BusyOctober

I just caught up on these posts after being away for work…I didn’t get a chance to watch yet. My biggest question…. Did Kween Klassy get her 24k gold steak? And did she comment on how the gold made it taste 24 times better than a steak with 0 gold on it? I will be so happy when these fools are gone, and all their plastic tiaras.

Tom’s fall from Grace will be featured on “American Greed” on CNBC at 10pm Tuesday, 3/7.

“American Greed” on CNBC will be showing Tom Girardi’s tales of lying, cheating, swindling, and financial fraud on Tuesday, March 7 @10pm. Not sure if the show will give us any new info that hasn’t been discussed and reported already, but I will be watching.

Carnival cruise seems about that woman’s vibe vs. luxury yachting. Honestly, with many of these guests over the seasons, I feel like the crew members have much better manners, and awareness of what “high end, 5-star experiences” mean. At least while they are on charter…not so much when they are ashore for their incoherent drunken ass grabbing.

I’m not complaining that either of the fired crew are gone, but why did Captain Sandy feel obligated to tell Captain Lee she cut Camille, but never said anything about Alissa (at least on camera)? If he’s coming back next charter, won’t he be wondering who the new blonde is?

Yay! Alissa, the girl with zero self awareness is gone! A please don’t do a Camille and come back for an encore. Remember how pathetic you thought it was when she did it. Haaaate these guests. Did this Insane Clown Posse clear out the entire inventory of a Party City on the way to the dock?Wigs, more wigs, sashes and cheap plastic crowns to go with their cheap plastic gowns. I never knew there were so many pageants for women of a certain age…and variety of sizes. As a short, chubby, apple shaped woman in her 50’s, I have everything these cows gals have to be a Queen…except for trunks full of money to pay for butt lifts and boob jobs. And I am not a fucking slob nor am I disrespectful of property that doesn’t belong to me. Laquish can just shut it with her precious turkey club sandwich. That woman probably had a huge breakfast at the hotel, and made the shuttle driver hit the DelTaco drive thru on the way to the marina. Demanding a sandwich 5 min before lunch was served, not eating a bite of it, then shouting for “luuuunnnnchhh!!!” makes me wonder just which pageant Lil Miss Laquish reigned over. Fuck you and your fat ass, your gold steak and your 2nd untouched turkey sandwich. I have seen feral cats behave better. The crew did a great job with the Olympics and handling these idiotic people.

This story and these people fascinate me. I watch a lot of Dateline, and ID Channel, so I have seen many twisted effed up people doing sick things to other people. But this Murdaugh fu**er and his kids take the cake. I saw the 3 part series on HBO Max and lost count on how many bodies and how many devastated families these monsters left in their rear view mirrors. The wife sounds like she had her 24k gold plated head up her platinum ass too. The family firm has to have some kind of clue that some fishy was going on, so I hope when all the forensic accounting is complete, the victims get some form of justice, even though money can’t erase their tragic losses.

I hear what hula-la is saying about the unsold or un-upcycled textiles. In addition to tons of unrecycled plastics clogging the oceans and waterways, textiles are a huge problem in their own right. There are not enough upcyclers or thrift shop buyers and sellers to accommodate the mountains of textiles dumped in Africa, Asia, and South America. We desperately need more recycling centers that will take textiles and repurpose the pulp. My state recently (finally) banned putting textiles in the trash. My city’s recycling center has a program where we can drop off any amount of clothing for free, or they will do curbside pick up for 2 large trash bags for $10. I stopped bringing used clothing to Salvation Army and Goodwill after hearing how some workers take goods home themselves and many resell on EBay. I donate to the local Veterans center and the women’s shelter instead. The mini fancy toothbrush thingy is nothing I’d buy. For one, I haaaaate the name. And like many other people with two brain cells, I have easy access to a travel size toothbrush and mini toothpaste I can stick in my makeup bag if I think I’ll need to freshen up during my day/night out. Guess what’s also in my makeup bag? A lipstick with a small mirror on the bottom of the tube. Meh on the Chub-Rub. I see the usefulness of it, but not a “problem” I am desperate to solve personally. I guess I am not active enough, long enough for my chub to rub? Liked the coffee company. I hope the tipping money truly gets to the women workers.

So, why is Lexi’s accent different? Is she supposed to be fake British like Alec Baldwin’s wife is fake Spanish?

