my new favorite food:

The geoduck!!!

a. It's not a duck. At all. It's a clam.
b. It's pronounced "GOOEY DUCK." TEEHEE!!!
c. PHALLUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hi, I'm 7.

There's something in the water in Scranton...

That Jim/Pam moment? Um. Wow.

ANDY AND ANGELA ARE MAKING OUT!!!!!!

Thanksgiving night Oscar predictions.

NO, REALLY!!!! I poked around boards and sites and saw what everyone was all hyped up about.

Best Picture
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
Milk
Revolutionary Road
Slumdog Millionaire

Best Director
Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
Ron Howard, Frost/Nixon
Sam Mendes, Revolutionary Road
Christopher Nolan, The Dark Knight
Gus Van Sant, Milk

Best Actor
Leonardo DiCaprio, Revolutionary Road
Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn, Frost/Nixon
Brad Pitt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler

Best Actress
Cate Blanchett, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married (GAG HURL)
Angelina Jolie, The Changeling
Meryl Streep, Doubt
Kate Winslet, Revolutionary Road

Best Supporting Actor
Josh Brolin, Milk
Robert Downey Jr., Tropic Thunder
Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt
Michael Shannon, Revolutionary Road

Best Supporting Actress
Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Viola Davis, Doubt
Rosemarie DeWitt, Rachel Getting Married
Taraji P. Henson, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Kate Winslet, The Reader

Right? Right. I'm gonna be wrong!

so I watched the Top Chef marathon on Bravo today...

a. food is DELICIOUS. (seriously, it is a good thing I have great genes, because otherwise I would be a whale. I eat like a vacuum and go to the gym like once a week for half an hour. Yeah. My parents always like to laugh at how I'm hungry about 98% of the time.)
b. Rocco DiSpirito is CUUUUUUTE. Yummy. (Hah!)

oh, wow.

The extended version of The 40-Year-Old Virgin is on USA right now. It is somehow even more painfully unfunny.

50-26.

50. Sara
49. Amanda
48. Diane
47. Catie
46. Jenascia
45. Aimee
44. Brittany
43. Ebony
42. Natasha
41. Lauren
40. Melrose
39. Kyle
38. Elyse
37. Sara
36. Heather
35. Shannon
34. Cassie
33. Lauren Brie
32. Lisa
31. Yoanna
30. Victoria
29. Nik
28. Whitney
27. Renee
26. Nicole

SO cute and angelic.

Joe Biden y sus nietos. SOOOO cute.

Happy Turkey Day!!

Call-out averages...

...for the Cycle 11 girls.

13. TIE: Nikeysha & Hannah
Average call-out: 12
Nikeysha's call-outs: 12/12
Hannah's call-outs: 13/11/12

12. ShaRaun
Average call-out: 11
Call-outs: 11

11. Clark
Average call-out: 8.4
Call-outs: 14/5/11/4/8

10. Brittany
Average call-out: 7.33
Call-outs: 3/10/9

9. Isis
Average call-out: 7.25
Call-outs: 1/9/10/9

8. Joslyn
Average call-out: 5.71
Call-outs: 7/2/7/7/9/5/3

7. Elina
Average call-out: 5.7
Call-outs: 8/6/6/8/5/4/5/6/4/5

6. Samantha
Average call-out: 5.33
Call-outs: 9/13/5/10/6/6/4/1/1/3/3/3

5. Sheena
Average call-out: 4.63
Call-outs: 6/8/3/3/7/3/2/5

4. McKey
Average call-out: 4.58
Call-outs: 4/7/8/6/2/7/7/2/3/4/4/1

3. Lauren Brie
Average call-out: 4.5
Call-outs: 10/1/2/2/4/8

2. Marjorie
Average call-out: 3.45
Call-outs: 2/4/4/5/3/1/6/4/5/2/2

1. Analeigh
Average call-out: 1.92
Call-outs: 5/3/1/1/1/2/1/3/2/1/1/2

La-dee-dah.

My Top ANTM Models, 75-51.

75. Kristi
74. Eva
73. Katarzyna (OMG 73. WHAT KIND OF A MONSTER AM I?????)
72. Mollie Sue
71. Kesse
70. Gina
69. Brooke
68. Joslyn
67. Felicia
66. Dionne
65. Amanda
64. Fatima
63. Furonda
62. Naima
61. Samantha
60. Ann
59. Amis
58. Jael
57. Sheena
56. Jade
55. Claire
54. Michelle
53. Nnenna
52. Rebecca
51. McKey

Movies!

No, really!

Crossing Over: Never heard of it. I agree with what they wrote, except that with the LA and immigration (IE, race) thing, it sounds way more like Crash than Babel.

Cadillac Records: Whoah, this is coming out this year?!? This is what happens when you don't read movie blogs for like three months. I predict it'll probably go the same way as Dreamgirls...

Frost/Nixon: I'm still waiting for Couric/Palin.

War Zone: Wha?

The Reader: Oh, so this is '08 after all. Kate Winslet owns.

Che: This is '08 too? It's either going to rock, or suck really hard.

The Day The Earth Stood Still: I don't see the need for this.

