Kid Nation Recap: 11/14/07

(by Deb Porter-Jones)

Our newest episode begins with a recap from last week, which reminds us that the children of Bonanza City held a talent show in an effort to lift spirits. The Gold Star winner was an obscure, yet thoughtful child named Kennedy, the fourth Green District member to receive a Gold Star. This fact kinda swells the heads of the Green District members.

 

This week the town journal was consulted, and the previous Bonanza City’s comments suggest that the town was in need of some shaking up. It was decided that, for the good of the town, the districts should be redesigned. Some teams were largely made up of smaller children, leaving the team vulnerable in more physical challenges. Some teams lacked more of the intellectual children, and others consisted of a team full of slackers. The council was charged with trying to redesign the districts in an effort to create better balance, which, on its face, sounded to me like a pretty good idea.

 

The council leaders right now are Anjay (who seems to me to be the most mistreated leader ever), Guylan (the newbie), Zach (the president-in-training), and Laurel (Little Miss Boston who, up until this episode, has done a pretty good job on the Council). Everyone sacrificed and gave up a member of their district for the good of the Council; all except Laurel, who felt that her team was strong enough and didn’t need any changes. After all, her team has the most Gold Star winners than any other team in Bonanza City.

 

Anjay sacrificed Blaine, one of the strong Twin Towers with his best friend Greg in the Blue District. Guylan chose Nathan, the really smart kid who won the Gold Star a few weeks ago. Anjay’s team is really upset about losing Blaine. No one gets more pleasure out of seeing Anjay in the hotseat than the girl who ran against Anjay for his council seat (Little Hillary Clinton. You know, the humorless girl with the tiny little sister). She loves to see Anjay squirm.

 

Guylan chose Nathan, the really smart kid who won the Gold Star a few weeks ago. You remember Nathan – the serious kid who just lives to clean and haul water for Bonanza City (yeah, we predict lots of Prozac in this kid’s future). Nathan doesn’t want to be on the Red Team and the Red Team doesn’t want him either (after all, he sings in his sleep!). Guylan was threatened by the weird kid with the crazy hair, Jared. Even the kid with the big tooth, Nathan’s best friend, Alex (the other genius in the group) is upset about the change. Bonanza City is not a happy place.

 

Emily goes to the Blue Team. Everyone wants to see if she will pick up the pace and do some work when she goes to Blue. The Red District was really frustrated with her lack of ambition. To their surprise, Emily works out great and fits in well with the other Blue teammates.

 

After church services, Mike (the kid with the mannerisms like Richard Nixon – slumped shoulders, furrowed brow) recognized that he did not greet Nathan warmly when he was sent to the Red Team and he apologizes. Nathan accepts Mike’s apology.

 

Zach is getting heat for splitting up the Twin Towers (Greg and Blaine), although Blaine is glad for the opportunity to come out from under Greg’s shadow. He’s definitely not as upset as Greg (just a little creepy with this stalker-in-training attitude about losing Blaine as a teammate. We see lots of restraining orders in this kid’s future).

 

Challenge!

 

The challenge this week builds on the issue of teamwork benefiting the town as a whole, as opposed to only individual teams. The first team who gets a crapload of rocks to the finish line wins upper class. The trick is, the more rocks a team can transport help the town as a whole. Of course, the first team to get to the finish line is the Blue Team, minus Blaine. Anjay recognizes that their team may have had a whole lot less rocks when you take into consideration the size of most of their teammates.

 

Yellow District won Merchants, and the Green District won Cooks. Red Team came in last and won Laborers. All in all, the town did rise to the challenge and the kids missed out on real beds rather than smelly sleeping bags on the floor. Looks like several more days of roughing it for these kids is in store.

 

An obscure little girl named Randi, one of Taylor’s best friends, elects to go home. And, Blaine is rewarded with the Gold Star. Seems that Blaine has stepped out from behind Greg’s shadow enough to get noticed as a leader on his team. He deserved it; Blaine really stepped up since he was sent to the Yellow Team, showing more leadership qualities at times than Zach.

