pointed out to some of the neighbors that he had a home.

For those of you who could not make it to the end of Derek's missive on depression: This is the heart of the problem, the idea that the bible is always right in all things; i.e., knowledge does not progress and there is no knowledge outside of the bible. Of course, this is tricky in book that has been translated multiple times and still requires interpretation. Add the major changes in society, technology, etc. and the idea that the bible can address all issues becomes more specious. Derek does have the faith of a child. Unfortunately such faith is often shattered. He has seen a lot of difficulties in his young life. However, should he hit something that shakes his faith, his fall will be hard. When it comes to Christian Counselors, there are many possibilities. And I agree that Derek has probably not thought beyond using the terminology. There are ministers/priests/rabbis/imams who are trained counselors. As part of their accreditation/ordination process they need to take courses on counseling. Often they need to have a counselor of their own who is similarly trained. The best among these, when counseling someone with major depression, would recommend the person reach out to medical professionals. There are other denominations in which there is no requirement for the clergy to have any knowledge of counseling. Unfortunately that doesn't stop them from offering it. Sure, they can guide someone to a bible (or whichever holy book) verse. They may not be willing to look beyond that. This can lead people with depression or other mental illness to feel they are simply not committed enough to their faith - a moral failing rather than a health issue. Unfortunately I don't think Derek is intellectually robust enough to understand that he is promoting the latter view of mental illness. Also, there is a growing movement of Christian counselors who are not accredited in any way. Hang up a shingle and call yourself a counselor. Maybe you've gone to church for a long time. Maybe the local pastor thinks you have a good grasp on the Christian life. Maybe you're a deacon or went to bible college. So start counseling. Explain how everything you need is in the bible. And yes there are similar people on the secular side. There are naturopathic healers that offer "cures" for mental illness that are nothing more than faith and snake oil. God has a plan for everything in your life differs only slightly from the idea of a somehow sentient universe that has plans for you. The language changes; the mythology is consistent. Whether Derek is limited intellectually or simply chooses to limit himself intellectually I don't know. I do know that by accepting and promoting ideas that are not well considered and spouting his barely intellectualized thoughts on critical issues, assuming somehow we will all benefit from his brilliance, makes him a Duggar through and through.

I have never seen such an empty DMV office. I'm going with a set up. Also, do they call by name or issue numbers? I live in a city so maybe we're different, but the whole thing screamed reality TV reenactment. The sweetest moment of the show was Jazz's brothers saying they forgot she has a penis. If ever there was a testimony to them knowing she is female that was it. I know we're talking genitals and erections, but it was a wonderfully innocent and unscripted moment. Jazz's mother's issues are showing more and more. She is going to have a meltdown when Jazz leaves home. This is her life. @TomGirl I agree so much. They need to let her grow up out of the constant spotlight. If they want to do activism through TV, then do a special or two each year but don't do the day to day. Being on reality TV has destroyed many families and adults. Why do they think it is smart for a teenager?

Jules bruised her vulva climbing through a window. She took a photo on her phone and showed the photo to the others at the pizza party. Jules made a calzone rather than a pizza. For some odd reason, she put silverware and a measuring cup into her calzone. So no spoon in her vagina.. She called her lump/bruise her "peanut."

Dubrow really annoyed me this episode when talking about the woman with the butt implants. While I can understand she shouldn't replace them because she had so many issues with them, his initial argument was "she looks like a soccer mom," as if she wasn't attractive enough to warrant choosing to enhance her body in a way she wanted to. Okay, Terry is a breast guy. I get it. He doesn't care for junk in the trunk. She wants a curvier look. He needs to shut it with the criticism. They also kept going on about how attractive earlobe guy is. I agree he's attractive, but that doesn't mean he is more deserving of having his deformity fixed. If a less attractive person had keloids on their earlobes would they not do the surgery?

Jules most likely has a problem with her labia, not her vagina. I will also accept vulva. Bethenny has a problem with her uterus. There is more to female-appearing genitalia than vaginas. I may have to get them all a copy of Our Bodies, Our Selves and highlight a few pages. If they think Jules has an active eating disorder, they could express actual concern and talk to her about what they are seeing in a compassionate and caring way. Or they could be useless, catty shrews and talk about her behind her back, make snarky comments to her, up her stress levels, and make her feel watched and criticized thereby making it more likely that she will get worse. Guess we know where cathenny fall on this one. Dorinda’s coat reminded me of an afghan my mother crocheted in the early 70s. Have I mentioned color vision issues run in my family? LuAnn for the win. I’m done too. Regardless of which HW show it is, it seems like people need to apologize and apologize and apologize forever.

On rewatch I agree with other posters that Laura Montez is possibly not even Hispanic. Her husband is and she is riding on that association. Although she may be American born Hispanic. I did enjoy her pronunciation of her name. I read the interview with the show runner. I would prefer they do a skip and get us back into politics. JLD is great but the show succeeds because of the way the characters play off of each other.

Thank you for taking (a partial) one for the team.

Bitey and Blackie, I will miss you. Can't we start next season now?

I saw the Tibet thing as more silliness of the news media. Of course Montez did not negotiate the Tibet deal but they gave her credit. This did put Selina back into her VP type role - even if she did the work she did not get the credit. I have to rewatch because I was having a hard time staying focused last night (not the fault of the show, of course). Kent's comment on the circumference of Mike's daughter's head was so perfect. Only Kent.

I am speculating that they find the extra ballots that would give the win to Selina and her team gets together to prove that Montez was born in Mexico, not New Mexico, as was hinted during the world's most painful coffee. Montez is out. They find some way to finagle Selina back in. After all, Ben can't hang out at Disneyland forever. And Mike will not be a good stay at home dad to his babies and 6 year old daughter. This also would allow the recurring joke of the woman who kept getting interviewed to be played out again. Oops! You thought you were working in the west wing; guess not! Sue stays with the office. She is a government employee, not a political appointee. It had been mentioned before how many presidents she has worked for (when they were joking about her age). Damn, now we have to wait for this show to return.