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HAIL TO OLD K-LEW 2015

There's a blog post explanation to accompany this. Read it here.
Back again for another year. Gotta give the people what they want.

The Midwest Region:

(1) Kentucky over (16) Whoever wins the play-in game. I'm convinced that this year's Kentucky team is actually the Monstars from Space Jam with newly acquired technology in that Basketball of theirs to make them look like humans instead of cartoons. If I had any sort of common sense (or if any of my bracket contests were for a large amount of money) I would have Kentucky go all the way, but I'd rather watch my bracket go to shit than write K-E-N-T-U-C-K-Y in the National Championship slot.

(9) Purdue over (8) Cincinnati. This is more of a "I DON'T choose Cincinnati" thing. Ohio is the worst state in the nation. I never pick Ohio ever. Also for some reason Purdue reminds me of chicken nuggets? Why is that? Whatever. Chicken nuggets are like my favorite food. Purdue it is.

(12) Buffalo over (5) West Virginia. Because my cousins are from Buffalo. Also West Virginia is gross also KU beat them in football once which is hilarious. KU never beats anyone in football. If you lose to KU Football, you deserve to be upset by a 12 seed in the first round.

(4) Maryland over (13) Valparaiso 1. I have no idea where Valparaiso is and I have too many tabs open right now to open a new one to look it up. 2. Maryland has pretty good cheerleading.

(11) Texas over (6) Butler. I think lots of people are going to pick Butler here, and I want to be DIFFERENT, YOU GUYS. I also want to be able to gloat if I was right and everyone else was wrong. Maybe Texas will be my Cinderella story? Actually probably not because I have them losing in the next round. Just felt like I needed to mention Cinderella. Also Texas is home to Whataburger and Whataburger is DELICIOUS. DID I MENTION HOW GREAT CINDERELLA IS!?

(3) Notre Dame over (14) Northeastern. The "Don't Be A Dummy" theory (explained below). Also Northeastern reminds me of a nor'eastern which is a terrible snowstorm. YOU ALL SHOULD KNOW HOW I FEEL ABOUT TERRIBLE SNOW STORMS. I DO NOT LIKE THEM. IFSO FACTO, I DO NOT LIKE YOU NORTHEASTERN.

(7) Wichita State over (10) Indiana. When I make this pick I sing this song in my head:
"MY MINNNDDDDS TELLIN ME NOOOOOOO. BUT MY BODY, MY BODY'S TELLIN ME YES!" aka I don't really have a reasoning. Leslie Knope is from Pawnee Indiana and I love her, but I gotta throw a bone to my fellow Kansans. Even though I hate Wichita. Wait. Is it too late to go back and change this one? Oh well, if Indiana wins this it'll be less of a bummer because yeah my bracket will be wrong but at least I'll have received what I wanted. Silver lining. Wichita sucks. So fine Wichita, I pick you, but I'm rooting for Indiana.

(2) Kansas over (15) New Mexico State. I don't think I have to explain this one, but I will anyway. THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS IS LITERALLY THE GREATEST THING TO EVER HAPPEN TO ANYONE EVER OF ALL TIME EVER. I'm fired up you guys. Rock Chalk Jayhawk. (In case you were curious, I picked them to win the entire thing. I'm like a member of Olivia Pope and Associates and KU is like Olivia Pope: I would follow her (it) over a cliff. BLIND FAITH, YOU GUYS.)

The West Region

(1) Wisconsin over (16) Costal Carolina. While yes, I do use a lot of nonsense as part of my strategy for creating some of the top scoring brackets of all time, I'm not an idiot. Sometimes I do pick teams that I know are clearly better than their opponents. I always pick all of the #1 seeds to make it past the 1st round. I call this the "don't be a dummy" theory.

(9) Oklahoma State over (8) Oregon. OKLAHOMA STATE HAS PHENOMENAL CHEERELEADING. THAT IS THAT. (Also I loathe Oregon).

(5) Arkansas over (12) Wofford. My roommate and friend for LIFE Huckabay went to Arkansas. I also ALMOST went there so I pick them. Pretty glad I didn't go there though. No offense. Also Wofford sounds kind of like Waffles. Who can even take them seriously?

