Finally made it to a Covered Bridge

Note to self: never wear black puffy vest unless you want to appear 15 lbs heavier...

Ever since moving to New England, I have been wanting to go see a covered bridge...and of course, I wanted to go to the one that was shown on Beetlejuice. Well, I didnt exactly make it to that covered bridge (which I did find--it was just a little further away and we werent up for a long drive) but I did find a good one that was just a little less than an hour away from us in New Hampshire. So we called it our late-Fall foliage/ covered bridge tour of New England.

On the way back from the covered bridge, we drove down to Lexington and Concord (where some battles were fought and where the "shot heard 'round the world" took place). I have to admit, we have been to so many historical places and battlegrounds over the years that they all run together...but, alas, we have trekked to them all. While there, we also got a picture of Emerson's house over by Walden Pond--we didnt realize this was all basically the same area as the battleground.

Of course, being Halloween and all, we got some pictures of creepy old cemetaries along the way--and there are plenty of those in New England.

Is It Friday Yet?

The new 16 and Pregnant season is off with a bang -- complete with a family full of racers. And, yes, the groom wore his "racing suit" to the altar. I am not going to hate too bad on this family though, because, honestly, I think they were good people. A little country, but just country enough to make it work with a little community support (which they had a lot of--so cute).

90210: Please dont try and recreate the whole OC scenario complete with Ryan (aka Liam) and the Cohens who take him in and let him move to their pool house (aka the psycho girls family). So glad you have morals, Liam, and wont stoop to working somewhere that requires you to work topless. You are such an upstanding citizen...but what ARE those scars on your back??? And you share them with your brother? It's just crazy! (yes, that was sarcasm)

So does this week's episode mean Jenny Humphrey is pretty much gone forever from Gossip Girl?? I love Jenny, even though she sort of wears a lot of dark makeup. And whoah cleavage Serena in that dress you wore to the party! Love that Tim Gunn made an appearance, even though he acted nervous, right? Dont hate on my Uncle Tim though!

I tried to watch Dear John (finally--it had been on my DVR for almost 2 months). I really tried. End of story: Deleted after 15 minutes. And speaking of cleavage--Amanda Seyfried's got a lot of it.

Did anyone else see that preview at the movies for the Ice Road Trucker show that is having the truckers drive on this narrow, winding road in the Himalayas? It looked scary and I think someone died. I want to watch it but dont know what day it is on! I think it was History Channel.

Halloween Came a Little Early

I already donned my Halloween costume this year and it is retired to the bottom of one of my (many) plastic bins of old clothes that I will probably never wear again. But you never know, right?

Guess what I am...



And some of my other faves from the party (not nearly all of them; everyone looked awesome):
Brand and Data from The Goonies


Chilean Coal Miners


Adam and Eve



Mondo from Project Runway (why didnt I think of this?)


Happy Halloween!!!!

More Freaky Eaters

Did anyone else watch the new E show What's Eating You? Man, people have PROBLEMS! This show is about people with weird habits. All of these shows are basically an intervention/hoarders/OCD show because every one of these people have severe anxiety issues and they just have some weird ways of manifesting it (like never eating anything that tastes good for fear of overeating, or dipping your oreo into the cola that you are obsessed with).

Speaking of psychological issues, let's move on to Teen Mom's Reunion finale. There are at least 2 people who have real psychological problems: Farrah and Amber. Farrah is such a butt. Seriously, she is the type of person who idolizes anyone who is NOT around (aka, her EX boyfriend that she wasnt even with anymore because they had problems) and pushes anyone who really would help her away (her mom and dad).
Amber, of course, is depressed. Actually, there is no way she should possibly be raising Leah right now. She should never have had this baby, and it clearly pushed her OVER the edge. I hope she gets help, like, now. I actually felt a little bad for her last night. She went crazy on Gary! Gary is just dumb to put up with it all. Caitlin once again was the adult in the sitch with her mom. I kept wanting Dr. Drew to intervention her because she is on drugs! She looked terrible last night (not so different than how she looks on the show though).

Biggest Loser this week surprised me! I cant believe they voted off that guy! I felt so bad for him, and the team clearly doesnt have any idea what they were doing because they will need a big guy who can lose a lot to keep winning! I just got to where I fast forward through the whole "Jillian as a counselor" scenes where she tries to break down people and make them cry. So annoying. Stick to training, J.

Freaky Eaters

I discovered a new show on TLC called Freaky Eaters. If you that think you consume a high amount of ANYTHING, trust me, you dont in comparison with these people. Like, I thought I drank a lot of diet coke...until I watched Freaky Eaters: Addicted to Cola. I am TOTALLY normal. I thought I ate a lot of pizza...until I watched Freaky Eaters: Addicted to Pizza. I am COMPLETELY okay. Awesome.

Tonight, there is a special on VH1 that you are going to need to watch. Rock of Love Girls: Where are they Now. Man, do I LOVE VH1!!!! How did they know I have been wondering where Lacey was?

We cut off The Event tonight. The main reason: one of the lead characters (the dude) has a goatee. Gross. Plus, it just sucked.

