Clam Jam

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And H. Brook Webb, " The Slang of Jazz," in American Speech (1937) confirms that clambake was used to refer to a jam session in the 1930s [combined snippets]: So what happens with these little white lies? Well, you’ll have to read to find out. But the heart and soul put into this romantic comedy is DREAMY. I FELT everything that Ry was feeling. He is a man that I would be proud to call my own. And Maggie? She is a sassy and fun character that could easily become my own best friend. These characters touched my heart, made me smile from ear to ear, and gave me a pleasurable reading experience through and through. The comedy? It’s up to part with Tara Sivec’s Chocolate Lovers Series and the Virgin Romance Novelist series by Meghan Quinn (my favorite romantic comedies EVER).

clam n. ... 5. a mistake ; a boner 1952: "Radio men speak no worse English than the general average of American professional men, and ... on the average there are not really so horribly many out-and-out clams coming over the air." Letter in N.Y. Her[ald] Trib[une], Apr. 3, 24/5. I’m sorry, but did my panties just go poof? Up in smoke? Because the look in his eyes made my hoo-ha feel like it was on fire. Ummmm not like that because that would mean something was seriously wrong. Like in the form of clap or something. And just eww, right?” EB: It’s funny, because we didn’t intend to make it girly, but at the same time, I was aware that you can’t ever say that a work doesn’t deal with gender. It does deal with gender because it’s made by women. We make the work we make because of our gender to an extent. One of the artists that we approached to be in the show said that this was a brave but meaningless thing to do. A question I have become interested in while researching around the show was questioning whether female art exists, and should it?EB: I didn’t want to brand it with any feminist banner. I didn’t want it to take on the message: ‘Oh, here’s opportunities for female artists’; because these opportunities already exist, and they are beginning to exist more and more. Interactive –Get your friends and family gathered around the grill. Grilled clams are fun to watch cook and they bubble, sputter, and pop. Not only is cooking them an fun experience but gathering around a cast iron skillet with chunks of charred bread is also part of what makes this dish an experience. To be quite honest, I was totally sold on this book just on the synopsis alone. I completely envisioned a romantic comedy that had me laughing and swooning the entire time. I have to say, I was really surprised that I ended up liking this one as much as I did. For a girl, who had had an ex cheat on her, so her self esteem was pretty low, eventually feels ready for dating, then her room mate/best friend spends months "stealing" away her dates, or lying about her being crazy etc, it is pretty cruel. If this fella was meant to be a friend of mine, I would have lost my temper with him months before, not carried on thinking he was one of my best friends, because even without her knowing he was gay, he comes across as a pretty selfish friend.

Essentially that's what happened with Maggie. Ry's chapters were dedicated to describing how amazing, beautiful, sexy, kind, PERFECT she was, or how her explosive diarrhea should have been bottled and used as perfume all over the world. But Maggie didn't measure up to that level of awesomeness so by the end I hated her Mary-Sue crap with a fiery passion. After a year, they both give in to their attraction and sleep together many many MANY times, but to Maggie he's still fully gay.

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Ry needs a place to live. He had been renting a room with a guy, who sadly for him gotten married. Since he’s not entirely sure his job will keep him local, Ry is not interested in buying an apartment. Needless to say, he’s looking to rent one as soon as possible. Clam fest (qv https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Clamfest) would be the most direct conceptual equivalent here, so would make sense even to those only familiar with the former term. Maggie's inner dialogue was hilarious. It was comical and entertaining, to say the least, and most definitely one that you could read over and over and not tire of it. I seriously mean it when I say I laughed good and hard while reading this book!!! She is so freaking funny!! Ry's devotion to Maggie was the perfect example of the right man doing anything possible for the one he loves. He makes me smile with everything he selflessly did for her....ok, and to her, but most definitely for her. This was unconditional love at it's finest. RC did a really good job making these two characters different and perfect for each other. I could see the caring side of Ry while dealing with the sarcastic side of Maggie. Total match made in heaven.

Example: You're chatting with a guy you're interested in and your friend comes along and lays claim to him. Maggie had a bad relationship so she wants nothing to do with men for a while, so her gay roommate is the perfect solution but what happens when more than a friendship begins to form and the secrets Ry has been keeping come out I understood why she was reacting the way she did. I do think she was a bit blind though because I think she would have figured it out if she had actually taken into account certain things. CLAM JAM: I tend to normally steer clear of the romantic comedy genre but the synopsis had me so intrigued that I couldn't help but sign up for this one. This will also be my first read by this author. The "TTBOMK" gives it away as folk etymology, and the argument that follows is what I will charitably call less than rigorous. Crusty Bread –Skip the forks, the only utensil you need for these is slices of charred bread to dip up all of the deeply flavorful broth.

Who knew this is an actual term!! And OMG I googled this shit and it’s a real to life true term!! LOL!!