Early Morning* Outrage

Ugh!! So I was reading some other blogs and had the TV on in the background. The Rachael Ray Show was on and this plastic surgeon was talking about nose jobs and brought up Adrien Brody. I've loved him since he was the (kind of faux) punk in Summer of Sam. His face is perfect and his nose suits him (and I've always had a thing for big noses). This effing plastic surgeon puts up a side by side pic of Adrien and what he'd look like with a nose-job. He said even though he's very handsome, that the smaller nose fit his face better.

TOTAL LIE!! In the after picture his nose did not balance out his chin, and the proportionality was gone from his face. I'm actually surprised the Dr. didn't suggest shaving down his chin bone as well. Jesus...I'm so sick of people getting cookie cutter noses. So many awesome looking people don't have cookie cutter noses. Besides Adrien, Noel Fielding and Erin O'Connor spring immediately to mind.

After the Adrien face massacre he brought up a similar side by side showing a woman in the audience what her nose could look like post-rhinoplasty. She basically said she wanted to get the surgery but couldn't afford to so the doc was basically showing her what she can't have. Nice...

For the rest of the segment, Rachael, who doesn't really seem all that vain, had to ooh and aah over things from breast implants to eyebrow growth serum. It came off as totally fake and pandering, the same way she seems to be pandering when she does segments for people with children (ok, I have watched her show before). I tend to think it's because producers are likely pressuring her to try too hard to appeal to her perceived audience. I wonder if this will change now that the demographics of people at home at 10am, due to unemployment, become very different.

*I'm fully aware that 10am isn't really considered early morning but I freelance and I stay up really late so to me it's pretty much early morning.

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Random Grammy Thoughts

• Why did Kanye start out American Boy and why did Estelle come out after he started?* They made it seem like it was his song that featured her when it was really the other way around. SO WRONG!
• Of those nominated, I'm glad Adele won best new artist. I'm not the biggest fan but I think slightly watered down Winehouse should beat blonde, whiny, Winehouse copycat.
  
• Why did M.I.A. not get to perform her whole song alone? I think I've heard more of her music while watching the BAFTAs. She's awesome, she's super pregnant, her song was everywhere, she should get her own spot. It's nice to get lots of different people together at big events sometimes but I really wish she'd performed solo. Maybe she was offered a solo spot but said she'd rather do a group performance, but I kind of doubt it. Her performance was the only reason I was watching. At least it wasn't too far into the show so I could switch to the aforementioned BAFTAs.
  
• I was visiting my grandmother when Katy Perry came on. My grandmother's awesome reaction to Katy Perry: "Asshole."

Well that's pretty much all the thought that the Grammy's inspired. I don't usually watch but like I said I wanted to see M.I.A. At least A.R. Rahman won a BAFTA for his music from Slumdog Millionaire so someone good got an award for their music tonight.
Also, one random BAFTA thought: Is every presenter going to say "a dude playing a dude disguised as another dude"? It's getting so old I almost feel bad recreating it in print here.

*Ok, I do know why but it still pisses me off...

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Arance Rosse

Blood oranges are in season! Ever since I went to Italy I've been really into blood oranges. It's kind of hard to find them here so when they're in season it's really exciting. When I ordered an OJ in Italy, at I think the train station in Rome, it was blood orange juice and I loved it. They're less acidic than regular oranges and I also kind of feel like they have a more complex flavor. My favorite brunch place used to have lemon poppy pancakes with blood orange syrup on their menu and they were amazing. I kind of did a spin on it the other day but made toasted pecan pancakes instead. Also instead of plain syrup I made like a chunkier, compote-y type thing . Either way it was really good and I wish blood oranges were more available in the states.

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