The Mentalist

One of my favorite new shows of the season is The Mentalist. Simon Baker is really beautiful. He plays Patrick Jane, a consultant for the California Bureau of Investigation (CBI) who has a knack for solving crimes with his powers of observation. Baker is an Australian but Patrick Jane is American. His Aussie accent is sexy but you don't get to hear it on the show.

Patrick Jane is also searching for the serial killer, Red John, who killed his (Jane's) wife and child. Every epsiode has "red" in the title (minus the pilot).

We Are Baaaaaaack

I watched so much Lost last night that my head hurts. I watched Season 4's season finale (the one with the stuff written at the bottom) titled, "There's No Place Like Home". I also watched the "Destiny Calls" recap with executive producers and writers.

Then, I watched the first two episodes of Season 5, "Because You Left" and "The Lie." I think that I will be watching them again. As usual, I have to let it all sit for awhile before I'm sure of what I saw. I'm so thrilled that this show is back. It makes me feel ALIVE to think so much.

Money Doesn't Buy Class

I'm watching this Tuesday's episode of The Real Housewives of Orange County. Here are a few observations:

• Simon is British? I had no idea.
• Vicki is exhausting, utterly and completly. She is badgering her poor mother much like she badgered her poor daughter. "Do you love me? Tell me you love me."
• I would LOVE to be able to have a seven-course meal prepared by a chef. How great would that be?
• Gretchen is silly. So is Tamera. I don't understand why Gretchen is even on the show. She is not married so she's not a wife.
• Tamera's son, Ryan, is slimy.
• I cannot imagine inviting someone to my house and being so rude to them like Tamera is to Lynne and Frank.
• It's gross that Tamera would want to get Gretchen drunk. Gretchen however is a 30-year-old woman and can take care of herself. She shouldn't have drank like that and then acted like that. If I would've been there, she would've gotten slapped. She was disgusting. But then, after she got drunk, they should've cut her off. The overt sexual behavor all over Vicki's husband and Ryan was uncalled for.
• I keep thinking that Gretchen is gonna fall in the water.
• She (G) is being mean to Jeana and Jeana is the only one trying to help her.
• A drunk never admits they are drunk, right? How gross.
• The "wives" are mean to Lynne for no reason.

Wish You Were Here

That is the name of the episode ^ and also the name of one of my FAV songs.

Anyway, the very talented Eric Stoltz comes from behind the camera to guest in a three-episode arc. He plays William Dunn a death row inmate who is brought into the hospital after being stabbed. He reportedly comes between Meredeth and Derek. He says, "I would have to say that I insinuate myself in between Mer and Der in a way that isn't exactly helpful." I guess we'll see.

Also starting tonight is the beautiful Jessica Capshaw. She plays Dr Arizona Robbins, pediatric surgeon and a love interest for- Callie.

Jeffrey Dean Morgan, the devastatingly-handsome-but-dead-in-every-show guy, is back as Denny. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE JDM- that impish, sweet, shy smile and all but I don't like him back on this show. I don't want him (dead him) and Izzie having sex. I like Izzie and Alex- a lot.

Perry Reeves guests as Margaret, a patient with a "bone-sucking tumor". You may know her from Entourage. She plays Mrs Ari. She is EXCELLENT on that show.


Notes from the show
How funny is Jessica Capshaw on Heelys?

"Sexed up stalkers" -Dr Mark Sloan talking about the interns

I like Meredith and Yang fighting. I also like Dr Sloan and Lexipedia together- they were kinda HOT!

"I'm not going to a meeting to discuss my obsession with my best friend's girlfriend's half sister."- Dr M. Sloan to Callie after she suggests they are addicts (He has the best stuff!)

Ellen Pompeo is REALLY unattractive in this episode. I've never found her terribly attractive but she seems strange looking in this one. I can't really put my finger on the reason, though. Lip color? Hair down? Hmmm. She is maybe PREGNANT!!

