Amazing Race-Good Goth! Kynt and Vyxsin Eliminated!

ok-So I don't have a DVR, I don't have a TIVO, so I totally missed last weeks episode-because I thought CBS would run the complete episodes online-NOT-they run every thing else. So I'm coming in when they are leaving my favorite city, Florence, Italy. I noticed when Nick and Gramps go into a hotel to make the flight arrangements they were in the Pitti Palace! We stayed there, right on the Ponte Vecchio. Anyway, back to the episode-imagine my amazement to find Nick and Gramps in first place-are they becoming savvy travelers, or do they just have good dumb luck?Good move on booking the flights and then going back to the hotel for much need rest, while the others fought it out at the airport. Going to India is always a challenge, with the millions of people and the strange locations. Of course after jocking for the best flight as always, when they end up at their destination, the place doesn't open until 6:00, so they all catch up! A big Yuck when they had to sleep in the street with cloths over their noses because of the stink. Can't you just imagine the smell, too bad TV doesn't have smell-a-vision. I had to laugh when Kynt said that they might have to rely on their performace art to get them through. At least they won't have to change their clothes, and is that the only outfits they brought?

To my pleasure, Nate and Jen are still fighting! At least now Nate is fighting back.

The speed bump was perfect for the Goths, posing and performance art all in one. But as dumb luck would have it they u turned the wrong team-come on guys-which is the team you love to hate-Nate and Jen of course. If only they would have u turned them, they would still have been in the race. What bad luck and timing.

Hum, flowers or posters-I knew Tk and Rachel would pick flowers-they are hippy children after all. I had to laugh tho, when Jen finished making the lei, she tried to give it to an elephant? Come on Jen, it said give it to the brides groom-not an elephant!

At the poster challenge, father Ron was rearing his ugly head again and poor Christina had to set him straight. She did a great job on straightening the Bollywood poster-go girl!

I was so hoping that Kynt would out run Jen in the cannister challenge, especially when she forgot the receipts taped on the doors-but Kynt messed that up as well. In the end-much to my disappointment they came in last. Kynt and Vyxsin did manage to pink their way into my heart, I wanted them to win, but it was truely a Bollywood moment when Vyxsin said on the elimination mat as she and Kynt gazed off in the distance, "as long as Kynt is in my life, the adventure will never end"-sigh! fade to black. Four backpacks!-Single D

Ok, I must apologize for my lame commentary on last week's episode. I'm blaming being out of town and the holiday rushing around. Hopefully I will make up for it! Anyway, back to the reason we are here.....So now we know just how smelly India is. I had to laugh watching everyone covering their faces with whatever they had, how convenient that father Ron had a medical mask with him. Yes our fave couple we love to hate and, obviously, they love to hate each other, Nate & Jen couldn't find the clue in the newspaper. The dog jumping (or trying to hump) on them didn't help much. I thought Jen would have a little Chihuahua handbag if it didn't go away. I just have to ask this, does Rachel ever comb her hair? I understand TK and the dread lock wanna be but what is Rachel's excuse? That's off my chest, thank you.

Everyone looked like they were having fun riding the rickshaws around town. Especially the goths when they commented how it was painted black on the inside and Vyxsin said, "it's cozy like being in a coffin". Why doesn't that surprise me?

Good for Christina for getting the poster pasted despite father Ron. I hope after this is done, she just kicks him to the curb! He keeps saying he's going to change, haven't seen it yet buddy! A little comic relief was going on at the flower stringing. On the one hand you have Rachel & TK almost Zen like in their stringing and right next to them, our fateful fighters Nick & Jen bickering away. They always hate each other until they do something good then they love each other again, how romantic. I was hoping the elephant would eat their flowers and they would have to start over.

What was father Ron thinking when he offered to do the canister thing? Did his hernia go away? Maybe he thought he could illicit sympathy from Christina if his hernia burst. I thought it was great when Kynt "forgot" to close the elevator door for Jen. I just love when that girl goes ballistic. Too bad she didn't get the speed bump yoga, she could use a little down time.

