JenMcSnark

Thank you for explaining this. But I think his point still stands (at least in my experience). I absolutely love buying very aged cheeses (Parmigiano and Gouda mostly) and those amazing crystals are a big part of the reason. It's like a burst of flavor and texture having a party in my mouth. I love Bryan. But foaming the cheese did really take away from some of it's "soul". But I personally didn't find the lacking love and passion or soul comment(s) to be at all helpful (because it's such a subjective thing). And I thought it interesting that I recently read an article regarding Bryan that mentioned he has a macaroni and cheese with a foam on the menu and the Voltaggio Brothers Steakhouse which he owns and runs with Michael. It's obviously something he put some heart and soul into and wasn't just an afterthought and the few comments I found were very positive.

I kind of figured that he was 'okay' with her being queer/lesbian but not okay with her openly living that lifestyle. I've known several conservative parents with LGBTQ offspring who felt this way and verbalized it very strongly. I love you and I'm okay with you being you, but you don't have to "give in to it" and live in sin. That type of thing. Perhaps he has finally come around to accepting ALL of what it means to be queer whereas he made that distinction before.

Unfortunately, I have had recurring cold sores/fever blisters since I was a child. They are caused by the herpes simplex virus 1 and once you have it, you never lose it. I've also had shingles and postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) (cause by herpes zoster virus) and both are exacerbated by suppressed immune system and stress. I get a cold sore/fever blister almost every time I have a fever or a PHN bout and have to take Acyclovir (anti-viral) in order to help it go away faster and not scar. But I have NEVER in my life had any scar that looks even remotely like Janell's growth! Two years ago, I had a basal cell carcinoma removed from the top of my head (baseball games with no hat!). I had it frozen off 3 times but it kept growing back and bigger than before. I had to have stitches and it left a dent in my head about the size of a dime. lol Hate to say it, but she's an idiot for not having that thing checked much, much sooner. I couldn't even see the one on my head at first but having a bump wasn't normal, so I went to my doctor within a month of the first growth. She definitely needs her "health" coach pass revoked. Stat.

Give me a man with a dog (or cat) any day. But Brock is good looking in his own right. Just FYI, you're not really quoting me...you somehow quoted my name, but the post dialog is not mine... I only responded to the quoted dialog stating that I don't like either Jason's or Clay's new girlfriends very much.

Such a great post. Thanks for putting into words exactly how I feel. Hearts x 1000.

I also got the feeling that Nick Gonzalez wasn't really all that happy with the direction the show was going. One of his comments in the TVLine article was that he was really proud of the "small" feeling of the show and, even though it was on ABC, it was more of a procedural than the soap opera type dramas. And how so many people identified with the message regarding autism. So for them to go the entire route of shitting on Claire repeatedly, forcing Shaun and Lea together (when IMO, it didn't show either character growing/learning) in such a soap opera way, Melendez jumping from Lim to Claire - it seems like the show is very much going in a Grey's Anatomy direction rather than being about the growth of an autistic doctor and those who support his journey to becoming a GOOD DOCTOR! Not a GOOD BOYFRIEND. I'm still so bitter. And they killed off the only hispanic character. AND he's one of the FEW characters who has completely learned and grown since episode 1. And they shit on Carly (black woman) and Claire (black woman). And they totally gave Melendez and Lim the short shrift on the ending of their romance. It deserved more; how they dealt with it at the hospital and at least got back to their solid competitive friendship would have made for great storytelling. And we are stuck with two of the most unlikeable characters in Resnick (white) and Lea (white) who have really not shown any growth or interesting/desirable traits. I know I'm rambling. Sorry! I'm so bitter!

In hindsight...Booo! I'm so mad about them killing Melendez and forcing Shaun and Lea together that I'm seriously considering not watching. It might have been okay if this was the series finale, but...

I wish I could like this post 1000 times.

I grew up regular Mormon (LDS) and saying any type of curse word is a no go. My mom always said "heck". My dad cursed but we got in big trouble if we said hell instead of heck. I think maybe just like taking the Lord's name "in vain", you're supposed to respect Hell as a real place made by God to house Lucifer. But I think mostly it's ingrained. My mom grew up in Idaho and my dad in Utah, so it may be a regional thing too.

I totally agree. I love this family and the actors too. Agree with all this as well. Jason's girlfriend sounded like his mother when they were out at dinner. And Clay's just seems so sketchy to me.

