I’m hooked on North Shore and not in a I’ll-Watch-Boston-Public-’Cause-There’s-Nothing-Else-On-Monday-Nights sort of way. It’s got that fun nighttime soap opera feel while at the same time, being an unexpected (or rather, unintentional) comedy. The best part is that now, three episodes in, I can actually remember most everyone’s name. We have Jason, who is in love with Nicole but still manages to hook up with hot chicks every episode. We have Nicole, who seems to be shedding her New York celebutante lifestyle for the more laid-back North Shore scene. We have MJ, the “sassy blonde” who is dating some guy…can’t remember his name but he is of the “repelling Punchbowl” fame from an earlier blog. Frankie, the hot bartender with the dreadlocks…and the blonde lifeguard guy. Oh wait, let’s not forget Richard Wright! I don’t remember his name on the show but James Remar will forever be Richard Wright to me. I vote that since they’re not doing a Sex and the City movie that somehow they get Kim Cattrall in for a cameo…okay, I can dream, can’t I? And last, but certainly not least, we have Tessa/Hailey…I’ll just call her Tailey, who is just as much of a troublemaker on Oahu as she is in Orange County.

For folks who are actually watching this show, did anyone else half-expect one of the table dancers at Nicole’s Blowout Birthday Bash to be a frizzed-out Tailey? Speaking of the bash, wasn’t that the lamest thing you’ve ever seen? Just because gay people are at the party, and someone is throwing up, and a blonde chick is snorting coke, that does not make it a raging bash. Jason, my man, you don’t throw a great party. But, the great part is it looks like the ice has finally been broken amongst the “help” at the Grand Waimea…negotiations have been favorable between the bargaining unit and management, so to speak.

I watched the previews for next week’s episode and it looks like the North Shore filming my husband and I saw while we were on the North Shore ourselves earlier this month will appear next week! Hot Blonde Lifeguard is sitting in his lifeguard chair on the beach (duh), at night. They filmed that just a few short hundred feet away from where we were staying and we saw a lot of the filming from the beach. It was funny because to get those cool nighttime lighting effects, they basically have to light up the entire sky with lamps and spotlights and what-not. The locals were not happy and kept telling the guys to turn the lights off!

Moving along to For Love or Money…wait, Rachel is still around? When I saw her in the first episode I wrote her off as a gold-digging “For Money” girl and haven’t paid much attention to her since…and now she’s in the final two? What’s up with that? I was upset that he didn’t keep Rebekah and boot Rachel for, the lamest reason ever, “I’m keeping someone I spent more time with.” Oy. Well, all I care about is PJ who I targeted at the beginnning to be there for the love and not the money. I laugh now when I hear the term “here for the right reason.” What exactly is the right reason? Is it always love? What if the guy is a total jerk, does money become the right reason?

And finally, can I just say how irritated I am that I found out by accident…today…that they moved Joe Schmo 2 from Tuesdays at 9 to Mondays at…10:05 p.m. (all times CDT). Last night was episode three so now I have to start searching around the schedule to find it so I can either tape it or watch it.

I flipped through Who Wants to Break Up With My Dad on the way to the news and saw Dad making out with some woman (girl?) whilst his daughters watched via closed circuit camera…ewww. The things they were saying, “Look how he looks at her. He really cares about her. They’re like soulmates.” GAG! Dad’s just getting some action! I can’t help but wonder, what does this guy’s ex-wife think? Published reports say she’s thrilled with it but come on, I wouldn’t want to see my ex macking down with women barely older than my daughters. Let me just say it again…ewww.