(13) Harvard over (4) UNC. THIS ONE WAS VERY HARD. I usually always pick Harvard without question because Elle Woods went to Harvard and she's my favorite fictional character of all time (Cinderella close second). I also usually always pick UNC without question because Carolina Blue is like my favorite shade of blue. I picked Harvard because UNC has Roy Williams, who left Kansas to coach at North Carolina. PEOPLE DON'T FORGET.

(11) Ole Miss over (6) Xavier: The Blind Side was a great movie. Sandra Bullock ROCKED in it, and Leigh Anne Tuohy was a Kappa Delta at Ole Miss. HODDY TODDY, Y'ALL.

(3) Baylor over (14) Georgia State. "Don't Be A Dummy." I have them going all the way to the final four, so that Kansas can STOMP ON THEIR FACES and do the hippity skippity all the way to the National Championship : ) TRA. FREAKIN. LA.

(7) VCU over (10) Ohio State. I hereby refer to this matchup as the "Deplora-bowl" because I hate both of these schools with a lot of my being (I'm not going to say "every fiber" because I don't even waste that much energy on them.) VCU gets my vote because VCU beat KU in 2011. That deserves some respect. So there ya go VCU. That's all you're gettin from me.This is like picking the nicest terrorist. Woof. Ohio is the worst state in the nation. Never pick Ohio, unless they're against Kentucky.

(2) Arizona over (15) Texas Southern because I said so. That is reason enough, peasants. Also "Don't Be A Dummy."

The East Region

(1) Villanova over (16) Lafayette. Don't be a Dummy. Also Mary Lewis wanted to go to Villanova, so I'll give them an ounce of love. Also aren't their colors blue and blue?

(9) LSU over (8) NC State. Because Dan the Man went to LSU until he got shot there doing acts of heroism. Points for acts of heroism. Also if Dan likes you then I like you. Basically Danny Lewis is the coolest person I've ever come in contact with, so this one goes out to him.

(5) Northern Iowa over (12) Wyoming. You're telling me I have to pick between Iowa and Wyoming? I DO NOT THINK SO, UNIVERSE. BOTH PLACES SUCK. It doesn't even matter who I picked because I have them losing to Louisville in the next game. (I picked Iowa though. I'm a Bachelor fan.)

(4) Louisville over (13) UC Irvine LOUISVILLE HAS THE BEST CHEERLEADERS IN THE NATION.

(11) Whoever wins the play in over (6) Providence. Thought I'd mix it up a bit. I feel like everyone's going to pick Providence so I want to be able to be smug if they don't win. Also, that's how little I care about Providence. Don't even know who the option is and I pick it over Providence.

(3) Oklahoma over (14) Albany. I quite enjoy Oklahoma. I think I could have really liked it had I attended. They have Cane's there. What else do you need? (Do NOT, however, condone the SAE stuff as of late. I have them facing off against Virginia in the next round...LOL battle of the schools with the most Greek scandals!)

(10) Georgia over (7) Michigan State. It snows in Michigan. It doesn't in Georgia. That whole "oh, 2 snowflakes fall out of the sky so all of the sudden we forget how to exist" thing seems like something I could get used to, like the people in Georgia did last year when they had that "blizzard." DUH I PICK GEORGIA. Also Huckabay and I went on a college visit to UGA junior year and it was really fun.

(2) Virginia over (15) Belmont Tina Fey graduated from the University of Virginia, so that logic perpetuated them all the way to the Final 4 for me. UNBREAKABLE KIMMY SCHMIDT Y'ALL. GO WATCH IT.

The South Region

(1) Duke over (16) Whoever wins the play-in game SIIIIIIGHHHHHHHHH. I hate Duke. "Don't Be A Dummy" Theory, but I have them losing in the Sweet 16.

(9) St. John's over (8) San Diego St. To borrow from my dear friend +Kathryn Hoven 's strategy: "When in doubt, choose the Catholics." Also New York > California. Always.

(5) Utah over (12) Stephen F. Austin. I might have been drunk while making my picks? Why do I like Utah over Stephen F. Austin? I don't. It snows in Utah. It doesn't in Texas. I thought "oh well Aunt Patty lives in Utah sometimes and I love Aunt Patty," but Aunt Patty also lives in Texas! Thanking my lucky stars brackets aren't due yet. I'm going back to change this one. I DO WHAT I WANT. Dodged that bullet. (12) Stephen F. Austin over (5) Utah.

