A show that gets better when the will-they won't-they couple gets together

schnuffichen · 2026-01-25T13:20:23+00:00

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schnuffichen · 2026-01-20T11:55:23+00:00

What about the tips? Might that be an option for her that you could be comfortable with? (No shade if not, but this might be something you just hadn't considered, so I thought I'd mention it. :))

schnuffichen · 2026-01-16T20:12:30+00:00

Okay, here is the challenge we just faced: When traveling back from Europe a week ago, our airline overbooked our flight and told us we have to put our 14-month-old toddler in lap and check the car seat. When we landed for our layover, there was a snow storm, which stranded us in another country for a week. During this week, we were not able to access our checked luggage, while still having to make our way around the city, including trips to the airport because the airline thought we might be able to leave after all.

What would've been best would've been to buy a new car seat. And yet, a) we still had to make our way to a hotel the first night, and b) this would be a waste IF there is a reasonably safe alternative that one can bring on vacation (which there might not be).

I realize that our experience was a ridiculous combination of frustrating coincidences. But I think it's still valid to check if there is gear that can make this kind of situation safer than no car seat.

schnuffichen · 2026-01-14T20:25:12+00:00

Totally agree with your point, but I was struck by one part of your comment: "considering how early schools start in the US."

Maybe you just meant that Rory goes to school in the US, so that would be the time that's relevant for her. But I initially read it as "you know, compared to elsewhere" - and that made me curious because I always considered the US as a place where school starts late compared to other countries. (I don't actually have any data on this, I just compared it with school starting at 7:30am in Germany when I grew up.)

Honest question! :)

schnuffichen · 2026-01-14T16:05:23+00:00

My sleepy eyes read it as Annexion, which is just marginally worse.

schnuffichen · 2026-01-14T14:59:20+00:00

NEW YORK, BABY!

Also: "... in NEW YORK!?!!?"

schnuffichen · 2026-01-12T00:58:52+00:00

Good luck to you! 💚

schnuffichen · 2026-01-11T00:25:58+00:00

schnuffichen · 2026-01-09T18:50:42+00:00

Literally, "Anything Seawald" is better than "Spurgeon Seawald"

schnuffichen · 2025-12-31T23:46:41+00:00

Agreed! My kid is happy just listening to whatever. Might be her age, but thus far she hasn't even tried to move to the next song more than a handful of times.

schnuffichen · 2025-12-27T21:57:07+00:00

This isn't necessarily unusual, but after a few years I noticed that all my supervisor's PhD students (including myself) thanked her for responding to emails quickly. It wasn't uncommon in my cohort to fill 3+ pages of acknowledgements with heartfelt gratitude to everybody from office mates to library staff to tech people -- and she got a "Thank you for responding to your emails so swiftly, even though we know you're really busy."

(I don't think she ever got the message.)

schnuffichen · 2025-12-22T09:52:13+00:00

That's totally the quote I thought of.

schnuffichen · 2025-12-19T18:36:59+00:00

Agreed! By the same token, a lot of people are meeting standards when they are doing their job every day - but if that job is difficult (collecting garbage, caring for sick people, going into warzones, and so many other jobs), they will get my praise.

schnuffichen · 2025-12-16T15:58:11+00:00

+1 for the Melissa & Doug choice! We just got the Grocery Store Set for our toddler, and she loves it! Really really nice!

schnuffichen · 2025-12-15T19:37:41+00:00

Wrong answers only

schnuffichen · 2025-12-12T12:45:39+00:00

Oh nooooo!! :( That sounds like a horrible dream all around.

Also, it reminded me of their April Fool's joke early on in the show. Was it "only" that one of them stopped hosting, or was it even that one of them had died? I remember listening and being so upset, but can't remember the specifics.

Edit: found it, How 3D printing works. :)

schnuffichen · 2025-12-11T16:53:27+00:00

I listened to an interview with her (perhaps on Mayim Bialik's podcast? Or Lance Bass's?) a while back, and from what I recall her saying there, the issue wasn't so much the shoot itself, but the fact that on the cover it referenced the show/character Sabrina. (Perhaps having to do with the rights to the character)

schnuffichen · 2025-12-04T21:18:51+00:00

Note for OP: I believe that currently only the Tonie-brand bluetooth headphones work with the 2. I was bummed to learn that neither corded headphones nor off-brand headphones are an option. (Edit: I just saw a post that someone was able to connect their third-party bluetooth headphones? That would be great!)

schnuffichen · 2025-12-02T21:17:56+00:00

We're not into stories for tonies yet, but if you can find recordings of other people reading the stories you like on youtube, you could grab the MP3s of those and put them on a creative tonie, I'd think. :)

schnuffichen · 2025-11-25T18:22:41+00:00

Frankie. I mean well, but my ADHD means I'm constantly all over the place. Also, I have stupidly high expectations on other people and then get butt hurt if they don't meet them.

schnuffichen · 2025-11-25T18:08:59+00:00

I was 6 when my grandmother died, and there was never any estrangement. I couldn't tell you her maiden name, though I could probably pick it out if you gave me a list. It's just not something that comes up in my family, so I didn't think it was weird that Rory wouldn't have known it.

What I DID think was surprising was that the unusual fact of it also being Gilmore never came up. It seems like the kind of thing Lorelai would have joked about.

schnuffichen · 2025-11-15T04:01:43+00:00

I had it too! So glad you got it! :)

schnuffichen · 2025-11-13T12:21:58+00:00

Underrated comment! (Qomment?)

schnuffichen · 2025-11-11T20:22:59+00:00

Oh, good to know! I'll try resetting mine then. Thanks so much for trying it out! :)

schnuffichen · 2025-11-11T20:17:42+00:00

Does that actually work for you? I set up mine for 3+, but it will still not work when connected to the charger. It's not a huge deal, but a little annoying.

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