Who would have guessed?

I hate to have to be the one to tell you this...but it looks as if Pam Anderson and current husband Rick Solomon might be getting divorced. I know, I know...I didn't see it coming either, but sometimes you give it all you have and still it doesn't work. These kids tried their best. They dated for about a month and gave marriage a shot for oh, what? about 60 days? Listen, that's twice as long as they dated, so I think it's a miracle it lasted as long as it did.

One thing I can say about ol' Pammy is that she never disappoints. For example, look at all the people disappointed in Jamie Lynn Spears. It's tough, and yet, it's her own fault for pretending to be a good ole girl with a hit show on Nickelodeon who was so much more sane than Britney it was hard to believe they were related. And yet. Oh, how the tables have turned. She set the standards too high and couldn't quite live up to it. On the other hand, we have Pam. First off, Pam's been married like 7 times. And about half of those are to Tommy Lee, because face it, those two are meant to be together. Second, she doesn't have the best taste in men. She likes the skuzzers. She finds them appealing for some odd reason. But what I will say is that I never for one second expected her marriage to last, and at least I'm not disappointed in her!

OK, look, I tried to put a positive spin on it, I really did. I wasn't too keen on the idea of her getting married in the first place and now this is just the icing on the cake. I told you so, Pam! Oh, and for the gamblers out there, my money's on Tommy Lee for the next go-round!

Aristocrats and Royalty!

...Wait...Uh...is it?...OVER?? Are you kidding me with that finale? What even happened?? Lame.

Here's the breakdown: Whitney was invited to Paris and Lauren pouted about not getting invited even though she pretended to understand why she wasn't asked. Some dude named Kimball (who looked super thrilled to be there) came down from NYC to take Whitney to a grand ball full of aristocrats and royalty. Oh...OK. That sounds legit. How about you just come right out and say that the "aristocrats" are the Hilton sisters and the "royalty" is Sir Mix-a-lot. Don't try and dress it up, Teen Vogue.

Heidi and Spencer are still recovering from their fight. All of their fights are the same. Why don't they ever resolve anything? They argue about their wedding, Spencer leaves and gives Heidi "space" and then comes back and calls Heidi some ridiculous nickname like "stranger" and gives her flowers and thinks that that solves something. You have to actually talk things out, you idiots. So, anyway, Heidi bares her soul to Work Friend and even I'm confused when she says she "gave up everything" to be with Spencer. You gave up Lauren. Was she everything? You still have your job, your clothes and you even gained a new nose and some boobs! Talk about a sacrifice. Gah!

ShePratt meets up with an obviously lonely and alone Spencer at a coffee shop and tells him that he should email Heidi. Genius. Has this girl ever been in a relationship? Why not just IM her? Let's just take the easiest route we can to apologizing. I think a text message should suffice. Surprisingly, Spencer heads on down to Bolthouse in person and finally the receptionist recognizes him! But, Heidi sends Work Friend to tell him she left for the day! Whoa! That is ice cold! Because of course, Heidi is still at work, spinning away in her huge chair.

Here comes the shock of the season! Are you ready? Oh, it's almost too much... Lauren gets to...go to...PARIS! I know! You had never guessed, right?! Such a huge surprise! The sad part about all of this is that MTV thinks that we give a crap that Lauren gets to go to Paris. This could have been just another episode where she gets invited and they film them at the airport leaving and then cue some "French" music and a random plane arriving back to LAX where they get off the plane wearing berets and eating croissants. How is my idea any worse than what actually happened? Oh, because she "made a decision" about Brody? Whatever! She's just putting that off until after Paris. It's not as if Paris is some magical land where all your problems are solved and you come back with all the answers. Brody's still going to be there, with his phone full of girls numbers, giving Lauren mixed signals and wearing under eye concealer. Plus, Lauren can't be going for very long because she didn't pack all that much (except for the 20 pairs of shoes). My guess is she is going for all of a week.

Finally, and this is maybe bigger than the news of Lauren going to Paris (not possible, right?) - Speidi are giving each other some space. Heidi's headed back to Colorado to whine about how Spencer is an idiot. And Spencer will go back to his parents' house to try and finish a book for a change. One of the inexplicable things about their relationship is how they say they are so in love, but neither one of them seemed to care if they separated for a while. Spencer, for one, looks as if he's about to take a nap and Heidi looks as if she can't remember whether or not she packed her socks yet. If we are to believe that reality continues after the cameras stop rolling, then we can still see that Speidi are still together. How long ago was that Taco Bell stuff? That had to have been after the show stopped filming right? I can't believe that MTV would miss an opportunity like that. But, for now, it seems that the Speidi Wedding is on the back burner.

I haven't watched the After Show yet, but I did read that the BIG announcement was that the season isn't quite over yet. Apparently my dream of getting to watch the girls eat croissants and wear berets will be fulfilled! Now I feel better since this episode wasn't technically the finale. They had better make it up to us with the Paris episodes!

I'm better than Slash

Some video games are cool, while some go beyond cool, reaching a level that makes me want to blog about them. This is one of those games. Guitar Hero III for the Wii. I know Guitar Hero has been out for a long time, but it's only recently become available on the Wii (our gaming system of choice), so naturally Eric had to hunt for it like a mad man until he finally found one (actually 2, he bought an additional one to sell online) at a Circuit City in Brighton, MI (30 mins from Ann Arbor). A Christmas miracle, indeed! We weren't about to wait for Christmas to open this bad boy, oh no. We played for several hours over the weekend and actually completed a solo career in the "Easy" mode. Eric has already moved up to the "Medium" level, and while I attempted to play a song on Medium, I found that my little pinky just can't handle it right now. It's going to take some practice. But I was able to defeat the one and only Slash in a battle of guitar greatness, so I'm making some progress. We will be bringing the Wii and this game down with us to Fayetteville, so I hope you all can come over to the parents house and give it a try!

Holiday Parties Galore

Last night was our office Christmas dinner. And as expected, it was... uncomfortable. I like everyone here at work well enough, but trying to talk about non-work related things can be tough. The fact that I'm not that big of a fan of people in general and I hate hugs only makes events like these worse. With that said, I had a pretty good time. The food was great, the drinks were free and I ended up with the best ornament in the ornament exchange. Yessssss!

With our penchant for making rules, I thought we could come up with a set of Office Party rules, just for fun. I have to go to another dinner tonight for the husband, so any tips would be welcome. I'll start...

1. Never make a toast. Ever. No matter how much wine you've had.

Upgrade!

I really enjoyed this episode. I know that not all that much happened in it, I mean the stare-face time alone was probably close to 5 whole minutes, but it seemed more "real" than some of the previous episodes.

