Friday, December 30, 2005

Gauntlet II Recap

So I apologize that I did not see all of the Gauntlet from this week, so this post is mainly about last week. This episode started out with people boxing and drinking out by the pool. Ruthie and Kina decided that they would take a swing. Ruthie knocked Kina out and kept beating on her. Then they got up and hugged each other. Whats up with that?!?! I want some bitches fighting!! Coral and Veronica would not have just stood there and got their asses knocked down. Where was Katie when all of this was going on?? This season is long overdue for Katie going off on some bitches. Then Kina travels inside where she has a heart to heart with Randy, who she has been dating for several months. Sick.

The mission for this episode involved tires, rope, and a long wooden plank. Teams had to use these objects to travel a certain distance as a team without touching the ground. The veterans finally had the great idea to use the tires as boots and carry other team members to the finish line, then go back and pick up others. The rookies caught on and copied this idea. Alton may have a 30-pack of abs, but he couldn't handle carrying Danny's prissy ass ten feet. Landon had to come save the day. MTV used music to try to make this scene more dramatic, but it didn't work. Then they had to jump over a rope and push a ball down a hill. Sure enough, the Veterans completed this task without problems, and voila! They won $10,000! Yay! I'm so very happy for them and their "I can walk in a tire, jump over a rope, and bounce a ball for $10,000" careers!

Because this was a Female Gauntlet day, rookie team captain Kina would have to face a teammate in the Gauntlet. This was about to get nasty, and Cameran was not happy about it: "Once we have to start voting our teammates off, then people's true sides are going to flare." Do sides flare? I mean, I've heard of tensions flaring but never sides. Yes, Kina announced that Cameran had volunteered to go home, causing Jeremy to tell us, "I don't understand this." Who the hell is Jeremy? He was on about two episodes of his season. Wren from Real World: Austin had more camera time than him. Well Cameran decided to quit, so you think the Gauntlet is going to be boring, but no. Aneesa provides some entertainment for us.

As Cameran officially called it quits, Aneesa reassured her by saying she loved her, but lo! Not everyone can love THE CAMERAN! "You don't love her. You don't know her," snipped Cara from across the Gauntlet. "You don't know who the fuck I know!" Aneesa sassed back with finger wagging and head weaving. "You can still care about somebody! I wish you would get in the fucking Gauntlet with me, BITCH. You wouldn't fuckin' leave it. How about it, BITCH?" "You are so gross," Cara replied, clearly reaching into her repertoire of 6th grade zingers. (To her credit, Cara wasn't exactly wrong, but still, she could have done better). "'You are like so gross because I lost twenty pounds, and I'm hot now so I feel like I can act any way i fuckin' want.' Suck my dick, bitch!" Aneesa replied as Timmy supplied a heavy stream of dumb, mocking faces behind her back. Look Timmy, you're not funny. You never have been, you never will be. It's not a bad thing. It's just the way it is. Now, please go away. Anyway, Aneesa wrapped up her rant with the ever imposing threat, "I don't need a Gauntlet, bitch. I will cut you with WORDS!" She then followed up with an interview, saying, "Now, bitch, you don't know me! You don't know who I know! You don't know what the fuck I'm gonna do to you if I didn't care about being here." Wow. Who did she know? And what were they going to do?? Maybe Aneesa was going to have the lesbian mafia take out Cara.

Nevertheless, Cameran pranced out of the house in chipper spirits, and as the taxi ferreted her off to wherever, Kina and Randy huddled near each other and talked about how being viewed as a couple might be a bad thing. Ah, if only we cared. Does anybody care?

I will try to catch a rerun of this week's episode because I'm sure it will air about 17 times before Monday. I did catch scenes for next week and it looks good. Mark and Robyn have drama. I love Robyn. Quote from Tonya last season. To Robyn "I guess he's just fucking us both". Like that is a good comeback, Tonya.

Wednesday, December 21, 2005

Remember Me?

Greetings, all! Sorry for my lengthy absence...things have been all kinds of hectic and whatnot around these parts. Quick shout outs to my gals Chandra & Macy (or Chandracy) and Amy...had a great time at din on Monday.
Moving on. Be warned...VH1's CELEBREALITY is back on January 1st. Remember when it was kinda cool? I mean, I think the world cried along with Adrienne Curry when Peter Brady proposed to her on "My Fair Brady." And we were right there with Flav and Brigitte. But one show I just cannot accept is "Celebrity Fit Club." Though its rerun more than "Real World," "LB," and "My Super Sweet Sixteen" combined, I still cannot sit through more than 7 minutes of this crap. All this time, we thought the hasbeens were on the "Surreal Life." Oh no. If my agent EVER called me and said VH1 wanted me for "Celebrity Fit Club" I would just go ahead and either kill myself or have gastric bypass and have it broadcast via the internet a la Carnie Wilson. The All-Star Cast assembled for season 3? Chastity Bono, Kelly LeBrock, Tempestt Bledsoe, Countess Vaughn, Bruce Vilance, Jeff Conaway, Bizarre and Young MC. I think VH1 is playing a little fast and loose with the term "celebrity." OK, we all know who Chastity is. And Kelly LeBrock was on some 80's movie where she was a beautiful robot. Our girl Tempestt was Vanessa on "The Cosby Show." Jeff Conaway from Grease and Taxi. Young MC I can vouch for. WHO THE HELL ARE THE REST OF THESE PEOPLE? Seriously. I think I may be more well known than some of these people.

