Aquarius

Meghan pisses me off. I hate her GOTCHA! tactics (don't get me started on the question she asked the Parkland students about how the FEEL about the FBI possibly being able to stop the shooter but not following up.) I hate her tone-deaf parroting of right wing talking points. I hate her whining and whinging about being so exhausted dealing with the big liberal meanies at the table on The View. But today, I am mainly sad, because I heard a friend of mine, also an NRA member, say today pretty much what Meghan said about bump stocks and the Second Amendment. Sigh.

Not generous, no. She just seems stubborn and like someone who would hang on about four years past the expiration date.

I give the marriage five years.

I agree. I am angry and embarrassed too. It makes me sick that not even a week has passed since this horrific event and we have to hear the likes of Meghan McCain sneer about how people need to understand the gun culture in the 'middle' of the country. I also wanted to punch her in the face when Sunny started to say how she just doesn't understand why a person would need a gun like an AR-15 for anything, and Meghan interrupted her with, "You didn't grow up around guns" in her nasty tone. As if being raised around guns makes those weapons less deadly, or that Sunny can't grasp basics like rounds and fire power because she didn't have a gun rack hanging over her family fireplace. I'm sure Meghan didn't grow up shopping at Walmart and didn't spend a lot of her formative years in small town Kansas, but she sure spouts off as if she understands what those things are like. She is just insufferable. On a shallow note, Sunny's dress made her look as if she was being consumed by a carnivorous daffodil.

Alex isn't my favorite but I do like how serious and mature he is. He reminds me of my nephew. The only thing that has rubbed me the wrong way about him was the whole "Oh, I LIKE my bread cut too thick to eat" shtick. I know he's a kid but I just hate when anyone passes off mistakes as something they meant to do. PeeWee Herman aside. Makes me feel sorry for Alex and Bryn what lunch food must look like in their homes. Bryn did not seem to really understand that both her chicken nuggets and fries looked practically raw, and that must be some weird-ass DayGlo pressed lunchmeat that Alex has been getting on the 'ham' and cheese sandwiches he eats for lunch all the time. I don't have HD television, and Duff's tattoo looked more like a porcupine to me than a unicorn. It was cute how fat and lazy it was though. He even remembered that its name was Fred. :-) This show has made even my previously Duff-hating husband admit that "he does seem nice with the kids." Luke was the right choice to go, even though I liked him. He did get a bum choice (just the thought of putting my mouth on a sweet tuna salad imposter makes me ill, and I love tuna salad). I thought it was hysterical that both his side dish imposters were not imposters, though. "For my imposter side dish, I'm going to make applesauce made of applesauce." When that turned out to look like barf (who woulda thunk?), he made the genius decision to make granola . . . made of granola. I can't remember the other challenge where he did not like what he drew, but it seems like that really threw him when he draws a bad choice.

I find Giada Entertains cringeworthy. It makes me feel sorry for her party guests. I cannot even imagine being invited to a party where such thought and planning and ego goes into the guest experience. A little while ago I caught the "Giada Film Festival" or whatever episode . . . she requests her guests shoot short films that will be judged during the party . . . and she says something like, "This will push them out of their comfort zone. And that's sort of the point, isn't it?" Call me old school. But I always thought the point of parties and get-togethers was to have fun. To relax. To enjoy. Giada's parties seem like a lot of work. Not for her, but for her guests.

Bonjour =buongiorno Cloche = cloak Magee's = Maggie's Rusty = idiot Matthew was robbed. I dislike him, but he was robbed. Rusty can't even string words together properly, even those he knows how to pronounce. I don't know who Zac Brown is and I don't care. But I feel like Rusty was given the pilot so the show had an excuse to have him on. And what sort of superpower does he have over Rusty where that brief little pep-talk turned Rusty around? So fake. And did I miss something or is Rusty a member of the band? Isn't he their cook? Why then was he going on about the pilot being like cutting a demo? Does he have much experience cutting demos? Jason actually uttered the phrase, "Butter my butt and call me a biscuit!" when he saw Guy. Slap my face and whistle Dixie, but that ain't no surprise, honey. Guy's been directing the "pilots" for what seems like forever now. I hate Jason and all his sayings. I hate how all he has to do is show up and all the judges are grinning for ear-to-ear and going on about his 'wonderful personality.' There's a big editing problem for me because I'm missing all the wonderful personality. I see zany shirts and I hear lots of 'honey' and 'sweet baby Jesus' and I hear a lot of folksy sayings, but I'm missing the wonderful personality. Even during his talking heads, Jason seems like a bitch. It's probably his to lose. Cory is missing something for me. Just don't like him either. And I hate his new haircut. I have no one to root for. I guess it's Cory for me, by default, because he annoys me the least. Go, Cory!

