tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67996812670943185892024-03-13T17:22:45.101-07:00Lacey's Reluctant Blog AttemptLacey J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11193323495598355178noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6799681267094318589.post-76848047599647722402013-12-23T13:37:00.001-07:002013-12-23T13:37:49.091-07:00Baby, It's Cold Outside!<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">If you ever find yourself in a situation where you have a conversation that goes anything like this:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">You: "I really can't stay."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Him: "Baby, it's cold outside."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">You: "Say, what's in this drink?"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Him: "Baby, it's cold outside."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Girrrrrrrl! You get yourself home! RUN, DON'T WALK!</span>Lacey J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11193323495598355178noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6799681267094318589.post-55155705171591375152013-07-25T11:06:00.001-07:002013-07-25T11:07:06.230-07:00An Unattached Girl's Plight<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Lacey J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11193323495598355178noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6799681267094318589.post-81821015723479418972012-09-23T11:47:00.001-07:002012-09-23T11:48:55.231-07:00Srsly?<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Dear Benny Mardones,</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">On a hot summer’s day, on the Fun Bus to Wendover, </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">She gave us cards for Bingo, and I almost won the Blackout.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">It was all too much to handle when she me splashed me with some
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">We got off at Montego, ready to play the slots.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">I didn’t know what I was doing, I’d never been a gambler,</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">But my luck it started turnin,’ when I sent out upbeat
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">I bought a few more lines to read, for nickels and some
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">I spotted the machine, I believe called “Pharaoh’s Treasure”</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">I started up, I pulled the arm, and I won $8 more.</span></div>
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<span dir="ltr" id=":5h"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">I've been practicing with <a href="http://laceysreluctantblogattempt.blogspot.com/2012/04/preparing-for-zombie-apocalypse.html">my sweet bow</a>. I'm getting better at it. I hit the target about 75% of the time. Good, not great. I've only had a handful of problems with my new hobby. I've caught the backlash of the string on my arm a couple of times, which hurts reeeeaaal bad and leaves a big nasty bruise, but it goes away. I've also lost a few of my arrows in the grass, but with a little time and a metal detector, I have reclaimed most of them. There's only one situation that sticks in my mind as a lesson in why I maybe shouldn't have a bow in my possession at all.</span></span></div>
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<span dir="ltr" id=":5h"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">It was almost dusk. My brother, Dylan, and I were in the backyard at my parents' house practicing with my bow, shooting at a target at one end of the lawn from the other. We were about done for the night, when a realization hit. I hadn't arced an arrow yet and I wanted to try it. My folks live on a 5 acres of land, so I thought I'd have plenty of room. I removed the point of the arrow just in case. I angled my bow to maximum distance potential, like an ultimate Angry Birds shot, drew back and let that sucker fly.</span></span></div>
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<span dir="ltr" id=":5i"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">And fly it did, all the way across my parents' field, backyard, front yard, across the street and into the neighbors fenced-in horse corral. Dylan and I went tearing across the yard. "Did you see where it landed?!" I shouted to Dylan, who was a few steps ahead of me. We paused at the high fence, straining our eyes. "There it is." He pointed to the arrow sticking straight up from the ground about 25 yards from the fence. Dylan started scouting the fence as though he were planning to go over and retrieve the arrow. "But there are no foot holds on the other side, just wire. How will you get back over?" I asked. We thought for a moment. What other option did we have? </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">I couldn't very well go over, knock on the door and ask the homeowner, "Excuse me, can you go get my powerful, dangerous arrow that I could have accidentally shot your horses with?" </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Dylan insisted he could do it, so he climbed over the high fence, walked over and pulled up the arrow and started walking back. Suddenly, I noticed something moving from the corner of my eye. I looked toward the neighbor's house in the distance where I beheld and big black dog running around from the side of the house, growling and galloping full force, teeth bared. I started yelling at Dylan to run! Run for your life! He glanced back and saw the imminent danger. It was like rocket boosters had gone off in his shoes, but the distance between him and the heathen dog closed in with every second. Dylan reached the fence and leapt, but he didn't quite make it over. He held onto the top for dear life and finally wrenched his body weight up and over and tumbled to the other side with a thud. I grabbed his arm and pulled him up. Looking back at the house, I could see the neighbors had come out and were milling around. We walked back across the street, acting as casually as we could. We finally had time to asses the damage. He had scraped his leg up and it was all my fault for being stupid and foolish. At least he hadn't been torn to pieces. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">The adrenaline didn't subside for about an hour. I was so mad at myself and apologized to Dylan about a million times. He said it was fine, it made a good story and nothing bad happened, so let it go. Sometimes I still can't get over how irresponsible that was! I NEVER do crap like that. Ever. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Th<span dir="ltr" id=":5m">ese are usually the kinds of pickles that 13 year old boys get into, not people in their late 20s. Don't you fret, though. I have taken a solemn oath never to underestimate the power of my bow ever again, and if I do want to shoot for distance I'll go find a place out in the west desert where no person or property can be harmed. Promise.</span></span></div>
</div>Lacey J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11193323495598355178noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6799681267094318589.post-90207902207343991352012-06-07T12:45:00.002-07:002012-06-13T13:32:29.865-07:00A New BaChat Awaits!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">If you can stomach it, don't forget to check out <a href="http://landlbachat.blogspot.com/">the BaChatlorette blog</a>. It's crazy. It's weird. It's terrifying. It's sweet. Wait. Never mind on that last one. In any case, it's fun! </span><br />
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and I last week, we didn’t get to chat it out the way we usually like. Just in time for a new episode tonight,
I offer this quick review on last week’s exciting episode. It was good one! Emily gets insulted, a front-runner
emerges, Sean takes off his shirt!
It’s all too good to let go.</b></span></div>
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date! The “let’s climb something
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date. This stuff never gets old!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Bobble-Head’s and Emily’s conversation had a couple terrific
awkward moments. For example,
Emily says, “If I saw you from across the room, I would not talk to you.” Uh…okay. Real smooth, Em.
Or how about her complete lack of poker face when he told her his
age? Or my personal favorite from
Bobble-Head, “I’m only 25, but I’m a man!” No matter.
After <s>clumsily</s> respectfully asking her permission, he scores the
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Emily’s friend Wendy pretty much stole the show on the group date, bringing us some lovely gems, such as calling Stevie Soul-Patch “Jersey”,
exploiting Sean by making him take off his shirt and do push-ups while sitting
on him, teasing Travis about the egg.
She goes for the jugular. I
appreciated that. And her side
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with her friends and then offer commentary on the completely hypothetical
weight gain of a size 0 woman- again, in the presence of other women- is beyond
me. His attitude is so gross to
me. “I just wouldn’t love on you
as much.” To threaten to withhold
affection… just ew. There are no
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actually maybe the saddest I’ve ever heard on this show. Apparently his mom walked out on the
family, then his dad died, and Doug and his sister got passed around from
foster home to foster home. If he
came through all that to become the stand-up guy he appears to be, that is
truly amazing. I just hope he’s
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watch. She mercifully sent him
home in the most confusing, roundabout way; I wasn’t entirely sure what was
going on. She was so gentle that I
thought maybe he wouldn’t get it.
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list of places to go before I die.
Emily was exactly right on when she said of Arie, “He’s good-looking but
doesn’t look like he tries too hard.”
Dolly came out on stage and surprised Emily to the point of
speechlessness. I’m not sure Arie knew
who she was. Dolly played them a
couple of songs as they danced.
Then Arie kissed Emily on the forehead and I MELTED THROUGH THE FLOOR. Then they made out on the carousel and I
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totally faked Arie out. She listed
all the good things about him and then added the dreaded, “But…” Shocked, he
said, “But?” Then she paused, he
turned really red, and she finally started laughing and gave him the rose. I like her more and more. It was an excellent date. Honestly, it didn’t annoy me even one
time. That NEVER happens. Arie for the win!</span></div>
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Rickie says Emily’s perfume smells like Mindy’s house.</span></div>
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all time. Emily totally gets
Pavelkaed by Kalon. “I love it
when you talk, but I wish you’d let me finish.” Oh no you did not!
A flash of rage passes over Emily’s eyes, but ever the lady, she lets it
go with an, “Okay.” Two thumbs WAY
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Then Alessandro Helmet Head crashes and burns. Evidently during his chat with Emily’s
friends he admits to having a one-night stand and cheating on a woman with his
cousin. He tells Emily that
marrying her would be a big compromise for him because of her daughter. Alessandro, please stop talking. Displeased, Emily kicks him to the curb
in her combat boots. But don’t you
fret. Arie was there with a
supportive arm around her shoulders and sweet kisses. Why don’t we just end the show now, am I right?</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">The night ends with Soul-Patch going home. It’s fine, I guess. I just don’t know why two men who
blatantly disrespected her are still there. Soul-Patch was lame, but at least he wasn’t a jerk. Oh well. Beefcake and Kalon will get theirs.</span></div>
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4!</span></div>Lacey J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11193323495598355178noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6799681267094318589.post-11304109433802867452012-05-25T08:09:00.000-07:002012-06-13T13:32:02.615-07:00Episode 2: Of Muppets and Men<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Hello friends! I told you it was coming and it came! Here is the link to Lorraine's and my new, exclusively BaChat blog. There's so much good stuff to talk about/mock this season, that we decided we just had to chat it out and share it with those of you who love to hate this show as much we do. So click and enjoy!</span><br />
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<br />Lacey J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11193323495598355178noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6799681267094318589.post-2194620086925830802012-05-18T16:01:00.000-07:002012-06-13T13:31:51.501-07:00Episode 1: The Hunt for Fiance #3 Begins!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Lorraine: I assume you have watched the bachelorette.
I just had to comment on the fact that she totally sent home the black dude.
not even a token week so she doesn't maybe look like a southern belle. With
producers in the background pleading "Emily, we have a LAWSUIT on our
hands, give the brother a chance!!!"</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Lacey: I know! And he was a handsome guy
too! At least she kept a couple Latinos.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Lorraine: hahaha, yes, bless her heart. even
if one of them was rocking some sort of...hair tendril? mullet curl?</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Lacey</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">: The mushroom farmer? It was all his
sweet sweet whisperings in the language of love.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Lorraine: totally. speaking of hair, the
Daniel lookalike is my 2 to 1 favorite, for obvious reasons.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Lacey</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">: Wait. The Daniel lookalike?
Who?</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Lorraine: I think his name was mike? with the
shoulder length flowy shiny hair?
the ringer for your brother my husband?</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Lacey</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">: Oh the Long-Hair. I didn't notice that he looked like
Dan. I'll have to take another
look.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Lorraine: <a href="http://abc.go.com/shows/the-bachelorette/bio/michael/965116"><span style="color: #0053c1;">http://abc.go.com/shows/the-bachelorette/bio/michael/965116</span></a>. if he had blue eyes and glasses,
totally. he even likes giant
sweaters!!!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Lacey</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">: He does a little!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Lorraine: they gave her hardly any blondes,
which is weird since it seems like Brad was kind of her type.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Lacey</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">: It's true. There's only one! I'd like to throw my personal favorite
bachelor out there, Aaron the biology teacher. Oh my gosh, he looked so
dorky! Just how I like 'em! Cheesiest opening line, square glasses.
I'm a fan.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Lorraine: ooooh yeah, I thought he was presh</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Lacey</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">: I think she's got a great group of guys.
I really do. Once we get rid of painfully awful Kalon it should be
smooth sailing.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">OOOOH- Arie the racecar driver is gorgeous! The
producers are awful for putting him in there, but I'm glad they did!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Lorraine: totally. love arie.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">and Joe, I don't like Joe either. too greasy.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Lacey</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">: And obnoxious. Fist pump!
Yes!!! Emily!!!! Woo! Yeah!!!!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Dude. Chill.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Lacey</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">: And lest we forget we have a
"singer/songwriter" in the mix. Not only did his song suck, but
almost definitely *not there for the right reasons*.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Lorraine: hahahaha there are some BAD eggs in this season. but Emily seems like
kind of a spitfire now that she's at the wheel, so I'm not worried about her.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Lacey</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">: I could really get used to the
hour-and-a-half episode thing. That rose ceremony MOVED.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Lorraine: clipped right along there, didn't
it? I was wondering why it seemed shorter!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Lacey</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">: Oh yeah. They should do that more
often.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Will you hate me if I say that the two sided note bit was
totally charming to me? When he
pulled out a note I was prepared for a hideous poem.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Lorraine: hahahha, no I thought that was
funny, who did that again?</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Lacey</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">: I think the former pro football player. I could be wrong, but I think it was
him.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Lorraine: ohhh yeah. I think you're right. no, I was utterly charmed by that, I
thought it was one of the better intros</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Lacey</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">: Hey! They cast kind of an
interesting normalish person from Salt Lake! Besides the hair thing and
the entering on a skateboard thing, he seemed like a cool person.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">I was surprised for some reason when she said Jef with one F
smelled good. At least he's not a
psycho.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Lorraine: hahaha, yeah, I'm actually really
familiar with his company, People Water.
He's a UVU grad.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Lacey</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">: Really? That's so cool.
Represent!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Lorraine: I kind of dig his whole vibe. A bit
of a hipster, but memorable, cool</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Lacey</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">: Yeah. I like him. He may go
far.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Lacey</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">: I'm glad she got rid of Mr. Eyebrows, Old
Man River, and Testosterone Boy.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Lorraine: LOL that is forever their names. yeah, that one dude seemed like, REALLY
old, right?</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Lacey</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">: He was like in a completely different
stage of life. 6 kids?! At first I thought he was joking and he was
going to show her pictures of his dogs or something. But no. He
meant it.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Lorraine: hahaha, yeah, that was weird. interesting choice, ABC</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">oh lacey, what is wrong with us? Why do we like this show so
much!?</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Lacey</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">: I don't know!!! Up until 5 minutes
before it started I was telling everyone I'm not watching this season! But
I'm like a moth to a flame! I just can't help myself!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Lorraine: how could we possibly not watch
Emily's season, Lacey? We'll just watch ONE MORE, and then we'll stop.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Lacey</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">: Right. Yes. One more.
And then I'll be done forever!
I mean it this time!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Lorraine: yeah!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Lacey</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">: What do you think about blogging it this season?</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Lorraine: hahah, you know what I think we
should do is start a blog unto itself where we BaChat, so that people who love
our chats can religiously read, and people like my grandma can stop asking me
why there are pictures of girls in hotpants on my blog hahahahah</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Lacey</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">: That's not a bad idea. Not a bad idea at all. Should we do it? I mean do you enjoy it?</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">who chatted who today to talk about Bachelorette for an
hour? WHO?</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">this girl.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">this one right here.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">If we didn't blog it, we'd still do this every week.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">we might as well share our creative mockery with the rest of
the world.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Lacey</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">: That's the truth. Either way we'll
always chat it out.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">this is the last season! really!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Lacey</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">: No seriously. This is it.
