Rhymes with Yawn

Yep that's who won/found true love.

Yawwwn....I'm tired! This love journey was exhausting and 3 hours of this tonight.

Shawn got the go!  Nick got the heave-ho.

And some details
Nick's beard...maybe I'm reading too much into this show..(like my English 100 prof said to me.."you're looking for symbolism where there is none" :( Whatever...I'm just super deep. hahaha..
But I thought it was funny that Nick started looking a bit primal. Me thinks (that's kinda Shakespearean right?)..Nick wanteth to looketh like Shawneth.

The gifts
Nick's gift...he says it's in the bedroom (lol...I'm sure a lot of men think their gift is in the bedroom..) But Nick he meant literally it was in the bedroom). Why couldn't he get up and  retrieve it..hmm one last visit to bedroom before the engagement perhaps? Revive some some Dublin lovin' memories?? The gift looked like a frame from Winners. I'm not looking a gift horse in the mouth..I"m just calling a spade a spade. Yes..very cliche statements..but this show if full of cliches.

Shawn's gift...looks like he went to Michael's and bought the jar.at least Shawn's gift seemed like it was thoughtful.

The Balcony contemplation
The day of the proposal..most bachelors  or bachelorettes contemplate by windowside or typically on a balcony..guys with less than 15% body fat tend to contemplate best with their shirts off..(Maybe they engage their six packs erstwhile...Bachelorettes typically are in a flow dress or a housecoat usually with a coffee or journal. Kaitlyn was in a housecoat..Nick kept his shirt on..and Shawn..shirtless..(and that's always okay Shawn..)

Btw..Shawn must have had access to a weight room and ample lean protein during the season...because he looked excellent while thinking really hard...He was even taking notes so he could recite all of his feelings to Kaitlyn...(he's be a good Toastmaster..hey Shawn..if ever in Edmonton..please drop by our club as a visitor:)



Neil Lane visit
I found  this Neil Lane visit especially funny. Neil Lane's engagement ring suitcase looks like the suitcase-type box where my sister keeps her fancy cutlery . You'd think that Neil Lane's diamonds would have a  be like a bullet proof metal case that is handcuffed to his wrist. I don't think Neil watches the show...he had no idea who Nick was...all he cared bout is that people said "Neil Lane" a few times on this show. The rings were huge...I can't comment on the C's. I'm clueless about the C's...doesn't matter DeBeers has us all convinced they are valuable.

The Proposal
Nick's suit looks like it got a bit tight..and he still had his stacked beaded bracelets on. Seriously? Nick is first out the limo. Yeesh...this limo should not have rolled in..why did she make Nick stay and then almost propose to her. I do agree with Nick...I wouldn't have wanted to stick around and here her  cry about how much she loved him in the moment. I would have been.."Ok"..gotta return this ring. and hit the airport.you can't console the person you are breaking up with...Nick was rejected..walked out by Kaitlyn..into the limo he went and then he kinda chucked the Neil Lane ring (but chucked it where he find it later to give back to NL..who probably won't recognize it a second time) and he threw the Irish bands they bought in Dublin....I'm sure the guy that cleans the limos will find the ring before next season:)

Shawn
That guy looks good with or without a shirt..I loved his black tie! Smashing!! He was delightful and eloquent and heartfelt...Kaitlyn kinda was holding back but then said..she would be faithful to him 4-evah! I hope so...I think Shawn's a good guy.

They are happy...for now..hopefully they work.

After the rose..
this was long and unnecessary.
Nick seems like he's done some growing. no..not just his beard..but as a person..he didn't seem angry..and looked like he wanted to make the best of it.
Chris asked questions to try to fan flames.
Shawn still harbours ill will toward Nick..Shawn you gotta put down that 100 lb plate of hate down:)
Both Kaitlyn and Shawn's hair looks darker.
Kaitlyn feels like it's Christmas day because they can to to Starbucks or Tim hortons together (umm i think only Starbucks is open on Christmas Day ) lol.

Who is the next bachelor..i'm guessing Ben H.
Yeesh..did you see Bachelor Pad previews...looks like a a lot of conjugal  congenial activities that will be happening of the on this upcoming season.

Until next time Bachelor/Bachelorette faithful..I LOVE THIS SHOW!!

Men re-tell all

Not much happened.
At all. Except that the preview for Bachelor Paradise seems like a recipe for emotional instability.

