True, I remember liking a few of her songs. But I also never felt very strongly that she actually wrote them. They could have been written for any of the other stars around that time. Hillary Duff or Mandy Moore could have sang those and it would have been just as good.

It’s OK. You’re in good company. Or at least mediocre company.

I love how the band members look at each other kind of laughing after she runs off stage. Like “Yep, ha ha. This bit her in the ass.”

Yes, I remember she instantly blamed her band and then her publicist or dad came up with the “reflux” excuse a bit later after she saw the response to her first excuse.

What bugged me about Ashlee then is that the story changed so much. First it was backing vocals and then it was that she had reflux and they even heavily edited her show when it aired to prove that she had reflux. She never once just owned the mistake. There were always excuses and it wasn’t her fault. I blame her dad…

Ha! Oh Robbie. The teen dad with a heart of gold. If only Mary hadn’t thrown away her life TPing the gym, she could have landed him. 

All 7th Heaven fans are in the closet. None of us want to admit to actually watching that show. It’s OK.

It was George Stults. He wasn’t working at the bakery - just there with some family grabbing breakfast. I was with a friend and gasped like a nerd when I saw him come in and her response was “Who is that? Do you…

Yes, it’s a weird kind of FOMO. Like “Hey, look, everyone in the world is at a Labor Day weekend barbeque and that festival downtown. I am a single mom and my kids are in bed by 9 p.m. so I can’t do anything fun and I’m going to drink $5 pink wine and watch The Keepers on Netflix.”

I mean, I made a bit player from 7th Heaven pose for a photo with me at a bakery. Some of us are just sadder in the evenings and we watch a lot of TV. 

Growing up, Friday nights were always “Order a pizza/rent a movie” nights. Always. I have continued this in my own house although I don’t have my kiddos on Friday nights so Saturday is my standing pizza night/movie night with them. I let them eat the pizza in the living room in front of the TV (indoor picnic) and we…

I have another theory. In the Leah Remini book, she talks a lot about how she was punished when she acted out and one of her punishments was having to be very vocal about how awesome the church is. That is the stuff they would make her do to get in their good graces again. I wonder if Scientology is feeling the tide…

I legit thought she was married to Danny Elfman. Google tells me this is her uncle-in-law. Her fictitious marriage to Danny was one of her redeeming qualities. 

Well, Jen is trying to promote that pile of crap movie Peppermint so I tend to side eye all of these “Jen is a saint” stories. Jen has a really good publicist. Jen has a movie coming out. 

That’s good to know about their pants. I have gotten a number of sweaters from them and the quality has worked on the sweaters. But I agree that the sizing is weird. I have one pullover summer blouse that is one size and it’s huge - supposed to be fitted. I have another summer blouse in that same size and it’s a…

I read the book and enjoyed it. It was a while ago so I don’t remember how much was or was not mentioned in the book. But I will say that the show felt plodding to me. Plodding and boring and I got so sick of watching her driving around all the time in the car. Always driving. Everyone mumbled all the time. I liked…

Exactly. Same for Banana Republic. I can get a dress at Factory for $17 when they have a sale and it’s $110 at regular BR. 

I buy a ton of work clothes from J Crew Factory and then sometimes I wander over to J Crew and am horrified by the prices and go right back to the factory store. 

Is it just me or is HBO getting so mumbly lately? I had closed-captioning on for the trailer and otherwise I think I wouldn’t have understood it. I felt the same way throughout the entire season of Sharp Objects. I was constantly rewinding saying “Huh? What did she say? What is he saying now?” Top volume for that show…

When my brother was born, I was 5. I remember being excited about getting a new brother. My parents gave us small gifts when he was born. I remember getting a lip locket and a polly pocket when my mom was in the hospital and my dad saying “These are from your baby brother and he is excited to meet you” and that worked…

Agreed. But then we’ll have to live through her inevitable break-up album full of broken heart songs.