 

Next week’s episode suggests another round of elections – Michael (the handsome kid who surprises himself with words of wisdom) will try for Laurel’s spot on the Green Team, DK will try for the Red Team, Blaine will try for Yellow and Greg will try for Blue (Anjay’s spot). Poor Anjay – this kid needs a PR rep more than any other reality TV character I’ve ever seen. Everyone hates him; no one respects him. We’re curious to see if anyone else can do better.

Guest Blog by Heather from Rock of Love

You all will remember Heather as the runner up on Bret Michaels Rock of Love. Well, she wants to let all her fans know what she’s been up to as of late.  Check out her guest blog below.

HELLO FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND FANS:

I KNOW IT HAS BEEN AWILE SINCE MY LAST BLOG AND I AM SORRY TO THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN AWAITING THIS ONE. I HAVE HAD A FEW TRAGIC THINGS HAPPEN RECENTLY WHICH HAS PUT THIS BLOG ON HOLD.

WHILE TRAVELING AROUND THE US DOING GUEST APPEARANCES, MEETING AWESOME NEW PEOPLE AND KICK ASS FANS IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION BY FAMILY MEMEBERS THAT MY GRANDFATHER IN OHIO AND MY GRANDMOTHER IN FLORIDA WERE NOT DOING GOOD. MY GRANDFATHER HAD BEEN TERMINALLY ILL FOR MANY MANY AND MY GRANDMOTHER AS WELL. SO, WHEN JESS AND I WERE THROWING A PARTY IN HOLLYWOOD, FLORIDA MY DAD CAME TO THE EVENT AND TOLD ME THAT I SHOULD FLY WITH HIM UP TO JACKSONVILLE TO SEE MY GRANDMOTHER. WE FLEW THERE 2 DAYS LATER. WHEN I WALKED IN THE ROOM , MY HEART DROPPED. I HAD NEVER SEEN MY GRANDMOTHER SO THIN AND IMMOBILE. SHE WAS ONLY 55LBS. IT WAS HORRIBLE AND 2 DAYS LATER SHE DIED. I DID GET TO KISS HER AND TELL HER I LOVED HER THE DAY BEFORE, THOUGH, AND I AM SO GLAD I WAS ABLE TO GET THERE IN TIME TO DO THAT.

I FLEW HOME TO VEGAS A FEW DAYS LATER AND RECEIVED A TEXT FROM MY FRIEND ASKING ME IF I WAS COMING HOME FOR MY GRANDFATHERS FUNERAL. MY GRANDFATHER IN OHIO HAD DIED. HE DIED ONLY 5 SHORT DAYS AFTER MY GRANDMOTHER IN FLORIDA. BOTH COUPLES HAD BEEN TOGETHER 65 AND 67 YEARS..

I FLEW TO OHIO FOR MY GRANDFATHERS FUNERAL AND SPENT TIME WITH MY FAMILY. THANK GOODNESS MY FAMILY IS REALLY FUNNY, WHICH MY GRANDFATHER LOVED, SO WE LAUGHED AND SPENT TIME TOGETHER AND CELEBRATED THE GREAT, LONG LIFE OF MY GRANDFATHER. I KNOW THEY ARE NO LONGER SUFFERING AND IN A WONDERFUL PLACE AND THAT GIVES ME PEACE OF MIND. HOWEVER, THE INITIAL SHOCK OF EVERYTHING REALLY MADE ME NOTICE THE IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY AND FRIENDS.

