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So, it’s Earth Day…and I plan on celebrating by filling up my Jeep Grand Cherokee’s 20-gallon gas tank for $65. Ah…it sounds gas-guzzly, but when you factor in the fact that I only fill ‘er up once every three weeks, all of a sudden I’m an conservation goddess!

So. How about those folks over on Dancing With the Stars? My mom called me a couple of weeks ago and said, “So what do you think of the season?” My answer then…as it remains now, is “Eh.” I had that same silly smile on my face during the season premiere that I’ve had every season but once Steve Guttenberg went away and Adam Carrolla unicycled off the show, I’ve felt…surprisingly little.

This isn’t to say I’m hating the show now, or that no one is entertaining me. Jason Taylor has definitely grown on me, and it is great fun watching him and Edyta dance together. Physically, they’re so compatible. Same for Derek and Shannon. But. Shannon isn’t that great of a dancer. She tries really hard, and you can’t help but notice the growing affection between the two (Can you imagine some of those other couples “platonically” tumbling onto each other on the beach at sunset? Mmm hmm.)…but she’s just not all that good.

Which brings us to the good. Kristi Yamaguchi…Olympic gold medal winner…robot. I have to wonder why the producers decided to make a big deal out of Kristi’s club foot, unless they want to show us that she in fact, does have faults. God knows you don’t see any of them on the dance floor. I’m certainly not one of those people who wants the great dancers to falter, or faint, or experience some sort of other problem (Derek’s got us covered in that area)…and I love Mark Ballas.

But…eh.

I think the real entertainment though, is coming in the form of The Bachelor: Because Prince William Is Already Taken. Aside from the obvious humor in watching Sir Matt try to pronounce “Lamas” (Lameass? Llamas?) and then actually watching Lorenzo Lameass sell out his daughter Shayne as an aspiring actress who would do anything to get some exposure, I always find it interesting when during the Family Visit, at least one father will ask, “What kind of person does this?”

If this show were a Snarkwife production, I would gently steer The Bachelor to a response along the lines of, “Well, you’re her dad. You tell me what you did to create the kind of person who does this.”

I’m glad Amanda’s still around. I liked her from the moment she stepped out of the car. I have this funny feeling he’s going with Shayne, though. I believe the exact description Matt used was, “LA sex kitten.” Hopefully he took more than a passing look at her mom, so he’ll know what he’s in for in twenty years. Here’s hoping that Shayne can also fix roast beef and Yorkshire puddings.