LynnNChicago Real Housewives of Orange County
Tonight’s episode only had a few interesting moments because Tamra’s surgery was gross and I don’t know why they feel the need to show us surgical procedures on film. Tamra had her breast implants removed and the fake scene as Eddie protested a bit to Tamra going back to only natural breasts was ridiculous. As if he didn’t know the plan before they walked into the hospital.
Tamra survived, Gretchen was there with a gift of Tequila only moments after Tamra was wheeled into recovery, what a good friend! She waited five-days to visit her friend Alexis, but who’s counting.
The real moments though were Vicki having lunch with her creepy boyfriend, Brooks. Vicki was quick to point out that she has to get back to work and that these lunches will be few and far between. She WORKS! I’m sure the place would shut down if Vicki were gone for a few hours. Her boyfriend is in town, sky’s the limit!
The entire thing was really icky as Brooks gave her a card, something he apparently does every day and then Vicki told viewers that “all my tanks are full”. Disgusting! No one wants to hear that.
Proving to viewers that Brooks is a gold-digging piece of garbage, he asks Vicki about the 
financial status of her divorce. Vicki rattles off their assets and all of the things that Donn will get, the jet-skis, the furniture…etc as Brooks shakes his head in disbelief, as if Donn is not entitled to all of those things? Just for living with Vicki, and being humiliated on television by this woman, Donn should get everything! Vicki will get the condo in Puerto Vallarta and of course they’ll both keep their own healthy IRA accounts. They’ll sell their investment property (that has lost $1 million in equity) but Vicki will keep her sprawling Coto home. Brooks smiles a big one and tells his woman, “you are smart, aren’t you?” gag me! She may be smart when it comes to saving her money but she’s not smart when it comes to men who want to steal all her money!
Brooks wants to seal the deal and tells Vicki that he wants to be there for her always! Now that he’s heard she’ll still be a wealthy woman even after her divorce, he’s all in! Vicki tries to explain Brook’s job to viewers in her talking head interview but she’s nervous and with her eyes darting around tells us that he can work from anywhere with his laptop and cell phone, he’s an independent contractor, yeah… that’s it, he’s a consultant. (code for unemployed)
Alexis and Jim go out to dinner and discuss the job at Fox 5 News in San Diego. Jim wants Alexis to say “no” to something, she’s working on her clothing line and trying to raise three children. Jim tells her that she has to learn to say no to something. Alexis doesn’t want to say no to Fox 5, she enjoys it but Jim seems to have won that battle as it doesn’t appear as though Alexis is on the show anymore as of now. This couple has come a long way from where we saw them during their first season on the show, Alexis wasn’t working, she had several nannies and seemed to spend all of her free time working out, shopping and lunching with friends. Things have changed in the Bellino family and hopefully they will continue to change. Alexis is pulling her husband into the 21st century kicking and screaming but he’s coming.
Heather Heather Heather, she is determined to create drama and this time she gets all of the ladies together for a “classy bowling night”. I know, it’s a contradiction in terms but that’s Heather for ya! In her finest sequined blouse, Heather hosts the ladies (minus Alexis who is recovering from her surgery) but is not very lady-like as she tells viewers that Alexis “nose job” recovery takes longer than expected. Since we’ve already learned that Alexis had more than just a “nose job”, Heather is looking mighty silly at this point.
Heather is quick to tell us that she didn’t invite Sarah, Gretchen’s friend, that was all Gretchen’s idea and so in walks the Housewife wanna-be, Sarah and her fiance. Gretchen tells Sarah that the last time she saw Vicki was at Tamra’s Bunco party and the two ladies had a screaming match. This is why Gretchen’s Pussycat Doll performance is in jeopardy. Did you know that Gretchen is going to sing and dance with the Pussycat Dolls? By the way, Gretchen is going to perform with the Pussycat Dolls, but her voice is strained from screaming at Vicki. She’s worried about her upcoming gig with the Pussycat Dolls. If she mentioned it once, she mentioned it 10-friggin times! Shut up already about the Pussycat Dolls!
Sarah quickly becomes intoxicated and decides she wants to talk to Vicki. I’m sure 
somehow we can blame Gretchen for this, after all she brought Sarah to this bowling bash and she told us that the girl likes to drink heavily. Gretchen is the one who told Sarah all about her fight with Vicki, a toxic combination and Sarah is off to the races!
I’d really like to have heard exactly what Sarah was going to say to Vicki but we never got that far. Sarah sat down next to Vicki, interrupted Vicki’s conversation with Heather and said, “Vicki, can I talk to you?” Six little words that set off a chain of events so ridiculous it wasn’t even fit to air on a Housewives show!
Vicki started off pretty good, her initial response was, “I’m having a lovely conversation with Heather right now” and if only she could have remained on that tone, she might have gotten rid of the drunken fool a lot quicker. Vicki added, “What do you want?” Sarah took those four little words and went ballistic! She called Vicki rude, a bully and all the things that we know Vicki really is but hadn’t earned in this go round. Vicki was calm and quickly realized that Sarah was trying to create a scene, likely thinking this will earn her those Housewife wings she wants so badly. Drama is the key to the Orange!
The rest of the evening separated the ladies into two camps and Sarah trying to be talked down from the ledge. Gretchen tried to control her friend but Sarah kept yelling out, “Vicki, why are you so rude?” and “Vicki is a bully!”. As I said, those things are true but Vicki handled it well, maybe because Brooks was there. Vicki probably doesn’t want him to see her with the red face and the bulging veins quite this soon in their relationship.
Heather was able to get a dig in to Alexis even though she was absent, “We know Alexis is dumb, but Sarah is crazy!” I wonder how Heather came to the conclusion that Alexis is dumb? After having met her among all the other women only two or three times, remember Heather never watched the show before, she finds Alexis to be “dumb”. It’s pretty dumb to say that on camera since she knows nothing about Alexis.
The whole fiasco was really dumb, Heather thinks it was a huge success because Vicki and Gretchen didn’t fight. THAT is dumb!
Next week, road trip! The ladies are camping? Or staying in a cabin? Tough to tell but they’re clearly out of their element, luckily they have the insight to bring Briana along, the lone voice of reason. The New York Housewives go to London, Atlanta goes to South Africa and Beverly Hills go to Aspen….Orange County is clearly at the bottom of the barrel here!
Well well well, Vicki proves once again that she’s a horrible woman! This is a really bad quality video but it is clear that Vicki slaps Teresa Giudice around a bit. The reporter asks Vicki if she would consider including Teresa’s wine in her new wine club. Vicki says probably not, it would have to meet their high standards and she doubts that it would be “up to snuff”. All of the other women were kind and absolutely open to Teresa’s wine in fact Alexis added that all of the Housewives should be supportive of one another. Vicki is such a bitch! As a side note, Vicki should never allow close up filming or photos, I don’t know what is going on with her face, maybe the meanness is coming out through her pores.
Here is the link of the entire interview that Alexis did on Fox 5 San Diego, she actually did a pretty good job! Shame on Bravo for continually trying to make their Housewives look bad!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxCTjLDHIpk
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Dancing with the Stars- Week 4: Rock On or Rock Out! by @ngloriusbasterd
Fourth week is always a pivotal time for dancers, because injuries are most common from this point on. Fans become anxious awaiting to see if their favorite team will be out due to an injury, and dancers will either force themselves to proceed or unfortunately be forced out of the competition due to serious injuries preventing them from pursing that Golden Ball every star so desires. Two specific injuries occurred this week; both unexpected. Maria Menounos had an incident with her foot that was a fracture just short of a break, and 
what the hell happened to Melissa Gilbert? A concussion?! What!!! Yes…Dancers must remember to stretch, breathe, stretch, breath, and did I say stretch?! So important, because competition is up, routines are more intricate and complex, and the pressure is definitely on! Rock on!
“Dancing With The Stars” blessed the fans with an opening number performed by KISS! The buzz about the group performing on the show was huge. No pressure for Sherri Shepard who was our opening act where she delivered a Tango that was entertaining. Yet, I had to agree with both Carrie Ann and Bruno: the line and form she possessed were faulty…even more importantly we wanted to see SHERRI!!! She appeared to be so focused on her steps and intensity, she forgot to unveil her bouncy personality and charisma we all love and see everyday on “The View.” The same instance occurred with the lovely Katherine Jenkins who took the Paso Doble to an extreme that overtook her character, which is what the audience and the judges care to see the most.
The surprise of the night was Melissa Gilbert who not only surpassed my expectations for her attempt at the Paso Doble, but also unleashed a persona that is definitely staking her claim as a relevant contender all the way to the finals. Despite the fact that Max was strict on training her to the point one might have thought we were back in Russia during the Cold War, Melissa delivered one of the best dances of the night, and ultimately her best performance yet. Great Job and I look forward to seeing more of her in the future weeks! I hope you do too! Donald Driver has been solid the entire season thus far, and never ceases to amaze me. If anyone understands the game of #DWTS, he does. In fact, he knows how to play his cards right and is living to dance about it! His Paso Doble was phenomenal and I honestly believe that he deserved at least one 10 from the judges, but hey…there’s still next week.
Well Gladys Knight’s performance failed to win the judges, I didn’t perceive it as sourly as 
they did. Yes she could’ve tightened up her lines and form a bit, but she was grasping a traditional dance to a Rock themed song the best way she knew how. Gavin surprisingly has improved, but for some reason has not won me over yet. Obviously this doesn’t matter, because clearly the fans want to see more from him…and they will. Unfortunately, Jaleel White has completely fallen off the ballot for me. Out of everyone he has become my least favorite, because there is no soul behind his dances. Hopefully, my stance on Mr. White will change in the near future. William Levy, one out of the only two teams that performed a number outside of the Tango and Paso Doble, was absolutely “rocking out” but not in a good way. His Jivewas mediocre at best-his musicality and overall dance moves were sloppy. In other words, he was supposed to dance the Jive, but from what we witnessed last night, the Jive took the dance out of him. Nevertheless, don’t expect to see him go anytime soon; his fan base will serve as his lifeline till the finals. Roshon Fegan was one of the other couples to steer away from the Paso Doble and Tango trend by choosing to dance the Waltz instead…let’s just say he is definitely on his way out by next week. Carrie Ann believes he is the “Best Male Dancer out of the whole competition.” Those were her exact words, but the audience and I would disagree displaying a sense of righteousness since he was one of the bottom two that almost “rocked out” of the competition completely.
While most of the couples this week rocked on, I was shocked by who was voted or “rocked” out. I would’ve never foreseen Sherri Shepard leaving the show this early on in the game. Wow! I still can’t believe I’m actually typing her exit from DWTS. However, an episode such as this week proves just how powerful of an influence the fans have on who remains in and who will be out. Her message she left us with is an important one and I want to repeat it, “If you are ever scared or afraid of something RUN towards it because the experience is amazing.” Having said this, I know I’m ready as well as many others are for next week’s LATIN themed dances. This is when the floor will be burned and the party will most definitely spice up!
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Thanks ngloriusbasterd for the great recap! I was really surprised by Sherri’s departure too! Lynn~
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I actually was able to sit down and watch OC last night. Mr. AZGirl had a meeting and 1st born was at soccer practice (men’s league). Tamara and Eddie’s scene in the waiting room before surgery was hilarious. Eddie kept looking at Tamara’s chest with this sad face like he wanted to say “goodby” to the girls. Totally stupid.
Alexis and Jimbo’s dinner was exactly like all their other dinner’s out. Alexis is feeling good about herself and Jim brings her down. I actually felt sorry for Alexis.
What is with Jim tossing her jacket? I was just thinking that Jimbo has such good manners i.e. opening doors, assisting Alexis with her coat, pulling out the chair for her and then he tossing the coat off to another table. He is really a strange guy.
Brook is doing inventory. Vicki is a moron. Brook needs money obviously and Vicki’s divorce is none of his damn business.
If anything happened to Mr. AZGirl (god forbid) I would not be in a hurry to get married or committed for a very long time. I have a real problem with people knowing by finances or my business. Especially another man.
Now not only does Brook know Vicki’s financial status the entire planet now knows. She is really a moron (I know I am repeating myself)
Heather’s husband is as exciting as paste. How she got impregnated 4 times is a miracle.
