Big Game, Big Loser

Top Chef recap, y'all!

For the Quickfire Challenge, the cheftestants were greeted by Top Chef Masters alum Tim Love. Tim has a psychotic smile. It's creepy! The cheftestants had to pair a sipping tequila w/ a tasty dish. Sucking it hard core were Crotch Head Heather and her Chili's inspired poop-fest, Stupid Hair Accessory Chris and his dry chicken & Sarah's under cooked risotto. Sarah then bitched that risotto should be cooked al dente. News flash! Risotto should smooth & creamy, not hard & chunky. Winning a bucket of money (immunity is now off the table) was Ty and his spicy Thai flavoured clams.

For the Elimination Challenge, the cheftestants were assigned into pairs and had to make big game meat dishes. WITH A TWIST! The cheftestants had to taste each others dishes and select the 3 best & worst teams w/ one team going home. On a winning streak was Ty and Edward & their delicious delicious quail offering. I've never had quail but I'm very intrigued about it's flavour.  Sadly Dakota & Nyesha got chopped because Dakota under cooked her venison. Oy! Disappointed :-(

Heather is a C U Next Tuesday! She bullied Beverly, she yelled at Grayson, she thinks her shit does not stink. Please please please send her home, Top Chef Gods of Fate!

Fat Assing It

Holiday Christmas party at Lombardo's (home my second date w/ SB wherein he spilled water all over the table) & I accidentally ate eggplant parm. Eggplant is abhorrent. The texture is just so damn vile! However, Lombardo's does not fuck around w/ their parms. Not a hint of skin on the eggplant, sliced razor thin. Perfecto!

The ever awesome Albany Jane organized a spectacular evening w/ a grouping fantastic people at Sushi X. I'm not a seafood eater but I do enjoy going out. Plus if SB doesn't get sushi every few months, he turns into a crank monster. I had for the first time ever vegetarian sushi rolls: rice, seaweed, cucumber, peanuts & avocado. It tasted extra nummy slathered in horseradish.

Sushi X night was also SB's birthday. Free beer at Ye Olde English Pub for the birthday boy.

He drank a whole liter of Foster's!

Central Steak = salad bar, garlic mashed potatoes. SB got a hanger steak w/ a fried egg. And he was especially happy that PBR was on the drink menu.

Saturday was a pre-Hanukkah celebration w/ my brother & his family. Sis-in-law made chocolate cake w/ chocolate filling and chocolate chips. KICK ASS!

Zumba, yr my only hope!

This is what I'm Talking about!

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Today we ripped off a blogger named Tom Baker from the blog Morning Erection. (Tom points out that you shouldn't read much into his blog's name. It's a great blog.) This is an original meme and it's very first time posted. Tom asked us to rip it off and of course we are grateful! Take the time to comment on other player's posts. It's a great way to make new friends! Link back to us at Sunday Stealing!




Sunday Stealing: The Community Meme


Cheers to all of us thieves!

1. As a blogger, what do you draw inspirations from for your posts? From my awesome thoughts

2. If you could swap blogs with another blogger for a post, who would you switch with and why? Sophia Walker, she's bad ass!

3. If your blog had a theme song, what would it be? Why? WOW! Great question, "Supernova" by Liz Phair. #1 she's one my absolute favourite musical artists #2 it's a fucking kick ass in yo' face song

4. What is your writing process for a post? I just go. I don't prepare, I don't have posts pre-written and perfected.

5. Your blog requires a cute, new, mascot - what would it be? Squeaky the Kitty

6. Do you feel you express your "true self" on your blog? Completely!

7. What is your biggest online pet-peeve? Ignorance and apathy

8. If you could live in a fictional universe, where would you live? Why? Hogwarts because I'm magical

9. You're having a bad day, you're upset, you're angry, or you're sad - what is your go-to comfort? Food, loud music, sex

10. What is your favorite inspirational quote? "Though under Earth and throneless now I be, Yet, While I lived all Earth was under me." C.S. Lewis

11. If they were to make a movie based on your life, who would play you, your leading lady/man, your best friend, and your rival? Me: Kate Winslet (w/ red hair) SB: Glen Danzig Friend: Ellen Page ENEMY: Sandra Bullock (she's the worst!)

12. Do you think the world is going to end in 2012? No, that's irrational and stupid

13. If you could change anything about yourself, what would it be? My ugly disgusting gut

14. What is your favorite season and why? Summer because I love the heat and swimming and ice cream

15. You've been bitten by a vampire. Would you fight it with all your undead being or would you embrace it for all it is worth? No, I would be a truly evil vampire

16. Have you personally met any of your blogger friends? Yes, a few

17. What does your favorite pair of underwear look like? Fuchsia w/ orange polka dots

18. Have you ever drank something right from the container in the refrigerator knowing other people will have to drink out of the same container later? No, I don't drink out of containers

19. What is your favorite word and explain why?

20. 2011 is soon coming to a close, is there anything you'd like to do different on your blog in the year 2012? Post more!

