November, 2010
November 6th, 2010, 1:23 p.m. - "Jesus is not your caterer!"
The Amazing Race - "Run, Babushka, Run": I hate it when they only have one flight to the next destination, and any lead a team has earned disappears. This was especially dumb to have happen right after a Fast Forward. What, exactly, did Kat and Nat eat a sheep's head for? Still, this was a good episode, especially since it showed a) how dumb Nick and Vicki really are, and b) how annoying Chad is. Seriously, ANNOYING. Rating: 5 potatoes
Desperate Housewives - "Excited and Scared": Wow, Paul does not play nice. Why does he want Susan's house so badly? Also, are they really going to write James Denton out for three months? Not that anyone would notice, since he's never on anyway. Maybe he'll do a movie and actually get to do some acting. By the way, my favorite part of the episode was Keith thinking Renee was dressed as Michelle Obama. Rating: 3 un-stolen necklaces
How I Met Your Mother - "Canning Randy": I miss Will Forte on SNL. He was always one of my favorites. His character on this show is so annoying, but I'm glad he got to win this time around. Speaking of winning, Jennifer Morrison wasn't nearly as irritating as she was two episodes ago. I hold out hope that that was just a fluke and she isn't such a bad actress after all. Rating: 4 bottles of beer (not on the wall)
America's Next Top Model - "Margherita Missoni": THANK GOD. Liz was on my last nerve. Now can we get rid of Ann? Rating: 5 pigeons
Survivor - "Company Will Be Arriving": Jud was actually the smartest person in this episode: When asked who should be voted out next, Marty or Alina, he said NaOnka. Thank you, Jud, for being on the viewers' side. Rating: 3 stolen frying pans
Grey's Anatomy - "That's Me Trying": How ironic that, just after Owen yelled at Jackson that he's not allowed to quit, Cristina...quit. It wasn't too surprisingly, at least to me, and I don't think it's that big of a deal; after all, Izzie quit at the end of season 2 and was back to work halfway through the next year. I'm also not surprised that Callie and Arizona broke up, since I didn't think they would send Sara Ramirez away while Jessica Capshaw is on maternity leave. I just wonder how they'll have Arizona return to the fold when she comes back. Rating: 4 sticks of gum chewed during an autopsy
The Office - "Christening": Michael started out annoying, got okay, and wound up annoying again. Is this season over yet? Rating: 3 scones stolen from babies
November 7th, 2010, 10:51 p.m. - Be glad I didn't use a picture of an actual clown
November 9th, 2010, 10:21 p.m. - Eh...
31. The Help (Kathryn Stockett)
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November 13th, 2010, 12:32 p.m. - I picked Marty to win. I don't care that I'm wrong
The Amazing Race - "I Want to Be in the Circus, That's Where I Belong": This is why you always READ THE CLUE. Thus concludes the portion of this post by J. Walter Weatherman. Rating: 5 figurines no one saw
Desperate Housewives - "A Humiliating Business": So is Susan going to join Lynette and Renee's business? I keep forgetting she's an artist; she would make a good addition. As predictable and goofy as it was, I loved Bree's plot this week (maybe because I really like Nancy Travis). She's getting to do a lot of fun stuff this season. I did call that the doctor was Keith's mother about two minutes before it was revealed, which means I'm two for two in the prediction department, since I also called that Felicia is Beth's mother. Yeah, I'm awesome. Even more awesome: Bob and Lee! Rating: 4 ripped dresses
House - "Office Politics": I liked seeing Amber Tamblyn play a character who's so different from characters she usually plays. And I would have liked seeing Jack Coleman in this episode if his character had been interesting in any way. Next week's show looks much better than the stuff we've seen so far this season. But I'm not holding my breath. Rating: 3 coke straws
How I Met Your Mother - "Natural History": One of my favorites of the season. Robin and Barney killed me with all the artifact-touching. I didn't love Lily and Marshall's plot, but I thought it was something realistic that couples may go through. And Zoey was blah for me again, but the "Captain" was great; I wouldn't mind seeing him again. Rating: 5 giant whales
Glee - "Never Been Kissed": For me, this was easily the best episode of the season. Even though the oh-my-gosh-the-bullying-football-player-is-gay! reveal didn't surprise me at all (Bulling Football Player, you need to meet a guy named Larry. Well, actually, it's kind of too late to meet him). And even though the Will/Coach Beiste thing was just...weird. Everything else was great, though! Rating: 5 times I need to listen to "Teenage Dream" on repeat, because DANG, that was awesome
America's Next Top Model - "Kyle Hagler": Yep, figured Chris would be next. Can I hold out hope for a Kayla/Chelsey/Jane final three? Or will Ann get in there somehow? Rating: 4 splotches of gray paint
Survivor - "Running the Camp": This season is SO BORING. I'm starting to root for Jud out of a lack of anything else to do. Rating: zzzzzzz
Grey's Anatomy - "Something's Gotta Give": I'm loving mental-breakdown Cristina. I kind of don't care if she never goes back to work. Rating: 4 ping pong balls
The Office - "Viewing Party": Nothing in this episode was able to distract me from a) trying to figure out which episode of Glee they were watching, then b) nitpicking the details they got wrong. Rating: 3 powdered seahorses
November 14th, 2010, 11:19 p.m. - You're on your own in this one, Stephanie
"Before You Die, You See the Ring"
November 20th, 2010, 12:46 p.m. - Stanley's right, living at the top of a decommissioned lighthouse would be awesome