I was glad to see the goths finally doing something for themselves and doing the u-turn. Unfortunately, they u-turned the wrong people! An agonizing groan escaped my throat as I watched them paste Nick and gramps picture on the sign. :( But then my hopes returned when Nick & Jen got lost, again, after the canister challenge. Much to my dismay Nick & Jen somehow pulled it out and arrived before Kynt & Vyxsin. Kynt & Vyxsin did take the elimination with grace, more than can be said if it had been Nick & Jen. Now if there were some way we could get Christina and gramps on the same team! Since that can't happen I'm going with Nick and gramps, they seem to have picked up a lot of luck lately. Five farewell backpacks for Kynt & Vyxsin! I'll miss you guys!

Amazing Race - A second chance

This was quite the busy episode. Just when you think it can't get anymore hectic, it does. The teams start out by taking a ferry to Italy where they find instructions to drive to Empoli. Once there, one person had to go up in an ultralight aircraft to find the next clue. Sounds easy right? Nate and Jen got lucky when they found a guy who gave them good directions. Everyone else took the long way and TK & Rachel actually drove the furthest going through Rome at the suggestion of some people they met in a restaurant. They had to turn around and go back to the restaurant when they noticed they didn't have their clue. The normally laid back TK was starting to lose it a bit. All of the teams drove all night to get to the airfield so tempers where getting short. Kynt & Vyxsin started arguing when they kept getting lost. It's so strange to see so much pink yelling at each other! TK had such a hard time with the ultralight challenge. Come on TK, how can you not spot the word "Vinci" in 10 foot letters? Meanwhile, Nick and gramps decide to try the fast forward and find out they have to get FF tattooed on themselves. I didn't think gramps was going to do it. He kept saying about how it was permanent (most tattoos are!) and how he is too old for a tattoo. You would have thought he was getting the Mona Lisa tattooed on his chest or something! He was a trooper and went though with it. Kynt & Vyxsin pulled themselves together and finished the flag routine only to find out they came in last. I was SO bummed! Then Phil said those words every racer wants to hear, this is a non elimination round. Yeah! I have grown to like the goths, they are very entertaining so I'm really happy they got a second chance. Double D

Merry Christmas to All

We are celebrating this holiday season-check back for our next posting the first week in January. There will be new shows to blog so come along with us in 2008 for more laughs! Thank you all for reading and coming back, from our families to yours, we wish you the best of the holiday season! The Donnas

Feliz Navidad

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Joyeux Noel

Froehliche Weihnachten

Mele Kalikimaka

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God Jul och Gott Nytt Ar

MTV-Tila Tequila-Shot at Love-Who Did She Choose?

