Exclusive!: Siggy Flicker talks men, relationships and why you’re still single

Ladies, CL had the privilege to chat with Siggy Flicker, matchmaker and star of VH1’s dating show Why Am I Still Single?! She dishes on ways to meet guys, her recent wedding and finding Mr. Right.

 

Siggy Flicker has been giving out dating advice for almost 20 years. I think it’s fair to say she knows what she’s talking about. After going through a divorce and joining the single scene, Siggy began to follow her own dating tips and recently married the man of her dreams. “I found a man who thinks I’m the first word in the dictionary and the last. That’s how it should be,” says Flicker about her husband Michael. She said if she can find love, anybody can and she shares some of her greatest tips for single ladies looking for love.

 

‘Rejection is God’s protection’

“The best way to get over rejection is to get back out there. Keep moving forward and push through the hurt and the pain… it will build character and make you smarter and wiser. Everybody is afraid to fall flat on their face and I say you can’t be interesting until you have bruises, scars and scrapes.”

Respect yourself

“If a man didn’t call me by Wednesday he wasn’t going to see me on Friday. It’s all about loving yourself inside and out, respecting yourself and not giving yourself up too easy. If you’re going to have sex easy with a guy he’s going to think you’re having sex easy with every other guy that comes along and that’s not what you want him to think.”

Date older men

“Mistakes women make are dating someone younger. I don’t believe in that. I never match a client with someone who is younger than them. Women develop and are more mature than men… so if your 25 you should be dating someone who is at least five years older.”

Toss ‘The List’ 

“It’s not bad to say ‘I want to meet a man who is successful or good looking or kind’. All these things are good but how many people do you think come to me looking for the same thing. Sometimes you could be closing yourself off because that person is not exactly what you have on your vision board.”

Date twice a week

“Twice a week do something you normally wouldn’t do or have wanted to do and get out there. Try volunteering, taking a class, go to a concert or a museum. Meet other people. It’s a way to connect with someone.”

Compliment a cute guy

“The best way to approach a guy is to do one thing and it’s very short and simple- compliment him. You don’t have to ask him out or buy him a drink, just give him a compliment. If he’s single and available it could easily start a conversation. There’s no reason why you can’t be nice, show positive energy and compliment somebody.”

Get a wingwoman

“As long as she’s not single, I’m for it. If she’s single, she’s going to try and take that man. If she’s in a healthy and committed relationship, she’s not looking for [a man]. At the end of the day, she wants to see you happy and she wants to be your love picker.”

P.S. Siggy met Michael through her wingwoman/best friend who is married

Put down your cell phone

Have you ever noticed how many people walking down the street are so absorbed in their cell phone or IPod? Chances are most of us haven’t paid attention to this because we are guilty of it ourselves. Siggy’s advice- “Don’t be so involved in your cell phone and your Ipod when walking down the street. Look up and make eye contact with someone. All it takes is a look and a smile.”

Siggy’s best dating advice- change your attitude

“Be the type of person you want to date. That all goes back to attitude. Would you want to date a downer or a show off or someone who talks about themselves? No. Be that person because that’s what you’re going to attract.”

 

Want more dating wisdom from Siggy? Every Wednesday from 11am to noon catch her new webinar/radio show the Siggy Flicker Show. Four callers can phone in and get personal advice about their dating dilemmas. Siggy will also be returning to VH1 in October 2012 for her new TV show.

Be sure to connect with Siggy Flicker on her website, Twitter and Facebook page!

 

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Minyvonne Burke is a fashion and lifestyle writer for College Lifestyles ™. She graduated from Point Park University and is currently pursuing her master’s degree at Hofstra University. She loves online shopping, cute bags and NYC.

Looks for Less: Fashion of Pretty Little Liars

Our favorite liars from Rosewood always have mysteries to solve and relationship troubles on their hands. However, these girls always seem to do it in style. Aria, Emily, Spencer, and Hanna are four very different girls with distinct personalities, and their styles reflect it. So, if you’re  into Aria’s bohemian style with an edge, or Emily’s casual and sensible ensembles, or Spencer’s preppy flair, or Hanna’s bold and bright outfits, here are a few choice items to get you started and you won’t have to break the bank to do it.

