First, I had no idea what a smug, smirking, condescending know-it-all unfunny jackass that James Poulos was until I watched last night’s Real Time. I had the exact same visceral reaction when I listened to him as I did the first time I heard Michael Goldfarb talk. Gah. Just horrible. Can you imagine being trapped at a party you came to late and sober and having to deal with him for anything longer than 8 seconds? I’d be out trying to score xanax if I had to spend more than five minutes with him. I had no idea he was that much of a poutraged pseudo-intellectual clown. Just wretched.
Got a bunch of errands done, and finally got the garden in- it frosted as recently as a week ago, so I waited this year because the weather is so damned whacky. Amusingly enough, there are already two tomato plants growing in on of the raised beds. Last year, instead of putting rotted tomatoes in the compost pile, I just threw them on the ground and figured they would compost by this year. Looks like at least two of the thousands of seeds decided to give it another go this year.
Really, really anxious about the Pens/Bruins game tonight.
Also, Jean Stapleton died.
Mnemosyne
I’m still sitting around in my bathrobe, but I really should shower and go grocery shopping. G puts me to shame — he finished a 33-mile bike ride before 12 noon.
CASLondon
Go Blackhawks
The redwings series was so sweet I’m gonna overlook this stupid first Kings goal
TBogg
You just haven’t been paying attention.
RobertDSC-PowerMac G5 Dual
I’m erasing and re-installing 10.4 Tiger on the iMac. There was some kind of issue with Leopard, so after saving all the music that was on there, I’m going to go with something I know well: a Tiger machine.
Incidentally, I learned the other day that Adobe has released PowerPC versions of their CS collection. They’re out of date and not supported, but are available free of charge on the Adobe site.
Adobe page
Jewish Steel
I am not going to make it out of Madison at my current waist size. The food here is just too good. I blame
ObamaOmnes.low-tech cyclist
Dude, it’s June. Even as we speak (or even as I type, which just doesn’t have quite the same ring to it), people are outside, swimming and splashing in the water.
The indoor, wintertime games should have wrapped up a month or more ago.
Yeah, but she’s worth only a measly ten points in the Celebrity Deathpool.
WereBear
@Mnemosyne: Hey, lost track of the Behind the Candelabra thread until it was too late, but I wanted you to know the whole “So did they ask Michael Douglas which male actor he would prefer to pretend to have sex with” thing has given me the giggles ever since.
Violet
John, tomatoes can have a lot of soil borne diseases. Don’t be surprised if this year’s tomato crop isn’t as good as last year’s and/or your tomatoes get diseased and die. Crop rotation is important with tomatoes to let the potential soil diseases die off. Planting them in a different bed from last year can give you stronger plants.
WereBear
Except, you know, his face.
Litlebritdifrnt
Reposting from downstairs I have a Flossie update and it involves a Snapping Turtle.
aimai
I don’t know why but here’s the dinner I’m making tonight:
roasted cauliflower
roasted red tomatoes
salad made of roasted eggplant and sesame oil/vinegar/soy sauce
little salad made of slivered carrots and ras al hanout and lemon
little salad made of fresh herbs, boiled new potatoes, and lemon vingaigrette
grilled top round lamb
roasted asparagus
I also have two kinds of no knead bread going for tomorrow: a whole wheat walnut loaf and something else which I will bake as little splits, tomorrow, and fill with leftover roasted vegetables and herbs from tonight’s dinner. Just kind of experimental. I’m avoiding doing other things, I suppose.
NotMax
Idle musing:
So, who should play Mr. Cole in Balloon Juice, the Movie?
Violet
@NotMax: John’s always said Philip Seymour Hoffman.
Richard Fox
That idiot Poulos got me so riled I do what I normally do these days with TV.If there’s a jackass fool blathering I give them no quarter, I turn the volume to mute until their lips stop flapping, then turn it on when someone else speaks up. Some days for a few shows the sound is off for quite some time. (Looking at you, tweety.) But first thing I hear last night, after a LENGTHY silence, was Maher coming back with the rejoinder (or something similar) “I haven’t a clue what the hell you are talking about!”
Seemed about right, and the silence was perfectly golden.
TaMara (BHF)
@Mnemosyne: Sigh. I was waiting to do my ride till late afternoon and now it’s all cloudy and unsettled. I may not get out there….
jayboat
@NotMax:
Chris Farley.
