This is Just Embarassing... Or is it?

Hats off to Paris Hilton, who made the idea of being famous for nothing what it is today (but ironically overcame her own trademark)

As with anything there are those who followed in her footsteps i.e. Heidi & Spencer, Kim Kardashian, Levi Johnston, Jon Gosselin, and well... everyone from Reality TV ever.. These people are so far beyond stupid that they will say ridiculous things like "I don't care what people think of me!" When ideally that is EXACTLY what they care about. But then.... they do what would appear to be a terrible job of furthering their "careers".. pulling crazy publicity stunts and releasing "albums" and all sorts of other heinous spin-offs of their niche crazy to gather more "negative" attention... Hmmmm *Head Scratching* *Freudian Chin Rubbing*...

*Light Bulb*

Wait! Do these assumed morons have a Queen P trick up their sleeves after all? I say to you my fellow media whores... When they fall, do we not watch? ...When they sue, do we not vote on TMZ? ....When they record songs, do we not buy them iTunes so we can play them in drunken situations and laugh about it with our friends? So I ask you.. is someone playing with a different deck of cards, perhaps?

Food for thought in the world of idiots that we can't wait to tune in for weekly..

Now for the fun part, let's all watch Danielle Staub pull a Kim Zolciak and woefully embarass herself... or did she??

Gotta Love Maury

Borrowed this from Failblog, hope they don't mind...

The Future of America = Dear Lord




P.S. Do you remember when Maury Povich had a soul? *nostalgic snap* ...those were the days...

Fina - freakin' - lly

It's about time.

Crystal Bowersox tweeted a pic of her once meth-head teeth lookin' Colgate commercial ready this morning. Awesome! Now I can watch you sing instead of thinkin' about how you smuggled your crackpipe onto the plane...

The Situation Is.. That You Look Like A Moron.

So I'm gonna need Mickey Rourke to go back to the 80's and stay there. Thanks.


In all seriousness though, I was like 9 1/2 weeks old when that came out, so I have no educated opinions of his glory days... I've seen it and he was kinda hot, but other than that I didn't know much of the guy until he was regurgitated from the has-been stomach of Hollywood a couple years ago.

However... I have seen Jersey Shore and stop me if I'm wrong, but isn't this guy like a 60 year old version of Ronnie?

I mean every time I see him he looks like a geriatric ad for the Armani Exchange.

Is it just me?

LiLo & Snitch

Ummm, you do know you didn't just receive news of a terminal illness, correct?

Is she confused? I know I am.

Because I thought that she'd essentially avoided following 70% of what the court ordered her to do for like three years now...

Does someone telling you that's not allowed and that you've hit the end of the line in excuses, really dictate this much surprise emotion?

And uhh, P.S. you're not goin' to like Alcatraz or anything.. I mean, I don't know exactly where they're gonna put you for the like 2 weeks you'll probably end up actually going, but it's probably gonna have red bull and photography classes, so don't worry...

You CANNOT Be Serious

In case you have been under a rock for the last year.. this is Levi Johnston. In reality the mere fact that America knows his name is a sad statement of our values. As he is the guy who knocked-up the teenage daughter of the ex-vice presidential candidate.

Yes, one step up from being Elton John's, brother's, neighbor's, pool boy, I know. But in our cultures entertainment currency this calculates into like forty-five minutes of fame.

Word on the street is this guy is not only posing for Playgirl, but is getting his own reality show, wherein he may find "love".... are you serious Ryan Seacrest, MTV, or CW ?!? *Whichever bought into this crap..*

Ya, okay I'm probably gonna watch... a lot.

I Knew Jesse James Liked To Look Like A Bad Guy... But Who Knew He Actually Was One?

No, that is not Travis Barkers' mom... this lovely specimen is the competition for Oscar-Winner Sandy Bullock. Yes, I'm serious. Bad boy wanna-be Jesse James has all but come clean this week issuing a statement about the accusations that he allegedly had an affair with Dita Von Skank up there. Sources say the Mrs. has packed up her Oscar and moved to her mom's. Wouldn't you? I mean can you imagine what he's leavin' on toilet seats!?

Pretty Wild... More Like Pretty Stupid

Reality shows make up the bulk of my normal programming. It's a disease, I know, but alas there is no treatment. Although in an effort to tame my addiction I put a cap on the number of shows I tune into regularly, as it had gotten somewhat out of hand and in doing so it has become virtually impossible for me to include anymore VH1, E! and/or MTV bases series' into my weekly line-up. It's a sad truth, but even sadder is that I cannot control what media is filtered into the programming I do watch.