Aria Montgomery

 

Emily Fields

Spencer Hastings

Hanna Marin

 

 

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LOVE IT: Francesca’s Fancy Flops

With warm temperatures approaching, it is time to pack away our sweaters and tights and bring out our sundresses and flip flops!  Personally, I LOVE sundresses and shorts, but don’t love ‘beachy’ flip flops worn with these items.  I will however, wear Fancy Flops!

Enter Francesca’s Fancy Flops!  This amazing company offers various ‘fancy flops,’ not flip flops, for us classy co-eds, our moms, and the little ones in our life.  From flowers to ‘bling,’ Francesca’s Fancy Flops, can be worn on casual occasions, weddings, and brunches.  What we love most about Francesca’s Fancy Flops is their partnership with various philanthropies, including breast and ovarian cancer organizations, by donate proceeds with the purchase of a Fancy Flop.

Included in MTV Movie Award goodie bags and worn by the fabulous Alexis Bellino of the Real Housewives of Orange County, you can imagine how I felt like a supermodel when I received my very own pair of Fancy Flops for my photo shoot!  I am honored to be the Editor in the category of fabulousness who wear Fancy Flops!

Fancy Flops fit perfect into my Editor and Mom wardrobe of sundresses, maxi dresses, skirts, and rompers (I own very few pairs of jeans).  I’m only 5’1,’ so I LOVED the kitten heel on the flops and being ‘girly girl,’ I loved the bling decor.  The bling on the Fancy Flop matches all my sundresses and spring/summer wardrobe AND will match all my summer pedis!

Francesca’s Fancy Flops are a great addition to any classy co-eds wardrobe AND our mom’s wardrobe!  With Mother’s Day quickly approaching,  Fancy Flops make a great present for any mom!  Check out these other lovely selections.

(All photos courtesy of Francesca’s Fancy Flops)

(All Photos courtesy of Francesca’s Fancy Flops)

 

Shop additional selections for you AND Mom here.

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Disclosure:  We’d like to thank Francesca’s Fancy Flops for providing a pair of Fancy Flops for our photo shoot and review!

GG Recap: ‘Con Heir’ Brings Back the Sizzle

Just like many Gossip Girl fans of today, I was not expecting much from the season’s 18th episode “Con Heir.” Fortunately, I am happy to say the episode did surprise me. Although the rest of the season has had most of the ingredients needed to create the infamous OMFG episodes (family fights, making and breaking relationships, upper-east side parties, and three cups of schemes), it was always missing the sauce that blended everything together, the glue that made it make sense. This episode, although I am NOT #TeamDair, was coherent and my emotions about the show improved just like Dair’s lackadaisical ’wow’ turned into an OMFG. Check out Gossip Girl’s TOP 3 OMFG moments that brought back the show’s sizzle!

1. Highly Elevated: Anyone who knows anything about Gossip Girl knows that nothing the promo alludes to is truly the case, so I knew that the lack of enthusiasm in Blair and Dan’s first-time was going to see brighter days. As to what caused those better days, I had no idea. Talks from Dorota and Nate, a whole lot of liquor, and getting high off the height of their elevator ride was all they needed to find the missing spark in the sheets.  Their drunken hook up reminded me of Blair’s first-time with Chuck, which made me only miss the duo more, but at least the episode brought back the sizzle with the OMFG sex scene. GG’s lesson of the day: If the sheets ain’t workin’ (and you can’t join the mile-high club) join the stories-high club for some real perkin’.
   