Shady Lady

I did not watch the Top Model finale because it looked like it was going to be a mess......AND boy was I right!

Angelea was mysteriously disqualified. Lisa was re-crowned the winner. Why? She photographs 50.....blergh!

Allison Allison Allison, always the bridesmaid never the bride! Why? Oh why? She's gorgeous, she has a unique look and she's able to use multisyllabic words in a sentence.

Farewell, Top Model, until March.

Mis-Steak

Top Chef recap time!

For the Quickfire Challenge, the cheftestants were assigned a mother sauce , expand upon it & make a dish. Insert sauce pun here. The losers were Dakota (awww!) and her too sweet peach infused bechamel, Nyesha's muddled tomate and ras el hanout & Bev's espagnole wasabi. Bev, enough w/ the Asian style...branch out, take chances! Winning immunity was Grayson's hollandaise and scallops. Nice!

For the Elimination Challenge, the cheftestants had to work together to create a four course dinner featuring moo moo cow steak. Ty-lor cut the webbing of his hand whilst butchering meat. I gotta tell ya, this was the most boring uninspiring menu ever. Heather won w/ Ed's tres leches cake. Heather is a stealth bitch because #1 she's already made this cake for the quincenera challenge #2 she called out Bev for spending too much time & energy on shrimp AND she did this in the stew room right before judging. I'm no Bev fan but DAMN that's passive aggressive. And I can't believe she won this week! BLAH! And packing it up was Whitney's crap potatoes au gratin. Goodbye, Whitney! We hardly knew ye.....and that's the damn truth because everytime she came on screen, I was all, "Who dat?"

Maybe next week the cheftestants will be more creative.

What's all this then?

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Today we ripped off a blogger and blog calledBlueLifeMemories. It's long so we will do it in two parts. She states she stole it from a friend, but did not say which friend. But, it was probably stolen there as well. So, of course, that will be as far as we go. Tracing back our theft's thieves might take some time. Take the time to comment on other player's posts. It's a great way to make new friends! Link back to us at Sunday Stealing!

Sunday Stealing: The Blue Memory Meme, Part Two

Cheers to all of us thieves!

26) Are you happy with the person you've become? Definitely! I no longer lay awake at night questioning my place in the universe.

27) What's a sound you hate; sound you love? I hate the sound of animals whimpering, it makes me emotional. I love the sound of waves crashing.

28) What's your biggest "what if"? What if the new merger turns us all into mindless slaves.

29) Do you believe in ghosts? Nope. Once yr dead, yr dead.

30) How about aliens? I suppose it's possible that there are other life forms out there.

31) What is the single best decision you have made in your life so far? Moving back to NYS

32) What's the worst place you have ever been to? SUNY New Paltz circa 1995 or my degrading mind 4 years ago.

33) Can insanity bring on more creativity? I don't believe so

34) Most attractive actor of your opposite gender? Hugh Jackman, he is perfect!

35) To you, what is the meaning of life? 42

36) Define “Art”. I couldn't possibly! Everything is art, that's a very simplistic explanation though.

37) Do you believe in luck? Yes

38) In your opinion, what makes a great relationship? Honesty, communication, attraction

39) What's a song that always makes you happy when you hear it? "Say Hey (I Love you) by Michael Franti & Spearhead. You have to smile when you listen to it, it's physically impossible not to do so.

40) Where were you yesterday? My house, my parents' house, Target, Marshall's, Hannaford, my in-laws' house, Walmart

41) What's the worst injury you've ever had? I cracked my skull open when I was 3. I kept rocking back and forth in my chair and my father said "Don't do that or you'll fall." The words were still hanging in the air when I toppled backwards & my head bounced off a drawer pull and slammed to the floor.

42) Do you have any obsessions right now? Rankin/Bass, Community, this web site, Teen Mom 2, cute dresses that will show off my gams

43) What's up? The sky

44) Ever had a rumor spread about you? I believe there was one going around in high school that I was a lesbian

45) Do you believe in real magic? It would be so awesome if it really existed but I know it does not.

46) Do you ever hold grudges against people who have done you wrong? I am the 3 time winner of the Golden Grudge Belt.

47) What's your favorite (non-pet) animal? Octopi

48) What is your secret weapon to get people to like you? My charm & smile :D

49) Where is your best friend? VT

50) What do you think is Satan's last name? He doesn't have one

My World is Beginning

I am a sufferer of depression and it gets progressively worse during the winter months. But one thing that keeps me going: Rankin/Bass Christmas specials. To date, I own all the ones available on DVD. I'm still waiting for The First Christmas Snow, Little Drummer Boy Part II, Jack Frost and The Life & Times of Santa Claus to be released. FINGERS CROSSED FOR NEXT YEAR!

Obviously, most people know and love "Rudolph" & "Santa" but included on my compilation DVDs are some lesser known productions. "Little Drummer Boy" is awesome because it includes a death by stabbing and fire scene.

