Bachelorette Blog - "The Right Reasons"

Week two brings us dates, tears, fighting, cringe-worthy rapping and one sob story after another. This is starting to get good.

Week two also brings the overload of candy that will be consumed during the course of our "journey"
See below..

This is a problem....

Let's get started:

First one-on-one: Brooks

Brooks gets the first date card and yes he appears to be genuine, sweet & there for the "right reasons" but I have a hard time getting past his teeth.  I don't know why but they scare me.  Their date consists of dressing up in wedding attire (boring), eating dinner on a bridge (a bit better) then finally dancing alone to a singer I don't know (humiliating).  I said it while watching, Brooks is in it for the long haul..final 3, possibly the victor?!

Group Date:

On this date were a bunch of guys I don't know & the ones that count.  Brandon, James, Zak W., Ben & Drew.  This is possibly one of the worst things I have seen on the Bachelor/ette franchise since I have been watching.  Des & crew will be doing their very own rap video with someone called Soljah Boy. (I truly can't stop laughing) At this point I think I may have blacked out for a bit.  I know nothing about rap but I am pretty sure that what I watched as the end result will be forever burnt in my brain.  There truly are no words.

The men bicker just as bad as the ladies do, possibly a bit more.  Ben seems to be getting on everyone's nerves, I haven't figured him out yet.  Is he the sweet Dad we saw at into's of a snarkey Bentley wannabe?

I have to say these men have loads of sob stories, disappearing dads, addict moms, horrific car accidents & diabetes.  Well we didn't get the full sob story on the diabetes since snarky Ben interrupted that one.  Maybe he isn't half bad - good save.

One-on-One:

Bryden gets this date.  Being from Montana Des thinks it would be nice to take him sightseeing around LA area.  Beach, attempting kite flying, fish tacos, top down chewing gum after fish tacos.  Next up our first hot tub scene of the season, awkward talking followed by Des asking to be kissed.  I am not sure if this was a bit hot or totally awkward.  I like Bryden but he really needs a new hairstyle.

Cocktail Party:

Basically more whining & complaining about Ben. A couple of people I don't know get the boot.  

Next week shows a girlfriend of a suitor showing up and losing her mind.  I love it, who is going to get the smacksown.


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Bachelorette Blog - Let The Games Begin....

It's that time again...time for tears, fighting, helicopter rides, make out sessions in the hot tub and hearing the word "journey" about 25,765 times.  Yes that's right...it's BacheloretteTime!!!

Our Bachelorette this season is Desiree.  A cast-off last season with the weirdo brother who  begged Sean to keep her after he denied her a rose...tear!!!

This episode is all about getting to know the guys & speculate who we think will get to go on the "journey" with Des.  ( and the  awesome free vacations)

I have to start with saying that even though we know I love The Bachelorette - why god why did we have to have the ridiculous montage of Des frolicking on the beach, and skating around the boardwalk trying on hats & sunglasses.  I am sorry NO ONE does this, especially alone.  This was more ridiculous then us watching Sean shower every episode last season.

Ok, back to the matter at hand.  The men!!!

The Good:

1 Drew - Good Chemistry, loved how he was genuinely shy & nervous.  I think he will go far.

2.  Ben - brought in the ace - his cute little kid.  Cheater.  Seems perfect from the start...previews shows a different side... A BENTLEY SIDE????

3.  Brandon - Didn't do anything outrageous, I am just drawn to him.  My favorite so far.

The Not So Good:

1.  Jonathan - Creepy Creeperson trying to lure Des into a dark room 3x.  Got sent home immediately.  Your not funny guy your just plain creepy.

2.  Dr. Larry - Poor Dr. Larry - tried to impress Des with his dance moves & instead ripped her dress.  He was so upset about it the whole episode then basically blamed her on his exit interview.  Bye Bye Doc!

3.  Kasey - #hashtagasshole #pleasestop #yourannoying #pleasepleasemakeitstop 


Looks like this season will not disappoint with plenty of tears, fighting & drama.  Next week we start the dates & will see every ones true colors seep out.

Here we go!!!!!!


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Gleb Blog - DWTS..Cha Cha Cha

I had the privilege of watching DWTS with my little brother John last night, after lasts weeks blog he is now fully aware of what a "Gleb" is.  So with snacks in tow he was ready for his first episode of DWTS. The competition is picking up & this week celebrated the Best Year of the Celebrity's life.  Lots of happy moments, tears and a drop to the floor (& no this wasn't my brother b/c I was forcing him to watch this)!

As the weeks go by & the more we get to see of Gleb the more I like him. Not only is he a talented dancer but from the clip we saw he is a gentleman as well.  When Lisa fainted & she wanted to continue to practice he did the right thing by putting her health first.  As a new pro on this season he has to work a lot harder to garner the attention & fan base as the other Pro dancers.  By not rehearsing he ultimately knows this can hurt their chances to stay in the competition.

