Vivian Rose: November 2007 Archives
12:20 AM Wed, Nov 21, 2007 | Permalink
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Well, we learned that the person who really knows Brad better than anyone, is his mother. On the final episode of The Bachelor, Brad’s mom said that Brad sees the world as black and white and that he was very disturbed by the fact that he could possibly have feelings for two women at once. As usual…momma was right.
I don’t think that the finale is all that confusing when you realize that Brad really believes in fairytales. Brad wants to look EVERYONE in the eye and make sure that they all know that his heart is broken too. As he put it, he came on the show to find love and he didn’t find it. He found feelings, and like, and lots of things that he thought he was looking for in a potential wife, but not love. He said, “I do believe in this idea of love, this over the top romantic idea of love…I came here hoping so badly to find that.” He wants to be able to look a girl in the eye and know 100% that this is for a lifetime.
The truth is that life is not perfect. I get it that he “has issues” and if he truly didn’t think that he could ever fall in love with either of those girls, then yes, absolutely he should have walked away, but I think he is going to be waiting a long time if he thinks that anyone is ever going to be 100% perfect for him or that he will ever be 100% perfect for them.
I actually have to admit that Jenni and DeAnna are two beautiful women, who both deserve a better man than Brad. Both deserve a man who won’t walk away, a man who lives in reality, instead of in some fantasy world where everything is black and white, where fairy princesses jump off horse drawn carriages and sweep him off his feet. It is not an easy thing to tell somebody you care about goodbye. That’s because usually when you REALLY care about someone, you don’t say goodbye. You keep those people in your life and you cherish them for having the guts to love you.
If I were DeAnna, my question for Brad would have been, “Why did you buy a ring and fly my dad out there if you didn’t love me and you didn’t have butterflies?”
If I were Jenni, my question for Brad would have been, “Can we still make out?”
I thought I too could take the high road, but it seems I have failed again.
Did anyone see the girl at the end of the show who asked if Brad was still single? Is it just me or did she look like a mix between Kendra from the “The Girls Next Door” and a chipmunk? She might just be the girl Brad has been looking for!
Brad, I’d like to look you in the eye, both of them, and tell you that we’ll miss you more than you will ever know, but I’m quite sure that DeAnna will not!
Thank you to everyone who has tuned in every week and taken the time to read my blog and post comments. May you all find that “just right perfect person”.
11:38 PM Mon, Nov 19, 2007 | Permalink
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Well…I’m speechless! And for those of you who actually know me, that is extremely rare. I guess I always knew it was a possibility. They did say this would be the most dramatic ending ever! I figured that he might not propose, but I didn’t think he’d send them BOTH packing, without so much as a “let’s try to give this a shot in the real world”, before washing his hands of the whole thing.
So, what was the straw that broke the camel’s back? Did he finally notice the strange happy face tattoo on Jenni’s back? Did the McNasty nickname the girls gave to DeAnna finally catch up to her? We may never know…
I guess we have to analyze what Brad said to truly understand why Brad decided to remain a bachelor.
“Both are almost perfect”…translation…neither of them is perfect and that’s what I’m truly looking for.
“I like the fact that DeAnna is strong, independent, and she doesn‘t need me”…translation…deep down I actually want someone who does need me.
“Jenni brings out a side of me that no one else has”…translation…I don’t like that side.
“I look at you and I see so many things”…translation…none of which I like.
“What are you going to do when I leave the toilet seat up?”…translation…I like to leave the toilet seat up.
“I know exactly what I’m going to do today. I have to follow my heart. I’ve dreamt (actually he said dreamed) about this day my entire life”…translation…this is the day I declare myself a bachelor forever!
“I feel like I’m going to break two hearts”…translation…YOU DID!
I have to say that I actually feel really bad for both of them. It’s hard enough to get rejected, but to be practically forced to tell the entire world that you love someone and be rejected by that person on national television….that’s rough! “I don’t love you back” is the worst thing a girl can ever hear. That and “I have to walk you out now”.
Brad…I’d like to shoot you straight. Don’t go after women who are more than 5 years younger than you…they typically won’t find your ear hair sexy. Don’t go out with women who have a tendency to cry a lot…they have trouble hearing the words “lets just be friends” when they are sobbing uncontrollably. Don’t take body shots off women who say they are “religious”. And finally…as Jenni’s dad put it…there is one person in this life for you and someday you’ll find them. Just try not to slam her dress in the door when you send her on her marry way.
12:17 AM Tue, Nov 13, 2007 | Permalink
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Only 11 women were invited back this year to “tell all”. I guess they finally figured out that not all of the women really have anything worth while to say or maybe the others were just too embarrassed to come back and show their faces.
The show begins with a quick run down of how hot Brad is...like we didn’t know. Jade said that she plastered her face against the window inside the limo to see what Brad looked like and Hillary said that she thought Brad was hotter than David Beckham. I’m sorry Hillary, but NO ONE is hotter than David Beckham…and no amount of sucking up is going to change the fact that you are JUST FRIENDS!
All of the ladies were in rare form as they played back clip after clip of the women tearing each other apart. There was a lot of “implant envy” and use of the “B” word. As tough as it was to watch, it was by far my favorite part of the show. McCarten thanked everyone for wasting so much time and energy hating on her. She tried to convince everyone that she wasn’t really an awful person, just more “mature” and “forward” than the rest, and Jade spoke up about her distaste for DeAnna. I wish someone would have spoken up about their distaste for her Star Trek uniform and Hillary’s purple eye shadow. It’s like she bathed in it! Did she think it would help hold back the tears while we reviewed her crying montage?
