DWTS Season 13 Week 9

FINALLY, my beloved Argentine Tango!!! It's a little hard to watch anyone do the AT, though, after Maks and Erin's in season 10 that was THE.hottest.dance.EVER. I do wish that Hope knew how to find her sexy b/c she falls short with my man. Oh well, I think she's really done her best, she just truly doesn't get her hotness. That said, they're gonna have to go now, to pave the way for Rob & Cheryl, Ricki & Derek and my favorite couple, JR & Karina. OH PLEASE OH PLEASE OH PLEASE!!

Ok, let's back up. I don't know if I can even remember who danced what, but I'll try. We know that everyone danced the Argentine Tango and then they did a Cha Cha relay at the end. A VERY busy week for all the couples.

Rob & Cheryl did the Samba I think. They were pretty frickin on tonight, even with their fruity little Carnival float. She has done a fabulous job with him and he has just really blossomed. I'm so proud of him. He is no JR...or Maks...or Derek, but the boy really has made the most progress, I think. Their Argentine wasn't superb. It had all the elements and it was REALLY good, but it wasn't difficult per se.

JR & Karina did the stupid Paso Doble. The poor baby is injured in a big way and it was hard to see him there not smiling and happy. Still, though, he really did some good dancing and holy cold showers was their Argentine Tango HOT!! They have some great chemistry and I would LOVE to see Karina get her first mirror ball. I still feel she and Mario Lopez were totally robbed. In fact, I do believe I boycotted for a while after that.

Hope & Maks also did the Paso, an angry, pushy dance that I'm just not thrilled with. I don't hate it more than any other, but c'mon it's bullfighting...why would we want to see that on a dance floor? I think they did just fine. The judges were happy with it, for the most part, but I do believe that my man Maks's attitude has rubbed off some on miss Hope b/c boy did she ever bring her snarky!! Have I mentioned yet that I'm not sure we'll be seeing Maks, anymore? I hope I'm wrong b/c I so love watching him, but gosh he seems to *really* be rubbing everyone but Tom the wrong way lol! Their AT was also fine, sultry enough I suppose, but she is also suffering from a bad injury, with a blown shoulder, so she's had to limit what she can do.

Ricki & Derek have my daughter's heart. Actually, any couple comprised of Derek and anyone will always have her vote. Too bad I made her use all her phone calls for JR & Karina lol! I really did. Then she missed our time zone's cut off, trying to use her brother's phone. LOVE it! Ok, back to R & D. They did bring it. Not as much as JR & Karina last week, but they were awesome. Their AT was beautiful, but not nearly as hot as JR & Karina's, though they got a higher score. WHAT.ever. Also, at the end, with the group Cha Cha Cha, JR & Karina's was better, but NO, Ricki & Derek got a higher score. Go ahead, say it with me....WHAT.ever. I did think that Rob & Cheryl did a faboo job with theirs, though, and *maybe* earned the judges full score of 10? I'm not sure, really, but I think maybe. Oh, Ricki & Derek did a cute, cute Samba, too. My daughter wasn't impressed with the yellow canary outfits, but well, it was Derek, so she got over it. He is really quite a phenomenal choreographer and really just brings out everything inside of whomever he's dancing with. It's pure magic.

CANNOT WAIT for the finals next week. If my faves go home, though, I'm boycotting them, just so ya know. Seriously.

DWTS Season 13 Week 8 Instant Dance

As always, I'm way behind, I'll just hit ya with a quick summary and a spoiler, the second I can get it posted. This week, the stars had to learn the Jive as their instant dance and then one other dance. I think we saw the quick step, the waltz and the tango. And, again, I ask...what have they done with my smokin' hot Argentine Tango? BRING.IT.BACK.

First of all, WHY is Nancy Grace still there? WHO IN THE HECK IS VOTING FOR HER? I demand a recount.

Dancing first was Rob & Cheryl and I thought they did a fine job. He has really improved and the judges agreed with me. He won't make it to the mirror ball, but I do enjoy him.

Next up, Hope and Maks. Now, I didn't agree with the judges here. I don't know, but there is just something about her that doesn't work for me. She's gorgeous, got a body that won't stop and works super hard, but maybe it's the lack of chemistry with my man Maks that is the problem. Whatever it is, it's preventing them from reaching their full potential as a couple. Too bad, really.

