I'm so happy. Last night we finally watched the first episode of Amazing Race 12 
which I recorded when Bill was in Sonoma last week. The first sighting of Phil was like seeing Grandma standing on her front porch, waving us into her wonderful, cookie-scented home. I couldn't stop myself from sighing contentedly, "Ahhhh... Phil. How've you been? We've missed you."
which I recorded when Bill was in Sonoma last week. The first sighting of Phil was like seeing Grandma standing on her front porch, waving us into her wonderful, cookie-scented home. I couldn't stop myself from sighing contentedly, "Ahhhh... Phil. How've you been? We've missed you."Don't get me wrong--I enjoy my CSIs and my Law and Orders, but AR makes me happy. Case in point:
We loved it when the blond and her cheatin' boyfriend (it's too early to match up names to faces) struggled up the hillside to the little stone church in Ireland. She sobbed that this was "The hardest thing I've ever done in my whole life!" All I could think was, "Honey, wait until you're tossing your cookies in some stinky marketplace in India and your unfaithful boyfriend is screaming at you to swallow those water buffalo ears!" Her triumph at climbing to the top of the little hill was dimmed a short time later when we see her and the boyfriend trying to coax their donkey down the path. The beast refused to move--just brayed at them, it's feet super-glued to the mud-- while every other donkey team trotted merrily past. The really catty and unkind part of me laughed myself silly watching these two hip twenty-somethings reduced to hysteria, screaming futile epithets at their stubborn friend. Priceless.
In the end, karma and an inability to read maps brought an end to the race for the taxi-thieves, Ari and what's-her-name. Phil looked genuinely sad when he gave them the news. He always does.
Feel free to participate in my unofficial AR fan club. Leave a comment and share your favorite quotes and moments. Let's watch the race together!
I LOVED it!!! I think one of my favorite teams so far is the Asian father daughter team. LOVE them. I thought it was adorable when the dad sang "Danny boy" while riding the bike high about a canyon in Ireland. Soooo cute!
ReplyDeleteI thought the bike ride on the wire over the canyon looked pretty scary. I admire anyone who could sing while doing it. Heights are really not my thing! Did you see the preview for this week's episode? Apparently the Asian father/daughter team have a little meltdown. My question is this; Will the goths be slowed down by their very complicated face and hair preparations?
ReplyDeleteThe complicated goth looked totally crossed my mind too. I wonder how many weeks before we see them without their masks?
ReplyDeleteWe just watched the second episode tonight. I no longer like the Asian father...he is so annoying and I can't believe his daughter can be so patient with him. I too am anxiously awaiting a look at the Goths sans the makeup. He is perhaps the gayest straight man I've seen.
ReplyDeleteI am not in favor of parent abuse, but I kept wishing Christina would smack her father, or at the very least, tell him to SHUT UP!!! "Kynt" is SO gay, that it actually crossed my mind tonight that maybe he is a woman in reverse drag.
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