Extreme Couponing on TLC

I'm getting kind of bored with American Idol..mostly because the judges think everyone is so good, they all nailed it dog, and they could be the one. I miss some meanness on there. It's too kum bah yah for me right now.

So, I did the unthinkable..I switched off of American Idol and started channel surfing to come upon this new show on TLC...Extreme Couponing.

I had mixed feelings about this show. While I did think it was amazing how much money they saved...I wondered..do they really need all this? What family off 6 will use 100 containers of mustard? There was one man on there who donated a lot of his "haul" as they called it, to a food bank..I'd high five that dude if I saw him. But..here's a clip..watch it and my thoughts are below!

First...she spent 6 hours walking around 2 grocery stores stalking out the products...wow..I wish I had that kind of free time on my hand but I have a job. Second...she bought 150 candy bars. Third, she then filled her cart with bags upon bags of Pepperidge Farm cookies, and then came the processed meals. So, while I think it's fantastic to use coupons, and I use them myself, I guess I'm not seeing how valuable this is to people if you're going to stock up on crap junk junkfood. Everything in their grocery carts were boxed, processed foods. Yeah, this stuff may be free...but seriously do they really need it? Another episode I watched last night had a family who had so many products and groceries that the family had to set up shelving units in their BEDROOMS to store the items. The poor kids had rolls of toilet paper stuffed under their toddler beds and in the master bedroom there were huge storage shelves you'd see in some one's garage with canned goods, 150 boxes of cereal, and 200 bottles of handsoap.

Overall, I enjoyed the show but just couldn't help but shake my head and wonder do these people really need this stuff? Do they actually use it? I have a box of Rice Krispies in our pantry that was buy one get one free last year. I went to use them only to find out they expired about 6 months ago...so I'm wondering how these peeps eat 150 boxes of cereal without having them expire.

Here's one more clip...Nathan..who donated some of his goods to the local food bank...and apparently really likes his salad dressing..since he had hundreds of containers and enough deodorant to last him a lifetime!

Bachelor Brad....

I'm not sure why I'm so addicted this season.but..once again here's my recap of last night's marvelous television....I must admit, though, last night was the first time I got a bit annoyed with Bachelor Brad...if he said one more time I'm so excited..I was going to smack him

Tonight was a bonafide cry fest. I couldn't take it anymore...weepy woman after weepy woman....I feel so bad for these girls that they get so teary eyed over the man they've had four different six minute conversations with and then cry when he doesn't pick them or tells them he's not wife material only because they look like such fools!

Let's talk about this week's monumental showdown...the 2 on 1 date of Ashley vs. Ashley. In one corner we had the short pixie like dentist with the big forehead who was driving the other ladies crazy last week...and in the other corner we have the soft spoken nanny who was terribly insecure and, yes, you guessed it...got the boot and sobbed hysterically in her exit interview to the point where she couldn't go on and just put her head in her hands. I thought it was somewhat funny and a little bit cruel of ABC to play that Elvis song. "Are you Lonesome Tonight" and keep flashing back to the nanny in the limo riding home.

Michelle..aka Crazytown is what I like to call her is still in the game driving the ladies nuts. I LOVED when Shawntel, the undertaker, came back from the shopping spree. I thought Crazytown's eyes were going to pop out of her overly spray tanned face. She told the cameras she wanted to be with Brad on the date...no, you wanted the $5000 Fendi purse, honey!

Then we had the racetrack date. Poor Brad..he feels so stupid that he picked the date and had no idea about Emily's race car fiancee...hmm..maybe the producers could have clued him in.

My favorite part...Brad's mini consultation with his therapist. Stop the presses...isn't the boy from TX, so why is he having a conference call with his therapist in LA who just happens to have an office phone set up on his patio table..there readily available for Brad. The whole therapist on call storyline is dumb. I'm expecting the therapist to pop out of a mountain in Costa Rica when Brad has a question for him after another girl starts crying.

Then, after a climactic rose ceremony...he sent Marisa and Melissa...I think that's what their names were...they were girl with the bad frizzy light brown hair and the other girl with the wide set eyes who looks like a bad Disney Snow White.

The final cheeseball note...Marry Me Mondays? Did anyone catch this new clip where men across America can propose during the show. Dear Men across America...BAD IDEA to propose to your fiance during a Bachelor commercial. Just my two cents!

Here's another video clip...the infamous exit interviews where the girls cry and try and pick out what was wrong with them

Stupid American Idol Making me Cry...

I've tortured Mr. Allan with multiple seasons of American Idol. I must admit, the auditions are my least favorite part of the show. I get sick of the bad people who make fools of themselves and always want them to show more of good contestants. Usually, little moves me on this show. After all, we're just listening to people singing trying to get their break But, I must also say I'm LOVING the new judges...Steven Tyler especially surprised me!

But, last night this reality show brought me to tears. I'm sure any American Idol fan was talking about this guy last night...I think what did me in were the videos of his fiance before her accident and then when they brought her in towards the end of his audition.

Just watch and see...

Oh Farah....

I watched you on 16 and Pregnant, followed you through 2 seasons on Teen Mom, even though you came off as a spoiled brat with an attitude, I always defended you at water cooler chats the morning after Teen Mom and felt so bad when your baby daddy's car accident death hit the tabloids and went you got screwed out of $3000 for selling your car on craigslist to the scam artist.

You probably make way more being a Teen Mom than I do being a lawyer...so why has it come to this...