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2. Fire it Up: For the serene Serena we’ve seen throughout the season, she finally gave in to some of the upper east-side’s dark temptations–taking over Georgina’s spot as Gossip Girl. Firing up her dark side by sending out a blast brought disastrous consequences and nearly ruined the only route her family has to get their home back from Ivy. Luckily, Lola decided to fire up her familial side and offered herself up to the Rhodes. Sadly, Serena’s bad karma just kept coming when Nate decided to grow a pair and fire Serena from The Spectator for going against his requests. For once, Nathaniel Archibald served as more than just a pretty face that helps everyone else, but finally made a decision that was smart for himself and his company. I’m excited to see what happens with his new powerful side next week when his favorite cougar returns.
   

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3. A Bloody Mystery: Schemes, secrets, and unknown blood donors that save Manhattan’s favorite man-candy is always a recipe for witty story lines. Not to mention, it’s also an interactive way to keep the audience piecing together the puzzle that answers the seasons-long question: Who is Chuck’s birth mother? The question reappeared as the-uncle-we-love-to-hate turned the-uncle-we-love-to-love Jack entered into the episode. Jack supposedly donated his blood to save our favorite bachelor after the fateful car accident that crushed Chuck (and all hopes of Chair being where they belong–with each other).  Thanks to Chuck’s charm and easy access to medical records, Chuck figured out that Jack is in fact blessed with Hep C and can’t share any of his blood. So whose blood saved his life? Chuck assumes this is more evidence to prove that Elizabeth (the woman who he thought was his mother a few seasons ago) is in fact his birth-mom, and Jack goes along with his theory. However, Jack’s secret phone-call to the donor saying she should come back to the city, and then the phone call that Nate gets regarding his favorite cougar Diane Payne points to my original theory: Diane is Chuck’s mom (which is twisted in all sorts of ways since that would mean Chuck’s BFF Nate was hooking up with the woman who gave birth to him). Hey it is the upper-east side, where anything is possible and everything that can happen, happens.
   

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Tune in next week to find out what moments were OMFG material with the return of Diane, Gossip Girl back to reclaim her throne from Serena, and Dair’s drunken hook-up hangover.

XOXO Sunny

 

Sana Ashraf is a fashion writer and fashion show intern and is a junior at the University of Michigan. Sana loves reading fashion magazines, shopping sprees, city lights, color coordinated closets, and all four seasons.

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A “Smash” New TV Show

NBC’s newest show—Smash—can help us cope with the unfortunate reality that the beloved shows we have been watching for years, such as Grey’s Anatomy and Desperate Housewives, are unfortunately wrapping up their last season. As we bid farewell to some of our favorites, we can fall in love with a new TV show all over again. Smash, starring Debra Messing, Jack Davenport, and Katharine McPhee, reveals the drama both on stage and behind the scenes in an ambitious Broadway musical. The show, primarily revolving around the development of a musical based on the life of Marilyn Monroe, uncovers the chaotic lives of each character in both their professional and personal lives. Competition, heartache, and immorality are just a few pervasive themes of this new drama. Smash can be thought of as a combination of the Entourage, as it depicts the drama of the entertainment business, and Glee, as it showcases the talent of the characters through many musical numbers. The musical numbers are original and display the amazing voices of the stars, especially that of American Idol’s Katharine McPhee. This show has immense potential. Airing on Mondays at 10:00 pm, Smash is a must watch new show. Watch a Preview of Smash and you will instantly be hooked!

 

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Katie O’Brien

PLL Recap: It’s “A” Day

MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD. If you haven’t seen the spring finale of Pretty Little Liars, and you don’t want to be spoiled about A’s identity, you should stop reading now.

It was A Day today folks, which means the girls tormentor was “unmAsked”.  PLL fans are already split on whether or not they were satisfied with the big reveal.

The episode begins one week after Garret’s arrest for Alison’s murder. Melissa walks in while the girls are watching the news report, exuding her special brand of creepiness.  She tells the girls she and Garret both know how Jenna really went blind, which leaves them to wonder if she knows about the “Jenna thing.”

A package arrives to Spencer’s house with four invitations to Rosewood Junior Society’s Masquerade Ball, complete with a message from A: “Be there when they clock strikes midnight.”  A wants their phone back, but the girls decide they aren’t giving anything back until they figure out who A is.