With that being said I think they Cha Cha'd their butts off & we hope that the fans that he & Lisa have made did enough to bring them back for another week. I did my part & I hope that you did too. ( I did secretly dial in my votes without my brother being the wiser).  

I also think that we should get to see Gleb & his talented partner Elena perform on the show. What a great way to really see how talented they both are when you are dancing with an equally as talented partner.  

I am also loving Mr. Andy Dick at the moment, who doesn't love a comeback story!

Crossing fingers tonight!!!!


P.S. Gleb - status on the underwear design ;)

What is a Gleb????

What is a Gleb? This was the question posed to me by my brother and by simple definition...

A "Gleb" is a person who takes on the opportunity to follow their dreams... or a really hot & talented dancer on DWTS.  Either way that is what a "Gleb" is to me.  From 2 weeks ago an unknown to all of us with as he said about 200 twitter followers to last night almost 10,000 followers.  

After a close call last week being in the bottom 2 with Lisa, they danced a beautiful Waltz, & I think will be making their way up the leader board.  You can see the enthusiasm & delight on his face being in the ballroom.

AS Gleb caught my eye as well as many others with his talent, humor and laughter making his mark here in the states.  He & his lovely & talented partner Elena take the time to "like" & respond to fans on Facebook & Twitter and that definitely gets people motivated to spread the word and cheer on this fantastic team.

He posts fun photos & keeps his fans in the loop about what is happening... rehearsal photos,  first movie premiere, etc..

Gleb & lovely partner Elena Samodanova at GI Joe Premiere (love the Louboutin's)

Rehearsing with Lisa...

Amazing new Dancer's ....

A fun page to follow is also @KatTalesTV on twitter.  She has some great photos & videos of all the crew from DWTS.

So after some mindless fun here's hoping Gleb is safe to entertain another week.

Dancing with the Common Folk...

Holy crap Gleb that was a close one....

For some reason after seeing Gleb on DWTS and our confirmed "friendship" status on Facebook I have decided that this new series of blogs will be dedicated to the newest amazing dancer Gleb Savchenko.  Why, because that's what is making me smile this week. Oh and this below, not only are we "facebook friends" he even likes my status.

 I was on the edge of my seat with Gleb in the final 2.  Way to soon for this newbie to have to be sent home, would have been upsetting for him and disastrous for all of us!!!  As you can tell the new dancers need time to establish themselves and build their fan base since the bottom two was both new dancers.  I was sad to see the lovely Dorothy Hamill go home but thankfully that saved Gleb to dance another dance.

He had an amazing dance with the professionals and the new troupe dancers. I got to tell you watching this show makes me daydream about being able to dance.  As anyone who knows me I dance as well as Elaine from Seinfeld. (except of course in my own mind after a couple of cocktails)!!  Then of course I have all the confidence in the world.  Which brings me to what I dreamed about last night.  Instead of Dancing With The Stars, it was professional dancers dancing with us common folk, just ordinary people wanting to learn just 1 dance.  Then this dance would follow us around everywhere we went, weddings, sweet sixteens, the bar on a Saturday night.  One week, one dance with one amazing teacher and I would be Cha Chaing my ass off.  Just to be clear Gleb was my partner. Then I woke up.

My lovely 5 year old daughter takes ballet, tape & gymnastics and I pray to the DWTS gods that she doesn't take after me and has the talent to gracefully float across the dance floor.

Now since Gleb has been saved for another week time to spread the word and get votes, votes & more votes!!!  As with anything this is a new beginning for him in being in DWTS and another reason to make Mondays seem bearable.

Go Gleb!!!

P.S. So Gleb when your run on DWTS is over NY is a cool place to give a girl a dance lesson :)  A girl can dream can't she.

Mondays just got so much sweeter...Welcome Gleb!

As I have said 98% of my blogs are fluff stuff things that make me laugh, smile or want to elbow someone in the face.  My blogging of The Bachelor/ette series is nothing more than a guilty pleasure and some comedic relief.

Since Sean's season ended and I heard he would be on DWTS I decided to watch and see how our Sean would fair in the dancing world.  Well once Mr. Gleb Savchenko filled my screen I was like "Sean who"?  Not only is Gleb lovely to look at he actually made me laugh as well which wins you huge points in my book.  I have no idea who this Lisa lady is but she made me grin as well.  

Being the total social media loser that I am what was my next instinct...see if Gleb had a facebook page to like.  Well to my delight not only did he have a page he also accepted friends.  Holy shit my lucky day. I feverishly hit the friend request button and held on with baited breath.  Not to long later I received the following...

Well since Gleb and I are now officially BFF I will be watching & rooting for my good friend!!!

Go Gleb!!!

The final rose goes to....

CATHERINE!!

Oh so bittersweet, kind of feels like graduation and we are all going our separate ways.  Well hold up not so fast after Sean declared his love & proposed to Catherine we thought this was the end.  Well are journey with Sean isn't quite complete since it was announced the Sean & Catherine's wedding will be televised.  Bonus Sean will appear on DWTS - welcome back Sean.