Therefore I find myself at a precipice. My attention is a fickle thing and if I'm say watching an episode of my regularly scheduled 20/20 and they are doing an expose on Hollywood's now infamous "Burglar Bunch" and they just happen to say.. mention that one of the members of said "Burglar Bunch" has a reality show called "Pretty Wild" that's about to premiere that was being filmed during the real heat of the whole saga... Far be it from me to not at least check out the first episode for further details... I'm just sayin'...

So I set the ole DVR for Sunday's nights episode. But as I said before I got a lotta shows I'm tuning in for right now (Desperate Housewives anyone?) and needless to say it got TiVo peoples-choiced into oblivion... So I had to fish for the re-run which happened to air after last nights Idol and well... If E! reality show fever is a sickness... I think I may be cured.

I literally felt like I was watching a horror movie. I kept flinching, covering my eyes, my ears. Pausing and saying things like "did she really just say that" and "some people should really be neutered."

Yes, it was THAT bad.

I thought I had seen airheads before... I mean if you've watched more than one episode of The Hills, you've basically been exposed to the naive of the naive.. But these girls are like seriously on the verge of needing special classes.

I could explain some of the scenarios that led to this conclusion or I could be really mean and tell you to go watch it, but I won't do any of that. I think the show speaks so highly of itself that I'll let it do just that... Here are a few quotes from Sunday nights premiere episode... you tell me...

"I had them all evaluated and they were told that they had ADHD. So every morning I give the girls Adderall." -The Ex-Playmate Mom, as she gets the bottle from the cabinet and passes them out like candy.

"I home school the girls four days a week. I'm basing all the curriculum on the movie "The Secret" - The Mom (She is serious.. CPS whaaatt?)

"It says in the song.. sliding down from heaven on stripper a pole... And I was like, that's totally me!" - Alexis Neiers talking about how she wants to be in her friends music video.



You can't make this shizz up...

Top 5 List Extended Edition

A few weeks ago I did a Top 5 List of things I never want to hear about again... and I think it's become necessary that I give you the expansion pack.

6. Charlie "D-Bag" Sheen: I feel like doing a "Really!? with Seth & Amy" for this one. He is truly giving Tiger Woods and Spencer Pratt a run for their money in the race to become King Chotch. For me it's sorta sad considering how near and dear to my heart both his brother and father are. Can we say black sheep? Or better yet.. anger management?

How many women need to accuse him of threatening to murder them before he looks less appealing to the dating market. He might as well get a warning label tattooed to his ass... "CAUTION: Will impregnate you, threaten your life and #@&% up your car."

7. Tiger Woods: Normally I would be really into this whole saga, as it would appear their is more juice to come in the days ahead. And honestly, if I'd thrown in the towel when I wanted to I'd have missed the glorious mister roboto apology, so I'm grateful to have stuck it out this long. But folks I'm worn out..

And when Howard Stern gets involved, it's really become an SNL spoof of itself anyhow, right?

8. Erin Andrews... and her stalker: Call me the ultimate cynic, but shouldn't she be sending a thank you card to this guy? Show of hands.. who knew her name before this happened? *Crickets* ... Anyone? ....Anyone? ... Bueller?... Bueller?

So.. You're Tellin' Me That's NOT Stiffler's Mom?

When did Daryl Hannah get plucked and tucked into a Jennifer Coolidge clone?

That's a "Splash" alright...

"What the #@!*" says Lilly Scott

Last nights Idol was for me ironically hysterical.

Lemme tell ya why...

For those of you who don't know, everyday from 5:30 to 8:00 on TBS you can watch re-runs of Seinfeld, Friends and The Office non-stop for those two and half hours. Basically it's a buffer for those of us self-proclaimed boob-tubers who can't get enough of witty sitcom banter and who need a bridge from afternoon talk shows into late night prime time. Although this is the time when it is reasonable to begin having a real life before returning to the sofa for a nights worth of Tivo, I admittedly rarely miss watching at least one episode in this time slot. Last night I was able to fit in one episode of Friends and two episodes of Seinfeld before stopping to watch Idol.

The one Friends I did catch was indeed a classic, it was Season 7's "The One with Joey's Award".. For those of you who love Friends as much as I do, you know that this is the episode where Joey is nominated for the not-so-holy-grail of the soap opera awards, a "Soapie." Although he is convinced he will win, Rachel encourages him to practice his "gracious loser" face just in case he doesn't and the cameras are on him. We all know this face well. The oh-it-wasn't-me-but-that's-okay-because-it's-you face usually accompanied by a little clap and if you're really feeling it a standing ovation.