Derek and Rikki, who were in first place last week, danced next. For some reason, I was less than over the moon with them, too. I really like them and they have good chemistry and a fabulous work ethic and omg she has gotten SKINNY, but it just didn't seem as perfect a performance as I was expecting. That's probably my fault b/c I know they are awesome and can do anything. Totally expecting them to stick around, though, and give my JR a run for his money.

Gah...Nancy and ::zzzzzz:: Tristan danced next. I guess it was ok...for a week four or five dance, maybe. They have less chemistry than I do with my front door. She acts the wretch, he acts the troll and I change the channel. BOR.ING. They've really got to go. I'm sorry, but we're in the bigs now and they haven't even advanced to little league.

AAAHHH be still my heart, the DANCERS were on the floor next. Oh my do I ♥ JR. Please don't tell me if you're sick of hearing me go on and on about him b/c I have to. His dancing is extraordinary. His charm is extraordinary. The stories told through their dance...yes, extraordinary. They danced the most beautiful waltz, I even watched it twice, and the waltz is definitely not a favorite of mine. Gorgeous form and interpretation and just...EVERYTHING. I don't want this season to be over, just so I can come back every week and watch him.

I didn't bother watching the instant dances b/c frankly, I didn't much care about them. I watched the highlights of everyone's jive, well, except for JR's, of course. He and Karina did not disappoint, not one bit and ended up with a PERFECT score of 60 for the night!! WOOHOOO!

DWTS Season 13, Broadway Week

I don't even know what week we're on, I'm so far behind...week six maybe? Let me start by saying that the music choices for the dances have totally sucked this season!! I've been less than impressed by the whole thing this season, for some reason, though I definitely know who I want to be in the finals!

First to dance was Rob and Cheryl doing a cha-cha. Don't ask me why, but I find myself really rooting for him. I don't have any delusions about him finishing in the top of the pack and that's fine b/c I have another guy in mind, but I just kinda like him. I do agree with the judges, the dance was adequate, but too starchy. I think this really challenges him, but he's working so hard, let's bring him back. His score was 22.

Next up, we have Nancy and Tristan (neither whom I can stand even a little) doing a foxtrot. Gosh, I want to just hit her. She gives women everywhere a bad name! I felt like they ended well, but the first 2/3 of the dance did NOTHING for me. A showstopper? PPPFFFTT, I think NOT. I was watching a different foxtrot than the one that Carrie Ann and Bruno were watching. I'm with Len, the footwork sucked (ok my words, not his) and hello it's DANCING, shouldn't that be a requirement?!! Carrie Ann gave her a NINE?? WTH? Their score was a RIDICULOUS 24.

Up next, David and Kim dance a quickstep to We Go Together, from Grease. Finally, a song and a dance that work together, not against each other. Their timing was a bit off today, like the judges said, but I still think it was fun. Poor David just has too much energy for his own good. ADD much, dude? They scored a 23.

Ricki and Derek kill the place with their quickstep. WOW!! I'm tryin to sign up to dance with Derek, someday. Oh please oh please! The choreography was fabulous, the chemistry fabulous, everything FABULOUS!! I predicted they'd get a 29, which they did, so the heat is on JR and Karina, who were atop the leader board last week.

Next is Chaz and Lacey doing a tango, something I didn't think would go well and, though I didn't feel it was their worst dance, it left a lot to be desired, mostly the sizzling heat that should come from that dance. Speaking of which, how come we haven't seen the Argentine Tango this season? What gives? Oh, their score was a sad 19. I'm sorry, but he just really shouldn't be there, at this stage of the game.

Now we go to Hope & my man Maks, who was seriously out of control with his attitude tonight, even for him. He can totally boss me around any day, but wow I wonder if they'll be keeping him around. His ego is a little um...large. They danced a rumba and I just didn't think it was soooo awful and I guess the judges disagreed with me. Hope has beautiful form and, no, she's not a superior dancer, but the girl is an athlete and isn't she there to LEARN to dance? She's improving and she's not horrible, so give her a break. I think they were too hard on her, but maybe I just like her b/c she's prettier than Chaz lol! Their score of 20 was absurd, though, seriously.

Last to dance was JR and Karina and O.M.G. did they ever bring it!! I was so stinkin entertained watching their quickstep, a dance I don't like, in case I haven't mentioned it this season, I was yelling and smiling the whole time. I ♥ JR in a huge way!! They brought the house down in style and I have high hopes for those two. They got a score of 29, tying them for first with Ricki an Derek, but they were definitely the performance of the night and should've gotten that 30.

