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Yeah, you're right. No way that was just a random cough. I dunno what Mimi being ill might portend, though.

A place to share the small or big moments in life that make you smile. I enjoy the sarcastic joking in the peeves thread, but even I am not annoyed 24/7. To start, I'm extremely pleased and thankful for prednisone. Sure, I've had to give up my dream of being the first senior citizen to win the Tour de France, but finally feeling normal again after a bad health year is a worthwhile trade-off. I'll even take the puffy cheeks!

Damn you, open curtains of stupidity! Still not liking Bill. In theory, I can understand the usefulness of him as an assistant listening post, but he's a stupid loose cannon. Jake is already doing a bang-up job on his own of leaking secret information like a colander. Hasn't Jake been in Texas for three years now? Why is Mimi just now bringing up his lies? Seems like brothels would make it a point to close the bedroom doors when prostitutes are entertaining clients. I also disagree with Dawn that Jake doesn't look like he's got an hour in him. I just might be conflating Jake and James, though.

Ditto! Thanks for the reminder about Dr. Pol. It's one of my favorite animal shows but I no longer have Nat Geo Wild in my cable package and need to remember to find the episodes online. Just watched the doggie ep -- the blind Springer Spaniel pup about broke my heart! It always gets to me when animals are so calm and accepting at the vet even though they're being handled by strangers, needled, stitched, poked up the butt, etc. And to be blind and young on top of that! I always think I wouldn't be nearly as good a patient if it was me.

I usually do swoop in for a hug with friends I haven't seen them in a while (which may mean a couple of weeks). I sure hope they'd say something if it's bothersome to them! I think my default from now on will be to wait for the other person to make the first move. Paranoia! This reminds me of a conversation on a community discussion board about being called "hon" or "dear" or "Mr/Mrs/Miss/Ms" by strangers (generally restaurant servers and cashiers). The members are primarily seniors, but there was zero consensus. The responses ranged from people who liked it, didn't mind it, didn't notice, or hated it and considered it to be rude: "Call me Mr. Tibbs!" Who knows why -- maybe a dormant mental switch activates when one retires and moves to Florida -- but I've started saying, "Thank you, dear" to young people (not other seniors) when they ring up my Maalox or whatever.

I trust the show at least got a participant ribbon for their special district contest submission. "Videos will be judged on creativity, originality, positivity, entertainment value, accuracy of information, value of information and production quality."

I honestly never realized it could feel so invasive to others. Does the resistance extend to people who are touchy-feely in other ways? For example, my realtor, who is basically a business acquaintance, had a sad personal moment once when the subject of her dead son came up. She and I were sitting next to each other at a table, and I first clasped my hand over hers and then rubbed her back and gave her shoulder a squeeze. "There, there. I'm here, I feel sorry for your loss." I've often said I could never date a guy who wasn't physically affectionate. If he claims to love me, he'd damned well better show it by holding my hand, walking with an arm around me, giving me a kiss hello and goodbye, sitting cuddled on the couch, etc. The Italian half of my family is big on hugs and kisses -- my grandmother and mother always gave a peck on the lips even as adults. The Finnish side weren't kissers but they all hugged. My actual peeve/complaint for the day is that the bursitis in my hip has flared up and the elastic wraps that hold an ice or heat pack on your hip cost $50-75! Jeezalou.

For the non-huggers -- is it upbringing, germs, personal space, strangers, shyness, or a combination? The comic Kathleen Madigan was on an episode of Comedians in Cars and waved Jerry off when he started to go in for a hug. She said nobody in her family hugged, ever, and basically it made her uncomfortable. I prefer to shake hands with strangers but wouldn't refuse if a woman I'd just met came in for a hug. I'd look a little askance at a man doing it, however. I will say that when I hug people I know, it's a genuine full body squeeze. My peeve, then, would be tepid hugs. Either commit or don't bother. Here's a scene from Will and Grace where Jack is trying to find out if guest star Matt Damon is gay or just pretending to be. Jacks asks for a hug: Jack: "Interesting. You gave me the straight guy, double pat on the back, no hip contact hug." Damon: "Actually, it was more the gay guy, bend at the waist, feel your delts, check out your shoes hug."

It's high school cliques all over again: "Oh he's very popular, Ed. The sportos, the motorheads, geeks, sluts, bloods, waistoids, dweebies, dickheads--they all adore him. They think he's a righteous dude." It's interesting that the only people to have fully embraced their label are the hippies. Peace and freedom, man! Hipsters, foodies, and yuppies should similarly take ownership, if you ask me. And there is quite a bit of overlap among them. ;)

I agree that both hipster and yuppie have taken on pejorative connotations but I wish they hadn't. They were fine shorthand ways to describe people who generally conform to a certain lifestyle -- clothing, food choices, interior decor, politics, etc. Can we still use DINK? That mostly describes socioeconomic levels, though. What about preppy? Even something seemingly as innocuously descriptive as SAHM has become insulting in some circles. But then, I'm still a proponent of the word "fat" to describe people who are, including me. Probably stems from working at a police station for five years where the need to specify and catalog someone's physical appearance was an everyday occurrence. No judgments; just descriptors.

