Today's Blue Plate Specials ... 10,000 Calories

Be sure to vote in the Home Shopping Cage Match!!! It's at the top of the right hand column, so it's easy to find. Every vote counts, Vote or Die, Rock the Vote, and all that business. This week two plastic surgery divas face off: Joan Rivers vs. Adrienne Arpel. Who do you think does it better???

I was watching the Olympics swimmers in their little Spanx-looking swimsuits again last night and saw an interesting segment about Michael Phelps. He said that he has to eat between 8 to 10 thousand calories a day. 10,000 calories!!! Basically, when he's not swimming or sleeping, he's eating. I would look like Jabba the Hut!

There are rumors flying that Paula Abdul is coming to HSN after her split from the Q and that Rosie O'Donnell will also be selling craft stuff on HSN. I haven't seen anything to substantiate either of these yet, but my fingers are crossed! Many people seem to think that it would be a bad thing. Come on! Think about the entertainment value, people.

HSN TS is a Slinky Brand 3 piece Jacket and Pant Set. I am not feeling this one--probably because it's hand wash and lay flat to dry. Although, I will say that I'm glad they offer the different blazer styles (three-quarter sleeve, button, or zip) and different lengths (petite, regular, and tall). I'm sorry, but you just can't hem something like this! Or at least I can't.


The QVC TSV is the Borba Age Defying Complete 4-piece Recovery Kit. Although I haven't tried this kit, I do have a little Borba in my collection. I don't know how well it works since I can never use one product exclusively or long enough to actually find out. I can say that it smells great! And if you want that new age defying advanced recovery creme, you'll have to get it from QVC since it won't be in other stores until February.


The Judith Ripka TSV on Thursday will be a Sterling 18", 22" or 54" Cultured Freshwater Pearl Chain You can go ahead and order it now ... not that I love Ripka or anything. Unlike Czar Naomi, Judith seems to actually appreciate her QVC customers. And don't forget: Free Shipping on all TSV's this week!


The ShopNBC OTV is a 14K White or Yellow Gold Five Stone 1.00ct Princess Cut Diamond Ring. The description states that the color is H-I and the clarity is I2-I3, but it seems to look better than that. Maybe the on-air samples are a little better. I do like this ring since I have a thing for band-style rings.

The Sheer Genius of Pamela Dennis

Pamela Dennis recently designed a red carpet gown for this season’s Bachelorette, DeAnna Pappas. FYI for DeAnna: get some Spanx or something cause Pamela sometimes gets a little sheer with the read carpet gowns. I didn’t know that Pamela was the designer of the infamous Geena Davis 2000 Emmy’s gown—nothing was left to the imagination!

I hope I catch her show today because I just love looking at her collection. But, to be perfectly honest, I’ve never actually ordered anything—I think it’s because of all the hand washing and dry cleaning involved with her fabrics. Queen Bea is a wash-n-wear kinda girl, chickadees! Although I did almost buy a pair of her jeans that I found at TJ Maxx one time and that should count for something.

Maybe we should all just forgo the designer duds and slip into a comfy La Cabana Caribbean Joe Hawaiian shirt … WTH??? Was there a huge demand for Hawaiian shirts that I wasn’t aware of?

Click here to take a look at the HGTV article about how Pamela (and other designers) decorates her house. She doesn’t like to hang her Ansel Adams pictures--a gift from her mother when her dad passed away--so she can move them from room to room.

Back Fat Beware! Spanx Bra-llelujah is Here

Sara Blakely, Spanx Founder (and size 2 with no back fat!)

On QVC's AM Style this morning there was this new Spanx bra--more specifically, the Spanx Bra-llelujah Full Coverage Front Closure Bra--that is supposed to combat back fat. And while I'm totally down with waging a war against back fat, I have two problems with this. 1) $62 for a bra (plus s&h and taxes) is waaaaay too much, and 2) I have a general issue with buying "body shaping" garment from Sara Blakely who is probably a size 2. How can she possible understand back fat???

Bra-llelujah

I haven't tried the original Spanx, but I have tried Sara Blakely Assests at Target and I didn't have any luck--the waist was too big and the thighs were practically being severed in half. Going up or down a size wouldn't help, so I just took it back.

BTW, Lindsay Lohan flashed her Spanx at the MTV Movie Awards. Hey, at least she was wearing underwear!