Announcing Absurd to Sublime.Net

 

 

Here’s the dilemma:  Wordpress.com won’t let bloggers monetize, and Blogspot, owned by Google, won’t communicate.

As the old saying goes...you get what you pay for. Absurdtosublime.blogspot.com was removed by Google on April 14, at 2:00pm. At the time, I had 230000 hits, and over 200 posts. No spam or viruses were found on the site. 

I never received an explanation from Google.  Did someone in Orange County  known for tampering around with blogs, newspapers and message boards have a hand in this? Perhaps.

Anyway, I launched REALLY ABSURD as a temporary blog while I considered my options.  My option: Purchasing my own domain.

ABSURDTOSUBLIME has been a difficult and time consuming venture. One thing about blogspot, they do make it easy!  I have had many false starts, and I’m still having glitches and problems.  But it’s up and running.

Timely and interesting posts about The Real Housewives Franchise and all the wacky characters can be found at the new blog.  Wordpress.com linkers, some of the old blogspot links are irretrievable, many are posted at Boxxet and Zimbio. Blogspot: Many will link back to really absurd, at least the older posts will.. The Gretchen Rossi/Jay Photoglou/ Slade Smiley  story is still at MORE ABSURDITIES

Thank You for making this move with me.

New York Housewives: The “Lost Footage”

The Real Greedy Housewives of New York and New Jersey

 

  

"THE Real Housewives of New York City" taught their New Jersey counterparts some lessons in "fame" recently -- including how to grab as much graft as you can. Jill Zarin and Ramona Singer came to the Lia Sofia gifting suite for TV Upfronts at the London NYC hotel and got to grabbing. Zarin took a bunch of Michael Stars tops, explaining, "I just got my breasts redone and need these to fit my new figure." Zarin then swapped plastic-surgery advice with the Jersey women -- Dina Manzo, Jacqueline Laurita, Teresa Giudice and Carolina Manzo -- while Singer told them that the gifting suites are "the fringe benefits of being a star." The ladies also got Lancaster bronzing lotions and "a lot" of Habitual jeans. The only Jersey housewife not there was Danielle Staub , who was told by the others not to come because "if she came, there would be drama."

RHONY REUNION FALLOUT

They won’t shut up

Part Two of  The Real Housewives of New York City." was a bummer. Five screeching women and a silent one (Alex, trying in vain to be the voice of reason) trying to crucify each other on the altar of righteousness.  Andy Cohen reminded me of a substitute teacher thrown in with a bunch of eighth grade hoodlums, he could only duck and cover.

Kelly Bensimon continues to confuse: she looked so scary, with that spaced out expression on her face throughout the reunion. Bethenny Frankel tried so hard to attack her, that pit-bull bundle of neuroses never realizes no one is home.   Here’s a video Bethenny made, she continues to attack:

In the meantime, Kelly continues to confuse. Here’s an article posted today......which is it, Kelly?

Kelly Bensimon’s Planet

 

THE second season of Bravo's "The Real Housewives of New York City." ended not a moment too soon for Kelly Bensimon.

We hear the model, 41, who was excoriated by her fellow housewives for being shallow and self-important during the show's wrap-up chat session on Thursday, has been telling friends she regrets she signed aboard in the first place. "She realizes it was a mistake," a friend of Bensimon tells Page Six. "It has ruined her socially. She knows how bad she came off."

Bensimon isn't the only cast member who ended the season at odd ends with the other women. Earlier in the week, Ramona Singer angered Bethenny Frankel by saying Frankel was still single at 37 because "she doesn't know how to date men who are proper marriage material." Bethenny was a no-show at the American Image Awards at the Grand Hyatt, where both Alex McCord and Luann De Lesseps showed up. (Still, McCord, who brought husband Simon van Kempen, left before de Lesseps even arrived.)

"They're definitely going to need some new blood for the next season because these women are all starting to hate another," laughs a spy.

Singer also told People magazine of her experience with working with Bensimon, "I didn't enjoy filming with Kelly. There's just nothing there. There's something missing."

Via a spokeswoman, Bensimon says of the claim that she regrets signing on, "I think that's laughable. I had a fabulous experience on the show. My friends love me and had a ball watching me."

A Bravo flack tells Page Six, "No decisions for season three have been made yet. The show was up double digits versus last season. We're thrilled with season two and love each and every one of our New York City ladies." And maybe the less they love each other, the better for the ratings.

from page six

The Real Housewives of New York: Let’s Get It On!

