MTV's The Challenge: Rivals is over, and I'm sad.

MTV Challenge: Rivals

I am one of those people that gets too emotionally involved in reality TV shows. MTV's recent "Challenge" is no exception.

Although this reality series is overshadowed by the likes of Jersey Shore (which I also love) and Teen Mom, I believe the MTV has struck the jackpot with the cast and the challenges that they encounter.

Here's the set-up: MTV has been doing these challenges for years. It's rather ridiculous the types of things they put these people through in order to have the chance to make $100,000 (sometimes less). This season, some of the craziest things the cast had to do involved moving across a platform by jumping from hammock to hammock, moving cars with large machinery, jumping onto a zip line from 50 feet above the water (with no harness!), and the final challenge, which was a 2-day overnight challenge where they had to reach the end at the top of a 9,000 ft mountain.

Ridiculous.

But that's not why I watch: the dynamic of the people on this show is so intriguing and emotionally draining, that you actually get invested in their well-being. I didn't even realize how much I felt like I knew this cast until the rivals reunion which aired last night.

The highlight of this reunion was Adam finally admitting that he cared for bad-boy CT and breaking down into tears despite Kenny aka "Mr. Beautiful" egging him on. It's insane how much I was intrigued by their relationship and the "development" of their characters. To be honest, I was a tad misty - I could have cried out of joy for them if I wasn't too embarrassed that Megan might have walked out of her room to see my crying to an MTV reality show.

The emotional turmoil coupled with the physical challenges made it so that I couldn't even wait to watch an episode until the next day - even though I recorded it on my DVR, I had to watch it as close to live as possible even if it jeopardized my sleep.

Here are the results:
Male Winners: Tyler and Johnny
Female Winners: Eve and Paula
Male Runners-Up: Kenny and Wes
Female Runners-Up: Laurel and Cara Maria
Male Third Place: Mike and Leroy
Female Third Place: Jen and Mandi

I would have loved to see CT and Adam take it and prove everyone wrong, but then again I feel emotionally attached to CT - just like every other female he encounters. What is it about him?

I'll get off my soap box. I can't wait for next season's Challenge. Hump Day will be much harder now that I don't have this show to look forward to.

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I'm Basically Starring in "This Is Forty" (the "Knocked Up" sequel)

So I'm basically starring in Judd Apatow's "Knocked Up" sequel, "This is Forty" starring Paul Rudd, Jason Segal, Leslie Mann, and Megan Fox.

Yesterday, my oldest friend (since I was 8, yes that's 15 years of glorious friendship), my boyfriend, and I went to the Chipotle opening to get free burritos. Well, that was a failure because the opening was the day before - but instead we BASICALLY starred in movie.

There were a lot of trailers and equipment set up on the street that I live on. We walked from my apartment around the corner to Chipotle and found gawkers and gazers trying to get a glimpse of whatever was going on at the corner Coffee Bean. So we got our Chipotle "Mexican" cuisine and sat watching people walk by to peer in the window, and the crew rearranging the set.

On our way out we basically were in a scene in the movie...

And when I say basically I mean that we looked in the window and saw Paul Rudd filming with a hairy man (could have been Jason Segal?). Megan Fox was nearby, but we didn't actually see her in the flesh. This was my friend's first celeb siting (even though she's lived in LA for a year now...).

This is basically what I saw...

Look for my legs whenever the movie comes out (in the scene where they're at the Coffee Bean, duh!). My friend was wearing an orange dress, and I was wearing a grey pencil skirt. Seriously, we're like totally movie stars.

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La Surfeza

When I got the text from my friend Alex that said the beer company he was working for (Pacifico) was sponsoring a a pub crawl for the US Open of Surfing in Huntington Beach for free, I really had to think long and hard about whether or not I wanted to go.

JUST KIDDING, duh :)

Recap of the night’s festivities:

VIP pass and beer #1

The owner of the pizza place on our pub crawl came over to check if we were having a good time, and one thing led to another (another 3 tequila shots) and he admitted to us that he was the real-life Sunshine that was in Remember the Titans! No this isn’t actually cool at all, but all the free boozing makes everything exciting!

