f|break: on the english language

You had me even more so at ...

"Look. Observe this graph." 

Thank you! This evening I was very thankful to hear a friend comment on my proper use of irrespective. And similarly, neither of us use the f$#king make-believe-word irregardless.

Sure, the word irregardless appears in various dictionaries. Irregardless* is even in urbandictionary.com - properly defined (IMO), albeit a source of other make-believe-words, but still. Really people?

Nevertheless, this evening, I believe I was among several who feel likewise about the non-word, despite its being in existence as early as 1795 (per wikipedia). And this evening, I also learned about David Mitchell's Soapbox (on Facebook, on YouTube), otherwise also known as "i-am-going-to-binge-watch-soapbox" (because I'm still not employed).

Enjoy this fiber break with David Mitchell (over here)

for nearly 3:30 min on Dear America ...

"I could care less."

*after typing this non-word out as many times as I have done so, 

I must scrub my hands and do penance.

oh 2014 @SFSketchfest

I spent my Christmas money ... BEFORE I got Christmas money, and I have no regrets. 

Now I am trying to figure out how I am going to spend my tax refund before I get a refund (I hope), for other shows. RIGHT?! ... Time to reminisce about 2012, wonder about 2013, and share how I spent my Sunday morning, December 15, rapid-firing ticket purchases.

2012 SF Sketchfest

Fun times with my friend Joel, aka Gadgetman, for whom I gifted him tickets. We saw The Nerdist Podcast - hosted by Chris Hardwick with Matt Mira - and they signed the TARDIS scarf I got Joel.

more about this over here

The podcast special guest was Dan Harmon - a VERY DRUNK Dan Harmon. (Uhm ... that podcast did NOT air, but it was fun enough.) 

On the morning after, I looked like this - GOOD TIMES! Memorialized via xojane's morning faces, with other participants' pictures over here!

more about this over here

2014 SF Sketchfest

In 2013, I  went to several shows; however, for whatever reason, I didn't do a blog post. Oh well. So what's up for the next couple of weeks? Here we go in no special order ...

• StarTalk Live - Hosted by Bill Nye the Science Guy and co-host Eugene Mirman. Show description over here.

• The Groundlings: The Black Version - With Jordan Black, Daniele Gaither, Keegan-Michael Key, Phil LaMarr, Karen Maruyama, Jordan Peele, Gary Anthony Williams and Cedric Yarbrough . Show description over here.
  

• Crash Test - With Rob Huebel and Paul Scheer and guests Eric Andre, Nate Bargatze, Owen Burke, Aparna Nancherla and Eddie Pepitone Show description over here.

• Lost Moon Radio / Speechless -  Two separate shows. Lost Moon Radio is described over here, and Speehcless is described over here. So far the folks in these shows are listed as  Drennon Davis, Cole Stratton and more, and hosted by Trevor Hill.

• Kurt Tub with Kurt Braunohler - With guests Wil Anderson, Nate Bargatze, Todd Barry, Emily Hellerand Mike Lawrence Show description over here.

• Improv Showcase - With Duchess Riot, Vagina Jones and Winslow, and hosted by Red Scott Show description over here.

... and are there other shows I want to see? Yes. So how do I choose among where my greens go? -

Shows? Shoes? Parking? 

Retail therapy hat shopping? 

SF food truck stuff? 

Sundries/Hygiene products? 

More shows?

(I should see Rob Corddry, right?!)

f|break: eyebomb away

seen it, been there, done that - eyebombing.

my first encounter ... on the streets of san francisco, i spotted what i later learned was eyebombing (explained here).

(cute)

and after that day, i became much more aware of prime eyebomb real estate, spotting several victims (even outside of san francisco) over the course of a few weeks.

my turn ... shortly thereafter, let's just say that i live near a crafts store, and i quickly learned that one must remember to purchase the peel and stick version, which comes in several sizes (like the cute ones over here), so that you can keep them in your wallet.

not just for public space ... while eyebombing's goal of "humanizing the world one googly eye at a time" is awesome for public spaces, it's equally enjoyable for personal touches. this was evident after my greeting card effort for a friend and my boston terrier socks adornment. in fact, for new year's day, my squirrel socks were treated to eyebombing.

beyond bite-sized ... my stash of googly eyes fits nicely in my purse, wallet, lipstick holder, etc. however, this christmas, the family got me a pair of giant googly eyes (via archie mcphee) - a pair that i can't quite shove in my hip pocket. (woohoo!)

there's an app for that ...  yup, turns out, if i want to googly eye a picture, guess what? there's an app for that by anglesong creations llc over here for the android phone, as well as for iOS over here.

a little SF bay cruise
near the golden gate bridge

organic eyebombing for nature ... finally, for the gardener in you (or your gardener friend), enjoy a fiber break with christopher walken - the googly eyes gardener (over here) for ~ 3:45 min greenhouse gab.

cactuses are dangereous ... pricklers ... stab you ... don't turn your back on them

these are my ferns ... what if it did?

you see - i've made eye contact

winston churchill once said ...

