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Hmm - are those even your hands? 🤪 Usually dining in or I cook :) I try to stay healthy during the week and then splurge on the weekends!

I love that Maxie chose Spinelli, that was a very sweet ending today. But... it felt way too fast. Within a day, she learns Nathan is alive... she would need way more time to process and explore the emotions that come with all that. And it looks like they're going to continue with Nathan/Lulu. Maybe once Maxie sees that, we'll see something different from her. Rick Hearst really sold it today. That was pretty heartbreaking to hear his concerns about who in life would even care if he was gone.

Ohh, do you have the Meta glasses? Or how did you take this pic without hands? LOL I rarely eat fast food, but when I do, I have to admit that Whataburger is the best!

YES - I feel that, well said :) Aww, well I totally get a preteen son wanting his mom and dad together. Both of my parents were in marriages and had kids before they got together and I've seen that exact thing in their other kids' feelings back then. Both of my parents were that "Matt" character, knowing what they were getting into when the kids were young... but as the kids age and become young adults, like Dinah was when she came back to SF in 95, I think it's hard on that person (Matt). You can't expect perfection, but you also shouldn't put up with that kid coming in and trying to seduce you and breaking up your relationship. Then you have a son who wishes his father was still with his mother and Matt can't be blamed for that. I thought Matt handled this well for the most part, but I can't blame any characters' feelings. This makes for good soap opera though and hits close to home now that I actually think about things from 30+ years ago haha. Dang, maybe I just had a good self-therapy session thinking through this haha. LOL at the bolded part. And then awwww at Josh playing cupid for Van/Billy in the end! I need to go watch that, I love to hear it.

I had so much going on today, so I couldn't reach much of La Lucci, but I did sit and admire the glossy, color pictures included inside. There are ~100 pictures she included and they are all beautiful. Of course there are many of her, her late husband Helmut, some family/friends and some AMC stars. Being a soap opera fan, of course I'm a bit nosy and really wish I knew what happened with Susan and her daughter Liza. Of the ~100 pictures she included, I think it's still clear they aren't speaking which pains me. She includes just one picture of her, Helmnut, Liza as a baby and Andreas as a boy. She also includes a picture of a lighted sign that says JOY that she says her daughter (not named) gave her that she still cherishes to this day. She also includes two different pictures of her holding each grandchild, but I don't know yet if they're Andreas' or Liza's kids (nor yet do I know if Andreas has kids or not). She includes two different pictures of Andreas as an adult, but not a single photo of Liza other than the one where she's a baby. That really makes me so sad. Anyway, I read the intro and it's so clear she not only values Agnes as a writer ("first entertain, and second INFORM"), but also really loved the hell out of Helmut, and his death really was hard on her. ❤️

I feel you on this ❤️

OMG - I forgot about this scene, you're right! Ugh watching this makes my heart melt. I gotta say, AM/Lucy and Jesse/Michelle were two great young couples that GL wrote well from the beginning. You know what else is interesting - Rick Hearst, in real life, can give me the ick during interviews sometimes - I want him to calm down and listen more... but as a character, like with AM or Ric on GH, he's so good and I can't help but love him.

Kim Zimmer would say you're forgetting her ;) I remember a scene during the clone storyline where Dolly is singing in front of everyone, living her best life. I also didn't realize Rick Hearst was a singer - how great!

Hahaha well, to counter 😇... I do think before Matt finally kissed someone inappropriately (4-5 years into their relationship), Bill was normally a brat towards Matt. They had their ups and downs, and I loved when they came together when Vanessa was 'dead', but I do think Bill was a bit unfair with Matt. I get Matt's frustrations with Bill. Maybe I'm projecting a bit, but you have this single guy who has no real baggage and he gets with a woman who has two kids... and he first has to deal with Dinah, who is a terror and threatens and schemes to destroy his relationship with Vanessa... then you deal with an angsty, emotional teenager who seemingly has daddy issues... I get Matt's frustrations. But I also fault the writers because they don't really ever give Vanessa and Bill scenes where you want/get to understand Bill's side during all of this. I think Bill's graduation was the last time I really felt like Bill/Vanessa had a strong connection as mother/son. The recast certainly hasn't given us any real emotional connection with Vanessa, and I blame the writers for that. I too loved the Van/Ross support system. He was so sweet to her and they were so comfortable with each other, I loved it. Oh my, I've read through Kim's book and then read on here that Cassie/Josh get together, but I had no idea they married! You know, your comment makes me realize that Van/Josh never really had a strong connection after 1995 when they last lived together. She was there a little during the clone storyline with Michael, and then again when she came back to life and had Maureen, but otherwise the writers never really mixed their stories or relationships together often.

