#also s2 feels like 84 years ago

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some stuff i read and watched in may:

primo: a delight!! and free to watch!!

queen charlotte (and also full bridgerton rewatch whoops): really enjoyed queen charlotte (the sad gay footmen 😭), d&d has heightened my appreciation of RJP's s1 deadpan thing, bridgerton s2 reigns supreme because what i love most in a Romance is people who are Unable to be normal about each other 🥰

abbott elementary (s2): reliably so funny, doing height difference and slow burn at the same time which is very pleasing 2 me

ted lasso (s3): l o l what a mess, why are your sitcom episodes over an hour??? 2 things which are not a big deal but fully Enraged me were the landlady reciting this be the verse in its entirety!! and the team singing so long, farewell even though they are not the ones leaving!!! so stupid and bad

taskmaster (s15): what a goddamn delightful cast, still thinking about the potato hats and ivo's trick and jenny destroying the barge etc

84 charing cross road: i read and loved the book a million years ago, the contrast between blooming nyc and grey grey london so perfect, anthony hopkins in his repressed romantic era

enough said: i did enjoy this and also cry a bit but have complicated feelings about the way fatness is talked about here!! james gandolfini wonderful and sexy

mission: impossible: somehow i've never seen the first three so attempting to watch before the new one comes out because the later ones are so fun. this is Incredibly nineties (kristin scott thomas and her lipstick!!), like the nineties london BT phonebooths!! god!! the chunnel!! very fun and the bit with the wires is in fact important and excellent etc

are you there god? it's me, margaret: wonderful, i cried like three times and cried even harder when the wind started playing over the end credits. rachel mcadams radiant as always, went to the bathroom when i came out and discovered my period had started which was a bit on the nose frankly

sherlock, jr: they're doing keaton on blank check so i wanted to watch at least one, this was very fun (and a sweet 45 mins long)

minority report: i hadn't watched this in Years and it Slaps (extra star for how many times they call colin farrell a twink etc), so much creepy eye stuff, down with the surveillance state etc

dorothy dunnett, checkmate: i already yowled a bit about this here but god i loved the lymond chronicles, would strongly recommend letting dorothy blow yr mind etc

joanne paul, the house of dudley: i love a family of scheming political upstarts frankly, this was such a fun way into that bit of tudor history tracking the family through four generations. shout out philip sidney, fun to picture jamie parker, tom hardy etc

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My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

Okay but I’m going to cry at Klaus’s inherent selflessness.  For years the character has been accused of being the most selfish of the siblings, and I have never grasped where that comes from, aside a societal bigotry against addicts, an ableist victim-blaming mentality, but how can you watch the scene where he is dying, again, in excruciating pain, but using his ability to conjure to help Luther say goodbye to a woman they both just met like a week ago--and STILL call him fundamentally selfish?   He uses these bewildering abilities that have traumatized him all his life, to give comfort to his loved ones. 

I know Klaus is disastrously flawed (aren’t we all) but.  Please do not tell me Klaus is anything but ride-or-die for his family, and one of the most astoundingly accepting, compassionate people in the world. I think what’s so beautiful and compelling about it is that it can also be deemed a flaw--to be so forgiving and trusting that you would even let your primary abuser back into your life, thinking he could be “better now.” Being inevitably betrayed by Reginald again, in the most painfully resonant way, and STILL! STILL! Virtually MOMENTS later, having the capacity to show kindness to your brother so he doesn’t have to feel the pain you felt, of never having closure to say goodbye to the person you adore, and only having dog tags to remember him by. 

I love you. There is no courage quite like compassion.  You are braver than anyone knows. 

211 notes - Posted July 9, 2022

#4

I’m trying to figure out how to articulate how gutted and desolate I feel about the wedding reception scene, where Klaus goes to every single sibling shy of Allison and tries to convince them to figure out a way to save the world with Reginald.

I’m trying to understand why it makes me nauseous and weepy that he asks Five, and Five is for once the one who has given up and is seeking solace in substance abuse, and Klaus lets him with the first expression of annoyed disappointment I’ve ever seen on his face toward a sibling. 

I’m trying to process how I feel that Lila treated him like an agent of malice and threatened to torture him if he spoke to Diego.

I’m trying to not actually outright sob that he called Luther “baby” and “Lulu” and begged him as desperately as during the days when he was stealing money and valuables for another fix, to consider his new addiction--a fictitious, delusional idea of a real bond with their father, in order to “find his purpose”--and Luther is so desperate to not spend the end of their lives in any form of discomfort (understandable and actually, an interesting mirror) that he bellows at Klaus so loudly, that Klaus ends up curled into a ball, ears covered, audibly whimpering.  It was an exact replica of the times in S1 (in the rave) and S2 (being shot at by Commission agents) when he was covering his ears and freezing from a PTSD flashback.  The way when Luther apologizes and hugs him, he just hangs there in his arms and immediately placates with “sure, that sounds nice,” the way he is just USED to being dismissed out of hand by loved ones, even when they have not even a day of existence in all the universe left....

I’m trying to explain to myself and anyone reading this why this makes me sadder and sicker than the actual “bus-ball” scene in which he repeatedly killed himself to find that sense of purpose, of human value. 

How desperate do you have to still be, to be valued by somebody else, anybody else, that you’ll be complicit with your cardinal abuser, and help him to recruit your siblings in perpetuating that abuse? 

I’m the first person to say Klaus has grown in leaps and bounds this season. And yes, I know that his suicide in the White Buffalo Room marks that he has broken free of Reginald and really is beginning to grasp that he has value irrespective of all Reginald pretended to offer. But it’s still AGONIZING. 

And it makes me sad. It makes me sad that he still has this IMMUTABLE capacity to LOVE.  That he goes to Sparrow Ben and softens him and comforts him, gets him to “open up his kimono.”  That he, ONLY he, pays any attention to Allison, and escorts her onto the dance floor, WITHOUT snubbing Viktor:

That he treats Sloane with unreserved happiness, with compassion, and officiates the wedding.  Like look at his face in the bg when she comes off the elevator: 

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256 notes - Posted August 5, 2022

#3

If he didn’t believe this about every single person whom he loves, he’d be so much better off...but then he wouldn’t be Klaus <3 

283 notes - Posted August 7, 2022

#2

I know a thousand other people have articulated it better than I have, and I miss the days when people listened to my character meta (on other blogs) but it will never get old to me how Klaus cheerleads and emotionally supports others--sometimes deservedly, and sometimes not-- with the blind adoration of the biggest idiot,  yet you can tell it’s 100% pure and with 120% conviction: 

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299 notes - Posted June 27, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

Klaus Hargreeves’s REAL superpower isn’t straddling both sides of the Veil or resuscitating and regenerating bodily damage or astral projection or levitation or even conjuring and exorcising ghosts....