For example, even Spiedi's fight seemed legit. ShePratt actually did the right thing, in my opinion. Doesn't Heidi realize that if ShePratt is delusional enough to think they are best friends, then she's probably crazy enough to not listen to any of what Heidi actually says...well, at least the part when she told ShePratt not to tell Spencer that she wanted to postpone the wedding. Really? Did Heidi actually think she wouldn't tell him? But, like I said, I think that Spencer had a right to know that info, and although the timing could have been better (aka, NOT when he's buying Save the Date cards), it's good that he found out. What ISN'T good is that Spencer can't seem to talk/argue about anything with Heidi without storming off. That's not a super great quality in a future husband. Next week we're supposed to believe that they might not get back together. Maybe I could, if it weren't for constant pictures of Speidi at every Taco Bell in a major metropolitan area. The jig is up, MTV. If you really want to keep us guessing, you're going to have to sequester the cast of the Hills until their season is over...just like Survivor. Hey, wait a minute...the cast of the Hills on Survivor! I think I just hit the jackpot! Somebody get me the head of CBS' programming!

The main reason that this episode was great was that Lauren was hilarious. For one, she totally called out JBob for being a terrible boyfriend. Thankfully Audrina finally gets it now, and even had a laugh when Lauren said that the fact that Audrina's new crush bathed made him superior to JBob. Harsh, but so true. And the mating game still persists between Lauren and Brody. It could be my favorite moment of the entire season when Lauren started going through Brody's phone and reading off the names of the girls in there. Some favorites include: Britney Platinum Blonde, Amy Wanna Bang, and Canada Whore. I can see why Lauren doesn't want to put up with that. But they are ridiculously cute together and that's gotta count for something, right?! It looks like Lauren wants to wait for Brody to suggest they start dating. And clearly, he's too much of a player for that.

In other news, Audrina's new Aussie boyfriend seems great; Lo was fabulous as usual and Brody and Frankie as Batman and Robin was perfect.

Next week is the season finale! What could possibly happen between Spencer and Heidi!? Do Lauren and Brody finally start dating?! Does Brody wear under-eye concealer??? All your questions will be answered! See you then!

ShePratt is SCARY

NEED I SAY MORE?

Probably not, but I will. I read on PinkIsTheNewBlog.com that shepratt has a bit of a shady past. It seems she likes to shoplift. I wonder if the Pratts really have all of the money that Spencer wants us to think they have.
First he buys Heidi a costume ring and calls it an engagement ring and now we learn that his sister was arrested for shoplifting. And to state the obvious, her mugshot is not flattering. Would you want to have that yelling at you at a bar? I wouldn't. Nor would I want her out claiming to be my best friend (poor Heidi-LC was a much better choice for a bff).

When holidays and Hills collide

Due to the holiday and my need to pack for a flight the next day, I didn't actually watch last week's episode of The Hills until tonight. I know. It's shocking. Anyway, I was going to skip over the recap, but after watching it I definitely have some things to say! And also, I hear people saying/blogging/bitching about how the Hills is fake and scripted and whatever else. Here's what I'm saying: I don't care. Officially. So, just quit whining about it and let peoeple watch the friggin show already! I like it!

Part one: "Ah, to be a natural beauty."
I really enjoy the dynamic between Whitney and Lauren. It's like they're friends, but they aren't super close, so they can't be TOO honest with each other. How else would Lauren let Whitney go out of the house (to meet a boy!) in that getup? Is she serious with that lingerie/tights combo? I know I don't work at Teen Vogue, but she looked like an ice skater.

Whitney's trainer/date seemed kinda lame, too. It would be weird to date your trainer, wouldn't it? When they went up to that park, they would talk and all the sudden he'd bust in with, "OK, give me 10 jumping jacks!" Oh, that's not gonna work for me, actually. Not to mention that he just stands there and watches you while you do them. Weird!

Speidi came thisclose to breaking up when Spencer decided that they should forget about couples counseling and just elope to Vegas. Heidi wasn't so thrilled about the idea and gave him his ring back. I was pretty sure it was going to melt if it got too close to that flame (in one of the 50 candles they had lit, what's up with them?), close call. Spencer left because nothing says, "I'm mature enough to consider marriage" like leaving in the middle of an argument. Oh, but don't worry. Those roses and ever-so-heartfelt apology should clear things right up. The wedding is BACK ON!

Part two: The She-Pratt
Spencer's got a sister...yikes! Lauren should be more scared of her, for reals. And, as it turns out, ShePratt is not afraid to make a fool out of herself in public. The confrontation between her and her psycho friend and Lauren's posse was one of the more ridiculous things I've seen a Pratt do, and that's really saying something. Brody actually did a good job defending Lauren and himself, but then again, I'm on their (logical) side, so it totally made sense to me. ShePratt didn't so much understand. And neither did Spencer when she explained it to him. Of course, Spencer gave huge props to ShePratt for defending him and butting into his business. Oh, but the best part was watching Heidi's face when ShePratt referred to herself as Heidi's "best friend." Ah, yeah, I know she has like zero friends, but Bunney and Worker Potential Friend are certainly above you. Crazy! She also thought JBob was "the nicest one outta all them" so that tells you something.

The only other interesting thing in this episode was Audrina breaking up with JBob. I guess no more dreads and head scarves in our future. Sad. Even sadder was when it seemed as if Audrina was going to forgive JBob for kissing that other trashy girl. She was a milisecond away from being completely dead to me. But she redeemed herself and sent JBob packing, all classy-like in her fancy apartment. That apt. is bad luck. It's where everyone goes to break up.

Next week! Lauren confronts Brody about knowing a lot of other girls, in the always interesting "are-we-or-aren't-we-dating" dance! Game on!

Project Runway: You Better Watch!

Are you all watching Project Runway?! I just watched last week's episode and I have two things to mention that I 100% guarantee will get you watching again.

One: The guest star on last week's episode was SARAH JESSICA PARKER!! I literally gasped when she came on screen. She is adorable! And one of my (and I know your) favorites. Even if you don't want to watch the rest of the season, you should at least watch last week's episode because the winning design was cute and its going to be a part of her fall/winter Bitten line. But I think after the next reason you will be watching all season long...

Two: One of the models was in the Ad/PR department at U of A! This is her pic from the first episode and I totally recognize her from the halls or a class or something. True, the models don't get featured that much on this show, but still! I want to see how far she goes! She wasn't in the second episode much because only half the models got to work the runway since the designers paired up. But she shows up at the beginning when the designers select the models. Watch for her, I know you'll recognize her.

I got the FEVER!

Christmas fever, that is! After a wonderful Thanksgiving with Eric's side of the family, which included several large (and delicious) meals and over 400 family photos, I'm officially ready for Christmas! It's a bit early, I'll admit, especially since I was the one nagging on the blog about a month ago about how people are decorating for Christmas earlier and earlier every year. But, it's not THAT early. Thanksgiving is over and that's fair game to begin the Christmas season. Regardless, I got the urge to decorate the apt. last night and it's a winter wonderland in there now! We have a 3 foot plastic tree that is adorned with lights, beads and ornaments and it's so cute. It makes my day to come home from work and plug that bad boy in! Such joy! The rest of the place is full of Christmas nick-nacks from Christmas' of yore. About 95% of the decorations come from Eric's mom who usually sends me some new stuff every year, and it's all really cute and festive and I love it. In fact, I think the reason I decided to decorate so early is because Eric's family had already decorated their houses with the first wave of decor. Whatever the reason, the countdown to Christmas has begun. And you'd better believe I've got a cute, little countdown chotchky to help me get there!

