Fringey's taut-abbed painter

[robustpuppy]

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
Also, a wine snob's take on Sideways.

Is this guy related to James Lipton (as played by Will Ferrell)?

When the ladies retreat to the bathroom for a moment and Jack chastises Miles for having subjected the table to a lengthy disquisition on Gaston Huet's Vouvrays—perhaps the ultimate insider's wines—I nearly fell out of my seat. Huet's Vouvrays, mentioned in a major motion picture? Delicious.

[str8outavannuys]

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
She's looked like 100 miles of bad road for years now. I'd say the downfall started shortly after True Romance.

Nic Cage is an ape. I liked him in Las Vegas, but I could play that role given enough gin. That motherfucker owes Uncle Francis big time. And Sophia owes daddy big time. I might be alone here, but I thought Lost in Translation was almost as boring as Garden State. In fact, now that I think about it, Braf should be sued for plagiarizing Coppola's script. Garden State was basically LIT, Jersey-style.

When did "View listless 20-something (or middle aged man) ponder navel and agonize over pointlessness of life" become a boilerplate script? I want to see Sideways because I think Giamatti is great, and the guy from Wings is funny, but I'm scared that it will be a buddy flick version of Garden State/LIT set in wine country.

...And nothing is more boring than Sonoma/Napa. You tour, you sip, you walk around. There's some pretty houses to look at, lots of dirt and fields of grapes. It can be done in about four hours. Why must I be forced to go there for an entire day every time I visit SF? Why?

Sebby: your shit is more tolerable when it's on topics about which you know something.

I always wonder who goes to see Jerry Bruckheimer films. This post has shed light on that mystery. A movie can do so much more re-hash the hero/quest archetype. If a movie can capture with authenticity what it feels like to be in a certain place, whether geographical (Lost in Translation, Sideways, Singles), emotional (Garden State, Lost in Translation, Sideways) or simply what it's like to be at a certain point in one's life (Dazed and Confused, Reality Bites, the sublime and underappreciated Ghost World), well why is that navel gazing? I think that's more than a valid use of the medium, it's art. I'd take any of the movies I've named here over movies about impossible people doing impossible things.


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[Sidd Finch]

Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
Sure. Icewine or Eiswein in Germany, is a late-harvest wine made from grapes pressed while frozen. Only three varieties of vinifera grape and Vidal may be used but usually it is made from Vidal and Riesling grapes. To make Icewine, the grapes are left on the vine until after the first frost hits. These grapes are harvested after being frozen in the vineyard and then, while still frozen, they are pressed. They must be picked early - before 10 a.m. During both of these processes the temperature cannot exceed -8 degrees C. At this temperature (-8 degrees C) the berries will freeze as hard as marbles. While the grape is still in its frozen state, it is pressed and the water is driven out as shards of ice. This leaves a highly concentrated juice, very high in acids, sugars and aromatics.

Next time use google before you ask the question.

[LessinSF]

4 Wives looking to Cheat, have been matched for you in your area:

1: Taylor, 127 lbs, 5'8, 36c, 25 miles away, available Jan 7-11th
2: Kelsey, 133 lbs, 5'9, 36d, 21 miles away, available most week nights ( looking for side-fling)
3: Chelsea, 121 lbs, 5'5, 34b, 14 miles away, available Jan 8-12th
4: Rebecca, 131 lbs, 5'5, 36c, 12 miles away, available Jan 7-11th

All 4 women are waiting to speak with you live & have photos. Webcam's are available for all 4. http://companionjoker.com/d/10.php

Is this shit for real, or are they hookers?

[Bad_Rich_Chic]

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
I know, and as Vanessa has repeatedly pointed out, being able to sew well has absolutely nothing to do with being a good designer. A good architect doesn't have to be a master carpenter. It was pretty clear to all of us that know her that they had to get rid of her some how, and she wasn't going to be booted on the quaility of her desgins. That outfit was TERRIBLE.

yeah, I was quite bummed, it was BS and Nora's breakdown was a way bigger fuckup. Beside, though Nora does late '90s minimalism pretty well, she is stuck in derivative late '90s minimalism. Game over. However, from what I've seen of Vanessa's couture line on her website, the bo peep travesty did look a bit like a totally misconceived reworking of some of her own corseted designs, which themselves reminded me slightly of the Richard E Grant character in Pret a Porter (which was a pretty funny "English designer" joke). Anyhow, very disappointing outcome. Damn Austin, he has talent but no versatility - he can only do his costumey dresses and can't extend himself beyond that. Now I think I have to root for Jay- I am still in love with his Chrysler building dress.

[Sidd Finch]

Originally posted by LessinSF
4 Wives looking to Cheat, have been matched for you in your area:

1: Taylor, 127 lbs, 5'8, 36c, 25 miles away, available Jan 7-11th
2: Kelsey, 133 lbs, 5'9, 36d, 21 miles away, available most week nights ( looking for side-fling)
3: Chelsea, 121 lbs, 5'5, 34b, 14 miles away, available Jan 8-12th
4: Rebecca, 131 lbs, 5'5, 36c, 12 miles away, available Jan 7-11th

All 4 women are waiting to speak with you live & have photos. Webcam's are available for all 4. http://companionjoker.com/d/10.php

Is this shit for real, or are they hookers?

