57 Thoughts We Had While Watching Pretty Little Liars Season 6 Episode 8

1. "No, no, no, no, no" - me throughout the whole "Previously on PLL" sequence (because of all the horrible characters and relationships)
2. You go Hanna.
3. You go girl.
4. How is that harsh? HE TRIED TO KILL YOU WHEN YOU WERE A BABY; IN THE FREAKING BATH TUB NO LESS!
5. Why is Ezra so creepy?
6. If everybody I met was into me the way everybody's into these girls, then I wouldn't be single right now.
7. Is Aria sunburnt?
8. Shut up Aria.
9. Are you writing this all in your book, Ezra?
10. No no no no - gross she made him soup.
11. Why is his arm in a sling - he just got hit by some balls.
12. "I have a more personal stake on the outcome." Ew ew ew 
13. Ew she made him soup
14. I can't (Perfect timing since he said "I can" at this exact moment).
15. "We haven't even graduated high school yet." Ain't that the truth.
16. Every one of these pictures are creepy.
17. "Things won't always be like this." Will they really? There's a whole 'nother season. 
18. Ooh answers before the last second of the show; WE GOT SOME ANSWERS BEFORE THE LAST SCENE OF THE SHOW Y'ALL; IT'S A PRETTY LIARS MIRACLE!
19. Red Coat is definitely Cece.
20. And Charles is probably Wren
21. Why is Emily getting Aria a jacket for her? Can't she get it herself? She didn't get hit by balls like Lorenzo.
22. "Looky-loos"?
23. Prom is overrated.
24. lol
25. Have Emily and Aria been this close?
26. They're like living together - what is this?
27. Emily and Aria hanging out is weird. This normal conversation is weird.
28. I thought Sara was a popular girl though, so how could she not have been on a date? 
29. Hanna and Spencer are the best.
30. Ew she's folding his laundry.
31. This is so anti-feminist.
32. Ooh
33. Alison Dilarentis does not make people soup and shit; she lies.
34. This is so weird.
35. Why is Nicole still here? Ain't she supposed to be in Florida?
36. Why is Clark acting shady af?
37. Is this another Maya's cousin situation? 
38. Why is Aria stepping up? 
39. Whoa 
40. Oh shit A
41. You so bad
42. That's how police should act i.e. not shoving people to the ground. Pardon my social commentary.
43. That was scary-thought A was there.
44. Okay now Tanner is acting hella creepy. Why is everybody creepy/shady af?
45. Why is Tanner being so mean?
46. Alison has no empathy. Why does she have empathy? She's supposed to be a bitch. This show is stupid.
47. Are Aria and Ezra going to kiss?
48. Good, they didn't.
49. Clark?! Clark?! What the fuck is going on?
50. OF COURSE THEY GIVE US MORE QUESTIONS
51. So that's why Clark was asking all of those questions...at least he has a purpose now.
52. Good, this relationship is ending. Glad to know Ali was actually being nice for an ulterior motive. 
53. True - the police aren't doing enough. 
54. *Gasp* *choke* *choke* Red Coat makes another appearance! 
55. Ooh ooh surveillance footage
56. Prom is going to end with the back of "his" face with Ali saying "It's you?"
57. And in the finale, we'll finally see his face, and then it'll all be flashbacks.

39 Thoughts We Had While Watching Pretty Little Liars Season 6 Episode 7

Inspired by Buzzfeed

Warning: This post contains profanity.

1. Aria's stupid-thinking her chip rings.
2. Where's Allison? Probably effing Lorenzo
3. Answer your daughter, Kenneth!
4. Jason recommended them while you were effing him, Ashley?
5. Do the Hastings not have a front door?
6. #SpencerIsASexAddict
7. Shay Mitchell kind of looks like Julie.
8. You go Jason! 
9. Except you just effed up.
10. Oh shit Jason's a part of this now.
11. What is Mike wearing?
12. Emily is so annoying.
13. It's not safer there-there was a knife held to her back while she was sleeping in your bedroom!
14. Finally-Allison isn't dressed like an old woman.
15. What-why did Mike bring Aria's dolls over to Mona's house?
16. Team Spana getting things done.
17. Toby's going to die y'all.
18. #SexAddict
19. Toby's A.
20. What is Allison doing?
21. Why is Toby recruiting Lorenzo? I thought Spencer told him not to tell anyone!
22. Hello Cece.
23. Are frogs the new dolls?
24. What? What? What?
25. We won't know until three more episodes? But we almost saw him!
26. Why Ali? Why?
27. We almost figured it out.
28. Oh it's Toby.
29. Oh my god he's high.
30. LMAO
31. It's just balls!
32. Jason's pissed.
33. WE ALMOST HAD HIM-WHY LIARS WHY? ALWAYS FUCKING THINGS UP
34. IT WAS ACTUALLY TOBY-TOBY HAD HIM; HE COULD HAVE SHOT HIM, BUT THEN HE GOT HIGH
35. WHY IS EVERYONE ON THIS SHOW SO STUPID?
36. WHY THE FUCK DID YOU BREAK THE CHIP, EMILY? YOU'RE SO FUCKING STUPID
37. DA FUCK
38. FREDDIE IS WREN
39. Spencer kind of looks like someone too.