Doubt: Movies based on plays are very hit and miss especially with relatively inexperienced directors, but with Meryl, Jesus, and PSH, I'm there. Eventually.

Nothing Like the Holidays: Sounds... dumb.

The Wrestler: I thought this was like, 2045 or something, not 2008. Anyway, Darren Aronofsky can do no wrong... unless he goes pretentious.

Gran Torino: Did Changeling or The Changeling or whatever already come out? Is Eastwood pulling a Flags/Iwo Jima thing again, where after his first movie bombs critically, he releases the second one because he "always planned to do that" or whatever?

The Brothers Bloom: This looks hilarious and I wanna see Rachel gettin' funny.

Seven Pounds: Will Smith's usual holiday fluff. I mean that in the best possible way, as the movies are usually extremely enjoyable.

Yes Man: Crappy-looking. And yes, it looks just like Liar Liar, except that instead of always telling the truth, he always has to say "yes." Or some stupid shit like that.

The Tale of Despereaux: This looks cute, and it's got some really great actors playing the voice roles.

Nothing But the Truth: Meh.

Bedtime Stories: Double meh.

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: That's a stunning promo picture/still/whatever it's called. Are there any advance reviews of this movie? Great? Sucky? It's Fincher so I'll be there, but it's Blanchett so I won't be all that thrilled about it.

Marley and Me: This one's getting a lot of hype from the media. I don't get it. I do like dogs and think they are adorable, however.

The Spirit: Too much Sin City redux, down to the hodgepodge yet still bizarrely awesome cast.

Revolutionary Road: I'M SO THERE. This is the one movie I am totally determined to see this holiday season. I worry the super late release date will doom it in awards season, but... it's Kate and Leo. It should get attention. Right?

Valkyrie: My friend and I saw a commercial for this one and couldn't stop laughing. NEXT.

Defiance: It could be really great, but... it's Edward Zwick. Ew, semi-colon not so much.


Anne Hathaway's going to get a fucking Oscar nomination this year, isn't she? Shit.

Ugh, EW

#11 Sexiest Movie Ever? Really? It's like, cute and it has good songs, but sexy? NOOOOO.

(At least, considering the source, it's not a Judd Apatow movie)

ahmaaaahhhgah. (or, my spoken version of "OMG.")

So I randomly went over to Survivor Sucks, and who's posting over on the bizarrely still-intact Mole board? That's right. SAINT MARK. I actually want to register just to post "OMG YOU'RE AMAAAAAAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!" or something similarly crazy.

Also, he's apparently teaching seven classes and coaching three soccer teams. How very Markish of him. LOVE!

My Cycle 11 Call-Out List.

Subject to change, I'm sure...

Voting Is Sexy
1. Isis
2. Marjorie
3. Brittany
4. McKey
5. Analeigh
6. Sheena
7. Joslyn
8. Elina
9. Samantha
10. Lauren Brie
11. ShaRaun
12. Nikeysha
13. Hannah
14. Clark

Suspended balloon ladders
1. Lauren Brie
2. Joslyn
3. Analeigh
4. Marjorie
5. Clark
6. Elina
7. McKey
8. Sheena
9. Isis
10. Brittany
11. Hannah
12. Nikeysha
13. Samantha

Bikini
1. Analeigh
2. Lauren Brie
3. Sheena
4. Marjorie
5. Samantha
6. Elina
7. Joslyn
8. McKey
9. Brittany
10. Isis
11. Clark
12. Hannah

Fierce eyes above the water
1. Analeigh
2. Lauren Brie
3. Sheena
4. Clark
5. Marjorie
6. McKey
7. Joslyn
8. Elina
9. Isis
10. Samantha

Natural disasters
1. Analeigh
2. McKey
3. Marjorie
4. Lauren Brie
5. Elina
6. Samantha
7. Sheena
8. Clark
9. Joslyn

Fiercee Awards
1. Marjorie
2. Analeigh
3. Sheena
4. Elina
5. Joslyn
6. Samantha
7. McKey
8. Lauren Brie

Cover Girl Commercial
1. Analeigh
2. Sheena
3. Joslyn
4. Samantha
5. Elina
6. Marjorie
7. McKey

Pirate ship
1. Samantha
2. McKey
3. Analeigh
4. Marjorie
5. Sheena
6. Elina

Simplistic polaroids
1. Samantha
2. Analeigh
3. McKey
4. Elina
5. Marjorie

Extreme makeup polaroids
1. Analeigh
2. Marjorie
3. Samantha
4. McKey
5. Elina

Overall Polaroid Callout
1. Analeigh
2. Samantha
3. McKey
4. Marjorie
5. Elina

Windmills
1. Analeigh
2. Marjorie
3. Samantha
4. McKey

Cover Girl, print ad and commercial combined
1. McKey *
2. Analeigh
3. Samantha

* I've just accepted that I'm never going to get to cover the ANTM finale, so suffice it to say that final runway sucked and McKey's Cover Girl picture was amaaaazing.

i art busy =/

She's *my* ANTM.

Love.

GROSS.

Emily Blunt and John Krasinski are apparently dating. Yes, it's Star, BUT.

