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The reveal of the bathroom and bedroom in Charlie's apartment was INCREDIBLE. And there are 2 more doors!!!!!!!!! WHAT'S BEHIND THEM.
Also, if anyone knows the source of Dee's jacket in episode 2, please and thank you. I was dying of envy the entire episode.
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Just popping in as someone just now catching the final season once it was available on Netflix and the JAVA JO'Z mention was amazing.Tuco's "headquarters" (with the graffiti) is actually a lovely little coffee shop in the ABQ with wonderful pastries and excellent coffee. Kim tells Cliff that the place they are meeting rivals Java Jo'z in quality.
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18 hours ago, Ms Blue Jay said:
Personally, I do not have "Zack love" I just can't stand the way some of those women talk about him. It's nasty.
It makes me wonder if he was kind of weird in the dates the other women may have shared with him in the pods that weren't aired. Like maybe they find him creepy because he asked creepy questions or gave creepy answers and that's why they didn't move forward in dating him. I discount anything Irina or Micah say about him, but even Chelsea said he was creepy. I think it's valid to consider that there may have been interactions that we as the audience were not privy to.
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7 hours ago, Chatty Cake said:
Okay, here’s what’s got me hating Heather. Didn’t she bring Danica on the trip? As soon as Danica started saying to Jen what everyone else is thinking, Heather starts giving her the side glare. Then runs after Jen and implies that anyone defying Jen should know that “ stitches get snitches.” I cannot stand the way they are coddling Jen at this point in time, They knew what was what.
I wonder if that was just for storyline purposes. "Heather, invite Danna so it makes sense she's there when viewers don't know who she is."
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So weird. Barilla has plants in Italy and in the US, so it's not just produced in the United States. This is anecdotal, obviously, but when I was in Italy, we rented rooms from an Italian family in Siena and she used Barilla pasta exclusively, so it's not like it's trash pasta in Italy.
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On 9/27/2022 at 1:13 AM, isalicat said:
There is no actual food there...its like a hobgoblin of chemicals arranged in a strangely attractive concept. For me, any package that has very large letters spelling out: "Artificially Flavored" on it is not coming into my house 😸 But that is because I am an old...if I was a 20 something I would so try these. Now I am thinking about how you could make these au natural with corn tortilla strips rolled up and fried and then you would put some butter and caramel sauce on (and of course you need some vanilla ice cream - this would be a rad dessert!).
Water is a "chemical."
Artificial flavors are more heavily studied and tested than their natural counterparts. Plenty of natural flavors are also not sustainable (ex: vanilla). So feel good that this product is safe to consume at any age. Unless you need to watch sodium or something else called out on the nutritional label as an allergen you need to avoid personally.
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On 8/24/2022 at 7:12 PM, Leeds said:
So I should have a couple of joints with me to make it to the right spot? I hate that shopping has become so stressful.
I prefer edibles because of the smell and mess, but you do you, boo.
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Agree with others here that Queso Fresco is your best bet. Sometimes it is challenging to find at your store, depending on where they store it! Here's a few tips:
-If your store has a very fancy charcuterie area, it's not going to be there, but the associates there would likely know where it is!
-Look in the refrigerated sections next to the shredded and block cheese, sometimes there is also a queso section that grocers will place queso fresco next to. At my store, the QF is like 2 reefer units down from the shredded cheese options.
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On 8/11/2022 at 2:13 PM, tennisgurl said:
God knows I felt like I was getting an ulcer watching some of those kitchen scenes. They were more intense than a lot of massive battle scenes I have watched on TV with massive casualties and heads flying everywhere. Kudos to the actors, directors, sound editors, etc. because you could really feel that intensity coming off the screen like you were right there in the kitchen.
As someone who has been in a commercial kitchen when you're "in the weeds," I had a better understanding of what PTSD is like. Some of those scenes literally made me SMELL the kitchens I've been in under that same pressure.