As another bachelorette dating show comes to a close, I am almost misty eyed thinking that MTV has turned the corner of jerking the heartstrings of the American public. The last two standing, Dani, the man woman, whose awkward stance and shy boy like mannerism captivated men and women alike, and the still wet behind the ears, Bobby, mama’s boy with the adolescent face of a twelve year old. Who did Tila choose? It was hard to guess in this last episode. Tila took both of them to the recording studio, where she showed them the work she does, a banner should have flashed across the screen, TILA SINGS! When Dani and Bobby composed their ode to a rap tune to Tila, I thought that Dani belting out her rap musical number was very infectious. She rapped loud and hard, so contrary to her persona. Bobby’s was just plain lame, but he did try. The photo shoot, TILA POSES! Was an awkward composition of the threesome and Dani looked uncomfortable in her I’m Jane outfit. Tila that evening invited them both for dinner with each one’s family. I was voting for Bobby to win, because his mother’s name is Donna-gee go figure! Donna, however, does seem like the meddling mom confessing that Bobby slept in her bed until he was six-can you say Oedipal Complex? YUCK! Both mothers did exhibit stripper like tendencies when they had a few too many drinks and started pole dancing and cat fighting whose son or daughter would be best for Tila. Tila gave both brothers an eye full when her top fell down when she hung upside down on the pole (uh Tila, gravity!). The night of the elimination they both stood there like waiting before the executioner, Bobby looked so totally dejected like a pound puppy. Dani looked cute in her vest and satin tie and she even wore eye makeup! When Tila told Dani you rock my world, but only told Bobby you make me laugh, who do you think she picked? Bobby! I so wanted Dani to say the lines from my Best Friend’s Wedding, “Chose me, pick me, marry me!” but she stood there mute and dejected, when Tila gave the key to Bobby. As the two embraced, oblivious to the castoff, Dani takes the long solitary walk of shame, one couldn’t help but feel the gut wrenching emotion she must have had, it was all so sad! It was such a bittersweet moment, because, you really did feel the emotion for both of them. Tila in the end could not have picked two better suitors left standing, in which the TV viewer could emphasized with. MTV-great job-Tila-let’s see how this pans out (don’t take the boy out of Bobby) and we need to see “Tila and Bobby, the next chapter”!-Single D

Survivor China Finale- and the Winner is......

I guess after 37 days I would be craving anything that wasn’t limes or Asian pears, and pizza, beer and brownies would taste extremely good! I knew Amanda was going to win the final reward challenge, but Todd did try to give it his all. And aw come on Denise, I guess she was never good at puzzles and jeez, leave the big baggy top on-I had that oh yuck moment when she went swimming! The final walk to remember the others that went before is always a yawner to me. By the time they make their final destination, I’m almost comatose. The balancing act with the china did perk me up tho, (I love all things china-dishes), and I did find it amusing that Courtney looked crooked, but her plates were straight. And another aw come on Denise moment, you could have held on longer even though your hand was dripping sweat! It meant a million dollars! Amanda was dumb to take Todd with her to the final three-since when has it been the final three? I liked it better when it was just two in the finale, I like it when the final immunity winner gets to pick the one they want at the finale, it creates more intrigue. Everyone knows that the jury always votes for the one that was the biggest player, the one that lied the most, backstabbed the most, schemed the most and that was Todd. Todd say thank you to Amanda. I loved it when Peih Gee called out Amanda’s doe eyes. Her eyes were doey! Amanda should feel guilty-she did give Denise her word that she had her back and would not write her name down, maybe she meant write her last name? When the scene moved to the live audience, I was wondering who are those people? Everyone looked so different, especially Courtney. I think she looks much better with out the heavy makeup and the long bangs, she looked practically chubby! Hey Todd, what up with that almost Elvis hair or are you growing a mullet like Denise. I loved it when Jeff ask Denise about her mullet, her explanation was that her work required her to have short hair, but she also wanted to keep it long in the back to be a woman for her husband-anyway you look at it, you look like a man woman with a mullet. Besides didn’t you say you got fired from your school lunch lady job-so get a haircut! I guess Courtney said it best that Denise-you suck at life-getting fired meant you now have to work as a janitor (at the same school?)-Go get a job at Wal-Mart or something-I think they pay the same! After the dust settled, all I can say is I really didn’t care who won this season, which came and went so fast. I was only rooting for James, and when he played his dumb, I trust you guys and got voted off, I didn’t feel any allegiance to anyone else. I’m glad that he won $100,000 as America’s favorite Survivor. Now maybe he can stop digging graves. Oh one last thing, Jeff Probst looked HOT!!! Five coconuts!-Single D

