An Open Letter to Whomever Will Get Me My Own Reality Show

An Open Letter to Whomever Will Get Me My Own Reality Show

Dear people of TLC, MTV, VH1, Ryan Seacrest, or whoever else produces reality shows,

It would be in your best interest and mine to give me the reality show I've been longing for for ages, for the following reasons:

1. I'm the same age as your target audience

I am 22. I'm not yet old enough to be a Real Housewife of Waterloo or to have my own show based on the life of me and my 15+ children, but I am at the prime age of life. Which shows are most popular with the prime demographic? The ones where the characters are barely over the legal drinking age, not bogged down with the burden of a real, full time career, and living life to the reality fullness. THAT'S SO ME! The boringness of high school is over, and the real drama of life has begun. Jersey Shore pretty much has the monopoly on the party scene, so for some diversity, call me up.

2. My life has so much drama, the world deserves to see

If we take the trip down memory lane, you could see nothing on MTV (pre-Jersey shore) had anything on my friends and I. Lauren Conrad had a love triangle with Stephan and Kristin? Pfft. At one point or another all of my best friends liked the same, "strawberry blonde" haired boy - who in my opinion was NOT worth it. Olivia Palermo stole Whitney's ideas and claimed them as her own? Um HI, story of my life. More he-said-she-said than you can deal with? Yup right here. And that's just the one side, I have yet touch the Price Chopper. Price Chopper alone should have a show called The Chop (or now that we're Fresh.Co, The Co?). There's so much drama, relationship nonsense, and filthy-hot-messes in my life to at least have a good 2 seasons, no?

3. You don't need writers, this kind of crazy can't be written

Although reality TV is supposed to be real, we all know it's been scripted beyond belief. But no writer can come up with the outrageous nonsense of my life. If you'd like, you can observe our goings on for a week. This stuff is good, you can't make it up. You can't even add to it to make it better. Besides, half the stuff on TLC isn't even real crazy, it's just everyday awkwardness that most people would die to admit. I, on the other hand, have no shame. However, if you must, I am beyond willing to let life be scripted, as long as I will get my own show...

4. If there The Hills, Jersey Shore, those stupid Paris Hilton shows and anything on TLC, I should have one too

Now I'm just saying, if you have allowed such shows to have such a long television run, really, I'm entitled to my own as well. I mean, 75% of The Hills is watching various characters sitting in a restaurant, pretending to eat salad, and gossiping over this week's drama. Jersey Shore is a group of raging alcoholics who are DTF and... well that's about it. Paris Hilton... nuff said! If an entire episode can be formed out of "YOU KNOW WHAT YOU DID" "WHAT DID I DO?!" "YOU KNOW WHAT YOU DID!", I think I can come up with something better than that.

5. People tell me all the time I should be famous or have my own show
Nuff said.

6. I am DESTINED to be famous 
The gentlemen from Honor Society and everyone else has agreed. I am a people person - people want to be apart of this.

And I may not be as psycho high-strung as Kate Gosslin or have the awkwardness jealousy of the Sister Wives, but... well no, they've got me beat. But still!

If this made for good television, then COME ON!!

If these points are not valid enough for you to see I should have my own show, I have more. Please consider my request, or at least my request for a cooking show on Food Network.

Please, Hook me up!

If You Have to Cry, Go Outside

If You Have to Cry, Go Outside

I've just completed Kelly Cutrone's first book If You Have to Cry, Go Outside (and other things you mother never told you).

If you know anything about Kelly, she's super mean, super scary and super honest (as seen on The Hills and The City)! Most people in the industry are terrified of her, but her book showed a different side of Ms. Cutrone. Like she's actually a very nice person?! And protective of her employees. And a boarder-line feminist... Well that's not exactly true, but it's pretty darn close. Her book is all about women (and gay men) and empowering yourself and being who you want to be instead of who the world or your parents want you to be.

I'm recommending this book to all my girlie friends out there. It's hilarious, and a good read, and just like Kelly- to the point! It's brass, but straightforward like Kelly herself, but it's actually a very very good book.

Her next book comes out Spring 2011... just sayin

xoxo
DR

Living in the Library

Living in the Library

Alright, so I've been on a brief hiatus from... well I guess life. The past week (after the trip to Toronto) been nuts! School, being the huge killjoy that it is, has taken over my life. In reality I should be writing a paper on Jesus right now, but obviously I'd rather blog.