And in keeping with sitcom rules, he in fact doesn't win, so we, the viewers, can bask in the comedy glory of what happens when he forgets to use his gracious loser face and curses into the camera raising his fists before realizing and correcting himself.

Well... I don't know if they have TBS on in the green room at FOX, but someone musta told Lilly Scott to start practicing her "humble winner" face, which is very similar to the "gracious loser" face, but has a few extra elements including but not limited to gasps, tears, hugs, and the every popular, mouthing "Thank You" to the camera.

But most importantly consists of layin' on a really thick coat of I-don't-think-it's-gonna-be-me, and boy does she bring out the big guns. She worked the doe-eyes, lip biting, and forehead scrunching, for all they were worth...

Let's just say that this chick really thought she had this in the bag.

As did we all honestly.. I mean just the other day I was sayin' she was in my top picks, but I guess America wasn't buyin' what she was sellin' because she got the boot. The news came as she stood side-by-side with 16-year-old Katie Stevens, who is adorable and vocally strong, but in my opinion and apparently in Lilly's seemed like the easier choice for dismissal last night.

But it didn't happen that way... And boy is Lilly surprised... watch for around the 1:50 mark.. her face is priceless... You can actually see her mouth WTF...

NOTE: Check out Todrick Hall too, in two commerical breaks he's gone from humbled by the opportunity, to pissed the hell off, LOL.


MWAAAAHHAAAHAAAHAAAAAA!!!

R.I.P. Corey Haim

The 38-year old former child star was pronounced dead a little after 2 am this morning. All signs point to accidental overdose, but not confirmed as of yet. Corey's had a hard fought battle against drug addiction that's lasted for more than twenty years. No word yet on how Corey Feldman is taking the news (the two have been inseparable besties since filming "Lost Boys" together in the '80's). R.I.P. Corey...

Idol Fever

I normally don't like to comment on my picks for any given Idol season until we have a set top twelve. This is in part because from year to year it's always hard to know what the voting audience is going to do. Sometimes it seems that the voting truly does speak for all of us and other times it leaves you scratching your head (i.e. Chris Daughtry) ....So I try to withhold my thoughts until I can get a feel for what I think can realistically be the outcome. BUT... this season is a little different, in that for some reason the judges I feel have been sort of off their game. A great deal of talent graced the stage, but a large group of potential winners were sent home during Hollywood week and more than a handful of duds were given to us to choose from... So this season, I feel, can be narrowed down pretty easily early on...

By all impressions at this point I feel pretty confident to say that this is a girl's year. With that said, here's my picks...

In Order...

1. Didi Benami: I LOVE her voice and she's been my girl pick from her first audition. Vocally she is to me the female equivalent of Andrew Garcia, who I think could essentially be the dark horse in this whole thing and has a special spin on the sound I love.

2. Crystal Bowersox: Loved her doin' some Tracy Chapman and although she has been a frontrunner and a judges fave (which normally annoys me to no end) I think she has a lot of potential and possesses the wowing performance quality that can carry her into the final rounds.

3. Lilly Scott: She's got a different kinda thing goin' on and is super talented.. Always make me excited to see what she's gonna do each week and that my friends is the master key of stardom.

However, if the guys pull one outta the hat and take the gold this year it'll be either:

1. Andrew Garcia: Aforementioned my FAVORITE of the whole show and my pick to win it all from the very beginning.

or

2. Casey James: He's got all the goods; good voice, good body, good hair, good guitar playin', good smile, and great eyes... He's a hunk and let's face it, that could take him pretty far.

Quote of the Week

Via of Texts From Last Night:
"(231) A freshman just referred to Home Improvement as the "Tim the Tool Man Show".. People born after 1990 are not people."

Do You Yahoo?!

Is it just me or does it look like he REALLY doesn't want his updates seen?

Oscar Grouches Part VI : Kathy Ireland

The words can't even... I don't know what to... Ummm ya...

Oscar Grouches Part V : Sigourney Weaver

Let's be for Real... Sigourney Weaver is GORGEOUS...
But sixty years in this business should be plenty enough to have learned that the Oscars is not a toga party, especially if the only other visual reference your outfit beckons is that of a blood clot...

Oscar Grouches Part IV : Robert Downey Jr.

LOVE Sherlock Holmes...