Absolutely the last.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Lorraine: uh huh.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Lacey</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">: yeah</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Lorraine: I just need one more fix.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">I meant season.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">I am not addicted.</span></div>
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</div>Lacey J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11193323495598355178noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6799681267094318589.post-24521828479354841052012-03-16T16:08:00.000-07:002012-03-16T15:10:20.420-07:00The Bachelor Finale: We Can Work It Out<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:documentproperties> <o:template>Normal.dotm</o:Template> <o:revision>0</o:Revision> <o:totaltime>0</o:TotalTime> <o:pages>1</o:Pages> <o:words>2145</o:Words> <o:characters>12232</o:Characters> <o:company>Alpine School District</o:Company> <o:lines>101</o:Lines> <o:paragraphs>24</o:Paragraphs> <o:characterswithspaces>15021</o:CharactersWithSpaces> <o:version>12.0</o:Version> </o:DocumentProperties> <o:officedocumentsettings> <o:allowpng/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:trackmoves>false</w:TrackMoves> <w:trackformatting/> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:drawinggridhorizontalspacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing> <w:drawinggridverticalspacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing> <w:displayhorizontaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery> <w:displayverticaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> <w:dontautofitconstrainedtables/> <w:dontvertalignintxbx/> </w:Compatibility> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="276"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0in; mso-para-margin-right:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0in; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;} </style> <![endif]--> <!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">This is it, my friends. It's been a long, hard season but we've made it to the end. I just want to know how we got through this entire "journey" without Lindzi revealing that she's one of the Elves of the Woodland Realm. Bet she's kicking herself for not disclosing it earlier on. Dude wouldn't have been able to resist her. Now he's got an ice queen instead and I don't think he knows what to do with her.</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lacey:</b> Alright. Let's do this thing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Shall we start at the very beginning?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>It's a very good place to start.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b> yes!<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lacey:</b> Here we are in beautiful Zermatt, Switzerland, the majestic Matterhorn standing in the distance. Disneyland's is better. It's got bobsleds and Abominable Snow Monsters.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b> And in disneyland you won't have to pull out a translation guide to get to the bathroom.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lacey:</b> So true. Joking aside, the scenery really is spectacular. Every camera shot they set up had the mountain in the background. Overkill?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b> just in case anyone forgot where they were. it's very orienting after the dozens of beach resorts. Lets get to it, Lindzi, or as I would like to call her, Princess Horsegirlforkdropper<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lacey:</b> I loved that! So adorable. Nervous much?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I thought she got along with Ben's family really really well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>She and Sister were like pals out there on the balcony.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b> Still, the worlds most uncomfortable conversation.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">that reminds me, I've been meaning to tell you the past two years or so: remember that time that I came and re-met all the Jacksons as Dan's girlfriend for Sunday dinner, and you did not at any point take me out on a balcony alone and question my intentions? THANK YOU!!!!! xoxoxo, love New Sibby.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lacey:</b> I seriously thought about it, Lorraine. I had a lot of tough questions for you that night...<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b> hahaha<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lacey:</b> I decided to let you settle in a little before the grilling started :)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">I'm sure Courtney was the last thing Lindzi ever wanted to talk about, but didn't she handle it beautifully? She's a class act for sure. She had every opportunity to throw Courtney under the bus and she didn't. She was honest, but didn't rant and rave.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b> I have written in giant scary letters on my scratch pad "DON'T DO IT, LINDZI" and I couldn't remember why, and then I remembered, it was that thing. I was worried she would really go to town on her. I thought she could have shown a little more grace, but she certainly behaved better than the majority of other women towards courtney.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lacey:</b> Doesn't slander or gossip= nice girl. All she said was "She's different from me." There's nothing mean in that at all. 10 points.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b> which is by the way, exhibit A of why it's good she's not with Ben. She's too sweet, too demure.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lacey:</b> I loved Sister when Ben was talking about Courtney. "She's a model?! Seriously, Ben?"<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>And she sensed that antagonizing all the girls was a red flag.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Too bad she switched camps by the end. Drat!<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b> Frankly, the whole experience of Ben with Lindzi and his family left me just feeling so Vanilla. The only other VERY important thing I have to say about the date with lindzi is that during the horse and carriage scene, they totally inserted a fake horse neigh, and it was embarrassingly bad. That is all. It was Lindzi's OMEN. FAKE NEIGH, FAKE LOVE, LINDZI.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lacey:</b> Wasn't that on their date?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b> yes. oh darn, I skipped ahead, didn't I?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lacey:</b> I honestly can't remember/<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b> darn notes, that's the last time I write in circles..<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>we should have done this on tuesday when it was fresh hahaha<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>but I was scared. Scared of the Lacey Wrath.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>So okay, Courtney's family visit is next?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lacey:</b> Yes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I don't know what she did to brainwash them, but she won them over.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b> Well, she was normal and charming and interesting the whole time. so that was probably it.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lacey:</b> It drove me crazy when she was talking to Sis how she always always always paints herself as the victim!<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b> they couldn't have known any different.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lacey:</b> "I really tried, really made and effort to get along with the girls."<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Boo!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Opposite Day!<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">On to Lindzi's date. I just kept thinking I wish I had a cute dimple.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b> ohhhhh, speaking of opposite day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I kept thinking her dimple made her look a little bit disfigured.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lacey:</b> No way! I love dimples.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b> WHY ARE WE OPPOSITE, LACEY?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lacey:</b> Dimples are cute, Lorraine.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b> some of them are.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>absolutely.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>hers is weird. and asymmetrical.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lacey:</b> Alright, that's it. DEAR READERS: Vote in the comments section below. Is Lindzi's dimple cute or disfiguring?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">This is the only way to solve this, Lorraine.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b> I accept your terms.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>now can I talk about the inserted horse sound?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lacey:</b> ya<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b> It was SO FAKE! Lacey, that neigh belonged to a horse at least 400 pounds that percheron's junior. That's all. I'm done.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lacey:</b> I'll bet you and Lindzi were the only ones to notice.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b> it's all part of the artificial magic<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">so I had kind of an epiphany during their "humble abode" visit after dinner, which is sort of a ridiculous epiphany, but still: that rather intimate scene when they're on the balcony and declaring their love? There are AT LEAST three cameras on them. I counted.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">not the same camera in 3 places at three different times, THREE CAMERAS.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">how do you...I don't even... <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>there are more camera men on the balcony than people in love!<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lacey:</b> I guess now that they don't have a house full of psycho girls to film, they put all resources into making it difficult for fake lovers to stay focused.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b> well, usually Courtney does the unfocusing for them, by jumping into a pool in a white bikini.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lacey:</b> I found it difficult to watch this date because it was so painfully clear to me that Ben had no feelings for Lindzi. In the gondola and again at the hotel, she was saying all these sweet things to him. All he did was preach at her about "opening up" and "being vulnerable". He was seriously bugging.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b> yup, he just wasn't that into her.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lacey:</b> Also this gem: Lindzi "This is the first time I've been so sure about something." Ben "...uh huh..."<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b> and frankly, she said all the right things, and made all the right gestures, but I actually don't buy that she really loved him all that much either.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lacey:</b> Yeah. Not a match.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b> he ditched his second best when he sent home Kacie.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lacey:</b> Now Courtney on the other hand... I hate to say this. I'm ashamed of myself as I type this. Their date was obviously really sweet and cute and fun.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b> I support you saying this, and don't worry, I will have a courtney zinger coming your way to re-even the score.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>It was a lovely date, and they have pretty undeniable chemistry.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lacey:</b> They're perfect for each other. I hate it so much. I really want to like the people at the end of this. Oh well. Who said nasty people can't find happy love connections as well as the nice?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b> I'm so glad you're coming around to this<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lacey:</b> I actually caught myself SMILING as they sledded down the hill, Lorraine. SMILING!!! Don't you fret. I returned to a scowl the second I realized.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b> hahahha<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lacey:</b> I knew the ending was set in stone when Courtney brought out her hand-made gift. Lindzi hadn't given him one. Kiss of death.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">My question is, which production assistant did she make-out with to get him to procure all those pictures for her?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b> OH, you stole my zinger!!! snap. well done. We are once again in matching sibby wavelengths.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lacey:</b> Winning!<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b> my exact note was "That was so nice of the producers to make that photo album for BenjaCourt!"<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">in that case, I will have to trade you a new zinger here, which is a mild tangent.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>remember the fake wedding vows on the parent date?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Courtney swiped her opening line from the series finale of Sex and the City.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>that is all. I'm done with my tangent now.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lacey:</b> Scandal! I didn't watch that show. I didn't even notice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>She mean and a plagiarizer!<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b> oh dear.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>she's devolving into a hot typo'd mess, now. just when we were making progress. I did this to you!<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lacey:</b> Sorry. She's. Well, now we come to it. The day of the big decision. The ring is chosen. Courtney is scampering about in a teddy. Lindzi is curling her hair.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b> oh yes, we are approaching my favorite part, when the elves cross into the circle of Mordor, shed their cloaks and throw love into Mount Doom!!!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>If ONLY Frodo and Sam had had their own private helichoppers, as Courtney called them.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lacey:</b> But first Lindzi must follow the ancient cairns on the mountain top to the Altar of Rejection.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b> Which Ben ceremoniously began by saying "come on in" to the circle of tragedy.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lacey:</b> Then he does the famous bait and switch. "You're perfect. You're exactly what I've always looked for. I've fallen in love with you.... But I'm in love with someone else." Wha?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b> I hate it. I remember Brad did that to Chantelle too. And stupid Ashley let Ben get all the way down on one knee and pour his heart out. I think they must get some sort of signing bonus if they can lead the person on right up until the "end".<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>And Ben's "BUT" must be the worst BUT of all time. Like, he dumped her in a single word.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lacey:</b> Lindzi's exit was the best. She didn't cry, she didn't grovel. If only she hadn't made the "If it doesn't work out, call me" comment, it would've been perfect.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">Girl power!<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b> I have another angry scribbled note here about how when the guy that just dumped your face on TV offers to walk you to your helipad, The Answer Is Always NO, girls. ALWAYS><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>you walk yourself to the door. end of story.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I can guarantee you that Courtney would not have let him walk her to the helipad. Part of why I like her.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lacey:</b> Oh wait. I take back the girl power thing. I just remembered she said, "I'm mad at myself for not giving you what you need." Boo. Worst exit ever.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b> yup. not unlike the Kacie "what did he WANT?!!" segment. So undignified.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">Lindzi, the thing you didn't give was sass. You were sassless. You didn't fight for him, you didn't make an arse of yourself to get his attention, and that's what the dip wanted all along. Consider yourself lucky.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Now go marry a banker who can fund your horse habit indefinitely.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lacey:</b> Courtney's helichopper lands. She walks up the path to her future. Ben remembers about the skinny dipping and has to catch his breath.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b> and the rest of us have to catch our breath that she is wearing those heinous gloves, and sporting hair tendrils.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lacey:</b> And it happens. The moment we've known was coming, yet dreaded nonetheless. Ben "I've loved you for a long time. One whole month. I said I wouldn't get down on one knee again unless I knew it was forever. You're my forever." I'm gonna puke.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b> I was genuinely excited, but yes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>we definitely all knew it was coming.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>She laughed at entirely innapropriate moments, acted like a goof, and the two of them look cute on Mount Doom.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">oh, and in Ben's words, "My hair looked like a water buffalo. Maybe it is time for a cut."<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lacey:</b> She didn't really seem all that happy to me until he opened up the ring box. I flashed back to episode one when she said she wouldn't be okay with anything less than 2 karats because "she deserves it". Happy ending!<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b> haha<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">I will say this, and you are more than welcome to disagree. It's all the dumb funny show anyway. I think that people (every girl that was on the show, every trashy magazine, every blogger, every vocal viewer) has taken Ben and Courtney to town for their actions, dragged them through the mud, called them every nasty name, and somehow, they still have the slightest desire to be together? Courtney is a weirdo and Ben is a creep, and they seem really happy together, probably because they ARE well suited. All along, he wanted a girl who KNEW she deserved nothing less than "a two karat diamond" and that's what he got. so, meh, I was genuinely relieved and happy he chose the person who was the best fit for him, and (more or less) stuck to his guns.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">I think it's very tempting to choose "the best woman" instead of "the right woman" as young idiot couples seem to do all the time, and miraculously, Ben avoided that pitfall and got his girl. I say kudos to them both.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lacey:</b> Back in our Episode #4 chat I said, "I don't think Ben is seeing much of her crazy. Only the other girls are. If she comes out with the psycho and Ben still likes her, I wish her lip biting, hair fondling joy." Up until the show started airing, he didn't see any of that. Now he has. He clearly wasn't okay with it. If they can indeed move on and decide to stay together, I don't begrudge them that. I'm sure they'll be great. It's only now that I feel they're actually on an even playing field. He knows her weaknesses and now she's seen his (the whole cutting loose when it got rough thing). I hope they can make an honest go of it.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b> That's a totally fair assessment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>You are much more reasonable than the 10 idiots in the audience they kept cutting away that were mouthing obscenities and shaking their head every time Courtney so much as sneezed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>(during the After the Rose Special)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I could barely watch it was so annoying.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Best line of the night was Courtney's "tough crowd!" hahahaha<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lacey:</b> Ben and Courtney should probably have talked before the show and gotten on the same page. Were they together? Not together? She was saying one thing, he said another. They didn't even know what's going on.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Good thing Chris was there to help them sort it all out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>And give her her ring back.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b> I think they purposefully don't let them see each other before the show, and it sounds like he'd kind of cut communication in the weeks prior. It was very weird to watch.