PR epi10 - nutkin'rs picks & scores

#ProjectRunway ... (SPOILER) here are episode 10 results - the chosen few picks, episode results, and scores heading into episode 11. recap links will be MAY BE are posted by those i mentioned in the first post over here. let's just get to the resulting scores ...

who retained all his original picks?
zoe's buddy garnering 2.5 points which he donated to himself - for 1st place.
without those points, 2nd place harold's girl would have been 1st.
who wants shiny penny to beat zoe's buddy?
5th place pho queen moved shiny penny into 3rd place by donating 2.5 points.
squirrel is in 4th getting ready for her strategery.

fashion week offerings ... once again, here are the designers' offerings compiled by tom and lorenzo's project runway recaps. those that have been AUF'd are ... well, in strikethrough. (avert your eyes)

Collections for: Sonjia | Ven 

Collections for: Fabio | Gunnar | Melissa

Collections for: Christopher | Dmitry | Elena

episode 10 - the  rockettes challenge ... designers were asked to design a rockette outfit (... remember the past seasons similar challenges - figure skating, something with prom dress, blah-blah?)
there were MANY special quotes ... but

6 designers remaining
50% of these peeps will NOT be in the final 3

the chosen few ... for epi9, here are each nutkin'rs' predictions, point system explained in this post over here, and the added scoring of

• ADD 1 point for each correct top3 and for each correct bottom3; predict all 3 in a category, ADD 2 points.
• SUBTRACT 0.50 point for each reverse top3 or bottom3 pick.
• ADD 1.5 points if kept original season winner; ADD 1.0 points if kept original season final 3.

thank goodness this was ANOTHER  normal episode - with top3, bott3, and one AUF'd (and what an AUF it was). here are some highlights of picks -

• shiny penny earned 5 points for top3 picks, received 2.5 points from pho queen, and had zero (0) negative points (!!!)
• pho queen decided to give 2.5 points to shiny penny, just because.
• zoe's buddy moved into first, mainly because of keeping his original picks, otherwise, without the 2.5 points, he would've been 1 point behind harold's girl
• oh harold's girl, you have been on a steady course in 1st or 2nd place for most of this season - impressive.
• squirrel is just glad she chose well for the episode's AUF'der.

standings after episode 10 ... the 1st place tie has been broken with harold's girl hopping over zoe's buddy, and pho queen holds down the fort with the other side of the anchor for 5th place. and once again, squirrel and shiny penny dance around 3rd and 4th, respectively. we have a 13 point spread.

• zoe's buddy + 7.5 +2.5 - 0.5  = + 9.5 points for  1st place (last wk 2nd) with 58.25
• harold's girl + 6 - 0.5 = + 5.5 points for 2nd place (last wk 1st) with 56.75 
• shiny penny + 11.5 + 2.5  = + 14 points for 2rd place (last wk 4th) with 54.75
• squirrel + 7 - 1 = + 6 points for 4th place (last wk 3rd) with 50.50
• pho queen + 5 - 2.5 - 1 = + 1.5 points for 5th place (last wk 5th) with 39.75

tomorrow for epi11... i will survey out this evening. not sure how to approach scoring for top3 and bot3, thinking i should do something different.

PR nutkin'rs - EPI 10 picks time!

