Caray, Caray!

Hot damn, Doris, you hit a home run with this one. You even had me going for a minute on the April Fool. Well played! (And thanks for FF-->ing through the refrito.)

I loved "Mauro was a busy guy today," "I hope he has had his shots," and "She disconnects, and I do, too."

I think Natalia must have been studying law before she quit to become a full-time tragic bikini model, because Julian said, "You studied, right? What's the sentence for hit & run?" and she popped right back with, "Ten to fifteen."

And while the bathtub scene may have dragged on a little too long, I couldn't take my eyes off of Roberta dangling that radio over the suds like it was a giant rat. We can say what we want about this soggy telenovela and its bumper-crop of crazies, but one thing it's not is predictable.
 

Doris, thank you for reporting all the crazy.

Wow..Danela seems to be putting her heart and soul ( or lack thereof) into her performance. When She was dangling that radio (?) Over the tub and Katia was shrieking , I kept thinking Just get out of that tub pronto because slipping lower into the water is not going to save you dumdum. " hair

Today black top and white pants.

Everybody hates Julian, but Julian doesn't seem to care.
 

Great stuff, Doris.

Natalia, if you're going to tell anyone, don't forget Julian's role in the accident. And ditch Valentina. She's on your mother's payroll.

Katia, get out of Mexico ayer. good luck finding a safe place to go.

Manuel, don't fall in love with this bitch.. If you go broke she will ditch you, too.

Roberta, you are a sadist, but this will one will be your undoing. (Daniela Castro must have been having the time of her life with this scene).

Julian, nice escape this time, but this is not the end of it.

Mauro, "Gentleman gangster" suits you well. Whatever you've done before, do your nieta a big favor and get rid of that simian that passes for a lawyer.

 

Thanks, Doris! You got me with that April Fools gag. I really thought I'd missed an episode there for a second.

"Katia does not have her shocking experience." Haha! "She disconnects, and I do, too." I like how you had little asides for the recapper, like "Recapper hopes there is not a lawn care worker below."

I'm with Susanlynn in wondering why Katia just kept sinking into the bubbles. Girl, this is no time for modesty! You are younger, stronger, faster, more coherent than Loca. Jump up and push her out of the way.
 

Great recap DORIS! You are at your best when you're annoyed. And this episode certainly did make the viewers tear their hair out. I also liked the way you organized it by characters. Nice change of pace.

Loved this part of your April Fool's title: "Ingrid vaporizes with Javier." Perfect verb for his diaphanous appearances in her consciousness. Id love it if this harridan would just vaporize away. But I imagine she's here for the duration.

Some other great quips:

[Julián] his belt of babes bagged

[scene in jacuzzi] this seems to go on forever. Really.

Julián pours his drink over the patio and recapper hopes that there is not a lawn care worker below.

Since we're in the middle, I'm sure we'll all be raging soon, since this is the time everything gets sluggish. Still, I was delighted that Mauro saw the photograph. If he can take his mind off getting into Ingrid's gypsy skirts for a minute, maybe he'll realize that Alba is his daughter. I can see DNA tests, and false DNA tests in the future of the dramafest.

Thanks so much amiga. A great recap. I'm surprised your husband was able to get dental care. All I could get was a prescription for antibiotics over the phone. And they wanted me to take a picture of my molar. No way could I get my large cellphone into my little mouth. It would have take a spy phone of some sort. The skin surgery people also wanted me to take a picture of my melanoma site, but didn't not give me a cellphone number where I could send it. Crazy times. And I think Ohio is more strict about limiting medical visits than Tennessee is.
 

Judyb... " If he can take his mind off getting into Ingrid's gypsy skirts.. ". Wow..you have a way with words that always hits the mark and iced me a giggle. Thanks .... thinking of you, amiga.❤

OT....So..how is everyone getting through this bizarre state of suspended animation ? I have been walking and taking a lot of photos outside. I also put out my Easter wreath on my front door and set up an Adirondack chairs and part of my huge seashell collection in my deck. I can pretend that I am at the beach..which is , at least, a two hour drive away.
 