All I Want for Christmas

Well ladies, Christmas is fast approaching. I have bought all of one present for the people in my family, which means that I pretty much haven't even started Christmas shopping yet. Not good.

But anyway, we need to decide what we want to do this year. We have a few options that I'll list below. Feel free to change or add anything.

Option One: Choose a dollar limit and get each other gifts.
Option Two: No gifts. Spend our money on a nice dinner out with each other (i.e. Bordino's).
Option Three: Buy small gifts and go out for dinner on the cheap (i.e. Guido's).
Option Four: Choose a collectible gift category (like ornaments, except not ornaments because everyone does ornaments) and get that for each other this year and for years to come.

Sooooo, let's decide!

The Tooth Fairy visits Ryan Reynolds

Since movie stars have more money than they know what to do with, I am sure they are especially hard to shop for. So I could imagine that if your movie star boyfriend was turning 31 you might really struggle with what to get him. I mean I am sure they already have everything they could ever want or need.
One might think of presenting them with a trip or maybe even a romantic dinner...but not Scarlett Johansson. Oh no, she is not content to present her boyfriend with meaningless material goods. She has much bigger plans for her boyfriend on his birthday.
She's gonna get him his very on visit from the Tooth Fairy...and what might the Tooth Fairy bring, you might ask...well obviously she'll bring S.Johansson's boyfriend one of S.Johansson's wisdom teeth. And clearly when giving a wisdom tooth as a present, one must dip it in gold and make it into a necklace, because what says Happy Birthday Sweetie more than a gold-plated wisdom tooth necklace?

I have to cite my source here, as my boss actually found this g and told me about it.

So to recap - Ryan Reynolds recently turned 31, his girlfriend Scarlett Johansson gave him a necklace made of one of her gold-dipped wisdom teeth. Romantic.

How do you spell D-E-N-I-A-L?

Brent Bolthouse is running the show tonight! "Isn't that Heidi's boss?" Really, Whitney? Do you watch the show? No, don't answer that. Because I know you do. Don't even lie!

Heidi invites new girl (potential friend!) to the Power of the Vote event that Bolthouse is throwing. This is a really good idea for two reasons: 1) Heidi has no other friends, and otherwise she'd have to go alone and 2) she saves having to take Spencer out in public and embarrass herself. Finally thinking clearly!

Hmmm...anyone famous? No...no...guy form Ugly Betty, he gets a maybe...and OH. NO. HE. ISN'T! Justin Timberlake, ya'll! Turning up for the good causes, cuz he's a model citizen! Wait, what is this event for? "Declaring Yourself?" What does that mean? If I were J.TImb. I would declare myself the most awesome dancer/singer/Saturday Night Live guest host ever!

What is up with Lauren's front pooch area of her dress? It is basically a second stomach on the outside of her dress. But at least she's wearing something besides a super short shiny sequined dress like Heidi and Potential Friend (PT).

Oooh, cut to the motorcycle twins...and cue matching leather jackets. They are out on a "date" ah, and JBob's growing out dreads. Nothing he does surprises me anymore. Oh, but wait. The loudest, most disgusting burp in history, right in the middle of Audrina's confession that she is nervous about work. Why does she put up with this crap? And then he lies about calling her and she asks him out on a date. Well, if she's only going to encourage his behavior, then she deserves what she gets.

It's time for the confrontation! Heidi refers to Lauren as "that girl I've been telling you about" to PT as if she has never seen the show. And then Heidi thinks it's a good idea to say hello. Yeah, that sounds awesome, why not? She only hates your guts, what's the biggie?

Well, apparently those 2 are not on the same page about the fallout. Heidi thinks she's an innocent old friend who is just catching up and frankly, I don't buy it at all. I'm glad Lauren didn't get all crazy and cut her. She handled herself pretty well, considering that her ex BFF won't admit that she's ever done anything wrong in her entire life.

Uhhh, what was that commercial/movie about a line for Target? Did anyone watch it? Weird.

Audrina's promotion makes her a groupie, essentially, right? Whatever, she and Sean Kingston should date. He's a teddy bear! Oooh, and she's ditching JBob for Sean! I like where this is going.

Question: Who IMs in the year 2007? Heidi sets up a meeting! It's all happening.

Sean Kingston teaches Audrina and other epic girl some new lingo, including "poppin'" "tore it up" and "shut it down." I cast my vote for Sean as the newest cast member of The Hills.

Spencer is reading Heidi's chat. He's such a great catch. WHY does he hate Lauren so much? For trying to break them up? She didn't do anything other than want to hang out with her best friend. What is the crime, Spence?

I can't believe that I for one second thought those flowers to Audrina could be from JBob. HA! No, they are from Big Sean Kingston, who is only 17?! Did I hear that right?

Oh god, Heidi brought flowers to Lauren. She's desperate. Lauren throws them into the sink. Classic.

And their talk was very informative, because while Heidi didn't flat out admit that Spencer spread the rumors, she never denied anything. So, it's obvious it was him. What gets me is why Heidi has to put this huge ribbon on everything and tie it up nice and pretty. Why with all the "oh, the apartment looks nice" crap and at the end with "Have a good night, Lauren." It's clear that she doesn't care, but she has to be so fake all the time. She's extremely fake to the point of being condescending, like no one else can tell. Well, guess what lady, you're ridiculous!

At least Lauren sat there for a minute with a scowl acknowledging that things were bad.

Next week: Premarital counseling! Yes, this is the best idea EVER! Ah, and of course, Spencer wants to go to Vegas instead. You go on Heidi, you throw that ring in his face! I wish it was the end of Speidi, but it's obvious that they are still out there, defiling Taco Bells everywhere.

A Very Simple Choice

Dear Fellow Bloggers of StopYellingAtMe,

You two have a very simple choice to make:

1)

OR

2)

I would think this would be a very easy choice, but after reading the last post....I'm not sure what to think. A world that embraces TomKat embraces EVERYTHING that is crazy.
That's how he gets you. He acts all nice and charming - supports his robot, I mean wife, while she runs a marathon that he MADE her run. Anyone can have a cute kid when they go pick it out at the store...I'm still not convinced that Katie was ever actually pregnant. Anyway, so he's all nice and charming and his movies start becoming hits again and he limits his time in front of the cameras and people are all "Maybe I was wrong about TomKat. Maybe they are AWESOME." And then he's gonna be jumping on furniture again and screaming and cheering that he tricked America, just like he tricked Katie. It's only a matter of time before we are all robots living in Tom's CRUISAZY world. Unless someone stands up to his craziness. And fellow bloggers, I feel that someone is ME. So I say no to TomKat. I don't care if Katie runs from LA to NY, I'm NEVER EVER going to like them.

