beyond the real world cameras: grit and loathing with nia

Wheewwwww boy! This season has been a little all over the place, eh?! I feel like I've had mixed feelings towards everyone in the house at one point or another [with the exception of Marlon, I think...]. I hated Nia in the beginning, then I liked her, then I decided I just really needed to talk to her.

I'll be honest, like I always am... I'm surprised at how easy it was to talk to her and how genuine she really seemed. Sure, she had a lot of awful things to say about other people [saying one of her former BFF's is weak and has serious issues], and she doesn't regret a damn thing she did in the house... but somehow it almost seems justified... maybe.

She's well aware that Real World makes stereotypes out of people, and instead of trying to "prove the stereotype wrong," she embraced her inner angry black woman and made a show everyone's talking about. Nia knows that to make it in the business you have to be a Kim Kardashian or a violent biotch, so she went to violent route.

Our entire chat was over 30 minutes, but I had to cut some things out and also took out some redundancy.. She really wanted to let these things be known:

• She's not a slut, and it was when Jordan tried to make her look like THE Atlanta prostitute that she started to attack him
• Averey is as fake as fake can be, even buying a bunch of her Twitter followers
• "It's not my fault they think I'm better than them. I didn't tell them I was."

Goodness, I feel like I'm really stirring ish up on here, but you haven't even heard the beginning of it. I've never had to bleep so many F- and S- bombs in a podcast before! So take a listen and get ready to catch your jaw. 

If you're fiending for more Nia, here's that first episode of her web-series.

And let me know your thoughts on this one! She's always been the source of a lot of tweets you have sent me, so I'm interested to hear what you think now. Tweet or comment below!

love,
elizabethany

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beyond the real world cameras: not just sex with jessica

Finally, I had Jess on the show! Ever since people went bonkers on my first post about her, I've wanted to get her on so she had a chance to say what she wanted about it all. I've also been intrigued by her simply because of the innocence she has on the show.

I wanted to dig in and see if she really is afraid of sex stores... if she has a kinky side we don't know about...
I also asked her opinion of Nia [who she described as her "Fairy Godmother"], and why she kept saying the fight with Anastasia and her boyfriend was "so scary."

Of course I also asked the all important question of what we haven't seen. Turns out we're missing a whole side of Jess.



Like Marlon said last week, it's kinda shocking when I talk to someone like this because my friends and I are always so open about our sexuality and adventures. When someone's a little more old school about it, I'm literally a little speechless. Maybe they'll save the integrity of America... if that's what we even want.

love,
elizabethany

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beyond the real world portland cameras: meet marlon

Last week, I had Marlon join me on the show/for a podcast! After talking to him online a few times, I've been wanting to get him on, but he was caught up with.... something..... for a little while. *hint hint*

I was excited to ask him about all the issues in the house that he is seemingly always brought into, his sexual past, and the real deal with Nia. It seems like he's not all that into her either, but he told me it's actually just the opposite, we're just not seeing everything.

While that was shocking, it looks like there's a chance he could return back to his "dark side," like a lot of guys are hoping for.

Find out all sorts of things that we're not getting to see on the show, my recent thoughts, and some random questions like how he got out of an arrest and what he thinks is sexy.



As we talked about, here's one of his music videos for you to check out his work!


Up next: I'm going to get Jordan on here! [Still trying to coordinate with Jess' people, too...] Let me know if you have any questions or comments for him!

love,
elizabethany

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beyond the real world portland cameras: answers with averey

FINALLY I got a podcast set up to get a closer look at this new-ish season of Real World!

You all voted for her to be the first one, and I [eventually] made it happen!

Of course I had to ask her about the details of her and Johnny getting together, but I also really wanted to know more about her roommates. Is there any realness to Nia? Is anyone's sexuality questioned throughout the season? What is Jess like in person?

SHOCKING!: She says Jordan isn't as big of a douche as he's portrayed. I find that hard to believe, but I'll try and take her word for it for now.

I always liked Averey, but after talking to her.. she's one of the most real, and dare I say normal roommates I've ever talked to. She doesn't ever seem to be exaggerating something for a camera or an interview, she's just being her. And "her" is cool.



Next week/time I wanna get even deeper into some of these crazy people, so comment or tweet me with questions/comments. I have a feeling we're gonna need to know a lot more than what's being shown pretty soon.

love,
elizabethany

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giveaway! sorry i party gear for animals like me

I'm assuming you have to have at least a little party animal in you if you read my blog/listen to my show/follow me on Twitter, so I'm assuming you'll find these clothes great.