Oh hello PoPo

...Obviously after a few more drinks

The next day the girls left but with my VIP pass that extended all weekend, there was no way I was going to leave. I called some friends that I knew lived close by and after going thru traffic of the THOUSANDS of people, I found parking 2 miles away and headed over to the next VIP lounge. More free beer, Wahoo’s fish tacos, a crazy photo booth, and plenty of entertaining creeps. And then the MGMT concert on the beach!

(This is not me) But fun nonetheless!

What a great summer weekend :-D

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The Coldplay Show at UCLA was Kick-Ass (in case you were wondering)

Would you expect anything but amazing from the fantastically talented Coldplay? I can't imagine a better birthday present. Not only do they sound better live than they do on their albums, but also their humble attitudes and goofy demeanor make them extremely lovable. Chris Martin has the voice of an angel, and his band mates are masters of their crafts.

Kevin and Amy at Coldplay

Kevin got INCREDIBLE seats. We were sitting in the front of the non-floor section, approximately 100 feet away from the stage, and the lovely and talented Chris Martin. We carpooled with two of the girls who live nearby that were also in attendance for my birthday party, and made it there with plenty of time to gawk at the rich white people that were there.

Surprise #1

Jimmy Kimmel was going to be there and the show was going to be streamed live on the Jimmy Kimmel show! Coldplay played two kick-ass songs off their new album to be released this fall including "Every Tear is a Waterfall." I'm biased because everything they do is amazing.

And it was all yellow...

Surprise #2

They played a lot of amazing classics including "Yellow," "God Put a Smile Upon Your Face," "Clocks," "Fix You," "Viva La Vida," and "Politik" (and many more). They also played a lot of fantastic new songs off their upcoming album. Let's just say I might buy it instead of finding a way to get it for free... it's that good. I also may or may not have tenderly wept during "Fix You"...

Surprise #3

A handful of celebs were in attendance there and Kevin and I had prime real estate for watching them. Two that I can confirm are Kate Bosworth (who had blue tips in her hair and looked like she hadn't eaten for a few years) and Lindsay Lohan (who was dressed like a lumber-jack/prude with a red plaid button down, jean shorts, and her bleached hair tied back into a librarian bun). I'm sure others were there, but they might have been on the other side of the stage/backstage.

This is me. Stoked for Coldplay.

Surprise #4

One of the girls we carpooled with has no censor, so the car ride home was definitely amusing. Not only did she spend the ride looking up "fun facts" about Chris Martin (the lead singer of Coldplay) and voicing how she yearns to be the piano that he "humps" while performing, but also she kept forgetting that her window was down and saying hilarious things about the people in cars next to us. They definitely heard, and my friend that was driving attempted to put her window on child lock. This is the same girl that got into a fight with a midget. I think we need to feature her on this blog permanently ;)

All in all, best birthday present EVER. I love these types of "experience-based gifts" rather than material items that I can break, lose, or get tired of.

Here are more photos of the event, courtesy of Kevin!

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Why Your Friend is Dating A Loser

How many of your girlfriends are too good for the guy they're dating? 
How many times do you see a couple and wonder how the girl puts up with the guy? 
Do you ever question your friends' dating logic? 
Do you ever think that your friends' boyfriends are douches, tools, freeloaders, ugly or alternatively pretty boys? 

I've noticed a lot that a lot of women have started dating guys that in the past they would be "too good for." Women are increasingly willing to settle especially as we get older. Could it be that the number of men that never want to get married is increasing? Or is it that men can get away with the bachelor, A-Rod lifestyle for the rest of their lives now? Regardless, the desire of women to have a boyfriend or husband at any cost is impairing their judgement to choose wisely.

