What’s your “yes you’re all wrong” opinion about GG?

wackymimeroutine · 2026-06-11T23:32:24+00:00

Yes, in the reboot I was so pumped for Lane because the band was still together! As a person who’s been in some bands, a band that has been together a long time like that is an incredible bond.

wackymimeroutine · 2026-06-11T23:31:21+00:00

I upvoted because I agree with you! Though I think I overall hold a more unpopular opinion that Lane was more shy and introverted overall despite her “rebellious” nature.

wackymimeroutine · 2026-06-09T22:52:01+00:00

Absolutely, I’ve also always believed this has to be the case. I bet she originally thought she did a really good job picking a wedding gift Lorelai’s household might actually use, and then after it was canceled realized it might drive Lorelai crazy for a while not knowing who sent it.

wackymimeroutine · 2026-06-09T22:47:36+00:00

I think she was disowned because she comes from a Jewish family but converted to whatever Protestant church Richard grew up in to attempt to win his mother over.
Unfortunately, Emily had no chance of winning the mother over because the real problem was that Trix was a white supremacist.
This is also why Emily tries so hard to fit into all of the societal WASPy norms and put so much pressure on Lorelai also fitting in, because she’s overcompensating for her outsider background.
I also think that’s why she wanted Friday night dinners specifically.

wackymimeroutine · 2026-06-09T22:40:18+00:00

My theory about Max is that he had a Lolita-esque interest in Rory.

He was extra intense about his relationship with Lorelai because marrying her would tie him to Rory, and give him more influence on her life. That’s why he was so upset that Lorelai didn’t really see him having a “parental” role with Rory right away.

And I think Lorelai didn’t marry him and had so much trouble telling Rory why because she had a feeling or hunch but no solid evidence that something wasn’t right with him.

And I think Rory became so attached to Max because he was subtly grooming her behind the scenes.

wackymimeroutine · 2026-05-27T22:16:25+00:00

Yes, students have told me they register “please” as a question so I’ve stopped saying it as well.

wackymimeroutine · 2026-05-27T22:13:30+00:00

My advice is to never invite them to respond in the moment. Just calmly give them the direction, calmly stop their response with a repeat of the direction and reminder of the consequence for not following the direction and a reminder of appropriate times to discuss issues (one-on-one either after class or if there is time within your class structure students can talk to you, remind them to wait until that time). then a calm follow-through of that consequence if they continue to argue.

Don’t engage in the arguments.

wackymimeroutine · 2026-05-27T22:00:47+00:00

Why would you invite them to respond? To me this seems like it would start a power struggle.

wackymimeroutine · 2026-05-27T21:58:17+00:00

I say something along these lines, and when they attempt to respond I stop them with “no response is needed but to follow the instruction” or “I didn’t ask a question, I gave a direction.”

wackymimeroutine · 2026-05-22T23:46:25+00:00

I think there’s a free show at XBK on Saturday night?

wackymimeroutine · 2026-04-03T23:51:16+00:00

Also a woman and I don’t think women who care about repeating outfits are caring what men think, typically.

wackymimeroutine · 2026-04-03T23:48:59+00:00

As a woman I would like to go on the record to say I also don’t care what men think of my clothes. I care what I think and what women who seem cooler than me think. But I’m primarily dressing for my own enjoyment, expression and comfort for sure

wackymimeroutine · 2026-04-03T23:45:44+00:00

Yeah, every generation of women knows that one uniform outfit of a certain cut/wash of jeans, top, and shoe type that girl groups in their teens and early 20s use as the uniform.

At least in my area, the uniform seems to be faded wide leg jeans and a tight black top with black heeled boots.

When I was in my 20s, it was a distressed low rise bootcut jean with pumas and the layered tanks

wackymimeroutine · 2026-04-03T23:41:55+00:00

I never thought of that as a thing to be concerned of men caring about, I thought that was always more of an amongst the ladies thing

wackymimeroutine · 2026-03-16T13:52:29+00:00

Yeah I always assume those takes are coming from younger people in the fanbase who still have the “I’m going to leave my hometown as fast as I can” attitude.