The Amazing Race - "Ali Baba in a Suit": Oy, Stephanie. Good luck, there. (Put an alarm clock on your wedding registry.) By the way, I'm rooting for Kat and Nat all the way, but I would find it acceptable if Brook and Claire won. Everyone else...whatever. Rating: 4 rings
Desperate Housewives - "Sorry Grateful": Why do I fear that this season will end with Gaby in prison for kidnapping? Rating: 3 cheers for Mrs. McCluskey being awesome (as always)
House - "A Pox on our House": First of all, awesome title. Second of all, I liked that they had to get help from a Dutch stripper to solve the case. I've said before that I like when the show does something different (well, for the most part). Overall, I thought this was a very strong episode. Rating: 4 little jars of death
How I Met Your Mother - "Glitter": Holy double entendre, Batman! They were not subtle about that, were they? I was actually pretty impressed with Nicole Scherzinger's acting; she was at least better than the guy playing Ted's friend, who I assume is actually supposed to be an actor, not a singer trying her hand at acting. I liked the "Sandcastles in the Sand" video better than this fake show, though - and nothing can hold a candle to "Let's Go to the Mall." Rating: 4 beavers
Glee - "The Substitute": So close, and yet... I liked a lot of this, but parts of it still felt...not quite there. I mean, no way would Sue be able to fire Will. I don't see it being realistic that he would sleep with Terri. And they need to stop letting him perform all the time; it just doesn't make sense. I'm going to make a prediction: Terri will get pregnant, but in a scheme opposite from her last one, she won't tell Will. I wouldn't be surprised. Rating: 4 tater tots
America's Next Top Model - "Franca Sozzani": Um, no. Kayla should be in the finale, hands down. I like Chelsey, and my ideal final two would be Kayla and Chelsey, but when the choice is between the two of them? No question. I also liked Jane - basically, I think the final two should be any combination of Jane, Chelsey, and Kayla, with Ann out. And now she'll probably win. Sigh. It just doesn't make sense to me. Rating: 3 Post-It renditions of The Last Supper
Survivor - "Stuck in the Middle": That's what you get for being lazy, Brenda. You didn't feel like scrambling? Well, the others didn't feel like keeping you around. It's kind of satisfying to see someone go from the top to the bottom so quickly. Rating: 3 ropes
Grey's Anatomy - "Slow Night, So Long": Aww, Jackson. I'm glad he didn't kill anyone else. That would have destroyed him. The Bailey/April scenes were great, and I loved drunk Bailey. I also really enjoyed Teddy in this episode. I feel like we're seeing more of her character than just a tough surgeon. She's kind of fun. Rating: 4 shots of Early-Onset Alzheimer's (which really was named in poor taste)
The Office - "WUPHF.com": Despite the fact that I don't think Stanley and Pam would ever invest in anything created by Ryan, I liked this episode a lot. Jim not being able to find a way to slack off was a nice twist. And for once, Ryan gave in on something. Maybe he's maturing? Yeah, probably not. Rating: 4 voided baby contracts
November 21st, 2010, 4:39 p.m. - The evil that men (and a couple women) do
32. Full Dark, No Stars (Stephen King)
Up next: I Was Told There'd Be Cake (Sloane Crosley)
11:19 p.m. - Yay, the annoying people are gone!
November 26th, 2010, 4:48 p.m. - Awwww, maaaaaaan!
The Amazing Race - "There's a Lot of Nuts and Bullets": I really thought this would turn out to be a non-elimination leg, so I was (pleasantly) surprised to see Chad and Stephanie get knocked out. If Vicki and Nick are next, I'll be very happy. Even though that means Jill and Thomas would still be around, and they have a good chance of winning. Still holding out hope for either Nat and Kat (first choice) or Brook and Claire (second choice). Rating: 4 bricks
House - "Small Sacrifices": Meh. I did enjoy Amber Tamblyn being in an episode about God, though. I kept expecting someone random to start talking to her, and for her to wonder if it was God. Rating: 3 nails
How I Met Your Mother - "Blitzgiving": This show does really fun Thanksgiving episodes. Loved the Lost references, of course, and it was nice getting to see Jorge Garcia do comedy. I don't know where the Zoey stuff is going, but I'm getting bored by it. If she's not the mother, let's just get rid of her, mmkay? Rating: 5 cats in the oven
Glee - "Furt": I LOVED this episode! Burt and Carole's wedding was so sweet. I was impressed with how well Sue handled the situation with Kurt and Karofsky. She's not just a bitter, maniacal tyrant! I don't get why McKinley doesn't just adapt the same zero-tolerance policy Dalton has - I mean, how much work would that require? Rating: 5 Emmys for Chris Colfer
11:13 p.m. - I have only myself to blame
33. I Was Told There'd Be Cake (Sloane Crosley)
Up next: How Did You Get This Number (Sloane Crosley)
November 28th, 2010, 10:51 p.m. - You have one week to redeem yourself, Nick, and then all bets are off
It was...okay. I liked a lot of it. But the characters were so black and white (no pun intended). Hilly was like a cartoon villain. I didn't buy that Minny would put up with Leroy. Skeeter's mother's recovery was completely unrealistic. And Stuart...sheesh, everything about Stuart was dumb. I have to say I'm glad I read this, because I did like parts of it, but I didn't think it was nearly as wonderful as everyone else seems to.
There's very little in terms of the supernatural in this book, which is definitely a change for King. Maybe that's why I found the stories a little disappointing, and more dark than scary. Good, not great.
I can't believe I took so long to get around to this book. Absolutely hilarious.