Well it's all over for another year. My summer guilty pleasure Big Brother is done and more than the changing leaves and cooler temperatures nothing signifies the beginning of fall more. (Sad isn't it.) For the last 7 seasons I have watched all most all of Big Brother, its the perfect summer show. There is nothing socially redeeming about it, it's just good clean fun with lot's and lot's of eye candy.
Its been 24 hours so I think its safe to talk about the finale.
Stop reading if you haven’t watched the show yet and managed to avoid all day the name of the winner.
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Okay as I discussed earlier my favorite competitor was Janelle so I kind of lost interest after last weeks show.
All I wanted out of the final episode was to watch Mike Boogie loose half a million dollars to the woman that he called a ho. He manipulated Erika's feelings all summer and played on her romantic side to use her to do his dirty work. I think Erika played the better game all summer she floated, telling everyone what they wanted to hear. It was no secret to the house guests that this is what she was doing, but know one figured that she was a threat and kept her in the house week after week. Erika only betrayed one person, that being Danielle and she told her before the evection that is was going to happen. Also Erika needs the money more than Mike. That really shouldn’t be a consideration, but Mike owns multiple restaurants with celebrities such as Ashton Kutcher and Wilmer Valderama. Mike also would have been evicted weeks ago if Will hadn't taken care of him all season. Needless to say, I was very disappointed when Julie Chen announced Mike Boogies name.
That's enough cause if you don't watch the show you could probably care less about who did what to whom. It was a great summer for the show. I really liked the all star version because it took no time to get in to the game. (Who to hate and who to cheer for)
It was a bit of a consolation to see that Janelle won the $25,000 jurors prize, awarded by the viewers. Not much of a surprise, she is one of the most well liked people on the show.
If you watched the view today there was a visit to the show by the two runners up.(thought there was only one)
Rosie had Mike, Erika, and Janelle on the show and it was almost embarrassing the way she fawned over Janelle and Erika. She called mike on all the crappy things he did this season and barely let him get a word in. Priceless.
CBS if your listening please give Big Brother 8 the go head I can't wait for July.
Its time for another walk down memory lane.
See my previous rant about Whitney and George Michael
It seems that Whitney Houston has cleaned up her act and kicked Bobby Brown to the curb.
I can hear some of you now.
Who cares?
I have been an obsessed fan of Whitney’s for years. My brother will vouch for this, I tortured him all through his adolescents by making him listen to various Whitney albums. Surprisingly enough he still speaks to me.
It’s been a busy couple of days for Whitney, first there was the announcement that she has begun working on a new album with Clive Davis. He was the man who discovered her in the early 80’s and launched her career.
Then last night Whitney made a rare public appearance at an awards show for Johnny Mathis. Considering all the “rumored” drug problems she has battled over the years and scary photos that have surfaced, she was looking pretty good.
I really hope that this sudden whirlwind of news means that she’s got her life in order and is trying to make a comeback.
If you are hopelessly addicted like I am, here is a link to the Official Whitney fan site. It isn’t updated very regularly anymore, but maybe that will change. The message boards can be interesting.
Here is a brief breakdown of Whitney and Bobby's dramatic 14 years together
July 18, 1992 - Bobby and Whitney marry.
1993 - Bobby is cited in Augusta, GA for simulating a sex act with a female member of his group in front of an underage audience. They report he was arrested for a similar act in Columbus, GA in 1989.
March 1993 - Bobbi Kristina is born. Bobby has three other children from previous relationships.
August 1996 - Bobby crashed Whitney's black Porsche on a residential street in Hollywood, FL.
1997 - The couple separate briefly. In a 1998 interview with Ebony, Houston responds to reports that they had divorced: "Nope. We separated for a minute, and it's good sometimes to just get away."
1998 - Bobby is arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor sexual battery.
December 10, 2003 - Brown is charged with battery after a weekend domestic dispute with his wife, leaving her with facial injuries. Brown was accompanied by his wife as he turned himself in to authorities. This is when she started singing "(You make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman" in the car on the way out -- Brown was released after receiving a copy of the charge.