So why is your friend seemingly dating beneath her? Here are my theories:

1. He's good in bed/ is well endowed.
2. She's afraid of being alone, and sees being with a loser better than being without anyone.
3. She's consistently drunk.
4. Sheer desperation.
5. She watches way too many Disney movies (like Beauty and the Beast, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, or Snow White...)
6. Your friend is a masochist.
7. Your friend just wants to annoy you.
8. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder (hey, it could happen).
9. Daddy issues.
10. She's blind and/or deaf.

I guess love really is blind?

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Celebrating Amy's 23rd Birthday in San Diego

Some may choose to quietly celebrate their birthdays with a handful of close friends. I'm not sure who these people are, but it sure isn't me or my handful(s) of close friends... I was essentially the last one to turn 21 out of my group of friends a few years back, and ever since then my birthday has been used as an excuse to drink your body weight in jager.

So this year to celebrate my 23rd birthday 16 of my closest friends met up in the Gaslamp district of downtown San Diego. Let's just say that no one RSVP'd no.

Cramming 16 people into two rooms at the Hilton was no big deal - we all like to snuggle. So we pounded down some vodka tonics and tequila/Sun Drop concoctions and made our way over to Petco Park.

The birthday crew at Petco Park

Kevin in all his glory

We sat field-side and the weather was perfect. My boyfriend decided it would be funny to try to lead the wave in our section. Although he (and my other HS guy friends) failed miserably, their efforts were appreciated and served as a form of entertainment. My boyfriend is irresistible - check out his hotness.

Aside from the Padres losing to the Rockies, it was an amazing game filled with beer and dogs. Everyone had a good time in anticipation for the true party that night.

You might be thinking, wow this is tame? This is their excuse for a party? Just you wait (a small detail: we were all intoxicated for approximately 12 hours)...

Megan and Amy ready to go!

After freshening up and finishing off the rest of the alcohol (trust me it was a lot...), we stumbled our way to Voyeur - my favorite nightclub on the Gaslamp. It arguably is the best venue with the best music, especially for those who are into Electronica. It's also where we went one of the nights on my 21st birthday.

Here's where the night starts getting crazy.

Line, what line? Well I guess there was this huge line, but I just walked straight to the front of it and talked to the bouncer. I stood there like a BALLER telling the bouncer which people in the line were allowed in and which weren't... no cover. The whole bunch got in, no problem. Lesson to you all: act like you own the place (it obviously works...).

With this co-ed group drama was bound to happen, but I'm pretty sure my high school guy friends enjoyed their time "dancing" with my hot college friends. I also played "Have you met Ted?" (see video below - verbatim) with one of my girlfriends... and it worked. She was "hooked" for the entire night.

4 lemon drops later, we end up in the VIP lounge upstairs... somehow... all of us. Then Megan gets into a dance off... Then we lost two of our friends (both very tall girls) who supposedly got kicked out of the venue because they got into a fight with a midget. I can't believe I missed that.

We ended up at the Burger Lounge after the club closed (after the scramble of making sure everyone is together which took forever). I think I had the best burger of my life that night - the noises I was making while I was eating it were not normal.

All in all - the night could have been a catastrophe with this wild bunch. Maybe we're just all growing up? Nah...

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SHARK WEEK: The Drinking Game

And I didn't think anything could make Discovery Channel's Shark Week any better.

Thanks Jenna Daily Press :)

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You Can Find Me In Da Club

The drunk dude @Voyeur in Downtown San Diego thought he was all hard for breaking out the C-walk in the VIP table area on Saturday night. Little did he know that the white brunette with the 3 inch Jessica Simpson heels and Nordstrom jumper was about to show him up.

Back in high school when I was on the basketball team, some girls that I played with thought it would be fun to watch me C-walk. Catching people off guard when I do this is just so entertaining I can't stop myself!

In the pic:

Guy with his shirt off -- too embarrassed that I was just way better than him and can't even bare to watch.

Guy with hat yelling -- "Damn girl! Where'd you learn those moves?!"

Guy in white shirt -- "You need to come back EVERY Saturday!!"

I've kind of realized that the C-Walk is too outdated tho..anyone want to teach me how to Dougie? ;-)

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Today’s Fave Rave: LEMONADE

Is it called an obsession when you eat at the same place 3 times a week?

