STEEEEEELLLLLLLAAAAAA!!!!!

THANK THE STARS ABOVE - Stella (aka Zoot from The Electric Mayhem but less likable) has left the building. Honestly, I couldn't take her anymore. This past Wednesday's episode should have been better. Maybe I was just too tired to fully enjoy it but I thought it was a little bit of a yawnfest.

DVF is a legend. Yes, she's fabulous but after Kenley cried for the 4th time and Korto kept saying what a legend she is and how fabulous she is, I kinda zoned out. You know they gather the contestants together before filming and tell them that they must gush over the guest judges repeatedly or they may not see another week. I don't really remember Stella raving about DVF - makes you think.

I didn't quite get the whole 40's Shanghai Spy thing either.

And maybe I was just conflicted that Leanne's outfit was beautiful - truly the best but insanely pissed at her for ripping off a Dolce Gabbana dress in last week's challenge.

I hated: Blayne's outfit - totally stupid but well made. Joe's outfit - totally stupid, fugly, and poorly made. Suede's vest. Terry's outfit - not terrible but can she PLEASE do something different for once? Stella and Stella's horribly made "outfit".

I loved: Kenley's dress (and the outfit she wore to the runway!) Korto's outfit was gorgeous - very DVF. Suede's dress - even though the judges didn't like it. Leanne's outfit - stunning.

I didn't care about Jarelle's one way or the other.

What did you think?

Deja Vu on the Runway

Last week's episode of Project Runway was one of my favorites this season. The car challenge was great and Leanne's winning piece was a piece of art. Literally. The Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC thought so too. Last year. When Dolce Gabbana walked this little number down the runway (see picture) in 2007 the Met tapped it to be part of its Superheroes exhibit currently on view. Look familiar??? Leanne's winning leather/seatbelt dress is pretty much a carbon copy. My friend JP and I were shocked.

I still am.

Sarah Palin: Dick Cheney's Evil Twin Sister

Just when you thought that Dick Cheney was the MOST EVIL PERSON ON EARTH, Sarah Palin proves that she's a whole new ball of crazy and evil. Women, hide your reproductive rights from this blood-thirsty pit bull!!

New This Season on THE VIEW

One of the exciting new additions to this 12th season of THE VIEW is that
over the summer Whoopi, Joy, & Barbara were apparently freebasing Boniva and grew a spine! At least for the first two days of the season, those three ladies have been on Elizabitch Hassellcoulter like wild and long-grain on rice! Every time Elizabitch tries to pull the "Palin has more experience than Obama" bullsh#t line, the three ladies jump on her like a pack of wild cougers. Hasselcoulter has tried at least half a dozen times in two days to spread the Republican talking point that Palin is more experienced than Barack Obama, which is utter CRAP. Anyone with a high school education should be able to read the facts. Also, I couldn't believe that Elizabitch had the nerve to say right to Barbara Walters' face that Barbara was disparaging and disrespecting working mothers by simply ASKING if Sarah Palin could share her plan for raising 5 children, one of whom has Downs Syndrome and one of who is an unwed pregnant minor. I'd sure like to know how Palin plans to raise 5 children if McCain wins and then kicks the bucket and she is President (god forbid either has the chance to do either). Barbara Walters has been working 24 hours a day 7 days a week for 70 years, and Elizabitch is going to question HER on parenting issues?! Sherri Sheppard is still a loose cannon of ignorance and immaturity (at age 40) who will fuel Hasselcoulter's fire for hatred and misinformation this season. Plus, the ladies are just back from a loooong vacation, and I hope that Elizabitch doesn't wear them all down like she did last season. By the end of last season, no one could say anything to Elizabitch with her going on a "John MCain is the saviour of our country" diatribe (for 5 minutes). It so obvious that Elizabitch gets a script from the RNC every morning and she just parrots that script no matter what anyone else at the table has to say. This season, for the FIRST time, the ladies are not letting Hasselcoulter get away with her propaganda and lies. Both Whoopi and Barbara did more to try to stop her today than I've ever seen before. So, GOOD JOB ladies, but I don't know how much more I can take. It's like watching a really bloody boxing match every morning.Here is a chilling example of what Elizabitch Hasselcoulter's world would look like if John McCain wins in November.