The foursome heads over to Ezra’s recently vacated apartment to search through Alison’s bag once more for clues.  Spencer finds a pen from a place called Dougherty’s Landing, which turns out be a small air strip located on highway 30. They figure out the air strip is near Lost Woods Resort, the motel on the ripped postcard found in the bag.

The girls head out to Lost Woods in perfect horror movie weather and check into room one, the room Alison checked into the morning she went missing, and it turns out Alison stayed at Lost Woods twice.  While Spencer and Aria are scouring through the motel’s office for the registration book, Emily receives a call from Maya and goes outside to get better reception, leaving Hanna alone in the room to take a shower after her ungraceful fall in the mud. While the other three girls are out, someone sneaks into the room.  Their shadow is clear through the shower curtain, but a phone rings scaring the obscure figure off.

With the masquerade ball coming up, when the girls aren’t figuring out how to catch A, they are dealing with their romantic entanglements.  Spencer goes to see Toby to ask for forgiveness, but once again he gives her the cold shoulder.  After a teary Spencer leaves, Toby receives a call from Dr. Sullivan, whom the girls still believe is dead.  Hanna believes Caleb won’t be able to accompany her to the dance, but he shows up at the ball to surprise Hanna thanks to a helpful Mona.  Ezra surprises Aria as well, and tells her it was too hard to stay away (Ezra really isn’t doing himself any favors at this point).  Maya doesn’t show up for Emily, but Paige does offering Emily her friendship.

Mona tells Spencer she saw Alison in Brook Haven a week before she went missing. Supposedly, she caught Alison spying on someone, but Mona couldn’t get a good look as to who it was. Spencer figures out, in the way only Spencer can, room two at the Lost Woods Resort hasn’t been rented out since before Alison went missing, so that must mean A is staying in the room.

Spencer and Mona get their hands on the key, and stumble upon “A’s lair” filled with pictures of the girls and filing cabinets loaded with information.  Mona finds a sketch of a Black Swan costume, and she tells Spencer she’ll text Hanna to let her know to be on the lookout.  A girl does show up to the dance dressed as the Black Swan, but we aren’t let into her identity.  All we know at this point is both Jenna and Lucas know whoever it is.

Mona goes out to the car to get gum right after Spencer finds a spearmint wrapper being used as a bookmark in Alison’s diary. So, if you haven’t figured it out by now, Mona is A.  She knocks Spencer out, and when Spencer comes to she finds herself locked in a car with a slightly deranged Mona speeding through the highway. Aria calls Spencer at the right time, and the girls are treated to the sight of Mona decked out in an all black ensemble talking about how she’s been the one tormenting the girls since Alison’s death.  At first Spencer thinks Mona hates them for not standing up to Alison all those times she picked on Mona, but it has nothing to do with Alison at all.  Mona blames Spencer, Aria, and Emily for taking Hanna away from her.

Mona heads to Lookout Point, and the girls show up just in time to save Spencer from getting thrown down a cliff. Dr. Sullivan shows up on the crime scene, and when they arrive to the police station she informs the foursome Mona has a personality disorder as well as a high intelligence which made for a bad combination.  Toby was the one who contacted Dr. Sullivan, and him being cold with Spencer was just an act, so Spoby is officially back on for the time being.  Although, one does have to ask how Toby knew Dr. Sullivan was alive after every one believed she was dead.

The girls are walking back to Emily’s house where they are greeted with the sight of ambulances and police cars at the St Germain’s house. A body was found in or near the  house which the police believe belongs to Maya. Shay Mitchell deserves kudos for her crying scene tonight.

The episode ends with someone in a red coat visiting Mona in the mental hospital.  Mona tells them, “I did everything you asked.”  I think it’s safe to conclude Mona isn’t A, but rather one of A’s accomplices, so A wasn’t really revealed tonight.

What did you think about the Mona reveal? Do you think the body is Maya’s? What do you think happens now?  Sound off in the comments section and tune in this summer for an all new season of Pretty Little Liars.