Dee Loralei
Man, Matt Smith is leaving as the Doctor at the Christmas special. I’m kinda bummed.
David Koch
Obummer threw her under the bus
Wag
We had a neighborhood yard sale starting at 7 AM. We pulled the small amount of remaining items into the house at 3 PM. At least one hundred families participated in the sale, and thousands of people streamed through the neighborhood. An excellent day, all in all.
jharp
Will never forget Edith’s outburst “stifle!”
Long long time ago.
David Koch
@NotMax: Zach Galifianakis
MikeBoyScout
Jean Stapleton was one helluvan actress. Don’t think I ever saw one as good, and don’t expect to see another.
Think I’m going to pull an All in the Family marathon tonight and cry in my beer.
Litlebritdifrnt
@Dee Loralei: Nooooooooo! Any idea who the new Who is going to be?
LT
@TBogg: Gah:
Kill.Ing.Me.
And Archie Bunker! It’s like Edroso was channeling you posting here while Cole was blithely mentioing the death of that superhero Jean Stapleton! Freaky!
schrodinger's cat
@NotMax: Bigger question; who will play Tunch? My allergies are driving me crazy. I found these Masala Dosa packages from my trip to the International grocery store last week. They are so good, and only $2 for the package, which has 4 dosas.
Dosa: South Indian lentil and rice crepe.
Nerdlinger
@Richard Fox: He went on a rant about Stalinism, and how Krugman likes to kill ants. At least, that’s what I got out of it. Weird.
MikeJ
@Dee Loralei: I’m hoping for somebody a little less something. Funny? I don’t mind funny, but something like that.
I like Matt Smith’s Doctor, but I prefer Eccleston and Tennant.
Baud
Big All in the Family fan. Jean Stapleton was perfect in that role. Sad day.
TooManyJens
@Dee Loralei: I’d so much rather see Smith stay and Moffat go. Oh well.
geg6
I’m nervous, too, Cole.
Thankfully, I have two bottles of Reisling, so I’ll be okay no matter what happens. I probably jinxed it anyway by buying a new Pens shirt.
Dinner tonight is a good sports-watching dinner: hot garlic wings and sweet potato steak fries, both done on the grill. Tomorrow, I’m making my famous grilled lasagna. You use no-boil noodles and each layer has spinach, tomatoes, and fresh mozzarella tossed with Parmesan, grated garlic and a pinch of red pepper flakes. You put a tablespoon of water on each noodles and then stack the fillings on and drizzle with EVOO. I do two layers. Each individual lasagna is then tighly wrapped in a double layer of foil to make four packets. Turn grill to medium and grill ten minutes each side. Let them sit for five minutes or so, then top with a dollop of ricotta and a sort of gremolata of grated tomato, grated garlic and chiffonade of basil and/or parsley. Light, healthy, and goddamned delicious, especially with a nice Pinot noir. Yummy!
John Cole
@geg6: I still owe you dinner. When are you coming down?
Amir Khalid
@schrodinger’s cat:
And very tasty when they come straight off the, uh, the flat metal thingy, all paper-thin, piping hot and crispy.
PsiFighter37
Just finished a 5-mile run in 90-degree weather here in NYC. It was a pretty cool spring for the most part, but the past few days have been brutal. At least it’s a little less humid, but that’s not saying much.
Going to shower up and visit the Spanish restaurant a block away for dinner. They make an exquisite cut of suckling pig…that’s what’s for dinner tonight. And probably a beer or three.
Jim, Foolish Literalist
I get that Maher doesn’t want to be his who to be all liberals all the time, but the type of conservatives he draws and/or seeks out are as obnoxious as they are partisan, and the liberals are as likely to be Disappointed as they are too polite.
In other news, this is how Josh Marshall frames the latest “scandal” from the IRS, by using the AP text un-edited
If you haven’t heard, you’re reading that right. The IRS did some training video for part time employees who would be anwering the IRS help-line in the run-up to April 15, and the AP is selling this as a scandal. With the help of Josh Marshall.
Cacti
@PsiFighter37:
Oh?
Hahahahaha!
ruemara
goodbye Mrs. Stapleton. I really liked your performances. ruemara +I lost count. Writing my statement on what will be lost if I am removed. I think I can live a long time before delving into such detail. Much happier writing about the conflict of successful environmental resolutions and human nature in the face of less broad environmental effects. And cooking. Let’s not forget cooking. Wow. Drinking really does affect your spelling. this takes longer than I thought. walking isn’t too great either.