Lemonade on Beverly. OBSESSED.

It’s a gourmet marketplace/buffet with all organic food in combinations that you would never think to put together yourself and it is absolutely DELICIOUS!

They have about 10 different seasonal lemonade flavors, I think my favorite right now is Blood Orange. And their dessert bar...don’t even get me started (half-marathon minded!!)

It’s on Beverly/Doheny in Beverly Hills and luckily it’s right down the street from my office so we all get to go there all the

time.

Not only that but they opened one a few miles from my apartment in Brentwood. Lunch and dinner covered! Amazing!

BEWARE: It is HIGHLY addictive. Don’t say I didn’t warn you :)

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Grandma-isms: The "Willy" Pepper

They say "like mother, like daughter." But have they ever said "like grandmother, like granddaughter"? People always ask me where I get my raunchy sense of humor. My answer? My grandma. She may look like your average home-economics professor turned home-maker who won't leave the house without make up (I mean her name is Charlotte, like Charlotte York Goldenblatt), but looks can be deceiving...

She may look all sweet and innocent...

If you don't know me, my vocabulary is full of "that's what she said," and dirty jokes that will make most grandmas cover their ears and smack you with a ruler. Not this dirty ol' bird. I am proud to say that my grandma-dearest is the reason that I have embraced this sense of humor.

Grandma's salt-and-
pepper shakers

Not too long ago (2008), I studied abroad and brought back Christmas presents for my entire family. I brought my darling grandma a pair of salt and pepper shakers. They were these beautiful white with blue windmills on them salt and pepper shaker towers that would have been perfect for any dinner party. Except for the fact that they were shaped like penises. When she first opened them, she asked me facetiously where the "on" switch was. She also joked that they were too small for her, and now shows them off to all of her friends as her "souvenir from Amsterdam."

So today she sends me an email with birthday salutations and a picture of a "willy pepper" (yes, that's it's real name). These supposedly exist IRL, and of course, leave it to Grandma to find it and email it to me on the eve of my 23rd birthday.

The "Willy" Pepper

And now I'm sharing it with you. I hope you like peppers. Try eating them all in one bite - I'm pretty sure that's what Grandma does.

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Confessions of a Caffeine Addict (Part 1)

Hello, my name is Amy Turman and I am a caffeine-a-holic.

It has gotten to the point where if I don't get at least 2 cups of coffee in the morning I have a horrible headache, I get irritable (like every noise and person annoys me), and I can't concentrate. This is because usually, I'll wake up to a pot of coffee already made, drink a [large] mug of it as I'm getting ready for work, and take a [large] carafe to work. I don't put that much in it- a splash of organic or soy milk and a packet of Splenda (with fiber!) - so I know I'm not craving sugar. Then, in the afternoon if the headache comes back I'll either buy a Diet Dr. Pepper, or pop a few Excedrins (that have caffeine in them).

I've decided - I have a problem. This addiction to caffeine needs to stop before my heart explodes. I mean, if Mormons outlaw the substance it must be evil, right?

However, it doesn't surprise me. It's in my blood - I come from a long line of caffeine addicts. At one point, my dad was such a caffeine junkie that he was drinking two sugar-free Monster energy drinks and popping 6 Excedrin per day. My sister has to have her coffee when she wakes up, and pops Excedrin constantly as well. We love caffeine, and obviously we like running around like gerbils on crack. It needs to stop!

I was reading the other day that people who drink 4 cups a day actually have LESS heart problems or weight problems - but then I also read that drinking too much caffeine can lead to high blood pressure, insomnia, and high anxiety. Since my caffeine habit has gotten out of control, I definitely have had problems sleeping and my anxiety has been through the roof.

So, here is my pledge. As the founder of C.A. (caffeine-a-holics anonymous), I pledge to cut back to 1 (or two...) cup(s) of coffee per day, to not take caffeine after 12 pm (unless I am going out on the weekends), and to research alternative, all-natural energy boosters to coffee and soda (which cause horrible crashes).