Alright...3 tries to post pics to no avail. I'll keep trying.
Be blessed...
Kevo

Wednesday, December 14, 2005

New Show to Obsess Over!!

Since it seems like Kevin is never going to post again, I have decided that we need a new show to obsess over. Making the Band 3 and America's Next Top Model are over already, so it can't be those. I have chosen Real World/Road Rules -- The Gauntlet II. This show already seems like it is going to be good. I'm going to condense the first two episodes into one post.

So the Gauntlet begins and we get to see many of our favorite faces along with some new people. On the veterans team, we have a few people who just need to retire from MTV Reality shows -- in particular, Mark and Beth. They are old and nobody likes Beth anyway. The rookie team has several newcomers that are a welcome addition to the challenge family -- Cameron.

So the first episode ends with Jo from the rookie team basically going crazy. She starts freaking out and calls her dad and tells her dad that she can't take it anymore. Apparently she had forgotten what exactly it was that she had signed up for. I don't know if she had ever watched an MTV reality show before, but basically the recipe includes: alcoholics, drama, boobs, muscles, hooking-up, at least one homosexual, add a Mormon, and stir. I guess she thought they were going to sit around at night and play board games. When Jo finishes talking to her dad, she returns to her room and finds a few drops of chocolate syrup on the floor. No telling what it was from. Well this really sends her over the edge. She says she is going to call the police if they do not let her pack her things (nobody was stopping her). Finally, after enough empty promises, Jo decided to back up her claims and call the fuzz. "I'm being attacked and mandhandled," she complained. "I've got wrist marks!" Jo continued her rant to the cops: "If you do not get your f*cking butts here now, I will sue this island!" That seems like a reasonable demand. I mean, all island nations should be held responsible when chocolate syrup appears near various beds and linens. This could really be a landmark case. Well, Jo finally concluded her emergency call by declaring, "I've been seriously manhandled on the island of Tobago." Seriously manhandled. I'm sure there are a few, I don't know, rape and assault victims who'd like to smack you right now, Jo. This was the end of the first episode. I hate when they do this, but they made the scenes from next week seem like next week's episode was going to be all about Jo's drama and what sent her over the edge.

The next episode begins with Jo being escorted by the police out of the house. It lasted two seconds when the preview made it seem like a better explanation would be given. What is wrong with Jo? Why did she go crazy?

The first challenge was a task where each team had to carry cocounuts using two bamboo poles. The rookies pulled off a close victory which meant the male veteran team captain would have to face a member of his own team in the gauntlet. Julie, the ever pleasant mormon, was not happy with the loss stating, "F*ck! What the f*ck did we do wrong??". I'm so proud she is setting such a good example for Mormons everywhere. 45 year old Mark Long suggested pulling names from a hat, thus prompting an irate Derrick speech. "I think that's bullshit. Why can't people f*ckin come up here and say what you want to say. Say what you want to say in front of everyone." Huh? How about you "articulate" what you want to say instead. Still, everyone -- particularly Aneesa -- felt that secret ballot would be best. But not Derrick! "No! No! No! I don't like that bullshit. That's bullshit. F*ck that and f*ck you too!" he said, directing his last bit of steroid rage towards Aneesa and her fro-hawk-mullet. The secret ballot won, so everybody put in their votes. Not surprisingly, Derrick was voted to go into the Gauntlet to face his team captain, Adam. Derrick sent Adam home by beating him in a game of "Name That Coconut" which was basically Challenge trivia. Later, as Derrick moved into the captain bedroom, someone called out "Hey Derrick!" To which he replied, "Actually, just start calling me Captain now. Ha ha! Just kidding." I am looking forward to the next few weeks. I'm sure Derrick is going to provide some fun alcoholic, steroid-infused drama that will be fun for all of us. What do you think??