"I can't do anything that would make you unhappy." -Denny's response to Izzie asking him not to make her choose between him and Alex. After she and Alex have sex (in the hospital). That is just weird. And it's bad for real men because they wouldn't say that. Also, is there THIS much sex in hospitals?

Mark and Callie were the best of the whole show.
"I'm going to denver!"

Alex made Izzie a cake- that was too sweet for words.

The Biggest Loser- Season 7 The Biggest Yet

This show ALWAYS kills me. It touches me, it inspires me, it haunts me. I am super-super sensitive and I get emotional for every show. My mama had to call me last night and warn me that there is an older man who falls out and he is gonna be ok. She knows that I have a really sensitive soul and that seeing him fall out would really get to me. So, I'm warning you, dear readers. This show is gonna touch you. You are gonna feel something when you watch.

I already really relate to the cousins, Felipe and Sione. A part of their culture is food and as a Cajun, I get that.

The 19 year old kid, Daniel, OH! OH! That just breaks my heart open. I just want him to succeed.

The MAW MAW and PAW PAW! I love, love the name Estella! I want them to be ok- to DO IT.

It is ALWAYS the mom/daughter or son/dad or mixed that really, really get to me. I'm so close to both of my parents and I know how much I love them and what I would do for them. Anything. I don't want to be fat with my fat young kids so it's time NOW to make the change.

YAY Bob! I heart him so so freaking much. I know that I've said that plenty before but, it bears repeating. How funny is it watching Bob and Jillian watch the contestants be all lost in the gym. "Get her OFF the bars!"

Oh, no! I cannot watch Jerry fall. I can't do it. Poor Estella. Poor, Poor Estella. Oh, I gotta fast-forward. Let me tell ya'll that my PaPa is 69 years old and he is 10x healthier than this. He can run and ski and do all that. If I would've been there in the gym at that time, I'da LOST it. LOST IT. I want him to come back though. I want him to do whatever he can to get better.

Everyone should be required to watch this show. EVERYONE. I think that it's so important to see this. If you are fat, you need to see that you can do it. You need to see how big you could get if you let yourself go. I know that it wouldn't take too much for me to weigh 300 pounds. I don't want that though. I want to LIVE and be HAPPY and HEALTHY. I'm happy that I'm smaller than any of these people, for the first time! There was always someone smaller than me or the same exact weight- starting. I am so so so beyond thrilled to say that I am smaller than the smallest person's starting weight. It's not a great thing to be proud of but I gotta start somewhere. So, YAY me!

These weights are just overwhelming. Daniel is 454 pounds and he is the biggest contestant they have ever weighed at the show. He can't walk, he waddles. It's really imperative that he gets healthy, or he will die.

I LOVE the bodybugg. I want it now. I use CalorieKing.com or SparkPeople.com to keep track of my calories but it's hard to keep track of what I burn. Actually, I have not worked out in awhile so, I need to do that.

Jerry is back. He says that at the hospital the doctor told him that his blood pressure dropped while he was working out. That is why he passed out. That used to happen to me all the time. My blood pressure dropped and I would be out. My bp is still on the low side but I don't pass out anymore.

(Sign up for the Pound for Pound Challenge.) (I am having a hard time with it. I cannot get it to acknowledge my email address! UGH!! Anyone else have this problem?)

I'm thinking that we have not been introduced to all the teams. I want to see the green team again, the models. I am also going to be able to relate to them, too. Not because I am or ever was a model but because they were not always fat. Or I guess they weren't.

All I can think of during the challenge is that the street/bridge they are running on looks very slippery. I'd bust my ass. Every time I watch this show, I'm inspired to RUN! and JUMP! and CLIMB! That is a very good thing though. I'm so proud of Aubrey- whether she wins or loses- that was awesome. Aww, she lost, but only by a teeny bit. Way to go, girls.

Oh, going to see the results of the tests. How I need Blue to go there. I would love to do it, too. I know that I have fatty liver that I'm trying to heal. I'd like to know what my age is inside my body. My cholesterol is good though! I stopped smoking. I'd like my DAD to find out what his is too. Maybe that would help him? I don't know.