Collections for: Sonjia | Ven 

Collections for: Fabio | Gunnar | Melissa

Collections for: Christopher, Dmitry, Elena

nutkin'rs ... apologies for being late.

show time ... today's the day for project runway's season 10, episode 10.

honor system ... unlike past episodes when you've submitted your predictions before showtime (in your time zone), you are on the HONOR system for submitting your predictions anytime before sunday evening (09/23). however, please do so sooner than later, so i can post the results (as soon as all predictions are in).

good luck,

and let's hope fugly

is under control!

f|break: puppet me

improv @UnDashScripted and SNL ... puppets galore!

at #SFIF ... fun to see (for the first time) several members of the un-scripted theater company (on web, facebook, twitter) creative ensemble. my friend and i really enjoyed their clever bollywood puppet extravaganza from the audience suggestion of "jaws" - yes, their SFIF jaws bollywood puppet fun (over here on ustream, resolved technical difficulties at 14:57 min) was FUN! totally looking forward to their november-december show - history: the musical - with or without puppets - gonna check 'em out.

SNL season premiere ... meanwhile, this weekend's season opener of SNL reminded me of puppet fun. with an introduction to puppetry class led by seth macfarlane's character, it was definitely bill hader's character (anthony peter coleman) and his puppet tony - that got the belly laughs going ...

from NBC's SNL clip over here

enjoy this fiber break with introduction to puppetry (over here)

for ~ 5:12 min while warming up to tony (the puppet)

i'm clark, and i like biscuits and waffles

f|break: mr. creosote

mr. creosote
monty python's the meaning of life

monty python memories ... i-beam (san francisco, on wiki) - in the '80s. memories of college student night dancing - cheap, strong drinks - videos.

side bar ... back in the day, awesome concerts for way cheap (hovering around $10 give or take - and mostly take). i remember seeing erasure (1987) because my friends and i were near the front, staring up at andy bell's red jockstrap-like costumey thing. ALSO, i remember my girlfriends and i were in the area one evening and HAD TO PEE BIG TIME, so we actually found parking just in front of the i-beam, asked if we could go pee, and they told us we had to pay cover. we paid $7 each (i think) to go to the bathroom and then hung around for the cat heads and the meat puppets (apparently on jan 20,1986 per this poster).

anyway, back to the video clips. AH YES, video clips of movie scenes. well, this fiber break is not for the faint of heart. REALLY! IT'S NOT . if you remember the monty python movie the meaning of life, then you MUST remember mr. creosote and john cleese (as the waiter) with a rather infamous line -

"it's only a wafer thin."

enjoy (?) a fiber break with mr. creosote (over here)

for ~ 5.43 min and a reminder about gluttony (?)

another bucket for monsieur ...

and here is where IT ALL begins 

(~ 4:08 min into the clip)

MAÎTRE D:

And finally, monsieur, a wafer-thin mint.

MR. CREOSOTE:

Nah.

MAÎTRE D:

Oh, sir, it's only a tiny, little, thin one.

MR. CREOSOTE:

No. Fuck off. I'm full.

MAÎTRE D:

Oh, sir. Hmm?

MR. CREOSOTE:

[groan]

MAÎTRE D:

It's only a wafer thin.

MR. CREOSOTE:

Look, I couldn't eat another thing. I'm absolutely stuffed. Bugger off.

MAÎTRE D:

Oh, sir, just-- just one.

MR. CREOSOTE:

[groaning] All right. Just one.

MAÎTRE D:

Just the one, monsieur. Voilà.

MR. CREOSOTE:

[groaning]

MAÎTRE D:

Bon appétit.

MR. CREOSOTE:

[groaning]

[suspenseful music]

MAÎTRE D:

Thank you, sir, and now, here's ze check.

PR epi9 - nutkin'rs picks & scores

#ProjectRunway ... (SPOILER) here are episode 9 results - the chosen few picks, episode results, and scores heading into episode 10. recap links will be MAY BE in a separate post. let's just get to the resulting scores ...

WHOA!!! it's a 13 point spread.
1st place harold's girl with zoe's buddy just 2.5 behind
then the pack behind - squirrel, shiny penny, pho queen

fashion week offerings ... thanks to tom and lorenzo's project runway recaps, here are the designers' fashion week runway offerings.

Collections for: Sonjia | Ven 

Collections for: Fabio | Gunnar | Melissa

Collections for: Christopher, Dmitry, Elena

(really, some of you all?! okay.)

episode 9 - the  HP Intel print challenge, aka"textile-heritage-spigot-of-tears" challenge ... designers were asked to design a textile representing something about them. (question for lifetime/project runway ... was this suppose to be where we were to warm-up to the designers, as if each has a heart and is likable? i'm not falling for it. NO VEN, i will not like you.)  nevertheless, surprisingly, i must admit that some of dmitry's side bar comments were a bit ringtone-worthy statements.

here are a few words/descriptors uttered about designers' prints ... vibrant, traditional, penis, vagina,  crazy, cowboy handkerchiefs, tropical, kindergarten doodle, copulation, crazy table cloths, an homage to a menstrual cycle, maxi-pads, a scrub (nurse), sheet of bird postage stamps, ... 