GROSS. John can do so much better. Rashida owns Emily. And Emily apparently only likes guys whose souls are controlled by NBC.

uhhhhh

From NBC's two-minute recap thing or whatever. Okay, seems normal, right? Uh, look at the names of the two people there.

Maybe all the shaggy hair confused them? I don't know.

My 100 Favorite ANTM Models, 100-76.

Subject to change. Yes, I know there are some duplicate names in here... so click the names to see what girl it is ;) I tried to make this list about their on-show portfolio only, not their personalities (though of course I can't help but have that factor in) or post-show work. So, without further ado...

100. Coryn
99. Megan
98. Brittany
97. Eugena
96. Kathy
95. Allison
94. Sarah
93. Julie
92. Ebony
91. Samantha
90. Lluvy
89. Anchal
88. Stacy Ann
87. Leah
86. Isis
85. Toccara
84. Cassandra
83. Katie
82. Robin
81. Dominique
80. Tiffany
79. Marvita
78. Elina
77. Bre
76. Kimberly

The Office tonight? Of course, I loved it. And want some caprese salad now. More later. No, really.

Our first family-elect:

BADASS/ADORABLE!!!!

Pink, when angry, is awesome.

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U + UR Hand
So What

Well.

THAT SUCKED.

More later. Good thing I read the spoiler, though, or I think I might actually have gotten close to tears at the F3 elimination.

in shitty spoiler news, however...

...GAH. The most reliable spoiler-person of ANTM said Analeigh's 3rd place. ;_; Boo, spoiler mill! Boo!

We're all having A Moroccan Christmas.

And I can't wait. :D

Okay, I'll admit it.

Toby, I missed you, ya big creeper!!!

so I actually WATCHED the ANTM from Wednesday...

Analeigh is a saint. Sweet Jesus. McKey and Sam are really commendable too. I'm in college. People drink a lot. Here, though, they tend not to take care of or look out for each other. I really, really admired these three for what they did for Marjorie. It was awesome of them.

I like Sam a lot now too, I gotta say. She's gone from bratty and immature to... well, still immature, but weirdly endearing about it.

Four Christmases

So, this trailer is all over TV here. It looks laaaaaaaaaaaaaaame. And wasn't this the movie where Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn constantly wanted to tear the other's throat out? That's kind of awesome actually...

I'll stop the world and melt with you.

Oh, thank God!

More tomorrow. ...or whenever I get around to it.

America's Next Top Model, 11/12

All of these were very good to still quite good.

1. Analeigh
This is stunning. It's like Saleisha's Great Wall picture, only it works like 20 times better. For one thing, I liked Saleisha's pose there, but her face looked ass. Analeigh's face is totally fierce and strong. The position of her legs and arms are inspired by the windmill, too. Awesome.

2. Marjorie
I love this, too. It would be best of the week if her face wasn't so draggish and manly. The pose is extremely editorial, if not so much ANTM. Still, it was her time to go; if you can't book a job, it doesn't matter how stunning your portfolio is.

3. Samantha
The face isn't really working for me and I feel like we've seen it a lot of times. The pose, however, I like.

4. McKey
I'll be honest: I HAAAATE the face. She looks like a ghoul. The pose is still quite good.

OMG, finale next week?! WIN THIS THING ANALEIGH!

Goodbye Ryan, it's been nice.

Ferrealz?

(I bet this ends up not being permanent - just like Toby leaving. He's apparently back this/next week BTW. I hope his crush on Pam is less creepy. And are they gonna take Ryan out of the credits?)

Barney was framed!

C'mon, that reporter goes RIGHT at him. :( (I always love the presidential pets. OBAMAPUPPY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

This Fucking Election.

And... exhale.

18 Oscar Contenders to Watch.

From EW. I'm just writing this down now, I'll be back to comment on it later.

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Doubt
Frost/Nixon

David Fincher, Curious Case...
Ron Howard, Frost/Nixon
Christopher Nolan, The Dark Knight

Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn, Milk
Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler

Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
Meryl Streep, Doubt
Kate Winslet, Revolutionary Road

Robert Downey Jr., Tropic Thunder
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt
Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight

Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Viola Davis, Doubt
Taraji P. Henson, The Curious Case...

dude, Make Me A Supermodel

... it's like a ludicrously boring America's Next Top Model only with dudes and actual talent.

And this: ... mmmm. The bottom needs to ditch the hair though.

(I'm pretty sure those two are straight to boot. I doubt I'll watch, because as I said earlier - ludicrously boring. But the photos rock)

It's time to make it hot; cycles 8, 9, 10

WORK, Whitney ~

one last time, remember call-outs are based on the photo alone. For example, I may have "eliminated" Jaslene for her terrible four personalities picture, but I likely would have kept her around in the real show based on her incredibly strong portfolio apart from that one fluke awful shot, especially if a contestant as sucky as Sarah was in the B2 with her.

