I’ve been reading a lot about James, and I think she’s a fantastic candidate who’s got a track record of doing hard work for New York and New Yorkers. (I am not one, but I was rooting for her.) 

Ha, yeah, and interesting comparison that made me cackle just a little. (We crones can’t giggle anymore, because of the aging.)

Cate!

The summer of love was 1969. People born in 1969 are 48-49, not 65. 

Are you thinking ball ticks? I think that could be appropriate. Woodsy, irritating, parasitic. 

Can we grandfather in that squeaky little taint-licker, Timberlake, to your curse? 

We are very wordy people. :) Thanks for the line breaks, I was on my phone when I read it, much easier.

There’s a lot to unpack here, and boy I wish you’d used a couple of line breaks, but let’s dig in.

Is a six month hiatus really a career derailment? If a co-worker of yours was caught beating off or exposing themselves on the job, what do you think the consequences would be?

Trust this lie I’m about to tell you. There is no Scandal after season 2. It’s a myth. It’s folly. A ball of lies. It was a perfect show that ended after two seasons. 

Your metaphor game is strong, QF. 12/10, would chuckle again. 

Heh, I bet we’re around the same age and have similar footprints on the web dating back a lonnnnng time. Under pretend names. All of this happened before the big social networks popped up, but on a micro scale. I saw people trying to ruin lives over opinions on Star Wars in the late nineties, when social networks were…

Ha! That’s a good life philosophy in general. I saw the Honey I Shrunk Matt Damon movie on a plane. Planes can make a lot of shit movies better, but it did nothing for improving this movie or my goodwill toward Matt Damon. 

OMG, Tiki Leviathon is perfect for him! Let’s make this happen! 

I think you might be confusing some terms, because PR flacks are definitely not producers, you attributed trailer production to producers and directors in the comment I replied to. If you meant PR instead of the director and the producers, my bad. But PR flacks don’t make trailers either, they make press releases and…

Except directors don’t make their own trailers, and I doubt they have much, if any, influence over the content. That’s a marketing + studio/network decision. I’m sure you’ve seen movie trailers that seem to be selling you one movie (off the top of my head, mother, Cabin in the Woods, Justice League, that movie where…

LOL, I like you.

Here’s a sobering thought. If we get nuked, not only will Team Trump be among the only survivors, he’ll emerge from his bunker to rule whatever’s left under martial law, for as long as he wants. President for life, no pesky interference from the press.

Thanks for this! It clarified a lot for me, and it makes total sense in the terms you’ve described. I appreciate you taking the time to explain.

I’m in Indiana, too, and you’re so right it hurts.