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He's what we would call a "power bottom." Uncle Pete's bitterness really struck a chord with me. He's a great example of what can happen to someone who refuses to learn from their mistakes and blames everybody else for their problems. As their looks and charms fade, it gets increasingly bitter. All this name talk though makes me wonder if any other loved ones aside from Justine and Kevin are going to have a reaction to Peter Adam Becker's name thing.

Of course Carver referred to Becker as Richie Rich. It's always kind of funny to figure that in 10 years, Carver will be wearing a beard and a precision buzz cut and freaking out about hitting 30. As for Kevin, it's interesting to see his point of view.

I didn't dispute him being GOAT. I'm just glad he didn't pull off a win in this year's Super Bowl.

True, but he doesn't always bring his A-game to every Super Bowl, and thank god he didn't bring it to the most recent one. And Napoleon Dynamite may only ever be second string, but this moment is always going to make me smile:

I'm really active on Reddit, and over on the Delaware subreddit, there's a thread going on that explains Delaware to a Santa Barbara, California resident who plans on moving here. This is how one person put it: *** Welcome, former Cali resident here too. Get ready for cold/hot/snow/rain/wind/flooding. Drive slow in the snow and ice (ice is worse). Other than the freeway expect roads not to be plowed till it’s really bad. Get ready for potholes. By comparison DE DMV is amazing and you’ll get it all done in record time. Don’t trust gps if you drive into PA. Yes, NYC is 2hrs away but $40 in tolls, so jump on a bus. Wilmington is our Compton/Oakland. Dover is our Modesto/Fresno. Newark is our college town. The state is tiny so it’s less that 10 miles to MD/NJ/PA from anywhere. Go to WaWa and get it out of the way early, AT&T wireless sucks here. You will be disappointed by our beaches. Get ready to cry at our low house prices and property taxes. Dog parks and farmers markets are not that prevalent here. No lane splitting motorcycles but you can pass on the breakdown lane if the person in front of you is turning left. Watch speed limits. That’s how we get away with no sales taxes. Expect to mow your yard weekly unlike California. All of the jokes about how boring DE is true. Go with it. *** To add to this, given what I've learned about California from you beautiful people all these years... -Expressway, not Freeway -We don't put "the" in front of expressway/highway names. "I'm going to Newark and I'm taking 273 to get there." -There's a really high percentage of private/charter/magnet school enrollment. Even if you're in a nice area, that in no way guarantees a good school the way it seems to do in California. -Herr's chips. -An insanely early last call of 1 a.m. -No big cities, but you CAN go to Philly, DC, or NYC pretty easily.

It would be incredibly unrealistic for a 2018 Will to not be sporting at least some facial hair. I can see JJ and Wade refusing to go the facial hair route (I think JJ might not even be able to grow one), along with the older generation, but yeah. Will, Carullo, Matt, Zach...they'd definitely have facial hair to varying degrees. It's so pervasive. And then there's that whole No-Shave November stuff, which seemed to become a thing around 2010. Facial hair and buzzcuts with shaved-in sideparts is definitely one of the big looks for this decade. I wonder if Will would rock a manbun? I can see it.

I went to my niece's college graduation, and there a LOT of beards even on the preppy guys. I can see the beard craze bothering the shit out of Mark if and when he gets to covering this time period. He doesn't seem like a fan of them.

We also might want to remember that Will is 17. He doesn't need to find his "for life" partner just yet. Dude hasn't even hit college. LOL. Anyway, I wonder if JJ will consider starting a lifestyle brand. People really do seem to lean on him for fashion advice even though he's not a designer.

God, that was brutal, but inevitable. I'm now going to listen to a period-appropriate break-up song to cope with this chapter: Anyway, I get why Kevin did this. I wonder how he'll handle his decision, though. Now I want Patrick to comfort Becker. Sexually. (Okay, old habits die hard, but they did have pretty hot chemistry in their hookup.) I do wonder if Becker will be turning to ManFind for some more comfort. I remember back in the day, it always seemed like you'd see personals online surge for hook-ups right around finals/Christmas time. LOL.

Chapter 61 -When Will has sexy times with Dillon. "Temperature" by Sean Paul -When JJ runs into Mary Kate Olsen. "Fashion Jr. High" by Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen I kind of wish I had watched more of those Direct-to-Video movies they had made. Okay, not really. LMAO. I do think their sister Elizabeth is an awesome actress, though. - -When JJ enjoys his whirlwind fashion world, only to come home and find out that Carullo is moving out. "Heart of Glass" by Blondie

This is a really old-school pick, but Kristy McNichol for Mari, Mark's girl next door from On the Mark: For some reason I've always pictured Mark as having been with at least a few lesbians.

This is the movie that Mary Kate and Ashley were working on: This is also the last movie they did together. Mary Kate got treated for anorexia right before her 18th birthday in June of '04. They would both attend NYU for a few semesters before dropping out to attend to their fashion empire. I didn't really watch most of their stuff but eh, it does kind of feel like I grew up with them. They have had some pretty interesting, eccentric lives. And I honestly felt like JJ would probably like them. Being a child star isn't that different from being a child athlete (except of course JJ didn't make millions from it) and they just seem like they would have run in similar circles. I did really like the banter that Mark gave them. Anyway, I could just hear Will's enthusiasm for Dillon deflating when he revealed himself as a dumb pretty boy. Will could have the guy as a friend with benefits, but in the long-term I can't seem prodigy Will being able to be with a guy who wasn't intelligent. As for Carullo, I loved the touch that West Coast raised JJ wouldn't get that where he's working in Connecticut is not a commutable distance. Poor JJ. He'll rebound, though. I did not follow their clothing, but yeah, when I think of mid-2000's fashion, I tend to think of pastels and boho peasant skirts on girls.