This week has also been filled with MAD drama. Haha I'm not even going to bother writing it on here because it's too much. Let's just say MTV! You should give me my own reality show because this stuff is gold and is going to waste here! And now that I'm no longer in high school, but still have to deal with crazy high school drama, I think I should be atleast getting some ca$h moniez for my pain. I've started thinking of names for this reality show, so really MTV, CALL ME!

I'm actually laughing right now just thinking of the drama and events of the past few days- which is kind of awkward since I'm sitting in a silent library and randoms keep staring at me. Ha ha.

Back to writing this paper...
xoxo
DR

McDonalds, MTV, $40 Parking, Forever XXI, TO = Epic Day!

McDonalds, MTV, $40 Parking, Forever XXI, TO = Epic Day!

Our awesome scenery come to you courtesy of random wall painting in Canadian Tire.
On Sale this week for $29.99!!

Alrighty, so today was absolutely amazing and I'm beyond exhausted, but I remembered I promised some people a play by play of the day so here we go:

The day started at 9:30 ish when mother dear, Nicole and I went to McDonalds for breaky. After this, the day officially began!

We ventured to good ol' Toronto where we wondered down the streets and looked at all the "high-end" (expensive) stores. We had a few hours to kill before MTV time. In our time killing we decided to go in just to see what it was like... thing is THE PLACE IS ON MAD LOCK DOWN!!! There's a door that looks like a huge mirror (it's a two way mirror so intense security can stare you down before you go in). Apparently we looked lost and some guy offered to help us out. Relevance: This guy is Johnny from MTV News- too bad we didn't realized this until after he left.


2 hours, and 6 sore feet later we went back to MTV studios to wait in what looks like a holding area of a prison. Super sketch: no one talks, hard core security, locks of EVERYTHING! They led us down to the basement (yeah a basement) to do the audition where I found my good buddy (yes we're friends now) Johnny! Haha we chatted for a solid, 3 seconds before he had to run off to do his job... Then it was time for the audition, which really was exactly like the Aftershow. They threw out some topics, we discuss. Then it was done... Oh and while I'm discussing the awesomeness of Ke$ha and what a douchebag John Mayor is, Nicole got to meet PAUL THE INTERN!! Yes I'm jealous, but at least we can say we met celebs today ha ha. Now, TIME FOR SHOPPING!!

Ventured down to the Eaton Centre, to then find Forever XXI... lots of wondering, lots of money spending, lots of energy. We went to the sketchiest pizza place in the food court-- random homeless people asking for money, stupid girl not understanding what we're ordering, pizza that looked like vomit on paper... oh yeah and this "pizza" wasn't cheap. We made multiple laps around the mall till it was time for... FOREVER XXI!!! AHH!!! We get to the motherland of all thing stylish and affordable, shed a tear in happiness, and spent our life savings on their goodness. Ok maybe, not our life savings, but definitely our last paycheck... and then some. Unfortunately we didn't get everything on our Forever XXI wish list, so Nicole and I will have to make a trip back ASAP!

Upon leaving Forever XXI, we made several more laps of the mall, saw an unbelievably attractive guy at Hollister, made some friends in Best Buy and American Eagle, and spend a solid hour looking for the perfect gift for our good friend Steve! After much thoughtful shopping, we found his gift- he'll get it tomorrow...

After purchasing Steven's gift, it was time to go. I mean honestly it's been about 12 hours since we left home! We're tired, and broke!!! We pay for parking again (and I never really appreciated my city till now- THANK YOU WATERLOO FOR THE FREE PARKING!!!!) and ventured back to Waterloo. The GPS (I like to call her Gypsy) took a good 30 minutes to find a signal, so luckily we knew our way back.

Oh and since I forgot about it the past two weeks, and we heard it and "awed" all day, the song of the day is Today was a Fairytale by Taylor Swift. Cutest song ever!!!

So all in all the trip was a huge success!! Made new friends, met celebs, spent all our money, made some memories :) AMAZING!! And whether or not I get this gig with MTV, it was an awesome experience. Best day trip... EVER!!

Now I am beyond exhausted, and I actually need to continue shopping tomorrow morning so good night world :)


xoxo
DR

Cheer Up Buzzkill McGee...

Cheer Up Buzzkill McGee...

It happens to all of us, we have those days where we're just down. I've definitely been that "Buzzkill McGee" the past couple of days. My friends are awesome and keep trying to cheer me up, but for some odd reason I was still a major downer. Maybe it's because of the blah weather, or because of the stresses of school, or the stresses of life in general, or some other things I just can't seem to get over.

