The Dad and I like to keep up on current events, so we dvr Saturday Night Live and watch "The Weekend Update". Seriously, this little segment will keep ya current!
And on this segment, we've been noticing a recurring character called "Snooki", an orange, poof-haired Italian American party girl. The Dad and I felt completely out of the loop. We had NO idea who Snooki was...but we were curious.
A quick google search led us to Mtv.com and a little show called "The Jersey Shore".
Ohhhh...we've heard of "The Jersey Shore" - today's version of "The Real World" that we faithfully followed during our college years. And we decided that we really could live without watching young adults create trainwrecks out of their lives. We were mature now and so beyond that.
But, we'd watch the pilot online just so we'd be in the know, ya know?
And then we watched the next episode, ya know? Because we had to know if Snooki left the show like she was wanting to and we were just a little bit curious to know if Mike (or "The Situation" as his close friends - like us - call him) and Sammi hook up.
And then we watched the third episode because Sammi totally dissed The Situation at the club that night and was hookin' up with Ronnie. Yes, she was. I couldn't believe it either.
And before we could say "Fugitabouddit", The Dad and I were ashamedly hooked. "Jersey Shore" had become part of our bedtime routine.
Amazingly, The Dad and I realized, early on that we have quite a bit in common with these beautifully tanned, self-proclaimed "Guidos and Guidettes". For example, every day, the boys in the house - Pauly D, Vinny, Ronnie and The Situation - have a G.T.L routine that they faithfully follow: Gym, Tan, and Laundry. Every day, they hit the gym, then hit the tanning beds, then pick up their laundry. This is JUST like The Dad and I: Everyday, we say we should go to the gym and everyday I complain that I don't have a good tan and everyday, I have tons of laundry to do. Sign me up for the next Jersey Shore, my friends! I'm ready!
I'm pretty sure, however, that the only thing I truly have in common with the Jersey Shore fam is that I, too, could sleep until 3 in the afternoon. Snooki and the rest of the crew sleep until 3 almost every afternoon. They sleep until 3 because they were out clubbing until 5 AM, creeping on hot girls and muscled up juice heads hoping to hook up. I could sleep until 3 because The Daughters are sleepwalkers and they creep me out when I hear them up roaming through the house when they should be asleep!
Now, that's a twist in the house I'd love to see: Put The Daughters in the house and let's see how quick JWoww (and her DD chest) decide that hooking up is not such a wise idea!
At the end of Season 1, Snooki still had not found any decent juice head that was worthy -- no, not worthy -- WILLING to hook up with her. And I totally get that! I am still looking for a really good, totally free housekeeper to hook up with.
I feel your pain, Snooki; I feel your pain!
