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So now that we have your vision of Clara, can you kindly tell us your vision of Elizabeth Danfield? I'm thinking a beautiful, older, refined brunette that could do bitch well like Brooke Shields: I actually really want to know this one. I'm still shocked you didn't take to Madeline Stowe from Revenge. I thought she was perfect: ...So I feel like my vision probably doesn't coincide with yours. Please tell me, Mark. Could Elizabitch actually be a blonde after all this time?

Frumpier...alright...Mare Winningham from St. Elmo's Fire and The Hatfields and McCoys: She has a VERY "suburban soccer mom" look to her.

I think of Clara as looking like Lea Thompson: She always seems to play the Mid-Western "Mom" roles.

This would be why Jarrett Sleeper a.k.a. Cole is the closest you'll get to "normal-looking" in CAP. LOL. (I think he's adorable in a teddy bear, friendly scruff frat dude kind of way, not the stunning kind of way. Which is why he was right for Cole.)

Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden Plans To Run For Governor I would have been excited about this before, because I love the Bidens and I had a lot of respect for Beau for his handling of the Earl Bradley case, but his defense of the lenient sentence for the Du Pont heir who molested his children really, really deflated a lot of my enthusiasm for this emerging political dynasty. It would take a lot for him not to get elected, though. There's the Biden name, and the fact that Delaware hasn't had a Republican Governor since 1993. The only way I can see him not becoming Governor would either be him having more serious health problems, or people being so sick of the Jack Markell administration that they vote in a Republican governor. It'll be interesting to see how this all unfolds, though. Honestly, I would have thought he'd try and become a Senator.

I actually had a walkman all the way up to 2005. I clung to the old traditions HARD.

I'm saying he's normal in comparison to the Hollywood standard that we usually base the CAP characters on. LOL. He's very cute, but he's not the "Wow, double-take!" looker that Matt, Will, Young Stefan, etc etc are. He's like the loveable scruffy teddy bear from the school's "relaxed" fraternity that you thought was cute and might or might not have developed a crush on depending on his personality.

I find Theo James more attractive than your second Ben pick, but I also think Theo James is a bit more exotic-looking than the way Ben was described. Mark told me once Theo James almost could been Darius. Cole, Matt's best college friend, is a normal, average-looking cute guy: This was one of my "Bam, you NAILED it!" moments from Mark. I love it when I have those.

I thought you already picked Theo James for Ben the Carpenter? Although really, I always thought Theo James would have been an awesome Darius (with darker hair) or that Mexican kid who used to live with Stefan and JP back in the '90's- Jorge's son, I believe.

Well, there's that, and camera cell phones plus social media are about to hit huge in another year.

Hey Blue and Private Tim...what are some great gay club tunes from '02?

Thanks. It's 2002 now, which means we're in the year of Avril Lavigne. It was kind of hard to ignore her, because she was hyped so much as the anti-Britney Spears, and we were at the start of the anti-pop years. Teen bubblegum pop didn't really make a return in the United States until the Jonas Brothers hit circa 2006-2008. Anyway... Chapter 13 -When Matt watches Wade, Tiffany, and JJ find their perfect house, and realizes that he no longer belongs with Wade, and Boston is not going to be home to him. "I'm Moving On" by Rascal Flatts -When Will drives J.P.'s 1963 convertible. "I Get Around" by the Beach Boys Every time I hear this song, I like to picture myself driving around early 1960's Southern California, hitting up the still relatively undeveloped beaches and getting a burger and shake at the hamburger stand for 50 cents. You know, the world of all those 60's beach movies and all that. -When Will realizes that being antagonistic towards Zach's parents actually helps him out. "Without Me" by Eminem Every time Eminem makes the diss at Moby, I just think, "Well, you're now 41, so there!" I don't mind his current music but I don't know...he can't really pull off the "angry young man exposing society's ills" role anymore. Still, in 2002 he was at top form, and his videos were pretty brilliant back then. It sucks that YouTube often censors the shit out of them.

Let me guess. You were an 80's hacker ala Matthew Broderick in War Games, and the feds busted your ass.

The other thing to keep in mind is that Manhattan has a square mileage of 33 miles, while Philly has 152 miles. For density reasons, it makes sense why Philly doesn't have a skyline like New York City or San Francisco. What has been driving skyscaper production, however, has been the increased popularity of Center City and University City- that's where most of the skyscapers and tall condo buildings are being put because of the demand for those areas. The real estate crash of '08 halted much of the plans, but they seem like they're back on again. Here's a video that explains the Curse of Billy Penn. The new Tower actually has a lower roof height than current one, so it won't be necessary to move the Billy Penn figurine to that one, I don't think.

Don't I know it. I was so disappointed when you told me under no circumstances that there would never be a love triangle between JJ and Will over the affections of some guy. Anyway, I loved how Zach's break-up lasted for about 5 minutes. I think Zach thought he could just cut Will out of his life, but then realized that he really couldn't do it.

