Fierce!

I knew you guys were of my tribe. Seriously, I can get through about half a column of Thin Mints before I decide I need a drink of water. Which I fetch from the kitchen before I sit down to polish off the rest. OF THE BOX. So thanks for restoring sanity to the world, well, except for Ashley, who tells us that not only does she eat 3 Thin Mints at a time, she'll eat ANOTHER ONE for DESSERT. Quelle horreur! This must be why Ashley kicked everyone's butt during the not-so-motivational weight loss challenge. (And you thought I wasn't keeping track!)

So American Idol: Meh. Haven't seen the girls sing yet. I'll probably speed through those in the 5 minutes I have between my shower and when Jack wakes up.

But PROJECT RUNWAY... oh yes I DID make the baby watch the finale while he had his refreshing glass of morning formula. If you have not yet seen the finale AND your world revolves around such things, STOP READING HERE!

I went into it thinking for sure twerpy Christian was going to win. And I say 'twerpy' with love. I really do. He's consistently the best designer on the show, plus he brings the drama. Instant winner, don't you think? But then Tim went around critiquing the collections and you guys, I hated Christian's collection. I don't care what Posh says, it was dark and scary and smacked of Chris March (who I love, but HUMAN HAIR?) Or maybe you could just say it was FIERCE and leave it at that.

I just thought it was too black and over the top and didn't have anything a normal woman would wear (which is Michael Kors's big thing, you know) and I just didn't get the Point of View. But that is why I am a chunky schlub and not Heidi Klum.

I wasn't as in love with Jillian's stuff as I thought I would be, coming off the regular season as a big Jillian fan. (Of her work, not necessarily HER. God. I can watch indecisive whininess just by standing in the mirror.) But again, I wasn't into the Inspiration. At least hers wasn't as dark and ruffly as Christian's and had decidedly fewer hats.

And I loved Rami's. I know that makes me an Average Boring American, but it was pretty! I loved that lace dress, I loved the drapey blouses and if I were 100 pounds skinnier and three feet taller I would be calling Rami up right this very second demanding a dress to wear to the wedding tomorrow (I WILL BE WEARING A FLOUR SACK) and then I will also have that Tresemme guy do my hair the way he did Jillian's models' hair. So floaty! So bouncy! So Amy Adams!

I knew Rami wouldn't win, based on his previous work. I think they do take all that stuff into consideration. I thought Nina would hate Christian's collection. I thought Jillian would win. And again, this is why I am not Heidi Klum. Anyway, when Christian started tearing up towards the end I started tearing up too. BECAUSE IT'S TWERPY CHRISTIAN! And DUDE, he's 21 years old! That's freaking amazing. And I was so happy to see him win, because you saw the difference between his design space and Rami's space and Rami seems to already have a market and, well, I don't know, it was just so HAPPY. And I love how that family just owns that kid. This is OUR fierce little twerp and we LOVE HIM. I know the lack of designer drama bored a lot of people this year, but I really appreciated it. I don't like the "tearing down" factor of so many reality shows (Dear Amazing Race: Please stop casting vicious married couples) so this season was really fun to watch.

Did you think Posh was serious when she kept saying that Christian's collection was so her style? I thought her style was miniskirts and tube tops stretched over skin and bones and fake boobs.

I've got to get ready to spend the day with my folks, so this is all you get. Oh, you could hop over to Parenting where I've waxed obnoxious over potentially having to move out of the city (think Jillian, with a bit of boring suburbia).

Can I just say, I would have loved to have you all over for Thin Mints and Project Runway last night. I think we would have had a splendid time.

Comments

[Jen]

Okay, but I have a problem. I bought a box of Thin Mints the other day and I CANNOT FIND THEM. This is not good.

[Nessa]

I would totally hang out with you to eat thin mints. ALthough I don't think I could justify the plane ticket to Mr. Sparky just for an evening of decadence.

As far as the moving issue (read P post, don't want to create ANOTHER profile somewhere) and I think you need to look at what is best for your sanity (as far as living in a space with two children) and what is best for your marriage (without the marriage, does it really matter? Cuz that would suck on all kinds of levels).

