tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50838848813805276522024-02-07T15:46:54.351-05:00That is Such...Random thoughts on TV and stars with the ultimate goal of me posting about cooking a meal with Giada De Laurentiis.Suchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14191493563011084534noreply@blogger.comBlogger111125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5083884881380527652.post-62296415370945981692008-09-29T13:39:00.001-04:002008-09-29T13:39:05.424-04:00Travel Tips<script type="text/javascript" src="http://widgets.nbc.com/o/4727a250e66f9723/48e112b7efe78402/4727a2501a2a0f59/629e30c2/widget.js"></script>Suchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14191493563011084534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5083884881380527652.post-24012991301894377602008-08-06T13:35:00.001-04:002008-08-06T13:36:34.253-04:00Paris for Prez!McCain used Paris in a recent campaign in which he compared Obama to Paris. Now Paris has come out with her ad against, the "old dude." This actually makes me like her.<br /><br /><object width="464" height="388" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000"><param name="movie" value="http://www2.funnyordie.com/public/flash/fodplayer.swf"><param name="flashvars" value="key=64ad536a6d"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><embed width="464" height="388" flashvars="key=64ad536a6d" allowfullscreen="true" quality="high" src="http://www2.funnyordie.com/public/flash/fodplayer.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object><noscript>See <a href="http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/64ad536a6d">Paris Hilton Responds to McCain Ad</a> and more <a href="http://www.funnyordie.com">funny videos</a> on <a href="http://www.funnyordie.com">FunnyOrDie.com</a></noscript><div style="text-align:center;width:464px;">See more <a href="http://www.funnyordie.com">funny videos</a> at Funny or Die</div>Suchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14191493563011084534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5083884881380527652.post-56828858932732137362008-06-03T17:26:00.002-04:002008-06-03T17:35:34.375-04:00Sorry for the AbsenceTo those of you who check my blog, I am sorry for the lack of posting recently. It is not for want of posting, but rather I have been having issues getting my page to load. Something is causing something to not run properly. I have deleted most video clips, but that hasn't helped. <br /><br />I checked Times Square, but the poster with Whitney, America's Most Kick Ass Top Model, was not up yet. It might be now though. So I will check again.<br /><br />Notable upcoming TV events - Kathy Griffin's My Life On the D-List starts again June 12. Also coming in June is a new reality game show called something like "I was on a Japanese Game Show." There is also going to be some show in which contestants have to run an insane obstacle course and it looks hilarious.Suchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14191493563011084534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5083884881380527652.post-4374544126671485862008-05-14T21:09:00.004-04:002008-05-14T21:19:24.972-04:00ANTM Gets it Right!!!Whitney won this cycle of America's Next Top Model! What is so amazing about this is that Whitney is "full figured." She is not a size zero waif. She has curves. She is gorgeous. She is a real woman that most young girls can identify with. She is healthy looking, not emaciated.<br /><br />I am so thrilled that finally a real woman won. Whitney is showing that real women are beautiful and that one does not have to be rail thin. What a fantastic message to be sending to young women everywhere. It is about time the fashion industry started taking some responsibility for the eating disorders it has created. Even if Whitney was solely chosen to send that message, I don't care. To me, she was the best this season and she deserved the win.<br /><br />Tomorrow I will take my camera to Times Square and get a photo of her billboard - if it is up.<br /><br />Yay Whitney!!!!Suchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14191493563011084534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5083884881380527652.post-9481204739526017692008-04-16T08:44:00.002-04:002008-11-13T12:43:16.871-05:00Dear SuzyDear Suzy,<br /><br />See, a woman CAN be the biggest loser. It is YOU who couldn't do it. And thanks to you, once again Jillian kicked my ass. <br /><br />Luvyameanit,<br /><br />Bob<br /><br /><br />ps: Congratulations Ali!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Vr97yGUjZEd29aDwf4kyNUTsxYR78bTsIyF2NnlaNv8gb_eqU5MSOLoH3TqEjUF95JGv9GNZ9Xtnf83SWiJ2F3f2l1rVyj89ZQG4Qbp_ySaxZOHSUN10tSLCeS2rb82iR9zFxvrbeRFI/s1600-h/130377_2067.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Vr97yGUjZEd29aDwf4kyNUTsxYR78bTsIyF2NnlaNv8gb_eqU5MSOLoH3TqEjUF95JGv9GNZ9Xtnf83SWiJ2F3f2l1rVyj89ZQG4Qbp_ySaxZOHSUN10tSLCeS2rb82iR9zFxvrbeRFI/s320/130377_2067.