Minimalist Recipe #3: Summer Rolls

I may not know how to make a lot of Vietnamese dishes, most of which are too complicated to be included in a minimalist cookbook, but I do know how to make summer rolls, one of the simplest Vietnamese recipes.

Now the term for these rolls is quite debatable. I like to call them summer rolls, but they're also referred to as spring rolls. I'm still searching for a definitive English translation for these "gỏi cuốn," but let's not worry too much about the name and start worrying about to make them.

Ingredients:
-Shrimp
-Rice paper (bánh tráng)
-Rice vermicelli (bún)
-Lettuce

Other ingredients you can use for the summer roll:
-Tofu and bean sprouts (for a vegetarian roll)
-Herbs (mint, basil, etc.)
-Cucumbers
-Pickled vegetables
-Salmon/other fish
-Pork belly
-Etc.

P.S. I have never written a cookbook, so take these instructions with a grain of salt.

1. Dampen a whole sheet of rice paper with water
2. Place the rice paper on a flat surface
3. Layer lettuce and rice vermicelli on the rice paper edge closest to you
4. Place shrimp side-by-side on the opposite edge
5. Start rolling rice paper from the edge closest to you to the top. When you get towards the middle, fold in the sides and continue rolling until the end.
6. Enjoy with peanut sauce or fish sauce (nước mắm), whichever you prefer

Peanut Sauce Ingredients:
-Water
-Peanut Butter
-Hoisin

1. Microwave a tablespoon of water and a spoonful of peanut butter together, so the peanut butter melts
2. Stir in a spoonful of hoisin sauce for a one-to-one ratio of peanut butter and hoisin sauce
3. Adjust accordingly

Enjoy (and let me know if you could follow those instructions)!

Summer Shopping Adventure #1

Really, Rue21? Really?! Because I don't think anyone who shops here knows anything about being a thug.

Cute door and shirt/necklace combination; can't say the same about the choker and denim shirt tied around the mannequin's waist though #maurices

The man, the myth, the legend, BOBS aka Tom's lesser known brother #rackroomshoes

Another cute door - this one from the dressing room at Marshalls

 Sports bras I almost bought but didn't because let's be real here, I'm still not going to work out even if I have cute work out clothes. #marshalls 

Minimalist Recipe #2: Homemade Macaroni & Cheese

This might not be the tastiest homemade mac & cheese, but it's definitely the easiest to cook. Here's how to make it: First, boil some elbow macaroni on a stove until it's cooked (or in a microwave, I'm sure that works too). Then, drain the pasta and put it in a microwaveable bowl. Pour shredded (it's easier to melt than sliced cheese) mozzarella (trust me, this won't taste as good with Kroger's shredded cheddar) on the macaroni and microwave until the cheese is melted (~30 seconds to a minute). Lastly, add pepper for added flavor (It drastically changes the dish). Don't believe me, just taste (a before and after taste that is). Quantity of each ingredient? However much you want. And there you have it, the quickest okay-tasting mac & cheese recipe.

A Cinderella Story

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A Cinderella Story, no not the Hilary Duff and Chad Michael Murray movie, the 2015 University of Virginia baseball team. By now, you’ve probably heard it—starring breakthrough actors like Adam Haseley, Ernie Clement, Pavin Smith, and Thomas Woodruff, veterans like Brandon Waddell, Josh Sborz, and Kenny Towns, battered stars like Nathan Kirby and Joe McCarthy, and a great supporting cast, the Cavaliers won their first ever NCAA baseball championship after almost failing to make their own conference tournament no less. But this story isn’t a fairytale; it’s a story that’s been in the making for 12 years; it’s a story about how consistency inevitably breeds championships.

