B-Side Blog

REAL HOUSEWIVES PHOTOCAP: The Craziest Episode of All Time

We’ve seen a lot of crazy things on The Real Housewives of New York City, not to mention the other venerable iterations of the Housewives franchise. But nothing, nothing compares to the one hour of borderline incoherent insanity brought to us last night by the wonderfully kooky Kelly Bensimon. The former model had been on her best behavior all season, going so far as to convince us that she was somewhat normal, but after weeks of keeping it bottled up, Kelly’s craziness finally spewed forth in the Caribbean, and if you thought last week’s misadventures on the yacht were bizarre, they were nothing compared to this latest round of ridiculousness. The woman is certifiably insane, and if she’s not, then she must be on drugs. How else to explain her rambling rants, impetuous attacks, and generally volatile behavior? This wasn’t a case of creative editing. The woman was truly making no sense. AND IT LASTED FOR THE ENTIRE EPISODE.

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And Now The Full Version of Countess LuAnn’s New Single

Countess LuAnn De Lesseps teased her new single, “Chic C’est La Vie” on Watch What Happens Live last week, and now Bravo has released the full tune, and I can assure you it is DYNAMIC. Sure, there’s no actual singing, and sure, the lyrics are a touch banal, but the composition is something of legend — sort of like the background music in a Pantene commercial. Please enjoy…

JOURNEY OF THE PRESERVED LEMONS: Chapter 2 — Future Home of BOTULISM?

It seemed so simple. To make preserved lemons, all I had to do was quarter a bunch of lemons, treat them liberally with salt, toss them in a jar, add some lemon juice, close it up, and let ‘er rip. But now that the lemons have been preserving for a week, I have some major concerns. You see, the recipe that I used (and furthermore, many of the recipes I referenced) claimed that as time went on, the salt would draw out the juices of the lemons, thus submerging the rinds and allowing for safe and peaceful preservation. That has not happened though. Or rather, it’s only partially happened.

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The ‘Real Housewives’ Head To The Volcano!

That pesky volcano in Iceland is at it again, and now that air travel has been severely impacted by yet another ash cloud, I couldn’t help but think back to a photo gallery of the first eruption that my friend jash had sent me. Browsing through the pictures, I realized it was time for another Housewives adventure, and so with no further ado, please enjoy the Real Housewives of Orange County, New York, Atlanta, and New Jersey taking it to the mountain…

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We Have A TrueLemon Winner!

Just under two weeks ago, I announced a contest wherein I would give away a free supply of TrueLemon, TrueLime, or TrueOrange to the three best submitted margarita stories. The submissions have cooled off, and I’m happy to inform you that we have three winners!

In third place (TrueOrange), the winner goes to… jelliepair for a charming tale about making the perfect margarita. As for second and first place, well, they each have very lengthy stories to tell. Their award-winning sagas after the jump.

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STATE OF THE HERBS: A Turning Point

The herb garden, August 2009.

It’s been a while since I updated about my balcony herb garden. In fact, the last time I posted about it was August of 2009. Back then the headline read “Everything is alive,” but sadly, I’m not sure I can boast such wonderful news these days. It’s been a rough few months for my plants. Since August, they’ve suffered through a taxing heat wave, an accidental week of no watering (I was out of town!), and a general lack of pruning on my part. It’s been bad. Real bad.

Even worse, I seem to have built up some resentment towards my herbs. It’s like we’re in a small passive-aggressive battle. If they don’t want to grow, then FINE. I won’t water them every two days. THEN we’ll see who’s the boss. Sadly, this approach has not been helpful, mostly because plants don’t have the emotional capacity to feel guilt, and so things have gotten a touch out of hand.

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HOUSEWIVES PHOTOCAP: Cougars in the Caribbean!

