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Ha - I should have known there would be such a website and gone looking for one. Thank you, yes, that's it. It's out of stock at the Club Monaco stores in my area, so I can't try it on, but it's available on their website and can be returned to a store (rather than having to ship it back), so I'll have to give it a whirl - it's not often I'm struck by what someone is wearing enough to want to run out and get it for myself.

I watched this show during their high school years and I think one year of college. So, I guess the Brenda years, but I didn't quit because she left, just because I didn't like the show anymore. I'd always had a love-hate relationship with those early seasons, and when I tried watching them in syndication as an adult, I barely liked anything anymore. But a friend of mine from back in the day has remained into it, albeit in a "love to hate" way, and suggested we watch this together. So I went to her house last night and we watched the first two episodes. Not having watched the show all the way through, or having seen even the seasons I did watch in quite some time, and not knowing much of anything about the actors' real lives, I definitely missed some references that made her laugh. But it was an enjoyable enough way to put away a few glasses of wine. My biggest takeaway is I find these actors much more adept at playing these versions of themselves than they were at playing their characters. Even Jennie Garth and Tori Spelling aren't terrible. And Garth was even good at points, so color me shocked; maybe how much I hated Kelly made her "meh" acting seem actively bad. (Tori, though - Tori was just bad as Donna.) I doubt I'll like the revival parts once they get to shooting those, unless they avoid the tired trope of having a bunch of high school characters all still in the same small circle of relationships 30 years later. (And if Garth brings back that stupid baby voice for Kelly, I'm going to wind up owing my friend a new TV after I throw my drink at it.) But the process of the cast reuniting to pitch and develop the revival has had some good stuff. I liked this episode more than the first one, while my friend was the opposite. Whether or not I liked the character she was playing, I've always liked Christine Elise in the several things I've seen her in - there's something about her that always draws my attention - so I'm excited to have her playing herself as the network exec who'll be in charge of the day-to-day, and "Holy Emily Valentine" when she walked in was great. I like Gabby's storyline the best so far, and like that her demand for participating was both self-serving and altruistic. Brian's storyline is pretty good, too. Tori, I'm not sure; she - the one I do know something about, since her eagerness to exploit her family for attention makes the basics hard to avoid - is just so pathetic, it can be hard to laugh at the overlaps between this version of her and reality. I'm looking forward to Shannen being incorporated more. I'm not into any of the others yet, but I'm not put off by any of them. The stalker storyline does absolutely nothing for me so far, but my friend is amused by its ridiculousness because to her it's a nod to the era of the show that was, in fact, a ridiculous soap opera. So that might be an instance where not properly knowing the show puts me at a disadvantage, but I think on the whole my exposure is enough to "get it". So, for only six episodes, and as a way to reminisce with and tease a long-time friend, I'm in for something I'd otherwise ignore. Oh, and I need to find that white top Jennie was wearing when Jason came to talk to her. Any fashionistas recognize it?

The company is calling the commercial series "Project Body Hair" and said this in the YouTube caption for the first one: "For the past 100 years, razor brands have pretended body hair doesn't exist. Commercials show razors gliding over smooth, hairless legs. Strange, huh? Introducing Project Body Hair. A celebration of hair... wherever it is or isn't." And, apparently, they are the first company selling women's razors to show body hair in their commercial. I haven't looked at any others yet, but here's the first one: I like the "whenever - if ever - you want to shave" line and that not everyone is hairless at the end of it (because I was prepared to scoff at a razor company touting yo, people - yes, even women - have body hair and then turning around and joining the chorus advocating we remove all traces of it).

It was pulled back when the sexual assaults were first revealed, which was five years ago. Looking up the timeline, it came back pretty quickly, then got yanked again when audience memory turned out to be not quite as short as the network execs thought, and then returned again maybe a year later and stayed. So the sometimes they air it, sometimes they don't scenario described as going on now would be just a scheduling/ratings matter like with any other show rather than related to Collins's crimes.

Yes, although obviously I can't speak to how much of one.

It's Paris. It's probably part of the job description. Now, I have to say that the overwhelming majority of people I encountered in France - yes, even in Paris - were not at all rude about language (generally, I'd make an effort, we'd both laugh at how bad my French was, and quickly agree it was easier if we both switched to English). But I've also heard first-hand stories from people for whom the stereotype proved true, so I'll go ahead and make the clichéd joke anyway. It's just utterly ridiculous here, though. It's an international airport; there are people just passing through on layover from all over the world!

Yes, and whatever network had it in syndication at the time pulled it, but - like with The Cosby Show - it quietly crept back onto TV elsewhere after a time. (A friend of mine used to watch it, so I'd seen it at her house and found it an astoundingly bad show, so for a time when I'd come across it in syndication, I'd stop for a bit to see if perhaps I'd just seen unusually bad episodes at her house, but, nope - par for the course.)

