Posted to Costume and Conservation (RE: Met Gala 2022- KK wearing Marilyn's Dress)
05/06/2022
Billie Eilish wore a very in-theme designed gown that also publicized recycling with its being composed of "dead-stock" fabrics and remnants. I would have been more impressed with Kim Kardashian had she bought and donated the original dress to the Met while wearing only its replica to the Gala thus advertising her donation to posterity. Unfortunately while Kim may be a wonderful daughter, sister, aunt, mother and even person (anything is possible), this behavior emphasized a need for self-promotion for Kim and her family that is put above all other considerations.
Posted to LegalEagle (RE: Depp vs Heard Defamation Case) My comment posted 05/06/2022
Two well-known actors with problematic childhoods unfortunately married each other, mistreated one another and then divorced. And now news time, your time, my time and seemingly all time in our reality is being stuffed with the worst written (thankfully previously unknown) Shakespearean tragedy ever. Yuck.
Posted to Emily D. Baker's community channel (RE: statement by Depp's PR firm posted 05/06/2022)
I prefer an Emily D. Baker commentary as opposed to the defendant's or the plaintiff's PR firm version. Multiverses are difficult enough to translate via CGI in movies. Let's stay on point in this universe. I do not need a Greek Chorus of anyone's annoyingly verbose PR team restating anything. I dislike this whole trial, yet it has fixated my attention.
Posted to Emily D. Baker (RE: Depp vs. Heard Day 15) my comment posted 05/07/2022
I am on neither side in this mess. I have been avoiding much of Amber's testimony as whether fabricated or true, it is triggering for me. However I really hope the jury finds for neither party and that the judge tells both to go to their own homes, see their own analysts and try to rebuild their own lives without mentioning the name of their ex or reference this badly written Shakespearean tragedy...ever.
QUESTION: I know that Virginia doesn't have very powerful Anti-SLAPP laws, but can this judge prevent both parties from ever again filing any variant of this suit in Commonwealth of Virginia?
Posted to antphrodite (RE:Illuminati: real or not) uploaded to You Tube 05/07/2022
I always enjoy these readings. Lots of very interesting insight. I wonder if the modern portion of this reading was regarding the Gates (Bill and Melinda) Foundation origin in 1994. As for the mistake by one, Bill Gates made 2 huge errors, his affair with an employee and of course his connection to Jeffrey Epstein. Not sure, this may have been a rumor, but I believe that there was something about the Gates Foundation not funding locally manufactured vaccines during the early variants (pre-Omicron) of COVID.
posted to Haute LeMode (RE: Met Gala 2022 Roast part 2) uploaded to You Tube 05/10/2022
The history behind the designers and actual Gilded Age was fascinating. Carey Mulligan's look is my new favorite. I had not seen it on other sites. I appreciated learning about the meaning of the fashion worn by Cynthia Erivo and Erykah Badu. I had not known there was an actual law about what women of a certain race were allowed to wear. Ironically in my news feed I just saw what happened in Afghanistan regarding what women were allowed to wear. Maybe the next Met theme should be unnecessarily restrictive clothing laws put in place by small-minded (and probably small-brained) men. Maybe it would not be colorful or exciting, but it might prove enlightening!😉
posted to Emily D. Baker (RE: Duggar Sentencing) uploaded to You Tube 05/13/2022
Some of the wording of the attorney's brief regarding terms of the Duggar sentencing was beyond irony. Using the high level of scrutiny on Josh Duggar due to the reality show was, in view of certain allegations and self-confessed behavior, beyond irony. Obviously, that the aforementioned harsh intrusive constant scrutiny was NOT at a high enough level to avoid certain criminal behavior.. No judgements, no psychiatric opinions, just dumb old me saying...hmm.
posted to MedCram-Medical Lectures Explained CLEARLY (RE: Repeat COVID infection)05/11/22
The swiss cheese graphic is an excellent way of illustrating how to protect ourselves in a pandemic or even from a less lethal viral infection. This compliment is supported by the fact I had to take 2 (school year) semesters and one-half (summer) semester to get a passing grade in my college biology class, yet I grasped the essentials of personal and shared responsibilities of protection. Too late to raise my cumulative grade average, but still time to increase my knowledge.
posted to Abby Cox (RE: Rainbow Hair Colors) my comment posted 05/15/2022
During the quarantine I had my long hair dyed bright pink, it really cheered me up. Now that I am venturing out into the non-virtual wild (aka stores, movies and "insert gasp here" a gaming con), I am going more for more subtle shadings of rose gold. Regarding history most of us have short memories, hence the punk rockers of the 1970's/early '80s dying their hair colors like green or blue not realizing that their ancestors might have chose that color to "fit in" with the elite...'cause history be ironic!
