AARON'S PARTY

I can't believe I haven't written anything about the TV show, "House of Carters". This show is so awful that even Heather might not be watching it. At first I thought it would be another fun, celebrity catastrophe but this family is so screwed up that they make Bobby and Whitney's show look like "Father Knows Best".

In one episode, the mega-mess sister, BJ, is asking advice on how to end her relationship with a guy she "loves but isn't attracted to anymore." Although she could have just waited in a drunken haze for this episode to air, she decides the best way to break up is by starting a fight and when the perfect opportunity presents itself (he offers to help her clean the pigsty she lives in) she lashes out and demands her space. In this same episode, former non-threatening cutie, brother Aaron (who now looks like a tweaked-out meth-head) gets trashed with his sisters (he is 18) and is then forced by Mr. Responsibility, older brother Nick, to go grocery shopping. Aaron later pukes on the ride home and vows never to get wasted again.

If this brief recap has piqued your interest and you decide to tune in for the next train wreck, I suggest watching with a drink in hand and take part in my House of Carters drinking game - every time some says "respect" take a drink. Be warned, however, you may find yourself drunkenly stumbling around the Piggly Wiggly before the episode is over.