Droppin' the G

We haven't talked about celebs in a while, so I thought we needed to dish on the latest in celeb life. Soooo... here we go. Let's start with a little confession from me. I am starting to like TomKat. Yes, that was hard for me to type. There are a few reasons I've come to this decision. One, their baby is C-U-T-E and no one can deny that. Two, Katie ran a marathon. You have to give props to a girl who can run a full marathon after having a baby. And Suri is not that old (And speaking of babies, it's time for the annoucement JLo. We all know you've got one in there.). Three, they aren't in our faces all the time like they used to be. Instead of pictures every single day, all day, we get maybe one or two a week. And in those pics, they seem happy and more genuine than before. And finally, I haven't heard any crazy Scientology talk from them in a while. So until further notice, I'm on team TomKat.

Rosie O'Donnell is in talks for another show. Sick. I will readily admit that I enjoyed her in the early years. Her first talk show was funny and entertaining. She threw Koosh balls around all the time and made people laugh. Flash forward to The View: The only things she throws around is bad attitude and she constantly berates the lovely Elisabeth Hasselbeck. While I pass no judgment on her lifestyle, I think she a rude, arrogant person and I will not be tuning in to hear her views on anything.

And finally, because I'm running out of things that I care about, I have to mention Spears. We said we didn't want to talk about her anymore, but it has to be said that she is still plum crazy (and notice how I didn't use cruiseazy this time. See, I like 'em).

The Hills: A character study

Lisa Love. Oh, Lisa Love...you are perhaps the epitome of every scary woman boss that has ever existed. But, I think it's just for show. I saw you secretly enjoying hanging out with Whitney during the seating at the Young Hollywood fashion show. You're a softy at heart, aren't you?! I bet Lisa and Whitney are BFFs by now.

Heidi. Poor, been drinkin' illegally for years, Heidi. Celebrating your 21st birthday might be exciting if you had waited to order that first drink on the special day. However, ordering a glass of wine at LUNCH on a work day isn't exactly the thrill that you should be getting. Don't you know that Brent Bolthouse Tivo's The Hills on a Season Pass, girl? Please, get smart about it. And while you're at it, dump Spencer. Just dump him. He got you the great purse and I'm sure it was mucho dinero, but after the purse excitement, there was nothing between you at all. Stop the charade! You both probably deserve each other, but I'm sick of watching you both at Taco Bell pretending to give a crap about hunger issues.

Justin Bobby. You are my favorite, J.Bob, I'll go ahead and say it. This is only because when you appear on screen I know I'm destined for a laugh. And you did not disappoint me tonight with your and Audrina's matching leather jackets. It was enough that you wore the black boots with capris, but you took it up a notch with the leather, and I commend you for it. What I don't care for is that you never answer a question directly. If someone asks you if you're dating a girl, an appropriate response might be something like, "yeah" or "no" even. Not, "she's a good person" or "pretty good." Yeah, because those 2 answers don't even make sense at all. Not even a little.

Previews. See, this is where MTV is riding a very thin line with me. Because I have been deceived one too many times, MTV. Pretending that the fashion show would start too early, thus costing Whitney and Lauren their jobs at the hand of Lisa Love is just mean. That whole "mishap" lasted all of 5 seconds. And yet...and yet, I am very excited about next week's episode because it's the dreaded reunion of former best friends! Heidi and Lauren run into each other at an event at some club or something. Doesn't matter. There is a shouting match of some kind and then Heidi wants to meet up with Lauren where (apparently), Lauren tells Heidi that she wants to "forget" her. Ouch! Those are harsh words. And we'll see if Lauren in fact does say them to Heidi. Or whether MTV just cut that all together with bits and pieces from past seasons. Oh, like they wouldn't do it?

It's Just a Little Crush

I've decided that Lee Pace, better known as "Ned" from Pushing Daisies (and let's face it, that's a cuter name for him anyway), is my new celeb crush. Last season I guess I would have to say that Dr. Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey, duh) was my TV crush. I'm not sure he had much competition. I guess Jack Shepherd on Lost is attractive but lack of shaving tools on that island strikes him right out of my book. Of all the TV shows I watch, I frankly cannot think of any other characters that I find really attractive. Anyhoo, Dr. Shepherd is still plenty good-looking, his relationship with droopy-faced Meredith is just annoying now. I'm over it. He was probably always a little too suave for me anyway.

So it's on to Ned. He's charming. He's cute. He's funny in a subtle way. I'd like to think that he's a lot like many of the guys I dated in high school and in college. Only, truth be told, he's much better looking and much more charming. Now I just have to hope that quirky little Pushing Daisies and Ned can charm a few more viewers and stay on the air!

This is as close to smiling as I get

This week was all about Teen Vogue! The plans are being laid for the Teen Hollywood Party that Whitney and Lauren are responsible for. Is it just me, or does anyone else feel like that's a big responsibility to place on their shoulders? I know they're not planning the WHOLE thing, but traveling to NYC to present to Amy Astley (who will now be referred to as Bangs McGhee) is kind of a big deal and it didn't seem like Whit was prepared. More on that in a second...

Spencer takes another crack at visiting Heidi at Bolthouse. And this time (hey, what a coincidence!), he runs into Frankie. They talk about how Spencer sucks and is delusional about the end of the friendship with Brody. I mean, that's what I heard, anyway. At the end of their convo, he runs upstairs to tell Heidi that Frankie was mean to him and that he doesn't want to be friends with that traitor Brody after all. Who is he kidding with this?

Lauren and Whitney hit the red-eye flight to NYC and Lauren dons her dress to meet with Bangs McGhee. It's a cute dress, for sure, and perhaps Whitney could have taken a lesson and not worn her party dress to the presentation. I have to admit, I didn't think anything of Whit's dress because in her meeting with Lisa Love she was wearing a tube top and miniskirt. Teen Vogue has the loosest dress code ever because you can slap on, well, a tube top and miniskirt and call it high fashion and people believe you because you work at Teen Vogue!

When the girls get to the NYC office, Bangs immediately sends Lauren to Marc Jacobs's studio to do something, what exactly she'll be doing is unclear. But it is implied that it might be cool...and it really isn't. Working a casting seems like a pain in the ass, especially when you are being bossed around as much as Lauren is ("These girls need be 100% styled"). She did get to meet Marc Jacobs, though, and that seemed to appease her. She was cool as a cucumber when they met (he was wearing sweats, basically, and that doesn't command a lot of respect), but afterwards told Whitney that she was "gonna go give Lisa Love and hug and then run away because I'm afraid of what she'll do to me."

Whitney's presentation went OK. I think that the editing of this show is either really bad, or they want people to think that these girls really suck at their job. I know we've mentioned the awkward silences between the girls and I think it's especially apparent when they talk with Lisa Love. Here's some advice girls, if you don't have any clue what your boss is talking about, just smile and nod. Don't just sit there with a blank stare on your face! Anyway, the presentation looked worse than it was, I guess, because after the girls returned to LA, Lisa Love (with an entrance that included an entourage) told Whitney that Bangs said the presentation went well. Whitney was relieved for half a second because then Lisa told her that she was a little "dressy" for the presentation. Wow, that's embarrassing! Not only because Lisa Love called you out, but also because that comment has traveled through the halls of the NYC office, to Bangs herself and then via phone to Lisa Love!! What is this, an episode of Gossip Girl?