As an aside Blue...Lionsgate announced they're splitting Allegiant into two movies. Ugh. What the hell? If the movie had done Twilight box office, I can see it, but it's not- it's done well but it's not the massive cash cow that would justify making this move. I wonder how Shailene and Theo feel about being locked in for 4 films now instead of the 3. I'm sure they figured it on being a possibility, but I bet they probably thought that given the fan backlash about Allegiant and the solid-but-not-astounding box office, it wasn't going to happen. Anyway, Chris Hemsworth as older Brent? I also thought Long-Haired Chris Hemsworth would make a good Roger in The Land Whore. I remember seeing Chris Hemsworth at this year's Academy Awards, and thinking, "Yep, I think he finally got tired of his Thor hair." It's probably for the best that he just go back to using extensions- really, there's a shot he could be playing Thor over many Marvel movies over a very, very long time.

Chapter 12 -When Will tries to contain his rage feelings. "The Red" by Chevelle -When Will angsts over Zach. "Alone Again" (Naturally) by Gilbert O'Sullivan -When Will and Zach try to work things out. "Complicated" by Avril Lavigne Yes. Avril Lavigne officially exists in Cap World now. She blew up over the summer of 2002. My god the hate comments on her were hilarious to read back in the day. She had to be the most annoying teen star of the decade, mainly because she had attitude like she was better than the Hilary Duff's of the world because she was "real", but she was just as manufactured as anybody else. I remember a rant session from college kids who were pissed that she mispronounced David Bowie's name at an award's show. -When Will and Zach cement their new resolve with a tumble in the sack. "Escape" by Enrique Iglesias -When Will and JP talk about the situation with Zach. "Hide Your Love Away" by The Beatles

So this week in Viral Videos, I'm going to post an Edlers React to #Selfie, the viral video with nearly 59 million views that basically serves as the Valley Girl for the Millennial Generation. It's now a Top 20 hit. I gotta say, I'm mostly on the side of the elders. I'm not sure that's going to leave a desirable digitial history. I don't really do the selfie thing, but I remember Adam once going off on how narcissistic and self-obsessed my generation is...and I gotta say, I can really see it. So many people chase online social media fame these days. It was an interesting mirror, I think.

Me, neither. I always kind of figured that if/when JJ becomes big enough that he's got agents and sponsors hounding after him, he'll be asked to distance himself a bit away from his family because of the surprising amount of homophobia in figure skating. At the very least, I can't see JJ marching with Will in Gay Pride 2004 or making public statements about gay rights. He'd have to be very tight-lipped about his very public gay brother. Especially when Johnny Weir's rise to fame means the figure skating community desperately wanted a wholesome Disney counterpart and therefore groomed Evan Lysacek to be "straight" in public. In any event, Mark, kudos to you for making me give a damn about Zach and Will. This is the first relationship that Will's had that I'm actually really interested in, and rooting for to happen despite all the problems. I think it's because there's nothing really about Will and Zach's dynamic that reminds me of anybody else, I like that Will's got a very "warts and all" attitude towards Zach instead of the other times when he had his love interest on a pedestal, and I like that Zach really does seem to care about Will despite the fact that it's actually in his best interest that he doesn't. Like the 90 percent selfish part of him would have dropped Will in a heartbeat, but this 10 percent part of him...that part is clearly agonized about doing it. And the fact that two years ago I would have bitched HARD about you having Will fall in love with a Hayes football player from Claremont makes it all the more impressive. You really did make it so that this doesn't in any way feel like a retread.

Nice, Tim. Maybe that look above is probably just more of a "bro" look than a surfer look. I've seen a lot of guys rocking that look- the EDM types, in any event.

I can't believe I forgot these two: Pumas: Adidas Throwbacks:

So is this like how Coastal surfer kid types dress now? I feel like the funky tank tops, usually with graphics, have been pretty popular this decade...I think this guy kinda is a good example of the "2010's look" that I'm thinking of with this. The only thing he's missing would be a tattoo sleeve or ugly chest tattoo. I had a moment of clarity, when I was checking out the clothing at American Eagle, that I really can't stand what's in right now. LOL. That made me feel very old. American Eagle was my favorite clothing store when I was in my mid-teens to early 20's, and now I can't stand the stuff in there. I think the details for male clothing right now have gotten "fussier" compared to the minimalist mid-90's to mid-00's. In my opinion, I really liked circa 2005 clothing, with the pastel polos, the cargo shorts, and the layered t-shirts. I thought it was the most flattering part of that decade.

I was walking in the mall today, and I noticed a LOT of paisley-print pattern shirts for men on sale, especially at H & M. I guess that's coming back in?

Try being someone who went to high school in the first half of the 2000's. That song was ALWAYS trotted out.

Because having fraternal sex worked out so well for Aaron and Nathan, and Gathan and Zach. I'm going with a resounding "no" on this. I think Matt needs to learn how to be a brother to Will, and it's not an easy thing for either of them. It'd be one thing if they were two brothers who had grown up together and were naturally curious about exploring- but they didn't grow up together, Matt was never really Will's big brother, and I think sex would complicate whatever tentative bond they've got going on.