I know it’s already pretty late to write about the finale episode of America’s Next Top Model Cycle 10 as it’s been more than week now since it aired and I’m sure the news about the winner has been everywhere. But because this will probably be my last post on anything ANTM for a while until maybe the next cycle, and because I already started writing it and it’d be such a waste not to, I might as well finish and post it.

( And so, the winner is... )

Also last week, I caught the episode of Tyra’s talk show with them Fiercee Awards and I honestly enjoyed it regardless of how corny it really was because I just love seeing past ANTM contestants again and a lot of them were present in the show, like Caridee, Nicole (who was a real surprise to see considering she’s been completely MIA after Cycle 5), Heather and Jenah. Even Jade was there. Joanie was there, too, which made me very happy that I was squeeing lots like I always do whenever I see Joanie. I think it’s about time I formally proclaim Joanie as my top all-time favorite ANTM alum.

The only one missing that I would’ve really loved to have seen was Kahlen, another all-time fave. Lately I’ve been really curious about whatever happened with Kahlen post-ANTM and what she’s currently up to because I kept seeing this Max Factor commercial plenty of times on TV and one of the models in it looks so much like Kahlen that it made me think it’s very possible that it is her. But that notion was quickly dispelled when I finally did some research on the matter and read Kahlen’s Wikipedia page. Even though I’m disappointed that it’s not Kahlen, I was amused and somewhat relieved to find the answer so fast, the resemblance has already been noticed and my imagination wasn’t just playing tricks on me.

More recently, I’ve been focusing on the US version of Make Me A Supermodel because I’ve developed a crush on Casey after that gay sexual chemistry photo shoot he had with Perry and well, I’m just really such a sucker for pretty boys. 8D ( I already finished the show yesterday and here lie spoilers... )

I’ve updated grafikitty with a small batch of old CLAMP icons over here. Most of these icons were my entries to clamp_lims last year, finally got around to posting them after all this time.

The update also marks the start of my changing the way I format grafikitty posts, particularly the way I title them, and I know this is a totally trivial thing to say, but it’s important to me for my own personal reference. This is how obsessive-compulsive I am.

( Spoilers! )

Then on Saturday night, watched Tyra’s talk show because ANTM judges Paulina Porizkova and Nigel Barker were the guests. Paulina talked about how she warned Tyra before signing on to ANTM that she was going to be brutally honest with her judging. I thought that was a little funny because, although she was pretty frank with Dominique looking like a transvestite, Paulina is all in all nice and harmless in ANTM unlike how she was during Tyra’s show to those guest aspiring models, and she’s definitely not on Janice Dickinson’s level of scathing bluntness. Unless of course Paulina’s just buffered by ANTM’s editing or maybe she’s just warming up.

At another point in the show, Nigel Barker shared a really strange anecdote about his visit to the Philippines...was it just last year or was it already two years ago? I can’t remember. Anyway, I wonder if the story is true because what was so strange about it was that it mainly involved a male fan...Weird.

Lastly, on a totally unrelated-to-ANTM note, Chae Rim’s latest drama Formidable Rivals (or just plain Rivals) premiered on KBS World last night. The first episode was only so-so that I’m a little disappointed. I don’t think the show will offer anything really different and unique from other K-dramas (or at least the ones I’ve seen), and it’s looking to be more drama and action than quirky romantic comedy like Dalja’s Spring which I would prefer. Plus, Chae Rim isn’t particularly cute in this drama. But I guess at least I’d have something to kill time with when there’s nothing else to watch during Monday and Tuesday nights before the other shows I’ve been following...if I’m correct about the airtime, that is. KBS World has yet to update their site with more info about the show.

( About the recent episodes of America’s Next Top Model Cycle 10. Spoilers within... )


( As for the other shows I’ve been watching... )


And in other news, my paid account expired weeks ago and so I’m back to Basic. At first I was a little pissed off about it because I wanted to tweak my layout one last time, I wasn’t able to log on to do so until it was too late (I got sick on the week my paid time expired), and if I do the tweaking now, it might disable my layout’s advanced customizations. Though all in all for some reason, being back to a Basic Account is such a relief, it feels liberating and quite cathartic, like a load has been lifted off my shoulders.

By the way, whatever happened to the whole LiveJournal Basic Account debacle? Considering LJ’s never made any direct mention of it in news since this post, I’m guessing this is the last chapter of the issue. If that’s the case, then that means LJ’s decision is final and we Basic Account supporters have lost the fight, haven’t we?

Oh well.

( Watched Episode 7 of ANTM 10 last weekend and here are my thoughts. Spoilers within... )


I’ve also been catching the US version of Make Me A Supermodel, which I think is classier than ANTM and I guess for that reason, Make Me A Supermodel’s contestants are a lot more modelly looking. But both shows are basically the same and the only difference between them is that Make Me A Supermodel has male contestants and an American Idol type of elimination.

And in other, non-fashion/reality TV happenings, Season 3 of Supernatural premiered on AXN Beyond last night and I thought it was a great freaky episode. I only started watching Supernatural recently because of the channel’s reruns and I’m glad the new season didn’t take so long after they ended. Though Supernatural coincides with House reruns on AXN (House, BTW, is another show I just recently started watching), but because both shows have replays throughout the week, that’s okay.