the one that used to be in The Plaza? I worked at The Plaza for 3 years in the late aughts, and there were tons of people in housekeeping and F&B who’d been there long enough to remember his ownership. Him they all HATED, but Ivanna was remembered pretty fondly overall.

Now, every restaurant I ever waited tables in, if you asked me more than 4 weeks in what my favorite dish was, the honest answer would usually be, “the leftover chinese takeout I brought from home,” or “nothing.”After a month in ANY restaurant, you’re so sick of even looking at most of the food served there that it’s…

The Help 2: Strangerous Minds, starring Rob Schneider.

I have heard of this game. It’s even the B plot of an episode of Malcolm in the Middle (season 2 episode 4, “Dinner Out”) but it’s a game played by elementary and middle school children, NOT TWENTY YEAR OLDS WITH MILITARY COMMISSIONS.

1. I said annoyed, not angry. So please don’t attribute emotions to my post that I did not.

Plate or platter?

He’s preparing for the fact that he likely will not participate in any debates next year, because he has frontotemporal dementia, and by September next year, he’ll barely be able to recite his own name.

Seriously!? So getting high, staring at a spot four feet behind the camera and mumbling your lines with as little emphasis as possible is great acting?

A thin layer of tuna salad topped with Ruffles in a sandwich. My go to lunch from grade 3-9

I’m still just annoyed AF Midge STILL has not learned how to read a room and tailor her act to her audience. We saw a huge example of that in season 2 when she gives the toast at the Irish Catholic friend’s wedding. I remember watching that scene and as soon as she made the first crack about the priest, I gasped. I…

He still can’t believe he’s being held accountable for something. He’s so accustomed to being a big fish in a small pond, combined with that particular flavor of white male entitlement that’s especially ripe and fragrant in the south. Keep in mind that this is a man who TWICE (in 1999 and 2009) was sued for stalking…

Hashaway Fixtures, and filibustering by reading Peggy’s old musings columns. 

Ben Fucking Shapiro.

Pretty much. I mean, in the grand scheme of things, I realize my somewhat privileged voice isn’t exactly being missed from the twitter discourse, but there’s some genuine evil allowed to run rampant on that platform. I’ve seen literal death threats and wishes of harm from nazi-types on twitter, but my, “yeah cops are…

Fucking cops, man. Any other job get to decide to only do their job when they feel respected? Like, if I feel like the patients in my office’s practice aren’t nice enough to me, can I tell them all that I’m not processing their insurance claims or getting their adderall refilled by their doctor until they start acting…

That’s right, it was the season Norm took over Update. I still think Norm was the best Update anchor of all time, his deadpan delivery was perfect, and his running jokes, “Or so the Germans would have us believe.” “Which once again proves my theory, Germans love David Hasselhof.” “last years worst job, crack…

I was a huge Kids in the Hall fan, too, and was excited to see him bring characters like Chicken Lady to more American fans. Don’t know how true this is, but word is that he quit after the 95-96 season. The way the show operates, you either have to be a super solid writer yourself to get in sketches (by writing…

It was pretty freakin bad. It was one of those weird transitions Lorne just isn’t good at. The core talent of Dana Carvey, Hooks, Dunn, Lovitz, etc were long gone, and the last shred of that era’s talent walked out the door with Hartman at the end of the 93-94 season. I vaguely recall getting excited for the 94-95…

Husband took me to see the revival of Oklahoma on Broadway. Oklahoma isn’t my favorite Broadway show, but the cast was great and added new life to a stale old show. And to top it off, Bill and Hillary Clinton were at the show, and got a very warm welcome from the crowd. It was cute to see Bill bopping his head and lip…

Pete Buttigieg is Tracy Flick. He’s been running for President since junior high. Sonofabitch is naked ambition. The only thing he believes in is himself. He was content to remain in the closet until he realized he could benefit politically by coming out.