Jim, Foolish Literalist
@geg6: Dayum, that looks like a recipe to try.
different-church-lady
You go to parties without Xanax? Dude…
p.a.
Bruins going with 2 or 3 rookies on D, Pens 4th line has 2 30 goal scorers! (not this year), should be Pens in 6. Except their goalies are big question marks.
PsiFighter37
@Cacti: I consider 90-degree weather with the humidity that’s typical here to be much worse than a higher temperature. When I was younger, I lived in the middle of the Mojave Desert…endured 120-degree days plenty. I would take that over 90 degrees and so humid you sweat as soon as you take a step outside.
Violet
@schrodinger’s cat:
Biggest question. Heh.
different-church-lady
This is not fair: you get to use a word in the post that FYWP forbids in the comments.
MomSense
@aimai:
Leaving now and will bring the wine!
Higgs Boson's Mate
@RobertDSC-PowerMac G5 Dual:
Thanks for the heads up. I use PS CS to create textures for my UVs. Free Creative Suite is good and it’ll be fun to play with.
different-church-lady
@p.a.:
Pens in 5, or B’s in 7. Bank it.
TooManyJens
@ruemara: Whoa. You OK?
James E. Powell
Going to dinner tonight for my baby sister’s 50th birthday. Damn, I’m getting old.
lamh36
Watching Parker with Jason Statham and Jennifer Lopez. I love Statham so much I’m willing to ignore J-Lo! This shit better be good. Statham betta take his shirt off!
scav
Liked Smith’s Doctor, certainly as much as any of the NuWhos (and most of the Originals), so sadface — still don’t want any reheats though. A new out of left field for me please, with the traditional wails, lamentations and mutterings.
MikeJ
@TooManyJens:
If it would get me more Sherlock eps faster I’d be ok with that. Hell, they could cancel Doctor Who If it got me more Sherlock.
eemom
@Cacti:
but it’s DRY heat where you are, right? I’ve never lived in such a climate but I am told that “it’s not the heat, it’s the humidity” is fer realz.
/denizen of deecee fever swamp
David Koch
Jean Stapleton’s favorite episode was a show that played on Christmas day in 1976, titled “The Draft Dodger”.
Archie and a gold star father and a fugitive draft resister get together for Christmas dinner. White Barack Obama would grant resisters a general amnesty 27 days later.
It reminds you how great tee vee can be when it wants to be.
Cacti
@PsiFighter37:
90 is kid’s stuff, humid or no.
MomSense
@Dee Loralei:
I was really attached to Tennant and didn’t know how I would feel about Smith–but he won me over. I just started watching this show (obsessively) recently.
I just rented the DVD of part 1 of season 7 so please no spoilers beyond that point!
steve
Here in N Fla I got 5 Black Krims to grow, they’re now about 3′ high, and not a single fruit.
Added calcium and everything. Still holding out hope….
LT
@JohnCole – have you gotten a Sonnergrunt update?
Anyone else?
Wag
@Jim, Foolish Literalist:
Feature, not bug. Make the GOP sound as insane as possible and there’s no need to refute them. They embarrass themselves and we can point and laugh.
geg6
@John Cole:
I thought you were coming up! Heh. I was looking for you on Facebook to give you shit there since you don’t reply to emails, but I could only find your dad.
What’s your summer look like? I have a lot of restricted days where I can’t take time off (which I’d want to do, even if just a long weekend so I can hit WV and still get my housework done), but if can agree on a date, I’ll come down for a day/night. Don’t know if John will come, but I’m totally game. Let’s get planning, Cole! Email me or find me on FB. And answer back this time, dammit!
SiubhanDuinne
@RobertDSC-PowerMac G5 Dual:
That’s not the same as Tiger Beat on the Potomac, is it?
MikeJ
While we’re talking about children’s tv shows, another one from Russell Davies is about to make it’s American debut on a cable channel called “The Hub”. Wizards v Aliens.
Cacti
@eemom:
Near every year, we get a couple of out of staters who die of dehydration, because “it’s a dry heat” and they could handle it.
I haven’t always lived in AZ either. I’ve lived in the midwest, southeast, and even next door to the Tropic of Capricorn in Brazil. Tropical heat was the worst by far. Triple digits + about 80% humidity.
Roger Moore
@schrodinger’s cat:
I think there are some tribbles trying to escape after the last Star Trek movie…
ruemara
eh, I’m cool with Smith’s departure. Can we have more Doctoring and less whatever that is?