The episode wrapped up with Brody over at Lauren's place (where was Audrina this episode?) talking about Spencer. Brody turned Spencer down because he still wants to be friends with Lauren. They make a cute couple, I'll go ahead and say it again. And did you see the bling'd out watch that Brody had?! It must weigh at least 5 lbs.

I also wanted to make my point again about the girls wearing whatever they want and calling it fashion. Take a look at this: You'll notice that Whitney looks like she's heading to Jr. High circa 1993 when cut off jean shorts and wind jackets were pretty cool. And Lauren dons her Michael Jackson hat and the transformation to 1993 is complete. Girls, you lost me on this one. Stick with the cute dresses. See ya next week!

Pajiba: You are my sunshine.

Pajiba is a web site that publishes blogger-style reviews of TV shows, movies, book and more. It's tag line is "Scathing Reviews for Bitchy People" so it seems only natural that I love it so much. I used to read it a lot about two years ago, when I was out of a job and surfing the internet for jobs. After I found one, I forgot my good ol' friend, Pajiba. Oh, what a mistake that was.

After a morning full of reading movie reviews (see, I went there for work, I swear!) I feel reborn! There's just something so wonderful about reading what people have to say about something. But, and this is why Pajiba is my new favorite web site in the entire world, they do it better. It's on my level, it's a TV-watcher's/movie-goer's/book-reader's friend. Because the people reviewing the material aren't concerned with being PC. It's uncensored and fabulous. And what really sold me on it today especially was the review they gave of Friday Night Lights. I don't think I've gone into a lot of detail about that show (but I plan to, because it's one of the greatest shows on TV), but I love it and the review of it on Pajiba captured exactly why I love it. I think I was nodding my head while reading the entire review. Which isn't to say that I love reading what I agree with, although that can be nice, but mainly it tells me that they think like I do. They understand me. They like what I like (for the most part). That's pretty important when reading reviews for movies, books and even TV shows. Otherwise you're just taking advice from some hack at the San Francisco Chronicle who may or may not have ever seen an episode of Seinfeld! The horror!

To sum up: the reviews are good and funny and you should check it out if you have some time.

You Should Be Keeping Up With the Kardashians

This is my plea with you fellow bloggers to watch the gem of reality show that is Keeping Up With the Kardashians. We all know and love Brody Jenner of The Hills fame, so why wouldn't we want to watch a show that features an extension of his family?
I know, I know, Bruce Jenner has had a little, ok-a lot- of plastic surgery and looks a little bit scary, but I think once you over look that, you'll adore the show.
Here are the lessons I have learned so far:

1) Making a sex tape with Brandi's little brother can get you on the Tyra Bank's show.
2) In California, it's ok for pre-teens to attend a booze party and actually mix the drinks.
3) You don't have to have talent in Hollywood to get your own t.v. show-your dad just has to have money.

And if you guys would watch the show, you would know what I am talking about.

"I love passing judgement on people"

I love it too, Lo. That's why I think we should be friends. You would be very much at home on our blog where essentially that's all that we do. It's so fun! Why I've even passed judgement on you before, Lo. I know, I know. Don't let this keep you away from the blog! Anyway, on to the recap...

Heidi's infamous comment, "Got to go to work...you should try it" finally surfaced on last night's ep. It was about time she stood up to Spencer's whining about how all she does is work. It probably seems that way to him since he never works. Which brings me to my first question: did Spencer used to work for Brody? Was he his publicist or something? Because when you end a friendship for a ridiculous reason and in effect lose your only client, you're pretty much a moron. So, I wouldn't be surprised is all I'm saying.

Finally we get to see some interesting job stuff at Teen Vogue. Castings! Lauren sees a guy (Gavin) that she tried to set up with Heidi the year before. Awkward! The guy seems nice enough so when he asks for Lauren's number, she gives it to him. Obviously, if she liked you she wouldn't have tried to pawn you off on her best friend. Get with it, buddy.

Brody's BBQs look like a lot of fun. But beware Gavin, because Brody still secretly loves Lauren and will stop at nothing to sabotage you! Including, asking if you're a nice guy and how your last relationship ended. Wait. Really? Is that all ya got, Brody? Oh, and telling Lauren that Gavin seems "too perfect" was a risky move, but it seems to have played off. She likes the bad boys, it seems. Too bad you are looking like the opposite of bad with that stupid hand cast on.

Favorite part of the episode alert! When Spencer goes into Bolthouse and asks to see Heidi and the receptionist girl asks, "And you are?" CLASSIC! Oh man, you know that broke his heart. And c'mon, that girl has to watch the Hills. She freakin' works at Bolthouse and she's not watching the Hills?? Puh-lease! It's practically a mandatory job assignment from Brent Bolthouse himself. But still, props to her for ruining Spencer's day.

Lauren's date with Gavin didn't have any "sparks." Well, duh. I think we all saw that one coming. So Lauren invited Brody over to watch a movie. Why don't these two just admit that they love each other?! Frankie needs to step up his game and get them to date again. What a finale that would be!

Twins

The resemblance is uncanny! All we need now is a "monkey stick" for Spencer.

I Like America

This article almost sounds like a joke. Unfortunately, it's not, so yeah, I'm terrified for people in New Delhi.

*Story and image courtesy of comcast.net.

Taco Hell

I have never been a fan of Taco Bell. It's not that I hate the food, it's just that I never really feel compelled to eat their style of Mexican cuisine. And now, well now I think it's safe to say that I have crossed the line from tolerating to hating. Cuz guess who's behind the new campaign to promote awareness of starving countries! SPEIDI. Yes. Spencer and Heidi thought it would be good for their image to latch on to this event that is all about getting 3rd world countries some food. It's a good idea....in theory. Because what ended up happening was Speidi wolfed down some tacos in front of a bunch of paparazzi and now all anyone can think about is how they never want to eat at Taco Bell again. Ever. Because you try watching either of them eat and then get your appetite for food back. It's not happening. Trust me. So, if Taco Bell's secret plan was to get people to order a lot of food and then get so grossed out by Speidi eating it that they were forced to then send it away to someone else, then great going! You are an evil genius, Taco Bell.
This is only perpetuated by the fact that B.Spears decided to run for the border last week. My main problem with this is that she and her friend are dressed as if it's midnight and they are getting a "fourth meal." It's clearly daytime. The sunlight is bursting through those windows! But nothing says you're sane enough for visitation rights than putting on your nicest pair of daisy dukes, leopard heels and heading to Taco Bell! I can't believe that Federline was the sane one all along.

Don't deny it!

I thought this week's episode of The Hills was really good! My mom loved it too, as I made her watch it with me on Tuesday morning. What a sport! Since it's been a couple days, this post might take a few liberties paraphrasing some quotes. That's why they call it "paraphrasing" and not "quoting." Duh.