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189824342394711010" border="0" /></a>Suchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14191493563011084534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5083884881380527652.post-72254669445211033162008-04-08T17:50:00.003-04:002008-04-08T18:00:09.772-04:00A Black Comedy About White TrashLogo has released the trailer for Sordid Lives, the series. If you don't know what Sordid Lives is, you are missing out. The series is set before the movie, sort of a prelude. So there may be some confusion for those familiar with the film as to why Sissy, LaVonda and Brother Boy's mother is alive (the movie is centered around her funeral). Many of the original cast is in the series.<br /><br />This should be a great show. Watch for it this fall.<br /><br />Here is a link to the trailer.<br /><br />http://www.logoonline.com/?popThis=popVideo(220931)Suchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14191493563011084534noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5083884881380527652.post-82119631332773236352008-03-31T13:36:00.004-04:002008-11-13T12:43:17.064-05:00Outta the OvenThis Saturday, Giada gave birth to a baby girl, Jade Marie De Laurentiis Thompson.<br /><br />Congratulations to Giada and Todd. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeyms2elTOyBg8B8FWlhZ0ExJIn62cg1cfDK9QPNMgMyE9_F4rucoh14P2TuMo4mDdObXjIH6rnnsKaHRBLHAP95PdzIzkk0Ix9pG_hTfHya9AClNfIH6GGzwE6Rz_RNhp4DrdciVt614C/s1600-h/giada-de-laurentiis-food-network-jade-marie.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeyms2elTOyBg8B8FWlhZ0ExJIn62cg1cfDK9QPNMgMyE9_F4rucoh14P2TuMo4mDdObXjIH6rnnsKaHRBLHAP95PdzIzkk0Ix9pG_hTfHya9AClNfIH6GGzwE6Rz_RNhp4DrdciVt614C/s200/giada-de-laurentiis-food-network-jade-marie.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183961387156524002" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Look how amazing Giada looks right after giving birth.Suchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14191493563011084534noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5083884881380527652.post-71919964361176452572008-01-24T09:27:00.000-05:002008-01-24T16:13:58.705-05:00Moment of TruthLast night Fox debuted its newest reality show, Moment of Truth. In this show, contests, before they come on the actual show, are asked 50 questions while connected to a lie detector. A polygraph specialist analyzes their test report and determines which answers were true and which were false. Then on the actual show, they are asked 21 of the same 50 questions. If they answer all the questions truthfully, as determined by the results of their polygraph test, they win $500,000. There are 4 levels of questions. After each level completed, the contestant has the option of walking away with the amount of money for that level. Contestants also have to answer any question asked. They can chose to stop at anytime, but once a question is asked, they must answer it. And to add a little more drama, 3 of the contestant's friends/family are there to observe and hear all the answers.<br /><br />This show has the potential to be awesome. However, the staging of it ruins the show completely. The contestant is asked a question. There is then a long pause before he answers it. Then there is an even longer pause before a computer generated voice says, "that answer is true" or "that answer is false." Some of the questions are very probing. One contestant last night was asked, "have you delayed having children because you are not sure if Catia (his wife) is your ideal partner?" He answered, "yes." The voice then announced, "that answer is true." Now mind you, his wife was right there are he answered the question. He eventually got knocked out when asked, "have you ever touched a female client more than necessary during a personal training session?" He answered, "no." However, the computer announced, "that answer is false." <br /><br />There are such great opportunities for drama during the show, but the long pauses detract from it. I don't know why the producers thought these pauses would be good and add tension, but they only serve to drag things out. For a show like this, you need continued momentum to hold interest, 10 to 15 second pauses in the action make the show crawl. I was really hoping to be enthralled by this show. I wasn't. I will give it a second chance, but if it doesn't get better. It's over.Suchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14191493563011084534noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5083884881380527652.post-35449868612396190412008-01-24T08:20:00.000-05:002008-01-24T09:36:16.365-05:00Oh Ricky You're So FineAny fan of Project Runway probably is aware that Ricky, was not in the bottom this week. Not only was he not in the bottom, but he won! Let's recap:<br /><br />For the challenge, the designers were taken across the Brooklyn Bridge (gasp!) to a warehouse on the docks. Outside the warehouse they were met by Caroline Calvin of Levis. Inside the warehouse were hundreds of pairs of 501's in different washes and yards of plain white cotton. The designers have to create an iconic look using the jeans and cloth. They have a few minutes to gather all the material they can carry and stuff into laundry bags.<br /><br />YAY! Another challenge where Chris is going to have to run. Did the producers not learn from the first episode of the season? Don't make Chris run. Then again, they probably did and that is why they made him run. I think being on PR is the most exercise that man has ever gotten. On the run to the jeans, Sweet P lost a shoe. Who the hell wears flip flops when you know there is always the possibility of some kind of field trip? Does she not know how this show works?