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">ben's last blog on People.com was very illuminating<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><a href="http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20578316,00.html">http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20578316,00.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">and you have to admit, Ben crying was genuinely sad, even if they were the result of his own choices.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lacey:</b> Bless their hearts. I hope they get left alone for a while and get all sorted out.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">Things got weirder for me when Ashley and JP came out and started making pregnant jokes. Wah wah.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b> sister really wears the pants in that relationship.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lacey:</b> I think they're cute and I'll bet Mike Fleiss is thrilled that they're FINALLY going to get another wedding out of this thing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Unless things fall apart "within the year".<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b> they're lookin pretty good, they're both just kind of dumb happy puppies, so I don't foresee an Allie/Roberto implosion<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lacey:</b> Well, I've got to say I'm not sad to see this season go. I wish the best for all parties involved and I hope they get some awesome guys for Emily. Unless they bring Bentley back and she takes him all the way to the end, I think it'll be a very lovely season.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b> I like the bachelorette seasons a lot because they tend to be a little more emotional and a little less dramatic.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">And y'all, Emillly is just so so so so so totally almost like close to being sort of like the perfect bachelorette.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">said in emily voice<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lacey:</b> The End.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b> woohoo!<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">we did it!<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">I'm going to send all our chats to a producer to have him print them out and put them in a scrapbook, which I will present to you someday and take credit for it.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <!--EndFragment-->Lacey J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11193323495598355178noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6799681267094318589.post-39464227287066185362012-03-07T17:03:00.000-07:002012-03-07T17:03:36.275-07:00The Bachelor #10: The Women Go CRAZY!!!<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:documentproperties> <o:template>Normal.dotm</o:Template> <o:revision>0</o:Revision> <o:totaltime>0</o:TotalTime> <o:pages>1</o:Pages> <o:words>860</o:Words> <o:characters>4907</o:Characters> <o:company>Alpine School District</o:Company> <o:lines>40</o:Lines> <o:paragraphs>9</o:Paragraphs> <o:characterswithspaces>6026</o:CharactersWithSpaces> <o:version>12.0</o:Version> </o:DocumentProperties> <o:officedocumentsettings> <o:allowpng/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:trackmoves>false</w:TrackMoves> <w:trackformatting/> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:drawinggridhorizontalspacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing> <w:drawinggridverticalspacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing> <w:displayhorizontaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery> <w:displayverticaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> <w:dontautofitconstrainedtables/> <w:dontvertalignintxbx/> </w:Compatibility> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="276"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;} </style> <![endif]--> <!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>The Women Tell All. It's a difficult thing for rational people to understand, but somehow it happens. Lorraine took the high-road and skipped most of the episode. I fell deep into its fiery pit. Below are a few of our thoughts. Please forgive us as we read into this silly bubblegum show more than we probably should.</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: large; "><b><br /></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>me: </b> Hey! What did you think?</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#646464"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> So....I started to watch it, and couldn't. I started to watch the highlight reel...and I couldn't. I youtubed "courtney's apology" and kept waiting for them to let her talk. And then I finally gave up and watched Ellen Degeneres' spoof of it, and found that to be satisfactory.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">WHAT DID I MISS??</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#646464"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>me: </b> Courtney high-pitch whispered a lot about how she was under a lot of pressure and that's why she was mean. She said she was a really nice person. And then she cried tears.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I don't know if they were real, but there was actual moisture which is a good sign.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> I thought I saw some pink around her pupils in the youtube clip, so that's good.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#646464"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>me: </b> I had a really hard time with her apology and the reasons are two-fold. First- Nobody lives their lives as a kind-spirited person, then gets onto a TV show, turns into an awful split-personality psycho, and then as soon as they’re off, turns back into a sweetheart. That just doesn't happen.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">Nice people don't suddenly turn mean, as evidenced by many of the nice girls in the house. They didn't wig out, neither should she.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">Secondly- She was kind of reminding me a little of Scarlett O'Hara after Frank Kennedy got killed. She was actually feeling bad, but it came from a place of "Oh no, now I'm having to deal with these consequences and what people think of me" and not because what she did was wrong. Does that make any sense?</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> Ahhh, a lovely Gone With the Wind reference, and I think that's a totally fair anology.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>me: </b> almost</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> *analogy. I can spell.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>srsly.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>me: </b> got it!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> haha<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>IT WAS A TYPO, DON'T ATTACK ME ON TV, PLEASE.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>me: </b> Anyway, I feel bad for the villains on these shows because the girls can definitely get way carried away and go nutso on them and I don't like seeing that either, but really I don't feel too terribly sorry for Courtney. What goes around comes around.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#646464"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> I'm going to dive a little deep here for a moment, so bear with me, but while I don't feel too terribly bad for Courtney, I DO feel bad for Women as a whole. I don't think anything more clearly displays the atrocious weaknesses of the modern American woman more than the Women Tell All episode of the Bachelor.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>me: </b> Do explain.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#646464"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> It shows us to be vicious, jealous, unforgiving, petty, trite, impatient, and willing to talk over each other. It shows American viewers that women in packs are irrational and emotional, and when people start generalizing our gender to be like these women, who are supposedly "the good guys" in this scenario, then it becomes very easy to dismiss us as a whole. We are so much better than this! (and it really does become a gender issue when you compare this to Men Tell All episodes of the past).</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>me: </b> Oh I definitely agree. It's like The View. It seriously gives us a bad reputation, when the reality is I have never ever ever been in a crazy, shrill, over-the-top, disrespectful discussion like that. While there are always a few girls that rise above it, the majority of the girls take the opportunity to let loose and dismiss their better sense. Even though the very idea of the WTA episode encourages it to happen, I mean it's the whole point and I'm sure the producers prod them along, I wish there were more girls that would choose to behave with civility.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#646464"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> I think you said it very well. There is something very powerful and rare about individuals who choose to show grace under fire, and forgiveness and understanding, especially when you have a "free pass" to let loose. I find it especially disappointing in someone like emily who is representing herself as the smart doctor academic, but has the attitude of a drunk girl at da club.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#646464"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">Of the small clip I saw, I have to admit that while of course Courtney was horrible, all they did was prove they are all horrible too. Their collective argument that "we didn't say those things, WE didn't self destruct" as they all scream over each other at one woman, is completely hilarious.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#646464"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>me: </b> I hope people realize that the Bachelor world in general is just a crazy microcosm that doesn't represent reality, but who knows.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#646464"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">For most of the episode I actually thought Emily was excellent and well spoken and had some very valid points. Jennifer the Red-Head Accountant turns out to be horrible. Samantha was a nightmare.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>It’s cute that Kacie and Nicki are BFFs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Blakeley got a lot of guff that I didn't feel she deserved. She's a little different, but she seems like a nice enough person.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> I agree. I was team blakeley. romper and all.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>me: </b> Ugh the romper. I die. The other thing I hated was seeing poor Shawntel re-living the horror of her night among the "ladies".<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Most of the girls actually became very contrite and truly apologetic because they knew they were out of control.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#646464"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> well, the good news is that if all the rumours are true, Shawntel may yet get her chance with Benjamin.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>me: </b> Whoa whoa whoa.... I haven't read any spoilers... Don't tell me. I think I want to be surprised.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#646464"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> not spoilers, just people speculating. I promise!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#646464"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>me: </b> Surprised. Ha! As if the ending of this entire journey hasn't been a forgone conclusion for weeks now. Psh.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#646464"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">My favorite moment of the night was when they showed my favorite Bachelor contestant of all time, the wonderful Reid Rosenthal during the “where are they now” segment. Be still my little ol' heart.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> oh, that part I would actually WANT to see!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>me: </b> Also, question: Why in the world do they edit out all the moments where our Bachelor Ben showed hints of personality and save them for the blooper reel? We could definitely have used some of that during this death dirge of a season.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#646464"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> ha! Poor earth tones Ben, and his personality that is as dead as his part. I will have to see that, because I don't believe it haha</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">It's true, my friends. Unbelievable but true.</span></p> <!--EndFragment-->Lacey J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11193323495598355178noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6799681267094318589.post-29826618557564738942012-03-01T15:15:00.001-07:002012-03-01T15:18:11.405-07:00The Bachelor #9: A Few Thoughts and a Big Yawn<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:documentproperties> <o:template>Normal.dotm</o:Template> <o:revision>0</o:Revision> <o:totaltime>0</o:TotalTime> <o:pages>1</o:Pages> <o:words>724</o:Words> <o:characters>4130</o:Characters> <o:company>Alpine School District</o:Company> <o:lines>34</o:Lines> <o:paragraphs>8</o:Paragraphs> <o:characterswithspaces>5071</o:CharactersWithSpaces> <o:version>12.0</o:Version> </o:DocumentProperties> <o:officedocumentsettings> <o:allowpng/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:trackmoves>false</w:TrackMoves> <w:trackformatting/> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:drawinggridhorizontalspacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing> <w:drawinggridverticalspacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing> <w:displayhorizontaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery> <w:displayverticaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> <w:dontautofitconstrainedtables/> <w:dontvertalignintxbx/> </w:Compatibility> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="276"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;} </style> <![endif]--> <!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:documentproperties> <o:template>Normal.dotm</o:Template> <o:revision>0</o:Revision> <o:totaltime>0</o:TotalTime> <o:pages>1</o:Pages> <o:words>724</o:Words> <o:characters>4130</o:Characters> <o:company>Alpine School District</o:Company> <o:lines>34</o:Lines> <o:paragraphs>8</o:Paragraphs> <o:characterswithspaces>5071</o:CharactersWithSpaces> <o:version>12.0</o:Version> </o:DocumentProperties> <o:officedocumentsettings> <o:allowpng/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:trackmoves>false</w:TrackMoves> <w:trackformatting/> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:drawinggridhorizontalspacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing> <w:drawinggridverticalspacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing> <w:displayhorizontaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery> <w:displayverticaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> <w:dontautofitconstrainedtables/> <w:dontvertalignintxbx/> </w:Compatibility> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="276"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;} </style> <![endif]--> <!--StartFragment--> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">First, before we start this madness, I would like to comment that this Fantasy Suite episode wigs me out every season. I just… I can’t… I don’t want to be Freaky Naïve Prude of the Century, but I can’t imagine that 3 women would “sleep” with a dude knowing full well that he “slept” with another woman the night before, unless they are polygamists. I don’t want to believe it! But I do believe it. It’s so awkward and weird and grody to me. <o:p></o:p></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Okay.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Now that I’ve gotten that off my chest, we’re gonna blog this episode a little differently.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Seeing as how this was the slowest, most boring episode of all time, Lorraine and I, independently of each other, wrote down two or three thoughts for each portion of the episode.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Then we e-mailed our lists to each other and SURPRISE!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>A silly, succinct blog post was born.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>It’s the only way we could think of writing about it without falling asleep.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>You know your casting has failed when your audience’s most enthusiastic reactions in 2 hours are “Oh ma gosh, the scenery!” and “LAMBIES!!!”<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><br /></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Nicki’s Date<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>For a minute there, they looked like they were going to die in fiery helicopter flames, but, sadly, they lived. Long enough for Ben to make that “look down and swallow hard” face he makes when he knows he’s sending them home, but wants to keep making out with them anyway.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lacey:</b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Nicki says, “If I’m ever too much too soon, tell me.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Lacey says, “Honey, if you have to ask, you know the answer.” <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Nothing says sincerity and comfort in one’s relationship like repeatedly gigglingly reminding your fake boyfriend that you “dropped the L bomb” on your last date. That makes it so much more genuine and unpathetic.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lacey:</b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>“Are these bubbles?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>No!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>It’s glowing radioactive toxic waste!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Don’t get in there, Nicki!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>You’ll turn into a Ninja Turtle!<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Actual props to Nicki for being the only one to come close to really saying what the fantasy suite is all about. She’s been divorced for 18 months. She is REALLY looking forward to this. And that pretty much sums that up.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><br /></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lindzi’s Date<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>If I have to see Ben Flajnik look like a huge pansy of a dweeb from some absurd height ONE MORE TIME, I am going to end it all from some absurd height. SURELY THERE IS SOMETHING ELSE THAT HE IS AFRAID OF THAT WE COULD DO IN SWITZERLAND.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lacey:</b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>If I had a nickel for every time they used the word “vulnerable” on this date… Holy cow, folks, get a thesaurus.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>WHAT IS HE WEARING.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lacey:</b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>We got a little too much exposure from Lindzi on the bed there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>She definitely cringed and hid behind the couch as she watched that with Mom and Dad.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>You know that Dr. Suess book about Pale Green Pants with nobody inside them? They were Lindzi’s. Cause sister lost her pants.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><br /></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Courtney’s Date<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Props to Courtney for being the only one to say “fantasy suite” the way that “fantasy suite” should be said. Sarcastically. Because that is the worst name anything was ever called.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lacey:</b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I want her coat and scarf immediately.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;"><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Those plastic wine glasses were pretty darn awkward. I think they would have been better off drinking fresh cow milk from a mason jar than whatever was coating those plastic cancerous wine glasses.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lacey:</b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>“Hey Cow!” is my new favorite game.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Not.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>HOT TUB FOR ONE.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lacey:</b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The producers wrote Courtney’s script for this entire episode so she’d look like a sympathetic character.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Guess what?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>NOT WORKING.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Kacie’s Dramatic Return<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The 20 seconds that it took Kacie to smooth her hair and knock on the damn door. Try to remember that airtime cost ABC about $642,971. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lacey:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></b>I loved her pause outside the door, adjust hair and clothing, lift fist to knock, hold hold hold, almost knock, hold hold, okay knock.