Comments on: off the chiz-ain

By: Sherry

Sherry — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 11:36:01 +0000

I’m almost feel ‘guilty’ to admit here, I don’t like reality tv !! But am fascinated by your post and all the comments :-)

By: bclement412

bclement412 — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:41:17 +0000

AMERICAN IDOL!!!!!!!!! Woot woot I love pointing and laughing at the failures. I’m so mean :P Did you see the Tiny Tim guy last week? He is a substitute teacher where I live. *dies of both shame and laughter*

By: Snowflake

Snowflake — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 23:33:08 +0000

Totally with you when it comes to Twilight but we couldn’t be further apart regarding Reality TV.

By: Amanda Plavich

Amanda Plavich — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 02:30:30 +0000

Ooo…What Not to Wear! Another good one. I really hope someone nominates me. I need it. lol

By: Beth

Beth — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 22:39:16 +0000

Must admit, I do enjoy a good episode of Project Runway. And What Not to Wear. :)

By: BigWords88

BigWords88 — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:05:45 +0000

There is, surprisingly, quite a large country music scene in Scotland. There are a few bands which sound utterly American but are Scottish in origin, and some of the holdover from the line-dancing craze about fifteen years or so ago is still in evidence. The ‘straight’ country (the performers with a degree of respectability) are okay, but screeching idiots (such as Cotton Eye Joe and all the other horrible pastiches) get on my nerves after three or four seconds. There is a slim connection between the current US variety of country music and traditional British songs – which were, of course, taken to America by settlers and transformed into modern “country” through successive generations of performers.

By: Carol

Carol — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:24:40 +0000

Mmm, cake and cupcakes!

I’ve also been known to catch an episode or two of America’s Next Top Model, and I liked the first couple of season of Beauty and the Geek, too.

By: Claire Gillian

Claire Gillian — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:30:41 +0000

Too many of yours could easily (or were) on my list. I like that you mentioned Target. I thought I was the only Target junkie. LOL It’s a sickness, really. There’s one across the highway from where I work. If I have time for a lazy lunch, I make a beeline for Target–books, clothes, makeup, shoes, health products, fitness dvd’s and equipment…oh my!

By: FreshHell

FreshHell — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:01:56 +0000

Now, you know I love Survivor but I also LOVE Project Runway. And cake. And Target. I don’t know how they do it, but I always leave Target having spent much more than I’d intended to. Are they pumping something in the air?

By: Amanda Plavich

Amanda Plavich — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 13:07:17 +0000

Ha, like I said, you either love Twilight or hate it. I know there isn’t an in-between! lol

And Gary, just go ahead and *huggles* the reality shows. You know you wwwaannnaaa! :-P Seriously, the point IS that they are mindless, dumb, and do nothing to increase your intelligence. Sometimes, I just want to get lost in a stupid show that makes no sense. Yes, I waste an hour of my life, but my brain needs that rest occasionally. ;-) And hey, good has come out of them! Like, American Idol. Carrie Underwood is HUGE here now (legitimately). She’s country, though. Do you guys do country music in Scotland?