My favorite line from It's Always Sunny this past week: "Dont undermine my prayer with voo-doo!"

I hope you all got to see the South Park that made fun of every Jersey show on TV right now. They had Snooki down to a T. Hilarity!

Get well soon, TJ Lavin! We will miss you on MTV's Challenges if you dont recover! Who else will act like they totally hate the players and couldnt wait to get out of there?

Teen Mom Finale

I figured this event needed its own post. And maybe the reunion will also needs it own post, too...I always want Dr. Drew to regulate on these girls (namely Farrah and Amber) but he never does.

Amber. Oh, Amber. First of all, you are diagnosably (yes it is a word in my mind) crazy. I know because I am married to a doctor. hahaha And its pretty obvious. And I dont think Gary is THAT off base calling child services on you, because you ARE abusive. I am almost positive you had abused Leah (which is why she hilariously tells you to "Be quiet. Now." in the finale episode. (Classic, Leah!!!!!)

Gary is also correct in not wanting your ex-convict-out-on-work-release boyfriend that you have only known a week (and met at wal-mart) to change your baby's diaper! I agree, Gary.

To the new jail-bait boyfriend: Thank you for being so stereotypical. I loved when, the moment after you said you loved Amber and wanted to be with her forever, you ask to borrow her car. Awesome.

Gary, I like you...please lose weight. You are very unhealthy. Maybe Biggest Loser next season??

Maci. Love you. Your baby is the cutest. I sometimes want you to be back with Ryan, but then I remember how rude he was to you during the first few seasons, and you are better off without him. I also think he has done even more rude things off camera because I am surprised if he and his family are so supportive, that he only has custody like a few times a week...but I dont know much about child support. Live with your parents as long as they will let you. Their house is nice and they pay for everything.

Farrah you are a B. I know you say (and maybe you are) you are depressed and sad and all of that, but where were all of these emotions in ANY of the last seasons? It is like you all of a sudden remembered you were sad THIS season. You dont listen to anything your mom says UNLESS it is what you want to hear. Your Dad came over to HELP YOU, and you got an attitude with him because he had plans later. Why? Get over yourself. You are not as cute as you think you are. hahaha

Caitlin (and Tyler) you are amazing. You are one of the most mature people I think I know (because I dont really know you). Your mom is abusive to you, yet you keep a great attitude and just want her love, and it is sad. Please move far, far away from your family and start a new life with Tyler. You only have each other it seems, and your brother/sister relationship oddly works for you, so go with it.

Still laughing over Amber.

Jinxes (is that the plural of jinx?)

I was raised to believe in jinxes (I am going with that as the plural form). More specifically, jinxes involving sports teams. My dad used to tell us that we were "jinxing them" when we would change the channel during commercials of an Alabama game, or when one TV was on at the beginning of the game, and we left the room and turned it off. Those were all circumstances that might "jinx" the Crimson Tide, thereform causing them to lose the game.

And this weekend, I think I jinxed them. All season, I have worn one of my Alabama t-shirts on game day...and we all know we were winning every game. This weekend, I didnt wear my shirt...and we lost. It was my fault. I am still not ready to come to terms with the fact that we arent #1 anymore, and it was most likely my fault. Ugh.

On to a few lighter topics, this weekend was a definite movie marathon weekend. I already said that I went to see The Social Network (and you should too!), but Monday I went with a friend to see It's Kind of a Funny Story. And it really is just that. Very much reminded me of Little Miss Sunshine, and it wasnt at all what I had expected, but it was a pretty good movie! Funny, yet serious. And totally laughs in the face of If You Really Knew Me (MTV show that I love to hate). I feel like it basically taught you that you DONT have it that bad after all (usually), and that you are not the ONLY one to have ever felt depressed or stressed or whatever.

AJ and I went last night to see Waiting for Superman, a movie about public schools. It was sad. It made me relieved that I was one of the few people to actually graduate from an Alabama public school with good reading and math scores (seriously, the stats scare you). And, what I took from it was that the people who are trying to reform the schools cant because of the Teachers' Union. Whether that is right or not, that is what I learned from the movie, so I am going with it. It also made me realize that parents shouldnt take their children to the "lotteries" that are held to get into Magnet Schools, or "better" schools than they are zoned for. The kids are totally stressed out about it and dont need to know what is going on. Just tell them when you get home IF they make it in!

I will talk TV later. I am too busy watching Guiliana and Bill right now.

Sunday

We went and saw The Social Network this weekend. We actually went to see it twice, but it was SOLD OUT for 2 showtimes in a row so we had to come back another time. I was really surprised that it was STILL selling out in the second week in theaters (or was it third)...but having seen it now, it was well worth it. Seriously, it was a very good movie and you should go see it. I realize that the story told in the movie isnt 100% accurate, but either way, I am still on Mark Zuckerberg's side. I actually really liked him in the movie (I do realize that my opinion was not the popular one) but I did! I felt like he was taken advantage of and misunderstood. Lovable nerd. I liked him.