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>You could feel her nerves.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>She did it just for the free trip to Switzerland.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lacey:</b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Dear Ben, it’s usually polite to RESPOND when someone is speaking to you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Blank stares and furrowed brows do not count as communication!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Love, Lace.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Bachelorette <s>Head in a Vice</s> Preview<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lacey:</b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Emily says, “My life has gone back to normal.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>But not for long!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Bwah ha ha ha ha ha!<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>You should definitely make a woman with a dead boyfriend watch a movie about a woman with a dead boyfriend. In 3D.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lacey:</b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Titanic seems like it would be the lamest movie ever to see in 3D.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Especially while wearing cocktail dresses and talking about TV-made relationships.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Allie, was, you know, really helpful, considering she lasted about a year with her El Bacheloro.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Rose Ceremony<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lacey:</b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>His outfit!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>That’s a lot of clashing plaid, Ben.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Get this man a stylist.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b> Benjamin sent home Nicki because she wore the ugliest dress she could find at Forever XXI to the most important Rose Ceremony of her life. That appliqué made me sad. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lacey:</b> That is all.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>No surprises here.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Courtney was on her toes this time. She actually hugged someone goodbye! SHE IS A CHANGED WOMAN!!!!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></p> <!--EndFragment--></span><p></p> <!--EndFragment-->Lacey J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11193323495598355178noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6799681267094318589.post-16102449410315778432012-02-22T16:27:00.007-07:002012-02-22T18:19:05.384-07:00The Bachelor #8: Hometown Horrors<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:'times new roman';font-size:large;"><b>I'm saddened and dismayed that my front-runner has lost her footing and been kicked to the curb by Ben. I was hoping for some redemption for our Bachelor, but it's painfully clear that there will be none. He and Courtney deserve each other. I'm sure the other girls watching now are singing praises that they dodged this bullet.</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px; "> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b> did you watch??<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lacey:</b> Yes. Crazy town!<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b> CRAZY TOWN.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lacey:</b> For so many weeks Kacie was the shoe in for the top two.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b> Totally. When he said Courtney and Lindzi first, I was completely shocked, because I thought it would come down to the two of them.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">That's what is so ridiculous about this show. He sent home the girl who presented the most real life obstacles, and that is not real at all! He clearly had the best chemistry with her of all the women, so, it was startling, and I just don't know what to think of him anymore.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lacey:</b> I'm pretty disappointed in him.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b> Lacey, this is kind of a big moment in our legal sisterhood. we've faced some adversity in our opinions up to this point, and we've weathered through. I feel full in heart to tell you that I am no longer a card-carrying member of Team Courtney.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lacey:</b> Really?! Lorraine... I... I don't know what to say! Welcome back from the Dark Side!<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b> That fake wedding ceremony complete with Dwight Schrute twine rings was just too much. I have never been so uncomfortable in my entire life. ESPECIALLY since Ben hypnotically went along!!!<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lacey:</b> Right? I cringed the whole time!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I almost died when she made that little "and every night" comment and gave him her sexy eyes. I was like, "There's a minister RIGHT THERE, Courtney! Turn it off! For the love!"<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b> SERIOUSLY. THE MINISTER.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Ben is such a skeez. How can he walk through a fake wedding ceremony with a woman, and still act like he gives a hoot about the other women on the show? The entire time he was with her, he had this expression on his face of a man who knows he got a woman out of his league, and now he's just going to make a fool of himself all the way into the finale.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lacey:</b> I feel the same way. With Kacie gone, there's no doubt in my mind that he's going to choose her. Mike Fleiss shall shout from the roof tops, "LUST CONQUERS ALL!"<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b> hahahahhaha<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I don't even think those are actually her parents. I think they might be people the producers cast to look like upper middle class white people who only have a faint memory of raising their daughter between botox appointments.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lacey:</b> I might be able to believe it if Courtney and her mother didn't speak exactly the same. It was kind of creepy!<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b> haha, that's true!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>touche.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lacey:</b> That whisper in high-pitch through pursed lips.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b> And clearly the position of both their eyebrows has been surgically determined.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">I felt like I was watching Laguna Beach all over again- she's the child of parents too rich and oblivious to realize that their daughter has been raised by wolves. And the help. I can't imagine her father actually cares if she ends up with him or Flava-Flav.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">"Marriage is a gamble, Son! Are you ready to make that bet?" I don't know, but I'm ready to force scissors in my ears to make you stop talking, SIR.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lacey:</b> You know he practiced that line in the mirror for 3 hours.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b> At least.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I have this great idea where you don't approach marriage the way you approach a craps table, actually. Just a thought!<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">I think as awful as I feel for Kacie, I feel even worse for Nicki, who is making a great late run at Ben's heart, and who really is too vulnerable and too fabulous to get crushed by the evil. She really grew on me, and I hate the idea of her getting hurt.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lacey:</b> I thought his date with Nicki was the least awkward. Her family was very warm and kind. He really seemed to enjoy himself.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b> I thought so too. I really liked her family, and she totally glowed on her home turf. And I covet her new boots.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lacey:</b> Was it her brother that said, "Hmm. I actually like the guy."<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b> haha, yeah<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>And that was pretty much the only thing we saw of him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Good call. Normal people lay low when presented with Bachelor cameras.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lacey:</b> Nicki is my last horse in this race. After the first episode I named 4 of my favorites Shawn (oops), Rachel, Kacie, and Nicki. If she doesn't make it into the top two my shame will be complete.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b> hahaha, who could have guessed? this season has been weird.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I don't know what to make of how he chooses these women.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lacey:</b> Let's break down what went wrong at Kacie's home town.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I think her first mistake was introducing Ben to her hot sister.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b> yup. It was like that time Kate Middleton got out of the car at Westminster Abbey on her wedding day, and then PIPPA got out after her, and everyone wanted to know who the "hot sister" was. AWKWARD.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">AND, how awkward it was that even though Ben knew Kacie's parents didn't drink, he still brought them a bottle of red wine. And was the only one to drink it. WEIRD.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lacey:</b> Maybe he was taking it medicinally to dull the pain of the slipped disc he sustained when Kacie jump-straddle-hugged him on the football field.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b> that was pretty bumpy. What we horse people might call a failed mount.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lacey:</b> Ha ha! Also, Kacie's mother must have been cryogenically frozen for the past 15 years or so. She looked so ridiculously young.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b> hahah, she and your mom must go to the same cryogenic spa!<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">That was a really uncomfortable date. I get that they have some moral concerns with the whole thing, but I think the time to voice that would be before your daughter goes on National TV and falls in love with a dude. If you had any faith at all in the daughter you raised, you'd think she'd do well on a dating show. So if you have concerns, don't wait til she brings a brother home!<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lacey:</b> I agree. I felt like they really didn't show much respect for Kacie and her own decisions. I think they were definitely right about a lot of things, but they were so cold and forceful and over-bearing about it. I could see why she'd be frustrated.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b> and frankly, Kacie's father didn't give Ben much choice. He basically begged Ben to dump her right then, unless he was positive he was going to marry her. Ouch.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lacey:</b> At the beginning of the date, I was getting upset at Kacie for intimidating Ben and making him nervous about meeting her family. As the date went on though, I could see that she was accidentally being honest. She thought she was being funny and playful, but in truth, she gave him fair warning.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b> yeah, it was probably better not to blindside him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I read Chris Harrison's blog post about this week, and he made a really great point. which is that once Kacie's family, and probably Kacie herself, saw Ben's more "intimate" interactions with the other*Courtney*women, there was just no way that they were living in the same world.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lacey:</b> That's so true. As disappointed as I was to see her go because I liked her and they seemed to have good chemistry, I think in the long run it was the right thing to do. They just have different ways of living and thinking. They probably wouldn't have been able to sustain the relationship when their core values were so different.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b> because, you know, Ben is a man skank.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lacey:</b> Amen.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b> I think I know what we've been building up to, Lacey, and I'm very excited to talk about what I consider the dramatic and serendipitous climax of Season 16 of the Bachelor.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lacey:</b> Devin the Horse!!! Carriage racing! Riding gear! Were you in heaven?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b> I believe dear Devin is a European-bred Welsh Pony/Fjord Mix, known for their incredible stamina, strength, and temperaments!!!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>He is a delightful example of top cross breeding, and the perfect bachelor horse.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I wish DEVIN were the next bachelor!!!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>mwuhhhh huuhh huhhhhh!!! I would be like Shawntelle, and beg my way onto the show via Chris Harrison, until I could claim the horse that's rightfully mine!<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></p> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vpNqdfW_cFU/T0WROmVMFkI/AAAAAAAAAHU/QJhyba_phKs/s320/1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712131382382958146" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 195px; " /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4Ro1qdBBUa4/T0WRd9r8V1I/AAAAAAAAAHg/-sE5HZ7jqAM/s320/2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712131646350448466" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;"><b>Ooooh! Ben's gettin' fresh!</b></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px; "><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lacey:</b> Ha ha!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>He looked like a real sweetie!<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b> I think it's also important to note that Lindzi's parents live in Ocala, Florida, which is kind of the winter Mecca of my people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Where horse people instinctively flock like the Salmon of Capistrano!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>How could Ben want to marry into ANY OTHER FAMILY after that is BEYOND me.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lacey:</b> Fun with horses aside, I thought Lindzi's date was very nice and low key and easy. She and her family seem like really good, normal people. I think he felt comfortable there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Again with Lindzi, she's so good at flying under the radar and then suddenly surprising you. She's been the dark HORSE in this whole thing.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Ha! Oh man, I kill myself!<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b> LACEY, stop HORSING around, our bachelor chats are serious business!<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lacey:</b> Why the LONG FACE, Lorraine? I'm just trying to lighten the mood!<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b> I know there's a lot of NEIGHsayers out there, but I think she's got a shot!<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lacey:</b> If we're being honest, it's only a matter of time before she's HOOFING it out of there.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b> HAY, I'm not giving up on her yet! Even if her makeup is still terrible!<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lacey:</b> Dang it. I think I'm out.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b> Oh, I had a BRIDLE and GROOM joke yet to work out, but I'm good. I can stop anytime. Really.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lacey:</b> Ha ha! Well she's a neat girl. While Ben and Courtney are riding off into the sunset, Lindzi will be back in the saddle in no time.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b> Nah, Courtney just wants to STIRRUP trouble...<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I'M DONE. I SWEAR.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b> final thoughts?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lacey:</b> Oh! Who do you think is coming back next week?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b> that was weird. I don't have a single solid good guess. An old girlfriend is about the best I can do.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lacey:</b> It was all voiced over by Courtney about the drama she caused among the other girls. Maybe Emily makes a comeback? I don't know. It'll be exciting.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b> ahhhhh, that's right. Someone from the past who wanted to warn him? Fascinating. The way they usually like to do all this on the bachelor is bring back some unbiased member of the "bachelor family" who knows a guy who knows a girl who heard from Courtney that she has a boyfriend or whatever. I hope it's VIENNA.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lacey:</b> It'll be interesting to see.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b> On to Switzerland! I'm so glad we're finally leaving the island hopping for awhile.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>well, okay, revision, Belize and Panama aren't islands, but they're tropical, and I'm over it.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lacey: </b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Me too. I'll bet it'll be so gorgeous!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I hope they yodel.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b>Lorraine:</b> fingers crossed for yodeling! And, more horses wouldn't hurt either.</span><span style="color: rgb(200, 210, 159); font-family:'Times New Roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <!--EndFragment--></span><p></p> <!--EndFragment--></span></div><div class="post-footer" style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 14px; font-family: Cardo; line-height: 1.6; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(103, 167, 81); "></div>Lacey J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11193323495598355178noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6799681267094318589.post-90052289354176309532012-02-17T16:13:00.002-07:002012-02-17T16:50:43.056-07:00The Bachelor #7: SHARK!!!<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:documentproperties> <o:template>Normal.dotm</o:Template> <o:revision>0</o:Revision> <o:totaltime>0</o:TotalTime> <o:pages>1</o:Pages> <o:words>1428</o:Words> <o:characters>8143</o:Characters> <o:company>Alpine School District</o:Company> <o:lines>67</o:Lines> <o:paragraphs>16</o:Paragraphs> <o:characterswithspaces>10000</o:CharactersWithSpaces> <o:version>12.0</o:Version> </o:DocumentProperties> <o:officedocumentsettings> <o:allowpng/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:trackmoves>false</w:TrackMoves> <w:trackformatting/> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:drawinggridhorizontalspacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing> <w:drawinggridverticalspacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing> <w:displayhorizontaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery> <w:displayverticaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> <w:dontautofitconstrainedtables/> <w:dontvertalignintxbx/> </w:Compatibility> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="276"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;} </style> <![endif]--> <!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Swim for your life, Ben! Swim! She's right behind you! She's gonna eat you alive and you never even knew she was coming! Well, you did, but you ignored all the signs and warnings. Oh well. You were a boring bachelor anyway.</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey: </b> I'm glad you're back! What should we talk about?</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> Oh boy lacey. an EPIC week in the life of Benjagirls.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>that's of course their names until he picks his one and only.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>It's so close I can taste it!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey: </b> It's crazy that we're already this far into it. It snuck up on me!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> I know, I feel like we went from 9 girls to 4 in 2 episodes. It was a bachelor heart massacre.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey: </b> In fact, I feel like the season has been so focused in on Courtney drama, I was genuinely surprised this week to see that he has other relationships. When he and Lindzi were all cozy in the helicopter I was thinking, "Wait. Do they know each other?" It's weird.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> haha, I have a spoiler alert for you,. He doesn't know any of them! gasp! shock! awe!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey: </b> Ain't that the gospel truth.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> I feel like there are these giant over arching relationship conversations that you have at some point, which Ben has had with none of these people. Like, what do you do for a living?</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">What sort of architecture do you like?</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">do you eat anything other than champagne?</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey: </b> And when the girls pour out their hearts and tell him their tragic life stories, he just sits there silently with furrowed brow, and nods.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> hahah, that furrowed brow.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I am embarrassed at how well I can read his expressions, and how easy it is to tell the second he stops feeling a girl</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">But back to Lindzi, I was basically pleased with her date, other than that abhorrent love note.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I didn't realize how dependent these people are on having the producers feed them stuff until they had to write something on their own.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey: </b> They definitely should have stuck with the illustration only.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> ha! TRUTH.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey: </b> She got to try the tread water and make out at the same time trick. In later seasons that's going to be a Bachelor pre-requisite skill.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> that and doing things you don't want to do from very high up and being kissed by a man-ho as your only consolation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I want to root for Lindzi because she's the horse girl, but she is by far the worst cliche offender. "fall for him" "warm fuzzies"</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey: </b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>She got "The Case of the Butterflies in My Stomach" which was my favorite Nancy Drew novel growing up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Buh dum ching.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> hahahahhahah<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>OUCH.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey: </b> Thank you! Thank you! I'll be here all week!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> (golf clapping)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey: </b> Besides her zombie lips and weirdly croaking voice, she seems like a nice girl.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>And you have to respect her for being so drama free.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> absolutely. and GOLLY, the makeup just gets worse. Good thing Ben is a dude, because even though we women think she looks crazy, dudes totally don't notice.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey: </b> Who was next? Emily?</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> yup.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey: </b> What did they even do? It must have been very boring.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> they had the walking and lobster date, which took me back to the days of Brad and Chantelle, when he took her on all the "fun" dates.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#646464;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey: </b> Oh that's right! And they just happened to meet a local fisherman who volunteered to take them out on his boat. Funny how easily that worked out…<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">Why must they insult our intelligence by insisting these things are spontaneous? I'll never understand.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> I hate to tell you this, but of the Bachelor viewers, I think maybe we're the 1%. Those privileged with the ability to see the omnipotent hand of the Producer.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey: </b> That's bleak if it's true.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> and again, even though she is pretending to be totally over it, she spends her whole date talking about Courtney.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>by FAR my favorite part of the Emily date was the winning Ben quote of "I know smart women don't always like to be called smart, so, you're a beautiful woman." hahahahhahahahaha</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">SMOOTH, BEN.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey: </b> Evidently the only thing worse than the Friend Card is the Smart Card.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> She pretty much filled both.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey: </b> May she rest in peace.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> Amen.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey: </b> Then the date with the Marvelous Manipulative Model.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>She is so good. She knows exactly what to say to get Ben scrambling after her.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> or as coined by Kacie, the blankiest piece of person.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey: </b> I loved how indignant all the girls were when that date card was read. They are so fed up.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> They are so pathetic. They have got to get over it. Notice that the calm, low drama girls have nothing to contribute to this conversation. In fact, Blakeley even said in her post-kickoff People interview that she thought Courtney was nice.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">it's only the emotionally weak that are getting worked over, and if they self destruct over something like Courtney pushing their buttons, then they're not ready for marriage. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">Dan leaving his shoes all over the house, THAT'S a button.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#646464;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey: </b> I have to say of all the dates so far, that is the one I'd want to go on. The massive temple in the jungle looked amazing! I want to go there sooooo bad.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> It was gorgeous. And I'm sure a whole lot of erroneous history made up about it on Ben's part hahah</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">I thought their little moment at the top was kind of real and sweet. I think her relationship with Ben is as real as any relationship <b>could</b> be on the bachelor, which isn't saying much, but I think she purposefully messes with the girls while she continues doing well with Ben. and their connection is clearly strong.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">I get such a kick out of her haha</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey: </b> I think her toying with him and keeping him in chase mode is really rotten. But I know we're always going to disagree on this Courtney business.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">At this point I think she's going to win this thing. My only question is why would the producers spend an entire season vilifying their heroine? What is Mike Fleiss doing?! I don't like evil geniuses messing with me!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">Plus she just goes and picks up a TARANTULA?! What is that all about? If I'd seen it I would have run away really far, really fast. If it had touched me I'd have died on the spot. And she just lets it crawl all over her?!? I was hyperventilating just watching it!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> hahahhahaha, ohhhh poor lacey. by touching a tarantula, they have officially made her your mortal enemy for life. I'm so sorry. It's all so clear to me now!!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">You should send her a pair of <a href="http://laceysreluctantblogattempt.blogspot.com/2011/06/totally-rational-fear.html">ear hats</a> and make peace with your nemesis!!!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">It's the only way!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey: </b> I wouldn't do her the honor of letting her have some ear hats! I hope a million spiders crawl into her ears in revenge for her wrongdoings!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> LOL Greater words were ne'er spoken</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">Any thoughts on the group date?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I fully support the use of bachelorettes as shark bait. Solid Start.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey: </b> I would have panicked for about 2.5 seconds before I realized that those were nurse sharks, which are essentially dangerous looking bottom-dwellers.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> that little dog and pony show that Rachel made was LAME. Shark nightmares? Really? How convenient.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#646464;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey: </b> Well, she's perfectly entitled to being afraid of sharks in lakes. Ever heard of Bull sharks? They can adapt to freshwater and swim up rivers and into lakes. She's only lame if the lake is land-locked.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">L<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">orraine: </span></b> you know SO much about Sharks!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I'm impressed!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey: </b> Don't be. I can assure you it means nothing except that I'm a huge <a href="http://laceysreluctantblogattempt.blogspot.com/2011/09/nerd.html">nerd</a>.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b> See, you would do so well on the Bachelor. Men love women who know stuff about sharks.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey: </b> I look forward to Shark Week on Discovery Channel all year long.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> confession: When I watch modern marvels, I take notes. I know a thing or two about informational TV geeking, which is what we should really chat about, instead of the bachelor. but here we are.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#646464;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey: </b> In any case, Rachel's damsel in distress act got her no where.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> thank goodness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I liked her, but she ruined her street cred as the cool edgy chick right then and there.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey: </b> Why have a nose piercing if you can't dive with sharks? Psh.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> srsly.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">Kacie really is adorable, and likeable, and I think she will probably go to the final two with Courtney. Their chemistry is great. I hope she has a chance to show a little more depth and maturity when she's at home, though.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">*Their chemistry being her and Ben, not her and Courtney haha. She and Courtney have made-for-TV-magic hatred chemistry.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey: </b> I agree. It'll be nice to see the girls outside of the Bachelor pressure cooker and be themselves. We may even see a different side to Courtney when she's not tormenting everyone around her. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Maybe she'll stop using 4th grade phrases like "Oh snap" and "See ya, wouldn't wanna be ya". </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> I hope not!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>It is so funny watching her get under America's skin! the 30 second confessional of her shooting guns? hahahahahha</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">I want that as my new ring tone.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#646464;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey: </b> Man oh man. What am I going to do with you?</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> It's going to be a cold, quiet family Sunday dinner this week, I can feel it!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey: </b> Maybe we'll just have to leave all things Bachelor out of it.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> predictions for the Family Episode?</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#646464;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey: </b> It looked like one of their dads was skeptical about the whole getting engaged thing. I'm guessing that was Kacie's.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Then someone's mom doesn't think her daughter is ready for a relationship yet. Lindzi's maybe?</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">I love when families throw their kids under the bus.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Figuratively, obviously.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#646464;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> hahaha, yeah, leave it to mom and dad to jeopardize your very serious TV relationship! I think you're right that it was Kacie's dad giving them trouble. She is young, I understand why he'd be more nervous maybe.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#646464;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey: </b> Their concerns are definitely valid.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#646464;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> No matter what happens on monday, I'm glad there will be horses in it. THAT'S a bachelor episode worthy of my praise!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">proof that my geekdom knows no bounds.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey: </b> It'll be wonderful!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b>Adieu to the blondes, and on with the brunettes!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">and...whatever it is that Lindzi did to her hair...</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">!</span></p> <!--EndFragment-->Lacey J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11193323495598355178noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6799681267094318589.post-13815386005726301062012-02-10T11:11:00.006-07:002012-02-10T16:23:24.221-07:00Bachelor #6: How Do I Get You Alone?<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">Unfortunately, my beloved BaChat partner Lorraine is out of town this week being awesome and stuff. As such, I will strive to march on by posting some of my own thoughts and feelings on each date. I am nothing without Lorraine, but I can't rest until I've gotten this episode off my chest. </span></b><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">Ben and Kacie B.</span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">Kacie B. says, "We'll be completely alone." I say, "Except for the 10 person production team following you around. No worries."</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">In the beginning of the date they each pulled out the 3 things they would bring to survive on a deserted island. She brought a pocket knife, a bag of candy, and a stuffed animal. Seriously, Kacie? Get your head in the game! This is no time to be cute! This is survival! He brought a fishing net, a machete, and matches. His contributions were way better. Later on when they were eating that poor poor tropical fish, they had glasses of champagne! Now wait just one minute! Who brought that?! Was it provided to them by the magical island? Did they find it buried in a pirate's cove? Did the cameraman bring that as one of his 3 things? These are things I can't just let go.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">On a scale from one to wonderful, Kacie ranked the date fantastic. Where does fantastic fall exactly? Is it better than wonderful? Is there a word ranking reference book that I don't know about? I need to get me one of those.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">Group Date</span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">I couldn't help but be a little nervous when all the girls jumped into a long motor boat manned by Ben. Maybe he's an experienced motor boatist, but it's never been brought up before. I don't know how comfortable I would be, especially as they were in an eerily quiet and abandoned area of a deep rainforest river. My mind started going all "Deliverance" on me. This date could end in disaster! </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">Things seemed to be alright, though, when they "happened" to "stumble" onto a little village in the rainforest. They were all taken into huts to change into traditional village garb. We all know that Courtney was the only girl who went full out with no bathing suit underneath. It figures. Even so, I'm not convinced the constant censor blob on her was necessary. The tribal women were wearing them and didn't need a censor block. Those producers are just being dramatic. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">Ben went true Scotsman with his outfit too. When they were dancing, his loin cloth was totally hanging out in the back. It looked like a thong. It's in my notes. Just sayin'.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">Later on Emily redeemed herself quite a bit by apologizing, I think sincerely, to Courtney. And Courtney continued to prove she's an awful person by throwing it back in her face and being all sorts of jerky about it. Whatev, dude.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">I love that Ben didn't show up for a little secret rendevous in Courtney's room. She proceeds to cry and whine that men always leave her and disappoint her and don't appreciate her. I wanted so badly to yell loudly enough that she'd hear me, "They lose interest in you because you dangle yourself in front of them like a plaything, and like all playthings you lose your novelty after a very short period of time because there's no substance! You set the precedence for the expectations in your relationships. You have no one to blame but yourself. And you're mean to people! And you're manipulative! So there! Hmph."</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">Ben with Rachel and Blakeley</span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">Blakeley was totally pretending to be excited about the two on one. That's a defense mechanism if ever I've seen one. No one, I mean NO ONE is excited for the two on one. This date was actually pretty low-key for me. I just wish I'd been able to pull Blakeley aside and tell her they usually save the tacky, homemade gifts for the final two. Her exit was pretty dramatic. Her flight instinct kicked in and she jetted out of there. But then in a surprise twist she latched onto Ben like she wasn't going to let him go. Poor guy. She just sobbed into his t-shirt like the world was ending. Too bad.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">Casey S. Debacle</span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">We got the age old boyfriend back home trick. Not that it really matters. I didn't know this chick's name until this very episode. Chris Harrison said "y'all" at one point while he was confronting her about the guy she's still in love with. I liked it. Ben was uncomfortably no-nonsense when he sent her packing. I feel like she honestly didn't go there to throw a wrench into his "process of finding love", she just made an impulsive, silly decision. Girl needs to go home and be on her own for a while. Her cry could rival Harry and Lloyd for the most annoying sound in the world, but she had really pretty teeth.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">The Rose Ceremony</span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">Jamie, Jamie, Jamie. That was so sad. So so sad. I was dying inside every moment. Her awkward straddle-sit in the teeny red dress, the kissing instruction, the giggling, at one point I think her hair got in his mouth and he kind of spit it out. It was just too excruciating. She must have felt awful that she'd held on to her dignity for so long only to lose it 20 minutes before being sent home. The good news is her limo driver was wearing a zoot suit. Sign me up!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">Finally I'd like to say that Emily's got some mad rhymez, but her delivery is a little lacking. With more work she'd be an excellent white chick rapper. Also, and unrelated, the grammar on this show has always baffled me. Why do they all say "Ben and I's relationship"? It's so wrong. It should probably be "Ben's and my" or the ever less complicated "our". It's a Bachelor disease. This is something Emily should research. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">The numbers are dwindling, the end is drawing near. Next week we're going to Belize, which always, without fail reminds me of Carmen Sandiego. Go give that theme song a listen if you haven't for a while. Rockapella rules!</span></div>Lacey J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11193323495598355178noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6799681267094318589.post-81460680439278016892012-02-02T15:33:00.007-07:002012-02-02T15:50:27.799-07:00The Bachelor #5: Kids These Days<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>In this episode, Ben shows some questionable judgment, Courtney and her perfect statuesque physique continue to drive me bonkers, and I continually ask myself, "Why, oh why must I watch this show?!"</b></span></span></div><div style=" ;font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;">Lorraine: </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;">LACEY. There were BUTTS on the bachelor, and we NEED to discuss them.</span><b style="font-size: large; "><o:p></o:p></b><br /><br /><b style="font-size: large; ">Lacey: </b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;">We do indeed. Thank goodness for the blurs.