 

Monica Maldonado is a journalism and fashion merchandising student at the University of North Texas, and a member of Phi Kappa Phi.  When she’s not running around campus trying to find her next story, you can find her attached to her laptop, feeding her addiction to pop culture and fashion.

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CL’s Entertainment Round Up!

The Entertainment Round Up is back this week! And, what an action packed week for its return. Everyone’s favorite celebrities, from Lourdes Leon to Johnny Depp, were busy this week. So what was Hollywood up to? 

You’re A Superstar Lourdes Leon!

Madonna has released another preview for her hotly awaited upcoming album MDNA. This time, Queen Madge featured her daughter Lourdes Leon. The track, “Superstar,” has Lourdes singing backup in the chorus. The up beat song seems to be dedicated to Lourdes, with the lyrics, “you’re my angel bringing peace to my life. Oh lala you’re my superstar. Oh lala love the way that you are.” What a great mother-daughter message. To hear Lourdes and Madge’s collaboration click here!

Welcome to The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games premiered in Los Angeles this Monday. Stars Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth and Josh Hutcherson walked the star studded red carpet. Everyone expressed their excitement and pride for the movie. Leading lady Lawrence even admitted during interviews that she accidentally knocked out Hutcherson during filming. Producers weren’t joking about training. Get your fill of the Hunger Games on March 23.

No More Ms. Nice Gaga 

Lady Gaga may be ending her love affair with the media. Gaga’s interview with Oprah Winfrey will air this Sunday as a part of Winfrey’s Next Chapter special. After the special, the pop superstar says she’s not opening up for a while. Gaga, born Stefani Germanotta said in the interview “I do not intend to speak to anyone for a very long time. … No press, no television, if my mom calls and says, ‘Did you hear about…’ I shut it all off.” How long do you think this vow of silence will hold for Gaga– does her Twitter count as chatting? Tell CL in the comments!

 

The Boys Are Back In Town 

You can’t keep a good team down for long. Director Tim Burton and Johnny Depp will be back on the silver screen with Dark Shadows, a remake of the popular soap opera of the same name. The trailer for Shadows hit the Internet this week, watch it here. The supernatural campfest centers around Barnabas Collins, a 17th century vampire who wakes up in the very different 1970′s. Catch Depp back in front of the camera with Helena Bonham Carter along with new co-stars like Michelle Pfeiffer and up and comer Chloe Moretz on May 11.

 

Bye, Bye Love Broker

I hope you haven’t gotten too attached to Bravo’s newest show Love Broker. The new show featuring matchmaker Lori Zaslow has been pulled from Bravo’s schedule. Broker premiered on March 5, with only two episodes airing. Both installments drew less than 500,000 viewers. Bravo’s hit Bethenny Ever After will be put in Broker’s time slot. If you did get hooked on Broker, expect to see Zaslow’s reality show return this summer.

This week also saw the Duchess Of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, playing field hockey in sneakers and the development of a Mortal Instruments movie, the heir apparent to the Twilight and Hunger Games throne. Next week will be dedicated to more Big/Little goodness, so look forward to the return of the Round Up in two weeks!

Ariana Romero is a senior entertainment, fashion and sorority life writing intern for College Lifestyles. This week she enjoyed her spring break staycation! 

Pretty Little Liars Recap: Getting Warmer

Next week is the spring finale of Pretty Little Liars, which is most commonly known as the A gets revealed episode, and this week’s episode, “If These Dolls Could Talk,” did an excellent job of building anticipation and setting the stage.

The episode begins with Spencer having a dream about Alison looking through the bag full of her possessions. Alison tells Spencer she’s “getting warmer” to finding out who A is, so she should keep looking. Spencer wakes up slightly disoriented and not entirely positive her vision of Alison was a dream after she sees the door to her house was open in the morning.

At school, the girls are looking over the newspapers Alison’s possessions were wrapped in, and they discover Alison and A were posting ads in the paper resulting in a specified meeting place at the doll hospital the girls stumbled upon two episodes ago. While looking over the papers, Jenna comes up to apologize to the girls for basically hating them. Her surgery to regain her eye sight didn’t end up working so she’s trying to let go of the anger she’s been holding on to for years.  Later, the audience finds out the surgery actually did work, but Jenna is keeping it a secret for now.  Before she leaves, Jenna tells the liars, “I’m not the person you need to fear.”