The daddy crying and holding hands with his boy- oh, that is so sweet.

The black team men have wives and kids. One has a baby on the way next month, his third child. It's not just about them. People are depending on them.

On a side note, Ali Sweeney looks good. She is really pretty. She is just a little pregnant for her 2nd child in these episodes. Her daughter is due this month.

Big twist- 9 contestants are going home! They are breaking the teams up. That is kinda crazy. Blaine and Dane- the black team- are immune. They lost 34 pounds combined. Wow!
"I lost 14 pounds but I felt like I lost 50, " -Blaine. I think that means a lot.

*The silver team- Joelle and Carla- lost 24 pounds. This is the team with the biggest woman ever.
*The orange team- Dan and David- lost 46 pounds. This is the team with the biggest man and the biggest contestant ever. He lost 30 pounds!
*The red team- Nicole and Damien- lost 35 pounds. She beat him! They were one pound away from being above the yellow line.
*The white team- Estella and Jerry- lost 34 pounds. They needed 33 pounds. Jerry lost 25 pounds! WOW.
- The lights must be insane there by the scale because poor Ali is sweating like crazy.
*The blue team-Filipe and Sione-lost 40 pounds. They need 41 to be above the yellow line. Aw.
*The yellow team-Aubrey and Mandi-needs more than 28 pounds and they lost 25. Awww.
*The purple team- Cathy and Kristin-(Kristin was the second biggest woman)-lost 31 pounds. They needed 36 to stay. Jerry and Estella are still the winners with three teams left.
*The pink team-Helen and Shannon- lost 25 pounds. They needed 30.
*The green team-Tara and Laura-the ex-models, lost 34 pounds and needed only 32. Tara lost 21 pounds and did an adorable dance. "Who loses 21 pounds? I DO!" -Tara. They are above the yellow line so Estella and Jerry are now below it.
*The brown team-Ron and Mike- need to have lost more than 48 pounds. They lost 54 freaking pounds. Good gracious. They win for the week. Ron lost the most (32 pounds) weight anyone has ever lost in one week. It's amazing.

I have to say that this twist is BIG. The black team won immunity during the challenge so they are safe. The brown team came in first at the weigh-in so they are safe. Every other team has to chose one of their members to go home. After thirty days, whoever is still in the game gets their partner back. I don't think I like this very much. I don't like the separating of the teams but it is different.

What do you do? How interesting to see three different strategies, or trains-of-thought, right away. On the pink team (mother/daughter), Shannon (daughter) is saying that Helen has to stay because she will go back to bad habits at home. She says that she is not staying without her mother. On the red team (finaces), Nicole seems to be laying her case out for Damien. She is telling him that she can do it and that she has surprised herself already. The yellow team (sisters) is talking about who would be mad or who would fault whom if they were eliminated eventually. The blue team (cousins) are saying that they have no doubts in each other. The silver team (best friends/biggest woman) asks each other if they want to stay and talk about how they were the lowest losing team.

*Pink team (mother/daughter) loses Shannon (daughter). Helen stays.
*Blue team (Tongan cousins) loses Sione. Filipe stays.
*Green team (ex-model BFFs) loses Laura. Tara stays.
*Yellow team (sisters) loses Aubrey. Mandi stays.
*Red team (fiances) loses Nicole. Damien stays.
*Orange team (BFFs/biggest contestant) loses David. Dan (the biggest contestant) stays.
*Silver team (BFFs/biggest woman) loses Carla (the biggest woman). Joelle stays- this one I don't get.
*Purple team (mother/daughter) loses Cathy (mom). Kristin stays.
*White team (oldest/grandparents) loses Estella. Jerry stays.
(OH GOD. I lost it when they started "Courage Is" song) (It's one of my THEME songs!)

I'm looking forward to next week when Bob loses his cool!


