Forgive me my trespasses, and also forgive me my delays. I've been in a booze and candy coma since the weekend, and those damn Phillies are keeping me glued to the television every night. Let's hope these bitches kick some ass this week to make up for my tardies. And I mean the DietTribers AND my Fightin' Phils.
Follow me!
We open with confession-cam, and a boy with an oddly shaped head and a woman's voice starts talking about doing an open water swim. Who is he? OH, my bad, it's Tiffany.
I look more closely, and again I'm surprised by how nice she looks when the hair is tamed a bit. It's back in a ponytail, and she looks fresh. Makeover, makover, where are you? Anyway, she's nervous about the open water swim they're doing, "because the ocean is stronger than I am." Doesn't mean you can't overcome, Tiff. DO IT! Also, why do you have a Minnesota accent?
Rita isn't faring much better with confession cam and her fears of open water swimming. She needs to split the difference with Tiffany and jazz up her look a little. Also, here, she looks a little like Eddie Munster.
The ladies are two months away from their triathlon and getting their first taste of open water swimming. Jessie loves his v-neck shirts, doesn't he? I guess with those bulging pecs, a crew neck would be too confining. He's deliciously leading the women down the beach, and they're all grim-faced. It's like watching the Apollo mission walking down the gang plank.
They meet again with Diana Nyad, their swim trainer from a few weeks ago. You know, the one that delighted us all by making Jessie take off his shirt? Oh, the memories.
Also, he's reminding me a little of Beavis today:
Anyway, Diana gets them to speak their fears aloud, and it's all the usual stuff about not being in control, the ocean is powerful, etc. Mary's all, "Bitch, please, I'm nervous but I ain't skeered." Well, we all know from the previews that she drowns, so STFU.
I've been in the Pacific surf, and it's definitely rougher and colder than the Atlantic. But they only have to swim 200 meters. Once they're past the breakers, they'll be fine. And they're in full wetsuits--should be warm enough. Jessie and Diana are the ones who should be worried--Diana's iwearing a shorter wetsuit and Jessie's just in swim trunks like any ol' Joe at the beach. (But, as we all know, ten times hotter than any ol' Joe.) They hold hands as they surge into the water.
Laneesa's doing well, and kinda bragging a bit about being a strong swimmer, and honestly, she ain't great. But compared to the rest of these bozos, she's Michael Phelps. Mary quickly loses it, choking on the water slapping her in the face. It IS scary when that happens. Luckily, it's not as bad as we thought, she just needs to get her head back in the game.
Steph helps Tiffany get through the swim, commenting on how she's never seen Tiffany this anxious before. Stephanie really is a class act, and these sisters warm the cold cockles of my heart. Her mental grit is going to make her a front-runner, athleticism-wise. She's awesome. Meanwhile, Mary's literally crying through the whole swim.
Rita's first out of the water, and Jessie scoops her up (literally) into a big hug. We get a clear shot of all his lats and traps flexing. Yummy. Laneesa's next, and he gives her a much milder hug. Aww. Tall girls get no love. Or is Jessie RACIST?! Just kidding.
Mary's last, and she bawls as Jessie hugs her. Okay, now *I'm* going to cry!!! Anyway, all of Jessie's hugging and all of their crying reminds me of when my feet would cramp during swim team practice and the hottie coach would massage my feet, but I'd be in too much pain to be excited. Ah, 7th grade.
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Comments (3)
Sorry about the Phillies! What happened to the pitching?
You need to look at The Right Stuff to get a picture of astronauts walking. They did that a lot in that movie. Slow-mo, too, if I remember correctly. (Kidding)
I think Mary has got some anger issues to deal with or she is not going to make this work long-term. Maybe she is angry because she is having to deal with her control issues. (I hope you don't have a drinking game for "issues.")
1 of 3 | Posted by pixielated | Posted on November 4, 2009 9:56 PM
Ugh. Phillies, ya broke my heart.
Who knew it'd be so hard to find that shot of astronauts walking? I think Mary knows, and that's why she's so angry.
2 of 3 | Posted by sexypanda | Posted on November 5, 2009 6:37 AM
Oh I'm crying over here. Tears of sadness over the Phillies and now tears of laughter over Eddie Munster and Beavis. I forgot about you Beavis...
3 of 3 | Posted by archergreen | Posted on November 5, 2009 7:26 AM