It’s being able to get along with ANYONE and EVERYONE, lol.  It’s making people who hate everyone find him tolerable. It’s his irrepressible affability. Ingratiating is too strong and negatively-connoted a word, but it’s in that ballpark.  Got a new dangerous foe? Just send in Klaus, the funky queer Human Hug, to charm them into feeling relaxed, heard, and valued. 

“Why am I smiling and when did I start smiling?” they think, baffled. Because Klaus, that’s why. The “King of Death” is better than anyone else at making others feel ALIVE. 

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BnHA 84 - 86 | Uchitama 9 - 12 (FINAL) | Eizouken 10 - 12 (FINAL) | Magia Record 8 - 13 (FINAL) | ID: INVADED 12 - 13 (FINAL) | ACCA OVA

BnHA 84

Ey? So Gentle is basically Luffy, only he can do stuff with air too.

“Tokoyami, it’s in lesson 3.”

Eizouken 10

LOL, you can see a name similar to “Rachel Enyoung Choi” in one of the credit lists. Update: Euyoung Choi is credited on one of the other folders.

“Kanamoney” is catching on, I see.

“Well, dough.” - Sarasoju, where soju is some alcoholic Korean beverage.

The back of the clock reminds me of that Skipper and Skeeto game I used to play.

Did Kanamori get a fringe cut…?

You can see the symbol for Eizouken on the (imaginary…?) warehouse.

Uchitama 9

The video got encoded funny again…

I‘ve heard of AIBOs before. They’re robotic dogs, although with newfangled drones, Google Nests and stuff, they went out of fashion years ago.

Aibou (with kanji) means “partner”, come to think of it...

While everyone else is talking in the foreground, I’m staring at Beh in the background…

Come to think of it, I don’t think I’ve seen Kuro and Nora interact all that much.

Natsuki Hanae as Leo, huh?

Uchitama 10

Second-last episode!

Neko (cat) -> Koma -> ari (ant)…isu (chair) -> suika (watermelon) -> tamago (egg, or sometimes it sounds like tabako/tabacco to me) -> ??? -> koi (carp) -> ???? “Kooten” seems to be a nonsense word.

The video got encoded funny again…

…and that’s twice now…

LOL, this is based on Millionaire.

…thrice…

The original quote is (something like), “It is said that heaven does not create one man above or below another man.” (Yukichi Fukuzawa)

The answer was C, obviously.

…4 times.

Bull does his best Thinker impression.

Oh my gosh, they’re bringing that joke back…? (LOL) Update: The portal joke.

“chunk of meat” – Uh…what?

Holy s***! It’s Bull’s dad! Bull time travelled!

Magia Record 8

I like how the anime introduced Gomakashi, then had the proper OP.

Chuo Ward (Chuoku)? In Hypnosis Mic, that’s a sign Ayappe is definitely a girl…but this ain’t HypMic, so no worries!

The greeting is “Kamihama” because it sounds kind of like konbanwa and the host is Mr Hammer because that sounds like the back half of Kamihama, I guess.

Magia Record seems more overt about its lesbian undertones, I see.

I noticed a piano on a poster in the back. Wonder what that means…?

Just reading translations of radio transcripts like this makes me think of the HypMic radio show. I’ve been using that (and all of HypMic, to be honest) to cope in these tough (COVID-19) times, which is why I’m mentioning it a lot.

Mami!

Eizouken 11

So this is how they met, huh? I never knew Kanamori could have such little faith in people, considering how she is now.

ID:INVADED 12

What I don’t get is Hayaseura’s motive…

Uraido…”from behind”? I need kanji to figure this one out…

Whose well is this Bliss background, ayway…?

Momoki and Matsuoka pass a sign saying 大井南 (Minamioi), which is in Shinagawa.

Why does Momoki need drugs…? To subdue Asukai…?

Oh no. Inami is going to have a vendetta after her man was killed!

According to Ramuda, the optimist sees the doughnut, the pessimist sees the hole…I think’s that’s important for that moment.

…Welp, when a hole in the brain doesn’t kill you, a shot to the stomach does.

In this time of COVID-19, I think talking about people coming back to life is inappropriate…

Post-credits segment!

Uchitama 11 (FINAL)

According to Ramuda, the optimist sees the doughnut, the pessimist sees the hole…

“Tullip” (sic).

Oh, so instead of “Tama” it said “tanu___”, so the kids assumed it said “tanuki”.

Ooh, cat meeting. This should match the dog meeting from earlir in the season. Plus Nora’s face on the title card.

The video got encoded funny again…

“I’m busy right now.” – Nora, sleeping – Yup, that’s my mood. In fact, I was woken up by a call this morning…

I still think the Momo x Bull ship is stupid…

Nora can talk to crows…?

BnHA 85

…huh? What’s up with Bibimi?

Oh, in La Brava’s room there’s a graduation album. No one translated that.

Seriously, Deku’s gotten kinda creepy these days…

Tobita = essentially “to fly” + “field”. Makes sense when the Quirk is elasticity.

“It’s dangerous to go alone!” – I want to reply with “Take this!”…LOL.

This bouncing around thing was basically done by Sonic in OPM.

Update:  Turns out the kanji for elasticity is read dansei, which is th same rading for the characters for a man (but with characters meaning “male gender” instead and the last kanji being shared betwe the two). That’s why Danjuro is Gentle Criminal.    

BnHA 85

I noticed some of the decorations around the school look like heroes we’ve seen – there’s a Midnight one and a Thirteen balloon.

Why is the crowd chanting for YaoMomo…?

It’s in English, huh?

End of credits segment! Keep watching!

“Guys like you who say there are no do-overs in life…”

Hawks! This is the first time I see him outside spoilers!

ID:INVADED 13 (FINAL)

Was gonna finish this the day I got it, but I got access (limited to 1 week)…to Akira, which is a movie I’ve never seen before.

The sharks are a nice touch…(LOL…?)

Welp, John Walker has his hat back now.

Uraido…Hayaseura. Of course, how the heck did I not make the connection?!

The video got encoded funny again…

…wow, after learning a thing or two about CPR, this part actually makes sense to me now…Amazing. (Also, I learnt about comminuted fractures from Double Decker.)

COVID-19 is entering these notes too…because if you cut yourself off from society, you won’t know about pandemics…

Why do I get the feeling Kiki’s gonna kill herself…?

She…almost did it. (Wow, I should try predict things more often.)

That pool…is basically the one from Minority Report!

Wow, that just did an Eva…

Why did they choose such a lively ending song…? Anyways, that wrapped up really well (no pun intended!). See you next time!  

Magia Record 9

The tower appars to be modelled more after Tsutenkaku rather than Tokyo Tower.

For some reason, the subbers like to capitalise “Magical Girl”.

One of the speech bubbles in the back says koneko no gorogoro, or “the cat’s laziness”.

“Stand alone!” This is probably some kind of wordplay on the Solitude (Hitoribocchi no Saihate), since “alone” is hitori de.

Interestingly, the word for “delete” here is keshite (literal meaning: “to erase”).

The sign that passes Sana by while she’s on the boat says “Futaba” on it.