I'm not going to rehash 3 hours of the finale because I just don't care THAT much.  Back in Thailand Sean's family comes to "help" him make the most difficult decision of his life.  Best part of his family the little tyke who reminded Sean that Emily didn't choose him last season & Sean's dad.  I have to admit I did get a tad weepy at how sincere and sweet this man was.

At this point my SIL Laura who was in charge of the controller since we had DVR'd the beginning accidentally pressed a wrong button.  Panic ensued, screaming, cursing with the fear that we were going live and basically were missing the whole show.  We calmed down a minute and 5 grown adults were able to figure out how to get back.  After some apologies to Laura for the verbal thrashing she took in that instant we were back in business. Phew!!!

Both Catherine & Lindsey's meeting with Sean's family went smooth and one girl did not stand out. Sean was still feeling that he was torn between both woman and could not make a decision.  Sean has one more date with each girl before he had to send one packing.  Lindsey has come a long way, I think she is very normal and feel like her & Sean come from similar backgrounds.  Catherine & Sean have a connection that I saw weeks ago, you can just see the difference in Sean's face when he is with her.  She turns into a blubbering mess when he says goodbye to her.

At the "Main Event"  the girls put on their gowns ( a bit of foreshadowing with the gold & silver???)  I think Lindsey looks amazing, just beautiful enough to get her heart handed over to her.  She arrives first and we all know what this means...  Sean really doesn't have a good explanation for her just that he loves her but basically is "in love" with Catherine. I think Lindsey handled herself with class, but man what a shitty place to be.

In the moment that they were advertising for weeks the "letter", Chris hands in over to a sweaty & teary Sean. A ridiculous love note from Catherine. Big letdown. Catherine shows up looking like an Oscar, Sean tells her he loves her, gets on bended knee, gives her the Neil Lane ring, they kiss, and ride off into the sunset on a elephant.  That's how my proposal happened too, memories.

After The Final Rose

Sean & Catherine are still together and will be getting married live on TV.  This will apparently be happening quickly since Sean has been saving himself for his bride.  Ahhh sweet, I think.

It was also announced that Desiree is the new Bachelorette.  She would not have been my first choice but I will no doubt be watching & blogging.

Sad that the season is over but will be watching Sean make a fool of himself on DWTS.


On a side note I will be heading to Philly tomorrow to celebrate Ally's Bachelorette Party.  St. Patty's Day bar crawl through the streets of Philly.  I have a feeling this weekend will earn its own blog.

This is my motto for the weekend...

http://howdoiputthisgently.tumblr.com/post/45157968995

Fantasy Suite Time...

This week is Fantasy Suite Time or if you have been paying attention "Let's stay up and talk time".  Sean and the four remaining ladies are in Thailand, again another amazing looking place to add to the travel list.

First up is Lindsey, they start their date off at the local market in Thailand.  Buying trinkets & eating local bugs.  Yuck.  This reminded me of when I went to China and we went to a local market lot of interesting fried animals.  Our guide tried to get me to eat ants to get rid of my headache.  I opted for some strange local oil smeared all over my face. Lindsey was a trooper and passed all Sean's obnoxious tests to prove her love to him.  They then had dinner amongst some lite up boat things and dancers.  This is when Lindsey wanted to tell  Sean she loved him but the awkwardness took over and she just kept staring & smiling.  Later on in their dorm room she fessed up with a quick "I love you"

Next up is AshLee, oh emotional ticking time bomb AshLee who was abandoned as a child.  How do I know this because she mentions it every chance she gets.  She arrives for her date and they take a boat to a cave they must swim under to get to their own little island.  I have to admit all I could concentrate on was figuring out what her necklace said.  I didn't so if you know please share this with me.  Of course Sean tells AshLee they must swim in the cave in the complete darkness, pushing limits Sean you know she is a basket case.  As AshLee tells us this will be hard on her because she was abandoned as a child. They make it, they make out, she tells him she loves him.  Sean hands over the infamous card revealing that she can ditch her room and shack up with him for the night.  AshLee feigns moral dilemma about what will happen in this room ( I am confused she was married at 17 right)???  Don't get me wrong I like AshLee but she is way to intense & emotional.  

Last up at bat was Catherine, I like Catherine but I wished she dressed better.  They take a boat out to go snorkeling and we get to witness a really cheesy Titanic moment, this show is awesome.  I have to say I hate snorkeling, I went in Bermuda and spent hours puking all over the place.  I would have taken the "bug eating" date out of all three of these dates which shows that Sean is a douche. Sean & Catherine definitely have a connection and the kiss in the rain was pretty hot.  She also decided to have a sleep over as well.

Rose Ceremony - I knew that Sean was going to be sending AshLee home and was bracing myself for crying, puking just a complete mental & physical breakdown.  You could see that Sean was upset knowing that he would be hurting her especially after watching her video.  This was well played AshLee sobbing her face off telling Sean how loving him  saved & healed her.  Wow this is going to hurt.