OK, so my favorite part of the entire episode was when Lo called Justin-Bobby a loser. Lo is so awesome! Except she was kind of annoying about the whole Bunney thing. Didn't she and Lauren stop being friends for a while because of Bunney? Or was that Heidi? Oh well, like it matters. Bunney and Lauren aren't actually friends, either, even if Bunney thinks otherwise. Lauren's just using Bunney to get info to Heidi. Like when she told Bunney that she knew it was Spencer spreading the rumors. Bunney hopped right over to Heidi and told her that. It's like playing telephone. Spencer told Lauren that he knew for "100% fact" that "they" (Speidi) spread the rumors. Then, Lauren told Bunney that she knew for a fact that Spencer spread the rumors (suddenly Heidi's gone from the equation). Then Bunney tells Heidi that Lauren knows that it wasn't Brody that spread the rumors. And what does Heidi hear? Who knows, but she totally flipped out and accused Bunney of "coming at her like that" (uh, what?) when she calmly asked her if she did it. Gah, Heidi, can't your Maid of Honor think that you might have spread vicious lies about your former best friend? Isn't that what good Maids of Honor do? Right after they try and talk you OUT of getting married. Bunney is the best. Good pick, Heidi!

The scenes in the pool hall were so classic. I think Audrina is being brainwashed by J.Bob. She used to be all about the gossip with Lauren about her BFs and now she's all "it's our business, no one elses!" Lame. Where have I heard that before? Oh, that's right. J.Bob. Right after he said something about truth and time telling all. And how did Lauren know he said that, by the way? Are they watching early episodes while still filming the end of the season? Surely Audrina wouldn't share those personal moments of their relationship! Never! One thing's for sure. I would prefer to look at J.Bob's gross hair than Spencer's disgusting facial hair any day. But there was one scene where he was clean shaven! Did you catch it? And the next, it was back. Ugghh. Why?!

And yes, let's talk about Spencer for a second. I believe that when Heidi told Spencer that Brody told Lauren that it was Spencer (I had to re-read that) who spread the rumors, he never denied it! Calling someone a "little bitch" can happen when someone has broken your trust about keeping a certain dirty secret! Yeah, and then Heidi sort of caught on to that and straight up asked him. NO denial! None. He did it. Of course he did. I can't believe anyone would ever think it was Brody. Spencer is evil. And I give a small piece of credit to Heidi for not knowing or pretending not to know, or at least not being involved in the whole thing. She's dumb, but she's not totally evil. I still don't think that her and Lauren should be friends again, though. That would not be good for the budding relationship between Brody and Lauren. Whatever, it's gonna happen.

Otherwise, Teen Vogue was boring, Heidi got in trouble (though she doesn't accept responsibility, surprise!), Spencer was reading a book that looked like those "_________ for Dummies" manuals!, Brody was trying to date Lauren, and Lo was funny. Again. That's a wrap!

Tis the season? Not really.

I saw people putting up Christmas lights on some trees in downtown AA yesterday! What??! It's October. Not even Thanksgiving yet. Not even November yet! It seems way too early for that kind of thing. Don't get me wrong, I love when the lights are up and I especially love the holidays. But I think that if you start pretending like it's the holidays on October 11th, then you've got a really, really long way to go until it's actually Christmas. And I know that Kari will tell you, "It's basically Christmas" beginning in August, but I think we should at least wait until mid-November to hang the lights. What do you guys think?

Who WON'T she marry?

Good ol' Pam Anderson got married again last weekend. This time to Rick Salomon, the co-star of Paris Hilton's old sex tape. This couple's marriage is basically doomed to fail. Let's recap! Pam's been married to and then divorced by both Tommy Lee and Kid Rock. Uh-huh. Not exactly shining stars in the role model department. Salomon was once married to Shannen Doherty. Um, yikes! This guy is all kinds of crazy if he married Brenda from 90210! And that diagnosis is confirmed with his latest marriage to Pammy.

I'm all for finding love again after failed attempts. But why the marriage business? Those two are making a mockery of it. You don't have to rush out to the courthouse and make it official every time you love someone. It's not a spur of the moment decision, like, "hey wanna order some takeout?" But I bet Pam and Rick's marriage proposal went down a little something like this:

Pam: My new movie is so good!

Rick: That's awesome, Pam! I can't wait to see it!

Pam: I know, I think the could be Oscar buzz...fingers crossed!

Rick: Awww, you're just adorable. We should get married!

Pam: Ohmygosh! We totally should! I LOVE marriage! It's so fun and easy and quick! I think I have the courthouse on my speed dial! I'll call right now and make an appointment! Oh, we're going to be so happy together, Rich!

Rick: It's Rick.

True love is a splendid thing. Congrats to Pam and Rich!

Beyond "The Office"

Because the fall TV premieres are in full swing, I thought we probably need to re-evaluate our favorite TV shows. I gave several new shows a shot this year, because I didn't seem to think that our current TV schedule was quite full enough. I ask you, if we aren't watching TV from 7-11, every single night, then are we really living? That's what I thought.

For me, the show that has the most potential is Pushing Daisies. The premise is pretty silly, but then again, so is the show itself. But it's silly and charming and fun. Brittnee described it as "colorful" and she couldn't be more right. I look forward to watching it next week. Now I just have to get Brant on board with me. He wasn't quite as impressed by the show.

Next on my list is Dirty Sexy Money. It just sounds good, right? And I enjoyed it. I think the characters are fun and since there are so many, the writers have plenty to work with. Could it be the modern-day Dallas? Maybe. I was too young to fully appreciate Dallas... okay, I didn't watch it because my parents wouldn't let me. But since almost everyone knows what "Who shot JR?" means, I'm thinking it was a hit. And I know it was full of intrigue and deceit and all about the family. We'll see how Dirty Sexy Money fairs, but I for one will be watching.

And now for a quick run-down of the other shows we watched:

Chuck- Pretty entertaining. I've watched two episodes now. I'm not quite hooked, but I do enjoy watching the show.

Gossip Girl - I have not watched this yet, but it is on my DVR waiting. I've heard it's the new OC, but set in Manhattan. What about that doesn't sound good?

Private Practice - Snore. I wanted this to be good because I liked Kate Walsh's character on Grey's Anatomy. Unfortunately, I hate all of the characters on this new show. They are boring and so is the show. Plus, I think I can only stand to watch one medical drama/soap at a time.

Big Shots - I was excited about this show. It was billed as SATC, but with men. However, these men have nothing on Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte and Samantha. Everything about the show felt forced to me and I didn't find any of the jokes funny.

What have you ladies been watching???

VEGAS!

This episode was stolen by the very talented supporting cast. I really enjoyed all the second-hand players and would now like to share with you my favorites and then, wait for it...pick a winner!

Nominee #1: Spencer's facial hair. It's looking especially disgusting this week. He is the grossest person alive.

Nominee #2: Justin-Bobby. For one, the boy said literally nothing the entire episode, and he was featured prominently! For two, he brought a guitar on the plane. And third, his hair is a hot mess.

Nominee #3: Jill. Who the heck is she? I had to enter her because it's so weird that she was so involved in this weekend. Automatic disqualification.

