Four.

Sure, that’s the number of times I’ve been caught wearing women’s underwear, but more importantly, that’s how many generations are shown in this photo. And I think that is awesome. This one’s for you Grandpa Docs and Gigi!

This entry was written by Bryce, posted on March 10, 2012 at 10:03 pm, filed under Uncategorized and tagged Bryce Donovan, family portrait, four generations, great grandmother, River. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.

I’ll give you 3:1 odds he ends up in therapy.

This entry was written by Bryce, posted on March 6, 2012 at 10:10 pm, filed under Uncategorized. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.

Live blog: And there was a threesome … (Episode 10)

So we’re down to what “Bachelor” insiders (*giggle*) like to refer to as “The Skank 3.” What does that mean? Well, it means there’s a 1 in 1 chance that all of the ladies will fein surprise and go, “Oh, there’s a fantasy suite? Well … I guess I could stay for a little bit. (Pause.) Or maybe it’s a HUGE bit?” (Then they elbow Ben.)

So buckle up your monobrows and get ready for some serious dung throwing as the remaining three “ladies” vie for the crown of Mrs. 20th of 22nd Marriage to Fail. As always, the cat fight begins at 8:00 p.m. EST sharp. See you then …

8:01 p.m. Early call: LindZZZZZeee is going home. To look for the s missing from her name.

8:02 p.m. Am I the only one who thinks the only thing more boring that Ben as the Bachelor is Emily as the Bachelorette? ABC could print fucking money if they put Courtney and Bentley on the next one. (I am making the logical assumption that Courtney will get picked and then break up with Ben 18 minutes after the cameras stop rolling.)

8:06 p.m. Oh cool. Another flashback.

8:08 p.m. Best Bachelor montage ever: Courtney’s A Bitch Compilation, No. 14.

8:19 p.m. Not to gun you down, Nicki, but I could think of about 100 places that would be better to be in love than Switzerland. Just off the top of my head …

Albania

Algeria

American Samoa

Andorra

Angola

Anguilla

Antigua and Barbuda

Argentina

Aruba

Ashmore and Cartier Islands

Australia

Austria

The Bahamas

Barbados

Belgium

Belize

Bermuda

Bolivia

Bouvet Island

Brazil

British Virgin Islands

Canada

Cape Verde

Cayman Islands

Chile

Cook Islands

Coral Sea Islands

Costa Rica

Cote d’Ivoire

Cuba

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Denmark

Dominica

Dominican Republic

Ecuador

Fiji

Finland

French Guiana

French Polynesia

Greece

Grenada

Guam

Hong Kong

Italy

Jamaica

Japan

Malta

Martinique

Mexico

Monaco

Morocco

Navassa Island

New Zealand

Nicaragua

Norfolk Island

Norway

Panama

Papua New Guinea

Peru

Philippines

Puerto Rico

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Lucia

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Samoa

Seychelles

Solomon Islands

Spain

Sweden

Thailand

Trinidad and Tobago

Turks and Caicos Islands

Dollywood

8:26 p.m. Whoa. Nicki accepted the In Tha Butt Suite invitation? I did NOT see that coming!

8:28 p.m. Nicki: “I don’t want him to have anything unanswered.” Translation: “No orifice is off limits tonight.”

8:32 p.m. A helicopter? A girl accepting the invitation to the Fantasy Suite? A date involving a girl who’s afraid of heights? This episode has EVERYTHING!*

*previous episodes had along with no discernible new ideas or concepts.

8:35 p.m. So do you think the producers just give Ben a couple of 32 oz. Gatorades and are like, “OK, now here’s LindZZZeee!”?

8:38 p.m. Could these two jokers have worn more ill-suitable footwear? Speaking of which, I can’t tell which is thicker: the leather on LindZZZeee’s boots or her makeup.

8:43 p.m. I wish the Fantasy Suite card said, “Interested in sloppy seconds?”

8:46 p.m. Is Ben going on CNN after dinner? #nicefuckingbowtie

8:48 p.m. I’ve decided that they should have Fantasy Suites starting Day One. UPSIDE: We’d be able to identify the how earlier. DOWNSIDE: Ha! Good one. There is no downside. UPSIDE NO. 2: Ben wouldn’t be able to walk for the entire second episode.

8:50 p.m. Ha! Awesome. LindZZZeee is the first this season to bust out the, “I’m not normally a skank who sleeps with a guy I’ve only been on five completely unrealistic dates with but this time is different because you’re only banging two other women that I know of.”

8:51 p.m. And that would be the voice of the baton twirler.

8:56 p.m. The only thing better than a mobile device that is in between the size of a phone and a tablet (Samsung Galaxy Note) is a regular-sized phone or tablet. Or a desktop computer. Or a Magic 8 Ball.

8:58 p.m. COURTNEY: “It’s one of the most amazing places I’ve ever been.” Better than Orlando or any of the other exotic places you’ve visited in your “modeling” career?

9:00 p.m. Why do girls continue to think the Bachelor has jack to do with anything that happens on any of the dates? Seriously, I’m betting this is how the pre-production meeting for this episode went:

PRODUCER: “OK, Ben, we’re going to take you and the ladies to Switzerland this week.”

BEN: “Cool, I love Ikea!”

9:14 p.m. This might be the first time in Bachelor history where the girl is like, “Why don’t you camera guys stick around?”

9:18 p.m. COURTNEY: “It doesn’t get much more romantic than this.” Oh how right you are, Courtney. I see lots of Netflix nights over skunked wine that couldn’t be sold to a restaurant in your future once the show is over. Wait. Who am I kidding. I see “Bachelor Pad” in your future. And I’M SO EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

9:20 p.m. How many takes do you think it took them to get that exiting the theater shot without somebody’s cooch showing? Too far? Not far enough? I’m just going to assume you voted for No. 2.