CYCLE 8

Political issues
1. Jaslene
2. Brittany
3. Felicia
4. Samantha
5. Renee
6. Dionne
7. Jael
8. Cassandra
9. Sarah
10. Kathleen
11. Diana
12. Whitney
13. Natasha

High school stereotypes
1. Jaslene
2. Felicia
3. Dionne
4. Jael
5. Diana
6. Brittany
7. Renee
8. Sarah
9. Samantha
10. Cassandra
11. Whitney
12. Natasha

Nude candy
1. Felicia
2. Brittany
3. Sarah
4. Jaslene
5. Dionne
6. Jael
7. Whitney
8. Diana
9. Cassandra
10. Natasha
11. Renee

Crime scene
1. Renee
2. Brittany
3. Jaslene
4. Jael
5. Diana
6. Natasha
7. Sarah
8. Whitney
9. Felicia
10. Dionne

Gender swap
1. Natasha
2. Jaslene
3. Brittany
4. Sarah
5. Renee
6. Jael
7. Whitney
8. Diana
9. Dionne

Four personalities
1. Brittany
2. Jael
3. Renee
4. Dionne
5. Natasha
6. Whitney
7. Sarah
8. Jaslene

Past cycles
1. Jaslene
2. Brittany
3. Renee
4. Natasha
5. Dionne
6. Jael
7. Whitney

Cover Girl Commercial
1. Renee
2. Natasha
3. Dionne
4. Jaslene
5. Brittany
6. Jael

Sensual swimsuits
1. Renee
2. Brittany
3. Jaslene
4. Natasha
5. Dionne

Sexy swimsuits
1. Brittany
2. Natasha
3. Renee
4. Jaslene
5. Dionne

Aboriginal Dances
1. Renee
2. Jaslene
3. Dionne
4. Natasha

F3 Cover Girl, combining print and commercial ad
1. Jaslene
2. Renee
3. Natasha


CYCLE 9

Smoking
1. Victoria
2. Lisa
3. Chantal
4. Jenah
5. Janet
6. Saleisha
7. Kimberly
8. Heather
9. Sarah
10. Ambreal
11. Ebony
12. Mila
13. Bianca

Rock climbing
1. Victoria
2. Jenah
3. Ebony
4. Heather
5. Sarah
6. Kimberly
7. Janet
8. Chantal
9. Lisa
10. Saleisha
11. Ambreal
12. Bianca

Plants
1. Ebony
2. Jenah
3. Sarah
4. Janet
5. Victoria
6. Lisa
7. Chantal
8. Ambreal
9. Heather
10. Bianca
11. Saleisha

Gargoyles
1. Lisa
2. Chantal
3. Ebony
4. Heather
5. Bianca
6. Jenah
7. Sarah
8. Ambreal
9. Saleisha
10. Janet

Recyclables
1. Chantal
2. Jenah
3. Lisa
4. Heather
5. Saleisha
6. Sarah
7. Ebony
8. Ambreal
9. Bianca

Burning car
1. Heather
2. Saleisha
3. Chantal
4. Jenah
5. Lisa
6. Bianca
7. Ambreal

F6 Cover Girl photos
1. Lisa
2. Heather
3. Jenah
4. Bianca
5. Chantal
6. Saleisha

F6 Cover Girl commercials
1. Chantal
2. Saleisha
3. Jenah
4. Lisa
5. Bianca
6. Heather

Chinese Bollywood
1. Jenah
2. Heather
3. Chantal
4. Saleisha
5. Bianca

Great Wall (group shot is the same call-out BTW)
1. Jenah
2. Chantal
3. Saleisha
4. Bianca

F3 Cover Girl ad/commercial
1. Chantal
2. Jenah
3. Saleisha


CYCLE 10

Homeless
1. Whitney
2. Aimee
3. Anya
4. Claire
5. Fatima
6. Kimberly
7. Lauren
8. Stacy Ann
9. Allison
10. Marvita
11. Dominique
12. Katarzyna
13. Atalya
14. Amis

Lingerie
1. Aimee
2. Lauren
3. Claire
4. Marvita
5. Anya
6. Whitney
7. Amis
8. Fatima
9. Allison
10. Dominique
11. Stacy Ann
12. Katarzyna

Meat packing
1. Anya
2. Whitney
3. Lauren
4. Amis
5. Dominique
6. Stacy Ann
7. Marvita
8. Katarzyna
9. Aimee
10. Claire
11. Fatima

Paint
1. Anya
2. Aimee
3. Lauren
4. Claire
5. Dominique
6. Stacy Ann
7. Fatima
8. Whitney
9. Katarzyna
10. Marvita

Music
1. Katarzyna
2. Whitney
3. Anya
4. Dominique
5. Lauren
6. Fatima
7. Stacy Ann
8. Aimee
9. Claire

Fuerzabruta
1. Fatima
2. Anya
3. Stacy Ann
4. Katarzyna
5. Whitney
6. Claire
7. Dominique
8. Lauren

Plane
1. Anya
2. Lauren
3. Dominique
4. Whitney
5. Katarzyna
6. Stacy Ann
7. Fatima

F6 Cover Girl Commercial
1. Fatima
2. Katarzyna
3. Whitney
4. Anya
5. Dominique
6. Lauren

Renaissance couture
1. Dominique
2. Anya
3. Fatima
4. Whitney
5. Katarzyna

Paparazzi B&W
1. Anya
2. Whitney
3. Fatima
4. Dominique

F3 Cover Girl, print and commercial ad combined
1. Whitney
2. Fatima
3. Anya
OH MY GOD IT HURT TO PUT A STRIKE THROUGH ANYA'S NAME. I would have eliminated Fatima, for the overall weakest portfolio of the three. Also, I love how everyone's all over Whitney for making it to the final three with four times in the B2, but nobody gets on Fatima's case. Oh, wait, I forgot, Whitney's "fat." Don't care, still love that ho.

