I don’t really have the energy to do a full recap, but here are my quick impressions from last night’s “Disco Fever” performances:

• Chris: good as usual. Solid performer, but don’t think he’ll ever pull the teen vote.
• Damien: Yowch. I wouldn’t say it was the worst thing ever, but I was definitely more bored than in any of his previous songs. Why didn’t he bust out the Bee Gees?
• Lavina: again, good as usual. Again, don’t think she’ll ever pull the teen vote. And why does Holden have a vendetta against her? Is it because he’s still bitter about her weird-looking sister that he had such a crush on?
• Ricky: We fast-forwarded. Boring! And crazy eyes. I think the judges want him gone. I do too.
• Lisa: Great song choice, but really boring performance. We haven’t really seen her grow or change at all so far.
• Dean: I said to the Snook before the show, “If he doesn’t do ‘Kung Fu Fighting’ and bust out some of his karate moves, he’s DEAD TO ME.” Well, he didn’t sing my song but he did do the gymnastics. Still not the greatest singer, but that was my favorite performance of his so far. Very entertaining!
• Bobby: Superfreak? REALLY? My enthusiasm died a little bit when he started, and I realized that he was basically just doing the Richard Cheese lounge lizard version. It got better at the end when he started doing the “Bobby thing” though. The touchdown was unwarranted. (Last week’s “Under Pressure” was better.)
• Jessica: I love her! So cute. She seems to be able to sing everything, and I’d love to see her go to the final two.

My Bottom Three predictions for the night are Damien, Lisa, and Ricky, with Ricky to thankfully go. Although there would be some Lisa backlash a-brewin’…

I thought the finale of The Biggest Loser was awesome tonight. Sure, there was a lot of filler but that’s what we have a TiFaux for, right? As soon as David came out I felt the tears welling up. It was like the greatest episode of Oprah ever. How could you not just feel so happy for these people and the positive changes they’ve made?! I was a little disappointed that my weirdy-beardy boyfriend Shane – Back off, Gillian! – failed to topple Big Wal, but it was kind of expected. And then the final four… They all looked so amazing. We were doing the math in our heads and it was agonizing to see how close Kristie had come. And then Adro… He’s so cute! I was happy to see his confidence with AJ told him the numbers. I loved the bit at Camp Eden when he jumped off the pole, and it was so completely gratifying to see that pay off tonight. So hooray, for once in the history of reality game shows, the most deserving person won!

Mom, Joe, and Joey left Saturday morning. Yeah, that was sad. As much as you try to prepare yourself, the sight of your four-year-old brother saying he wants to stay with you in “Ostraya” is still heartbreaking. The Snook and I cheered ourselves in the only way we could: by sitting on the couch and watching a lot of television. Seriously. We watched, like, four episodes of House, and three episodes of Lost, and eleven (ELEVEN!) episodes of Veronica Mars. I also consumed about a pound of grapes, two apples, five plums, and half a pizza. (There’s a reason I haven’t done any DietBlog posts in the past two weeks.) But we pick ourselves up and move on…

So yeah, back to work today. The Monday after vacation always sucks; the Monday after vacation when you find out that you’ve suddenly lost two members of staff that you were counting on for the busy season really sucks. Thank goodness tomorrow is a public holiday… I already need a vacation.

Awww, Carissa Gaghan – everyone’s favorite moppet Racer – is doing recaps of The Amazing Race this season. The really funny bit is that Eric and Jeremy are her favorite team. I guess when the sexual “innuendo” goes right over your head, they’re just cute, doofy guys. (And hey, Tricia, Bill Gaghan will be running the Boston Marathon with you!)

I foresee a lot of whinging about the last episode of The Amazing Race, but I’m at peace with it, really.

Goodbye, Nerds. I’m really not sorry to see them go though. I never really warmed up to them. Yeah, it was great seeing nerds on TV, whatever, but they were just so stereotypical and non-threatening that I found their inclusion a little insulting. I wanted to see them kick ass. I wanted to see them use strategy and cleverness more than they did. (Which prompts me to comment that, in my opinion, Boston Rob was actually the nerdiest person to play the game. Whether or not you agreed with his strategy, he worked the mental side of the game more than any other player.) Which also reminds me, I don’t think that reading comic books and being good at puzzles makes you incapable of competing at something physically. (Says the girl who got up early this morning to go running with her very nerdy husband.) I resent the attitude that smart people can only excel at intellectual stuff and shouldn’t be expected to be able to kick a ball or win a footrace. That just annoyed me about them. We were just supposed to like them automatically because they wore glasses. Or maybe it’s because I’m a self-hating nerd. (Reminds me of when my parents finally got me a Cabbage Patch kid and she had glasses, which were presumably supposed to make me feel better about myself. Instead I just felt like a big nerd with a big nerd doll.)

I’m still liking the hippies, by the way. Yeah, the constant fake Italian accent is getting a little grating, but for the most part they’ve had fun the ENTIRE race. They don’t seem to get stressed and they’re not outwardly mean to anybody. They’re running the race I WISH Dave and Lori had run. And hey, Lake and Michelle are kind of amusing! I wouldn’t mind seeing them in the top three.

Oh man, the news we have been waiting to hear! The Amazing Race is finally going to have overseas productions, including one “for the Asia-Pacific region!!!” DUDE, WE ARE SO APPLYING. But wait, who will take on the role of Phil? He’s a Kiwi; he should do our show too! (If Eddie McGuire is waiting for me on the mat, he’s going to get a kick in the nuts…)