I'm amazed!

Yippee!! Next Sunday the new Amazing Race starts!!! I love that show!! I was just checking out the teams over at their site. My, my, my, there are some colorful characters running this season! Cool! Should make for an entertaining race! Only one married couple that I could see -- a couple of lesbian ministers. Looks like the other couples are dating and using the race to see if they want to spend the rest of their lives with their race/dating partner. There is also a sister team, a brother/sister team, a father/daughter team and a grandfather/grandson team. And it looks like we have a new Barbie doll best friends team this season again too. I read somewhere while I was searching around trying to find the website that there will be no non-elimination days this time. I like that! Game on!

Olivia

New shows!

One thing I really love about this time of year is the new shows coming on TV. As you know I'm a huge reality TV freak, so I'm pretty happy to once again be watching The Biggest Loser, and am impatiently waiting for this Thursday's premier of Survivor China!

Survivor this season looks like it's going to be pretty interesting, but from checking out the players at the website, I can't seem to pick out who will be the underdog, and I always cheer for the underdog! They all look pretty fit, and the oldest person is only 47. Now mind you, he does go by the name of Chicken, so that may be something to think about it. We'll see on Thursday!

And last week's premier of The Biggest Loser was a great show, and I love love love that Jillian is back! I was so sad to see she had been replaced last year. Mind you I did come to like Kim, but I still prefer Jillian. I couldn't believe that blue team last week. They lost 265 pounds between them. Wow! That's almost the starting weight of most of the women this season! I thought poor Bob was going to have a heart attack when his team was weighing in, and then when Kae lost a whopping 20 pounds and Jerry finished them off with an enormous 31 pounds, it was just insane!

I checked out the website to see how the black team did with their loss, and they did okay, but not spectacular. I'm sure Jillian will get them whipped into some fierce competition for the other two teams though, once they are all at the same place and able to work out in the gym instead of making do with what's available to them right now.

I really wish the Amazing Race was starting up again soon too, but I guess we'll have to wait until the new year before we get to watch that. That sucks. But I'll be waiting!

Olivia

Amazing Race All Stars -- the race is over

As you know, I'm a big fan of Reality TV, and tonight was the finale for The Amazing Race All Stars. Well, I've been watching it for the past hour, and guess what folks? It's all over now. The race is finished, they've reached their final destination and we have a winning team!

I was undecided over the past week on who I wanted to win. The Beauty Queens or Barbie Dolls, Kandice and Dustin; Eric and Danielle; or Charla and Mirna, aka Meerna and Schmeerna. I wasn't really ever routing for any of these teams, not during this race, or on the previous races they ran. It was really hard to pick a team that I would like to win from this final three, as all of them really, when you think about it, ran a good race, and played a smart game. Hey, they all managed to oust out that conniving due of Rob and Amber! I've always been one for the underdog type of teams or people. So with that in mind, in the end I was routing for Charla. Not necessarily Mirna, because she simply annoys me, but I did have a soft spot for Charla, and often felt sorry for her with Mirna squawking at her to hurry all the time. Her little legs went so fast, and sheesh, she had to take way more steps than any of the others. And when I think back over both this race and their previous race, there is absolutely nothing that Charla can't do. She can do a hell of a lot more than me when it comes to courage. I could never have walked around the perimeter of Macau Tower in Macau China, and then to have to jump off it, whether you're tethered or not, my fear of heights would just prohibit me from going out on that observation deck period, but Charla practically ran around that tower and plummeted from it without any hesitation! But for me to choose Charla to win, I had to include Mirna also. They're a team, and I didn't have any control over that.

