Quick Step and Seductive Dance - DWTS!!

Last night's DWTS was completely mesmerizing. I know this because I watched part of it while on the treadmill at the gym and for a few minutes I was able to forget how much I didn't feel like running and was swept away in the incredible athleticism and grace of the contestants. The girl next to me must have thought I was crazy because I was giddy as a school girl when Melissa's turn came. Although she looked like Minnie Mouse, she was both incredible with the flips and a smooth dancer - light on her feet and just so incredible to watch. She got two 10s and a 9 for her score - the second highest of the night. Jason is definitely crying in Seattle since all he has are Molly's beautiful eyes to comfort him from the loss of such an amazing talent as Melissa.

Ok, let's start with Chelsea and Ty. The Boyfriend thinks Chelsea is "hot" and I agree - she is very sweet looking. I like that she apologized to him for tripping on her dress last week, but Ty is the perfect gentleman and wouldn't let her take the fall (literally). Ty definitely has improved each week and I enjoy watching someone who really had very little dancing skills turn into a semi pro with a little training. Good for him.

Watching Steve Wozniak is increasingly more painful. I don't think he did anything last night. You know if there is a chair involved in a routine, the contestants are looking to kill some time. I've decided that sitting on a chair and moving your legs around does not count as dancing. The Woz barely moved the entire routine. If he makes it past tonight, it's solely based on his nerd charm. I have nothing against nerds, but this is a dance competition, not a science fair.

Holly Madison's giggle has got to go. Workout Barbie's days HAVE to be done tonight. There is just no way we can continue to watch her struggle. She claims she strained some muscles on her side or back. It's the implants, Holly! If she got rid of them, she'd have much less to carry around. I can barely watch her without getting angry. It's time send her back to the Playboy Mansion, or wherever ex playmates go.

Mr. Taylor was fun to watch, but never more fun than his seductive and exotic partner, Edyta. Seriously, who can even see what he is up to when Edyta is wearing a sparkly dress and is shaking her thing? She outshined him the entire evening. He may be in the bottom tonight.

David Alan Grier - one of my favorite movies with him was Boomerang. I think it's a cool idea that him and his partner went to a quick step club to see how the dance is done, but it certainly did not help him too much on the dance floor.

Derek and Lil Kim - it's like watching Tom and Jerry. He is so big, lanky and graceful - like a cat. She is a tiny little thing that moves fast. Kind of an odd combination, but they've managed to get decent scores.

I like Steve-O. He really gives it his all out there and I think him and Lacey are a great match. I liked that she brought in a clown costume for him to practice in and it seemed to help loosen him up a bit.

Julianne and Chuck - cute as a button. That's what this couple is all about. Not sure about him dressing up as a short order cook and her dressing up as a roller girl without the roller skates. But in any event, they had a solid routine as usual. It's hard for Julianne not to outshine Chuck - she's hard not to watch.

Onto Shawn - I loved that they showed her at a gymnasium doing her thing. Mark Ballas in spandex is just hilarious. Watching gymnastics to me is just mesmerizing on its own. I am not sure how a human being has the nerve to perform all of those dare devil tricks. I once read an interview with Shawn Johnson and she said her FAVORITE part of doing gymnastics is the dare devil element. She says the beam is her favorite. I have no idea how one would go about getting up on a beam and not only walk and breathe at the same time, but be able to do cartwheels, flips, etc. It's mind boggling. But the fact that Shawn could incorporate gymnastics into this week's routine was spectacular. The judges gave her kind of a hard time because they wanted more "dancing" and for her to be "light on her feet," but in reality - these two are the most entertaining to watch. One look at Shawn's little smile as she completes her dance steps, and it's impossible not to smile along with her. She was also wearing an outfit that exposed her midriff. For anybody doubting that this pint sized athlete is not 180% muscle - all you have to do is take one look at her last night. Her scores were not as high as they normally are, but still solid. Go Shawn!!

As for Gilles - holy cow. The tango or lambada or whatever they were doing was holy cow en fuego caliente! If Gill didn't have a following before this show, he certainly must now. Even The Boyfriend claimed that he couldn't tell who was the professional and who was the star (BEFORE one of the judges said the same thing). Completely entertaining. They are incredibly fun to watch. They received the first perfect score of the season - all 10s!!!

What's amazing about this show - is that the "Stars" include a line-up like Holly Madison (who is famous for her looks and for dating someone 50 years older than her), Melissa (who is famous for going on a reality show like The Bachelor) lined up against the caliber of someone like Shawn Johnson - who is really a world class, Olympic, best in the world gymnast. It's amazing the range of what a "star" can consist of.

My predictions: Holly is gone along with either The Woz or David Alan Grier.

New Anti-Bachelor Dating Show

Fox is developing a new reality tv show using average looking people as contestants for a Bachelor type dating scenario. So let us know, will you be watching this show?

http://tv.yahoo.com/show/28908/news/urn:newsml:tv.reuters.com:20090330:us_fox__ER:28527

DWTS - Finally!!

Ok, DWTS fans. I finally got around to watching last week's show. I know I'm a little late, but here's what I think: I am totally hooked!

First off, I'm completely horrified that Shawn Johnson has a stalker. That is just completely creepy. What is wrong with people?? Who would want to cause her harm? She's the cutest thing since golden retriever puppies.

Some random thoughts about last Monday's show:

Denise Richards looks like she's 25, which is quite odd because she's in her 40s, right? With two girls. I know very few 40 something women that have hair as long as hers and she wears it like an 18 year old would. Also, her eyebrows are a bit on the bushy side for my taste, but she is definitely an attractive woman. She got the boot this week, so I guess America is not that into her.

Holly M is getting difficult to take. She's like blonde bimbo Barbie and her giggle is close to nails on a blackboard. I always think her chest is going to come out of her outfits. She must be next to go if that old man with the beard doesn't go first.

Gill - the gorgeous Sex and The City hunk is absolutely en fuego. Seriously - you can feel the monitor on my flat screen heating up - he's amazing! I think he's in first place now and there's no doubt why. He must have taken up dancing at some point in his career. It's almost not fair.

Julianne and Wicks are in it to win. Again, Barbie and Ken were much improved from last week. I actually think Julianne looks her best when she's not wearing too much makeup and when her hair is pulled back in the dance studio. She doesn't need to do much. I thought she was going to cry last week when they criticized her, so I'm glad the judges liked their performance better this week.

Steve-O was back in action this week. I think him and Lacey have great chemistry and would not be surprised if they end up dating after the season. He's not the most graceful dancer to watch, but I like his personality.

Jewel's husband, forgot his name, seems nice enough, but I don't think he did too well this week.

The Taylor athlete guy - I thought was awesome! He totally has rhythm and I liked watching him shake his thing. Very impressed with him.

Lil Kim and Derek Hough looked like two Chiquita bananas. I still can NOT stand Derek - and feel like he got the shallow end of the gene pool in the looks department. I mean - his sister is drop dead gorgeous and he's very feminine and dresses the part. I do not believe for one minute that he is dating the foreign exchange student from American Pie. But if they do live together, at least they could share clothes.

Absolutely love Shawn Johnson - she was so completely effortless, and two judges mentioned that she was "floating" - I completely agree. She was dressed in a far more flattering style this week, so I was happy for her.

The Old Guy - not sure what his name is - hurt himself during dance rehearsal and it looked like he wasn't going to make it. He did perform this week, but probably should have taken a bow out this season. Him or Holly are next out the door.

There is a HUGE rift between the talented and not so talented competitors this season. It makes it easy to see who will stay and who will go.

Last, but not least, let's talk about Melissa. I loved that they filmed her going back to Dallas to clear out her office. Looks like she's got a huge fan club out there. I would LOVE to go clear out my office because I've moved on to bigger and better things (The Bachelor and now DWTS). She's really living the dream.

Melissa's performance was once again amazing. She looked much better this week - less lioness, more elegant and this one of the few times we've seen her with her hair down as opposed to the big poof in the front and a pony tail. Her makeup looked great too. I loved the mauve/lavendar coloring for her. She is still incorporating her high leg kicks - straight from her ballet skills. Very impressive.

Check out Podcast #5

For all of you who are looking to kill about 15 minutes - please listen to our podcast. Sorry it's taken some time to get one up, but we finally got to it today. Enjoy!

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Molly/Jason update

http://tvwatch.people.com/2009/03/26/the-bachelors-jason-visits-molly-in-her-hometown/

My Birthday and Gossip Girl

I'm 32 today. It's strange though because based on the majority of the shows on my DVR, you'd think I could be 13. My 17 year old cousin and I have eerily similar tastes in our TV shows. Most recently, I have gotten her into Gossip Girl. Have any of you out there been following this show? It's a completely ridiculous yet intriguing cast of actors posing as high school students (and their gorgeous, young looking parents) who are among the extremely rich and elite residents of the Upper East Side.

Now as a current Upper East Side resident, let me first say - that the penthouse apartments and endlessly spacious bedrooms these people have are definitely the exception. Of course I don't hang out with Vanderbuilt descendants too often and I'm not related to the Waldorf Astoria hotel. That said, these high schoolers all attend a private school, prance around in the most expensive labels and have scandalous love affairs, drug habits and drama only seen on shows featuring 30 year olds (maybe this is why I can relate to this show). This is no 90210!

The premise of the show centers around two best friends - Serena Van der Woodsen (Blake Lively), the blonde, tall, slim who had a major drug and partying problem but has now transformed into a Betty type and Blair Waldorf (Leighton Meester). Always scheming, bossing her housekeeper, Darota, around, Blair is the ringleader of all of the evil rich girls at school. Blair is the Veronica to Serena's Betty. The Brenda Walsh to Serena's Kelly Taylor. Why are all brunettes pitted against blondes? In any event both girls could have a modeling career aside from just being in high school. The guys love them. Speaking of guys - there's the handsome Nate Archibald (Chase Crawford) who looks like a slightly older Zac Efron. Nate's father had some boring scandal and is now in jail. Nate is dating Vanessa, who is the Bohemian Brooklyn chick that just doesn't fit in with the rich crowd. Her childhood friend is Dan Humphrey, another Brooklyn resident that has an on again, off again thing with Serena, the woman of his dreams. Dan is the richest poor kid I know. A 3 bedroom loft where he lives in Brooklyn would cost his family about $4-5 million, but they pin him as the pauper victim. He just got accepted to Yale University early admission. He's a writer and most recently is famous for having sex with a teacher at his school in the drama closet. Dan's younger sister, Jenny Humphrey was the most annoying character on the show. I'm not sure if it was her whining, the trouble she always unnecessarily got herself into, or her horrible razor haircut - but the fact that she's been given less air time in recent episodes makes me like her more. Dan and Jenny's father, Rufus (worst TV name ever) is currently dating Serena's mother, Lily, who is a recent widow after her husband, Chuck's dad, was killed in a car accident. If you are still following this, that makes Chuck and Serena ex step siblings. Serena also has a younger brother Eric that is gay on the show, but they barely show him do anything.

My favorite male character is Chuck Bass. This guy is awesome. And not because he dresses like Pee Wee Herman in every episode and flares his nostrils, but because he is really British and I like to watch him change his accent for the show. Chuck always seems to be able to do absolutely anything he wants - travel internationally at the drop of a hat, pick up high class strippers to mill about his home, run Fortune 500 companies, etc. He has a firey relationship with Blair which at times verges on absolutely ludricous - and could mimic the relationship of people twice their age.

I watched Monday night's episode last night and am wondering whether anybody else has noticed how almost unwatchable this show has become. Here are the things that I question a bit:

1. Why on earth would Lily and Rufus make a list of all the people they have "done" it with? Isn't that just asking for it? And isn't this something you do when you're maybe 25 or 26, not late 40s like them? Like we didn't see it coming when Rufus pulled out the "real" list of Lily's from her purse. I was just waiting for him to find it. No surprise there. Lily's a ho. A beautiful one. Leave her alone.

2. Vanessa and Nate break up at least once an episode. It's getting really old. And you knew Nate would ditch their summer back packing trip plans in Europe for a stuffy government job. But it just doesn't make sense. What normal 17 year old would give up a back packing trip for that?

3. Why did they call Nate's grandfather, "Grandfather?" How about Pops? Grandpa? Poppy? Grandpop. No. It's "Grandfather."

4. Why is Serena constantly babysitting Blair?

5. The fact that Serena saw her mother's list of lovers is definitely creepy. No child should ever have to see that.

6. The fact that Blair can't figure out a way to get into Yale, is just creepy. How much you want to bet she somehow finds a way to get in there after all?

7. What happened in Santorini with Carter? Why is Serena's hair so straight?

8. As The Boyfriend said, "Why are they always sitting around their apartment in bridesmaid dresses?"

Ok, if you watch this show - would love to hear your thoughts. If you don't, I am sending you a piece of virtual birthday cake. Enjoy!

Last night, DWTS and more!

Hello there. So last night I went to "The Wedding Salon" which is basically a high end wedding vendor event where every possible kind of wedding vendor sets up a booth and provides information.  It's $50/couple to go.  Last night's event was at The Roosevelt on 45th and Madison in NYC.  Get Married (www.getmarried.com) put me on the "media" list to get in and then I was able to get The Boyfriend in as well.  Being part of the media (we felt so very cool), The Boyfriend and I received a tour of the place.  The event took place in the hotel's main ballroom - a two story wide open space with these surrounding nook areas.  The theme was supposed to be a million dollar wedding.  