The blue letterboxing is an interesting effect.

“Sorpredente” = surprising.

Eizouken 12 (FINAL)

“They have their own business to run.”

I’ll miss this OP song when it’s gone…*sigh*

LOL, the contrast between Asakusa’s imagination and reality is huge and that’s what makes Eizouken so fun.

“I’m here to deliver the promised data,” Kanamori says (which I think is a more literal translation, ut works better).

It’s unfortunate Comiket 98 was cancelled…

Hey, why didn’t Anime vs. Real Life cover Eizouken?! That would’ve been so good!

I noticed one of the viewers had a “No Disc” pop-up of some sort. Also, the moving logo exists now, too (LOL).

I like how 1 of the UFOs hits the windshield.

The arrows really bring your attention to what’s the same in the split screens.

Magia Record 10

The Mifuyu in the previous episodes was either a flashback or a fantasy, right?

Mami is wearing a Wings of Magius badge…!

On the titlecard, there’s what seems to be a radio tower with a small lightning bolt above it.

BnHA 86

Hey, Tsu has a sister..?

Ah,so this is Mirko! I’ve heard of her too!

Is it just me, or does Endeavour hav CGI on him…?

Hawks reminds me of Fubuki from OPM…

Wow, even Endeavour’s trying to be funny…the world really is different now. (This humour has a terrible success rate with me, though.)

There seem to be holes in Hawks’ jackt for his wings.

So basically, Hawks is being the Iori to Endeavour’s Riku (but without too much of the homoerotic overtones that come from being close in age, since Endeavour is 46 – 7 and Hawks is 22), so to speak.

Oh! That punch is based on All Might’s! Same framing and everything!

Hajimari no doesn’t suggest a pronoun, so they must have chosen that based on the manga or the production company or something.

Magia Record 11

Shaft headtilt!

This Witch…apparently it appears early on in the OG series according to This Week in Anime. It does give off that vibe.

…wow, that fight was fast.

The video got encoded funny again…

Why are all the magical girls Naruto running???  

Hachibey = Kyubey (where kyu = 9), but for 8.

ACCA OVA

Who’s this-oh, never mind.

I don’t remember the OST being so…cool.

Jumo, where ju = tree I guss.

Nino! Who’s the blonde though? I forget…

Jumo for Jumoku…right. I forgot.

Shinro, literally “path of advancement”. I’ve grown a lot since I last watched ACCA, but I only feel I’ve gotten dumber since then…to be honest.

I like how the flashback is saturated in blue…actually, that reminds me of Given, now that I think of it.

Where’s Grossular? I liked him the best because he’s basically older!Kyosuke Kuga. Update: Spoke too soon.

Now that I’ve learnt keigo between the OG and now, I can understand more of what Mauve says.

Magia Record 12

(no notes, sorry!)

Magia Record 13 (FINAL)

Is it just me, or can I see a feather-like object floating down the screen…? (Or is that static?)

You can see one of the hooded Wings (on Touka’s left) has dark blue hair – roughly Sayaka’s shade.

Ooh, Mami and Sayaka fight! (I’ve never been one for catfights, but this is certainly a match-up I want to see!)

Mami’s fate really sucks, huh? Her head came off in the OG and now she’s a tool for the Magius…

Yachiyo does look a lot like Togo from Yuki Yuna, doesn’t she…?

Anyways, this is all for now. There’s an s2 on the horizon, but COVID-19 means it could be years down the line…see you when s2 arrives.

[thespectacularspecter]

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last 1. drink - blueberry tea beer 2. phone call - i called my uni because i'm panicking about paperwork 3. text message - to my friend to answer a question about schoolwork we have 4. song you listened to - all i have to give by the backstreet boys IT'S ICONIC AND CLASSIC DON'T @ ME 5. time you cried - lowkey i watched the greatest showman recently and when they all performed as a circus for the first time i kinda maybe started crying ever 6. dated someone twice - nope 7. kissed someone and regretted it - nah regrets aren't my thing 8. been cheated on - probably not 9. lost someone special - yes, unfortunately. RIP gma nancy and jack you guys were amazing parts of my life and still amazing parts of my heart!!! 10. been depressed - lordy yes, been in some dark places 11. gotten drunk and thrown up - lmao yeah i drank an amount i knew i could handle BUT forgot i was totally sick not two days ago so my body was outta wack. it was nasty but my mom found me and was a complete pal about it fave colours 12. PINK 13. BLUE 14. UHHHHH GOLD OR LIKE SPRING SOFT GREEN in the last year have you… 15. made new friends - yes!! 16. fallen out of love - no!! 17. laughed until you cried - yes!! 18. found out someone was talking about you - my memory blows but i think so, yeah 19. met someone who changed you - not in any highkey way, maybe in some little ways but that's just life man 20. found out who your true friends are - i know who my people are 21. kissed someone on your facebook friends list - nope general 22. how many of your facebook friends do you know irl - i don't really use my fb and i don't feel like looking forgive me. the amount that there is -2 or 3, probably 23. do you have any pets - YES i have my baby boy SIGMA, A SNAKE; i have my PUPPY, GUILDENSTERN; i have a collection of FINE, LARGE CHICKENS; and i have a cat with a serious bitchface, RAMSES 24. do you want to change your name - mmMMMMMMmm nah, like, i'd like other names better probably but my name is really tied to who i am for better or for worse. i'd totally change out my last name if i got married though 25. what did you do for your last birthday - i went to the zoo with my friend from northern ireland who visited me!!! at least i think that was last year lmao 26. what time did you wake up today - 9am I think?? i slept in 27. what were you doing at midnight last night - schoolwork. i'm working a lot these days... 28. what is something you can’t wait for - I'M GONNA GET TO DO AN ESCAPE ROOM WHEN I GO TO GENCON THIS YEAR I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO DO ONE 30. what are you listening to right now - siuil a run by celtic woman : D   31. have you ever talked to a person named tom - YES the father of my best friend growing up was named tom. he recently (ish, over a year ago?) passed away from his parkinson's so rest in paradise to him, too uu 32. something that’s getting on your nerves - someone i know no shade. if you're reading this don't worry it's not you lmao 33. most visited website - probably reddit or tumblr 34. hair colour - brown 35. long or short hair - short!! i've been loving having shoulder length hair 36. do you have a crush on someone - i carry no real thirst at the moment 37. what do you like about yourself - i'm really patient when handling people i think that's a good thing. stuff that'd get a rise outta a lot of other people i can deal with pretty well, i think 38. want any piercings? - i WISH i used to have some actually but i'm dangerously allergic to a common metal and i learned the very hard way that slipping up on that when you have piercings leads to bad experiences in a hospital!! 39. blood type - i actually don't know 40. nicknames - rae is actually a nickname teehee. people pretty much just call me that except my dad calls me lil bro i guess. 41. relationship status - wonshades 42. zodiac - gemini 43. pronouns - she/her 44. fave tv shows - fIREFLY and pushing daisies and a lot of others 45. tattoos - none right now but i'm planning to get one since my mom is a tattoo artist and somehow i still haven't had her give me one 46. right or left handed - SOUTHPAWS REPRESENT 47. ever had surgery - nope! 48. piercings - see #38 heehee 49. sport - i did gymnastics for a few years, i do martial arts now 50. vacation - i'm not a vacation person but i'd love to go to japan. last time i left ohio, i went to chicago for the monsta x concert. last time i went out of country was canada for a study abroad program in the same year 51. trainers - my running shoes are expensive but less expensive because i got them in an ugly wanted color that i think is perfect (H O T P I N K). i'm a runner so the shoes are imPORTANT, MAN more general 52. eating - i had pizza tonight i really want cheap chinese food right now 53. drinking - still drinking my blueberry tea beer want another but it's 11:40pm so that's not happening 54. i’m about to watch - series of unfortunate events s2 once i find the fuckin netflix password i wrote down 55. waiting for - the BBMAs i need to support my boys live (also it's a blast to watch them with my sister-in-law who i'm tagging <3) 56. want - attention and clothing 57. get married - yes yes yes i'd love to get married someday 58. career - i'm an english teacher which is exactly where i wanna be which is better 59. hugs or kisses - attention 60. lips or eyes - eyes but both are great 61. shorter or taller - somehow i always end up dating shorter people. i like my men sturdy. but i have no real preference on height 62. older or younger - close to my age in either direction 63. nice arms or stomach - sweats 64. hookup or relationship - relationships i'm not much of a hookup person 65. troublemaker or hesitant - trouble teehee have you ever 66. kissed a stranger - nope 67. drank hard liquor - yes 68. lost glasses - yes and i'm too blind to find them once i do 69. turned someone down - yep 70. sex on first date - nope 71. broken someone’s heart - yes 72. had your heart broken - oh god yes lol 73. been arrested - nope 74. cried when someone died - i don't actually remember for one instance but i know i didn't in the other. i was crushed though don't get me wrong the tears just done didn’t happen 75. fallen for a friend - oh god yes lol do you believe in 76. yourself - i try to! 77. miracles - yeah 78. love at first sight - it's never happened to me but i won't say i don't believe in it, it might be real for other people and i can't invalidate that 79. santa claus - THE SPIRIT OF SANTA CLAUS 80. kiss on a first date - if it seems like a thing to do why not 81. angels - yes, in a sense other 82. best friend’s name - L I S S A MY GIRL 83. eye colour - very brown 84. fave movie - the lotr trilogy 85. fave actor - probably tim roth i love tim roth like a lo t and i don't really know why but shoutout to tatiana maslany for being the actual goddess of acting