What happens when you take a bunch of neurotic cougars and put them on a boat? You get last night’s episode of The Real Housewives of New York City, which brought a lovely respite from the Jill vs. Bethenny vs. Alex mess and instead revisited one of our favorite feuds from last season: Bethenny vs. Kelly. Just when it seemed as though Kelly had gotten her shit together, we discovered that indeed, all her marbles were loose yet again. The lanky model went totally bonkers on more than one occasion, often accusing the other housewives of caring too much about “feeeeelings” and petty gossip. I wish I could describe what specifically set her off each time, but the outbursts were so random, it’s hard to say. I prefer to use Bethenny’s explanation, which is that Kelly’s wires just got all crossed, causing mental short circuits of the most ludicrous effect. It was so bizarre that the other women could barely do anything but stare. Sure, they bickered back and defended themselves, but it’s a given that Kelly is nuts, and so they let her be the crazy woman that she was, especially if it meant they could witness such comical moments as Kelly storming away from a lunch table, only to be stymied by the advanced technology of a DOOR.

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Russell Crowe Freaks Out At Reporter, Sounds Irish

You can do many things in life, but never EVER suggest that Russell Crowe’s accent for Robin Hood has a smack of Irish to it. That’s what one unfortunate reporter for the BEEB did, and it unnerved the actor so much that after two minutes of stewing, he simply stormed out of the interview, still muttering about the Irish tones of his accent. Personally, if anyone can pull rank about such things, it’s a British reporter for the BBC, but that’s okay, Russell. We like it when you throw tantrums. It’s far more entertaining than anything you’ve put out there recently. And besides, who cares about bad press? It’s not like anyone’s gonna go see Robin Hood anyway.

Listen to the interview above.

A Few More Tweaks To B-Side Blog

I continue to make little changes here and there to this site, and here’s the latest news. First, thanks to Lisa Timmons, I found a plugin which allows me to add greater functionality to the nav bar at the top of the site. Now I can put more than just page links in the bar, which means greater possibilities for everyone involved (yay!). Here’s the latest:

Forums:
Forums are back! Wait, they existed in the first place? Yes, they did! Feel free to loiter about in them and discuss whatever you want with the fellow readers. Simply click on the forums tab above (or go directly to https://bsideblog.com/forums/). I will make a greater effort to increase my presence in there too.

Random Posts
The random post button used to be hidden in the sidebar, but now it’s that purdy yellow tab at the top of the nav bar. Click on it to go to a random post from this site’s extensive archives. Relive some fond memories or merely discover old content. It could be a good time waster.

TV & Food
People seem to come here mainly for two things: to talk about TV or to talk about food. Now they’re both easily accessible in the nav bar. Just click on the respective tabs to go straight to the content you’re looking for (and if for some reason what you’re looking for is not there, feel free to use the search field in the sidebar or browse the categories using the dropdown menu on the right).

Retweet This Post
See a post that you like. WELL OF COURSE YOU DID. Now you can share it more easily. Just click the “retweet this post” button, and the site will load up a tweet for you (replete with a shortened URL) to send. Once you’re redirected to Twitter (in a new window), all you’ll have to do is click “Tweet.” Please feel free to use this button LIBERALLY.

That’s it for now. More updates as they come in…

REAL HOUSEWIVES PREVIEW: Bitches On A Boat!

After last week’s epic Real Housewives of New York City episode, it’s hard to imagine there being any bicker left in these bitches, but according to the previews for tonight’s episode, there’ll be at least two more blow-ups (not to mention some tone-deaf singing) for us to enjoy. Thankfully, Bravo decided to show NONE of that in their teaser clips for the week, instead saddling us with three more or less dull snippets from Ramona’s Caribbean party for herself.

In the first vid, the women arrive. In the second vid, Bethenny and Alex chit-chat (keep an eye, or rather ear, out for Alex’s prolonged laugh which sounds not unlike a rocking chair in overdrive). And in the third vid, the women have dinner and then talk about Bethenny’s dad. Snooze.

Nevertheless, if you’re so inclined, check out all three clips after the jump…

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