@TooManyJens: No. It’s been a distinctively horrible week in a distinctively horrible life and I deserve props for not being fucking suicidal. So a toast to me, in my fucking wine goblet. I am my own reserve.
debbie
@Baud:
The menopause episode had me laughing for hours.
Brother Machine Gun of Desirable Mindfulness (fka AWS)
@LT: Last I saw, he and his were safe, but OKC was fucked up. Nobody damaged in his immediate family.
geg6
@Jim, Foolish Literalist:
You totally should. It’s wonderful and the perfect summer meal, IMHO. Can’t give the actual recipe because I’m on the iPhone, but if you keep reminding me, I’ll post it when I’m next on the laptop. Or just run with my description (though I’d be leery of that). You will love it.
mai naem
@Richard Fox: Before anything even came out of Poulos’ mouth, I knew he was going to be a douchebag, he reeked of the Fonzi of Freedumb.
I kind of liked the way Maher treated Isikoff and I think Isikoff was kind of po’d because Maher was essentially patronizing him.
Gin & Tonic
@eemom:
So’s your oven, but you don’t want to spend time inside.
SiubhanDuinne
@eemom:
So’s cremation.
Brother Machine Gun of Desirable Mindfulness (fka AWS)
@SiubhanDuinne: ooh, I’ve heard the oven one before, but I like this more.
MattR
@Cacti:
A dry heat can be more dangerous since you don’t see the sweat and don’t realize how much fluid you are losing. But the fact people can dehydrate themselves without noticing seems like decent evidence that the dry heat is in fact more comfortable.
LT
@Brother Machine Gun of Desirable Mindfulness (fka AWS): Thank you.
Litlebritdifrnt
@MomSense: I literally sobbed when Tennant regenerated. I wasn’t the only one either when they did The Royal Philharmonic special from The Royal Albert Hall and they showed it on the big screen there were dozens of people in the audience crying. Smith won me over too, but I am curious who will come next, perhaps the last ep spoiler was true and its going to be John Hurt, how cool would that be?
LT
@David Koch: I can’t believe I just we4nt and watched that whole thing. (From your cut point.) Riveting stuff.
WereBear
Oh yeah. Me likey.
different-church-lady
@RobertDSC-PowerMac G5 Dual: Holy crap — I thought I was the last one on earth still on Tiger. Too much hardware attached to the G5 audio workstation that won’t travel to a more modern machine.
NickT
@NotMax:
John Daly.
danielx
Way too quiet with da fambly away, although I admit not having CPB kid shows as constant background noise amounts to a vacation in and of itself. Currently taking a break from housecleaning while marinating a flank steak and contemplating a green salad with yellow tomatoes as accompaniment (favorite produce stand is open – joy). Memo to me: go get the pinot noir you forgot when you were out shopping, you dolt.
On a somewhat more serious note, are there any BJers out there who have experience with holistic treatment for alimentary tract ailments? There’s this surgeon who wants to cut out about fifteen inches of my colon and I would really, truly prefer to avoid this even if he can do it as a laparoscopic procedure. (Diverticulitis sucks, btw.) I’m trying a cranberry juice/aloe juice* regime at the moment, but any suggestions would be most gratefully accepted – aside from orders to become a vegetarian, that is.
*Aloe juice by itself is damn near impossible to get down, at least for me.
Dee Loralei
@Litlebritdifrnt: No idea. Bit I bet Jenna Louise Coleman will stay. Poor Flossie’s widdle mouth. She learned her lesson.
Cheryl from Maryland
@ruemara:
Was so happy when Amy Pond left – -could not stand the icky vibe between the Doctor, Amy and Rory. Even now, I see Matt Smith and relive that three way. Good Riddance!
Amir Khalid
Does your foot bend in the middle?
Scott S.
As long as we’re Open Threading: Here’s this book a friend of mine wrote: “The New York Magician” by J.B. Zimmerman.
It’s sorta fantasy-noir, about a guy who can see the various gods and deities and magical creatures that secretly live in NYC, and he spends his life making bargains with them, both for his benefit and for theirs. Baba Yaga tends a bar. A god of the Nile shows up in the East River. Cthulhu hangs out in the sewer.
I got to watch the guy write the book, and I think it’s pretty amazing stuff.
MikeJ
@Cheryl from Maryland: I would have preferred a show built around Amy and Martha, ditch the spaceman.