"Nestor the Long Eared Donkey" isn't bad but the ending is ridiculous. The story goes that there was a little donkey w/ ears so long they drag on the ground and he trips over them all the time. The only thing protecting him from being euthanized is Nestor's mother. A bunch of Roman centurions come and take all the donkeys except for Nestor. But he gets the boot because his owner has lost money and help on his farm. Nestor miraculously reunites w/ his mother and then she promptly dies during a snow storm. Nestor and his guardian angel, Tilly, travel to Bethlehem so that Nestor can carry Mary, Joseph and unborn baby Jesus to the stable. Nestor's ears even act as sail on the water! Then, for some unknown reason, Nestor goes back to the farm and he's treated like a hero. What the what? How would his former owner know about Nestor and baby Jesus? Why do the other animals no longer despise his very being?

"Cricket on the Hearth" just plain sucks monkey balls! Marlo Thomas is "Bertha" and she has the world's most annoying voice EVER. And for some reason a shifty eyed sailor shoots a crow. Not to mention it has nothing to do w/ Christmas at all. Hans Conreid is the only saving grace.

Check out my awesome bookcase.

The Burgermeister Meisterburger is crashing the Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer party. And Yukon Cornelius is letting him know that BM is not welcome!

Santa is trying to wave his dick around the two Bumbles but they're going to rip his head off. And I found out why Bumble has been so persecuted.

So so Wrong

Top Model is a train wreck and I gawking at the carnage.

I can barely recap this dreck!

*sigh* The four remaining hamsters had to write a travel blog for vogue.it. Allison is clearly the most articulate & a free lance writer BUT was deemed to "high flautin'". BLERGH! Angelea won the challenge because she went to the Greek ghetto. Oh, the tourism board of Greece must be loving this!

For the photo shoot, Tyra(nt) directed a pseudo artsy bullshit video. THE WORST!

Laura's country charm finally wore then and she was sent a-packing.

I want Allison to win but it will most likely be a horse race between old lady Lisa and drag queen Angelea

Folksy yet Progressive

Top Chef recap, y'all!

The cheftestants were informed that were on the road to Dallas. And no, Beverly, Dolly Parton is not from Dallas. Ms. Parton is from the Smokies.

En route to their desitination, the cheftestants were pulled over by the local good ol' boys. How dumb are these cheftestants? They honestly thought they were in trouble w/ the law....SHEESH! Anyways, the cops directed everyone to an empty cornfield where it was revealed that their Quickfire ingredients were in their trunks. Survival kit meals! Basically canned foods. AND no utensils. I object to this Quickfire! How can anyone make a tasty, nice looking plate of food w/ shit from a can? BOO!

The stinkers: Whitney and her tinny tin tinned food, Dakota and her too sweet stir fry & Chiclets Chris tofu disaster. Winning immunity and some dough was Lindsay and her Vienna sausage Saltine club sandwiches.

For the Elimination Challenge, the cheftestants were then trucked out to an affluent suburb and divided into apps, entrees and desserts to be served at a progressive dinner. A progressive dinner is when each part of a meal is eaten different houses in a neighborhood. I find this idea so intriguing! Did it originate in the 70's along w/ key parties? The hosts and hostesses were a bunch of vapid wealthy idiots. You could totally tell that Tom Colicchio thought so as well.

So far, the cheftestants have been outstanding or awful. No middle ground whatsoever. Winning dish went to Paul's appetiser of fried Brussels sprouts w/ grilled prosciutto. OH MY GOD YES YES YES!!! And packing it up was Chuy's over cooked salmon & feta crap in a corn husk.

And please, cheftestants, no more foods that look like mouldy ashy cigars.

Happy Happy Joy Joy

http://sundaystealing.blogspot.com/2011/12/blue-memory-meme-part-one.html

Today we ripped off a blogger and blog calledBlueLifeMemories. It's long so we will do it in two parts. She states she stole it from a friend, but did not say which friend. But, it was probably stolen there as well. So, of course, that will be as far as we go. Tracing back our theft's thieves might take some time. Take the time to comment on other player's posts. It's a great way to make new friends! Link back to us at Sunday Stealing!

Sunday Stealing: The Blue Memory Meme, Part One

Cheers to all of us thieves!

1) If the whole world were listening to you right now, what would you say? I just want to be better

2) If you could meet anyone on this earth, who would it be? Sutan Amrull, I'm pretty sure we'd be awesome friends

3) You just got a free plane ticket to anywhere. You have to depart right now. Where are you gonna go? London

4) What do you think about most? Writing, love, dying

5) You have the opportunity to spend a romantic night with the music celebrity of your choice. Who would it be? Moby, he seems like a really solid kisser

6) You can erase any horrible experience from your past. What will it be? All of my car accidents

7) What's your strangest talent? Being awesomely creative

8) What would be a question you'd be afraid to tell the truth on? I'm not afraid to answer anything

9) Ever had a poem or song written about you? YES and they were awful

10) When is the last time you played the air guitar? I've never played air guitar....very lame

11) Do you have any strange phobias? Yes, red eyes in horror movies freaks me the fuck out!