Did you check online for bootleg recordings of the concert? If you find one of those, you can take note of the lyrics and look up the song.

Yep, 30 years: "I'm too old to move to a strange country." "What? Before your husband died, you lived here for 30 years." In Angela's original episode, we learn she returned to Sicily 30 years ago. So she came to the U.S. in the mid '20s and left in the mid '50s (1956, per her story of finding a dead man in her suitcase as a young widow sailing back to Sicily).

Unless they're both liars, yes. First, one or both of them was involved with someone else most of, if not the entire, time. But, fundamentally, while their chemistry in real life was as instant as it was on-screen, it was platonic -- they adored each other, and became and remained very close, but never dated. That just wasn't the nature of it. And, as Myrna Loy said, that's one of the reasons their relationship lasted for life. Well, he's executed, so his behavior is hardly endorsed. Neither Jim nor Eleanor - and, by extension, the audience - find it noble, they just understand why he did it. And understand why he's just as okay with having done it in the first place as with Jim first convicting him and later declining to commute the death sentence.

I don't understand why proposals and pre-selected rings even still exist, but that's not the point so I won't get sidetracked. Simply saying what you said here - that it was the first item of your mom's you chose because of its sentimental value to you, so you're going to hang onto it - would be plenty. He didn't worry about seeming tacky in asking, so I certainly wouldn't worry about seeming churlish in declining.

Um, no, because there are battery-operated machines. And I couldn't believe the comment about how walking like that wouldn't be a problem. Okay, Doc, you curl your toes under and tell me how it feels to walk around.

I'd be even happier with a shrimp or crab boil, but I'd have enjoyed a crawfish boil. I love the way they all tease each other, especially when it's the other two versus Dr. Lavigne. And I liked Dr. Blue's reaction when his own wife figured Dr. Lavigne would make better crab boil because he's from New Orleans. Not to mention her "the poop goes in the water?!" reaction to the process. It was great to see how much better Chocolate felt after his surgery; not just his movement, but his overall demeanor was dramatically improved over when he came in. The little white dog (Nico? I've already forgotten) was another one who felt exponentially better when he left than when he came in. Friendly little guy. My favorite part of the episode was the shot of two cats in cages next to each other batting at each other's paws through the grates. I'm glad this show is back. I like how they always not only refer to the pet's parents/grandparents - rather than owner - when speaking of them, but when identifying them via chyron, too. It's a cute touch from both vets and producers.

It's hard, because they can smell their lingering odor that to our nose is long gone, and thus indeed keep returning to it. The most effective way of truly removing all traces of anything related to bodily fluids is an enzyme-based cleaner. I find the ridiculously-named Anti Icky Poo to work best, and a lot of people also have success with Nature's Miracle. The other one I hear about is Kids 'n' Pets. You'll of course have to check for any restrictions with using on hardwood floors (with carpet the procedure is to soak the living hell out of it). That may be, but also look for any signs of dehydration or full anal glands -- pooping outside the box can also occur because pooping is uncomfortable, and those are the two most-common culprits with painful poop.