HATE that you look like Sandy Frink from Romy & Michele's High School Reunion...

Oscar Grouches Part III : Charlize Theron

Oh Charlize Theron, I love you so... and it is truly a tragedy that your beauty has been diminished by such a getup... It pains me to do this so I'll be brief. Three things:

1. You're supposed to stuff your bra from the inside.

2. Satin this cheap is usually reserved for mid western prom dresses.

3. Steaming your gown before you get to the red carpet is not optional.

P.S. The lady behind you wants to know why the back of your dress is crapping more dress.

Oscar Grouches Part II : Vera Farmiga is an Organ Donor

My complaints about last nights looks were few and far between, I must admit. In my opinion this may well be the first Oscars in a very long time that didn't pack the punch of many "Holy Hell what is She wearing?!" moments. Although they were rare, they were not however, non-existent. I give you exhibit A... One very overrated Vera Farmiga who came dressed as a small intestine or Mariah Carey's bed skirt, can't be sure which. Either way it was nothing short of a disaster.

Oscar Grouches Part I : Judd Nelson

Dear Lord ... What in the world is going on with Judd Nelson? I'm not naive to the whole 80's vibe having died down for the Brat Pack.. I mean look at Anthony Michael Hall.. they've grown up, I get it, but aren't they supposed to look like regal adult versions of themselves? I haven't seen Judd Nelson in years but remind you this is a man whose two years YOUNGER than George Clooney. When I saw him I gasped in horror... Who is this and what have they done with Alec Newbary, or God help us John Bender?

P.S. My severe apologies if he is sick and/or dying of some strange illness... I both googled and IMDB'ed it and found nothing, but I am literally worried for his safety...

Nipple Slipple

Umm ya.. so as TMZ reported the other day, apparently Simon got a little nipple happy..

Ooh say that three times fast.. little nipple happy -- little nipple happy -- little nipple happy... that's a tricky one...

Anyhow, during the final performance on American Idol Wednesday night, in what I have to assume was a subconscious moment, Mr. Cowell spends a full forty seconds playing with Mr. Righty... it's a pretty funny clip and the freudian in me can't help but wonder if it has something to do with Kara is talking about a relationship with her ex-boyfriend during said touch-fest... I mean I know he's supposedly engaged to his make-up artist but have you seen the two of them this season... jeezuss get a room... And someone needs to tell him that even though it's his last season, he needs to at least pretend to be interested in what's happening...

P.S. Simon's reported fiancee's name is Mezhgan (pronounced Bi-Otch)

M.I.A.pologies

I have no idea who this guy is... picapp says his name is Nick Clegg. I googled him and apparently he's a member of British parliament, but he and I share something in common... His face is a particularly perfect non-verbal explanation of how I've felt this week.. As you may have noticed I've been M.I.A. since Sunday and although I, knock on wood, have not been physically ill.. I've been quite off my game... truthfully it's just been one of those weeks, I think a combo of seasonal depression and cabin fever is to blame, but basically I've had an "ehh" sorta week. I wanted to write several times but nearly all news this week has been a bore-snore of otherworldly proportions.. Or at least it seemed that way to me, quite possibly because I was in said mood.

However, today is different, spring has sprung everyone! I was out and about this morning, driving with the windows down, singing Tracy Chapman and going to the car wash... watching people in the gas station parking lot make craigslist exchanges and complete strangers making small talk on their way in and out.. This is what life is about... Good weather, good music and good friends... so game on my people, game on...

Magical Monday Mayhem

This picture is truly hysterical... I dare you to try looking at it for thirty seconds without laughing... seriously.. try it.. can't do it can you? I know right!?! Been trying to put my finger on it all morning, but I don't know what it is about it that is so funny. Maybe that everything about it is trying too hard to be oddly romantic or dare I say sexy... oh sorry I have to stop and laugh again... wait.. maybe it's that he looks about as awkward about having it taken as I feel looking at it... look at his face... he's on the verge of laughing with you...

Anyhow this is not about the picture, it's about what it represents.. and that is ABC's magical gift which allows them to turn boring, droopy Monday's into exciting, nail biting (yes, I'm aware hopelessly edited and super-cliche) reality show centerpieces of the week. In fact in my case, Monday's are the highlight of my TV week.. Beginning with yet another one of ABC's miracles "Secret Life of the American Teenager" which is super-cheesy, but that I'm incurably addicted to.. (darn you Brenda Hampton, you get me every time), followed by the Bachelor and then if I'm lucky, since they skip weeks erratically, the treat of a new episode of The Big Bang Theory on CBS. So all in all my Mondays nights are pretty great.