(4) Georgetown over (13) Eastern Washington. Because Georgetown reminds me of Olivia Pope and I think she rocks. Didn't Mellie go to Georgetown? I don't think so, but this gives me a platform to tell you people that Mellie is the best character on Scandal. I have Georgetown defeating Duke to go to the Elite 8. Somebody had to be called upon to defeat Duke. It was Georgetown's time to shine. Also Georgetown reminds me of George Washington and that hilarious meme article that +Kerry Benn and I found earlier this year. Except I guess shouldn't Eastern Washington remind me of George Washington? Too bad. It doesn't.

(6) SMU over (11) UCLA Because I picked all the other 11 seeds.

(3) Iowa State over (14) UAB. Even though I NEVER EVER EVER want to see another Iowa State fan as long as I live, I still give them this vote. They beat KU in the Big 12 Tournament Championship. So, respect, but NEVER COME BACK TO KANSAS CITY THIS PAST WEEKEND WAS SO ANNOYING. WHO COMES TO KC AND SPENDS THEIR ENTIRE WEEKEND IN THE POWER AND LIGHT DISTRICT? (I have them going to the National Championship and losing to KU in one of my brackets with my college friends. HOW'S THAT FEEL, CYCLONES?!?!?!?!)

(10) Davidson over (7) Iowa. I happen to know Tyler Kalinoski, the Player of the year and star of Davidson. He's one of Dan's pals from high school. I want him to do well during his senior year! Also I can't pick THREE Iowa schools. Iowa sucks, you guys.

(2) Gonzaga over (15) North Dakota St. Can you imagine how cold it gets in North Dakota? No thanks.

WHEN IN DOUBT CHOOSE THE CATHOLICS

As inspired by Klew's previous post, and even before that from the essay text she sent explaining her reasoning behind every bracket pick. Laughed so hard I snorted. Side eye from my boss was worth it.

SO, I do not have Klew's winning streak in NCAA bracket pools. I have lost every single pool I have ever been involved in. But I am not daunted. One day my genius will be recognized.

Also can I say the ESPN bracket system is the worst? Why is it taking me eleven pages to reach my bracket? Am I dumb? No, I already told you, unrecognized genius.

LET US PROCEED.

SOUTH

(1) Florida over (16) Albany because I was born in Jacksonville, and always been a Gators fan over the Seminoles (especially for you, Timmy). Also. Albany not even close to my favorite part of NY soooo not enough to pull me from the Gators. Even though orange and blue is borderline unforgivable. Florida will go on to beat Pitt and VCU because sure.

(9) Pittsburgh over (8) Colorado because East Coast over everything, guys. Also had a cool friend from high school who was a really good basketball player go to Pitt, and I like when my people are happy. Even if he fails to give Kansas the love it so obviously deserves. Also, Colorado, you're the dumbest for leaving the Big XII so bye forever, Buffs. Pittsburgh will go on to lose to Florida, with dignity.

(5) VCU over (12) SF Austin because their coach reminds me of Tupac. I really have no other explanation, but I don't mess with Tupac. Didn't like their bizarre runs in the past, so congrats on losing to Florida because I don't want to play you.

(4) UCLA over (13) Tulsa, because I respect traditions, and also a former high school crush went there. Should probably invest less in high school connections, as I am 22 and also hated high school. But no love for Oklahoma, really, because it was a boring state to drive through. Loses to VCU and goes home to tan in LA.

(6) Ohio State over (11) Dayton. Please listen to Klew and me, OHIO IS THE WORST. So to choose, I chose the version of Ohio I hate more. The longer Ohio State stays in, the longer I get to hate them mercilessly which brings me irrational glee. And no, I will not use the "The", Ohio State, so grab your buckeyes and get out. Ohio State knocks out Syracuse so I can continue to loathe.

(3) Syracuse over (14) W. Michigan. Tradition and East Coast. Boom. Though I haven't forgiven them for past KU woes, so don't expect them to stick around. #neverforget

(10) Stanford over (7) New Mexico. Pledge granddaughter's dad teaches at Stanford Law. He's also a Jayhawk. Easy.