America's Next Top Model Cycle 11

Here's a sneak peek from this Wednesday's 2-hour premiere of AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL on the CW.

Elizabitch Hasselbitch Countdownbitch Bitch Bitch Bitch

America, you only have TWO more days to enjoy your life before the Walt Disney Corporation unleashes Elizabitch Hasselcoulter --the even more evil twin sister of Anne Coulter-- on your morning television Tuesday. After a lengthy and glorious break from her non-stop Republican-robot talking-points, she'll be back "live" on Tuesday with another season of her talking out of her ass about stuff she has no business even talking about. I remain astounded that even Fox News is scared of Anne Coulter, yet Disney embraces and promotes the foul lies and downright propaganda of a Republican right-wing nut job like Elizabeth Hasselbeck. Enough, ABC/Disney! Pull the plug on this broken Republican record.

Fasten Your Seatbelts

The challenge on last night's Project Runway was interesting - take a bunch of Saturn minivans, pack them chock full o'random car junk and let rabid reality show contestants make haute couture out of it all.

The non-originality award goes to, well, almost everyone for making something out of the bizmillion seatbelts available in each of the family wagons. I'm not a maverick fashionista but I do know that the seatbelt has been done before. Stuff made from seatbelts is tres passe. However, Korto's coat was to die for and I'll second Rachel (gag) Zoe when I say "I want to own that coat!" The rest of the seatbelt stuff was pure roadkill.

It was nice to see Kenley bow under pressure. I like her but it seemed like Daniel left a little of his hyper anxiety behind. I also hated her outfit. Totally ridiculous and it had such promise when she was making the zebra stripes on the air filters early on. If only she'd 86'd the pencil skirt and made a cute tiered number using the filters - that would have been cute. And it would have also helped the model wearing her outfit walk without looking like she had a car axle shoved up her arse.

Jerell's little number was cute. The judges love it but to me the hem looked poorly constructed. Loved the top of it.

Leanne done good. Funky and completely unwearable but bold and interesting.

Joe (who for some reason I just really can't stand) had a pretty cool concept with his motocross ensemble. I'd liked to have seen a little more of that one.

Finally, we get to say good-bye to Keith. DUMB ASS. I find it somewhat satisfying when the contestants weed themselves out like he did. It's one thing when the judges give someone the boot but its completely another thing when the contestants just have a total meltdown and can't hack it. Stella's outfit was awful but I don't even know why the judges had to deliberate. Keith shot himself in the foot from the second he was in the bottom last week and just kept on going. And then he cried. Oy. Na na na na... goodbye.

Where was Nina this week? I hate Rachel Zoe but quite a treat to have Laura Bennett on - LOVE her!

Shameless

Guilty pleasures! There are a LOT of very stupid hilarious shows on right now. Do NOT miss any of the following.

I WANT TO WORK FOR DIDDY - Makes The Apprentice look like kindergarten. My favorite contestant is the tranny who is like a classy Omarosa (I mean that as a complement!). One of the best parts is interview segments with Diddy's former assistants who all get this look in their eyes that you see after someone survives a Grizzly Bear attack and half their skull is ripped off, but they're still alive! That's apparently what it's like to work for Diddy.

TABATHA'S SALON TAKEOVER - Tabatha kicks ass! She is a force to be reckoned with. I think she's been called a bitch to her face (or near it) on every episode so far. And, she isn't. But, she is an excellent example of a driven, talented woman who gets called a bitch (mostly by gay men, Bravo) for standing her ground. The show'sproduction is top-drawer too. The editing and camera work are way better than the usual reality stuff. She, Diddy and Gordon Ramsey scare me, but the more I learn about them through their various projects, the more I respect their bat-shit-crazy dedication to their craft.