While watching tonight's show, I was excited when Charla and Mirna had a lead over the other two teams. Then I was pissed when both teams ended up passing them while running over that rock bed on the beach. Charla definitely had a disadvantage on those rocks with those little legs. I was really hoping they would catch up to at least second place during the kayaking out to the shipwreck, since Kandice and Dustin were having such a hard time. Unfortunately the waves caused them a lot of problems, and the Barbies managed to pull their shit together. Then I had more hope when they were doing the row boarding. Charla was awesome during that, but like she said, stay low, and she's a natural at that! Too bad her dippy cousin Mirna couldn't get in the groove and do that task better. They might have had a chance then. And then, the last task I thought for sure that out of all three teams, that Charla and Mirna would have been on the same wavelength for answering the questions about other players, in order to open that box. But again, no luck there. Last chance was the taxi ride to the San Francisco Botanical Garden -- the final destination for this race. It really was anybodys race at that point. When Eric and Danielle kept getting all those red lights I was cheering! But Dustin and Kandice were getting all the green lights. Crap! Where's Charla and Mirna? There they are, in their taxi, telling the driver they'll give him all the money they have if he gets them there the fastest way. I was screaming at that driver to hurry! I tend to really get into these shows when I'm watching them!

A taxi pulls up to the Botanical Garden, and we see Phil and all the other teams cheering. Who's coming first? Is it Charla and Mirna? Nope, it's Eric and Danielle. Crap! Then Dustin and Kandice run in, and they both tear up because they didn't win. Give me a break! Along comes Charla and Mirna. They placed last. But it's not really last, is it? No, they placed third out of eleven teams. Not bad at all. Way to go Charla! Give yourself a huge pat on the back, because you go girl!

I suppose it's okay really that Eric and Danielle won. I'm glad it wasn't Dustin and Kandice. Those two girls won lots of prizes on this race and their first race, so they definitely aren't going away empty-handed. Eric and Danielle managed to win this race after being yielded two times, both essentially by Dustin and Kandice. They managed to beat the clock when they were marked for elimination. Overall I suppose they weren't really particularly nasty to the other teams, which I can't really say that for everyone. Yeah, it's okay they won.

Now what will I watch on Sunday nights?

Olivia

New Designs!

I haven't posted any new designs for my online Funky Olive shop in awhile, so I thought I'd give a sneak peek here of some of my latest additions.


With the pool player in mind, I did up a design with the balls all racked up and a couple different sayings, this one being "Nice Rack". This one would be a great shirt to wear out for a night of pool at the bar. Chicks will love this one on you! Billiards anyone?

For the avid fishing fanatics out there, my husband being one of them, I made up this really cool design with all kinds of colorful fishing lures, which I believe are called spoons, and it has a few different sayings with it. This one here I'm showing has "tie one on", which is probably my favorite because it kind of just cracks me up!

Band Camp! I love the American Pie movies, and of course band camp was just so memorable from those movies! Band camp -- that's hot! I added a couple different band camp designs for those of you that get giggles out it like me!

Now you all know that I'm a huge fan of Reality TV, and one of my favorite shows is "The Amazing Race". Well during this current season's All Star race I always crack up when I see Eric in his "Colege" shirt. I had to put one of those in my shop just because I think it's hilarious! That and the fact that I had to get one for myself too! You can find it in my Humor section.

To get to any of these shirts, all you have to do is click on the shirt picture and you will be whisked away to that part of my shop. I have a few more designs uploaded, and will get them on products real soon. Oh, and don't forget, when you go to my shop, there is almost always a coupon code for you to use to save some bucks at check-out time. You'll find that at the top of the sidebar. Currently there's a code for $5.00 off a $20.00 order, and that one is good until April 26th.

Olivia

Rob and Amber are GONE!!!

Oh my GOD!!!!! Did you catch the latest episode for the Amazing Race All Stars tonight? I am so happy, happy, happy!! The evil Rob and Amber are gone!!! I can't believe it. Someone pinch me so I know it's true!!! They came in last, and I was sure that Phil was going to say, "but I'm happy to tell you that you have not been eliminated", but he didn't!! It was an elimination round, and they're gone, gone, gone!!!