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— what was your last…

1. drink: tea!

2. phone call: my mom.

3. text message: to a group chat with friends 

4. song you listened to: “Meltdown” by Lorde, Q-Tip, Push, HAIM, Stromae

5. time you cried: uuuhhh I think it was a couple of days ago, when I was just trying to get out of some pretty bad states and actually felt OK enough to cry so it was a good thing! 

— have you ever…

6. dated someone twice: No.

7. kissed someone and regretted it: No.

8. been cheated on: No.

9. lost someone special: Sorta....if the term is used quite broadly.

10. been depressed: Haha. Yes. Ofc. 

11. gotten drunk and thrown up: Niet. 

— fave colours

12. Purple, or gray/black scale probably. 

13. I actually quite like brown....so maybe that? 

14. Hm. Probably a deep navy? Like a sailor outfit blue? 

— in the last year have you…

15. made new friends: Yes. Absolutely. 

16. fallen out of love: No. 

17. laughed until you cried: lol yes (thank you to theinsanereader for your book wedding video)

18. found out someone was talking about you: Yes! 

19. met someone who changed you: Hahahahah...yeeeesss. Helped me a lot tbh. 

20. found out who your friends are: In a way. Like it’s not that I didn’t know before, it’s more like now I understand it better in terms of human leanings etc. 

21. kissed someone on your facebook friends list: Uuuhhhhh....no, not on the lips.

— general

22. how many of your facebook friends do you know irl: Nearly everyone, there are a few I only know via the internet somehow, but I still know them from everyday things, or I have already met them.

23. do you have any pets: Nope!

24. do you want to change your name: No. 

25. what did you do for your last birthday: Oh boy. It was a weird day but good. I spent time with a cute lil kiddo, went on a walk and saw lots of flowers, watched an episode of doctor who, went out for starbucks with a friend, and got to hold a baby amongst some other more ritualistic things. 

26. what time did you wake up today: like, 10:30 or so. 

27. what were you doing at midnight last night: Probably just listening to music and...um...maybe writing down in my diary or something?? idek.

28. what is something you can’t wait for: Hmm...this is gonna sound lame but fr I have very little social life so seeing a couple of friends once their schooltime frees up a bit more or whatever....oh! and also my little sister is competing this weekend o I can’t wait to go and watch her and her team :)

30. what are you listening to right now: Static, for the most part, and in the muffled background, my family just doing everyday things (lil screeches, telling offs, whAT?! etc.) lol. 

31. have you ever talked to a person named tom: For sure. 

32. something that’s getting on your nerves: HA. The government, and some approaches that the American Evangelical Church seems to be oblivious to or non-sympathetic smh. 

33. most visited website: “Youtube and Tumblr are probably about equal.” (lol same)

34. hair colour: Brown. 

35. long or short hair: Long..

36. do you have a crush on someone: No... at least I don’t think so. Idek if I get crushes or whatever idek it’s confusing moving on

37. what do you like about yourself: Ooh. I like that the single most re-occuring obstacle in my life is that I’m so confusing to both myself (im still learning its ok to be me) and the entire world that it’s very, VERY conflicting in odd ways and that that is what makes everything mean things to me.....it’s like my essence etc. and I now know my main passion etc......tl;dr I like that I’ve figured out what the single epitome of most of what I am is and how its path has severely been distraught, and that though it’s going to take a lot of work to get back, it’s also just going to be the most incredible thing. 

38. want any piercings: nope.

39. blood type: sis, if y’all think I’m gonna put out vip information like that on this already crackhead-justice owned website by same-type  company like yahoo, y’all are w r o n g.  

40. nicknames: Uuuuhhhh. idk. @hurtbyintensejourneys​ , you should give me one. 

41. relationship status: Single. And probably most definitely not ready to mingle (but it’s ok! I’ll be someday, sometime soon...ish)

42. sign: Taurus. But I don’t follow horoscopes. 

43. pronouns: she/her

44. fave tv show: Idek anymore....I love Lie to me, and like rags said, Fringe (tho I am still on like s2 aahh), and maybe Doctor who? I actually love Granite flats and GMW/BMW as well tho. 

45. tattoos: Nope.

46. right or left handed: Right-handed. 

47. ever had surgery: Nope. 

48. piercings: No.

49. sport: Alrighty; look, I will watch just about anything even though I’m bad at it....I think it has something to do with an interest in developing my recognizing of stuff/talent???? also it’s v cool. 

