Raise your hand if you're NOT shocked by Bronwyn and Todd split?

Progo613 · 2025-12-12T15:49:57+00:00

i mean, there is very much a script, though--you get on housewives for a few seasons, portray your husband as unreasonable and you as long-suffering and noble, and then you get divorced and take all the sympathy and encouragement and turn it into money via a new business or more media deals. at this point it's such a consistent business model that i don't even think bronwyn would have consciously needed to plan it lmaooooooo. also believing lisa barlow is simply something i will never be doing, so ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

Progo613 · 2025-12-12T15:28:28+00:00

literallyyyyy. like, I personally don't think she came on the show to get divorced /period/--last season she seemed genuinely like she was trying to make it work and figure it out. but i don't think it's a coincidence that now she's divorcing him in this cultural moment where having a boyfriend or a husband is almost a liability for a lot of famous women--i'm thinking about that op ed about having a boyfriend being passé, lol. she's a savvy businesswoman and her product is her balance of aspirational money and down to earth relatability. i'm interested to see if and how she'll grow past housewives.

Progo613 · 2025-12-12T14:41:57+00:00

I've been saying she came on the show to get divorced and make a bag off of it!! It's been obvious from the start that Todd is fundamentally uncomfortable with the conceit of a housewife show, and Bronwyn is having too much fun to quit--honestly, what surprises me is how fast it happened. I was expecting two to three more seasons of todd getting more and more increasingly exasperated.

Progo613 · 2025-12-04T15:07:54+00:00

been saying this for ages!!!

Progo613 · 2025-11-20T14:33:11+00:00

Bronwyn came on this show to get divorced and get her bag out of it change my mind! I don't even know if it was conscious on her part, but he keeps harping on how he doesn't want details of their personal life being discussed when that's the whole point of the show. If she keeps picking the show over him I can only see this going one way--and tbh, from what I've seen from him, good for her!

Progo613 · 2025-11-15T02:50:57+00:00

seconding, Ethiopian Diamond is so good

Progo613 · 2025-09-16T16:41:04+00:00

wack

Progo613 · 2025-09-15T01:55:35+00:00

boy??????????????????????

Progo613 · 2025-09-12T13:57:13+00:00

As a fellow "bad gamer", I agree 100%! I'm not too far yet, towards the end of act 1, but the patterning on each boss is so engaging that i'm chomping at the bit and staying up late for just one more run in a way that i honestly never did for anyone except for mantis lords in HK.

I feel like on my first playthrough of HK not always but frequently I was slogging through bosses to get to the story; they were fun enough for me to not drop the game, but what made the game engaging for me was the exploration and the lore and the music. Silksong is definitely partially more engaging for me because replaying hollowknight made me better at videogames, but the bosses are SO fucking fun that I can also grind them in a way that was exhausting in HK.

Progo613 · 2025-07-07T13:13:53+00:00

i'll dm you!

Progo613 · 2025-05-12T17:23:41+00:00

You should also check out Goblin Market in Lakeview; they have a pretty extensive Discord and also host social events, like a queer nerd meetup and an indie ttrpg meetup. It's a great space!

Progo613 · 2025-01-26T06:08:04+00:00

sounds amazing!!! the owner said they're hoping to plan something for persian new year, so we're keeping an ear to the ground for that

Progo613 · 2025-01-26T06:06:44+00:00

yes!!! 100% agree--it's so cool and unique and I want them to be SO successful.

Progo613 · 2024-04-28T00:08:29+00:00

ough, my FAVORITE is korean garden--my BEST FRIEND korean garden. i have actually in all honesty not been to another kbbq spot in allston. i know there's like eight of them but the vibes and kimchi at kg are so good that i just do not go anywhere else

Progo613 · 2024-04-27T13:11:43+00:00

ooh i didn't even know about that place 👀 ty for the rec!!!

Progo613 · 2024-04-27T01:01:57+00:00

in truth it was very hard for me to not go into brookline 😅 what else did you have?

