Big Brother-Dan's the Man

Didn't ya all think, what was Dan thinking when he made those three promises to Ollie. I thought Dan better start praying for a miracle. Oh, did I tell you, Dan's my new boyfriend? (well at least in my dreams!) Don't cha know it, when a house guest starts to brag about being in the sweet spot, his time is up? Ollie don't get too comfortable. The call from home goes to Jerry as my daughter says, he should get it, he doesn't have long to live. Nice! The POV is 2001 Space Odyssey, put the puzzle pieces together. Keesha surprises everyone by winning the first heat and Memphis wins the second one. I guess God must be listening to Dan, because Memphis wins the POV and takes himself off and everything is going Dan's way. I cracked up with Dan's little calling out who would you nominate POV replacement roulette. It all happened so fast, I think Michelle and Ollie's heads were still spinning when he named Michelle as the replacement. Michelle was so shocked, smoke was coming out her ears. Her eyes bugged out and I thought she was going to spit up nails. I wouldn't want to cross her in real life. She'll take a contract out on you. Michelle and Ollie think Dan is a BB plant and not of the green kind. Julie tells the house that this evening will be one weeks worth of house playing, a double eviction. First, it's Michelle evicted, then HOH has Keesha winning again, just by shear luck at guessing and then the nominations by her of who else is left? Jerry and Ollie. Poor Jerry, can his heart taking another nomination? Give the poor old guy a break. I do feel for him. He's kinda reined in his hot temper and mouth. Dan came out gangbusters trying to find that veto in a haystack and Dan wins the POV giving the house the perfect set up for getting rid of enemy number 2-Ollie.-Single D

I'm late again, but only because my cable company decided I didn't need the Internet for a few days. That said......Yes, I too wondered what was going on in Dan's mind when he offered so much power to Ollie. I figured he must have a grand plan. It didn't go so much as he wanted but it all worked out in the end. With everyone dressed up like rejects from The Right Stuff, Memphis wins POV and Dan tries to pit everyone against each other with his elimination roulette which I thought put a big hairy target on his back, but no, he ends up smelling like a rose, again. Which is fine by me, I would like to see him win. Dan seems to be the only one really playing a game but, unfortunately for him, everyone in the jury house, with the possible exception of Libra, is out for his blood. Now that Ollie is in there, you know he will try and turn everyone against Dan.

Now for the burning question, if a telephone rings in the BB house, does anyone answer it? Michelle comes running when she hears the phone ring and just stares at it and asks, should I answer it? What do you think?! You know there's going to be a phone call, how did you think it would happen? I guess she got telephone and telepathic mixed up! Jerry ends up with the phone call from home, reducing most of the other house guests to tears.

After Dan puts Michelle up on the block, Ollie goes on a rampage destroying the house which made Renny so nervous that she asked the producers how long they were going to let this go on. According to the live feeds, Ollie didn't stop at throwing lollipops but went on to throw chairs, more food and we all saw him in the backyard with the workout equipment and a table. Did anyone bother to tell Ollie that this is a game?

Keesha wins the next HOH which she kind of gets screwed since it's only for a day and she doesn't get the perk of having her own room. I know, it's not like she hasn't had it already. Anyway, she puts up Jerry & Ollie, Dan wins POV but doesn't use it and Ollie is evicted. At least now he can go cry to April. Double D