Charla and Mirna came in just before them. I was never so happy to see that happen. Don't get me wrong though. I'd love to strangle Mirna with the way she carries on, and how she's always yelling at poor little Charla, but I'll take them over Rob and Amber any day!

Some of the letters the teams got from past competitors were funny to hear. Especially the ones where they weren't liked... Charla and Mirna, Rob and Amber, the Barbies! Rob and Amber's letter said they hoped they were starving and in last place. How ironic is that?! I love it!!

Woohoo!!! Let the race begin!!!

I'm sorry if I have spoiled this for any of you living in a different time zone, but I'm just too damned excited not to blog about it right now!

Olivia

Amazing Race All Stars

Well people, what can I say about Sunday's Amazing Race All Stars show? Arrrrrghhhh!!! Rob and Amber came in first again! When will this insanity end?

Danielle was being just a tad dramatic with those fish, don't you think? Toughen up princess! And I can't believe that Teri and Ian have teamed up with the Barbies!! Those girls will use and abuse them! I think Ian is just thinking with his parts instead of his head! You think he'd know how to read people better, after working as a detective. Oh well, at least he's not as jerky as he was the first time they raced with all his nagging to Teri to hurry up. I was really hoping the Barbies might have been eliminated, since they missed that one clue box and had to go back.

Farewell to David and Mary. I knew they were going to be out much quicker than the last time they raced. It seemed to me that Mary kept screwing up by getting David to do the wrong thing or take the wrong turn this time.

Well, I hope next Sunday brings someone else in first other than the smug Rob and Amber!

Olivia

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Amazing Race Allstars

So Rob and Amber came in first again. I think I'm going to puke! You know, watching Kevin and Drew was making me a little angry. Is Drew the taller one? He was driving me crazy. Like get a move on buddy, it's a RACE! But then, at the end when they got eliminated, all of a sudden I felt really sorry for them, and him in particular. Maybe I'm getting soft. Nah, I would have been cheering and doing the happy dance if it were Rob and Amber! Oh the dream!

Olivia

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Amazing Race... watch it?

Did you catch the new Amazing Race all stars last night? I can't tell you how steamed I was when Rob and Amber came in first. They just irritate the snot out of me. I couldn't stand Rob from the first time he was on Survivor. He's such an irritating jerk. And they are so friggin' full of themselves. Did you catch Amber raving on about how everyone wants to race against them? Give me a break! Everyone wants you gone honey! I loved it when -- I can't remember if it was John Vito or Eric -- said, America has had enough of Rob and Amber. I couldn't agree more!

Now I missed the whole first season. I don't know how that happened, but I was completely in the dark about it until after it was finished. Anyway, that makes this the first time I ever saw a couple of the teams race. Drew and Kevin, were one of those teams. What's up with that Drew? Why can't he run? Is there something wrong with him that he can't run? I thought for sure they were going to be out when he fell down and was a little on the dramatic side about it. Good lord, get up and get running dude! You really have to toughen up Princess!

Anyway, it looks like it's going to be a good show... as long as Rob and Amber go quick! ;-)

Olivia

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Amazing Race All-Stars!

I'm so happy the Amazing Race is starting up again this Sunday night. I love that show! And it's an All-Stars show too. Very cool! I've just been checking out the couples for this season's race, and I'm so happy to see David and Mary back from last season. I told you I always go for the underdogs! I see the Barbie Dolls are back from last season too. How er, nice. (gagging)

Oh, Charla and Mirna are back too. Charla was so cool, and at a mere four feet tall, could that girl go or what? Her cousin Mirna is a little bit nerve grating, mind you. And doesn't it just figure that Amber and Boston Rob are back too. I wonder if Rob pays to be on all these shows? Well, I hope they're outwitted quickly! Enough already with "America's Sweethearts"! (more gagging)

Anyway, I can't wait for Sunday night's show! On your mark, get set, GO!!!!

Olivia