I've been rooting for Amanda since James was so stupid and didn't play even ONE of his immunity idols. I thought sure she would get an attack of conscience and vote with Denise to oust Todd. I don't feel sorry for either one because they both had their chance to get rid of him. I'm going to jump straight to the final tribal. Talk about lame questions! At least Jamie tried to start a little trouble by asking Amanda, Courtney and Todd to talk about the worst of the other finalists. It didn't work though, it was one big love fest. All James wanted to know was if Courtney had fun. What kind of question is that?! It was a priceless moment when Todd actually left Jean-Robert speechless by telling him he had to vote him off because Jean-Robert was his biggest threat. Then we find out later Todd was still playing Jean-Robert. It's also fun to see what everyone looks like cleaned up and filled out. I almost didn't recognise Courtney. She certainly put to rest any fear that she has an eating problem but those bangs could use a trimming. It looked like Amanda's hands and arms were the only thing that gained weight on her and, with that hair style, it looks like Todd secretly wants to be a hair dresser. So now we know that Jamie and Erik are dating and, thanks to an uncharacteristic question from Jeff Probst, we also know that Erik is still a virgin. Then again, Erik strikes me as a gentleman and wouldn't tell on national TV that he Jamie did the deed. Congrats to James for winning the $100,000 popularity contest. Hopefully he will be the one to come back for the favorites vs fans Survivor, that looks like fun! Denise wins the sob story of the year. Her school wouldn't giver her lunch lady job back, but hey you can scrub toilets on the night shift because you are too much of a distraction for the kids. How do you distract a kid from lunch? Something else is up with that. Shame on that school! But on the bright side, Denise you can do something with your hair now! She looked more like a truck driven' butch sitting on the jury. Would someone please give this woman a makeover? Tim Gunn, Oprah, Queer Eye guys anybody? Congrats to Todd for taking home a cool million. And, yes, I totally, completely, absolutely agree with Single D, Jeff Probst is a hottie. Until season 16, five coconuts! Double D

Survivor-Great Wall

What a fabulous reward going to the Great Wall. I didn't think Courtney could even pull back the bow, her skinny little arms might break, but she did manage to hit other peoples' targets. I'm wondering if that was planned, she kept hitting Todd's and Denise's targets, or was her aim just bad? How bad could it be, if she made contact with the other's boards? At least Courtney felt pity on Peih Gee and gave her one solitary arrow. I did feel a twinge of sympathy for Peih Gee and was almost taken in by her earnest veiled attempt to win over Amanda and Denise. When Denise won the reward challenge, did she have to say, not Peih Gee, I don't want her to get strong. Hello, does Peih Gee have Asian pears stuffed in her ears-she can hear you! Good Grief and wa wa wa, Peih Gee, you shouldn't take it personally when someone doesn't chose you to go on the reward with them, just because you chose them for one. The game of Survivor doesn't work that way.

I thought Todd on the flight made such a good flight attendant, oh yeah, he is one! Being at the Great Wall didn't seem to faze any of them. They were all consumed by how to eat their supper. I think it was pretty easy-take the meat and vegetables and cook it in the pot-do you think there is a fully staffed kitchen at the Great Wall? For it's limitations, I thought that was pretty inventive to be able to have dinner outside in the mist of one of the world's great treasures.

I can't believe that we are coming to the end of this seasons Survivor. I never thought Denise would be one of the last one's standing. She has managed to fly below the radar and just has plain dumb luck. She's definitely not great at winning challenges (1) and one by default, and if the others don't watch out she could take the whole thing. I'm betting on the long shot Denise to win and if she does, Denise please throw away that flesh colored sports bra thingy, as Double D said, it's just plain wrong, take a trip to Victoria's Secret with your winnings!-Single D

Todd and Courtney must have taken Chinese bow shooting lessons before going on Survivor. Courtney was just a little too good at hitting Denise and Todd. She must have figured if I can't get my own target, I'll help someone else win and they will take me along on the reward. Good thinking #2 pencil (who by the way, is looking more like the pencil lead instead of the whole pencil!). I did love it when Denise only got 2 arrows and ends up winning the reward. Peih-Gee getting only one arrow started the whole Peih-Gee pity party. Poor me, I never win anything, I took Denise on a phat reward, I work the hardest at camp, I have had to fight the hardest to stay here, me me me, wah wah wah! Get over yourself!

