Crave-of-the-Mo: Black and gold doorknockers

Not ACTUALLY doorknockers, I think you're supposed to have a house for that...or something. Since Monday I've been lusting these large gold and black onyx hoop earrings seen on Hilary Duff as Olivia on Gossip Girl. The gold part of the earring is a lion's head or some other similarly classy object, and whatever it is it's FIERCE! (Pun intended) However, I have tried my hardest and cannot find out who they're by, or even any reasonable knockoffs. If anyone has a lead on huntin these lions, I would love you more than Chuck Bass loves Asian hookers.

Nothing sketcky going on here

I really like that there's absolutely no preferential treatment or not-so-hidden agendas in the music selections for the new season of Gossip Girl. It simply must be a coincidence that Cobra Starship's "Good Girls Go Bad" (featuring vocals by Leighton Meester) was played during not one but TWO crucial Blair moments in tonight's episode. Come on, Gossip Girl, I expected better of you...

In several ways perhaps. Two episodes in, the jury's still out on season 3 of Gossip Girl in my opinion. The show used to be ridiculous and unpredictable in a way that you felt like you were witnessing an exaggerated truth about a specific subculture of the world that is the NYC prep school scene. However now that most of the characters are in college, and college is something that an overwhelming portion or 20-somethings have experienced, we all can feel that the events are a little more than a tad unrealistic. Unless your school allowed sushi and sake martini parties in the freshman dorm common room, or advertised keg parties on the roof complete with a DJ and PA system. Then by all means, correct my cynicism. And then send me an application.

Almost vom-worthy...but not quite

Just when I was about to go vom from the maple syrup that was the Gossip Girl season finale, they saved it in the last 4 minutes. Thank goodness because I was thisclose to throwing in the towel and giving up on the third season where coincidentally most of the main characters are still going to be in Manhattan, shocker. They threw in just the right amount of dramatic cliff hangers to make up for the rest of the episode where we celebrated how much we love everyone and how important our high school friendships are. Give me a break, high school sucked and in real life most of these people would lose touch before Chuck can cheat on Blair with one of his college professors.

Now off to watch Jillian inevitably get her heart broken all over again on the season premiere of The Bachelorette. I kid, I actually really like Jillian and wish her the best, but we can't ignore the obvi. xoxo.

OMFG it's backkkkk!

After over a month on hiatus, "Gossip Girl" returns tonight with new episodes on the CW. Thank goodness, because the image of Dan Humphrey and the teacher getting it on at the end of the last episode has been teasing me for weeks and I can't wait to see if they continue their illicit sexy time. I really hope they do, because that was one hot scene and the teacher/student scenario has been a naughty fantasy of mine for quite some time. I mean, just try to tell me that scene didn't make you tingle a lil. Either that, or I'm just a dirty old woman. Whatever the case, I'm just glad to finally have a lil GG back in my life.

"Gossip Girl" death pool = $$$

Bart Bass died last night on "Gossip Girl", which means I win $10 bitches! Yes, my roommates and I had a pool going after we learned about a month ago that a character would be dying on GG. I see no shame in incorporating gambling into every aspect of my life. $5 buy in for the pool, and our predictions laid out as follows:

Me: Bart Bass (Obvi. Bart Bass has no soul, so killing him off isn't at all morally wrong. Plus, no viewers would be sad to see him go, and now Lily can go back to humping Rufus guilt-free)

A.G.: Eric Van Der Woodsen (Sorry A, not every major "Gossip Girl" spoiler can revolve around Lil E)

M.C.: Aaron (And anyone would notice and/or care because...? So not gonna happen)


Too bad gambling on TV shows isn't actually legal. I'd be rich, biotch!

Yes! Another Teen Movie!

Just spent a glorious afternoon hungover on the couch watching "John Tucker Must Die" on basic cable. Observations:

• Some things never change. Just as with Rachel Lee Cook in "She's All That" circa 1997, it's pretty hard as a viewer to pretend that Brittany Snow "isn't hot" before her makeover. Girlfriend still looks pretty damn good. I suppose (slightly) frizzy hair is supposed to distract from perfect skin and sparkling eyes. Damn her.
• Despite Jesse Metcalf's perfect pecs, the real star of this movie is Penn Badgley! Who knew? Penn, now of "Gossip Girl" fame, really stretches his acting ability by playing...Dan Humphrey with long hair.

The teenybopper in me is so glad these kind of movies are still being made.

Lily Van Der Woodsen is preggers!

Well, by "Lily Van Der Woodsen" I really mean Kelly Rutherford, the actress. But by "preggers" I really do mean preggers!

How are the "Gossip Girl" writers going to handle this one? It would be simply tragic if Lily gets preggers with Bart Bass's baby. For one, that child would just pop out evil and giving someone the "I'm watching you" stink eye. Plus Lily and Bart don't do it. They just don't. Bart Bass is way too busy to make sexy time...unless maybe he hired someone to take care of business for him and keep Lily's needs satisfied. Plus, looks like Bart is about to bite the big one. GG is a family show...kinda. Well it's a family network anyway. And family networks just don't bring babies into this world without father figures.

Or maybe...it's going to be Rufus's baby! Lily has to be sleeping with someone while Bart is always away on business. It's what high society wives do. Yah, I def want it to be Rufus's baby. Rufus really needs to be getting some, and then it will be even more awkward and fun when Dan and Serena inevitably start sleeping together again.

OR MAYBE...Lily has been secretly been sleeping with Chuck! Too gross for the CW? Me thinks not!

Or maybe...the writers are just going to ignore this and we're all expected to pretend like we aren't charting the weekly growth on Kelly Rutherford's baby bump. Yah, this is what will more than likely happen. Damn you, CW.