I think in divorce all the assets, like the ones she described, become public as they are part of court documents. That’s why when celebs get divorced after like two weeks of marriage you find out all the properties and money etc they had.
Still like Heather. Call me crazy. I hardly have time to watch since the wee one is a one woman crawling disaster now, so maybe that’s why.
I don’t think the actual decree is public knowledge.
Court proceedings and what is filed is public knowledge. You can have the court docket sealed. Many of our attorney friends who have divorce do this so that it is not public knowledge what went down during the proceedings.
How the tabloids are able to find out how the assets are divided in celebrity cases is maybe leaked to them.
If they are contesting, which I believe Donn did, and didn’t request a sealed file (obviously they didn’t or Vickster would be in contempt of court for blabbing all that), then it’s all out there because every filing is public. Donn got a PI to uncover all the assets–so, all those findings are public information, as is her attorney’s reply regarding the assets or whatever in question.
It also depends on the state. Here in NY I believe it’s all out there, and I think California is the same, because they are no-fault states.
Very interesting. Go Donn!!!!!
Good Morning Everyone!
I watched OC!!! Yeah!!! Just to have a great laugh today with Lynn’s Blog and cracking up comments! Hysterical!
Lynn: You seriously pissed the hell off a “Queen Bee wanabe”, since she came disguised like a “King”… When someone starts a comment with “I have to be honest” expect dishonesty, JMHO!
….. along with opening with “No Offense”. The very next thing out of your mouth will offend Somebody because Now, you’ve raised antennas. Who do you suppose the ‘queen bee wannabe’ is? FWIW, Alexis is the only one on that crew that I saw and can actually Stand. So what if she comes across as dumb?
Is that so true! How complex is the human behavior… Protection… “To be honest” and most of the time is not that honest and mostly and offense is coming in that comment, as well as you well mention “no offense… but”… there you go… the offense rain falls!
The wannabe Queen in OC is Vicky (gag!) coming to post a not that passive aggressive comment, mostly offensive, and moronic to a non end!
That’s who I thought you may be talking about. Like I said, my favorite is Alexis from the little I watched
Mine too!
Morning everyone : )
I am glad you posted that video of Vicki dissing Teresa’s wine. That small clip was a turning point for me regarding Alexis. I thought she was genuine and sweet when she backed Teresa up and said she would love to try it….dispite her new BFF Vickies rude and insulting comment prior. Alexis showed that she has a mind of her own and was not gonna cosign with Vickie just because they were cool. Kudoes to Alexis for keeping in real.
I agree, why would Vicky go the extra mile by even saying that? if she doesn’t have anything nice to say, she should have stayed quiet.
It is not like we don’t know about Vicky’s standards, she after all was dumb enough to do a joint appereance with Jill to sign a book.
BTW, how did Vicky’s book do? was it ever a best seller? did she sell any or is just using the basement of her house ala Jill?
Great blog! But I was surprised there was no mention of Alexis’ embarassing interviewing skills on that Fox show. I thought that was the most entertaining part of the show. Bravo! to Bravo for showing what a fool Alexis is. She was so busy blathering on about hereself and and kids that the (3) experts couldn’t even get (1) sentence in without Alexis interrupting. One of the guests didn’t even have the opportunity to speak, the one whose name she didn’t pronounce correctly, even after she practiced it multiple times. Bravo does a great job of further showing how foolish she is by showing Alexis’ talkies talking about how talented she is yet she can hardly get one sentence out without stuttering – the guests even had to help her pronounce “psychologist.” I guess that one journalism class she took in college wasn’t very helpful!
Yes, I cringed with Alexis, but I think they showed just the embarrassing part. According to Lynn, who saw the interview, she did much better.
Jim just totally gives me the creeps. Enough with the controlling of your wife. Yuck. Between him and Brooks (who you can just see salivating at the thought of Vicki’s money), dare I say that Slade is a notch above? Nah, I can’t say that! All three are douches!
Oh! Yes! That part was really embarrassing! I felt sorry for her, she knew nothing about how to pronounce the name of the interviewed, Nothing about the subject…, instead of doing questions she made it about herself… how embarrassing!I think that not working for TV5 wasn’t her choice, JMO.
I didn’t watch the show last night but do you think the learning to say no conversation took place because Alexis did so badly at the interview? Maybe they already knew she wasn’t going to be on the Fox show anymore and this was their way of making it seem like Alexis’ choice.
I had this exact thought. It was actually painful to watch her piece on Fox5. Her interviewing skills, or lack thereof, make Kelly Osbourne look like Barbara Walters.
Bravo does that on purpose, they splice it up to show only the stuttering and stammering but if you watch the entire 7-minutes (which is long, I know) she did pretty well.
Being nervous, which anyone would be when you’re new at this, is not a sign of being dumb, IMO.
Does anyone remember when Giulianna Rancic first started on E! News? I thought for sure she would never make it, she was horrible – so nervous and constantly talking over people, screwing up names and made so many mistakes. I thought for sure she’d be fired but they gave her time to get comfortable, now she’s amazing. It’s not a matter of intelligence.
And the inability to pronounce psychiatrist?
Nerves! She was reading from a card, it’s not the inability to pronounce it, she’s nervous. I wonder how you would do in the same situation.
Wow, I didn’t realize you would be so sensitive to the criticisms of Alexis.
Not sensitive but I have an opinion just like you do
I’m in total agreement with you, Lynn. I live in San Diego and watch FOX5 morning show every day and when I saw that interview, it was nothing like what Bravo tried to portray. What REALLY looks ignorant to me is the way Tamra mis-prounounces everything. Didn’t she say something about Brooks being an “OPPORTUNIST” guy? And tried to serve Jeana Keogh with a “cyst and diseased letter? Now THERE is a bona fide idiot.
Let’s face it, none of them are brilliant, even Vicki who tries to appear smart with her own company sits in a fine dining restaurant and has no idea what half the things on the menu are, she doesn’t know how to behave in fine dining, does that make her dumb? I bit yes, just last week she couldn’t find a word she was looking to use, she’s no genius.
And the inability to spell Banjos?
Does that qualify as stupid? oh the irony.
Ha! I play a banjo and I didn’t even catch that.
Winston, please check your facts. Both variations are acceptable, but nice try.
If I start playing my banjo will you paddle away?
You truly are a gifted wit. I was expecting the tried and true “I know you are but what am I”. But no, you had to surprise me with this piece of comic genius.
I did check my facts
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banjo
And my comment was more in relation to your posts overall so keep on posting about how dumb Alexis is and I’ll keep shaking my head at the irony.
http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/banjo?q=banjoes
Both versions are correct.
Why am I not surprised you chose to check Wikipedia?
And why am I not surprised you said,
“I would be as happy as a pup with two peters to appear in front of Congress in nothing but my underwear, to enlighten them on how uncomfortable women’s bras really are.”
I agree with you Banjoes…I didn’t find her any better in the full interview. After all, they did remind her three times, I believe, that the guests name was ADria and she still called her Aria. Plus if you listen to Alexis’ questions they are actually very disjointed. She didn’t redeem herself in the full interview imo. And yes, anyone would be nervous, but the mark of a good anchor would be the ability to perform in spite of nerves.
I don’t know, Lynn. While I do agree that Bravo likes to edit people to fit the character they’ve drummed up for them, couldn’t that defense be used on anyone? Maybe Theresa isn’t such an idiot, they just edit her that way, or maybe Ashley is a sweet devoted daughter, they just edit her that way? That being said, there’s NO WAY Alexis would have walked away from Fox5 on her own. Bless her heart, I’m afraid supporting her family has fallen solely on her shoulders. Side note, what about Jim asking Alexis to order for him at the restaurant? What an ass.
Oh I absolutely think they do it for many of the Housewives. Look what they did to Jilsy, she made that nasty comment about Alex off camera and she was talking to a producer, they put it in as if she was talking to one of the other wedding guests. YES! Bravo does it to all of the women.
If you believe that, then why do you use editing to defend some, but not others? Seems that if you like a person, they’re not an idiot, it’s editing. If you don’t like them, they’re truly an idiot. Also, to respond to your question, I’d like to think I’d do quite well as a public speaker. I would be as happy as a pup with two peters to appear in front of Congress in nothing but my underwear, to enlighten them on how uncomfortable women’s bras really are.
All of you who are dissing Alexis’ interviewing skills: Please WATCH the YouTube clip that Lynn provided. You will be appauled at the manipulation by Bravo editors to make Alexis appear dumb and rude. She did a competent job, not as a seasoned, hard-nosed journalist, but as a concerned mother. She was respectful and courteous of all of her guests, each of whom had ample time to give responses. The way the segment aired on RHOC, you would be under the false impression that Alexis did no preparation and didn’t allow the guests to get a word in edge-wise. Alexis is a priss/princess, but she tries to be a genuinely good person. The only criticism I have of her is her preoccupation with physical appearances and intellectual pursuits, but she is the only one on the cast that doesn’t appear to have malicious bone in her well-kept, surgically-enhanced body. I think viewers (particularly Bravo’s base) are intolerant of professed religious people who don’t support the LGBT agenda lock, stock and barrel. She’s a live-and-let-live Gody-goody wannabe, not a closed-minded, sanctimonious stick-in-the-mud. Cut her some slack!
Yes, the editing she gets is not great. It is intentional to make her look bad. Even Andy cannot hide his contempt for her at the mentioning of her name. The reason, very simply because she is an outspoken Christian and Bravo despises “everything Christian” …. So, her edit is always bad accompanied by that goofy music they play in the bacground to enhance they effect they want that she is dumb.
I disagree. She makes herself look bad. I have nothing against Christians although her brand of Christianity is fundamentalist and somewhat hypocritical in my opinion. It is apparently “Christian” to be married to a con artist, to be an avid materialist, to wear sexually provocative clothing in inappropriate settings, and value appearances above character. Alexis seems to be go0d-hearted up to a point, but when people tell me how I should live yet display morally questionable behavior themselves, I stop listening. Most people who are concerned with other people’s sex lives and what they might or might not be doing behind closed doors usually have something to hide. Real Christians live by example; they don’t judge.
this.
I did watch the youtube link but the clip in it’s entirety still leaves me unimpressed. Granted, the guests did get a chance to respond but for the sake of Bravo, they weren’t there to show case the guest responses.
I still saw an interviewer who didn’t get the names of the guests right, who made a lot of “um’s” and “ahhhh’s”, who asked long winded questions that seemed to ramble and who also did a lot of pontificating.
Not impressive at all.
RR, I would like to see what was actually aired. Not the intentionally ill leading Bravo edited segment that we saw.
Why would someone have to support the “LGBT agenda lock, stock and barrel” to objectively say that Alexis is simply not very good as a TV host? I wouldn’t even dream of calling her a journalist because she isn’t one. I’ve had 25 years in the media and she is clearly untrained and unprofessional, and should not be hired until she learns her craft. She has a poor command of English grammar and vocabulary at the best of times. Bravo did a hatchet job of editing on her as they do on all the housewives at one point or another, but the fact remains that she does not know what she is doing.
Wow, Gretchen. Way to show a friend’s loyalty. Shows up AT the hospital for Tamra, who simply had implants removed. Your supposed close friend had not only a nose job, but sinus surgery and was in terrible pain. I would not want to “friends” with any of these women!
I absolutely adore Kristen Chenowith, and thought she was fab on WWHL. Andy seemed a bit more restrained; maybe the SNL skit bothered him more then he let on? Why didn’t Jeanna have a turn at Plead the Fifth? Maybe she told them upfront she wouldn’t do it?
So Michael, the interview to be a part of Bethenny’s talk show went well? “Last week, I had a meeting with a big TV executive and it went absolutely famously. However, I won’t know if I will be working for him for a while, it would be a production job on a new talk show starting in June.”
Or am I jumping to conclusions?
It went very well
Wishing you much success, and I hope you get the job.
thank you..I would die for it.
Klmh you freak me out figuring what is going on with Michael.
Thanks AZGirl. Im usually the last one to figure anything out, but he is so excited about this and everything just fit into place.
Trust me, if it happens..y’all will be first to know
Awe Goldie….leave my new friend Lex alone lol.