What a wonderful reward to go the Great Wall of China! Denise seemed to be the only one to appreciate being there. You would think after 30 some days of basically starving, they would not complain about the food. Come on people, what's so hard to figure out fondue! Apparently, Denise had made beef sandwiches on the plane to take back to Amanda and Peih-Gee, but Todd ate them. Nice Todd, you can't even give a measly sandwich to your "Amanda love".

Just when you think Peih-Gee and Amanda have bonded, they all turn around and vote out Peih-Gee. Denise, you are stupid to think these people are going to keep you around any longer. Kudos for making it to the final four but you are out next if you don't win immunity! Those two arrows should have made you sit up and take notice!

At tribal, who would think there were so many ways a person could roll their eyes, Courtney. And what was up with that neck thing Todd had going on? That must have been his, you should have gotten rid of me when you had the chance, dance! I would love to see Denise win but I really think they will vote her out followed by Amanda which will leave Todd and Courtney for the final two. Four coconut episode for the Great Wall visit.

Double D

Project Runway-Downsizing

I was going to make a not so nice remark about how Jack's nose looked eerily similar to Michael Jackson's nose 10 plastic surgery nose jobs previous, but I won't, because I did feel sympathy when he had to leave the show due to a staph infection in his nose. Yes, I said in his nose, I never thought you could get it there. It did look very unpleasant and uncomfortable. I think he was very talented and it's a shame we will not be able to see what he could have done. Maybe, he will be on Project Runway 5.

Meanwhile, it's hard enough to design something for the everyday women and make it look good, let alone having to design something out of their castoff big person outfit. Kudos for losing the weight ladies, but honey, ya'll have super bad taste in clothes! And what's with that bride gown, I could see why she didn't want to keep it for sentimental value, it was so hideous! Come on Jillian, the rules were, take the fat suit and create something beautiful the everyday woman could wear. Instead, you didn't even use the outfit, you bought material and made a new dress and added a touch of piping from the old clothes. If I were a judge, I would have eliminated you, at least the others tried to make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. My favorite outfit was that yellow, bustier thing designed by Kevin, very cute! I didn't think Steven's old lady maid's dress was so bad, so what, it was black and white, so what it looked matronly, at least it could double as a maid's outfit, practical and retrofitted! I think it was much

better than Victorya's or Chris (sorry Chris. but that bow, she looked like a Christmas present) or Elisa,what was all those puffy layers about? So Goodbye Steven, I think the show could use your funny antedotes, but that is not to be. I'm still on fence about Christian-so he my vote on the next eliminated. Thimbles up! -Single D

I was sorry to see Jack leave. I too would have liked to see what else he could do. But, as they all said, his health was more important. Hopefully they will find some way of bringing him back.

Ok, so back to the others....Chris M., the young Fred Flintstone look-a-like, is back and still having costume flashbacks. What was with that outfit? I liked the top and the skirt would have been fine except for that hideous bow! Chris you have been around Elisa too long.

Speaking of alien, I mean Elisa, did she even listen to Tim when he told her to design for your client, listen to your client. Obviously, she has a hearing problem. The moment her "model" walked out you could tell that outfit was so wrong on her. Not only was the dress bad, but it was more suited for a 20 something not a 40 something, especially with those boots, ugh! You could tell the judges were choosing their words trying not to insult the poor woman who, by the way, said she loved the dress. Again, I think she was trying to be nice to Elisa.

Loved Kevin's outfit! It was by far the cutest and his "model" was looking all sassy strutting down the runway in it. And why not? She looked fabulous. I did like Christain's also. He loves his jackets. At least this time he "made it work", even with a client who said she only wears jeans with a top and she only wears black. Black seemed to match her mood and personality no wonder that's all she wears. As for Jillian, I liked the dress but HELLO, the challenge was to make something out of the old outfit. I thought sure she would be disqualified for not adhering to the rules. Guess they like the outfit enough to override the rules.