Twelve years ago, Brian O’Connor was hired to replace long-time head coach Dennis Womack, thereby transforming Virginia baseball eternally. Since O’Connor’s hiring in July of 2003, the Cavaliers haven’t missed a single NCAA tournament. The number of NCAA tournaments UVa. appeared in the 56-year-history of the NCAA Baseball Tournament before O’Connor? Three.

The Cavaliers didn’t reach the Super Regional round for another five years after O’Connor’s first season, but they kept at it and were rewarded with their first ever College World Series appearance in 2009 (where they lost to Arkansas, a team they beat this year on their way to the title, in the second round of the CWS).

Another Super Regional appearance soon followed in 2010, and in 2011, the Cavaliers were back in Omaha—this time as the No.1 overall seed in the tournament. This was also the year that the coaching staff pulled a flu-ridden Danny Hultzen, star pitcher and the second overall pick in the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft, from an elimination game against South Carolina, with the Cavaliers just one win away from the championship series—a move not uncommon for O’Connor’s coaching staff who value their players’ health and future more than anything.

With Hultzen gone the following season, the Cavaliers tied the fewest number of wins in the O’Connor era (They also recorded 39 wins in 2008). Nevertheless, Virginia hosted a regional in Charlottesville for the third straight year before returning to the Super Regional in 2013, proving that 2012 was just a minor blip on the radar, and in 2014, the Cavaliers were one win away from winning a national championship, reaching the finals of the College World Series for the first time ever.

With a preseason No.2 ranking in tow to start the 2015 season, the Cavaliers were primed for another deep NCAA run, going 12-1 in their first 13 games. Then the inconsistencies began for the injury-laden Cavaliers, who lost seven of their next nine games without McCarthy, who had back surgery before the start of the season and John La Priese, who had only played in four games prior undergoing season-ending hip surgery on April 1. Twenty days after permanently losing La Priese for the season, the Cavaliers lost one of their aces in pitcher Nathan Kirby for the last month of the season (but you probably know all of this already from reading the fairytale). In total, the Cavaliers had four stretches in the 2015 regular season where they lost three or more games—a first under O’Connor’s tutelage.

But as they’ve always done and will continue to do under O’Connor, the Cavaliers adjusted and closed out the regular season with five straight wins. They lost three straight in the ACC Tournament after winning the play-in game to get into the contest, but the ACC Tournament isn’t really where the Cavaliers thrive anyhoo, having only won two conference championships under O’Connor’s leadership. Where they’ve really thrived is in the NCAA tournament, and they had done just enough to make it into the field of 64 to allow consistency to take over yet again. The Cavaliers took that consistency and rolled with it, combining it with the players who upheld that consistency and the luck of the draw (Maryland knocked off the No. 1 overall seed in UCLA), the Omahoos went 10-2 in their final 12 games, holding the hottest-hitting team in the tournament, No.4 Florida, to just four runs in their two wins against the Gators, before exacting revenge on Vanderbilt in the finals for that elusive championship trophy Brian O’Connor set out for 12 years ago.

You probably doubt my consistency argument right now, but you can’t debate it because no matter what, the great teams will always eventually win. Just take a look at an example in the CWS’s counterpart, the Women’s College World Series. The Florida softball team reached the WCWS seven times before eventually winning it in 2014 and repeating this year. They even lost in the championship series twice in 2008 and 2011.

This argument also proves true in college basketball. After winning the national title in 2010, Duke lost in the second round twice before eventually winning it again earlier this year. In fact, Duke hasn’t missed the Big Dance since 1995. On the other hand, Virginia has only recently been invited to the Dance on a more consistent basis. They haven’t won one yet, but if Tony Bennett keeps churning out championship-caliber teams, they’ll get there one day.

And sure there are outliers like the Golden State Warriors, who won with a first-year head coach, but they didn’t have to go through the most consistent team in the NBA in the past 20 years, the San Antonio Spurs.

And then there are teams that will never win a national championship like the UVa. football team because they haven’t even found consistency at the starting quarterback position since 2004. But let’s not think about the football team right now as I have digressed, Hoo fans; let us revel in the successes of our baseball team whose story won’t be ending anytime soon, even if this chapter was a fairytale.

On Drugs and Alcohol

Hookah is cool, but it's also really really bad for you, yet it's legal. Weed is safer and has even been found to be beneficial in some cases but it's still illegal. Why? Because white people didn't want to deal with Mexicans anymore i.e. racism.

Shots are a terrible terrible idea, but you know what's not a terrible idea? Sipping on a pint of draft beer or cider, a nice tall glass of wine, or a sweet little mixed drink because that's what liquor was invented for, not shots.