I've particularly enjoyed this season of the Bachelor, as I was not of fan of Deanna, Jason, or Jillian, so I've spent a few seasons only half watching and not really feeling the desire to root for anyone. And in truth I had doubts going in about my interest in this season. Although I always liked Jake, I didn't know if his bore-snore of a persona could carry the show, boy was I wrong!

We've had a scandal packed season and it ain't over yet. Tomorrow will be the finale and better yet, the "After the Final Rose" episode, which is when all the shizz really hits the fan. I'm pretty excited, but wanted to give my predictions before the big day... note that I have done my best to stay away from realitysteve.com this season, since as much as I love him, he's begun ruining the seasons for me... so this is my personal, untainted by the media, thoughts on what is come:

I think he will choose Vienna.. Tenley's sweet, but I think he's just been hoping that would result in real chemistry, since logically he knows she would be good for him, but it simply hasn't... plus could you imagine those two together for real? I'm yawning just thinking about it... However I think he still has very strong feelings for Ali and if he hasn't already, will eventually try to work things out with her. Vienna is not his happily ever after gal.. how long it takes him to figure that out is the question... my guess is they've already called it quits...

The After the Rose episode will consist of one of two scenarios.. either we'll see him pull a Mesnick and straight up ask Ali to take him back right there on the air and Gia will be announced as the new bachelorette... OR ...ABC will exude it's genius and do the unthinkable.. announce Ali as the new Bachelorette, knowing that at some point near the end of her season she will get a phone call from a certain pilot whose discovered he's madly in love with her and would like another chance. She'll choose him and they'll live happily ever after... At least until next season that is...

Those are my picks.. Stay Tuned...

WARNING: High Maintenance Overload

As a rule of thumb I tend to think that when judging whether or not someone has had too much plastic surgery it's best to rule them completely out if they look like a bad wax-figure of themselves... but in this case I think it may go WAY beyond that. Let's note that the photo to my right is not Charo, but the 2.0 version of what used to be a vibrant, fresh (granted CRAZY) but otherwise lovely 23 year old woman. Some of you might say.. "oh she looks fine, so she had a little work done, ehh what could it hurt." And there was a time I might've agreed. That time however was long ago when we were unaware of the life span of plastic surgery. It's a relatively new thing you know, all this plucking and tucking, and although I'm a fan of keeping yourself happy and youthful this is serious overkill. Many people don't realize that plastic surgeries aren't a one time deal.. they require upkeep and once you've had it done, the after-effects are bound with you for the long haul. Some of them last as long as ten years without needing any updating, while others, not half that. To refresh your memory, the photo on your right is the result of 16, count 'em SIXTEEN mini-surgeries. Do the math... that means, if she lives to be 75, she'll have to have as few as 80 more procedures to continue looking like a plastic version of herself. Not to mention that when you go to a plastic surgeon's office, gravity and all it's ill-effects are not checked at the door. I shudder to think what is yet to come for this face and dear God help me that chest. I wish I could make more fun of her for this, but really we all knew she was a little bit off her rocker to begin with and cumulatively Speidi is one for the record books in terms of being attention starved, but I really just feel sorry for her. My question is... Does this plastic surgeon do double duty as a fertility specialist? Because he and the guy who implanted Octomom with 8 kids, when she already had six at home, must be at least golf buddies..

How Redneck Do You Have to Be to Need a Box of Wine That Doubles As a Drinking Game?

So this blog is mostly about pop-culture, but I make no secret of my love for UK Basketball, as I am a Kentucky native and have grown up immersed in all things blue... And in truth I suppose sports, even the college variety, can be as much a part of pop-culture as anything else. Add to that the fact that this commercial was so funny that it was next to impossible for me to pass up posting. So... today while preparing to watch the UK vs. TN game, local programming is running a pre-game show showcasing scholastic players and without fail there are a multitude of low-budget local commercials thrown in at every possible break so the advertisers can get their air time. Normally I'd mute the TV or if possible fast forward to the next bit, but today by God's grace we were watching when this magically delicious snip-it took center-stage... it really speaks for itself... so enjoy...

GooGoo Gaga.. Baby Need a Chill Pill?