The girls head down to the doll hospital to ask questions about the voodoo doll Alison had in her box. The elderly woman who owns the shop tells the girls the voodoo doll was never sold, but they find a bigger help in a young boy named Seth with an intuitive gift and impeccable memory. Seth tells the girls he remembers a girl with dark hair coming into the shop the summer Alison was killed asking about who the voodoo doll was sold too. He told Alison to stop asking questions because a couple with dark hair was out to hurt her. Seth also tells the girls what happened to Alison was horrible, and it must have been awful having to breathe in all that dirt.  The specifics of what happened to Alison were never released, so the girls believe Seth truly has a gift, except for Hanna who is hell-bent on Melissa being A.  Hanna’s suspicions are raised when Spencer tells the other girls her parents believed Melissa could have had something to do with Alison’s murder, and she also lets them in on the truth about Jason’s paternity.

Spencer tells Melissa about the video they found of her, Garret, Jenna, and Ian in Alison’s bedroom, and Spencer tells her she wants to give it to the police.  Melissa warns Spencer against the idea, and tells her there are videos of the girls which make them look bad so she should think twice before turning it in to the cops.

Mona receives a text message from A telling her to break up Caleb and Hanna. So, Hanna devises a plan to catch Melissa in the act.  Mona and Caleb agree, albeit begrudgingly, to follow Melissa and have her see them making out “behind Hanna’s back.” Sure enough Melissa sees them, and Hanna gets a text message from A telling her about what her best friend and boyfriend are doing, which succeeds in heightening Hanna’s suspicions.

Aria is still involved in major relationship and family drama. After Ezra turned down the position in New Orleans, he tells Aria he’s been receiving a chilly reception at Hollis.  Aria tells him things will calm down, but then she finds a boarding school application on Ella’s desk which makes her think differently.  Aria threatens Ella and tells her if she sends Aria away she could call Hollis and tell the dean about her father’s transgressions with a student.  The boarding school idea is scrapped, but Ella is still plenty ashamed of Aria’s threat against her father, and doesn’t waste time in telling her so.  After all the back and forth, Ezra gets fired from his position at Hollis, and decides he needs to move out of Rosewood and figure out what he’s going to do.

Emily, Spencer, and Hanna head over to the doll hospital once more to speak with Seth and show him the video to see if he would be able to identify who the couple threatening Alison was. When they get there they don’t find Seth, instead they are greeted with the eerie voice of a porcelain doll buried in dirt saying, “Follow me and end up like me.”

The episode ends with Jenna giving Toby the missing page of Alison’s autopsy report claiming she had no idea what it was and Garret gave it to her for safe keeping.  Toby turns it into the police and Garret gets arrested for the murder of Alison right after he and Melissa were boasting about putting a good scare into Spencer.

Was there any doubt the shop keeper and Seth were in cahoots with A? Do you think Aria went overboard with the threats against Byron? What do you think Jenna’s motives are for keeping the success of her surgery a secret? Are you closer to figuring out who A is?

Sound off in the comments section, and tune in next Monday for the finale of Pretty Little Liars.

 

Monica Maldonado is a journalism and fashion merchandising student at the University of North Texas, and a member of Phi Kappa Phi.  When she’s not running around campus trying to find her next story, you can find her attached to her laptop, feeding her addiction to pop culture and fashion.

Jersey Shore 3/8/12: Mike Spills the Beans

This week’s episode starts out with Mike secretly pulling Jionni outside and tells him that he (Mike) and Nicole hooked up before they went to Italy.  Jionni looks Mike in the eyes, shakes his hand, and thanks him for sharing.  Jionni then goes back to bed with Nicole, but first he tells her about the conversation he just had and that he doesn’t believe it’s true.  They fall back asleep.