Wow, Alissa cannot read the room. She represents all the stereotypical bad traits of her generation. Entitled, spoiled, and so blatantly self absorbed and self important. Somehow, Alissa believes Copernicus was dead wrong. Not only does the sun revolve around Alissa, but so does the entire universe. Her parents failed her BIG TIME. My deepest condolences to any of Alissa’s future managers and coworkers. But, the upside is she probably won’t last more than two weeks at any job that requires work, answering to authority and keep her boobs covered, so their pain will be short lived. Oh, Katie. Please break the this cycle. Healthy, mature relationships shouldn’t be modeled after a mobius strip. You are stuck on an infinite loop of bad Ross decisions. Captain Sandy was over the line with her public dressing down of Frazier. That backfired on her because it made the crew sympathize and bond with their peer more than Sandy’s beach volleyball team building event. BTW, Is the St. David in some kind of time warp where it’s 1998? Are copies of Who Moved My Cheese? in every cabin, the crew all gets Palm Pilots, and Team Building sessions are still a thing?

Alissa has been a problem since Day 1. She is entitled, disrespectful and cannot understand the concept of authority. If you don’t like being told what to do, then you shouldn’t be working in the service industry where you are told what to do by all your clients and your managers. Unless you run your own business, there will always be someone telling you what to do. Alissa will only find short term success as a minor reality personality. She looked like a fool in that under boob d outfit on WWHL. She says she was on BD “for the work” and not the drama. Sure, Jan…. I feel bad for Fraser, but he is absolutely not being HOD. It’s hard to be the boss, but that’s why you get the bigger title/paycheck in the grownup world of work. Managing means not only getting tasks done well and on time. He has to manage people and their ability to get tasks done. Ross is a complete scum bag as a human being, but he seems to know how to run his crew well. Of course it helps that his team is mostly drama free and have a good work ethic. Both Fraser and Alissa have been on WWHL and neither has hinted that they were let go (as far as I can tell). PLEASE a let it be Alissa who gets tossed off the boat next. Fraser is not a good manager, but Alissa is just so unlikeable and has been a toxic presence for too long.

Re. 1.27.23 episode Another ‘slip and fall’ in a bathtub = husband did it. Another unemployed, unmotivated, overbearing, aggressive, unfaithful, easy to anger loser who’s only ambition is to be a ‘professional backgammon player’ = husband did it. This guy was an absolute psychotic idiot telling his girlfriends he wanted his parents dead, he wanted his ex-wife dead, he wanted his young daughter involved in a poison plot. WTF?? He’s also a moron for so obviously staging that bathroom. I can respect the religious beliefs that the whole person must be returned to God in the same way they entered the world. I get that if the M.E.told the rabbi it was an accidental death, then for religious reasons, there would not be an autopsy. I just don’t see how the disconnect occurred between the rabbi and the M.E. He heard from the cop on scene it was an accident. Wouldn’t he want to see the coroner’s report to determine cause of death BEFORE a burial was done? Now for the shallowness…their “luxury apartment building” has an uptown address, but IMO it looked so dated! Totally 60’s-70’s architecture. And that bathroom looked very un-luxurious. Maybe the building had rules about doing remodels?

Bye Camille! Stay klassy! You have a great future ahead of you…as someone’s SugarBaby or making some cash with your OnlyFans page. You will be able to afford plenty of that “Voove Clicko” champagne soon, Sweetie. I have no prior knowledge of Captain Sandy on her franchise, but I have to say I really like how she is running this boat. She gives constructive criticism, sage advice and sets her expectations pretty clearly. Sandy definitely maintains a hands on approach to making sure tasks get done, even if it means doing it herself. And I LOOOVED her handling of the snooty Captain on the other yacht! “You’re so concerned about wind, YOU haul anchor and skedaddle to a “safer”spot.” It’s a pretty big fucking ocean, dude. Yes, Camille was lazy and thought she was a guest, not an employee. However, watching Alissa and Fraser and Haley “working” this charter proves that Camille wasn’t the only weak link on board. Alissa has been a toxic presence since Day 1. She really should get some therapy and address her Daddy Disappointment issues. Fraser is very good with guests, but he is a terrible manager. Haley hasn’t had much screen time, but she complains a lot. As gross as Ross is, he has a great, hard working crew. Katie is kicking butt. Ben knows what he’s doing on deck. Even Tony is a good worker in between his grunting and sleeping hours. I think Rachel has burnt out. She’s very talented, but maybe her fine dining yacht chef days are done. She will be very successful as a chef, but not under the pressure of being on a reality show with producer-driven shenanigans. Enough with the “tasting menus” ! Most of the guests on these charters would probably prefer amazingly prepared tacos or chicken parm! They may have money to rent a (heavily discounted) chartered yacht, but most of them seem to have either plebeian pallets or pretentious ones.