You wanna be on top? Cycles 4-7

Again, call-out based entirely on the photos and not past portfolio (for instance, when I was down to, say, the final five, I doubt I'd eliminate based on photos alone, unless someone had a TRULY ATROCIOUS shot) or weekly behavior or challenge win or whatever.

CYCLE 4

Aliens in Manhattan
1.Kahlen
2. Tiffany
3. Christina
4. Rebecca
5. Naima
6. Sarah
7. Noelle
8. Lluvy
9. Michelle
10. Tatiana
11. Brittany
12. Brita
13. Brandy
14. Keenyah

Dog walking
1. Christina
2. Michelle
3. Rebecca
4. Lluvy
5. Naima
6. Keenyah
7. Sarah
8. Tatiana
9. Kahlen
10. Noelle
11. Brittany
12. Brandy
13. Tiffany

Zodiac
1. Michelle
2. Christina
3. Kahlen
4. Brittany
5. Tiffany
6. Tatiana
7. Rebecca
8. Keenyah
9. Naima
10. Brandy
11. Noelle
12. Lluvy

Ethnicities
1. Kahlen
2. Brittany
3. Naima
4. Tiffany
5. Michelle
6. Noelle
7. Keenyah
8. Rebecca
9. Lluvy
10. Christina
11. Tatiana

Gas station
1. Kahlen
2. Christina
3. Tatiana
4. Naima
5. Rebecca
6. Brittany
7. Keenyah
8. Michelle
9. Tiffany
10. Lluvy

Pillow fight
1. Kahlen
2. Brittany
3. Christina
4. Rebecca
5. Tiffany
6. Naima
7. Michelle
8. Keenyah
9. Tatiana

Seven Deadly Sins
1. Kahlen
2. Christina
3. Keenyah
4. Michelle
5. Brittany
6. Naima
7. Tatiana

African animals
1. Christina
2. Naima
3. Kahlen
4. Michelle
5. Brittany
6. Keenyah

Kloofing
1. Kahlen
2. Brittany
3. Christina
4. Keenyah
5. Naima

African dancing
1. Naima
2. Brittany
3. Keenyah
4. Kahlen (It hurt me to put a strike through her name. ;_;)

Cover Girl, combined commercial and ad
1. Kahlen
2. Naima
3. Keenyah


CYCLE 5

Superheroes
1. Cassandra
2. Bre
3. Jayla
4. Lisa
5. Nicole
6. Nik
7. Coryn
8. Diane
9. Kyle
10. Ashley
11. Sarah
12. Ebony
13. Kim

Town & Country couture
1. Nicole
2. Lisa
3. Nik
4. Jayla
5. Diane
6. Cassandra
7. Bre
8. Coryn
9. Kyle
10. Kim
11. Sarah
12. Ebony

Fashion Witch
1. Kyle
2. Jayla
3. Lisa
4. Nik
5. Diane
6. Nicole
7. Kim
8. Coryn
9. Bre
10. Sarah

Plastic surgery
1. Kyle
2. Diane
3. Bre
4. Jayla
5. Nik
6. Kim
7. Nicole
8. Coryn
9. Lisa

Secret photo and commercial combined
1. Nicole
2. Lisa
3. Jayla
4. Nik
5. Kyle
6. Coryn
7. Kim
8. Bre

B&W
1. Nicole
2. Lisa
3. Jayla
4. Nik
5. Kyle
6. Kim
7. Bre

Pinups
1. Jayla
2. Lisa
3. Kim
4. Nik
5. Nicole
6. Kyle
7. Bre

Wildboyz
1. Nicole
2. Kim
3. Bre
4. Nik
5. Lisa
6. Jayla

Phone booth
1. Nicole
2. Nik
3. Jayla
4. Lisa
5. Bre
6. Kim

Art
1. Jayla
2. Nicole
3. Bre
4. Nik
5. Kim

Bollywood
1. Nik
2. Nicole
3. Bre
4. Jayla

Cover Girl, print and commercial ad combined
1. Nik
2. Bre
3. Nicole


CYCLE 6

Bald
1. Sara
2. Nnenna
3. Mollie Sue
4. Danielle
5. Joanie
6. Wendy
7. Leslie
8. Kathy
9. Jade
10. Gina
11. Kari
12. Furonda
13. Brooke

Ice queens
1. Danielle
2. Nnenna
3. Sara
4. Mollie Sue
5. Kari
6. Joanie
7. Gina
8. Leslie
9. Furonda
10. Wendy
11. Jade
12. Brooke

Falling fairy tales
1. Leslie
2. Joanie
3. Jade
4. Mollie Sue
5. Sara
6. Danielle
7. Furonda
8. Gina
9. Nnenna
10. Kari
11. Brooke