Later that morning, Mike, Sam, and Ron are on the patio and Mike tells them about the conversation and Jionni barely reacted.  This made Sam question Jionni’s feelings for Nicole.

At breakfast, Nicole yells at Mike for making up rumors and trying to ruin her relationship.  She throws pickles at him, but it starts in good fun, even though she is angry.  Nicole and Jionni decide they should go out and get away from Mike, who is at the house.

Since Mike is at the house, he takes this opportunity to tell Vinny and Pauly about his conversation with Jionni.  The guys laugh and joke that Jionni took is so well because he is probably out cheating too.  They say Nicole and Jionni’s relationship is a joke (hmm…aren’t they engaged and expecting a child now?)

That night, the roommates are having dinner all together.  Nicole suggests they all go camping, exciting everyone but Pauly.  They plan the trip for that week.  Then, a food fight starts.  Everyone is throwing all the food at everyone and loving it…their hotdog and macaroni salad dinner is over everyone…the mood of the house quickly changes…the food fight turns personal- Mike and Nicole are outside throwing everything they get their hand on at the other.  Everyone else is watching, mostly in disbelief.  They all go in the living room to get away from Nicole and Mike.  In the living room, they discuss the situation at hand.  No one is really sure who is telling the truth, but Vinny predicts Mike is because of how angry Nicole is.  He says liars react when they get caught (isn’t is possible Nicole is mad because she doesn’t want her boyfriend to break up with her? Hmm…).

The next morning, Ron, Nicole, and Deena go to their last shift of the summer.  They are making a grocery list for their camping trip, which includes nail glue, bronzer, and extra toilet paper.

At home, Deena calls Joey and invites him to get dinner and hang out on the boardwalk.  He agrees.  Nicole tries to tell Deena this kid isn’t any good for her, but Deena doesn’t listen.  A few minutes later, Pauly and Vinny sit Deena down and say Joey is just using her for sex and she shouldn’t waste her time with him.  The message starts getting through, but she still wants to give him a chance.  When Joey arrives to pick her up, he calls the house and Pauly answers.  He tells Joey that Deena isn’t feeling well and she can’t go out with him tonight.  Joey is mad because he drove a long time to get her.  They hang up, but Joey calls back, hoping to talk to Deena, but on the other end is Jenni.  Jenni goes off on Joey, telling him that he should offer Deena soup or medicine if he cared about her.  She says she hates snakes and will call them out for their behavior and if that is what he is doing with her friend, he better move on.  I sure wouldn’t want to make Jenni mad!  The group goes out anyways, and has a good time at Aztec.  As usual, Nicole stays in with Jionni even though Deena really wants her to come out.

The next day, Pauly and Vinny stay home when everyone else leaves to go camping.  Pauly confesses he wouldn’t have minded going camping, except he has a plan since the house is now empty: They are going to turn the house inside out. The duo invites Danny and other Shore Store co-workers because they need some “man power.”

At the campsite, Mike pitches his tent with no problems.  Jenni and the meatballs get theirs up easily.  Ron is struggling with his and Sam’s, but they work together and get it up.

Meanwhile, Pauly and Vinny are drawing floor plans for each room in the house.  Danny and their co-workers come over, bringing with them astro-turf for the living room.  The house is completely flipped around: The porch furniture is in set up in the living room, the living room is set up outside, their bedrooms are completely empty and set up outside, there is even a kiddie pool inside to be the Jacuzzi.

At the campsite, Mike pulls down an entire branch of a small tree and lights it on fire.  He is starting to feel paranoid and searches the perimeter for bears and serial killers (If I didn’t know what Pauly and Vinny were up to, I’d think they were hiding in the trees as a prank).  Around the fire, the girls discuss the recent situation: their feelings about Nicole’s constant hanging out with Jionni.  She gets defensive, but understands where they are coming from, putting herself in Deena’s shoes.  In the morning, they decide to go home because of all the bugs and spiders.

Next week, there is a special about Nicole’s pregnancy and engagement to Jionni.  It airs on MTV Thursday at 7:30.  See http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1680613/snooki-pregnant-engaged-jionni-lavalle.jhtml for more information!