7 in 10 of 10
7 designers heading into episode 10 of season 10

the chosen few ... for epi9, here are each nutkin'rs' predictions, point system explained in this post over here, and the added scoring of

• ADD 1 point for each correct top3 and for each correct bottom3; predict all 3 in a category, ADD 2 points.
• SUBTRACT 0.50 point for each reverse top3 or bottom3 pick.

thank goodness this was just a normal episode - with top3, bott3, and one AUF'd, otherwise the math gets funky, and i have to make up more scoring rules. here are some highlights of picks -

• only 1 nutkin'r - appears to have deja vu moments, with harold's girl choosing all top3. on top of that, ALL positive points.
• last week's tied for 1st each predicted a winner or a loser. 
• only 1 nutkin'r had it out for gunnar in the all the pair 'em ups 
• no one lost points for the bottom3
• all final 3 are in tact, where one nutkin'r got luck that his bonus 4th is still in the game

episode 9 predictions and results

standings after episode 9 ... the 1st place tie has been broken with harold's girl hopping over zoe's buddy, and pho queen holds down the fort with the other side of the anchor for 5th place. and once again, squirrel and shiny penny dance around 3rd and 4th, respectively. we have a 13 point spread.

• harold's girl + 11 = + 1 points for 1st place (last wk 1st tie) with 51.25 
• zoe's buddy + 9 - 0.5  = + 8.5 points for  2nd place (last wk 1st tie) with 48.75
• squirrel + 10 - 0.5 = + 9.5 points for 3rd place (last wk 4th) with 44.50 
• shiny penny + 6 - 0.5 = + 5.5 points for 4th place (last wk 3rd) with 40.75
• pho queen + 6 - 0.5 = + 5.5 points for 5th place (last wk 5th) with 38.25 

next week epi10 ... nutkin'rs can change their winner, fan fave (need to pick one), and final 3 without subtracting any points.  

epi10 ...
odd (and prime) number designers left
and REMINDER to check out collections

Collections for: Sonjia | Ven 

Collections for: Fabio | Gunnar | Melissa

Collections for: Christopher | Dmitry | Elena

PR epi8 - nutkin'rs picks & scores

#ProjectRunway ... (SPOILER) here are episode 8 results - the chosen few picks, episode results, and scores heading into episode 9. recap links will be in a separate post. with this week's episode of  three teams of three, it made for a somewhat interesting episode - somewhat. what i did not enjoy was the amount of air time for gunnar. i was surprised about the amount of air time for elena and alicia. and i WISH there was more tim gunn air time. (I WANT MORE GUNN!)

thanks again to harold's girl not only for texting epi8 results before the west coast viewing but also for chatting a little about the episode during my commute home.

TIE for 1st place (aka 1st/2nd positions) - zoe's buddy & harold's girl
point spread increased by 1 more point for a spread of 7.50 points
squirrel and shiny penny switched positions
pho queen is handing in there

episode 8 - the "fee-for-tee" challenge ... designers had to make money in order to purchase their fabric and notions. they were given arts & crafts stuff & tee shirts. in an attempt to pimp their tee-shirt designs, the 3 teams took the NYC streets to beg negotiate some fee-for-tee. check recaps elsewhere for more details.

8 designers left heading into episode 9

the chosen few ... for epi8, here are each nutkin'rs' predictions and then the math explained - point system explained in this post over here. rather than a bottom 3, there was a bottom 6 in epi8, but at least in this episode, someone was AUF'd (awwww - sad face). here are some highlights -

• only 1 nutkin'r - zoe's buddy - predicted the loser
• only 1 nutkin'r - harold's girl - had a bottom 3 with a 3 for 3!
• all nutkin'rs had only 1 correctly predicted top3 
• all nutkin'rs' predicted winners and final 3/4 are still in tact

episode 8 predictions
(good showing harold's girl!)

standings after episode 8 ... while zoe's buddy  is holding on to 1st place, he has company - harold's girl. yup! scoot over. shiny penny inched by 0.25 point ahead of squirrel, who is moving down in standing from 1st, 2nd, and now 4th place. pho queen is just 2.25 from 4th place - she can move up! and now we have a point spread of 7.50 points. now for the math!