First rose goes to Lindsey and after what seems like 10 minutes of intense music & deep breathing Catherine gets the rose.  What's going to happen here come the tears and breakdown but no AshLee is PISSED.  With a stare that she should have given Tierra AshLee walks right past Sean and doesn't utter a word to him before getting in the limo.  I feel bad for AshLee I really do, back to abandonment issues for this one.

Like I have thought a couple weeks ago Lindsey & Catherine in the final two.  Ultimately I think Lindsey is the better fir for Sean but I believe he will pick Catherine.  He seems very relaxed with her and I have seen that for weeks.  

Next week is The Woman Tell All - great TV awkward conversations, yelling, crying just a all around good time.

Finale in 2 weeks!!!!

This, that & the other thing

Just a couple of things that I have enjoyed, want to enjoy & looking forward to enjoying...

Some light reading...a guilty pleasure.

The Crossfire Series by Sylvia Day.

I have read the first 2 in the series Bared to You & Reflected in You, the 3rd installment comes out June 4th.

Entwined with You

The worldwide phenomenon continues as Eva and Gideon face the demons of their pasts, and accept the consequences of their obsessive desires...

From the moment I first met Gideon Cross, I recognized something in him that I needed. Something I couldn't resist. I also saw the dangerous and damaged soul inside--so much like my own. I was drawn to it. I needed him as surely as I needed my heart to beat.

No one knows how much he risked for me. How much I'd been threatened, or just how dark and desperate the shadow of our pasts would become.

Entwined by our secrets, we tried to defy the odds. We made our own rules and surrendered completely to the exquisite power of possession...

Online Shopping at it's best...
1. This is a cool website I found on Pinterest. This website let's you browse items by a certain "someone" and a certain "something" Pretty cool, check it out.

www.wantist.com




2. Groupon - this was introduced to me by my friend Liz.  All it took was the download of the app on my Iphone & I was hooked.  In the first day I bought Yoga classes, 2 motion sensored garbage cans & was this close to purchasing a 10 day trip to Morocco!!!

http://www.groupon.com


My daily dose of laughter...
This was introduced to me by my friend Liana...a good choice to start your day with a chuckle.
http://howdoiputthisgently.tumblr.com/

For example...

WHEN I GO OUT WITH MY FRIENDS:

WITH MY BEST FRIENDS:

Tomorrow I will recap Monday & tonights episodes of The Bachelor!!

Thanks,

Mary

Don't Snuf My Sparkle!

We are getting down to the wire & tonight's episode and who gets the roses it of utmost importance.  The four girls who receive roses tonight will be bringing Sean home to meet their  families.

St. Croix looks like perfection..add it to the list of places to visit.  This week we will have 2 one on one dates and a group date.  Tierra has yet to have a one on one and she lets us know that right from the start.  Date card comes and first one on one goes to AshLee.  You can see the pure delight on her face and the utter annoyance on Tierra's.  Tierra lets it be known to the gals that at AshLee's age (a whopping 32) she will be married with a family...don't count on it you freak. Let the games begin....

Date 1 - Sean picks up AshLee and they take a boat to their own private Island.  AshLee strips down to her bikini and I have to say she looks amazing, Tierra should wish to look like her at 32.  Like I have said I like AshLee but she does seem a bit damaged.  Not saying that that is a reason for Sean not to choose her but she seems more serious than fun.  They frolic on the beach and water and have good chemistry.  

Sean straight up asks AshLee about Tierra and the drama in the house.  I want to emphasize that Sean ASKED AshLee and I will talk more about this later on.  She basically tells him that AshLee acts one way with them and another way with the girls.  That she separates herself and obviously has issues getting along with other woman.

At dinner AshLee nervously tells Sean that she needs to share something from her past that may send him running & her packing for home.  Lots of drama & the weird ass music that we have learned to love.  Was Ashlee a man? No just a rebellious teenager who married her high school boyfriend at 17 and divorced a year later.  Sean seemingly could give a rats ass and AshLee shouted to the sea that she was definitely in love with our bachelor.

Date 2 - Tierra finally get her date and she is none to pleased when her date card suggests she & Sean will be walking through town.  Little Miss Freaky whines about sweating & bugs she should be more focused on fixing that eyebrow of hers.  Sean & Tierra walk through St. Croix shopping, drinking and dancing in the streets.  Sean finally asks Tierra about the drama in the house and she immediately blames the girls and how they are rude and alienate her.  This girl can really manipulate a situation to her favor.   At this point I just want to punch Sean in the face is he really that dumb.  I know they don't get to see what is going on in the house but she has been a source of drama from the very start. And you can sense that during this conversation she is already thinking who is going to get the verbal lashing in the house for throwing her under the bus.