50. vacation: uuuhhh????? Probably my last “”vacation”” was in California? idek. 

51. trainers: I think they’re Nike. 

— more general

52. eating: I just want some sushi right now. The good stuff tho. NOt the *shudders* doobly-tasting kind. I love Asian food that’s not spicy tho. That’s some real bod-foodspiration right there for me.

53. drinking: Water, tea, juice that’s actually juice...... fresh smoothies. 

54. I’m about to watch: probably just safe-feeling trailers for me, so like, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl or something. 

55. waiting for: My mental health/processing desire to buffen up a little so I can actually start doing things again maybe (that’d be nice). Perseverance, basically, I guess.

56. want: Soundproof area maybe, to record //things//? A small local group of friends. 

57. get married: At some point, maybe. I’d not be surprised if I end up single tho. BUt I feel like I won’t which is....honestly.....sorta scarier for me rn dfhbjdhsbjdf

58. career: lol. idk. God’s plan? 

— which is better

59. hugs or kisses: hugs

60. lips or eyes: eyes, I think.

61. shorter or taller: taller

62. older or younger: depends

63. nice arms or stomach: niCe ArmS oR SToMacH? (bruh idk)

64. hookup or relationships: relationships is the only way to go, and not only in romance my friends. 

65. troublemaker or hesitant: Uuuhhh....hesitant. but you know what...imma pretend I come off as, like, a fine brand so. Hésitante. 

— have you ever

66. kissed a stranger: No lol. 

67. drank hard liquor: No. Thank GOD. 

68. turned someone down: Only one (1) time. Sorta. 

69. sex on first date: N o. 

70: broken someone’s heart: I actually don’t know. I don’t think so. I hope not. 

71. had your heart broken: Not like that, but also yes. At least a little. It’s sorta like having to go back and unstitch a stitch of yourself that’s all messed up; you thought you’d be ok with moving on from it, except ways further along you realise that you can’t and then having to go undo everything and start back up but even then your thread is all folded up and a little extra rugged. 

72. been arrested: No. 

73. cried when someone died: I want to say yes. But I actually am not sure. For sure, in fictional chracters so....(dad from my big fat greek wedding voice) there you go

74. fallen for a friend: No....I don’t think so. 

— do you believe in

75. yourself: Sorta. But inherently? yes. 

76. miracles: !!!! yes! If y’all knew some of the stories I’ve known....I love God so much I can’t even. It’s so marvelous. I just....Ah!

77. love at first sight: Yes, but only because I think it’s like some weird intuitive thing that’s legitimate for some people. Or maybe even a spiritual thing sometimes? 

78. santa claus: “He exists in every way that counts.” 😂 looolll

79. angels: Yes. Again, if y’all knew...

— misc

80. eye colour: brown

81. best friend’s name: I don’t have a best friend rn. 

82. favourite movie: Idk. 

83. favourite actor: Idk!

84. favourite cartoon: *Idk intensifies*

85. favourite teacher’s name: Not gonna say any specific names, but probably my German teacher in middle school, or 5th grade teacher. Also, non-official teacher friend man who taught me abstract concepts way beyond my grade level. I love them so much and they continue to have a very important impact in my life voyage. 

[budapestalloveragain]

my favs @lovelybenny and @omfgbts both tagged me in this 92 question tag (lol) soooo here we go (i’ll put a read more bc it’s hella long haha)

RULES: you must answer these 92 statements and tag 20 people

THE LAST: 1. drink: coffee milkshake 2. phone call: with @bandlost​ 💕 3. text message: “okay goodnight !!!” 4. song you listened to: i’m listening to songs like as we go so i’ll just make a list bc i’m extra like that and i like these songs xD (wow you can really see how long it takes me to do tags lol)    - don’t wanna fall in love by kyle    - strip that down by liam (payne) feat. quavo    - mask off by future    - i need u by bts    - 724148 by agust d    - the last by agust d     - hard carry by got7    - devil by super junior     - so far away by agust d feat. suran (& jk) 5. time you cried: ummmmmmm i am not sure lol 6. dated someone twice: lol have i dated anyone once even ?? nooo 7. kissed someone and regretted it: once again... have i even kissed anyone... no... 8. been cheated on: see question 6 9. lost someone special: hmm i mean like death wise yes ? 10. been depressed: no...i don’t think so 11. gotten drunk and thrown up: lol i’m not legal yet (but that means nothing so no haha)

LIST 3 FAVOURITE COLOURS: 12. red 13. hmm hot pink maybe or pastel pink lol 14. some kind of blue ?? i’m really indecisive but also i like pale yellow i don’t know xD

IN THE LAST YEAR HAVE YOU: 15. made new friends: yes !!! 16. fallen out of love: where is the love to fall into though 17. laughed until you cried: probably lol 18. found out someone was talking about you: nopeee 19. met someone who changed you: yeah i guess !!! 20. found out who your friends are: nah not really not the way this question implies at least 21. kissed someone on your Facebook list: see question 7 lol