(2) Kansas over (15) W. Kentucky. LISTEN. You just don't mess with the best. I had teachers in New Jersey write Rock Chalk on my tests. I gave my "informational speech" in sixth grade on KU and ended it teaching my classmates the Rock Chalk chant. Cool boys in high school (not stopping) spoke to me exclusively because of my Jayhawk shirts during the tourney. I've been betrothed to a different hawk every season (I am not over Tyrel Reed being married yet.) Third generation Jayhawk. Keep on keeping on. See ya at the ship.

EAST

(1) Virginia over (16) Costal Carolina. Edgar Allan Poe went to UVA, and it's also the prettiest ever. Charlottesville is real cool. My bosses's son goes there, and he's also cool. In it to win it for a while, go Cavs.

(9) George Washington over (8) Memphis. If you think for ONE MINUTE I've forgotten the thuggery of Memphis YOU DON'T KNOW ME. Forever be gone. This is your gain, George Washington. Enjoy losing to UVA.

(5) Cincy over (12) Harvard because I want Harvard to win but I once read an article about a Harvard player having to run suicides because he couldn't spell/define some archaic nonsense. Into archaic nonsense. Not on a basketball court. Play ball, Cincy (you lose to Michigan State so sucks to suck).

(4) Michigan State over (13) Delaware. So many people from my high school went to UDel and no one could ever make a Blue Hen sound serious. Also Tom Izzo looks like a grizzled Jon Bon Jovi so let's hear it for Jersey connections (things that make sense in my brain but look weird in written words).

(6) UNC over (11) Providence. My go to rule is when in doubt, choose the Catholics, but UNC can enjoy its KU foundation for a bit longer. Small factor: had a real love/hate relationship with Tyler Hansborough when I was younger in that I LOATHED HIM but also probably would have dated him. Also Roy's health seriously suffers when UNC underperforms, and that bums me out. So go ahead, Carolina blue is the worst color though, ignore Klew. They lose to Iowa State.

(3) Iowa State over (14) North Carolina Central. And why do they lose to Iowa State? Because I want little Iowa State hope to grow and be UTTERLY CRUSHED BY TOM IZZO/JON BON JOVI. Don't even like the Spartans. That's how irritated I am with Iowa State. YOUR CYCLONE WARNING CHEER IS IRRESPONSIBLE.

Rest of east doesn't matter, except once I was stuck in Milwaukee's airport and everything and everyone was truly awful and the only element of comfort was a poster about cheese curds. Couldn't even find the cheese curds. You're nothing to me, Milwaukee.

WEST

(1) Arizona over (16) Weber State, because you always give us trouble. I respect that. They will lose to Oklahoma though.

(8) Gonzaga over (9) Oklahoma State. Zags, because Catholic. SUP JESUITS. (I think they are Jesuits, there will be factions of my family mad I do not know this for sure. Pretty sure.) ALSO, NO HAPPINESS FOR YOU MARCUS SMART. NONE. Flipper swims in a river of his own tears back to Oklahoma.

(6) Baylor over (11) Nebraska because if you leave the Big XII you are dead to me. But Baylor loses to Creighton on the double offense of their awful highlighter uniforms, and Catholics beat Baptists. Sorry to see a bear mascot go, though.

(2) Wisconsin over (15) American. Wisconsin goes pretty far, because Badgers are cool I guess, if you're a Hufflepuff. But my craziest neighbors of all time were Wisconsin fans, so taste defeat and LIKE IT. That's for feeding the deer, YA LOON.

(3) Creighton over (14) Louisiana Lafayette. Creighton is in my Final Four because both Catholic and witty. Remember those That Shit Creigh, Ain't It Jay student section shirts? GENIUS. Also one of my all time favorite sorority sisters has family ties, so I'm down. Even though it would be cool to relive '88, Creighton beats Oklahoma. See ya, Sooners. Welcome to the Final Four, Creighton.

(7) Oregon over (10) BYU. DUCKS FLY TOGETHER.

MIDWEST

(1) Wichita State over (16) Cal Poly. Didn't even know Wichita State existed when I came to Kansas. It's a whole new world. So, do what ya gotta do, Kansans, I guess. Also, sup to Wiggins' brother.