Group Date - Desiree, Catherine & Lindsey are woken by Sean at 4:45 am with camera in hand.  Not cool Sean, but these girls are fun and precisely why he probably chose them for this date.  Drama free he takes them on a road trip from one side of the island to the other.  Group dates are weird especially when the size is smaller, the girls need time with him.  I think Sean choose these three because he knew he had no questions on his feeling for them.  Lindsey gets the rose and seals her hometown date.

Date 3 - Lesley and Sean venture off for a nature walk picking avocados and I am not really sure what else.  This date is a big letdown. I like Lesley she is intelligent & witty but reserved when it comes to really opening up.  This is not the formula for being on The Bachelor, you have to be able to shout your love from the rooftops because you have a few short weeks to seal the deal.  I had to cover my eyes when it was obvious Lesley was struggling to be able to tell Sean she loved him, it was painful to watch.  I felt badly for her because she is logical and has feelings for him but knew it is ridiculous to tell him she loves him when it seems so rushed.  I knew right them her quest to be his wife had just ended.

Meanwhile back at the house Tierra decided to have a bitchfest with AshLee for telling Sean about her mental issues.  Sean meanwhile flew his sister in to give him some perspective on the final woman. As Tierra & AshLee are having their throw down Sean decides to go to the house and get Tierra to talk to his sister. I was waiting to have my own smackdown with Sean if he turned this on Ashlee.  He asked her about Tierra she didn't just tell him. Tierra is going ape shit on AshLee telling her how great she is and anyone would want to marry her and that she can't control her infamous eyebrow and that she won't let anyone put out her sparkle.  Oh is that what we call obnoxious bitch these days???

Sean finally comes to the house to see Tierra crying yet again.  Bam...Sean finally opens his squinty eyes and send Tierra packing. FINALLY!  Sorry psycho Sean just snuffed your sparkle.

Rose Ceremony - As I thought along with Lindsey, Desiree, Catherine & AshLee got roses and will bring Sean home to meet their families.  Poor Leslie was just to normal to go the distance.

Next week is hometown dates - always a good time had by all.  Desiree's brother seems sweet huh.

My predictions really haven't changed:

I see Lindsey & Catherine in the final 2.

Got Milk?

So this week we were rewarded with 2 nights of Bachelor shenanigans.....we must have done something right in our past lives.

The crew heads to Montana..woop woop

Night One:

Lindsey got the one-on-one date.  She and Sean seem like a nice match, she has come a long way from showing up in a wedding dress.  No drama, no crying (yet), no fighting just a substitute teacher looking for love.  They have a simple and sweet date, a bit boring but honestly that's why I think they work..NO DRAMA!!

Group Date:

Some sort of hillbilly obstacle course.  Girls show up to a bunch of goats and haystacks.  One of then even uttered "Are those dogs"? God I love this show.  Two teams, a canoe race, a hay pulling contest & the grand finale of milking and chugging goats milk for more time with Sean.

And their off..Selma & Robyn basically look like my kids trying to drive bumper cars.  Poor Sarah is dragging hay with one arm. ( Did  anyone notice she needed to scratch her nose, I know you did Laura).  And Desiree literally rips the udders of the goat before she downs the milk like a person who doesn't produce saliva. Red team wins and the blue team gets sent back to the mansion..boo hoo.  The 4 girls on the red team are excited by their win and that there is less competition for time with Sean.

Sean has a change of heart and decided to invite the losing team to the party...roar the red team is pissed.  To be honest I would be too, if I had to drink goats milk it better have some sort of reward.  Desiree was right why bother doing it if it didn't really matter.  Sean think things through buddy.

Tierra gets more creepy and finds Sean to talk about how needy she is.  She is unstable.  I mean it.

Sean & Catherine go outside for a chat, notice how comfortable she is on his lap.  As I said last week Catherine & Sean have something major going on that I think we aren't privy too.  Daniella who has the look of someone who has been out drinking till 4 AM cries a bit and Sean of course hands over the sympathy rose, to a person on the LOSING team.  Ass.

Two- on -One Date: 

Tierra & Jackie go on what is considered the worst date of the series.  Three is definitely a crowd.  Jackie is pretty & nice but her personality is about as exciting as an episode of "Grey's Anatomy" these days.  Tierra pulls out the sympathy card again, "my boyfriend was a drug addict who died", even if Jackie's fate was already sealed there was no way he would send her home after talking about death.  Quick Jackie, got anyone who died recently???  Bye Jackie :(

Cocktail Party: 

The house seems tense and Tierra again finds her solo place by the fire.  Some of the girls try to talk to Tierra about why she is a complete psycho which turns her into more of a psycho.  Sean walks bye as she is barking at the ladies.  Sean decides to ask Leslie if she knows anything about the Tierra situation.  I don't get this he calls Kacie B crazy and kicks her off for bringing it up but now is annoyed that no one will tell him anything.  Make up your mind.  

Sean decides to keep the crazy and tosses Robyn to the curb.  We are rewarded tonight with another episode where it looks as though Tierra may get her ass frozen solid.  Looks awesome!

