Survivor Gabon-GC Makes It Known

I was highly disappointed when I read on the MSN homepage an article titled-Survivor Secrets Revealed. It revealed that the cast of survivors, and they shall be called cast here, are mostly made up of actors wannabes, so called mactors. The article cried that there were too few quality applicants to choose from so out goes a casting call for survivors. So ya mean to tell me that the nutty professor is really a wannabe be actor? I can definitely see Ace or Sugar in that line up, but gamer boy? I would suspect that CBS gets thousands of applications for Survivor, why I know one guy from work who put in his application at least 4 times and he's a perfect candidate, being a trainer and world poker champ wannabe and he's never gotten a call back. What would a perfect CBS survivor be, cute, boobs, A-type personality, aren't we all wannabe actors at heart anyway? They did say that only 1 person was not a mactor on this season's Gabon, my guess, shy Susie, has she even said two words during this entire season?

The reward challenge of hitting fruits with bats proved once again out of reach for the Fang tribe and they lose the reward of herbs and fruits, but then again isn't seeing an elephant up close and personal reward enough? It's back to the Sugar Shack for Sugar and like I said before, she's got the best gig of all, fruits and an hammock, what more could you ask for in the wild? Hey did I see Marcus give Charlie a kiss on the cheek, a tender brokeback moment after winning the reward? This episode's immunity challenge is to roll a large ball of wood down a hill while blindfolded survivors try to keep the ball out of the other other tribe's goal. Who decided to put Sugar (doesn't she remind you of a Drew Barrymore?) as the person giving directions for a blindfolded Ace? Two words for her performance her, she blew. Did she think he would get her directions telepathically? I'm surprised others on her tribe didn't out her for that. I was hoping that Fang would win the immunity challenge, since Fang has been beaten down. Back at camp, Crystal is finally playing the game and decides that Sugar must have the idol which she finds in Sugar's pack. Now Crystal said the most definitive words of the season, to get rid of Sugar now in a blindside since she has the idol and is a real danger. Apparently she has little weight, or the others thought putting up with GC's whining the greater danger and they vote to extinguish his torch-one word for them-FOOLS-let see idol or whining? For GC, someone who looked like he could have used a million dollars, he could dish it, but he sure couldn't take it. GC grow a set, you have to fight for the things you want, one word for him crybaby. -Single D

Project Runway-Finale

Well, I guess Double D was right when she read that the three to Bryant Park were girls. This would be the first time 3 ladies held that distinction even though I still can't stand Kenley being in the top three. She's still ranting on about how the judges accused her 4 times, yep, 4 times of copycatting other designers style. She acts like she doesn't know what they are talking about. Oh yes she does! That mother goose wedding gown was just too eerily similar to that McQueen wedding dress and I don't even know who McQueen is, just saw a picture of his gown. Tim suggests not to do the wedding gown thing on the runway, but Kenley spouts something about being the designer being the decider in that nasally nasty way that she has about her, wa wa! You could so tell that when Tim went on to Korto he was relieved to have cordial banter with a nice polite human being. Korto is thankfully dismantling her awful wedding gown and making two new outfits. Cut to Kenley sneering that Leanne's collection looks like Holly Hobby. Well, her collection doesn't look Holly Hobby, just Leanne. Doesn't that girl ever wash her hair. It's so stringy and limp, you'd think the TREsseme professionals would grab her, tie her down and wash that hair! Leanne meanwhile is dressing a model who brings her dog into the studio who is pooping, not fabric but doggie turds or as Jeff (my co-worker) would say making a grossen poopen. When that dog was allowed in the studio, I just knew poop or pee would fly.

At the fashion show, Heidi looked amazing as usual. Here she announces that Jennifer Lopez was to be the guest judge but hurt her foot so in her stead, Tim Gunn was to be the guest judge. Hum, a hurt foot how would that be a factor in judging the runway? Tim graciously points out that he will not let his associations with the designers cloud his judgment, meaning Kenley you're out! Kenley is the first to show and walks on stage in a Holly Hobby dress fit for a twelve year old and sprouting a display of green leaves from her head, which I'm sure is a Kenley original. I thought her collection wasn't all that bad and I did love that beige number with the hand painted flowers down one side, but once again, Michael Kors pointed out that one dress was eerily similar to another designer, more protest from Kenley ensued.

Korto next on the runway exhibiting a collection of colorful outfits which I thought were very pretty and I did like the ethnic touches. Leanne's collection of folds, pleats or as Michael Kors called them petals, were a little overdone. Why did every outfit have to have those petals, Petals Marshall? (Kors said it sounded like a stripper name). Do you know how to get your stripper name? Your pet's name when you were a child and the street that you lived on. Mine was Suzy G!

