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I'm rewatching Teen Mom 2 from the beginning because I miss the days of reality TV when the reality TV stars didn't understand what a social image was or how to act/not act, in front of the camera. There are few scenes as great in reality TV as Janelle Evans's lawyer telling her that she needed to go to jail on August 8th for 14 days. Janelle had concert tickets for a Ke$ha concert on August 9th and explained to her lawyer that she couldn't miss it because Ke$ha was her idol, and she had gotten feathers in her hair for it. She expected the judge to make an exception for her which is wild to me. What's more, Janelle does end up going to jail on August 8th and bails herself out with enough time to make it to her concert. So there was no lesson learned here anyway.
I have never found Ke$ha's music particularly moving, and at the time of filming, we didn't know about all of the Dr. Luke stuff that had been going on. I've never felt this strongly about anything except for, perhaps, my disdain for Angel Soft toilet paper. I suppose, if Angel Soft were the only toilet paper offered in jail, I too, would ask the judge to make an exception. I imagine that jail toilet paper is probably 1-ply and the judge would think I should be grateful for Angel Soft vs 1-ply toilet paper but I have a vendetta against Angel Soft so I would prefer to stick with the 1-ply.
I digress.
Janelle Evans felt more passionately about going to a Ke$ha concert than taking care of her 1-year-old child and getting her life straight and it is TV gold.
Feb 24, 2025
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Look, I'm not trying to be provocative. But I was there, man. I remember how insane this case made Americans. Everybody tuned in to Nancy Grace every day to become more and more incensed. When she walked free it was like JFK got shot again. I believe this case was a huge turning point in our modern obsession with true crime. Casey Anthony walked so Serial could run
Apr 2, 2025
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honestly, no matter how much people deny is, the quality of the artists art matters in whether or not they're "cancelled." lena is not a conventionally attractive woman and (imo) was never that funny so implicitly we, as a society, didn't see her as a loss. i also can't think of anything she's done outside of girls, so she hasn't really stayed in the public eye.
i also think that... what she did and how she admitted to it was... really gross? and should've been kept between her and her sister and not confessed in an autobiography/memoir. make of all this what you will, if it's maybe something said about how we can cancel a woman for something she did a long time ago but we still welcome chris brown with open arms even though he's a known abuser. i don't care for lena so not having her in the public eye making new media isn't such a loss to me.
Apr 7, 2025
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Recently, I’ve been listening to or watching Joan Rivers standup and red carpet demolitions. She is so damn funny. I love her shockingly harsh comedic approach and roasting. My brain seems to be wired similarly to hers; mostly in her blatant honesty. She used to really speak her mind on red carpet critiques…Today everyone treads around on eggshells, it’s all so celebratory, confirming, and inclusive when it comes to fashion critiques. She was so real and hysterical as a commentator and told it like it is. I don’t think it will ever be the same again and hasn’t been since she died. I recently found a reality show she did with her daughter Melissa, called ‘Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best’ from 2005 on the E network, and it's just phenomenal.
Mar 13, 2024
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I looked so good but doctor required it and now I’m miserable, gaining weight and feeling like I’ve lost control. The food noise is deafening. But I’m proud of myself for doing what is necessary to bring a child into the world… is this what sacrifice feels like?
Dec 19, 2024
I dream about the Sunday Supper Chopped. Located in the Delta terminal at LGA, Sunday Supper is an Italian restaurant with great food for an airport but their chopped salad is my Roman Empire. It’s nothing special to look at, but I’m telling you it is mouth watering. Every time I’m there I get it and the last time I wrote down the ingredients so I can attempt to make it myself.
RomaineÂ
Raddichio
Red cabbage
Red onion
Roasted red pepper
Chopped pepperoni
Chickpeas
CeleryÂ
shredded provolone
Artichoke hearts chopped
Pepperocini
All chopped, tossed in a light Italian dressing. Add add’l protein if you want but not necessary.
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