Ian awkwardly got down on his knees (after he took off his jacket)..and apologized to the guys.
Nice that some of the guys accepted his apology.
I did think it was funny when one of the guys said that princeton needs to teach a course on how not to be an a$$hole.

Clint and JJ- they were intellectually curious about each other..and JJ said there was a lot of meat for him. You can't make this stuff up.

There was more time given to whether Nick should have been on the show...oh let's give that up already.

Ben Z has still not shed a tear.
The other Ben thinks it's a common fear that people think they're unloveable. Aww Ben..I love the sharing:)

Jared shaved!! (and Chris H also disliked the patchy beard..way to go Chris).. Is Jared such an emotionally evolved guy....or is he super nice , can't believe he got this far...and is just being polite.
I'm not sure...I don't get his appeal.
I do think he was waxed and shaped his eybrows some more..i guess he was on a roll with cleaning up the beard.

Oooo..this was new..cyber Kaitlyn hate.
What the? Whoa..why are people so angry at Kaitlyn? If you don't like the show ..turn it off...and it seems like these people are so so angry. It seems like Kaitlyn takes it as well as she can. It's a dating show people..that is not grounded in reality....dating is supposed to be fun.
Yeesh...I think that Jared.aka Captain Love..should help some of those haters out.

Kaitlyn was wearing a sparkly dress...She faced the guys with aplomb.
She made homophobic remarks about JJ and Clint...that was a bit below the belt...so to speak.
She called out that guy who accused her of not taking her bachelorette role seriously and then bringing Nick it..and he originally voted for Britt. Good one Kaitlyn.

Next week..who is she going to choose?
I think it might be Nick...and why is she crying so much..
Until next week...I LOVE THIS SHOW!

Nick and Shawn...part trois

Hindsight is 20/20...it should have been clear that it would be between Nick and Shawn.

It's FOD date continuation... and 'hometown' dates in Utah?
I missed it..why did they meet in Utah?
First the FODs..they all went "so well"..according to Kaitlyn...so there must been a lot of..umm..sharing...

Ben's overnight went well...even Kaitlyn said she only had 1/2 hour of sleep. They were in a castle.
Next is Sean...
The golfed.
As per usual...Kaitlyn makes Sean bare all..this time literally..Kaitlyn won at golf and made Sean golf the last hole naked..then she ran off with his clothes..Sean seems comfortable naked...when he runs..everything looks good..even with a black box:)
At "dinner"...food at a table placed in front of them..Kaitlyn brings up the "other guy's name"...I think she wanted to know if the Eskimo event happened if he is a playah. That only inflamed Shawn.
They don't eat dinner (I wonder how they have enough energy on the FOD...they must be dehydrated and carb depleted)...butthere is not romance when Sean reads the date card. He's like "yep..let's do it".
Let's face it..Shawn is not eloquent.
They spend the night...in the morning..there is not longing looks at each other in the morning light...it's just Shawn in his sweats (sans backpack)..he's so rugged he doesn't need toiletries..They just say ..'see yo later"
nick happens to be leaning against a building that Shawn passes by..and they try to conversate. That doesn't go over well..they still hate each other.

Back in USA and in Utah.
Why Utah again? They are at a lovely hotel nestled in the mountains...but it did look kind of lacklustre and cold compared to the backdrop of Ireland...maybe because Ireland was so lush and green and historic...

Pre-family date: Nick tells Kaitlyn he loves her of sho.
Family dates..
The group cry- Nick's family...
Irish wakes are way more lively than the mood in the room while they were waiting for Nick..Nick went through heartbreak...and they were all so sad...and crying..even Nicks' little sister had a cry..while they sat in a big circle.

They all...loved Kaitlyn after..
MOST AWKWARD MOMENT OF THE SHOW: Nick tells his mom how great the make-outs are.
Whah???

Supporitive sisters with bad outfits and Shawns' dad and aunt.
Sorry sistahs...but really..you coulda stepped up the outfits. maybe if Kaitlyn ends up with Shawn she an help..the boot situation with Megan..and the accessory and top situation with Jessie.
I liked how Shawn and his dad wore matching shirts..I'm not sure why Aunt Carolyn was there...and why Shawn's mom couldn't make it...

Verdict..they love Kaitlyn...