Litlebritdifrnt
@Dee Loralei: Did she ever!
dmsilev
@different-church-lady: We have a couple of machines at work that are still on Tiger. G4 Quicksilver towers, if you’re familiar with the taxonomy of Apple PPC machines. We originally had 4, and have been replacing them with new Minis as they die. A half-life of over a decade is pretty good for desktop computers.
Violet
@danielx: Have you ever tried going gluten-free? Seems to help a lot of people with various issues, including gut issues, even though they test negative for celiac. That’s not going vegetarian, but it does have its own challenges. Might be worth a shot for a month or two, just to see. Not that hard to do and it’s not super expensive. Just have to re-think how and what you eat. Might want to get corn and soy out of your diet too–they can be big allergens for people.
Without knowing exactly what your issue is (except the diverticulitis), not quite sure what to recommend. You could also try acupuncture and that sort of thing.
Edit: I couldn’t drink the aloe juice either. Yuck.
Dee Loralei
@MomSense: I agree. I love Tennant. But Matt grew on me a bunch and I’ll be sorry to see him go. I hope they’ll pick a really good next Doctor. So he’s set to regenerate during the Christmas EP.
Higgs Boson's Mate
For all of you who were kind enough to offer me condolences and advice on the break up of my 35 year marriage, an update.
For decades, my all season go-to camping place was Joshua Tree National Park. I contacted a realtor in Yucca Valley and I will be meeting with one of their folks this Monday to either buy or rent a place to live in JT. Either is doable.
Just Some Fuckhead
@Violet: Only because John Candy died.
Jim, Foolish Literalist
hmmm… you’ve piqued my curiosity
Violet
@Higgs Boson’s Mate: Good luck! Sounds like a great place for you to go.
The Pale Scot
@RobertDSC-PowerMac G5 Dual:
If you’re surfing with the tiger machine check out TenFourFox, a Firefox fork specifically for Tiger using PPC machines that has kept up with HTML5 and CSS3. If you turn off javascript an old G4/G5 is still pretty speedy.
The only downside is that it doesn’t use Flash since adobe isn’t updating it. you can go into about:config and turn it back on if you want to.
Leopard wasn’t a very good piece of code, I went back to Tiger on my old machines too.
NickT
@Just Some Fuckhead:
John Candy would have been Tunch – half asteroid and half-cat, he’s a galaxy’s best friend.
fuckwit
I saw her in SF at ACT in some serious play… O’Neill? Or something set in India maybe? I don’t remember what it was. I’m not a theatre guy, I was dating someone who was and she dragged my ass there.
What I remember is that everyone kept LAUGHING when she said stuff, even though her lines were neither funny nor intended to be. I couldn’t tell whether she was doing that on purpose (and fucking up the play, so I doubt it), or people were just so used to Edith that they were laughing out of habit. Either way that kind of sucked.
I had a similar thing happen at another ACT play (the same date dragged me to it), which was a version of some Shakespeare play about a gay king. It was the stodgy ACT trying to be all edgy… and failing. They hired some dude who was some famous TV star to play the king, and it was a very SERIOUS play, and people kept laughing when he said his lines. Again, couldn’t tell if it was just because he was fucking it up or the audience were a bunch of dumbasses who couldn’t let him get past his TV role.
What I remember most about that play is that it began with Peter Gabriel music (very non-Shakespearean) and ended with this TV actor getting butt-fucked with a red-hot poker, and the stage people decided to end the scene with a fake EXPLOSION, like a heavy-metal concert. OK, even I LOL’ed at that, it was fukken stupid.
WereBear
@danielx: Use this link:
Success Stories
And search the page for diverticulitis.
He healed my intestines. And you can eat as much MEAT as you want.
WereBear
@Higgs Boson’s Mate: Sounds gorgeous.
Violet
@WereBear: Heh. Great minds and all.
The Pale Scot
And really mentioning Jean and Poulos in the same article was a….er….Icky.
Poulos is one of those people who will be among the first up against the wall when the revolution comes.
Geoduck
One particular highlight of Jean Stapleton’s career: Her duet on The Muppet Show with Crazy Harry.
schrodinger's cat
@Amir Khalid: oh yes! unfortunately I haven’t mastered the technique. It is especially hard on an electric stove top where you can’t really control the heat.