Project Runway-Fashion Driven

I come down after missing 5 minutes of this episode to find the designers tearing apart cars for materials. Ripping seat belts and smashing headlights. Gee what a waste of good cars. I felt the pain, since I do have a Saturn Vue which by the way I love, except that the air conditioner is not all that great for Las Vegas. Dominatrix Stella's like, "I don't want to do leathea this time, I want to do something beautiful!" Hey Stella, wrong challenge for beautiful! Can one find beauty in a air filter skirt? Kenley can. She made a very inventive outfit out of air filters in which she hand painted the pleats to look like zebra stripes. It would have work had it not looked so stiff to walk in. The model looked pained and if a big gust of wind rushed in she would have been rolling down main street. Terri had a little bit of a hysterical laughing fit at the expense of Korto's Jeepers Creepers kimono jacket of seat belts, which sends Terri into peals of laughter on the floor, to which Jerrell remarks that Terri has two faces and 4 patterns, meow! Ok designers we're getting giddy! For the runway, Korto is dressed up in her best African princess cocktail dress and her seat belt jacket did turn out incredible, which guest judge Rachel Zoe coos that she would wear that. Who the H is Rachel? Keith tells his poor model not to sit because that would rip the seams. His outfit is so poorly designed that if she sneezed it would rip. Keith is determined not to do a fringy, sticky note fabric outfit again which sends him into a fringe withdrawal and he does something he's never done before, he created a normal, plain, off to the office outfit. I really thought that the judges were going to eliminate Stella for her mismatched outfit. It was like Stella made a top and then got tired so she decided to wrap the seat belts around her model in a ring around the rosy move. That was ghastly and the judges said that the two pieces didn't go together, but instead they decided that they had had enough of Utah boy complaining that his creativity was stifled and aufted poor Keith. Well Keith, it's back to Utah for you-now go cut up some more fabric! LeAnna was judges favorite with her frayed seat belt trim and her I have room for my cellulite skirt. -Single D

This week, Hiedi gives the designers an address and tells them to go to the rooftop where Tim Gunn is waiting with the color designer for Saturn along with Saturn vehicles. The challenge is to make an outfit out of materials used to make cars.

Kieth is coping an attitude thinking he is all that. He sends his model off to hair and makeup with instructions not to sit down. Who gets their hair done while standing up? His model tears the skirt anyway which pisses off Kieth. Just put some fringe over it! Stella didn't do her normal leather thing, which I found kind of odd since the interior of a car could be mostly leather. She did say that it won't happen again. Just as well, her outfit was mismatched. Her model looked like one of those tops that you pull the string to make spin.

Most of the outfits were nice, I especially liked Kenley's air filter dress and Korto's coat dress. Kieth showed us all that he can't take criticism and that he is still stewing over the messy chicken dress comment. Oh, grow up! He can't pull off the simple dress look and blames the judges for making him make that decision not to do his normal stuff. The judges are tired of his attitude and is auf'ed. So it's back to Utah and obscurity with Kieth and LeeAnn wins with her car seat hip dress. I wonder if it has that new car smell. Double D

The Apprentice - UK Edition

I couldn't help it. I was flipping channels and came across the British edition of The Apprentice. I loved The Donald so I thought why not. In The Donald's place we have Sir Alan Sugar, founder of Amstad Computers. He is just as tough talking as they come. He also has his trusty side kicks to be his "eyes & ears". The applicants are 7 men and 7 women all from business backgrounds. Some have degrees, some don't and some had left high school early to pursue a career.

Sir Alan comes right out and tells the applicants not to flip their hair for him or pull a "handsome" attack, he doesn't like it when people try to use their looks to influence him. He also doesn't like bull sh!tters or liars. Aren't they the same thing? Among the applicants is a property developer, a charity fundraiser, a head hunter and a hotel manager among others.

It's guys against the gals and the guys pick Impact as their name while the women are already at each other over a name. They finally settle on First Forte. After a little libation, the applicants get a call to meet Sir Alan across town. Good thing they have drivers. They meet at a newspaper printing shop and Sir Alan gives them their first assignment - sell flowers. They are given 500 pounds to buy flowers at a wholesaler beginning the next morning.

They go back to the house and the guys come up with strategies with Tim as their project manager. Saira is the PM for the women and they again start arguing thinking one knows better how to sell flowers than the next. If anyone would know flowers, you would think it would be the women.

At the flower mart, the women take way too much time choosing the flowers. Adenicke tells Saira that she wants to target funeral homes and hospitals. Saira flat out says no and opts to sell the flowers on a not very busy street. If you are going to sell flowers on the street, would'nt you pick one that has some traffic?