TO MY OHIO FANS:

WHEN I WAS IN OHIO FOR MY GRANDFATHERS FUNERAL I DECIDED TO GO OUT WITH FRIENDS TO GET MY MIND OFF OF THINGS. BUT, SOME CHIC (AND HER 2 GUY BUDDIES) POSING AS MY FANS STOLE MY PURSE, GO FIGURE—–WHICH WAS A SILVER ARMBAG WITH A RHINESTONE, CHAIN AND HANDCUFF FOR A STRAP..THE CONTENTS: MY TIFFANY JEWELRY (I WORE ON THE SHOW), MY SIDEKICK WITH ALL MY CONTACT INFO, MY LICENSE, KEYS, WALLET, CREDIT/DEBIT CARDS, ETC..ALL GANKED..AND THERE IS NOTHING THAT I HATE MORE THAN A THEIF…..

SOOOO, MY OHIO FRIENDS AND FANS I NEED YOUR HELP TRACKING THEM DOWN WITH THIS INFO–SUNDAY NOVEMBER 4TH–TRADEWINDS- COLUMBUS, OHIO…THE GIRLS NAME WAS DOLLY (LONG STRAIGHT HAIR AND SHORT. SHE WAS WITH 2 GAY BOYS..ONE WAS WEARING A PINK SHIRT AND UNDERAGE..THE OTHER WITH A HIDEOUS GREY CORDEROY SPORT COAT) THEY SAID THEY WERE FROM MARION, OHIO)…..SO, IF ANYONE KNOWS WHO THEY ARE CONTACT THE COLUMBUS POLICE DEPT/BURGLARY–614-645-4790. REPORT NUMBER-071007340

I WILL DEFINATELY REWARD THE PERSON OR PERSONS WHO BRING THESE THIEVES TO JUSTICE AND THEY ARE ARRESTED.

ALSO, DO NOT BUY ANYTHING IF THEY TRY TO SELL IT ON EBAY IT IS STOLEN PROPERTY.

I GUESS WHEN IT RAINS IT POURS BECAUSE BOTH MY HERMIT CRABS DIED. AND MY LITTLE FERRET (KENNEDY) WHO I LOVED SOOOO MUCH GOT OUT AND HAS BEEN MISSING FOR MONTHS. (IF ANYONE IN THE SUMMERLIN, NV AREA FOUND A FERRET PLEASE MYSPACE ME)

THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN AWARE OF WHAT HAS BEEN GOING ON I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL YOUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS. U GUYS REALLY HELP ME GET THROUGH TOUGH TIMES.

NOW…..SOME ANSWERS TO YOUR QUESTIONS:

FIRST OFF, MAKE SURE U GUYS ADD MY FANSITE (1 FRIEND)–SOME KICK ASS FAN MADE IT FOR ME AND MY BIO IS ON IT. THIS TELLS U GUYS SOME MORE ABOUT MYSELF AND WHERE I CAME FROM.

SECOND, ALOT OF YOU ARE WONDERING WHERE I GOT ALL MY DRESSES AND BATHINGSUITS. MY FAVORITE DANCER STORE IN VEGAS IS CALLED STRINGS..LOCATED ON THE CORNER OF TROPICANA AND ARVILLE (TOP FRIENDS). MY FRIEND COREY RUNS IT AND THEY CAN ORDER U WHAT EVER U NEED IF THEY DONT HAVE IT IN STOCK. I RECENTLY GOT THE 2 BATHING SUITS ON MY PAGE–(BLACK–LEOPARD PRINT BACKGROUND) AND (BLACK AND BLUE-BY THE POOL).

PS I WILL BE SELLING ALL MY DANCER CLOTHES ON EBAY, INCLUDING OUTFITS/GOWNS/SHOES WORN ON ROCK OF LOVE, IN DECEMBER.. I NO LONGER DANCE AND NO LONGER NEED THE GEAR!!! THE YELLOW DRESS I WILL KEEP BECAUSE IT WAS ATTAINED WHILE FILMING THE ROCK OF LOVE–IT CAME FROM THE MINT COLLECTION ON MELROSE IN HOLLYWOOD.