REALITY BITES BACK - This show makes me laugh so hard it hurts me. I can't watch it on a full stomach or I get cramps. With such episodes as HUNTING WITH THE STARS and SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DIVE, the show spoofs reality shows while being all of them. In the first episode I saw, the contestants (who are all comedians) had to come on to someone in a dark room who turned out to be their mother, sister grandmother, or father. I love Amy Schumer who was on LAST COMIC STANDING at some point. I also still can't believe that Michael Ian Black is straight. I've had a crush on him forever. [Programing note: there is an upcoming marathon on Sunday or Monday.]

TORI & DEAN and ROB & BIG - The only thing better than TORI & DEAN BACK IN HOLLYWOOD and ROB & BIG would be if Rob, Big, Tori, and Dean all hung out more often. There is NO reason for either couple to have a show, and neither show is ANYTHING more than just following them around to the dry-cleaner and drive-thru. Yet, I can't get enough!

Oh yeah, and Janice Dickinson has somehow managed to go even more insane by moving into a Christopher Ciccione-designed "Model House" with her models this season on THE JANICE DICKINSON MODELING AGENCY which should be called CATTY GAY BITCHFIGHT. Janice is the queen of psychodrama.

And, as long as we're making short, shameful confessions I wanna make out with the Old Spice Minotaur Guy (OSMG) who is cute, and -- I hear -- hung like a... well, you know.

What are you watching? What half-man half-donkey creatures do you have a crush on?

God Damn, I LOVE me some Kristen Chenoweth

Sometimes she's a Broadway diva. Sometimes she's a slutty li'l minx in the pages of FHM. Sometimes she's a TV actress. And, sometimes she's a musical medical miracle!

See more Kristin Chenoweth videos at Funny or Die

My Hill

Bye Dan. (sniff. sniff.)

VERDICT with Dan Abrams has been canceled. Boooooo! Suck it, MSNBC! Not only is Dan Dan The News Man the cutest newsie, but he is one of the few who doesn't take himself too seriously. The last show was a best-of bonanza. Though, it was sad. It must suck to have to do your last show on a week's notice. Dan was always fair and multi-faceted. VERDICT had real depth and great debates, as well as hilarious takes on some silly topics too. I'm quite sure Mr. Dan Abrams will turn up somewhere soon. As he mentioned at the end of the show, this was his third "good-bye" show on MSNBC in the past 5 years, so don't count him out yet. Yaay (sorta). Bye for now, Dan. Stay cute! xoxo

McCain Picks Vice Presidential Running Mate

Live WIth Regis... Regis?! Yes, Regis and Kel-- What The?!

Today was another busy one for me. I didn't get a chance to watch LIVE WITH ___ & KELLY until after 4PM. Well, imagine my surprise when the "blank" was actually Regis! But then, I was totally freaked out when I did NOT realize that Emily Proctor wasn't Kelly Ripa. Until she opened her mouth, I didn't notice. So, I guess Kelly finally gets a vaca. Good for her. Emily Proctor, though? Oh well, she was pleasant enough. It seems like Kelly can really bring out the "fun" side of people on the show, and Regis is too intimidating to relax with. My take. I always fast forward through the openings of shows like REGIS and ELLEN so I often don't hear who's going to be on unless TiVo tells me or unless the host tells me.

I Dislike The Jonas Brothers And NOT Just Because They Are Talentless

Fresh Cazwell, Bitches!

Dreamy future husband number 5, Cazwell, has a new video on YouTube. Support Cazwell so that one day he may support me. Could he BE any cuter?!