These  women lost their ever-loving minds last night. The jealousies, one-up manship, pettiness and the downright silliness was put on display like an old time soap opera.

Here’s what went down:

Kelly Vs. Everyone

 
Absurdity:The media has attacked Kelly’s very important name with allegations that she beat up her ex-boyfriend.
Kelly said: "Every single day my name was in the paper." She pouts and tries to cry, as Jill demands that the producers get her a tissue.

Her  name? Kelly KILLOREN Bensimon
 
Kelly said: "Does anyone ever asked me what happened? No."
Luann said: "Well, he's definitely  not a gentleman."
She also said something about fertilizer?  Huh?
The Countess Vs. The Count
 
They couple are getting divorced after 16 years of marriage.
The Absurdity: Count Alex ended their relationship via email.

The Countess vs. The Ethiopian Princess
 
The Countess' husband left her for a woman who is  a princess.
Luann said: "I think that was slipped by [Alex and the princess] in order to make her look like just not an Ethiopian woman. I just thought it was interesting that he releases the fact that she's a princess to make it look 'OK.'" II don’t think so. The count is an asshole, truly. The Princess didn’t get much of a catch. And the Countess has the ace in the hole:  The male heir.

Ramona Has No Filter
 
Ramona said that the Countess' husband was an old man. The Countess overreacted.
Jill says to the Countess: "If it's none of my business, then why knock my rules that you would never take a guy's number when you [asked for my

husband's best friend's number]."
The Countess' defense: "Oh you are really searching, darling."
The Countess' jab: "Then why did you buy me a magnum of champagne?"
Jill said: "That I paid for by the way and you never paid me back."

Jill is such  a bitch
 
Ramona said she was working on a skin care line for a year and a half. Jill insisted that it was less time than that. Jill was like a bee buzzing in your ear…she wouldn’t stop.
Ramona said: "I have so many things, sometimes I get my age wrong."
Jill said: "Ok, then say that maybe you got the date wrong."
Ramona said: "Maybe I got the date wrong."
Jill said: "Alright, we're good. You said maybe you got the date wrong. That's all."
What was the point, Jill?

Ramona's Foot in Mouth Disease
 

Ramona blames her bad upbringing for her behavior and she does "the best I can."
Jill said: "That's a good answer."

Ramona Gets Humped? 
 
Ramona thinks Alex's kids are ill-behaved. They tried to hump her at a dinner party. Huh?
Alex's defense: They were one and three years old at the time.

Alex Calls Out Bethenny
 
Alex didn't appreciate Bethenny's interviews in which she made one-liners about people.
Alex said: "I don't go behind your back and say things that are really snarky. I say everything to your face."
Bethenny said: "Fair enough

More Kelly Absurdities
 
Kelly doesn't like it that Bethenny Frankel cries all the time about men. Bethenny was subdued and teary eyed, as Andy Cohen pointed out.
Absurdity: Kelly was the "ambassador for wool" and this makes her "authentic."
Kelly said: "I'm not gonna cry over crying.  What?  Kelly speaks her own language...the language of one.

Ramona’s Nasty Little Blog
 
Ramona wrote on her blog that the last laugh is on Bethenny because she is single."
Ramona said: "She said my advice went back before there were phones."
Ramona said: "I'm not writing blogs anymore. I'm not doing blogs."So annoying.

Can’t wait for part two.

related links:

Jill Zarin's Used Clothing

Alex

Kelly Bensimon: One Hot Mess

Bethenny

Countess De Lesseps

Ramona Singer

RHONY Reunion Sneak Peek: Kelly’s Story

 

Kelly Bensimon was arrested in early March for beating up boytoy Nick Stefanov. Watch Kelly’s disclaimer story from tonight’s reunion show and see if you buy it.

Note how Bethenny Frankel rudely jumps into Kelly’s narrative.

click here for the video

Bethenny Frankel: Desperate is Not Pretty

 

Some things never change. The type of man Bethenny’s looking for is looking for the polar opposite of her.

Bethenny and her “have we met”, which a stand she takes, a mantra to who she is, can’t bend or suspend long enough to get a man.