Anyway, I was so hoping that Korto would win, I mean she is older, has a family and could really design clothes for the everyday woman. How many women are going to wear those petal thingy's of Leanne's? I should be happy that Kenley didn't win, maybe she should develop a line of sailor clothes since she is in love with rope and all that. Now maybe Leanne can afford getting that haircut and a makeover.-Single D

Reality Check-How We Treat the Animals We Eat-Oprah Show

While watching the Oprah show today, I listened to a man tell a story which captured my attention and pulled at my heart. Today's subject on the Oprah's show was How We Treat the Animals We Eat. I knew deep down inside I didn't want to know or acknowledge how the bacon I love came to grace my breakfast table or how the beef patties met it's death. I didn't want to see horrifying scenes reminiscent of the KFC debacle of chickens being slammed to death or cows slipping under the throes of mad cow disease. In the audience there was a man who owned a farm. He related a story of how when he was a kid growing up on his parent's farm where they raised geese, one of his chores was to catch a geese for slaughter. The flocks of geese would run in sheer terror into the barn where he would eventually catch the unlucky goose. As he carried the goose out of the barn, he would be chased by a sole goose bravely running after him in defiance in defense of the partner he had by the wings. This vivid picture tugged at my heart, as I have previously written of my fond memories by the shore of Lake Tahoe feeding the Canadian geese that would make their way around the shore knowing which neighbors would have bread ready. I would see groups of geese but always knew who was paired with whom. Occasionally there would be the solitary goose, a partnerless creature who lost it's mate and was like a third wheel on a date. I always had hopes that those solitary geese would find another love, another partner. So when this confessed geese catcher realized as a child that the geese had personalities and social behaviors, he became involved in the human treatment of farm animals as a farmer. And so as I continued to watch the show and the treatment of the pigs, cows and chickens in pens so small that they can't turn around, I found myself horrified and sadden. The knowledge of calves in pens all their short lives (for this reason I have always boycotted veal), fed a liquid diet, weaken in muscle and diseased sicken me with the thought that it was all for the sake of veal scallopini . Have we as a nation forgotten that the food that sustains us also have intelligence and are social animals just like us? Have we lost our consciousness for the sake of the almighty dollar? I know we will always have the animals as a food source, but at least can't we treat them with dignity and respect for what they do for us? I vowed as I watched it that I would try to support the free range and cage free animal products and support the small farmers that are trying to make a difference and hold to a higher standard. I still love a good steak, will eat my eggs at breakfast and who knows maybe eat one less pound of bacon a week!-Single D

Amazing Race-Technical Mistake Costly in La Paz

Oh my, controversy and drama unfolds as Christy accuses Starr of throwing her sports bra over the railing, which of course Starr flatly denies. What does this have to do with racing? Well obviously it's hard to race without your sports bra. Hopefully she has a backup? The next stop on this leg of the race is the 12,000 ft city of La Paz Bolivia. When they all arrive, it's sleeping on the street like the homeless. Next day, it's brushing teeth and putting on makeup outside. You'd think a good night sleep on the street would put aside the bragate, but Christy is still going on about it. The next clue found in the local newspaper would be to find a hat shop for their next clue. This challenge is either musical marching farm band or a bumpy ride. I think I would have chosen the bumpy ride, because anything saying to ride is better than marching and those farmers were marching so slow! I guess it was siesta time for them. I would have been pulling my hair out if I had chosen that task. Once again a lesson in reading your clue is critical as Terence and Sarah realized once they were in their cab on the way to their detour. Sarah soon realizes that they were supposed to go on foot, so they back track to their starting point. Good move on their part. Unfortunately, Mark and Bill were not so lucky. This challenge, the bikes were the way to go unless you took a wipe out on it like Christy did. That looked like it had to hurt but, hey it's just a bike, however wooden and strange. Hey was that Terence blowing his whistle? When Nick and Starr passed Aja and Ty they asked them to pull a U-turn on Christy and Kelly, what's up with that? Let someone else do your dirty work? Thankfully, Aja and Ty have more sense than that to play someone else's game. The detour was to fight a Cholita (a plump Bolivian woman) in a wrestling rink. It was really funny to see everyone dressed like superheroes. At one point the whole episode looked like some Keystone Cop movie, yeah I know for those of you out there, Keystone? Dallas looked hot in his yellow leotard and again mother and son pull ahead, although mom labored under the altitude while doing the bike challenge. Mark on the other hand had serious issues with it and had to be on oxygen and almost passed out in the rink. His age was showing. First to the pit stop again, Ken and Tina, (did ya notice Tina doesn't have any eyebrows?). Mother and son Dallas make a surge to #2 (my favorites to win) and unfortunately, the lack of ciphering clues better, made Mark and Bill incur a 30 minute penalty while last place team, Kelly and Christy cross the finish line before their penalty time was up. I was holding my breath thinking maybe this was a non-elimination round, but there was no saving Mark and Bill from their costly mistake and were eliminated. Just goes to show you, as I have said before reading the clue is critical. Sorry to see them go, but I really wanted Kelly and Christy to stay on to see if the rivalry escalates between them and Starr, drama and traveling what more can one ask for!-Single D