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Got a response to my profile. She's close to my age, doesn't smoke, seems sane, and lives about 40 minutes away from me. Of course, the voice in my head is all, "Yeah, and that profile is gonna vanish without a trace in about a week," but I'm happy now.

Last night, deGrom almost went the deStance. He got one Brave out in the ninth, but gave up two solo homers. Robert Gsellman got the last two years. The Daily News posted this headline at the top, above the Yankees cover: "PEN GETS TWO OUTS!" Actually, that was the delivery edition I got today. I'm at a library, and that was the main back cover story in the edition I just saw, complete with big font. So, yeah, that's the state of the Mets today.

I hope we get either or both of ONE's series soon. That dopey Mob grew on me. Same with Reigen. And I'm still holding out hope they're bring back One Piece. I mean, if they're set on airing all of Naruto . . .

Out of curiosity, has there been a Racer who ran a great leg on their birthday? From what little I remember, it usually doesn't work out well. Also, this was filmed on June 30. Thanks, Wikipedia!! "She swallowed so much water!" Hey, something Colin hasn't done before! And here are leg placement averages going into tomorrow night's episode, This time, I adjusted and readjusted the averages, taking out best and worst performances. Nothing new to report, save that Tyler & Korey have worked their way to being contenders after winning four legs in a row. Leo & Jamal seem to be longshots after winning the first two legs; at this point, I would want them to finish the Race so that they take Rachel's legs-run record from her.

I found this video in a Challenge group on Facebook. I can't seem to find it on YouTube. Basically, it's veteran Challengers and how they got their starts on MTV. I keep forgetting they were so young once. Yes, Sean has lost his damn mind. He's lost brain cells getting Rachel pregnant. Big fat "whatever" at this point from me.

If you haven't seen it, here it is. Wow. That's so unlucky. Totally would have expected that from a Met.

We would've had a real battle had Kid not gone for the $10K. Even with the prize "merely" being a bye to Vegas, the match between mentor and student would have been "must-see." Is it possible that Matt and Akbar keep pushing mothers because a mother wound up clearing the Warped Wall? I mean, a lot could be edited out. If a mom didn't do that at either stage of qualifications, any talk they'd have about that would more than likely have been edited out.

I'm still printing up references to be used for sketches. Here are two I got this past weekend: Stray Cat (Justin Vasquez) and Yukako (Diego S.) Unused references: Kira/Kosaku & Killer Queen, Anubis (sword and jackal head), Caesar Zepelli, and Jotaro in his DiU outfit along with Star Platinum.

Heard about it, didn't watch. Two possibilities: either Johnny genuinely felt the need to go Full Kanye on a bunch of people that never even heard of him, or he wanted to stay "on brand" as possible in disrupting a nice moment for others. Honestly, I don't know which case would be sadder.

"Where Are They Now?" article. I didn't really read it, but I did see that Danny adopted a daughter, and Ruthie really rocks short hair.

I think ANW is putting way too much emphasis in finding a ninja/mother to scale the Warped Wall. I mean, they're getting closer, but Matt and Akbar are trying too hard to sell the narrative. Looking at the finisher standings at the end . . . dang, did Abel Gonzalez even get a WWWA? There's another David Wright for me to root for, after the recently retired Mets third baseman and the two-time Survivor player? And who is Matthew Day? The Kid got too eager to make some money, depriving us of a showdown with his mentor. Naturally, Daniel Gil gets the fastest time, the $10K, and the ticket to Las Vegas by beating Matthew on the Power Tower. I imagine him kneeling down before his run, all, "Hey, God? I got this. I hope You got a good seat."

