1. I texted so much during “The Bachelor” tonight that my phone froze up not once but twice. Just froze. I pushed it to its limits, I did. And I felt a little bit proud.
2. I’m sure I’ll have withdrawals, but I don’t think I’m going to be blogging “American Idol” this week – mainly because the next few days are CUCKOO CRAZY, and I need to use my blogging time to “be productive” and “get things done.” However, I’ll still put up a Mr. Linky, and if you write about this week’s shows, you can add your link and join the fun. I’ll be back to normal next week, I think. I hope.
And when I say “normal,” that is, of course, a completely relative term.
3. I spent this past weekend with four of my sweetest friends (three from high school and one from college). We had such a blast. Granted, we will never, ever get back the two hours we spent at the movie theatre watching “Valentine’s Day,” but as we were walking through the lobby on the way back to our car, my friend Merritt spied a big cardboard movie poster that said “take your picture here.” So we did. And the picture made me laugh harder than I’ve laughed in months.
MONTHS.
Doesn’t that look eerily real? It cracks me up how it looks like Danny Glover is kind of fed up with Merritt’s wacky hijinks.
You can understand why I love her.
4. I’m officially fed up with reality show pronoun usage. Personally I think the networks need to make the contestants go through some sort of objective and nominative case boot camp. And every single time someone says, “I think it’s best to keep that between he and I,” that person has to run four miles and do 50 push-ups.
AND lose a day of tanning and teeth whitening.
That’d whip the pronoun usage into shape, don’t you think?
Oh please, do not get me started on pronoun usage. It’s the easiest language rule to learn and people just butcher it. I’ll stop now before my head just pops off and rolls down the hall. Really, it’s a pet peeve.
I and my husband couldn’t agree with you more.
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Your friend–her is really adorable! Me and you are in agreement!
Love the poster, hate misuse of pronouns as much as I hate long, “overusenated” made up words…except when Kim G. makes them up! See you this weekend at BELOVED!
I almost FELL OUT when she said (and I quote, but it may not be exactly what she said, but it was certainly something to this effect): …his and I’s relationship…
I had to do a double-take when she said, “Jake and I’s life” – seriously? Where do they pick up this craziness?
Ooo. I do like your idea for pronoun usage. I think it should be enforced immediately.
And major kudos to Tenley who exited the show with quite a bit of dignity I believe. She was the bigger person. Something tells me she’ll be married in the next year or two.
Oh, Jake and I’s life…I can barely even write it. I posted a few thoughts on The Bachelor today. This is the first time since Krista that I’ve seen an entire series. And Jake on DWS=yuk. I don’t even watch that show but still, ew.
I’m so happy for Tenley. And I’m glad she’s not the next Bachelorette.
Let us not forget how reality tv “stars” butcher “myself.”
Me thinks that Ali is gonna be the best Bachelorette. Me and her were both glad that Jake the plastic man did not pick herself.
Does anyone take grammar in school anymore? Didn’t it used to be CALLED GRAMMAR school?
How about the mother? My daughter-in-laws, Jake’s sister-in-laws? Holy cow batman, does anyone know how to use the English language?
I knew it was Vienna from their very first date. He was so in love with her that he couldn’t listen to what the others had to say. I hope she’s a genuine person and not just a media hog. I fear the latter though.
I’m sorry but Tenley’s voice just sent me over the edge. It should have been Ali. He would have picked her because he was “supposed” to. That might not have worked either. And how is it that she has time to do the Bachelorette and not finish the Bachelor?
Ok all good question which I am sure even you cannot answer oh wise one.
Hugs,
Marie
Whistling and shouting at the pronoun usage boot camp!
I apostrophe s? REALLY? Possessive I? No matter how loud I shout at the T.V. when I hear such nonsense, it doesn’t stop. Imagine that.
It just gets worse each season. “Things are going well for fill-in-the-blank and I.”
ARRGGHHHH! NO! NO THEY ARE NOT!
But really, the possessive I thing just pushes me over the edge. To this day, I remember watching Trista and Ryan’s wedding and hearing Trista say something about “Ryan and I’s wedding.”
Et tu, Trista?
Glad to know it is not just me that shouts at the tv about this! I think the use of the pronoun “I” makes them think they sound smart…………hahahaha!
Love Ali for the Bachelorette, but also wondered why she didn’t have time to finish the first show. Could it be that she just wasn’t that into him?
I think it is funny how he thinks that by being “hot” their relationship will last. I have been married almost six years and I promise you it isn’t my husband being “hot” that keeps us together.
PS My husband is “hot” though!!!
I so agree with you on the pronoun usage! How many times during The Bachelor did someone say “Jake and I’s”? It was like fingernails on a chalkboard every single time! I had the same idea last night that they need to complete some sort of pronoun usage class before being allowed on a reality show. If the shows aren’t scripted already, maybe they should be, and by someone who understands the pronouns!
Oh yeah…remember how my pick was Ali? Well…I was planning on this being the last season of the Bachelor/Bachelorette for my viewing pleasure. They picked Ali – how am I supposed to quit? Perhaps I need Rehab.
The pronoun usage drove me crazy! I was also screaming every time they said “sister-in-laws” or “daughter-in-laws.” It’s sisters-in-law/daughters-in-law! It’s the nouns that are plural, people!
I agree. No more tanning, whitening, botox, or push up bras until everyone gets on board the pronoun train.
Besides the butchering of the prounouns,I cringe on the use of “ness” to emphasize one’s point. For example, the awesomeness and amazingness of me and so and so gave me chill bumpiness that was incredible.
Yes, yes, yes on the pronoun punishment! We need pronoun police! It’s like some English teacher taught these adults to always use I, never me. Never. And WiltedMagnolia has picked up on another pet peeve of mine.