Dance Dance Dance

My thoughts on the SYTYCD finale show. Halfway through, I was thinking, "Gee, I wonder if the fact that Katee is in MOST of the 'best of' numbers means that she's the judges favorite." It was a delight to see Thayne again. Go, Mary Murphy! Sheesh! It's great to know that she has the chops to back up all her bitching and screaming. Bye, Courtney. OH-KAY, Wade Robson has been dipping into the good 60's acid again. What the HELL was his Rabbit Funeral number about? I applaud SYTYCD for exposing the unwashed masses to modern dance, but Wade's piece was so far over the top it was like Cats on some funky drugs. It creeped me OUT, and NOT in the good way. It figures that Cris Angel (TotalFreak) is involved somehow. I was SHOCKED when Katee was eliminated. Shocked. And, kinda pissed. She was my favorite by FAR. She even KICKED ASS in the door number (AND the hip hop number) after she was eliminated. What a pro! The Debbie Allen Dance Academy of Dance for Dancers (upstairs from a Blimpie's Sub Shop) is apparently teaching America's future Jean Benet Ramseys to dance with creepy old British dudes for fun and profit. Now who's taking the good 60's acid?! Apparently Nigel Litgoe. I have to give it to this show. They know what "pulling out ALL the stops" means, and they sure did it tonight. Oh, I forgot to mention HOW MUCH I HATE The Jonas Brothers. They're just awful on SO many levels. And, now they're "rapping" (do the kids still say 'rapping'?) with George Forman. Yikes. Name the winner already! I love this show, but jeeeez FOX can you please not drag-out and pad every single show you air?! Even on TiVo, this show seemed loooong. I loved Cat Deeley's dress. Why are there never good pictures from the shows?! I also loved the look back at all of the "best of" former performers. And, then they were actually THERE. How fierce is that? Neil is super CUTE and --apparently-- made of rubber. Bouncy! Hawk is also one of my favorites ever. Crazy. Were there like 50 dancers on stage? Get on with it! Who won?! Helloooooo! Oh, Joshua. Good.

Today, Gelman?!

Of all the days for LIVE WITH ______ & KELLY to pull a stunt like this, they HAD to pick today. I'm super busy and do not have time to fully express my shock and arousal. Today's "fill in the blank" host was... wait for it.... wait for it... Stiffler! Seann William Scott. Really?! I didn't know he was gay, but I guess if he's co-hosting LIVE then he must be. Aaanyway, he's no Anderson Cooper but his first story was about getting "spooned" by a bearish monster truck driver in 1st class on the plane. I was pleasantly surprised by SWS as a co-host. He appeared genuinely warm and giving. You've got to be able to tell a couple good stories about your life. He has "a lot" of tattoos (apparently -- he didn't show us). He shared a few stories about being drunk. We did learn that he is an AMERICAN IDOL fan. Specifically, he has a boner for Brooke White (my least favorite American Idol ever!) He wasn't boring, but he wasn't a laugh riot. I will say that he had a "special" way of sitting on the LW_&K stools that brilliantly featured his package. Not sure why, but the SWS host chat is not yet posted on the LIVE W/ ____ & K web site. And definitely not posted on the LIVE site is the shot (at the veeeery) end of the show of SWS' lightning bolt tattoo on his thigh, yes thigh.

Too Darn Hot

It's still 80 degrees at 10PM, which officially makes it too hot to blog. However, I will blog on despite the melting inside my brain. So you think you can dance? No, but I know a lot of people who can. I'm sad to see this train pulling into the station. SYTYCD was cruel this season because the dancers were so good, and the choreographers really jockeyed for that Emmy. Let me start by saying that Katee should win hands down. I haven't liked Twitch for weeks. I still like Joshua, but he's not a "star." That other Courtney girl is good, but she's no Katee. I still don't like the unfortunately named Mandy Moore, and I still think that Mia Michaels is a god. That "Russian" number was my least favorite of the season. Bleck. Hated it. What a waste of two sensational hip-hop dancers. Wikipedia has an INSANE amount of detail about this season. Be sure to check it out! There is one example of their "thoroughness" below.

Elimination chart

Contestants are in alphabetical order by last name, then in reverse chronological order of elimination.

