tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4847226686813011212.post7353436294534711103..comments2023-07-05T08:12:21.449-04:00Comments on Sushi and Pizza: Parenthood - My Thoughts on the Bravermans, Part 4Boquinhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02365252326911270689noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4847226686813011212.post-60671883885277026752014-08-14T19:31:35.788-04:002014-08-14T19:31:35.788-04:00I actually think Gaby had a bit of an accent, so h...I actually think Gaby had a bit of an accent, so her breathiness could've been from that.<br /><br />I REALLY liked Alex. He respected the rules Adam and Kristina set for him and Haddie, whether or not Haddie always obeyed them or clued him in about them. He always treated Haddie well, too.<br /><br />Gordon has always bugged me. There was something about him that seemed . . . sleazy to me. IThe Magic Violinisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08889060820055920735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4847226686813011212.post-89345813048885872752014-07-29T17:38:25.259-04:002014-07-29T17:38:25.259-04:00It is officially in our queue on Netflix - excited...It is officially in our queue on Netflix - excited to marathon watch! Thanks for the suggestion! Boquinhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02365252326911270689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4847226686813011212.post-36511041088758982392014-05-30T20:25:51.120-04:002014-05-30T20:25:51.120-04:00Absolutely! I have no interest in or even knowledg...Absolutely! I have no interest in or even knowledge about football, but I love it. I know plenty of both men and women who love the show. I loved it and so did my husband.<br /><br />I hope all is going well with the new house! I'm looking forward to an update.:)LMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10505430292641269454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4847226686813011212.post-39931052183605202552014-05-30T11:11:24.774-04:002014-05-30T11:11:24.774-04:00Nevillegirl, looking forward to it. No worries - I...Nevillegirl, looking forward to it. No worries - I've been fairly absent from here myself due to our move!<br /><br />Emily and LMW, I haven't ever seen that show. Isn't it about football? If I have no interest in football whatsoever, do you guys think I would like it?<br />Boquinhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02365252326911270689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4847226686813011212.post-88428661720528688392014-04-29T16:53:52.863-04:002014-04-29T16:53:52.863-04:00I never had a visceral reaction against poor Drew,...I never had a visceral reaction against poor Drew, but then again, it's been awhile since I've watched the show.:)<br /><br />I have to second the endorsement for Friday Night Lights a million times over! It's a great show. Stacie, you will love Tammy Taylor, I promise you.:)LMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10505430292641269454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4847226686813011212.post-12142834234228751102014-04-29T15:37:47.065-04:002014-04-29T15:37:47.065-04:00Did you watch Friday Night Lights? Gaby and Alex a...Did you watch Friday Night Lights? Gaby and Alex are both from that show and I loved them both a ton on it. FNL is one of my most favorite shows EVER.<br /><br />I love Dr. P. I hate Drew and anyone associated with him because to associate with Drew means you're a major loser. Amy was better than Natalie but I was devastated over the abortion.<br /><br />I like Ryan. I was sad when he left. IEmilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11015713105597907545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4847226686813011212.post-68094526617208971532014-04-28T12:17:51.702-04:002014-04-28T12:17:51.702-04:00(Hey, just a note to say that I haven't been i...(Hey, just a note to say that I haven't been ignoring this stuff - I've just been really busy during the last few days and I'll respond more later! :))Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4847226686813011212.post-23532386239823473202014-04-26T13:11:21.877-04:002014-04-26T13:11:21.877-04:00Oh, good. There's so much more to say on this ...Oh, good. There's so much more to say on this topic and it's ever evolving for me anyway.<br /><br />Also, I'm sorry for all of my Spelling errors in my previous comment, Nevillegirl.LMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10505430292641269454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4847226686813011212.post-20252151712348360622014-04-26T12:02:52.871-04:002014-04-26T12:02:52.871-04:00LMW, you make perfect sense. Beautiful comment. LMW, you make perfect sense. Beautiful comment. Boquinhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02365252326911270689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4847226686813011212.post-63144464257420423402014-04-26T02:03:41.302-04:002014-04-26T02:03:41.302-04:00I did a little research on girl crush after readin...I did a little research on girl crush after reading Nevel Girl's comment too. My reaction was the same as Stacy's. I didn't understand it at first, but I get it enough now to know that it offends a group of people, so it's no big deal for me to be mindful of that and not use it.<br /><br />At Easter, one of my younger sisters who is very sweet wondered why we have to have Black LMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10505430292641269454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4847226686813011212.post-85080737257487816822014-04-25T21:39:09.594-04:002014-04-25T21:39:09.594-04:00The above comment is punctuated poorly. It should ...The above comment is punctuated poorly. It should read:<br /><br />When I used the phrase "girl crush" I was clarifying thinking, "so as not to confuse those who know I'm a heterosexual woman married to a heterosexual man . . ," but yeah, I get it. Plus, I believe that sexuality lies on a spectrum (as opposed to being confined to neat, little, uniform boxes that fit Boquinhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02365252326911270689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4847226686813011212.post-56363358637920618162014-04-25T19:57:39.998-04:002014-04-25T19:57:39.998-04:00(My multitude of comments are because I didn't...(My multitude of comments are because I didn't know if all my talking would fit in one comment!)Boquinhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02365252326911270689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4847226686813011212.post-51256736122777430972014-04-25T19:43:51.467-04:002014-04-25T19:43:51.467-04:00I was thinking, when I used the phrase, "so a...I was thinking, when I used the phrase, "so as not to confuse those who know I'm a heterosexual woman married to a heterosexual man . . ," but yeah, I get it. Plus, I believe that sexuality lies on a spectrum (as opposed to being confined to neat, little, uniform boxes that fit everyone perfectly), so the distinctions don't always clarify much anyway!