12) What's your religion? I was raised Catholic, I believe in God but I don't belong to an organized religion

13) What is your current desktop picture? What ever came w/ the computer

14) When you are outside, what are you most likely doing? Walking

15) What's the last song you listened to? "Rocket Boy" by Liz Phair....my goddess

16) Simple but extremely complex. Favorite band? WOW! So challenging.....The Clash

17) What was the last lie you told? I don't tell lies

18) Do you believe in karma? Perhaps....though I know a lot of evil awful people & it does not come back to bite them in the ass.....sooooo

19) What is a saying you say a lot? I'm partial to "Awesome sauce"

20) What is your greatest weakness; your greatest strength? Laziness/creativity

21) Who is your celebrity crush? Peter Sellers, don't care if he's dead

22) Give me the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the word: heart. Beat

23) How do you vent your anger? Screeching

24) Do you have a collection of anything? lunchboxes, books

25) What is your favorite word? Awesome question!!! As of right now I like "luminous"

T-Boz, Chili & Left Eye

Top Chef recap time...a day late.

The chestestants were greeted by Padma (of course!) & Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feninger of Top Chef: Masters. Mary Sue & Susan own and cook in a very successful Mexican grill. So, yum! For Quickfire challenge, the cheftestants could choose from an array from chili peppers from the mild poblano to the nuclear fire of the ghost chili & create a tasty dish. The hotter the chili the more money it's worth to the winning dish PLUS immunity. Sucking it were Beverly because she didn't cook anything (chopped chilies w/ dressing is a salad for fuck's sake!), Richie's not hot scallop & Chuy's tinned tomato overload. Winning the ducats and immunity was Paul and his ghost chili chilled coconut soup. Super yum!

For the Elimination Challenge, the cheftestants were randomly split into 5 teams of three *slams head into wall* for a chili cook off for 200 guests at the rodeo. The guests chose the winning team while the judges had the nasty task of giving someone the boot. As a twist, there was no time limit, the cheftestants were allowed to stay up all night if they wanted to. And they all did....which I don't entirely understand because once the meat and the veggies are in the pot yr done cooking....but what do I know, I'm not a professional cheftestant. Also, none of the chilis contained beans of any sort. It's a Texas thing, no beans in the chili. Boo! The beans are the best part.

The winning team was Chiclets teeth Chris, blowhard Sarah & Chuy's chili con carne w/ roasted corn garnish. Honestly, I don't think the judges would have chosen this chili because of the thin texture & lack of dunking implement.

Losing team was Nyesha, Richie & Beverly's too sweet chili mole...though their cornbread got rave reviews. AGAIN a twist: the three losers had to cook head to head...to head using their failed chili and make a great new dish. In the end, Richie made a bad plate of food, cried like a little girl w/ a skinned knee and was gently comforted by hair accessory Chris.

Hmm chili!

The Rumours of my Death have been Greatly Exaggerated

It started off as a cold. Which led to a stupid fever blister on my lip. Then the congestion made me throw up green mucus. Then goopy stuff came out of my eyes & they sealed shut when I slept.

Bronchitis: pain, wheezing

Asthma: scary scariness not being able to breath

Tonsil infection: sore mucus throat

The thing that pisses me off is that my regular GP is on vacation this week & they couldn't just squeeze me in as an emergency. Off to the Doc in a Box, got the hook up w/ a free inhaler & it only cost bucks more than a follow up visit w/ my usual place. I declined the script for codeine cough syrup as codeine makes me feel freaked out & cough syrup tastes like ass. It didn't help that the doc said "it make you high!"

Hot chocolate & Kahlua time!

After all that?

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Today we ripped off a blogger named Firecat from the blog Party in My Head. He doesn't state where he got it. But, it was probably stolen there as well. So, of course, that will be as far as we go. Tracing back our theft's thieves might take some time. Take the time to comment on other player's posts. It's a great way to make new friends! Link back to us at Sunday Stealing!

Sunday Stealing: The Bud is Back Meme

Cheers to all of us thieves!


1. Why did you sign up for writing your blog? To clear space in my brain so I could write fiction.....not working out so well.

2. Why did you choose your blog's name? What does it mean? It describes me

3. Do you ever had another blog? Nope

4. What do you do online when you're not on your blog? Facebook, research awesome dinner recipes, read TV recaps, brain games, check up the best feminist essays

5. How about when you're not on the computer? Reading, listening to music, cooking, having adventures

6. What do you wish people who read your blog knew about you? Nothing, I'm an open book

7. What is your favorite community in the blogosphere? I don't know what that means

8. What is your philosophy on your blog layout? Simple yet intriguing

9. Tell me about your picture you use to represent you on your blog. What picture? My profile picture, it's cute and funny.

10. Pick 3 random blogs from your blogroll and tell us about them. She Walks Softly beautiful grotesque art, Monkey Muck thought provoking hilarity, and Kiss & Makeup smart, sexy and close personal friend.