It's awful. And the only way out is through. It's awful. LOL. Tip your servers, everybody! And if it's a busy night and everyone seems stressed, feel free to buy the kitchen staff a shot.
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The tomatillos would make amazing enchiladas, especially right now if you can find Hatch chiles in your supermarket.
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On 8/6/2022 at 2:25 PM, Raiderred said:
Anyway, I could go on and on about this story as it was a very wild ride for our town and yes, 99% of the adults thought Candice got away with murder!
I would just like to say:
Please. Please go on and on.
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On 6/28/2022 at 9:18 PM, EtheltoTillie said:
Based on these comments Maybe I’ll skip the rest of this. I paused halfway through episode one. Some of these series and podcasts are just too long lately. These long series have a lot of fans, unfortunately.
I'm finding it interesting, but agree it's way too long. The inclusion of the community theatre is so stupid, in my opinion. They don't add anything.
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On 6/4/2022 at 11:02 AM, fishcakes said:
I just finished Joel Schwartz's book, which seems like it was written primarily by his co-author, a true crime writer, but with Joel providing insight into his own thinking at various times. There's very little that's new if you saw the mini-series and the most recent Dateline, but there were a few things:
-- both Betsy and Russ had affairs throughout their marriage. According to Betsy's first husband, he and Betsy continued to have sex about twice a month all through Betsy and Russ's marriage, the last time being two weeks before her death.
-- Pam wasn't the only one pointing the finger at Russ early on. A few of Betsy's relatives and friends also told the police that Russ was verbally abusive. (Of course, once he provided a solid alibi, they should have stopped investigating him.)
-- Pam's husband probably was not as uninvolved or as clueless an idiot as he was portrayed as being in the mini-series. Apparently he and Pam both attacked Russ at Betsy's memorial service, calling him a murderer, and later after someone (ahem) called State Farm pretending to be Russ's sister and demanding the insurance payout, Pam and her husband went to State Farm the next day to deny that it was Pam who called.
-- the judge in Russ's first trial was ridiculously inexperienced. She had only been a judge for a short time before his trial and had only presided over one civil trial at that point. Before that, as a lawyer, she had never even conducted a trial. Shortly after the trial, she was suspended for 6 months by the State Bar for misconduct having to do with cases she'd handled as a lawyer before becoming a judge. She served only one term as a judge, losing her first reelection bid.
-- Joel's original ambition was to be an actor, but he went to law school to have something to fall back on. He was cast in a small role in a James Spader movie back in the 80s, but turned it down because he'd just started working at the Public Defender's office.
-- Before the first trial, Joel's 14-year-old son who wants to be a lawyer someday, read through the police reports and said, "oh, Pam Hupp did it." lol
-- Pam tried to withdraw her guilty plea in the Gumpenberger murder in 2020, but it was denied. Capital charges were brought against her last year for the murder of Betsy by the current DA (the one who defeated Askey in the election).
All in all, the book was a bit of a chore to get through, probably because I already knew most of what happened, but also it seemed pretty repetitive by itself. The way the author details the first interrogation of Russ goes on for pages and pages of the detective telling Russ they know he did it and Russ denying it. Author says that happened 70-something times, and I didn't go back and count, but it felt like he recounted that exchange 70-something times. Also they lay out the facts of the case in full at least three times when talking about the first and second trials and the appeal.
I enjoyed the book, although I read it between the airing of the first and second episodes, so perhaps my unfamiliarity with the case made it more interesting. I had also never seen the Dateline episodes, so I was completely new to it all. I found it an extremely easy read as well.
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On 6/11/2022 at 12:51 PM, Ms Blue Jay said:
This was 2001. I'm sure there were many people who didn't even have email addresses then.
Old person checking in. Graduated college in 2000. While I had a personal Hotmail account, I didn't use it at all because my work email was more convenient, AND, if you can believe it, lots of companies restricted internet to email only, so you couldn't even go online at work to access your personal email, that's why you ended up using your work one. I planned several bachelorette parties from a work email, lol.