Legend

Female

Male

Bottom 3 couples

Bottom 4 contestants

Week:	6/12	6/19	6/26	7/03	7/10	7/17	7/24	7/31**	8/07
Contestant		Result
Joshua Allen
Stephen "Twitch" Boss					B 3		B 4
Courtney Galiano				B 3			B 4
Katee Shean
Mark Kanemura						B 4		Elim
Chelsie Hightower								Elim
William Wingfield	B 3				B 3		Elim
Comfort Fedoke		B 3	B 3	B 3	Elim*	B 4	Elim
Gev Manoukian				B 3		Elim
Kherington Payne					B 3	Elim
Jessica King	B 3				B 3*
Thayne Jasperson		B 3	B 3	B 3	Elim
Matt Dorame	B 3		B 3	Elim
Kourtni Lind	B 3		B 3	Elim
Chris Jarosz		B 3	Elim
Chelsea Traille		B 3	Elim
Marquis Cunningham		Elim
Susie Garcia		Elim
Jamie Bayard	Elim
Rayven Armijo	Elim

*Jessica King suffered an injury that resulted in her being unable to continue in the competition. Comfort Fedoke replaced her as she was the most recent female competitor eliminated.^[3]

**There was no bottom 4 this week

Yay I'm Below Average!

So, I checked my carbon footprint today --at a friend's urging. And, as it turns out, I'm BELOW average (click on the image to see my results in large form). Whew! I'd be even further below average if it weren't for my drafty no-insulation-havin' rancher house in Seattle where builders from the 1860's through the 1970's had never heard of insulation. My 1950's rancher has little to NO insulation which allows the heat to just waft out in the winter. I'm working on that. I drive a fuel efficient car, and I rarely fly. Apparently that really helps. Both of those factors are outside of my control. I need a car big enough to carry lumber in, and I fly as much as my parents and work make me. Oh! And, I'm a (mostly) vegetarian. That really helps lower my footprint. I produce 24 tons of CO2, just below the national average of 27 tons. Thank goodness that's not all coming out of my toilet! What's your carbon footprint?

Yay For This Guy!

Federal Way principal visiting all student homes
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

FEDERAL WAY – The principal of a Federal Way middle school is visiting the homes this summer of all 600 students.

Principal Damon Hunter (NOT pictured) sent a voice message to the parents of students at Saghalie Middle School saying he's stop by.

He's dropping off back-to-school information, but he says his real goal is to get parents more involved in their children's education.

The Tacoma News Tribune reports that by Thursday Hunter had stopped at 375 homes. He expects to complete the home visits by mid-August.

To save gas, Hunter rides a scooter that gets 110 miles per gallon.

Information from: The News Tribune, http://www.thenewstribune.com

RAPING our country

Exxon Mobil reported the fattest operating profit in U.S. corporate history Thursday.

The world's largest publicly traded oil company turned a profit of $11.7 billion for the second quarter. Its earnings were UP 14% from a year
ago.

Exxon Mobil cannot absorb all of the money it is making now. Exxon Mobil spent 46% more money buying its stock back in the first half of this year ($18.2 billion) than it did on exploration and capital expenditures ($12.5 billion).

This makes me SICK. SIIIIICK and furious! It should make you sick and furious too.

The "History" Begins: W - Elizabitch Hasselcoulter UPDATE!

I am SO excited for "W" to open and lay Bush's buckass stupidity on the table. I know that Oliver Stone has his critics when it comes to the facts, but heavens bless him for taking on some of the topics that he has. I hope that this starts a truly eyes-wide-open look at the national disgrace, travesty, horror-show, genocide that the Bush Regime has been.

It goes without saying that Elizabitch Hasselcoulter TRASHED the film this morning on THE VIEW based on the trailer without seeing it. She called the FILM biased based on the trailer. She went on and on about how biased the FILM was and how people should go out an watch a good documentary. How about FAHRENHEIT 911 or ENRON: The Smartest Guys In the Room? Does Elizabitch even listen to herself?! She's TRASHING a film based on a 2 minute trailer. When Sherri Sheppard is looking at you like you are crazy, you KNOW you are!

Happy Birthday #4

Happy Birthday to the always dapper Tim Gunn. My future husband number 4 is one of TV's FEW gentlemen.

Ah But We Can Still Post About It!

Finally got around to watching SYTYCD and now have finally gotten around to writing about it. I’ll start off by saying that I’m sad to see Will go. He is an unbelievable dancer and although I’ll miss watching him each week he’ll definitely go on to have an amazing career. Plus, we may get Debbie Allen back as a judge now. Win-win.