A google search told me that if I received restitution from a criminal, it is not taxable for me. If a business has to pay criminal restitution, the business cannot claim a deduction for business expenses and their payments are therefore taxable to them. 🙂 And also, I suspend belief to a certain extent anyway on this show as it's not always the most accurate. In the Rookie universe, criminal restitution isn't taxable apparently and him signing over the comic books was a great thing for Nolan to recover at least part of his money quickly.

LOL! That would have made sense! But no, you can see her holding a walky in her hand. And at first I said "like Lim would really give her a walky" but then Lim had hers. So who did she steal it from? lol

So who did Lea steal the walky from? Sure was convenient for her to be sitting with one in her hand. Oh, writers...please do better. If Melendez, Claire, Lim, Glassman, or (surprisingly to me) Park die, I'm out. If Andrews dies...well, just don't kill the black man, okay? Speaking of that. That adorable young patient of Park better make it (although I'm afraid he won't). Lea and Shaun can do whatever I guess. That's what fast forwarding is for! Sad because I love Freddie, but I just can't with this plotline. Everyone up thread who stated that all that stuff in Shaun's wonderful speech happened without them being in a romantic relationship are spot on. And kind of reinforces Lea's position to not be in a romantic relationship with him. They work! As FRIENDS! Put them in a romantic relationship and they really may not work because the dynamic completely changes. PLEASE writers! Do better! #VeraAndShaun4Ever

But isn't Glassman back as the President of the hospital? He certainly knows about it since he bailed him out or whatever. I guess if the charges were dropped they could possibly get away with not addressing the issue but that leaves the hospital with a lot of liability. And talk about your conflict of interest if Glassman didn't tell anyone when he should have.

Honestly, this should happen. He has crossed two very serious lines now. First when he went to the son of the patient and attacked him for which he was rightfully arrested. Then, he learns nothing from being arrested and attacks Lea/her car?? The hospital would have to take serious action at this point if his attack on Lea's car becomes known.

This comment is ugly as fuck. Wow. She is very beautiful. Together, she and Bradford are almost too beautiful to look at. And they had great chemistry as well IMO. Honestly, I think Winter has chemistry with everyone.

I have a few tattoos and my first thought was to turn it into something beautiful and special to me. Bradford hinted at the same in his speech. Yes, the ring she left behind and he saw at the sight she was buried. That's why turning it into something beautiful and meaningful appeals to me. She won against the serial killer. She can win again against his "mark" by making it her own. I get not everyone feels that way or wants tattoos but it's a very viable option. And there are artists who specialize in that sort of thing.

So the real plan is to put tiny homes or teepees (maybe both?) on the adjacent land for the rest of the family.

I agree this is a possibility, but my daughter and I thought he may have actually been going to give the stone to the other family to help them, just as Min's family gifted it to the Kims. One reason we thought this is because when he went to get it, his father was curious why and he said it was "clinging" to him. Perhaps he thought he was meant to gift it to them.

I will forgive Jon every stupid, assholish, selfish, childish thing he has done for ONE reason. He rescued Collin and is trying to give that kid a chance at a happy life with family and love. Kate has alienated Collin not only from herself, but from the other kids as well. She sent him away for, IMO, was normal troubled child behavior. She is selfish and, again IMO, has succeeded in parental alienation regarding Jon and the other kids. Nothing Jon did was worth his kids turning against him except that Kate made it so.

I'm pretty convinced that Janell's "recipe" is

I work for the government, but don't meet the public at my desk. So it's pretty much me and my co-workers. Some people have a lot of stuff (in all generations) and some just prefer to have a minimal desk. For me, I am at work more than anywhere else and find it helps me to have things to remind me of life on the outside. lol It makes the cubicle prison a little bit more bearable to have some cute, fun things reminding me that my paycheck does occasionally go for fun. I do think they are still immature, because they are young. But I just don't think liking to have "collectibles" shall we say, means that one is not a trustworthy employee or less mature. But I'm okay with people who do. Unless they're my boss.

Well, as a 54 year old who has Avengers posters and dolls on my desk at work (as well as hockey and baseball bobbleheads, a couple photos of boybands, etc., I find I can adult pretty well with all my weird pudballness. haha

I think the Poldark crew was mainly there to make sure Kitty got off safely. They implied that they felt she was still in danger (and rightly so since Caroline's blackmail attempt worked on George and but on the brothers). Cecily agreed to leave. She agreed to be separated from Geoffrey Charles to save his life. She said that she was going to Honduras and Kitty said she was going to Jamaica. So I think they Poldark's were just making sure that everyone left safely. Just in case.

I'm American as well and understand your feelings but the sentence and the way it was carried out is historically accurate. The real Ned Despard met his end exactly like that. However, I am not aware (not that I've looked very hard) if there was really a frame job against him.