OMG!!!!!!!!!!! I SERIOUSLY THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE IN THE WORLD WHO NOTICES THE PRONOUN PROBLEM!!!!!!! I AM TYPING IN CAPS BECAUSE I AM SCREAMING IN MY MIND!!! IT DRIVES ME CRAZY!!!! I AM AN ENGLISH TEACHER SO EVERYTIME I HEAR IT, I WANT TO PUNCH THE TV!!!!!!
Honey please! The pronoun butchering makes me cringe. Personally I found this season to be so …. well…. dull. Funny thing #1 — Jake couldn’t get over how ‘perfect’ Tenly seems to be. Wasn’t that Jake’s whine when he was on the Bachelorette? Everyone thought he was so ‘perfect’ — really? Never occurred to me.
Funny thing #2 — when one of the girls referred to Tenly as someone who ‘fell out of a Disney movie.’ Best description of Tenly ever.
My and me people are going to go now…..
Good grief I know!! I wanted to scream every time I heard “Jake and I’s relationship…”
I’s?? Really? I’s???
Me was getting so annoyed.
the pronoun thing gets to me as i read blogs, too. my grammar is not perfect, but i’ve read blogs that belong to school teachers and their use of pronouns drives me crazy!!!!!
Yikes! Pronoun usage (misusage) is one of my pet peeves…as well as dangling participles. These are not difficult rules to learn.
My son’s third grade teacher (“gifted” classes, no less) wrote a lot of notes to her students’ parents. The mistakes in her writings were astronomical! Not only was there poor usage of grammar, but the spelling and punctuation mistakes were atrocious! Being the nasty person that I am, I would get out my red pen and edit her note, copy it, and send it back to her and to the principal.I did offer to teach her…
Jane (artfully graced)
it’s called overcompensation! someone heard once that billy bob and me sounded hokey so they put i in there every time they join it with a name.
i don’t even think the “writers” in hollywood know the correct usage of a nominative pronoun anymore. i hear it wrong so often i’ll probably start misusing it tomorrow. that is one of my biggest pet peeves.
Marie beat me to it. “I want my daughter-in-laws to get along” is just NOT RIGHT. “Between he and I” makes me go back to eighth grade and remind myself over and over that even when I sound WRONG, I am RIGHT to say “between him and me.” I think people are chastised for saying “me and him were at the party” so they think any use of that is wrong. And the use of “myself” instead of “I” just makes my skin crawl. “Jill and myself went for coffee.” Thank you for putting this into words. I am entirely too passionate about this!
So worse than picking Vienna is Mr. plastic choosing to be on DWTS!!! WHAT THE???!!!! Doesn’t he need to go back to work? Didn’t “V” say she wanted some “normalcy”? I give up! And why can’t I quit that dang show?! I will join the other commenter and join some Bachelor rehab. ; ) Now I will allow myself to take myself for a hot sulphur bath. Thank you.
P.S. And who didn’t want to crawl under the couch cushions and hide when Jeffrey Osborne came out to serenade them?! Sweet Mercy!
my daughter wants me to let you know that her & me will miss you.
it really is annoying to even type that.
That looks like a really fun movie!
ha, ha … this totally had me laughing this morning!! You are sooo right about the pronoun usage. Oh, and if I would have been totally hammered if there was a drinking game with how often Tenley says, “And”. ACKKK … I LOVE Tenley and Jake made a huge mistake in picking Vienna but Tenley was KILLING me with the “and” last night. Stop. Take a breath. STOP SAYING “AND” AT THE BEGINNING OF EVERY SENTENCE!!!
Acckkkk …
PS Vienna? So not the type of woman who will be sitting at home waiting for her pilot husband. Oh, and news flash … “this is the lifestyle I’ve always wanted” … you aren’t going to be hanging out in exotic locations with people waiting on you hand and foot!!!! Tenley is definitely better off w/o Jake.
Oh way to go, Boomama. Way to go.
I just read all of the above comments – something me doesn’t usually do – and they are just priceless. Priceless.
Thanks for a good laugh….and a good point.
I didn’t watch “The Bachelor” but my Us Weeklies have kept me up to speed. They have been dedicated to Vienna’s shady past, so it will be interesting to see if that magazine will make them into a perfect mushy couple as it has with the previous “Bachelor” match-ups.
I so agree with you (or in reality language me so agrees with you’un) about the pronoun stuff. I was burning up my facebook page last night with a conversation with my friends. Here’s a quote from one of the updates I posted upon hearing Vienna refer to Jake & I’s relationship: Heads up, Vienna – “I’s” is not a word. Come on!!!
Bless your ever livin’ soul for calling out the pronoun usage!!!
My husband and me think that’s a great idea. ;)
Oh girl. I hear ya on the pronoun usage. Drives me bananas.
I love your blog, but I also LOVE your followers and their hysterical comments. Seriously, you have some of the best commenters in the blogosphere. Kind of like dessert after the main course of your blog.
Them and I agree on this. :)
So, what’s your beef with Valentine’s Day? I thought it was a really cute movie and I enjoyed the expansive cast.
UGH UGH UGH @ the entire show. I doubt it will last with Vienna, because aside from being a Muppet look-alike (forgive me Lord) she has zero interpersonal skill. I agree with one of the previous commenters that Tenley will be married in a year or two. Homegirl is going to have to fight them off with a stick. Also…Jake on DWTS AND Kate Gosselin? I just can’t take it. Color me avoiding that show like the plague.
I’d like to give an aye, aye to #4.
Oh, I am so with you on the pronoun usage. It’s everywhere. My nephew who graduated from college with honors misused it on his wedding program. My pastor misuses them. sigh It’s an epidemic.