If you had written this a week ago i would have been cosigning….but I am starting to like Alexis now haha so i will overlook that silly interview. As long as she ain’t backstabbing, trashtalking, manipulating, drama startin, and a hypocritical bitch like some of her costars…..she cool with me.
Don’t mess with my JesusBarbie : )
LMAO
I think it is safe for me to say at this point that even though I never go out of my way to watch OC, after reading the recaps and the comments, the only one that I could watch is Alexis, I used to like Gretchen but after pretending that she can ever be friends with Tamra after all she did to her, I am done with her.
I hope Alexis keeps gaining more and more confidence, once her children are in school age and she can increase the number of hours she can work, she has to make a decision. She either kicks Jim to the curb or she stands on her ground and lets Jim know that if they are going to conitnue married, things are going to change around, and by change I mean Jim’s chauvinistic mentality.
Alexis is so pretty that even with 3 kids she could get any guy she wants and Jim should kiss the ground she walks in, I think that he knows that and he brings her down just to feel secure again.
Alexis is growing more and more confident in front of our eyes, she is doing it without being nasty or throwing anybody under the bus, the change of her image is notorious and she owes that all to herself, I hope she get stronger, there is nothing that I like more than a woman with confidence.
…there is nothing that I like more than a woman with confidence.
Me too.
There are a lot of things I admire more than confidence in a woman. Poor Alexis thinking her Fox clips are good doesn’t qualify. I’m glad she has a good heart & is standing up to her husband. He’s got some adjusting to do if this keeps up.
I don’t get why Terry doesn’t see what a gold digger Heather seems to be. What would be Vicki’s motivation to tape Brooks’ prying questions into her private business like that? I’m very suspect of the editing being done on all these shows and it didn’t used to be that way.
And just a side note, someone here has asked that we don’t say Jesus in reference to Barbie.
I agree with Cartwheels and Mel. Alexis is beautiful and I think that the main problem these other women has is plain old jealousy. She’s the only one who seems happily married (it looks to me as though Heather “tolerates” Terry for the opulent lifestyle) and isn’t constantly trying to bring anyone else down, or shoving it in our faces.
Ronnie & Donna,
I am so sorry for your losses. Ronnie, your son looked liked quite a guy….both of you take comfort in their memories.
Mazel
Did something happen to someone’s child?
http://lynnnchicago.com/?p=6732#comment-177913
Probably the worse imaginable for any parent.
I am so sorry.
Happy Birthday Southeast VA!!
Now onto Vicky, the only scene that I caught yesterday as I was channel surfing was the scene between Vicky and her BF Brooks.
I have never liked Vicky, ever since the first season there has always been something about her that I never got, not one ounce of charisma, no sense of humor, the hypocrisy and the double standard that this woman projects just doesn’t appeal to me at all.
With that being said, I am starting to fell sorry for her, if after watching that scene last night, she can’t tell that Brooks is with her just for her money, then she is blind as a bat. Vicky sacrified her marriage to a wonderful guy because she wanted to work all the time, she wanted to be wealthy (amazingly her work ethic is the only thing that is likeable about her) she wanted to conquer the world, and now this sleazy guy is ready to pounce and get it all.
Run Vicky, run….
I think Tama got it right when she said something about opportunistic men preying on Vicki. People know Vicki is successful and just got out a a loveless marriage. Brooks knows Vicki needs attention and knows what he needs to do to keep her love tank full. If I were Vicki, I’d probably be a little more causious of Brooks.
The loveless part was Vicki though. Donn seemed to be willing and she was a selfish old clam. I don’t thing Donn was perfect but he wasn’t the mean guy Vicki tries to paint him.
I’d be very cautious of Brooks too. I can’t believe Vicki can’t see right through him.
Did you notice that Vicki said Brooks has access to her phone, email and Facebook, but never mentioned if she has the same access to his?
Red flag #2,872
Lynn, love, love, love your blog, and I agree with you 99% of the time. However, when it comes to Alexis and Jimbo, I must respectfully disagree. I just don’t see what you see in them. Jim has been, and always will be a pompous, arrogant, condescending asshole. And Alexis? Come on! I didn’t think it was possible, but she just might be dumber than Theresa! I agree with the previous post, that she was probably let go by Fox5 because she was HORRIBLE! I will give Alexis credit for working her ass off to help support her family, because I bet people are hesitant to do business with shady Jimbo.
This show is getting harder and harder for me to watch. All these women are just so unlikeable.
Well said. I agree with the comparison to Teresa, both Alexis and Teresa seem like great moms but they are married to creeps. I hope at some point they have the courage to confront their situations.
You said it sister….
I LOVE your name!
NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! Not Sherri!!!!!
She was a joy to watch. Sorry, but Little House on the Prairie and Maks need to go Boooringggg. Gavin needs to go too. The one with the broken leg needs to go.
I can’t believe Sherri’s gone
I know. Sherri was so much fun to watch – so m uch enthusiasm.
I was shocked to here she was voted off. I didn’t watch it last night but taped it and now I don’t even want to watch it. I know many here don’t like The View but I happen to really like Sherri. She’s such an upbeat person and I think she’s really funny too. I thought she had enough fans to keep her around much longer. Bummer.
good morning!
i hope we all have a nice day
michael, nice to read from you. i hope you get the job with whoever it is
if iy is something you would like to do and will make you money. where do you perform in CA?
Yep, it would be right here in LA
Oh I just realized you are probably talking about my imrov show I do sometimes, whoops! Sorry, I do that at the Groundlings. I also study comedy there on occasion
Are you part of the Wed cast or are you going for some open mic type thing?
I’m filling in for a absent cast member.
Happy Birthday, SoutheastVA!
I’m going to give credit to two people on the show last night who surprised me.
Slade – for going over and helping Vicki get up when she fell.
Vicki – for not blaming Gretchen for Sarah’s comments. She seemed to eventually realize that Gretchen was attempting to quiet Sarah down and actually seemed appreciative in her talking head interview even if we didn’t see anything actually expressed to Gretchen at the bowling party.
Now for a complaint that appears to be directed at Heather but is really directed at all the housewives on all the shows. I’m getting tired of someone hosting an event getting upset at having someone not invited show up. Whether it’s Marlo in Africa, Sarah at the bowling alley, whoever, wherever. This is all prearranged by Bravo, there are call sheets. Bravo does it over and over on each show. Get over it and get over yourselves!
I thought that was great of Slade too.
Thanks for reminding me of the one time Slade made me smile.
I’m warming up to Tamra. She seems more mature and self aware.
I also wept when my divorce was final. I think a lot of people do. It’s sad. It’s the end. It was a failure for everyone. And a family is divided forever.
I still don’t like Eddie. There is something plastic about him. But Tamra seems happy and secure.
I really give her credit for many of the decisions she’s making lately like not accepting spousal support and for getting her implants removed. Also for mending fences with Gretchen. At the end of year party last year, at the end of the show you could see Tamra felt bad about what she did to Gretchen. She told her she wished her well. I know she took some steps back at the reunion though unfortunately. She’s also said a few things about Vicki in her talking heads that has shown promise that she’s wising up about her and their relationship. It seems that she did let Simon control her and is much better off without him. Whatever Eddie’s deal is I do think it’s a better relationship for her.
I didn’t cry when my divorce was final. A friend and I drove around in my car with a sign on the back “Just Divorced! Honk if you want one too!” I got a lot of grins and honks.
Hilarious!!!
Here is some “interesting” reading on Sarah Winchester. The comments are scathing.
http://thedirty.com/2012/02/new-oc-housewife-friend-sarah-winchester-is-nothing-but-a-gold-digger/
http://thedirty.com/2011/08/the-typical-life-of-an-orange-country-gold-digger/
Why does Brooks need to read Vicki’s email and check her Facebook? If you let your “boyfriend” have total access to all your accounts does that mean something special? I have been married for 15 years and I dont think my husband has ever checked my email and I dont think he has ever seen my Facebook or Twitter. Im not sure I understand what the point of her telling us about that was.
Totally agree with you…my ex did not have access to my emails, (didn’t have facebook at that time) and I did not have access to his. I think that is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard of. When one goes into a relationship at Vicki’s age the rules kind of change. I know they did for me when I married my ex at the age of 48…we were more adult and more conscious of our privacy.
Also I did not share everything with him before we married, only what was necessary. Vicki reeling off the settlement of her divorce and where she stands property wise really upset me big time. She is soooooooooooooooooooooooo stupid. The only reason she is making money in her life insurance business is because she is on TV, and hire’s kids as contractors who make cold calls and she gets the commissions. In life insurance the commissions keep coming in annually. She worked from home all those years because she couldn’t afford an office. I am not positive about all of this, but this is basically how it all works. Also her comment about T’s wine was totally uncalled for. I would get T’s wine before anything from icky and trampra. I am also very tired of everyone calling Alexis dumb. She may not be great on the repartee but she is far from dumb.
XXOO
WELL said Contessa, I agree with every word!
Me too. It’s actually shocking to me to see how many men are looking for a meal ticket.
wow!! i am surprised Vicky is scting like that with the new guy. i dont watch anymore, but based on what had seen, i am very surprise.
Dumb is a subjective word.
In my opinion she is DUMB although there are a lot worse things to be. But she brings it on herself, if she wants to label herself as a tv correspondent or news anchor, then she should expect to be critiqued as such. If she wants to label herself as a designer, then she should be expected to be able to draw, sketch, cut patterns and sew….it would also help if she knew what ‘couture’ means.
Just because she is probably one of the least offensive HW on the Orange County series doesn’t make her redeemable in my view.
Her husband is a CROOK and she lives of the avails of ill gotten money. Her and her husband buying house they really couldn’t afford, then going upside down on it is part of the economic crisis we are in.
Her and her husband have both been married and divorced before…so Jimbo’s ‘one flesh’ line is laughable. Again, if they want to make themselves the holy rollers of the OC, then it’s fair to look at their character.
She made a big deal of her her nose job and while they might have cleared her sinuses, she is not above an elective surgery (her BOOBS).
I’ve been under general anesthesia 5 times, as has my child (for MRI’s and CT scans) and I didn’t get on the way she did. Some folks need to harden the f-up. It’s almost as pathetic as Sara (or JZ for that matter) using the term ‘bully’.
Don’t get me wrong, I love that everyone has a voice here, but as far Jim and Alexis are concerned, the tide is not turning for them in my view…no matter how many blogs Lynn pitches in their defense.
I agree with you R.R. Im not watching this year, but these people haven’t lost their spots just because its a new season. There is also too much info on their financial irregularities. From what I have read about Jimbo, he is a crook.
I find anyone that wears their religion on their sleeves is trying to prove they are better than they are, and well, better than anyone else, too. I guess what we can say in this regard is that if they didn’t have a God in their lives, what other shenanigans would they be involved in?
I am glad to read that Alexis is beginning to stand up for herself though. She is much less offensive than Jim.
Thanks klmh, I feel like the “God” thing is just angle for Jim to work and fleece . If their is an once of sincerity to it, it’s because its because it feeds Jim’s narcissism, believing that being a man got gave him dominion over all other living things.
I mentioned before that my friends uncle is a pretty famous tv evangelist, who bilked his following and viewers out of millions and millions of dollars. He lived a lavish lifestyle with several mega mansions, expensive cars, a luxury yacht. He not only cheated on his wife, he brought his mistress to his mothers funeral.
All of this, mean while all the prayer requests that people sent in along with their ‘donations’ were going in the garbage.
For all Jim and Alexis posturing, what good have either one have them done? Has Jim made any restitution for the 100 million he helped scam?
I agree, Alexis is less offensive than Jim. I think anytime something controversial is asked, instead of her instead of the “What Would Jesus Do?” her WWJD is “what would Jim do?”. Jim doesn’t want a wife, he wants a lemming.
I was born in the town where Oral Roberts had his ministry, and university, and hospital. God contacted Oral one night and commanded he build a 77 story hospital. I guess God was wrong, because it went belly up a few years later, and all of that cost and expense came from the backs of believers of miracles. Just so sad.
I could not agree with you more. Alexis and Jim put it out there; now they need to take the heat.
