This show is so boring without Wes.

i kept waiting for some good drama or comic relief.  there was none.    

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but...can i just point out how RIDICULOUS that whole body oil scene with jill and ed was.  i. hated. that.  it just made me cringe and throw up in my mouth a little.  i do like this shot though.  jill keepin it  classy:

i was sort of shocked that ed was the one with the bedroom issues.  but i was more shocked by his hideous tank top and mankini swim shorts.  yucky.  there was just something about ed this week that rubbed me the wrong way.  

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rubbed me.  get it?  nevermind.  

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here is a shot of jillian's dignity going out the window:

anyways, i was sad to see reid go.  she gave him a million chances and he was lame every time. but he was still my top 2 for sure.  and after all the ed nonsense this week reid might have moved into my number 1 spot.  jill seemed uneasy about letting him go too.  i almost expected her to run after the limo and stop it before reid could pull away.

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and i'm not exactly sure why i barely mention kiptyn in this blog.  

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and then there were two.   

Bon Iver tonight. I'm freaking out.

bon iver/brackett, wi

Boo hoo.

i watched the assassination of jesse james by the coward robert ford this weekend. it was gorgeous and well done and brilliantly acted. but i just felt so effected. i couldn't sleep that night and i haven't been able to get it out of my head since. i'm not exactly sure why. watching jesse james' slow mental break down and the heart breaking obsession of bob ford, loving jesse james more than he had ever loved anyone, wanting to be accepted by him and then knowing he would have to betray him was just painful to watch. the narratives were really beautiful too. so i think that means i recommend it.

in other news, watched michael jackson's memorial service live at work today. what a major bummer. i bawled about 15 times. i think i feel like being sad.

the end.

I'm in spain, everybody's gonna know my name.

wes had so many priceless one-liners in this episode that it's hard to even know where to begin. except that i do know where to begin. and it's here:

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"if it's me [that doesn't get a rose] you know i'll be back home having lots of sex."

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classy.

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there isn't really much to say about the other guys. they wore ties and acted all gentlemenly. lame. but wes! wes pulled out all the stops. he has to "be true to himself...numero uno is most important here." of course. i loved how all the guys were totally cool about jill not using the fantasy suite except for wes, who after the worst date EVER says "i think we should use it." moron. and the whole last 5 minutes of the show after he left in the limo were absolutely INCREDIBLE! pointing out that he is the first guy in bachelor/bachelorette history to make it to the final four with a girlfriend back home. and talking about how he is going to "rip it up" in spain. "i'm in spain, everybody's gonna know my name" (is he retarded?) and, "i'm gonna cut off these chains...clink, clink, clink, clink". and all those little cowboy outfits?!

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b and i were in heaven.

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wes's family must be so proud! what a great guy.

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so back to those other boring guys...

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i'm done with kiptyn. and i don't think jill will pick him. he's too fancy for me...or something. i'm not sure what it is.

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reid and ed are for sure my favorites. reid jumped a few notches this week. he's pretty chill. i think either would be a good choice. but...i'm sort of worried that the "bedroom issues" are reid's. he's so neurotic. and that means ed for the gold! he's been my favorite all along. and have i mentioned that he's hot?

Happy 4th of July Weekend! I'm out.

{photo of flowers in my parents front yard.}

Don't forget the burger.

such a perfect meal. and far too often overlooked. i married a meat-loving man. {his wheat/egg/nut allergy has a bit to do with his love for meat.}

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i was never really a burger person. until b showed me the light.
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i really, really love food. all kinds of food. but hamburgers...good ones...are among our favorite things. there is nothing better than a hamburger, fries and a coke.

or maybe a shake.

or both.

whatever.

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we have eaten hamburgers EVERYWHERE and we have fought over this list for ages so we finally just decided to make our own. and here they are...

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our top-5-favorite-local-burger-joints {starting with our most favorite}:

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my list:

01. eat-a-burger - cheese burger, or the mushroom swiss burger

02. crown burger - crown burger {obviously}

03. training table - blue bacon burger

04. mcdonalds - big mac

05. hires - big h

{with an honorable mention to jcw's.