There are a bajillion things one could say about Lady Gaga. That's she's.. I don't know... say a lunatic... that she has an unnatural need for attention... and of course all the jazz about her androgynous, near comic book level get-ups. Call me crazy, but wasn't Madonna doing an '80's version of all this in... well the 80's..? Given that Madame Gaga takes it quite farther than a tin-man style bra ever thought about going, but nonetheless we've seen this sort of outta the box, walking art thing a million times before with a variety of divas, who as Cher once said at a concert during her Believe Tour "have shoes older than these gals" ... So I sort of dig the entire thing, it's different, creative, and gives the term "wardrobe malfunction" a whole new set of possibilities. Which is sort of what I want to address. These looks don't give me so much a "Why?" thought bubble as "How?" one.. The photo I saw this morning that originated today's post I couldn't use because it's copyrighted, but here's a link.. I chose to use the photo to the right instead because I thought it was entertaining how easily you can compare her to one of those yarn knit toilet paper cover dolls your grandmother probably has. But anyhow, my question is how does she get around in some of this stuff? Like I know there's a team of people whose sole purpose in her entourage is to lead her around like the three blind mice when she's out and about, but like physically some of it just perplexes me. If you saw the the photo in the link you may have noticed that the descriptor says she's leaving London's Zuma Restaurant... Leaving? How the hell'd she get in? I'm picturing her kneeling onto a skateboard and being rolled through the door for clearance.. which I think is pretty creative... but who knows what these people come up with to get her in and out of places with this stuff on... And how long in advance do ya wonder they have to plan for how to get her in-this or outta-that... I don't know, but so far she's still alive, no report on the number of injuries sustained by those around her or how many chandeliers have met their fate, but I suppose somebody's doin' something right..

So I Guess I'm a PC Afterall..

Meet my new computer.. the Sony NW Series Notebook supreme. I didn't plan on getting a new computer this week, but my Dell wasn't really cutting the mustard these days and although I've been holding out for the holy grail Macbook Pro, I suppose that day will come. Today's purchase was more of a give-Bill-Gates-one-more-chance combined with a supply and demand type of scenario. But nonetheless I'm pretty chipper with my purchase. It's nice having a notebook that doesn't warrant doing arm exercises to carry from place to place within the house and that isn't lagging every five minutes from desperately needing a performance update. So hats off to Sony, and Microsoft, as Windows 7 is proving to be a fairly smooth ride as well. Cheers to my new PC!

Top 5 Things I Never Want to Hear About AGAIN.. EVER

1. Conrad Murray: Umm seriously this guy and the entire story is about to lull me into a propofol coma of my own. Yes he's a doctor. Yes he probably shouldn't have been injecting 50 year old pop stars with intravenous anesthetics. But let's be for real, Michael Jackson has/had more money than Oprah, if he wanted to be injected with some illegal shizz, he was gonna be. Pull his license for bein' a shitty doctor, but he didn't kill Michael Jackson. Michael Jackson killed Michael Jackson. For Christ's sake people has everyone forgotten EVERYTHING that happened before that day.. the man's face was fallin' off, com'on... seriously?

2. John Mayer's "Racial Slur": As a fellow wit-enthusiast I have a great deal of sympathy for where John Mayer saw this joke landing. He simply missed his target. Move on.

3. Anything about Jennifer Anniston, her "feud" with Angelina or her alleged secret meet ups with Brad: Do people have no self respect at all? I mean don't you find yourself feeling like that friend that's always convincing your other friend that the guy who dumped her like six years ago was totally crazy for doing it and still wants her back if only she'd let him have her -- Even though you know that she's really a needy, sappy, middle-aged woman, who should really get her crap together or hit the fertility bank 'cause things ain't lookin' up.
Don'tcha?

4. Justin Bieber: This kid... wow.. don't even get me started on this kid.. Did he fall from the sky? Like seriously did Disney like make him in a underground lair in Narnia and shoot him out of a cannon into the western hemisphere wearing a beanie, some airwalks, and an Ed Hardy shirt.. Where did this kid come from? And what on earth is so appealing about anything he does? Granted I'm not a thirteen year old girl, but he's not that cute, his songs sound like Jesse McCartney ripoffs and in my day we liked our young hearththrobs in groups.. you know Backstreet, N'Sync, NKOTB, etc... I mean hey, even the Jonas Brothers come in threes. Who does this kid think he is? He needs a posse of matching, semi-interesting mini-man boys and then maybe I'll consider paying attention to him for like a minute...