Join me in my journey to break this nasty habit. If you are a caffeine addict too, we can do this together. I refuse to be a caffeine junkie!

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The Happiest Race on Earth

Just signed up for the Tinkerbell Half-Marathon at Disneyland in January! What better way to put myself through hardcore training and kicking my own ass than getting to run through the happiest place on earth?

Me, my younger cousin, and
my dad last November

I’ve always been very active, I played basketball through high school and did IM sports through college, and now and workout about 5 times a week. But the half-marathon is definitely something I’ve never put myself through, but I thought I'd be up for the challenge and a new goal!

I’ve never even run a 5K before, and right now after about 4-5 miles of run/walks I feel like I’m going to keel over and die, so it’s definitely going to take a LOT of training. 18 weeks to be exact. Oye

Although the tough stuff doesn’t start until September, it’s time to start getting my butt into shape now. There’s a lot more to training than just keepingup with the cardio -- it’s an all around lifestyle change. The food, the routines, muscle toning, sleep cycles, etc.

Here’s what I’m going to do for the rest of the summer to prep myself physically and mentally just to get ready for training so it doesn’t all hit me hard at once (and let’s be honest, it’s a great way to stay in tip top bikini shape!)

FOOD & DRINK

- Avoiding all white carbs (potatoes, breads, pastas etc.)
- No carbs at all after 7:00 pm, no food after 9:00 pm
- Lean protein and vegetables throughout the day
- No desserts…(unless it’s the occasional Yogurtland because I just can’t live without it)
- Only boozing once a week – the true test of willpower!!

EXERCISE

- 3-5 mile runs, twice a week
- 30-minute sprint intervals, once a week (or swimming)

- Weight training, twice a week

I think that’s enough for now…I’ll keep you posted about how I’m surviving the PRE-training. Wish me luck!

And just in case you were wondering, yes I will be wearing Tinkerbell wings during the half-marathon. Maybe not so much during training though..that may be frowned upon.

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Amy's Dangerously Delicious Sangria

I made this recipe with two versions - a red version and a white version. It is definitely dangerous (beware) but it tastes practically like soda. We made this during our Carmageddon barbecue with beers and margaritas. Let's just say we made about 4 pitchers of each the red and the white... so yes, roughly 8 pitchers total.

Turman "Traditional" Red Sangria

2 bottles of mild red wine (pinot noir or merlot preferred) - we actually used boxed wine for bulk
750 ml of Brandy
Two cups of frozen fruit (preferably peaches, strawberries, and tropical fruit)
1-2 liter bottle of Ginger Ale
1 lemon, sliced
1 lime, sliced
1 apple, sliced
1 cup of ice

Mix all of the ingredients (except for the ice) in a large bowl and chill. This way all of the flavors will marinade together and the frozen fruit will melt a little bit releasing the fruit juices into the mixture.

Before serving, add the ice and either put into a pitcher or in a large bowl with a ladle.

Lighter, White Sangria

Megan and Amy at the
Carmageddon BBQ

2 bottles of sweeter white wine (pinot grigio or sauvignon blanc) - we also used boxed white wine for bulk
750 ml of Triple Sec
Two cups frozen fruit (peaches and strawberries)
1-2 liter bottle of Ginger Ale
1 cup of ice

This requires less ingredients but has a fruitier, lighter taste and won't stain your lips! Follow the same steps as the other combination. This is a little bit less dangerous because Triple Sec has less alcohol than Brandy.

Serve at any get-together. It's bound to be a hit. I can't tell you how many people have asked me for the recipe!

You could also blend them with the ice and the frozen fruit for a more luxurious alcoholic smoothie. However, for large masses doing that tends to dilute the wine mixture. Enjoy!

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When I say "sake," you say "bomb" (and other random Friday occurrences)

This last Friday was very unique... to say the least.

The night started at a Japanese restaurant for our friend's going away party for med school. I showed up late and by the time I had gotten there everyone was already toasted. Mistake #1: Thinking I had to play catch-up the entire night. But I did anyways.