<br /><br />The designers all scramble to get as much denim as possible. Rami goes for dark colors while Jillian goes for lighter ones. They seem to be the only two who have a concept of what they are going to do, at least color-wise. When the designers return to the workshop, Sweet P laments how dirty her denim is. Chris and Christian get into a bitch fight about the best way to clean the denim. Christian is a talented designer, but he is too bitchy for color TV. Chris is just a bitter man. He might have been suffering from low blood sugar, after all, he did have to run 100 yards.<br /><br />We get a side interview with Rami who talks about not being an American designer. He talks about growing up in Jerusalem and how sketching clothes was his was of feeling safe when he was 5 years old. What the hell did this have to do with anything? It was as if he was trying to explain ahead of time why his design won't be good. Apparently, unless he is doing something where he can drape the fabric, he can't make anything. He is starting to seem like a one hit wonder, much like Laura Bennett. He does one style. He does it well, but there is little, if any, variety. He drapes much like Laura only did the Empire waist thing.<br /><br />Jillian is making a long coat. Unfortunately, this is the same thing she did last week. Fortunately for us, she has a complete melt down when she is making it. While her idea was good, it was way too much for her to complete in 10 hours. When it came down the runway, you could sort of see what she was going for, but there was too much going on. If she had more time to edit herself, I have no doubt it would have been much better. Not a winner, but still better.<br /><br />Victorya decided to make a trench coat, almost copying Jillian. Victorya, the only reason you did well last week with the coat was because Jillian made the coat. Victorya talked about when she was a child she would sketch clothes and her mother would make them. OK Victorya, that only means you can sketch. And we have no idea how much your mother altered your designs. The only reason you have survived this long is that each week one of the other designers tells you how to fix your garment. The trench coat she designed looked like she tailed an already existing denim jacket and added a skirt to it. <br /><br />Ricky was excited by this challenge. He decided to call on his lingerie experience (designing, not wearing...as far as we know). He makes a corset with a skirt. I actually liked it. It was much better than what he has previously done on the show. During the judging, Michael Kors, remarked that we are finally seeing Ricky's talent come out. Man, Ricky is lucky he wasn't cut before this.<br /><br />For me, Sweet P had the best design. She used several different washes of denim to make a gorgeous dress. She initially started out making a wedding dress, but after Tim told her it looked like "Happy hands granny's sewing circle" she rethought the design. She cut off the bottom length and the amazing dress emerged. Nina and Michael had a great quip about it:<br /><br />Nina: Any of us women, except you Michael, could wear that dress.<br />Michael: I don't know, with the right shoes...<br /><br />Snaps to Michael!<br /><br />Christian made a motocross outfit - skinny jeans and a denim jacket. The jacket was made from jeans and the jeans were made from jackets. Very clever. It had a very Pat Benetar look to it. I liked it, but I didn't find it right for this challenge. I give him a lot of credit though. Christian had immunity this week, so he could have designed drek and still been safe. However, he worked hard and made a great outfit. <br /><br />Chris tried to reinvent the little black dress as a little blue dress. Tried being the operative word. The dress looked unfinished. When Nina asked about some of the unfinished edges Chris said he left them that way intentionally. Michael challenged him by saying that he could have frayed all the edges then to make it uniform and look like a design element, not unfinished. Chris, you got served.<br /><br />Rami's final dress was cute. He highlighted some of the seems with zippers. However, this reminded me of Jeffrey's designs for the finale last season. Rami may not be a one note, but he is not always original. Yes, the design was nice, but when I am reminded of a design from someone else, that is a problem.<br /><br />In the end Ricky won. I just wonder if he would have won had he not been in the bottom so much. Because he has been so consistently bad, doing something good looked that much better. Not only did he win, but Caroline Calvin announced that Levi's was going to sell his garment as a limited edition. I think Sweet P should have won this one. Her dress rocked and was totally wearable. I am sure that Ricky only won because his garment was so much better than anything else he had done before. I am all for rewarding improvement, but Sweet P was robbed on this one.