Kat's Playbook

Golly Gee Jake...the Bachelor season has officially begun!! 

Yes, Chris Harrison (or Marky Mark as My Dearest A and I use to call him...long story) has told us that this is going to be the Most Dramatic Season of the Bachelor Yet.  And by looking at the teasers...I must say that I totally agree!!   I know...they are just teasers, but come one.  Even Pleasantville Jake gets mad and kicks his way out of the interview.

Chris Harrison's blog says, "It was very unfortunate that two adults decided to selfishly make the decisions they made. They forced me and the show into a very tough spot. It had to be dealt with and next week you’ll see exactly what I mean."  And yes, I heard today on E!News that one of the contestants had slept with a producer.  Scandalous!!  I cannot wait to watch this one unfold.

But this quickly reminded me of something.   I have heard of this story before.  Bachelor contestant sleeps with (or falls in love with) crew member/producer...

Got it...

Back in college, my roommate, My Dearest A, and I were obsessed with the movie:  I Wanna Marry Ryan Banks.  Yes this movie was not only on Lifetime...so you can imagine the quality...but it featured Jason Priestley.  (Love-me-some-Dylan-McKay-Donna-Martin-Gradutes-9-0-2-1-0).  And so, as I googled this long last should-be-award-winning movie, I noticed two things:

1) The girl in I Wanna Marry Ryan Banks, Charlie, was totally in 90210 too!!  I am sure that I realized that at the time, but still, just reminds me again of how awesome that drama is and how the season DVDs are a must on my next Christmas list.

2) The Crew Member is none other than...The Hangover's Bradley Cooper.  Now, I have always had a little crush on Coop since his Failure to Launch and Wedding Crashers days.  But now that he's bigger and better...let's just take a moment to enjoy:
And yes he even looks sexy all beat up, dirty, and....well....hungover.

Reminds me of another Brad that even looked good in while eating chips in Ocean's 11.  I tried to find a picture of that exact scene, but trust me... you know the one ladies.  Only a Brad can look sexy hungover or while eating chips.

Heeellllooooo Brads....

Posted in: Reality TV, Red Carpet Madness, The Bach on Tuesday, January 5, 2010 at 5 comments    

Today I asked Gator Guy what his New Year's Resolution is...

His response:  "To be a little bit more awesome than I was last year.  That's all."

Short and sweet.  I will be posting mine tomorrow.  Busy watching the Gators kick some A$$ right now ;)

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 I just can't get enough of the man with the big red bag:

And the best Christmas Commercial is brought to you by my Haven ...TARGET:

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Now I realize that all work parties and gift exchanges have the best intentions.   And I also realize that White Elephant Gift Exchanges are suppose to be funny.  They are suppose to have either good gifts, or gifts that give you a good laugh. However, I have decided to boycott mine this year.

There are two conclusions to this post:

1. That gift exchanges are lame unless you all play in the same conference.
2. I am so cheap my Dad would be proud.

So here I was, at Bed Bath Beyond, where you can really find anything...and Beyond.  The price limit for our White Elephant Gift Exchange was $30.  A perfect amount.  Enough to buy a DVD, and more importantly, enough to buy an As Seen on TV gift.  I debated at the ginormous store of Beyond for over 45 minutes.  Debating between The Bump It, Shame Wow, The Slap Chop, or Ped Egg.  And then I thought, what do I really want?  And what I wanted at that moment was to cuddle up and watch a movie.  (I must say that the Snuggie was not out in stores yet, or else that would have been the obvious choice.)  So instead, I picked out a really nice, red, plush, throw.  One that would accent any couch during this time of year.



And a pair of fuzzy socks to go with it....naturally.

I bring my as-if-martha-wrapped-it-herself package to the party with a jolly grin on my face.  I couldn't wait to see who would fight over my comfy goodness.  Gift after gift was opened.


And I quickly realized.  No one else spent 45 minutes looking at the Beyond and deciding between the Giant Remote or the Fruit Saver Bags.  No.  It became very clear...that everyone ran down to Starbucks, around the corner to the bakery, and in the freaking break room for a can of coke.  That's right.  I spent probably over $30 including tax when Coworker A, walked in the next room and got a free can of coke.  oh but wait, they did wrap it up in Xerox paper.

And so, as I watched cheap gift after cheap gift become unwrapped, I came to my first conclusion. 

1. That gift exchanges are lame unless you all play in the same conference.

We were defintely not all playing in the same conference.  I was playing in SEC, one with lots of thought, hard work, and a budget.  The others were playing in the Sun Belt conference.  That's right, you've never even heard of the Sun Belt conference.

But then I realized the power.  The power of chosing very last.  The power to pick anything I wanted.  My final pick you ask?  Not the Pink Pig wearing a Crown, not the can of coke....The really nice, red, plush, throw and fuzzy socks...naturally.  Because I wanted to cuddle up in my absolute softness.

However, that is when I came to my second conclusion:

    2.  I am so cheap my Dad would be proud.

And so, as I left work that day, I took my really nice, red, plush, throw and fuzzy socks...naturally

and the receipt of purchase, back the ginormous store of Beyond and got my 30 bucks plus tax fully refunded back...SUCKAS!!!

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