Fingers Crossed for a new Lauren Conrad show to find a way to air!

So in random TV news.
Remember when I wrote about Lauren's new upcoming reality show on MTV here or when I wrote about how much I admire her here.
Well her new show that was filming was probably the show I was most excited to see EVER.  I always really enjoy Lauren Conrad's shows, fashion and books.

So when the new show was filming I was so excited!
Then I heard that MTV decided NOT to air it.
Boooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Here is MTV's statement. (from Here)

“She did do a pilot. There were talks about whether we could somehow manage to put together a special based on that footage but that’s also a big question mark based on her interest in that and the finances. We love her! We would love her on our network. It was a great attempt but it just didn’t feel like a perfect fit for us now.”

Interesting enough Lauren released her own statement over why it wasn't going to air any more.  AND I have to say so super proud of her to stand up for herself and state her own opinions. (from here)

“We sold a show to MTV, filmed it and are really proud of the final result,” Conrad tells Gossip Cop in a statement. However, she adds, ”MTV felt the subject matter was too high brow for their audience and offered me the opportunity to change the show by incorporating more of my personal life.”

As opposed to “The Hills,” which followed the reality star and her friends as they partied around Hollywood, the thrust of the yanked show was Conrad’s work as a fashion designer.

“We agreed going into the project that this show would be an aspirational one, focusing on my career and my goals and not my personal relationships,” Conrad says. “We delivered the show that we sold and are sorry MTV didn’t feel their viewers were savvy enough to appreciate it.”

I love that she addresses this issue.  Also I think that it is a different audience that would like this show (like ME!!! even though I totally watched the Hills and Laguna Beach too but I think I would actually like this more because I love Project Runway and the parts of the other shows that shower her fashion, etc).
Also I love love LOVE the opening that was released for the show...it is so pretty and fun and different.

I reallly hope that a network picks up this show because I think it will be AMAZING.
Fingers crossed.
Go Lauren!



Pics from here: http://fashionista.com/2011/02/lauren-conrad-on-her-new-line-her-canceled-mtv-reality-show-and-that-rumor-that-whitney-port-blamed-her-for-the-demise-of-the-city/,

Peak-ing

It's been a good past 24 hours.
So last night I worked out with my friend Shelby.
We've been friends since our undergraduate days. 
Then we did the same graduate school except I went to Texas and she stayed in Canada.
So we are the same profession.


She just recently moved back to my home town to start her own business.
So it's been good having her here both personally and professionally.
We aren't nearly as close as "the girls" but it takes time to develop those kind of relationships I guess.
Anywho she came over last night and we worked out for an hour (P90X is killing me but in a great way!)


Then my cousin Bella came over and I cooked them a dinner and we got all set to watch the Season Finale of the Bachelor (I know I know trash TV but I love it).
Ack!  I keep forgetting to take pictures of food because some blogs that I follow do such a great job I feel like I'm reading a food magazine...I'm talking to you ladies (Goldilocks, GirlfromFlorida and PinkSunDrops).

Anywho I made a quick stirfry (so it would be fast because I prepped all the veggies before hand and had them all in white bowls beside the stove) with carrots, sprouts, bamboo shoots, brocolli, snap peas, mushrooms, shrimp, and peppers.  I steamed some wild rice (which actually isn't rice at all!) to go with it and Shelby brought some nice white wine.
Then randomly my parents stopped by to pick up something and it was all 6 of us (me, Shelby, Bella, my brother, and my parents) watching the Bachelor.
It definitely was an interesting finale.
He picked Emily. 

She certainly didn't seem too pleased on the After the Final Rose Special.
But I always secretly hope that it will work out however, the statistics are not in their favour.


It's cool that the next Bachelorette is Ashley the Dentist.

It was randomly announced on the Jimmy Kimmel show.
Missed it because it was too late? Here it is.

I am still messed up on daylight savings time so I was wide awake.
I figured she was way too madeover and styled on the reunion show to NOT be absolutely the next bachelorette.  Guess we will have to wait until May to see how it all turns out. 
So I was pretty sleepy this morning.

But I came into work and one of the guys who works here (relax he's way older and married haha)brought me some of the Maple Syrup that his family makes.
Yummy.
How sweet is that? 

I did blur out the family name and website in case he didn't want me splashing it around on the web.  But I can email anyone the website if they were dying for some good Canadian Maple Syrup.
Maybe I will use some to make French Toast (because I can't remember the last time I had French Toast) if my friend Jane comes to visit this weekend like we talked about.

And from my morning green tea today....

yippee!!! (FYI the "win coffee" gets you any size of any hot beverage there!)
Maybe things are turning around :)
On another Roll Up the Rim News...did you know they have a device to make this even easier?  I'm not sure if this is made up or if you can actually buy this.
I'm a nerd but I think it's kind of cool!
Check it out.

 How is that for being positive????



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