Anyhoo - just my two cents. When we moved out of the "city" and into the "burbs" we left a cozy 1200 sq ft condo and moved into a 1600 sq ft older home on 1/2 of an acre that needs some work. I would have loved a brand new home, but it wasn't in the cards at the time.

[ashley]

I'm not looking at most of your post because I'm not watching TV right now. (Except on Sundays. I get free cable this year and it seems silly to waste it. Right?) So hopefully there'll be a rerun this Sunday... (Although your title MIGHT give it away. My favorite part of the season has been when they showed him doing his hair. He is waaay more high maintenance than I could ever dream of being.)

As far as the gluttony thing goes. In my defense, I DID buy some Girl Scout cookie ice cream yesterday after my Carmel Delites (formerly known as Samoas) were all eaten. Yes. BY ME.

[Elizabeth]

I was just thinking how much nicer this season of Project Runway was - last season and all the scandals over receipts and such just stressed me out. I want to see the clothes, not your receipts.
I maintain that Thin Mints are really more of a cracker, if you think about it, and it's totally ok to eat at least one sleeve at a sitting, especially if you eat them straight out the freezer a few at a time. Not that I would do that, ever.
Mr. E has also decided that Posh is the most frightening human being he has ever laid eyes. She does sort of have a frightening insectness about her.
I didn't love any of the collections but I was glad Christian won. He lives in a closet!

[Dan]

I don't understand how anyone can really like Thin Mints when the Carmel Delites are readily available. I think without the York peppermint patty style filling Thin Mints don't deserve the "mint" moniker.

I have multiple, vivid, disappointment-filled memories of biting into Thin Mint Girl Scout cookies.

However, despite our differences in flavor preferences I can understand the eating whole boxes issue--I think the boxes are getting smaller--I'm sure thats the problem.

Anyways, I also wanted to bring to your attention my wife's classic overly-subtle attempt to bring her new bog to your attention. I think the URL is in a recent comment of hers.

[Jess]

This is the second post in a row that I've read about Thin Mints. Something about them.

Also I don't even watch Project Runway but I was still fascinated by the post. God you're good.

[Mrs Marcos]

I just wanted to add a comment re: thin mints. If you store your Cool Whip in the freezer it becomes the consistency of ice cream and if you were to drag a frozen thin mint through the frozen Cool Whip you get a magnificiently tasty little treat...I usually eat three at 2:30 am when I'm letting the 4 year old "puppy" outside to empty his bladder ("GO POTTY, mommy's eating cookies!"...personally I think I'm just practicing in case I'm ever blessed with my own bundle of joy...hopefully born in Girl Scout Cookie season.

[Kate P]

I stole three lemon girl scout cookies from my parents' house Tuesday night. Stupid PMS. Stupid girl scouts for making milk-free cookies I can eat.

Even though I'm shorter than Christian and apple-shaped, his collection wowed me. It was the second-to-last dress, not the final one, that was my favorite. I also liked that blue dress Jillian did. I'm happy for Christian--and he made Victoria Beckham smile, when she thought the camera wasn't on her! Still pretty sure I'm going to get an angry e-mail from my sister about "Princess Puffy Sleeves" when she comes back from vacation.

[el-e-e]

FIERCE!! I'm with Kate P -- loved the 2nd-to-last dress in Christian's collection. And with you, too -- he WAS such a twerp, but such a loveable one there at the end! all nervous and teary-eyed! He definitely deserves the win. :)

[Carrie]

No, my in-laws are in Burnaby, not Richmond. But we frequently eat in Richmond. In fact, this was one of the only trips when we didnt. And let me tell you, you haven't lived until you've been crammed into a restaurant on Christmas Day with hundreds of Chinese people to eat dim sum. Good times :)

[Redbecca]

Thin Mints are a PALE excuse for a mint cookie once you have experienced the bliss that is Trader Joe's Holiday Joe-Joe cookies made with real peppermint oil and crushed candy canes in the creamy filling. Think oreos smushed with a candy cane and you get the idea. Only available during the holidays, sadly. They also have these little cookie dot things that come in a container that looks like a pint of Ben and Jerrys that are also super minty.
Does this stop me from eating an entire sleeve of Thin Mints in one sitting? No.