(9) K State over (9) Kentucky. How to choose between two evils? KState is purple (WORST) and Octogon of Doom sounds like a lame WWE special I would skip past every single time on TV. But Calipari strikes me as the absolute slimiest of specimens, and thus no happiness for Kentucky. Guess I like when the Big XII has some success too, but at WHAT COST, KSTATE. WHAT COST.

(5) SLU over (12) North Carolina State. Catholics PLUS a billiken (sp?? does anyone really know?) looks like a Dr. Seuss character. Wait, is it a Dr. Seuss character? Also my dad is from St. Louis so that's cool. General disdain for universities with "state" in their names- no explanation, no excuse.

(4) Louisville (4) over Manhattan (13). Because even though I love the city, I'm not an idiot. Also people don't get jazzed about college athletics out here like they do pretty much anywhere else in the continental United States. Should've seen the local news coverage of it- just a blink. But listening to the apparent 15 variations on how to say Louisville gets old real fast, so they won't be sticking around long haul.

(11) Tennessee over (6) Massachusetts. Gonna be real honest, I'm finishing this post at work and I can't tell you who I picked. Maybe the vols because my little brother wanted to go there when he was younger? Maybe Massachusetts because I wish I was from Boston/a Kennedy? Irrelevant, they lose to Duke either way.

(3) Duke over (14) Mercer. Here is my deep dark secret- I love Duke. I fell in love with JJ Redick in middle school and never looked back. My family is disgusted. My Kansas friends DON'T EVEN KNOW. But here we are. I love Duke. Did you know the Duke family lived in Jersey and wanted to rename Princeton after the family, but Princeton was like "uh gonna go with no", so the Dukes basically rebuilt Princeton in North Carolina? Ballsy. Duke Farms still exists up here. I love Coach K, I can't spell his name. I love Jay Bilas. I love the Blue Devils. Welcome to my Final Four, I'll look fondly at your tears when you lose to my hawks.

(10) ASU over (7) Texas. Almost went to Texas, but instead the worst human in my graduating class did. My high school pettiness is to your gain, ASU.

(2) Michigan over (15) Wofford. The Arctic Monkeys had an early EP that was called "Who the F*** Are Arctic Monkeys?" that's what I think about when I hear the name Wofford. Also, #grateful Wofford isn't on my resume, because jokes galore, right? Right? Tons of great people I know went to Michigan, including my super cool English department mentor who plays in an all girl Irish rock band, who also spells Kathryn the right way. So welcome to the Elite Eight Michigan!

Upon finishing this, I already know Ohio State is out. Bracket busted. You should all know Klew has been taunting me with screenshots of the score, so, that's nice.

FINAL FOUR: Kansas Jayhawks, Creighton Jays, Michigan State Spartans, Duke Blue Devils.

KU vs Duke, endless parades culminating in my wedding to Wayne Selden. See ya'll there.

KATH OUT.

the bachelor, week 3

Lots to discuss about this week's episode of "The Bachelor." Annie and Chelsea came over to watch with me. I know I know, the KU game was on at 8. We caught the end of it. Please don't send us to KU Basketball Hell (Which I imagine to be Iowa State's arena for the rest of eternity. Still hating everything about last Monday's game)

1. Juan Pablo went on a one on one date with Casandra.

First of all, she's 21 years old. I get that she has a kid so you identify with her, but she's still 21. She showed her age like 4 million times during this entire exchange. SHE. IS. TOO. YOUNG. FOR YOU. They went on this boat car thing and rode it out to a yacht and chilled on the yacht and then had dinner at his house... Which Annie thought was his actual house...and she didn't realize they go home and change between the day and the evening. "HOW DID HER HAIR LOOK THAT PERFECT AFTER SWIMMING." ....ok, annie.

2. Elise thought she was gonna get a one-on-one date with Juan Pablo and then she got shafted

Take a shot every time she calls Chelsie "just a little girl" ...surprise, you're wasted.