I hate to admit it, but I’ve been under 7 times. I’ve had 3 back surgeries, 2 on my knee, a 4 level fusion on my neck and another one for a shattered humerus bone on my left arm. It never gets ANY easier. From what I’ve heard, a broken nose is very painful because of all of the blood vessels located in one’s nose. One of my doctors told me that’s the place to target if you need to hit someone in self-defense because of the sensitivity.
It’s not so much Alexis complaining about pain I have qualms with, it’s the crying before hand.
As far was sweet spots to strike, I think the best place to punch someone is in the throat. You can wind them…and have a chance to run before they catch their breath again.
I think Vicki worded that strangely. The first thing that came to my mind is Donn didn’t share his and/or he didn’t care about hers.
I didn’t understand why she told us this either. I know I could ask to see my fiance’s, and he could ask to see mine… but we don’t need to do that. We trust each other. And does Brooks own a Hallmark store or something? Yes, it’s nice to get a card or note every so often, but I would think getting one every single day would get old and not feel as special. But clearly Vicki craves the attention.
I know all my husband’s passwords and he knows all mine for everything. Do I go searching through his stuff? Eh. Does he go through mine? Eh. I have nothing to hide nor does he, so neither of us care much if the other snoops.
If he leaves his phone, hell yea I’m going through it! I love seeing what his mom and sister say about me behind my back! But it says a lot that he knows I’ll go through it and won’t even bother deleting their bullshit–partially because I don’t ever bring it up to him and only look for my own amusement, but mostly because we’re both that “honest.”
That said, creeper has all the signs of controlling and the red flags apparently aren’t blatant enough for Vickster to pick up on them.
My husband and I know each other’s passwords – we use each other’s accounts, post pics, etc. Nothing to hide.
I have nothing to hide nor does my husband. It’s very comfortable knowing you can both check but don’t, because you have no reason to. I think we’re lucky. Now for Vicki…not so much!
For those of you in Chicago, if you want to learn more about chickens, bees, beer making, there is an event coming up this Sunday. I’ll post it if it’s okay with Lynn & if you ladies and gents are interested.
My hubby and I have been together 30 years this Saturday and to this day if there is something in my purse that he needs, he will bring my purse to me and I will get it for him. He could care less what I do online or on my phone and the same with me, regarding him. We both know the character of the person we married.
PP..first of all 30 years??? Congrats!!!!
Second of all I don’t think my husband has ever looked in my purse in the 15 years we have been together-even when I ask him to find something for me. Once when i asked him to find something he handed the purse to my sister and told her to look. Perhaps he doesnt want to find….feminine things?????
You both sound as though you married true gentlemen.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/04/10/tareq-salahi-s-50m-suit-against-michaele-schon-journey-thrown-out.html
Surprise surprise… NOT
Thanks for the link.
Vicki … who knew that all she needed to have her love tank filled was a daily Hallmark Card?
lol
Michael
Thanks for a heart felt blog about your hopes and dreams. You are surrounded by lots of, mostly “mothers” on this blogwho care for you. The thing is every “Mom” has a different teaching style. Some say jump in the pool and if you sink I will throw u a raft. Another says if you sink I hope u have a raft. Another says if you sink I will dive in with a rope. Last a Mom style is if you sink I will morn for you. Each style has been used in guiding kids and worked. I don’t know which style is best.
But I know you have some of each here.
When I came to NYC I got the if you sink I hope you have a life preserver in your purse. My parents did not want me here in the first place. But like you I became very resourceful.
Anyway. I know you will find your way but I also hope you appreciate all the wisdom the various mom styles share.
On that I mention “moms” that I love to hear your words of wisdom too. I never stop having mountains to scale ahead of me.
Hugs
Michael: I am not the best mom… I am the kind of mom that before you jump to the water I will put the raft… not good… I can’t help but to be overprotective. I wish you the best and I know you are capable of anything! I can see just success in your future!
Xoxo!
Cusi, thank you. Honestly, after living through my own “raft less” life.. I think if I had a child I would have to fight not to over protect them
and this is why i love you WSL..so lovely
Michael,
Reading your musings takes me back to my own struggles as a young adult. Not an easy time – probably the hardest time for me. Looking back now, I can see that my biggest stumbling block was a lack of self-confidence. It’s hard to really know and believe in your own potential, when you haven’t had the opportunities to test that potential and prove it. Your recent experiences in NYC have been a real boon for you in that regard (WSL and Kristen have been great friends to you). Just be clear on your strengths, what it is about you that will take you where you want to go. Believe in your own potential. And also know that your ultimate destination is probably not yet known – follow your opportunities as they open for you and allow yourself to grow with each. You have an exciting path ahead of you!
Lady C
Isn’t the scariest thing the unknown? My biggest fear is, what will I do next? How will I make it happen? What if they don’t ever call me back? I know that it all probables sounds trivial, and it is to a degree.
It’s not at all trivial – I think that this time of your life really defines you. But, you probably worry more than you need to – the opportunities will come. Make your connections, work those connections, sell who you are and what you can do and then follow your leads. Your path will open up and take you where you need to be. Enjoy the journey!
first *hugs Ronnie really hard* – I am so very sorry for your loss – you and all your care shall be in my prayers – may you find courage, may you find comfort, and may the memory of your son bring you peace –
as for the alleged ladies of the OC – only Alexsis carried herself with any kind of class – the interview was painful to watch, but at the very least, she was not condescending, rude or off-putting to any of her guests – as for the others – same horrid behavior, different day – sad, really -
Glamour article about the “daughters” of the Real Housewives
http://www.glamour.com/entertainment/2012/04/real-housewives-daughters-confess-glamour-exclusive-may-2012
Lauren looks fabulous!!
BB,
Thanks for posting that link. I like the children better than their moms! Just kidding, but there respect for their mothers is wonderful to see..
their, not there
Mean Girl-Jill Zarin announces to the world Ramona’s age via Twitter.
“@jeanakeough you looked beautiful tonight. Should have called me? Ramona is 56. You aren’t older are u?”
We all know how old HWs are. I don’t know why Ramona’s age was part of this tweet only by the obvious.
Ramona looks hot period! Nothing like bitter people throwing you negative vibes.
Yes and when was the last time we saw Jillousbitch in a bikini? Sometime around last year when she was in Florida at a resort pool and covered from boobs to toes in a towel. Who lays out in the sun covered up like that? What a nasty *itch!!!
Kyle does.
Especially if Brandi and Camille are around
Seems like Jaq did it too while complaining about Teresa and Melissa.
Lynn is in denial about Bethenny because she has tons of eggs that follow her. We saw that a long time ago and when we tried to call Lynn that, she called us haters. LOL. This was when RHNy started and Bethenny had 200,00 followers and over half of them were eggs. They all buy followers and anyone who doesn’t believe it is lying to them selves. All you have to do is look.
Couldn’t resist to comment on this, sorry Lynn,
Well if Bethenny id buy followers, at least she was smart about it and didn’t buy a large amount in a weeks time lol. I’m sure they all buy them but when you get over 470 thousand of them LOL oh nevermind, Jill is an idiot.
It’s a lot worse when you have a contest with a prize if you become the 200,000 follower. Jill makes such a big deal out of it. Talk about bringing attention to the phenomenon that is eggs… shut up and maybe no one will notice how desperate you are… but Jill shut up? THAT will never happen.
nor will she ever stop being desperate… pitiful thing.
I am sure Beth has her bought followers too and has PR people and social media advisers telling her what to do. The difference is Beth has 120 million bux so that’s all the affirmation she needs, where as Jill believes her own hype based on egg accounts.
Bethenny was “branding” her self and making her self appeal to people. Yes, Effanny buys followers as well. I said it. Call me a troll or a liar, I don’t care because it’s the truth. Have a bad everyone, I know you will now that you know the truth.
Back at ya……at least Bethenys followers speak english.
Have a bad everyone
Talk about hit and run.. Come On, Stick around a little while and tell us what you Really think of Bethenny. Chances are, I’ll agree with you
Personally, I ‘m tired of all the housewife franchises using the episodes as an infomercial or show their procedures so they’ll get it for free because it’s advertising for them. The irony of Bravo is wearing off.
Where’s my popcorn?
Yummmm. Buttered of course. I also prefer goobers over rasinets. Lol!
Most definitely buttered
As for the candy, I always took whatever I could stuff in my coat pocket. I was a Rebel after all. Looks like the show may be over though 
Bummer.
Your comment actually made me go upstairs to the kitchen and pop some lol I wish there were like buttons on the comments
Plain for me. Damn diet. I WILL LOOK GOOD!
Smart Pop!!
I’ll bet you already do look good. You can get lightly buttered though just to put some taste on the stuff.
E-rizzle, I think that’s why I can’t get motivated to loose all this fat. My skin will just sag and I’ll still be old. At least the cells are filled with fat and my filler is free.
I pop regular popcorn in the microwave in a paper bag… no oil. Then spray it with a little butter flavored Pam and sprinkle with a little parmesan cheese or Mrs. Dash or whatever spice you like. It’s not as good as butter drenched popcorn, but it’s pretty darn good for what it is and how many calories you’re saving.
I saw Dr. Oz do that! My kids think it’s neat to make ‘homemade’ popcorn
Oh, and I love parmesan cheese on it too. Bad me.
hehe.
The writing seems to be a bit like Ilana. I read her blog at times. Hope its not.
Bet OMIB will know…
oh no you don’t!
dragging me in before I have my tinfoil hat ready!
Ha! I was hoping you were going to be on today. Have loved your conversations down thread. Great smiles from you and others. Tx!
uhhh, I ain’t never claimed to be a grammar expert (I work in stat research) BUT doesn’t “The not so unsound mind of Lynn ” actually mean Lynn has a sound mind? The word “not” takes “unsound” to be positive or something like that – English majors?
Can’t wait to follow this thread! Lynn, don’t disappoint me – leave it up so I can read all the comments. I’m having a terrible day at work while having the worst few weeks of my marriage – I need this entertainment!
BTW, Lynn, your blog and this community are awesome – salve indeed for a suffering worker & wife!
Hope things improve for you soon!
Thanks, BB, it’s nothing more than anyone else deals with from time to time, just right now it’s my turn.
Here’s an office joke for you Groom’s Side:
Once I came upon a new temp standing in front of the paper shredder with a confused look on her face. I asked if she needed any help and she said, “Yeah, how does this thing work ?” I took the papers from her hand and demonstrated how to work the shredder. She stood there a moment with yet another confused expression, so I said, “Any questions ?” She said, “Yeah, exactly where do the copies come out from ?”
Hah-hah! Almost the same as your joke, I once had an intern email me asking how to forward an email.
Thanks…
Sorry Grooms’ I did take it down. It has no place on a blog about realty TV. I don’t work my ass off writing a blog every day so that some asshole can stop by and take an hour to compose a comment full of lies and half-truths then have to defend them one by one. Whoever wrote that knows absolutely nothing about me, made up a whole lot of lies and made a ton of assumptions on other things.
The truth is that a woman died, a good friend of mine that I met on Twitter but ended up talking to off line. Some idiots think they want to tell me how I should react and respond to that tragic news. I choose NOT to drag the bad news onto Twitter but to handle it my own way and communicate with her family my own way…Twitter isn’t the way, for me. I’m being criticized for my choice not to Tweet about @Intensity38 – Her name was Christy and she was a wonderful, amazing soul but I’m not Tweeting about any of this as is my choice, I don’t think it’s respectful.
I’m very sorry to hear about the loss of your good friend.
Luv ya!
I completely understand why you took it down. I truly believed it to be an idiot’s rant, with not a touch of truth driven by “somone else”. I had no idea that it touched on something so personal and sad.
As I said before, Lynn, I really enjoy this blog, and appreciate greatly the efforts you put into it. I find it to be entertaining and fun. And absolutely adore the community.
Im sorry for your loss of a friend Lynn.
Lynn,
Sorry for your loss. Don’t let the jerks get you down.
Love you Lynn. Always loyal friend.
So sorry to hear about your friend Lynn
Also sorry to hear about the loss of your friend.
Sorry for your loss
I remember her from the whole JS debacle last year. I’m sorry, Lynn, to hear of her passing.
I think you have the right to do as you choose, without hearing so much criticism.
So sorry to hear this Lynn. Sorry for your loss.
You are a popular person with many supporters. Just makes others jealous and hateful (not anyone posting in good nature here). I don’t use twitter, but the death of a friend is a more sacred thing than to make it digitized fodder for others.