Oh...last LAST to dance was the entire group, doing a fun little group dance, which was fun to watch, but I'm not entirely sure of the point of the whole thing?

DWTS Season 13, Week 2

OK, so I'm starting off behind...the norm, if you know me, right? I promise to have the blog typed up from week one, if it's the last thing I do before I die b/c that sucker is saved on my phone, painstakingly typed up in the middle of the night. It WILL end up here darnit, good or bad.

Soooo...right outta the gate I'm sayin that ole Nancy cannot leave soon enough and unless Rob Kardashian learns how to move, his stage right may be sooner than Nan's.

First off to dance this week is Hope (WTH do they find all these cover girl athletes??) and my man Maks dancing the jive-not my favorite dance-so we'll see what happens. Right off the bat, some timing issues, but it *is* a hard dance, hope the judges don't hate b/c I still like them. Len loves it? OK, there's the mention of the timing, but hey, it's the truth. That's right, he says what he sees. HHMMMPPPFF! Well, judges say nothing surprising, though I think she has such potential and dangit, do NOT vote off my man. Scores, eh, I'm not sure I think they were fair...not sure I think they were so unfair. They got 19.

Kristin and Mark next dance the quick step, also not a fave of mine ::sigh:: I've really seen some that have had me on my feet rooting, though, so I expect no less of these two. OK, well, I was about to fall asleep in the opening minute of it, but then it really grew on me. Plus, her smile is really contagious and they have great chemistry, no? Bruno was right on about the ending, but it did end up sorta being comical. All in all, I'm quite pleased with their dance, but I actually find myself sorta agreeing with Len, AGAIN. Huh? Alternate universe?! Their scores better be fair. Yep, yep I'm all good with the scores. You?

The next jive is David and Kym. I don't even know how technically correct it was b/c I got lost in the music and energy, but YES exactly what Carrie Ann said-the enthusiasm just hung out and YES YES please move those hips dude. I'm rooting for him. I think he could use some more of this discipline in his life. Go David. I mean, don't be pushing MY faves out, but let's bring him back for a few more weeks, ok? Ok. Scores were fair, it may come down to the callers to keep him around.

Elisabetta & Val have to do a quick step and I swear listening to and watching those two act like a couple of prima donnas is going to make me break out in some kind of accent. Gawd. Yikes...ice queen much? I admit that I'm not so familiar with the Italian nuances, but I dunno, she's just rubbing me the wrong way. Lamborghini? Seriously, Bruno? Whatevs. I'm with Len and Len only this time. The dance was better than last week and, sure, it was an ok dance, not horrible, but I'm not loving them. The scores were fair at 21.

Next up, Rob & Cheryl with the jive. Ok, is it me or does he seem to be dancing to a different song? What's with the standing O? He doesn't seem to be at all excited by the music, he does not feel it in his soul. Were the judges watching the same dance? HHHMM, maybe *I* was watching a different performance than everyone else in the country? LOL! I will give him one thing...it was an improvement, but I'm still tryin to go to sleep while he's dancing. And, hello, I am NOT watching DWTS to have him psychoanalyzed by Brooke. PPFFFTTT! Ok, I do agree with the scores...21 was fair.

Carson and Anna are doing the quick step next. Admittedly, the freakish music and costumes fit Carson like a well loved T, but none of it is really working for me. They have fun and Carson has heart, but heart won't win that beloved mirror ball trophy, sorry. LOL, love Len's backhanded compliment...the worst dancers are the most entertaining to watch. Well, I'm done with them, let's move on to some dancers, shall we?! Oh...score was 18.

Ricki & Derek are dancing a jive, which I'm excited to see. OMG holy hot dances!!! Derek just brings out the smokin' hot in every lady who is lucky to be paired with him, right?! Len, DUDE? COME ON, we've been simpatico all night up until now. Heck yeah, Carrie Ann and Bruno, it was the best jive of the night. They seriously rocked my world! Their score of 23 was ok, but boohiss on Len's 7.

Next up, Chaz & Lacey with their quick step. I wasn't sure how well this was gonna go, given Chazzy boy's (thanks Carrie Ann) issues with his knees and it seems my concerns weren't unfounded. Like Bruno said, it's a QUICK step, it's supposed to be fast. I do appreciate his likeability and smile in spite of the pain, but, technically, it wasn't superior, ya know? Score was fair at 17.