Cat leashes? Do you all walk your cats? I ask because I tried a couple of times and you'd have thought I was waterboarding her.

Right? If the show is going to have regular recurring bits, they should be ... not irregular.

krimimimi, do you have a blog I could read? :) And, to lob in a peeve, I'm normally the queen of tl;dr. Pretty much, or at least the type of person who has pretensions. Sorry. The word can be inferred to have overtones of "I would never eat at the shitty places you eat, or cook what you cook." Also the ubiquity. But that's my own biases. I mean, cooking and food can have artful hobbyists just like anything else. Perhaps avid knitters or model train enthusiasts have nicknames for themselves that would put me off, but I just never hear them.

I love that you recognized them! :) My favorite snack is the Red Vines arranged in a tall glass like flowers. Princella, naturally.

Martha doesn't much bother to hide her disdain, does she.

I can see that. In Whiplash, his body and posture were very sinewy and slinky-sexy. He carries himself completely differently in the commercials, though.

You wouldn't think a cat would like that sooty smell. That is peeve-making since it requires you put in actual physical energy to fix! As for word usage, I experience a small frisson of disgust whenever someone refers to their post-secondary educational experience as "university" instead of "college". As in, "At university, I majored in Snob." (I do graciously make allowances for persons from the actual UK.) I lead a wonderfully uncomplicated life* and work from home so my keychain has one each: house, car, mail station box. At a couple of points in my life when I was moving from one state to another, I only had a car key, which I admit did feel sort of weird. I'll also cop to having a medium-sized, ugly acrylic key fob from Samoa, which is sentimental. * To me. To others, an anti-social recluse.

I guess that means Ayn is Rose and Sue is Blanche? :) Not that there haven't been people I dislike at first sight for no good reason, but Budd and Mackenna haven't hit that spot for me. They haven't been awesomely sharp or funny so far, but neither are the majority of the couchies. I'm good with their reactions/interactions and random chit chat. I do want to know how long they've been dating for Mackenna to kinda sorta be waiting for Budd to propose already. We need a nickname for them, though: Vomit Dogs, maybe? I think the only thing that would make me actively dislike a couchie is if he/she was a bad-tempered ass who wasn't having fun with this. Teddi, you say? Sort of! But even so, I enjoy the contrast between her and Ayn/Sue. And I truly love how obviously tight Princella and Lamont are, and Andrew and Julie Egber were. Cathy and Destiney bicker but you know if it ever came to it, they would take on the world for each other. Or just some loudmouth at their bar. Brandy hasn't mentioned her husband in a long time and I've been wondering if they're still together. This is him according to IMDB.

It's not possible to be sad after spending time with the couchies, but that episode was pretty lackluster. I think Budd and Scott need to get together and page through bridal magazines while discussing their future fantasy wedding must-haves. And did we know that Julie has been married before, or did I mishear that? The editors sure had fun smash-cutting in shots of everyone snacking while watching The Biggest Loser. How is the winner determined on that show -- which person has lost the most weight? Both the finalists were very thin in the end. I want to stand outside Teddi's balcony and shout curse words up at her. No swearing in her house, my ass. Kenya, be a sister and tell Amanda whether or not those jeans give her camel toe.

I enjoyed the new tall chick. Good on Chris for finding her wherever he said it was -- Fresno, maybe? Damn, D'Elia was being even more obnoxious than usual on Thursday's show, what with shouting out his jokes even when it wasn't his turn. What an ass.

Yeah, Buffy is another one for me. I probably know more second-hand info about it than any show other than The Sopranos. While I freely acknowledge that some, or even most, of the shows I avoid are likely well done and entertaining, it's their very popularity and acclaim -- all the awards and hype and chatter -- that start to pile up and smother me. I'm psychologically unable to watch a show unless I start from the pilot, so can't just jump in on series that are already underway. ("Huh? Who's that? Why is X looking at Z like that? What did I miss?") Streaming services can help me catch up, but that's a big commitment for something that's been on for multiple seasons already. Besides, even if I did decide to start on, say, Veronica Mars, I'm thoroughly spoiled and somehow already know about Logan, Duncan, Lily Kane's murder, etc.

He should nominate Sanders! It would be worth it just for the collective Republican apoplexy during confirmation hearings.

I'm sorry it was ultimately a failure for you. I record all the late night talk shows, plus Ellen, but only end up watching maybe 10-20 minutes from each. Unless the guest is someone I really like/admire, the interviews generally get a pass because it's the same old celebrity small talk over and over. I did make an exception for Birbiglia because I haven't seen him much, but I couldn't finish because Stephen kept stealing focus. I have to think that anyone who strives and sweats to put him- or herself in the public eye must have a healthy ego, so I can't really hold Stephen's against him, but he has to learn to sublimate it in service of his guests. Has to.

I sometimes correct straight-up typos (like Parsi for Paris) when quoting, because I don't like it when my own mistakes get repeated. I never thought about people being pissed, so maybe I should stop.