Suzanne
I have been on a quest for the perfect foundation for my skin. I bought a product this morning that I am very happy with, but cannot stop giggling over the name: Teint Miracle.
ruemara
@lamh36: I could support a Stratham Doctor. Especially if there were many episodes requiring shirtlessness. Pantslessness would also be welcome.
@Higgs Boson’s Mate: Congratulations! I hope you find a home out of this.
magurakurin
@Gin & Tonic:
No kidding. I spent two summers in Arizona, one in Tuscon. I told a friend back east once that it had been 116 that day. Naturally they replied…but yeah it’s a dry heat right?….in my mind I was all like…for fuck’s sake what part of 116 degrees in the shade didn’t you understand?
Suzanne
@Cacti: Fuck the whole “it’s a DRY heat!” bullshit. Yes, it’s a dry heat. So you get sunburns AND nosebleeds! And have some cracking, bleeding skin while you’re at it.
Why the hell do I live in this god-forsaken inferno? I went for a walk this morning and wanted to pray for death.
Mnemosyne
@Higgs Boson’s Mate:
I would usually say to rent first, but real estate prices are probably still pretty low out there and mortgage rates are stupid low right now, so if you find a cabin that you love, it might be worth buying rather than renting.
JoyfulA
@Amir Khalid: My foot doesn’t bend in the way described, but I used to be able to write with my toes.
schrodinger's cat
@Suzanne: I have the hardest time finding foundation. I had good luck Clinique’s new line Perfect Real Makeup, I also like Aveeno’s tinted moisturizer for everyday wear.
Mnemosyne
@WereBear:
@Violet:
Since you two were nagging me yesterday, I may try to keep an eye on my gluten intake, though I’m not quite ready to give up bread yet. At a minimum, I’m going to start watching for it in prepared foods, because I suspect it’s more that I don’t realize how much hidden gluten I’m being exposed to than that I’m consciously eating too many breads or pastas. We’ll see how it goes.
schrodinger's cat
I actually miss winter, my allergies are bad despite taking allergy medication, and it was a humid day with highs in the 90s. Last week I had to wear my light jacket. Crazy weather is crazy.
Higgs Boson's Mate
@Mnemosyne:
Thanks. That’s my thinking. I have an unused GI loan so if someone wants to sell then I’ll buy. RE prices are so low there that buying a place would cost less per month than buying a Camry.
Mnemosyne
@Suzanne:
@schrodinger’s cat:
I have rosacea on top of a pale neutral skintone, so just finding the right color foundation can be a major pain. I’ve been liking Stila foundation when I have to wear it (though, as with all foundations, ever, including Bare Minerals, it makes me break out a little bit, though less badly than most).
Violet
@Mnemosyne: It’s definitely a process to deciding to give it up and a lifestyle change when you do. Only you can decide when and if it’s right for you.
From my experience, lowering the gluten intake helped, but giving it up completely was a revelation. If you want to give it a shot, you can always try giving it up and then start eating it again as an experiment. Would recommend giving it up for a month at least to give your body time to adjust. Do understand your specific concerns, though.
Higgs Boson's Mate
@Mnemosyne:
Just another one of the advantages of being a guy. If you’re not Terence Stamp or Michael Caine then you look like shit anyway and all of the cosmetics in the world are futile so why bother.
Richard Fox
The thread of a few days back really resonated with me, how many people are turned off by the political dialogue on the tube, MSNBC ratings going into a nose dive, etc. Poulos and his type of smarmy commentary is representative. Can only speak for myself of course, but I know I will vote, will be engaged and make sure I give $$ to politicians I believe in, but as for tuning out the noise, the fools, etc. –that works for me. I admire greatly folks like Cole and the front pagers, they seem to have the stomach to read and push back, in their fashion. Personally I just tune it out. Stopped reading Sullivan, Huffington Post, barely watch Matthews.. etc.
Folks like Jean Stapelton deserve far far more attention and applause, and celebration. I know that much.
Suzanne
@schrodinger’s cat: I’ve had bad luck with Clinique, except for the Almost Lipsticks. Now that I am in my thirties and my teens/twenties acne has calmed down, most of my skin is “normal”, except around my nose is dry and around mouth and chin is still Zit Central. So now I have zits and wrinkles. AWESOME. I LOVED Stila Pivotal Skin, but it was discontinued, and I’d been using Bare Minerals for a few years, but it looks kinda dry on me now. This Lancôme stuff I bought looks really good. It dries to a finish like the Stila without needing powder, and it does a good job just evening everything out without looking cakey or flaky. I just cannot get over that they named it “taint”.