<br /><br />Victorya was aufed this week. Michael commented that he garment looked like she just reconnoitered a denim jacket. Normally when a designer is aufed, he or she thanks the judges for the opportunity. However, Victorya walked off in silence. She got her kiss from Heidi, and then left. There was something insincere about this. Victorya was given a huge opportunity, but she showed no gratitude for it. Moreover, when Tim told her it was time to go to the workroom to clean out her space, she said she didn't want a group hug. Every other designer, when aufed, gets a big heartfelt good-bye from the remaining contestants. Victorya didn't. This was truly the biggest sore loser moment I think I have ever seen on this show.Suchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14191493563011084534noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5083884881380527652.post-43786383427904686902008-01-17T13:55:00.000-05:002008-01-17T13:57:19.046-05:00He Writes the Songs...This is one of the best American Idol auditions ever!<br /><br />Even Simon was nice, for Simon.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/KwSOx_FYZkc&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/KwSOx_FYZkc&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>Suchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14191493563011084534noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5083884881380527652.post-76987254615932694742008-01-15T09:35:00.000-05:002008-01-15T09:52:19.351-05:00Golden GlobesI do not like awards shows. I will occasionally watch if forced to, but in general, I do not watch them. The musical numbers during the Tony's are my exception. Who doesn't love a big ass production number? The award shows used to have a sense of glamor, but not they are just self aggrandizing ego boosts. True, some celebs ( and I am talking mostly about men here) do dress quite well, but when they show up looking shaggy and like they are going to the laundromat it detracts from the event. These events are all about people who are already getting paid for a few weeks work more than most of us will make in a lifetime. And now they need to get an award for it? Come on!<br /><br />The Golden Globes is different than the Oscar's or Emmy's. The Golden Globes always seems like a more fun event than the other award shows. Who will forget Christine Lahti missing her entrance because she was in the bathroom? At the Golden Globes, the actors really seem to he there to have fun and just enjoy the time. <br /><br />This year, because of the writer's strike, the Golden Globes was transformed. Gone were the red carpet and acceptance speeches. No pre-show showing the celebs arriving for the event. Instead, this year's Golden Globes was just Nancy O'Dell and Billy Bush standing at a podium reading the winners' names. I actually liked this better. Sure the flash was missing, but it was fast, over in one hour. None of the bad jokes, no long speeches, no staying up late to see the whole show. <br /><br />Even though the writer's strike is totally messing with my TV watching... I want new episodes, I do fully support the writers. And, if anything good has happened as a result of the strike, it looks like award shows will be shorter. YAY!Suchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14191493563011084534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5083884881380527652.post-83191358802355995432008-01-05T09:07:00.000-05:002008-01-05T09:47:12.902-05:00Say Good-bye to Big Hair and SequinsTLC has a new show, Miss America Reality Check. All 52 Miss America contestants are put in one house and undergo complete makeovers. Not because they are ugly (well except maybe for Miss Idaho), but rather the traditional look of Miss America is outdated. The goal is to bring Miss America into modern times.<br /><br />The host is Michael Urie, Marc St. James of Ugly Betty. He is the perfect host for this show. Why? Because on Ugly Betty he is the right hand man to Wilhemenia Slater, played by Vanessa L. Williams. To me she will always be Miss America 1984, despite the fact that she gave up her crown. I wonder how she feels about him working with the Miss America people. I so want him to mention her.<br /><br />At the start of the show, all 52 women arrive at the house. They are shown clips from on the street interviews of people regarding their impressions of Miss America. The overall thought was that all the contestants are plastic, and the pageant is outdated. It needs to be modernized and the glamor brought back to it. After the women see these clips, they are visibly shaken. All the hairspray must have gotten to them. They were all shocked to learn what people think of the pageant. What kind of bubble have they been living in? I can understand Miss Oklahoma or Miss Texas not knowing this, or any other contestant from a big pageant state, but you would think women from states where pageants are not a way of life would have some clue.<br /><br />Next Michael brought on Stacy and Clinton from What Not to Wear to go through each woman's suitcases to dissect their outfits. The amount of sequins they saw was blinding. Pretty much each contestant had packed similarly, showing again the Miss America is not original anymore, that they all drank the Kool-Aid.<br /><br />The women got split into 6 teams based on things they had in common:<br />Blue: States with the most wins<br />Green: States with recent winners (in the past decade)<br />Light Blue: "always a bridesmaid." These women are from states that have never had a winner, but many second place winners.