</span><b style="font-size: large; "><o:p></o:p></b><br /><br /><b style="font-size: large; ">Lorraine: </b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;">hahha, yes, I feel like as it is, I already know way more about the bodies of these total strangers SANS bluriness, so bravo, ABC. But I get ahead of myself. Should we start with the good girls and end with the butts?<o:p></o:p></span><br /><br /><b style="font-size: large; ">Lacey: </b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;">That's an excellent idea. First- Jamie should never attempt to speak Spanish ever again. Date card SLAUGHTERED!<o:p></o:p></span><br /><br /><b style="font-size: large; ">Lorraine: </b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;">that was bad. I thought to myself, I speak spanish, but I have no idea what she just said. So bravo to Emily for not only speaking spanish, but also speaking Jamie.<o:p></o:p></span><br /><br /><b style="font-size: large; ">Lacey: </b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;">Emily uses multi-syllabic words AND has a working knowledge of another language?! She is miles ahead of these other girls.<o:p></o:p></span><br /><br /><b style="font-size: large; ">Lorraine: </b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;">Too bad she is also fluent in jealousy and self-destructing. Nicki's date was basically pleasant, not terribly noteworthy to me, though I commend her honesty about her divorce, and I commend Ben on his linen pants.<o:p></o:p></span><br /><br /><b style="font-size: large; ">Lacey: </b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;">He did look quite dapper with his "Latin swagger". I wasn't sure about her dress though, or rather the two gigantic squares of fabric draped over her.<o:p></o:p></span><br /><br /><b style="font-size: large; ">Lorraine: </b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;">What's ridiculous about the dress she chose is that if it had rained AGAIN, which certainly isn't unexpected, she would have ruined her little silky scarves posing as a dress, and looked even more dreadfulerestness than before.<o:p></o:p></span><br /><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: large; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; ">The WET CLINGING SILK, NICKI, THINK OF THE CHILDREN.<o:p></o:p></div><br /><b style="font-size: large; ">Lacey: </b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;">Danger! </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 20px; font-family:'times new roman';font-size:large;">They seem to get along very nicely.<span> </span>I'm not convinced their chemistry is through the roof, but I think she'll be with us for a good while longer.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><b><br /></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><b>Lorraine:</b> I think you are right. She didn't give him a reason to shout for joy, but she didn't exactly give him a reason to send her packing either. Yay for mediocrity!<o:p></o:p></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; ">Now, I have to give it up for the baseball date. It looks ridiculous on the outset, but in retrospect it might be one of the most spectacular, emotional, healthfully competitive dates in the history of the bachelor. That was good clean American fun, right there.<o:p></o:p></div><br /><div class="separator" style="font-weight: bold; clear: both; text-align: center; "><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_30G5BJHP4U/TysMFZsL5uI/AAAAAAAACGY/39uoe4ZNmRg/s1600/the+bachelor+no+crying+in+baseball.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="text-decoration: none; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; "><img border="0" height="358" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_30G5BJHP4U/TysMFZsL5uI/AAAAAAAACGY/39uoe4ZNmRg/s640/the+bachelor+no+crying+in+baseball.jpg" width="640" style="border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; position: relative; " /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><b>Lacey: </b> I agree! Those girls were all pretty good. They hit the ball way more than I would have guessed.<o:p></o:p></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><b>Lorraine: </b> I know! put a man's affection on the line and girls might actually start watching baseball.<b><o:p></o:p></b></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><b>Lacey:</b><span style="font-weight: bold; "> </span>I had to wonder, though. Surely they all didn't just happen to pack little black hot pants, right? They must have been provided by the show. I don't know what Kacie B's excuse for those neon green numbers was...<b><o:p></o:p></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="font-weight: bold; clear: both; text-align: center; "><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jivjzi4-Iuw/TysMM88t0QI/AAAAAAAACGg/Hvy1K6pzwGw/s1600/the+bachelor+hotpants.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="text-decoration: none; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; "><img border="0" height="358" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jivjzi4-Iuw/TysMM88t0QI/AAAAAAAACGg/Hvy1K6pzwGw/s640/the+bachelor+hotpants.jpg" width="640" style="border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; position: relative; " /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><b>Lorraine: </b> yeeeaah, there was definitely some carefully crafted costume choices going on by our friends the producers on that one.<o:p></o:p></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><b>Lacey:</b><span style="font-weight: bold; "> </span>I felt really bad for Rachel when she got picked last for teams. And for Jennifer when she struck out. Story of my life, girls.<o:p></o:p></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><b>Lorraine:</b><span style="font-weight: bold; "> </span>Poor Jennifer. He might as well have just sent her home right then. "You struck out Jennifer. In the game of life, and in my heart."<o:p></o:p></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><b>Lacey:</b><span style="font-weight: bold; "> </span>Sad sad day.<b><o:p></o:p></b></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><b>Lorraine:</b><span style="font-weight: bold; "> </span>How are you feeling about Blakely these days?<o:p></o:p></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><b>Lacey: </b> She's grown on me a little since her baby overall-wearing days.<o:p></o:p></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><b>Lorraine: </b> ha ha!<b><o:p></o:p></b></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><b>Lacey: </b> Her little speech to Ben was a little histrionic, but I believe it was heartfelt. She's not so bad. I was impressed by her athleticism. That was a surprise.<o:p></o:p></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><b>Lorraine: </b> Totally! And you know, I kind of feel for her, I hear what she's saying. She's in a position that I can't possibly relate to, which is being judged for her super hotness and her absolutely horrible job. If she actually does see herself in a new way because of this experience, then I saw more power to her.<o:p></o:p></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; ">I think Courtney has said a lot of horrible things in the confessional to get airtime, but I did not appreciate at all her calling Blakely a stripper. Any woman deserves to be labeled something better than that, even (maybe especially) strippers and cocktail waitresses. that's my bacheloRant for the day.<o:p></o:p></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><b>Lacey: </b> I agree.<b><o:p></o:p></b></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">Lorraine: </span>Anything else to share on the baseball game?<b><o:p></o:p></b></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><b>Lacey:</b><span style="font-weight: bold; "> </span>The helicopter landed. Courtney said, "Helicopter!" Yes, you're right Courtney. It is a helicopter. Gold Star! I mock you!<b><o:p></o:p></b></div><br /><b>Lorraine: </b>Until she said it I wasn't sure.<b><o:p></o:p></b><br /><br /><b>Lorraine: </b>For the night's lows, we might as well start with Elyse.<b><o:p></o:p></b><br /><br /><b>Lacey: </b>My biggest beef with Elyse was how many times she said "like".<b><o:p></o:p></b><br /><br /><b>Lorraine: </b>GUH. About as many times as she said "I'm ready to be married"<b><o:p></o:p></b><br /><br /><b>Lacey: </b>The question of who or what kind of person she wants to marry didn't seem to be a factor to her. Just that she wants to get it done.<o:p></o:p><br /><br /><b>Lorraine: </b>Actually, every time she said it, I started to end her sentence for her with "to a tree."<o:p></o:p><br /><br />"I just want to get married" to a tree.<o:p></o:p><br /><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; ">"and fall in love" with a tree.<o:p></o:p></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; ">"I want to settle down" with a tree.<o:p></o:p></div><br />because seriously, bless her heart, she wouldn't know the difference.<o:p></o:p><br /><br /><b>Lacey: </b>Ha! It's the truth! I wasn't the least bit surprised he sent her home.<o:p></o:p><br /><br /><b>Lorraine: </b> nope. there was no chemistry there. Frankly, when he jumped off the boat I was surprised that he invited her along. I thought he was jumping ship EARLY.<o:p></o:p><br /><br /><b>Lacey: </b>She had to ride home on the Motorboat of Shame instead of the yacht. Too bad.<b><o:p></o:p></b><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="font-weight: bold; clear: both; text-align: center; "><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-R68xM9FjLkM/TysNVy3gNoI/AAAAAAAACGo/dh8ByFWXKXU/s1600/elyse-the-bachelor-ben.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="text-decoration: none; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; "><img border="0" height="480" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-R68xM9FjLkM/TysNVy3gNoI/AAAAAAAACGo/dh8ByFWXKXU/s640/elyse-the-bachelor-ben.jpg" width="640" style="border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; position: relative; " /></a></div><br /><b>Lacey: </b>When the dude came to pick up her purple suitcase Courtney proved to me, yet again, that she is a selfish, narcissistic sociopath. She has no empathy whatsoever. The other girls were sufficiently saddened to see their friend go, and she was just so mean and snarky! There's no need for that!<o:p></o:p><br /><br /><b>Lorraine: </b>hahaha, you are right, there is no need. she just loves the spectacle. she is what my mother would call a "willing circus horse."</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><br /><b>Lacey: </b>And this is where the butts come in.<o:p></o:p><br /><br /><b>Lorraine: </b>ahhhh yes, the butts.<o:p></o:p><br /><br /><b>Lacey: </b>After a little sweet talking and bosom bearing. Gag me now.<o:p></o:p><br /><br /><b>Lorraine: </b>Though I must say that she is a stupendous whistler.<o:p></o:p><br /><br /><b>Lacey: </b>Remember when she classlessly shifted her robe ever so slightly so as to bare a little cleavage? Ugh. I vomited. 3 times.<o:p></o:p><br /><br /><b>Lorraine: </b>You're giving her a lot of credit to say it was ever so slight. It was a rather pointed gesture, no pun intended.<o:p></o:p><br /><br /><b>Lacey: </b>Ha ha!<b><o:p></o:p></b><br /><br /><b>Lorraine: </b>I'm trying to decide how best to breach the subject which is the elephant in the room. They keep saying "skinny dipping", they went "skinny dipping" it was just a little romantic rendevous of "skinny dipping."<o:p></o:p><br /><br />I think they did a little more than "swim"<o:p></o:p><br /><br />Okay, I don't think. I know.<o:p></o:p><br /><br /><b>Lacey: </b>You're probably right. At least he felt crappy about it later.<o:p></o:p><br /><br /><b>Lorraine: </b>haha, as most choices like that usually leave a little residual guilt. It's actually his guilt that's the giveaway. Poor Benjamin, the boy with no will power.<o:p></o:p><br /><br /><b>Lacey: </b>Though it pains me to say, I will give Courtney a point for not committing emotional terrorism by blabbing it to all the girls. That would have been low low low.<o:p></o:p><br /><br /><b>Lorraine: </b>It may yet occur, but I think for now it's more fire than she wants directed her way.<b><o:p></o:p></b><br /><br /><b>Lacey: </b>She said, "I feel like I'm winning." To me, that sums it up right there. That's all she's interested in. Not Ben, just winning.<o:p></o:p><br /><br /><b>Lorraine: </b> You may be right. I think she has shallow feelings for Ben at this point, and Ben's actions around her remind me of the end of the Little Mermaid, when Prince Eric is under that trance by Ursula disguised as the hot girl. If he can't get out from under the spell in the name of love, then he deserves her. which is sort of why secretly, I root for her. If she makes it to the end and Ben chooses her, we'll know what his real intentions were about the Bachelor, and the other nice girls will be free of a total loser. And if he chooses someone else, we'll know he was in it for the right reasons.<b><o:p></o:p></b><br /><br /><b>Lacey: </b> I'll say this for her, she does make the show interesting to watch. I'm excited to see Ben's reaction when girls other than Emily start calling her out. He won't be able to brush it aside then.<o:p></o:p><br /><br /><b>Lorraine: </b>Rose Ceremony?<b><o:p></o:p></b><br /><br /><b>Lacey: </b>Did you notice Jamie's dress? The pink tin foil she wrapped around herself? There are a lot of questionable fashion choices on this show, but that was one of the worst ones I've seen.<b><o:p></o:p></b><br /><br /><b>Lorraine: </b>um, I don't know HOW I missed that. I am sure that it was as awful as you say. I was exercycling while I watched, which I feel interfered with me catching appropriate amounts of details, but was also INCREDIBLY motivating. Nothing like seeing 12 other girls in bikinis in Puerto Rico to make you want to pedal just a little faster!<b><o:p></o:p></b><br /><br /><b>Lacey: </b> Well done! I just started Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred and I can barely walk today.<o:p></o:p><br /><br /><b>Lorraine: </b>attagirl! we will be bachelor bikini ready in no time! Some parting thoughts on our friend, Jennifer? <b><o:p></o:p></b><br /><br /><b>Lacey: </b>That was unexpected. I was genuinely surprised about that. And I felt bad because that kind of choky hiccup crying hurts.<o:p></o:p><br /><br /><b>Lorraine: </b>oh I know! She made me need to get a drink of water just watching her. Someone get that girl a Gatorade.<o:p></o:p><br /><br /><b>Lacey:</b> She seems like she's got a good head on her shoulders. I'm sure she'll survive the "heart break".<o:p></o:p><br /><br />One date, honey. It was just one date.<b><o:p></o:p></b><br /><br /><b>Lorraine: </b>The more I watch, the more I think that these women automatically go into some sort of survival mode thing when they get kicked off. They instinctively blame the sorrow on losing out on the man, the connection, the "falling in love" when the actual feeling you're having is how universally mortifying it is to be dumped by a hot guy on TV.<b><o:p></o:p></b><br /><br /><b>Lacey: </b>Well, we're on our way to Panama next week. I wonder if Courtney was there last month too.<b><o:p></o:p></b><br /><br /><b>Lorraine: </b>oh, if she had been, you'd know by now, hahaha</span></span></div>Lacey J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11193323495598355178noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6799681267094318589.post-84046442105053939722012-01-30T09:00:00.001-07:002012-01-31T09:28:17.926-07:00Altering Destiny- UPDATE<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">I love listening to my iPod on shuffle. I usually think of a specific song I want to listen to, start with that one and then let the shuffler do its work. Sometimes I'll be listening to a randomly selected song that I'm less than enthused about, and simultaneously a different song that I really want to hear will come into my mind. </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">Then begins a great battle in my head. Do I ignore my desire to switch songs and stay on the path that the shuffling algorithm has set for me? What if the very next song it chooses inspires me or touches my soul? If I switch to my desired song, I just might miss something special! </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">Or do I succumb to the craving for the song I want at the moment, thereby causing a chain reaction of completely different songs that I wouldn't have been disposed to listen to otherwise? But what if every song it chooses afterward leaves me cold and unhappy?</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">Do I stay the course and hope for a bright and glorious future? Or do I tempt fate and alter my destiny, for good or evil?</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">I just really want to listen to Elton John's "I've Seen the Saucers".</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>UPDATE 1/31/11- I elected to defy the Shuffle Algorithm gods and listened to my song (with much satisfaction, I might add). In an act of vengeance for my lack of respect, they smote my iPod with a mighty blow, rendering it useless to me. Everything was erased! All my attempts to save my iPod were futile. I got error after error after error. So, with much sorrow in my heart, I was forced to restore it to factory settings. I now begin the long journey of recovery. I swear, I shall never stray from the path again.</b></span></div>Lacey J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11193323495598355178noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6799681267094318589.post-38422113445859904212012-01-26T15:25:00.005-07:002012-01-26T15:56:35.902-07:00Bachelor #4: Two-Face and Double-Talk<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">Meaning Courtney and Emily. A great rivalry begins! Today Lorraine and I debate about the true nature of Courtney the model. Is she merely misunderstood? Or is she a cold, soulless, manipulative, game-playing, Charlie Sheen-quoting wretched human being? You decide.</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey: </b> Turns out Utah is the perfect place to fall in love. What's wrong with me then?</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> hahahahahahhaha. you just have to move to park city, learn to ride horses, drop yourself down a cavernous hole in the ground in a bikini, run in the rain, and then make a fool of yourself on National TV, and you TOO can find overwhelming, synthesized, temporary love!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey: </b> That's a tall order. I'll get started right away.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>So what do you think Samantha did to tick Ben off so much?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>He sent her packing with no mercy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>He must have been completely turned off by her ingratitude.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>She didn't get much camera time. Maybe she was annoying and rude.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> well Nicki goes in there and acts gracious, leaves herself completely open and kind, and actually winning a few points from me, and THEN in a perfect show of timing (almost producer made magic timing) Samantha shows up right after her and very immaturely questions him about their relationship. I would have sent her packing in those circumstances too. the contrast between the two women was too much to ignore.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey: </b> Definitely. I was kind of impressed with his forthrightness even though it was totally brutal.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> Benjamin was like, bible fierce.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>one swift mighty blow of omnipotent date ending smitage, and sister was gone. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>she is definitely making my Bachelor Worst of the Night List.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey: </b> Did you notice Ben's look of terror as he rode the horse across the river?</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> ahhh ahahha, it was SPECTACULAR!!! I saw the writing on the wall there. I was thinking, oh dear. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>All Utah horses universally hate water. He is going to do something to unseat that poor poor boy from Sonoma and send him flying, completely ruining the image of a gallant bachelor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>But Ben miraculously held on, and regained his gallant Benface quickly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">I was disappointed that Lindzi didn't take advantage of the situation to do some stunts. It would have been both negatively dramatic to all the poor angry jealous women, but also been awesome for me.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey: </b> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>She was sitting pretty. She looked great atop her noble steed. Poor Ben. A plaid cowboy cut shirt doesn't make you a cowboy.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> that it doesn't.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey: </b> I'd like to say that Courtney disgusts me. Her baby talk, her subterfuge, her manipulation. Infuriating!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> haha, well, this is where our little chats are going to get interesting, you and me, sister to sister. Because I have a confession to make.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey: </b> Oh no.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>What?!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> Over the course of 2 hours of my life that I can never have back, my heart changed a little.