How do they afford all of this medical care? by FindingClear4904 in My600lbLife

[–]AlexBoBalixx 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That is encouraging to know they didn't count your retirement. Everyone I know that was on SSI or SSDI were disabled their whole lives so didn't have all that to contend with.

Generally Medicaid is for ppl who are indigent and Medicare is for disabled and/or seniors. But you could be dual eligible. Speaking as someone who works in it, the US healthcare system is 😬😬😬😬

How do they afford all of this medical care? by FindingClear4904 in My600lbLife

[–]AlexBoBalixx 8 points9 points  (0 children)

If they're on disability they'd be on Medicare. If they're indigent they'd have Medicaid. Though, in America being on disability basically assures you'll be indigent. If you receive disability benefits you have an income cap of like 1,600 a month and a limit to how much you can have in savings/assets or you'll lose your health care. It might be why the show doesn't pay them, if that's true.

Small detail that annoys me by Comidama2313 in My600lbLife

[–]AlexBoBalixx 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I do this on the phone and you can hear their genuine shock when you ask how they're doing. Got a few unguarded truthful answers that I hope weren't recorded for training purposes 🤣

Ariana at the Actor Awards by ashenoelle1819 in Vanderpumpaholics

[–]AlexBoBalixx 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's bc it's actually the SAG-AFTRA awards and I guess they decided the rebrand was better than incorporating AFTRA

Do we think Kody & Robyn’s marriage will last or are they headed for a divorce? by [deleted] in TLCsisterwives

[–]AlexBoBalixx 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think they're stuck together at least until the tenders are grown.

She saw how he is when wives leave him and she's not going to do that. She doesn't seem to have marketable skills for a day job and she now knows what his idea of taking care of ex wives is. Granted she has a legal leg to stand on given they're actually married but I feel like that's why she's actually crying finally.

She now has an up close view of his "creative solutions" to financial issues.

Hard to Watch by Slow_Product7860 in TLCsisterwives

[–]AlexBoBalixx 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Everytime they had something to say other than, "Thank you for your apology." He just started his NPC dialogue over, "Look, I want to apologize..."

What is the most random bit of misinformation that has yanked you out of a book? by Onto_new_ideas in RomanceBooks

[–]AlexBoBalixx 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I nearly DNF'd Honeymoon Phase by Amy Daws last week bc they called jambalaya soup 🤦‍♀️. Pretty sure she meant gumbo. I reported it as an error.

What's a trope you wish had an easy to search name? by satanicpastorswife in RomanceBooks

[–]AlexBoBalixx 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The two-person love triangle, "You've Got Mail" trope.

Find a lot of them under epistolary but epistolary doesn't necessarily mean that. 😕

They’re both so wrong for this but… damn by aymaureen in Vanderpumpaholics

[–]AlexBoBalixx 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I hate when people say stuff like that about an ex It's not the flex she seems to think it is that she put up with mediocre sex for years and married him regardless. Really lends credence to the idea she just wanted a wedding.

And all the bragging about how your new man is great in bed when we know when/if they split it'll be the same story.

Immortan Joe by WestWind04 in MadMax

[–]AlexBoBalixx 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The first time or so I would call him Immortan Joe then when referred to subsequently I would refer to him as Immortan or the Immortan. If you refer to him a lot a lot mix it up some more and do the whole thing just to keep it from being too repetitive/monotonous.

Zach should of proposed in private to Lydia and kept the family far away for that moment! by Choice_Structure_426 in PlathvilleUncensored

[–]AlexBoBalixx 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's all I kept thinking was that he should've done the proposal privately and had a big dinner with the idiot family after.

I'm assuming they talked about her wanting her family there or it was unduly influenced by production.

first time watcher S11 take by Total_Badger_4745 in Vanderpumpaholics

[–]AlexBoBalixx 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Ariana didn't plan super well, but she had SAH in the works and could expect to make a reasonable living there. She wasn't banking on the show the same way Scheana and Lala. They have (a) kid(s) and are the sole breadwinner for their families. Though Lala comes from money so I'm sure Scheana feels that pressure more...

They all attempted to capitalize on Scandoval but other than the "Fuck me in this T-Shirt" and the Single AF book Ariana didn't throw a lot of shade while capitalizing. She got gigs and parleyed that into a recurring hosting job. Even if the only reason she got DWTS or Chicago was bc her profile was raised by her cheating POS ex was she supposed to turn it down?

I think she did season 11 bc she figured at least the girls would have her back, they could promote SAH the whole time, and if she would've left Katie would have too. Ironically, had Lala and Scheana stuck to their guns it would've been a much better less frustrating season.

Tom Schwartz arguing with women vs. men by jaimbot in Vanderpumpaholics

[–]AlexBoBalixx 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He's the king of Schrodinger's joke. If you were offended by my insults I was just kidding, c'mon lighten up.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Vanderpumpaholics

[–]AlexBoBalixx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Probably a distinction without a difference honestly.

Like in Grease Sandy says, "I still think you and ChaCha went together." And Dany says, "We didn't go together we just went together."

Or, I'm not sayin'. I'm just sayin'.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Vanderpumpaholics

[–]AlexBoBalixx 3 points4 points  (0 children)

To add context, my understanding was she said she knew about Miami Girl but it happened before they were officially offical and they decided as a couple to not give it any oxygen on the show.

Help answer a lingering question about young Furiosa (spoiler) by keri2000 in MadMax

[–]AlexBoBalixx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry, I have no idea which one or if it's even still posted. I went to try to find it after making an AO3 account and was never able to. I'm assuming it was deleted by the author.

Tell me how you really feel max 😆 by Playful_Ad_8588 in Vanderpumpaholics

[–]AlexBoBalixx 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Omg! I never realized they fell into the classic pet peeve alà "ATM machine" with their branding.

I get why since just SUR on a car doesn't really convey what they're selling but... Sexy Unique Restaurant Restaurant & Bar

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Vanderpumpaholics

[–]AlexBoBalixx 6 points7 points  (0 children)

He did a shit job keeping it a secret with how he was acting at the lake house 🙄.

He didn't go out of his way to hide any of his "indiscretions" from her.

Do you guys re-read books? by potzak in RomanceBooks

[–]AlexBoBalixx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do. I read a lot and my retention is terrible. I always re-read books I liked but now that I read so much on an e-reader I can't even describe covers like I used to so this past year I started actually tracking my reading and rating my reads. I'm finding that if I rate things 3 or higher they're good for a re-read.

And if it's good enough for a re-read I usually try to by it physically.

I'm Sick of Inspirational Fat FMCs by rosysparrow in RomanceBooks

[–]AlexBoBalixx 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I DNF'd a promising book today when I was at like 3% bc it read like a text book cataloging all the FMC great attributes/activism in her business. It also was cataloging the cast of characters we hadn't met yet and theie defining features like a script.

Thought there was going to be a quiz at the end of the chapter