11. What features do you think your blog should have that it doesn't currently? It's fucking amazingly awesome the way that it is, thank you.

12. What do you consider the 10 most "telling" interests that we would infer from what you blog persona? Huh?

13. Do you have any unique interests that you have never shared before? What are they? Nope, my readers know everything

14. The best thing about blogging is all of the friends that you make, Beside from those folks, do you think your blog has fans? Totally, lots of funny interesting dark people

15. What's your current obsession? What about it captures your imagination? It's that time of the year: Rankin/Bass stop motion holiday specials ( AND their cartoons too!)

16. What are you glad you did but haven't really had a chance to post about? My plague

17. How many people that first became a blog friend, have you met face to face? 3 or 4

18. What don't you talk about here, either because it's too personal or because you don't have the energy? Cartoons and childhood tv shows

19. What's a question that you'd love to answer? I don't know, you haven't asked me yet

20. Have you ever lost a blogging friendship and regretted it? No

21. Have you ever lost a blogging friendship and thought, “Was that overdue!” No

Haters be Hatin'

Confounded by Top Model for it's lack of consistency...yet again!

Miss J, walking coach extraordinaire, decided to be a shit mixer and had the hamsters critique each other's walks & portfolios. Lisa & Angelea gave everybody the stank eye, Dominque was being a stealth bitch under the guise of "I see so much of myself in you!" and Laura & Allison trying to be the nice guys. But as it turns out in a blind survey the majority voted that Allison has the least model potential (read: BIG threat) while Laura has the most (read: no real competition)

For the photo shoot, the hamsters had to pose in modern couture in the style of ancient Greek games. Angelea did not know what a shot put or "pit shot" was.....seriously? There was no track & field at yr high school in the 617? Laura & her archery gear won best photo. I'm going to agree because she has been looking busted lately but her veiled hat thing looked fantastic. And going home was Dominque. What the what? Over Angelea? Why? Dominque is gorgeous & takes photos & has a fantastic runway walk. She's a little long in the tooth but way way way cuter Angelea & her bad acne & drag queen personae.

Recap will be back in two weeks!

There's a Snake in my Boot

Back in the saddle w/ the first real episode of Top Chef!

For the Quickfire, the cheftestants had to prepare a dish using rattlesnake. Hm, no sir! Rattlesnake sounds so unappetizing. And thankfully, the snakes were already dead & I was spared watching the cheftestants bash in rattlesnake brains. Sucking it hardcore were Paul's non-existent snake peach BBQ boringness, Richie's overly jerked snake & Nyesha's chewy snake poo. Winning the Quickfire and immunity was Dakota's beer battered tempura. I'm kinda digging the tattooed lady that is Dakota.

For the Elimination Challenge, the cheftestants were split into two teams (GRR! ARGH!) to cater a quincenera for a very sweet 15 y/o girl. She got peppered w/ questions: so far, so good for the cheftestants. Then it all went to shit for the Pink Team! First, Keith decided it would be far more economical to buy pre-cooked shrimp.........ummmm, what? Not so much. Then nothing but packaged tortillas as far the eye could see. Really?! In a cooking competition? Disappointing! Needless to say they lost to the Green Team, though no cheftestant was singled out for being a super duper winner. And packing it up was Keith and his completely soggy enchiladas.

I wish Blanca the 15 y/o would be a judge every week, Hugh A. gives me the creeps!

You Say, I Say

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I say ... and you think ... ?

1. Crushed :: Crushed
2. Thanks :: A lot
3. Steam :: Engine
4. Bulletin :: Technical
5. Budget :: Rental
6. Value :: Inn
7. Aquarium :: Pandora
8. Logo :: TV
9. Information :: Society
10. Lend :: A Hand

Attack of the Killer Bees!

I'm on a new vitamin regimen of Vitamin D, B6, B12, Omega 3 & Calcium w/ Vitamin D....all of this is supposed to improve my mood. BUT I am still a raging bitch-face!

I was slowly creeping on my commute home gnashing my teeth & hating the world, when I smelled rich aroma of a wood burning stove. I was transported by to 1979 to my neighbors' basement. They had a steamer trunk that housed board games. We're playing Life, Diff'rent Strokes is on the TV & I'm eating Ruffles and drinking Coke....and I am so supremely happy.

"I want to go to there." Liz Lemon

Zorba the Geek

Top Model recap time!

The hamsters are in Greece, hey, maybe they could solve their financial crisis!

For the challenge, the hamsters had to give a 2 minute speech about themselves to the Greek "press" (read bored Grecians that wanted to be on TV) AND they had to incorporate Greek phrases and mention something from Greek mythology. The winner won a neato gold wrist cuff. Some of them came off as inarticulate, Angelea talked about taking a leak and the winner was my sweet sexy alien Allison.