Look at the advice she’s received this season:

LuAnn told her to lean in and act interested. 
Ramona Singer told her to date around. 
Alex told her she used a service.
Jill wants her to get the ri ng or other jewelry.
Jill's mom also weighed in.
Bethenny's hairdresser set her up.
Rosie tells her story, and says to her she has to fit her life into the man’s life.

Bethenny doesn’t really want a man she won’t have time for, she wants a child she won’t have time for.  Time is running out, and desperation is not attractive. Just sayin’

watch what happens

Tamra Does Duzoxin

Tamra Barney , cast member of Bravo TV's hit docu-soap reality series, "The Real Housewives of Orange County" joins ranks with several other popular cast members of the show including Vicki Gunvalson, Jeana Keough and Ramona Singer of "The Real Housewives of New York" as an official spokesperson for Düzoxin®, a botanical weight management and energizing supplement

The Real  Housewives of Orange County

The company says:

Partnering with Tamra Barney solidifies the healthy lifestyle we promote at Sun Media. Her past work as a fitness instructor and dedication to good nutrition inspires confidence in our top-selling product Düzoxin® and reinforces consumer trust in the sometimes-skeptical world of supplement products

Tam-RAA says:

I've tried several products in past to help enhance my workout  schedule, stay slim and give me a boost of energy, but none have come close to working as well as Düzoxin does for me

 

Tamra Barney signs endorsement deal with Duzoxin

 

Just what this trainwreck needs, more drugs.

The Real Housewives of New York City - Ramona and Simon Dancing

The Real Housewives of New York City - Ramona and Simon Dancing

Am I seeing sexual tension between them or is it my dirty little mind?
Don't answer that!

Real Housewives, Real Finale

The ladies start out at Jill’s house, 5 days before the charity event. Zarin wants to promote her business, Ramona thinks its tacky. That sets off the first catfight.  Alex arrives and states she hasn’t sold any tickets, or tried to, even.  So they all gang up on Alex.

Next, the scene at  Nasdaq with the Count and Luann.......so they didn’t cut it after all! 

Jill decides that she should have the sex/drug/rock ‘n roll talk with Ally at the ripe old age of 15. As Kelly would say, “cute”

Bethenny gives Rosie a cooking lesson. Why?  Face time?  Bethenny asks for the inevitable dating advice. Like Bethenny will listen, or learn.  Ball buster.

Jill and Kelly go jewelry shopping for the charity event. The jeweler is hilarious.  She wants to wear Kelly like last year’s Versace.

We get a true ANTM moment, with Luann giving Bethenny a bizarre runway walking lesson in prep for a fashion show Bethenny is participating in.

At the Moroccan fashion show, Bethenny tries to be funny, not so much. She looks awesome, the very best she’s ever looked.

The Charity Event

Bethenny took all the space behind the bar for her logo and alcohol company signage. Ramona and Jill have it taken down. Jill is exploding with tension, needs to chill.

Simon shows up in his What is Simon Wearing?? outfit. The Count is in this scene. Bethenny sees that the liquor company signage is gone, and goes ballistic on Jill.  Jill tells her to leave. Bethenny then goes after Ramona. Believe it or not, Ramona calms her down.

The auction begins, and, like DeShawn Snow and her charity auction, at first there were no bids, but it didn’t last long.  Everything sold. The season ends with Simon and Ramona dancing together.

YAWN.

COME ON JERSEY GIRLS

RHONY’s Reunion: Holy Catfights!

Here’s what Andy Cohen had to say about the Reunion, scheduled to air on Bravo Tuesday, May 12.

“Oh Lord. I am still recovering. It was a seven-hour Real Housewives of New York reunion shoot at Cipriani Wall Street. There were about 15 MASSIVE fights, many raised voices, lots of finger pointing, some laughs, and much drama. It will not disappoint. “

From your lips, Andy.

Watch what Happens

Jill Thinks Kelly Should Quit the Show

from gaywired

Jill Zarin thinks Kelly Bensimon should quit the Real Housewives of NYC and she wasn’t afraid to say just how she sees her co-star's  role on Bravo’s hit reality series.

"I don’t think it’s working for her," Jill Zarin told E! Online, "I don’t think she should be on the show.”

“It's not that I think we should throw anybody off,”  Zarin continued, “It's just that I think if I were her, I would not do the show again. I would go back to anonymity and spend the next year trying to repair my reputation. What’s more important to her: her reputation or fame?"

How sweet, Jill Zarin is only looking out for everyone’s best interest, of course.  