Next to dance and at the top of the leader board last week (with JR), we have Chynna & Tony dancing a jive. Another couple I really like. She's a fabulous dance with fabulous chemistry and natural ability. I think I might agree with Carrie Ann and it seemed like she held back. Score of 21 was pretty fair, I think.

Ay ya, Nancy & Tristan. That about sums it up. No bueno. I felt like he was pulling her around the dance floor. Len is NUTS. It's past his bed time and it shows in his lack of vision. I'm trying to feel for her, but I'm sorry it feel a bit like rooting for the poor piranha. So, um WTH...SERIOUSLY W.T.H. Len gave her an EIGHT??? They got an overall score of 21??? Flippin sympathy scores and I'm just ticked off now.

The last dancers, JR & Karina shared the leader board with Chynna & Tony last week and this week have to do the jive and oh yeah LOVE THEM!! I have my top three now....JR, Chynna and Ricki (ugh, where's my man Maks, maybe I better revise that), not necessarily in that order, but omg the voters better bring them back. He is so full of energy and awesome and to heck with the lift and Len just has to shut it. For real. So glad I'm not listening to anymore of his late night gibberish b/c he's making me cranky. GOOOOOO JR!!!! Score was 22. I personally think they should've tied for first, again, but maybe I'm biased. Now, to get through to vote. Let me at 'em!!

North Dakota bound

Soooo, the man is in Utah, one of the stops between his home for the last 14 months in SoCal and what looks to be his new home, in North Dakota. Can you say bbbrrrr? Oh ye of no body fat does not not not like to be in the cold. However, the woman of a "little" more body fat does like the prospect of being able to pay bills, without having to borrow from Peter to pay Paul.

When he first told me that he was applying for a job in North Dakota, my response was, "Uhhh...you're going the wrong direction, ya know?" Keeping a family, marriage and two homes going, while living 1100 miles apart is not an easy task for anyone, let alone a couple who doesn't seem to have a clue as to what normal looks like. Still, the work was in SoCal, so off he went. There were a couple of hopeful prospects up here that didn't pan out, but I've been praying and praying and praying, so I figured that the reason for the NO answer was a good one, even if the Big Guy wasn't gonna fill me in on what that was.

So, the staffing agency asked for copies of all the man's licensing and certification and told him they needed him by the 11th of this month....12 days after he applied. YIKES!! From the time he called the agency to the time he spoke to the employer and they told him that was less than 24 hours. Sometimes, things move REALLLLY fast!! Seems to be the story of our lives, though, things either flying, to where you can hardly hold on or things dragging to the point of, well, hardly being able to hold on.

We could, potentially, see him much more than we've been seeing him, even though he'll be working MUCH more, just because he will get one week off every month. Lately, we've only been able to see him once every 2-3 months for a couple of days. NOT ENOUGH! Oh how I hope it is all as it seems to be.

We're not sure about the winters. I assume the oil fields don't close shop during the winter, so I am also assuming that his crane will have a heated cab. I don't want to know if that's not the case. We'll just pretend that it will be hunky dory, regardless of heated cabs. Now, his car....hhhmm...he's driving his little sports car, a Maxda RX-8 and that sucker may not fare well during the ND winters. I'm thinking that he may need to drive it home (our home here) and leave it with me for safekeeping and take the Geo. Who cares if the Geo is a teeny little car, it's ok if it gets trashed in the winter there because at least the sports car will be safe. And, no, he cannot take my Expedition. Let's face it, what's mine is mine and what's his is mine and, well, I really need the Expedition here, in case I want to take a trip into the mountains, to find some snow. It could really happen and he really wouldn't want me to get stranded, right? Exactly!

Here's hoping that ND is more welcoming and safe than his experience with the drunks surrounding his car in Ogden. He quickly drove to another little town in UT, to a hotel not teeming with tweakers and drunks, looking for a nice car to vandalize for crack money.

DWTS Season 12 Week 10 Finals Week

WOOHOO!! It's freestyle week, yeeeaaahh!!!!

I had planned on blogging with each dance, but it's just been too exciting for me to do that lol! I'm having a blast, so far, so let's get into dissecting the dances, shall we?

First to dance was Chelsea and Mark who got a little help during the week from Carrie Ann. I'm not sure Chelsea needed her help, to be honest lol! Their samba was frickin hot babeee!! YEAH!! These two have fabulous chemistry, fabulous energy and did some seriously faboo dancing!! I'm torn.

