We recently saw the finale of The Next Food Network Star, after they scandalously posted the winner on their site a few days before the finale.

The consensus among FORT viewers is that they had made up their minds to have an "ethnic" winner regardless of how the contestants performed, and so they coached the winner, Aaron, to the hilt and hung the other finalists out to dry.

The Food Network (FN) also enraged the viewers by implying we would be voting for the winner as before, but the only vote available was for "fan favorite," while they decided who they were going to choose. Very disrespectful of their audience! All the lies and manipulations seem to be sticking in people's craws. I don't think we would all be posting such strong opinions if they hadn't been so scandalous.

I couldn't understand Aaron even when he was saying his own name. I couldn’t tell what his last name was, because every time he said it, it sounded like garbled goobledegook. The FN really blew it on this one. I do think it was a set up to get another "ethnic" host on their network. At this point I do not even believe the "fan favorite" poll results were accurate, as they had Aaron so far ahead of both Lisa and Adam.

(Other FORTers suggested subtitles, or a voiceover. I suggested the celebrity interpreter, like they have on the Geico commercial.)

We actually liked Adam for the first time in the finale. We thought he hit his pilot out of the park. Lisa (our favorite) seemed to have a patronizing sing-song in her pilot, which I did not notice in the filming segment, so I think they tried to torpedo her chances by showing a bad take... not that she had a chance, as they had clearly made up their minds beforehand. Even the way they positioned Aaron front and center at the "judging" showed they had already made up their minds.

To whoever said Aaron got more coaching in Vegas than the others, we think he also got more coaching from Gordon Elliot. Gordon even came up with the name for his show, as Aaron cannot seem to string together a coherent sentence, much less a coherent pitch.

His “pilot” was boring, and he was just reading things off a prompter that he never could have said on his own (remember he stands around like a lump when not coached). There was not one thing he cooked that I would be even remotely interested in eating, much less cooking.

Btw, on Aaron's FN profile it says he loves to cook with butter. Isn't Paula Deen enough with that??! So between the butter and the beef, if that is the kind of person they think viewers will want to get recipes from, I suggest they change their name to the FAT NETWORK!

They need to interview the Fast Food Nation and Omnivore's Dilemma authors and learn about the dangers of beef instead of showing all those beef recipes!

Harvest

[B]FoxyMoxy Mood: Sleepy[/B]

I just woke up from a long nights sleep. I feel fully rested and refreshed. Our plans for today is to go to a water park called "Big Splash"! Im super excited since I haven't really been to a huge out door water park like this before.

Im planning to fly home Tuesday. It'll be a long trip but worth it! Im not saying that Im not enjoying my time here...Im just ready to go home.. Wow how can I make this not sound bad???

FoxyMoxy

I scribbled this a few years ago, one evening, after work.

The best word to describe this man is simply...kind. He embodies the definition. His face radiates kindness. His eyes are compassionate and gentle. His smile draws you in.

My patient has cancer and will not live much longer. His courage inspired me today. "Life never turns out exactly as we plan." he said.

As the weeks pass...the facades melt away too. Why do we spend so much time and energy erecting these facades? And we take such great care that it doesn't crack. He was so REAL today.

For the first time he shared his disappointment. He was not angry or bitter. My heart was breaking, but I said nothing and just listened. He wanted pure 'truth' at this time. At this moment, it was as if he and I were the only two people on the Earth. We hugged each other tightly. The facade is crumbling.

Today...my courageous friend cried...

Thanks for listening...
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~A Hidden Place~

Each of us has a hidden place
Somewhere deep within ourselves;
A place where we go to get away,
To think things through,
To be alone, to be ourselves.

This unique place, where we confront our deepest feelings,
Becomes a storehouse of all our hopes,
All our needs, all our dreams,
And even our unspoken fears.
It encompasses the essence of who we are and what we want to be.

But now and then, whether by chance or design,
Someone discovers a way into that place we thought was ours alone.
And we allow that person to see, to feel and to share
All the reason, all the uncertainty
And all the emotion we've stored up there.

That person adds new perspective to our hidden realm,
Then quietly settles down in his own corner of our special place,
Where a bit of himself will stay forever.
And we call that person a...Friend....

-Poem by Carol Elaine Faivre-Scott

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White Orchid

And time for another season of Big Brother. Well two seasons this year, well I try to forget the winter one. I am trying to keep a open mind on this one, but from what I am seeing and reading, its sounds like the Nerd Herd from Season 6 minus Cappy are back. I never got why seemingly normal people become utterly crazy and stupid in the Big Brother house, but it must be the slop that makes them do things that will embarrass their families on the outside. Showmances with the preacher's son and the OCD Boobies girl, can you say vomit in many languages. The only thing that has been remotely funny has been the Sock Puppet Shows but now that Brian has been evicted, nothing. Well lets see how long I can stand it, before I declare another season of Big Brother sucks.

paridy

[B]FoxyMoxy Mood: Sick[/B] :shrug

Im here in Montana visiting a friend. She's been a best friend of mine for...well, not even a year, but it seems like forever. I've been here for about two weeks now and im beginning to miss home very very very much. :crying

I miss my mom, dad, sister, and puppy. (He'll always be my little puppy, even though he's 8)
I miss my room, friends back at home, computer, neighbors, everything. Its not the same here. I mean, hell, it's like a million degrees! I feel like I'm going to die.

Im being a wimp. Trust me, I know this. Ill live. I hope:rofl

Everythings going great except for being sick to my stomach. I went shopping today a bought some make-up, underwear:nod, jewelry, and fake nails (because I have none).

Youtube is going good. Believe it or not I got 2,266 views on one of my vlogs! Thats crazy! Especially for someone who only gets about a 100 views per vid. :omg
If any of you are interested in checking out my vlogs (thats short for video blogs).. the link is down below:

[url]www.youtube.com/midm94[/url]

FoxyMoxy