Not-Quite-Hot Take: Rob & Amber were better Racers than they were Survivors. Amber . . . well, first of all, she didn't really qualify as an "All Star." Back in the days of Might Big TV, her nickname was "Lamber," on account that she'd always followed Jerri around. But she and Rob went into the merge with some of the dumbest players ever. And Amber only got the one vote (Shii Ann); the other three were votes against Rob. Seriously, those two went into the final five against Rupert Boneham, Tom Buchanan and Jenna Lewis. Not exactly a "Murderers' Row" of brains. Long after TAR7 and TAR11, Rob got his million bucks when he was fed another bunch of dummies who basically cleared his path to the win like a football team's defense avoiding a kid cashing in his/her "Make a Wish." He didn't even need Redemption Island, while Russell Hantz (whose "feud" with Rob one year earlier necessitated a "rematch") fell right through it. Yes, Ramber was stuntcast, but I didn't feel things were rigged for them to go to Day 39 against one average team (Uchenna & Joyce) and a bickering duo (Ron & Kelly). They had four first-place finishes in total, and they added three more in TAR11. I reckon that's proof they were good Racers, even as twenty other people were hoping for them to fail. Bottom line: if you have to shave your head for a task, it's for good luck, and it would guarantee your survival in the game (sorry, Bopper), you friggin' do it. I'm convinced the last part of the final leg was influenced by Joyce getting a dome to match her husband's. The only thing missing from that final leg was "All I Need Is A Miracle" playing in the background. But she was Big Brother, the beef jerky of reality television. Back then, Survivor was filet mignon. And Alison and her dope on-again off-again boyfriend only ran the two legs. I'm betting more people remember the mime giving her shit in her season of BB.

We're getting this five days late because the Stanley Cup Finals went the full seven games. According to American Ninja Warrior nation, we'll be getting Barclay Stockett, Daniel Gil, and Mathis “The Kid” Owhadi. Please remember that the show has moved to Mondays if you're a fan of that. Or Matt and Akbar freaking the hell out. Or Daniel Gil's beautiful, beautiful hair.

Good episode about impeachment, with John not resorting to an episode-ending spectacle*. I'm thinking Rep. Pelosi is dragging her heels because the Democrats might become beyond fucked if they screw up. Or that the vast field of presidential hopefuls want to be the one to put a stake in the vampire's chest. It is disappointing that impeachment wouldn't automatically mean removal from office, especially because I've been wanting to see a perp walk from the White House since November 2016. I don't think he'd resign . . . but if he did, he'd probably blah something about how "they won't let you be successful anymore." And then Pence pardons him because of course he would. A talking head of Fox studied German. That's a bit alarming, is it not? SHS resigning: "Byeus Lieus." Took me a second longer to decipher. I like those bits in the opening graphics. Has anyone kept track of those through all six seasons? *I like those. Please do not think I'm against fun.

I found this poll on Toonami's Facebook:

I found this on Toonami's Facebook: So I guess Gundam: The Origin will fill that slot. More likely, it'll air before 1 a.m., and the other shows would be shifted around yet again.

I think of the fish more like a Magikarp. Ninjutsu would be permissible in that situation.

Aaron Judge . . . ‘s thirdborn son. If it were the Mets? deGrom and Thor. Speaking of, they’re wearing the pinstripes tonight. Cardinals have the blue unis. Very retro.

Anyone still watching? The brawl is still chugging along, with Goku taking on Kale and Kalifa. Very fan service . . . not in terms of titillation, but that viewers finally get to see female Saiyans fighting. And they are good even before they break out the Kai earrings (I'm guessing the Zenos will allow those), merging them into badass babe Kelfa.

Another fluff story. This time, Boruto gets the main cast of kids on a quest for a mythical fish. I think Plan A involved hiking in the woods for two days until they found a dead body. . .but these kids are gonna be ninjas. In a few years, they're going to be ass-deep in dead bodies. Why did Sarada go? It beats staying at home, going online and seeing hateful posts about her mother. Here's one I've seen, paraphrased: "Sakura sucks so hard, no wonder she birthed a Uchiha that needs glasses." And Sumire is still known mainly as "Class Rep." On the bright side, she's got her inner monster miniaturized and able to reinforce objects.

Bee on the crotch of leggings = the "fly" on a man's pants? John Oliver covered MLM in November 2016, two days before we would need him and Sam so much more). It's a shame that appears to still be a thing.

This episode gets rerun tonight at 8 p.m. on NBC.

Spoilers in regard to the arrow:

Island of the Idols premieres on September 24 with a 90-minute episode.

I've been chipping away at two years worth of DVRed episodes. Man, this is a fun series. Perfect for pausing as well, so you can get more jokes . . . like the time the Titans leased their stuff out, and Robin put out an ad for a crowbar. Only used once. Also hysterical: Starfire's version of "mummy" is a harried single mother with Irritable Bowel Syndrome, so she wraps herself in toilet paper for when she needs it. Batman and Commissioner Gordon are totally a married couple, aren't they? I would have thought they would be more protests about that. 😛