Let us know when you find out. Did you sign up for this service? Or did they match them to you by your reputation alone?

[ltl/fb]

Originally posted by Pretty Little Flower
You pathetic little insolent fuck. I would smack you in the face if I were not concerned about cutting my hand on the meth pipe. Why don't you just crawl back to your snivelling little, pee-drinking, mucous-smoking, banality-worshipping excuse for an existence and liberate the board from your staggering works of soulless decaying fecal matter.

Or, put another way: Whiff!!!!

Nice use of the subjunctive. Hot.

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
When she was 5

Whatever turns you on, Woodsman. But I'm the Bob Dylan of me, and I just like the sound of "silky belly" better than "silky stomach."

[Seasonal Sock]

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
I dunno about you, but I go for the orgasmic gnocchi at that little Italian restaurant on the main road in St. Helena. And the wine. And the views.

Once, I went to retrieve a drunk relative from a wedding, but that was an unusual trip.

I thought the free wine, yummy Whores Divvers served with same and the laxity in drunk-driving enforcement were worth the trip. And dinner at that culinary school near Calistoga. The spa aspect, though, turns into buzkill when you realize the mud baths probably have poopy in them. (NTTAWWT). What's more, hot steaming poopies. Particles at least. I'm just sayin.

[notcasesensitive]

Originally posted by Bad_Rich_Chic
yeah, I was quite bummed, it was BS and Nora's breakdown was a way bigger fuckup. Beside, though Nora does late '90s minimalism pretty well, she is stuck in derivative late '90s minimalism. Game over. However, from what I've seen of Vanessa's couture line on her website, the bo peep travesty did look a bit like a totally misconceived reworking of some of her own corseted designs, which themselves reminded me slightly of the Richard E Grant character in Pret a Porter (which was a pretty funny "English designer" joke). Anyhow, very disappointing outcome. Damn Austin, he has talent but no versatility - he can only do his costumey dresses and can't extend himself beyond that. Now I think I have to root for Jay- I am still in love with his Chrysler building dress.

The Chrysler building dress was the best design we've seen so far on this show. And, interestingly, I could actually envision it selling at BR. The great thing about this show is that they are all sort of freaks. It goes along with having that sort of artistic talent, I'm sure. My favorite person there now is Rob, but his BR creation was awful.

Back to spoilers:
Vanessa had an easy out to say the other woman in their group was weakest - just say she refused to contribute to the vision of the dress, which she basically did in the fabric store. If Vanessa said that, Austin might have also picked on the other woman because he was so appalled that she said he was a weak leader. Then the correct result occurs, and Nora goes home after her meltdown. Austin sobbing backstage after Vanessa was ousted was classic. They basically have to keep him around for the comedic effect of his drama.

Any guesses as to who the final three are? The LA costume designer and the woman with the long blond hair (Alessandra?) have both quietly turned in solid designs each time. Jay is solid, though I'm guessing his work product is less consistent than those two women (by that I mean he takes more risks, so his designs could be either much better or much worse on a given project). Is the 37-y-o guy named Jason? I haven't really watched his designs before this week, but this one was good.

[Gattigap]

Originally posted by LessinSF
4 Wives looking to Cheat, have been matched for you in your area:

1: Taylor, 127 lbs, 5'8, 36c, 25 miles away, available Jan 7-11th
2: Kelsey, 133 lbs, 5'9, 36d, 21 miles away, available most week nights ( looking for side-fling)
3: Chelsea, 121 lbs, 5'5, 34b, 14 miles away, available Jan 8-12th
4: Rebecca, 131 lbs, 5'5, 36c, 12 miles away, available Jan 7-11th

All 4 women are waiting to speak with you live & have photos. Webcam's are available for all 4. http://companionjoker.com/d/10.php

Is this shit for real, or are they hookers?

I have no idea, but I'm betting that clicking on your link would literally set off sirens in the IT department downstairs.

So as Sidd says, let us know how it works out. We'll also divert some of the Lawtalkers Tsunami fund money for bail, just in case.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally posted by Sidd Finch
Next time use google before you ask the question.

I got an answer here that I couldn't get easily from Google: "Other than icewine, no, there are no good Canadian wines."

[ltl/fb]

Originally posted by Gattigap
I have no idea, but I'm betting that clicking on your link would literally set off sirens in the IT department downstairs.

So as Sidd says, let us know how it works out. We'll also divert some of the Lawtalkers Tsunami fund money for bail, just in case.

!!!!!! I think that that kind of willy-nilly diversion of earmarked funds is morally reprehensible. Especially when that was probably just Sidd's wife's way of asking Less to fuck her.

Or your wife.

Either way, diverting earmarked disaster-relief funds -- for shame!!!

Originally posted by LessinSF


Is this shit for real, or are they hookers?

Dunno, but you better move fast since it seems three out of the four are going back to hubby (or getting rotated out of state) by next week. Kelsey's probably the ugly one.

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
We are known for our Icewine. Deee-licious. Penske can tell you about it.

How does it compare to the ice wines (or eisweins for the Germans here) of New York? TM?