And Kim Cattrell was pretty bad as his mom (was she an American?)

She was. I taped that last night but don't know if I'll watch. too sad.

has often spoken about not being able to find a girlfriend.

Seriously? This seems like just asking for trouble.

Though now that I think about it, it's probably hard to increase the amount of attention he gets from fans. So never mind.

He is almost too sweet to believe, isn't he? Does anyone else think he's secretly a giant bastard who's just incredibly good at projecting the image of a shy, miraculously unspoiled teen celebrity? No? Just me? Maybe I should work on that suspicion thing.

And Kim Cattrell was pretty bad as his mom (was she an American?)

I watched the show last night, and she really did improve after Jack went missing, when she was on her mission to find out what happened to him. At the end, when his death is finally verified by one of his platoon members, the grief and "keep on keeping on"-ness of the parents were equally well-done by both of the actors.

The end had me crying, but that could have PMS. (I was weeping after reading an old Calvin and Hobbes cartoon this morning, so I'm primed to shed tears over anything right now.)

she really did improve after Jack went missing, when she was on her mission to find out what happened to him

Oh good. As I said, I did fall asleep.

Wasn't there a Buffista conversation about this?

Yes, yes there was. And Flea correctly identified the location. Plus there was mocking.

OMG, people at work! Why doesn't the project manager think she's responsible for managing the project??! Even though the work is split up among many people, she could still manage the work! And then why do people keep escalating before talking to all of the relevant people??

I swear to god, I'm going to end up managing this thing, and I just don't want to. You know why? Because it's NOT MY JOB.

interview~ma Kristin!

Okay, descriptor question:

I used the term "savory" in describing something (a turkey pot pie, IIRC), and The Boy said he wasn't sure what type of flavors/tastes "savory" encompassed. Is it more specific than "not-sweet"? Because "not-sweet" covers a fuckload of foods -- spicy, salty, bready, etc.

For instance, I'm eating vegetable beef soup right now, which is not sweet, not spicy, not salty, and I would say that it's the beef in the soup which makes it savory. But I can't describe it beyond that.

Is it Friday yet?

I think of "savory" as salty and herby with no sweet.

Okay, thinking this through further -- "savory" implies a richness to the food, and a particular mouthfeel that seems to come from fat content.

Add in not-sweet, and I guess that's savory to me.