The guys are having better luck with Paul selling door to door. Paul is begging people to buy his flowers. If begging doesn't work, he resorts to sympathy or down right guilt to get his flowers sold. This guy is good, he could sell ice to an Eskimo!

After 3 hours, the women have only sold 3 bunches of flowers. Miranda panics and goes against Saira and sells her share of the flowers to another wholesaler well below cost. Saira finally kicks into gear on a busier street. With a "in your face" sales style (politely, of course), she sells the rest of the flowers.

The guys win the challenge by 200 pounds. Their reward is a champagne catered ride on the London Eye. In the boardroom, Sir Alan is disappointed that the women didn't figure out their strategy the night before instead of wasting time that morning. Saira chooses Miranda and Adenicke to go into the boardroom with her. All three throw each other under the bus but Adenicke is the one who gets fired for not selling enough.

Sir Alan does a good "you're fired". This is going to be a good show, British style. Double D

Blogging Bourdain-Egypt

Let me start off by saying that I don't usually blog on Anthony Bourdain, fact being is that I never know when he's on, maybe I don't watch the Travel Channel enough. This I do know is when I do watch him it's for a marathon length of time, usually on Sundays when I am cooking Sunday dinner. There are only two things I watch on the Travel Channel and that is Samantha Brown and Anthony Bourdain. I sometimes watch that Andrew Zimmern character, who reminds me of a boil that needs to be popped. How much bbq goat rectum can one eat? I would like to utter here and this maybe my dreams of grandeur talking, but I did noticed that on the first post ever of Anthony Bourdain, we got a hit from Distrito Federale, Mexico searching "Bourdain". A day later a direct hit on our blog and then another day later another direct hit from the same place. While reading on Anthony Bourdain's own blog, I read his latest entry which said that he was in Mexico City getting ready to leave the next day and guess what...? Distrito Federale is Mexico City! Could the Gods have possibly been so kind? Do I dare hope that he could have possibly stumbled on our blog! Is it possible in a world of weird coincidences that we are somehow all connected by the Internet? Could actually the Anthony Bourdain, read my own words? (Wistful sigh!)....Nah, the odds are about the same as winning the Megabucks! Now on to Egypt, where we find Anthony Bourdain, who always introduces himself as Tony (do I dare call him that?), strolling around Cairo in a crisp white shirt and jeans, he really is a tall drink of water. Anthony Bourdain makes Egypt look inviting (well the market place that is where they sell those knick knacky tacky things). I'm wondering where were the women in this vast oasis? Seems like the Egyptians might consider them second class citizens, best left in the kitchen cooking and tending the goats and kids. While there as irreverent as can be, Anthony Bourdain, disses a visit to one of the wonders of the world, the Pyramids viewed only from a dusty cab ride whose driver's name is Abdul (are all cab drivers named Abdul?). Can one be so bold as not to travel thousands of miles and not make a visit to the Pyramids? I think only Anthony Bourdain could get away with this, instead opting for a lunch of roasted pigeon neck on skewers, cooked to a perfect golden brown, with the crisp skin crackling with every bite he took, fingers and lips glistening with fat. Next it was on to a 1000 year old dish of Korsheria, which looked a little suspicious to me. A totally uncohesive mixture of beans, lentils, rice and spices, topped with tomato cumin and doused with spoonfuls of vinegar and garlic. I'd be sick for days after a meal like that. While there, I did notice that if Anthony Bourdain were to walk among the Egyptians, he would fit right in, a less swarthier version of Omar Sharif (is he still alive? Love him!). Although he tells us that he quit smoking 11 months ago, he does partakes smoking the water pipe which to me looked more lethal than cigarettes. He started out not liking the taste but in the end all that smoke sucked him, like Egypt itself, in all it's rapture of the balmy desert air, the vast emptiness of it all, leaving him with the feeling of peacefulness in an "ocean of sand". -Single D