Lynn – I’m sorry you lost a dear friend. And even sorrier that someone would choose to attack you while you grieve.
Lynn,
I am so sorry to hear about the loss of your friend. My prayers are with you.
So sorry Lynn. I read about that yesterday on the blog. I didn’t realize she was a friend of yours but I did read that she was very young. So sad. I don’t blame you a bit not to take it to twitter. Whenever I’m tempted to sign up someone happens to snap me out of wanting to. Think I’m better off.
Wasn’t Jo DelaRosa supposed to be on Watch What Happens Live last night?
Yes. Not sure why she wasn’t on there.
Michael,
I am so proud of you. See, that’s what most of these housewives do, they PRETEND that they can afford all this stuff and front that they are these social what you call them lol, but in the end, you will have your dignity for not lying to your self and when your old enough to drink (big smile) you will be able to afford to go there and have a good time. I wish I had more time to explain but I have to get back to work, Congrats to you kiddo. So happy for you.
Thank you. I don’t know why but I have this strong feeling I know you.. Do I?
Michael,
You are missing a large rain fall in LA right now.
I’m in LA right now, it’s not raining a drop
It sure is in Pasadena.
LOL Look at this. 470,000 omg JILL HOW STUPID DO YOU THINK WE ARE?
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Dammit I have to get back to work. But if you look at Jill’s followers, it’s egg egg egg egg lol.
She must of picked an expensive program because lots of the followers have a picture but no followers LMAO. Only Jill, only JILL LMAO! This is funny.
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Pro Golfers spoof video including Master’s winner Bubba Watson (in the overalls).
Thanks BB. What a great way to raise funds for a charity.
I loved the pink socks.
I decided to message Lynn on her website because first she invited me to here, but I didn’t because I was afraid of being slammed by others for stating my own opinion of how Lynn is handling this whole Alexis thing. First I would like to state I wanted to give my opinion via twitter to talk to Lynn directly, and not to get into any word fights with her “fans” on the blog. I know fans stand by their queen bee, and I didn’t want to start fighting with people that I didn’t have any issue with. She then stated that I was harassing her, and then I told her fine the conversation was over. I didn’t say this because I didn’t want to talk to her any longer, but I figured she would reporting me to twitter for harassment (which she did). I didn’t want to get reported, even though I wasn’t harassing her. I was trying to have a debate and as question as she does in her blog on things. She then took me not talking to her as an advantage to paint me as the person who decided not to talk and be unreasonable. Then she blocked me.
Now I fully expect Lynn to not take what I had to say too kindly. I even expected her to block me, because a lot of times she comes off at the person who wants to take, but doesn’t want to listen to other’s opinions on what she has to say. I also understand the “My boat, My rules” when it comes to blogging, hence another reason I didn’t reply to her blog. I contacted her via twitter, and we know that twitter only has 140 character so us long winded people have issues with getting out our opinions. I didn’t expect Lynn to play victim, or to go for the harassment card right away. I expected a healthy debate, that would hopefully end with us either see each other’s points, or agreeing to disagree. There was none of this at all. It was just convo convo convo! bam harassment! bam block!
This made me think that Lynn and the person she can’t stand has a lot in common. Ms Jill Zarin because what happened was very much a Zarin move. What I said to Jill to get blocked and reported was this.
Basically what I said to her was this in a nutshell. I don’t understand how she can support and defend Jim saying he was raised a certain way, and that he has changed alot since the last season. Jim is basically the same person he was the seasons before, the only difference is that he had to let his wife work a little bit since they needed the money. That doesn’t make him a better man at all. I will also add that pointing at the way he was raised is bullcrap. That is like saying Chris Brown was ok to beat Rihanna because he was raised in an abusive household. No i’m sorry that isn’t true. Also I said that eventhough I think she is a nice person, Alexis is dumb as rocks. I’m sorry she just is. I also said is it so hard to believe that maybe Gretchen just decided maybe her and Alexis don’t have that much in common. It’s really hard to try to be friends with someone you find it painful to even have a conversation with. So maybe she just didn’t want to be her friend anymore. So that basically was it. I know this comment will more than likely be removed, I might get a lot of flack for giving my opinion, or I might be called a dummy head. That’s ok though, it’s that’s person’s opinion, and I won’t run away from that or censor it. Also please excuse my grammer on this, I’m typing on a phone lol
Oh and I also called Lynn a StarFracker, because it seems that she is team Alexis since she talked with her on the phone. Not saying this in a mean way at all, again I don’t mean any harm and I’m not trying to be mean in any way.
As I told you on Twitter, you can look back at my old blogs even from Alexis’ first season on the show, I’ve always supported her and liked her. It has nothing to do with the interview on the phone.
I have a lot more respect for someone like Jim, who actually wants his wife at home with the kids, as opposed to the kind of “men” that I have run into or have known co-workers married to, that want their wives out working as soon as possible after giving birth and leaving their newborns with some nut they found in the PennySaver. The majority of married women that I worked with, that did not have ANY money saved in a company-matched 401k was astounding. However, their husbands all had expensive trucks/cars with fancy custom wheels and big screen TVs.
I also think Jim might just not want Alexis to work because it is too inconvenient for him, i.e. he has to do more with the kids and around the house. I have experienced this firsthand. Also, there was a time no so long ago that someone told me for a man to have a “stay at home” wife was attune to having a luxury car or a second home.
I’d like to see them reach a happy medium, where they can both be happy.
I totally agree with you. I think the key to happiness is balance.
Yes, and I am learning that right now. After 18 years of being a stay at home mom, I am working part time in our school district. I love it, but it has been an adjustment, for me and my husband. The kids are both in college, so they hardly notice.
LL,
Are you enjoying it? Hope so.
I do enjoy it. I sub for aides and clerical workers, so it is always something new, and if I can’t go in, I just decline. Hoping it will lead to a permanent position in the future.
Keeping fingers crossed for you.
I think Jim doesn’t want Alexis to work because he doesn’t want her to find someone else. You know..bigger better deal.
What is this pick on Lynn day?
Why can’t a blogger change their mind about someone?
I couldn’t stand Alexis and Jim during their first season either but I don’t
feel like that anymore. Why a war on this?
“It’s always something”
Sigh. Is it a full moon or something? And if calling Lynn a StarFracker is not mean, then what is it, a term of endearment?
My thoughts also BB, is she inviting Lynn and commenters to take a wack at her and cause a major casino so she can say the people on this blog are major wack jobs.
Actually I was making sure I was letting you know what was said on twitter without hiding anything from her followers on the blog. It was an honesty type of thing, so you are able to get a full opinion on what I did say. Also feel free to say what you want in response to what I said, I’m not going to call you a wack job for talking or having an opinion.
Ay,yayay! BB you cracked me up! Pass the pop corn!
Wasn’t trying to wage a war on lynn day, I was just giving my opinion. I think it just happened when others were deciding to go in for a kill shot lmao
Why do feel differently about them?
Lola,
Let me start by saying that you took an entire first LONG paragraph to combat and argue about the fact that you will get attacked for your opinion. I do not attack people for their opinions in fact I welcome them.
I blocked you because you hijacked my Twitter timeline, not because of what you said. I will happily debate you (Friendly) about Alexis, Jill or any other subject you care to discuss but Tweeting someone 20 times in a row is rude and it blocks all other Tweets and on Twitter that is considered harassment. Try Tweeting a celebrity 20 times in a row, they will have you thrown off Twitter. Obviously Twitter doesn’t care about me, I’m not a celebrity and I’d never try to have you thrown off Twitter. I’m assuming that you just weren’t aware of that Twitter guideline/ etiquette and so I tried to tell you, but then you did it again. That is why I invited you here to comment. I have no reason to block you here, please comment all you like.
True I am very new to twitter, but I basically took it as a place to directly talk with you on the subject. I was in no way trying to takeover your twitter timeline, or anything like that. For that I do apologize, and if it came off as I was trying to harass or troll you I apologize for that also. I don’t know why my twitter is now showing suspened, but I was assuming that it was connected with your account since it just happened. So basically I thought you had reported me.
Perhaps your account was suspended b/c you “over tweeted” and have been sent to “Twitter Jail”? This does actually happen if you tweet too many times in a short period of time.
Hmmm… Didn’t know there was twitter jail…do they offer bail, and if i’m on bail. Do they send the dog to come and get me if I run? XD
I assure you that I didn’t report you. As I said Twitter frowns upon battering Tweets at someone the way you did today. I realize you didn’t know better but there is a reason for the 140 character limit.
I’m sure if you email them and explain that you weren’t harassing anyone, you just didn’t know they will reinstate your account.
Also I very much appreciate you inviting me to comment here, and I’m also sorry for thinking you were using a tactic to get me in your sandbox so your friends can jump me. I’m new to twitter, but not the internet. Hence why I was leary XD
Welcome to chatting here. I think you’ll like it.
All this for people you will most likely never meet? Who pretend to be friends but in real life their lives would never cross? Let’s grow up! We are having fun with whatever these people portray to be for our entertainment! Do not take it too seriously…Lol!
AMEN!
*Lola!*
*Yes?* Also I don’t take it too seriously. Again as i’ve said. I didn’t mean any harm to lynn at all.
/sarcasm on/
What Are You Saying, Cusi? That these people on our boob tubes are NOT our close personal friends? Are you saying that if we met one somewhere on a street, Restaurant, or store and they say ‘Hi’ back, it doesn’t mean we are close personal pals? Oh the Shock of it all! Now I have to tell my pal George Bush Sr that we aren’t BFFs after all. You know, I waved at him once and he waved back at me. I thought we had a connection. I guess not
/sarcasm off/ (not directed AT you Cusi
).
Ohhhhh Ok. You think I feel the need to defend Gretchen or others because I feel I’m bffs with them because I watch them on television. Well I made a comment, but I don’t know if it’s up yet explaining that. I’ll go ahead and say again. I don’t really like any of the housewives, because they all have annoying qualities. Few I actually will defend them into the fire, and that one being Bethenny. Because she has always been real, and I appreciate that about her XD. P.S. I don’t take Reality Television that seriously or anything for that matter. It’s hard to take things seriously when you are made of felt.
Alrighty then. Can’t argue with someone who doesn’t exist and is made of felt now, Can I?.
It makes it hard to sometimes lol
And more importantly, would you WANT to be friends with any of them? My “maybe” list has no more than three names on it, if that!
And if you are friends with Bush Sr, then I guess I’m good buds with Bill Murray…since I’ve run into him several times and he is NOT a pleasure to come in contact with!
Oh, that’s disappointing to hear. I thought he would be a nice fellow. Or did you literally run into him? Just kidding…
Mr Murray pushed me out of the way to leave tickets at the will call window for his brother Joel many years ago. When I said “You could say ‘excuse me,’” He said “I could, but why bother?” It’s been down hill from there. Narcissistic comes to mind. A ton of big burly men were waiting in line behind me and they were incensed that he pushed me. All he needed to do was ask, but like a guy who thinks he’s a big deal, he didn’t and just ‘took.’ Ooooo…that was when I was in my 20′s and it just got me mad all over again!
Sorry to bring up those kind of memories.
What an ass…
Oh he’s one of those Privileged assholes. Got it. Not surprising though.
Aaawww…thanks KLMH and MelTheHound. It’s nice to share with people who get it. He actually bruised me too…big jerk! But I still like Joel. Loved him on MadMen and in The Artist.
That is disappointing. He probabaly thought he was being so funny.
Isn’t it weird that things can still yank our chain after so much time has passed though? I know I need a delete button.
No, Probably would not.
Bill Murray isn’t nice?
I used to kind of have a crush on him because I found him to be so funny.
I used to see Eugene Levi where I used to work in Canada and he couldn’t have been any nicer. Very funny and nice man.
E L was hilarious in the American Pie movies.
When it comes to Alexis and Jim, I do think he’s changed. I think the fact that he’s decided not to appear on the show very often proves he has changed and that he didn’t like what he saw in himself during their first season. We’ll see because he has agreed to do an interview with me and I plan on asking him a few tough questions. We’ll see how it goes.