3. Chelsie went on the Bachelor "lets jump off something" date

They do this every season. Annie pointed that out. "DO YOU REALIZE THEY DID THIS LAST SEASON! Duh Annie. You're captain obvious when we watch this. But ya. Bungee jumping off a cliff. In the words of Hoven, "I would rather be executed by firing squad than do this." She cried about it for like 20 minutes too long. The way I see it, if you die in a bungee jumping accident, it's your time. THAT NEVER EVER HAPPENS, so if it happens to you then just deal with it. you'll die instantly on impact and it was obviously in god's plan for you to go to heaven haha. So they eventually jumped and then, JUST LIKE THEY SAY EVERY SINGLE SEASON, she made some comment about how bungee jumping was a "leap of faith" and a "metaphor for their relationship" because obviously if you can trust someone to go bungee jumping with you, you can trust them to be your life partner. K. "Juan Pablo made me feel safe and made sure I trusted we would be fine when we jumped!" No, certified professionals made sure you were safe and trusted you would be fine when you jumped. It's their job.

4. They went on a group date to go play soccer.

I'm surprised nobody took their tops off a la Brandi Chastain

but it was kinda boring. Lucy's hair was wet during the night part of the date, which is concerning because there was no water element involved at any time. Only logical explanation is that she probably sprayed her water bottle all over herself in an attempt to look sexy. Which just cracks me up and gives Lucy 10000 more points in my book. Lots of the girls you could tell were pissed bc they were unathletic and they didn't want to look stupid in front of Juan Pablo. Especially Sharleen. Which leads me to....

5. Juan Pablo makes out with Sharleen in the middle of the soccer field

EW. EW. EW. EW. EW. IT WAS SO GROSS. I WAS NEAR TEARS. OMG. He basically sucked all over her face and I never want to see anything like that ever again for as long as I live.

6. Juan Pablo came over to cook the girls breakfast

Aka he wanted to see who would freak the F out if he saw them without makeup. "Does this mean I have to put clothes on?" -Lucy. I would not have enjoyed this breakfast. I don't like eggs. So then I would have just not eaten it and he would think I'm an ungrateful bitch. Also Chelsea commented that they live with a hairstylist so "why wouldn't you go ask the hairstylist to help you with your hair if you look awful?" And Annie replied "Ya but if I was the hairstylist I wouldn't help them because I wouldn't want them to look prettier than me." So moral of the story is that if Annie gets on the Bachelor ever she's there to win, and is going to be rather cutthroat about it.

7. They decided they would have a pool party instead of a cocktail party

Everyone put on their swimsuits, everyone tried to walk past Juan Pablo in her swimsuit. People got drunk, and drama started happening. everyone was crying bc he was not giving them the most attention. It was like a meltdown of epic proportions. Meanwhile, Lucy was just floating around in the pool alone. Giving not one single F**k.

8. Lucy gets sent home

NOOOOOOO PRODUCERS WHYYYYY! WHY COULDN'T YOU KEEP HER AROUND FOR ONE MORE EPISODE!?!? SHE WAS SO FUNNY!

"Love lucy. So funny. Bummed she's gone." -Bones, on Lucy's departure

"everyone liked her because they knew she wasnt a threat...high 24/7" -Bones, on Lucy's departure

"Lol you can tell she didn't shower for the rose ceremony. Because obviously dgaf." -Bones, on lucy

"Lol i'd be friends with her." -Bones, on Lucy

"Because during the group date with the dogs everyone was crying about their outfits and she was walking a dog naked. Dgafing so hard."

Her exit interview was so cute though. She was like "I hope everyone gets what they're looking for bcauase everyone deserves to be happy." Preach Lucy. You were a psycho nutcase, but I shall miss you.

All in all, hilarious episode. Love coming together with friends to spend time watching this and laughing about it.

Also if he doesn't end up with Renee this show is screwed. She's normal AF, and stunning, and his age. Team Renee all the way. Also team Kansas City girl just bc I want to watch him go to KC on the hometown date.

Ali

~~Christy~~

Kat

~~Lucy~~

Have a juanderful evening,

my own little personal homecoming

The weekend was fabulous. Lots of great things happening. I got to go back to Lawrence for the basketball game and all the festivities that accompanied. It was like a mini homecoming, what with everyone still in school returning for the semester, and since it's a long weekend lots of my out of town graduated friends made an appearance. I was in my ELEMENT. I love Lawrence, and since graduation it has not felt as much as "home" as it used to. This weekend it felt just like home and I loved it.

