Arrested

I didn't really post about it this week cuz I was so pooped on Monday and then I forgot.
The highlights?

George Michael in a banana suit with the jet pack.

Bob Loblaw writes a law Blog. It's Bob Loblaw's Law Blog.

Buster teaching ALL of them a lesson that you can't use one armed men to terrorize any more.

Boy Fights.

$10!

Ok. I'll admit it. I watch Deal or No Deal.
What's a girl to do with no cable and a zillion presents to wrap and a kabillion cookies to bake and nothing else on tv?

It's such a wild show. I mean, it's the stupidest concept. A bunch of people opening suitcases and a mysterious "banker" making offers that they always refuse. But it's entertaining watching them pull their hair out as they decide whether to take $17,000 or wait and see what's in their case.

That is all.

Stewie

I love Stewie on Family Guy. Last night he somehow ended up in a plastic bubble (through an incident with tainted holy water...), and to give him mobility, his mother got him a plastic ball, much like you see hamsters in.
Which brings me to my favorite moment: Brian, the dog, painted the ball black so Stewie was wandering aimlessly.
Oh the fun.

Wow. Who knew the Apprentice was so Controversial?

Ok, so I was all happy about the win last night and thought that while the final minute or so was awkward, that Randal totally did what anyone who worked that hard would have done. Also: despite his mistake at not knowing the weather as well as he apparently should have in Caroline's eyes, Randal's mistake in NO WAY equaled what Rebecca did. She held a benefit that raised ZERO DOLLARS. Why? Because of HER ERROR. And in doing so, BLAMED A MAJOR SPONSOR ON AIR SEVERAL TIMES, making them look like giant losers, and costing them at least $100,000 in make up charity money. Who knows what other damage has been done to Yahoo in just viewing the absurdity of the three executives that were shown? I help plan fundraisers for a living. The last task of the Apprentice is always interesting to see for me because it's what we do in our office daily. And slighting your non-profit was a bad bad move. It's always got to be the mission of the non-profit first, with heavy showing of the major sponsors a close second. Sponsors get that because they look better in the end; they are there to show they believe in their community and to make nice with their employees and the community. It's what corporate events are all about. Randal got that; Rebecca was so drunk on Yahoo-tinis that she missed it. I mean, do you realize how much money she would have raised if she merely spiked the price of the Yahoo-tinis and donated those profits to the charity? That's not making a direct ask. Idiot.

So I went to work and discussed the finale with the usual suspects and we all seemed to agree.

Then I get home and check some internet sites and find out that Randal is now a "dick" for not "allowing" Trump to hire Rebecca too.

It's absolutely insane and while I hesitate to jump on the "it's racist" bandwagon, it does make you wonder why Trump is so eager to make Randal share the limelight when the only other time a double hiring made sense, it wasn't an issue. (And in my mind, Kwame's mistakes were not as bad as Rebecca's and he wasn't offered a job with Bill so there is credence to this racism theory.)

In the end Randal was a far better educated and experienced applicant than anyone, he'd won all his tasks, was consistently traded amongst the teams (who obviously saw his worth), hired back the better team (he brought back my girl Marshawn, y'all!), and came up with a save for the weather when it rained unexpectedly (and Caroline, with 30% chance of rain and the comment earlier in the episode that the storm was expected farther south, I can't blame the man for not coming up with plan z until he had to; it's not like he has the prep time that you do at your golf course).

Ok. I feel better now.

O-Town Update

Reality TV sinks to a new low:
Ashley from O-Town's new show starts in January.
I'm thankful I have no cable. I will spare myself from this train wreck.

Ho Hum

"Amazing" Race ends its Family Edition tonight. It's more like the Really Long Scavenger Hunt Across This Continent and Parts of South America, Too ends tonight.

Even though they hit up a library this go round, I'm happy it'll be over, with a regular edition to follow this Spring. I'm a Linz Family girl, though I'm also on the ANYONE BUT WEAVERS bandwagon.

Edited to add: THE LINZ FAMILY WON!

Bring on February.
Next season looks oodles better.

Time to Carve the Roast Beast

GRINCH ALERT!
12/14 at 8 pm on The WB

Well, Maybe Nick Was Right...

This makes me sad.

I'm Done!

Ok, so now they are just making Randal look bad, even though he doesn't seem less qualified to me than Rebecca. It's all about spin and how the editors frame certain things. Wouldn't some people say Rebecca was wrong for not dining with Joe Piscopo? But no, instead Randal's given crap for not setting up chairs and for not having Josh's personality.

