JOSH KRAJCIK - 1ST AUDITION THE X-FACTOR

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Another inspiring performance I wanted to have here, for posterity. 

Just like Susan Boyle shocked everyone in her first audition on Britain's Got Talent, burrito maker Josh Krajcik surprised The X-Factor USA judges and audience during his first audition when he sang Etta James' "At Last."  

What a voice. I hope he wins or goes as far as possible. I'd buy his music. Good luck to him tomorrow.

SUSAN BOYLE INSPIRATION

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I've watched this video of Susan Boyle's first audition on Britain's Got Talent dozens of times, and it never fails to move and amaze me like it did the first time I saw it. She sang "I Dreamed A Dreamed" from Les Miserables and shocked the pants out of everyone in that theater. Simon Cowell's face is priceless. 

I love moments like this one because they are so rare. How often are we blissfully astonished by something or someone?  A memorable moment. 

PERFECTING THE ART OF VOTING AGAINST

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When confused about a decision, we're often asked what it is that we want. Well, if we knew that, we wouldn't be confused now, would we? Sure, sometimes all it takes is tuning into the soft voice within, but if you've ever been undecided about something, you know that rarely works. The world is too loud.


So stop. Stop trying to figure out what you want and start working on what you don't want. You may not get what you want, but at least you'll stand a better chance at not getting what you don't want.  

That's my oracular advice to you if you're among the many disenchanted souls wandering in the valley of the politically stumped. If, unlike deliriously optimistic, blissfully deluded individuals who can tell a savior from a demon you cannot imagine voting for any of the candidates vying for the coveted title of President of the U.S. of A. (we'll focus on the primaries until the general election), but you also do not want to forgo your right to vote, then you're left with only one choice: voting against one of them.  


Now, chances are your vote against options are more tempting than you vote for alternatives. Wait, don't freak out. This type of confusion is much more easily tackled than the other kind. All you need is a bit of help deciding what you don't want the most so that you know how to cast your against vote next year. For that mighty high purpose I've compiled five easy steps or exercises you can follow to hone you voting against skills. And in case you're wondering, I'm qualified to offer this advice because I have built a life on what I don't want, but that's another story...


1 - Get a large color poster of each of the candidates you're considering voting against, put them on a wall somewhere practical, and stare at each of them several times a day. Notice the thoughts and feelings that arise when you look at each of the candidates. (If you have a heart rate monitor, I recommend you use it for this exercise). Whose face angers you the most? The least? Who makes you swear like a sailor? Who gives you palpitations or raises your blood pressure? Who gives you acid reflux or colitis?  Who just gives you mild indigestion or chest pains? Who could inspire you to commit acts of violence that are beyond your character? If you could punch or slap only one of them, who would it be? 

Poster of Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry

2 - Use the posters as dartboards. Stand 8 ft to 10 ft away from the wall and throw darts, rotten food, big wads of chewing gum or giant spitballs at the posters, aiming at the face of the candidates, specifically the space between the eyes or bullseye. Children can help with the gum and spitballs, so you could turn this into a family event and spend quality time with your kids. Before throwing the darts, focus on the facial expression of each candidate and anything you've heard him/her say that pisses you off. Use the following point value to keep score: five points for the bullseye, four for the nose, three for the forehead, two for anywhere else on the face or head, one for the neck, and zero if you miss the head or neck.

Political pundits Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert

3 - Keep your eyes and ears open at all times. Pay close attention to what you see and hear in the media, especially to what political pundits and celebrities (actors, comedians, singers, etc.) say about the candidates. They know what they're talking about. That's why they're on TV. So trust them. Listen to the people around you, too--relatives, coworkers, friends, especially those you have never met or seen outside Facebook. I would add neighbors to the preceding list, but with Walmart, Walgreens and other retail chains open 24/7, who needs to borrow a cup of milk or sugar anymore? Neighbors are useless, good only for addictive "-ville" games on Facebook. Anyway, I digress. 

"When I'm president...," says Republican
presidential candidate Michele Bachmann

4 - Give extra vote-against points to candidates who continually say "when I'm president" during interviews or debates, and deduct vote-against points from those who never or rarely make this statement. Anyone who thinks that saying "when I'm president" every chance he or she gets will alter the fabric of space and time to manifest that outcome doesn't need votes to win and, therefore, is a perfect candidate for votes against.


