Guilty Pleasure

Hello post #100...

I will be the first to admit that I watch and love reality TV. Don't get me wrong, I don't have time for all the shows, but there are my favorites out there. I also love being able to gab with my coworkers the day after a dramatic ending to a show (i.e. talking with Christy about the entire season of the Bachelorette and how could she pick Jesse in the end). But, my new guilty pleasure has to be Tori & Dean.

I have never been the biggest Tori Spelling fan. I enjoyed 90210, but my favorite character was always Kelly. I didn't watch any episode of Inn Love, but the other day flipping channels, I found Home Sweet Hollywood and I'M IN LOVE! Jason must even admit that he thinks it is funny at times (he would hate that I just posted that). I think reality TV is so great because there are those flashes that you see yourself in someone else. For one brief second someone else says a joke you would say, or they laugh at something at the wrong time, or they make a fool of themselves in front of a group of people.

Anyway, love it, DVR it. My new guilty pleasure.

Change the World, Start at Home

The office is closed tomorrow as we help Denver work toward hitting the effort of planting 1 million trees in Denver. We will be Curtis Park area with Green Streets and HGTV! Check it out here. I'll make sure to take some photos and provide a full report on how the volunteer process goes, and most of all if we make it on TV.

My Take on the Top 10

Hi, I'm Leslie and I watch American Idol.... "Hi Leslie"

They are down to the top 10, those who made the cut will enjoy a fine summer tour and be able to ride the wave of their 15 minutes of fame.

Here is my two sense on the contestants left, in the order that I believe they will get kicked off (however, once they get down to the final 5... it really can be anyone's game - so just pretend I call those a tie after that point).

Kristy Lee Cook: Pretty girl, but can't hang with the rest of the talent. Hope she can at least save her horse with the money she makes on the tour.

Michael Johns: Handsome, love the accent, but can't stand listening to him sing.

Ramiele Malubay: Somehow I keep forgetting she is even on the show. Can't imagine she will go much further in the contest.

Chikezie: Like the guy, just don't know if he is a fan favorite yet to be able to keep up with the number of votes needed to stay on the show.

Syesha Mercado: I really liked her version of Yesterday in week #2 of the Beatles songs (side note, that was the first song I learned to play on the piano), however she may not have the spark to keep on plugging away in the show.

Ok from here out... not sure of the rankings...

David Cook: Keeping with the rocker vote, but not in the final 2.

David Archuleta: Think he is too young to win in the end, like him, but he may be a better Broadway singer than top-40.

Carly Smithson: I think people will be scared into voting for her after she was in the bottom 3 last night. She has a great voice, just don't know if I would her CD.

Jason Castro & Brooke White: My two favs, although I doubt they make it to the very end. I hope they both go far with their own record contracts.

Dont drink the water...

Seems to be something wild going on right now. So many people I know are making plans to get hitched.

Congrats to my coworker Shannon who just got engaged this past weekend! What a sparkler on her hand. Rosemary at work also recently got engaged over the Christmas holidays - what a way to celebrate the season.

Then just heard today that a coworker at my old job got engaged this past weekend as well in NYC while ice skating at Rockefeller Center. What a romantic setting - way to go Ricky!

May I recommend a TV show that will help you in your wedding planning - My Big Redneck Wedding (airing on CMT). Oh boy do those people know how to throw a big party - one big country bash.

2.7 Million orders off of the dollar value menu

We could feed a small nation off the money that went into Super Bowl advertising. I know I’m a day late in posting about the most talked about TV spots of the year, but I suppose better late than never.

First, I would just like to point out how difficult it is to retrain your mind into watching the commercials instead of stepping out of the room to grab more chips and guac when the break comes.

I really enjoyed the two Bridgestone tire commercials, especially the screaming squirrel and the other fearful woodland creatures afraid of getting hit by the on coming car, although the animals somewhat reminded me of those from the Jeep Liberty spot (not shown during the football game) where the animals are riding along in the vehicle.

I didn’t really understand why Ford chose to promote their strong tow hooks with the same commercial showing some four times during the Super Bowl.

Coming in as one of my least favorites would be the Audi R8 commercial, which I didn’t really follow (although some say it was the best spot to air). Guess it was a little over my head. The others not scoring strong were the salesgenie.com commercials – I recommend they go back to the drawing board (literally since they were animated spots).

Oh yeah, it was a pretty good football game in the end too!