I guess it could be worse...your kid could get taken away and you could be facing felony domestic assault charges but being the Norse like hunter and gatherer with a motorcycle in the background isn't too far behind.

The Bachelor...my weekly guilty pleasure

Ok, maybe I have one too many guilty pleasures. Teen Mom, American Idol (love the new judges by the way!), the Bad Girls Club, and the Bachelor. You probably think I sit on my couch for 5 hours every night watching crap reality tv, but, thanks to TIVO, I can zip through this episodes in 20 minutes to get my weekly dose of lunatics on tv.

I'm not sure why I'm so obsessed with the Bachelor. It's kind of  stupid concept, the girls always look like blubbering idiots when they leave...especially in the first couple episodes...c'mon ladies, you've known him for an hour long cocktail party..save the crocodile tears until you're back at your hotel room. I've watched from Alex Michel choosing the chick he had a whipped cream sundae night with and totally bumped uglies with as Trista cried in her hotel balcony next door. Then there was Aaron who picked the skeptical Helene only to never speak to her after the show. Then we had hottie Andrew Firestone...all the girls just wanted him for his money but kudos to him for picking the nice girl, Jen Schefft. Then we went on to a bad run of weirdos....Bob Guiney...c'mon...he was just excited to have 20 girls to talk to him..Jesse Palmer..the 4th string quarterback from somewhere...Byron...the one season I didn't watch! Shame on me but I was all set with the ladies picking the bachelor. Charlie O'Connell...we just know him as Jerry's brother. Travis Stork..the hottie from that show the Doctors..glad to see besides being the bachelor he's got a good head on his shoulders. Then we went down hill with that Prince Lorenzo...Dear ABC, the Bachelor needs to be cute! You failed with that season. Then Brad take 1, the weird English guy Matt, Jason, Jake then Brad take 2.

Sounds like a bunch of crap, but, I'm still addicted. Mr. Allan rolls his eyes, gets the laptop out, watches old episodes of House with the ear buds in when Tivo starts recording. But, I fully admit, there's no educational value in what I'm watching, I learn nothing, and take little out of my bachelor experience each week. So why do I watch? Purely for the entertainment value. And..I kind of think Brad Womack is hot..so watching him on TV isn't too rough on the eyes.

So, if you're a Bachelor fan, here's my weekly wrap up of the poop I watched on ABC last night.....

Now that we're a few weeks into this season, things start to get good. There's only one or two girls who you look at and think..who the heck is that? What's her name? They're what I call the disposable contestants..taking up space at the rose ceremonies but get no camera time at the group dates or in footage at the house and they're usually good for at least a hysterical crying scene as they get in the limo and the Bachelor struggles to remember their names to bid them farewell. This is also the time where front runners emerge...we have Chantal...I married my high school sweet heart divorcee, the Ashleys...they're both bubbly cheerleader types..I can only tell the difference between the two because one has a bigger forehead than the other. We have the funeral director girl, the quiet girl name Brit Brit and a handful of others that kind of blend in. Then we have some front runners...Emily, the absolutely beautiful southern belle with the story that breaks your heart. When she was 18 she was engaged and pregnant but didn't know it. Her race car driver fiance got on a plane, she stayed back because she was sick and pregnant but didn't know it. The plane crashed, he died, and she then found out she was pregnant. Sounds like a soap opera but it sure did reel me in!

Then...we move onto to the crazy chick. It doesn't even look like ABC has to even try hard in the editing room. She's threatened to beat chicks up, she's certifiable crazy but hot, so, of course, Brad doesn't see it. But, this week's kicker...she somehow gave herself a black eye in her sleep??? C'mon crazy michelle..at least make up a drunk story to support it!

Here's the crazy lady trying to figure out how she got a black smudge, I mean black eye.

Guilty Pleasures

One of my favorite guilty pleasures....bad reality television. I watch everything from 16 and Pregnant, to every Real Housewives, to this...Toddlers and Tiaras. Here's a priceless clip from this week's episode.

Teen Mom (Season 2) | Trailer

I'm beyond excited. I watched 16 and Pregnant, I enjoyed Teen Mom, I was psyched when MTV had a second season of 16 and Pregnant and am so excited that there's a second season of Teen Mom.

Summer just officially got better.

click below for your sneak peak!

Teen Mom (Season 2) Trailer: "This summer, MTV takes you back inside the lives of four unforgettable teen moms - Farrah, Maci, Amber and Catelynn - as they face their toughest challenges yet. Series premiere Tuesday, July 20 at 10/9c."

The highlight of American Idol

I've always been a big fan of the show. Mr. Allan groans, puts his IPod on, or leaves the room when it comes on. He does a great impression of Randy Jackson when he's in his "dawg" mode doing the chest punch.

But...this season has been disappointing. I liked Siobhan because she was different...but the top ten has been, well, a bit dull and boring. Kind of like eating vanilla ice cream with no toppings..its a little blah. To be brutally honest, the whole season has been a bit of a snore for me and I get through Wednesdays only because I know Glee is on next!

Last week produced a moment for me. Lee and Crystal singing their duet "Falling Softly".



When the Top Ten Tour rolls around to my area, I must say, I probably won't be indulging in tickets this year , but I did enjoy this duet and it was probably the best song of the whole season!

GLEE!

It's back on. Hell, it even pushed the local news back a half hour.

I hopped on the Glee bandwagon. I wouldn't classify myself as a gleek ( definition from http://www.urbandictionary.com/ "To LOVE the show Glee, or if you are in Glee club at your school "). But, this was a great clip from last night's show!!!