<br />Red: Most winning combo - brown hair and brown eyes (who knew?)<br />Purple: Oldest contestants<br />Pink: Underdogs - no winners or runners up, ever.<br /><br />From the get go, the women are told, "less is more" yet when they show up the next day to what they know will be an athletic challenge, some are in full make-up. For this challenge, each team has to run an obstacle course, put together a map of the U.S.A., find their state flag (all of the flags were lined up on poles so they were waving in the wind) and then run with the flag to the finish line. The first team to finish won first rights to the showers - there are only 7 showers for all of the women. The purple team is in the lead until the flag portion, when Miss Pennsylvania could not ID her state flag. I don't think I could pick out NY's flag, but then again, I am not representing my state in a national competition. When this is your job, you should know what your state flag looks like. The Light Blue team won.<br /><br />Next the women attend a dinner party. Miss Rhode Island said, "I hope it has nothing to do with dinner etiquette, because I failed that class in college." OHMYGOD!!! First of all, this is a class offered in college? And secondly, she failed it?!? What the f_ _ _?!? The women are told there will be a special guest at the party. When they arrived for the party (again some are totally overly made-up and have total pageant hair - Miss Idaho) they learned the "guest" is controversy. There are envelopes containing controversial topics on each table and the women needed to talk about them. Miss D.C. said, "I was expecting Vanessa Williams..." Did she really think Vanessa would be asked to do something involving Miss America? The advisers for the show wanted to see how these women really spoke, not prepared pageant answers, but really who they thought and expressed themselves. The topics included pre-marital sex, gun control and same-sex marriage. Miss Colorado was in the gun control group and revealed that her brother was shot in the Columbine massacre. He survived, but is now handicapped. In the same-sex marriage discussion, Miss North Carolina said that she could not condone it. Miss Vermont however, knocked it out of the park. She said, "how would you feel if you were told because you are blond you can't do something, but you can do this, which is almost the same thing, but not quite?" Miss Vermont totally gets the separate but equal thing between Civil Unions and Marriage is crap. On of the advisers comments that Miss Vermont personifies what the pageant needs to become, more modern.<br /><br />At the end, the 3 top and 3 bottom women are announced. It is not as if anyone gets booted from the house, but it shows the women how they are faring in the advisers eyes for getting what the point of the show is.<br /><br />One final point, for the first time in Miss America history, the audience will get to vote for one of the women to be in the top 16 finalists. 15 will be judge selected as usual, but the 16th is audience chosen. To vote go to http://www.TLC.com/missamerica.Suchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14191493563011084534noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5083884881380527652.post-84822680625481937002008-01-03T09:50:00.001-05:002008-01-03T10:08:45.623-05:00Dear SuzyDear Suzy,<br /><br />I missed the final episode of Biggest Loser because I was busy working out, not eating like you probably were. I found out that Bill won and his twin brother Jim who was kicked off early in the season won the second chance. So not only did Jillian's have the only contestants in the final 4, but she also won the second chance. Sure they look good now, but just wait. I mean look at your husband, Matt who won season 2, he was trained by Jillian and is getting big again. Then again, it is probably your fault he's fat again. It's bad enough that you messed up your own body, but do you really have to take him down too?<br /><br />This season Kim is gone and it is back to Jillian and I as the trainers. I hope Kim comes back, Jillian scares the crap out of me and I know I can at least have a win against Kim. Instead of having 2 teams of 6, there are now 10 teams of 2. We each have 5 teams to train. Even though only 2 of my 5 teams teams picked me as their trainer (the others all wanted Jillian, but she was filled quickly and I got the left overs) I will show them I am a hard ass. Sure I may act like a sissy, but I'm in great shape and they're all fat. Maybe seeing how many people "got stuck with me" will force me to step up my game and give me the incentive to FINALLY beat Jillian. It's not like you did anything to help me beat her when you had the chance. With you it was all about you, you didn't do squat for me.<br /><br />I hope I don't see you and Matt on here if they ever do another couples season. Face it, if you come back you really would be the biggest loser...and not in a good way.