Judy, even without somewhere to send it, still take a picture of your hand, then take another picture each month and compare. They'll want to know if there is a change.
 

OT - stay at home

Susanlynn - Until the tree pollen season ends, which is early May, I'm always stuck indoors, every year. I am going to have to prune back my rose bushes soon(!) and wear a surgical mask for that. Ugh. Walking around the neighborhood in a surgical mask is no fun. My glasses fog up, the inside of the mask gets rather humid/wet from exhaling, and I've only done it to get in shape for big trips, in the past. By early May, I can go outside without pollen trouble. Sometimes it is earlier. (fingers crossed)

Our spring season here has been beautiful with all the flowering trees bursting forth with color.

Yesterday, I cleaned out our pantry closet, scrubbed three shelves, threw out a lot of old or never-used items, re-organized and will finish that project today with the final two shelves. I was exhausted. LOL Next will be re-alphabetizing the spice rack, looking for expiration dates, unused spices, etc. Look out! LOL

Our dog has driven us crazy with her barking. All the families that are staying at home are now getting out in the neighborhood to walk and bicycle, and I can't blame them. Our dog always barks at people in the street, yet once someone comes onto our property the barking ends and the tail-wagging begins. She is sooo not a watch dog! Our fix was to cover all the windows up to 3 ft. high off the floor with paper, so that she can't see out. Gah!

I'm doing my Pilates class via Facetime with my instructor, starting next week. It will be mat-only and I dread it. At the studio, everything is on the reformer. At my age (late 60s), getting down to and up off the floor is not easy. We will see how that goes. ~rolls eyes~

So we stay at home, are careful when we go out, and know that one day at a time this will be behind us. Attitude is everything, for us. The internet keeps us connected, so I am reeeally grateful for the internet. I'm seeing lots of humor related to staying at home, and I need lots of humor; if I don't laugh, then I will start crying. I already cry whenever I see the TV news interviews of exhausted medical workers, and their personal sacrifices. They are our true warriors against an invisible enemy.

I kind of sort of envy the lawn care workers. They are outdoors all day and do not have to worry about physical distancing. Right now that job looks great, and they're still getting their paychecks (the best part).
 

Ha ha, Judy, I think we're all "at our best when we're annoyed." At least we're not making fun of real people. ;}
 

Doris--Quite an accomplishment. April Fool with a bunch of crazy Fools. Thanks for the laughs (at not real people).

Yep, Julian is now my favorite character. I delight and cheer with every put down he gets. It's the alternative to being angry with a very pretty virus that we can only see in pictures.

I was so disappointed in Nat yesterday. Here she is giving her dad a tearful goodbye and a quits notice to Pao, to whom she pledged her undying love and just yesterday accepted the silver paper clip and a promise of marriage. What a wimp. THEN, she does the unthinkable. Instead of drowning in her own self-pity, she's enjoying the sun, the pool, and an itty-bitty yellow bikini. And who let Julian in? Aren't there maids and security guards around when you need them? Sheesh!

Like just about everybody here, Katia's performance was so dubious. Hiding under the bubbles? Another sheesh! Now, we don't know what we would have done in the same situation, but clearly, Julian wasn't coming to her rescue when she yelled for him. She should have climbed out of the jacuzzi at once. Or is it so hard to physically do? If I were Katia, I'd never believe anything Julian says ever again. He didn't know what Bertie was up to?

Whatever happened to the results of the blood test Gabe took? Is there such a thing as a poison that can't be detected? Still, I'm interested.

If Mau is smart, and in some ways he is (like promising to shoot Jul in the legs when the cameras are not working), he won't let on about his possible connection to Alba until after the DNA tests are done. But in so many other ways, he's not so smart--Crazy Bertie, Crazy Ingrid, Sly Tizzy, Neutered Franco.

Still self-isolating with plenty of things I'd like to do and avoid--like refinishing the front and back doors. So I putter in the garden, try out more recipes in the air-fryer my grandkids gave me for Christmas, make bread, do Caray, e-mails, watch Gov. Cuomo's daily briefings, read (Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire) and watch TV. Outlander Season 5, Epi #3 is waiting for me.