Hillary was the first girl to hit the “hot seat”. We got one more chance to see the “most dramatic bachelorette ever”! She sat there with big sad puppy dog eyes as she watched her tragedy unfold like a bad soap opera. It was, however, nice to finally see her admit that she acted like a psychotic idiot. She went as far as to say that she wished someone had served her some PMS medication and said that if she were Brad, she would have run for the door.
Most of the memorable comments throughout the show were made by Hillary. As she put it…"I can’t help it, I'm just full of whity things to say". Really?! Well here’s some whit for you Hillary…you’re like a used car too, only no one wants to marry you. They just kick your tires and realize that there’s a lot of hot air coming out from under the hood. You got the “friend card” as you put it. Obviously, whatever you were doing didn’t work. Maybe you should stop looking at everyone else’s faults and focus more on improving your own.
Bettina was the last one to leave the show before the Women Tell All Special. We got to see the emotional journey as she falls in love with Brad and her family bashes his poor sweet sole into the ground. Shockingly enough, Bettina jumps to her family’s defense, saying that he should have expected them to be skeptical and have their opinions about him. She said that she felt like he was attacking her family and said that she was turned off by Brad getting so defensive. What was he suppose to say? That’s cool…I know that I’m a self-made millionaire and all, but I can see how being a well-educated pretentious jerk like your father would be more attractive. Please! Please! Go back home and beg your wonderful, wonderful ex-husband to take you back. I think your dad is right…you will never find someone better.
Sheena put all of her feelings on the line. She said that she felt like the luckiest woman in the whole world…to get dumped on national television. She was however, Chad’s favorite. Brad’s twin brother came out to say hello to all the ladies and pointed out once again that he felt like Sheena was totally genuine and exuded class. Too bad Chad isn’t single…she might have had a chance with him.
Finally, Brad comes out to welcome the broken hearts with a nervous wave. He said that he wished he could run up and hug each and every one of them. I’m sure that he stopped himself to avoid giving Hillary any mixed signals. Brad said “every rose ceremony broke my heart.” He was always afraid that if he made the wrong decision, it could affect the rest of his life.
Who will be the last one standing? Well the girls think its Jenni. Six votes went to Jenni, five went to DeAnna. It’s going to be a close call. They’ve said that this is going to be the most shocking ending ever! I assume he picks Jenni, but she turns him down to devote her life to dancing and making headbands for children with no sense of style or taste.
Tune in next week as we FINALLY see who Brad wants to spend the rest of his life with and who gets the better luck next time card.
12:49 AM Tue, Nov 06, 2007 | Permalink
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What’s with all the breathing? Seriously…was that really necessary? We get it…it’s a dramatic rose ceremony. No need for the sound effects. Personally, I’m breathing a sigh of relief that Bettina got the boot! I could hear you all cheering!
Bettina…Bettina…Bettina. Who are you really? Do you really love the water? Were you really in love with Brad? Why did it take you sooooo long to figure out how attractive he is? Is it because you are really shy? Is it because you are really afraid to put yourself out there? We may never know. All we know about you is that you love to tie your hair in a knot and talk really slowly and really softly so you sound sincere. You have to be the only girl in history to make it to the final three without kissing the bachelor. You waited until the overnight date to give the guy a smooch. You had to know you weren’t getting a rose. It’s no wonder Brad was asking himself if you had any substance. And who do you think you were fooling with that line about “the only concern your family had was whether or not his feelings were the same as yours”? That’s total bull! He’s not stupid. They made it obvious that they did not approve of him, his job, his education, or his lifestyle. Darlin’…you don’t look good on paper or with Brad. The only time you looked good was driving away in that limo. I hope you are able to fall in love on your own again someday, but you have to put yourself out there. You can’t just walk around looking skinny and cute and think that’s going to be enough. These days you have to show a brother some love!
If you haven’t guessed it by now, Brad chose Jenni and DeAnna. I can’t help but to ask, why does Jenni always get to go first? Did she call shot gun on Brad? First impression rose, first kiss, and first overnight date. Everyone has to play sloppy seconds with Jenni…even the dolphin! Just when we thought there was no possible way we’d have to see Jenni dance again, she does the tango with a porpoise. Jenni has trouble expressing her feeling in words, but she always gets her point across with interpretive dance and the horizontal mambo in the fantasy suite. She just put it all out there didn’t she? Let’s get it on! As Brad put it, Jenni is “different in a very special way”. The special way that makes Brad ignore her annoying laugh and bad fashion sense. He is the man she dreams about when she’s not buying cotton dresses and hoop earrings. I hope he knows what he’s doing with this one.
DeAnna’s competitive side came out this week and she pretty much made Brad look like a sissy boy on the race track. Good thing for her he liked it. I guess she wanted to come in first on their date, since she’d be the third one to make it back to the fantasy suite. I’m sure Brad was hoping she would take the lead in the bedroom as well. I don’t think cuddling was all that went on that night. I was quite surprised to hear Brad say that DeAnna was exactly the kind of woman he was looking for…his sole mate even. Apparently, Brad wants a woman who can kick his butt at dune bug racing, drink him under the table, and render him speechless. As Brad put it…he doesn’t meet girls like her very often.
Next week is the ever so special “Women Tell All”, where we get to see all of the women return to relive all of their painful rejection over and over again. Let the cat fights begin!