For the photo shoot, the hamsters had to pose in underwear (which was actually very cute, SHOCKING!) and lay in a gigantic bowl of Greek salad. Ugh! Isn't "Greek" salad an American invention? This was so fucking degrading. Of course, Shannon the 1000 year old corpse refused to do the shoot because it's against her principles to pose in underwear. For cereal, that underwear set looked like swimwear. Plus, Shannon has worn more provocative outfits than bathing suit looking underwear....sooooo....what the fuck? Winning photo went to Dominique, thankfully Allison came in second. And packing it up was Shannon, yawn.

Melt downs galore next week!

Bubble Boy

Top Chef recap time!

Again we were forced to watch the whittling down for the final 16 cheftestants. Wake when it's over! Grr....grumble grumble!

Anyways, the remaining 10 hopefuls gathered around some proteins & a cloche (the silver dome thing that covers room service food). Picking, choosing, blah blah blah. And....underneath the cloche was a time pre-set to a time that the hopefuls had to abide by. Winners, losers, bubbles.

Then the bubblers had to square off for the final two cheftestant spots. To me the bubblers had it easy, they could make whatever they wanted. Easy peasy lemon squeezy. Two peeps got through. And apparently, later on Bravo, Chef Tom had another showdown w/ the discarded hopefuls for one more spot on Top Chef. I have no idea who it is.....so 17 cheftestants then, I guess?

Next week we will have a real episode.

Blah Blah Blah

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Today we ripped off a blogger namedTense Teacher from the blog Tense for a Reason. It's long so we'll do it in two parts. She stole it from The Coffee Table. But, it was probably stolen there as well. So, of course, that will be as far as we go. Tracing back our theft's thieves might take some time. Take the time to comment on other player's posts. It's a great way to make new friends! Link back to us at Sunday Stealing!

Sunday Stealing: The Madness Meme, Part 2

Cheers to all of us thieves!

23. Do you ever walk around the house naked? Absolutely, all the time. It's my damn house and you can't stop me!

24. If you were an animal what would you be? Why? Either a house kitty because I like to sleep all day and be loved on or an octopus because of their intelligence and their awesome location.

25. Hair color you like on someone you’re dating? My husband shaves his head....so clear.

26. If suffering an injury, would you rather be left blind or deaf? Blind, I couldn't live if I didn't have music.

27. Do you have any special talents? What do regard as "special"?

28. What do you do as soon as you walk in the house? Get the mail, kiss SB & take off my coat.

29. Do you like horror or comedy? A little of both

30. Are you missing anyone? Yes

31. Where do you want to live when you are old? Either Scotland or Mexico

32. Who is the person you can count on the most? Myself, then SB, then my parents

33. If you could date any celebrity past or present, who would it be? Peter Sellers, he makes me laugh and had such lovely eyes.

34. What did you dream last night? I honestly don't remember....I think there was neon signs involved.

35. What is your favorite sport to watch? Baseball...only live though

36. Are you named after anyone? Nope

37. What is your favorite alcoholic drink? It's called a Greyhound, it's grapefruit and vodka

38. Non alcoholic drink? Hot chocolate, seltzer or a banana chocolate smoothie from Starbucks

39. Have you ever been in love? Obviously!

40. Do you sing in the shower? No, I get great story ideas in there though

41. Have you ever been arrested? No

42. What is your favorite Holiday? Halloween: it has everything I need! Dressing up, junk food, silliness.

43. Would you ever get plastic surgery? I would totally get lipo if it was free

44. Have you ever caught a fish? The first fish I ever caught was near Tupper Lake when I was 12. It swallowed the hook.

Slicin' up Eye Balls

If there's one thing in the world I love the most, it's the road trip.

Last Saturday SB & I drove out to Long Island to see Pixies in Huntington on their Lost Cities tour.

Thank God for the GPS otherwise we'd still be driving in circles down there! Waayyyy too many parkways and highways and bypasses down there for this suburbanite.

We stayed at the Executive Inn in Westbury, it was perfectly cromulent.

Pixies were better than amazing!!!! They performed "Doolittle" in it's entirety. Great great stuff!

The next day we hit up Trader Joe's, though they are essentially the same, each store offers a little something different to the patrons. Damn, I love Trader Joe's!

We took the Taconic Parkway home, beautiful drive w/ no cars. This weekend reeked of awesomeness!

Stop the Insanity!

Top Model recap time!

I am still lamenting the loss of Kayla......damn you, Tyra(nt)!

This was the single most painful episode of Top Model since Tyra(nt) put out "Shake ya Booty"! The hamsters were forced to write a song, record said song & then make it into a video. Awful awful stuff! My eyes and ears are still recovering!

Allison was the best of the worst.....she's fucking adorable and if she doesn't win, I may put my foot through the TV. Packing it up was Alexandria....FINALLY!

Next week: Greece

Psyche Out!

Top Chef has started back up again!

This time around the cheftestants will be cooking all around the great state of Texas. And HOLY COW, there are 29 cheftestants! That seems a bit excessive & ponderous. But there was a twist! The cheftestants are exactly on the show, instead, they must cook for a spot. I think this premises is incredibly stupid. I don't want to watch a bunch of auditions, I want to watch a competition.