Yup. Just like Gabi Petito, and so many (too many) other young, pretty, white, middle-class women. Not much media attention for missing/ murdered women of color.

Maybe Bravo will do a mashup and gather all the laziest, sloppiest, most belligerent former BD crew and charter an Ultimate Girls Trip with the most heinous Housewives. They can cruise around the Bermuda Triangle and all disappear.

I watched the full two hours of the Idaho murders (only because Andrea Canning was nowhere to be seen/heard). I really paid attention, but I feel like I didn’t get any more info than what has already been reported. It must be too early in the case to get some newer intel. It’s a horrendous case, and I feel so awful for the families. I want justice for them all, and if the accused is found guilty, he needs to face the harshest punishment possible. Still so many questions…was this random? Did he pick one of the girls out of thin air, and started stalking her as part the f his psycho fantasy? Why didn’t the surviving roommate DO SOMETHING? We’re all four of the victims sound asleep, and the killer just snuck up on them to swiftly stab them, there was no time for any of them to fight back, or alert the house? I do not follow TikTok, but all of those “sleuths” shown “reporting” their theories were so annoying. Even the podcast couple was irksome. They all came across as attempts to become “famous”. But I guess that’s the social media driven world we live in now. I’ll end on a snarky note. WTF with that Idaho reporter with the “Mr. America” pompadour? Was he on his way to a Rick Astley Lookalike Contest after his shoot with Dateline? Did he just get wrap his performance as Link Larkin in local community theater production of “Hairspray”?

For the record, watching Toy Story 3 rung out more emotion from me than Steel Magnolias or Terms of Endearment. Watching it in the theater had me gulping and sobbing, in full tears with snot running down my face. My then 5 year old told me I was an embarrassment, and she would not be sitting near me when we go to movies together ( I am still not allowed to watch Up! in her presence either due to my weeping during the first 20 minutes). Good episode, but Janine needs some therapy! All her positivity is great on the surface for her students, but she will crash and burn trying to make everything sunshine and rainbows for everybody, every day!

Maybe it’s me, maybe I was in a snippy mood, but both guests irked me. Jeff Daniels and Claire Danes seemed to be sooo dramatic right out of the gate. I know, actors emote. But just OTT reactions too much. Maybe it’s because neither of these actors are favorites of mine, so I was biases going in! it also felt like they spent a lot more time on the guests’ childhoods than usual? My very good friend has an ancestor who was hanged in the Salem Witch Trials. One of her “witchy” acts was wearing a silk scarf (hussy!). She has a memorial bench like Claire’s ancestor in Salem. I always leave a flower when we go by.

This makes me crazy! Not just on this show, either. Years ago I won a trip to Palm Beach, FL as part of a work contest. We ate out for almost every meal for 4 days. Most of the corporate representatives were from FL, TX and GA. I’m from Boston. Every place we went, someone would point out on the menus, “Look! The have New England Clam Chowder!” or “Bet you wanna try the ‘lob-STAH!”. Why would I eat a Floridian interpretation of New England regional foods? And the lobster in FL is not the same as cold water caught, North Atlantic lobster. Anyway, I was confused by Rachel’s menus for this charter. But with these guests, no matter what she produced, they’d complain. Is there a Hindi equivalent for the name “Karen”?

I’d also like to eliminate the “best friend” sobbing through interviews, and breathlessly explaining why the deceased should be elevated to Sainthood, ASAP…while trying to not cry. These interviews are not meant be part of audition reels for some Lifetime movie.

