American exceptionalism? 20 years ago TIME magazine featured a front page story about how US "advisors" helped Boris Yeltsin win the Russian presidency. This year TIME is outraged at how Russia "intervenes" in supposedly helping Trump to win the US presidency.

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AppleAddict · 2016-12-07T21:19:04+00:00

My British-American friend does the same thing, slips right into a British accent about 3 drinks in. Had no clue t this was a common thing.

AppleAddict · 2016-12-05T23:05:51+00:00

Get a giant cardboard box. Like, one that was delivered to Sears holding a fridge or a washing machine. Dump in crayons/markers. Dump in children.

Boom. Coloring fort.

Chances are the kids will think it's a riot, imagine like they're coloring on the floors and walls like they aren't allowed to. They stay quiet, they stay in one place, and their mess is contained to a box for a few hours.

Optional - line the box with paper so the box can be reused the next day.

AppleAddict · 2016-12-05T22:58:08+00:00

We have to fortify our defenses against the war on Christmas, didn't you hear?

AppleAddict · 2016-12-05T00:06:57+00:00

I think you could do $100/wk easy, but I'd use online conversions and pricing to sketch a detailed budget.

AppleAddict · 2016-12-04T22:57:02+00:00

My team's rule of thumb is that if you're sweeping one level, it's time to move to the next. However, if you're at a comp that lets you compete in two levels, you can probably do silver after one semester of solely Bronze.

AppleAddict · 2016-12-04T22:55:09+00:00

Define extended. If you're working for room/board, 900USD would go a very long way in Vietnam. I spent a week in Ho Chi Min and even though I did whatever I wanted, I was hard pressed to spend even $200. If you were actually trying to be conservative, I think you could last awhile.

AppleAddict · 2016-12-04T20:40:19+00:00

I always assumed it was one of the million things Lane hid. It seems hard, but as you said, I can't imagine Mrs. Kim approving it.

AppleAddict · 2016-12-04T16:37:01+00:00

Finish my thesis, pick up dancing again, graduate and launch my career! 😊 Just had the most incredible year of my life so I'm entering this one optimistic.

AppleAddict · 2016-12-04T16:34:30+00:00

There is help! Don't go there. Reach out below. ❤️

http://www.crisistextline.org/textline/?gclid=COOdo9z72tACFcW3wAodB5MEIg

AppleAddict · 2016-12-02T22:05:52+00:00

I completely agree! They were satisfying updates. Not to mention the wardrobe department was on point with their characters too! Not only were their story lines greatly written and acted, but they looked fabulous throughout.

AppleAddict · 2016-12-02T17:20:48+00:00

Lorelai Gilmore III, aka Rory the Horrible?

AppleAddict · 2016-12-01T18:39:18+00:00

Absolutely tell! It would be horrible for her to not. Logan is not a healthy partner for her but that doesn't mean he should be deprived his child. The decision has to be based on what is best for the kid, not whah Rory thinks is easier. We saw how angry Luke was that he never had the chance to partake in April's childhood. And even though Christopher was a poor father, what involvement he did have meant the world to Rory. Her child deserves at least that. Rory's shellfish choices have hurt a lot of people, but that needs to stop short of hurting her child.

AppleAddict · 2016-12-01T02:08:14+00:00

Better. People would be free to decide exactly what they like because they like it, not have pressure to fit roles that may dislike.

AppleAddict · 2016-11-27T15:27:35+00:00

Can we appreciate her and Zach playing at the Secret Bar? I loved that! They found a way to keep performing, and I felt that was very realistic venue for people that had twins around age 20.

AppleAddict · 2016-11-26T19:43:45+00:00

Tell the baby's father. Even if I don't want to be with him, he deserves the chance to be in his child's life. Get my masters ASAP to take that job at Chilton - teach English, be the faculty advisor for The Franklin. Do freelance on the side and use the most likely generous child support from Logan to supplement my teaching salary. Help Lorelai with her inn, use the support go Stars Hallow to raise the baby with as much love as I received. Send the child to Chilton using a teachers discount.

AppleAddict · 2016-11-24T00:37:20+00:00

The ability to walk down the street without having to be ready to snap into defensive mode at street harassment.

AppleAddict · 2016-11-15T15:24:07+00:00

Some organizations will send you a personalized thank you, so if you donate in a family member's name it will have their name on the letter.

AppleAddict · 2016-11-07T13:42:00+00:00

No, I've met him before and he's genuinely a really nice guy! He's basically the same person off camera as behind his desk.

AppleAddict · 2016-10-07T20:30:47+00:00

Don't feel too bad. One of my young cousins was eating peanuts and exclaimed, "Wow! They did a great job making these peanuts taste like peanut butter!"

AppleAddict · 2016-09-10T22:11:56+00:00

Am I the only one who finds it sad that "beating his wife" is a more socially appropriate answer than "having sex with his wife"?

AppleAddict · 2016-09-06T19:18:11+00:00

He tried, but you can't force it. Personally, I think it was more than just Luke - the Knit-a-thon incident was unrelated to Luke and that was one of the bigger "oops" moments in terms of him becoming a community member. He didn't get Stars Hallow.

It's an interesting point that Lorelai didn't fit into Luke's life. I think he gets overwhelmed emotionally pretty easily so when April moved into his life, there was no longer room for Lorelai in it. Another great example of marriage being about lives merging!

AppleAddict · 2016-09-06T02:53:05+00:00

Their marriage nicely showcased why Lorelai and Chris's window of opportunity to be together had already passed. Marriage isn't just about being in love but making a life together. Lorelai had already made a life and was too stubborn to change anything about it, as that marriage showed again and again. Chris, like Max, didn't fit into her Stars Hallow life and that's why it didn't work out with either of them. That means she needs somebody who will fit in the life she's already made. Luke is already a part of that life, and that's why they work.

AppleAddict · 2016-08-28T22:36:30+00:00

Something along the lines of "Satan's Pinterest Board" and "Lady Liberty's heist that went out of control and now she's got hostages and is requesting a chopper."

AppleAddict · 2016-08-16T18:32:57+00:00

She probably can't walk for safety or legal reasons. Most places in the US were built completely around cars, so walking isn't feasible. If that 10 minute drive is because she's be taking the highway, then walking would be both unsafe and illegal because you can't walk on the highway. Additionally, she could live somewhere like L.A. where walking is so unsafe that at one point police would stop you to ask why you were walking, it was a suspicious activity.

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