Sydney Life

Yep folks, this week's game: Marissa, Summer or Kirsten?

Last week Lauren brought you the “Seth, Ryan or Sandy?” game, a perfect distraction when the thesis gets you down. In fact, I think she’s covered it so well, that I can’t possibly add anything to the discussion. Except to say, of course, that “the boat shoes are icing on the cake” very nearly caused me to vomit on my keyboard. Honestly woman, don’t you get enough boat shoes just walking around campus? Doesn’t every eyeful just make you want to grab a hacksaw and sever those guys off at the knees? We’ll have to agree to disagree, because I am NEVER GOING TO UNDERSTAND THE ATTRACTION of leather loafers with shorts. Just - no.

Back to more important matters. I think we must also consider the prospect of: Marissa, Summer, or Kirsten? And you can pick - the one you want to be, or the one you want to be with. Since most people are pretty much in love with themselves anyway, I’m going to assume that it’s the same thing (hey, I’d do me!)

First of all, Marissa. You know, built like a cigarette, with the perfect hair and the soulful eyes... I guess what I can say for Marissa is that she makes clothes look nice. In fact, half my reason for watching the show is to see what kind of awesome designer vintage get-up they’ve poured her into in each scene. But imagine giving a girl like that a decent hug? You’d be all mmeeehhh stupid girly hug (i.e. bend forward at the shoulders and grasp gently, don’t touch her hips in case you break her into six pieces). And lets face it, she’s not particularly interesting. Oh! And she only has two looks: bemused, and angry bemused. Except angry bemused usually only happens a split second before she flounces off somewhere to flop on a bed and look bemused, so I guess it’s just the one look.

I think if I had to spend more than five minutes in Marissa’s company I’d be fleecing her Chanel purse for the valium bottle.

Now - Summer. I think Summer’s name should always be written and said with an exclamation mark after it (Like, Yay! Summer!) because she’s so goddamn happy. She’s like a Meadow Lea commercial, but with more joy, and stuff. And she’s so cute - there’s not many girls who’d make me turn, but yeah... Did I mention I love her hair? On the downside, she has that weird relationship with Princess Sparkle and she’s friends with Marissa, which is a big fat black mark in my book. But I think, Summer! rates four and a half stars.

And finally, to Kirsten. I don’t know about our friendly blonde Mom-figure. She’s definitely a trusty sidekick, that’s for sure. She’s always all “Oh Sandy” and stuff, like a good college sweetheart. It’s just - when I think of Kirsten, I think beige. Beige pantsuit with simple gold necklace. There was a brief moment back there where she showed a bit of promise (remember - the repeatedly “tired and emotional” followed by the holiday to rehab?) and I thought she was going to show a bit of human fallibility and, you know, fun. But now she’s all straight hair and a kitchen goddess and “Oh Sandy” again, and I simply can’t abide it. I simply can’t.

So there you have it - Summer wins, hands down. Unless, UNLESS you add in a certain floppy haired incredibly cute and public school educated surfer boy named Johnny - then there’s really no competition. (Swoon!)

In other news, I saw Jack at Uni today. His haircut is, well... I laughed, then I winced. But then I laughed some more.