Suzanne
@Mnemosyne: I’ve been doing the oil cleansing method on and off for the last month or so, and the texture of my skin is improving. Still breaking out around mouth and chin, but no more than before.
MomSense
@Litlebritdifrnt:
I have been surprised at how emotional these silly shows can make me. I am only half way through season 7 right now but I have this feeling we will be saying goodbye to River/Melody soon and I already don’t like it.
Higgs Boson's Mate
@Higgs Boson’s Mate:
I meant an Old Guy.
schrodinger's cat
@Suzanne:
@Mnemosyne:
Have you checked out the Beauty Department? Its a great resource.
ETA: Here is the link:
http://thebeautydepartment.com/
MomSense
@Suzanne:
Oil cleansing? I use raw, coconut oil as a moisturizer which is about the only thing that doesn’t cause breakouts.
Litlebritdifrnt
@MomSense: I am so emotionally linked to Who that it is silly, I grew up with it, it is part of my DNA, if they do something I don’t like it infuriates me.
PurpleGirl
In 1976 my Norwegian penpal was on a hitchhiking tour of the US and Central America. I had him calling in every week or so. (He was here for 6 months.) At one point he was in Phoenix and planning to hitch to Wyoming. I asked him not to because of the heat. He said he thought he’s be alright. Anyway, he was on a road leaning of Phoenix for some time and there were no cars. So he walked back to town and got a bus. When he called he said “it was so hot.” (Don’t know what the actual temperature was.)
Suzanne
@MomSense: The Oil Cleansing Method is predicated on the theory that oil works better than water to remove oil from the skin that causes acne. It may be total junk science, but I’ve been using coconut and jojoba oils on my skin and the texture is getting much better, and reducing redness, too. Cheaper than buying Kiehl’s or Olay or whatever, too.
schrodinger's cat
@MomSense: I use it to condition my hair before I wash it.
PurpleGirl
@Suzanne:
I just cannot get over that they named it “taint”.
IIRC teint would be French for tint
Betty Cracker
@Higgs Boson’s Mate: Damn, I missed that thread — so sorry! But it sounds like you’re moving on in style.
Suzanne
@PurpleGirl: Yeah, I know. But it would be pronounced “taint”.
Never mind me. I’m a twelve-year-old boy in the body of a 33-year-old woman.
Kathleen
@ruemara: Wishing you better times…
Kathleen
@danielx: hydro colon therapy? Acupuncture?
Reasonable 4ce
Yeah, James Poulos was kind of a douche nozzle. His talking points were a fusion of emoprogging and wingnuttery. First he said Obama’s War on Terror speech was “hypocritical” without explaining why. He noted (correctly) that Obama’s health care policy was the Republican policy in the 1990s. Then one breath later he compared it to Stalinism. Huh?
Waingro
I think I’ve identified the source of Poulous’s douchebaggery.
AHH onna Droid
@Scott S.: Moore did this in Top Ten, not that that makes it less cool. (He did V for Vendetta, Extraordinary Gentlemen, Swamp Thing, and, uh, WildCATS.)
El Cid
I don’t care your ideology — he was a total fucking smug disconnected douchebag.
aimai
@Higgs Boson’s Mate: How lovely to start over in a new place that you love! Keep moving forward. There can be many great changes at the last possible minute.
danielx
Thanks sincerely for all the input. Anything to avoid getting cut; I’ve never spent a night in a hospital and hope to so continue until I cross the bridge.
Rossco
@David Koch: That is one of the best tv episodes of all time.
Andy G.
Completely agree regarding “Real Time.” Poor Paul Rudnick, one of the funniest gay men on the planet (along with Bruce Vilanch & Graham Norton) barely got a word in edgewise. I wanted to hear more from him and far less from that douchenozzle James Poulos.
Sam
Just finished watching the 5/31 episode of RealTime and felt compelled to Google “is James Poulos a douche?” and happily found this thread.
The true sign of how douchy someone is is directly proportional to the size of the shit-eating, know-it-all grin they continue to wear even when they are being told that they are uninformed and have nothing interesting to say. It’s a grin that says “I know better than all of you. You can correct me all you want, but I know what I’m talking about”.
I almost couldn’t finish the episode. The only reason I did is because I got to the part where Maher basically asks Poulos what the crap he’s talking about.