Do it!! 😈 😜 It was a great scene and a bit of a welcome surprise to see that Ross was taking care of her. Not surprised at all about Van/Cassie - definitely makes sense. Curious to see how it all plays out! LOL at the Princess line, had she had a crystal ball, it would have been so juicy. I'm assuming Cassie's next romance with this prince, king or whatever he is makes her totally forget about Hart haha. I just hope they don't completely forget about RJ and her being a mom to a newborn!

I’m up to March 22, 1999. *I got a big shock with a major return I wasn't expecting! A free Annie wants to have her first meal at the diner, where she sees Beth and they acknowledge her freedom (Beth hasn’t been too involved with Annie since the recast came in). Meanwhile, outside of the diner, Phillip threatens Alan by saying he’ll find a way to put him back in jail if he doesn’t fix the Lewis Oil situation. Phillip and Beth leave, and Annie excitedly tells Alan how they need to get married, even suggesting going to Vegas that night. Alan gets stern with her, saying he won’t be marrying her any time soon, until he is finally convinced that she is over Josh. She can still live in the Spaulding mansion, but she has work to do, which upsets Annie. Blake visits Holly and they talk about how Ben used Blake and she wants nothing to do with him anymore. Holly says she bets he’ll be back in her bed by tonight LOL. Holly reflects on how similar they are, drawn to men that will do anything to get what they want (Roger and Ben). Meanwhile, Ben goes to Lewis Oil and demands the super to change the CEO name plaque out from Josh to him. Phillip then shows up and smugly tells Ben that Spaulding owns Lewis and he owns majority stake in Spaulding, so Ben is out. Ben said they have a contract and he got Annie off free, but Phillip says technically no, she got 5 years probation and she wasn’t officially found not guilty. On his way out, Alan shows up and Ben grabs him and threatens him to fix this or he’ll go public with everything he knows, but Alan doesn’t seem to be phased which ultimately pleases Phillip. Ben then stops by Holly’s room and waits for Blake to leave, and then starts crying to Blake that he decided to give up on Lewis Oil because he loves her and doesn’t want to lose her (lies), but Blake finally says no, she would rather be alone than deal with him again. Friends of Reva/Josh throw them a party to get them out of their slump post-Annie’s trial. Jim finally gets the courage to ask Beth on a proper date and she accepts. Matt is also there and he finally stands up to Bill’s bitching about how he treats his mother. Meanwhile, we finally see that Vanessa and Maureen are staying with Ross, which I love to see. Ross reminds her that she’s the president of the Second Chances club and should rethink her position with Matt, and Vanessa says he could use his own advice with his situation with Blake, but he comments how she’s already on her 4th chance LOL. He tries to get Vanessa to go to the party, but she said that wouldn’t be right considering the Dinah thing (knowing Cassie is there). He gets her to promise that she’ll call Matt and let him know they’re safe, so she agrees and calls Matt after he leaves, but gets Matt’s answering machine and hangs up. At the party, Ross initially tells Matt that he hasn’t heard from Vanessa, but when Matt tells him what happened with the time mix-up at the Towers, Ross realizes they need to be together and asks Matt to follow him. Sadly when they get to Ross’s, Vanessa is already gone and she left a note for Ross, saying it’s best that she not tell him where she’s going. Back at the party, Phillip arrives and tells Josh privately that he’s gotten rid of Ben and his plan is to work together and get Lewis Oil back on their feet. We then see Annie standing outside, looking in at Reva from the window, who turns around and then sees her. Annie leaves but says to herself that she’ll have everything that Reva has - a husband who loves her, children, etc - and she’ll die trying. The next morning, Matt logs into the poetry chatroom and hopes he can reach her that way again. Vanessa opens her computer and contemplates logging in. She finally logs in and writes up a goodbye message, saying she’s giving up poetry and this will be her last message and ends it with ‘Goodbye Robert, my one true love’ (awww). Matt sees the message and quickly types out to Vanessa, saying he loves her, but she doesn’t see it. Matt finds Bill and apologizes to him and asks for his help in finding his mom again, like he did back in 1997 through the internet. Bill agrees and they run off to find her, meanwhile she’s writing him an actual letter and flashes back to their early days as a couple when he professed his love to her and they kissed. But, she ends the letter by saying it’s time to move on and she says goodbye to him. Jesse surprises Drew by bringing over the lady that was friend’s with her mother who she called prior and said she wasn’t adopted. She opens up and says she lied because her parents didn’t want her knowing the truth, but she confirms that Drew really was adopted. She tells her the full story and says they had planned to tell her, but when Drew’s mother died, her father felt like it was too much to handle already and the secret was going to remain buried. The lady leaves and Drew unleashes on Jesse, saying she hates him for doing this. Meanwhile at the diner, Selena and Buzz are bickering over how she doesn’t want him to tell Drew the truth about being her birth mother. Selena mentions she cares for Buzz, which makes him pause. He reflects with her that they have become close friends and lean on each other a lot, but