I feel bad for Steve, he cracks me up with his little commentaries. I'm going to miss him. He did have the worst of the lot with that wedding dress. I think I would have tried to make some sort of summery cocktail dress with a splash of color and minus that big-ass bow. His dress wasn't the worst, Elisa's was, not that I would wear it. It just looked, as single D said, matronly and as the judges said, a french maid going to a funeral. In the end, I would have kept Steve and kicked Elisa to the curb or back to her happy planet. Thimbles up for all of the (weight) losers!

Double D

Kid Nation finale-The end of Bonanza

Well, I guess when they say Bonanza, it means some of the kids will get the BIG Bonanza, a gold star worth $50.000 dollars!!! The finale to Kid Nation was a disappointment. It was like reading a good book that deflates at the end. It was like the producers of Kid Nation sat around in their executive chairs and said "What would be a Big Finish?" I know, we'll give 3 gold stars worth fifty grand, that should make the series look good and complete the end. I thought the finale lacked substance and imagination. To let the council chose three individuals to give 3 gold stars to was anti-climatic. Why should they chose again, why not let the entire town vote for the top 3 since getting a gold star in the first place did not eliminate you as a recipient for another gold star. I think winning a $20,000 gold star should have barred you from getting another one. Why not create a challenge where all the kids could compete for a gold star, that would have been much more interesting and fair. Instead, they give one to Sofia, not hat she didn't deserve it, she worked really hard, but $70,000 harder than the other kids? That sends the message to the other kids, that they were not as good, not as smart, not as strong, not as liked to be given a gold star. I think the producers should have thought of a way to give every child that participated a gold star worth some amount of money, no matter if it was $2,000 or $20,000. They gave $150,000 away-divide that by 40 kids and each one would have gotten $3,750.00 each-now that would have been nice for everyone and everyone wins! Shame on you Kid Nation! Shame on you CBS! I know the producers have a sequel already planned for Kid Nation titled "Kid Nation 2, Where Are They Now-Ten Years Later". -Single D Setting the job board on fire while the kids were asleep, not very responsible CBS. At least the kids tried to put the fire out. Especially my man Jared with his cup of water! Jared, you are a future rocket scientist my friend, but a firefighter you are not! Once the kids found out they were done with work, let the rioting begin! And riot they did, trashing all and taking everything that wasn't nailed down. I didn't think it was possible for kids to eat that much candy! Is there such a thing as a sugar hangover? Taylor stayed true to her bad diva self to the end. Her and her cronies telling Emily, "we love you, but get out! You can hang around us tomorrow." Taylor actually preferred having the chickens spend the last night in their bunk over Emily. I hope those chickens pooped all over their stuff! Then there was the tear jerker reunion with the parents. I tried to get a glimpse of Taylor's parents. I think the producers figured they better not show them. Must be to head off all of the hate mail and child rearing specialists Taylor's parents would get had CBS shown them. I'll bet the neighbors are having quite the giggle. All this time I thought a 10 year old boy couldn't get dirty enough. Apparently they can, when one of them asked his mother if she brought socks and underwear. The very end was anti climatic. I was waiting for the host to announce that one of the $50,000 gold stars would be split up among all of the kids. I agree that the town should have voted for the recipient of those stars. The producers got it wrong this time! What should have been a BIG tear jerker moment when the kids were saying goodbye turned into a, "well it's been real, see ya" moment. What happened to all of the "you're my BFF" and "I'll never forget you" and "you are like my sister"? I think most of them forgot each other's name before they got in the car to go home. All but Sophia and Michael who made the talk show circuit to promote the show! All in all, an interesting show. It lets you see what kids are capable of and how they handle different personalities. Like I've said in previous posts, I had to remind myself they are just kids. Now they can go back to being those kids. One last thing, Taylor, learn some manners and respect! Double D