Yes, Giada's hair was once short.

I read an interview with Giada's mother about her own autobiography. In the interview, she speaks about the fact that both her daughters were abused by her ex-husband, which is covered in the book. Veronica's autobiography is only available in Italian so I have never read it. But there is no doubt in my mind that the woman in the LA Times article is Giada. And as others have said, that sort of abuse leaves a mark that will never go away, no matter how long ago it happened. I do not like Giada for many reasons (the ego-trip that was her book Feel Good Food being primary among them), but I give anyone credit for surviving that with her sanity intact.

I hate this commercial so much. I don't know why but I get a very icky flirty vibe from those two. Yeah, I was thrilled to see one of my all-time favorite Liberty Morons is back in rotation. At least this time there's no "NEWSFLASH!"

Here in New Jersey, yes, they do.

I love the fluffy tail too. But I gotta say, I coulda used more cowbell.

I'm hoping his ex-wife moves on. So much anger, hurt and resentment only hurts her. He couldn't give a shit less and she's never getting any kind of apology or retribution.

Ah, yes, I think you're right. Trace with the Bieb's hairstyle made the Bananas Shitstorm. I don't remember what the heck Jason made to eat. It's pretty sad, so many of the contestants are so interchangeable to me, and I don't remember what they've cooked.

I'm 12 and beyond bored with what most of Ree does. So when she kept talking about the crispy bits in the potatoes, in my mind I heard Austin Powers saying "dangly bits" and I laughed and laughed. I also laughed at Ladd being so hungry after "feeding." Just like he's the vampire I always thought he was.

Don 't like him at all. It's been bothering me who he reminds me of. And that's it - Mr. Garrison. So I dislike Jason on his own merits, because Mr. Garrison doesn't bother me at all.

I thought it was right after Aunt Sandy pronounced that Jason the Cook's dish looked like pooh. Which it did. Then she said that Jason The Florist's floral arrangements looked like a hot mess. That's some kind of wonderful, right there. Sandra Lee thinks your food looks like shit and your tablescape is a hot mess. Anyone who ever watched Semi-Homemade knows just what I mean. Jason can go home proud. Which I hope he does. Next week. Rusty needs to be sent home before the next episode even airs for being such an unsufferable tool. Lecturing Suzanne about keeping to 30 seconds!! 30 seconds!!!! Not a second more!!!! And then he's all ramblin' man in front of the camera. I guess 30 seconds is longer in the south. What an asshat. Lavender is delicious in the right application. About as perfumey as thyme when done right. It's a prominent component* of herbes de Provence so using it in this challenge was quite appropriate. Also a sophisticated culinary choice. No wonder the judges loved it. They must be starved for anything remotely sophisticated this season. * note the proper use of the word, Suzanne.

Maris owned a beach house. That's the episode with the dead seal outside the dinner party. I can't remember if Niles and Maris were together at the time, or if Niles got it in the divorce. I don't remember how they ended up in the childhood cabin where they watched the videos and everyone but Frasier realized his new girlfriend looked just like his mom. The episode with Megan Mulllaly, where Frasier and Niles weren't sure if they were off on "that" kind of weekend or not - that was also a cabin, wasn't it?

Yeah. Cuz nothing says jus' folks like a helipad. Yes, she talked about how Alex was on the bus for 45 minutes as a kindergartner. Which cracked me up, growing up as I did in freaking semi-rural New Jersey, and having a bus ride of 50 minutes. I guess I didn't know it but I lived In The Middle of Nowhere.

Oh FFS. I thought "town" was a million miles away. How does Ladd have time to get there, have breakfast, and get back to the Ranch In The Middle Of Nowhere in time for sunup cattle working? This might be the stupidest show of all time.

No, it's not that we eat because we're amazing. It's some sort of weird female-empowerment message that says, "Yes! It's okay to EAT!!" Cuz you're eating some overprocessed, dehydrated and (of course) low calorie foodstuff that will ensure you can fit into next season's stylish swimsuit. OWN IT, WOMEN! I hate the line "Our bodies make BABIES!" Uh, no. Not unless your egg has been fertilized by an outside source. It's not like our bodies just spontaneously produce offspring. Some of us go to our graves without our bodies making a BABY! It's also interesting that's the first "amazing" woman-body thing on the list.

Doesn't come across that way on TV and that's all that counts here.

I thought she said it was at her friend's house. I always took it to mean "Dad" as their father.

That was pretty funny.

Anyone who's ever adopted a cat knows the exact moment when that happened. :-) That guy got off easy. The light hadn't changed, nor apparently had the day of the week.