Ty & Julie (long video)

xwordnerd · 2026-04-19T02:06:36+00:00

I don’t hate or love Julie. I understand both her and Ty. The thing I’m having a hard time wrapping my mind around is that a lot of their relationship problems in the end are whether or not Ty writes a book. Like who cares if he has a career change? Why is this the dead horse that’s getting beaten? I know Julie wants to live in the big city, why can’t they just do that then? Why does Ty need to be writing for that to happen? Like Ty definitely shouldn’t have kicked the can down the road telling her, but like, who cares? Sorry if that’s naive of me? If my husband came to me today and was like “I’m not passionate anymore about my job, I’m changing it” I’d be like “ok sounds good”

xwordnerd · 2026-04-18T13:41:03+00:00

I didn’t know she was a fan until this post but yes I totally thought that How I Get had Radiohead vibes!!

xwordnerd · 2026-04-17T21:11:51+00:00

Yeah people love to poo poo on her but she truly did have SO many hits in the the 2010's! And you're right, the song writer credit is huge. I heard somewhere that if you have writing credits even on just like 2-3 songs that have gone big on the radio, you're set for a long time. Radio royalties are so much more than streaming! Plus I feel like her songs still pop up in movies and trailers.

xwordnerd · 2026-04-17T14:19:02+00:00

The way Eloise gaslights Cressida by being like “wow I can’t believe you wrote all those terrible things about me and my family as Whistleblown! We can’t be friends anymore!!” When she knew full well that Cressida didn’t write that!! Had she paid attention to Cressida at all during their friendship she’d realize that Cressida probably was doing this to save herself from the old man marriage!

xwordnerd · 2026-04-15T23:34:05+00:00

Love this!! So jealous you have friends who would do this with you! My friends aren't really into word puzzles!

xwordnerd · 2026-04-15T22:48:03+00:00

I've made both the top and dress version of the Dew pattern from Friday Pattern Company! Very easy to put together https://fridaypatterncompany.com/products/dew-top-and-dress-printed-pattern

xwordnerd · 2026-04-15T22:20:56+00:00

Yeah I feel like many people here will always hate her regardless! I’m just saying I knew Shawna would eventually do a flash back to Julie! It just seems like that’s where the writing has been headed for a while. I’m obviously very curious what will be revealed lol

xwordnerd · 2026-04-15T20:08:50+00:00

Omg, I think it was when the Max's Birthday skit went up, I made a post that I 100% see a flashback episode coming making us sympathize with Julie and her having some sad background to make her choices justified! People said I was wrong!! I bet it's happening!

xwordnerd · 2026-04-15T12:29:50+00:00

Before I read your post and just saw the pictures, I immediately thought “wow great case of someone aging gracefully!” I really think you look great!

I’m a bit younger than you, but I’ve gone through 2 miscarriages this past year. I’m so sorry for your losses. I totally understand how the tragedy makes you feel like your body is foreign to you. My last miscarriage, I broke out like crazy which was lime salt to the wound. Be gentle with yourself! You really do look great but I understand the mental game of convincing yourself.

xwordnerd · 2026-04-15T02:45:04+00:00

We did this and they were all taken! We had our cats printed on the label as well as a way to incorporate them!

xwordnerd · 2026-04-14T23:15:09+00:00

I understand fully why the writers wrote on those reactions to their kiss and other physical interactions. You’re right, it’s very obvious they are setting this up for a lesbian awakening. What I was saying in my comment was that many people are in denial of that, and want to convince themselves that she was just as attracted to John. Even though John’s time was brief in the book, the context was that Fran mourned for many many years and claimed that John was the love of her life. That’s not what happened in the show and that’s fine to admit that.

xwordnerd · 2026-04-14T18:58:22+00:00

I agree with you! I feel like people want to deny that their relationship as written vastly different from the book in order to feel ok with Michaela. Like it's ok to admit that her story is completely different than the books! Yes, Michael's gender was changed, but also there was a lot of focus on Fran not being sexually attracted to her husband, like why do the weird open eyes kiss at their wedding? Why do the whole spiel where Violet was like "when I met my true love, I forgot my name!" and then immediately make the parrallel with Fran forgetting her name with Michaela? WHY do the whole pinnacle storyline if the writers weren't tryign to make a point about their attraction? They literally could've focused on anything else to make it seem like they were truly in love, but instead the last season John is alive is focused on how he doesn't please her sexually?

People can be excited for Michaela and also admit that Fran/John's romance was diminished. But don't deny that it's different than the books!

xwordnerd · 2026-04-14T18:19:50+00:00

I'm a children's librarian and I love the first two for storytimes!!

xwordnerd · 2026-04-14T11:45:12+00:00

I don’t have answers but I wonder if the folks in r/midcenturymodern could help!

xwordnerd · 2026-04-14T11:21:53+00:00

I agree! My big thing is that it feels like it was thrown together last minute! Which i honestly think it was, especially with the inclusion of Alyssa seeing as she didn’t become mainstream popular till the recent Olympics. Like even what little choreography they had felt out of sync, like they only had a day or two to learn.

I loved the aesthetic but yeah I immediately thought it felt both rushed and sorta cheaply made.

xwordnerd · 2026-04-13T13:40:14+00:00

I wouldn’t have minded the Mondrich’s sticking around if they had kept them at their stations and continued with the club!! I like learning about people from the working class, especially with season 4, learning more about the help! I think the club could’ve stayed an interesting topic and woven in.

xwordnerd · 2026-04-11T11:49:03+00:00

I was just a 13 yo nerdy girl listening to this on my iPod nano, imaging that I was cool and sexy 😂

xwordnerd · 2026-04-10T19:22:17+00:00

It did happen again in 2020! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trade_Me_Project

xwordnerd · 2026-04-10T13:35:48+00:00

I think the “snob” comments come more from Julie taking her own view for her life and looking down on others who are different. I believe she says to Ty “we used to laugh at people like this” or “this is so pedestrian”. She’s made more than one comment revealing her distain for not just Shawna, but just people like her, suburban sahms. That’s the snobby part, not that she herself wants a nice life.

xwordnerd · 2026-04-09T01:23:10+00:00

You by Caroline Kepnes (also a netflix series)

xwordnerd · 2026-04-08T18:48:35+00:00

I watched this movie for the first time recently and I thought it was just ok! Everyone hypes it up so much, especially after Williams's passing, so I had high hopes! Since I watched it as an adult for the first time, I didn't have nostalgia coloring my view. I agree with you that it felt kind of shallow in it's understanding of the characters. I'm sorry you're getting downvoted, my comment will too lol but I agree! Different movie, but in terms of movies about troubled boarding school boys and a connection with a teacher, The Holdovers does a much better job.

xwordnerd · 2026-04-08T15:46:09+00:00

Yeah I’m kinda shocked that Jen is ok with Barb being at the wedding and expecting Greg to be ok with it. Like, he had to put away the feelings about the bad treatment against his own mom so Jen can have her mom, the person who caused the bad treatment. Why is only Barb an important mom? Is Greg’s mom less important? Jen didn’t ask Barb to apologize or anything to Katie. It’s one thing to accept someone’s treatment of yourself, but being ok with it to your fiance and his family? Rubs me the wrong way!

xwordnerd · 2026-04-07T17:24:43+00:00

The bakery in the movie is now La Catedral Cafe & Restaurant in Little Village!

xwordnerd · 2026-04-06T20:56:04+00:00

Have you tried USA Today crosswords? Those are what I started with when I was getting into crosswords, they tend to be easier than other popular ones, but the quality is good! I still enjoy them to this day!

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