Before I even moved into my perfect little house I had my eye on one of these shelves.
I still haven't gotten one because I just can't bite the bullet and do it, even though I found one for $30 dollars on Amazon, and to be honest I don't need anything. I have everything a girl could only dream of, which I owe all to my parents.
Okay back to the point. I love the idea of one of these ladder shelves decorated with all things vintage.
I'm all about random decor. My sister got me absolutely hooked. She decorates her mantle with random little objects she finds as she's out and about. I stalked her blog to try and find a picture of it but came up with nothing.
But I thought these were some fun ideas of "vintagey" things that might work well as shelf decor.
Here it goes, here it goes, here it goes again… at least that's what OK GO would say. (It's actually a really good music video if you want to watch it. It's super creative.)
Alright, let's bust this out!
Clare got the first date. She is just super excited if you couldn't tell. She hasn't felt this alive ever, and she just doesn't date back home, yada yada, this is so life changing, I'm in love (even though she's spent probably a grand totally of 10 minutes with him prior to this date). He picks her up and blind folds her before they get in the car. This obviously makes the viewers that much more excited because it's not like they showed us what the date was going to be on the previous Sunday night special. Clare's super anxiety has kicked in and we hear her say, "where in the world are we?!?" well Clare, you're blind folded, I don't think you're supposed to know that. But then again maybe the function of a blind fold has changed since I last checked.
They arrive at their "winter wonderland" and wow, it was just… SO romantic! They play around and eventually end up in a hot tub, cause you know… that's what you do on The Bach-aye-lore. She tells him about her dad and how after his death she turned into an "ice queen". haha. She's so punny. Do you think Juan Pablo even got that pathetic little metaphor? And let's be honest. Would ABC let Clare go on a date and not talk about her dad and how hard her life is? No.
Then all of the sudden, a noise, off in the distance. What could it possibly be? It's not like there has EVER been a musical performance on a date before so it's probably LA's high school marching band practicing at 2 a.m. They run over to see Josh Krajcik. Anybody know who that is? Cue the crickets. But of course they're both excited because they definitely know who he is. They dance and it starts snowing which just baffles Clare. "it's snowing! Where in the world is it coming from?" umm honey, it's called a snow machine. Do you really think it would be snowing in the middle of So. Cal? Whatevs. She gets a rose.
Then we have Kat on the second one on one date. They took a private plane to the good ol' 801 (holler!) because Salt Lake City is just where you would choose to fly to for a date if you had a private plane and endless funds from ABC.
They ended up getting to "lead" an electric fun run. If I were Kat and knew about Clare's date and how much one on one time they got and I had to spend mine with a 1,000 other people, I'd be pissed. Their date was basically one big rave and got much less air time. At the end of the run they end up on stage pretending they can dance. There's a rose on a lit up podium. At this point it was pretty obvious she was going to get the rose because again, do you think ABC would put them in this situation and not allow Juan Pablo to give her the rose. He knows he really likes her because of all that deep romantic conversation while running amongst thousands of stoners with glow sticks. Overall I will admit it looked like a fun event and it was totally different from any other date they've done on this show but for a one on one date I just don't think it was… I don't know, but it would've been a better group date.
Then the group date card arrives and everyone is on it except Sharleen, Danielle, and Amy. (More on them later) The date card reads "say cheese!" Kelly uses her detective skills to figure out that this probably means it's a photo shoot… or eating cheese. Some quality girls we've got here. Quality I tell ya.
The group date rolls around and they're doing a photo shoot for some dog/animal charity. It was awkward to watch. It was just weird and the costumes and things they were wearing were just, interesting. Elise and Andi were supposed to be donning a piece of cardboard approximately 3x8 inches. Umm it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that that definitely won't cover uhhhh excuse my french..boobs and their hoo-hah. Elise decides to ask our professional free spirit, Lucy, if she would trade her for the fire hydrant suite. Lucy agrees. It didn't take much convincing at all because as we could see from earlier this episode, Ms. Au Natural has no problem with never wearing clothes. Ever. We then see her parading around the set and then… out on the street?! Walking a dog naked. Andi also didn't want to pose as a caveman with minor coverage and she is really worried about it. I honestly thought that she wasn't going to do it and I was respecting her so much. Then Juan Pablo shows up and persuades her to do it with him and of course she can't say no because she's so in love, and he's so dreamy, and also because ABC told her to.
After party time… Victoria. Need I say more? So let's get this straight, we've got a professional free spirit, single moms, a hyped up news reporter, former NBA dancer, science educator, dog lover, and an alcoholic. Some awesome professions here people. Basically the highlight of the party was Victoria getting sloshed. She saw Juan Pablo talking to Nikki and freaked out because… well we don't know why exactly. So that left Renee to crawl under the bathroom stall to figure out what her issue was. She should've gotten the rose for being the one to crawl on the gross bathroom floor all in the name of the drunkard. Isn't one of the girls a psychiatric nurse? Where was she? My favorite line from this part, and I don't remember who said it, but they said "this isn't an us issue, or a Juan Pablo issue, this is a Victoria issue." Basically she ends up going even crazier saying she wants to go home. And then we see one of the producers, Elan, I think his name is on screen. When we see a producer on screen you know the drama is good. I did think that Juan Pablo handled it pretty well and I thought that the way Lucy interrupted him and another girl's one on one time was done very politely and in a classy way. I myself was shocked to see Lucy act like this. Props to her on that one.