I love a good reunion. Especially the ones that happen when you share a big experience with people and you come together with them long after it has ended and reminisce on your good times. I love it when the other members of the experience are just as excited about it as me, because I sometimes think in my own brain that I cling too tightly to those memories and other people don't treasure stuff as much as I do because I have an overly romanticized brain and live in a fantasy world. Well this weekend I was pleasantly surprised by these fools:

Who you may remember from this:

The three of them put up with my psychoness for a solid year, but Rock Chalk Revue 2012 was like one of my top experiences of college. So I was ecstatic to run into all three of them in Lawrence. Once they realized we were all standing right there one of them was like OMG WE HAVE TO GET A PICTURE. I was beside myself. I love it when people get as excited about stuff as I do. It rarely happens because I'm always excited about everything. But it was a great photo, and I had a great conversation with them reminiscing on how psycho I was and how much fun we had. Just like we were back in the midst of things, back to a time that i LOVED. I also got to see lots of other friends whom I haven't seen in a while, and they're all doing fabulously. That's all I can ask for.

All in all, great weekend, great friends, great reunions. Lots of cause to celebrate and appreciate all of the good people in my life.

I'm pleased.

Bachelor week 2.

Last night was Monday night which means the Bachelor was on again! This week Juan Pablo went on two one-on-one dates as well as a group date.

I really did not like either of the date choices this week. The first girl had a "winter wonderland" date in LA. Like they made their own snow and ice rink and they did winter things in the 70 degree weather. I WOULD HAVE HATED THAT. WHY WOULD YOU PUT SNOW IN A PLACE ON PURPOSE. Oh my god. I just really hate the snow. The second date was the Electric Run. Aka they ran a 5k for their date. In the words of the ever wise Kathryn Hoven, "I would vomit on that date, both from rage and exercise." Couldn't have said it better myself.

The group date was pretty cool but also a little bit psycho. Okay a LOT psycho. They had to model for a photo shoot with some dogs from a shelter in efforts to get the dogs adopted. I think it's a really cool cause and I'm sure the girl who's occupation is "dog lover" was ALLLL over that. However, they made some of the girls dress up in ridiculous costumes and they even made two of the girls pose naked.

One of the girls who originally was meant to be naked refused because she is a first grade teacher and wanted to be seen as a role model at all times because she knew her kids were going to be watching this. YOU GO GIRLFRIEND. I'm so glad she stood up for herself. There is no way in HELL I would ever do that, and I was actually kind of shocked that the producers/Juan Pablo even asked the girls to do that. Um, HELLO. That is totally contradictory to everything you're trying to make this show about. I feel like the producers of the Bachelor are constantly trying to convince people that these are "real people" with "real feelings" and are there to "find love" and start a life. So with that mindset, you should be casting women who are set in their career lives and are now looking for love. What woman who has a solid career is going to voluntarily pose nude on TV for a reality show on which she's supposed to be falling in love? Is Juan Pablo REALLY going to love you any more or less depending on whether or not you take all of your clothes off on TV? I just think it kind of wrecks the show's credibility (okay, I get it that it really has no credibility, but you know what I mean). If this was a real as they say it is, they would do a lot more dates at just straight up restaurants or doing an activity together that would help them bond. I just don't see how this helped them bond. I lost a little bit of respect for the Lawyer chick who did it anyways, but once she explained her reasoning I gained it back. I still like her. Also the girl who is "free spirit" just walks around completely naked all the time. OKAY JAUN PABLO. Do you really think the girl who enjoys flashing the camera for a laugh is suitable to be the future stepmother of your daughter? She cracks me up, but her days are numbered.

Also, one of the girls got TOTALLY OBLITERATED during the drinks and socializing after the group date. Like, "Hawk-Dollar-night-freshman-year-puke-in-your-own-hand-and-not-even-realize-it" wasted. It was HILARIOUS. Also if I was that girl I would never show my face in public ever again. Juan Pablo waited for her to sober up and then got rid of her because obviously he can't have some chick that can't even handle herself be around his four year old. She was nuts. Hilariously embarrassing trashy tv moment.

All-in-all, pretty hilarious episode. Favorite is still the mom Renee. If he doesn't pick her then I think that's dumb. That's all I have to say.

(And yes, I watched this instead of the first half of the KU game because I couldn't handle the HORRENDOUS COLOR COMBINATION that was happening at Iowa State. Omg. Talk about that at another date.)

Urs Truly,

Ali

~~Amy L~~