There is a pattern in the way that people grow up and how they act when they are grown. There have been dozens of studies about it, people who were abused tend to abuse others. It does happen and it is sometimes difficult to break the pattern. I’m not excusing Chris Brown and I don’t know if he was abused or grew up watching his father abuse his mother…I don’t know anything about that but I do know it can be a pattern. And people tend to raise their children the way that they were raised.
I don’t think Alexis is dumb, I really don’t. I don’t think she is any dumber than anyone else on the show or in fact any other Housewife, take Sheree for example. Both ladies started clothing lines, which one is still in business? Alexis was hired for Fox 5 news in San Diego, maybe she was terminated, maybe Jim forced her to quit, I don’t know the answer but the fact remains is that they hired her in the first place.
I think that the DC Housewives were smart in comparison to the rest of the franchises and that’s one of the reasons they were cancelled.
When it comes to Gretchen, you say it is hard for her to maintain a friendship because they can’t have a conversation? Are you saying that Gretchen is a whole lot smarter than Alexis, so much so that they can’t have a conversation? I find that hard to believe, Gretchen isn’t the sharpest knife in the drawer either but beyond that, Gretchen’s timing is suspect. Suddenly Gretchen decides that she’s too smart for Alexis now? Just as she mends fences with Tamra? A little convenient, isn’t it?
I apologize for the Twitter misunderstanding and I will happily unblock you if you promise not to send a series of 20+ tweets to me at a time. Longer conversations need to take place here, and as long as you’re respectful to me, I promise to treat you the same way. I know everyone here will also welcome you provided you follow our one rule, be respectful to other posters here.
Thank you for coming Lola
I totally promise to not send you or anyone else a million tweets and I’m hoping to get twitter parole so I can prove I can function in society lol
I think I was a little too harsh to say dumb, because dumb is automatically assumed as stupid. I don’t think she is stupid, because like I saw in the video where she made sure not to bash another housewife, she knows the difference between good P.R. and Bad P.R.. This is something a lot of people don’t get for a long time, and even when in the business they still don’t get it. Hence Vicki. Who thinks she can say whatever she wants and people are going to love her just cause she was an original housewife. Pretty much I’m not a fan of most housewives on all of the series, yet I still watch each catty episode lol *Go figure*
I have a very hard time liking alexis, and this is because she has shown points where she exudes fakery, but with this being said she is a very loyal person. Anyone who says that routine that Slade did was funny, has to be showing loyalty. I think that she is dumb naive if that makes any sense, or maybe dense as rocks. ugh that still sounds bad, How about not all there lol.
Now even though it seems like I’m all defending Gretchen, don’t get it confused. I have thought Gretchen has been self centered for a few seasons now. She is one of those housewives that leaves them comes back a different person, and everything that people were complaining about the season before is fixed. I feel she won’t leave Slade because she is afraid of people calling her a gold digger, and she doesn’t want that image.
I agree with you about Alexis. For someone who is supposedly “dumb” she sure has cashed in on her stupidity. For one, she managed to get on the RHOC show, create a clothing line (which I understand had the website crash from so many hits), a weekly segment on FOX5 morning show AND as I’ve read elsewhere–recently had a cameo appearance on General Hospital. I don’t see where any of the other women on the show have been nearly as successful–hence, all the jealousy and insulting comments directed at her. I would bet that ANY one of them would give their eye teeth to have achieved as much as success as she has in any one of those endeavors (especially Heather).
Alexis is actually the only reason I watch the show any more because I think she’s so pretty to look at. So what if she’s “surgically enhanced?” It turned out beautifully and she has a much more pleasant personality than any of the others. I don’t agree with some of her personal beliefs, but I don’t see her running around making crude insults about people she doesn’t like or approve of, like Heather or Tamra seem to do at every opportunity.
I’m not sure how smart you need to be to appear on a RH show or hire a designer to “create” a clothing line.
But I will say this for Alexis. She is one of the few Housewives, along with Camille Grammer, smart enough to see how she was being perceived and adjusted her behavior accordingly. Her refusal to fight with Peggy at Vicki’s party was not only the right thing to do it was a smart move. Peggy lost her only story line and Alexis is still on the show.
And Catseye is right that Alexis is not mean spirited like the other women on OC.
Peggy was annoying because she was sooo intent on having the other girls like her, and she was willing to throw anyone under the bus for that. Hence no tears when I heard she decided “Family” was more important than the show *Smile*
Also I read some of Lynn’s older blogs, and I do see that she has always been nice to Alexis. Also with the research that I’ve done, on her I think I’m gonna go more with naive. Also she fumbles over her wording of things sometimes. So I’m officially saying Alexis is not dumb. *Smiles*
Now as for the total Gretchen thing, I do think that she was friends with Alexis to have someone on her team type of thing. I don’t think she just all of a sudden stopped liking her. I think Gretchen has never liked her, and now she doesn’t need to like her. Do I think she is wrong for not liking Alexis….No. Do I think she used Alexis’s friendship for her needs…Yes. Is that wrong….Yes.
Oh and I still like Heather, but I think that her picking on Alexis for being stupid is rude. It’s like them picking on a kid in school or something like that. Those are low blows, but if she doesn’t want to like Alexis, I think that is fine. Just don’t gang up on the girl.
There are things that bother me about Alexis but I do like that she seems to be a very nice person and a loyal friend. She does seem to want to treat others the way she would like to be treated but she doesn’t seem to have the benefit of that philosophy being practiced on her… quite the opposite and to the extreme I might add. She does say some pretty “stupid” things but then again I do at times also. I don’t hold that against her… it’s actually quite entertaining. She was my pick for best looking housewife, not that that makes me like her any more or less however, but she is easy to look at. One thing that surprised me was that she had to touch up her own makeup in the ladies room at Fox? I always pictured them coming right from the makeup chair.
I fully agree that alexis is the best looking housewife, and by best looking I mean the most natural. Which would more than likely explain why she has been asked to be on television. I do think Gretchen is also one of the best looking housewives, but with each season she seems to come back a little…Enhanced.
Lynn,
Your statement “I think that the DC Housewives were smart in comparison to the rest of the franchises and that’s one of the reasons they were cancelled” is so true. As a proud resident of the DMV (DC-Maryland-Virginia) I was proud to finally see a HW franchise with a majority of smart and articulate women. I hate that Bravo didn’t give RHODC another season (without the Salahi’s) to see what they could have done.
Ick! Is this stupid day?
Why are all these people dragging old carcasses from twitter or someone else’s year old blog onto Lynn’s site?
We don’t care!
We don’t care that you feel you “lost” a debate on twitter then Lynn hung up on you.
And also we don’t care that someone got caught with her hand in the cookie jar (again) and somehow Lynn is supposed to be blamed.
Please stop.
Lol I think Lynn and I already worked this out, which was a little bit of misunderstandings. But it’s cool. I’m just happy to be here and able to give my opinion. Hope you have a day though XD
Lol alright then
I would like to point out that Lynn’s exchange with Lola upthread is why we all love and respect Lynn. She invited Lola here to comment, she answered Lola’s questions about what happened on Twitter without demeaning Lola, without name calling. Not bad for a “hate blogger”, lol.
And to her credit Lola seems to have understood and apologized to Lynn for the misunderstanding.
ITA.
I really appreciated the way she addressed me and she talked to me on the same level. Which was very very respectful. Nothing for respect for ms. lynn
Lola-Google ‘Twitter Jail”..you will find all the Do’s and Don’ts of Twitter…I swear there is a Twitter Jail-I wasnt being fresh!!!!
lmao *Nods as she walks away in her stripes*
I vouch that Lynn has always liked Alexis; I have to. My reason is different. I admire that Alexis and Jim try and live out their faith (as their Church interprets it).
I have seen Alexis not join “mean girl” acts but more important she says her faith calls her to a higher behavior. Now she isn’t always consistent but neither am I. I thought it was beautiful when Jim prayed for her before surgery. My husband prays for me too and I love that in our marriage.
I am aware of Alexis installing lust in onlookers and I don’t get that. Remember Jimmy Carter (whom I spent time with).
Any way. A&J are the only ones saying they want to honor their faith and I enjoy watching that and although I don’t want to be too judgmental, I will hold them accountable to practice what they preach.
I was thinking Jim dropped back because he wanted to separate from some of the behavior.
We will see but I hope at some time I get to be impressed with their faith lived out on Bravo
I LOVE Jimmy Carter.
Can’t Stand him
Me neither. Worst president in my lifetime.
I didn’t respect him much during the time of his presidency, but my views have changed and other details of his presidency have come to light. I do now though.
He has been the most honorable of any of the past presidents for many years, and is honest, if to a fault.
I couldn’t agree more!
He’s an ambassador.
that is a joke, right?
Yes, and if their marriage works for them and they raise emotionally stable and successful children and stay together–who would any of us be to say it’s “not right?”
Wsl_ Beautiful said and truth! I am with you!
There are some things about how the Bellino’s live that seem inconsistant to me with their statements about faith.
BUT, I am not perfect and am certainly not the final word on what is and isn’t genuine Christianity. At the end of the day it’s between them and God. There is no need for me to judge them. Mote in my own eye and all that.
I am glad though that Alexis is standing her ground more than before with Jim. I am liking her so much more now. It’s nice to see.
I do think there has been some personal growth. I sure don’t see that in Viki.
Viki will never change. No wonder her daughter eloped.
And is it working for them? Because that is not what I saw last night. I saw a woman wanting to come out from under her husbands thumb and was beaten down with scripture.
How is he any different from the man who boasted in the first season that despite having 3 children he has never changed a diaper.
I understand that in every relationship it might not be quite a 50%-50% partnership- and that each person has expectations of them and the roles they need to play; my issue is that he believes that just being born a MAN elevates him above any woman, most notably his wife.
I guess that’s pretty much right, as long as she is happy. I will also agree that I don’t have a right to tell anyone that their relationship doesn’t work, or she is stupid to be in the relationship. I will say that her husband just rubs me personally the wrong way, and I do take offense to some of the things that he says.
Zimmerman charged with 2nd degree murder. YES!
Warrant is out.
I’m so conflicted about the case. A young man is dead and of course Mr. Zimmerman needs to pay for that. Especially if it was about self aggrandizement, that Mr Zimmerman got carried away playing law enforcement.
But part of me feels that the division in this country and the pervasive fear mongering that goes on in the media,ALL media- not just the conservatives, not to mention institutional racism contributed to Mr. Zimmerman’s paranoia.
Too many lives have been ruined. And even when this case is closed I don’t think anyone wins unless some deep seated problems are addressed.
I agree. I’m not really “happy”.
I’m hoping the “Stand Your Ground” “law” will be stopped.
That would be at least a partial win.
I don’t have an issue with the stand your ground law. I can assure you that if someone broke into my home and put me or a member of my family in peril, they are getting a round of a .22 in their face.
That being said, the stand your ground law was never intended to protect those who provoke an altercation, knowing they have the advantage of a weapon and if they feel out matches, to fire away.
12 gauge scatter for me. I’m going to make sure I hit the SOB.
.38 s&w here, RR, you should re-think the .22, just saying.
Just got that and a 9mm firestar..
(unless I hit the lotto)
I keep telling DH if we win the megamillions, one of my first presents to myself will be a pink lady glock.
nice, with the lotto we could have an assortment. maybe some camo too? My Uncle has a Ghuillie suit— he gets crazy sometimes and puts it on and sneaks up on people—it’s the scariest thing I’ve ever seen..
hahaha, that would be something to see.
you can’t believe how ticked off my aunt was when she saw him outside sneaking around scaring everyone. Had no idea he’d ordered himself one for Christmas that year—bizarre…
Sorry, but that’s just funny.
Im hoping to get my fat ass out the door and run like hell.
If they are coming in the window when you shoot, make sure they fall forward into the house, and not backwards.
LOL, that reminds me of a dude I knew in Texas who caught two guys trying to break into his house, one was starting to crawl into his window and he ran outside the house with his handgun and kept them at bay until the police arrived. I told him he should have waited.
i have not been out so i dont know if it is raining, but it did rain last night. it has been a cool day for sure.
work has been busy, but no complications. i did have to wait on the same person who asked i was done. the work is done now, but now i have to explain some of it to prove i did it correctly. oy! why not take it and ONLY question it if they find an error? i must say though, i am taking it well. breath in and out.
i can write now because i am on hold about something else. good day good day.