For the first round of cuts (silly cooking pun intended), some of the cheftestants had to cook a part of a pig. A cut of pork per cheftestants. HOWEVER, some of the cuts were adjacent to each other and required butchering. Which lead us to our first elimination, Stone....Chef Tyler Stone. A ridiculous man w/ overly plucked eyebrows whom hacked up a delicious side o' pork, leaving one poor cheftestant w/ exactly 3 ounces of tenderloin. They didn't taste his food! Then Colin the vegan, who has cooked meat in over 7 years, got rejected at judges table because his plate already looked like it was chewed up and spit out. The judges are not fucking around this year!

AND then another twist, instead of a simple in or out determination, there was a 3rd option: the bubble. If a cheftestant ends up in the bubble, then have to make yet another dish to stay in the competition.

The next round of hopefuls were shown a bevy of proteins but they all had to agree to use just one.....rabbit. No more on the spot eliminations, sadly.

And that was it: we have cheftestants, bubblers & one more group yet to cook. I found this episode completely unnecessary.

Hope this season gets better.

In the Belly of the Beast

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Today we ripped off a blogger namedTense Teacher from the blog Tense for a Reason. It's long so we'll do it in two parts. She stole it from The Coffee Table. But, it was probably stolen there as well. So, of course, that will be as far as we go. Tracing back our theft's thieves might take some time. Take the time to comment on other player's posts. It's a great way to make new friends! Link back to us at Sunday Stealing!

Sunday Stealing: The Madness Meme, Part 1

Cheers to all of us thieves!

1. Have you ever licked the back of a CD to try to get it to work? Licked?! No........I usually rub them on my boobs

2. What’s the largest age difference between yourself and someone you’ve dated? 10 years older, Bob the 1st guy I ever slept w/

3. Ever been in a car wreck? Several.....we're not talking about though

4. Were you popular in high school? Does hell go w/ no?

5. Have you ever been on a blind date? Yup, quite a few. Let me put it this way, you have to dig through a lot of dirt before you get to the treasure.

6. Are looks important? To a degree, I'm not vain but thank God SB is not butt.

7. Do you have any friends that you’ve known for 10 years or more? Yes, I play for keeps

8. By what age would you like to be married? I already am married, I was 35 at the time.

9. Does the number of people a person’s slept with affect your view of them? Not at all

10. Have you ever made a mistake? Seriously!? Who the fuck thinks of these question?

11. Are you a good tipper? I think 20% is good for tips.

12. What’s the most you have spent for a haircut? My stylist is expensive, it's about $65 for a haircut

13. Have you ever had a crush on a teacher? Yes, when I spent a semester in Mexico. His name was Jose & he was only 5 years older than me. He liked my hair and hugged me!

14. Have you ever peed in public? Only accidentally

15. What song do you want played at your funeral? EXCELLENT question! "Anywhere I Lay my Head" by Tom Waits

16. Would you tell your parents if you were gay? Yes

17. What would your last meal be before getting executed? Prime rib, cheesy garlic mashed potatoes, Lima beans and German chocolate cake secretly seasoned w/ cyanide....no motherfucker is gonna execute me!

18. Beatles or Stones? Beatles always and forever

19. If you had to pick one person on earth to die, who would it be? Wow! A disgusting animal abuser.

20. Beer, wine or hard liquor? Hard liquor

21. Do you have any phobias? Small enclosed places, nuclear war, splatter flicks.

22. What are your plans for the future? Get a supervisory position at my job, finish the house, get out of debt.

Everybody Needs a Gimmick

Top Model recap time!

Hamsters had to create their own signature fragrance. Because nothing says legitimate model like stinky perfume in a tacky bottle! The hamsters then had to promote their stank at a "gala" while splish splashing in a bathtub. I think this was ridiculous & humiliating idea & so did Bianca because she refused to get in her tub. I couldn't get behind her though as she kept comparing herself to Beyonce and other A-listers. Bianca, get over yrself! Yr not even remotely in the same league as Ms. Knowles. And lookie look! It's Cycle 3 winner Eva (Pigford) Marcille. Don't know why she's going by Marcille now but she looks wicked cute w/ white blonde hair. And winning over the crowd and immunity from elimination was Lisa.

For the photo shoot, the hamsters had to portray either Snookie from "Jersey Shore" or Nene from Stupid Fake Whore Housewives while pretending to ride a motorcycle. Hey, I remember the motorcycle shoot from Cycle 3 while the hamsters were in full harajuku regalia....good times! And a much more awesome shoot to boot. Winning photo went to Nene Lisa, she actually looked pretty. Going home was Bianca because she sucks and Kayla.....KAYLA! I call shenanigans. Shannon should have gotten the boot in her old boring ass. My poor, sweet Kayla!

Next week: more shitty acting!

Sugar Coma

Finale of Top Chef: Just Desserts season 2.

Boring boring.......Chris won....boring boring

A very underwhelming season to say the least. I think the problem is there's only so much you can do w/ pastries and desserts.