<br /><br />Luvyameanit,<br /><br />BobSuchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14191493563011084534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5083884881380527652.post-55943631159409359122007-12-31T10:32:00.000-05:002007-12-31T10:42:41.990-05:00Out of the OrdinaryI normally post something TV related, but I need to switch to movies for a moment. And, not even a movie based on a TV show. Last night I saw I Am Legend. Until then I had never walked out of a movie saying, "I hated that!" Now I have. I have left movies feeling upset or disturbed, but not hating the movie. I have even not liked some movies. I Am Legend is the first movie I officially hate. The premise of the film is good, but the execution is lacking. Will Smith does an admirable job portraying the last uninfected person in New York City. The mechanisms he creates t maintain his sanity are great. And 99% of the dialog in the film is actually a monologue by Will. He is great. Nevertheless, as a whole, this movie sucks. There is a glaring hole in the plot that comes out towards the end of the movie.<br /><br />After about an hour, I was sure the movie had to be almost over. I was pissed to see that I still had about 45 more minutes to sit through. The movie felt interminable. Perhaps that was the film maker's goal. This way we could feel the struggle Will Smith's character is facing. Then again, maybe I am just trying to justify how awful this movie was.<br /><br />Do not see this film. It is 100 minutes of your life you will never get back.Suchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14191493563011084534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5083884881380527652.post-60176761544540877342007-12-24T09:23:00.000-05:002007-12-24T09:26:24.359-05:00Finally, The Ultimate in Holiday Music VideosI have been saving this one just for today. This is proof that pretty people should just be pretty and not try to sing, act or dance. Just enjoy being pretty and shut up!<br /><br />Happy Holidays!<br /><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/uq4IAw85sOM&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/uq4IAw85sOM&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>Suchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14191493563011084534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5083884881380527652.post-17936502809544743272007-12-22T16:27:00.001-05:002007-12-22T16:28:04.747-05:00Walt, this is for you<object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/DMSaJ1KkqQI&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/DMSaJ1KkqQI&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>Suchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14191493563011084534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5083884881380527652.post-76805107597263991122007-12-22T16:21:00.000-05:002007-12-22T16:28:32.211-05:00Speaking of Chinese Food on Christmassee prior post to get the reference.<br /><br /><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/w1uZ_W7atDE&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/w1uZ_W7atDE&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>Suchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14191493563011084534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5083884881380527652.post-3268345519812404972007-12-22T16:03:00.000-05:002007-12-22T16:21:18.223-05:00Sad, so so sad.Yesterday I caught a mistake on Food Network. What saddens me so is who made it. Yes, it was she. My goddess messed up. It was not a huge glaring mistake, but a mistake none the less. Giada was preparing a meal for a dinner party - Braciola, broccoli rabe, bread sticks and an endive salad. I am actually making this meal (save the endive salad) for dinner on Christmas Eve (can't have Chinese until the next day). At the end of the episode they showed everyone at the table eating ( I love when they show the event for which Giada was cooking. Watching people rave about her food is fun). Anyway, so there they are, Giada, Todd and 2 other couples, sitting around the table. Giada is telling everyone what each dish is. However, the broccoli rabe is not served. She made it. I saw her do it. Yet, when it came time to eat - no broccoli rabe. It wasn't even mentioned. It was as if she never made it. <br /><br />I would have preferred her saying something like, "I made broccoli rabe, but it didn't come out well, so I decided not to serve it." At least acknowledge that you made it. I don't care if it was bad. In fact I would welcome seeing that not everything Giada makes comes out well. She's a human being and allowed to make mistakes. But pretending it never existed bothers me.Suchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14191493563011084534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5083884881380527652.post-45908659475870131272007-12-21T15:22:00.000-05:002008-11-13T12:43:17.529-05:00A Reality That Scares Me<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE9yodWUjv_xo_QKzhP8nDE6gXrw4o8wwNtcOGw3tiF9KClFl7kq0BsazY8NxhOC8AZtsilEvwE4edLBo2n-9MsGB0ufRTGqCUBIAo0JJPw7vHQ_h4OPInieYR8aX4FhNVqqevfa7DgIyz/s1600-h/iloveny2.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE9yodWUjv_xo_QKzhP8nDE6gXrw4o8wwNtcOGw3tiF9KClFl7kq0BsazY8NxhOC8AZtsilEvwE4edLBo2n-9MsGB0ufRTGqCUBIAo0JJPw7vHQ_h4OPInieYR8aX4FhNVqqevfa7DgIyz/s200/iloveny2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5146525906258853122" border="0" /></a>There are 3 kinds of reality shows. High end like Project Runway, middle like Survivor and low end like Being Bobby Brown. Well, I was recently turned onto one of the lowest of the low, VH1's I Love New York 2. Not only is this show pure trash, IT IS THE SECOND time they've done it.