I liked the twist of them hiring good employees instead of being stuck with bad ones.

MARSHAWN IS BACK Y'ALL!

So basically Phyllis is saying that I've done a homemade oven mitt's worth for The Office this year

Ah, The Office. I swear I need to talk to the networks about putting all the good shows on at the exact same time. I mean, I seem to really be an active tv viewer on Tuesdays but otherwise, I don't have much to watch. Meanwhile Tuesdays I have to tape stuff and pick and choose.

Anyway, that changes a bit once The Office moves to Thursdays in January. And all who haven't watched should give it a try. But wait, then Scrubs starts and I'm back to my overabundance of Tuesday viewing. Decisions decisions. But first back to the Office.

Last night was the Christmas Episode. They did Secret Santa with a $20 limit so Michael, the boss, bought the intern an iPod. A video iPod. And left the price tag on so that everyone knew how much he spent. And then in his defense, mentioned that he fired Devin so he got a $3000 bonus so he spent more on Secret Santa to cheer up the office. So then they all were ticked that he got a bonus while he's firing people to save money.

Once Michael opened his homemade oven mitt, he was furious. He demanded everyone swap gifts around so that he could get rid of the oven mitt. Mayhem ensued.

I swear that Office is not an exaggeration of how bad things can get in cube-land.

dear lord, please give us wisdom

I love that the editors of Amazing Race have zoned in on the Weavers prayers and how they contradict who they are. If that's the right way to explain it. I mean, the same episode that showed Weaver Son mocking Native American's while building a tee pee had the mother uttering the above words, like moments before he did it.

The Godlewskis are gone. My posts about this show are less detailed than they could be because frankly this season is just not as compelling as the show normally is...There aren't many details to give. It's basically a scavenger hunt across the United States, not an Amazing Race around the world. They drive from one tourist location to another and do really silly tasks and then move on. And they bottleneck more than usual. It's the kinder gentler family friendly version of the Race.

So yeah, the Godlewskis are gone and so is their screeching. Next week is the last episode and it's two hours and as long as the Weavers don't win I'm fine.

I've made a horrible mistake...again

So the best part of Arrested Development last night was when the Dad fired the surrogate dad because he made him go into a mirror and look at himself while he fired himself.

Again. It's impossible to write about this show and have it make any sense to anyone who doesn't watch it (and a few of you who have tried to watch it even can't get it).

Second runner up: Buster dancing to Mr. Roboto and getting his hook hand caught in the stair car's dashboard.

What We're NOT Watching...

Ok. So I tried to watch Waking Life by Richard Linklater but I think a pregnant woman who falls asleep quite easily shouldn't settle in for such a movie without a nap first. Basically, because I love Before Sunrise so much and Before Sunset even more, I managed to stay involved through the part where those two characters show up. And I appreciated the look of the movie so much. But the whole lack of plot line and pursuit of the meaning of life put me fast asleep and that Netflix is going back with only 25 minutes watched.

She's a Miracle and I'll grant you...

Oh my. My husband is sick in the head and stumbled upon this gem from the 80's.
"She's fantastic! Made of Plastic!"

Randal=The Cutest

Ok, did you not just positively melt when Randal sing-songed "I got to see my wife!"??!?!

Absolutely the best double-firing in Apprentice history. "Alla. Sit down....your fired too" tee hee hee. I've been waiting for the downfall of Alla forever. She is so arrogant. There's confidence and then there's arrogance and Alla is all arrogance.
Did they fly out Alla's husband and Felicia's boyfriend too? What happened when they lost? Tee hee.

Loved loved loved the final walk at the end being Trump and then the door opens with Randal and Rebecca standing there...can't wait to see the reaction.


Randal and Rebecca's video was far superior. Alla ruined hers with all that text. You couldn't read anything the things were flying so fast. Randal and Rebecca got the gist of the product, showed it being used AND included the frustration and then relief that Alla and Felicia thought they were getting.

Too funny.

Burgermeister Meisterburger alert!

Kids! Santa Claus is Coming To Town tomorrow night! Cancel all party plans, stay home and drink your favorite beverage and watch the most psychedelic of all Christmas shows...(if you don't know what I'm talking about, just wait for Santa and Mrs. Claus to fall in love and you'll see what I mean).