Side note: My old boyfriend Justin Timberlake did a great job being the D-bag who invented Napster. Did you know that the dude who invented Napster still makes money from facebook for sitting on his butt? I sure didnt. But, anyway, JT has actually proven himself to be a good little actor! I mean, this movie and Alpha Dog were both good!

I DVR'd Beetlejuice and we watched it this weekend. It isnt near as good as I had remembered it. Beetlejuice didnt even make a real appearance in the movie until an hour in! Lame!

Next up on my DVR: Cujo. Awesomeness.

It's Wednesday

Shows I Gave Up on This Week:

Running Wilde. Will Arnett, I love you. I really do. But this show is so NOT funny. You dont really have any chemistry with Keri Russell. At all. Sorry, dude.

Rubicon. I really thought this show could make it. We even watched about 6 or 7 episodes to give it a real fighting chance. It never came around. I dont think anyone else is watching it, anyway.

Shows on the Chopping Block:

The Event. What do we think about this show? As I said before, I really want to like it. I want it to be good and maybe a little freaky. I feel like the whole alien thing is a little off. I will continue to watch until I start to get really bored, though.

This Week so far:

Let's talk Too Fat for Fifteen. I am sort of mad at the Wellspring Academy (school where the overweight kids live to go to school and lose weight). They found wrappers of all of this candy in one of the dorms' garbage cans and were trying to figure out who stole the food. Initially, I thought whoever it was had snuck the food in (successfully). However, the counselors went through the kitchen to assess what had been stolen, and they showed the cupboard. The cupboard was not full of fruit, or even goldfish crackers or wheat thins. They had HUGE Sam's Club sized boxes of candy bars! Kit Kats, Twix, Pop Tarts, etc! Um...why did they have this food at the camp AT ALL???? Of course the 450 lb 15 year old will break in to steal that!

90210. Is it just me, or is Annie's hair really, REALLY two-toned (not in a good way)? Part of her hair is almost black. I am not feeling it. And, in case anyone reads this blog who wants to buy my eggs for $20,000...we can work out a deal. (Disclaimer: my eggs dont really work for me, but maybe they will for you!) And, I have to admit, I thought the little dance that they guys did before the auction was cute! And it made me notice the one guy with the longer hair that doesnt have a big role, but he is at the school. He is cute! (no Chace Crawford, but he is cute!)

I was so mad at the old lady on Biggest Loser for saying she wanted to go home (one night after elimination when she begged to stay and convinced everyone to keep her there) so she could go home and go on a vacation with her family! Where did that come from?! I am glad she was eliminated this week anyway, fair and square. I think she just wanted to be on a mother/daughter team all along, and when she made it on to the show and her daughter didnt, she didnt want to stay. And that "find the ring in the sand" challenge was bull! That one girl totally stole that ring from the guy who dug it out! I hate challenges that are based on chance.

Teen Mom. Cailtin and Tyler. So sad. And I am so surprised that Maci and Kyle broke up!!!! Where did that come from? I just read an article where they were doing great! But seriously, Maci should never have moved away from home just for a guy... if there were other reasons to move and he was one of them, fine. But she moved JUST for him, and now look what happened! And of COURSE Amber is dating a convict. And of COURSE they met at Wal-mart.

And I am back into Jerseylicious. Not sure how that happened...

A new Challenge starts tonight on MTV!!!! Yay!!!!

Afterthought addition: It was brought to my attention that Annie's hair fad is a huge thing. I saw a few weeks back a thing on E! regarding this trend, and the girls they modeled did indeed have two-toned hair...and it looked so-so (do-able for some). However, I still am not feeling Annie's two-toned hair (half of it being black). For the record, I actually am NEVER a fan of Annie's hair, so maybe that influences my opinion. I am more of a Silver hair fan. Shauna, I am sure your hair looks GREAT, and if you say it is good, I believe it! (I am easily influenced by the opinion of others)

Apple Picking Pics

"The Red Hots Are For My Mommy"

What? Yes, that was a direct quote from a pastry chef on Top Chef Just Desserts. He has probs. Like, majorly. (the breakdown was caused by the fact that he made a dessert, but didnt have enough time to put out his red hot flavored ice cream on the side). BTW: this show is not NEARLY as good as the regular Top Chef.

Thursday night TV this week was good all over.

First, It's Always Sunny. Dee dancing on the boat like the blow-up guy from a car lot. I watched it three times and almost peed in my pants. Hilarity!

Also laughed my booty off during Community this week when Annie cholorformed the janitor, and then the group decided to pretend that they were cholorformed too so he wouldnt know it was them. So funny, and I usually dont laugh out loud at that show. Plus, the janitor was played by the guy from My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiance (yes, that was a real show a few years back).

Amber seriously needs help on Teen Mom. She is abusive. That is so NOT funny.

30 Rock was hilarious too (I had quite the laughs the other night!). Jack's video for his baby...love that show.

Speaking of stuff that I LOVE: the month of October! Why? MonsterFest on AMC. Scary movies all month long (most days). LOVE IT!

We went Apple Picking this weekend with our friends Jhordan and Shawn at a farm. Straight up farming it: animals and all. The animals are gross but the apples are delish! I will post the pics in a sec...but you may have to click on the link to see them...