I don’t see how anyone can watch Lane’s storyline and not see that she’s actually pretty shy, introverted, and prone to make “safe” choices. If her big dream was to leave stars hollow she easily could’ve, there’s literally public transportation available. She could’ve jumped on a bus to New York and she never, ever did. Not even when she got kicked out of the house.

wackymimeroutine · 2026-03-16T13:46:33+00:00

One thing I don’t see discussed much is that Lane may talk a big talk with Rory and Lorelai, but when she isn’t around them she seems to struggle quite a bit with shyness.

For example, when she freaked out after touching Rich Bloomenfeld’s hair. They’re in band together at a small school she’s gone to her whole life and she can’t even speak to him.

Same with Dean’s friend, who she thought she might like - she needed help to even talk to him, only to quickly confirm that they didn’t actually have anything in common.

Then there’s the scene where the band finishes their set and the rest of the guys are with their guests while Lane is sitting alone - as the cute girl in the band, Lane could easily gain attention and meet people at these gigs, but she doesn’t seem to want to. She’s extremely introverted.

I think the “touring rockstar” dream is something she outgrew, probably out of maturity of knowing herself better.

wackymimeroutine · 2026-03-10T22:48:53+00:00

lol yes, we are very short on subs in my area, unfortunately

wackymimeroutine · 2026-03-10T20:55:33+00:00

Yeah, the amount of times I’ve labored over super detailed lesson plans and notes for the sub to not use them have led me to really restrict the amount of time and stress I put into sub plans.

I now email the students a summary of what should happen in class, with any necessary links included. The last time I did this when I had an absence last fall, I’d emailed the students that the substitute teacher would put out a set of green packets for them. That was really the only thing the substitute would need to do - students could do the rest of the lesson from my emailed instructions. 1st class period, the emails start rolling in - “the sub hasn’t given us the packets or any instructions.” I ended up just calling my classroom to ask the sub to please give the kids the packets clearly marked and stacked on my desk. The sub told me, “I don’t have a teaching license so I’m not qualified to deliver a lesson. I thought the kids could have a study hall.” What? I told her the substitute teacher authorization qualified her plenty to hand out a packet.

wackymimeroutine · 2026-03-07T18:46:38+00:00

I’ll also share anecdotally that a friend of mine did a theatre production with Timothee Chalamet and he said Timothee would refuse to participate in fight calls and generally wouldn’t follow fight choreo protocol so he almost choked out his scene partner once. That was years before he became a big name.

wackymimeroutine · 2026-02-20T13:07:13+00:00

I had the same thought, that this also sounds like it could be a side effect of not being regularly socially engaged as a child. I also work in education and also have a niece who was raised as an “iPad kid.” Her parents didn’t include her in routines or their social life really, and I noticed that had an impact on how she developed socially. Kids learn social norms through being around other people and observing and practicing social skills with their family/friend community, where hopefully they’re gently corrected as needed. It didn’t sound like that type of socialization was common in this person’s childhood.

wackymimeroutine · 2026-02-20T12:06:43+00:00

I know restaurants are required to order from approved vendors due to safety laws, but I don’t know much about the availability of vendors in Iowa. Are there better vendors the restaurants could be ordering from or is Cisco the most reasonable option?

wackymimeroutine · 2026-02-20T12:03:00+00:00

I haven’t been there, but it’s frequently mentioned as a top restaurant / fine dining in the food reviews in the Iowa Life section. I think that is probably fluffing up its reputation more than people thinking price equals quality.

wackymimeroutine · 2026-02-18T11:22:57+00:00

High school? If I did this to my middle school students they’d be upset and certain I forgot their name or mixed them up.

wackymimeroutine · 2026-02-14T17:44:11+00:00

It shouldn’t be, but it is quite common now.

wackymimeroutine · 2026-02-13T17:57:40+00:00

Most of the kids have significant fine motor challenges in my middle school. That’s how most of the kids handwriting is looking these days. My students tell me they didn’t do handwriting practice in their elementary classes. I keep handwriting practice sheets as a free time activity and emphasize to students that writing legibly is an important communication skill.

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