THIRD, THE MAKE-UP THAT I USE IS MAC..YOU CAN GET IT AT MACYS OR CHECK OUT THEIR WEBSITE TO FIND A STORE NEAR YOU. HOWEVER, AFTER WATCHING ROCK OF LOVE, I REALIZED THAT HAVING GOOD BRUSHES IS A MUST.(WHICH I DID NOT HAVE AT THAT TIME).

ALSO, THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE ASKED FOR AUTOGRAPHED PIC, IM SORRY IF I HAVENT BEEN ABLE TO GET ALL OF THEM OUT. I WILL HAVE A LINK, STARTING THE BEGINNING OF DECEMBER, WHERE YOU CAN ORDER YOUR OWN AUTOGRAPHED POSTER…SO KEEP AN EYE ON MY SITE.

SOME OF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN MY WORKOUT. I ACTUALLY HAVENT BEEN ABLE TO WORK OUT AS MUCH AS I NORMALLY DO BECAUSE OF FAMILY MATTERS. BUT, USUALLY WHEN I WORK OUT I DO KICKBOXING-A TAE BOE TYPE CLASS. THIS IS THE BEST WORKOUT EVER. I ALSO DO FREE WEIGHTS AND CARDIO. IF YOU ARE A BEGINNER I SUGGEST YOU SPEED WALK UP HILL UNTIL YOU BUILD THE ENDURANCE TO JOG OR DO KICKBOX. I KNOW SOME OF MY FANS ARE NEW MOTHERS AND THEY ARE HOME WITH THEIR NEWBORNS..WELL, YOU GUYS CAN USE 2 GALLON JUGS OF WATER (WHICH ARE 8LBS)AND DO CURLS, TRICEPS, AND LUNGES AROUND THE HOUSE.

MY DIET, WHEN I AM ON A DIET, CONSISTES OF LOTS OF PROTEIN..EGG WHITES, LOTS OF FISH–MY FAVORITE FOOD IS SEAFOOD-SUSHI–WHICH IS A GREAT SOURCE OF PROTEIN–I EAT ALOT OF SALADS TOO. AND I EAT THROUGHOUT THE DAY, THIS KEEPS YOUR METABOLISM HIGH. I DO EAT CARBS, THEY ARE THE HARDEST TO GIVE UP–HOWEVER, I DO NOT LIVE ON A DIET AND I LOVE AND CRAVE CERTAIN FOODS WHEN I GO TO THE MIDWEST AND SOUTH. SO, MY WEIGHT GOES UP AND DOWN..ALOT OF YOU SAY THAT I LOOK SMALLER IN PERSON. WELL, I WAS NOT ON A DIET ON THE ROCK OF LOVE..I ATE AND DRANK EVERYTHING UNDER THE SUN, ENJOYED THE EXPERIENCE AND DECIDED TO HIT THE GYM WHEN I CAME HOME. PLUS, TV ADDS 10-15 LBS–YEH, THAT SUCKS,SEEING HOW I GAINED 10LBS BY THE END..LOL!

ALOT OF YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THE TATOO. IT IS REAL AND I DO STILL HAVE IT. IT IS ALL ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE AND I AM KEEPING IT FOR NOW..PLUS, EVERYONE COMES UP AND WANTS TO SEE IT AND TAKE PICS—SOO CUTE–LOVE IT!! I HAVE GOTTEN ANOTHER ONE SINCE THEN, BUT IN A PRIVATE PLACE–LOL! AND THE “SUCKS” TATOO WAS JUST A JOKE, IT WASN’T REAL! BUT, YOU KNOW THAT WAS A RIOT!! LOL!

ALOT OF YOU ASK ABOUT MY HAIR AS WELL. I GET IT DONE AT SCANDALS IN LAS VEGAS ON FT APACHE AND FLAMINGO. TRINITY AND CRYSTAL HOOK THE COLOR UP AND MONIKA DOES EXTENTIONS AND COLOR.