Careers
1. Leslie
2. Joanie
3. Danielle
4. Furonda
5. Sara
6. Nnenna
7. Mollie Sue
8. Gina
9. Brooke
10. Jade

Cover Girl commercial
1. Leslie
2. Sara
3. Furonda
4. Joanie
5. Nnenna
6. Danielle
7. Mollie Sue
8. Brooke
9. Jade

Krumping
1. Joanie
2. Jade
3. Leslie
4. Furonda
5. Danielle
6. Nnenna
7. Sara
8. Brooke

Dolls
1. Furonda
2. Danielle
3. Joanie
4. Sara
5. Jade
6. Nnenna
7. Brooke

B&W Crying
1. Sara
2. Joanie
3. Nnenna
4. Jade
5. Daneille
6. Brooke
7. Furonda

Mermaids
1. Joanie
2. Jade
3. Danielle
4. Furonda
5. Sara
6. Nnenna

Elephant
1. Joanie
2. Sara
3. Danielle
4. Furonda
5. Jade

Bikinis
1. Joanie
2. Jade
3. Sara
4. Danielle

Cover Girl commercial and print ad combined
1. Joanie
2. Danielle
3. Jade


CYCLE 7

Model Stereotypes
1. Michelle
2. CariDee
3. AJ
4. Amanda
5. Melrose
6. Megg
7. Anchal
8. Megan
9. Eugena
10. Christian
11. Brooke
12. Monique
13. Jaeda

Moving wigs
1. Michelle
2. Anchal
3. AJ
4. Megg
5. CariDee
6. Amanda
7. Melrose
8. Brooke
9. Megan
10. Jaeda
11. Monique
12. Eugena

Moving runway
1. Brooke
2. AJ
3. Melrose
4. CariDee
5. Michelle
6. Amanda
7. Anchal
8. Megg
9. Jaeda
10. Eugena
11. Monique

Freak Show
1. AJ
2. CariDee
3. Brooke
4. Amanda & Michelle
5. Melrose
6. Eugena
7. Jaeda
8. Anchal
9. Megg

Celebrity couples
1. CariDee
2. Amanda
3. Jaeda
4. Eugena
5. Michelle
6. Melrose
7. Brooke
8. AJ
9. Anchal

Romance novel
1. Melrose
2. Michelle
3. CariDee
4. Brooke
5. Amanda
6. Anchal
7. Jaeda
8. Eugena

Scary B&W
1. CariDee
2. Michelle
3. Brooke
4. Eugena
5. Melrose
6. Amanda
7. Jaeda
8. Anchal

Cover Girl in Space
1. Melrose
2. Michelle
3. CariDee
4. Eugena
5. Amanda
6. Anchal
7. Jaeda

Secret Commercial
1. Melrose
2. Michelle
3. Eugena
4. CariDee
5. Amanda
6. Jaeda

Bullfighting
1. Eugena
2. Amanda
3. CariDee
4. Michelle
5. Melrose

Underwater
1. CariDee
2. Amanda
3. Melrose
4. Eugena

Cover Girl print ad and commercial combined
1. CariDee
2. Melrose
3. Eugena

ANTM, Cycle 1, 2, and 3: My call-out orders

Let's see how long I can do this before I get bored. And yes, these call-outs are probably subject to change (we can believe in? Hee.). Keep in mind, these are based on photos only. Attitude and performance in challenges and whatever have no impact here.


CYCLE 1

J.Lo Bikinis
1. Kesse
2. Katie
3. Giselle
4. Ebony
5. Elyse
6. Nicole
7. Adrianne
8. Shannon
9. Robin
10. Tessa

Stuff Magazine
1. Elyse
2. Giselle
3. Nicole
4. Ebony
5. Katie
6. Robin
7. Kesse
8. Adrianne
9. Shannon

Beauty shots with snakes
1. Adrianne
2. Shannon
3. Giselle
4. Elyse
5. Robin
6. Nicole
7. Ebony
8. Kesse

Fresh Look Contacts commercial
1. Robin
2. Giselle
3. Kesse
4. Adrianne
5. Shannon
6. Elyse
7. Ebony

Reebok
1. Shannon
2. Giselle
3. Adrianne
4. Robin
5. Elyse
6. Kesse

Paris Lingerie
1. Shannon
2. Adrianne
3. Kesse
4. Robin
5. Elyse

Nude
1. Adrianne
2. Elyse
3. Robin and Shannon

B&W
1. Adrianne
2. Robin
3. Shannon
4. Elyse


CYCLE 2

Eves
1. Mercedes
2. Jenascia
3. Catie
4. April
5. Shandi
6. Heather
7. Yoanna
8. Camille
9. Sara
10. Xiomara
11. Bethany
12. Anna

Steve Madden
1. April
2. Sara
3. Jenascia
4. Yoanna
5. Catie
6. Shandi
7. Camille
8. Mercedes
9. Bethany
10. Heather
11. Xiomara

Suspended shots
1. April
2. Yoanna
3. Shandi
4. Jenascia
5. Catie
6. Sara
7. Mercedes
8. Xiomara
9. Heather
10. Camille

