The Fashionista's

It is time for my wrap up of the last issue that watched, again I am sure that some of you have seen this episode and many after.

Rachel, well I think she is starting to get a little crush on Andrew. She was working on her story about the people killed by the truck most of the show. While I am sure that it was a dramatic experience, I can't help but laugh at her and some of her response to it. To be fair I don't think I have ever been in a situation like that. I am not being critical, it just strikes me as funny. She worked hard on the story and went back to the scene with one of the editors. They told her that she would get published.

Andrew has been working on his story about frat guys. He did an interview with two guys about things that happen. He said he wanted to write a story about things that girls would want to know but guys wouldn't want to tell them. I don't know that I would have been as open about it. The story was approved by the editors, they said that it needed a little more work though. He has been making an effort to get more familiar with the magazine. Rachel who loves the mag came over to his house and they went through a bunch of old issues together. I still think that he is a player, and if he gets a chance with Rachel he'll take it. He didn't have much interaction with Bridgette this show so it isn't clear what is going on there.

Nicole is done, that is all I want to say, she spend most of the show last time at home. She did some work this time but she was still being a whinny ass bitch. This is the real world, get used to it. She told Bridgette that she thought that Bridgette was the fakest person that she ever met, and that she thought that fashion was fake. Which is confusing because later in the show she said that she still loved fashion. She had been asked to tell Mandie why she should be allowed to keep working, and she came back with a list of things that didn't make any sense. After going through the list, she said that this wasn't the right job for her. She is so bent on beind real, as if there is a choice between real and fake. The choice is the way you express yourself, and the way you work with others. Understanding how to work with and talk to others doesn't make you less real, it makes you an adult.

Monkey.... oops I mean Bridgette played a relatively small role in this episode. She responded to Nicole by telling her that she was disappointed that she hadn't been there to help her more. She earned my respect a little when all the assistants were at a club talking. Bridgette was asked why she looked upset. She just said that she was tired and had been working hard - no mention of Nicole. Nicole then started talking about how she had a problem with Bridgette. Bridgette showed she has some brains by pointing out that Nicoles problem was not Bridgette but something bigger. Aside from the conflict with Nicole there wasn't much going on with Bridgette in this episode. At her eval she was praised by Mandie - who says she can't be nice.

Janjay was almost completely absent from this episode. Not much was happening at flirt, and this show focused more on some drama that Tina got herself into. She has remained a strong person, and a positive force in the group. At the meeting where Nicole was talking about her problem with Bridgette Janjay tried to encourage her and inspire her. Not to much avail. At the end of the show Kathleen wasn't happy that when she checked both the girls make-up bags she found make up from other companies.

Tina... got a dress dirty. It apparently was a really small stain, though to big for Tina and Kathleen. The dress had been loaned to Tina by Kathleen, it was a sample dress that had been loaned to Flirt by the designer. It is understandable that they would be upset that the dress was damaged, but Tina was upfront about it, and took responsibility for it happening and repairing the damage - which it was. The question I have is that anytime you take a dress out of a plastic bag you have to know that something can happen to it. The stain was small, it didn't appear to be the result of negligence on Tina's part. If Flirt is so concerned about the dresses not being damaged at all, they shouldn't loan out the dresses. If the designer is so concerned, they shouldn't loan out the dresses. There is damage and there is effects of use in my book - and Tina's stain was effects of use to me. Kathleen told her she was upset with her.

We got to know Kathleen a little more this episode. She is a sweet person, the kind of sweet person that still expects a lot from the people she works with. It is easier sometimes when a person is sweet than when they act like Mandie, to remember that you are still expected to meet strict standards. Standards like making sure all of your cosmetics are Flirt brand. It is too soon to tell if the dress damage is going to effect how Tina does on the show.