he has no intention of having anything beyond a friendship because it’s too soon after Jenna’s death. Selena gets upset with him for thinking she was coming onto him and she brings up being a former stripper again, which Buzz puts a stop to. They calm down and Buzz says for what it’s worth, he cares for Selena too. He leaves and Jesse comes by and tells Selena about the lady telling Drew she’s adopted. Selena freaks out and the two rush off to find Drew. Michelle has been living with Rick/Abby now to keep up the ruse about her sight going away again. Danny starts pressuring her to see a different doctor/specialist, but she’s finally fed up with lying and tells him the truth - she can see and she was the one who called the FBI. He gets upset with her and says he can’t look at her anymore, leaving Michelle sad and Rick/Abby confused as to what’s happening. At the Bauer house, Rick pressures her to tell them everything, so she tells them certain things, but not the full truth. Abby says as long as she can promise them she’s no longer in danger, then they’ll support her. Meta overhears and corners Michelle privately and says she knows there’s more to the story, which Michelle finally opens up to her about being scared for her life because of Carmen. Meta helps her realize that she’s probably in love with Danny. Back at Millennium, Drew and Danny get drunk together to commiserate and then head up to the group loft. Selena and Jesse arrive looking for Drew and Selena starts to realize that Jesse cares for and is falling in love with Drew. At the loft, Danny tries to figure out if she knew about Michelle and the FBI and Drew says she’s not scared of him. She tells him about her adoption thing and he talks about his family problems and they say to hell with parents, family, Michelle/Jesse and everyone. They start kissing passionately and taking each other’s clothes off (it was pretty hot)! The next scene we see them in bed, post-sex and Drew starts to freak out about what they did. She begs him not to tell anyone, just as Jesse is about to open the door and catch them. Danny hides in the bathroom and Jesse says he’s worried about her and wants to make sure she’s ok, but finds a man’s wallet on the ground and gets suspicious, thinking she slept with someone. He gets upset and storms out, while Drew cries and Danny comes out and says Jesse really cares for her. Back downstairs, Jesse tells Selena about her hooking up with another guy and then leaves. Selena then sees Danny come downstairs and confronts Drew about sleeping with him. Drew cries and Selena supports her, but then Drew asks Selena to help her find her birth mother. She plans to ruin ‘that bitch’s life’, which upsets Selena and makes her torn on what to do. Holly’s hearing is about to begin and Cassie joins Blake to support her. The two of them plan to speak on behalf of the mothers who think she should be let go because they know why she did it all and she never would have physically hurt the children (seems like a bit of a convenient 180). Holly doesn’t believe it and thinks she should go through with her punishment. Buzz is there and stares Holly down, saying he wants her to burn, which Holly understands. Most of this is because he holds her responsible for Jenna’s death. He lashes out, but eventually says that if Jenna were here, she would forgive Holly and so he must do the same. He grabs her in a big hug and they both sob. This was actually a very well-acted scene. It wasn’t too over the top for Deas and it was quite emotional. Blake then pleads to the judge, but he says the crime is too big to not go to trial. Holly then says she wants to waive her right to an attorney and she’s responsible for the pain she’s caused, and OMG, in walks Fletcher Reade (3/19)! He says no Holly, if there is anyone to blame, it’s him. WOW! I had no idea Fletcher was coming back, that was a great surprise for me and I’m glad to see that man come back and face what he’s emotionally and mentally done to Holly. Ross and Reva (why?) come in and Ross reveals he found Fletcher in hopes this would finally turn her around. Holly then faints, but they get her awake and others come in and they start pleading with the judge to let Holly free. Buzz, Harley, and Reva all talk about making mistakes in life and needing second chances (haha), also talking about how they’ve gone through periods in life without their kids and how it was horrible, so they understand why Holly was crazy for losing Meg. Blake then tells Holly she’s a good person and begs the judge to let her go, but then Ben walks in asking why no one called him. Oh boy. Blake says he can’t take his anger towards her out on her mother. Ben tells his story about Holly drugging him and almost dying, but then he changes his tune and becomes a white knight by saying “with love, everyone deserves a second chance”, stunning Blake and Holly. Fletcher then speaks and says it’s his fault and asks Holly for forgiveness. He apologizes to everyone and says if anyone should be going to prison, it should be him. The judge, persuaded by Fletcher’s words, allows Holly to stay in a mental facility for 3 months, which after will allow her to potentially be free. Privately, Fletcher tells Holly he is so sorry for leaving, but he felt she was going to leave him for Roger and he couldn’t let Roger raise Meg, but he realizes he was wrong. She asks about Meg and he says she’s doing great and can ride a tricycle. Holly gets upset and says she should be witnessing these milestones and then lays into Fletcher for taking it all away from her. She then tells him the truth that she would have left him for Roger had she gotten to Roger before he married Amanda.