 

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Pretty Little Liars Recap: Fly Me Away

The clues are starting to fall into place, and the girls are getting closer to discovering A’s identity.

Last week’s episode ended with a boy calling Aria Vivian after he saw her wearing the red coat. The boy, Duncan Albert, was a close friend of Vivian’s, so the girls get his number because they think he’ll have answers for them, and boy does he. Throughout the episode Aria interacts with Duncan trying to get information from him. After their first talk, Duncan is visibly upset over Alison’s murder, so the two agree to meet again. He takes Aria to an air field where he used to take Alison, and many secrets are revealed during the short flight. Duncan flew Alison from South Carolina to an air strip outside Philadelphia the day she went missing, which means Alison was most likely in Rosewood about six or seven hours before the girls saw her.

Aria may be getting some good news soon because Ezra decided to turn down the associate dean’s position in New Orleans much to Byron’s dismay. It is important to mention a conversation Ezra and Ella had early on in the episode. Ella asks Ezra if there is anyone he knows who would use his relationship with Aria to hurt him, and he responds by saying, “There might have been, but not anymore.”

Toby was back in this episode, and Spencer received a less than friendly greeting from him, which isn’t surprising considering he still believes Spencer cheated on him with Wren.  Spencer might not have cheated on Toby, but it hasn’t stopped her from growing closer to Wren each week.  Toby and Jenna seem to be closer than ever after Jenna undergoes eye surgery attempting to get her sight back, but there may be more to their rekindled bond. After Hanna warns Toby to not let Jenna back in his life, he seems to have an ulterior motive for doing so.  However, it did seem odd the brother and sister duo were talking to the Rosewood fire department about the night Jenna lost her sight.

Other than the relationship drama, Spencer has her hands full with looking through a bag filled with some of Alison’s possessions. Jason gives the girls the bag which was supposedly dropped off by Maya on his back porch, and he advises them to do whatever they want with it. Of course the girls start looking for clues, but they come up empty handed, and return it to Jason by leaving it on his porch.  However, Hanna discovers the newspaper all the trinkets were wrapped in came from late-August 2009, just a few weeks before Alison went missing. So, Maya wasn’t the one who wrapped the stuff up, Alison did so herself. Out of all the objects in the bag, a musical jewelry box seems to be of importance.

The girls decide they need to search the bag again, so Hanna goes back to Jason’s house to retrieve it.  She grabs the bag, hears a noise, and then stuff gets really insane.  An unconscious Jenna falls against the back door, and Hanna notices the bottom floor of the house is on fire.  Hanna pulls Jenna out, and just as she gets her on the grass and out of harm’s way, there is an explosion inside.

Apparently Jenna received a text message from Jason telling her he needed to talk to her. She went over to the DiLaurentis house, someone opened the door, and she couldn’t remember what happened after.  However, Jason says he never sent the message and he was halfway to Scranton when the cops called about the fire.  Toby tells Jenna it was Hanna who pulled her out of the burning house, and Jenna awkwardly thanks her.

After seeing all the concerned parents at the hospital, Emily, who received a message from Maya telling her she was safe but to not tell her mom, calls the Ms. St. Germaine and tells her Maya got in touch with her

The episode ends with the girls rummaging through the bag again, and this time they find half a post card from an unknown location. They come to the conclusion that Alison was supposed to meet someone in Rosewood the day she went missing, so the girls are determined to find out who because chances are it’s A.

Who was the one who sent Jenna to the DiLaurentis house? Is there a deeper meaning to Ezra’s response to Ella? What importance does the musical jewelry box have to all this?

Sound off in the comments section, and tune in next Monday for an all new episode of Pretty Little Liars.

 

Monica Maldonado is a journalism and fashion merchandising student at the University of North Texas, and a member of Phi Kappa Phi.  When she’s not running around campus trying to find her next story, you can find her attached to her laptop, feeding her addiction to pop culture and fashion.

 

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