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flounder dinner

I am sitting here on my couch and just thinking about what I did this weekend.  Parts of it were very girly, others a bit boyish, and then whole other parts of it could classify me as an 80 year old woman.

Here’s the rundown of my last two days…
1. Made flounder
2. Drank wine 
3. Broke a glass pitcher because apparantly pouring hot water into it was not smart
4. Booked a hotel in Yountvile, CA for my friend’s wedding
5. Started a scrapbook for my friend’s son’s first year
6. Went to the Gym
7. Watched the Jets lose
8. Walked my dog
9. Spent some time on Twitter and Facebook
10. Cleaned my apartment
11. Started to plan a poker night
12. Had brunch with my parents
13. Watched “The Pregnancy Pact” on Lifetime. I really do love a good Lifetime movie.
14. Became very perplexed by the new Walmart “screaming clown” commercial
15. Checked out my horoscope and is now very excited for January 30th.  That apparantly is MY day for good change.

All in all, a very diverse weekend.  It makes me realize that I am pretty unclassifiable. 

How about everyone else? How would you classify your weekends?
Tame with a splash of crazy?
Boyish with a touch of Girl?
Party so hard you don’t even remember?
So lame that you wish you could forget?
Unclassifiable? 

…let us here about it!

Snooki dancing on the boardwalk

All good things must come to an end.  Last night was the finale of The Jersey Shore…it will be a long, cold winter without the outlandish fist-pumping, hot tub going, bar fighting, hook-up crazy shore crew. 

Here are some of my favorite highlights from last night’s episode:

1. Part of me really enjoyed watching Vinny, Pauly D, and Mike head out for some male bonding, which turned out to be pretty tame.  Another part of me was like, huh? When did they all of a sudden become guys who enjoy air hockey and darts? Where was “the situation” there?
2. I was pretty bored when Sammi bailed Ronnie out of jail.  He said he’s not sorry he hit some guy, only that he got caught.  Eh, lame.
3. I was definitely NOT bored when Snooki turned the boardwalk into club Karma…in broad daylight.  Her leopard print mini dress made it even better and watching her break it down in front of the entire shore made me laugh.  She was too lazy to climb the stairs to the bar to chat with guys, but she was definitely not too lazy to dance the afternoon away.
4. My good friend loves Sammi and Ronnie, so I am sorry in advance when I say that their little date should have been cut out of the show.  Although, I did enjoy their cheesy toast, “to their future, post-Shore.” Unfortunately, that is now up in the air thanks to the “unseen footage” on the reunion show. 
5. Pauly D had the most enlightening quote of the night, “”We stayed boys throughout this whole thing. This bond that we shared brings us together and no one can ever take that away from us, ever. Like, we take that with us for life, this bond … That was deep.” Yes Pauly, it was.
6. The hot tub scene with Snooki and The Situation took me completely by surprise.  That kiss was um, revolting? It was nasty to watch, but it was cute to see Mike being genuinely nice to her (before and after the make out).

Thank you MTV for another stellar show.  Keepin’ it classy! I can’t wait for “Snooking for Love!”

The Jersey Shore Cast

Tonight is the most exciting (and sad) night in a long time for many Reality TV show fans.

It is the season finale of the mega MTV hit, The Jersey Shore. 

This past season, people have never seen so much gel, bronzer, GTL (Gym, Tanning, Laundry), blowouts (fights and hair), Italian food, boardwalk, and accents.

When you Google “Jersey Shore Finale” there are over 2.3 million results.  Hmmm, I wonder if MTV is going to make a sequel to the show?  I think it’s a pretty safe bet.

So, tonight, what will I, along with millions of people in Amercia be watching at 10pm? Yes, you guessed it, The Jersey Shore Finale.  I am not ashamed to admit it either. It’s mindless entertainment and it makes me laugh.  Fist pump.

Fun facts

To all my Twitter fans out there – do you know that you can follow the cast? Here are their official account names…

@Sn00ki
@vinnygmtv
@RonnieandSammi
@MTVDJPaulyD
@JENNIWOWW
@ItsTheSituation

Do you know how Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino got his infamous nickname? He and a friend went to a club a few years ago when a woman walked by and complimented his washboard abs. The woman was with her boyfriend, who as you can imagine, did not take well to his girlfriend’s friendly advance.  Sorrentino’s buddy called the moment “a situation” and thus, the greatest male nickname was born. 

Favorite Jersey Shore quotes:
“I’m not trashy unless I drink too much” – Snooki

“I’d have sex with him…he’s a nice guy I mean he’s gotta be clean, right?” – Snooki

“I’m gonna break it down dancing, I love the beats, I got my creepy patent move.” – Ronnie

“We’re beatin’-up-the-beat, that’s what we say when we’re doing our fist pump.  First, we start off by banging the ground, we’re banging it as the beat builds ‘cause that beat’s hittin’ us so we’re fightin’ back, it’s like we beat up that beat.” – PaulyD

“G.T.L. baby. Gym, Tanning, Laundry.” – The Situation

What about you…Will you be fist pumping along with the finale tonight?
What are your favorite moments from the show?

Scenario…
The scar that breaks the perfect curve of his eyebrow reminds you of Dylan McKay on your favorite show back in the day, Beverly Hills 90210. Rather than taking you on long rides on his motorcycle, he likes to delve into his past boxing stories and how he lost that tooth in the back of his grill that you didn’t notice the first few dates.

At night, he invites you over to his apartment only to leave you on the sofa to watch reruns of “The Family Guy” while he goes off to workout with his buddies at the gym. Just a one time fluke, right? He doesn’t really mean to leave you all alone in his dark, dirty, smelly, sketchy basement apartment so he can buff up with some mates?

The once “I’ll be right back, 30-minute workout” soon becomes the daily “two-hour gym escapade.” You soon realize that you are dating Conan O’Brian more than your own boyfriend.

Conversations circle around the best new muscle book on the shelves and how many protein drinks he had that day. You know more about his little black book of workout routines better than anything else. Is this normal?

Possible Outcomes…
#1 You sit in his apartment. He may be gone for a couple hours at night, but he’s working on his body for you, right? What’s a few hours versus one hot bod? (Desirability: MODERATE; Reality: HIGH)

#2 You offer to go with him to the gym. He says “no,” this is HIS time to be with his friends and he doesn’t want any distractions…ie YOU. (Desirability: LOW; Reality: HIGH)

#3 You offer to go with him to the gym. He says “yes” emphatically and your body becomes hotter than it has ever been before. He realizes the amazing woman he has and walks along with you proudly. (Desirability: HIGH; Reality: MODERATE)

#4 You dump him. You use your new found time to go to a gym near your clean apartment and start to date a hot trainer, who has nights off. You run into your gym-obsessed ex months later, with your new killer bod and hot man by your side and you ask, “ooh, have you been slacking at the gym? You are losing your tone.” (Desirability: HIGH; Reality: MODERATE)

#5 You confront him. It’s either the bench press or you. He chooses to drop all 125 lbs of you. (Desirability: LOW; Reality: HIGH)

The Lesson…
“Don’t be a treadmill and let him walk all over YOU!”