Life as a reality star...

...must be difficult!  And by "difficult" I mean "pretty not bad."

Anyways, I watched The Hills last night.  Even though I really don't like the show, it's only a half hour long, and watching those crazy girls' "real lives" helps to make me feel like mine is somewhat normal.  I think the only one I really have any empathy for is Lauren; I mean, she is constantly drawing the short straw in life, constantly being the under-appreciated one.  Heidi looks like she has a makeup artist following her 24-7, constantly ready to give her touch-ups. Audrina just doesn't do it for me; something about her face is just not right.  And Lo?  Ugh, don't get me started.

Well, it's official: Hugh and Holly's relationship is over.  :(  Holly spent some time chatting with a TMZ reporter and, at the end, she mentions that she has no pull with Hef any longer, since they're not together.  There's still going to be another season of Girls Next Door though, which Holly promises will be better than ever.

**Update**

In case you are still skeptical, Holly has released a statement via her blog regarding her relationship with Hef (as well as Bridget and Kendra), her current living arrangements, and her plans for the future.

Reality Birthdays:

American Idol champ (ha) Taylor Hicks--32

Matt Roloff from Little People, Big World--47

Singer turned Dancer Toni Braxton--41

American Idol Judge Simon Cowell--49

The View's Joy Behar--65

Monday Morning--what's going on?

Well, it's officially Fall here in Chicago, but apparently it's still pretty warm out in LA, where Dancing With The Stars is filmed.  Check out Derek Hough after a long (and intense?) rehearsal... Ugh, he's cute.

This really comes as no surprise because all parties involved are uneducated idiots: Heidi Montag endorses Sarah Palin (and therefore John McCain).  Duh.

According to one of her cast-mates, Misty May-Treanor is definitely leaving the cast of Dancing With The Stars.  Brooke Burke let it slip this morning on a radio show.

Sunday news breaks...

This is sad.  Misty May-Treanor and her partner, the uber-hot Maksim Chmerkovsky, have had to drop out of Dancing With The Stars!  Misty apparently broke her ankle during a rehearsal for the upcoming week's show; I wonder how this will affect the voting--will they eliminate someone? Or maybe they'll bring back Kim Kardashian who was eliminated last week; it's not like she has anything better to do.

Here's the latest Governor Sarah Palin skit from Saturday Night Live, this time poking fun at her recent debate with Senator Joe Biden.  Good stuff.

Tonight's line-up on TV looks good!  Too bad I'll be at work.  :(

Since he's been out for a week or so now, Clay Aiken is super dramatic; he has taken to his own blog and let us hear it!  In his entry, he talks about the fame that comes with American Idol, why he chose to never directly comment on his sexuality until recently, and other gay snippets.

That's all.

Miscellany--

OK, so, The View.  It's a whatever show, to be completely honest.  But every now and then, the bitches make a point.  Today's point is this: Elizabeth Hasselbeck is an idiot and Sarah Palin is not fit to be the President of the United States.  Watch and learn.

I mean, I am not politically-savvy enough to really commentate on the inadequacies of Sarah Palin, but my lady friends on The View really stuck it to Elizabeth as well as John McCain and the rest of the Republicans...  What are they thinking???  She's the Governor of Alaska.  I could be the Governor of Alaska.  It just doesn't make sense.

Basically (and I haven't said anything about this thusfar), it's time for everyone to Barack Out with your C*ck Out!

DWTS

I haven't gotten to watch too much Dancing With The Stars so far this season, but thank God for YouTube!  Today I checked out a few of the live performances that have happened so far and want to share them...

First of all, Jesse McCartney performed his hit "Leavin'" and, to be honest, I am quite impressed. He sounds good and, as usual, looks hot.  

This one's a gem--it's Jessica "I'm A Country Singer" Simpson belting out her hit from a few years ago, a cover of Robbie Williams' "Angels."  Something has happened to Jessica because she used to be pretty fierce live...  It sounds like her range has diminished, too, so she's having trouble with those top notes.  Oh well.  At least Maks was dancing during it.

Kim Kardashian was eliminated on the results show last night...  No big loss, really.