Ta Ta Tuesday

Today was supposed to be the "Employee Appreciation" party at work, where the office closed down at 12:30 and everyone went bowling!

I didn't want to participate, as I felt it a little too ironic for this company, SO I called in yet again. This time; however, I told my manager that I would not be finishing my two week notice, as I wouldn't be able to do my job sufficiently even if I did show up, and that would be a detriment to both me and the company. I did wish them a happy bowling jamboree with plenty of turkeys to go around.

Tata, Ciao, Au revoir, So long, Farewell!

Later today I watched Big Brother, and I have to tell you - I am so fed up with this season. I honestly will not be blogging anymore in regards to it, and I might even stop WATCHING it - sticking to Biggest Loser Couples for Tuesdays' time slot, Next Top Model for Wednesdays', and maybe take a break from TV totally on Sundays. They've just turned it into an increasingly-dramatic version of The Real World. Imagine the same dramatics from that faded reality tv show created by MTV, and now LOCK the crazies inside the house and never let them out for partying or even for some random job. Can you imagine the insanity? Now multiply it by ten and you have BB: Matchmaker. Boo CBS. BOO!

On another note, my throat was stinging and sore all day... I hope I feel better tomorrow.

Until then, to you for now and to my former employer for good...

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The Beans Are All Over The Floor

This is still my favorite team... everyone else can go already.
But, until that happens... it's the battle of the divas

The Pity-Me Manipulator

VS.

The Already Taken Competitor

Poor boys...


We will miss either of you...
One can only hope for the veto...

Who do you want to go?

A New Habit! A New HoH!

I was once told that in order to successfully make/break a habit you had to continue/discontinue the habit everyday for six weeks... well, after yesterday's entry, I have now posted every single day for six weeks! A New Habit has been born! Yay! Thanks to all of you who have commented/read my blog within that time!

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So, while I promise to not write solely about reality tv on here - I will not become THAT kind of blog - I do have to give my THIRD update this week on the Big Brother House, after this week I will make it a point to write about reality tv only once... or twice... in any given calendar week. Gotta keep up the variety, as that seems to be popular per my most recent poll!

***THE FOLLOWING CONTAINS SPOILERS FROM LAST NIGHT'S EPISODE***

Last night's episode was, to say the least, dramatic - which is why I watch reality tv in the first place! Well, we found out on Tuesday that Team Jerker (Jen and Parker) had won the first Big Brother Power Couple title, which granted them the ability to kick another team out of the house; skipping the regular nomination/vote process.

Now, if you're AT ALL smart, you know that you should NOT insult someone with the kind of power that Jerker had... You don't just tell the current Queen that some people think the King is a snake - ESPECIALLY when you're telling a lie and consequently have no names to back it up! This is the ultimate reason that we said goodbye to Team Shack Up last night... Jacob, your dumb ass ideas got you into trouble - now I can see how you could have cheated on Sharon, you're just not all there in the brains dept, are you?

"I heard other people say your partner is a snake"
... SO STUPID

"RISE AND SHINE EVERYONE!... Put on some clothes Allison..."

"Now, Jacob, who did you hear say that I'm a snake?
Point them out right now or you look like a liar"

"Uhhh, I- uhhh... I shouldn't have to name people..."

"Rah, Rah, Rah! We evict Jacob and Sharon! GO TEAM JERKER!"

"Goodbye then"

Before they had been kicked out though, Sharon had tried to discretely tell Parker (the King as mentioned before in my metaphor) that Ryan was the one calling him a snake, in an attempt to save her and Jacob from leaving...

"It was Ryan?"

If you remember from the previous post, Ryan is secretly dating Jen (Parker's partner; the Queen) and have been for quite a long time... so when Parker approached Jen and said that he wanted Ryan and Allison - Team All is Sighin - to go, Jen panicked... and you know what the genius did next? She TOLD Parker the secret!

"We can't get rid of Ryan, he's my lover...
now let's do some more half-naked cuddling"

It's only THE SECOND episode and the secret gets spilled... couldn't you have tried a LITTLE HARDER to come up with another plan before caving in and just blurting it out?

To top it all off, once Ryan found out she had told him, he decided to tell his partner Allison about the secret too... BIG MISTAKE!

"Look, I've been dating Jen for about 9 months."