Side note: Toni Basil rocks. I’ll never forget seeing her walk by the Caliente Cab Company in NYC when my entire family was eating there during an orientation weekend before my brother started at NYU. It was a pivotal moment – and lemme just say, the girl has not aged a bit. Toni, not Patrick - although he still looks pretty good. I digress...

Another side note: I love Cat Deely but she should never, and I mean never be shot with the camera unless its at an angle. Straight on and her nose is diagonally down the center of her face. Not cute.

1. Will & Courtney doing the Samba. Muy Caliente! I loved the song choice, too.
2. Comfort doing her stupid krump solo. Yawn.
3. Twitch & Katee doing a Mia Michaels contemporary dance that was BRILLIANT! I totally loved this one. Best number of the night.
4. Will channeling James Brown. Holy crap that was GREAT entertainment. Go Will!
5. Comfort & Mark doing a hip-hop routine. I love watching dancers – not big baggy clothes. There were a few tricks here but I’m tired of the same old hip-hop stuff.
6. Katee’s solo is nice.
7. Chelsea & Joshua doing the Tango. Very sexy. Chelsie’s legs are crazy!
8. Mark does his solo – I love Mark but again, it’s the same old thing he always does.
9. Courtney & Will do another number – this time they are doing some kind of hip hop thing that I like better than the Comfort & Mark detention number. I don’t love it but I like it.
10. Chelsie’s solo is fun. She mixes it up a little bit each time. Maybe it’s the costumes?
11. Twitch & Katee do their second number – again this is so much fun. I love watching both of them.
12. Joshua does a pretty cool popping solo.
13. Courtney does a nice solo, too.
14. Twitch does his solo – he’s just got so much personality!
15. Comfort & Mark do their second which doesn’t do it for me. I feel sorry for Mark – I love him and he just hasn’t been that great since he worked with Chelsie.
16. Chelsie & Joshua close the show with their disco routine which was great.

So now to the results show – we already know who gets the boot. Katie is safe. Will is in the bottom 2 – bummer. Comfort is in the bottom 2 again. Mark is SAFE – what? Shocking. Even he was surprised. Again, I love him but he get’s the Nikki McKibbin award this week. Chelsie is safe. Twitch is in the bottom 2. This makes me sad. Clearly something is awry here. Joshua is safe and poor Courtney who they leave in that back room forever is in the bottom 2. Next a few dances of death (or whatever Cat Deely calls them) and on to the filler entertainment.

While we await the results we’re treated to a snooze of a ballet. Maybe it was good but I fast forwarded through it. And then… Ladies and Gents…

Fresh from his chryonics chamber is L.L. Cool J (no pun intended.) I like LL. I liked him about 20 years ago. His song was awful and his “dancers” were even worse. And on a dance competition show? Really now!

The final results were good news/bad news. What do you want to hear first? Good news? Ok. Comfort’s going home. Bad news? Will’s going home. But someone had to go and I’ll admit that I’m glad Twitch is sticking around for another week just because I love his numbers.

Who is your favorite?

Why Do The Good Die So Young?

I was DEEPLY saddened when I went to visit the Red Lasso web site and found the following message from Red Lasso to its fans and users: "Unfortunately, due to the legal actions taken against Redlasso by two networks, we are left with no alternative but to suspend access to our video search and clipping Beta site FOR THE IMMEDIATE FUTURE. The networks have provided a big blow to the blogger community’s right to exercise the first amendment and comment on newsworthy events. It is anti-Web. During this service suspension, we will continue our conversations with content providers, with the goal of establishing formal partnerships that will quickly help us restore access to the Beta site." Isn't there enough wrong with the world? Do giant conglomerate corporations need to take away everything fun and useful? I love you, Red Lasso (even though I don't understand your name). I'm hoping and waiting for the day that Red Lasso can come back bigger, beta-er, and better!

Very sadly, that means to more SYTYCD clips.