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I'm pretty sure Mary Ellen isn't gold-digging. She's someone who grew up in a family where 250 million dollar trusts are possible. What she wants is something you can't really buy in the United States, and that's a title. So she's going the Lady Cora Downton Abbey route. Do British blue-bloods really view American blue-bloods as anything coming close to a peer? In any event, the addition of the Danfield "good name" and their even-better money does do a lot to ensure Mary Ellen's attractiveness as a suitable mate. Mary Ellen is the classic UVA Southern Sorority girl, where you're only going to college so that you can catch your Mrs. Degree. Given that her reputation at UVA is probably totally trashed, she had to branch out. It's actually kind of sad that someone who seems that smart is only aspiring to be a trophy wife, but that's what she was bred for, and she doesn't seem to want to buck against that. I'm guessing that there's probably also something in her trust that would allow her to access it if she has a Danfield heir. I actually always thought it was kind of crazy that Claire never started her own career, because she came from that first generation of women (who came of age in the early/mid-1980's) who came into the white-collar professional work force in massive numbers. Instead, it seemed like she decided on marrying at 20 and being the premiere Bay Area social princess. I always thought it might be interesting to explore how Marie views Claire, because we all know for damn sure that Marie doesn't have any intentions of following her mother's footsteps of settling down as a married socialite in her early 20's. Marie seems destined for a more off-beat path. BTW, Matt doesn't have that much money...his family is wealthy, but nowhere near the levels of the Danfields or the Schluters. What Matt does have is a good family name, and good family names mean a lot to their crowd.

I got dry-humped by a guy in the library when I was 21...later on I saw the guy walking with what was clearly his wife and children.

There are no words. It makes me think of a former gay erotica author who decided to "become" straight and dumped a really great guy in order to run screaming back into his closet. But at the very least the women are going into this knowing that they're marrying guys "struggling" with same-sex attractions. That's progress, as opposed to the Baby Boomers who faked being straight because they really had no other choice unless they wanted to be outcasts. I like to think that twenty years from now, there will no longer be any new marriages like this, because all gay men will feel free to fall in love and start families with men. Well, save for the gay guys who really did fall in love with another woman despite their orientation, which does happen. I just found it hilarious and sad at the same time that these guys rate other men by how "dangerous" they are. And by "dangerous", they mean "boner-inducing".

Journalist. It's an interesting idea, but didn't Will basically say that he can't stand English class or something? He's more of a math/science guy. Then again, Mark and I know one math guy who has managed to also be an incredible writer. Will's very articulate but I haven't gotten the impression he likes to write.

Chapter 37 -When Darius reveals that he wants to fight in the coming war in Iraq. "Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue" by Toby Keith -When JJ decides to have a calm, measured reaction to the news of Alex and Mary-Ellen. Not. "I Can't Live If Living Is Without You" by Harry Nilsson (NSFW) I grew up with the Mariah Carey version of it, so when I heard it in the Rules of Attraction suicide scene, I was blown away by how much better this one waS. I had no clue Mariah Carey didn't originate this tune until I heard the original one in late '02/early 2003 when I caught the Rules of Attraction on DVD.

God, the 2000's were depressing. Mark is really not shying away from ugly this decade got. Darius planned on going to Annapolis, but changed his mind when he realized that someone was more worthy that deserved to go in his place. And because Ella was staying in California, most likely. Darius has also been pretty much an enigma regarding his own wants and ambitions. He's around and he listens to his brothers and gives them advice, but we rarely ever see him offer that much up about himself. He's very closely guarded. JJ even noted that one time.

That doesn't seem particularly unreasonable, especially if he winds up being a guy who likes to stick to committed relationships. It's not exactly celibacy- the average number of lifetime sexual partners for a male is about 7 according to the National Center for Health. All I'm saying is that I can't see JJ racking up dozens of partners like his brothers (Darius probably included) and of course his fathers and grandfathers. He may have the slutty genes but that doesn't mean he has to act that way. LOL. Then again, since this is CAP, he probably will. LOL. You did hint very strongly that JJ has the Crampton libido- he's just been better at not acting on it for a myriad of reasons.

That's why I like that Matt, probably our biggest story slut, is close to JJ, the only CAP character who will probably not go beyond a single-digit partner count. He'll probably go up to 8 or 9, tops.

You're in Philly as well...gas prices are going to be a little higher than usual, and Pennsylvania in general has high gas taxes. That's why so many people will go over to New Jersey to get gas, which is the cheapest. In Delaware, I paid about $2,29 a gallon. The last time gas was in the low 2's in Delaware was like 2005.