Post famlily date: Shawn tells her that he loves her.

then Kaitlyn goes back to her room and cries...looks like tears of ..."yikes..I don't think i like Shawn that much"...

The final decision is in TWO WEEKS!!
next week..is men tell all...

Until next week..I LOVE THIS SHOW!

This may be the most dramatic season ever....

for Nick and Shawn...
I'm not sure if y'all felt it..but there were a few nail biting parts.

Ben...who's Ben...seriously...this guy is a bit like filler...like the breadcrumbs in a meat loaf..actually I've never made a meat loaf...but I hear there is a filler.
The meaty parts of the show are Nick and Shawn. Ok..so Shawn is way more beefy:)

Ben had a date..he shared feelings with Kaitlyn. The only things that were remarkable about that date were that we confirmed that Ben is not a virgin, that he feels unloveable :(, Kaitlyn thinks he's loveable :) and finally..I"m pretty sure Ben colours his hair black.



3 on 1- the chilly group date
Shawn, Nick, Joe. Joe who?  Oh the Joe guy with an accent.  Joe's faux hawk was looking rough..that's not the only thing that was faux...and that was Kaitlyn's feelings for Joe.
Right when Joe tells Kaitlyn he's super serious..she pulls the plug. Joe looks super angry..and on that very cool crisp day..Joe suddenly turns ice cold to Kaitlyn. Must be tough to get rejected after you totally open up to someone.

Kaitlyn feels shaken...she tells Nick that she needs more time with Shawn.

Kaitlyn tells Shawn about the 'gone to far' date. Yeesh..I thought Joe's bad news was tough....but I thought she had to tell Shawn.
What a weird position (not literally) to be in. But Shawn chooses to hang in there...after he goes to collect himself in the Gents room. He actually had great decorum..or maybe I was distracted how good he looked in his shirt. Good job Shawn..I think..I guess.. sorry I got distracted by the abs I could practically see through your shirt. He is staying for Kaitlyn.

Mid-show rose ceremony (ugh..i hate mid-show rose ceremony)

Jared is released. Either Jared is a super grounded guy that has released his ego...or he really wasn't ready for a big R relationship so he's secretly relieved that he gets to go home. Jared..a golf clap for you.you very genteel demeanour when you got the obligatory bench talk enroute to the black car.

Nick's date
Why doesn't Nick enunciate...he mumbles so often..and he often puts his hands in front of his mouth when he talks...do you think this means subconsciously he doesn't really want to say what he is saying or he doesn't mean it.
What I did understand is that Nick said some unflattering things about Shawn. I had to urban dictionary eskimo brother. Hmm..maybe this isn't the best use of my brain cells...when I consult urban dictionary rather than the Oxford dictionary..I think my IQ is declining.
Kaitlyn and Nick check out a cathedral...Nick talks about this boyhood confessions...they go to a pub..talk to more locals who are easier to understand than Nick. Then they go to a jail for dinner..don't eat...then off to the FOD at the Fota hotel....
Later at breakfast...they discussed bacon....and umm..not much else. I'm not sure what Kaitlyn finds interesting about Nick.

More about Shawn and Nick
Shawn tracks Nick down...the hotel is totally ok with not keeping customer information confidential.
Shawn strides over in his well fitting jeans and t-shit to Nick's cabin....Shawn sits down to call him out on how disingenuous Nick is. Nick sure gets Shawn's knickers in a knot:)

Will Kaitlyn let Shawn go....we'll have to wait
Until Next Week....

and I LOVE THIS SHOW:)

The Nick and Shawn Report

The Bachelorette was brought to you by Nick and Shawn.

I see Nick more than Chris Harrison...and I think Shawn might have had as much airtime as Kaitlyn.
ShYawn:
We start with Shawn and Kaityn on the couch..(that will happen again). The suspense..does he know or doesn't he. I thought that situation is like what I've heard psychologists say...you reality is the stories you tell yourself. So interesting..both times Shawn and Kaitlyn had couch time..she was convincing herself

J, JJ and K
They sail to an island together...and sit on a communal blanket. Joe has 1:1 time with her..then JJ has time..where he discloses he cheated on his wife. Yeesh..this guy... She picks Joe..and both of them sail away..with JJ watching...

Joe has some one on one time with Kaitlyn..where he proceeds to make out with her whilst holding his drink. Really? You can't put it down?