Nominee #4: Lo. Made the first bet of the weekend - who can be the first one to make Justin-Bobby smile. OK, it's not so much a bet as a contest, but she's still my favorite of Lauren's friends.

Nominee #5: Frankie. Wants Lauren and Brody to date so badly that he's talking to both of them. Chemistry, Laughing, Love. I see it happening, too Frankie.

Nominee #6: Lo's Britney. Lauren is funny.

Nominee #7: That other guy. The friend of Brody's that no one knows. When Frankie suggested (again) that his 2 best friends start dating, other guy replied, "Me and Brody?" And it was funny.

Nominee #8: Elodie. Even now I cannot contain my love for her. She is such an ice cold biatch! But how dare Heidi ask her to work the event for her! I don't buy the "it's business, it's not personal," because Heidi is a liar face. "Anything for you" Heidi. Ice Cold, I tell you!! When Heidi's phone rang I just knew what was coming. It is about time that Heidi got hers. And she prompted a pretty tense situation between Speidi in which Heidi said, "I love you" to Spencer and he responded with, "No you don't." It is about time we had some honesty in their relationship.

There's really no contest. Elodie wins, hands down. I'm just sad that she quit Bolthouse and that we can't see her anymore. This post is for you, Elodie, wherever you are!

It's after Labor Day

There's that rule that you can't wear white after Labor Day. We've all heard it, and yet, I am struggling with the fine print. Does this apply to all articles of clothing? Color me embarrassed when, while shopping at the Gap yesterday, Eric took one look at the white items in my hands and said, "It's after Labor Day, you know." To which I replied, "I thought that was just for shoes." And he responded with, "You never hear people say 'Don't wear white shoes after Labor Day.'" Hmmmm. I guess that's true, I have never heard that. But c'mon, is there anything wrong with wearing white shirts? I'm not saying I do it all the time, but I've definitely done it before. And maybe I wasn't given a fashion violation before because I was wearing "winter white." But I ask you, what is the difference?!

So, I need your help, fellow bloggers and fabulous readers of the blog. Is it OK to wear white in some articles of clothing? Or must it be a specific version of white - namely, winter. Do tell!

This is why I love The Office

Michael Scott's Dunder Mifflin Scranton Meredith Palmer Memorial Celebrity Rabies Awareness Pro-Am Fun Run Race for the Cure

And the check made payable to "Science"

I'm so glad it's back!

Brant's 30th Birthday Extravaganza!!

Okay, so his birthday was in July, but we finally took our trip to St. Louis to celebrate. What a great weekend! I've probably told you ladies most of what we did, but I wanted to post a few of my favorite pictures.

Our first day in St. Louis was spent at the City Museum. It was awesome! Talk about feeling like a kid again. There were slides and things to crawl on and things inside and things outside and did I mention the slides??!! So fun. If you ever go to St. Louis, make time for the City Museum. You will not be disappointed. Unless you hate slides. And if that's the case, I'm disppointed in you.

So the main point of the whole trip was to see the Cardinals play the Cubs. Tickets to two games was the actual birthday present. The Cards were lackluster at best. They lost both games. Did we care? Not really. On Friday night we had seats in the Bank of America suite. There was a great buffet that included the very best macaroni and cheese I have ever tasted. We also had free beer all night. On Sunday we sat in the outfield, in Big Mac land. We had to wave around these foamy french fries. Pretty fun, but we left early since they were losing.

On Saturday we ventured out to the zoo. Animals are awesome. It was so fun watching all the different animals mess around. I can't remember the last time I went to the zoo. This orangatan was my favorite. He carried that bed sheet around all over the place until he finally covered himself completely and took a nap.

Overall, one of the most fun weekends I've had in a while. Go to http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=4558&l=d8ecf&id=509613964 if you want to see more pics.

Idiots

So many priceless moments this episode! Here are some of my absolute favorites:

Lauren's face when J.Whal mentioned he had a girlfriend...and that they were moving in together.

Lisa Love. She's lookin' good in that black and white plaid.

Heidi and Jenn going dress shopping. Question: Is Jenn Bunney Heidi's Maid of Honor? And if so, is one of her primary duties to try and talk Heidi out of getting married? "Obviously you're not in the right mindframe, but for me it's just different," Jenn. Gah! PS. This wedding is SO not happening.

Who's ever heard of this awesome band Blue Parachute Logistics or whatever? And the lead singer wears LADIES jeans...also, very proud of it. Watch out, MTV2.

The 3 girls walking into the dive bar. Whitney: "I hope I don't get wasted!" True fun is holding your nose to drink shots just so you can get drunk. You go, girls!

Spencer and Heidi registering. Obviously, they aren't getting married. I think Heidi is just scanning the walls and pretending. They will "come back another day..." MmmmKay! We'll see ya then!

One word. Katja. Gross. The name's gotta go. Mabye just go by Kat. It's a lot less horrible. Ok, not A LOT, but it's better.

The "engagement!" Wow. Idiots. All of 'em. He's an idiot for asking her to marry him after 7 months and she's an idiot for marrying someone in rehab who's not even supposed to be dating anybody. I think I see another marriage in our future...that is SO not happening.

I think Lauren said it best when she said that her engagement party "didn't include a keg and a Bob Marley poster." Sometimes, she's just so poetic.

Lisa Love. Still rockin' the plaid...hmmmm, is that in stye now?

Why is it that every interaction between Spencer and Heidi seems forced? "Here you go, Princess." "Oh Thank you!" Just be normal!! Idiots.

Favorite part: Let's talk Spiedi wedding. Tibet. Eloping. These are solid gold ideas. Why do we have to have our whole families there, Heidi? Why can't we just not tell our parents that we're getting married? What's the big deal? It's not as if this wedding is actually happening. Geez, so naive.

Breakthrough: Lauren - "This could have been me...and I'm so glad it's not." Halleluiah! It's about time that girl wised up.

And then she goes and makes out with Brody in the previews. Uggghhh. Can't wait til next week! VEGAS!!!

This really scared me

Bennifer 3! I just saw this picture on People.com and almost freaked out. Can't Ben Affleck just leave all the "Jen's" alone?! Then I noticed that it's for a movie, "He's Just Not That Into You." Phew! There are about a gazillion different stars in this movie, and I'm interested to see how it all comes together. What else am I interested in...the new Sex and the City movie! They are currently filming and here's a shot of SJP!

Overdue

So we enjoyed a weekend at the lake a while back, and I've been slow about getting a few pictures up. We actually didn't take that many pictures. I guess we were too busy mixing poinsettias and/or trying to find more of the frozen alcoholic drinks that are quite similar to Capri Suns. Anyhoo, good times were had by all. We played a rousing game of Taboo, the guys fished every morning and we all had fun watching the dogs play.