• zoe's buddy + 8 - 1.5  = + 6.5 points for  1st place TIE (last wk 1st) ... + 1 (final 3/4 in tact) + 1 (predicted the loser would be alicia) + 3 (predicted alicia in the pair 'em ups) + 1 (predicted one of the top 3) + 2 (predicted two for the bottom 3) - 1 (predicted two in reverse in the top) - 0.50 (predicted one in reverse in the bottom). 
• harold's girl + 10 - 1 = + 9 points for 1st place TIE (last wk 3rd) ... + 1 (final 3/4 in tact) + 3 (predicted alicia in the pair 'em ups) + 1 (predicted one of the top 3) + 3 (predicted three for the bottom 3) + 2 (BONUS for all bot3) - 1 (predicted two in reverse in the top).
• shiny penny + 7 - 1.50 = + 5.5 points for 3rd place (last wk 4th) ... + 1 (final 3/4 in tact) + 3 (predicted alicia in the pair 'em ups) + 1 (predicted one of the top 3) + 2 (predicted two for the bottom 3) - 1 (predicted two in reverse in the top) - 0.50 (predicted one in reverse in the bottom). 
• squirrel + 5 - 2 = + 3 points for 4th place (last wk 2nd) ... + 1 (final 3/4 in tact) + 2 (predicted alicia in the pair 'em ups) + 1 (predicted one of the top 3) + 1 (predicted one for the bottom 3) - 1 (predicted two in reverse in the top) - 1 (predicted two in reverse in the bottom).
• pho queen + 7 - 1.50 = + 5.5 points for 3rd place (last wk 4th) ... + 1 (final 3/4 in tact) + 3 (predicted alicia in the pair 'em ups) + 1 (predicted one of the top 3) + 2 (predicted two for the bottom 3) - 1 (predicted two in reverse in the top) - 0.50 (predicted one in reverse in the bottom). 

epi9 ... (hurry up)

PR epi7 - picks and scores

#ProjectRunway ... package deal for episode 7 - the chosen few picks, episode results, and scores heading into episode 8. once again, i will be post-poning the recap links for this episode and last week's episode ven-is-a-butthead-meany-man 6. (just need to gather them) thanks again to harold's girl for texting epi7 results before the west coast viewing.

AMAZING rise to the top by zoe's buddy!
now a 6.5 point spread between 1st and 5th
(details of math in this post)
harold's girl manages to keep her pace while squirrel lags a bit
we're cheering on shiny penny and pho queen - tides change!

episode 7 - the "stuart smalley" episode ... i call this episode the "i'm good enough, i'm smart enough, and doggone it, people like me!" no one was AUF'd, judges considered that everyone stepped up to the challenge despite a bottom 2 judging scene that allowed sequins to be validated. yes, another anti-AUF'd episode. because no one was AUF'd, the "math" for pair 'em ups was simply zero points across the board. HOWEVER, i got cranky because rather than a top3/bot3, PR went for top4/bot2.

ONCE AGAIN (!!!)
9 fashiontestants heading into episode 8
4 women, 4 men, 1 butthead-man

the chosen few ... for epi7, here are each nutkin'rs' predictions and then the math explained - point system explained in this post over here. a few adjustments to the original scoring system for epi7 - given there were only two in the bottom rather than three, those who chose who chose both received 2 points. AND with neither of the bottom 2 AUF'd (gunnar and alicia), i was feeling generous, so those nutkin'rs who had either of the losers listed for the bot2 received 0.50 points.

nutkin'rs predictions 

standings after episode 7 ... once again, nutkin'rs were shuffled around. every nutkin'rs' final 3s remain (one point all around). HOWEVER, this epi7 picks resulted in a 6.5 point spread between 1st and 5th place. and quite an amazing show for zoe's buddy who scored ONLY positive points.

