Proud of the human race today.

When my social media feed is full of llama drama and dress colorblindness (it's WHITE AND GOLD PEOPLE), it's a good day to be alive.

Added bonus: the dress discussion does have me singing Michael Jackson's "Black or White" in my head. Which ALSO makes it a good day to be alive. #shmon

Lesser of 30 evils?

Rumor has it Kaitlyn is the new Bachelorette. Not particularly thrilled by this announcement, but when I think about the other choices, I guess it's not so bad? I mean Ashley S is clinically insane, Ashley I would be a crying Kardashian mess, Kelsey is psycho, Britt has hygiene issues, Carly just isn't that exciting and Becca's a virgin. So Kaitlyn it is. I envision lots of rapping, dude laughs and crude jokes next season. Not to mention what we'll get from the guys.

Oh, Canada

In Toronto for work, and the "great white north" nickname is no joke. Although there's not as much snow on the ground as I would have thought, it is effing cold here. Like 5, but then with the windchill it's easily 8 below. Everyone was telling me to dress warm, and I'm thinking Dallas doesn't even sell clothes for those kind of temperatures. Was tempted to wear my ski clothes, but decided against it. Thank god I lived in Boston, so I was a bit prepared. But it's chilly, peeps. Not gonna lie, eh?

I do plan on buying the official Canada hat and mittens, though.
http://www.thebay.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/en/thebay/hbc-/red-canada-mittens/snow-top-red-mittens

Bachelor recap: cock-a-doodle don't do it, Becca!

Bali. Hi. (Shout-out to anyone picking up on that South Pacific reference.) We finally get to leave the United States, and for good reason - it's fantasy suite time for the three remaining ladies. In Bali. Hi.

I'm at the airport, so will have to make this recap brief. Which is good, because overall I found it fairly boring. Blah blah Chris is torn, blah blah the ladies are in love, blah blah temples, blah blah Becca the Virgin, blah blah Chris is sweating through his shirt.

Seriously - Kaitlyn and Whitney's dates were just not all that interesting to me. Something Bali-esque, followed by a romantic dinner and the women telling Chris they were falling in love with him and yes, Arlington Iowa sounds like a lovely place to live! Becca's date was a tad more interesting, simply because she hadn't told him she was a virgin and would she make it out of the hallowed doors of the fantasy suite remaining one? (It seemed like she was wavering on her beliefs here, but maybe I was just projecting.) She finally told Chris the truth, and the awkward pause and sigh he let out wasn't the best case scenario. He's probably like "seriously?! Another one?!" But he covered his tracks, telling her he was glad she told him (then quickly told the ABC intern to remove some of the kinky sex toys from the fantasy suite, stat!).

At the rose ceremony, Chris is dressed in a karate gi, which I guess is traditional Balinese wear, but looks like he's en route to the dojo. All the women are also dressed in traditional garb - thank god Kaitlyn got the pink one to match her lipstick! Chris tells Chris Harrison he is falling for all the women, and how is he supposed to choose? Man up, farm boy. He instead takes this opportunity to pull Becca aside, which Kaitlyn and Whitney take to mean she's getting the boot. Whitney likes this idea, since Becca is really young and doesn't know anything. (Let it be known that they are only 3 years apart people.) But wait - Chris returns with Becca! What kind of sick and twisted crap is this?!

Whitney and Becca get the roses, which means Kaitlyn and her rapping self are headed home. She doesn't understand what happened, and Chris' whispers don't really help explain anything. I did enjoy the random rooster crows during their serious talk, however. Really lightened the mood for me. And so farmer-ish! Well-played, Bali.

Next week: the women tell all! Should be a train wreck. In the best possible way.

Boo-hoos and bow-wows

Went to my first volunteer orientation at the SPCA on Saturday. I still have to go back for an interview and animal handling training, since I want to walk the dogs and hopefully assist with communication (i.e. writing descriptions of the animals for the website), but it was a good overview, complete with a tour of the facility. And I teared up no less than eight times, including during the short video they showed before the orientation even started. Good lord. I'm going to have to invest in some waterproof mascara to get through this volunteering business. And also might end up with like 4 more dogs and possibly a rabbit or ferret. (fingers crossed)

It really IS an honor just to be nominated

The Oscars are this weekend, and I heard on the news that the gift bags for the nominees who don't win cost over $160,000 each. Good lord, what's in there - a car??

Apparently not, but the gift bag does include:

Holiday in Tuscany. With the Italian Luxury Hotel Package, nominees will receive three complimentary nights in a suite at the five-star Grand Hotel Tremezzo. Value: $11,500.

Chi-Chi car rental. A year's worth of Silvercar rentals, the all-Audi airport car rental service that promises no lines, free GPS, free Sirius radio and free Wi-Fi every time. Value: $20,000

Being the runner-up doesn't look so bad...

If only I could just bike to work.

You know what's annoying? Bringing your Ford into the Chevrolet dealership (because that's where you bought it) to get something reset, only to be told they don't fix Fords there. And then taking the car to the Ford dealership, only to be told your warranty only covers repairs done at the dealership where the car was purchased. I get the feeling that they took advantage of a single girl buying a car, and I'm just now reading the fine print. Awesome.
#lemon