Color me surprised to find “Hindsight” starting tonight, since syndicators hate to be continued when it won’t wrap up the same night; my station aired this arc during the first round of syndication, but has skipped it ever since until tonight. It’s a pleasant surprise, because while I don’t love this arc – I think it would have been great as a three-episode story, but drags a bit with five, and I resent that in using five episodes to unfold the case, so much of the personal storyline time still goes to Rusty – I still like it, and I haven’t seen it in a long time. My primary issue with it is the relationship between Sykes and Mark Hickman. I understand she’s the only one he doesn’t know, but making the black woman the one who gets tangled up with the sexist, racist, lying asshole and thinks he’s not as bad as his reputation is highly problematic! She handles him well, but she’s still advocating for his insight, and I take issue with that: So what, he had a “third guy” theory of the crime he never got to fully investigate? Mike and Stephanie shared it (DDA Grey shut them down, because it would muddle the case against Price), so there’s no need to rely on Hickman like he’s this great detective who was just too un-PC for his time and the only one who can revisit that theory. I know they don’t fully embrace that characterization of him, but it’s still too close for my comfort. My other big problem was that “Congratulations, Captain, you just solved the biggest outstanding case in LAPD history” did not result in Sharon finally being promoted to commander, but since she finally got her stars a year later, I’m not as irked when watching now. It also irritates me how often they say officers never would have checked the car seat for drugs if they’d pulled Tamika over. Excuse me? She’s a black woman in gang territory. Get real. And, try as I might, I cannot forget how very much I hate the Sharon Beck and Her Stupid Fetus storyline of the first half of season five to avoid being retroactively irritated by the Rusty/Gary/Sharon stuff in this arc. I can appreciate moments still, but I can’t shut off the overall eye rolls. But, even though I don’t like what she talks Amy into doing, I like this introduction to Firearms Francine – and that when Amy gets called out she immediately steps forward - and enjoy her few subsequent appearances/references to her (and especially that she is, indeed, in Sharon’s phone as “Firearms Francine”). And, despite my complaints, it’s an interesting case that weaves together past and present and does a good job with shades of grey in several of its villains. Onto the specifics of the first two parts: I like the balance they strike from the beginning, that they know Rev. Cop Killer got away with murder, but also know that ship has sailed and right now they need to stifle a gang war. And Daniel Price is an interesting character already; it’s clear he indeed killed Officer Reese, and anyone who “found Jesus” is inherently suspicious, but he has an alibi for the modern murder and there are signs he’s changed overall. Hickman is a whole bag of dicks, and any amusement I’m supposed to take from his characterization of the squad members (e.g. “Captain Mary Poppins”) is evaporated by that fact – perjury is enough, but there’s so much more. Mike refusing Sharon’s order to stand down when Hickman shows back up pisses me off (although I like the form his apology and her acceptance of it takes in the next episode), but I like Julio being the one to march right off behind her when she rejects Provenza’s suggestion she just give the former partners five seconds to have it out (and instead goes after them before Provenza has even counted to two, heh). It’s ridiculous “Why take the drugs and leave the gun?” doesn’t come up at this stage; that should be the first question they ask themselves. Sharon and Julio’s reactions to Taylor’s admission he delayed response times because he’s obsessed with excessive force issues getting national media attention are spot on. I mean, come on! You already ignore these folks, and then your way of keeping trigger-happy cops from exacerbating hot situations in their neighborhoods is not to stifle that excess but to make sure the cops don’t get there until the suspects have fled?! I love the way Provenza mocks “Oh, Guuusss” when Rusty says the reason he’s suddenly interested in Sharon Beck’s status is that Gus was asking about her; he doesn’t know Rusty is lying, so the “If Gus wants you to do something, far be it from me to interfere” taken at face value cracks me up with its crankiness at the obnoxiousness of young love. I also like Provenza’s and Buzz’s reactions to learning the true story, and Rusty’s to being discovered as a well-intentioned liar yet again. And Sharon confronting him on that front, and the stuff about the job offer. It’s a bit weird, though, because the NFL job offer is just this throwaway thing – I, of course, love that Andy supports the idea of her taking the job if she wants it, but why he’s so strongly in favor of it in the face of her hesitation isn’t clear since, of course, we just hear about it through Rusty. (I, as someone who loves football as much as Mary McDonnell does, appreciate giving Sharon the same devotion, though - it's a nice little tidbit of character detail for Sharon, with a meta bonus if you know it's a nod to Mary's favorite sport.) The way Provenza phrases the wedding budget conversation makes it sound like he’s paying for it, not that he and Patrice are splitting it. I hope it’s just inexact writing, and I do generally like her and their relationship, but with some sketchy stuff leading up to this, I don’t like even the possible implication. “Smoking for asthma, that makes sense” is a great Julio line; the actors all deliver dry humor so well. (I also like his “People keep saying that” when Buddha, too, says he has a medical marijuana card.) And “Flip through the Fortune 500 sometime; white guys aren’t exactly extinct” is a great one from Amy. Sharon’s “Are you afraid he’ll have a flashback?” when they show Daniel Price the gun is another highlight. Even Peter Goldman gets good ones, with “What, was there a guacamole stain on her dress, too?” and “Racist dogs”. I appreciate Sharon’s “Within limits” when Provenza is extolling the virtue of siccing Scary Sanchez on witnesses they can’t hold; I like that they don't drop the thread just because Julio has learned to control his temper and rejoined the team.

I don't know how anyone - whatever the species - survives those Michigan winters. I'm annoyed when it dips below 60, and they're talking about 30 below zero! Not my scene, at all, so more power to them. Cedric missing for three months in that weather reminds me of my friend's sister's cat, who went missing for the same amount of time during a Maine winter; he turned out to have been living in someone's nearby boat house the whole time (and if her stupid-ass sister had bothered to walk two blocks instead of just one in posting Lost Cat flyers, he'd have been back home in days rather than months). That was a nasty-looking paw that turned out to be a lot better than I feared as Dr. Emily was unraveling it. Domino the baby goat is officially the cutest thing I have seen today (don't tell my cat). I find goats adorable, so a baby one with those cute markings? I want! A chihuahua versus two German Shepherds? Yikes. Mikey's distress cries were breaking my heart; that poor owner actually putting her hands over her ears at one point. The attack itself plus two surgeries is an incredible amount of trauma for his little body to go through, and I'm not at all surprised he couldn't recover; this show reminds me to be grateful I have a top-notch specialty hospital about five miles away, but I don't know that the outcome would have been any different even with that advantage -- that was just too much. Holy crap, just shoving a prolapsed uterus back inside does not look like something that would work, and it's even more unreal to this city slicker that she can probably even give birth again. Gizmo refusing to dance on command after his last performance injured his leg made me smile. And Dr. Pol's "mic drop" interstitial made me laugh out loud. That was an impressive pus fountain the coonhound. Is this episode the first time we've seen Dr. Nicole go out on a non-routine farm call on her own? And again with the "we don't have a portable x-ray machine" -- why not?! Jesus balls, I have actually looked them up online because this so befuddles me in a practice with that many field calls, and Pol can absolutely afford it.

