I haven’t watched MTV since I was in middle school and even then.. I could only watch it when I went to a friend’s house because we didn’t have cable… whenever I had a slumber party.. my friends would record MTV music videos on VHS tapes to play at my house because the television shows on two channels were limited and often boring… it is a little ironic I guess that I ended up in a profession reporting the news on tv everyday.

So… that brings me to the show that my husband an I DVR to watch together on the weekends… wait for it… yes… I like to watch Jersey Shore… I know it is complete trash… there is not a good message… all of the people on it are out of control.. and really could use some therapy, counseling or at the very least a dose of maturity.. but it is a train wreck that I can’t turn away from…

The days of reality television have created “real life” soap operas that are so off the wall… writers couldn’t come up with the material.. I mean really a guy who calls himself “The Situation” and is actually on Dancing with the Stars now… “J-WOW” who should be nicknamed “J-POW” because she is always hitting or about to hit someone… and who can ignore “Snookie” the girl who has a mouth that is bigger than she is…

Bottom line… that show makes you feel better about yourself because your life isn’t as messed up or drama-filled as the “characters” on the show…  and I have to say… each one of them has their own level of charisma in my opinion… I mean the hairstyles alone are enough to keep my attention…

I have actually even been pulling for “The Situation” to get his “dance act” together and thought it was really rude for the judge on Dancing with the Stars the other night to point out that he needed to “do something about being pigeon toed” one of the things I thought about was my brother needing to wear braces on his legs when he was little to straighten his feet out… maybe “Sitch” didn’t have that opportunity… or maybe his mom didn’t think it was necessary…

Usually.. I give reality tv a thumbs down but Jersey Shore has me hooked… whenever I tell people that.. they are shocked… what can I say?

Random McNew Fact:

I absolutely hate apples… can’t stand them… will pick them out of a fruit salad… I used to love them.. my favorite snack was a fugi apple with peanut butter.. .and then I ate one before going to the gym… I ran 4 miles.. and that apple churned in my stomach the whole time… by the time I got done with the workout it felt like my insides were on fire… I didn’t know for sure whether the apple was the culprit… the next day when I ate one I had the same reaction.. awful feeling and bad taste in my mouth and I hadn’t even worked out… to this day I can’t even think of eating one raw….

Now… if you load it up with cinnamon and sugar and throw a pie shell around it with some vanilla ice cream on top… I “might” be persuaded to have just one bite:)