Wednesday/Thursday the 4th/5th

• Man vs. Food. Detroit Rock City. I would not have liked either hot dog place. Raw onions? Blech.
  


• RW/RR Challenge. Remember when I used to like Jonny Bananas? Yeah, I can't explain that, either. Moron. And at times Kellyanne SEEMS like she could be likable, but she thought Veronica was... cool? NO. Plus she dates... Wes. Weird.
  


• Survivor. Lil' Russell was more irritating than ever - taking credit for things that really don't have anything to do with him - like photosynthesis - but I do think it made sense for him to just play the immunity idol and be out with it. Unlike Erik - hahahahahaha! Oh, Erik. Pretty - but pretty dumb. As soon as Russell played his idol and stated his reason why, I think he should've been RIGHT behind him. Having both immunity idols played WOULD have been a kick-ass Survivor moment.
  


• The Office. I'm bored. And she hit him open palm? Lame.
  


• Project Runway. Also boring. And predictable outcome. At least Gordana and Christopher went out on very nice pieces.
  
• 30 Rock. NOT boring. STILL funny. YAY!

Thursday the 22nd

Nighttime:

• Glee. Man, I kinda want a grape slushee. I also can't wait to one day buy someone a kitten, let them fall in love with that kitten, then one day years later sneak into their house at night and punch them in the head.



• Survivor. This does look like a particularly physically miserable season. I actually can't remember anything looking this bad since season 2 in Australia, when Tina went into the raging river to save the rice. But two episodes in a row of nothing really happening? You're boring me, show.


• The Office. Pam freaking in the parking lot was too ridiculous, but the freak out in the conference room was pretty good. But my favorite moment was a quick shot of Creed tearing up when he heard the aria. Sometimes those notes just hit ya, y'know?
  
• Project Runway. Carol Hannah's dress was too Uli for me, and while Irina is bitchy she did put a luxe look together. I would not have had an issue with any of the boys going home. Christopher's southwestern look was just pathetic. It looked like an old McCall sewing pattern.

Thursday the 15th

Morning Commute:

• Planet Money podcast, about the interplay between economics and children. Nowadays, they're luxury items. We don't want them in the workforce because they'd take jobs away from adults. Sneaky little bastards.

Nighttime Viewing:

• Survivor. I didn't understand the goal of this food challenge - basically, they wanted people puking bc that's entertainment? Why not impose a time limit, or make it a race? Dumb. Tonight's vote? Dull.


• Project Runway. I don't bother paying much attention until Tim walks in the workroom to make critiques. Ms. Aguilera's lipstick was a little Crazy Town, no? Overall, this challenge seemed like a rather dull bust. Nothing actually jumped out at me as "costume". (Except what the Hell was going on with the nipple clamps on Gordana's dress?) I think Christopher should've gone home first - he's confused "reinvent" with "reproduce" twice now.


• Models of the Runway. Fast forward, interview segment with Heidi (who cracks me up), fast forward, model picking, and... Ebony and her weird eyebrows head home. Whatever.

Thursday the 8th

Morning Commute:

• Plowed through 4 Story of the Day podcasts - the best was an interview with Jane Lynch from Glee. The interviewer was terrific, too, and asked her if she had ever caught herself on TV in something she'd forgotten doing. And it turns out she was on an episode of Married with Children and had forgotten she could say she'd done that show. Which was especially funny when reading Playbill later...

Evening Outing:

• ...for RENT! At the Curran Theatre, featuring 3 of the actors who had been in the original Broadway production, including Anthony Rapp (who rightfully listed Adventures in Babysitting) and Adam Pascal (who included a guest spot on The Backyardigans. Um, really?) It was fun, and I loved the ensemble feel. I also loved the crowd support, and imagined it must feel incredible to be able to sing in such a powerful way and have a whole audience mesmerized.

Before Bed:

• Survivor, not because I feel terribly invested in this season, but because I hate finding out who got the boot on competition shows before I watch them. Which is why I also watched
  
• Project Runway. I was very impressed with Shirin's clever use of thread, but happy that Gordana finally won. Good for her! And I could understand why the divorce challenge kinda messed with her head. It's something a lot of people go through, and you can certainly move on without being haunted, but it's also something you don't want to be reminded of or forced to make light of. Anyway. I think Logan shoulda been auf'd here, especially since it's the second time he's tanked when interacting with a client.

Thursday the 1st

Morning Commute:

• Started listening to the Planet Money special edition episode of This American Life, but then ran into my neighbor Desiree and had actual human conversation on the bus.

Lunchtime:

• It was a long-ass work day, and I had a late lunch and sat outside catching up on a Story of the Day, about Obama and the war in Afghanistan, and then listened to most of the Culturetopia podcast. Aziz Ansari was on one of the segments, and he's hilarious. He said his goal on Parks and Rec would be to leave the show and have them replace his character with another bearded Indian guy actor, like the Darren switch on Bewitched. Heh.

Evening:

• Survivor. So I still don't like Russell, but his teammates DO seem kind of stupid so it's hard to hate him for running roughshod over them. Jaison's takedown of Ben at Tribal Council was very satisfying, and Jaison is now in the running for my favorite Survivor boyfriend. (Yul is still my number one, though.)


• Project Runway. I gotta hand it to them, a lot of those outfits looked like things INC would produce. And guess what color is coming to INC this winter? I'm going with blue. It's sort of odd how that line is always based on specific color schemes. Anyhoo... the winning dress was pretty, but nothing a girl with boobs could wear. So go ahead and enjoy your pretty clothes, flat-chested bitches. The ruffles were pretty icky - I like Louise's designs, but she's very locked into her specific style.
  
• Models of the Runway. I didn't mean to watch this, but I was intrigued when I realized it would give insight into what other people thought of the clothes and how they actually managed to put some of the looks together. Then it turned out to be kinda lame, bc models are actually sorta dull.

Nightstand:

• A little more Alive in Necropolis.