GENERAL: 22. how many of your Facebook friends do you know in real life: i think all of them except @thriftmom​ 🌸 🌺 🌼 23. do you have any pets: 2 kitties!!! 24. do you want to change your name: i used to want to ? i’m not so sure anymore (i wanted to change it to like natasha natalie or lily but tbh now i just put names on my baby name list lol) 25. what did you do for your last birthday: i went to nyc with my family ^-^ 26. what time did you wake up: like 7am and then i went back to sleep bc that’s too early and then i woke up at like 11am haha 27. what were you doing at midnight last night: mmm skyping with my cousin maybe ? or watching eat jin live haha 28. name something you can’t wait for: for bts to comeback and also to see them again if possible (we get it marlon yOU’RE GOING TO SEE GD) (jk ily and i’m so excited for you !!!!!) 29. when was the last time you saw your mom: about 2 minutes ago haha also she’s like 10 feet away from me 31. what are you listening to right now: see question 4 lol 32. have you ever talked to a person named tom: probably haha 33. something that is getting on your nerves: collegeeeee r i p 34. most visited website: tumblr or youtube ?  35-37. lost questions????? lol i am confused 38. hair colour: it’s like ... .. so dark brown it’s almost black ? i guess ?  39. long or short hair: it used to be hella long but now it’s chin length ^-^ i like both (i’m kinda more partial to long hair but i always like it short when i have it short so idk really) 40. do you have a crush on someone: not really lol maybe some idols but like ...i still haven’t figured out if i like boys and/or girls etc etc etc sooooo yeah not really sure there 41. what do you like about yourself: yeah my hair usually ... my personality at times... idk really i hate talking about myself xD 42. piercings: noneee 43. blood type: o+ i think 44. nickname: sometimes 동생 or 언니 depending on which of my trashy ass friends i’m talking to lol nothing else really though 45. relationship status: single pringle  46. zodiac: libra  47. pronous: she/her 48. favourite tv show: bon voyage lol does that count also sister’s slam dunk s2 and parks and rec and gAME OF THRONES IS COMING BACK SOON OKAY LIKE (in reality i like a lot of shows but for now we’ll just go with that lol) 49. tattoos: not right now but you never know ! 50. right or left handed: righty 51. surgery: like have i had one ? bc no 52. piercing: lol see question 42 53. sport: dance ! and ultimate ^-^ i used to play soccer too and i had a short phase where i ran track (lol) + i kinda like gymnastics but like just on my own not competitively or anything 55. vacation: to the netherlands poland & the philippines to visit @lovelybenny​ @omfgbts​ and @bandlost​ also korea ofc and in real life i’m actually going to the uk on friday! 56. pair of trainers: i have nike but i wanna get pumas lol i am t r a s h  MORE GENERAL 57. eating: does the milkshake count ? 58. drinking: sEE QUESTION 1 59. i’m about to: watch bon voyage s1 too lol (but not with pixie :( i wish)  61. waiting for: bts to come back lol alsoooo i’m working this summer !! so that 62. want: ...bts to come back... and got7... and to go to the svt concert... and to meet pixie loren & marlon ahhHHHHHH 63. get married: ye hopefully ? we’ll see  64. career: the amount of people that have asked me that in the past week i swear (i don’t know yet lol something international maybe) WHICH IS BETTER 65. hugs or kisses: hugs !! 66. lips or eyes: hmmm... usually eyes but some people have great lips lol 67. shorter or taller: i never understand this question lol like i am shorter than most ?? so taller i guess ??  68. older or younger: see question 67 lol i guess older  70. nice arms or nice stomach: ...both are fine ? i guess stomach is more noticeable to me ? but really neither ???  72. hook up or relationship: relationship but a quick hook up seems alright if you’re both down just like ...don’t be self destructive you know? 73. troublemaker or hesitant: i’m hesitant but idk if i want a troublemaker lol HAVE YOU EVER: 74. kissed a stranger: sEE QUESTION 7 75. drank hard liquor: sEE QUESTION 11 76. lost glasses/contact lenses: no bc i have no contact lenses and if i lost my glasses i’d actually be blind haha (i have somehow almost walked out the door without them though lol idk how i did that) 77. turned someone down: technically no but like yeah lol (it’s called fuck: the saga; last year was wild lol)  78. sex on the first date: have i ever done that or would i do it ? no and who knows probably no though 79. broken someone’s heart: lol see question 77 probably not i think he got over it 80. had your heart broken: nooooo 81. been arrested: no (wHAT pixie pls tell me)  82. cried when someone died: yeah 83. fallen for a friend: uhh i mean i had a crush on a guy for 5 years and he’s just a friend now ? he was always kinda just a friend though if you think about it lol i don’t know xD DO YOU BELIEVE IN: 84. yourself: at times i guess 85. miracles: eh idk 86. love at first sight: with like 0.0000001% of the population maybe lol 87. santa claus: lol until i was like 13 and tbh a part of me still does 88. kiss on the first date: ic the time is right then yeah! 89. angels: that would be nice OTHER: 90. current best friend’s name: pixie & marlon & loren & fiona & alexis the actual love of my life 💕 💕 💕  91. eye colour: brown brown brownnnnn 92. favourite movie: sound of music !!!!!

okay soooo let’s tag @champagnemagnus (omg your url changed i was scared for a sec) @thriftmom & @bandlost (marlon already tagged you but it’s whatever) - only if you want to though ! and ofc feel free to do it for fun even if i didn’t tag you ^-^

(lol it says tag 20 people that’s funny i can barely do 3 so we’re gonna ignore that part)

[hallaig]

Tag Game 2.0 

I was tagged by @humanitys-shortest-soldier I’m glad you’re still kicking!

rules: answer these 85 things while i procrastinate on that monstrous prompt that’s calling to me

THE LAST:

1. drink: currently drinking a steamed milk with sugar sprinkled on top

2. phone call: my mom

3. text message: actual text? my boss. otherwise group chatting with the fam

4. song you listened to: voluntarily, addicted to you by avicii while i thought about how flipping good that eruri art is. but something indie and unrecognizable is playing at the café I'm holed up at.

5. time you cried: i had a dream i cried a lot last night. twas weird, nezumi was there, i was nezumi who knows. i feel like in the waking hours it was recently, but i can’t recall for the life of me rn. it’s on the tip of my memory. or maybe that was a dream too? hmm.

6. dated someone twice: hah. 

7. kissed someone and regretted it: yes.

8. been cheated on: yeah, sort of.

9. lost someone special: um, probably? i had a dear friend once years ago that i didn’t keep in touch with and i hope she’s well and the world is treating her like the tiny goddess she is.

10. been depressed: currently, my friends, currently. writing tooth-rotting fluff helps, let me tell you. 

11. gotten drunk and thrown up: yes, but only twice and a long time ago. once was a decade ago and i still remember it clearly *shudders*

THREE FAVORITE COLORS:

12. pink, like blush pink

13. yellow, but soft yellow, like afternoon sunlight

14. every other color, i love them all, but I prefer more muted, gentle colors. not that jewel-tones aren’t gorgeous. teal? mhmm. turner watercolors tend to be the types of colors i like. or my “palette” tag on tumblr

IN THE LAST YEAR HAVE YOU:

15. made new friends: i’ve met lots of lovely people <3

16. fallen out of love: no

17. laughed until you cried: it’s not a good day if i haven’t :)

18. found out someone was talking about you: yeah, but i think it was good? 

19. met someone who changed you: absolutely

20. found out who your friends are: this one always cracks me up. 

21. kissed someone on your Facebook list: wtf, no haha. also, i don’t have a Facebook

GENERAL:

22. how many of your Facebook friends do you know in real life: i escaped Facebook hell long ago

23. do you have any pets: no, but i dream of the day i have multiple cats 

24. do you want to change your name: lol! funny story friends

25. what did you do for your last birthday: it was really nice actually. i had a fancy cupcake and stayed home :)

26. what time do you wake up: anywhere between 8am and 11am these days

27. what were you doing at midnight last night: finishing bsd s2, yass

28. name something you can’t wait for: nothing atm, finally reaching emotional peace and a place in my life where I'm financially stable by the ocean with my cats i suppose

29. when was the last time you saw your mom: just had dinner with her 

31. what are you listening to right now: that sort of bizarre indie station at the café. let’s change that. ....i just hit play on obsessions by marina & the diamonds

32. have you ever talked to a person named tom: yeah?

33. something that is getting on your nerves: plenty of things

34. most visited website: tumblr and youtube, or gmail i believe

35. hair color: brown

36. long or short hair: my own hair is short

37. do you have a crush on someone: no. i haven't had a crush in so long my heart forgot what that’s like

38. what do you like about yourself: i know myself well, i like my own sense of humor

39. piercings: none

40. blood type: o negative

41. nickname: well, everyone online calls me something different so

42. relationship status: single

43. zodiac: gemini! dazai is my birthday pal

45. favourite tv show: durarara? i don’t watch tv outside of anime just now

46. tattoos: none, but i want, oh how i want

47. right or left handed: right

48. surgery: just a topical one a long time ago, want to see my scars?