Between sake bombs we managed to take a quick pic.

While the waiter was trying to cut us off for ordering too many pitchers of beer and too many carafes of hot sake, we were pounding them down intermittently while eating as much spicy tuna as we possibly could since a handful of us had not eaten dinner. Mistake #2: Not eating dinner. So we called a cab because we were becoming too much of a liability.

Mistake #3: Thinking it was a good idea to run to the bar next door to take a shot of Patron. I guess we hadn't had enough beer and hot sake to go, so we hauled into the next bar and took a shot of Patron (the bartender convinced me that Patron was the only way to go when I ordered 4 shots of well tequila).

So we got into our cab. The cab driver wouldn't tell me his name so I made it my mission to find out what it was. Alas, I found it - his name... Gholum. I'm not even kidding. Mistake #4: Not taking a picture of Gholum's cab license as proof. I'm not even a Lord of the Rings fan; I couldn't even sit through all of the movies. But for some reason we all decided to geek out and talk to him in the "My Precious" voice... poor man. He liked us enough to give us his card to take us out on a regular basis. Oh the people you meet in cabs...

The "precious" business card

Then the highlight of my night happened. My thirteen year old self died of happiness once I met this pseudo-celeb. I think this might be added to one of my favorite nights. Senior year, Megan and I stumbled upon the cast of ABC Family's show "Greek" at a random frat party. While another one of our friends was doing handle pulls with Calvin (does his real name matter?), Megan and I were socializing with Rusty and Evan.

This night I run into no other than Ethan Craft from Lizzie McGuire... (name IRL: Clayton Snyder).

On of our other friends had the guts to go up to him and we ended up hanging out with him the entire night. Mistake #5: Taking a shot of tequila with Ethan Craft and accidentally calling him Ethan a few too many times. Who would have thunk that I'd be binge drinking with one of my "celeb" crushes from middle school? Turns out he's a really cool guy and a bomb water polo player.

And then there were three... somehow it got down to only three of us girls left with Ethan Craft and some of his friends (that were very drunk). We wandered our way back into a cab, stumbled our way home... and the rest is history. Unfortunately, I am still feeling the repercussions of drinking a lot of beer before drinking a lot of tequila... and whatever fruity drinks we ended up drinking. All in all - a good night... worth the pain. Motto of my life (that I actually need to stick by): "Beer before liquor, never been sicker." The proof is in the pudding.

Beer before liquor, never been sicker.

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Black & Jewish

Black and Jewish (Black and Yellow Parody) from Kat Graham

Can I get a ch-allahhhh

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The Real End of Childhood

Graduating college a year ago is probably the biggest milestone in my life so. I left childhood behind – no more summer vacations, no more back-to-school supplies, and most importantly, no more Tuesday Pint Nights that resulted at Buck-Fitty’s burritos and falling into bushes on the way home.

Of course graduation is exciting because, hell yeah, no more school! But most people also have the sentiment that college and life as we know it is OVER..except for me. Not that I’m completely cold hearted, and you’ll see why.

The week leading up to graduation, we had senior testimonials in my sorority. Younger girls say goodbye to the seniors and read poems and tell stories about their memories with a girl that they admired. When mine was read…not a tear (although it was very very nice – shout out to Jen!)

The night beforegraduation, my friend H thought it’d be funny to watch everyone shed waterfalls of tears when she told the DJ at Maloney’s (our always go-to bar) to play Vitamin C’s “Graduation (Friends Forever).” You looked around and almost everyone had a mug in one hand and their hand wiping their beat red, sweaty drunken face with the other… but not me.

The actual graduation ceremony came where the classic Pomp & Circumstance played and everyone, students and parents, realize that THIS was the moment…except me.

I had gone through every step of the end of my childhood with not a single tear or a riddance of what I was leaving behind.

Until…

HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HOLLOWS: PART 2.

