Blayne, I get; Terri? Not so much.

Ah! So this is about the episode of Project Runway that aired on September 10. I wrote most of this while I was watching the show for the first time and then finished and forgot to publish it!

The challenge this week was to create an avant-garde outfit based on the astrological sign of one of the two designers on the team. Just judging by their reactions upon being told the theme, I sort of doubt that a lot of these people understand what avant-garde means. And I think that Tim understands this. I think the producers are kind of evil geniuses, so their idea of having people who lost work with people still on the show is pretty hilarious. The tension in that room must be almost unbearable. I would hate to be Keith. Poor Keith. He just never catches a break, does he?

Kenley and Emily are so annoying together. Kenley by herself is a lot to take, and giving her a sidekick in her cockiness is not helping matters. What are you so chipper about, Emily? When this is done, you go home. Suede must have been really really stressed out. He forgot to use the third person when talking about himself. For this reason, and this reason alone, I will acknowledge his existence today.

I am not impressed with Kenley’s outfit, and the way that she gets so defensive whenever the judges off any criticism makes me cringe. 1) It’s totally unprofessional to argue with people who are offering their opinions on your item and 2) sometimes I respond that way to criticism, and it’s humbling to see how immature and ugly a reaction it really is.

I felt that a lot of the items made for this challenge were pretty fugly, and I guess I’m biased because she was hilarious and talented, but I’m bummed that Terri had to go home. Also, her items consistently received very high marks, and even if they were disappointed by her outfit and her inability to play nice with Keith, I think she was deserving of another chance. Blayne has been making weird and unflattering outfits almost from the get-go, and I think that he was being kept around for entertainment value, until the producers realized that everybody has a really leathery friend whose brain has been fried by the tanning bed. Being tanorexic is not entertaining for more than 5 seconds (although Blayne’s stock did rise when he unironically called Stella “leatherface”). I didn’t get Jerells’ dress at all, and though that Leanne should have won. I guess they didn’t want to give it to her three times in a row. Leanne makes great clothes pretty much all the time now, and I think that this is her competition to lose.

Maybe

I reconsidered my initial position on Mad Men, so I may have to do the same with Dr. Horrible. I didn’t like it when I last watched it, but I’m really pro-Whedon, and I’m totally fascinated by this MetaFilter post.

What is that song?

While we were in Puerto Rico, there was one song that we heard ALL THE TIME. In stores, every time we turned on the radio, just walking down the street. So now, of course, it’s stuck in my head, and I have no idea what it is or who sings it. Added to that, I don’t remember any of words, just that it sounded like a power ballad and has a lot of OOOOHHs in it. I’m on the case, though!

Dr. Horrible: No False Advertising Here

I have tried several times to watch Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog. I don’t like it. Initially, a funky internet connection was to blame for my inability to get through a minute of it. Then, we got a new router. And I still wasn’t enjoying it. I try to support Joss Whedon because he created Buffy and I will forever love him for it, but UGH. I hate this show SO MUCH.

I’m done with it for tonight, but I’ll try again to watch it some time before I go on vacation, because I know that it will soon not be available online for free anymore, and I am definitely not paying for it.