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How was your Memorial day? No, wait. I don’t care! I’m too busy recovering from mine where I ate canapes on a yacht while chatting with Gwyneth and Angelina.

Moving on, I came across a highly disturbing and mentally distressing post on Videogum.com. The writer, Gabe, states why he thinks The Office isn’t realistic. This argument centers on the idea of how a documentary crew could get away with filming all of this, and none of the people on ‘the show’ would ever get annoyed at being exploited like that. (Then again, don’t people often look like idiots on reality TV shows?) That’s fair enough. It you want to play it boring!

We do have to suspend belief for certain shows. But we can also help our shows along. I asked myself: How could it make sense? I channeled my wonky inner-genius and decided that the documentary crew could have told everyone they were filming that they had to get X amount of footage before they aired the show. Normally a reality show only films, at most, one season in advance (and probably not even that). So as for why four seasons would need to be aired, well…Sshhhhut it! Now, meanwhile, the show actually would be airing, but only in Japan.

This would give us a wonderful episode where Michael Scott would go on vacation to Japan and he’s treated royally, like a celebrity. He’d be signing autographs, and people would actually laugh ‘at his jokes’ (read: at him). He’d come back announcing how wonderful Japanese people and their culture are. The next party they have would have a Hello Kitty theme! People could wear California Roll bracelets, Mini Sushi bracelets, and Geisha Girl rings. Sounds yummy and fun. (Can you believe I’ve only had Sushi a couple times? Augh!)

I got a peek at Michael’s monitor and you’ll be crazy-surprised to see what was on there. Click after the jump and scroll down to see.

Now, I believe some of you want some answers to recent trivia. Continued

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I totally come through and make good on all my promises. At least the ones I remember and/or actually want to. Huzzah! So, I told my Dad I was going to dedicate a post to him, and heeeeere it is! Initially, I was going to talk about how he’s all super-wonderful and how he reminds me wonder-dad, Keith Mars (Veronica Mars). If you can’t have a Gilmore Girls Mom, this is really just as great.

I have decided to tell you just a fraction-small reason of WHY my Dad is fun. (This is besides the fact that he likes to say his name is Toby Maguire, while he doesn’t like the actor.) A perpetual channel surfer (a horror to me, who never wants to miss a single second of the show I’m watching) my Dad flips around to all channel’s. So, the other day we were on some entertainment show and they were talking about Jennifer Aniston (our dear Rachel Green from Friends) and John Mayer, swimming. Which is apparently world breaking news, or something. But unless they were swimming in lava, I don’t think I care. Continued

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Okay, I feel like it has to be a joke. What am I talking about? Keep up, already! I’m talking about the website (and product) The Men Pen. It’s the concealer for men. The website says, “This is the same product that male actors and models use in their everyday life and on photo shoots.” Wow. That’s preeeeetty impressive.

I understand that male actors and models wear makeup for taping shows and taking photos, but I sincerely doubt that most wear makeup in their everyday life. Or maybe I’m wrong. Maybe John Krasinksi (The Office) commonly says things like, “Hey, let’s run to the grocery store, just let me grab my shoes and my Men Pen for a quick touch-up.” But I think I’ll go with no, he does not do this!

Some of the website makes it seem like a joke, other things make it seem real. I googled it online and it’s even listed on Bizrate. It’s also listed on Easier.com. But it can’t be too hard to make such a bad website, create some fake e-mails and a toll-free number. I mean, I’ve done that a thousand times…! (kidding) What do you think? Is this a real product? It’s either a really elaborate ruse, or the most pathetic thing ever. Which reminds me of that scene from Friends where Chandler ’stalks’ Janice to a store near where she lives and she’s giving him this long speech where neither option is good and then she goes, “So which of these two guys do you wanna be?” Ha.

Here’s a scarier question, if it is real, are there really guys out there using it? Does it feel more manly to use this than something from Maybelline? I’m picturing a great 80’s-esque commercial of a two girls whispering about a hot guy, and then one turns to the camera, whispering (loudly) to the audience and says, “Maybe it’s Maybelline, maybe it’s The Men Pen!”

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Austin Scarlett may not have won season one of Project Runway, but I think he was still my favorite. I have (admission alert!) an undeniably girly side that helped Scarlett win me over instantly. Today, I was inspired to google good ol’ Scarlett, and I found that he designed wedding dresses in 2007. Despite having that aforementioned somewhat girly-overload in my personality I don’t really fantasize about my ideal wedding. Not since I was young and saw Father of the Bride and was utterly convinced I had to have swans at my wedding. So, in other words, you wouldn’t find me pulling out a big wedding book of ideas like Monica did on Friends. (I wish I was that organized, though. I imagine life would seem a bit simpler if I could actually find my stapler.)

While Vera Wang has been the big name for anyone who knows even a tiny bit about fashion, she isn’t the only one who does a good wedding gown. Scarlett does one too. In fact, he does justice to several. So if you’ve ever fancied being a princess, look on.

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It’s just like looking at an old yearbook, isn’t it? I mean, if you went to high school with vampires, werewolves, and bitchy cheerleaders. Hey, you know what? Some of us probably did.

So, The Warner Bros. Television Group is dong something that we can all be pretty happy about (werewolves included). They’re going to be putting up the website, TheWB.com. The site is going to be, “a premium, ad-supported, video-on-demand, interactive and personalized network” according to their press release. The site is still in beta mode - complete with a ‘clever’ graphic that says ‘We’re Back’ with The WB logo. I don’t see that frog anywhere, though. Remember that frog? Oh, come ON. You have to remember the frog.

There will be original programming streamed on the site, but there will also be some of our favorite TV shows. This includes: Gilmore Girls, Friends, One Tree Hill, Veronica Mars, Everwood, Smallville, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Roswell.

Maybe we should lobby for Felicity, Popular and Grosse Point to be added. That last show hardly got a fair chance, and it was so damn fun! Our winner of the DVD contest didn’t cite an old WB show as one of her favorites, but she might like them anyway. And who is that winner, you ask? Maybe I won’t tell you! Maybe I’ll make you wonder and wonder and…oh, but I have a massage scheduled in ten minutes (this is a total lie, do you really think I’m that fabulous?*) so I’ll tell you that it was Patty F. from Boston, Massachusetts! She’s won Enchanted on DVD. Patty, please e-mail Emad@Sofachip dot com (.com) with your address!

Okay, I can’t stop thinking about the frog. Michigan J. Frog! Remember the ‘Watch the Frog’ commercials? Here’s one with Milo Ventimiglia and Jamie Kennedy (who was great at Randy Meeks in Scream, but most everything else he’s done has been lame - such a shame).

Picture from chosentwo.com.

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*Hey, I actually AM that fabulous, I just don’t have a trained personal masseuse. Yet.

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