As I waited for The Boyfriend to meet me in the hotel lobby and watched bride after bride to be leave the event holding bags with business cards and flyers from every type of wedding vendor you could imagine, I wondered how long he was going to tolerate this.  Turns out, we had a great time - we talked with travel agents, a former Mormon that started a company giving out pole dancing lessons for bachelorette parties, wedding stylists, makeup artists, photographers.  We listened to a very loud band play for the entire event, watched a bridal fashion show and even checked out the Victoria's Secret lounge where there were bridal bathing suits.  We finally got to meet the President and Director of Marketing and Communications of Get Married.  They couldn't have been nicer.  We met Colin Cowie who was signing books.  Unfortunately, we had just missed DeAnna.  The entire event lasted from 4-9PM, but I couldn't get out of work before 7 PM.  Kind of bummed about that, but we had a great time anyway.

Besides meeting the Get Married folks, the highlight of the night had to be when The Boyfriend and I were explaining for the 17th time that no, we were not a bride and groom, that I had a blog about The Bachelor and we had hosted a videochat for Get Married's website.  We were telling this to a makeup artist and there were two women listening to us.  One of them was like, "I thought you guys looked familiar!" Turns out she had watched us on the videochat.  The first person to recognize us in the public world. We were thrilled!

As for DWTS, it's on the DVR and I will definitely watch and report back.  Tomorrow is my birthday, so it may be another day or so, but I will get to it.  It's the big 3-2.  I guess it's not that big.  31 was pretty great.  32 may even be better.  In either event, my birthday this year has GOT to be better than my birthday last year - I had the flu!  This is a picture of me at home, in my pjs.  The Boyfriend had gotten me two cupcakes from Crumbs (amazing!) - and I didn't leave the couch all day.  Here's to another year of writing and blogging!!

What Getting Laid Off Can Do For You

I just got the message - The Boyfriend and I will be attending a wedding fashion event tonight where Get Married (from www.getmarried.com) will be. They have invited us to attend - and so this means I will get to meet DeAnna Pappas. Pretty crazy considering that up until a couple months ago, I was a lawyer in the financial services industry working on regulatory issues. Kind of the complete opposite of what I'm doing tonight. I'm going with it. I wonder how many men will be at this event - but The Boyfriend and I will podcast about it when we get back so you can hear both of our perspectives. Cross your fingers I don't trip and fall in front of these people. Now the biggest questions is - what do I wear to something like this? I'm in a business suit right now. Perhaps I should I buy a bridal gown on my lunch hour? Any suggestions??

Adam Firestone

Andrew Firestone and his wife welcome baby boy. Congrats!

http://www.usmagazine.com/news/bachelor-andrew-firestone-wife-welcome-baby-boy-2009213

24: The Jack Bauer Drinking Game

The Boyfriend and I finally got around to watching 24 today. Do any of you out there watch this show? My parents have sworn it off because they say it's stress inducing, and basically it's the same story line over and over. They are fed up with the fact that when the show comes to the last 3 minutes, it always leaves you with a cliffhanger and is completely unsatisfying every time. I can see what they are saying. But I love it anyway.

This week on 24, Jack has just escaped the hospital where he was framed for murdering one of the patients he was there to question under the authority of the President's Chief of Staff. He somehow manages to get in touch with Renee, the FBI agent who has been suspended by her jerk boss who can't seem to make any good decisions, and gets an address from her of the very Senator trying to prosecute him for torturing people. Unbeknown to him, the Senator possesses files about a company that Jack theorizes is making a biochemical weapon of mass destruction. Jack arrives at the Senator's house, convinces him that the national threat is not over, then jumps out a window after a bad guy hired by the shell company shows up at the front door and murders the Senator. Jack bulldozes the bad guy after falsely leading him to a small office with the blood on his cut hand and is on the run again. He steals a car and calls his other fleeing buddy after getting an address that contains the bioterror weapons. Other happenings: Chloe's husband gives the FBI the info to break an encrypted message that Renee sent Jack. He does it to free Chloe from FBI custody, but she's pissed. The President's daughter, Olivia (who was AWESOME as Claire's art school friend in Six Feet Under), and the Chief of Staff, Ethan, are at each other's throats, literally.

In case you are lost, and let's face it - if you haven't started watching 24 by now, you're never going to catch up this season, you can participate if you turn this into a drinking game. It's much easier than figuring out what the hell is going on with this show. Here are the rules: Watch for these behaviors and drink every time you see them:

1. Chloe scowling about something
2. Jack hot wiring a car
3. Somebody you think is a good person is really bad
4. Two people that work together are actually having an affair
5. Just when you think the world is saved, there is another threat
6. Jack screams out, "NOW!"
7. The White House, the FBI, or any other federal agency screws something up (you could just drink the entire show for this)
8. Jack uses somebody else's cell phone
9. Jack gets arrested, then released
10. Jack questions someone in custody (or not in custody) despite being an arrested felon
11. Someone tries to disarm a bomb
12. Somebody fires a gun
13. Jeanine Garofolo lurks around, hears something suspicious and reports it like a loser
14. Glass breaks
15. Chloe gives directions on how to get somewhere or building plans as Jack tries to find something
16. Jack gets shot at or has a physical fight with someone
17. Poisonous gas is used
18. An innocent person is kidnapped for his bomb/computer expertise
19. A woman is roughed up in an earlier episode, then suddenly has new make-up on a few episodes later (when it would only be a few hours later in the same day)
20. The entire world would go to the crapper if Jack Bauer wasn't there with a plan to save it.

Let me know how your game goes!

Results Show, American Idol

The oil rigger made it through! America prefers vampires to single moms who dip half their hair in magenta paint. Farewell to Alexis Grace. I liked the Randy didn't know her name when called upon to predict whether her or the oil rigger would go home. He called her Allison. Speaking of Allison, I was very surprised that she was in the final 3. I agree, Shelley, that she needs a speaking/interview coach. Her off comment last week that she's "not dark. Like I would never cut myself or anything" was horrendous. Paula was shhhshing her.

I hate when Megan crimps her hair. It's just strange. Like wannabe 80s.

I loved Carrie Underwood and Randy Travis's duet last night. They are both so talented. I'm not sure why country singers need to have big, hair sprayed hair - Carrie does not need all of that fuss - she's so naturally pretty.

It was interesting to see Jorge and Jasmine's farewell after show party. I always wonder what goes on after someone gets the boot. Jorge was funny - saying that they may be the first to go, but they won't be the last.

Ok, back to work here. Anyone catch Lost last night? That show is incredible. I will leave you with this thought: less than 2 months until Jillian makes her appearance on THE BACHELORETTE. This means she is probably just about to start filming somewhere. Go Jills!

American Idol: Who Will Go Tonight?

Did anybody else check out Idol last night? Now that we're down to the final 11 - tonight's elimination will solidify the 10 performers who will join the Idol tour after the show. Last summer, I dragged The Boyfriend to Atlantic City, NJ to attend one of these concerts. Among shrilling 13 year olds who came in packs and made all sorts of insane high pitched noises when the name David Archuleta was mentioned - we sat in the way back bleacher seats and watched each Idol perform. It was kind of a strange format. Each singer came on sang 3 songs, then left. I think there was maybe 1 or 2 group songs, but otherwise it was like watching a solo concert times 10.

Atlantic City was pretty hectic that weekend. For starters we took that horrendous bus from Port Authority that is super cheap and super disgusting. On the way home, we waited over 2 hours for a bus to pick us up at the hotel. We then decided to go directly the bus terminal where we waited another 2 hours. It was so hot outside and people were getting really angry. A woman three from me collapsed into her husband's arms and had a seizure right there in the parking lot. During that time, people from the back of the bus line attempting to take advantage of the commotion, tried to cut to the front of the line to secure their spot on the next bus. The people in the front rebelled. Complete chaos was an understatement. It's amazing we got out of there alive.

Anyhow, last night's American Idol was very entertaining. I happen to be one of the only people from New York, living in New York City that absolutely loves country music. So the fact that it was Country Night, was very exciting to me. The Boyfriend was not nearly as excited as me. Highlights of the night:

• I always love Red Hair Allison. She's consistently entertaining. Simon called her precocious. Come on, she's 16 and amazing.
• 'Noop Dog. Who knew he could do country? He was definitely a front runner. I would pay money to see him get up on Rap night (is there a rap night?) and sing "'Noop Doggin' Ohhh Wooo Ohhh Ohhh."
• Watching Alexis Grace get beat up by judges a bit. Alexis is obviously talented, but I think her head got a little big over the last couple of weeks - especially since she was one of the first three picked to go into the final 12. She got to sit comfortably as her competition had to fight it out for the last spots. Maybe a little too comfortably. On a side note, I'd like to dip the other half of her hair in magenta paint.
• Adam Lambert's vampire looks and Ring of Fire rendition were absolutely frightening, but definitely unique.
• I liked Kris Allen's sweet singing.
• The two Carrie Underwood song performances were pretty good. Jesus Take the Wheel is an amazing, amazing song and I thought Danny did a great job but that white puffy coat was ridiculous. I think he was going for a religious look and I didn't like it. He's another one whose ego has sky rocketed and I think he has a VERY similar voice to David Cook from last year.
• Matt Giraud was the final performer and really seemed to clean up last night. He's an incredible piano player and seems to be compared to a lot of different musicians - which suggests he has a wide range of abilities (as discussed by the judges last night).
• Lil Rounds looked like she was wearing a magenta towel, but that girl can sing.
• Poor Megan was very sick - and there was definitely something odd stuff in her boobage area. She is drop dead gorgeous and if the singing thing doesn't work out, she could definitely model.
• How crazy is her arm tatoo?
• I find myself cheering for Scott MacIntyre, but I agree that his vocals were not up to par. It could be him or the oil rig guy's time to go.
• The Boyfriend goes nuts any time Kara the Judge says anything. He can't stand her. He hopes that somebody makes fun of her on Saturday Night Live. I wonder if her and Paula get along behind closed doors. It's a bit much with 4 judges this year.

Congrats Winners of Get Married Eco Friendly Bag!

Congratulations to Lybbe Ward and Jamie Bjerke: winners of the eco friendly bags from www.getmarried.com signed by DeAnna Pappas! Runner ups will also receive unsigned bags: Anne Marie Scali and Nancy Gabriner.

Thanks to all of you who participated in the contest. I will continue to blog about various shows (including Dancing with the Stars) from now until May 18th, when I will begin my coverage of Jillian's role as the next Bachelorette. I will also periodically update this site on gossip about The Bachelor/Bachelorettes, with the occasional podcast from me and The Boyfriend on our every day life. My random thoughts and encounters may also make their way to this site.

Would also love to hear about you guys out there. What are you looking forward to most this spring? What shows are you watching? Have you recovered from the finale of The Bachelor?

Salsa and Quick Step

I watched the entire 2 hours of last night's Dancing With the Stars ("DWTS") in about 38 minutes, so while I didn't catch everything, I saw enough. Here are some comments:

* Shawn Johnson looked a little like a Chiquita banana, but she's still adorable. Seriously one of the cutest smiles of celebrities out there. I don't like that they dress her in these horribly unflattering mono-kini type things. She's a muscular gal, and needs something more in line with her body type. That Bruno judge was saying she needs to be a little more flirtacious, more sexy. But she's 17! I mean come on, one of the reason America fell in love with her was because she's innocent and a gymnast - not because she's some sex kitten. Leave her alone.

* Denise Richards was actually less annoying than I originally thought. That's probably because they didn't really give her too many lines - but she seemed relatively intelligent. I'm wondering if this is really the case. I think a lot of her stress would go away in life if she would just get a haircut. It's weighing her and her dance moves down.

*I felt really bad for Steve-O and Lacey. I think they got the worst scores of the night after he hurt his back and they had to judge them based on their dress rehearsal (where he looked like he would just walk off at certain points).

*Major props to Jewel's husband who I think wins "Most Improved" this week. He was actually really good.

*Lawrence Taylor and that other old guy are still not cutting it. Their days are numbered.

*I think Julianne Hough (rhymes with Rough) has never been given less than an A+ in her life. She gets all glossy blue eyed when the judges ridicule her or her boyfriend. She's still drop dead gorgeous though and so is her boyfriend.

*Melissa's parents were in the audience with her boyfriend, Ty. Go Melissa! I love that they support her for this show, but not for The Bachelor. They had it right all along. She is absolutely fabulous. Although her hair style with the baby clips in various points along with her costume kind of looked a bit lion-ish - she still was incredible. Amazing natural dance talent. They scored the first 9s of the season.

*I can't watch Derek Hough - there's just something about him that screams "Evil Prince" to me. He finds himself much more attractive than he is. I feel like he plays up his friendship with Mark Ballas for ratings. Meanwhile, I love when Mark Ballas and Shawn Johnson do lovey dovey scenes on the dance floor where their noses touch and Shawn smiles. She so clearly has never kissed a boy before. It's adorable.

Elimination tonight! Happy St. Patrick's Day!!

Initial Impressions of Dancing With The Stars

Ok, I've done my research. I made The Boyfriend sit with me through Dancing With The Stars' premiere last week. For all of you that have not gotten hooked on the show yet - it's kind of like American Idol meets a figure skating pairs competition, only with dancing. There are three judges that evaluate about a dozen or so dancing pairs. The main judge is Len Goodman, a British, older man who as a well known Ballroom judge - must have a lot of experience with the technicalities of dance moves. Another judge is an attractive choreographer named Carrie Ann Inaba who is the Paula Abdul of DWTS with her kind, "glass half full" feedback. The third judge, Bruno Tonioli is more of a Simon Cowell personality with the accent of the quirky wedding coordinator Franc from the movie "Father of the Bride."

Some initial thoughts on this show:

I've never followed ballroom dancing before, but those are SOME costumes these people put on. I mean - there is definitely a unique fashion sense when it comes to dressing up for a competition. I think it's the equivalent to all those crazy leotards you see on gymnasts in competition or bikers who wear crazy spandex during a professional race. In any other context, they would look absolutely ridiculous - like they are at a Halloween party instead of a dance competition. The hair styles are outrageous. Many of the women look like they are dressing from the 80s. It's just kind of odd. But I guess it draws your attention, so that's probably the point.

I had no idea who Gilles Marini was until they showed the short segment on his role in the "Sex and the City" movie. The naked guy who was Samantha's hot neighbor. Now I will never forget him. He's gorgeous! And he was very talented. If he can get a fan base, this guy will go far.

Denise Richards bothers me. I'm not sure what it is. I just find her somewhat insincere and I don't like the fact that she is subjecting her daughters to a reality tv show.

I absolutely loved Shawn Johnson. I think she has a great attitude about this competition - and I laughed when the judges told her to watch her "gymnastics arm." She is so cute, and I hope she continues to do well.

Lawrence Taylor needed help. Holly from the Girls Next Door gave it a good run for not having much time to prepare but I think she's out of her league. I enjoyed the behind the scenes look at Julianne trying to teach her boyfriend and watching them argue. Must be tough to be that intense with the guy you're dating and have to boss him around. I don't think Julianne appreciated Bruno's comment after their performance when he said to her boyfriend, "She's quite a handful, isn't she?"

Belinda Carlyle did great. Steve-O was surprisingly good - and I hope Lacey can make him even better. I fast forwarded through just about everybody else until Melissa's performance. She definitely used that ballet leg thing about 6-7 times, but it worked for her. She's so graceful. I actually applauded for her in my living room. Sorry I couldn't vote live for you, Melissa.

I'm looking forward to tonight's 8 PM/7 PM Central show on ABC!!

Firestone shoots Fire at Jason

Wow, somebody is REALLY angry. My favorite quote of this article, "There's no reason that you have to do anything, especially if you're so torn that you're crying like a little girl on that balcony."

http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/ex-bachelor-andrew-firestone-jason-mesnick-was-acting-like-an-ass-8581.php

Jason also predicated (shocker) that Melissa would win Dancing With The Stars. How sweet, Jas.

Bailando Con Las Estrellas! Vaya, Melissa!!

...or something like that. Pardon my espanol. I just returned from San Juan, Puerto Rico last night. Could not be happier to hear about Melissa being on Dancing With The Stars. I will definitely be covering her performance. Sorry to The Boyfriend, but we will have to add this to our DVR line-up. I had planned on watching the show anyway because I LOVE Shawn Johnson and religiously watched her and Nastia Liukin at the Olympics in Beijing (I was even going to have a group of my friends dress up as Olympic athletes for Halloween). I also love Julianne Hough - could she be any more perfect? And her adorable boyfriend that Wicks guy. They are like Ken and Barbie. Can't wait to see what drama Denise Richards brings and that former Hugh Hefner roommate - Holly? Should be awesome.

More on all of these people once I have done the proper research. Are you watching Dancing With The Stars? Am I ever going to catch up on my DVR?? It's very doubtful.

If you're looking for an amazing early spring escape - I HIGHLY recommend Puerto Rico. There is no beach like Isla Verde and it has everything you could want in a vacation: great hotels, close to the airport, casinos, great restaurants, amazing pools, culture - Old San Juan, rainforests, snorkeling and beach activities, tours to ancient caves, etc. and of course - the Bacardi rum factory. Not to mention there was an international baseball tournament going on and numerous major league baseball players staying at our hotel. My 7 year old nephew, Jonah, was chatting it up with Pedro Martinez (New York Mets pitcher). Here is a picture of Pedro and Jonah with his wife, Carolina. Later that night, Jonah attended one of the baseball games and Pedro pitched! So amazing. I'm not huge into professional baseball, but even I could recognized Tommy Lasorda (LA Dodgers manager) when he walked by and shook our hands. Exciting stuff!

Ok, back to work.

Apology Tour Begins

My sister called me at work today, all ready to spill the beans on Jason and Molly's appearance on Ellen today. She said that they couldn't keep their hands off of each other and in her opinion, they had probably broken up already, but who knows. On the After The Final Rose 2, Molly was "definitely" moving to Seattle. Now, they are waiting for the dust settle before anyone makes any moves. Hmmmmm.

http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b103101_bachelors_jason_begins_apology_tour.html

This outcome has gotten me so stressed, that me and The Boyfriend are leaving on a plane tomorrow at 7:30 AM bound for San Juan, Puerto Rico. Rates are super cheap right now. This time tomorrow, if all goes well, I will be on a beach and away from this nonsense.

When I get back, the next phase of this blog will take over: Bachelor/Bachelorette news updates, recaps of shows I watch (which is everything), daily recants of the every day happenings in my life and the lead up to May 18th, 2009 - otherwise known as "Jillian the Bachelorette inauguration day." I will also announce the winner of the eco-friendly bag from http://www.getmarried.com/

Melissa on Ellen

http://tvwatch.people.com/2009/03/05/bachelors-melissa-suspected-molly-was-the-other-woman/

Looks like there may have been some cheatin' going on. And Melissa has a new man already, ironically, named Ty.

I Will Love You Forever...Or For 6 Weeks

Well, we made it. The Bachelor is officially over. All we have left is to follow Jason and Molly through their tour of talk shows where Jason will tell us for the 400th time that he “followed his heart” and “has no regrets.” I am very torn on this one. ABC highlighted Jason for ¾ of the season (before the rumors started flying about the finale) as the perfect man. Well, the perfect single father Jewish man. At the beginning of the season, my fellow Jewish single friends were calling me up, complaining that they had not applied to be on The Bachelor. That the man of their dreams was going to marry someone else. Now these same people are disgusted with him. They think the entire show is fixed. They claim they will never watch another episode. I understand their anger.

At the same time, if Jason was just someone we knew from college or work and he came to us with a problem (he is engaged but realizes he made a mistake and is in love with someone else), I don’t think there would be very many of us that would tell him to go through with the marriage. Some people are angry that he did it on TV. Well, we found out from Jason’s appearance on Jimmy Kimmel last night that Jason had already ended things with Melissa. They were both contractually obligated to come back on the show. Really – it made Melissa look better – she got some time to gather her thoughts and let him have it. Jason got to look like the putz that he is for picking Melissa in the first place.

All in all, I don’t hate the guy. In one of my all time favorite movies, The Sound of Music, Captain von Trapp (played by Christopher Plumber), ends his engagement to the Baroness only to be proposing and kissing Frauline Maria (Julie Andrews) within minutes of his breakup. This is one of the most romantic scenes of all time. Surely nobody could blame the Captain for “following his heart.”