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I might be just a little bit team Courtney.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey: </b> Wha..... How...... How did this happen?!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> I know. I KNOW. I was shocked at my own feelings. Maybe I'm as dumb as Ben on this one. Maybe I have been watching sports with Dan for too long and now have become some sort of perpetual rooter for the underdog. but, honestly, I kind of see where she's coming from.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The other women on this season have proven that they are easily pushed to jealousy, to being overly involved with each other, to blowing everything they have with Ben over their feelings with the other girls. And Courtney isn't buying into ANY of it. She's an easy target, easy to hate, and definitely has some unlikeable qualities. But, if I were her, I'd probably hate living with 14 other girls in a house too.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">And if I were standing in a lake in a pair of waders up to my shoulders and I didn't know how to flyfish, I'd sure as heck be pulling out all the stops to get that boy's attention.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey: </b> I definitely think that Emily showed bad form with the tattling. I think the girls are overly emotional and silly. But my biggest issue with Courtney was how she completely manipulated Ben into giving her the group date rose. She baby talked him into thinking she was pushing him away so he'd scramble to reel her back in. Also, does she not realize that "winning" means you're a crazy crack head? It's just the mean girl mind games that she plays.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>She has some funny sound bites though. "I thought her head was going to pop off and spin around."</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> hahahahhahahahha. yeah. that whole scene at the end when Emily is self destructing, and Courtney is in the confessional stroking her rose, I almost died, I thought it was so funny.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Her behavior towards the other women is completely bizarre and uncomfortable, but I sort of get now that it really is coming from a place of just not understanding other women. Which is sad for her. But I think that women who thrive in the Bachelor setting are kind of creepy, too. So she has taken it to the other extreme, and I have a sick twisted admiration for that.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey: </b> At the end though, when Ben announced that they were going to Puerto Rico and she was like, "I was just there 2 months ago" (needle scratches across record)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>That's more than a little obnoxious right?</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> That's the thing, her awful behavior is what is growing on me. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Really, she's just being her completely awful self now, and not waiting, like Brad did to show his "temper" to Emily until after the show wrapped.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey: </b> The problem is, I don't think Ben is seeing much of her crazy. Only the other girls are. I don't know. I guess time will tell. If she comes out with the psycho and Ben still likes her, I wish her lip biting, hair fondling joy.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> I think the important thing to remember is that "the other women" won't always be in the next room. if it weren't for the other women, maybe she'd be rather normal, question mark? I don't know.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Also, Emily totally and completely lied about tattling, to try and make Courtney look like the crazy one. Bad Emily. Good Courtney for going for the jugular. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>That was actually my turning point of the night.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">if you're going to bad mouth a woman to the man she's vying for, you stick to your words, woman. especially when you looking into the eyes of CRAZY.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey: </b> I thought Emily was a total lame-o. She tried to hide behind wanting to guard and protect his heart. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>It was total self-preservation when she tattled, and then she wouldn't own up. Emily lost about 20 points with me. But her losing didn't make me like Courtney any more.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> haha, that's fair. very fair. but their chemistry doesn't hold a candle to what he's got with Kacie B.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>She's still at the top of my good girls list.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey: </b> I agree. She's so sweet and sincere. She's a good egg, that one.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Red-Head Accountant did pretty well on her date too. He was probably swept away by her ability to tread water and make out at the same time. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>That looked completely unromantic and potentially dangerous. How do they not kick each other?</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lorraine:</b> the cave diving was undeniably cool, albeit the multiple near drownings.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey: </b> Had I been down there I would have requested they throw me a life vest.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> at least some sort of foam noodle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>preferably ARM floaties.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey: </b> The Biggest Creeper award goes to the blonde chick who was in the frame in the front row at the concert. Did you notice her?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>She kept staring and smiling and staring some more.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:16px;"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GYbC23JLYHU/TyHYSfeKxrI/AAAAAAAAAHI/IFbmg6pVjOM/s320/Blonde%2BCreeper.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702076415425038002" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px; " /></span></span></p><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:16px;"><br /></span></span></div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> Whaaa? creepy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>it was Shawntel in a wig I bet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>comin' back for one more look.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>while not the most mindblowing date in terms of chemistry, it was still a fun date to watch.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey: </b> I think we can all start our countdowns on Rachel. They had little to no chemistry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>And it sounded like she had taken a page out of Jenna's "How To Make Say in Incoherent Sentence" book when she was trying to explain her problems in relationships.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">*"How To Say an Incoherent Sentence". <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span> Wow.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Clever joke fail.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> no, no fail. you pretty much nailed it on the head, hahaha. I'm sure that's actually exactly what Jenna titled her book.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>"How to make say in incoherent sentence" with the subtitle "communication is and the world with love from before my life and after with the bachelor"</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey: </b> And they everly after lived badly.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> hahaha. yup. I can't believe that he kept her at all after that awkward awkward date, except that maybe Benjamin just likes the IDEA of marrying a woman with a nose ring.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> I would like to compliment Utah on seeming luxurious, picturesque, and full of granola things to do. Also, I want the phone number for Ben's horse. By far the hottest cast member of the night, for me.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">OH, and Monica! we should say something about her. lay her to rest.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey: </b> Monica got such a weird edit the first night. I was surprised this episode to find her very intelligent and mature and nice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>And now gone.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> yup. Props to Ben for dumping her 20 minutes from home. shortest limo ride EVER.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>That HAD to have crossed his mind.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey: </b> So true! Let her go in her back yard.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Utah was beautifully represented.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Now when do they do a week in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">southern</i> Utah? That would BLOW THEIR MINDS.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> So true. But the girls are always such pansies on this show, afraid of heights, wearing dumb clothes, requiring 4,000 thread count egyptian cotton for their sleeping needs.<b> </b> I guess they'll have to stick to the luxurious offerings of Park City. On to Puerto Rico! </span></p> <!--EndFragment-->Lacey J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11193323495598355178noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6799681267094318589.post-29678281232127007492012-01-19T15:42:00.010-07:002012-01-19T16:31:17.373-07:00The Bachelor #3<div style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">Today Lorraine and I discuss Episode 3 of the Bachelor in which the girls threaten to implode and Ben saves the day by showing some sound judgment. Join us as we analyze, rage, and scoff.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b>AHHHHH!!!!! SHAWNTEL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I don't believe it.</span></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey</b>: Crazy right?</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine</b>: I love her! Dan had a crush on her Brad's season! I'm watching right now</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey</b>: I know I liked her a lot too. She made me want to be a mortician.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine</b>: hahaha, great conversation starter for any dating reality show. make the model die. Make the model be dead, and then you or Shawntel (or both of you) can formaldehyde her.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey</b>: I'd relish the opportunity.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b></b><b>Lorraine</b>: oh no, I've started off the bachelor convo prematurely. We're half live-blogging hahah. that's how sick I've become. I can't even WAIT.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b></b><b>Lacey</b>: I don't know. It makes it kind of exciting! Discussing it with you as you discover it is thrilling!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b></b><b>Lorraine</b>: I like that Elyse is refusing to leave, haha. I don't think she would have left if Ben hadn't made her. THEY ARE ALL STANDING RIGHT THERE???!! Elyse needs to die.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Along with the Normal Nice Model.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5hOlCvreI4I/TxidofLBZwI/AAAAAAAAAGw/bN08sJ-06Ic/s320/picresized_1326780677_bachelor-shawntel-ben.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699478647325419266" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 207px; " /></span></p><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b></b><b>Lacey</b>: Elyse is bug-eyed combative! Minus 10 points for her!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine</b>: your scoring method is accepted. ohhh, Rachel. Erika. Monica. Elyse. This is extremely enlightening. Of course every girl doesn't like this. but how you handle it is what proves what sort of person you are.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey</b>: I know! It's amazing what insecurity can do.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b></b><b>Lorraine</b>: Poor Shawntel. Got dumped on TV twice.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey</b>: He saved everyone from an A-Bomb of drama.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine</b>: yup. not that I wouldn't have loved to have seen The Nice Normal Model protest her way on to a plane.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey</b>: I wouldn't have minded that at all. I had 4 notes written down for the first hour and fifteen minutes of this episode. That rose ceremony really packed a punch. It totally compensated for an otherwise lackluster episode.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine</b>: it's so true. shall we quickly breeze through the first hour? let see...who was the first date again? Hahaha.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Oh yes, EMILY! the germ doctor</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey</b>: Oh the date of WAY too many love analogies.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine</b>: hahahahahha, I totally wrote down every cliché thing that they said. Ben's list was up to 10.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey</b>: Ben says "love is all about diving head first"... into a sea of rapidly moving vehicles.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b></b><b>Lorraine</b>: "I feel like we've taken this date to new heights" ...for the world record of most embarrassing bachelor voiceovers at 2,000 feet.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-L2imxc8ANkM/Txid2OzIWCI/AAAAAAAAAG8/cdtohsSdhU4/s320/0116_bachelor-bridge_ob.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699478883448412194" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /></span></span></p><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></span></div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b></b><b>Lacey</b>: Then the skiing date. Kacie B. ratchets up her adorable factor about 20 notches with the backwards butt skiing!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b></b><b>Lorraine</b>: Totally. she EARNED her rose this week. No one handed it to her. It was achieved with exemplary self-degrading butt skiing</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey</b>: Remember the totally shameless and blatant product placement cars? Real subtle, guys.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b></b><b>Lorraine</b>: that was terrrrible.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey</b>: Then there was the granddaughter leaving thing. That seemed kind of random to me, but props to her for ducking out when she wasn't feeling it.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b></b><b>Lorraine</b>: I agree, and honestly, I think she outsmarted the show.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I definitely got the feeling that Ben chose her so she could either "prove him wrong" or so he could send her packing like he planned. She got to leave with her pride somewhat intact, but you could tell she was suspicious, and that's not a good spot to be in.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b></b><b>Lacey</b>: That makes sense. Good call. He said he was on the fence about her. She must have sensed it and beat him to it. I also got the feeling that she didn't understand all these women working themselves into a frenzy over some dude they've had 3 conversations with and she didn't buy the hype.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b></b><b>Lorraine</b>: yeah, I think you're right. like Jennifer saying she thinks she's falling in love?? have they, like, talked? ever?</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b></b><b>Lacey</b>: Exactly. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:large;">So my favorite line of the night went to Nicki aka Donkey Girl when she was crying about Shawntel being there. She said "She comes riding in here on her high hearse- no pun intended..." Are you sure Nicki? Are you really sure?</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine</b>: HA!!! Nikki was a walking basket case the whole night. She's another one of those people I've barely seen in the same room as Ben, and she's beside herself because of her jealousy over some girl.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b></b><b>Lacey</b>: and Courtney's "What's her butt" coming in with a close second. There's a 4th grader in all of us, I suppose.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine</b>: I think my favorite comment was in reference to the Nice Normal Model, according to Emily. "I think she has a disorder. I think she should be diagnosed." I love when all the girls start diagnosing each other with disorders, bwah ha ha. classic bachelor.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b></b><b>Lacey</b>: Ahh! That was the best moment of my life! Courtney totally tried to manipulate Elyse into hating Lindzi and it completely backfired. Everyone just thought she was nuts. I laughed so hard!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">Other favorite moment- Ben says "JFK used to take Marilyn Monroe out here." Courtney says "That doesn't happen every day." True. They've both been dead for decades. Thank you.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b></b><b>Lorraine</b>: hahahahha, I don't think Courtney knows who either of those people are. as she herself said, smart is boring.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b></b><b>Lacey</b>: Words of wisdom right there. You listening, young girls?</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine</b>: If you want to be a washed up mean girl model on the Bachelor someday, don't go to school! or go, but only to flirt with boys, and then fail ALL the classes!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b></b><b>Lacey</b>: So do your rankings change at all in light of Shawntel-gate?</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine</b>: oh, I'm afraid so. Rachel definitely went all crazy girl on us.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b></b><b>Lacey</b>: I have to say I was sorely disappointed in her.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine</b>: hard to hold her too close to the heart now.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b></b><b>Lacey</b>: Red-Head Accountant kind of held it together and won best kisser award. Maybe she takes the 3rd place spot?</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine</b>: oh! she had my other favorite quote of the night!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">“he said I was the best kisser. Which I’m not telling anybody” she said into a camera that said “ABC” on the side of it.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b></b><b>Lacey</b>: Ha ha! Anybody but 5 million home viewers! </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b></b><b>Lorraine</b>: Now on to Park City, where it will become increasingly difficult to get the women sufficiently liquored up!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b></b><b>Lacey</b>: Drunk drama may hit an all time low, but beautiful scenery is guaranteed. Still worth watching.</span></p> <!--EndFragment-->Lacey J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11193323495598355178noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6799681267094318589.post-9408410679138343212012-01-13T16:04:00.008-07:002012-01-20T12:34:22.987-07:00A Romp Thru Episode 2<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:large;"><b>Join my sister-in-law Lorraine and I as we discuss and dissect the most embarrassing show on television, The Bachelor. Don't judge us too harshly.</b></span></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey: </b>What we learned in this episode: Ben likes small towns, southerners, and women wearing Osh Kosh B'Gosh.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> I loved when that little girl was trying to think of what to call it. "the lady...wearing the, the..."</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">and we all knew exactly who she meant.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:16px;"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tMy6VdAHcBs/TxC6Mo_8-nI/AAAAAAAAAGk/SFpxB34mKas/s320/Blakeley%2527s%2BRomper.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697258254950529650" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 186px; " /></span></span></p><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:7;color:#0000ee;"><br /></span></div> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey: </b> I breathed a huge sigh of relief when she was finally forced into that gingerbread costume. Think of the children!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> by far my favorite part of the entire show was the 0.5 second shot of Blakely, deep inside the cavernous gingerbread man costume, with her million dollar smile, saying "NIIICE!" when Ben took his clothes off.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">I replayed it.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">thrice.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">I want to have it forever in a repeating animated .gif</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey: </b> I didn't even notice! I'll have to have a re-screening.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">I've decided that Kacie B. continues to rank #1 this week, especially in light of her baton twirling skills. That was excellent. You can't make that stuff up!