Kaitlyn goes back to her room...but she won't be alone for long..Shawn has been ruminating and needs to share his cud. Round 2...about midway she realizes that Shawn doesn't know about the Nick rendez-vous. Then she changes her tone..and she gets on him about how much reassurance he needs. It's an interesting turn of events.

Cocktail party/Rose ceremony:
Yes..it is still mid-show..the show is not back on its regular cycle...
At the beginning she states she's nervous..and she has made mistakes (who hasn't sistah Kaitlyn)..
Both Bens get 1:1 time..and of course Shawn..

Tanner and Ben Z are kicked to the curb..the wrong side of the curb..since it's Ireland.

Road trip going' to Blarney and Killarney
On this road trip Kaitlyn picks Jared to drive with. I still don't see the Jared appeal..let me try:
...he's not needy (bonus), he can grow (patchy) facial hair, he looks good in a skinny suit, they could share hair product, he can calculate a 20% tip like nobody's business (okay..i'm reaching)....but I don't get it really get it. The other boys are in the big busy.

Shawn snores loudly:) he's still cute even though he's nervous and a snorer. Maybe breathe-right strips would work on him...i betcha he's look cute in Breathe-right strips (and that's it:)

Jared and Kaitlyn stop to kiss the Blarney stone. Jared strikes me as not very masculine, nor very reassuring.

At Killarney...
Chris pops in to tell her there are more shake-ups on this season...3 guys will be going forward, then FOD then hometowns. I wonder if that was purely budget cuts...the FOD will happen in Ireland...that saves on travel...then they go back to 'Merica. Chris says that she will get off camera time just to keep things even and to get to know the guys on a deep level. Oh Chris..so fair.

Date with Cupcake man
Note..this was the quietest helicopter date ever. Did they have silencers on the helicopter blades..are helicopters quieter in Ireland. It was such a smooth ride..well..until they go to the Cliiffs of Moher.
Chris....seems like a good catch on paper...I get why Kaitlyn gave him the heave-ho. Their one on one time seemed to last 8 minutes..and no sooner than he said he doesn't want to leave Nashville..that Kaitlyn broke down..because she doesn't get why she's saying no to the well coiffed, well groomed, well positioned dentist who arrived to the show in a cupcake (btw, I found it unprofessional that he arrived in a food that accelerates dental caries development. Shady dentist). Kaitlyn, I'll explain why you are saying no to him. BECAUSE YOU DON'T LIKE HIM.
Bad judgement call to leave the weeping Chris so close to the edge..the producers should have moved him further from the edge  before interviewing him.

So now Kaitlyn is down to 5!! two more to go..
Until then
I LOVE THIS SHOW!!!

Do you have to let it linger?

Bachelorette Producers...I'm talking to you...Do you have to let it linger? do you have to? do you have to?
The was one very drawn own episode.. EVEN THOUGH I had the good fortune of watching  PVR'd episode..(Thanks Jo-Ann). Despite that..it still felt it plodded along at a snail's pace and there were so much lingering.
For example:

• Ian's rudeness to Kaitlyn, then the Ode to Bachelor Ian in the van
• Nick's one on one with Kaitlyn ( I think that date was an hour..with 5 minutes of breathy clips)
• Shawn't gradual downward spiral
• Nick..yep..too much Nick
• the show's disruption of the normal order of the program i.e. end with a rose ceremony

Some observations
-the irony of Ian debasing Kaitlyn and focusing on the point that she was shallow...but in the van ride his last comment was not "Ugh..I'm just dying to know if the EU is going to extend sanctions on Russia or what is going on in Syria" but rather "I need sex".  The only thing Ian has in common with intelligentsia is that they both start with the letter I.
- was Jared's scruff always patchy..or is the what I notice when I watch on a TV screen that is larger that 32 inches? While I"m on patchiness..why didn't Josh even out his head shave.and did Ian have an abrasion on the left side of his head?
- How did Nick kick so high during the Irish dancing when his pants were so tight? Lycra?
-Was anyone surprised that Nick could lift Kaitlyn with one arm? Not that Katilyn is particularly heavy..but the only think I can see Nick lifting is a stylish messenger back that holds his Macbook air and maybe a bottle of Kombucha.
-What was with Nick's numerous beaded bracelets. Is that a thing? Are they prayer beads. He's so casual..but he's not effortless...stacking 5 beaded bracelts is purposeful. Maybe they're magnetic?? That's the only reason I could think that Kaitlyn is drawn to Nick.
-Shawn remains hot. I also think he will have a meltdown..not due to his hotness..but his anxiousness about Kaitlyn.
-Who was Kaitlyn talking to on the patio after her breathy night with Nick?
-why would Kaitlyn give the rose to Jared instead of Shawn on the group date.
-What is going to happen next week? Does Kaitlyn tell the guys? does she think Shawn knows and she spills the beans??? AGH!!!! Until next week..