<br /><br />I've seen Boquinhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02365252326911270689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4847226686813011212.post-43623961984303282552014-04-25T19:30:16.082-04:002014-04-25T19:30:16.082-04:00P.S. The article about "girl crushes" is...P.S. The article about "girl crushes" is on xojane, but the site is down right now. Boquinhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02365252326911270689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4847226686813011212.post-83943499051210810002014-04-25T19:29:30.448-04:002014-04-25T19:29:30.448-04:00Funny side note. After reading articles and discus...Funny side note. After reading articles and discussing this at length with Mark, I looked at him and said, "This is why we don't get anything done." :P We are HORRIBLY inefficient sometimes, because we talk and talk and talk and research and analyze and talk and read and talk and listen to NPR and talk and talk and . . . you get the idea. <br /><br />Here we are packing boxes for Boquinhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02365252326911270689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4847226686813011212.post-82033193567652298742014-04-25T19:27:39.043-04:002014-04-25T19:27:39.043-04:00By the way, I was reading an article on why the te...By the way, I was reading an article on why the term "girl crush" is considered offensive and there was a good discussion in the comments about the term "girlfriends" when a heterosexual woman refers to her platonic friends. <br /><br />One commenter got really snarky about it and acted all "Oh, this is all too PC, so I guess we should probably avoid saying "Boquinhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02365252326911270689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4847226686813011212.post-88816345662647919722014-04-25T19:21:04.022-04:002014-04-25T19:21:04.022-04:00(And might I add, that the people who generally go...(And might I add, that the people who generally go around saying "Geez, people are getting so easily offended and are too caught up in being politically correct!" tend to be white or some other majority group!)<br /><br />I seriously used the phrase recently with someone (who was going on and on about how it should be okay to deny services in one's own business to people of other Boquinhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02365252326911270689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4847226686813011212.post-84735814036345823282014-04-25T19:15:16.726-04:002014-04-25T19:15:16.726-04:00A while back, I was doing an American Idol review ...A while back, I was doing an American Idol review and I referred to one of the contestants as something like "the black kid with the hat" (or something - I don't remember the exact phrase I used, but I know that I distinguished one of the contestants as being black). A very good friend of mine remarked to me that if her sisters had read my post, they'd likely have been offended Boquinhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02365252326911270689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4847226686813011212.post-15419508238903985722014-04-25T19:14:54.164-04:002014-04-25T19:14:54.164-04:00A while back, I was doing an American Idol review ...A while back, I was doing an American Idol review and I referred to one of the contestants as something like "the black kid with the hat" (or something - I don't remember the exact phrase I used, but I know that I distinguished one of the contestants as being black). A very good friend of mine remarked to me that if her sisters had read my post, they'd likely have been offended Boquinhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02365252326911270689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4847226686813011212.post-21135700937279669022014-04-25T19:06:50.889-04:002014-04-25T19:06:50.889-04:00Jimmy, welcome back! Do you watch Parenthood?
Nev...Jimmy, welcome back! Do you watch Parenthood?<br /><br />Nevillegirl, thank you. I totally appreciate you bringing that to my attention. You have educated me today. After I read your comment, I did a bunch of research trying to understand why it's offensive (and also looking up "no homo" - I wasn't familiar with that phrase! Yikes, it is offensive!). <br /><br />I read a couple Boquinhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02365252326911270689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4847226686813011212.post-64364966951486587122014-04-25T14:14:17.823-04:002014-04-25T14:14:17.823-04:00Just checking in to tell you I'd been out of t...Just checking in to tell you I'd been out of town on business travel--just got back today and checked your blog--and had to do a double take when I saw "Parenthood Part IV." Part IV! Wow! You have a lot to say about this show. I'll have to find some time to catch up on this. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4847226686813011212.post-82419827726142310622014-04-25T13:44:51.097-04:002014-04-25T13:44:51.097-04:00Hey... I'm sure you didn't mean this, but ...Hey... I'm sure you didn't mean this, but "girl crush" is kind of offensive. It's the female equivalent of "no homo," (and I'm sure you don't need an explanation as to why THAT is offensive!) so... yeah. Just a heads up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4847226686813011212.post-68298789004218457762014-04-24T18:31:54.617-04:002014-04-24T18:31:54.617-04:00STD! LOLOL!
We need to pack!!
Maybe that's...STD! LOLOL! <br /><br />We need to pack!! <br /><br />Maybe that's the post I should do next - you know, our new house. :)Boquinhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02365252326911270689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4847226686813011212.post-26781715621711141482014-04-24T18:26:24.187-04:002014-04-24T18:26:24.187-04:00You hit all of my favorites or favorites to hate. ...You hit all of my favorites or favorites to hate. Nicely done.<br /><br />I absolutely love how you pointed out how the Bravermans thank Adam for all of his help. And Julia completes the trifecta. Somewhere in Vegas someone just won a lot of money.<br /><br />I'll comment on a few of the more memorable side characters for me.<br /><br />I loved the Alex story lines. He's a great actor. <Dr. Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05183182119832345967noreply@blogger.com