MY PHOTOS WERE DONE BY ROSE STOUT IN LAS VEGAS (TOP FRIEND)–SHE ROCKS BY THE WAY! ALOT OF YOU WERE INTERESTED IN MODELING. YOU WILL NEED TO INVEST IN SOME PICTURES TO MARKET YOURSELF. YOU WILL NEED TO SHOOT, THEN HAVE A ZED CARD MADE. THESE CARDS ARE WHAT MODELING AGENCIES USE TO SHOW CLIENTS, WHICH IN TURN BOOK YOU FOR WORK. IF YOU CAN SHOOT WITH A FEW DIFFERENT PHOTOGRAPHERS, SO YOU HAVE DIFFERENT STYLES OF PHOTOGRAPHY AND LOOKS FOR YOUR CARD. OR IF YOU ARE ON A BUDGET, DO A COMBO PACKAGE LIKE I DID. WHERE U SHOOT FOR A SPECIFIC PRICE AND YOU GET, HAIR/MAKE-UP PROVIDED, A FEW DIFFERENT LOOKS, AND A FEW HUNDRED ZED CARDS. THIS IS NOT A CHEAP PROCESS, BUT IF YOU ARE SERIOUS SAVE THE MONEY AND GO FOR IT. YOU HAVE TO SPEND MONEY TO MAKE MONEY UNFORTUNATELY.

MANY OF YOU GUYS WANT TO DO REALITY TELEVISION. GET ON REALITYWANTED.COM. THOSE GUYS ARE AWESOME OVER THERE. THEY SHOW CASTINGS FOR ALL REALITY TV SHOWS COMING UP. MAKE SURE YOU ARE MENTALLY PREPARED TO HANDLE THE BAD WITH THE GOOD THAT COMES ALONG WITH FAME–SOME PEOPLE CAN HANDLE IT SOME PEOPLE CANT. I CAN AND I LOVE IT!!! I USE TO GET MY FEELINGS HURT FROM ALL THE MEAN STUFF PUT ONLINE BEFORE PEOPLE REALLY KNEW WHO I WAS ON THE INSIDE. BUT NOW I JUST DONT READ THE BLOGS WHERE ALL THE HATERS ARE. ALSO, THERE IS AN INTERVIEW I DID ON REALITYWANTED.COM -CHECK IT OUT!!

SOME GIRLS ASK ABOUT DANCING AND HOW TO GET INTO IT. I AM NOT GONNA TELL ANYONE HOW TO DO THAT. IT IS A HARD OCCUPATION AND IS BAD FOR THE HEART, MIND, BODY, AND SOAL- PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY. AND IT TAKES ALOT OUT OF YOU AND ALOT OF COURAGE TO DO IT. SO, PLEASE GIVE ANY DANCERS YOU KNOW MUCH RESPECT, BECAUSE NOONE WANTS TO GO TALK AND DANCE FOR COMPLETE STRANGERS. MANY WOMEN FALL INTO IT BECAUSE THEY NEED THE MONEY–(TO PAY FOR EDUCATION, LIKE I DID-OR THEY HAVE CHILDREN TO FEED)– AND THEN CANT GET OUT. I JUST BASICALLY HAD TO GIVE UP EVERYTHING MATERIAL, INCLUDING MY HOUSE, TO QUIT. THOSE THINGS ARE NOT IMPORTANT TO ME ANYMORE, ITS ALL ABOUT PIECE OF MIND.

SO, MY HOUSE IS UP FOR SALE. MY REALTOR IS ED THOMPKINS FROM PRUDENTIAL..I WILL BE POSTING A YOU TUBE OF IT IN A FEW WEEKS.