I LOVE THIS SHOW...

So many messes in Texas

Leftover rose ceremony..
Did I mention that I don't enjoy this new format of the Bachelorette.. I kinda forget what happened last week and who is going to let go. All I know is that it takes a Canadian to dress properly for what looked like a very chilly rose ceremony. While it likely helped the roses stay fresh..some of the guys looked like they were frozen. I betcha Nick wished her wore his hoodie.

No misteppin' for Ben
Ah the two step. People take that dance seriously..just a few months ago..i was almost two stepped over at Cook County by a couple that had centrifugal force on their side...while I didn't get trampled I got whipped by her long hair.  But back to the show.
Ben is going to a two stepping competition with Kaitlyn..Ben seems down with it all..and they were coached by champion Debbie. There were parallels drawn to dancing and relationships..which i happen to agree with..you have to trust, know each other's moves, have to be in sync..and care about each other...and the last point the woman make..the most important thing is love...Adorbs.

While they didn't last long in the competition, Ben does have staying power..but I found the dinner conversation underwelming. This is date number #427 where the couple does not touch the food on their plates. Ben says vague things about his long distance relationship. He also said when he's with Kaitlyn it's a lot of fun...blah blah..he gets the rose.


Ay ya ya ya...the group date

The group date. 10 guys need to seranade Kaitlyn. It was a bit of an A ya ya yawn. The seranades weren't that great. Nick, with is previous bachelorette wisdom, says you just have to own it. Nick's advice on how to deal in annoying. I can see why its bugs Josh so. Turns out the Josh is highly malleable in Nick's presence. I had big hopes for Ian's performance..but he choked again. And this bothered him. a lot. Nick's performance wasn't so awesome..he just took her up to a balcony to serande her. I'm not sure if there is a handbook on seranading, but isn't the serenader supposed to stand underneath a balcony ?? not right beside the seranadee. I'm not so sure about Nick's talents..at least Josh could weld a lovely rose.

Josh lost his cool at the mariachi date..and told Kaitlyn that noone likes Nick..so Kaitlyn put the question to the group...noone agreed with Josh...what happened next lead to
Nick 1 (rose) Other guys 0 (roses)

and I fell in love with those sombreros and that Sebastian kid who has more self confidence than Ian and Josh put together.

Shawwwwwwn
Shawn gets better and better...they have a cute kayak date. Then they change (where? I always wonder where they change..do they bring clothes..do they go back the hotel? I've never figured that out) and Shawn tell her how he survived a car crash and that everything lead him to this moment and he feels lucky. Awwww..Shawn..you're the best!!! I think I'm falling in love with Shawn...
and he apparently smells good too..because Kaitlyn says she loves his smell. That's awesome.


Cocktail party

Ian has a soliloquy. So many things I learned about Ian...I didn't know he was an ex-model, Princeton grad, has charisma, a good job, an ex-girlfriend hotter than Kaitlyn and a lot of action. It's so impressive when a person tells you how impressive they are. Ian sounds like one insecure dude..and he needed to get his mojo back...and the weak attempt he tried to do was by insulting both Kaitlyn and the sub-standard guys . This Princeton dude ain't not prince...Yeesh. That guy is hurting so badly..maybe he needs to talk to Tony for some spiritual healing.

What does Kaitlyn see in Derek? I don't get it...but she thought enough to bring him back to her room...

I'd date Shawn and send the other guys packing. Oops..maybe we shouldn't say that in Texas...I would send the other guys home. However it appears Kaitlyn takes a likin' to another cowboy and knocks boots with him next week..a situation that is uglier than a mud fence as they say in Texas. Seems like a dumber than dirt decision to make in this stage of the game. Well, you gotta be tough as a boot, quicker than a hiccup and wolverine mean to last in this rodeo.

but until next week...
I LOVE THIS SHOW!!