• zoe's buddy + 8.5  = + 8.5 points for  1st place (last wk tied 4th/5th) ... + 1 (final 3/4 in tact) + 1 (predicted the winnder would be christopher) + 0.50 (bonus for predicting alicia as the loser) + 2 (predicted 2 of the bottom 2) + 2 (predicted 2 of the bottom 2) + 2 (bonus two for both bottom 3). WOW! no negative points. AMAZING!
• squirrel + 6 - 1.5 = + 4.5 points for 2nd place (last wk 1st) ... + 1 (final 3/4 in tact) - 1 (predicted loser would be christopher, but he was the winner) + 1 (predicted one in top 3) + 2 (predicted two in the bottom) + 2 (bonus two for both bottom 3) - 0.50 (predicted one in reverse in the bottom). after seeing gunnar in the bottom, 
• harold's girl + 6.5 - 1 = + 5.5 points for 3rd place (last wk 3rd) ... + 1 (final 3/4 in tact) + 0.50 (bonus for predicting alicia as the loser) + 1 (predicted 1 of the top 4) + 2 (predicted 2 of the bottom 2) + 2 (bonus two for both bottom 3) - 0.50 (predicted one in reverse in the top) - 0.50 (predicted one in reverse in the bottom). 
• shiny penny + 4 - 0.50 = + 3.5 points for 4th place (last wk 2nd) ... + 1 (final 3/4 in tact) + 2 (predicted two of the top 4) + 1 (predicted one in bottom 2) - 0.50 (predicted one in reverse in the bottom). 
• pho queen + 3.5 - 1.5 = + 2 points for 5th place (last wk tied 4th/5th) ... + 1 (final 3/4 in tact) + 0.50 (bonus for predicting alicia as the loser) + 1 (predicted 1 of the top 4) + 1 (predicted 1 of the bottom 2) - 0.50 (predicted one in reverse in the top) - 1 (predicted two in reverse in the bottom). it was a tough episode for pho queen, but tides can shift!

get ready for epi 8 ... you can check out the preview video over here (on blogging project runway)

recaps for epi6 and epi 7 ... here are david dust's recaps for epi6 and epi7. i've not yet compiles the other sites' recaps for the episodes. if you'd like, here are links to tom & lorenzo's project runway labeled posts and and blogging project runway recaps  will (may?) be in a separate post.

david dust makes me cheery with his clever recaps
in his episode 6 real women recap
in his episode 7 big girls don't cry

tom & lorenzo posts labeled project runway

Team BPR, blogging project runway -
posts labeled season 10 and recapalooza

epi8 ... (hurry up)

PR epi6 - nutkin'rs' scores

(SPOILER, SPOILER)

#ProjectRunway ... nutkin'rs proclaimed their chosen few for episode 6, and THANKS to harold's girl for texting the top3/bot3, winner, and loser (while i was out and about on thursday evening). once again (like last week), i was eating french fries and drinking a hefeweizen at old ship saloon (but that's not relevant here). so here are we go - nutkin'rs predictions for epi6 shuffled the herd -

close scores among the herd, with only a 2.25 point spread
(details of the math in this post)
last week's 1st is tied for 4th/5th
last week's 5th is now 2nd

episode 6 happenings ... check out the recap links in an upcoming post for a flavor of the ven-is-a-butthead-meany-man episode. although i watched the episode after my very fun thursday evening out, my evening haz a sad watching and listening to ven. i'll let the recaps dish about ven.

short version - fashiontestants worked with "normal people" for head-to-toe make-overs, e.g., hair cut, hair style, hair color, and PR designer special outfit. after a teaser by heidi that one or two designers may be AUF'd ... fake. (just an excuse to make us stare at mean-ven, alone on the runway, being lightly scolded in that heidi-practice-your-acting moment - and then sheer disappointment that he wasn't AUF'd.)

9 fashiontestants heading into episode 7
4 women, 4 men, 1 butthead-man

math time for nutkin'rs ... with a few competitive nutkin'rs, as a just in case, i'm deconstructing EACH NUTKIN'RS score for episode 6. here are each nutkin'rs' predictions and then the math explained - point system explained in this post over here, with an added SUBTRACT 0.50 points if a nutkin'rs' top person was on the in the bottom and if a bottom was one the in the top.

(click on image to read predictions and results)

standings after episode 6 ... yes, nutkin'rs were shuffled around, but the point spread is only 2.25. it's close.