Tonight we had a bunch of recaps and filler. Tonight's "After the Final Rose, Part 2" was filmed 6 weeks from where we left off (Jason dumping Melissa on national TV and declaring his love for Molly). Some of the previous bachelorettes pursuing Jason came back. Some were more understanding of his decision than others. Some still were wearing horrible pink eye shadow (Miley Cyrus/Kari). Stephanie actually looked great from the neck up – she wasn’t wearing so much make-up and looked a lot younger, I thought. Her off the shoulder sequined/leopard patterned top, however, was out of control. But I think we’d be disappointed if she wore something normal. It’s too bad Shannon wasn’t there. Maybe she would have cried. She’s hated Molly since waiting up for her pointlessly to return from her overnight tent date.

Naomi was subtle. “I wanted to throw fists through the screen and punch him.” Then she admits that in the last couple of weeks she has seen his “thing” for Molly. Nikki has been covering those sideburns (both on tonight's show and the Women Tell All).

Chris then takes a couple of questions from the audience – all of the commenters he chose were definitely Jewish. I wonder if this was a coincidence. Maybe it was a local synagogue trip of female fans that went on tour to follow the first Jewish Bachelor. Who knows? These women all seemed pretty understanding. Then the token male in the audience gets up and says, “I would never propose to somebody if I had that strong of a reaction to somebody else.” And the crowd goes wild! It almost felt Jerry Springerish in the studio for a moment.

Finally, Chris brings Jason out – there are hundreds of candles lit and I am wondering whether Chris is going to propose to Jason. (Side note: on Jimmy Kimmel last night, Evangeline Lilly (who I absolutely adore – she’s from the ABC show, Lost), was being interviewed by Kimmel. At the end of her interview, Jimmy gives Evangeline the option of hanging around to meet Jason, as his interview was next. Evangeline replies, “No thanks. I’m worried he might propose to me.” Too funny.)

Jason gives his 10 minute speech which included the following scripted lines: (1) Dumping Melissa and getting back with Molly was nothing he ever planned on; (2) He knows it was not the classiest thing in the world; (3) He had to follow his heart; (4) Him and Melissa were not right for each other and the chemistry was different; (5) He is not proud of what he did to Melissa; (6) He hates that he had to breakup with her, but he made the right choice for everyone.

I’m not quite sure what could have caused Jason to realize in 6 weeks that Melissa was not the one for him. It was the holidays – Thanksgiving through Christmas, etc. Maybe he met her family and just didn’t click with them. He said that one of the reasons he chose Melissa was because “she needed him.” Molly was much more independent. He says that since he gave Melissa the ax and got with Molly, that him and Molly “have become best friends.” He was quick to follow this with “and we have passion and fun too.” We know he says this because he dumped Jillian after saying they were best friends, but that wasn’t enough for him.

Chris asks Jason how he responds to those people across America that are very upset with him and the outcome. Jason says, “I’ve hurt people along the way, but have done it with integrity.” WHAT? How can hurting people ever be done with integrity? I’m hoping that someone just screwed up his cue cards, because that line makes no sense. He is starting to sound like Jack Bauer in 24. It’s ok to torture people as long as you get results. The ends justify the means. Who knew that Jason was Machiavellian?

Melissa did not show up tonight (classy move). It shows she’s a person – did not want to have to face Jason again and why should she? She wrote in a note to say she is doing very well and she doesn’t regret anything. Well, except maybe that they didn’t choose her to be the next Bachelorette.

Chris then brings out Molly – who is wearing yet another jewel colored kelly green satin strapless dress and a little poof in the front (she is clearly imitating my hair style from the video chat last night). Molly says she had no idea before coming on the show 6 weeks ago that Jason was interested in her. She came on that show for closure. She said she had been secretly hoping that Jason would show up and confess his love for her and that he had made a mistake, but never really expected it to happen. According to her, she had not seen Jason since New Zealand and was going through all of this heartbreak on her own.

Chris asks her if she ever thought of not taking him back? Molly says her feelings never went away. It was never a question of whether she still loved him or not. She said since he dumped Melissa and confessed his love to her, they have had plenty of serious conversations where she has grilled him (probably made a list of questions knowing her and made him answer all of them). Most of her questions revolve around why Jason didn’t know that she was “the one” that last day in New Zealand (that’s a horribly long flight back to Michigan to be heartbroken for)

Molly also discusses how incredibly difficult the last couple of weeks have been for them. She is referring to all of the rumors and bashing of her and Jason that has gone on. But she’s happy that she has Jason to lean on, and they are “happier than ever now.” I really hope Melissa is not watching this.

Chris says, “you must really really care about this woman to go through this publicly and make it happen.” Then Chris asks if Molly has forgiven Jason. She has forgiven him (is that the shocking ending that ABC said was still to come tonight?). The two admit that things are going really well between them. They are in love. They are so happy and it couldn’t be any better. They talk to each other all night long (how fun for Ty). Chris presents them with a gift - the tent that they made out in on their first overnight date. How appropriate.

At the end of the show, they bring Jillian out to announce that she is the next Bachelorette!! Yay Jillian! The fact that they have announced it this early, means that her show will probably start relatively soon. I will definitely blog about her next time – so don’t forget to bookmark this site. I know some of you have given up on the show – even more reason to check my blog. I’ll tell you what’s happening so you don’t have to waste your time. Until then, I will give you updates on Jason and Molly, Melissa, Jillian, etc.. I will also blog about other shows I am watching (I watch EVERYTHING) and give you some updates on my life with The Boyfriend.

Tune in later this week for our next podcast, the winner of the GetMarried.com eco friendly bag and more!

It’s been a fun ride. Thanks so much for all of your support. Best of luck to all of you out there!!

Most Shocking (and Hurtful) Season Finale EVER. Even my Grandmother was Crying

Thanks to all of you who tried to tune into our live video chat on getmarried.com. For those of you who emailed and asked what the problem with viewing us and DeAnna was: unfortunately, they were some technical difficulties – both getting our live chat up and with DeAnna. Some of you have asked about whether DeAnna was mad at the way she was portrayed.   I was given information that DeAnna was very upset about this.  Rumor has it - she contacted ABC to let them have it. She even said she would talk about it on the chat. But when the chat came on, she claimed she wasn’t angry. Maybe she’s in negotiations with them to be the Bachelorette again. Who knows?

As for tonight’s 3 hour aggravation TV:

Jason, I don’t know how you could do this. You claim you were falling in love with two women. Are we supposed to believe this? If you had the tiniest bit of respect for Melissa, why on earth would you dump her on national television? I am confused. I am hurt. Wouldn’t you have the courtesy to talk to her offline? Why would you do that?? Was this entire show staged for this wacky ending? That is the real tragic ending.