March 26, 2004 - Brown was released from the county jail Thursday after spending a night behind bars for failing to pay $63,500 in child support. He paid up, and said the whole thing was a misunderstanding
May 5, 2004 - Brown is scheduled to appear in a Fulton County, GA court to face misdemeanor battery charges after he allegedly hit his wife, leaving her with a bruised cheek and a cut lip. A judge ordered there was enough evidence for Brown to stand trial on misdemeanor battery charges for allegedly hitting Houston in the face at their home near Alpharetta, a suburb north of Atlanta.
April 10, 2006 - The National Enquirer published pictures of a bathroom, allegedly Houston's, littered with drug paraphernalia. These pictures were taken and reportedly provided to the enquirer by Tina Brown, Bobby Brown's sister. Tina also said there was holes drilled in the walls so Houston could see if anyone was entering her apartment, but the pictures do not show this.
August 21, 2006 - Osama Bin Laden reportedly has a crush on Whitney Houston
August, 2006 - Bobby Brown fuels infidelity rumors when he allegedly has an affair with Karrine Steffans.
I love the new song by the Killers.
Its called "When we were young".
Can't wait for the album to drop.
You can here some of thier music here.
Its a pretty nice site too.
With all due respect to my blonde friends.....
A blonde's car breaks down on the Interstate one day. So she eases it over onto the shoulder of the road. She carefully steps out of the car and opens the trunk. Out jump two men in trench coats who walk to the rear of the vehicle where they stand facing oncoming traffic and begin opening their coats and exposing their nude bodies to approaching drivers...
Not surprisingly, one of the worst pileups in history of this highway occurs.
It's not very long before a police car shows up.
The cop, clearly enraged, runs toward the blonde of the disabled vehicle yelling, "What the hell is going on here?"
"My car broke down," says the lady, calmly.
"Well, what are these perverts doing here by the road?!" asks the cop...
And she said....
(This is good...)
(Ready?)
(Remember, she's a blonde...)
"Those are my emergency flashers!" she replied
Thanks Lisa
In my constant search to find new things to write about I decided to ask some friends to send me their favortie websites. I was hoping to find so new places to visit myself and also thought it would be fun to see where people are surfing too.
So first up is Riley. I have all ready visited some of the sites that she recommends, but found some fun new ones. Enjoy.
Here are Riley's favorites in no particular order.
(Click on the links to visit the site.)
1. Fark.com
2. hollywoodrag.com
3. thesuperficial.com
4. popsugar.com
5. perezhilton.com (he's a must on everyone's top 10 list)
6. idontlikeyouinthatway.com
7. thestoriesyoucannottell.blogspot.com (amazing reading!!)
8. couchsurfing.com
9. askmen.com (love the message boards, relationship ones and the interviews and site of the day are great!)
10. kiisfm.com (Ryan Seacrest is part of my work day from 8-1, I love ryanalisys, wingman and ryan's roses)
Thanks for taking the time to make the list Riley.
For those of you who know me, this will not come as a surprise. I read somewhere, years ago, you can tell how much TV someone watches by the size of there television (50inchs). I am totally addicted to television. Is there a twelve step program for people like me?
Today is a TV addicts dream.
There were a few big changes today on television.
Let’s start with The View.
Today marked the return of Rosie O’Donnell to television after a four year absence. I have been a fan of Rosie since her stand up comedy days, but it was really nice to see her return to the format that made her famous. All the drama surrounding The View this summer aside, it was very entertaining show and the ladies seemed to be able to work well together. The next few days as they get comfortable with each other will prove if they can get along together or not, but so far, great start. It was a little strange watching Rosie try to deal with sharing the spotlight with co-hosts, but everyone got their face time. Here’s a clip from the show borrowed from TMZ. (Just follow the link)
Next up Katie Couric and the CBS Evening News
Katie started tonight as the anchor person on the CBS Evening News. I have no clips, but I just finished watching the broadcast, and it wasn’t bad either. Katie seemed quite competent and serious; my only complaint was the weird makeup, it bordered on goth. Katie is the first solo female anchor of a network evening news broadcast and she did a stand up job. I can’t believe it took until the year 2006 to have a solo female anchor.