Zarin also revealed that things are icy as ever between Bensimon and cast mate Bethenny Frankel. "They’re not friends," Zarin said. "They never were. They never will be. They’re sophisticated girls, so they’ll be polite to each other when they see each other at Bravo events. They’re not going to pull each others' hair out, but there's definitely ice cubes in the room."

Bensimon had no comment on Zarin’s harsh evaluation, but a rep for the ex-model says, "Jill is entitled to her opinion. Kelly had a wonderful time on the show."

Zarin, along with the other five Housewives, was present at the recent Reunion Special taping, which Bravo recently extended to a special 2-hour long, 2-evening TV event. Must have been a lot of drama in that reunion!

Zarin spills, "There were a lot of liars at the table… Ramona—liar! Kelly—liar! LuAnn—baby liar."

Wonder what The Countess and bright-eyed Ramona were lying about? Zarin drew the line there, so fans will have to tune in to see for themselves!

Jill is equally chatty about her loving family. They recently supported her as the pint-sized socialite made a big change: breast reduction surgery!

Zarin tells Life & Style, ”I could not have done it without my husband, Bobby, and my daughter, Allyson. Bobby took me to the hospital with my parents, Gloria and Sol. My parents stayed until the surgery was over and deemed a success. Bobby stayed with me every second.”

Zarin’s surgery reduced her chest from a 32G to a 32DD. Zarin wanted other women thinking about plastic surgery to know, “There is no reason anyone should have to suffer from low self-esteem or poor body image.  We have the power to change our bodies in a safe and positive way.”

Too bad she doesn’t think untrained, out of control Chihuahuas should leave the show also!

Real Housewives, Real Reunion

 

From: www.realitytvsoup.com

Bravo's watercooler sensation "The Real Housewives of New York City" gives fans an extra dose of drama when everyone's favorite New York ladies reunite during the season two reunion special, airing Tuesday, May 12 at 10 p.m. ET/PT and hosted by Bravo programming executive Andy Cohen. Will Kelly and Bethenny bury the hatchet? Is the Alex/Simon vs. Ramona/Mario feud still going on? Get a behind-the-scenes look at what really went down during this explosive second season.

In the season finale, airing Tuesday, May 5 at 10 p.m. ET/PT, clashes, disagreements and conflicts abound as the ladies take care of the final details for Jill's charity event that they are all planning together. LuAnn uses her skills as a model to help Bethenny prepare for a fashion show. Some of the other Housewives show up to watch Bethenny strut the catwalk in a Moroccan fashion show, and Jill and Ramona decide to settle their differences about the charity event. On the day of the event, as expected, Ramona ruffles Jill's feathers, but everyone's shocked when old allies clash.

Bravo gives fans an extra serving of "Real Housewives" goodness with the special "The Real Housewives of New York City: The Lost Footage," airing Thursday, May 14 at 9 p.m. ET/PT, with exclusive, never-before-scene clips from season two and the reunion special.

Ramona Singer’s Daughter, Paying the Price

from the Huffington Post

“Ramona Singer, the highly-caffeinated maker of religious jewelry, is persona non grata at her daughter, Avery's, school. One parent at Sacred Heart said, "All of us and the school are very embarrassed by Ramona's actions on the show. The school has asked her to take Avery off the show, but she refused. Now no one wants to be near Avery because they don't want to be associated with the show."

Tamra Barney’s three small children, Jeana Keough’s son Colton, and the most miserable looking child of all, LuAnn Delesseps’ Victoria, all pay the price for their mothers’ indiscretions on trainwreck TV. George Petersons minors, Lauri Warings youngest, and particularly Josh Waring have all suffered.

Nothing stops a famewhore.

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Ramona Singer: Open Mouth, Insert Foot

 

Mario and Ramona

As the ladies are preparing a meal for a cancer victim support house on Long island, Ramona opens her trap and states that “the Count is twice the Countess’ age”.   Turns out they married at 27 and 42,  Anyway, the Countess was highly insulted, especially since her always unhappy -looking daughter, Victoria, was there.

Ramona dug herself deeper and deeper into the hole she opened.  The Countess made a veiled reference to the way Ramona’s eyes look, with all that implies.

View the video here

Mario is 55, Ramona, 52.

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Ramona Singer: I’m More Blind Than You!