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b's list:

01. jcw's - cheese burger {no bun}

02. apollo - cheese burger {no bun}

03. fuddruckers - cheese burger {no bun}

04. training table - cheese burger {no bun}

05. mcdonalds - quarter pounder with cheese {no bun}

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b likes cheese burgers with no bun.

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b's qualifications for a great burger are different than most peoples. he's not into condiments. for him, it's all about the quality and taste of the meat. b can't eat the bun so his burger has to be sturdy enough to eat without it. he hates when the meat crumbles...like at wendys or crown burger. {except that crown burger is awesome so what does he know.}

our top-5-favorite-local-fries {starting with our most favorite}:

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my list:

01. eat-a-burger - spicy fries

02. training table - cheese fries

03. del taco

04. five guys burgers and fries

05. mcdonalds

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b's list:

01. jcw's

02. fuddruckers

03. mcdonalds

04. del taco

05. apollo

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so there you have it.

and now i need to know what your favorites are.

this is very important. very.

Is she serious?!

first things first...wes's band absolutely sucks. is there anyone in the entire country who is going to watch this season of the bachelorette and think..."wow. wes is a real great guy. and i really love his music! i'm going to buy his cd." well everyone, you are in luck. wes's cd is on sale now! i'm sure his album is just flying off the shelf's...in chihuahua, mexcio. and here is wes looking like a total douche bag. other guys are just so jealous of him.something fishy is going on right? jill is told, point blank, that wes has a girlfriend, and she keeps him around? and i loved the date at wes's house. it was so awkward and weird. and obviously staged. with his all those women telling jillian how great wes is..."he's so genuine. he has a good heart. he can't tell a lie! other men are just jealous of wes." ha. good move keeping him in the mix jill. *

so she keeps wes and kicks off michael. poor michael. he was so sweet and genuine. as was his family. so obviously he had to go.
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and kiptyns mom...insane right? i had a nightmare about her face last night. and kiptyn's sister...HORRIFYING. i would have ran screaming from the house if i was jill.
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and apparently there is also some guy on this show named reid? i can't quite place his face...
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but really, lets talk about the only thing that matters anymore...which of course is ed. i love ed. he's hot. also, he has a job. and if she doesn't pick him i swear on everything that i will never watch this show again.
{except i totally will.}

RiDICulous! {I really can keep this up indefinitely.}

Where have I been??!

can't believe i didn't see glee when it aired in may.  that is just not okay.  luckily, i only missed the pilot...the rest of the series will start next fall.  b and i just watched the full pilot here.  i loved it like crazy.  CRAZY.  and b liked it too.  {considering that b is generally unimpressed with everyone and everything that's pretty serious you guys.} 

p.s. jane lynch is in glee...which makes it automatically awesome.  take my word for it.

you should watch the WHOLE episode before watching this clip.  and that is not because this clip gives away any secrets or major plot lines but because the pilot as a whole is just so, so great.  or...you can just watch this clip now and get hooked.

I'm wearing one sparkly glove to work tomorrow.

there is nothing that can make me as instantly happy quite like a michael jackson song...any michael jackson song...billie jean, smooth criminal, pyt, scream, thriller, black or white, dangerous, bad, dirty diana, remember the time, man in the mirror...and really this list could go on an on. and on and on and on.

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i have loved michael jackson for close to my entire life. michael jackson instilled within me, a little girl from utah, a love for music that to this day inspires me above all else.

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my childhood best friend sarah and i would listen to michael jackson over and over again, day after day, through the school year and summer and then on through to the next. when he came in concert to slc i was, of course, not allowed to go. i cried for days.

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he will always be my favorite. my children and i will dance to "rock with you" as we clean on saturday mornings just like we did in my house growing up. i will sing at the top of my lungs to "she drives me wild" in the car until i am too old to drive.

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i believe that mj's music will transcend the controversy of his life over the past 10 years. there is no one greater. what a loss for us.

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when mj did his 30th anniversary concert in new york i recorded it and my sister, my parents and i have probably watched that vhs tape a hundred times. here are my two favorite parts: