So, um, would you, like, have dinner with me?

It just occurred to me that things could have gone horribly awry during Episode 4. Each of the guys was supposed to ask one of the girls (who was not our partner) out for a “romantic dinner” that night. So here’s the deal: Chuck asked Scarlet, Bill asked Caitilin, I asked Mindi and Richard asked Lauren. If, say, I had asked Lauren to dinner instead, then the only girl remaining for Richard would have been his partner, Mindi. Then what? Would the producers have stepped in and told me, “Tough shit, you’re eating with Mindi tonight”? I’m truly curious about this…

Hey, baby, what’s your sign?

This seems like the perfect time for a ranting session, primarily because I had one out in L.A. and no one got to see it. After leaving the mall and getting back to the mansion, I sat down in front of a camera and went on a tear about the challenge for… well, it lasted a while because I was pissed.

I’m gonna try and narrow things down a bit so I’m not spewing venom for pages upon pages without giving a decent explanation of why I was so disgusted with it. And that’s truly how I felt—disgusted. The entire trip back to the mansion, I just felt dirty. While the other challenges had been slightly awkward, they were basically expanding my comfort zone. Getting phone numbers from random women… I hated it. Continue reading “Hey, baby, what’s your sign?”

Episode 4: Let’s go cruising for chicks!

Richard continues his rampage throughout the mansion.
Dinner time! (I made a solemn vow with Mindi that the next time we meet, we’re going to have a piece of chocolate cake together.)
Girls: C’mon, girls, let’s go shopping! (It looked like they were in their natural element…)
Guys: “Hey, baby, what’s your sign?” (I’ll write more about this later.)
Lauren won the girls’ challenge, giving Bill an extra phone number.
Chuck won the overall challenge.
Richard and Mindi & Bill and Lauren go to the elimination room.
Bill and Lauren go home.