As soon as I heard the wife was shot, and the husband was “tied up and tortured…with his own tools!!”, I yelled BULLSHIT. What intruder takes the time to zip tie their victim, take little swipes with a box cutter and fire up a BLOW TORCH when there was a gun available? Vin Diesel used the gun on Connie with no qualms. Yet Vin Diesel decides he has enough time in between his home invasion gigs scheduled that morning to dick around with Rick? And Vin Diesel left Rick alive and able to ID Vin Diesel on his way out the door? I don’t think they mentioned it but I had a few questions about the zip ties…if Rick only had 2 of 4 limbs tied, did the cops find a 2nd person’s DNA on them? Did the cops ask if Rick was left or right handed? If his dominant hand was the one Vin Diesel left un-zipped, then why wouldn't that be mentioned as part of the police’s investigation or evidence? That poor contractor guy who was falsely accused…Dateline showed his picture and said his name several times! Whether he was a good or bad contractor, I think Dateline did they guy dirty. Especially since he was ruled out very early on! Why drag him into it? Could have told the story about a “potential suspect- a contractor with whom Connie and Rick had a dispute…” Sometimes I wonder if Andrea Canning thinks she’s on a dating show. Her outfits are often cute, but more for a night out for drinks, or brunch with the girls. Not really appropriate for interviews with police, lawyers and grieving family members. “Let’s see…I‘ll be traveling to Anchorage, Alaska in February to talk with a widowed 65 year old woman who just lost her only daughter in a terrible, violent manner. What to wear, what to wear??? I KNOW! My vintage pink and green Lily Pulitzer sundress with the pink and turquoise earrings the size of disco balls, and my lime green silk kitten heels! Nailed it!”

I only made it through 20min. I can’t stand the sob stories that have become essential to all these competitive reality shows. Whether they are driving a forklift, baking a cake, sewing a dress or making a flower arrangement, all the contestants are encouraged to spill their guts and cry. I get that it is some attempt to “entertain” or use emotional blackmail to get the audience to “connect” and root for certain people. But I just can’t take it anymore. I want to watch these shows to learn about a subject of interest to me. I don’t want to hear about medical conditions, weather-related catastrophes, childhood traumas, addiction recovery, or the struggles of being a single parent…whatever it is that is driving these folks to “prove to the world” they are some kind of super human for overcoming it by being on TV. Like every person on the planet, I have my own stresses. TV used to be a way to forget some of them for an hour or two. If I want some kind of cathartic release, I would watch a sad movie or listen to my angst-y playlist.

Great couch! I wish Hugh Laurie had more to say, but loved seeing the old clip with Stephen Fry. Olivia Coleman is so delightful. Ramesh is always entertaining (usually at his Mum’s expense). I wasn’t familiar with Michael Ward, but I think he will be showing up in a lot more movies.

The tunnel trap escapade annoyed me! There was only ONE helicopter available to assist? Wouldn’t there have been a call made for additional air cover? And why couldn’t the NATO convoy just stopped driving? There wasn’t any reason for the phalanx of trucks to continue on for as long as they did. They (Jack) figured out the nearby town was the target, developed the tunnel trap gambit but no one thought, hey let’s reduce the number of potential casualties and turn all the trucks around, or just pull over? Man, Pytr was reaaaallly in for the long con, huh? Survives being shot and plots for 50+ YEARS how to stay under the radar, find a wealthy, political connected woman to marry him and bear his child. Then he raises that child to enter politics, finding corrupt cohorts to finagle his daughter up the political ladder, all the way to becoming President of his adopted country. He installs one of his former students he has brainwashed into reuniting “Mother Russia” as his daughter’s security officer, and TAH-DAH, he puts the old plan into play. This guy must have studied Rube Goldberg’s work to come up with such an intricate plot. And he was one lucky SOB that he made ALL the right moves over his 50+ years…until he didn’t.

Last week I commented that Camille’s ex-boyfriend and his family must be so relieved she is not in their orbit any longer. This week, I am relieved on their behalf that Camille is out of their lives. What a frickin’ assh**e she is! Lazy, entitled, brat with such an inflated sense of her value. Crying every time she doesn’t get her way. Has she never held a job before? Never had a manager or boss give her direction or tasks to complete? She will need a string of Sugar Daddies for the rest of her life because she obviously will never be a viable employee in the traditional sense. Please let her be fired soon. And no invite to any reunion either. She will only claim she was bullied, the “editing” made her look bad, she’s really an excellent worker, everyone loves her… Tony and his grunting yoga and whining over his workout has really become annoying. He also doesn’t seem to grasp the concept of what having a job means. He and Camille act like they signed up to be guests vs. crew, and that the schedules are supposed to accommodate them. Ross is gross. Katie should just cut him off, but she won’t. She will continue to be his puppy dog and f*** buddy based on his whims. I need an order of crab cake Benedict stat.