Ok, now that I got that off my chest, let’s recap a bit.

First scene – Melissa meets Ty. She tells him a cheesy knock-knock joke. Then Jason leaves the two of them alone together while he gets Ty a present. What on earth do you get a 3 year old when he’s on vacation in New Zealand. How about a lamb? That sounds normal. Because every kid needs a lamb. Talk about random.

Melissa then goes to meet Jason’s family. They ask her a ton of questions trying to assess her worthiness. Does anyone else feel like she is applying for a really hard to get job that she doesn’t really want? I mean, at the time, I’m sure she thinks she wants it. But to actually leave your family and friends, move out to Seattle, start over and become a stepmom – that’s just way too much change. Who knows.

They made a big fuss over the fact that Jason hadn’t met Melissa’s family yet. As if that was going to stop him from choosing her. We all knew it wouldn’t make a difference. Melissa starts saying how her family is so close knit and they all support each other. And yet they never showed up to any of her cheerleading gigs. I don’t quite get that. But ok, let’s assume they are tight knit. It was nice that they finally agreed to talk to Jason on the phone.

The Boyfriend calls Melissa, “DeAnna, 2.0 Edition.” He also thinks she had an emergency teeth bleaching session. I think this is entirely possible. I thought it was quite sweet when Ty was asking for Melissa back at Jason’s family house. Very sweet. And terrible at the same time. That poor kid must be so confused with his Daddy running around with two women who he is affectionate with. Great role model, Jason.

I did like Jason’s family very much. Dennis the Dad was very sincere and seems to have really connected with Melissa. I liked Irene (the Mom)’s advice throughout the finale. You can tell they really love their boy.

On to Molly – has anyone noticed how the more intimate she becomes with Jason, the messier her hair gets? She was very into the pony tail. It looks like it must have been very humid out in New Zealand. She was full pony tailed the last couple of episodes. It’s quite obvious that Molly has never played with a kid before. Her initial interaction with Ty is blatantly awkward. Ty won’t even look at her. I’m wondering if they edited out him asking for Melissa in front of Molly. That would have been classic. CLASSIC!

Molly says at one point as they are flying a kite together and jumping in the ocean that she wants the interaction with Ty and Jason to be “natural.” Right, Mol. It will be as natural as it is to go to the beach with a microphone strapped under your shirt and a camera crew following you around.

Round 1 with Ty: Goes to Melissa

Ty went up to a nap and Molly meets the whole family. Molly loves to state her obvious observation that Jason “lights up” when he’s around Ty or talks about him. Molly tells Jason’s family point blank that she’s in love with them. Sean, Jason’s brother, says that he “wants to do his due diligence” on Molly. He must definitely be a banker of some sort. Who else uses phrases like “due diligence?” Molly tries to convince the jury panel of Jason’s brothers that she’s very secure in her love for Jason. She does this by widening her eyes to the largest they could possibly go. It’s bug eyes on crack. She knows that he’s been hurt in the past and does not plan on adding to his wounds. The brothers ask her what her weekends are like. She says that she’s had the wild, crazy party phase already. And in the past two years, she has chosen to focus on her career. She wants “something deeper in life.” Ok, let’s think about this. She is currently 24. If she’s been working on her career for the past two years, that means she has finished her partying at age 22. Come on, Molly. Nowadays, people live until well into their 80s and 90s. Are you telling me that for the next 60-70 years, you are prepared to live a quiet life at home?? Jason is EIGHT years older than you. I see this as a total disaster in the making.

Jason’s dad seems to like Molly, regardless. Jason is completely confused. He gets under a blanket with his mother outside. Kind of strange, but let’s go with it. She tells him to trust his gut. Not sure that’s very helpful, but she means well. Jason is falling in love with two people. He’s “literally fallen for two people at the same time at the same place.”

Round 2 (Meeting the Parents). Close, but based on scenes we saw, I’m going to say Molly wins (based on the feedback Jason gets from his siblings/sister-in-law).

Back to the ladies’ places: Melissa’s freaking out about her parents. She speaks to her mom on the phone and convinces them to talk to Jason. Next scene: Melissa comes out of a car in a hot, red dress. Jason takes her on a boat and it’s pouring. I would have thrown up from seasickness, but she seems happy as a clam. They jump into the icy cold water and the romantic Bachelor music is cued in.

The nighttime portion of the date shows the two of them in bed cuddling. Melissa reiterates that she is in love with Jason. Jason says to her “I have never felt this way either.” Oh man!!! It’s getting SERIOUS!!! After this segment, ABC shows a ring and strangely enough, it is not the final ring that Jason picks out for Melissa. Could this be foreshadowing??? HMMMMMM.

We’re on to Molly who greets him in the rain. She is “very very very much in love with Jason.” She takes control of the date, taking Jason back to her room where miraculously, two massage tables are fully set up with towels and flower petals awaiting them. Molly strips down to her itty bitty bikini and gives Jason a massage. Jason is in pure heaven. Not sure how he chooses Melissa after this hot date, but I guess Jason figures this out the hard way. Not only is she a masseuse in a hot bikini, but she’s also a great cook. Molly then lays it on thick. She wants to give him that last 1% that she’s been holding out on (did she hold back on ANYTHING??? I mean, they made out in a tent, she threw herself at him, she’s told him she’s in love with him. What really could she be holding back on?). Then we see this book that she makes for him. A Fairy Tale Love Story Book with scrapbook items. Very sweet, Molly. She actually wrote their story down in a book. Wow, now we see exactly how much time these women have on their hands. No wonder they have no option but to fall in love with any Bachelor placed in the same room as them.

Round 3 (last one on one date): Massage/Dinner/I Love You speech? Hands down, Molly wins.

Next scene: Jason calls Melissa’s parents. We can’t hear their end of the conversation, but it seems to go well. Jason says this “gave him the closure so he can move forward” and that he “is at peace with everything.” Yeah right.

And then comes shocker #1 (not so shocking). DeAnna pulls up! ABC edits this to look like she made a mistake, that she wanted Jason all along and she came to New Zealand to win him back. Apparently this was NOT the case. According to DeAnna’s video chat tonight, she came on the show to give Jason advice. Why she couldn’t do this via a phone call is beyond me. DeAnna claims she was NOT paid to go to New Zealand. I wonder who paid for her flight? Or that car to Jason’s apartment? I’m sure ABC had NOTHING to do with that. Rumor had it she was very angry at the producers for portraying her as trying to win back Jason. On the videochat, she said she wasn’t angry at all. Not sure what to believe here.

It seemed a bit awkward when DeAnna arrived. I don’t know if Jason was expecting her or not, but basically, we got some information – DeAnna chose the “wild card” in choosing Jesse, and she advised Jason not to repeat her mistake. DeAnna says she “got caught up with someone that she thought was going to have a lot fun with” and “lost out on a great man.” Another piece of advice she gives him, “Make sure that you can see yourself with that person for life. Don’t follow your heart. Lead it.” She’s on the show for a total of about 45 seconds before being ushered back to the car. That must be the quickest trip to New Zealand in history.