Top Chef: Texas starts tonight, hope it's better than DC was.

Bon appetit!

Hello-ween

It's no secret that Hallowe'en is my absolutely favourite holiday. I usually start planning our costumes some time around August.

We went as a 1970's private investigator duo! My dream was to find some really awesome retro duds at a local thrift store/consignment shop but it didn't exactly work out like that. Sexybeast got outfitted from the Troy Good Will, we found an excellent tacky mouldy green Hawaiian shirt and an eye watering suit jacket. Douche bag aviator sunglasses completed the look.

I couldn't find jack shit and ended up buying a crappy "retro" costume from The Costumer. BOO! But I did come up w/ a great back story for my character. Her name is Candy and she was a former prostitute saved by her new "employer". She answers phones and hinders all the investigations.

All in all, it was great night. And SB has awesome knife skills.

Frontier Psychiatry

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So we are asking you to join us starting Wednesday. We know it's a long way to Hump Day and Jennifer's next W.T.F. Meme on Wednesday. So if you like these questions, write a note to join us starting on this Wednesday! We have nothing to do with her meme, other than enjoying participating in it. So I was happy when she gave me her permission to promote the blog in search of players. Take the time to comment on other player's posts. It's a great way to make new friends! Link back to us at Sunday Stealing!

Sunday Stealing: The W.T.F. Meme

Cheers to all of us thieves!

1. One of my favorite TV shows recently changed the actors who played two characters. Have you ever been bothered by a TV show or movie series changing actors who play a character you love? YES! On "Roseann", when they replaced Becky....twice! I love Lacy Goranson :D

2. A coworker recently shared a link to a blog listing the "five things you should know before dating a journalist." As a journalist, I can honestly say the writer was spot-on. What are some things people should know before spending time with you? a. Don't make me repeat myself b. I talk baby talk to the cat c. Expect awesome food, I'm an awesome cook d. I have body image issues, please respect that e. Don't be offended by my occasional bitchiness

3. What is something you often do without realizing that you're doing it? Grind my teeth

4. Who has the capacity to make you angrier than anyone else in your life, and what in particular does he or she do to make you so angry? The morons at the Department of Social Services, they live to make my clients miserable!

5. If a fairy waved a magic wand and gave you the house of your dreams, where would it be and what features would it have? It would be in the woods near a lake but still adjacent to awesome shopping. Two bedrooms, a library w/ built in floor to ceiling book shelves, secret passageways, a turret, and a wrap around second floor deck

6. What’s a belief that you hold with which many people disagree? Domino's is better than Pizza Hut

7. I used to talk in my sleep. In fact, I could carry on a conversation with someone when I was fully asleep, and my mom used this fact when I was a teenager to find out if I did anything wrong and was hiding it from my parents. If you were talking your sleep tonight, what do you think you would say? I don't wanna be a grown up!

8. The fourth installment of the "Twilight" movie series ("Breaking Dawn Part I") will be released in theaters soon. Movie theaters started selling advance tickets for midnight showings months ago. Have you ever attended a midnight premiere showing of a movie? No, never. I don't like going to the movies w/ big crowds.

9. On Tuesday, tigers, lions and bears were let loose in Zanesville, Ohio, by their owner before he committed suicide, leading to a hunt in which 49 of the animals, including 18 endangered Bengal tigers, were killed. How would you react if you saw "Caution exotic animals. Stay in your vehicle" being displayed on a road sign? I think I'd be pretty damn freaked out

10. If a company opened a theme park aimed at adults, what would you name one of the rides? "The Hangover Room", dizziness, puking, distortion = FUN

11. Imagine you just moved onto Sesame Street. Which puppet would you want as your new roommate? Ernie!!!!!!!!

12. Have you ever had a weird crush on a famous person that didn't make sense to you? Orson Wells, he was quite hefty when he died

13. If you get ten minutes to interview any celebrity of your choice, who would you like it to be? Hugh Jackman, I bet he smells delicious

14. You've just won the complete DVD collection of all the movies starring one actor or actress. Which actor/actress would you pick? Kate Winslett, love her!

15. Actor George Clooney recently told People Magazine that he doesn't use Twitter "because I will drink in the evening and I don't want anything that I could possibly write at midnight to actually end my career." What is something you've said through social media and then regretted it? Nothing, nothing at all

16. VH1 has re-introduced its hit show "Pop-Up Video," which gives behind-the-scenes facts for popular music videos. What musician would you be most interested in learning behind-the-scenes facts about? Moby, he's adorkable

17. If you stumbled across someone's personal written journal that was accidentally left in a public place, would you read any of the content? Maybe, as long it was drenched in urine

18. What is the title of a self-help book that you'd never want to see on a store bookshelf? "Confused Women, Stupid Choices"

19. Many media outlets have been asking this question a lot this week... Which Halloween costume do you think will be overdone this year? I have no idea & I don't care

20. Should a marriage license have a renewal date or expiration date, like a driver’s license? WHAT?! No!