TMZ just posted a clip here you go.
Entertainment Tonight
I can’t quite remember how long that I have been watching ET but I was shocked to here that Mary Hart the perennial host of the show is celebrating her 25th season starting tonight. Her co-hosts may have changed over the years but she is the one constant. I hate to admit it, but I have probably been watching off and on for the last 20 years at least. Mary’s not looking bad for 56 years of age.
My Guilty Pleasure of the summer Big Brother
I have so far resisted the urge to post about Big Brother. Once again I have watched this show from the very beginning, seven years ago. It’s my guilty pleasure. There is nothing socially redeemable about the show but it is just great summer fun with all kinds of eye candy. This year was the “all star” version. If you’re not familiar with the premise of the show it’s very simple. They start with twelve house guests and a house equipped with dozens of cameras and microphones. The guests are locked in the house at the beginning of the summer with out any contact from the outside world. Kind of ironic when there on TV and don’t get to watch any. They are filmed 24 7 and can’t get away from the cameras. I compare it to some weird summer camp for adults. All these people have to do is plot and scheme to evict all the other houseguests. The last man/woman standing wins half a million dollars. I don’t want to go into to much detail about what’s been going on this summer cause’ if you don’t watch the show you will probably be bored out of your mind.
For those of you who watch we are down to the final four and its going to be one hell of a final couple of weeks.
I can’t believe how naive the women of the house are being. My favorite remaining house guest is Janelle; I’m a sucker for attractive blonde women. I can’t believe that she has fallen for Will’s line of crap. I hope that this is a masterful ploy on her part to win the game.
I haven’t watched tonight’s episode and I pray that Erika and Janelle start talking and team up against chill town. I’m not really a fan of Erika but overall she has played a fair game. Except for her back stabbing of Danielle. I feel really bad for the way Mike has been playing on Erika’s emotions (hence no picture). Erika is obviously a romantic and will be crushed when she finds out that Mike has been playing on her emotions to win money. That leaves Will, the evil doctor. I love to hate him and unfortunately I think that he may just walk away with the money again. He has played everyone against each other in the house yet no one seems to think he’s a threat. If that’s not masterful playing what is.
I still hope Janelle wins it all.
This one is for my friend Sally. She’s a great photographer and has taken some amazing pictures. A lot of her best pics are of animals. Unfortunately Sally must give off some pheromone or something that puts wild animals in the mood. I’m trying to get more examples of this strange occurrence, but here is the most recent from a trip she took earlier in the summer. Nothing like good old fashioned monkey love. Thanks for the picture Sally.
I want me a pair of these for Christmas.
At least I'll be able to see what I'm tripping over.
I find lately that I have started to become more political and feel the need to fight back when government or groups try to take my rights away. One of the most vocal groups out there trying to deny people their basic human rights is the American group called Focus on the Family. So when I stumbled across this site that details ways that you can get free material from Focus on the Family I had to share it. The idea is you order your free stuff, up to $100 and you help spend the millions of dollars that they have amassed. It looks completely legal, but I’m no lawyer so if you’re an adult make up your own mind.
Slightly off topic and you will see why I say slightly.
Remember the facts of life? They just released the first two seasons of the show on DVD. I was very excited because it’s show I loved to watch growing up. So I googled the show to see what came up. I was more than a little surprised to find out what Lisa Whelchel had been up to the last few years.
Seems that a few years back (probably when acting jobs dried up) Lisa was born again. Now she is a mouthpiece for Focus on the Family, having written numerous books on the family and “proper” child rearing. I won’t go in to details on her many creative punishment techniques but shocking is putting it mildly. I think I was disappointed because my favorite character on the Facts of Life was always Blair the character she played, and then to find out she’s a right wing fanatic.
