The Chateau Diaries #308 So sad that Stephanie listens to Philip, he has no sense of style

[HalcyonOrganic]

Good Morning!
(I might have posted this just for you! I wanted to see if you were awake!)

how very nice of you!

 

[fickle.cauliflower]

I honestly got the impression those steaks were for Grant and his daughter... He even said as much... everyone else got sausages... I think Grant paid for that meal.. and nobody was willing to pay for their own steak, mortifyingly cheap lot. Everyone of them were agog at a bbq ffs...

I’m pretty sure that was a joke, about the steaks. No way two steaks of that size would be for just two people…

 

[Imperious Me]

Wonder what happened to the hundreds of gardening gloves and other gardening stuff that was gifted to IJ? Did she take it all to SA? It was far more than she could possibly use. Why didn't they give some to Marie Kirsty, and Ombeline?
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When was Gerry there?!

Last week apparently

 

[Cleo's Asp]

I am still trying to catch up this thread… but thought you would love this… didn’t you say fox, fox, fox, just the other day…

Such beautiful animals.

 

[Just Grift Wood]

I know a lot of us say it and more of us think it.....and I'm not saying that Stephanie is a prize.....BUT.......
For the life of me, I do not see how someone could find Philip attractive. I'm not going to list all the reasons why, it's Sunday and I'm going to try and be sort of nice. You could just look at his head/face as a reason, that's enough, although it's a shallow thing to say. We are more than our looks, as humans! But then he really has no personality, either.
It just proves that there's someone for everyone out there!

(so much for it being Sunday and being nice, huh?)

I think that is very nice. No looks are not everything but you have to fancy the arse off someone in the beginning surely.

 

[Cleo's Asp]

Is this the video? Very funny.

Hilarious. It's exactly what the deluded commenters would have done to try and catch the fox!

 

[Oatsiedog]

Actually I phoned them to ask if was advisable and the receptionist is getting back to me. In the mean time I did some googling and it appears that it is safe to get shingles at the same time as covid, flu or pneumonia vaccinations but I want to make doubly sure.
I had the flu shot in the right arm and covid in my non dominant left as I know my arm will be sore tomorrow.

It is technically safe, but speaking from my own experience, I would NEVER do it again. All 4 at once laid me flat for four days.

 

[graciemckitten]

On a serious note did you see what was left of the red bull car.

It will cost Red Bull 2 to 3 million dollars in losses on the crashed vehicle alone. It is totaled and cannot be salvaged.

Revealed: Staggering seven-figure cost of Perez's Monaco GP crash

Speaking after what was a difficult day for Red Bull - with Max Verstappen only coming sixth - Red Bull adviser Helmut Marko hit out at Magnussen and opened up on the cost of the crash.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[Freesia54]

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Was it reading the meters?

 

[Hedda Hopper]

PLEASE READ ALL THE COMMENTS BELOW BY A LIVID PHILIP ( co conspirator in grifting and lying) UNDER HIS FAKE ACCOUNT EPEE. THESE REPLIES REVEAL THE TRUE PHILIP, NOT THE FAKE CAST MEMBER ACTOR PHILIP.

I had to look up the meaning of Reynard. It fits.

Why are foxes called Reynard?

The given name Reynard is from Reginhard, Raginohardus "strong in counsel". Because of the popularity of the Reynard stories, renard became the standard French word for "fox", replacing the old French word for "fox", which was goupil from Latin vulpēcula.

The stories are largely concerned with the main character Reynard, an anthropomorphic red fox, trickster figure. His adventures usually involve his deceiving other anthropomorphic animals for his own advantage or trying to avoid their retaliatory efforts. His main enemy and victim across the cycle is his uncle, the wolf, Isengrim (or Ysengrim).

 

[M&MsMom]

I thought this was pretty dire when I saw it this morning. The 2 coquilles St Jacques are virtually equal in size to the piece of meat. One mini spinach leaf. And it's not a very big plate. Probably frozen St Jacques so no flavour and it looks like the coral has been removed. If it was ever there.

What's that oblong black thing on top right? A mussel?

(I was hoping it wasn't an animal poopie)

 

[AndAnotherName]

Well, at last I am somehow appearing in the top comments this time..

Congratulations!

 

[FecilitéJ]

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Kelly Joyce
Constellation Map, Philip????

Alakazaaaammmmmmm there your map!!!