My Final Thoughts:

Sean has to stop picking Sarah for activities that is so ridiculous for someone with one arm.  It's not challenging her its just mean.  

When Tierra wet to stalk Sean did you notice she was wearing the blue checkered short from the group challenge.  Not only is she cray but a thief as well.

I think at this point my final three are Lindsey, Catherine and I can't yet choose between Ashlee & Desiree.

Bachelor Blog - 90210, Derby Disaster & a jilted Pretty Woman!!

4 episodes in and things are getting interesting..

Date #1 goes to Selma.  Yes she is pretty, yes she had big boobs but I just don't see her making it to the end.  The set off on a private plane for parts unknown, and we get to hear Selma ask repeatedly where they are going.  Shut it Selma he isn't about to just tell you.  They end up in the middle of nowhere in brutal heat to go rock-climbing.  Selma informs us that she doesn't do well in heat and not without 6 inch heels.  Ugh.  I know she is pretty but I just don't feel her at all.

She manages to climb herself and her boobs up the rock and into Sean's arms.  Next up they end up in some strange trailer park wrapped in a blanket cuddling.   Selma tells Sean she is Muslim and can't kiss him on tv.  Wait is this The Bachelor? That's a prerequisite to the show - making out.  Sean gives her a rose but I think that's because he doesn't want to let her go till he seals the deal with a kiss. Selma is the Donna Martin of The Bachelor.

Group Date - Let's take the woman to go to a Roller Derby.  Heck ya let's include the one armed girl too.  Who thought this through, clearly no one or everyone since this would be good TV.  Poor Sarah could not balance and was reduced to tears.  She is lucky she didn't fall on her face.  That was comically chosen for greasy faced Amanda.  To bad they didn't need to wire her jaw closed.

As the ladies hang around trying to get Sean's attention Tierra of course causes a scene.  She declares that she is leaving then runs off to find Sean.  Sean of course is about to go make out with Lindsey in the hot tub.  As he walks out the door there is Teirra crouched outside on the floor in the dark like Glenn Close in Fatal Attraction.  She weeps to him that she can't take it and it's just so hard.  Sean being the moron he is runs off to get the rose to give her.  Close up on Tierra's smirky smile.  Witch!

Final Date goes to Leslie.  She even receives diamond drop earrings courtesy of Neil Lane of course.  Her date is a knock off of Pretty Woman.  The ending isn't so rainbows and sunshine like in the movie though.  Sean takes Leslie on a shopping spree to Badgley Mishka ( not one of my favorites).  She proceeds to pick out a hideous dress and also Sean throws in shoes & a bag.  Next up they pay a visit to our friend Neil where they give her a stunning diamond necklace.

At dinner Sean pulls a douchy move and picks up the rose to basically tell Leslie she isn't getting it.  He says he doesn't feel the chemistry.  I get and respect that he doesn't feel it and needs to send her home.  But why dangle the prize in her face to then smack her across the face with it.  Worse yet as he walks her out he is like, "you need to give the necklace back".  Brutal, embarrassing..this was not the ending of Pretty Woman that I remember.

Rose Ceremony is pretty tame, the only thing that catches my attention is Catherine.  I haven't seen a lot of her but her & Sean's interaction & kiss makes me think she may be taking the lead.  Sean seemed nervous with her and they seemed to click.  Let's keep an eye on her.

Finally Amanda got sent home!!!   I always feel badly when they are eliminated because it must be humiliating but it was clear her & Sean were not a match.

Next weeks 2 parter looks AMAZING!!!  Please god let Tierra finally get the boot.  She is tiresome and I am sick of looking at her eyebrows.

I am sure this is to be the most dramatic episode EVER!

x

Acupuncture Part Deux...

After my first tackle at Acupuncture I spent the next week anticipating my triumphant return to Dr. Cha Cha. So off I go Saturday keeping an open mind and wearing proper knickers.

 I know longer am worried about being chained to a radiator and tortured so that part of the anxiety is gone.Now I know the drill strip down get on the table and wait for the jabbing to begin. Start with feet and ankles, then the wrists, now top of head, temples, neck and lastly my stomach.  As I like to think, my brain, carotid artery, liver, spleen and a gall bladder if I had one.  

Little pinches nothing I can't handle, but not pleasant, not relaxing.  Again the ones in my stomach make it impossible to really breath because i feel all of them when I try to take a deep breathe.  She then does the moxi crap again, putting the ones in my stomach on fire.  Smoke billowing from my belly laying in my knickers she leaves the room for me to "relax"

Why the second everything is in place and I'm supposed to soak all the positive energy in does my face itch.  It's all I can think about and I can't move.  The smoke coming off my belly makes me cough, but I can't because then the needles in my stomach feel as though they are coming out my back.  Ok, Ill just lay here and listen to the clock ticking. Tick, tock, tick, tock.

This time alone makes me really think about what's going on here..I am laying half naked with 50 metal needles coming out of my body and a little bonfire off my belly.  What am I doing here?

