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Tntitanfan
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08-03-2001

Monday, June 28, 2010 - 1:58 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tntitanfan a private message Print Post    
Did anyone else notice the difference in apparel? Were these people in the same city/temperature? Nina is in two layers of tank tops, and Vern has on a bulky knit sweater zipped all the way up while Alex is stylin' in a fleece hoody with the hood pulled up! Bugged me no end!

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Monday, June 28, 2010 - 4:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Well, Vern may have just been in the studio and certainly not working up a sweat outside. Don't know about Alex but Nina.. maybe hot flashes??

Tntitanfan
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08-03-2001

Monday, June 28, 2010 - 4:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tntitanfan a private message Print Post    
LOL, Sea! I am probably super temperature conscious since we are in the throes of a major heat wave here! We are currently experiencing temperatures - and the accompanying thunder storms - that usually occur in August! Kind of scary to see what August will bring -

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Monday, June 28, 2010 - 6:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
We had clouds all day today :-( Don't know if it was that way inland since I only drove in Huntington Beach and Fountain Valley today..

Kappy
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06-28-2002

Monday, June 28, 2010 - 10:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kappy a private message Print Post    
I like the idea of what Nina wants to do with the freehand lines but I'm always taken back by how poorly she executes it. For an artist, she's really poor at that.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Tuesday, June 29, 2010 - 5:30 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
I'm kinda tired of hearing how Nina is an "artist." Like that makes her special? SMOKEY is an artist! Nina? Well, heck, even *I* can draw squiggles! :-)

Tishala
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08-01-2000

Tuesday, June 29, 2010 - 6:22 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tishala a private message Print Post    
I'm guessing Nina thinks it worked well for David Bromstad a few years ago. I don't think she'd look as hot in a tank top though.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Tuesday, June 29, 2010 - 7:31 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
She doesn't! :-)

Carmenv
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04-14-2006

Friday, July 02, 2010 - 6:16 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Carmenv a private message Print Post    
I hated that Nina just scribbled on the wall and the judges loved it. My DH and I both absolutely hated it. I just don't get it...if it comes down to Nina and Courtland, then just ugh. Not sure I'll be able to keep watching. I find them both to be very unappealing.

Nina is no David Bromstad...I do love his art. He could "scribble" on my wall anytime. Hers...not so much. It looks very amateurish to me.

Allietex
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08-16-2002

Tuesday, July 06, 2010 - 1:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Allietex a private message Print Post    
Nina had better come up with something besides just the scribbling. Sooner or later the judges are going to want to see something other than the "I am an artist" thing.
It could be her downfall if she does not broaden her scope. And let's face it, she is no David Bromstead.




I actually liked the men's patio better than the women's. I was not surprised at that Trent who went home and I was also not surprised to see him speak up and all but offer to leave. I think if they had not chosen him, he would done so.

I am thinking that Tom (the one that always wears a suit) is a nice person, but he sure is formal and a bit stiff. Anyone else feel that way?

Whoami
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08-03-2001

Tuesday, July 06, 2010 - 1:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Whoami a private message Print Post    
Has it been forever since we had a new episode? Or does it just seem that way? Or did my DVR miss one? The last one I saw was the patio/Nina scribbles and the judges raved over it one.

Kellsma
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08-27-2002

Tuesday, July 06, 2010 - 1:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kellsma a private message Print Post    
No new shows Sunday night. I assume it was because of the 4th of July.

Roxip
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01-29-2004

Tuesday, July 06, 2010 - 1:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Roxip a private message Print Post    
Wasn't that ANNOYING!

Tntitanfan
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08-03-2001

Sunday, July 11, 2010 - 6:42 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tntitanfan a private message Print Post    
I don't always watch this, but I wanted the thread handy in case I DO want to comment!

Gemma120in2002
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07-05-2003

Sunday, July 11, 2010 - 7:21 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Gemma120in2002 a private message Print Post    
Every show I like put off new episodes for a week because of the 4th of July weekend.

Jgalt
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02-17-2009

Sunday, July 11, 2010 - 8:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jgalt a private message Print Post    
I couldn't believe what I heard. The blonde judge said Alex was very clear/concise when he spoke during his filming segment. All I was thinking when I was watching him was, " My goodness, this guy is mumbling, what the heck is he saying?". I kept turning up the volume, but it didn't help. Dan certainly didn't do a great job either, but Alex couldn't be understood. Both of them did poorly so it was hard to tell which should go home, but saying Alex was "consise", what was she listening to? I actually felt sorry for him.

Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Sunday, July 11, 2010 - 8:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
I'm not impressed with this group at all.

Tishala
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08-01-2000

Sunday, July 11, 2010 - 9:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tishala a private message Print Post    
I haven't been a fan of Alex, but I thought his presentation was wonderful--and very unlike any other bit of self-presentation he's done throughout the show.

I thought it was pretty shady of them to say, "oh, well, we decided not to make this a team challenge after all" when all the people went into it thinking of it as precisely a team challenge, if only because the psychology of an individual challenge vs. a team challenge is so different for everybody except, I guess, Nina. To her, everything is transcendently individual.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Monday, July 12, 2010 - 9:15 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
I thought it sucked that they turned it from a team challenge into an individual one. As soon as I heard that, I knew Dan was out of there.

I loved how Courtland tried to take credit for the bookcase, and Alex put him in his place. I thought Courtland had gotten screwed over by Nina on the first challenge, but he's more than making up for it since then (seems like he's out to screw everyone else to make up for it).

Alex was so much better on cam than during the personal chat. Although I don't think he made as much sense as the judges said (he used the same adjectives over and over again).

I absolutely cannot stand Nina. She is definitely one-note, although she denies it. And she thinks she designed everything? Um, yeah, nope. On the petty side, Nina is someone who should NEVER wear a skirt that hits mid thigh. Those thighs were so distracting during elimination.

Roxip
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01-29-2004

Monday, July 12, 2010 - 9:51 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Roxip a private message Print Post    
I agree about Nina and the skirt. It didn't flatter her at all!

Sugar
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08-15-2000

Sunday, July 18, 2010 - 6:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sugar a private message Print Post    
I'm not really enjoying this season, everything seems detached. I miss Clive.

Tishala
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08-01-2000

Sunday, July 18, 2010 - 7:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tishala a private message Print Post    
Thank goodness Ms Nina and her farkakte "art" is gone gone gone. A piece of braille artwork in a firehouse? Yeah, that was a good idea.

Braveheart61901
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08-11-2006

Sunday, July 18, 2010 - 7:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Braveheart61901 a private message Print Post    
I agree...glad Nina is gone. But the person who bugs me the most is ........ Vern Yip.

Who's been p!$$ing in his Cheerios this season?

Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Sunday, July 18, 2010 - 8:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
If Nina had not gone, I would have been very upset. She was obviously the worst host, not to mention her "art" was ridiculous. Her team didn't do much else right either - but I was glad to hear the firefighters thought it was nice. I can't imagine the extra pressure they must have felt in designing something for a group of men who are so respected and honored - I'd have been scared to death to screw up!

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Monday, July 19, 2010 - 4:13 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
I thought the room was crowded and confusing, but not bad enough to become as angry and insulted and Vern and Gen seemed to be. It must have really looked awful in person!