 

Bethenny, Ramona, and The Countess go to the beach. Ramona said she didn't want to actually go out in the water. So she stayed ashore with Jill, who was dressed ….strangely.   The best part was seeing the Countess ass up in the water.

Finally the Countess's devoted laundry slave Rosie was back from her selfish  trip back home to the Philippines. The poor children were terribly excited to see their real mother. since they had  to endure a month of their horrid pseudo-mother complaining about washing dishes and being confused about laundry. Puh-lease. You know how to do the damn laundry. You just don't want to. Don't pretend like you were born with a silver spoon in your mouth. So  real

Anyway, it was sad to see how desperately glad the children were to have their true mother figure back in the house. Rosie gave them all presents, The Countess then immediately escorted Rosie down to the laundry room.

Next Jill, Ramona and the Countess met for lunch. LuAnn announced that her gross parental negligence just wasn't enough, so her daughter needed to be in boarding school.  Anyway, LuAnn doesn't really give a fuck that her daughter can't stand to be around her, because boarding school just seems really fancy. Plus, she told Ramona, it's a "family tradition."

Ramona was horrified that LuAnn would send her children away, because she wants her daughter to be close by so she can love her .  Kinda creepy.  Kinda Vicki Gunvalson-ish  Then Jill told them about her arthritis benefit, and Ramona said she couldn't do it because she was just too busy! Then she remembered that her daughter had arthritis and yeah, maybe she could help

Meanwhile, Simon and Alex were wandering around their crumbling shack, talking about spa treatments. Part of the "package" of renting their shitty shack  was that a comically big-breasted psychic/masseuse/sauna-turner-on-er would come by the house and be horrified by Simon's physique. She wasn’t the only one horrified. Alex said she was just always too damn busy in the city to get proper spa treatments, but she probably owed this to herself as their Hamptons trip had been anything but relaxing! What with all the parties and  social climbing.

So Jeana , the homeowner, showed up and Simon was clad only in a towel. After she recovered from the stroke, she  escorted them to a closet that someone had put a hibachi in. This was known as the Sauna at Hill House. Simon loved sitting in a dark room full of steam.  Then it was time for strange warm things to be wrapped around Simon's body while his wife was at the pool,  As Simon lay there, he wanted to remind us that just because he simply adored spa treatments and got them all the time, it doesn't mean he's gay. Right, Simon.  Alex got a card reading that said she was coming into property soon. She was thrilled.

Kelly  fell off a horse. Oh well.

Next up the Countess took her soon-to-be-departing daughter and all of her friends to a nice lunch. Oh how nice! LuAnn wants to wish her daughter bon voyage! Yay! And what does any girl who's about to leave everyone she knows behind to go to a strange school faraway want to do with her last hours in the Hamptons? Listen to her pseudo-mother go on about proper manners, as will be demonstrated in her NEW BOOK. So, yes, Countess  used her daughter's farewell luncheon to plug her new book while the poor fleeing girl's friends looked on in horror.

Bethenny Frankel  Jill Zarin, and Countess went to a gay party that was supposedly attended by a who's-who of New York's gay glitterati. Which, in Real Housewives-speak, translates to a bunch of old men wearing salmon-colored shirts and weeping. Countess wore a big costume of large glasses and a turban, while Bethenny cut up a rug with a bunch of gay dudes who she'd previously screamed at.  For being gay while she’s looking for a man. It was enlightening and enriching. There were hotdogs there!! Get it?????

Kelly was competing in another horse show and Ramona showed up. Wearing a ridiculous outfit of safari junk on top, Bermuda shorts and heels on the bottom.  When Leather ignored her, Ramona got very upset. Well.

Ramona landed at a party that Russell Simmons was hosting for Arts and Kids and Things. She marveled at the trees and flowers that had suddenly grown large and were talking to her. Normally this would be just a regular Ramona day, but today everyone could She got in a fight with Jill about tennis that made no sense. And then.... Oh lord. And then she bumbled up to Governor Patterson, who was at the party, and, to hear Jill tell it, got in an argument with him about who was blinder. Patterson, or Ramona with her glasses off. She walked up to him and immediately asked "Aren't you blind or something?" Unbelievable.

There was a big horsey show for the fugitive daughter of the Countess and she wanted all of her friends to come. The Count was a no show. So LuAnn's feathers got publicly ruffled and Bethenny was amused in her sarcastic, sardonic, acidic way.

Getting interesting.  Watch what happens