I just watched Syracuse finish losing to Villanova. I watched it off and on and Villanova was comfortably in front most of the game. I kept waiting for Syracuse to make a run and they finally did with about 3 minutes left but Villanova came right back and, within 30 seconds, had put it out of reach once and for all.
Anyway, the game wasn't really holding my interest so I started flipping channels and came across "Jersey Shore." As much as I try to keep up with what's current amongst the teenybopper set, I've never had any interest in figuring out what the deal is with "Jersey Shore." I read US Weekly often enough to know Snooki, J-Wow, Pauly D, and the Situation. I could even pick most of the cast out of a line-up. But, the whole thing just has seemed a bit too trashy, even for me.
Well, I just watched the last 10 minutes of an episode and I think I might get it. They all appear to be complete idiots but I think their charm is that they know that but don't care one bit as long as they've done their best.
First, one of the guys (I think it was Pauly D) decided that it was time to eat. I don't know what time of day it was but I get the sense it was early in the morning. He took a bunch of turkey burgers out of the freezer, tried to defrost them by running them under water in the sink, but gave up on that. Finally, he just tossed the whole frozen mess of them, wrappers and all, on the grill in one big lump. Then he started to pry them apart with the spatula while they sat on the grill. One or two fell on the ground; he just picked them up and threw them back on the flames. Soon enough, he had some great looking burgers (he even toasted the buns) and the rest of the gang came down for a feast. By the end, everyone had declared him the grillmaster and he had a huge smile of success on his face.
The other highlight (lowlight?) was Snooki getting arrested on the beach in the middle of the day. She was completely trashed. I have no idea why since I missed the beginning of the episode. Her two friends were trying to drag her off the beach before she drew more attention to herself but it didn't work. The cops came along, put Snooki in cuffs, and hauled her off to the station. Her friends than ran home, called Snooki's dad, and told him that she'd been arrested for "drunken public intoxication." I mean, what other kind of public intoxication is there? Nevermind that. Snooki's friends were just happy that they'd called Snooki's dad so that he didn't have to hear the news from anyone else.
So, at the end of the day, Pauly D was happy because he'd made sure that his friends were well fed and Snooki's friends were happy because, even though she was in the slammer, they'd done their best to take care of her. And isn't that what life is all about?