New York! New York! Part The End!

[road_baby]

Ah, finally at the end of this ass kissing book. Does Ann not realise that New York is not the centre of the multiverse? Does she not realise that the things she acts like are so exclusive and special can really be found in any big city? Like, I love Seattle. I'm going to be moving there. But aside from the bay and the nice weather, there's stuff

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[maryannespen]

....how long does it take to sketch an egg? When Mac told Claudia to calm down, I don't think he meant to that extreme. *sigh*

Great snark, awful book! And WTF is wrong with the Harringtons that they didn't tell MA and Stacey about the bodyguard? Most people are going to notice the guy eventually if he's wearing a stupid fishing hat and glasses indoors! And OMG...those kids drive me more nuts than the Pikes, to be honest. It's like a scale...I don't like perfect kids, but I don't like demon spawn like Karen Brewer. Shoot for the middle, folks!

And I would say all three of those books are very snark worthy, so I'm really looking forward to whatever you choose! :D

[joykilldrama]

What you're saying is be a Jenny or a Jamie or possibly one of the Marshall girls.

[road_baby]

I really liked Jenny and Jamie as clients until their little siblings were born. Then I was like 'Crap. That ruined everything.' I also didn't mind Charlotte too much because even though she's a little high-strung, she's quiet and enjoys reading.

[maryannespen]

Well, not Jenny because the BSC thinks she's the devil incarnate. How DARE that child not like to get dirty! THE HORROR! *eye roll*

[kakeochi_umai]

LMAO at the Conan video!

Rowena 'licked the toy store'
In my headcanon, Rowena is Pumpkin from Memoirs of a Geisha, who at one point licks the pavement to prove a point.

[road_baby]

That's one of my fave Conan bits. I love when he goes out and messes around.

[maryannespen]

I've been meaning to re-read that book. Fanastic novel (if a bit more of a fantasy view of geisha culture, not the real deal) but the movie made me weep. And yeah, I remember Pumpkin licking the pavement. *shudder*

[road_baby]

What she's sketching is really weird. It's fruit, an egg and flowers. The egg is just so random.

And yeah, the Harringtons are dumb. And Stacey and MA are also dumb for not telling them about some guy following them sooner.

[cassandraclue]

I think when you're setting up a still life for practice, you're trying to put objects together in interesting compositions, not telling a story.

[anabellabobella]

Or blow out the egg. Make a couple small holes and empty that sucker.

[anabellabobella]

If Quint's parents have no problem paying five figures for him to go take classes that aren't even offered at Juilliard, that just goes to show how no one in these books are really poor. You also don't just waltz in for an audition and hear back within a week. It's a long process, and only at certain times during the year.

I texted a friend of mine who is a Broadway regular, and she said no, they don't sell M&Ms at the theaters.

Any computer in 1991 was expensive. The entire neighborhood found out in about three seconds when my family got one. Dot-matrix paper needs to make a come-back.

Mal is the only one with manners.

[road_baby]

Yeah, Quint's parents didn't seem put out at all when he said it would be expensive. I think the only poor people in Ann's world are the homeless people Dawn was snotting about.

And thanks for saying what that paper was called! Now I'm sorely tempted to buy some and just sit around folding accordions!

[anabellabobella]

I'm a computer-nerd. :) Some companies call it "continuous paper for dot-matrix printers," but it's commonly known as dot-matrix paper because that's what it's used for.

There was a homeless person Kristy was going to give money to until Stacey stopped her from opening her purse (a very-un-Kristy thing to have), and I think a homeless person Stacey used to talk to, though I may be mixing up series on that one.

[lisaerin]

No, Stacey talked to a homeless person. Her name's Judy. She's mentioned in Stacey's Mistake and I think Stacey tells her that her parents are divorcing.