50. sport: no, but i used to play rugby and run a lot

51. vacation: this is so vague! i enjoy the ocean

52. pair of trainers: i literally wear sketchers guys

MORE GENERAL:

53. eating: again, vague but i just had some rice and veggies w/ guacamole which it was pretty magnificent. i like veggie curry like you wouldn’t believe.

54. drinking: coffee, always. though i do enjoy earl grey/chai/fennel-based teas

55. I’m about to: write this prompt?? finish izanyas glorious skk fic? get into bed and watch asmr videos?

56. waiting for: nothing in particular

57. want: to be better about writing daily, to be calm and organized about it, to finish my wips, not get overwhelmed by projects. all very attainable things that I'm working towards :)

58. get married: i very much doubt it, but i suppose you never know

59. career: i’m a librarian, to answer this the short way. trying to figure out what i want to do long-term in life is a big focus of mine rn

WHICH IS BETTER:

60. hugs or kisses: i dont enjoy being touched in general, but hypothetically both are wonderful 

61. lips or eyes: on people? i dont know, all people look different, their features come together in unique ways and that’s fabulous

62. shorter or taller: no preference?

63. older or younger: ahh i never know if these are about dating. i prefer people to be close to my age or older regardless

64. nice arms or nice stomach: ....psh you do you, y'all are lovely

65. hook up or relationship: *shrug* whatever you like, i can't imagine being in a relationship so I'm going to say neither just now

66. troublemaker or hesitant: myself? flighty troublemaker, in others...i dont know, i dont get out much ;) both are good, so long as you aren’t an ass i think

HAVE YOU EVER:

67. kissed a stranger: no

68. drank hard liquor: yes

69. lost glasses/contact lenses: i dont wear either

70. turned someone down: yes

71. sex on the first date: honestly, i dont think I've ever been on a date in that sense

72. broken someone’s heart: yes? maybe. at the time i think so.

73. had your heart broken: yes, my friends, yes.

74. been arrested: no.

75. cried when someone died: yes, both in real life and in fiction. crying is good, let out your pain

76. fallen for a friend: not since middle school

DO YOU BELIEVE IN:

77. yourself: hmmm, i think that’s a complex answer. logically, yeah, I'm a tough muffin.

78. miracles: no, but coincidences sure are mind-blowing sometimes, aren’t they?

79. love at first sight: nah

80. santa claus: lol oh god

81. kiss on the first date: sure, if you like that

82. angels: nope, but sign me tf up for wing!fics

OTHER:

83. current best friend’s name: i think the closest i have to this is my sister

84. eye color: brown

85. favorite movie: i dont really watch films to tell you the truth. surely i have one. this is like the crying question, i know it’s there, i just can’t recall

[papermoonloveslucy]

THE ABSOLUTE TRUTH

January 28, 1949

“The Absolute Truth” is episode #28 of the radio series MY FAVORITE HUSBAND broadcast on January 28, 1949 on the CBS radio network.

Synopsis ~ Liz and George bet each other that they can each go for 24 hours without telling a lie. Even a little white one.

Note: This was the basis for the “I Love Lucy” episode "Lucy Tells the Truth" (ILL S3;E6) filmed on October 8, 1953 and first aired on November 9, 1953.

“My Favorite Husband” was based on the novels Mr. and Mrs. Cugat, the Record of a Happy Marriage (1940) and Outside Eden (1945) by Isabel Scott Rorick, which had previously been adapted into the film Are Husbands Necessary? (1942). “My Favorite Husband” was first broadcast as a one-time special on July 5, 1948. Lucille Ball and Lee Bowman played the characters of Liz and George Cugat, and a positive response to this broadcast convinced CBS to launch “My Favorite Husband” as a series. Bowman was not available Richard Denning was cast as George. On January 7, 1949, confusion with bandleader Xavier Cugat prompted a name change to Cooper. On this same episode Jell-O became its sponsor. A total of 124 episodes of the program aired from July 23, 1948 through March 31, 1951. After about ten episodes had been written, writers Fox and Davenport departed and three new writers took over – Bob Carroll, Jr., Madelyn Pugh, and head writer/producer Jess Oppenheimer. In March 1949 Gale Gordon took over the existing role of George’s boss, Rudolph Atterbury, and Bea Benadaret was added as his wife, Iris. CBS brought “My Favorite Husband” to television in 1953, starring Joan Caulfield and Barry Nelson as Liz and George Cooper. The television version ran two-and-a-half seasons, from September 1953 through December 1955, running concurrently with “I Love Lucy.” It was produced live at CBS Television City for most of its run, until switching to film for a truncated third season filmed (ironically) at Desilu and recasting Liz Cooper with Vanessa Brown.

REGULAR CAST

Lucille Ball (Liz Cooper) was born on August 6, 1911 in Jamestown, New York. She began her screen career in 1933 and was known in Hollywood as ‘Queen of the B’s’ due to her many appearances in ‘B’ movies. With Richard Denning, she starred in a radio program titled “My Favorite Husband” which eventually led to the creation of “I Love Lucy,” a television situation comedy in which she co-starred with her real-life husband, Latin bandleader Desi Arnaz. The program was phenomenally successful, allowing the couple to purchase what was once RKO Studios, re-naming it Desilu. When the show ended in 1960 (in an hour-long format known as “The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour”) so did Lucy and Desi’s marriage. In 1962, hoping to keep Desilu financially solvent, Lucy returned to the sitcom format with “The Lucy Show,” which lasted six seasons. She followed that with a similar sitcom “Here’s Lucy” co-starring with her real-life children, Lucie and Desi Jr., as well as Gale Gordon, who had joined the cast of “The Lucy Show” during season two. Before her death in 1989, Lucy made one more attempt at a sitcom with “Life With Lucy,” also with Gordon.

Richard Denning (George Cooper) was born as Louis Albert Heindrich Denninger Jr., in Poughkeepsie, New York. When he was 18 months old, his family moved to Los Angeles. Plans called for him to take over his father’s garment manufacturing business, but he developed an interest in acting. Denning enlisted in the US Navy during World War II. He is best known for his  roles in various science fiction and horror films of the 1950s. Although he teamed with Lucille Ball on radio in “My Favorite Husband,” the two never acted together on screen. While “I Love Lucy” was on the air, he was seen on another CBS TV series, “Mr. & Mrs. North.”  From 1968 to 1980 he played the Governor on “Hawaii 5-0″, his final role. He died in 1998 at age 84.

Ruth Perrott (Katie, the Maid) was also later seen on “I Love Lucy.” She first played Mrs. Pomerantz (above right), a member of the surprise investigating committee for the Society Matrons League in “Pioneer Women” (ILL S1;E25), as one of the member of the Wednesday Afternoon Fine Arts League in “Lucy and Ethel Buy the Same Dress” (ILL S3;E3), and also played a nurse when “Lucy Goes to the Hospital” (ILL S2;E16). She died in 1996 at the age of 96.