posted to Dr. John Campbell (RE: North Korean COVID status) uploaded to You Tube 05/16/2022
If the general population of North Korea is weakened by the lack of proper health care, even a less virulent variant like Omicron will likely do much more damage due to co-morbidities. We cannot help, they will not accept our help so I do appreciate Dr. Campbell reminding us of this situation. Publicizing the plight of the ordinary (not highly placed party members) North Koreans sadly might be all we can do.
posted to antphrodite Community Page (RE: Vicky White and Casey White) question ans 05/16/2022
Sadly I think that it was a mid-life crisis. She was close to retirement, lived alone, was widowed (no children) and felt under appreciated and over looked. I am not saying this was a Jack Napier (Joker)/Harleen Quinzel (Harley Quinn) situation, but she wanted a CHANGE (caps intended). Casey White gave her the change of identify, life (albeit brief) excitement and a place to go when her time as a prison guard had ended.
posted to Law & Lumber Community Page (RE: format of channel) uploaded 05/15/2022
Saw Law & Lumber on today's (05/16/2022) Emily D. Baker live commentary on Depp vs. Heard. Giving details concerning the jurors was fascinating. While I have zero interest or need-to-know on any personal or confidential juror data, getting generalized data on age, sex (he/him, she/her, they/them) and physical appearance is tantalizing regarding how each juror might absorb the facts of this case. While I have not kept up with all of it, recent testimony seems seem to run not in a gamut but in only the end points of being either snooze-inducing or an adrenaline-rush.
I would say a mix one day legal (prominent historical/current trials), one day wood (tools/techniques/qualities) would be interesting. However the legendary You Tube algorithm works in mysterious ways, so asking Emily how to organize your content to result in the highest views would be productive. I would cultivate (be friendly, be professional and be helpful) to any You Tube execs or workers you interact with because there will come the day, that someone will randomly pull a video for being too "inflammatory" or copyright strike you for using an extra second or two of problematic (aka owned/claimed) video/audio clips.
posted to antphrodite (RE: Depp vs. Heard) uploaded 05/18/2022
Like any war, both parties have essentially lost before they began hostilities. They lost logic, kindness, intellect and even themselves. They will both be forever changed, maybe even damaged by this lawsuit. I hope neither wins and that they both go on a retreat (separately) to regain themselves and their lives. Practically and factually, Depp's side seems to have the best chance of "winning". However the jury, with their own prejudices, life experiences and views, will make the final call. I am not certain that as in a criminal case, in a civil case a judge can overrule a verdict. Whatever this lawsuit needs to end, permanently.
Loved the images of a New England forest. Are they catalogued with date, time and place? Seriously they are beautiful images that require provenance. Documenting the house's evolution might be fun (well educational then)? BTW just before the X-Files theme played, I did wonder about security. There was a Sasquatch vibe of the movement of those particular humanoids.😉
As for the word "perfect" used in connection with typical New England weather, well beyond our November - April winter (only slightly exaggerating) and 2 weeks in July or August (not usually both months) it feels like the Amazon jumped several borders and ended up in New England. For any other days, we get a "weather buffet". This odd, one might even say "bipolar" (sorry, no slights intended, I am OCD) condition has caused me to turn my car into a moving closet containing numerous articles of coats, jackets and boots. Perhaps our region deserves its own motto, "New England...we got weather."
Posted to The Dodo (RE: Cat loves jumping into a bath) uploaded to You Tube 05/21/2022
I have two cats (BTW that I never bathe). While I do allow some "counter surfing" in the kitchen, when no food is present, if I turn on the faucet, feline departure is instantaneous. I even taught them the word "water". As in "I am going to turn the water on" and now that gets an immediate leap off of the counter. Some people feel cats are untrainable, which is not a fair judgement. Cats are simply pragmatic and very "quid pro quo".
Posted to Emily D. Bakers Community page 05/22/2022 (Will Depp on stand Again hurt Heard)
I also think it will help Depp's side and hurt Heard's side. If Elaine Bredehoft is doing the questioning, (not another attorney on the Heard team) then I am totally mystified. Ms. Bredehoft's questionable style with witnesses along with her questionable client makes for any session with Depp problematic at the very least, case losing at the most. I still feel that the best conclusion for this case is for neither side to win. The extremely short attention span of social and news media, can hopefully allow each (former) litigant to live their own lives more effectively once this fiasco ends.
Posted to The Try Guys (RE: living in a mansion for one day) uploaded to You Tube 05/25/2022
What would I do with a house like that? Probably try to flip it asap. If any prospective buyer asks what an average year of utilities and taxes are, do not wait for their credit/bank report, these people cannot afford this mansion. Two years later (or longer as people are currently moving to places like Washington (State), Arizona and Texas not Cali) after the sale to an old money Prince or a new Tech Lord, I would find a smaller home with more (unbuilt) land, ginormous fence and live-in security service. Even with my rant (Real Estate-PTSD), it was still fun to take the virtual tour. If this mansion sells, do The Try Guys get a commission?
