Gossip Girl - No Doubts Whatsoever

No one was very surprised that Bart died. Right? Now please tell me that none of you were shocked by the big reveal that Lily and Rufus were pregnant and she was sent away to either have the baby or get rid of the baby? Last night's episode was finally back to leaving me wanting more and then I find out that no one cares because the show does not come back until January.

Brief synopsis: Bart was buried. Chuck blames Lily (and Dan, and Serena, and himself, and so on). Chuck spent the entire episode looking like a snarling remake of the Hunchback of Notre Dame lurching around and yelling at people. Blair told Chuck she loves him. Chuck told her that she was too good for him. Chuck bought Lily's secret (the baby thing). Rufus and Lily almost got back together (again) and it did not happen (again) once Rufus found out about the baby. And Serena and Dan came close to reconciliation until she decided to go to Buenos Aires with the weasel (New York is cold for the Holidays, they will get back together in the Spring).


The producers/writers are hell bent on destroying Chuck Bass. As you all know I am a huge Chuck Bass fan and I want to keep him just the way he is; cocky, self assured, and not lurching around drunk all the time. I am not a fan of this tortured soul crap so if we can get that over with in the next episode (not until January, oh did I already bitch about that?) that would be great.

Great Holidays Gossip Girl and Serena do not have sex with the weasel in Buenos Aires; even if he is paying for the trip! XOXO

The Amazing Race Winners

Congrats to Nick and Starr for winning the Amazing Race 13! We all knew the race was going to be between Nick and Starr and Ken and Tina (famous eyebrows and all). Once again Dan and Andrew got lost and were not in the final leg at all. I wish that Toni and Dallas had been there (where were they by the way at the finale?) to make things a little more interesting. But congrats to the brother and sister team and hopefully the next round will be a little less yawn and a little more fun.

Side note...this morning on The Early Show Ken and Tina were holding hands and let everyone know that their marriage has taken a turn for the better. Good for them for hanging on and working things out. Even if she is funny to look at.

Playing Catch up....

Just a few notes on my favorite shows this week. Having visitors can mess up your whole schedule so this is all you get and I will resume real updates next week.

The Amazing Race - I was totally bummed that Toni and Dallas were sent packing after Dan and Andrew never seemed to get it right. I have no one to pull for in the finale (I guess maybe Starr and Nick but that seems too easy). Does anyone else think that Tina's eyebrows are getting worse. Anyway, good luck to Toni and Dallas (although Dallas never did seem real intelligent) I loved that her respected his mother so much and that they made such a terrific team.


Gossip Girl - Obviously I Knew(as did everyone else) that Bart was going to die. I am unsure how I feel about how they are going to handle his death and how Chuck Bass (I just love saying his whole name) will take the news. As for the Jenny/Nate/Vanessa thing...yawn and double yawn. I am just glad that it is over and now little Jenny is going back to school (where she belongs) and back to trying to be the Queen Bitch.


Top Chef - Just one comment about last night's episode. Never (ever) say that you are going to go "outside of the box" when creating a meal for the elimination round. As the past has proven this is a sure way to get eliminated. Poor Alex goes out on a dessert and he did not seem too upset about it. Did he sabotage himself? We may never know.

I think that is it for the week in shows. I have been cleaning and decorating and trying to get my house into some semblance of order. Now all I have to do is begin my Christmas shopping. Later taters.

Christmas Card Pictures

We always do Christmas Cards. No matter what we send out cards with the children's picture at Christmas to celebrate the season. Most of the time I assume that it is a way to "one up" everyone you know by showing them how cute your children are but I still subscribe to the idea that Christmas cards must be sent. This weekend I attempted to get my children to "pose" for pictures. Here are some of my favorites...

I remember hating this as a child but my children take it to a whole new level.

An Organized Tivo

I was listening to the radio this morning and the hosts were discussing the onslaught of shows that they Tivo and never watch. It got me to thinking about how my Recorded Listing in my Tivo has gotten a little out of hand lately. I have great intentions of watching many shows so I record many (many, many) but then when it comes time to watch I skip over all but a few. On my must watch list are The Amazing Race, Gossip Girl, The Biggest Loser, How I Met Your Mother, and Top Chef (currently). Anything else gets skipped over for these important shows until eventually when I clean (I Clean my house and I clean my Tivo) they get deleted. What shows are on your must watch list? And does an organized (or well maintained) Tivo mean that you are an organized and well maintained person? Something to ponder.

The Biggest Loser - Vicky has Feelings

Just a couple of things from last night's episode of The Biggest Loser. I think that the producers (or someone) was trying to make Vicky into a likable character. She cried a lot last night and tried to show her "human" side. For some reason this made me dislike her even more. Every time she cried I rolled my eyes and fast forwarded through her parts.

Last night was the makeover show and The Biggest Loser brought in the big guns for the guest spots. Project Runway winner (last season) Christian Siriano helped the remaining five find outfits, and then each makeover was revealed on the Tyra Banks Show. I read a quote (I think in Entertainment Weekly) that Tyra had everyone on her show because "they were all bigger than her", slightly mean I know but still funny. The makeovers went well and as we all knew Renee and Michelle looked phenomenal. Vicky became a redhead and still looked bad (I am sorry but her inner bitchiness wins out). Everyone had a family member arrive as a surprise and Vicky's sister was revealed on the Tyra show as Vicky's best friend (yeah we never heard a thing about her). Yes I am mean about this woman but I just cannot stand her.


Back to the Ranch and the challenge. Everyone had to wedge (?) into a box above the pool and hold on the longest. Vicky was out first but she could not jump down. Even after the challenge was over she still would not let go (oh please). Ed finally had to jump in the water and "rescue" her and it was revealed that Vicky had "trust" issues. My theory is that if you are a bitch to everyone than you will be unable to trust because eventually people are going to wake up and realize how horrible you are. No wonder there are trust issues.


The weigh in was next and everyone pulled small numbers (after being gone for a week). Renee fell below the yellow line with Ed and I knew that the end was near for her. The show tried to make you think that Vicky might actually vote off Ed but the alliance is/was too strong and Renee was sent packing. So now Michelle is the only remaining member of the Black team and she is the one I must pull for. She deserves it and I am hoping that it is not an all blue finale.

On a brighter note (for those of us who want some control over the finale), the previews last night showed Allison announcing that America got to decide who was the remaining contestant in the final three. Does this mean we get to vote? And if so would anyone vote for Vicky? Till next week.

Once again this is me......

My company left this morning and I started my new job yesterday. I need to catch up on my shows and try to get back into my blog schedule. Bear with me because I am amped to see the makeovers tonight on The Biggest Loser and I cannot wait to discuss. Hope everyone had a fabulous holiday and I will try to write more later.