Tuesday, December 06, 2005

Sooooo Funny

I don't know if any of you watched SNL this past Saturday night, but the host was so extremely funny. His name is Dane Cook and his opening monologue was basically just a stand-up routine. I had never heard of him, but I'm going to see if he has a CD out. I found a website where you can listen to his monologue. Please listen, it is worth it.

http://mp.danwho.net/index.php?id=snl_danecook_monologue

Signs that you have grown up


25 SIGNS YOU HAVE GROWN UP

1. Your houseplants are alive, and you can't smoke any of them.
2. Having sex in a twin bed is out of the question.
3. You keep more food than beer in the fridge. I have visited some of my friends that this is not true of
4. 6:00 am is when you get up, not when you go to bed.
5. You hear your favorite song in an elevator.
6. You watch the Weather Channel.
7. Your friends marry and divorce instead of "hook up" and "breakup".
8. You go from 130 days of vacation time to 14.
9. Jeans and a sweater no longer qualify as "dressed up".
10. You're the one calling the police because those #&^%*@$ kids next door won't turn down the stereo.
11. Older relatives feel comfortable telling sex jokes around you.
12. You don't know what time Taco Bell closes anymore.
13. Your car insurance goes down and your car payments go up.
14. You feed your dog Science Diet instead of McDonald's leftovers.
15. Sleeping on the couch makes your back hurt.
16. You take naps.
17. Dinner and a movie is the whole date instead of the beginning of one.
18. Eating a basket of chicken wings at 3 am would severely upset, rather than settle your stomach.
19. You go to the drug store for ibuprofen and antacid, not condoms and pregnancy tests.
20. A $4.00 bottle of wine is not longer "pretty good stuff". Arbor Mist
21. You actually eat breakfast at breakfast time.
22. "I just can't drink like I used to" replaces, "I'm never gonna drink that much again!"
23. 90% of the time you spend in front of a computer is for real work.
24. You drink at home to save money before going to a bar. We've always done this because we are some broke fools
25. When you find out your friend is pregnant you congratulate them instead of asking "Oh SHIT what the hell happened?" or "Who's the dad?"

Why are we so old? All of these are true!

Sunday, December 04, 2005

I'm Still Trying to Hang On.....

to Laguna Beach!!!!

This is some Laguna Beach info. I just received. Thanks Diana!!

Laguna Gossip...> >>> >> A coworker's friend just emailed him this. hope you are all fans of laguna. Random story........ I went to lunch yesterday with my sister and her friend Jenna. Jenna happens to work for Oprah. The other day, she was in the Harpo studios cafeteria getting breakfast, when lo and behold, there they were -> >Kristin, Jessica,Alex H. Alex M. and Taylor. Turns out they went to school with one of Harpo's marketing assistants and were there as her guests for the show. Jenna is a huge fan and was freaking out a bit (and she doesn't even freak out over celebrities!) and the marketing director said she would have the Laguna Beach girls stop by her office before they left. So, there they were, the LB girls and Jenna which gave Jenna a chance to ask some pressing questions........here is the scoop: Jessica is not very smart (duh!) nor very pretty in person. She is in community college and not doing a whole lot. Jenna asked her if her parents were mortified by her behavior - she said they weren't exactly pleased. She just used Jeff (boy that was at end of season)- didn't really like him, just wanted someone to make out with. Stephen and Jason are good friends and live together in LA, but Jason is always at L.C's. Turns out he and LC never broke up and are still dating. Also, turns out Jason has some MAJOR issues - the reason he didn't go to graduation.......he didn't graduate. He failed his senior year. Ditto for Talan. More on Jason - he has been in and out of rehab about 3 times in the past year. He is also bipolar and is on some major medication. His grandparents are the wealthy ones and his parents don't really work- just live off of the grandparents. More on Talan - his mom used to be some actress so is pretty well-connected in Hollywood. The engagement to Kimberly Stewart was just a publicity stunt - they weren't really engaged (Surprise, Surprise). His mom is trying to coach him on getting himself into the limelight. Stephen and Kristin are dating - they just got back from a vacation together in Hawaii - she's not really dating that Jenner guy - another publicity stunt. Kristin is trying to "make it" in Hollywood. Taylor is at school at the University of Arizona. Alex H. and Alex M. are roommates. Alex M. is trying to make it in the music world and Alex H. dates a guy in Alex M.'s backup band. Another tidbit - Jason used to hit(ie, abuse) Alex M. when they dated. Per Alex M., the reason you didn't see that in the show is b/c MTV was trying to sell a fantasy. That is also why you don't see Alex M. and Jason actually break up. Another thing, is apparently MTV and BMW have some sort of deal, which is why you always see them driving around in BMWs - ie, Kristin's dad didn't really buy her the BMW - she got it from MTV. (Well I wonder why Stephen hasn't received his BMW? Maybe he just likes his Toyota Tacoma)


So what does everybody think? Comments, please

Saturday, December 03, 2005

EUREKA!

IT IS ON, KIDDOS! APPARENTLY BLOGGER AND I HAVE PATCHED UP OUR DIFFERENCES AND (KNOCK ON WOOD) SENIOR PORTRAITS SHALL RETURN!
KEEP 'EM COMING!


Pictured above is Chandra and the soon to be Macy (or Macie or Macye or MayCee or MeiSee) Ellis' Godmother!