9:27 p.m. Good thinking Kacie. These things always turn out well.

9:34 p.m. Ah the irony. How many people do you think have had sex on that hotel hallway floor Kacie is lying on?

9:49 p.m. OK Ben, let’s close this lame episode with a strong finish. See if all three ladies will go to the Fantasy Suite before you make your final decision. Or, at the very least, invite Chris Harrison up there with you.

9:51 p.m. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE let Chris Harrison come back out after he gives out the first rose and go, “Ladies. Ben. This is the final rose of the night.”

9:56 p.m. Tonight’s two losers.

(NOTE: It appears LindZZZeeee is looking painfully at Nicki while Courtney is thinking, “Wait. Did I remember to move my clothes from the washer to the dryer?”)

10:00 p.m. OK gang, we’ll do it again next week when one of these women makes the biggest mistake of their lives.

This entry was written by Bryce, posted on February 27, 2012 at 7:05 pm, filed under Uncategorized and tagged "The Bachelor", Ben, Bryce Donovan, cat fight, Courtney, probably divorce, the other ones. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.

Live Blog: Hometown Hoes! (Episode 9)

So we’re finally down to four. By which I mean our average IQ for watching this stupid show week after week in spite of the fact that we all know Ben will probably make a really bad choice in the end (*cough* Courtney) and be broken up by the time the finale airs. But much like the six-car pileup in the median on our way to work we can’t avert our eyes. So let’s get right to it …

8:01 p.m. I can’t wait to see the family Courtney rented from the modeling agency she supposedly works for.

8:03 p.m. I really wish Ben would have shown up on a horse of his own just to upstage LindZZZZeeee. Or better yet in a Hummer while eating a horse burger.

8:04 p.m. EARLY LEADER FOR QUOTE OF THE WEEK: “Horses have been my life since … before I was born.” — LindZZZZZeeee

8:06 p.m. I hope Ben looks into the picnic basket and goes, “OK, so I’ve got horseradish sauce, Colt 45, Philly cream cheese, and, um, let’s see, Elmer’s glue so we can make macaroni art.”

8:14 p.m. Was the dog really riding on the back of the horse cart? Wait. Were they really racing horse carts? Wait. Is LindZZZeee really calling Ben her “boyfriend”?

8:22 p.m. I just said how this episode is dragging and my wife wisely pointed out that they rarely lead with the biggest train wreck. So smart, that woman (except for the whole saying “I do” thing). I am so glad we met each other on that reality dating show. I’ve said too much …

8:26 p.m Kacie: “I’m so excited to see Ben.” My wife: “Then WHY did you wear THAT?”

8:28 p.m. I had no idea baton twirling was so intensive. Kacie B. is completely out of breath after that 18 second number.

8:28 p.m. “And after that he sold sporting goods. So he was VERY involved in the community.” Well I think that goes without saying, Kacie B.

8:29 p.m. Is Kacie B. sporting the Bill Bellichick collection?

8:38 p.m. KACIE B’S DAD: “Ben, there’s something I’ve been waiting all night to ask you.”

BEN: (Gulps) “OK.”

KACIE B’S DAD: “Would you like an O’Douls?

8:42 p.m. Kacie B’s parents are ruining any shot she might have had at being miserable with Ben for seven weeks. And just as an aside, who the hell is glad somebody has concerns?

8:44 p.m. KACIE B’S DAD-TO-ENGLISH TRANSLATOR: Eez = is; Lof = life; Mm-K = don’t make me whoop your ass on national television, gurl.

8:48 p.m. I kind of feel like Activia is missing their core demographic by advertising during “The Bachelor.” Honestly, I thought ABC only allowed Zima and Tampax commercials to run. So confused …

8:52 p.m. Holy cliche machine! I fully expect them to take a Ford F-150 to a cigarette factory from here.

9:07 p.m. Annnnnd Dad makes the same mistake twice.

9:17 p.m. I like how Courtney’s dad matched his sweater vest with the tablecloth.

9:31 p.m. $100 says Courtney is drawing a picture of herself.

9:36 p.m. Another $100 says this mock wedding would be 500 times more enjoyable their actual one.

9:41 p.m. I hope that these hometown dates taught Ben some valuable lessons. Like that drinking is wrong, horses can solve all the world’s problems, and Courtney’s baby voice is so annoying it could even get Tim Tebow to commit double homicide.

9:55 p.m. Wow. I totally though Kacie B. was going to be one of the final two. But that whole “can’t have sex until you’ve been married for 25 years” thing that her mom and dad laid out to Ben might have been a deal breaker.

10:00 p.m. Tonight’s winner of the dodged-a-huge-bullet-but-doesn’t-know-it-yet sweepstakes.

See you at the crime scene again next week …

This entry was written by Bryce, posted on February 20, 2012 at 8:46 pm, filed under Uncategorized and tagged "The Bachelor", Ben, Bryce Donovan, hoes, Hometown dates, imminent disaster. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.

Somebody text 9-1-1.

My wife just got an iPhone (upgrading from her slightly outdated bag phone), which is great and all, but I’m a tad worried that the one parent in our house who actually paid attention to our son is now going to let things slide a bit.

Then again, maybe I’m just overreacting.

This entry was written by Bryce, posted on February 14, 2012 at 11:08 am, filed under Uncategorized and tagged Bryce Donovan, chainsaw, iphone4S, playtoy, wife. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.