Celebrities
1. Catie
2. Mercedes
3. April
4. Xiomara
5. Shandi
6. Yoanna
7. Sara
8. Jenascia
9. Camille

Underwater
1. April
2. Sara
3. Shandi
4. Catie
5. Mercedes
6. Camille
7. Yoanna
8. Xiomara

B&W
1. Shandi
2. Yoanna
3. April
4. Mercedes
5. Sara
6. Catie
7. Camille

(I never did get around to watching the Rollitos commercial episode)

Coliseum
1. Shandi
2. April
3. Yoanna
4. Mercedes
5. Camille

Nude
1. Yoanna
2. April
3. Mercedes
4. Shandi

Beauty shot
1. Yoanna
2. Mercedes
3. Shandi


CYCLE 3

Swimsuit
1. Nicole
2. Julie
3. Yaya
4. Toccara
5. Cassie
6. Leah
7. Kristi
8. Norelle
9. Ann
10. Eva
11. Amanda
12. Magdalena
13. Jennipher
14. Kelle

Beauty shot
Apparently these were before-after Photoshopping. I've never seen the "before" photos, so I've never been able to judge.
1. Yaya
2. Norelle
3. Cassie
4. Ann
5. Kristi
6. Toccara
7. Nicole
8. Eva
9. Jennipher
10. Amanda
11. Julie
12. Kelle

Lee Jeans
1. Norelle
2. Nicole
3. Yaya
4. Cassie
5. Jennipher
6. Kristi
7. Toccara
8. Ann
9. Eva
10. Amanda
11. Kelle

Skates
1. Cassie
2. Yaya
3. Nicole
4. Norelle
5. Amanda
6. Ann
7. Eva
8. Kelle
9. Jennipher
10. Toccara

Trampoline jumping
1. Nicole
2. Amanda
3. Yaya
4. Eva
5. Norelle
6. Toccara
7. Kelle
8. Cassie
9. Ann

Doppelganger
1. Norelle
2. Eva
3. Nicole
4. Cassie
5. Toccara
6. Yaya
7. Ann
8. Amanda

Beauty shot with tarantula
1. Amanda
2. Yaya
3. Nicole
4. Eva
5. Ann
6. Norelle
7. Toccara

Campbell Soup commercial
1. Ann
2. Eva
3. Yaya
4. Amanda
5. Nicole
6. Norelle

Kimonos
1. Eva
2. Norelle
3. Yaya
4. Amanda
5. Ann

Motorcycles
1. Eva
2. Ann
3. Yaya
4. Amanda

Cover Girl
1. Yaya
2. Eva
3. Amanda

two for one: "Employee Transfer" and "Customer Survey"

"Employee Transfer"
Worst of the season so far, but not terrible. It was really great until the first commercial break. The Michael/Holly storyline just kind of ... ended. The Dwight/Andy storyline was hilarious - limited, but they did a lot with it. The Jim/Pam storyline went absolutely nowhere and was actually kind of detrimental. That said...
- One of the best cold opens EVER. I love when Dwight gets interrupted by the elevator and just goes, "oh!"
- Darryl was a star in this episode!
- Ugh, Jim's brothers came off as jerks and they were played by really bad actors. So unfortunate. :(
- "Did Darryl touch you?" "What?"
- Jim defending Pam so strongly was really hot.
- JIM'S BROTHERS PULLING JIMFACES. Other than actually getting Jim and Pam in the same room together again OMG finally, this was the only good part of that storyline.
- Darryl calling... someone
- Andy's overly convoluted way of telling Dwight he would meet him at 3 in the conference room, which confused even Dwight
- even if the Michael/Holly storyline was super rushed, it still broke my heart. ;_;
- Andy looked really good in overalls, didn't he? And I liked that the end of that episode was something like a callback to "Product Recall." :D



"Customer Survey"
So great and funny, but it ended on that total bittersweet note. Ugh, stupid Alex was totally out of line there. And no, it was nothing like what Jim did in "Boys and Girls" or "Casino Night." Jim and Pam, back then, had been best friends for several years, and Pam had been engaged to a completely unsympathetic and unsupportive jerk for, again, several years. What Alex did was ridiculously out of line and he needs to be punched in the face, hard. I'm so fucking tired of seeing Jim be miserable.
- Michael pretending to be engaged, WTF, and his call to his mom
- Darryl's thoughts on Michael's "engagement"
- "Kapoor's List. Sort of a Schindler's List parody. ...Thaaaat's not appropriate." I feel like between this and the rape joke (which, I'm sorry, WAS funny, if horrific), this was like the "edgy" episode.
- Jim and Pam on the Bluetooth all episode was really adorable, and I thought it was going to be kind of cloying and obnoxious.
- Michael and Dwight's "joking" conversation
- I love how at first I was like, "OMG, Andy has a mug specifically made with his face on it, that's so ridiculous," and then it turned into a pretty important part of the plotline, like Michael's beard in "Weight Loss."
- hey, we finally got an "I love you" "I love you too!" Woot.
- Dwight's delivery of "get a friend, loser"
- Jim and Michael's smug/smudge conversation
- Jim and Pam's conversation of why he might not have done so well on his performance reviews ("Little bit. Worth it.")
- the Michael/Jim/Dwight phonecall. Somehow, "Buttlicker" did not stop being funny.
- two-story tents?
- LOVED the entire scene with Jim and Dwight in the car (and Pam on the Bluetooth)
- "I need paper..."
- Pam's ridiculous excitement after she throws out a "that's what she said"
- Jim and Ryan's conversation. I actually wish Ryan got more screentime this season, because about 95% of what he says is a ridiculous cliche and it's hilarious.
- the fact that Kelly felt the need to get revenge on Jim and Dwight for not coming to an America's Got Talent party!!!
- Jim and Dwight celebrating Dwight being right
- Michael and Kelly bonding
- Jim's "don't." I'm almost positive it was meant for Dwight... but that ambiguity...
- the tag. Oh, Dwangelandy, won't you just stop ripping me apart already? :(

