tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7854090250820154334.post185912008964026075..comments2022-12-12T02:22:42.378-05:00Comments on Not There Yet: Breaking BadDavidShaghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02378015294494222646noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7854090250820154334.post-51066711557400921192010-07-18T12:39:05.611-04:002010-07-18T12:39:05.611-04:00Did you remove something? Something that discusse...Did you remove something? Something that discussed jowls? And how you would look at the buffet of the good things in life, and think "but I have jowls." I meant to comment on that entry which was as always so funny but so true, but I can't find it now. A few weeks ago, I went to an appointment with a well-recommended plastic surgeon in Seattle, with the idea of removing my jowls, which would I have no doubt fix and correct my entire life. For a mere $16,000 he could fix me (but I would need to stop smoking first). For several days I seriously considered it. But eventually my practical side took over, thinking of the other things I could do with that $16,000. And not knowing what I would do with my fixed face except to admire it in the mirror occasionally. Still, I know the "but I have jowls," thing. It was great--you should put it back in here.floozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14889482633231509161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7854090250820154334.post-4253276705436353082010-06-19T14:21:11.732-04:002010-06-19T14:21:11.732-04:00Flooz - I have yet to try weeds, but plan to soon,...Flooz - I have yet to try weeds, but plan to soon, especially since I discovered the website tvshack.net which allows one to view lots of TV free. Six Feet Under is one of the best TV series of all time - I loved it - but is a good example of something where I dipped into a single episode mid-series and almost never went back - a huge loss. it takes time to know and care about those people. It was such a soul-satisfying series. If you haven't watched the Wire - I strongly recommend it - it could arguably be the best TV series ever. Rough at spots (not quality, but rough to take, although not close-ups of gore), but pretty much flawless. I'd say season 4 (of 5) was the best, but the whole thing is wonderful. Each season started a new story arc, and each season I thought they finally had dropped a bit in how much I'd like it, and each season I was rivetted by episode 3. Truly a wonder.DavidShaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02378015294494222646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7854090250820154334.post-58300671758156868902010-06-19T13:11:02.209-04:002010-06-19T13:11:02.209-04:00I have finally gotten into Weeds, only because my ...I have finally gotten into Weeds, only because my cable company has the entire series available. It's very similar to this, in that the heroine starts selling marijuana after her husband suddenly dies and she needs to support the family. Although it's mostly meant to be a comedy, it's now going down the same road you describe above--marijuana may be rather harmless but you can't do business with it without being affected by and connected to the worse criminal crowd that also deal in deadly drugs, human trafficking, and murder. And we see how she compromises her principles more and more as the criminal element threatens even her own children. Since I never got into "Breaking Bad" (I love the title), I'm hoping to sometimes have a chance to watch it from the beginning. "Six Feet Under" is my all-time favorite coming around as it did soon after I lost important people in my life.floozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14889482633231509161noreply@blogger.com