Courage Is
Take all my vicious words
And turn them into something good

Take all my preconceptions
And let the truth be understood

Take all my prized possessions
Leave only what I need

Take all my pieces of doubt
And let me be what's underneath

Courage is when you're afraid,
But you keep on moving anyway
Courage is when you're in pain,
But you keep on living anyway

We all have excuses why
Living in fear something in us dies

Like a bird with broken wings
It's not how high he flies,
But the song he sings

Courage is when you're afraid,
But you keep on moving anyway
Courage is when you're in pain,
But you keep on living anyway
You keep on living anyway

It's not how many times you've been knocked down
It's how many times you get back up

Courage is when you've lost your way,
But you find your strength anyway

Courage is when you're afraid
Courage is when it all seems grey
Courage is when you make a change,
And you keep on living anyway

You keep on moving anyway
You keep on giving anyway
You keep on loving anyway

What Have You Done Today To Make You Feel Proud?

**Spoilers**Spoilers**

I know that I've said it before but I cannot say it enough, I LOVE The Biggest Loser. I would love to be on the show and WIN. I would love to meet Bob Harper who I just adore. I think he's amazing and adorable and sweet and funny.

On to the show, I really don't want Vicky to win. I can't stand her. It's too bad that she is the contestant from Louisiana.
Also, I love Allison Sweeny. I didn't realize she was so pregnant! I don't really love that green (velvet? velour?) dress but, poor thing. She might not be able to find anything to fit.

Heba looks really good. She needs a better bra! Oh goodness, it's really bad. REALLY. BAD.
Ed looks really good, too. I just didn't like the two of them at all during the game. I think that is why everyone voted for Ed. People didn't like them so they did the opposite of what they wanted.

Stacey is my hero! She kicked major ass on that step challenge. She looks incredible! She and Adam prove that working out and being healthy can happen even with jobs and kids. That is an inspiration.

LT and Tom. They lost some weight! Good job, guys.

YAY! Bob. His butt is so cute. I love him so much.

Adam was 340 pounds. His goal was 220 by the finale. His weight is 260. He lost 60 pounds.
Stacey was 221 pounds. Her current weight is 156. She lost 65 pounds.

Aww! LT is a little league football coach. Love that. His starting weight was 357 pounds. His current weight is 270 pounds. He lost 87 pounds.
Tom started at 314 pounds. His current weight is 236 pounds. He lost 78 pounds.

Jerry. That is just fricking amazing. I have chills looking at Jerry and Colleen.
Coleen looks fantastic, too. I love her. Her talking about her daddy just made me cry every time. Because I KNOW!
Shellay looks so good. And Amy! Oh, look how good she looks too. I love those dresses.

Jerry is the reason I cry for the first time. How awesome!! His diseases are gone! It's so beautiful and fabulous. I'm just so proud. He gained 24 years the doctor says. That is just priceless. He was the unhealthiest player in Biggest Loser history. He started at 380 pounds. His current weight is 265 pounds. He lost 115 pounds which puts him in the lead for The Biggest Loser off campus.
Colleen started at 218 pounds. Her current weight is 154. She lost 64 pounds.

Shellay and Amy trying on clothes- that is me and Mama! We laugh and laugh and laugh. Shellay was 216 pounds and now it's 142 pounds. She lost 74 pounds. That is awesome! Amy, who is just a cutie, started at 239 pounds. Her current weight is 135! She lost 105 pounds. Oh my god!!! She takes the lead from Jerry.

Now, my favs- Phil and Amy. I loved Amy P. so much. WHOA! They look fabulous. Brady looks good and Renee- Oh wow! She looks amazing. I love Amy P's dress.
Phil's tape is making me cry. I love seeing him with and hearing him talk about his kids. It's adorable. His starting weight was 331 pounds. His current weight is 180 pounds! OH MY gOD! He lost 151 pounds, that is freaking amazing. What an awesome guy. He takes over the lead.
Amy P., my very favorite contestant. She was just so sweet and southern and precious. I love that hair in the tape. She is so pretty! She started at 229 pounds and her current weight is 124. Good GRIEF! She lost 105 pounds. WOW! That is just amazing. She takes the lead from her husband and OH, I hope she wins that whole thing. 105 pounds. That is just crazy.