Could you even imagine what it would take to do a list on Matt? We didn't even meet Matt until he was a senior in high school, after having already womanized a lot of girls as a cover. I'm sure some guys were in there as well. I think JJ will probably be the only CAP male who will be able to count his sexual partners on two hands. LOL.

See: The Nostalgia over the Little Rascals Movie. I do think Frozen will probably be the Lion King for the 2010's kids. Which is actually original.

Self-obsessed former 90's kids are lambasted in this sketch about whether or not bad remakes and updates of their beloved 90's books, t.v. shows, movies ,etc really equals a "ruined" childhood. Is it wrong that I started laughing when they started ramping up the childhood traumas to include Vietnam war vets, sex slaves, and Holocaust victims? (Although come one, there is no way that woman is actually old enough to have survived the Holocaust.) Adam once blasted me about 5 or 6 years ago about what he deemed the "My Generation Annoyance", i.e. going on and on about 90's childhood references, and now that I'm pushing 30, I really get how fucking annoying it can be. Although the nostalgia seems to have morphed from just a couple of videos on YouTube to constant articles on sites like Buzzfeed and Twitter hashtags, and bitching about whenever something from our childhood gets adapted into something else. The media is so saturated with the stuff now that I'm waiting for my peers to move on and for the 2000's kids to have at it.

Fault in Our Stars actor Ansel Elgort posed for the cover of Town and Country Magazine. Check out his photos and the accompanying write-up! He just seems like such a down-to-Earth guy despite his rich New York City upbringing and his bourgeoning fame. I love how tall the guy is as well. It's interesting to see just how fast this guy's fame has come on- Divergent and the Fault in Our Stars were literally his second and third IMDB credits. I actually think he has a pretty good shot of surviving the whole "flavor of the month" deal. He has a shitload of charisma- he didn't really do it for me until I saw him in motion on the screen for The Fault in Our Stars. I'm excited to see what he does with his current momentum.

Oh man, I so want that to happen. Who HASN'T had the hot teacher fantasy? (Although none of my high school teachers did it for me...I have to go up to college for that.) Just don't make it as boring yet creepy as Aria and Ezra on Pretty Little Liars. Yuck. Tony lacking universal appeal...*wants Private Tim to go on another rant about Tony*

One thing I'm kinda surprised about is that we never did the whole "Will bangs a teacher" storyline. If we had to do the Tony storyline, I thought it might have worked if Tony had been a student teacher at Will's school or something when Will was 15 or 16. That could've been interesting, and it would have been an organic reason to have Will and Tony interact so much despite the age difference. Oh, well.

My mother found out today that her long-time companion, who lives with us, is going to die of leukemia in a few weeks. He's 83, and he's had awful health problems for the last two years, so more than anything, I feel relief for him that he's going to be released from the constant pain he's had. I just feel bad for my mother,. It's going to be hard for her. She really did depend on him. When I said it was going to be alright, she cried, "But I wanted him to live long enough to pay off his car!" At the same time, I just feel an overwhelming sense of relief, because as his health deteriorated, he had gotten increasingly verbally abusive to my mother and to myself. It's just his time. And the other thing is...it probably sounds selfish, but I've felt this obligation to stay in Delaware despite the fact that this state is such a dead-end if you're not in healthcare, chemicals, or the banking industry, because my mother needed help in caring for him. So there's that. I feel like there's a bumpy couple of months for us, but we'll be okay. Still, I do feel bad for my mother, and I hope that he manages to have as little pain as possible for the last couple weeks. Anyway.... I just feel like there's a new era about to dawn, and some transitions to be made, but I just feel like everything will be alright, no matter how they turn out.

This picture of a guy here kinda encapsulates a lot of trends I've been seeing on guys during this decade: Hipsters are just fun. I'll miss them when they go the way of the 80's yuppies. You would've looked really good in hipster gear with your skinniness, Blue. Oh, well. To make this outfit perfect, though, I would have him wearing Toms. I will say that the fashion of now just seems a lot more fun than the boring fashion of the late 90's/early '00s with everything being muted tones and baggy urban lines. I mean, I pretty much stick to just v-necks and Henleys, but it's fun to ogle the guys wearing Neon tank tops and flat-front shorts.

It's been rumored for a loooooonnnngggg time that Troy Aikman is gay, and he wound up leading a 3-time football dynasty and now has an active sportscaster career. The rumors probably went back to his college days. If there has been video proof of Aikman playing hide-the-sausage with another guy, it's be a different story, but there's not and he's been pretty much able to go on with what seems to be the biggest open secret of the NFL. Yeah, I don't see a happily-ever-after here. Zach could very easily turn on Will if he decides that Will is in his way. He's at his core a pretty ruthless person.