"W-what!? You're dating Jen? Are you like joking with me?
This isn't funny... BIG BROTHER SAYS WE'RE SOULMATES!
THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING! I'M GONNA BLOW!"

Allison is going to try to be a homewrecker here... and she's on the verge of telling the secret to everyone else in the house - big no no! All of us gays know, you NEVER out someone else, same should go with any secret, if it's not yours to tell DON'T TELL IT!

The third couple that Team Jerker had thought about getting rid of was Team Sheild 'Em. Partners Sheila and Adam were still complaining about each other to the point of annoying the whole house...

"So what if I called them retards? I bust my ass all day cutting their hair! I can call them what I want to call them!"

"Then YOU'RE a retard, Adam! Cut your own hair!"

"Ahhh shit, we're gonna go home..."

But, when Team Shack Up packed up and left, Sheila and Adam turned it all around and even learned to make fun of their incompatability during the Head of Household Competition.

For those of you new to Big Brother, The Head of Household (aka HoH) is a position of power and imunnity given to one individual (or one team as in this season) who then nominates 2 people (teams) for elimination. They don't get to participate in the vote later on that ultimately decides which person (team) is leaving, but for the temporary power and immunity it is definitely worth it.

Towards the end of last night's HOH competition it was down to Team Holy Ho and Team SPAMdex for the win - my least favorite and most favorite teams respectfully. Obviously I wanted it to be Amanda and Alex to win it, and in the end my desire was granted!

Here's to hoping they make it to the end!

Either way, it's kind of an embarassment to Big Brother as all of their twists are pretty much down the drain within the first week - the ex-couple got voted out, the secret couple outed themselves, and the poorly matched couple learned to get along...

Better luck next time BB!

Let's Meet The Lovers... I Mean Teams

The next season of Big Brother premiered last night and sure enough it was immediately revealed that this season was going to be called Big Brother: Matchmaker.

Sigh.

Before the show they all took some extensive testing, answering many questions about their personalities and interests (according to what Julie Chen, the Chenbot, said).

CHENBOT!

Based on these results they split everyone into eight groups of two, pronouncing them as 'til death do you part' partners. These partners have to do everything together, even sleep in the same bed and be eliminated together. This is going to be a short season with everyone leaving two at a time. Boo.

There are two other 'twists' that were announced in the game play last night. One is an ex boyfriend and girlfriend couple - he cheated on her a long time ago and they broke it off and she shut him out of her life for good, until they got partnered up this season. Meet the happy couple:

--JACOB & SHARON--
"Team Shacob (Shack Up)"

Jacob: 'Jacob is an ex-Marine now working as an electrician. He has lived all over the world and attended elementary school in San Diego, California and Okinawa, Japan before moving to Maryland, then Jacksonville, North Carolina. He is single and trying to move on from his last relationship, although he still has feelings for the woman who was his childhood sweetheart.'

He's a cutie and seems to really feel bad for his stupid cheating mistake. It's ok Jake-y!

Sharon: 'Sharon is a military brat (her dad has served in the Marine Corps for 28 years) who easily adapts to any situation. She is spirited and lively, feisty and dramatic, but she also sees herself as being sweet. Sharon, who is currently single, has been in a 12-year on/off relationship with a guy who followed her home in the 8th grade. She describes herself as loud, dramatic and over the top.'

She was kind of a downer the whole episode. The only way to get past this angry state is to GET PAST IT. Be a strong woman. Being partnered to Jacob doesn't mean you have to be his girlfriend again.

The OTHER twist, which seems to be more fun than the first as it involves secrets, mwahaha, regards a couple who is together and very much in love. The challenge is that they have to be partnered with other people and keep their existing relationship a secret. Remember our confusing friend Jen? The single yet taken gal? Well she's a part of it! She's partnered with Parker.

--JEN & PARKER--
"Team Jerker"

Jen: 'Jen describes herself as energetic, adventurous and beautiful, as well as a fighter and competitor. Her pets include her dog, a pug named Oscar, and a box turtle named Shellamar.'

You know, I really like her a lot - when at first glance I thought she was going to be some flirty tramp ho. She seems to really care about her boyfriend, and even though she's been a little flirty with Parker, I'm sure it's all a game - she's playing her part of the twist really well so far.

Parker: 'Parker graduated with a bachelor's degree in radio/television from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale and currently works as a photographer for TMZ. He served in the Air Force from 1999-2002 and received a general discharge. He admits that he couldn't conform to military standards.'