Sorry I Party has been seen on some Real World'ers on the show and as they party it up on Spring Break...

And now I'm hooking you up with my new favorite gear! Everything is perfect for partying in the summertime, so get ready to stock up!

Here's what I've got:

Women's tanks

Unisex tanks [Bottom right is what's on the back of them]

Neon fanny pack

Party Pack!

Here's how it'll work: 

To enter, make sure you follow me @luvelizabethany and @prettypartier on Twitter. Then tweet:

RT to get geared up for summer parties with @luvelizabethany and @prettypartier! More deets: bit.ly/EBPPgiveaway #EBgiveaway

[Of course you can put it in your own fun words, just include all the elements!]

Winners:

• ONE PERSON will get the Party Pack + tank of their choice
• FOUR PEOPLE will get a tank! [I have different sizes, so I'll send the one that's closest to your size!]

Enter as many times as you'd like! I will pick winners Wednesday, April 24 at 12noon EST.

Make sure you also check out everything they have to offer on their site. I'm totally obsessed. 

love,
elizabethany

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polls: how do you feel about real world portland and the premiere?!

It's back! Real World Portland just premiered, and since I haven't been doing chats anymore, I still want to know your immediate thoughts about the show!

Reflect on the episode and let me know what you think! Simple, first impressions of course!







Apparently four of them have shipped out to do the next challenge, and Jess had some drama with Laura from St. Thomas yesterday, but I will be doing podcasts again this season so send me any questions too!

love,
elizabethany

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it's back! watch the real world: portland trailer and meet the cast!

It feels like it's been forever since it's been Real World season! I've felt so out of place... but! It's time to get back in action!

Real World: Portland premieres March 27! [Ugh, still a whole 'nother month!]

Judging from the bios on the site, we have another group of people that have very troubling pasts and family issues that are obviously going to be brought to life in the show. We also have a very tall set of girls, if that intrigues you. If it doesn't, you should know that it's the girls that are clearly going to be causing the trouble this season.

The trailer officially debuts tonight during Catfish, but that's too far away.

There's a solid amount of hitting in there... and a solid amount of serious issues being brought up. That's everything a Real World fan wants in a season, right?! Oh, and a relationship, duh. Only question is: Where's the gay?!

I've chatted with some of the roommates randomly, so I think it's fair to say I'll be getting some podcasts up early in the season. I'm hoping Marlon and I become BFF.

Also, I'm still having a bit of an identity crisis with Jessica. Everything I've read about her on MTV's website, and after talking to her, she seems like a genuinely nice person. Still, people are feeling the need to blast her in every way on my website. If all of this hate is because of a couple mistakes she may have made in her past, I'm going to lose my mind. MOVE ON!

Now I must ask you: What do you think of the first sneak peek?! Excited? I GOTTA KNOW!

Let the countdown begin!

love,
elizabethany

PS: Follow all the roommates on Twitter over here!

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halloween on the internet 2012

This tradition started a couple years ago after my camera got stolen during Halloween weekend... now I look forward to it every year!

You've already seen my Breaking Bad/crystal meth costume, so now I asked you to send me your costume pics, and I scoured my timelines on Twitter, Facebook, and instagram, and found my favorite costumes. The ones that I hadn't seen before. The ones that took a little more thought or effort than others. And the ones that were just straight up good. 

Is this not the BEST Fresh Prince duo you've ever seen?! 

Assuming they're rednecks, the Marlboro jacket is just a win.

A boat! They build a BOAT to push their kid in!

Mario Kart... WITH the balloons! So good.

My friend Annette is the awesome Statue of Liberty, but I'm also giving props to the crazy cat lady. Apparently it was zipper face who won the contest. Womp.

I've seen people be the Cheshire Cat before, but not like this! It's great and cute!

Definitely never seen a better Hey Arnold before.

Flappers are also done often, but this looks beyond legit!

Some random Portland'ers dressed up as the Real World production crew, and nailed it.

A group from the 1920s- Cool. The dude with the fur jacket- Awesome. "McKayla unimpressed"- YES! [I'm REALLY surprised I didn't see more of those, actually.]

Brooke just chopchopped her hair, and she rocked it with the biker babe look.

Just GREAT. 

This is HOMEMADE!!! Head and all. So awesome.

Grown men as Care Bears: I love it! AND the balloons and heart noses! They won $2000 for this gem of a group costume.

The Queen Chess piece! She's workin' it!

Bert and Mary Poppins! Adorbs.

The perfect pose makes them look SO good!