It doesn't matter if there are rumors- what matters is if there's proof, and I don't think there would be. As an aside...it's cool you graduated in 1987! I was in the class of 2005, and that's the year most of the people in my class were born!!! I even have some senior shirt somewhere that says "Class of '05 Made in 1987" or something. 1987 in general was a pretty cool year- Wall Street, Fatal Attraction, Nightmare on Elm Street Part 3, the rise of Debbie Gibson and her nemesis Tiffany, The Cure's Just Like Heaven, "Here I Go Again" by White Snake, "Hungry Eyes" from Dirty Dancing, and of course, my favorite tune from '87- "Don't Dream It's Over." (The guy who made Adventureland said that Don't Dream It's Over was perfect summer of '87 make-out music. )The late 80's had such a hideous aesthetic, but they also just seemed like a lot of fun. I'd rank 1987 as my third-favorite year of the 1980's, right behind 1984 and 1985. The 80's cheese was high in 1987, but in a fun way.

Yeah, it's running on Hulu. Pretty funny, and it's nice to see Latino characters being represented. If we brought Raine back...model Cara Delevingne? She has such a cool, off-beat look to her despite also being a pretty blonde girl, which is how I've always pictured Raine. Cara Delevingne is also pretty much how I pictured Lux Lisbon when I read The Virgin Suicides many years ago...I mean, Kirsten Dunst did great in the movie, but the girl I pictured for Lux resembles Cara a lot more. Cara will be appearing in the movie adaption of John Green's book Paper Towns...I liked the book but we'll see how that movie turns out.

Right, but again, we gotta factor in that Zach is a pretty ambitious guy who was zealous about keeping his secret up until he fell in love with Will, and I can't see Zach getting himself unwittingly broadcast. He wasn't a naive kid even at 14. In any event, it's pretty unlikely that any of Zach's "sponsors" were kids his own age. Although...maybe nerdy kids who couldn't get sex on their own who came from rich families? Like say Richard Crampton's nerdy gay teenaged son? I can't even remember his name. LOL. I will admit I did have a friend who would send naked pictures of himself around, but that was in 2002, not 1999. All I can say is thank god he didn't do it on a phone in a mass text message. Being a teenager these days has to be scary. Social media was around back in my day, but it wasn't like it is now.

The tech was around, but do you really think 14-year old kids from a backwards Ohio town were actually using it? They were probably still figuring out how to use message boards in 1999, and that's if they had an internet connection. Zach also doesn't strike me as someone who would have gone near a cam.

Right, but what 14-year old kid in 1999 is going to take pictures of themselves having sex? This is before camera phones, sexting and the like, and we're talking about backwards rednecks. If Zach had been 14 in 2009, we'd have a completely different story, but he really is part of that last generation of teenagers who were able to fly under the radar before the internet became this thing where people could get busted for anything.

If I'm reading this right, the guys who paid Zach to have sex with them are guilty of unlawful sexual contact with a minor, and statutory rape in Ohio has a statue of limitations period of 20-years. That means that if this happened in 1999/2000 when Zach was 14, the guys who did it could be prosecuted all the way up to 2019/2020. By that time, Zach would be 34 and towards the end of his football career anyway. I can't see that working as blackmail, because no one's going to admit they committed offenses that would get them on the Meghan's Law list, and Zach can always play "I was an innocent 14-year old who got molested by evil bad men who paid me" defense. You gotta remember most 14-year olds are still treated like children...we don't usually start seeing/treating teenagers like young adults until they're about 16/17.

I've always pictured Chris Pratt when he was fat as Wally. Like, the formerly hot jock blond curly-haired jock who becomes a fattie after high school. After him, I could see Roy from the Office as Wally. As for Clara, Mark's said she's supposed to look like Kitty from That 70's Show, but I would swap out Kitty's hairstyle for something more like those feathered haircuts teenaged girls (and guys) were wearing in the early 1980's. Clara totally strikes me as someone who would have picked a hairstyle when she was 18 and stuck with it for the rest of her life. So I'm thinking either Kristy McNichol hair circa Little Darlings, or an 80's perm. Finally, I've been watching Jane the Virgin on Hulu right now...Justin Baldoni as Chris Mendozza? Mark did describe Chris as having a long face with dark features. Blue, have you caught it yet by the way? It's pretty good. It's a take-off on telenovelas. I love watching clips of those even though I have no clue what they're saying. LOL