Juan Pablo visits Victoria at the hotel the next morning because we obviously couldn't send her back to the mansion. He decides that an alcoholic might not be the best step-mom and lets her go.
The cocktail party seemed pretty short to me this episode but then again that's just me.
Amy got her one-on-one time that she was so desperate for and decides to spend it in her super annoying, overly confident, awkward and weird reporter persona. Good thing she had her fake microphone nearby. Breaking News!!!! You're not getting a rose. She actually doesn't get a rose but I think we could all tell from her reporting stint that she wouldn't.
In the end it was Amy, Chantel, and Victoria that got the boot.
Who thinks that we should just call it a season and declare Molly the dog the winner and next Bachelorette?
I personally hope there's lots of drama next week, we shall see.
I honestly didn't know there was going to be one… maybe I'm just oblivious to the world around me but anyways I only found out about it once I saw it on my DVR
Did you guys watch it?
It started out with the "crash their Bachelor viewing party" stint.
Could these girls at these parties get anymore pathetic? Nevermind the fact that the cameras showed Juan Pablo coming in the door, so they obviously already knew he was coming. Yet they screamed like little ten year old me would scream at an N'sync concert back in the day. I'm also pretty sure that if you don't live within 10 miles of the filming location for The Bachelor your Bachelor "viewing party" will never get crashed. At least by them.
Their interviews were seriously laugh-out-loud funny.
I'm pretty sure one girl was basically in tears.
The 13 year old they interviewed was completely convinced that it's not just TV, it's the real thing and it's amazing that they get to come on the show and find true love. Someone needs to smack her upside the head with her pillow pet.
Then the first guy ever seen at one of these parties made his debut. Man card revoked.
The rest of the "behind the scenes" hour was pretty boring and nothing much to write home about.
They showed that the first date with Clare will be something involving the fake wonderland they made.
They caught up with the not so lucky girls who were sent home sans rose. They were all devastated at the hotel as they headed out with their 2 ton luggage and their mascara smeared faces.
Most of them weren't wearing makeup in these interviews and I gotta say… boost for not desperate enough to go on a reality show to find the love of my life women. Their faces were not that appealing. I know they wear a quarter inch of make-up but it still made me feel good to see that their skin really isn't as fabulous as they make it look. Man makeup is a scary thing!
Then there was a little segment on our barefooted bachelorette, Lucy. Basically they showed her running around naked. In the mansion, in the yard, on a city street. You know, NBD. I'm pretty sure she was naked in her interviews as well. Thank heavens she has long hair.
Sean and Catherine showed up and talked to Juan Pablo a little bit. I pretty much tuned out at this point.
They show Clare get the first date card and of course the waterworks start. I'm predicting this show is going to need a bigger splash zone than Sea World this season. She's just so excited because back at home she doesn't do anything. Nothing. She doesn't go out, she doesn't date, she doesn't online date. Could this be code for I sit at home and have 11 cats? But don't fret because she can really see herself falling in love here.
Anyways. Can't wait for tonight's episode. Except really, I could.
I've had some people ask me if I'm going to be blogging about The Bachelor this time around. Well, no I will not because it is no longer The Bachelor. This season it is the BACH-AYE-LORE. Last season I fell off the band wagon and stopped midway through the season. I wasn't consistent to begin with because, let's face it, Des was a freaking BORE!!!! And call me crazy but I don't see how you can be that heart broken over one guy and then the next day get ENGAGED to someone else! Anyways… Juan Pablo. Did you know he's a dad!?!? I had no idea! Why ABC is keeping this such a big secret is unclear to me.
I wasn't stoked he was picked. But rumor has it that this season premiere had more viewers than the past few seasons so apparently the rest of the world disagrees with me.
Let's get talkin' about this seasons desperate contestants ladies. First I must say that I was pretty shocked with the limo exits this season… (wow I almost wrote semester. Thank you college). They were the tamest we have seen in quite some time. It made the girls look… normal? I'm not going to talk about them all because… I don't want to.
- Cassandra- after saying hello there was the most awkward silence I've possibly ever heard on that show. She may as well have turned around and crawled back into that limo.
- Nikki - She gets out and has a stethoscope. She wants him to "listen" to how nervous she is. But basically she's saying "Hey, I know we just met a nano second ago but here's my boob, go ahead… let's get to second base."
- Kat - umm her name is Kat Hurd. I'll leave it at that and now please start this video at 2:57 and thank me later.
Oh do you know what Juan Pablo said as Cat Terd Kat Hurd walked away? "Ooo, she smells good." Oh the irony.
