Do you know what’s amazing? Swiss cheese is amazing. I’m all of a sudden obsessed with it. Know what else is amazing? Real Housewives of Atlanta. It’s amazing. I know it is total trash, as are all the Real Housewives series; nevertheless, the ridiculous escapades of those self-indulgent, obnoxious women captivates me. And a plate of swiss cheese cubes seals the deal!
Isaac hates that I throw away my life watching this trash and he believes that I’m filling my mind with a false sense of reality. (This coming from the man who plays World of Warcraft more than 9 hours a week.) The truth is that even after hours of exposure to the RHOA, I’m well aware that my life will never be like theirs, even if I wanted it to.
Why, you ask? Well, because of several things.
1. My boobs are real. As is my nose, my nails, and my hair.
2. I work for a living. And by “work for a livingâ€, I don’t mean marry a rich athlete and get divorced or sleep with rich, married men. Not that there’s anything wrong with that…
3. I’m not the easiest person to argue with (just ask my husband), but it has been a really long time since I had a screaming match with a so-called friend. The last time I had a Real Housewives-esque throwdown with a friend I was 21, alcohol was involved, as was some stupid boy. I’m certain I was also wearing jeans that exposed my butt crack along with an open-backed shirt. Screaming at a friend was the least of my mistakes on that particular evening.
4. And the final reason I’d never fit in with the Real Housewives of Atlanta…because they never drink anything but white wine. I’m a red wine girl through and through.
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This is completely unrelated to your post, but I’m so glad to see that you returned to the blog, I always check it and it has been awhile since the last one. I was just thinking about you and missing you as I was using some orange-scented cleaner…ugh! Oh and don’t feel guilty about the trashy tv, the appeal is that it does not resemble our real lives!
Lol—Isaac’s mother visited our house and left some orange-scented cleaner–I thought of you too—-ugh!
And you don’t live in Atlanta.
This is also true…
My wife kills herself watching reality tv about other people killing themselves. It’s disturbing and I don’t understand it. She loves anything showing people at their worst time of life, like Hoarders and My Strange Addiction. Intervention is another popular one. I don’t get it. I don’t understand the real housewives appeal either.
I LOVE intervention–i don’t understand the obsession with those bizarre shows, but obviously enough people have a sick fascination with death, addiction, and mental illness to spend hours watching it as a form of entertainment. It is a little disturbing, but also intriguing.
Glad to see you blogging again!
I love those crappy shows! haha
Thanks–sometimes I don’t realize how many days pass between posts!
Hahaha. I think point number four is my favorite. I don’t know if your taste runs this way but Downton Abbey is an AMAZING show. It’s escapist while being informative at the same time because it takes place about a hundred years ago and addresses stuff like the Titanic sinking and WWI. It’s all on Netflix and I think Hulu as well.
Sounds too educational 😉
Hahaha. Apparently I didn’t use the right selling points! It’s more like a historical romance.
I just have to say how much I love your illustrations! 🙂 This one is really good!
Thank you so much—-I love thinking of ways to illustrate my crazy life. 🙂
oh i love this post! especially the wine comment 🙂 my husband thinks i should not be watching housewives of beverly hills or orange county either!
I tried to get into RHOOC but just can’t–I don’t know why. I did like one of the earlier seasons, but I don’t like the current seasons. If I watched a marathon I’m sure I could get on board!
9 hours of World of Warcraft – that is hardly enough time to do dailies on one character let alone on alts. You should be proud of the restraint he is exhibiting =p
TY Beth. Luckily I’m not much an alt-aholic, though I did start leveling a lock recently. Most of that 9 hours is spent raiding. We almost killed spine on HM tonight! w00ts@uc3. What’s your main? I play a troll Mage.