I cried for 20 FREAKING MINUTES at the end of the movie. I had read the book and knew exactly what was going to happen. I kept telling myself to stop and couldn’t help but question what was going on with me. Yeah, it was a great movie and of course an amazing book series, but why NOW?!

Not only that, but get this: a few days after I saw the premiere, I read an article about it in The Hollywood Reporter. AND I STARTED CRYING... AGAIN...AT WORK!

Well, I guess that goes to show that the end of Harry Potter was the actual end of my childhood. Not graduating college, getting a full time job, or paying for my own rent. Harry Potter.

So, thank you J.K. Rowling, for providing me with the real milestone in my life. Forget the 16 years of school and growing up with my real family and friends to give me inner perspective to my life -- wizards and the death of Voldemort was all it took.

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I Love the 90s: Nickelodeon Television Nostalgia

I don't wanna grow up!
Well, now you don't have to...

Generation Y-ers rejoice! Nickelodeon is bringing back 4-hour blocks of the 90s hit shows that we all grew up with and learned to love. The nostalgic hits those of us that watched Nickelodeon all day on Saturdays to catch the new (and repeat) airings of the debatabley bizarre shows are finally back!

Considering Nickelodeon has arguably not produced anything of quality aside from iCarly and Spongebob Squarepants since these "classic" shows IMO, undoubtedly anyone ranging from 18 to 30 years old will embrace this addition and Nickelodeon will re-capture this audience.



How you may ask? Well, according to a New York Times correspondant, this craving for nostalgia that is present in many-a-Facebook group dedicated to dig up these shows is what ultimately convinced Nickelodeon to bring them back (like Justin Timberlake and sexy). The same groups of millions of people (similar to the ones who voted to put Betty White on SNL) are quite a driving force. If this plan works out, these shows could be a permanent fixture, and I would be permanently ecstatic.

The catch? It's only on from midnight to 4 am. Although they shouldn't expect more than the nostalgic insomniac to watch, surely plenty of people will set their TiVos and tune in for a chance to catch their favorite cast member on All That or their most memorable Pete and Pete episode (Case in point: I still can't figure out the name of the song from Pete and Pete that I used to scream out my dad's car's window... incentive enough for me!).

This is also great because now "grown-ups" (if you can even call us that) are now allowed to watch cartoons because we are the only demographic that will be able to relate to bizarre shows like Aah! Real Monsters, Rocko's Modern Life, Ren and Stimpy (I still can't believe my dad let me watch that...), Rocket Power, Hey! Arnold, Doug, etc. These cartoons are basically South Park and Family Guy before their time, except without needing the blatantly grotesque and sexual sense of humor to capture an audience (not that I'm complaining).

Announcing the complete line up for the new Nick-at-Night specials:
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
The Adventures of Pete & Pete
All That
The Amanda Show
Are You Afraid of the Dark?
Catdog
Clarissa Explains it All
Double Dare
Doug
Hey Arnold!
Kenan & Kel
Legends of the Hidden Temple
Nickelodeon GUTS
The Ren & Stimpy Show
Rocket Power
Rocko’s Modern Life
Rugrats
Salute Your Shorts
The Secret World Of Alex Mack

So, ready! Set! DVR!

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Living the Roaring Twenties

We already conquered the first few years of our 20s. And by conquered, we really mean had a ridiculously good time in college at UCLA (and just for the sake of our reputations, it’s probably a good thing we didn’t have a public blog).

But just because we’ve grown up a bit and have full time jobs and so-called “adult” lives, it doesn’t mean we still don’t still have a few tricks up our sleeves. We’re in our freaking 20s and are still finding ways to live it up!

We've decided that since these are the best years of our lives, and we really have mastered both our twenties and the gorgeous city of Los Angeles, it is time to share our insight and funny stories with you.  Not only will we feature some great deals we find and the hottest events in LA, but also you will read goofy stories about us and take a look into our lives and our circle of hilarious friends. You won't believe some of the stuff you will read!

So follow us through our adventures, stories, and maybe even a good piece of advice or two, and join us through our totally unpredictable lives in LA. Rock on.

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