 

[mrsp67]

I was being facetious.

Ditto

 

[fickle.cauliflower]

Does anyone else find the adulation of Yannis in the comments of Billy’s videos a bit tiresome.

Yes, he comes across as a decent, hardworking bloke, but I find the effusive praise quite frankly pretty infantilising. It’s like people are treating him like a puppy ‘who’s a good boy…’

He’s an adult. He doesn’t need a statue just because he gets on with his job..

 

[graciemckitten]

Thank you Billy Budd for the link to the Listeners’ club website. So much music to explore! I like Beethoven also.

 

[JackSpratt]

I don’t understand why they have such a piddling little barbecue. It’s not used very often but when has that ever stopped La Jarvis splashing out!

(I checked the price of a single rib cote de boeuf at the local farm shop - about £45. Not sure how prices compare in France.)

About 50 euro at our butcher

 

[billybudd]

That chapel already looks far too new, gaudy and bright for its age, just how Fanny likes things to be. By the time, they've added all their lighting and decorative stuff, probably all inappropriate and inauthentic, it will look even worse but Fanny and the fans will wax lyrical about it.

I'm not anti color. The Parthenon and all Greek temples were not classically pure white. They were originally painted yellow and red, blue and green.

The Parthenon Marbles Were Painted in Bright Colors and With Intricate Designs, a New Study Reveals | Artnet News

Scientists have found evidence of Egyptian blue, as well as traces of white and purple pigments, using new technology.

news.artnet.com

When they finally cleaned the Sistine Chapel ceiling after 500 years of (NON ELECTRIC) candle and incense soot, people who should know better said Michelangelo's original sunny colors were too garish and they preferred the more dignified soot.
I want not to agree with one scintilla of Jarvis' 100 percent horseshit ideas, but I'm OK with not faking a patina on the restored paint.
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Phiphi is on the best way to turn the chapel into the French version of a Las Vegas wedding chapel. I can literally hear Elvis singing.

Oh gurl. You're right.
Let's pray it's skinny Elvis.

 

[Gertrude Maud]

Ms. TRex, I ran across an international collaboration with NPR’s tiny desk series. In April, 2024, they featured on Tiny Desk as “Popular around the world, the talented Fujii Kaze is a Japanese singer and pianist known for his sultry R&B grooves and catchy songwriting.“ I cannot understand Japanese and I never formerly associated a Japanese group with R and B, but I enjoy listening to them. They sound so smooth and it is great music. They performed a 30 minute set so you can hear several songs.

Could you follow their Japanese lyrics since you lived in Japan for a time?

If anyone is interested, click and listen to a few songs. It is chill, beautiful music that transcends any language barrier. They are evidently wildly popular in Japan and other countries. Due to their large Japanese following, the episode has skyrocketed to one of the top 5 most viewed episodes out of hundreds of Tiny Desk episodes. It is currently the third most popular set. You can click on translation when viewing in YouTube to see English or other English translations. Give it a listen for a few minutes.

https://www.npr.org/2024/04/12/1244104152/fujii-kaze-tiny-desk-concert

Good but not chill imo . . . more boy band with instruments (and token girl). For quality chill, listen to Anthony Island, Jones Meadow, Ibiza Lounge, Nora Van Elken, Schwartz and Funk or Polished Chrome . . . on Spotify or Apple Music.
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Reviews of Mason’s 2 movies.

The Tomorrow Job | Rotten Tomatoes

Lee and his team are in the business of stealing secrets before they exist. The new pill, Z+, allows the user to trade their consciousness with their tomorrow-self for one hour. To operate effectively and safely, the team uses a strict set of time travel rules to make as little temporal impact...

www.rottentomatoes.com

The Tomorrow Job (2023) Review - Voices From The Balcony

With The Tomorrow Job writer/director Bruce Wemple returns to the time paradox films such as Lake Artifact and Altered Hours that he started his career with.

www.voicesfromthebalcony.com

island escape movie review.

Island Escape Review: A Bumpy Ride into Familiar Territory

Director Bruce Wemple's Island Escape presents an intriguing premise that promises a blend of science fiction, horror, and suspense. The film attempts to immers

www.themovieblog.com

After perusing those reviews, I'll be giving those movies a miss.

 

[Just Grift Wood]

She now calls both Philip and Lancelot "darling."

Leftalot has a bigger cock