When did Amanda get so uninteresting? I seem to remember liking her in China.

I KNOW! Half the time I'm really not sure if I'm watching Amanda or Parvati. ALSO speaking of Parvati, these people are supposed to be fans? How idiotic is (the non-speaking fan that is not Alexis) to get with that "alliance" with Parvati? Sweetie, I have a bridge for you.

"A Clockwork Orange,"

You could have made some delcious eggy-weggs.

See, I'm the sick fuck that would have served a trio of liver dishes (say, a pate, a sauteed fois gras with cherry reduction, and something else) with a fava bean puree and bitter greens. And chianti of course.

Actually, my favorite movie is either Dead Again or any of the Nick and Noras. Or maybe Ferris (fun chicago food, maybe?)

Or maybe Ferris (fun chicago food, maybe?)

See, that would have been a double-whammy!

Or maybe Ferris (fun chicago food, maybe?)

Sausage!

You could have made some delcious eggy-weggs.

Try the wine!!!!

MMaSM: I did think it was interesting that the GQ guys initially thought Perry would be great for a "suit story," but then realized that his shoulders are freakish, not just pleasantly wide.

Which kind of relates to the fact that I kind of appreciated the designer on ANTM who only wanted size 2s -- it's not that she wanted people as skinny as possible, it's that she wanted a specific size. So while Whitney was too big, Fatima was too small. I did think it was nice to send them all to Shoshana, who might actually book Whitney, but how about going all the way, and sending them to a plus-size place that would only book Whitney? Good times.

And back to MMaSM, I laughed and laughed when the GQ guys were talking about Ronnie wondering why he went all Blue Steel when it came time for the polaroid.

But I guess the only person I'm rooting for at this point is Eliza, because she rocks at challenges, is clearly the smartest person there, and doesn't appear to have her ego all up in it, OZZY.

Cirie has been my biggest disappointment this season. I was not an Ozzy fan during his season. He wasn't even the prettiest because, hello, Yul was there. But I loooooved me some Cirie. She was smart and wily and she outwitted, outplayed, and outlasted for a lot longer than she had any right to. To see her so smug and un-fun this season has not been pleasant. Still and all, out of the folks who are left, I wouldn't be upset if she won.

Top Chef:

What is it about chef personalities that make them so volatile on this show? I cannot stand about half of them, and it doesn't look like next week is going to make them any warmer or fuzzier. Zoi needs to go home. Hat dude needs to go home. Or at least, stop talking.

I mind Richard less and less, surprisingly. And I applaud that they had a problem with their gear and came up with a solution. That they were able to abandon their plastic wrap and make the dish happen.

That show needs a mentor, though, srsly.

SIUaD: Eh. And that one girl needs to stop crying. I cannot believe she ran off the stage. Who runs off the stage? Agree that the dismissal line is lame. Think it's weird to make them dance the Dance of Forlorn Losingdom Alone In The Room Of Mirrors. 'Cause that's just sad.

MMaSM: Yay, Holly! However, other than that, I think this whole episode was awkward and weird and somehow broke the wall in a way I can't really understand. I don't get how it's so different a vibe, but there's just something about the realtimeness and the intimacy of the modeling and the house scenes that just was clearly so straining for everyone's relationships. (Except Holly's, evidently. Her fiance is made of awesome.) I think Ben's marriage is in trouble. I think Perry's being a sucker and his girl is too camera aware. And I think I didn't want to know any of that, really.

Like somehow, we got to see more of the aftermath just because it was realtime for the family members. Of course all these long reality shows have effects on the cast members and their families. But somehow I'm not privy to the struggle. I dunno. It was weird. I'd be happy speculating about it all if they were fictional. But they're not.

Back to the modeling, I thought the go-sees were telling. I think they picked the right model, and that Holly will work for a long time. Voice is something you can correct, and you can bet that the agency will do that for her. But Perry's attitude you can't correct, and I think they're right in that he'll get booked once, but maybe not twice.