Hang in there, California!
Hi Calif,
It poured out here in Pasadena this morning. Just overcast now.
You’ll be home soon. Deep breaths.
thank you guys! done!! ok now where do i get energy from to last two more hrs?
i had some tea that i hope kicks in soon.
We could use some rain. These wild fires are scary… and so early… early April? Another one started today in NJ. That’s crazy. I had a dream about 6 weeks ago that my entire mountain was on fire and we were trying to flee. My bf woke me up because he could tell I was having a nightmare. I went back to sleep and it continued. It was so real. And then last weekend we had a wild fire on our mountain about 2 miles down the road. It wasn’t really bad, but bad enough. It’s kinda freaking me out.
Thank you BB for the Birthday post! Also, thank you to everyone for the happy birthday, birfday and sparkle day wishes. As I get older, I like to have more low birthdays. I got to chill out with loved ones as I wished.
Happy Birthday SoutheastVA!
I hope you are having some fun.
The B-day girl! Happy BirthdaySEVA!
Happy Birthday Southeast! Are you doing anything special?
Happy Birthday
MelTheHound_ I’ve just saw your comment up tread… I am rolling on the floor laughing but the worst part was trying to get up! Haa! You cracked me up with your Bush Jr. connection….bwaaaaaa!
It was Sr but yeah. Glad I can make people laugh
Were you having dinner or taking Mel for a walk? Yes. I realized of my mistake Jr and Sr…. I am painting and cutting metal (silver) for pendents I will give the 28th. in Chicago and coming to the computer… is it full moon today? It has been intense! Ha!
Cusi,
Do you still make jewelry?
Always!
One of my girlfriends went to gemology school. I used to go to watch her making her custom pieces. They were lovely.
He was in town doing an interview during the 1992 election next to where I worked at the time. A few days before the election. When he came out of the building and got on his helicopter, I waved (so did 500 other people), and he waved back. Now, if that and my vote for him doesn’t make us best pals, I don’t know what does
.
practically related!
Absolutely! Best pals! What still cracks me up is when Bush Jr (Yes. Jr ) waived the shoes that were thrown at him, remember? Those that makes the guy be besties with Jr?
Probably. I remember it.
I would like to win the lotto just to make a big party and invite everyone to celebrate Lynn here in Las Vegas… that will be a lot of fun!
Even me Cusi?
? Everyone!!! The party would be incomplete without you!
Time and place. Just make sure The Hound has a plush place to stay in each hotel as we drive out. I don’t do Airplanes.
Don’t know if this has been brought up before, and if so, I apologize, but is Vicki gaining weight? She looks like she is heavier than in previous seasons. Also, she looks a bit puffy in the face. Could that be from all of the alcohol these women drink?
In a word…YES! Same thing with Tamera.
Tamra looked good to me in the epi when she & Eddie were at the gym. Her buttocks look great.
COCFarm – I read an article about Chevy Chase being a jerk on Gawker the other day. They mentioned in there that Bill Murray said he himself had gone through his jerk phase. He seems to have outgrown it if the comments can be believed. Some of them painted him as a really sweet and interesting guy. Too bad you had to run into him, or rather have him run into you, when he was still a creep.
I think that Bill Murray used to have issues with alcohol, which might have had a lot to do with him acting like a jerk.
Yeah, Chevy is being a pain with the sitcom ‘Community.’ Love that show and hope his tantrums don’t end up tanking it.
Bill Murray may have changed and then again, may not have. I think it takes a man with some special issues to push a 20 year old woman around. I’m not likely to run into him again, so I think we are both safe! If I see him again, I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt and not snarl!
“Have a bad everyone!”
That’s one for Nancy’s t-shirt line-lol!
OneMore, mi amor: “Were are you when we really need you?” Many trolls today…
let me start again… “Where were you when we really needed you”… yes!
no- just one real one- and one from twitter who turned out to be normal.
besides- you’ve learned enough you can take them on as the
Asesino de Duende Intrépido!
I don’t know about you, but I’ve had a good. LOL
OMIB,
I was just thinking about you. (I swear)
Do you really feel scared everyday?
yes and no.
I think when you do anything out of your comfort zone you are afraid- and I am definatley out of comfort zone in my career.
I’m flying by the seat of my pants every day.
There’s really no book for what I do or what I have done- it’s just my own…thing.
Sometimes everything is great and sometimes I bite my tongue until it bleeds.
I just don’t have the right to piss on someone’s camp fire, no matter how disappointed or mad I feel. And neither does Bethenny.
I would love to spend a day with you while you’re working as I have no idea what you do. I know it is a medical Spa
but that’s it. I think it’s a good thing when people are scared every now and then. It keeps us on our toes.
I bet Bethenny wants a “do over” re: Julie.
she probably does. I know I would.
I don’t know Nancy. She could have edited that out, and she didn’t.
I don’t get her at times. She’s exhausting. OT did you see the results of the studies re: cancer
and HRT today? Women are going to have to come up with different ways to deal with hot flashes.
No, I haven’t, but will take a look. Tx
I probably shouldn’t say this but I will. I have been using something from Thailand called Pueraria Mirifica for the past 10 mos. and I feel great. No more nightsweats and hot flashes have all but disappeared. According to what I’ve read, it may protect women from getting breast cancer as they have the lowest rates of it in Thailand compared to the rest of the world.
I think someone was ‘hitting their thong’ a little too hard today.
hitting her thong is what made BB have a good everyone
bwah hahaha!
RR,
Re: upthread. I can’t remember what the gun laws are in Canada.
Do you know?
why- are you planning something?
OMG that was funny! I might have 1 or 2 in mind.
How about you?
ruh roh!
have I told you lately how beautiful you are…
No you haven’t! LOL
They are pretty restrictive, especially when it comes to handguns or fully automatic. I remember when I was a cadet we could only use a bolt action .22 or a FN C1 A1.
Thanks. Remind me not to piss you off.
I don’t think any of my relatives own guns.
Actually maybe they do but for hunting and please don’t make me go on about how I feel about that.
They are lucky they are still on my Christmas list.
I was going to ask if they ate what they killed but then I remembered that you are a vegetarian so that probably wouldn’t give you much comfort.
Even though I love meat, I don’t think I could hunt. The taking of life can be a traumatic experience.
Not that I still wouldn’t shoot on sight anyone committing a criminal act, who I reasonably believed would cause harm to my family….I just couldn’t say for certain if I would be able to sleep like a baby afterward.
If someone was hurting George, Emily or the cats I could hurt them and sleep well.
I could never… and I couldn’t be with someone who could either. If they eat what they hunt it better than when they do it purely for sport. I just don’t get it and it kinda creeps me out that anyone could take pleasure in it.
I’m not a vegetarian yet but I’m heading in that direction. I have to really not think about what I’m eating and it’s getting harder and harder for me to do that. I’m such an animal lover and I feel like a hypocrite eating meat although I don’t know if I can give up filet mignon. I don’t think I’ll give up fish either. Baby steps.
Once you give it up you’ll never go back. Trust me
I’ve done the study.
You can get your protein
in other ways.
I just discovered dry roasted edamame… yummy. If my boyfriend was on board with me I would have made the switch by now but my portions of meat that I take are very small at this point. I’m really losing my taste for it.
I think I could sleep quite soundly and I don’t like (personally) hurting living creatures. The difference is, the criminal intended to do me harm in some way. The Animal, not so. I’m happy to eat what is prepackaged for me but unless it were a matter of survival, I couldn’t Hunt for it. For all of its BS and problems, I’m glad I was born in the latter half of the 20th century In the United States.
Couldn’t go vegetarian and definitely not vegan either. I enjoy my steaks and as long as I can afford to buy them, I will buy and broil them.
I couldn’t be a vegetarian either. I crave meat too much, although the best thing I think I have ever eaten in my life was surprisingly enough vegetarian.
It was the ratatouille I had on the Disney Dream ship. I thought I wouldn’t like it because don’t really like tomato and again, I feel like I need meat..but the favors of it were out of this world.
As far as criminals go, I know that after police shootings, even when it is a totally justified shooting that they tend to need to be debriefed afterwards. I also know quiet a few Marines and soldiers who suffer from ptsd as the result of confirmed kills.
RR,
Is your daughter on a special diet?
Nancy, no. I know some kids with epilepsy do well on the keto diet but her seizures are well controlled with trileptial.
Thanks RR.
I don’t doubt that it would weigh on my mind that I took a life in that circumstance. Truthfully, I can only tell you what I THINK I would feel. I can assure you it would be likely different on the surface than inside. I really hope, I Never have to find out.
Hey everyone,
I’ve been missing in action. I got a new cellphone & am setting it up. I hope you all are well. I felt lost today w/o my phone. No blog, no Twitter, no FB, no email, no TV to catch up. What did we do when we didn’t have cellphones? I laugh every time im in tge grocery store & hear someone on their phone saying, “what did you want me to get?”. We would go home w/o what ever it is.
I hope Diva & Mr Ford, FlowerPower & Mr Mazel are doung well
Even WITH cell phones, how many do you think still go home without whatever it was they were supposed to get?
George? 100%! Hands down.
Mmm hmm. I usually do.
They have an app for that now, a grocery store list that can have shared uses..so my DH just puts it on his phone and the list updates on mine.
I just downloaded an app that tracks your sleep patterns that someone recommended HERE! It wakes you in a 30 minute window in the best moment of your alertness for optimal awake-ness–no, I haven’t done it yet, I haven’t even figured out how to set up my voice mail. seriously.
Sounds interesting. I dont use anything like an alarm to wake up. Just my internal body clockk. I just wake up.
I’ve been adding all my apps. I love HTC. So many free apps. I refuse to pay for apps.
I like that.
When I see the previews for RHONJ and I see Teresa with that long black dress, she reminds me Camille’s introduction in RHOBH S1, don’t you think? Like, same moving…
It would be a great cello dress.
It opens in the right place?
They are hard to find. Full skirts are finally coming back.
That’s good news to us cellists.
Nancy,
Read up tread!
You are much too kind.
It would be a lot of fun.
What 2% of Heather Dubrow is not real? The girls (and I don’t mean her children)?
I think she has cheek implants.
Her eye brows are done, like Danielle’s.
She reminds me of that actress that was in “Charlie Angeles”.
I think her first name was Kate.
Kate Jackson.
Thanks. Do you think they look alike?
I think Charlie’s Angels Kate Jackson was much prettier. Heather D, to me, looks like she just climbed off of an alien spaceship. Especially in that photo Lynn uses.
She said today on twitter that s her husband performed a “umbilical hernia” on her…I think that might be code word for “tummy tuck”…but I speculate!!!!
An umbilical hernia (repair) is a surgical procedure to fix a weakness in the abdominal wall or to close an opening near the navel causing a protrusion. I guess it’s possible she was using this term sarcastically. A tummy tuck is a MAJOR surgery that also risky. The recovery time is long and hard. Although after four children that could likely be what she had done. I read all about it and I would NEVER even think about it. Why someone would do something like that without a medical necessity is beyond me but that’s just me. I have enough pain… I don’t want to cause any more purposely.
I was totally being facetious….b/c of the whole Alexis nose thing
Very weird that her husband would do surgery on her….usually people do not do that for family members as it hurts their objectivity should something go wrong but it also becomes and even bigger liability.
BB_ Maybe the question is: what 2% of Heather is real?
Happy Birthday SE Virginia!
Lynn, I’m so sorry to hear you’ve lost a friend. I hope special moments and memories will keep you smiling.
I do believe “Jesus Barbie” is sincere in her love for her God, her family, and her faith community. And as Catseye said, if it works for her more power to her. I do believe Big Jim is scared sh_ _less that she might just find out how much power she has and dump him. He treats Alexis in a very condescending way and then her “my husband is the leader” (or my king or whatever her line is) – that is the crap that makes my stomach turn. I have great difficulty with women who think they need to ask permission to become their own powerful selves. Lastly, I do not believe a “truly loving God” would not have given me at least a fraction of her beauty! One of us is “made in God’s image.” I want to know why I got the short stick. It is not fair that any person can be that beautiful —- but then again, she has all the neurosis that go with that.