Dr. Cha Cha returns to snuff out my belly and remove the little buggers.  She informs me that I will have a bruise on my stomach as she kneads my belly like pizza dough.  Make another appointment, sure why not.  I'm hoping for some sort of sign that this is working or will work but for now ill just keep on hanging with Cha Cha.

On a side note here are my favorite dresses from the Sag awards:

Nina Dobrev - Elie Saab

Marion Cotillard - Dior Haute Couture

Amanda Seyfried - Zak Posen. Stunning!

Off to watch The Bachelor....

Confessions of a disillusioned daydream believer...

Well I decided to update my blog name...seems to suit me just fine.

No big post to write just yet.  Back to Acupuncture & Dr. Cha Cha tomorrow so I'll update after that ordeal.

Hope everyone has a great weekend!!!

Stick me please..Acupuncture fun!

Well after months of deliberation I finally decided to bite the bullet and try Acupuncture.  This has been recommended to me from many of my Doctors and friends.

I personally was pessimistic since I didn't think I could drink the Kool Aid they offer.  But then again when you feel like crap on a normal basis you are willing to try anything including Voodoo Magic.  So I made my first appointment with a lady I will call Dr. Cha Cha Digregorio.  I made sure to let several people know exactly where I was going and what time I was to be finished, this was in case Dr. Cha Cha decided to chain me to a wall and stick needles in my eyes.  This goes along with my huge distrust of people and my relinquishment of control.

So I show up for my appointment trying to keep an open mind and go through all the paperwork, my illnesses, medications & ailments.  Even before we begin Dr. Cha Cha sums up that I am a big mess.  She tell me I need to strip down to my undies and tank top ( for future reference wear full underwear next visit).  She explains to me which areas she will focus on today and begins to quickly stick me with the needles.  Can I feel them yes, are they painful..well some.  I am not against needles, I have numerous tattoos and get my blood drawn and IV treatments every 6 weeks but ts was very different.  This was some lady I didn't know shoving metal needles all over my body, how am I supposed to relax if I wasn't sure she was puncturing my liver or carotid artery.  Also the fact that I couldn't move an inch, or inhale/exhale deeply without feeling them made this difficult.  

At this point she proceeded to set the needles in my stomach on fire or something.  Because I had the inability to see whats going on but saw the smoke rising fro my stomach.  Sure at this point I was so far removed from relaxing.  I'm sitting in my underwear with 50 needles and a fire coming off my stomach.  

As she left me to find my inner zen all I could think about was that I willingly paid money for this.  She finally came back in to remove these little buggers from my tense body.  As she is doing so she is letting me know just what a hot mess I really am.  Against my better judgement I sign up for another appointment, Why?  Because so many people said I can't base it off the first appointment, so I am letting go and trying to trust this process.  

I go back Saturday and hoping this time I can get past the fact that I know what is going to happen.  So I am going back in hoping to drink the Kool Aid and wearing proper knickers!!!

Tacky hos are a dime a dozen.

Week 2

Things are starting to get entertaining!!! People are falling in love, 5 days and they just can't imagine their lives without our chiseled body Sean.  As Chris Harrison said Sean is the most sincere bachelor in the history of the show.  Guess that means all the other bachelors were there for fantasy suites and trips around the world.

Date #1 - This date goes to Sarah and she is more excited than a tween who just won Justin Bieber tickets.  The card reads if she is ready to fall in love, this question is ridiculous since all the girls have been in love since they walked, flipped & shimmied out of the revolving limo onto the wet mansion driveway.

Sean picks Sarah up in a helicopter...gasp...all the girls act like they have never seen this before.  Ladies this is The Bachelor the helicopter is the #1 mode of transportation.  They take that awkward ride where their voices are all echoey & talk about how amazing the view is.  Once they land on a tall ass building Sean drops the news.  First date is free-falling 300 feet.  Sean your an asshole.  Sarah smiles and laughs nervously since she actually wants to punch him in his face.

They survive their free-fall with no puking along the way.  Next up a dinner where Sarah shares a story about how her one arm has kept her from doing things she feels like she can accomplish. Sad music, Sean smiles, Sarah is in love.  She is sweet, I just don't know if I see this to the end.

Group Date - Always a favorite for the ladies & myself. All the ladies & Sean head to a mansion to have a photo shoot. The winner & Sean will be on the cover of three Harlequin novels (you know the smutty books with Fabio on the cover)  So basically 13 girls getting their hair & make up done and having to act like whores to win the prize.  

Tierra who seemed sweet as pie night one is turning into a shrew.  "I'm not here for friends speech" followed by "Does she have extensions?"  Bitchity Bitch then possibly overheard the "Tacky hoes are a dime a dozen" response.  Courtney was a shrew on Ben's season but at least she was pretty.  This girl is tacky and way to tan.