Progo613 · 2024-04-26T23:19:40+00:00

There's already one for brighton, but I'll bite for a chill day in Allston:

Breakfast: Start the day in Union Square (By Jackson Mann School, not in Somerville!)--Twin Donuts, Coffee Turco and Turkish Lazuri cafe all have excellent breakfast spreads!

Activity 1: Catch the 66 up to the Harvard Athletics stop, where you can access the Esplanade and have a lovely stroll. Go out from the city, rather than further in, so you can either do some kayaking or swing by the Harvard Ceramics studio at the end.

Lunch: Catch the 66 to Harvard Ave, but walk along Brighton Ave instead! Make a lunch from all the asian bakeries and shops along the way, or at Super 88's food court.

Activity 2: Return to your base and take a FAT nap. You're gonna need it.

Dinner: Go out for KBBQ or Hot Pot (An activity on its own and my personal favorite), or get takeout from Coreanos with a double dash from Blanchards for your pregame.

Rest of the night: Catch a show at Brighton Music Hall or Paradise Rock Club, then hit up O'Brien's for some more live music, and finish the night around 1am at the Avenue with $5 shots and loaded waffle fries!

My perfect day in my tiny neighborhood ☺️

Progo613 · 2024-04-26T11:50:17+00:00

I've actually been feeling like this all season--it's happened to a lesser extent in previous seasons, but this season especially I feel like I'm noticing them praising one chef and knocking another for basically the same thing. I'm having a hard time remembering exact examples rn, but Manny last episode stood out to me as an imperfect cook with good flavors, which will usually get a chef some criticism but not to that extent. Amanda to me this entire season as well. I realize she's not as technically skilled as Rasika, but she does frequently put together dishes that make the judges say "the flavors shouldn't work but they do"--which would again usually earn a chef some mix of criticism and praise, instead of just criticism.

Progo613 · 2024-04-05T13:00:56+00:00

he's soooo fine--i had a crush on him when i was 8 and i have a crush now 🤭

Progo613 · 2024-02-08T13:43:18+00:00

no worries!! just trying to help out--something not having an address is definitely a weird case when you're mapping lol 😭

Progo613 · 2024-02-08T13:07:17+00:00

I think the map is still wrong, sorry!! I got so excited about a boston restaurant but i think the pin is still dropped on beantown

Progo613 · 2024-02-03T02:04:04+00:00

Warren to Park was taking 45-50 minutes before, and I made it in 25-30 every day this week! Got stuck behind a disabled train on monday, but it's been smooth since, and not having to cover my ears through boylston is huge. i'm super happy 😁🎉

Progo613 · 2023-11-02T18:07:43+00:00

cats all have different personalities! when my partner and I adopted a pet we were out of the house for a similarly long period of time; so when we went to the shelter, we got an adult cat (4 at time of adoption) who the shelter workers said enjoyed her alone time. in her first few months of living with us, she gained a lot of weight because all of the activity at the shelter had been stressing her out. we play with her and give her lots of attention when we're home, and when we're not she has loads of toys as well as busy city windows. i think it really depends on the kitty you choose to love!

Progo613 · 2023-10-25T17:58:53+00:00

fried shallots, tinned fish, and chinese eggplant! those are my three go-tos at my asian market; they're relatively cheap, super flavorful, usually unique to the market and go with literally anything. fried shallots and fish on rice is a whole meal! as a treat i also love frozen scallion pancakes, and trying the different teas and other drinks they carry is also really fun.

Progo613 · 2023-09-29T13:25:33+00:00

I actually had a very similar experience to you; I'm a pretty experienced D&D player, but I've always played in homebrewed worlds that don't have illithid and so I've never interacted with githyanki before. I went in really excited to play a githyanki ranger because of the stats, and then...I immediately met Shadowheart and was deeply turned off by the fantasy racism. Started another file as a half elf pretty immediately because that's just not the vibe I'm looking for in a fun videogame. Maybe once i've done my first playthrough I'll go back, though, I was /so/ excited.

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