Haha all good, based on what I've heard about Miner's storyline/performance before I started watching, I get it. And I don't mind living on my Budig/Michelle island alone :) I really do think once Michelle got past Budig's first year, and she met Jesse, the story was really good. I thought Budig and Benedeti had strong chemistry, and it didn't hurt that Benedeti was sexy in his first year. I'm finding that I'm not as into him right now in 1999. He's letting his hair grow out, which is fine, but he's lost that sparkle for me for some reason. I don't know if he just wasn't into it anymore or what. I'm curious what Benedeti is up to now and if he and Budig kept any sort of friendship up over the years, considering they were each other's first big soap opera coupling. I'm sure that sort of bonds you in some way.

Haha - not a great year for you, I see :) But yes, I'm excited that her entire run on ATWT is available out there. I have a site bookmarked with all those videos for when that day comes. Strangely the SON Vault doesn't have ATWT, being the only CBS soap not included. I've always wondered why. You're right about Dinah/Bill in the 90s - their interaction is pretty limited. You usually only see them together when Vanessa 'dies', returns back from the dead, and is in critical condition while having Maureen. That's about it, strangely. Interesting, so after all those years, she's still terrorizing poor Cassie LOL :)

SO many soap vets are on GH, with several from AMC which really drew me in. I decided to catch Erika Slezak's appearance back in September and when I saw all the vets, I got sucked in and have watched daily since haha. For a modern day soap, GH is the one that still feels like an older soap. It has the most sets, probably too many characters, but feels like there is budget to be used. A handful of the vets aren't leads in many of the storylines, but you see them frequently enough that it still makes me happy enough. When I see scenes of Laura Wright and Cynthia Watros, I'm like hey, it's Annie and Cassie 30 years later! :) Yes!! I just saw this recently - it's from Feb 1999 and basically Wendy's exit from the show. So sad to see her go because I do think Wendy was fabulous in the role, but they did really make Dinah cross the line too much there towards the end. I'm so curious to see how Gina is in the role and how Dinah gets back into SF without getting thrown in jail haha.

LOL! I see... 😉 Good to know. I do love Maura West (especially on GH now that I've picked that up). For some reason I don't remember much of CarJack during that year I watched ATWT (2007-2008). I mostly remember the younger set and then Katie/Henry (who I liked a lot). I do think I'd love CarJack though, that's definitely a couple I'd love to see from beginning to end.

Lent isn't over! 😜😘 I love that many of the episodes in the Vault retained those CBS promos of the other soaps. There were many Lily-centric storyline promos around 95-97 that I always thought looked pretty interesting.

❤️ - love to hear it. I only got into ATWT in 2007-2008 or so and I liked it a lot. I've been itching to go watch 90s ATWT, but I'll save that for much later after I get through all of GL that's available.

I hear you friend! ❤️

Love your 1993 recap - I'm so excited to watch all of that. So what's your plan after you catch up?? :)

Well this week's episode seemingly confirms our first gay Klingon! They've been hinting at some sexual tension between him and Darem for a bit, and I thought it was coming this week when Darem gave him his coat... but nope, it was a subtle kiss from another cadet that seemingly tells us Jay-Den is gay. My favorite part of this episode was the amazing song they used at the end of the episode and throughout the credits. I was mesmerized by this song and have played it on repeat tonight.

Thanks! :) So agree - I love Daphnee's IG and I love that she's liked your comments! It makes it even more special as a fan. I just got La Lucci tonight! I'll open it up tomorrow and start to get into it :)

I had never heard of this movie until you mentioned it here, so I looked it up and watched it today. The movie was great (except the ending, I got nothing from it... there needed to be another chapter). Anyway, Bolger is so darn handsome. It's the eyes and smile for me, I could get lost in that all day. :)

Ahhh I didn't realize that. I only remember hearing about Ingo, but I suppose GH has their share of actors on both sides of the spectrum. I bet that's an interesting workplace dynamic haha.

No and it's so strange to me. At this point, she was last on the first week of February, so we're 6 weeks now without India. For a "legacy" character to come back many years later, you'd think they'd use her more. I wonder what happened there.

I'm living in a time warp... haha. Also, this young man is living his best life. I really do think Kim is a fun lady and I wish I could have known her. But gosh, this time warp messes with your mind haha! I'm a big east coast fan and I'm trying to get over there more often each year. Knowing Kim does these regional plays, as does Robert Newman and others on the east coast... I think I'll make it a point to align future trips with their shows so I can see them live while they're still around :)