I HOPE THIS BLOG HAS GIVEN YOU ALL AN INSIGHT ON WHATS BEEN GOING ON IN MY LIFE AND I HOPE I ANSWERED SOME OF YOUR QUESTIONS. I WILL BE IN TOUCH WITH AS MANY OF YOU AS I CAN. I DO AND WILL READ ALL MESSAGES AND COMMENTS. IF YOU DO NOT HEAR FROM ME, IT IS BECAUSE I AM WORKING ON A PROJECT. ALOT OF YOU WANT TO SEE ME ON THE TUBE AGAIN AND THAT YOU WILL!!!!! BE READY CUZ I CANT WAIT!!

IN THE MEANTIME I AM GOING ON A US TOUR WITH TALK DIRTY, A POISON TRIBUTE BAND (2 TOP FRIEND). WE ARE GOING ON TOUR IN DECEMBER. CHECK OUT MY CALENDAR TO SEE IF I AM COMING TO A TOWN NEAR YOU, SO YOU CAN COME PARTY WITH ME. THEY WILL BE CREATING MERCHANDISE U CAN GET AND BRING TO GET SIGNED AS WELL–SO, ADD TALK DIRTY TO YOUR FRIENDS AND KEEP AN EYE ON US!!

I THANK ALL OF YOU GUYS FOR ALL OF YOUR KIND WORDS AND SUPPORT!! WHETHER YOU KNOW IT OR NOT, YOUR MESSAGES AND COMMENTS HELPS ME THROUGH TOUGH TIMES AND PUTS A SMILE ON MY FACE—I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO A FELLOW MODEL WHO HAS BEEN AN INSPIRATION TO ME. HER NAME IS RENEE AIRYA. TYPE HER NAME IN ON YOU TUBE AND LISTEN TO HER STORY-SHE’S AMAZING. THANK YOU GIRL, YOU’RE BEAUTIFUL!!

ALSO, THE PERSON WHO SENT ME THE MESSAGE ABOUT THE SEALS BEING BEATEN FOR SPORT–I AM OUTRAGED AND WOULD LIKE TO HELP. PLEASE GET A HOLD OF ME AGAIN, YOUR INFO GOT LOST IN THE SHUFFLE. I WANT TO POST A BLOG ABOUT IT.

IF YOU GUYS HAVE BLOGS YOU WANT ME TO SUBSCRIBE TO, PLEASE TELL ME WHAT IT IS WHEN U MESSAGE ME. AND IF YOU MESSAGE ME AND HAVE YOUR SITE SET TO PRIVATE I CANNOT RESPOND. I HAVE ALOT OF YOUNG FANS WHO HAVE THEIRS SET TO PRIVATE, AS THEY SHOULD. JUST KNOW I AM NOT IGNORING YA. YOUR PARENTS JUST CARE ABOUT YOU TO HAVE IT SET TO PRIVATE.

THE PEOPLE WHO WERE IN MY CELL PHONE, TEXT ME OR MESSAGE ME UR INFO AGAIN, …SORRY ABOUT THAT–STUPID THEIVES.

HUGS AND KISSES– I LOVE YOU ALL!!!

SINCERELY,

HEATHER

LAST BUT NOT LEAST–I WANT TO MAKE A SLIDE SHOW FOR MY KICK ASS FANS ON MY SITE. SO, IF YOU DRESSED UP LIKE ME FOR HALLOWEEN, HAD TO DRESS IN DRAG CUZ I LOST ROCK OF LOVE, OR ARE DOING SOMETHING FAN RELATED IN THER PIC EMAIL MIKE@HEATHERCHADWELL.COM AND WE WILL PUT THE SLIDE SHOW TOGETHER. TITLE IT FAN SLIDESHOW. PLEASE, DO NOT EMAIL MIKE FOR ANY OTHER REASON. HE HAS 2 FULL-TIME JOBS AND IS VERY BUSY. HE IS JUST A SWEETHEART AND WEB WHIZZ AND HAS BEEN SO KIND TO HELP ME WITH THAT STUFF! LOVE YA MIKE!

TALK TO EVERYONE SOON!

MUAH!

XOXO HEATHER