Here are some that I saw in person while out and about: 

I thought she was "blind date," which woulda been awesome! Then I saw the dildo. She was 50 Shades of Grey. Merp.

The fact they made this pose for every picture is why they're on here. 

Also surprised I didn't see more Psy's, but I'm giving props to my friend Chase for his straight up bizarre/creepy costume... 

....complete with these platforms.

Just a great MC Hammer who did a solo dance when his song was played.

Female Snooki. For some reason, I'm not mad about it.

Way to be current, Felix. 

His face was SO creepy/real in person. Impressive.

This girl beat me in a costume contest, but I won't lie... I cheered for her. She was so glowy and lit up! Loved. 

And some that were questionable: [protecting their identities... just in case.....] 

Apparently if you wanna be the Joker or Riddler or whatever the ?s mean, you just need some white lingerie and a cane.

And we tried to take bets on what this girl was, but literally couldn't figure it out. She said she was "Toddlers and Tiaras".... without a tiara. And with a vest? ....right.

I found some awesome eyelashes at Five Below that were perfect for my Twitter bird costume, so I had to whip that sucker out again. It was still in mint condition, and those eyelashes made it even more awesome!

I also loved getting tweets from people and seeing pics on instagram of people copying my costume! [YAY! Something I did is like... kinda viral!] 

She said she had a crisis of not enough feathers right before heading out... but this idea works too!

Their signs/legs are exactly like mine, so I can only assume they saw my costume! They made it way cuter with a tube top though.

And then I found this group of "sexy Twitter birds." People will turn anything "sexy" on Halloween!

Gah! Is it really over? Is it really time to start focusing on "the holidays?!" Unbelievable.

Thanks to everyone for sending pictures, even if you're not featured on here. I loved seeing EVERY single costume! I have beautifully awesome friends.

love,
elizabethany

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real world portland: pics of the cast partying

A video rocked the world of Real World stalkers earlier this week. It was supposedly a fight between Jessica, Nia [Moore], and Johnny... The weird parts: There were no cameras around, it was hard to see anything, and it was deleted a couple days later. I don't know if it was a fake, a ploy to get some publicity for this season that most people are expecting to be hella boring, or a legit leaked video that BMP had removed.

Now that we've addressed that, let's move onto some photos that won't be taken down.

Jordan and I think that's Averey. 

The much-hated [in the comments section of my blog] Jessica.. His caption with the bottom one is "Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another, 'What! You too? I thought I was the only one."

These are all taken from Ryan Downs' [the guy who's in all of them] Facebook. He also regularly hangs out with Tony Pieper from The Bachelorette, too. [Based on pictures, I really wonder if he shoulda been on Bachelorette, and not the Bachelor.....]

I don't know what his connection with the roommates is beyond being a guy who's known by everyone in town. Someone suggested that he has a relationship with one of them, but I can't see that in the pictures. 

Jessica certainly looks like a normal, fun, girl that I'd probably try to be friends with in these pictures. I am beyond interested to see how she is. After reading the 80+ comments on her post [90% of which are REALLY bad], I have no idea what to think! Ryan seems to like her, though!

Rumor has it they've also finished production and sent the cast home. That'd be about the right timing, but it's lame for them to miss out on Halloween! Womp.

love,
elizabethany

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real world portland: meet anastasia miller

Well well well... It's time to meet another roommate now filming in Portland!

Say hello to Anastasia Miller:

• Age unverified. Anywhere from 21-25, depending on which profile you look at.
• From the Detroit area
• Describes herself as: Very outgoing, extremely intelligent and talented! Is a people-friendly person looking to boost her career in entertaining. Has been singing entire life as well as some amaeture modeling. 

I was waiting to post about her because of the lack of definite information, but I couldn't wait any longer! Hopefully her singing is better than 80% of other Real World singers. She's totally gorgeous, and her non-modeling pictures make her seem like a blast. There's also this picture from Portland:

Well, maybe she looks mostly a little scary there... but I enjoy someone who will dance on a table, bar, whatever with me.

When I get more info on her, I'll totally update ya! And if you have any, feel free to leave it below anonymously!

ALSO, rumor has it someone has already moved out, maybe even weeks ago. All that's really known is that someone new has shown up-

And here's another picture of them filming, from @bstasia.

Ahh, I'm loving following this season during filming, but I hate not being able to get ALL the deets on some of these people! It's like a blue ball tease.

As always, I'm gathering information from Twitter, Vevmo, and the awesome Real World Portland spy... in case you wanna keep up with ALL of it too!

love,
elizabethany

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