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6 hours ago, Kel Varnsen said:
Isn't a lot of that genealogy research because they want to try and symbolically baptize everyone, including non-Mormons? One thing I remember about the documentary I mentioned above was how Mormons generated a bunch of controversy because they were symbolically baptising Jewish Holocaust victims.
Oh, I 100% guarantee it's not for pure and wholesome reasons. I was just pointing out that they have exhaustive records. The motive behind those records doesn't take away from their value as a resource. But, yeah. I'm sure it's not for the good of humanity.
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11 hours ago, Quickbeam said:
Wow, I think this show is amazingly good. I read the book years ago so I knew a lot of the backstory. Also, my husband’s DNA test revealed his father was not the man who raised him but a guy from a storied LDS family. His great great grandfather was evangelized in 1850 and emigrated with his wife from Norway to follow Brigham Young in founding the new Jerusalem. I’m a pagan but I have to hand it to the LDS church, they fell over themselves helping me with research.
On the show, I think Garfield is astonishingly gifted in portraying the character. I really don’t know his work but he’s selling it well. I know Wyatt Russell from Lodge 49 and there’s a lot of talent in the cast.
I appreciate the Mormon history flashbacks because it’s a very peculiar faith origin story.
The Mormons have an incredible genealogy research department! You can visit it in SLC, I believe.
My husband is enjoying this show with me, when it's not normally his jam due to the superhero casting with Garfield and Russell (Russell was Captain America in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier), and Sam Worthington with his action movie cred, and old man Lafferty I guess was in Peacemaker.
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What kind of sociopath hosts a baby shower for the wife of the man she's having an affair with?
Apparently one that later murders her with an ax.
Also, Allen's fastidiousness with grilling cracked me up.
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24 minutes ago, SlovakPrincess said:
Not to be mean, but Allan is just not the kind of guy I'd get axe-murdery over. (I'm sure the actor is a lot cuter without that mustache and hairdo).
I have always found Pablo Schreiber to be incredibly sexy, albeit in a non-traditional way (EXCEPTION: Orange is The New Black). He's a tall dude, and a tree that size needs solid trunks, and those volleyball shorts were putting those beefy gams on display. I totally got why Candy would want to get with him. Plus, their volleyball night makes it a solid alibi situation with their spouses.
I'm really enjoying this so far. True crime dramas often focus on the gore and awfulness of the crime and the trial. I actually enjoy learning and understanding the lead up to such a hideous crime, especially one committed by a woman. Women don't just murder other women with axes. The pathology behind this crime is so interesting to me. I'm sure we'll get the trial, etc, but I really like how they are setting the stage to understanding everyone's motivations that culminated in such tragedy.
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On 4/17/2022 at 9:20 PM, SunnyBeBe said:
I’m not sure. This actress has always talked that way, imo. For those who aren’t familiar with her….she was in the main cast of a show on HBO called Big Love when she was younger. She played a teen, but was actually in her 20s. I recall thinking then how she had such a unique look about her. Also, in the cast was Chloe Sevigny, Jean Tripplehorn and Bill Paxton. Awesome show, if you have time.
Ummmmmm. She's literally a movie star now. She was in Mamma Mia. She was in Les Miserables. She was in Mean Girls. She has had a starring role in multiple movies (the ones I listed are the blockbuster ones). I would think most people are familiar with her, and not likely due to her role in Big Love (which WAS a great show!)
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7 hours ago, Irlandesa said:
I felt uncomfortable with the comedic tone of this murder because this poor innocent guy is killed in a lazy attempt to reframe Russ. And yet I also loved the reenactment. Ah the dilemma.
I agree, but at the same time, I appreciate the comedic re-enactments because they demonstrate how cartoonish Pam was and what her descriptions of these scenes would look like, especially to seasoned law enforcement officers who should have easily been able to see through her bullshit the FIRST TIME. The sad realization that the first group of cops bought her bullshit and were responsible for her not being in jail for Betsy's murder leaving her to murder at least 2 more people is heartbreaking.
