Weekend Recap

Even though it's already Wednesday, I have been slacking and need to update everyone on the latest happenings in my life. This weekend the boyfriend and I went to the Auto Show, which was so much fun we had to jump for joy.


We met Gheorghe Mureşan there (George Muresan for you Americans), who is 7'7" and used to play in the NBA. Not only is he ridiculously tall, his hands were ridiculously big. Each finger alone was like 3 of my fingers. He was also super nice, friendly, and seemed genuinely happy to be there. He struck up a conversation with us about the cars at the show. I was nervous so I didn't say anything, but the boyfriend was chatting away. For the record, Gheorghe said he would only drive an electric car.

Another recent happening is that I finally got around to ordering myself some kickboxing gloves. I no longer have to borrow the icky, smelly, gross ones from the gym. I went with red, cause it's classic, and bought these on Amazon while using my $10 for $20 LivingSocial deal I bought a few weeks back.

This Just In

Bravo has just confirmed that newest addition to the The Real Housewives of New York will be Cindy Barshop (pictured left with Jill and Alex). She runs a chain of Day Spas called Completely Bare, which she first opened in 1998. She is reportedly friends with Ramona and runs in the same circle as Kelly, and is a Long Island native. She is the mother of twin girls Zoe and Jesse, who were born last year.

I hope she can hold her own against the others, especially seeing as she is replacing Bethenny, who left to star in her own spin-off show. Kelly, Ramona, LuAnn, Alex, Sonja and Jill are all returning on the new season, set to air in mid-February. I am so excited!

This Just In

I was chatting with my friend Jenna earlier when she informed me that Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds are splitting up. I was so surprised! I'm personally not a huge Scarlett Johansson fan, I think she is a good actress and all that, but that she is only pretty when she is supposed to be playing a normal person (because compared to a normal person, she is pretty), and that when she is all dressed up she doesn't look nearly as good.

I think she got married way too young (she was 24). They claim that they "grew apart", especially since they have spent most of their marriage apart due to their careers. I'm sad that they split up, I always hate to hear of marriages not working out....but this means Ryan Reynolds is available!

In other news, Jenna also informed me that Vanessa Hudgens and Zac Efron have broken up. People tell me I'm wrong about this, but I've always believed their relationship has just been a sham. I'm not sure if it's cause I think he's gay and therefore wouldn't be dating a girl, or that they are way too into themselves to ever have a real relationship with another person, or that they just would never date each other. Not sure what it is, but I've always felt this way. So, I'm not very surprised to hear that have broken up, but that's probably just me.

This Just In

I'm back and I've got some news about The Real Housewives. Kim Zolciak, who is pregnant from NFL player Kroy Biermann, reportedly gets $30,000 from her ex-husband (Arianna's father) Daniel Toce, whom she was married to for only 3 years. Not a bad deal if you ask me. If she marries Kroy, then she looses her child support money. Also, here are pictures of Kim smoking while 3 months pregnant.


The Manzo brothers, Chris and Albie, from The Real Housewives of New Jersey, are getting their own show. They've moved out Caroline's Casa and into their own place in Hoboken, NJ.

Kyle Richards and her über hot husband Mauricio are selling their pad. Sheree also has her pad on the market. Lisa Vanderpump's home is also for sale, listed at $29 million by Mauricio. Speaking of Mauricio, one of the Grammer's LA homes is on the market (listed at $18.9 million), and despite Camille's accusations that Mauricio will no longer work with them, he is indeed the realtor. To see this house, and others that Mauricio has listed, check out this site: http://laluxuryestates.com/261-Baroda-Drive-a181078.html

Lastly, Bethenny's show will premiere it's season 2 in February. It's now called Bethenny Ever After. She also reportedly made $15 million last year. Since Bethenny received her own show last year, Jill Zarin, Danielle Staub, Teresa Giudice, Gretchen Rossi and DeShawn Snow have all asked Bravo for their own show, and all have been turned down.

