Between the beer and the fireworks this weekend, let us take a moment to remember our founding fathers. It's due to them that we have the right to vote, to speak freely -- and to watch whichever trashy reality shows we deem fit. (I think they would enjoy “LA Ink.” They were rebels, ya’ll!)
"THE REAL WORLD CANCUN"
The cast continues to disappoint their parents (and long-distance lovers) with their scandalous ways. And that doesn’t disappoint me one bit.
Case in point: Jonna, who is “devoted” to her boyfriend back at home, says that she and CJ have connected on ”a different level” and innocently tells CJ that he’ll be the first guy she makes out with if (translation: when) she makes out with anyone.
CJ’s take? “The moment her and Matt break up then maybe the flirtation might take us somewhere else.” (LIke, um, to the confessional for some roommate relations maybe?)
Meanwhile, Ayiiia and Jasmine gossip about the flirtation, and Jasmine hopes that Jonna “doesn’t get really drunk one night and do something ridiculous.” I will go on the record as saying that my hopes are, uh, opposite of that.
While it’s still a little early to decipher who’s going to play which role this season, Ayiiia seems to be emerging as a frontrunner for the part of the “bitchy roommate.” Tension erupted between punk rocker Joey and her because she didn’t appreciate his sarcastic sense of humor.
It all came to a head when Ayiiia drunkenly shouted, “Herpes on your lip! Herpes on your lip!” Joey then spit on her newly purchased taco, which was hilarious (especially if he really does have herpes). She retaliated by ruining his expensive guitar and scratching his CDs.
It appears that this is just the beginning of the season’s drama. MTV really threw a wrench in the show’s formula by hooking the roommates up with jobs at Student City. Upon their first meeting, their boss explained that there was to be no public intoxication (in Cancun?!) and no fraternizing with student clients. Oh, and no participation in those classy Spring Break “contests.”
Tell that to CJ who entered and won one at the top of the episode.
To bid adieu to their wild days of partying in Cancun, the roomies went out and ... partied wildly in Cancun. The good thing is, rules or not, I have a feeling this won’t be the last time. Stay tuned.
"SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE"
While the moves were fantastic tonight, the costumes did not provide enough “sparkle” for me. And I mean that literally.
Nigel let us know that, yes, the rumors are true about Katie Holmes. No, not that rumor. Mrs. Tom Cruise will be performing a dance tribute to Judy Garland on the show’s 100th episode July 23.
Additionally, she is donating her performance fee to the Dizzy Feet Foundation, an organization that provides dance scholarships for underprivileged youth. Sounds like a great organization.