Brady and Vicky, I didn't like them. I didn't dislike Brady as much as I REALLY CANNOT stand Vicky. Brady started out at 341 pounds. His current weight is 224 pounds. He lost 117 pounds. That is awesome, too. Not enough to take the title from Amy, though.

Renee's change is dramatic. She was an awesome competitor too. I don't get how you stop talking to your child but, that is not the point. She started at 267 pounds and her current weight is 161 pounds. She lost 106 pounds. She looks like she lost more than that. She did great.

Heba was the heaviest woman on campus. I didn't love her but I do understand when she talks about wanting to get pregnant and being so big. I'm not as big as she was but, I am big. Her starting weight was 294 pounds and her current weight is 156 pounds. She lost 138 pounds and she wins the $100,000 prize! 138 pounds is absolutely incredible.

I don't know how Ed can cook good food and not eat it. I can TOTALLY relate to him talking about how food tastes, feels, etc. Sometimes it's just too much. It just depends on how much you want it.

Oh, Bob! He's talking about what WE can do even though we are not on the show- make better choices at lunch, move around more today, make the CHOICE.

Now, Vicky. As much as I don't like her, the kid thing is gonna get me. OH, the first Cajun Biggest Loser sign. Ummm, not all Cajuns are like her. She is not a nice person and seems so insincere. She is killing herself. She wakes up at 4am and works out for an hour. Then she goes to work until 5 and works out and doesn't come home until 8:30 or 9. She is not seeing her children or losing weight. My biggest question is what is she feeding her kids now? When she was on the show, she talked about how they MIGHT know what broccoli was because of school but they don't eat it. She feeds them doughnuts and other fatty foods. Her four-year-old weighed 62 pounds! She needed to be focused on helping them, too. Not just herself.

Michelle is such a sweet and beautiful girl. Her story made me cry too. I'm glad that she and her mom are close again. There is nothing like that relationship between a mom and daughter. I'd be so lost without my mom. Some days she works out for 4 hours! Hmmm, I can't do that. Maybe that is why I am fat.

These woman can't walk in their shoes! Heba and Vicky both were slipping and sliding all around. Bob is so sweet. He helps the ladies walk to their spot. Michelle looks so great! FULL DISCLOSURE I want Michelle to win. I guess that is weird because she is on Jillian's team but I like her the best (by FAR) out of the three.

January 6th a new season starts. I'm excited for that. The oldest couple, the biggest woman and the largest contestant ever at only 19 years old. It's right in time for new year's resolutions. Also, the Pound for Pound challenge.

Ed's starting weight was 335 pounds. His current weight is 196 pounds. He lost 139 pounds. That is 41.49%
Vicky's starting weight was 246 pounds. Her current weight is 145 pounds. She lost 101 pounds and needed 102 pounds. Thank goodness for that pound.
Michelle's starting weight was 242 pounds. She needs to have lost more than 100 pounds. Her current weight is 132 pounds!! She lost 110 pounds. She is the biggest loser!!

Scoop (BEWARE of Spoilers)

Who wants TV scoop? (Ummm, probably not a lot of you judging by the amount of people who read-comment-on this blog, but whatever)

Are you wondering WTF is going on over on Grey's? What is wrong with Izzie? Last week, she actually (appeared) to HAVE SEX with her dead fiance', Denny. Many people are speculating that the good doctor has a brain tumor and is dying/will die soon. Jeffrey Dean Morgan, who plays Denny, is contracted until February. Shonda Rhimes, the creator of the show, says that the brain tumor is not the case. Can we trust her though? She is famous for throwing off spoilers or changing things all around after leaks.

Also, word is, Sadie (Die) and Callie may be getting closer. For a second. AND, so will Little Grey and McSteamy (look for that in early '09).
Let's discuss these things!! What do you think about these couplings?

After this week's Gossip Girl, we all know who is going to die, right? Well, I've heard that Ed Westwick puts in an Emmy winning performance during the funeral show. Really! Also, R & L just may get together after all....