Project Runway-Sweet Design

Anything that has to do with chocolate, sign me up! Finally a challenge with some creativity, candy namely, Hersheys Chocolate! When the designers arrived in Time Square and Tim Gunn announced that their next challenge would be at the Hersheys store-he kept saying Hersheeeys candieees, Hersheeeys Chocolate, Hersheeeys brands, must be the British in him (is he British?).

I had to laugh when Kit picked out the Kit Kat bars and wore a wrapper like a badge. For me 5 minutes to grab all the candy I could-one word-Heaven! I'd probably be sampling along the way, sort of like Lucy in the candy factory.

When they returned to Parsons, I had to cry when Christian (he reminds me of a male Paris Hilton) unwrapped all the peanut butter cups and threw, yes you heard me right, threw OUT the peanut butter cups because he just wanted to use the paper holders they were in. Sweet creation, did you have to throw away the candy? Christian so thought he was going to win this challenge, he kept prancing around like a silky terrier. You don't win when you throw the candy away-Sacrilege!

I think most of the designers lived up to the challenge and really came up with some delicious designs, especially Jillian. I really think she should have won, not only creating a design from the stuff found at the store, but to use actual candy, that twizzler skirt was brilliant-sassy and edible all at once.

Meanwhile, back on planet Earth, Elisa tells the watching public, that she was hit by a car, I think she said it as a pedestrian accident and cracked her head open which left her in a coma. Well, that explains it. Now we know. In the end, Elisa design, that concoction of brown velvet and silver (as Michael Kors said) shower cap sleeves was disastrous. Auf Wiedersehen Elisa-somewhere there's a place for you, just not on Project Runway.

Oh, one more thing, Victorya, stick to designing and let your model doing the runway walking, you made her look like a frozen mannequin with her awkward, stiff walk, I think she knows how to do the cat walk, she is a model after all. -Single D

Hiedi told everyone they would have to be up and ready at 6am the following morning. Ok, so why did Tim have to wake them up? Why the girls were so freaked out over Tim seeing them in their 'jammies is beyond me, doesn't he bat for the other team? Christian's hair looked the same when they left as when he first got up (I know, I have a hair thing!). The biker chick in SweetPea showed up when as they were leaving, she let out a very unlady like belch, nice going!

At the Hershey's store, yummo!, the representative sounded like she was reading from cue cards, very stiff and fake inflection, she probably thought she sounded sincere. I just wonder if she thought they were going to trash the store like they did, clean up isle 3! I was cracking up at Jillian trying to carry all of her goodies and ended up putting her suspenders around a pillow, great thinking under pressure.

Did anyone else see Chris hugging the giant bottle of Hershey's Syrup? Just stick a straw in it Chris!

So now we know why Elisa is the way she is, cracked skull and a coma, no wonder she seems like she's from another planet. She obviously lost a few brain cells from that accident. Glad you recovered from that one and I hope you got a BIG settlement from whoever hit you! I too, was jaw-slacked, wide-eyed and aghast when Christian threw away the Reese's Cups. NNNOOO!!!! I would have dived face first into THAT pile! Where was Chris during this senseless slaughter, I would have thought he, at least, would have saved a few Reese's Cups! Christian was the first one finished with his dress and started offering advise to the others. He may have meant well but would you listen to a competitor? Plus the fact that he has been on the bottom three a couple of times. I love how Kevin said he was going to "off" Christian. I'm sure more than a few people would like to see that, or help.

When Tim comes in and offers his advise, you should really listen! He told Victorya basically to lose the ruffles and did she listen? NO! Where did it get her? The bottom three! Check that ego at the door missy, Tim is there to help! What was up with that model's walk? She would have fit right in with a marching band, knees up and top stiff. And poor Sweet Pea, she had to start over and Tim said her dress looked like a coffee filter or a maxi pad. Which is it Tim, there is a world of difference between those two! I won't ever look at a coffee filter the same.

At least Jillian made her outfit out of actual candy. What an imagination! It was cute (see photo and single D's comments above) and, in my opinion, should have won. And, judging by the look on her face, she thought she should have won also. Ricky's dress looked like a giant Hershey's Kiss and, finally, Chris made an elegant, wearable dress. Too bad, since the judges were actually expecting something from him resembling a parade float!

In the end, it was Rami who won the challenge. His dress was pretty inventive using the wrappers to make a pleated skirt and a fun top. We say goodbye to Elisa, not sorry to see her go myself. I'm giving Christian a thimbles down for throwing away the Reese's Cups but the episode was a fun one so it gets a well deserved thimbles up!

Double D

MTV-Tila Tequlia-The Reunion

I have never seen such a collection of egos and divas in one setting-guys and girls alike. The reunion show had shades of Jerry Springer-bouncers get ready! I think the most annoying thing on that entire show, was not the fighting, not the name calling, not the yelling, but it was Marcus's annoyingly weird laugh, that high pitch squeaking, squealing, axle braking laugh, jutting out his pointy tongue like some devilish imp. Apparently Ashley (the country bumpkin) and Marcus don't see eye to eye and almost ended up taking up all the air time throwing punches-bouncers get ready!

Amanda, one of the final three described everyone as a "po-dunk", what exactly is that? Every guy in that room describe her as the Amazon woman or that she really is a man, or was a man, I must say she did tower over little Tila by 10ft, together they looked like some kind of circus act.

Speaking of girls looking like guys, another girl that had the consensus from the guys that she is a man was Rebecca, although confirmation that she is a girl was confirmed by Steven-during some late night antics in that big red round bed!

Mama's boy Michael brought his mother to the reunion show amid the shouts of that he's gay-

come on Mike come out of the closet-his mother seemed to be enjoying herself and said she really liked the show-go mom! Now if he could only move out of her house!

I think the biggest surprise of the evening was the announcement that our Italian Stallion, Domenico, is getting his own MTV bachelor show titled "That's Amore". He chose right there on the spot, our favorite country bumpkin, Ashley to be the voice of the American male counterpart for his show-when Ashley heard this, he said-huh? How Domenico came to the conclusion that Ashley represents the typical American male is beyond me-but the show promises to be funny and definitely crazy, with more glimpses of Domenico in his Italian color flag thong I'm sure! Girls get in line!

The reunion brought back the lovebirds Tila and Bobby after a 2 month sabbatical. Tila cut her hair and my husband said it best, it looks like a basketball-very round and very orangy! They still look like they're infatuated with each other-time will tell, time will tell.-Single D

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

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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