Top Ten Things We Learned at the Lake:

1. Bailey doesn't care for swimming but she likes splashing.
2. When you go to the zoo, you see zebras.
3. Christy definitely wants penis whistles.
4. Brant is a sucky fisherman, but Will seems to be a natural.
5. Carter is funny. Okay, we knew my dad was funny but he was in top form at the lake.
6. Hot Springs doesn't seem to stock mint in any grocery store!
7. Dawn is hilarious and Ron can cook a fine burger.
8. Debbie doesn't need to sit that close to Christy.
9. Kari prefers the life jacket diaper to noods.
10. Poinsettias are delicious at any time of day!

I watch a lot of TV: Emmy edition!

For those of you who don't know (and haven't figured out by reading the blog), I watch a lot of TV. I spread the love around to all the networks and have several favorites on cable. If you're unaware of the shows I watch, take a look on the right side of the blog and there's a starting point. I listed the rest under the "Interests" section of my blogger profile. Now that we all understand how much TV I watch, let's talk about the Emmys!

Here are some of my favorite and least favorite parts:
Emmys in the Round - Least favorite part. Alienate 50% of the audience? Bad idea. AND these weren't just seat-fillers, we're talking the entire cast of Ugly Betty and The Sopranos getting shut out. Who thought of this?
Ryan Seacrest - Second least favorite part. He's just not very funny. Is it possible for Steve Carell to host the Emmys? Is that considered a conflict of interest? I don't care, he should host anyway.
Katherine Heigl - The announcer lady pronounced her name wrong before she went up to present an award. It was obviously too much for ol' K'Hei to stand, because she called her out, "It's Heigl, so um, yeah...it's cool, it's a tough one." She could have come off really bitchy, but it was pretty funny to me.
Steve Carell's fake win - When Ricky Gervais wasn't available to pick up his Emmy (I've never seen Extras, but I wanted Steve to win), Jon Stewart and Steven Colbert said that their friend Steve could take it. Steve RAN up to the stage and they all jumped up and down like little kids. It was the highlight of the awards. Too bad he didn't actually win.
Dwight and Kanye's bit - The set up was lame, with Wayne Brady doing an "impromptu" version of his show Don't Forget the Lyrics (who watches this??), but with Rainn Wilson (Dwight from the Office) and Kayne West going head-to-head in a battle of "Songs from Kanye West" it could hardly miss. Even funnier, the fact that Kayne lost! He never wins anything!
30 Rock's win! - I love 30 Rock. It's become one of Eric and my's favorite shows over the summer. I love the Office and even Ugly Betty, but I was so happy that 30 Rock won. Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin are comic gold. Here's a clip:



I'm interested in what people wore, but only to a certain extent. Favorites include: Vanessa Williams - she has taken to her outrageous character on Ugly Betty so much that she now dresses like her even when she's not on set; Alec Baldwin - a white tuxedo jacket, so classic and it was after 6:00..."What am I, a farmer?"; Julia Louie-Dreyfus - she looks fabulous most of the time, and I wish I had her hair.

There ya have it. It was OK, but definitely not anything compared to Davie's big TOUCHDOWN this weekend! Go hogs!

Stare Faces

Why is it that after each episode of The Hills, I feel like I have spent more time watching them stare at each other than actually listening to them having conversations?

Rainy Days

Just a few thoughts today:

I wish I had a "job" where one of my tasks, possibly my only task for the day, was to organize a rack of clothes according to color.

Recently I stumbled upon a great radio station here in Memphis that plays 80s, 90s and today. It seems to be mostly 80s and 90s and I have no problem with that. Last week on my way back from lunch, I belted out George Michael's "Faith" and was suprised at how many words I actually knew. I even danced a little. It was fantastic.

According to a person in one of my classes, there is a 23-year-old who has 7 kids. SEVEN! Crazy and sad.

My thanks to Robin (the lovely fiance of Peter, from theseenormouschildren) for showing us this: http://www.myspace.com/aintitthough - scroll all the way down on his list of songs and listen to "Sooooooie." I would like Andrew to please learn every word and sing this at the Auburn game. Thanks Davies!

I think Memphis is through with the scorching heat for now and for that, I'm extrememly grateful.

Today is my mom's bday and tomorrow is my dad's bday. Happy Birthday to my Fam!

We have new neighbors and they are F-U-N! They have an adorable little girl, who is five months old. I can't believe I'm going to put this in writing, but I'm starting to think that babies aren't quite so scary.

I'm now completely out of things to say, interesting or otherwise.

VMA Highlights and (Mostly) Lowlights

I knew I shouldn't have watched it. All my better judgement was telling me to turn off the TV. But I couldn't resist and I watched the MTV Video Music Awards last night. Give me some credit, I DVR'd it so I fast forwarded through all the commercials and stupid parts. And let me tell ya, I condensed that 2+ hour sucker into about 45 minutes. The format was all janky this year. It was in Vegas at the Palms. They split it up into different "parties" hosted by various stars including J.Timb, Kanye West, Fallout Boy and Foo Fighters. It was all over the place and no one even seemed to be paying attention to the awards portion of the show. The rooms that seemed to be having the most fun were J.Timb's (duh) and Kanye's. The guests at those parties were basically treated to a sweet concert all night long. Which would be really sweet, if this weren't an awards show. This new format was a big bust. But anyway...here are some of my favorite moments!
Britney's comeback. It was terrible. She seemed nervous or unprepared or something, and she was just going through the motions. Her costume was boring, her dancing was lame and her weave was just bad. If she were going to "comeback" this would have been the place to do it and she didn't.
Chris Brown's performance. Chris Brown is like 17 or something. That kid can dance. Even JT said CB made him look old. He did a Michael Jackson dance to Billie Jean and it was fabulous.
"Umbrella" by Rhiana. That song is catchy and it won at least 2 awards, including best video.
Kid Rock and Tommy Lee. They punched each other out over something, probably Pam Anderson-related. Idiots.
All the rappers making fun of Kid Rock and Tommy Lee. P.Diddy laughed about it like they were 2 kids fighting over a toy on the playground. I guess that is basically what happened, though.
The Hills Girls. They presented an award to J.Timb. Even more reason to hate them.
Jennifer Garner. I love her, but why was she there? She's got a new movie with Jamie Foxx (which he yelled out about 25 times), but she's hardly got the street cred for the VMAs. Anyhoo, the reason she's on the list is because she and JFoxx presented an award to best new artist. She announced the winner as "Gym Class Fallout." All you tweeny music lovers will know that this is a combination of two of the nominees. Gym Class Heroes and Fallout Boy. Her face when she announced it was priceless. She looked at the card for a second, then looked up and announced "Gym Class..." and then paused as if searching for the last word and out popped "fallout." It was probably the highlight of the show for me.
Lowlight of the evening - Miss Teen South Carolina. Seriously? The dumbest girl in the Miss Teen USA pageant gets an invite to the VMAs? OK. The sends a really great message to all the youngsters out there. Say dumb stuff and get to hang out with Kanye West and J.Timb! She did make fun of herself a bit, but she was totally reading cue cards and if you have to read cue cards to make fun of yourself, there's something terribly wrong.
Overall, it sucked.

Tano Queen

I love Tano purses and here is my newest addition to the collection...and by collection I mean two.