PAPARAZZO! RUN! I kind of feel bad for him, he has no chance with Jen as she is already taken. He seems nice, but you know the lengths some photographers take to get what they want! Dun dun dun!

Jen's other half is her boyfriend Ryan - who I for some reason find to be insanely adorable, and is paired up with Allison.

--RYAN & ALLISON--
"Team Allisyan (All is sighin')"

Ryan: 'When it comes to relationships, Ryan describes his ideal romantic partner as pretty, intelligent, motivated and aware of what she's doing in life. He sees himself as intelligent, easy-going and thinks he has a good sense of humor. He has one pet, an American Pit Bull terrier named Jada.'

He needs to make sure he doesn't stare too much at Jen like he did this past episode. At some point he will get insecure and paranoid, I can already tell, but I hope they successfully keep their secret going the whole way!

Allison: 'Allison was interested in becoming a professional gambler but failed miserably at it. Now she has a strong aversion to gambling and doesn't do it at all. She describes herself as confident, agile and sexy'

She was kind of invisible for this first episode... and agile she was not in the first challenge - she couldn't get back up after reaching for the heart pillow - I will explain the challenge later.

There is one couple that Big Brother set up just for conflict as they are the furthest thing from a good match as can be.

--SHEILA & ADAM--
"Team Sheildam (Sheild 'Em)

Sheila: 'Sheila is a former model who is now a stay-at-home mom to a 16-year-old boy, Mikhail. She studied acting for 15 years both in New York and Los Angeles. She and her son have a dog named Kitty.'

They totally ruined the MILF potential in this woman - there could have been a Mrs Robinson relationship in the house. She was our first to cry this season, but I don't blame her - I would to if I was partnered up with...

Adam: 'Adam is very close to his mother. He sees himself as an "in the moment" kind of guy when it comes to relationships and likes aggressive women who know themselves well. He talks a big game with women and considers himself to be quite the Casanova.'

Casanova my ass. He's a big pile of gross, and was so rude to Sheila after they got partnered up. Plus, he's a PR manager? With that attitude/mouth how is HE a PR manager? I changed my mind, he should be the first to go.

Speaking of my old decision of who should leave early...

--JAMES & CHELSIA--
"Team Jalsia (Jail, See Ya!)

James: 'His favorite movie is "Fight Club" and his favorite music is by The Clash. James has seven tattoos. He is currently single, but was engaged to an older woman at one point.'

Ummm, hello - this is who should have been with the MILF! - James surprised me a lot this episode. He wasn't as loud or annoying as I thought; however, I was amazed at the slight anger management problem when he got pissed off at Chelsia and threw a pillow at her face. He might be the next one to get sent out by the network for knife play.

Chelsia: 'Chelsia says she has had everything pierced and has three tattoos, two of which cover her back. She loves to watch football and her favorite activities include dancing, drinking, going out and watching movies.'

I don't like this girl. My first impression was just overall gross. The part about liking men with bikes though was kind of funny.

Remember our Minnesota girl?

--AMANDA & ALEX--
"Team SPAMdex"

Amanda: 'She's a hopeless romantic and wonders where all the good men are in the world. She sends her friends a daily motivational quote of the day by text message. Her favorite activities include running, shopping, dancing and entertaining. She loves football and played powder puff football in high school. She has two cats, and one, Chloe, thinks she's a dog.'

My cat used to think he was a rabbit... what's up with the cats here?

Alex: 'Alex was born and raised in Staten Island with his younger brother by his single mom. His father came into his life in high school and he tragically lost him on 9/11 in World Trade Center 2. Alex has dedicated his life to making his dad proud.'

This is going to be one of my favorite teams on the show. He had only wonderful things to say about Amanda in the beginning - but I was a little worried at his reaction when Amanda fell somewhat early in the comp. They're so cute!

One of my least favorite duos in the show though...

--MATT & NATALIE--
"Team Holy Ho"
no name trick there

Matt: 'Matt is the ultimate competitor and feels he has something to prove since he lost on Couples' "Fear Factor" three years ago. He keeps most of his exes around for "booty calls," except his most recent ex who hooks up or flirts with guys to get him angry'

Probably the only thing Big Brother had to do to make this guy happy was give him a couple of big breasts. He seems to be the chauvanist of the season, and was constantly talking about how he wanted to have sex with all of the girls... put it away, please.

