Turns
out I’m no Nostradamus. I’ve been predicting all along that Princess Kate was
going to have a girl. Because I got the wive’s tale mixed up. When a gal’s face
chunks up, that’s when she’s having a
girl. When a gal’s face stays totally the same, that’s when she’s having a boy.
I’m
going to pay dearly for that mental mix up as I placed two bets on the gender. Am pretty sure my friend Benjie will be gracious
about her victory, but my fella? He is being completely obnoxious. Grrr…
Clearly,
my pop culture radar is off these days, and summer television isn’t helping
any. There is nothing new on, and the reruns are killing me. Where’s a gal to
go for a little distraction from all the bets she’s lost?
AOL is
the answer. Remember AOL from your first e-mail account in the 90s? Well, it’s
making a comeback these days. Dial it up, and marvel that you don’t have to
listen to the high pitched connecting sound from days of old.
This is
new and improved AOL, and here’s why you’re visiting it: new and improved Nicole
Richie and her show “Candidly Nicole”, which AOL is broadcasting via webisode.
You
might remember Richie from her turn on a reality show with Paris Hilton a few
years ago. On that show, Richie was almost as obnoxious as my fella has been
about his winning bet this week.
But new
and improved Nicole Richie is funny and fast on her feet as she goes about her
life and interviews various experts. The “Candidly Nicole” webisodes are Richie’s
reality show.
Each
revolves around a mission Richie’s on in her personal life. One show focuses on
tattoo removal. (Richie’s wild child past means she has lots of tatoos. But her “mother
of two” present means she wants them removed.)
Another
show focuses on flowers. Richie is the wife of a rock star, and apparently wants
to know how to make great floral centerpieces for the many rock star bashes she
hosts. So she visits a florist to find out.
I’m not
so interested in tattoo removal or floral design myself, but the show is engaging
because of the snappy exchanges between Richie and her favorite florist and
tattoo removal guy. “Candidly Nicole” seems to be an unfiltered look at
privileged, Los Angeles life.
It’s
like “Keeping Up With The Kardashians” but with an in-the-know captain at the
helm. Plus, it features not one cutesy voice, vacant stare or hair-smoothing
move, all of which are mainstays on the Kardashian show, all of which annoy me
to no end.
The
final thumbs up for this show is that episodes clock in at a few minutes, and
they feature no commercial breaks. The next time television reruns bore you to
tears, reach for AOL and give “Candidly Nicole” a try.
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