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Who are your Role Models?
Yeah, I love her sense of humor combined with her charity work. She just seems like the sort of girl who's both nice and fun and not just one or the other, which seems like a rare jewel in the entertainment industy. Besides, she's witty and she's definitely got her own style. And real musical...- Viola
- Post #56
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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What are some of your favorite "electronics" of the golden era?
Shoot, that sounds perfect. I would have been willing to consider a replica but to know the real deal isn't out of reach is even better - thank you, Lizzie.- Viola
- Post #32
- Forum: The Golden Era
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What are some of your favorite "electronics" of the golden era?
My sister wants a big neon jukebox more than anything but I think I just want a little cathedral radio. Can people recommend a brand? I'm still making up a list of electronics, I think our only ones at the moment are lamps. :o- Viola
- Post #30
- Forum: The Golden Era
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How Are You Shopping for Christmas This Year (and What are you Buying?)
And I need stuff by the 11th. >.< Only my guy does Christmas, so I had the most time for him but I had his stuff the most planned out. My brother is a November b-day (tomorrow!) so he's always had a lot of holiday overlap. I got him two books for his birthday, a shirt and tie for...- Viola
- Post #17
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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How Are You Shopping for Christmas This Year (and What are you Buying?)
I only buy presents for my siblings and my fiance, and I buy in stores. Target was a hot mess today though. I shipped my guy his gift last week due to the vagueries of international post. Hopefully its okay. I gave my sister the bigger part of her present early due to an attack of nerves...- Viola
- Post #15
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Lemme see that drape esse - authentic zoot suit pics
The mainstream fashion houses running with an urban, "edgy" trend well after the original gang kids tired of it? Faster than Vogue can say "bling!" -
What would she ask for?
A bolt of fabric in a flattering color, spool of ribbons and buttons for revamping/accessorizing existing outfits, ammunition for hunting, sheet music.- Viola
- Post #5
- Forum: The Powder Room
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Who are your Role Models?
I get the ation hero thing, believe you me, I'm a huge fan of that sort of thing, I was just thinking of comparing Bond to Indy or Archie of Nero Wolfe or Nick Charles or even Steve McQueen or whoever, that Bond was getting all the love. :) As a woman I can see the appeal of Bond but dang...- Viola
- Post #32
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Who are your Role Models?
Why all the James Bond love? Just curious. I'm going to toss my hat in the ring for Dolly Parton.- Viola
- Post #30
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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How to be a Hepburn in a Hilton World
I don't think I'd be comfortable giving the same advice to my daughhter when she's 12 as when she's 21 and I have sort of a big problem with the lack of recognition of change in "things that are terrible for middle-schoolers" vs. "things that are wrong for grown women" whether that's manner of...- Viola
- Post #57
- Forum: The Home Front Woman
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The Golden Era's *ugliest* clothes
I liked the spine/ribcage dress but my guy says its the most "hideous and terrifying" thing he's ever seen. He also assumed it was a modern design of a designer who found "anorexics to be inadequately emaciated, now they need exoskeletons" but I think he's just grumpy.- Viola
- Post #115
- Forum: The Powder Room
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Who are your Role Models?
Clint Eastwood the man or Dirty Harry/assorted Westerns Clint Eastwood? Just curious. And comparing him with the other celebrities you mentioned. I guess if I'm going to use actors I should go with Paul Newman - that said, I'm not trying to look like him, I haven't got the blue eyes. lol- Viola
- Post #17
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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How to be a Hepburn in a Hilton World
Oh, Christy, that's the one! I'm so grateful you were able to decipher my mumblings - I had the book years ago and have lost my copy and couldn't remember the right name. Yes, light-hearted, that's why I like it. As guides go I like that style more than the very dourly prim ones that talk down.- Viola
- Post #52
- Forum: The Home Front Woman
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How to be a Hepburn in a Hilton World
I think alliteration was valued over any particular historic moral fiber. Katherine was at least badass, and had that level of respect for herself that contrasts sharply with the sad sort of "spineless sexy" that reads less as a choice and more as a lack of confidence. Wit and conscious...- Viola
- Post #44
- Forum: The Home Front Woman
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Dog help?
Well you can have a breed and a rescue; tons of purebreds are in rescues/shelters. That's how my family keeps getting Akitas. It lets you know the stuff about size/grooming and the KIND of bad behaviors you're likely to get - every breed has some but not all the same - and you get to rescue...- Viola
- Post #23
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Ladies, What kind of vintage car would you love to cruise in?
Want a Buick Roadmaster, I think. It was only a question of model/year - I know I love that big grinning Buick grille, and the portholes, and all that jazz. Oh, and I need it in yellow. I think if I'm going all out girly, though, I need special upholstery. So the question is...- Viola
- Post #42
- Forum: The Home Front Woman
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Quirky things that people have done 'in the day' that people would gasp at today..
Hey now, I'm only 25!- Viola
- Post #63
- Forum: The Front Parlor
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The "Annoying Phrase" Thread
My friends and I have taken to using "hope that helps" but only for blatantly unhelpful or downright horrible things to say to each other, it amuses us because we're bad people. "I don't know where I'm going in life!" "I don't know, either, but I always imagined that in the end it would...- Viola
- Post #771
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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How do I hide a scar on my face?
Oh, this is not instead of the medicine/beauty tricks other people are giving but its really helpful as an assist - go get a can of Bag Balm from CVS/Walgreens. It's not terrible expensive, it will be in a green can with flowers and of all things a cow on it. Just slather it on before you go to... -
The "Annoying Phrase" Thread
Fair enough, Doran. Yeah I don't know that it will ever get popular or anything. I don't really use it to convince other people to use it. I just use it myself and I saw it in "annoying" and I was like is it really THAT egregious? I care a lot about history, if that helps! :) lol- Viola
- Post #717
- Forum: The Observation Bar