Andy checked in under the Lexicon offering. He's fine and enjoying Mi Corazon es Tuyo.

Stay safe and sanitize, as Nina always reminds us.
 

Doris, great recap. You'll probly get annoyed more often in The months to come. There's a lot to be annoyed about these days.

That was a great April fools day trick
That would have made my day. But as it
Goes, stuff like that don't happen when you Want it to. Good one tho D.

Now can some body tell me, Why is this Paolo guy such a cry baby? And he ugly crys too. I don't blame you for fast
Forwarding(FFW). And why does Franco keep telling people to calm down?

I would Like to see that guy that plays Julian play a good guy. He looks good wet and in a towel. But the character he plays takes away from that. Julian's a first class jerk. And
Why does he want to marry natty again?
So he can.....be around all that looks
Prominant and money-ish? Such a waste.
But he's the stupid one.

Mauro knows alba is his daughter. The
Way he looked at her, he probly wish
His other daughter was normal. Never gonna happen. Berti's coocoo has flown
Over the nest. I do believe he did do
Something to her mother and she saw it
He's probly where she gets her killer side from.

Well aside from work and the grocery store, Florida's gov has shut down the state. Now all that's left is who'll be arrested for being stupid.
And tomorrow is the day most folks pay their bills, me included. O well life goes on. And here comes the weekend.
I'm sure every body will think of something to do.


Thank you Doris. Yall stay safe. And smile. :-)

Ps, I'm in Florida so I can pretend I'm on the beach since Im about 6 or 7 blocks
Away from the ocean.
 

Something new coming in a few weeks: TE DOY LA VIDA

From Wikipedia:

Nicolás (Leonardo Herrera) is a six-year-old boy suffering from leukemia and to recover he needs a bone marrow transplant. In such a situation, the adoptive parents of the child, Elena (Eva Cedeño) and Ernesto (Jorge Salinas) will take on the task of searching for the biological father. Thus, they arrive at the mechanical workshop where Pedro (José Ron) works to expose the situation, at which point the young man learns that he had a son from a relationship years ago.
 

OT-Amores Verdaderos ##7 & 8
Miss Vikki is clearly enamoured by Arriaga and is devastated he's leaving to go back to the ranch.

Kendra reams our Dances with Glasses for having his goons botch the kidnapping and Arriaga and Vikki recognizing one of them. He's also pissed that Arriaga is leaving. Kendra still thinks kidnapping Nikki should be their next project. They are apparently only in it for the money.

Guzman intervenes with Nikki's attempt to sneak out of the house without him for a late night meet up at an antro with her buds. She's furious and "fires" him.

Lili and Cristina show up at the mansion to "rescue" Arriaga. He agrees to go back to the ranch when Vikki absolves him of his debt. They get to spend the night at the mansion before leaving the next day.

Cristina throws a jealousy fit and Polita and Jean Marie witnessed the whole thing. Lili meets Guzman making his rounds that night and is instantly in lust.

Nikki catches Lili taking a shower in the guardespalda's quarters next morning and gets pissed. Eternal animosity is instantly born.

"Fortunately" for Vikki, Arriaga develops a fever as a result of his bullet wound, so that delays his leaving for at least one more episode. Vikki gets to sit by his bedside while she shoos Tomasina and Cristina away to call the doctor. In his delirium, he grabs her and begs her not to leave him.

I never noticed how curly Big Ed's hair really is until we got those close-ups.
 

Blue Lass--RE Te Doy La Vida
Did you watch PASL I with us? (Sorry, my memory doesn't really go in that direction.) Apparently Jose Ron's love interest is going to be Ernesto's wife, none other than Slutty Letty from PASL I. It supposedly starts April 13th in the 8 o'clock slot.
 

Anita, yes! Slutty Leti from PASL went on to be Imperious Leti on CQM. I like that actress — she’s got moxie.
 

Jose Ron is a popular guy...busy, busy, busy.
 

Blue Lass I saw the preview of that one, it Looks like it maybe a good one.