• squirrel + 9 - 1 = + 8 points for 1st place (last wk 2nd) ... + 1 (final 3/4 in tact) + 4 (nathan listed in pair 'em ups) + 2 (predicted two in top 3) + 2 (predicted two in bottom 3) - 1 (predicted two in reverse of top & bottom). bummed to see nathan AUF'd but not bummed enough.
• shiny penny + 10 - 1 = + 9 points for 2nd place (last wk 5th) ... + 1 (final 3/4 in tact) + 3 (nathan listed in pair 'em ups) + 5 (predicted three of the top 3) + 1 (predicted one in bottom 3) - 1 (predicted two in reverse in the top). shiny penny's strategy of bulking up on his top 3 picks - VERY strategic. will shiny penny inch forward?
• harold's girl + 7 - 2 = + 5 points for 3rd place (last wk 2nd) ... + 1 (loser predicted) + 1 (final 3/4 in tact) + 3 (nathan listed in pair 'em ups) + 1 (predicted 1 of the top 3) + 1 (predicted 1 of the bottom 3) - 2 (predicted four in reverse of top & bottom). harold's girl just edged out pho queen by one point (by predicted the loser). oh so close!
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• pho queen + 6 - 2 = + 4 points for tie 4th/5th (last wk 1st) ... + 1 (final 3/4 in tact) + 3 (nathan listed in pair 'em ups) + 1 (predicted 1 of the top 3) + 1 (predicted 1 of the bottom 3) - 2 (predicted four in reverse of top & bottom). quite the rollercoaster with pho queen, who may likely be back in 1st place episode 7, if history repeats itself. have faith!
• zoe's buddy + 7 - 2 = 5 points for  tie 4th/5th (last wk 1st) ... + 1 (final 3/4 in tact) + 4 (nathan listed in pair 'em ups) + 1 (predicted 1 of the top 3) + 1 (predicted 1 of the bottom 3) - 2 (predicted four in reverse of top & bottom). zoe's buddy has been on the cusp of 4th these past three episodes. episode 7 may be the breakout episode - landing zoe on the in the top nutkin'rs - and maybe even the big dog.

corrections from nutkin'rs? ... show me the math, and i'll make adjustments.

recaps in a separate post

PR nutkin'rs - epi6 chosen few

those who are remaining heading into epi6

#ProjectRunway ... nutkin'rs selected from the remaining 10 fashiontestants for episode 6 - winner, loser, more pair 'em ups, and who nutkin'rs think will be part of the top 3 and bottom 3 pool of fashiontestants.

nutkin'rs' scores and epi6 predictions ... nudge, nudge, choose. out the chute was pho queen choosing, and others followed shortly. (AND something went funky with the on-line form; thanks for your patience - you know who you are.)

scores heading into epi6

predictions for the whole enchilada

PR episode 6 nutkin'rs' predictions

prediction themes? ... everyone's (almost) bottom includes alicia, elena, and nathan EXCEPT pho queen has nathan in her top pick. shall be interesting. and everyone's top picks include dmitry, melissa, and sonjia. as far as the new pair 'em ups, there will be a herd of points given if any of the following are auf'd this evening - gunnar, alicia, nathan, fabio, elena.

you can do the math ... i'll miss the "live" broadcast this evening, so i'll catch it later on my dvr and post results. however, if you want to forward me what you think you've scored, have at it.here is how to do the math -

• ADD 1 point if your predicted OVERALL winner is still standing
• SUBTRACT 1 point if your predicted OVERALL winner is AUF'd
• ADD 1 point if your final 3/4 are still standing
• ADD 1 point if you predicted the episode's winner; ADD 1 point if you  predicted the episode's loser; ADD 2 more points if you predicted both winner & loser
• ADD 1 point for each pair 'em up you got correct. in other words, whoever gets AUF'd, if that fashiontestant is in your pair 'em up group, you get a point each time his/her name appears
• ADD 1 point for every TOP or BOTTOM person you predicted correctly
• ADD 2 more points if you picked all top 3; add 2 more points if you picked all bottom 3

drum roll into this evening's  episode6

which nutkin'r will be the head honcho?

PR nutkin'rs - EPI 6 pick time!

#ProjectRunway ... the epi 5 results are over here. remember the designs that walked the runway?  remember your scores from your predictions? remember kooan haz sad from episode 4 - who later danced it off (video)?

from blogging project runway (over here)

 

 

time to shake it off, stretch, breathe deeply in and out. (done?) now it is time to select from the remaining 10 fashiontestants - winner, loser, more pair 'em ups, and top 3 / bottom 3!

10 designers remaining into episode 6

main picks refreshers ... after nutkin'rs guessed chose wisely their overall winner and final 3 (or 4), i know some are scratching their heads and hoping their winner isn't prematurely ejacu ejected via an AUF.

 

MEANWHILE

on our mark, get set, SUBMIT!

make it work!