Can someone make it stop? Please? Ugh. I miss the days when I only really cared about the next party I was going to and whether or not I'd pass my classes. Backstory: I've been using Medicaid since 2015. I got rejected for this year because I made 61 cents over the limit. 61 cents. So now basically I need to work less if I want to get my Medicaid back, or I have to buy insurance on the Marketplace. And I've got to get this all done by June 21st or else I won't be able to get discounted insurance on the Marketplace. Although I guess it's progress that I'm now on the edge of eligibility. I mean, in 2014, I made like 2500 dollars total. Anyway, I'm going to spend the next couple of weeks trying to work less, and then I'll re-apply for Medicaid. I really only care about this because I don't want to pay the tax penalty.

Chapter 60 -When Will and Dillon bond over their love of surfing. "Everybody Got Their Something" by Nikka Costa -When Brad declares that Jake makes him feel like he's 19 again. "You Make My Dreams Come From" by Hall and Oates -When Brad and Jake go for another round. "And Then He Kissed Me" by The Crystals

He's legit a funny guy. He seems to really like his dogs, posting photos of junk food, and his 80's childhood nostalgia. He comes off as a geeky kid in the body of a really hot man. LOL.

In case you guys don't know the Trevor Donovan reference...here he is when he was a new AF model back in '03: He really does have lips that look like they came courtesy of collagen injections. And damn, does he totally look like the aesthetic of that time period. Anyway, I know him when he briefly appeared on Days of Our Lives, and a few years after that, he played a gay character on the lame reboot of 90210. Of course, the fucking CW panicked and basically sidelined his character. Now he does a lot of Lifetime and Hallmark movies. I really, really, really wanted Trevor for Cody, but Klip/his brother Dillon it is, then. I actually follow him on Twitter. He's got kind of this ADD mindset where he talks about everything and anything, which makes his feed fun to follow.

Chapter 59 -When Brad has marvelous sex with Jake. "Head Over Heels" by Tears for Fears -When Will's 17th birthday party kicks off. "In Da Club" by 50 Cent -When Will gets introduced to Klip's hot younger brother, Dillon. "Never" (Past Tense) by Tiesto

I kind of miss the candy colored polos, but not the long baggy cargo shorts. As a leg guy, I appreciate the return of actual shorts. LOL.

Yeah, 2007 definitely feels like a different time. I drive by my college town all the time and I'm struck by the increased amount of facial hair on guys and the replacement of Lacoste and Northface with Vineyard Vines and Patagonia. And Abercrombie and Fitch seems completely dead with college kids. Sperries are still a thing, though. Shorts hit above the knee now, and tight khakis paired with high-buttoned shirts and canvas shoes seem like a thing now. And that's just the superficial stuff.

I have to tell you- you do SUCH a great job at setting a period and place with this story, as well as characters. It just feels very vibrant and real, and as an added bonus, my college years were 2005-2010 so I really feel like I'm re-living my college years with this. Details like layered popped collar polos and Sean Kingston's "Beautiful Girls" just take it all back. Anyway, I feel like we're headed to a big reckoning. The tension seems to be coming slowly to a boil. They're hitting the end of being able to keep this a secret, as much as Becker wants to. I also thought it was pretty obvious that Kevin is coming apart at the seams. Poor kid. And man, I just want to shake Becker for being so self-absorbed that he can't see what's right in front of him because he wants to continue living in his fantasy life of being the accepted straight frat kid who gets to have a secret gay relationship on the side. At the same time, I get it. Being 19 is hard even though it's also a lot of fun.

We had our opening today and I got named Volunteer of the Year. Pretty proud of that. I have a plaque and everything. Nice cap to 5 years of service to them this May. The immature, spiteful part of me wants to snap a photo of my plaque and send it in an email to the archives that canned me as a intern 4 years ago with the capture, "Fuck you", but gladly I've learned a lot in the past few years. It's been a pretty gratifying experience in general. Volunteer work can really enhance a person's life if it's done right and at the right place.

It was really cute. And Nick Robinson is adorable.

Chapter 58 -When JJ and John have their lunch date. "Why Can't I?" by Liz Phair -When Will has sex with the rando armed forces guy. "I Want Candy" by the Strangeloves I remember being shocked when I learned that the Bow Wow Wow version from 1982 is not the original. -When Will talks to Zach and throws a pity party for himself. "White Flag" by Dido -When Will and Alex hook up. "Dr. Feelgood" by Motley Crue -When Goodwell stands their ground as the rocket takes out a shed and presumably the guy hiding there. "Major Tom" by Peter Schilling

Yeah, understood. Different strokes and all that. For me, it's that combination of Armie's Ken Doll looks, his sexy golden voice, his exotic upbringing in the Caribbean, and the fact that he should be douchy like his Winklevoss characters but he comes off as a pretty nice guy. I remember being super-bummed that he didn't do Finnick in the Hunger Games. And it's cool that he basically turned down his family fortune to do what he wanted to do. Anyway, I found this video about cheap eats at various places in Los Angeles: That's pretty cool that they sell off their old pizza at a dollar a slice. Looked pretty solid. (And I like cold pizza, so yeah.) I wish Blue still posted. He would have liked getting some tips about cheap places to grab some decent grub on the cheap.

Also like...this does nothing for you? Nothing at all? He's a California boy, although he did spent some time in the Caribbean. Anyway...found this really cool shot of Los Angeles: It'll be interesting to see what this skyline might look like in another 20 years, given that there's a push for skyscrapers.