Back from the dead

I love San Francisco. Absolute favorite city. And I'm a little afraid this batch of crazy women are going to ruin it for me. But I digress. Ben's first date with Emily is so cheesy. "I did the only thing I could think of, I gave her a kiss." I mean, this date is the epitome of a "The Bachelor" cliche. Ok, it's romantic. The idea, anyway. But their little "confessionals" are just one corny line after the other. They are cute together, though. At least they had real conversation unlike his date with Courtney. In-tell-i-gence. The group date is, well, wow. Skiing in San Francisco? Cool concept but I felt like I was watching a bad porn. As for Britnee, she should be excited and she should feel lucky to be going on a one-on-one. Not only does she get to go on a date with Ben who is, honestly, out of her league. But those other girls looked like they wanted kill her and they didn't. At least she sends herself home therefore avoiding a brutal murder at the Fairmont. So Ben starts the evening portion of the group date by saying he doesn't think there will be any drama. Ummm...one date, one guy, ten women. Please. And of course when you attempt to make out with every woman there, it's only bound to blow up. I really loved Ben's date with Lindzi. But I'm pretty sure this was the date he was supposed to go on with Britnee. Key to the city. City Hall. Regardless, they're still cute together. Her voice is slightly annoying. But they are cute. Courtney is a bitch. She is obviously trying to stir things up. I don't think you need to be friends with the other girls. They are the competition, after all, but I do think you can at least try to be civil. She is just very shallow - in the way she treats the other women and the way she is with Ben. I have to say I'm shocked to see Shawntel at the rose ceremony. I'm curious how she and Ben know each other because she sure makes it sound like they know each other very well. But when she tells the girls, she says she only knows him through Ashley's season. I love how halfway through the rose ceremony, most of the girls who haven't received a rose look like they are going through labor pains. But this time, Erica truly passes out. My first guess would have been she gets the pity rose. But with Shawntel, that makes it hard. And Jaclyn isn't in the game, she's just not even on the bench. So I'm shocked that Ben has the courage to send them all home. But I see why. He has one too many girls worth more to him than some crazy funeral director (no offense Phaedra - RHOA). Well, off to Park City. Until next time... - Posted using BlogPress from my iPad

And she's still crying

So I must apologize for missing the first episode of the season. Don't get me wrong! I watched it. I just didn't start my New Year's resolution of fully committing to my blog until Thursday. But I promise to keep up with all the juicy gossip and reality goodness from now on. I must start off with the honest truth. I thought Jenna showed her insecurity the moment she stepped into the house and told the other girls that she messed up her pick-up line. And my favorite was Lindzi, even before she received the first impression rose. So I'm not sure if Kacie and Ben's date made me feel happy or made me want to vomit. Either way, they obviously like each other so I guess that's good. I'm just curious if it was Kacie, or just him being in his hometown and watching home videos that made it so special. I'm not saying it wasn't touching, I just wonder if the reaction would have been the same with any of the women. The acting was horrible on the group date. Hopefully these women aren't on this show for fame. And I must say that the striped romper on Blakely was not only a little showy for a date involving children (or ten other women) but it was a little small. As for the play, I'm not sure this date is appropriate for the children's community theater. I mean, on top of being a scandalous sheep who goes around kissing all the characters, Ben ends up half naked in front of a room full of small children. So back to Blakely. I'm not sure how I feel about her. But I do think it's ridiculous that the other girls are so jealous. As for Courtney, though, I definitely see why the girls don't like her. I'm just not sure they should show it so much. The question is, which whack job will Ben keep around? We know there is always one. Now, I'm not sure if it's the editing, but Courtney is nothing like Ben described: smart, witty....sure, she's beautiful but what else? I'm shocked by how much he's enjoying this date. I just don't see it. It's obvious Blakely is a little crazy and controlling but she comes off as confident to Ben versus the rest of the women who only look insecure. And speaking of insecure, Jenna is doing nothing to help her situation. Her little run-on explanation of how she's "more like a guy than a girl" only confused me further. And really, she's still crying! Besides, the only man I see disguised as a woman is wearing a sequins green dress (Jaclyn) accusing Blakely of looking like a horse. I know Blakely is a little crazy but she definitely isn't the one out of the two of you that looks like a horse. I'm just not sure how he didn't get rid of her. At least he got rid of Jenna along with a few others. Well, week two is over and we still have plenty more drama, tears and dysfunctional dating. Until next time... - Posted using BlogPress from my iPad

Return to the Shore

Well the much-anticipated fifth season of Jersey Shore returned tonight and the cast is back in Jersey. Of course, first matter of business: GTL. Then drinks. Naturally.

So I love the sentiment behind bringing the entire cast's friends, family and significant others together for a reunion to kick off the new season, but we all know this is the genius of MTV producers stirring up all the drama in one fell swoop.

I knew the happiness of night one would only last so long. I just hope this argument doesn't last all season. I'd like something a little different than the drama we had to deal with in Italy. If nothing happened, I'm not sure why Snooki cares so much. This is getting old, and it's only the first episode. The only thing that can save this season is if Vinny cuts the umbilical cord and brings the other half of the Vinny and Pauly show back. This depression is beginning to make me sad. Or as Deena put it..."his funk is putting me in a funk because he's in a funk."

Well, here's to what I hope is a better season than it was an episode. I'm sure the excessive amounts of alcohol and idiocy will do the trick. Until next time...

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