Sue, I thought that just could have been the result of the ponytail shifting around, but yeah. What the hell are those backpacks all full of, anyway?

Oh! And do I remember noticing her with inappropriate eyeliner in some past episode? I think she's just conscious of being on TV.

Talking about demented looking cats...

(That picture is actually several years old. She's calmed down. Sort of.)

I got my basic cable hooked up last night, so I was able to catch TAR, Lost and TDS/Colbert. Word of advice I got from the installer/customer service rep for the apartment complex--if you have Comcast, when you move, just cancel the old account and get a new account at your new address, instead of transferring the service. That way, you get the really good sign-up deals (I've got HBO added to my regular digital cable package for $35 less/mo for the next four months).

Since the rep used to live in the building himself, he also told me why my cell phone kept cutting out on Monday and Tuesday (before I found my plug-in phone). Apparently, I'm in "Cell Hell," the area directly in between two cell towers, so service is always a bit of a crap shoot.

There were at least 2 lingering shots of the nameplate.

plus the discussion about how the car was electric, so it was quieter. so transparent.

so transparent

Totally. I sat there appalled. Actually, I was appalled at first, then I remembered it was Ford. Ford's not so great with integrated marketing.

Raccoon found atop Loop skyscraper

A wayward raccoon has been living on top of a 43-story building in Chicago's Loop.

A construction manager didn't believe it at first when a worker reported seeing the raccoon on the 36th floor of the Kluczynski Federal Building, but a cell-phone photo provided proof. The critter was climbing scaffolding at the building, where the facade is being restored.

Construction boss Tony Slavic used tuna to bait a humane trap on the roof and eventually captured the raccoon. On Tuesday, he released it into a forest preserve in suburban Chicago.

Jesse, I've wondered about the "planned" non-elimination legs myself, but I think they are planned, because otherwise how on Earth would Phil have been able to look those two adorable kids in the face (from the family TAR) and tell them they were eliminated, unless Phil is the coldest mofo on the planet.

I doubt Phil makes the decisions, either way.

I'm ignoring all the Lost whitefont. Unfortunately, I have to ignore all the Alias whitefont, too, lest somebody let something drop about the former. So you are all on the verge of being On The List.

TAR: No matter what else she says or does, I will root for Yolanda for the rest of the race because of her most wonderful statement and second thought... and both her and Ray cracking up over it. That's the kind of spirit that I want to see in contestants.