Big Brother-Father Dan HOH

We last left the house guest hanging on a jungle swing getting body slammed by BB. How many challenges are going to spill over on to the next episode? I hate that! Not that I lose sleep over it or anything, I just like getting to the business of whose the next HOH. I guess for the guys it must have been a nut numbing experience, squeezing one's thighs to hold on like that, that's gotta hurt. Dan was the smart one wearing that windbreaker, like Double D said, did he get an inside clue? Eventually, one by one fell off and almost had to be carried off the ground because their legs were useless, leaving Dan and Ollie to battle it out. Dan was determined and a little pale I might add and Ollie was shivering like crazy, guess he didn't get the insider tip. I'm so sadistic, I wanted the rain to be continual, someone would have fallen off real quick! I guess if you're tortured long enough one will make any promise to the opposing side to let them win and in this case Dan gave away the house, promising Ollie that he'll get one choice and the pick of POV. I guess Dan is too saintly to ask for exemption from eviction for the next go round since he didn't even lobby for himself. He's either stupid, not very smart or too sanctimonious, I'm thinking the latter. And with this Ollie lets Dan have the HOH room to let him see his precious Monica (I thought he was making that up since he seems so virginal), but Ollie will be calling the shots. There was a moment of doubt (good editing) whether Dan would keep his promise to Ollie, but we knew he would have to go to confession and beg for redemption if he broke his word, so in the end, Dan put up Jerry and Memphis for eviction. Now it remains to be seen if Renny will keep her word to keep Memphis. She has a thing for him and I'm not talking about sex! She doesn't want him around, as she says, "he's a dog" Hey is that Renny's pink hair dryer in the sauna room?-Single D

That whole jungle vine thing didn't look like much fun especially when they started slamming into the wall. At least the house guests had water balloons to throw at each other to keep their minds off numb body parts. I hope no one did any irreversible damage to their nether regions! I'm sure CBS has those waivers handy.

What was Dan thinking giving Ollie control like that? Did he really have to see a picture of his girlfriend that bad? Dude, it's just a picture, it's not like she is really in the HOH room waiting for you! I hope it was worth it. Dan did keep playing the game seeming the weak, whipped puppy and turned on the fake water works when he read his letter from Monica. He really does deserve an Oscar! Later, Ollie tells Dan his pick for elimination is Memphis and you could see the blood run from Dan's face. Dan goes right off to solidify his alliance with Keesha and Renny and tries to put Memphis at ease about going on the block.

I know we have said time and again that Renny is strange, but what is up with her and wanting to know about Dan's love life? I'm thinking she wants to find out if he really is a virgin and she is going to pull a Mrs. Robinson.

Dan keeps his word to Ollie and puts up Memphis and Jerry. Wait until they find out it's a double eviction this week. I have a feeling that Dan's house of cards will come tumbling down. Double D

Gone Country Season 2

Cast of Characters: Germaine Jackson-awesome and still in good singing form, but will someone powder puff his shine? Mikhaila Gordon-whose she? and is that a stud in her cheek or a stick on diamond? Sean Young-Menopausal raving woman that needs to find her hormones, didn't she flunk out of films? Irene Cara-claim to fame-FAME! Sebastian Bach-token rocker dude. Lorenzo Llamas-he sings? Chris Kirkpatrick-boy band singer from, humm from some disbanded boy band-oh yeah, In Sync. Ok, I so totally recognized JR in that Andrew Jackson hillbilly fat suit, didn't you? Irene, lose the sunglasses. I guess her no show was she couldn't find her sunglasses. Hey Sean, you are out of your element-how much are they paying you to be the fool? Will she be this year's Maureen McCormick? Nah, I think not, she lacks the sweetness. Mikhaila wants to revive her singing career, she had a career? Bach, should stick to rock, say it with me...Bach should stick to rock. Lorenzo must need some cash to keep his daughter Shayne Llamas in Manolo Blaniks. Germaine Jackson, one word, why? and Chris Kirkpatrick-didn't recognize him, neither could Bach-he's like whose that dude? Guess everyone else from In Sync is living off their recognition, except for Chris, he must have been their sound guy? Looks like another funny season....we'll see-Single D