Jessica, I actually thought that he was doing better. I mean, he made great strides of improvement since his turn last week as Mute Boy. If he would just let this casting issue go, or even just pick ONE family member to fight for, things would go a lot smoother. He seems to have a lot of people on his side supporting him but he just has such tunnel vision on this.

ETA: And I do think he has less power as a contest winner than he would as a first time director. The ghost of trainwrecks past is not his friend.

Blockbuster should go down in flames.

Amen. I worked there part-time soon after I started working for my current company (pay started at $20K in my first position--it's much better now). Since I was already 26, they didn't have to worry about the local curfew for me so I was always scheduled to close the store. I didn't mind it so much on the weekends, but since I had to be at the full-time job at 7:30 a.m., I didn't really like staying until almost 1:00 in the morning to clean up. I did it for one summer/fall and then cut back to weekends only in the winter, but when I needed more hours the following summer, I told them I didn't want to work past 10:00 pm on weekdays. They didn't give me the option, but told me I was required to, so I quit.

Between the inflexible hours, sucky customers (I was called "bitch" to my face by people living in million dollar houses in Lake Forest because I wouldn't let them get out of paying their $2 overdue fees), and the constant exhaustion, I was glad to leave.

So, if I understand it correctly, what T.S.'s parents are now asking is for the federal courts to determine that the state courts wrongly interpreted state law?

My understanding of this particular action is petitioning the federal appeals court to review the (federal) district court decision to see if the district court violated federal precedent w/r/t its review of the state court's record. It seems to be a highly technical appeal, but I can see why they would allow them to appeal on this point.

But to answer your question more thoroughly, in their federal filings they say the state court violated Terri's constitutional rights to due process and equal protection (I think) in its decisions.

I worked at Blockbuster, actually two different ones. I had nearly an hour commute to one (through lonely country roads), which wasn't as bad as my manager who had slightly over 2 hr commute (he was promised a closer store and got it).

Titanic came out at the time and I had so many screaming fangirls. If you pre ordered the movie you got a cheap little replica of the necklace and I saw many a girl just stand there squealing holding on to their necklaces.

I worked at Blockbuster for 6 hours.

I left, never returned and never got paid.

If you pre ordered the movie you got a cheap little replica of the necklace and I saw many a girl just stand there squealing holding on to their necklaces.

Man, I've come to hate that movie....

Allyson, I just have visions of blockbuster customers screaming, "I want my two dollars!"

Lots of Weevil talk.

Okay, what are soda crackers? Are saltines soda crackers?

Are saltines soda crackers?

I always thought so. My guess is that soda crackers are crackers leavened with baking soda, and saltines are soda crackers with salt, but I've been misled by similar logic in the past.

A quick recipe Google seems to indicate that soda crackers are made with baking soda, and water crackers with baking water powder.

Thank you! I guessed as much when a student asked me. But when I tried to do a search on soda cracker ingredients, it wasn't especially helpful.