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Weight Loss Week One: From Gay to Zumba

That's me in the blue pants!

Weight Lost This Week: 3.8 lbs.
Weight Loss Still to Go: 4.2 lbs.

The first week of Weight Watchers is always hell, and this week definitely was, since my intense dieting landed me in the doctor’s office. Ok, not really, it was just bad timing. And the doctor basically said I’m just being a baby, but whatever, she doesn’t know what she’s saying. Here’s a rundown of how it went:

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Hostage Situation at Discovery Channel’s Maryland Headquarters

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So, I have this fear that one day someone from Texas is going to storm into my office and hold me hostage for not rewriting literature so that it doesn’t include curse words. I have very little to worry about because we actually do create Texas versions of our textbooks, but the latest developments of the hostage situation at the Discovery Channel has got me thinking I should create some kind of emergency bunker under my desk.

According to CNN, a man identified as James Lee has taken at least one person hostage at the network’s offices in Silver Spring, MD. He is reportedly armed with a gun, and possibly explosives, but that is unconfirmed. This is all terrible and scary and my heart goes out to the families of those involved. But I’m having a hard time with Mr. Lee’s platform. Apparently this dude is upset about overpopulation.

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Dancing with the Stars Pairs ‘Em Up!

The next best thing to hearing which celebrities will be doing the tango on DWTS is hearing who they are going to be tango-ing with! On Good Morning America this morning, the much anticipated announcement of the reality show’s pairings was made.

I think the best (scratch that, the most interesting) pairing is going to be The Situation and Karina Smirnoff. Obviously, everyone who Karina is paired with is automatically a love interest, and I think even The Situation can agree that Karina is not a grenade. I also like Jennifer Grey with Derek Hough, because I really want them to recreate the Dirty Dancing finale dance.

As for the pairings I don’t like, Kyle Massey, a nondescript Disney actor, will be dancing with Lacey Schwimmer, by far one of the show’s most inventive choreographers. Also, Corky Ballas is back to dance with Florence Henderson, just like he did with Cloris Leachman. Bitch, they just called you old!

The rest of the cast falls out like this:

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