Natalie: 'Natalie is religious and takes her Bible everywhere. She's still very proud of her figure and loves to enter bikini contests. She previously won the title of Miss Hawaiian Tropic Oregon. She claims that she can make any coffee drink imaginable, and in a bikini at that.'

Who is this girl and why are you on this show? Oh, and you can put it away too, please.

That leaves us with group 8 - the boys!

--JOSHUAH & NEIL--
"Team Gnosh (Ganache)"

Joshuah: 'Football is his favorite sport. He played from the 4th to the 12th grades in school and loves watching college football. His has a huge fear of snakes and thinks they are the spawn of Satan.'

Is this fear directly out of the Adam and Eve story? And how can you fear snakes? You have a one-eyed one and you yearn for others that have them too...

Neil: 'Neil is close to his mother and says no matter what they are talking about they always end up laughing. She is currently in the throes of a divorce and he is definitely there to support her in her time of need.'

Neil, you sound like a good guy. I don't know how much you'll like Joshuah, as in my opinion it wouldn't really be a match made in heaven - but what do I know, I've only seen you guys interact for... 5 seconds, which is enough for some gay boys - oy.

So those are the teams! Who are you going to root for?

Well, just to give you some insight on the fun times that are ahead - the first challenge (just in case you didn't watch) involved the teams holding eachother suspended above a bed. If they reached down and grabed the heart shape pillow on the bed and won the challenge they would get an extra 10,000.00 - Jen and Parker won... they have to chose a team to go home and Parker wants it to be the threatening Ryan and Allison team... how can Jen say no without giving away her secret? DUN DUN DUN! Tune in, tonight! YAY!

I hope that there's a challenge with a giant martini-glass bed...

Nothing Says Peeping Tom More Than Reality Hook-Ups

I've only really talked about Next Top Model, but in all actuality, I'm a reality tv whore. This includes Survivor, The Apprentice, Project Runway, Biggest Loser, Big Brother, etc. If there has something to do with eliminations, I'm there - I will even stretch myself to watch Elimidate or Next every now and then...

This entry will be about our good friends over at CBS and their wonderful show, Big Brother. It premiers this upcoming Tuesday - 2/12 at 9pm, and I'm uber excited.

Yesterday I went through all of the bios of the newcomers, and I have to say... this is the season where they're going to try to get as many people to have sex with each other as possible... they're all pretty young and single... even this girl is listed single... read the little excerpt from her bio though:

Jen, 26; single; bartender; Columbus, OH
"Jen is a fun/crazy party girl who has bounced from one relationship to the next. She is outspoken, real, loves attention and loves boys, although she is very loyal to her current boyfriend."

Foreshadowing maybe?

There is only ONE contestant who isn't under the age of 30 - she's a 45 year old mom, ex-model, who is also single... So, any of the guys in the house who are into MILFs, they even threw one in to the mix.

Also, just so that they don't leave anyone out, there are two gay guys this season - who, as far as we know, do NOT have a bitter/jaded past. One of the homos on the show, has a wonderful bio excerpt that I would like to share...

Joshuah, 25; single; Advertising Media Buyer; Dallas, Tx
"Joshuah came out when he was 18 years old. He says he was a gay man who played straight growing up, playing football and having long term relationships with women. Things changed when he slept with his sister's cheerleading coach--ruining her cheering career--and claims that his family has never forgiven him."

There really isn't an ugly one in the bunch... and us Minnesotans have someone to root for!

Amanda, 23; Single; Paralegal; Fridley, MN
"She claims that her mother is her best friend, and she encouraged Amanda to never give up and be a hard worker. She was very close to her father before he died, and considers herself to be the strong one of the family."

Awww, she's so family oriented! What a true Minnesotan!

Out of all of them, I know which one will annoy the hell out of me already...

James, 21; single; Riding Bycicle Around The World; Sarasota, Fl
"James, a high school graduate, is currently on a mission to ride his bicycle halfway around the world with no money in his pocket. ... He was the "freak" in high school who wore costumes to school when it wasn't Halloween."

Please let him be the first to go... PLEASE! I don't mind freaks, but people who are loud and annoying just to get attention annoy the hell out of me.

I'm excited for Tuesday! YAY!