Best DeAnna quote, “Jason is a wonderful person and anyone that gives him up is very very stupid.”

The next segment is watching the girls get ready and Jason pick out a ring. He goes over the 800 things we have already heard him say about both girls. When that door opens up and Molly steps out in a gorgeous purple gown, I can’t say I was surprised. He breaks the bad news to her and she tells him that he is making a huge mistake. As he walks her out and looks into those crazy eyes of hers, I almost thought they were going to make out. But no, she gets in the limo and cries against her father’s wishes.

Jason is beside himself after letting Molly goes. He is in hysterics. Like seriously crying his eyes out. Completely ridiculous as nobody who is about to propose should feel such grief. If you feel that bad about dumping someone, you have to know you made the wrong decision, no?

Meanwhile, Melissa arrives and gets the ring. I wasn’t really listening to all of their conversation, but it was pretty typical Bachelor proposal. ABC really tried to pull one over on us – showing the “winner” as having a blue dress, but putting Melissa in a yellow dress and changing the color in the promotions. Too bad they couldn’t have blurred the moles out – as someone on Fans of Reality TV leaked this news about 7 weeks ago. They need a better editing team.

After The Final Rose comes on – and it’s Chris, an empty room with lots of candles and Jason. You almost feel like he is there to seduce Jason, until you see him tear up. Jason basically reveals that things have changed with Melissa. She doesn’t think anything is wrong, but he says their chemistry is different. He basically brings her on national tv to break up with her. HORRIBLE. There are people who are talking about boycotting the show. I can see why. It’s a terrible thing to do to a person. If ABC did not set this up, then you have to question Jason’s morals. If ABC did set this up, then the whole thing is fixed and why would anybody want to watch a fixed reality tv show? It’s a lose/lose for ABC.

Jason says that he hasn’t stopped thinking about Molly. Melissa asks him point blank if he’s been talking to Molly and Jason denies it. Melissa is rightfully pissed. She really gives it to him. She doesn’t get it. She is angry that he wasn’t willing to work through his change of heart and doesn’t understand what happened. Neither do we. Jason refers to Melissa as “sweet” about 100 times. It’s heartbreaking. Seriously, my 101 year old Grandma Lillian, I was told, was crying and saying how horrible she felt for Melissa.

Jason tries to make Melissa feel better by saying that if he could control his head and his heart, he would do so, but that he’s in love with Molly. YIKES. Harsh. Are they setting up Melissa to be the next Bachelorette?? THIS IS AWFUL!!! Jason’s advice to himself, “Follow your heart, listen to your head. Don’t regret anything you do. You can’t live your life without any regrets.” Moral of the story: it’s ok to dump your fiancé on national television so long as you are following your heart. Truly disgusting. Melissa calls him a “bastard.” I like this girl. It’s actually the most respect I’ve had for her all season. She’s angry, and couldn’t be more justified. She’s not backing away and being nice. She’s giving it to him. Good for you, Melissa! Chris informs her that there is a “limo waiting for her outside.” Great, that’s exactly what she wants. I think I would have left the set in the middle. She tells Jason not to contact her in any way. Be strong, Melis!!! You are much better off!!! You have just guaranteed yourself at least another 5-10 years of partying and living la vida loca.

Out comes Molly. We are told to believe that she has no idea what is going on. She thinks she is on the show to confront Jason for the first time since being jilted. Jason tells her the news – he broke up with Melissa and wants to go for coffee with her. Because if there’s anything you feel like doing after you just dumped your fiancé, it’s to go for coffee with the runner up that you rejected. Amazingly, Molly is momentarily confused, but is full fledged kissing him within a few minutes. She’s thrilled by this news. Her feelings have not changed one bit. Have they secretly been seeing each other? How could she jump right back into a relationship with him? Is there something we are missing?

There’s another hour of this madness on tomorrow night – from 10 to 11 PM. If you can stand it for any more time, my guess is that most of you have seen your last episode tonight. I don’t blame you.

Check back, in the next couple of days to see the winner of the GetMarried.com eco friendly bag and to see what I have decided to blog about next.

Let me hear your comments – I’m sure you have lots to say! And yes, Reality Steve was mostly right – although I’m not sure I buy the conspiracy thing. I just think the whole thing is really really sad. Melissa got a really raw deal. Jason comes off as the biggest jerk of all time on The Bachelor and Molly seems immature, weak and naïve. The true loser in all of this is Ty. He’s got to deal with all of the craziness, a train wreck of a dad for the past couple of months and two stepmoms in 2 months.

THE TRUTH ABOUT DEANNA

Get ready, Bachelor fans. He chooses Melissa for now, but it's not over. We know that. Ok, After The Final Rose is on - correction. It's Molly. Melissa is PISSED!!!

DeAnna is PISSED too!! Apparently they completely edited her role on The Bachelor. She was NOT there to win his heart back. She was there to give Jason advice. She called Producers just now and is FUMING!!!

DEANNA WILL BE ON THE LIVE VIDEO CHAT TONIGHT TELLING THE TRUTH, SHE IS PISSED THAT THEY DID THIS, SHE DID NOT GO THERE TO ASK FOR HIM BACK
SHE WILL TELL THE ENTIRE TRUTH!!!!!! Tune in STARTING at 10:45 TONIGHT to watch me and The Boyfriend "open."

http://www.getmarried.com/deanna/livechat/

Set Your DVRs and Watch Our Live Video Chat!

WWW.GETMARRIED.COM - VIEW US STARTING AT 9:45 TONIGHT!!!!

We're almost at the 24 hour countdown until we finally know who Jason chooses (or at least initially chooses at the final rose ceremony).  As tomorrow is a THREE hour commitment followed by a 1 hour commitment on Tuesday night, I hope you have built in naps and set your DVRs to the extent you may actually have something to do tomorrow and Tuesday night.

Here is the schedule of upcoming appearances for various Bachelor people:

MONDAY, 3/2 

8 - 11:00pm - The Bachelor Finale and After The Final Rose 1

10:45 PM, Stacey B and The Boyfriend do live video chat on www.getmarried.com 

11 ish, DeAnna comes on to continue live video chat at www.getmarried.com

12:00am - Jason on Jimmy Kimmel  

TUESDAY 

7 - 9:00am or so - Jason on Good Morning America 

10:00pm - The Bachelor After the Final Rose 2 

WEDNESDAY 

9:00am - Chris Harrison on ELLEN 

THURSDAY

9:00am - The Girl Who "Lost" on ELLEN 

FRIDAY 

9:00am - Jason and the Girl Who "Won" on ELLEN

I am sure he will also be on The Bonnie Hunt show and The View. Who knows??