<br /><br />This show is a take off of shows like The Bachelor. New York, whose real name is Tiffy Pollard, is trying to find her ideal man. New York was a Flavor of Love girl to give you some idea of the quality of his show. I caught onto this show when there were only 2 episodes left, but that was enough. New York is totally ghetto. Huge fake boobies that are spilling out of her dress, extensions, nails and no command of the English language. She is the black version of trailer trash.<br /><br />New York gets advice from her mother, Sister Patterson. I have no clue where that name came from, because she is definitely not a nun. If someone had told me she was was born a man (before I knew she was New York's mother), I would have believed it. Better still, a man who used to be a Cher impersonator.<br /><br />By the time I learned of this show, New York had narrowed down her field of suitors to 3. At the end of the episode, she got rid one of the only two decent men she had left, a Harvard educated lawyer. Instead, she chose to keep Buddha, a man who she had eliminated once but then brought back. This guy is a total player and is playing her like a violin. The two of them could reenact Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolff. She throws him out and then as soon as he leaves, chases after him. He is totally doing the "act like a self involved dick who doesn't like her" routine. And she is falling for it. Only thing is, for him it is no act. She will scream, "I hate you!" and then run after him not to leave her. They are like Ike and Tina. Even her mother tells her not to keep him around.<br /><br />Her other remaining suitor is Tailor Made (as in tailor made for her). He is a total spineless dork. He buys her dresses and jewelery to stay in her favor. He is the exact opposite of Buddha. He would do anything New York tells him to. And he has insanely shiny skin.<br /><br />On one of her dates with the men, she goes to Parrot Jungle. In her confessional speech she say, "We arrived at the Parrot Jungle and I immediately get nervous. I'm like, 'oh my goodness!'. I knew there was gonna be parrots there." No shit, the place is called Parrot Jungle. What was your first clue that there would be parrots there? And just when you think it can't get worse, she speaks again, "I'm afraid of parrots cuz they don't know how to speak english diction." Oh New York, Queen of Irony. Using that "logic" everyone should be truly terrified of her.<br /><br />However frightening that was, my favorite moment of the series (OK, I am only going on 2 episodes here) was when Sister Patterson and has a little heart-to-heart chat with Tailor Made. She is trying to help him win, not necessarily because she thinks he is great, but because Buddha is pure trouble. She tells him to close his eyes and then she slaps him across the face!!! HARD! And not just one slap, but the forehand and the backhand. It was one of those moments like on L.A. Law (if you have never heard of this show, you are too young) when Rosalyn Shays proposed to Leland McKenzie and then fell down the elevator shaft. You're stunned and thinking, "did I just see that?" And then when the reality of what just happened sinks in a second later you burst out with a hearty laugh while thinking, "holy crap!" Here, watch it for yourself.<br /><br /><br /><object height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/iXqZlNVgapA&rel=1"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/iXqZlNVgapA&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="355" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br />This takes reality TV to a such a low level that even I am shocked. I won't reveal who she picked at the end. But it really doesn't matter because they won't stay together. This is a reality dating show after all. Other than Ryan and Trista, I don't know of any other reality couples that have lasted.Suchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14191493563011084534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5083884881380527652.post-72300553280903504412007-12-15T18:32:00.000-05:002007-12-15T18:45:23.592-05:00What a FeelingThis week on PR we saw the untimely departure of Jack. But good for him for putting his health first. I do hope he gets his MRSA infection taken care of. Maybe they will bring him back next season.<br /><br />Poor Steven, he got hosed on the challenge. For anyone who didn't watch it, the models this week were replaced by women who had each lost a significant amount of weight. Each designer was assigned one woman and had to makeover her favorite outfit from her heavier days into something she could wear everyday. Steven got stuck with one of the most god awful wedding dresses I have ever seen. That satiny material was covered in beads and based on all the reading on it I have done (thank you BPR) the material is amazingly hard to work with. Also, how sad it i that someone's favorite outfit is her wedding dress? Moreover, would you ever want someone to take your wedding dress apart? Who knows, maybe there was a nasty divorce. Steven's design was awful, he made the woman look like a pilgrim. He was aufed.