Bob LeMond (Announcer) also served as the announcer for the pilot episode of “I Love Lucy”. When the long-lost pilot was finally discovered in 1990, a few moments of the opening narration were damaged and lost, so LeMond – fifty years later – recreated the narration for the CBS special and subsequent DVD release.

Gale Gordon (Rudolph Atterbury) and Bea Benadaret (Iris Atterbury) had not yet joined the cast as regular characters.

GUEST CAST

Joseph Kearns (Rudolph Atterbury, George’s Boss) appeared on “I Love Lucy” as the psychiatrist in “The Kleptomaniac” (ILL S1;E27) and later played the theatre manager in “Lucy’s Night in Town” (ILL S6;E22). His most famous role was as Mr. Wilson on TV’s “Dennis the Menace” (1959). When he passed away during the show’s final season, Lucy regular Gale Gordon took over for him, playing his brother.

Jean Vander Pyl (Miss McKane, Salesgirl / Bank Operator / Evening Bugle Operator) is best known as the voice of Wilma Flintstone for the Hanna-Barbera cartoon “The Flintstones.” Coincidentally, Wilma’s best friend was voiced by Bea Benadaret, who will later play Iris Atterbury, Liz’s best friend on “My Favorite Husband.” On radio she was heard on such programs as “The Halls of Ivy” (1950–52) and on “Father Knows Best” before it moved to TV.  She died in 1999 at age 79.

EPISODE

ANNOUNCER: “As we look in on the Coopers, we see a story unfolding, a story that started a week ago, one night when George and Liz were walking home from a movie…”

George admires a set of golf clubs in a store window, while Liz admires a hat. George mistakes it for someone’s leftover lunch - a mess of vegetables. Liz tells George that it is an original and costs $75 and that she has asked the store to hold it for her, lest Iris Atterbury get it first. 

GEORGE: “Good! She’s got the face to go with a New England foil dinner!” 

George is comparing the hat to a traditional New England meal that is wrapped in aluminum foil and cooked over an open flame. It generally includes seafood and/or shellfish, as well as corn on the cob. 

George forbids Liz to buy the hat so next day Liz returns to the shop to tell the clerk (Jean Vander Pyl) not to hold it for her any longer - she'll take it! At home, Liz cuddles up to George.  Liz notices he is wearing sports clothes and George confesses he has been given the day off.  He is off to play golf with Cory Cartwright. 

Note: Although Cory Cartwright was a recurring character at the start of the series (first played by Hal March, then John Hiestand) but was written out at the end of 1948. Here he is merely referred to. 

As soon as George is gone, Liz shows off her new hat for Katie the Maid, who, like George, also thinks it looks like a businessmen’s lunch of vegetables and mistakes a turnip for a mouse. Liz says she will not wear the hat in front of George until she can pay for it herself. She only ordered it to keep Iris from getting it.   George suddenly returns and Liz covers her face with the newspaper to keep him from seeing the hat.  George sees the hat. Liz fibs and says that Iris asked her to pick it up for her, but George knows that Iris has been out of town for a week. 

Liz bursts into tears - but knows it won’t work so quickly gives up. George is more upset about her lying to him than the hat and makes her promise always to tell the absolute truth.  The phone rings.  It is Mr. Atterbury (Joseph Kearns) who is concerned to hear that George is ill and can’t come to work. Liz realizes that George lied, too!  

MR. ATTERBURY: “He said he felt like his head would be split open at any minute.” LIZ: “You know, he may be right.”

With Mr. Atterbury still on the phone, Liz hatches a plan. She calls George to the telephone, telling him it is Cory wanting to know if he still wants to play golf.

LIZ: “It’s for you, George Washington.” 

Liz is referring to the story (likely apocryphal) about a young George Washington (later the first president of the United States) cutting down his father’s prized cherry tree, then taking immediate responsibility by saying “I cannot tell a lie” and admitting to axing the tree.  

When George picks up the phone he thinks he is speaking to Cory and says he couldn’t feel better. Mr. Atterbury says George better get to work at once, or be fired!  George is angry that Liz has tricked him. George claims that it accepted business practice to fake illness. George wants to take the hat back and get some golf clubs.  Instead Liz and George strike a deal: the first one to tell a lie before 24 hours are up has to pay the other $75 for the hat or the golf clubs.  

End of Part One

After a public service announcement about the importance of NATO (the North Atlantic Treaty Organization), the show resumes. 

The first truth to be revealed is that George has been playing poker after work, and Liz is livid about it. After a brief argument, they kiss and make up.  

GEORGE: “It won’t do any good. I’m getting those golf clubs or my name isn’t George Cooper.” LIZ: “Goodbye, Sam.”

While George is at work, Liz plots with Katie to win the bet. She will disguise her voice as her Great Aunt Liza from Syracuse, whom George despises, and telephone him with a creaking old voice. Trying out the old lady voice, Katie says it sounds like Lionel Barrymore’s grandmother! 

Lionel Barrymore (1878-1954) was an actor of stage, screen and radio as well as a film director best known as the villainous Mr. Potter in Frank Capra's 1946 film It's a Wonderful Life. He also played Ebenezer Scrooge and a variety of curmudgeons.

George recognizes Liz’s voice immediately and tells her that none of the people she sent to the bank to trick him worked either.  Liz is mystified. She didn’t send anyone to the bank.  George realizes that the men from the Income Tax must have been real! Thinking they were phonies, he told the man everything about his tax returns.  The other person George thought was a phony was a news reporter. He gave her an interview for a story titled “The Truth About My Wife”!

Liz is hysterical, and calls the newspaper, but it is too late - the interview will be front page news tomorrow morning.  Liz is aghast that George has told that she lies about her age, her hair color and how she wakes up in the morning. 

When George comes home, Liz is eerily cheerful.  She has invited Mr. Atterbury home to ask George what he really thinks of his boss.  Liz can’t go through with it.  But George reads Mr. Atterbury the riot act about how horrible his job is - and promptly quits. 

Instead of being angry, Mr. Atterbury respects his honesty and gives him a promotion and a raise!  George is so happy he offers to buy the hat for Liz.  Liz says he should do it before tomorrow’s evening paper comes out. 

LIZ: “That’s right, George. I wrote a little article, too! ‘The Truth About My Husband’.”  GEORGE: “Oh, no!”

In the bedtime tag, Liz wakes George out of a sound sleep at 4 in the morning. Liz thinks she heard a burglar downstairs - so George gets up and checks. But he has been tricked. 

LIZ: “George, while you’re up would you get me a glass of water?” GEORGE: “Oh, Liz!” LIZ: “I’ll hate myself in the morning. Goodnight, George!” 

End of Episode

The Announcer reminds viewers that Lucille Ball will soon be seen in the motion picture Sorrowful Jones.