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> This is my overall emotion after watching this episode. Kacie B. and Ben's charming personality combined MIGHT be enough to save him from his horrible, despicable, taste in and judgment of women. Help us, Kacie B. Kanobi, you're our only hope.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey: </b> Ha! Their date seemed really nice and low-key and fun. Although, I feel the Producer Manipulation of the Night Prize went to the home video montage of Ben's late father. It made me a little uncomfortable. Too raw. Too personal. Too soon.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">Then again, Ben brings it up every two seconds, so I guess he's kind of asking for it.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> For sure. I would not appreciate being manipulated like that on a date by a Producer. And how, you know, Ben's entire life is apparently images of his dead father, and not a whole lot else.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">uh...WEird.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey: </b> I was glad when that part of the date ended. I think you're right. I think </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:large;">their chemistry is really natural. I like 'em.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> the other single date was just entirely bizzare, I almost don't even know what to say about it other than watching her try to pretend to be natural and sweet sort of reminded me of my parent's 3 legged dog trying to jump into the back of the suburban on his own.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">only, when Duke does that, we're all like, oh, poor duke, it isn't happening, but Ben, BLESS HIS HEART, is somehow entirely oblivious to how much it's NOT HAPPENING.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey: </b> I thought Courtney was good. She seemed just so nice and sweet and normal. In fact, my mom tuned in for like 3 minutes right during that date and thought she was great. I was like NOOOOO! It's LIES!!! All lies!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> oh I thought she seemed so bizarre and awkward</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">like, acting, but by a dumb model.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey: </b> The biggest give away of her true nature was when she kept agreeing with Ben every time he said it was weird that she was still single. She kept saying Yeah. Ego much?</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> The truth is, I know so many poor guys like this. Brilliant, charming, successful- and they all fall victim to this same kind of woman because they like to believe that the gaping hole they see in her is "mystery" when in fact, it's just a gaping hole.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey: </b> Truths. Now, I have to ask you. Is something wacky with her top lip? An injection gone wrong? Did someone punch her in the face?</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> injection, def.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">she's got the classic post-surgical duck pout.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">If he takes her all the way, he's a mad man. But I actually sort of see her self destructing dramatically mid-season.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey: </b> Well she's already alienating the other girls. That usually takes them out of the game sooner or later. Except in that one season that I don't like to talk about, aka Jake and Vienna. And we all saw how that worked out.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> haha, yes, the cameras disappear and suddenly it all makes sense.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey: </b> The signs are there. Pay attention to them or pay the consequences.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">So back to that excruciating little group date we had to sit through... I was actually kind of surprised at how game the girls were. For the most part they were pretty good sports.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> haha, they were. The donkey girl is cute as can be. She was a fave of mine from that.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey: </b> Texas Nicki. She'll go far. I can feel it.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">The after-party or whatever you want to call it is where it got interesting.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> haha, yeah, that part is always so surreal to me. it's just like hours and hours of people in bathing suits getting tipsy and making poor choices.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey: </b> Remember that part when he was making out with Red-Head Accountant? Loudest kissing ever!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> icky icky icky</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey: </b> And then I think she forgot what show she was on for a minute. She was so appalled when she saw him kissing Blakeley. *crickets.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> hahahahha, YES! Who are these women? Keep your head in the GAME!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#646464;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey: </b> The rose ceremony got a little dicey. It's already so dramatic!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> bahahaha, this was the best rose ceremony ever, in my opinion. specifically because despite all the exemplary manipulation, editing, attention to ambience and luxury- those producers apparently couldn't do anything about how cold it was. I have never seen so many skinny shivering girls in my life, hahahaha!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey: </b> Get those girls some shawls!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> I could watch that over and over.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">cold skinny girls.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey: </b> And then they all died of exposure. The End.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> there was a number of them you could tell were like "I seriously don't care if I get a rose, I'm cold, Imma die out here in my strapless cocktail dress and sandal stilletos"</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">I would have been the girl that protested and gotten my uggs and a beanie and been like "give the rose to the smart ugly one. right here. evolution wants you to pick me."</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey: </b> Ha ha!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> but the best was Crazy Jenna's "I am in shock." how is that at all even sort of possible? How could you be in shock? How? You've never spoken coherent words to him, ever.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey: </b> But when she said "I'm mortified." Definitely valid.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> Haha, yes, in perfect Jenna fashion, she swings quickly between reality and the Jenna Parallel Universe of conversations where you only say every other word, and somehow, Ben understands.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey: </b> That girl was nutz. I think (read: hope) that the drama level goes down a little bit with her gone.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> I think so. And maybe Blakely and the Nice Normal Model will die in a tragic international ziplining in bikinies while drinking champaigne incident sometime in the next episode or two. We can hope, right?</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey: </b> Or an accidental hot tub drowning.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> I can't believe that HASN'T ever happened on this show.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey: </b> Remember when Ben went and found Blakeley in the corner? That would have been so much funnier if she were still wearing the little kid overalls. And a dunce cap.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> My prevailing thought during that scene was entirely mathematical in nature.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey: </b> Do explain!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> I was so taken by the scale of it- how very large those girls' suitcases were, and how extremely tiny most of Blakely is. I can't believe he was even able to find her shriveled little frame behind that floral monstrosity. I don't think my cat can get in that tiny of a ball.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey: </b> As much as she deserved it, I think the girls did get a little "Lord of the Flies" in their Blakeley bashing. They just kept piling it on.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">Come on ladies, rise above.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> oh absolutely, this is what girls do in mass numbers. it's easy to get sucked into, I think</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey: </b> Lindzi of first impression rose and horse fame needs some help with her make-up. I thought it was so funny that she mentioned she didn't wear much right when I was thinking I want to help!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b>ha! I had the same thought! I hope they get to go on a nice equestrian beach date, so I can live vicariously. and she can show off her less make-upped natural side.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey: </b>The whole flesh-toned lip color situation is not a good look for any living, breathing humans. Only zombies.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b>HA! </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:large;">that's the color! I thought maybe it was Maybelline Peach Crayon 235, but you're right, it's Loreal Zombie Flesh Help 339. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey: </b> Stop it! I'm dying!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> I promise when you die not to the let the mortician apply either. just a nice alive-looking rose blush.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey: </b> I sincerely appreciate that.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> But, I might have to special request they bury you in the osh kosh outfit. because then we can laugh to mask our pain.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey: </b> I will haunt you, Lorraine!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">I will come back and make you miserable! Don't you think I won't!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">I wouldn't be caught dead in that thing!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> as if that wouldn't be terrifying enough, you'd be in that outfit!!!! I take it all back.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey: </b> Any other notable moments?</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> I think that does it for me.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey: </b> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:large;">Do your previous rankings still stand?</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> yup, Kacie B., Rachel, and the Donkey Girl.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">well, I'm adding the Donkey Girl</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey: </b> I agree.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> which one is the epidemiologist again?</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey: </b> Emily, PhD Student.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> she didn't get much air time, did she? but I liked her originally.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lacey: </b> Despite her serious eyebrow over-plucking problem, I think she'll go far.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">This was a good talk. I think next week will be epic! Ex-girlfriend coming back! Girl fainting! Everyone crying!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">I'm excited.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><b>Lorraine: </b> woohoo!! synthesized drama to make our mondays! let it live on!</span></p> <!--EndFragment-->Lacey J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11193323495598355178noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6799681267094318589.post-61044103871984230412012-01-12T15:53:00.002-07:002012-01-12T16:11:15.719-07:00I Would Die<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;">If I were the offender in <a href="http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/01/12/10141114-mans-marimba-iphone-ring-stops-mahler-symphony-dead">this story</a>, I would not have survived. I would have died of embarrassment, no question in my mind. Can you even imagine? Just reading it made my face flush and head start spinning! Go home, old man, and try to forget. Also, change your ring tone to something a little less egregious.</span>Lacey J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11193323495598355178noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6799681267094318589.post-74459184078035740242012-01-06T15:11:00.005-07:002012-01-30T11:41:47.034-07:00Ya'll Ready For This?<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><div><b>Because it's happening. Read on.</b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></span></div>Lorraine: Lacey. We need to talk. It's important. It's about...the Bachelor.<br /><br />Lacey: Did you watch?<br /><br />Lorraine: I did.<br /><br />Lacey: Me too.<br /><br />Lorraine: I really want to like the horse girl, for obvious reasons, but the way she spells her name: LINDZI. And, you know, her face. I was surprised she got the first impression rose<br /><br />Lacey: Me too a little. But she seems nice and pretty normal which means she'll either go far, or be written off by the producers.<br /><br />Lorraine: hahahha you may have a point there. also, um JENNA!!!!!<br /><br />Lacey: psycho<br />She scares me!<br /><br />Lorraine: my favorite part is actually watching her try to interact with Ben. she hasn't said a single normal thing to him yet. not one thing. "Good Things End Badly" hahahahahhaha<br /><br />Lacey: It's true. She's unstable. While we're talking about Jenna, let's talk about Monica. Why do they keep casting the "villains" from Salt Lake City? They're giving us a bad name!<br /><br />Lorraine: hahahaha, I know!<br />what's weird though is if you go on the bachelor site, they list her as being from california, so I'm pretty sure they're just "accidentally" submarining salt lake on purpose, haha<br /><br />Lacey: Interesting!<br /><br />Lorraine: Though I have to say, considering she is clearly a little on the crazy side, she handled Jenna surprisingly well. about how I would have if someone had said, you know, some of those things to me.<br />I think she chose a perfectly reasonable time to walk away from psycho hose beast.<br /><br />Lacey: What did you think of the lovefest on the sofa? Are they maybe on the wrong show? Or just physically affectionate girls?<br /><br />Lorraine: hahaha, that was the weirdest thing I've ever seen. I think it was 2 drunk girls who wanted to be on TV.<br /><br />Lacey: I agree. I was sad he sent Oklahoma cow nuts shotgun girl home. She was cute. Also Shira because she was on an episode of the office once.<br /><br />Lorraine: hahah, yeah, poor shotgun girl. I didn't know that about Shira! did I miss that in the episode?<br /><br />Lacey: No. I read it on a comment board and it was true. She played Andy's underage girlfriend.<br />Very funny ep.<br /><br />Lorraine: LOL<br />that's awesome!!! I liked the girl in the disco ball dress. she was stunning. and I like the blond with the bangs, oh what was her name?<br /><br />Lacey: With the nose piercing? Rachel.<br /><br />Lorraine: yes! Rachel.<br />she seems spunky but normal<br /><br />Lacey: I liked her a lot too. Disco ball dress.... I don't remember her I think...<br /><br />Lorraine: I'm trying to see if there's a picture, I can't remember who she is, I just remember her dress and that she looked super hot.<br /><br />Lacey: My favorites were Rachel, Kacie B. (she seemed super sweet), Nicki (divorcee), and Shawn (single mom).<br />Lorraine: This Girl:<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; "><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ujl-fjaKhuQ/TwdnI_94x_I/AAAAAAAAB9M/WOsHJpCqzsE/s1600/3b9d3a9edb9fd90c9a101f6ee0e62747.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="text-decoration: none; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; "><img border="0" height="223" rea="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ujl-fjaKhuQ/TwdnI_94x_I/AAAAAAAAB9M/WOsHJpCqzsE/s400/3b9d3a9edb9fd90c9a101f6ee0e62747.jpg" width="400" style="border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; position: relative; " /></a></div><br />Lacey: YES!!! THat's Kacie B! She's my pick for number one.<br /><br />Lorraine: right on! lacey, we are winners!<br />I liked Shawn too, her green monstrosity of a dress was real unfortunate, but I think she can still recover.<br /><br />Lacey: I was so afraid for her bosoms. She was THIS CLOSE to spilling out.<br /><br />Lorraine: so close. really close.<br /><br />Lacey: I hope I don't sound jerky when i ask this, but did you think there were more "interesting" looking women this season than any before?<br />Jerky. I knew it!<br /><br />Lorraine: hahahahaha, you are such a good soul, that was the nicest possible way to put it. yeah, actually, that's kind of what I was thinking about Ashley's season of the bachelorette- they are possibly scraping the bottom of the "people who are willing to get married on TV" barrel.<br /><br />I know America is going down the drainpipe and all, but I still imagine the pickins are slim of people willing to read aloud a card on TV that talks about "the key to a luxury suite for a romantic evening alone", knowing full well that Granny is watching in her lazy boy under an afghan.<br /><br />Lacey: You speak the truth.<br /><br />Lorraine: but yes, am I crazy, or is the model not even really all that pretty?<br />I think she's sort of weird looking.<br /><br />Lacey: I agree. She's a model with "a look". But I may feel that way because I already know I wouldn't like her as a person. The first thing she does is stick her hands all over in his hair. Gag me. Then she tells him "I'm just really nice and calm and normal". Usually if you have to say it with words, your behavior will soon prove otherwise.<br /><br />Lorraine: hahaha, it's so true. I loved the description of her given by your <a href="http://http//www.ihategreenbeans.com/">green beans blogger</a>. We get it, you're a nice model, who isn't actually nice. OKAY.<br /><br />Lacey: Any other notable contestants we need to talk about?<br /><br />Lorraine: only a moment of silence for the girl who I most identified with and who did not get a rose: Dianna. May her single life rest in peace.<br /><br />Lacey: The candy girl?<br /><br />Lorraine: She runs a non-prof! her heart is made of gold! cute men make her forget what she was gonna say! CANDY IS THE ENEMY!<br />haha, yes, so sad.<br /><br />Lacey: I know. Bless her. She seemed like a sweetie.<br /><br />Lorraine: I remember watching and thinking, omg, that is totally what I would do if someone made me go on the bachelor and try to flirt with a stranger.<br />crash and burn.<br />repeatedly.<br /><br />Lacey: Yeah. She definitely got a few "bless her hearts" from me. She had a rough time in Bachelor town. Some people just aren't cut out for it.<br /><br />Lorraine: yup. it's for the people who are charming, quick on their feet, total drunks, and always sound good when there is a camera 12 inches from your noggin. it's not for everyone.<br />Before getting married, I kept hoping they'd make a nerd version of the bachelor, featuring a park ranger. I would have done it.<br /><br />Lacey: If they had a chemical engineer who liked (or tolerated) the arts I'd join up in a heartbeat. He'd have to be willing to listen to me do dramatic readings of Poe by lamplight.<br /><br />Lorraine: haha! seriously, ABC is missing the real money boat, here. brilliant nerds dorking out at dodgy museums, attending coke bottling factory tours, and reciting ancient verse in iambic pentameter, or better yet, in latin.<br /><br />Lacey: Can you imagine how delightfully undramatic that season would be? Some might call it "boring". I would call it "bearable".<br /><br />Lorraine: it would be so bearable that Dan would watch it without having to pretend like he wasn't watching it.<br /><br />Lacey: Ha ha!<br />How can we make this happen? In my dreams.<br /><br />Lorraine: hey man! we know SO MANY people with cameras. Choose a Nott brother, any Nott brother.<br />we'll make our own!<br />if only I knew more chemical engineers. or park rangers. therein lies the rub.<br /><br />Lacey: Oh man. It would rock. You know what we should do? Have a Bachelor g chat every week and then post them on our blogs. Funny and embarrassing.<br /><br />Lorraine: hahaha, I FULLY support this. I love horrifying people with my enthusiasm for bad television.<br />LOL, reading back through our conversation and seeing that I referenced "the bachelor website" and I died. this is a ghost typing.<br /><br />Lacey: I referenced a message board. What's worse?<br /><br />Lorraine: both equally bad. Post it.<br /><br />Lacey: Really? This is a big decision. Do we really want the world to know even our most pathetic thoughts and opinions about THIS? Is this how we want to be defined?<br /><br />Lorraine: I think it's important to remind people that the neatest people you'll meet in life are the walking contradictions. This doesn't define us, it gives us....color.<br />verve, if you will.<br />But maybe just to be safe, we should post something about the middle east peace crisis right after.<br /><br />Lacey: Yes. Oh man. This is really happening.<br /><br />Lorraine: Our gchats will be a gift to mankind Lacey. don't look back.</span></span>Lacey J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11193323495598355178noreply@blogger.com1