5. Simon Monjack: Okay so I'm not saying I'm like psychic or anything.. but well ya, I kinda am.. Because had I had this blog a few months ago you would have read me talking about a clip I saw on TMZ literally a week before Brittany Murphy's death, in which she and this large plumber-looking, balding man are standing in line to check into the airport. Maybe I was behind the times but I'd NEVER heard or seen head nor tails of this guy until then. And when they said it was her husband I nearly fell outta my chair. However I immediately I began feeling guilty for judging him that way and thought, you know, he's probably a really great guy and good for her for choosing someone for love, but then they moved from behind the counter and I was like "Dear Lord, Brittany Murphy looks like the crypt keeper!" I mean she was like all of 85 pounds, it was crazy. But needless to say when she passed away I was like holy crap, I sorta called that. But back to this guy -- he's weird I'll give you that, but the last thing I'm gonna do is give him his 15 minutes over her tragic death.. He's not even trying to be a famewhore over this thing so people need to back off and quit trying to make the whole deal something it's not. She was sick, it was sad, she'll be missed, The end.

Quote of the Week

Queen Joan: "The only thing nice about Victoria Beckham is she nevers gives anybody the middle finger 'cause it's always down her throat."

Lost & Found

Love it or hate, confused or mesmerized, intrigued or fed up -- no matter what you think of LOST, fact is I am a no holds barred, hands-down, die hard LOSTie, and since this is the final season I am not only severely engulfed in all things LOST but am anxiously awaiting the bittersweet day in which I can look upon all five seasons worth of nay sayers, raise one eyebrow, pierce them with a judging stare and share what I believe to be an inevitable moment of shame for those who've discounted what I believe to be the greatest show ever written. But until that day arrives I am along for the beautiful and sometimes patience-trying ride that is LOST.

Had this blog begun earlier I'd have covered the earlier episodes this season but since the time is nigh I will skip all the "what's this temple thing" rigamarole and just get to this week's episode.

"The Lighthouse" -- So we're four episodes in and although not a lot, if any, has been fully revealed of the promised final season wrap-up.. it is notable to point out that (and excuse me if I'm being blunt) NOTHING on LOST is ever a one trick pony reveal, if you don't know that by now then you haven't been watching.

*(Venturing off subject but stay with me because this needs to be said)*

What I mean is that everything up to now has been a cumulative revelation, bits and pieces that lead to that ah-ha moment. In fact, in my opinion that very attribute is what makes this show so appealing. If I wanted week to week action I'd be watching 24. The nail biting for LOST doesn't lie in the riveting music, wow-ing cameos, or cheesy lines.. it is meticulously calculated and in a week between episodes one can lose themselves to multiple theories, some of them outrageous and some verging on insane, but when it all comes down to it, if you've followed the plot from the beginning it is virtually undeniable that Carlton Cuse & Damon Lindelof are some creative and very brilliant gentlemen.. if only I were a fly on that wall.. seriously folks.. they have developed an amazingly delicate web here.

Okay so give me your hand and help me down off my soapbox and let's talk about this week's episode...

Loved it, mainly because it felt so old school... I can never express enough how much I love Hurley's comic relief and how it takes me to this little place where I feel like he is speaking for all of us watching.. No Ben, which is always a bummer, but we got a lot of Jacob and that's rare, especially since the focus has been on the Man in Black aka Not-Locke, Smocke, UnLocke, or my personal favorite Mocke. Enjoyed the entire Alice In Wonderland continued theme and though I felt that Jack was a little overacted this week, I'm totally up for the whole Chance-to-be-a-better-Dad-to-your-son-than-yours-was-to-you lesson/scenario.

Now for the best part:

Let's talk theories --

1. I think Juliet is going to be David's mother, it only makes sense, I mean the kid is approximately 12/13 so that means he was conceived around the time Jack would have been in med school and since she was never shown we have to assume it's because she is another islander who crossed paths with Jack in his flash-sideways life. And who do we know that's a doctor?.. ahem..

2. I know this is a little far back, but I think the whole Miles hears Juliet from the dead moment was not realized for it's true meaning.. Don'tcha think "It worked" could mean that she's speaking from her alternate reality life in switch she is... wait for it... STILL ALIVE

3. I keep wanting to lean towards the idea that there is going to be a switch in power (i.e. Jacob is really the bad guy and MIB is the good guy) mainly because I keep seeing this whole wolf in sheep's clothing kinda act everytime we get the skinny on what Jacob's up to.. something just doesn't fit there, plus I feel like John Locke was so amazing and he couldn't possibly have been a candidate for evil.