Second out was Kirstie and Maks, getting the help of Bruno. Was it obvious to anyone else that there's a reason why some people end up in the final and why some should NOT? LOL! I liked it back in the day when two couples ended up in the dance off, instead of three this leaving the top three silliness. As much as I admire Kirstie and applaud how far her dancing has come and enjoy watching Mr. Hottiebobody Maks, it was blatantly obvious right away why the competition is REALLY just between two of the couples on tonight's lineup. Their samba was nice and good and she's really improved, but finals quality it was not....not in my ever so humble opinion, anyway.

Last and certainly not in any way least, was my silent assassin Hines & Kym dancing the quick step, getting some pointers (get it, point the feet???) from Len. First of all, what the heck is wrong with the judges? Kirstie & Chelsea get to dance a samba, a hot dance they both rocked the first time around and then Hines gets stuck with that stupid quick step...ON FINALS NIGHT???? Loohoosers!! How dare they. You know what, though, Hines sure showed all of 'em!! GOOO baby GO!!! They deserved every point of their 30, which tied them with Chelsea & Mark for the first round.

First of all, NO freestyle was as awesome as some of the past freestyle dances, especially the awesome Tootsie Roll that Kyle Massey did last year. I hope someone does a freestyle next season that rivals one of my all time faves, but we'll just have to wait and see, I suppose.

Same order, Mark & Chelsea were first. They were all lit up, doing a ridiculous number of lifts and using probably all of their energy for the next week lol! I hope they saved a little for tomorrow. Their timing was a little off a couple of times, including right at the beginning, but it was so fresh and hip, eh who cares. They really brought all they had and then some.

Maks & Kristie's freestyle was, well, in a word...slow. Seriously, it just didn't move enough because the poor girl is unable to move that package like the young and fit thangs. Oh girl, I do so feel your pain, but, honey, this is finals week, there simply is not room for that. I do think the lifts were pretty awesome and she really adapts well to what is asked of her. At this point, though, I'd like to ask her to please move over so Hines can get some more camera time. MMM MMM good!

Hines & Kym just lit the place up, yet again. It is amazing, all they've done and with an injury to boot!! My gosh, are they overachievers or what?? They did say they would be doing something that had never before been done on DWTS and I'm still not sure what that was? LOL! Anyone? Well, I don't care...in spite of that icky band uniform, I was totally mesmerized. If I were to be honest, difficulty-wise I'd have to say that Miss Disney had a little edge over them, but one just cannot help but to get sucked in by Hines and his charm. These two got most of my votes, though I did save a few for Chelsea & Mark lol! I know...what a putz. I can't help it, though, I love them both!!! Still, GOOOOO TEAM HINES!!!! Tune in tomorrow at 7PM PACIFIC time for a spoiler!!!

SPOILER ALERT SPOILER ALERT....IF YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW WHO WON THE MIRROR BALL TROPHY ON DWTS, STOP READING NOW!!!!

Here goes............

3rd Place goes to......WHAT THE ****??? Chelsea & Mark!!! UGH ::biting nails::

2nd Place goes to......Ok, whew Kirstie & Maks

AND THE WINNER IS................YEEAAHH Hines & Kym take it all!!!

The Fort Knox of Wii

It seems that the Wii console, which is in MY room, so that I can use it with my Wii Fit (currently a magnet for Greyhound hair and not my body) has parental controls set which makes me unable to set up the wireless, thereby rendering Netflix useless. Evidently, my husband set these controls up a couple of years ago because of the Wii News channel? Could the Wii News be any more damaging than the actual news? Surely not.

Fine, let me reset it. OK, it wants a PIN number. WHAT? I don't remember the ever popular pin that he was so fond of two years ago, next question. What is your favorite movie? Oooh that's easy...Pulp Fiction. EH! Not! WHAT? Yes, it is. This thing is stupid. Fine, let's try The Godfather. EH! WRONG! OK, Godfather leaving out the damn adjective because God forbid he have to stumble over waving that wand over an extra three letters AND the space bar. Yep, you got it...wrong again. Otherwise, we wouldn't be having this little blog tantrum at 2AM.

I am seriously peeved. I have tried every stinkin' guy movie I can think of and then some, but the place is locked up like Fort Knox and I refuse to phone Nintendo at 2AM to get my Netflix fix when I have two DVR's, both at almost 100% capacity. I wanted to have the option of watching something else, though, is that too much to ask? Apparently so. PPPFFFTT!