I don't check baggage, but when I was a kid we did -- my mom packed all our stuff in one giant suitcase, and then I think there was a tote bag, too. Anyway, only once did it go on a different journey than we did, and thankfully it was our return flight, so we simply woke up the next morning to it being delivered to our doorstep. I think airlines in general do a pretty good job with checked luggage, considering the number of wayward pieces versus the daily volume, but I still opt to carry on. I travel light, so I use the same roll-on bag whether I'm going for a week or a month, and that way I don't have to spare the extra time to wait at baggage claim (not that it's terribly long, but once I arrive I'm quite impatient to get the hell out of a crowded airport).

Aw, it's not often I feel young, so thanks for that. But, nope, don't need that stuff in my pockets. If I need Chapstick or a tissue I go to the bathroom and get it. (My mom carries tissues around with her constantly, but she uses them frequently; unless I'm sick, I hardly ever need one again after my post-shower ritual.) I don't have a Smartphone, and use my flip phone maybe half a dozen times per year, so I definitely don't need to be carrying a phone around with me. (If I need to look something up, I get on the computer, so now I'm the old fart.) I'm sure I'd get used to it if I needed to carry things around, but I wouldn't like the feeling of something in my pocket. Even with the close fit of jeans pockets, I'll only occasionally put something small, light, and flat in them. If no pajama pants had pockets, I'd find that logical, because why would you need something in your pockets while you're sleeping? But since they put them in men's pajama pants - presumably because there are plenty of people who wear them as lounge pants before/after bed, not just while sleeping - it's not about that. It must be done for looks, and I appreciate that because I have quite the collection of cute pajamas and don't need pockets, but even I wouldn't mind if they were there because they're just pajamas.

That's why I am very particular about pockets in pants. I don't care about lounge around the house pants, of course, although since I don't need pockets I do still prefer those without, but with slacks I reject quite a few styles because of pockets I don't think sit well.

I don't even need pockets in most of my pants (with jeans, occasionally, I'll put something in the pockets, but never slacks), so I definitely don't need them in my pajama bottoms or lounge pants (which is what I wear, along with a tank top [with an equal parts ugly and comfy cardigan sweater over it if it's cold], as house clothes). I guess I don't carry much in general. There's more stuff in my briefcase, but when I'm just carrying a purse, the only things I put in it are my wallet, keys, Chapstick, tampons if needed, and occasionally my cell phone (I usually just leave it in the car's center console, since I hardly ever use it).

Because she's not getting undressed yet, she's just taking off her heels and her bra to plop down on the couch with her crappy beer and unwind for a bit. So it's easier to do it that way than take off the blouse first.

I love that song. The rest, meh.

That commercial was being complained about in another thread, that because she's small-busted and the bra is a lacy thing with no support, she'd have no reason to want to be out of it as soon as she got home. Not having seen it, I said I had no issue with the concept - whatever the nature of one's breasts or bra, it can still be a welcome ritual - and now that I've seen it, I'm even more in disagreement with the criticism. First, it's not a frilly thing with no support, but, regardless, she's been in work clothes all day - I love the touch of the bandage on her heel, from her shoes - and she's thrilled to get comfortable as soon as she walks in the door. She's choosing a craptacular beer to indulge in upon doing so, but the basic premise - yeah.

Yeah, I'd also have to check for my cat before tossing clothes in. Even if she wasn't in there at the time, a partially-open door would, by law, require her to open it further and check out what's inside, so we'd have a constant "game" going of me shutting the door as much as I could get away with, and her coming along and opening it more, and then every time I walked into the kitchen and caught sight of it I'd be annoyed. No thanks.

Interesting - I'm curious if this holds true for others with front-loading machines? I have no particular interest in getting one, but when it's time to replace my (top-loading) machine, I'll research them before deciding. But if having to leave the door open is a given, that'll check front-loaders right off my list. That would bug me; I can see my laundry room from my kitchen, and seeing even a partially open door out of the corner of my eye would make me twitch.