B-Side Blog

It’s safe to say that Nene continues to be the favorite cast member of The Real Housewives of Atlanta. You can count me as one of her fans. Lately, she’s been embroiled in a bit of a housing mess, and today, she wrote this on Andy Cohen’s blog:

“The recent rumors alleging that my family faced an eviction are a huge misunderstanding and grossly inaccurate. I am truly blessed to enjoy a wonderful life and lifestyle. We have indeed moved to another home, but we did so on our own free will. We live in an absolutely beautiful home and we are fortunate to be able to live in the place of our choice. Unfortunately, there are many families who are facing real foreclosures and real evictions. That is not and never was the case with us. I know where we live and how we live, and for those blessings I am humbly thankful. It is disappointing that many members of the media have chosen to report gossip instead of news. Without wasting time on the details, the only thing I will say is that we were NOT evicted. Everybody knows that I like to be honest, real and upfront. If something was wrong, I would tell you! Thank you for your well wishes. However, please know that my family continues to be abundantly blessed, and that Miss NeNe has not skipped a beat!”

Sounds simple and direct enough. But our crack legal team down in Atlanta discovered something else out…

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Things have been a little slow on the site recently due to my East Coast traveling, but fear not. I have returned to my home base! That being said, it’s time to catch up again with the Original Wives (O.W.’s). You know who I’m talking about: The Real Housewives of Orange County. Gone are boring old Tammy and resident cougar/creationist/plunging neckline enthusiast Quinn. In their place is Gretchen, the hot young newbie who just so happens to be engaged to a very, very wealthy man (who’s struggling with cancer, sadly). I kind of thought Gretchen might be intolerable, but I’ve actually found her not so bad. In fact, she seems to have something of a head on her shoulders. Heck, anyone deserves credit for persevering through the “initiation” of Tuesday’s episode as all the women relentlessly harped on Gretchen’s various shortcomings and questionable relationship motives.
Aside from Gretchen, we had all the usual characters. There’s Jeana, who’s still amusingly cynical and bitter about everything in life. There’s Vicki, who’s still absolutely neurotic and insane nonstop. There’s Tamra, who’s still carrying the torch for all the gaudy Hot Moms in America. And then there’s Lauri, who’s just so darn happy now that she’s found everything she’s wanted in life. Translation: MONEY.
Good times had by all…

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It’s Thanksgiving time! And what am I thankful for? Oh, just the sublime hour of confrontation and self-delusion that the Real Housewives of Atlanta provided for us during last night’s gleeful reunion special. The fights were intense and exciting, trumped only by the juicy details behind such curiosities as Kim’s hair. Turns out it really is a wig, but not from cancer. No, Kim suffers from fake-cancer, but that doesn’t make her any less of a victim! Bitch had to wait three agonizing weeks before that fateful day at Chili’s when she found out she was off the hook. Do you know how hard that is for someone? I’m sure she could barely even enjoy those baby back ribs. Thank God no one told her they were grilled over a dozen little fiery charcoal rocks! It would have been the worst day ever. Props to Andy Cohen (you heard me right), who after confirming with Kim that she did NOT have cancer, asked if she was still smoking. Ya darn tootin’ she was! Good to see a cancer scare got her to change her ways.
Of course, the big story from the reunion was Lisa Wu Hartwell’s hostile attack on poor Kimmy. She accused the future Nashville star of being a habitual liar, and we never really found out why. Rumors on the Internets suggest that it was Kim who spread word that Lisa was a crazy wife to Keith Sweat, but who knows. I was just glad to see her drop the sweet act and get down and dirty with the rest of the girls. That leaves only DeShawn left to make a total fool of herself. Probably won’t be happening as she’s back in school (ie. getting a Masters in Divinity online). Nothing against people who get their degrees online, but I’m not sure I’d want a spiritual leader to have been ordained through Google. To each his own, though.
Onto the photocap…

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The Real Housewives of Atlanta came to an awkward, confrontation-infused end last night, and while there weren’t too many explosive moments, I think Lisa’s well-intentioned but supremely uncomfortable dinner at the end truly made for some cringe-worthy television. Kim, looking more like a drag-queen-cum-blowup-doll with her bright lipstick smeared around her pie-hole, could barely defend herself against Nene, who admitted wrongdoing but also was incredibly upfront about her actions. Sher-ayay (Sheree-ay? I still don’t know how to pronounce her name based on its ridiculous spelling) just sat back and barely offered a conciliatory comment. That’s okay. She doesn’t need to surround herself with the plebeians. She’s soon to be fashion’s next big name — assuming she ever gets around to picking out fabrics for her designs and actually paying attention to their creation. I enjoyed Project Runway alum Michael Knight giving her a good talking-to, even though he clearly sugar-coated it in an effort to be friendly. What was even better was Sher-ayay later praising him, saying his insight was invaluable. Of course, all he did was tell her to be hands-on, pick out fabrics, and keep an eye on her seamstresses — common sense, really — but I guess when you’re Sheree-ay, common sense isn’t so, well, common.
Nevertheless, I can talk about last night’s episode ’til the cows come home, but I’m sure what everyone really cares about is next week’s reunion. I am quite, quite excited for it — especially the much hyped Lisa-Kim showdown. Counting down the days…
In the meantime, onto the photocap!

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