Date #2 - Desiree gets this date & Sean thinks it would be great fun to prank her.  He brings her to a fake art show & set her up to believe that she ruined a 1.5 million dollar piece. She handled it well but this was dumb, I don't want to see pranks I want crying, fighting and cringe worthy break-up scenes.

Desiree & Sean do have chemistry & she reminds me of Katie Holmes.  He easily gives her a rose and I think Desiree will be there till the end.

Rose Ceremony -  Sean takes this time to make sure he chats up all the girls he hasn't had a date with yet.  We got to see a lot of Amanda and her scary oily face grimacing.  Her neon green horror show of a dress should have been a reason for Sean to send her home immediately. She scowls all night like a freak and the second Sean pulls her away her inner Sybil pops out.  She needs to be sent packing. Scary chick.

So with lamb head volunteering to leave & Sean sending 2 girls packing the journey has officially began.  Next week looks way to entertaining with Tierra's big fall down the stairs.  Was she pushed, did she slip or is it an evil attempt to sabotage another potential fiancee of Sean's? 

Can't wait for Monday!

All's safe in love & war until someone attempts a backflip and falls on their face!

Mondays are Back!!!! It's Bachelor time.  Just a recap of what has happened in Bachelor/ette world since last season ended.  Ben & Courtney broke up (shocker), Emily & Jeff broke up (shocker), JP & Ashley got married (shocker).

This season will start the journey with Sean in his quest for everlasting love.  Like I have said I wasn't really a fan of Sean's from Emily's season, his pirate eye annoyed me and I think he was just to blah to be on my radar.  But I am hoping he changes my mind but regardless his journey will be one worth watching.

We start off with Sean's journey after Emily dumped him last season, he got over her by working out profusely and staring at his muscles.  Arie shows up to give Sean some "tips", not sure why since Arie too was dumped by Emily.  It was awkward but I like to look at Arie.

Next up the limo entrances, always a special treat.

The good.

 Tierra - she seemed sweet, sincere and cute. Sean gave her a rose straight away.  Sometimes the innocent are the most guilty and it appears this way in the previews for this season.  Will Tierra be the next Courtney?, did someone shove her down a flight of stairs?, I can't wait!

Desiree - The Bridal Stylist from Colorado.  I like her, she seemed down to earth and normal.  Well normal for this show.  I have a feeling she will go far.

Sarah - It's not because she has one arm, truly, I like her.  I think she is pretty and very real.  I think she and Sean connected and think she will go far.

Kacie B. - Oh Kacie B. how we have missed you.  The infamous episode when Ben sent her home and she is bawling "What the F@!# just happened" remains one of my favorites.  She is back because she had met Sean and thought they had a connection.  Let's hope if she makes it to hometown dates her parents are locked in the basement.

The bad.

Robyn - She decided to attempt a back flip out of the limo to get Sean's attention.  Well she got all of ours when she landed on her face.  I would have just brushed myself off & ran back into the limo - priceless.  

Lindsey - Let's show up in a wedding dress, an ugly one to that.  Desperate much, even though she claims this to be humorous.  I just didn't get it.

Ashley - 50 shades of scary.  A hot mess outside & inside.  We all secretly read these books but to be ask for a beating the first night?

Rose Ceremony.

Nothing is more entertaining then a bunch of drunk desperate woman trying to all get time with one guy.  Sean was giving out roses left & right, so at the ceremony only 7 remained.  Tough to be sent home the first night.  Makes me laugh that even on the first night there are tears.

The next 9 weeks looks entertaining to say the least.  Can't wait for all the drama, tears, fights and humiliation along the way.

Happy Monday's are here again.

Love it/Hate it

Just a couple of things that I am loving and hating right about now...

Love it - The Bachelor.  Starts tonight & I couldn't be more excited for another disastrous season of embarrassingly ridiculous moments.  Didn't really feel Sean last season but a perfect choice for someone that I can weekly make fun of.  Mondays are happy again!!!!

Hate it - . Kim Kardashian and the next 9 months of having to deal with hearing all about the Kimye pregnancy.  I just don't care...at all.

Love it - My new Bose headphones.  Love my music and love that their noise cancelling and I can shut the world out.  I have them on right now as I type this crap up.

Hate it - New Years Resolutions.  I am going to start working out, I am going on a diet, I'm going to stop cursing, I am going to quit smoking,  I am going to stop drinking.  No, No you are not!  Ok, maybe like 5% of you will, but why set ourselves up for failure.  As you can tell I am a glass half empty kinda girl.  BTW I am giving up cursing.  If my stats are correct I have set myself up for disappointment, but at least I tired.

Love it -Free People Blog.  I love journals and love this..
http://blog.freepeople.com/2012/12/awesome-gift-idea-chrissy-piper/

Hate it - Laundry.  I know this doesn't need a huge explanation of why this is a must hate. Wash, fold put away & repeat. Why is it always endless, where does it all come from and why do I have 30 single socks with no matches????

That's all that is on my mind for right now, well that and trying to will my coworker next to me to make some coffee....