- Lucy- since when did "Free Spirit" qualify for an occupation. She obviously just escaped a mental institution hence the lack of foot wear.
- Chelsie - She is a "Science Educator" because saying teacher was just too easy.
- Ashley - is a teacher. I mean Adolescent Educator. And gave Juan Pablo a gold star for coming on a reality show to choose his next ex wife. Was that gold star worthy?
- Clare - Her name should have an I in it, but whatevs. She comes out with what we all knew was a fake baby bump. Let's be honest. They would NEVER cast someone on that show who was knocked up. If a girl was pregnant and applied she wouldn't meet their weight requirements anyways.
- Kylie - not me Kylie. Red headed, heinous pink dress Kylie.
- Sharleen - Juan Pablo liked her right away. He commented on her dress multiple times throughout the night and I was pretty impressed seeing as she was the only one not poppin' out the front. But then I saw the major side boob…
Fast forward to the cocktail party … cue the interviews with the girls proclaiming how they're so in love with him, and they wouldn't be here if it was anyone else, and how their last relationship was a total train wreck, and how they're so ready for love, and how getting that rose is so crucial, and how sexy his accent is, and how he's such a great father, and and and do you really want me to continue? It's like a broken record. The same crap every season.
They thought bringing in a photo booth would be a fun way to spice up the season. Really all it did was make us viewers suffer by watching 27 girls make duck faces all night while pretending to be besties.
Nikki gets the first one on one time. Everyone says that she reminds them of Ali Fedotowsky. I don't see it. Juan Pablo doesn't remember her name and she has to tell him, "Nikki the Nurse." Then she suggests that they should just leave right then and there. Yes. Please. Spare us the next however many episodes.
Then there's Amy J. Oh Amy J. What. The. Crap. That has to be the most awkward thing I've watched for quite some time. Her "massage" made her look like a registered sex offender. And did anyone else notice how right after she put oil on her hands she started rubbing his shoulders… with his suit on. He can kiss that suit goodbye and while he's at it kiss Amy J. goodbye as well.
A little bit later Chris Harrison walks in with the first impression rose and all the girls start freaking out. Because if you don't get that EXACT rose. You can basically just pack your bags, hop back on your piano bike, and head off into LA rush hour.
I feel like the main focus of the cocktail party was Lauren H. and her mammoth sized insecurities. I'm no where near as gorgeous as she is, not even on the same scale, and I'm not THAT insecure. Maybe she was just smashed and it was all alcohol tears.
Then Juan Pablo goes and talks to Sharleen. Who is probably the first honest girl to ever be on The Bachelor The Bach-aye-lore and she says that she's just not feeling it with him. I personally thought their time together was awkward and weird but obviously Juan Pablo didn't feel the same and gave her the first impression rose. Her response? "Seriously?" Then she just sits and stares at it for a good ten minutes before she finally stutters out a "sure." And why the freak did she keep calling him "sir"? "Thank you Sir"… weird.
The rose ceremony wasn't anything super exciting. The most exciting thing that happened was that when he called up Cat Terd Kat Hurd, Kylie thought he said Kylie and not Kat. I went back and watched it and can totally see why she thought he said Kylie. I mean… have you heard the guy talk… have you read his tweets? I think they might have to not only provide subtitles for the viewers, but the girls as well. I don't think it would have been as big of a deal if Kylie actually got a rose but she didn't and so in the end it just made her look like a bigger fool. She then said that ABC set her up which I don't actually doubt. Even though this show is classified as reality, it's anything but.
The previews for the rest of the season seem pretty typical. Crying, bungee jumping, crying, fireworks, crying, make out sessions, crying, voice overs of how they've fallen in love, crying, etc, etc, etc.
I must say that I do not have any favorite girls this season. I've kind of given up on picking someone I want to "win". It's hard to pick someone once you realize how fake the show actually is.
4… Number of scarves I tried on this morning. I ended up not even wearing one.
6… Number of things that clumsy me knocked or dropped on the floor this morning... Ice cubes, can of soda, radio, phone, brush, lotion.
19… Minutes it took to walk to my first class. Why is campus so big!?!?!
17… Degrees it was outside while walking to class.
110… Minutes in-between classes.
23… texts sent during my first class while my teacher droned on about homeopathy.
14… Number of months this sign has been there. It's obviously been added to.
39... Total minutes spent walking on campus to get to where I need to be.
3… people asleep in the union.
1… Jar shattered. Glass everywhere.
120… milligrams of caffeine I had during class. If there were a legal limit I'm sure this would surpass it. Thank you Crystal Light. Coke only has 34mg.
2…people trying to scam me from KSL classifieds. No dude, I will not ship my couch to New Jersey in return for your fraud check!
3… hair appliances I've gone through today.
234… class room number for Global Conflict.
12… inches my drive way is wider than my car. That's like 6 inches left on each side. I'm getting better at it though.
6:15… the time I have to get out of bed tomorrow.
2… episodes of 7th Heaven watched.
9:00… time I want to be in bed.
4… hockey games in 5 nights. I intend to be at all of them.
