Eddie is, I think, a stylist at heart. He likes to shop. And he's got Martha's style down pat, but what I (think I) saw of Eddie Ross's designs was pretty old lady, as the judges kept pointing out.

He seemed to get the bitch edit more and more often as the show went on, but like Vortex, I think that's because he gave them more and more to work with.

Interesting -- this week's Guide to Style has a woman with a metric shitload of clothes, and some of them are good, but a lot of them need tailoring.

And I am once again obsessed with Celebrity Rehab. Nikki McKibben is really getting to me in the last episode -- she's clearly detoxing so bad, but is really trying to stay engaged and look pleasant and whatnot. In general, I think I feel worse for the American Idol kids, because they got some level of fame, but never any real success.

In non-news: Terence on The Amazing Race is still a GIANT AMAZING TOOL

Seriously. What a douche.

And WTF was up with Starr criticizing the Desperate Ex-Housewives for their clothes when she was wearing A SPORTS BRA AS A SHIRT?

Right now I'm rooting for Tony & Dallas.

Yes - to both those things.

Also: Tony & Dallas.

So three things.

I like the new NEL thing. (This is slightly different than last season, right?)

Last season was the first time they did the speed bump. I remember Kynt and Vyxen doing yoga, but I can't recall the other one from last season. I like it SO much more than the taking away all the possessions and then we have to watch people begging for money.

Yes, the Speed Bump is by far the best NEL twist they've come up with.

Definitely.

Although, on the money question, I do remember thinking last night that it would be nice if they had to guard their money a little better so that the question of making your driver wait, for example, was something you really had to think about. Or taxi v. train v. running, etc., if they ever even let people decide these things anymore.

(Why you would ask a driver who got you hideously lost and clearly is totally unfamiliar with the part of the city you're in is a different question, of course.)

I do remember thinking last night that it would be nice if they had to guard their money a little better so that the question of making your driver wait, for example, was something you really had to think about.

I was thinking the same thing - it's been a while since we've seen a team run out of money!

And also a YES to letting teams decide on their own form of transportation. Making those decisions is supposed to be a part of the race!