4. About the magic mirror machine -- I saw three images when he was turning the dial, Jack's childhood home, one looked to me like the temple on the island, however it could have been an asian style home in which case it has something to do with the Kwon's probably, also we saw the reflection of the church where Sawyer was first approached by Jacob as a kid, so when Jack said "I haven't lived in that house since I was kid" that says to me that if we're seeing the places where Jacob intersected their lives, then SHEPHARD isn't Jack, because Jacob approached him at the hospital, so who else was home when Jack was a kid that might've met our friend Jacob... I'll give you a hint, he's been talked about in the all of this season's episodes but never seen, and his name is sorta biblical... oh and his last name is SHEPHARD... :)

Lastly: Don't know if you guys read The Lost Diary but you should because it's awesome and anyhow I was doing some comment browsing earlier and found a few cool thoughts to share.

Alice in Wonderland Theme
- Scene with David Jack talks about having read him an Alice in Wonderland Book
- When he goes to David's Mom's house to look for him the key is under a white rabbit
- The title of the Dharma Station "The Looking Glass" with symbol of a rabbit
- Destruction of mirrors or "looking glass" where Jacob could saw into their lives

Significance of 108
- 108 is the total of all the LOST numbers
- The name beside 108 on the dial in the lighthouse was Wallace, crossed out
- Charles Wallace was a character in "A Wrinkle in Time" series who was a psychic kid (Walter anyone)
- The stories were about space/time travel
- Within the stories was a creature called "The Black Thing" and references to turning points in time and battles between good and evil


Best Quote of Lost:

Season One - Pilot Episode - Locke teaching Walt how to play backgammon, "There are two sides, two players. One is light, the other is dark." And when Walt asks if they had dice a long time ago Locke tells him "But theirs weren't made of plastic. Their dice were made of bones."

The Beginning

Hello Everyone and Welcome to my new blog! I'm pretty stoked to have this finally up and running as it has been in the works for some time (if you define in the works as in-my-head + chronic procrastination) --Either way I'm live and in the blog world now so there's no goin' back.

First things first, a shout out to my brother and (sometimes) co-blogger Austin, without whom the phrase "Let's Be For Real" would never have been created let alone come to be the title of this blog.

If you read the title and didn't know how to take it, let me clarify, this is not a ghetto-Maury Show blog, "Let's be For Real" is no street corner hoochie-short wearin' diva tagline... The phrase came to be one summer when Austin and I lived together and found ourselves constantly consumed in celeblogs... these were the pre-iPhone days when TMZ was accessed by typing it into your browser, rather than the tap of an index finger, so we spent an excessive amount of time laptopin' it up and checking for the latest slice of crazy to hit the web. Go Fug Yourself became a fave (if you haven't been there, definitely check it out) as well as others like The Superficial, Mr. Paparazzi, and of course good ole TMZ.

We would spend hours laughing at the hilarious postings about has-beens, famewhores and everybody's favorite -- the current but tragically scandalous celebutante. We'd end nearly every laugh fest with a gossip fest of our own and couldn't help but think that when it came down to it, the stuff we said in our little apartment was nine outta ten funnier than anything we'd just read. So it became a ritual: read the story, then talk about the blunt but hilarious truth behind it, always beginning with "Let's be for real.." as in "Let's be for real, Michael Lohan started the whole crazy-dad/creepo/my-kids-will-have-to-wear-paper-bags-over-their-heads-for-life movement, so John Gosselin really needs to get in line and hope he takes him under his wing"

It was then that we began using it in everyday scenarios, thus growing its popularity among everyone we know. Note: If you haven't heard one of us say this at some point, we probably don't like you and begin sentences this way when you're not around because they're about you.
Before we knew it, it was an all the time kind of thing and we thought "we really gotta jump on this blog thing and create something of our own" But it slowly and sadly became one of those things you only just ever talk about.

Four years later here we are. This is new for both of us, so bear with us and hang in there. My plan is to begin this as a place to talk about things that are going on in several media realms, providing little snapshots into our take on the stuff that's happening. And eventually I want us to post on a multi-daily basis and have you laughing from morning to night.. Think of us as an online text radio comedy show. We're here to entertain but we'll mostly be talking about funny stuff we've read, watched, or come into contact with over the course of our day/week.

I will also have some additional pages including a series of "My Favs" page where I'll talk about and provide links to entertaining websites I discover and special pages dedicated to the shows I watch regularly as well as celebrities whose drama I can't get enough of.

Stay tuned for some good times and for God's sake put down that rice cake, we're gonna laugh those rolls right off!