This Just In

Sonja Morgan has become the latest in a long line of Real Housewives to file for bankruptcy. According an article in Gawker, she listed about $13 million in assets and $19 million in debt. It also stated that part of her debt comes from a movie deal she had going with John Travolta. Apparently, she couldn't "meet his demands" and he backed out, leaving her $7 million in debt. They are unsure where her other $12 million in debts came from.

Also, according to a celebrity website called "celebritynetworth" here is the net worth of the different housewives:

New York
Bethenny: $14 million
Ramona: $18 million
Kelly: $15 million
Jill: $35 million
LuAnn: $2 million
Alex: $400,000

(also, it should be noted that only Bethenny and Alex made their own money, the rest married into money).

New Jersey
Danielle: $6 million
Caroline: $8 million
Dina: $4.5 million
Teresa: -$11 million
Jacqueline: $5 million
Kim G: $20 million

Beverly Hills
Kim: $20 million
Kyle: $20 million
Lisa: $65 million
Camille: $5 million
Adrienne: $300 million
Taylor: $10 million

(guess who's higher in the pecking order now Camille, oh kharma!)

DC
Michaela: $100,000
Mary: $5 million
Lynda: $10 million
Cat: $4 million
Stacie: $18 million

Atlanta
NeNe: $3.5 million
Lisa: $100,000
Kandi: $35 million
Phaedra: $12 million
Sheree: $50,000
Kim: $1.5 million
Cynthia: $8 million

(guess that explains why Sheree wants a rich man so badly)

Orange County
Vicki: $7 million
Tamra: $10,000
Gretchen: $3 million
Alexis: $3.5 million
Jeana: $750,000

(note that Lynne, Jo, Quinn, Tammy, and Lauri were all not listed on the site)

To check out how much your favorite celebrity is really worth, go to http://www.celebritynetworth.com/

About Time

This Just In

Amber Portwood from MTV's Teen Mom is facing domestic violence charges. She is charged with one misdemeanor count of domestic battery and two felony counts as the violence was committed in the presence of a child. I'm glad to learn that domestic violence (a misdemeanor) committed in front of your child is upgraded to a felony. If convicted, she faces up to 3 years in jail and fines up to $10,000.

You may remember some recent episodes of Teen Mom in which Amber shoved Gary against a wall, slapped him and choked him; slapped him 5 times and punched him; and when she slapped him and punched him repeatedly and pushed him down the stairs.

Such an excellent role model for her daughter Leah.

Cooking Recap and This Just In

The cooking adventure last night went fairly well. I made the mac and cheese with chicken and the coconut chicken strips. The mac and cheese was delicious, and I decided to take my friends advice and bread the chicken with rosemary, and pan fry it. Then i cut it up and put it in the mac and cheese, but there was way more mac and cheese than chicken. The coconut chicken strips were tasty, and super duper easy. I made a dipping sauce to go with it, which was key.

I was supposed to also make the soup, but forgot to get the potatoes for it, which is the key ingredient. Oops. Postponed to later this week.

Lunch was also a success, with a ham/salami/pepperoni sandwich, gigantic grapes, and individual-sized Smartfood White Cheddar popcorn. Yum.

Tomorrow is our company's Thanksgiving Potluck which I helped plan (I'm on the Social Committee), so that should be fun and filling. And tonight is my second official non-work related outing with work friends.

In random celebrity news, Eva Longoria and Tony Parker are getting divorced. Not sure if I should be sad about this, but I never really saw them as a good fit in the first place.

Look-Alike

Last night the boyfriend made me watch the Giants vs. Phillies game, and I couldn't help but notice that the Giants pitcher, Tim Lincecum, looked very familiar. One of my all-time favorite movies is Dazed & Confused, and Tim Lincecum has a striking resemblance to the main character Mitch Kramer (played by Wiley Wiggins). Wiley Wiggins was 16 when he portrayed Mitch Kramer. Tim Lincecum is 26 years old - a 10 year age difference - and yet they still look the exact same age. What do you think?