Review: Somebody Like You

Somebody Like You by Donna Alward
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Why did they break up? Did he also go to college?

He didn't! What a schmuck!

Poor Ethan, how did his wife die?

When in doubt, don't agree.

Aww, he was still a virgin on that infamous night? Guess he wasn't a man-whore in high school, as she seems to think.

This doofus did not just ask her to do that for a wedding to the person he cheated with!

Wow, I didn't know the real von Trapps moved to Vermont! I will have to go there one day!

I don't think his family would have seen him as a burden if he had expressed his true opinions more growing up.

Dan's had to deal with a lot?! What about you, Laurel?

Has she only ever had sex with Dan? Because that would suck donkey-balls.



These two will never look at a brownie the same way again.

I can't believe she didn't realize that a homeless person wouldn't have a car! Although, if people in this town are as nice as they think they are, someone could have given him a ride.

I really want to know why George won't tell anyone about his past.

I would have stopped the ceremony and stabbed Dan on principle if I was her.

She's going to have an aneurysm one day and keel over if she keeps all the rage bottled up.

I don't blame Aiden for walking away. She wants to keep having sex while denying they're a couple in love? Nope.

Stupid kids.

Unfortunately, many of the homeless seem to be former military. We need to do better with the VA.

That Dan had been interested in her wedding flowers should have been a big clue.

Shoot, honey, if you don't marry him after that speech, I will!

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Plays, Concerts, Oh My!

I have recently tried to get tickets for a Broadway play. I procrastinated, so I couldn't get a wheelchair ticket for the performance I wanted. I am on a limited income, but I'm also cheap! I often talk myself out of going somewhere.

It got me thinking, though. Usually, there are wheelchair seats in Broadway theaters. A couple of times, the theater didn't have a bathroom I could use, so I didn't see a play at that theater. Each theater has at least couple of wheelchair seats, both transfer and removable spaces for your wheelchair. Telecharge gives you the option of high or low price seats. But they don't ask for proof of your using a wheelchair. Anyone could ask for a seat, and the venue won't know until the person actually shows up for the performance. Same with concerts. It doesn't help that these seats are often cheaper than those for able-bodied people.

Liev Schreiber

Now I understand that you can't police people just trying to see a show or a concert. But there must be a better system. Sellers can't feasibly interrogate potential clients, but come on! Separate the liars from the people who need and deserve accessible seating.

Review of Speechless Episode 10

I don't get people who have fake trees. It's Christmas!

Haha, it was nice until she said "dump"!

I didn't have a computer until I was way older than you, Ray. You'll live.

That's how I got into college, JJ. And chill out, Ray.

Nice arm, Minnie Driver! Poor Dylan. Let's hope she didn't land on the apples.

Oh my God, this meeting is boring.

That's a lot of choir puns.

Hey, man. Manual chairs are just as nice.

Hel-lo Julianne Hough!

And that is why I don't have a power chair, even though every stranger I meet asks me why I don't.

Haha, that's cheating, JJ!

You guys should just use the car alarm.

Aww! Humanity is saved.

Snort-laugh. Poor kid. So lucky I'm a girl.

I want that van.

At least they can be assured that no one in town would do such a thing...?

Go Kenneth, go Kenneth.

Review of Speechless Episode 9

That really is patronizing. Even the other team is cheering? Hell no!

I actually don't know anyone with CPR training.

And that's what you get for trying to climb a ladder that's heavier than you, Ray.

There were no sports like this when I was growing up. If there were, I didn't know about them.

Hello, man-boobs!

Ah, the power of suggestion. Now I want lasagna.

Ooh, a secret tunnel. But I wonder if Ray has asthma.

I'm with Maya. Their whole life is about not excluding JJ. Wrapping him in cotton goes against their whole ethics.

None of the other players have someone pushing them. Why not get JJ's strength up so he can do it himself?

Good speech, Jimmy.

Wait, what happened? Did I miss something? Did JJ make the goal?

Review of Speechless Episode 8

Seriously, this kid is just asking for an ulcer. What was on his hand?

I'm thinking that's wrong, Jimmy.

Ugh, stop saying "normal", you guys.

Yeah. I'm pretty sure this girl would see JJ as a friend, no matter what. And why shouldn't he get a broken heart? That's part of growing up, or so I'm told.

This is so wrong. But Ray looks good in a wig. Who knew?

Ray has a point. These three could give the Navy pointers, but no one can drive their son to school by 8:00 am?

Poor JJ. And that is why parents aren't allowed on dates.

That is a lot of dolls. Creepy.

Thank goodness you got a car, Ray. You wouldn't have ever gotten there.

Haha, poor Emma Watson!

Little brother giving big brother advice.

Once you have a hot tub, you rarely use it.