<br /><br />The best line of the night came from Tim. After Jack's departure, they brought back Chris who was aufed last week. As he was starting later than the other designers, he was allowed to work all night reather than ending at midnight like everyone else. When talking to Chris, Tim advised him to make all his decisions now, because, "I've made more bad decisions at three o'clock in the morning than I can list." Of course he didn't mean it the way everyone in the work room and watching at home took it. When he caught on to why everyone was laughing he started cracking up too. Yay for you Tim.<br /><br />The designers this season are definitely talented. Snaps to Christian for winning the challenge this week. Even though I find you grating, your outfit was great. But now that Jack is gone, who are you going to get piggy-back rides from?<br /><br />As a tribute to Jack, I am now going to share with you a video he made for Youtube. Enjoy! Hint: the title of today's post is a big clue.<br /><br /><br /><object height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/evCOdcJl2PE&rel=1"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/evCOdcJl2PE&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="355" width="425"></embed></object>Suchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14191493563011084534noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5083884881380527652.post-77018437070721223792007-12-14T12:05:00.000-05:002007-12-14T12:07:51.773-05:00Another Hoiday DittyThis is a real commercial running this season on TV. It is a commercial for Victoria's Secret in which Heidi Klum "sings." This is also just a teaser for an up coming holiday music posting.<br /><br /><br /><object height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/8ePvfxnab30&rel=1"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/8ePvfxnab30&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="355" width="425"></embed></object>Suchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14191493563011084534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5083884881380527652.post-22698439597201106342007-12-14T11:53:00.000-05:002007-12-14T12:05:00.343-05:00So Close!Well, on Wednesday night, the winner of this cycle of ANTM was chosen. If you recall, after the season premier, I called Chantal as the winner. She was the runner up. Yes, that means she lost, but I was so close. Runner up is not a bad thing. The winner was Saleisha. At the final runway show, Saleisha nailed it and definitely did better than Chantal. Chantal was just too stiff and broke character when one of the performers alongside the runway fell down. <br /><br />So, congratulations Saleisha. You are America's Next Top Model.Suchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14191493563011084534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5083884881380527652.post-46791787230746484592007-12-11T15:21:00.000-05:002007-12-11T15:31:34.479-05:00She Didn't Mean Phat!Janice Dickinson, former ANTM judge and self proclaimed world's first supermodel, called Tyra Banks fat on the Today Show. Janice was discussing Jennifer Love Hewitt's recently released bikini photos. They are not flattering shots. However, Janice said JLH is not fat, and that if you want to see someone fat, look at Tyra Banks. She then tried to back peddle, but to no avail. She put it out there for the entire world to hear. Tyra may not be as thin as she was during her modeling days, but she is not fat. Not by any stretch of the imagination.<br /><br />Janice is the last person who has any right to comment on someone else's looks. She herself looks like a plastic surgery nightmare. She is so stretched, pulled, botoxed and inflated that she actually looks like a living caricature of herself.<br /><br />Here is the video clip. The actually comments are at one minute 15 seconds in. <br /><br /><object height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/W8e0MV5Zz-8&rel=1"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/W8e0MV5Zz-8&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="355" width="425"></embed></object>Suchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14191493563011084534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5083884881380527652.post-32332159337274986402007-12-09T20:47:00.000-05:002007-12-09T20:49:45.176-05:00It's A MiracleIn honor of Chanukah...<br /><br /><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZHnNace2uTc&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZHnNace2uTc&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>Suchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14191493563011084534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5083884881380527652.post-66576581181284515932007-12-05T09:22:00.000-05:002007-12-05T09:25:25.183-05:00Show Combination!!!You, my loyal readers, know how much I love it when there is a cross over between two shows. Well, next week it will happen again. The shows, Real Housewives of Orange County (yeah, I know I said I was going to stop watching) and Project Runway. Austin Scarlett of PR season 1 will be on RHOC helping Lauri pick out her wedding gown. It will be like a bonus scene of PR!Suchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14191493563011084534noreply@blogger.com0