I could not stop laughing. My husband couldn't stop laughing. We had to pause the show because we were wheezing so hard.
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On 4/10/2022 at 9:23 PM, Blergh said:
Has anyone else tried the 90-second instant cooked rice packets? I think they were first created by an Indian rice company but Uncle Ben's and Rice-a-Roni have quickly picked up on the technology and offer a very wide variety! Anyway, for those of us who have a limited time to prepare food due to our work schedules,etc. these are VERY convenient and actually quite delicious & flavorful.
Oh, and just by adding another packet of precooked meat/tofu to the perfectly and instantly prepared rice then mixing it up as well as having some apples sauce and some milk/juice to wash it all down, it makes a satisfying meal!
I love them. I am an excellent cook, but always seem to not nail rice. And it's so simple which is why it's so frustrating!!!!
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On 4/10/2022 at 12:50 AM, Gramto6 said:
Watching Ina Garten's show this morning she made chocolate chunk cookies with Fleur de Sal sprinkled on top after baking. That maybe something I need to try... Basically not a cookie person but do like shortbread cookies. Salty person more than sweet person here...
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6 minutes ago, bluegirl147 said:
I meant after Theranos ceased to be. If you were still a true believer after the fall began I can see other companies questioning your competence. Although you might look loyal.
Ha, yes. Sort of like Elizabeth's father with the Enron weight around his neck. How could you ever look NOT like an idiot with that on your resume? I would imagine it would probably depend on what role you had. If you were in marketing, you wouldn't have had anything to do with defrauding investors. But on the biomed side, if you weren't one of the whistleblowers, you look like an absolute asshole.
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We have been doing Hello Fresh for about a month now and while I love to cook from scratch and my husband is an eager and earnest lover of my cooking, he is not the best at making requests or suggesting meals. So we tried doing Hello Fresh and the biggest thing I think it has done for us is that he feels more empowered to start dinner if I'm out on an errand or something. A lot of the things I make are in my head, so even if I tell him "chop up some onions, etc" he always feel like he'll do it wrong and disappoint me. This lets him feel more confident that he's doing things correctly and I get to rave about HIS cooking. We haven't had a bad meal yet, and the meals we have had have kind of reinvigorated me in terms of seeking out new recipes or flavors. Perhaps if I spent a little more time planning (less than 20 or 30 minutes) and used his help with prepping ingredients on a Sunday, we could Hello Fresh ourselves and save on the money.
I do like the elimination of waste in some ways. I hate buying a 12 oz bottle of an ingredient that I only need 2 tbsp of and then having to find other ways to use it. That alone is a benefit! While it is a LITTLE on the pricy side, it's still cheaper than Door Dash, and the "new to us" recipes feel kind of special like take out, even if we had to cook and clean up.
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Season 2 - Feud: Capote vs The Swans
in Feud
Okay, THANK YOU about Phyllis Diller. Also, I knew instantly it was Phyllis Diller and only because of Scooby Doo! Thanks, Scooby!
I get that the show is called "Feud," so we need to know there IS a feud, however, the timeline jumping is so stupid. I don't even care that he hurt them, because I don't care about anyone, especially Truman.
So far, it feels like rich people being assholes to other rich people and while that can be campy fun, when it comes with no stakes, it just feels shallow and cold. I have a lot of beef with The Gilded Age, but what I love about it is how seriously Mrs. Russell's social climbing scheming is taken seriously because that was her job in that era. It's touched on a little with Babe, but not the others. Truman is such a whiny little brat that you wonder why these women put up with him, but that also makes you wonder about their character that they like this person.
We need to like these people, or at least hate them ferociously equally. I could not give a shit about any of them. The only person I DID like was Treat Williams as Babe's husband who turned the page from a serial cheater to a man that doted and cared for her while she went through cancer hell.