Last just want to say I can’t believe the entire country had to hold protests to get justice for a young man. What the heck is wrong in FL?! I need me some Jeff Lewis Therapy bad.
My apologies – it isn’t what’s wrong “with FL”? — it’s the police dept of the town.
AFTER BEING MARRIED FOR 44 YEARS, I TOOK A
CAREFUL LOOK AT MY WIFE ONE DAY AND SAID,
“Darling, 44 YEARS AGO WE HAD A CHEAP APARTMENT,
A CHEAP CAR, SLEPT ON A SOFA BED AND WATCHED
A 10-INCH BLACK AND WHITE TV, BUT I GOT TO SLEEP
EVERY NIGHT WITH A HOT 25-YEAR-OLD GIRL.
NOW I HAVE A $500,000.00 HOME, A $45,000.00 CAR,
NICE BIG BED AND PLASMA SCREEN TV, BUT I’M SLEEPING
WITH A 65-YEAR-OLD WOMAN. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT
YOU’RE NOT HOLDING UP YOUR SIDE OF THINGS.”
MY WIFE IS A VERY REASONABLE WOMAN. SHE TOLD
ME TO GO OUT AND FIND A HOT 25-YEAR-OLD GAL,
AND SHE WOULD MAKE SURE THAT I WOULD ONCE
AGAIN BE LIVING IN A CHEAP APARTMENT, DRIVING
A CHEAP CAR, SLEEPING ON A SOFA BED AND WATCHING
A 10-INCH BLACK AND WHITE TV.
Haa! Good one!
Its an oldie, but a goodie.
Cuzi77, I have written to you in the past about your jewelry, but have not been able to get a response. Do you have a website, and do you sell to the public?
I know you have won some awards for your art and was wondering if there was a place we could go to look at your work.
Just let me know if Im stepping on your toes. I certainly don’t mean too, and am interested to see it.
Thanks
Me too. I’d love to see her work.
Well, another successful post to Cusi77! Not gonna ask again!
klmh, while you are here, I have began the new Game of Thrones season. They are deviating dramatically from the book right now. There are only 10 episodes and they have added a whole band of new characters so I’m not sure how they are going to wrap it up. So far the nudity is so unnecessary it interrupts the storyline.
I think the nudity is gratuitous too. That’s interesting though. You will have to let me know what you think about the season. I’m just not sure I want to see anymore of it, although I enjoy the storyline.
I don’t get why HBO feels the need to go overboard on the sex and blood and guts…
Good thing you don’t watch Sparticus
Is that an HBO production movie too? Im such a prude I guess…
LMAO, love it !!
That is SO funny!!!
I am watching “Iron Lady” w/ Meryl Streep tonight. Has anyone watched yet? I also have “The Descendants”– I’m not a huge George Clooney fan at all. I don’t even think he’s good-looking— but, I love Meryl.
I haven’t seen Iron Lady, but I have seen The Descendants. It was good, but kind of depressing. I’m not a big George Clooney fan either. He’s a pretty good actor though. Meryl Streep is in a class by herself.
how was PT today?
Sorry Sparkle. Had to go recap Interior Therapy. I didn’t have it today and don’t do back until Friday. It has been going well. So well that I walk in and do it myself without being told what I have to do. My range of motion has improved, but it’s definitely not 100%. I’m doing alot of the exercises at home.
I absolutely loved the Descendants Sparklemuffy. Clooney has become a really good actor, imo. Let me know if you like it.
The Ides of March with George Clooney is really good as well.
loved the IOM, George made a perfect politician, I will, I hope to watch both. I have been afraid to watch ” War Horse.” Is it as sad as I think it probably will be?
I haven’t watched it either, for the same reason.
Ditto!
Oh, I feel the same way about War Horse. There are a few movies out there that I am sure are great, but because of the story I stay away.
Wow! You will be watching two good movies !! I jave not watched either, but plan to. They are out already? I will be looking for thten this weekend
I don’t think Clooney is attractive AT ALL. (I was really put-off when I read that he fed his pet pig bacon, that did it for me).
That’s disgusting.
The Decendants was the best movie I had seen in a long time.
I saw both movies this past week. I preferred “War Horse” although it is definitely was a bit contrived and Disney-like. “The Descendants” was very nicely acted. Now I plan to see “Ides of March”.
Home, sweet home
waiting for dinner to be ready 
What’s on today? Survivor, I don’t remember what else. I did see an add about Revnge coming back next week
There’s an special on tonight at 10:00 recapping the story so far. I’m taping it. Watching Million Dollar Listing NY.
a special… hate it when I change my mind on what to say and forget to change the words around it to make sense.
A special at 10 about what story? Revenge?
Yeah! I miss Revenge, it was gone too long! Jeff Lewis and Million Dollar Listing are on tonight too! Survivor was good, I liked the challenges.
I actually enjoyed Survivor tonight myself!!!
I’ve decided my favs on AI are Elise Testone and Jessica Sanchez. I like Colton too.
Don’t like Elise’s skirt though.
Great Blog today.
I have a favorite new reality show!! I caught it
last night and then late this afternoon- it’s
called “Mama’s Boy” the Boys of the Bronx..
it is really good, on TLC.
anyone else see it?
Hey Bev, do you like it enough to blog about it for us all every week? *Grin*
I would love to, Lynn. But it would be an epic fail and I would
only disappoint you~ but thanks for having some faith in me!
I watched a little bit of it when one of the guys brought a gal home for dinner. It was pretty funny.
I just read Gretchen’s blog and she went AFTer Vickie big time. Gretchen will eat her alive on her hypocrisy LMAO at the reunion and I will have zero sympathy for Vickie. She likes to throw jabs and make hurtful comments to others, but if someone says anything sideways to her she plays victim. I lost any slither of respect for Vickie after watching that Video.
I think Jeanna and Tamra made up. Jeanna made a nice comment about Tamra last night and Tamra tweeted a nice comment about Jeanna. It looks like Tamara went on a forgiveness tour this season and made a mends with a few people.
And Jeanna never seems to hold a grudge for long. She’s a pretty forgiving person, almost to a fault. I mean, her ex-husband is still living with her and so is her boyfriend, if I heard her correctly on WWHL last night.
Jeana is probably the only housewife who never went “after”
anyone. She always seemed to find the best in most people.
Most people did walk all over her(esp her sons and hubs)
I always liked her for her kindness, but her inability to stand up for herself annoyed me.
Vickie was always jealous of everyone and she was last on the
totem pole in the beginning. she relishes the fact that she is last
man standing, and takes it way too seriously.
I always thought that Jeana was crappy to her youngest son. She seemed to worship the ground the older one, who was a disrespectful jerk, walked on.
LA Kings are down 0-1 against Vancouver.
We are till in the 1st period.
This is hard because I have a lot of family in Vancouver.
I have a grudge against both teams….
I’ve had a grudge against Kerry Fraser (an NHL referee) and the Kings since 1993, when Fraser failed to call a high sticking 7 minute major against Wayne Gretzky for cutting up Dougie Gilmore in the play offs. The great one went on to tie up the game and ultimately win it ruining our play off chances. I hate his guts forever.
I know your daddy was a referee and I respect the job they do, but he is the reason it is rumored why refs no longer wear their names and now have numbers on the back of their shirts.
Vancouver also trump us the following year which is why I hate them. (A friend of mine was childhood friends with Kirk McLean and has always maintained his wife was a stuck up whore. )
Since we are talking about hockey, you have to go out and rent the movie “Goon”.
MY dad is the reason why? My heart will ALWAYS belong to the
I’m so glad you are a fan.
Toronto Maple Leafs Never mind about my dad I now understand what you are talking about. My heart stopped the first time I read your post. I read an article once about my dad’s
Ref-ing. It started with this. Mr D” is as popular in this city
as cancer! I framed it. I cracked up. He obviously made a bad call but he was known as a fair ref.
Not many here. Of course Lynn is.
Glad you know what I meant, I just read your first sentence and was like OMG- “what did I do? I didn’t mean to say that”…
Nancy, we are Canadians, if we didn’t know or were related to a hockey player or a ref, I think they would pull our citizenship
It is in our blood. My grandmother was so happy when she watched my dad on TV ref a game.
Great memories.
I have a grudge against all hockey players as the
ruin our ice!
Dear Nancy, did you know they turned Maple Leaf Gardens into a Super Market?
Oh no, I meant Kerry is the reason why not your dad. So sorry I didn’t say that correctly.
I figured that out. You almost have me a heart attack though. Do you still follow the sport? I’m still surprised that the LA Kings even made it into the playoffs. I’m sure they won’t go far but it’s nice to see them there anyway.
I still have the puck that was dropped in the very first game at The LA Fourm.
I don’t follow it as closely as I would like to just because there isn’t much Leafs coverage on the west coast, not to mention that from what I am told the current status of the Leaf’s is like the Ballard years (Nancy, do you remember the “Unknown Leaf Fans”?
Huge Rangers fan here. They start tonight against Ottawa.
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Kings score. 1-1
Double power play but I’ll take it.
Kings 2-1
My dad is smiling.
Not anymore. 2-2
4-2 It as a great game. So glad we won though.
Haa! OMG! Zoila kills me with her comments! She feels like when you are married for long time and your husband is looking for another younger woman… is cute! And Jeff is like… WTHeavens! Cute!
Pas de vos affairs!
ca ne te regarde pas!
When do you work?
Night night all.
Listening to Idol right now. I REALLY wish someone would slap a muzzle on Randy Jackson and then fire his ass. Same thing with J-Lo.. What is with all these dumbass stage shows? AI, Here’s a clue. Lose these shitty duets and just shorten the show like you use to as contestants got bounced. We don’t need a two hour show at this point.
Alexis IS dumb. Period.
And you’re an obnoxious moron – go away! You’re pathetic, don’t you have something better to do with your time? Like a gym to open or some guy to screw on film?
Bethenny in the news…
http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/fashion/bethenny-frankel-line-skinnygirl-skin-care-wal-mart-frankel-expensive-products-deceptive-article-1.1051685
Bethenny Frankel line of Skinnygirl skin care at Wal-Mart; Frankel: Expensive products are ‘deceptive’
‘The difference between a $100 cream and a $15 cream is negligible’
Bethenny Frankel continues to expand her Skinnygirl empire.
The entrepreneur and reality television star’s line of lower-priced beauty products are now available at Wal-Mart and online.
But Frankel wants people to know that her mass-market products are anything but cheap.
“The difference between a $100 cream and a $15 cream is negligible,” she told HollywoodLife.com. “And in most cases the money is in the packaging … I think it’s deceptive.”
After garnering attention as a cast member on Bravo’s The Real Housewives of New York City, the 41-year-old launched a low calorie cocktail, Skinnygirl Margarita.
With the new addition of skin and beauty products, Frankel’s Skinnygirl brand now includes shapewear, diet cleanse products, health books, and workout DVDs.
The reality star-turned-booze and diet supplement entrepreneur is entering the beauty and skincare market with products that do what they say they’ll do without giving false hope.
“A $150 eye cream is ridiculous and absurd,” she told Women’s Wear Daily in November. “[Promises like] ‘you’re going to look like Heidi Klum in two days’ or ‘like you had a face-lift’ have always bothered me.”
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/fashion/bethenny-frankel-line-skinnygirl-skin-care-wal-mart-frankel-expensive-products-deceptive-article-1.1051685#ixzz1rpNl19Ch
Good morning!
Morning BB, how are you today?
Morning BB & Butter!
Doing great Butter. Good morning Dame. You’re up early.
Morning Dame, I hope things are better.
Thanks Butter. Spring break was last week so I didn’t have to drive my daughter to & from school. Got lots of rest. We see the neuro next week & I’m hoping all us well. Then we’ll start on my son’s back. I see light at the end if the tunnel! How’ve you been?
Good to hear Dame. Although it would be good if we could store rest in a little pouch and pull it out when we need it. I hope the neuro has some positive results. I hate to hear of back injuries, they never go away and the treatments are touch and go. He’s too young for all this.
I’m doing a little better thanks, the light is starting to glow at the end of the tunnel.
I know! It’s light @ 6! How’s your shoulder? Still in therapy?
It’s much better, but still in therapy for the next few weeks. Not every day though.
Glad it’s getting better.
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