I miss Holly already. Oh, and I'm gonna say it: Pam, suck it up and get back to Scranton. Before Alex said anything in "Customer Survey," all signs pointed toward her missing home. So far this season's been excellent, but keeping Pam away from Scranton has been the weakest part of it. The office itself just seems... off without her there. I so terribly miss her and Michael and her and Angela together. C'mon, guys, bring her back. ASAP. :(

America's Next Top Model, Cycle 11

All of these are extremely good to still not all that bad, save Marjorie's simplistic shot.

SIMPLISTIC
1. Samantha
WTF. Y'all know I don't like Samantha much. Y'all know I still think her balloon shot is the worst of the cycle. But this? She rocked it. This is incredibly gorgeous and could easily be used for a Gap ad or something.

2. Analeigh
It's a tiny bit posey-posey, but her face looks stunning (screw you Paulina) and it's such a strong pose.

3. McKey
This is the first time I've ever thought, "Wow, McKey's gorgeous." I wish she had used the light a lot better, though.

4. Elina
She is beautiful, and her body looks good here. However, her face is shockingly weak in profile.

5. Marjorie
Oh noooooo, Marjorie finally takes a bad picture. She looks like a drunk boy; her face and pose are terrible.



DRAMATIC
1. Analeigh
She's doing Marjorie's "busted doll" thing even better than Marj does it. Love the face, especially the eyes, LOVE the body.

2. Marjorie
I love that, after the crazy crap she does every week that I love but tire of, she can manage to be equally fierce while being so simple in her posing. She looks so strong and confident. Oh, and I can't wait for her to pull a Shandi next episode!!!

3. Samantha
WTF GUYS, SAM'S GETTING GOOD AND IT'S CONFUSING ME LIKE A LOT. She looks so long (!) and lean (!) and her pose could look like she was popping a squat, but she's working with it so much that it doesn't at all.

4. McKey
I like, lose my balance looking at this picture. Between the crazy body and the tilt of the neck/head and the way it's photographed and whatnot, it's just too much. I don't like her face very much here, either. The whole picture is so awkward and she's not totally owning it. But hey, I can't deny she's trying.

5. Elina
Whoo! Elina's gone crazy! Or, you know, not. She looks a little bit like a dog peeing (though she's kind of owning the shot, so not ALL that much) and I've seen that face way too many times. Her makeup also makes her look dirty, which isn't her fault, but doesn't help. It was definitely her time to go; I found her extremely limited and she hadn't done anything good overseas.



If I had to do an overall call-out:
1. Analeigh
2. Samantha
3. McKey
4. Marjorie
5. Elina

and we're back to silliness.

UGH, WAY TO BREAK MY HEART THERE AT THE END, The Office.

More, uh, probably tomorrow (my long review on "Employee Transfer" ain't comin' I don't think, eh it wasn't great anyway).

Obama/Biden '08. Yes, We Can.

It's been such an incredible 24 hours. I have believed in this ticket for our great country for so long, that seeing its victory become reality is virtually overwhelming. I walked around with a big-ass grin on my face and no voice all day today, and teared up at multiple opportunities like the big sap I am (the two political cartoons above made me openly weep in public). This country is still not perfect, and we do have a long way to go (Prop 8 passing in California disgusts me), but Obama gives me so much, well, hope. I'm really, truly proud to be an American today.

I hate to be one of those people that just spouts off random and seemingly empty platitudes, but I can't help it with this guy, because it's so hard to put my feelings into words. Obama '08: Change. Hope. Progress. Yes, We Can. Yes, We Did.

Your regularly scheduled BS movie and TV posts/ramblings will return shortly. :)

Yes, We Did.

I literally cried. I am so proud of this amazing nation right now.

Not SRS ELECTION NEWS, but Kate Winslet is so fucking hot.

Seriously.

Is she gonna get an Oscar this year? I soooo haven't been keeping up with the boards and whatnot. Please tell me Anne Hathaway is not the frontrunner.

You know you wanna vote the shit out of these bitches.

Get out and vote today, people!

(And that guy right there is me being totally non-partisan, of course.)

OMW!

Have I still not posted about The Office from Thursday/anything, in general? And I haven't even been that busy this weekend! o_O Eep. Soon, I promise!