No matter. It's time to get past it and move on to happier days. On the road to positive, I visited my brother and his family today. I don't do this often because they live on the other side of town (which in reality isn't all that far- so really I'm just lazy and too cheap to pay for gas to go out there). It was really fun, and I enjoy my nieces and nephews- even when they become violent...

The week is coming to a close and I couldn't be happier. My audition is in 13 days and I've been living on perezhilton.com as prep for my interview. Next week I've got to watch the entire season of The City. I cannot wait for reading week as a time to relax!

xoxo
DR

1 Down, 11 to Go: Hello February

1 Down, 11 to Go: Hello February

Alright, so 2010 is old news. It's no longer January, and now's the time (if you have not already) to get into the swing of things.

With a new month comes a new goal. This month: SAVE MONEY!!! And the number one way to save money? STOP GOING TO WALMART!!! Seriously, I am there everyday and each time I spend atleast $30-- this has got to stop. I probably will still go to Walmart, but I've got to stop the spending.. we'll see how it goes.

As for the life updates, there are 22 days till my trip to Toronto! I am beyond stoked! Even if I don't get the job at MTV, I'm stoked for Forever XXI and GLITTER. -side note, whoever has good tips on how to wear glitter make up, let me know :)-

Lately I've been doing a super fun "game"- something I used to do in like grade.. 5? MAD LIBS! Who needs crosswords, word searches or sudoku when you've got Mad Libs. You can use the same story, switch up your adjectives and nouns and you've got a totally new story. And as an added bonus: you get to think back to the second grade when you learned what adverbs actually are Ha ha. They're great- EVERYONE, DO MADE LIBS! And send me the coolest/craziest ones you do. They are epic!

xoxo
DR

Song of the EPIC Week

Song of the EPIC Week

Alright peeps,
If you can recall, my MAIN goal for 2010 has been to be more positive. Well goal is in full effect! And this week has been major proof :)

This past week I have made new friends, and also made an influence in a few peoples lives. Now I won't bore you with the details right now (partially cuz I'm pretty stinking tired- and my stomach hurts haha), but it's really cool. And a few weeks ago I posted a blog on "letting go" well I've let go, moved on, and I'm stoked for what's to come in the future!!!

Anyway, some cool points to my EPIC week have been:

• Meeting and befriending some swell kids (Rob and Brody)
• The BEST hang out day ever (let's just say we hit up every fast food joint on one block in 4 hours)
• Got my G licence
• Finding out Taylor Swift has a "line" of greeting cards- they are beautiful and have the cutest messages (but really would you expect anything less of Taylor Swift? Didn't think so)

I've also decided to start a song of the week, since I know I can't handle a song of the day. And this week's song is "Blind" by Ke$ha. As everyone must know I love her, but this song totally goes along with my whole letting go and I feel it says most of what's on my mind right now.

As of yet, my plans for this upcoming week are going to be AWESOME and... It's pretty stinking close to February!! You know what that means?? Valentine's Day, Reading Week, MTV Audition, and maybe The Tyra Show (?!?!)!!

xoxo
DR

Today has been the strangest day. I have been all over the place in moods but GENERALLY I have been pretty stinkin' excited! Why?? No clue...

Everyday something absolutely BIZARRE happens at good ol' University of Waterloo. The people there are honestly the most interesting, strange, random people ever. Just walking down the tunnels and roads you hear the most RANDOM things-- I think there should be hidden cameras. This stuff is golden!

Today I decided to begin reading. I know I can't read a book a month or anything crazy like that, but it's something to do from my current life: facebook/twitter stalking, eating, sleeping. This first read is Push (Precious), by Sapphire. The beloved Oprah has approved of this book, so NATURALLY I thought I wouldn't like it (those of you who don't already know, NOT EVERYTHING ON OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB IS A GOOD BOOK!!!), but this time I have to agree with Miss O. Thankfully it's not yet on Oprah's book club list so I can still recommend this book to all of you. It's so good right from the beginning!

Lastly, last night was the premier of The Buried Life (Mondays at 10 pm on MTV) and let me tell you this show is amazing, all of you should watch! Serious this is what I've wanted to do for years- been able to go out and do something, an act of kindness or anything for a stranger. This is something I'm going to try to do, even doing something small for a stranger.

Well I gotta go, it is Teen Mom Tuesday!

xoxo
DR