5 - Sit or lie down somewhere comfortable, close your eyes, take deep breaths, and picture the U.S. with each of the GOP candidates at the helm. Imagine him or her on the cover of newspapers and magazines, walking in and out of the White House, waving at crowds, speaking at press conferences, the State of the Union, posing for photo-ops with fellow world leaders, shaking hands with U.S. enemies, playing golf, growing gray hair at an alarmingly accelerated rate, making laws, breaking laws, pardoning turkeys, and all things presidential. 

Meditation posture for Step 5

Use music if it helps you relax and visualize anything that isn't likely to become true. Again take note of what your body and mind do. Visceral reactions are particularly important and helpful here. You can safely assume that whichever candidate produces more nausea or flatulence in you is likely to be your best choice to vote against, especially if that candidate stood out in the other exercises.


Compile the data from all five steps, and you will discover that one of the candidates makes you angrier, meaner, sicker and crazier than the others, while another one disturbs you the least, relatively speaking. Contemplating the possibility that the first candidate could win the elections leaves you panic-stricken, while speculation of the second candidate winning just makes you anxious and depressed. The first one is the one you will vote against by voting for the second one. 


And that's democracy with a twist. May the force be with you.
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LOOKS DON'T LIE: WHY MITT ROMNEY WILL WIN THE GOP NOMINATION

It’s quite simple, really. Mitt Romney has to win because he’s the better looking of the bunch, and Americans, of all people, have their priorities straight.

The votes he will lose for being the slick, manufactured, flip-flopping, too-liberal-for-hardcore-conservatives politician he will then recover for being…well, pretty.

What about where he stands on issues, you ask? Forget about it. Trying to choose a candidate based on the issues is akin to trying to choose a Medicare Part C plan based on the information provided by the insurance companies offering the so-called advantage plans. It can’t be done. The data we have to compare our options in both cases is convoluted at best; purposely deceiving and manipulating at worst. In both cases, it is too complex for the average American to understand, and it is delivered by people who are desperate to sell us something, so it’s designed to deceive us and trick us into believing or buying what they want us to believe or buy. Whatever serves their purpose, not ours.

Even if we could endure reading the fine print and hearing every speech—which reminds me of Tim Robbins crawling through half a mile of excrement to escape from prison in the “Shawshank Redemption”—and understand what we read or hear, once they’ve got you, politicians and insurance companies will show their true colors and do whatever they want, despite what they promised, simply because they can. So forget the issues.

This is why looks are so important in business and politics as in all areas of life. Looks don’t lie.

Republicans are desperate for a messiah to deliver them from President Obama and save the U.S. from becoming something truly deplorable—just another country and not the greatest country in the world.

The U.S. is going down in flames, and Obama is to blame. Yes, he is that powerful. One man has undone centuries of greatness. He must be a messiah of some kind…. But let’s get back to the savior that will replace him.

Who among the candidates could rescue us from the evil liberals ruining this country? How will voters recognize this supernatural creature with superpowers capable of restoring the U.S. to its former glory? How and who will they choose?

They won’t choose Ron Paul. He cannot and will not win. Why? Because he’s too short and too small and too soft spoken to be president. Period. End of story. The U.S. cannot have a president that does not look presidential. Imagine him standing next to other world leaders for those photo ops that cost millions of dollars and accomplish absolutely nothing. Visualize it. Need I say more? Next!

They won’t choose Michelle Bachmann. Why? Because she has a single facial expression for all occasions and because she sounds like an entry-level call center rep reading from a script. Bachmann is too fixated on saying whatever she thinks will get her elected—repeating lines of campaign jargon probably lifted from a How To Get Elected 101 college course at debates and interviews regardless of topics or questions asked. The result? Dumb and dull. We’re at risk of becoming just another country and lose our “Envy of all Nations” title, and an entry-level, robotic president won’t save the day. Mrs. Bachmann needs to cut down on the Botox. Next!

From left: Republican presidential candidates Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, Rick Perry, Mitt Romney, Herman Cain, Newt Gingrich, Michelle Bachmann and John Huntsman at a CNN debate last month.

So Newt Gingrich is supposed to be the smartest one up there. We don’t know that for sure because we can’t see his smartness. However, what we can see is his freakishly big head. This is one time that Newt’s wits might work against him, if indeed IQ and head size go together. If only he could be as blunt about the size of his head as he is about the mainstream media’s coverage of the campaign. I’m sure you’ll agree that’s highly unlikely. Next!

Like Romney, Rick Santorum is a good-looking man. But unlike Romney, Santorum has a prominent feature that gets in the way, literally. How can we possibly hear anything the man says when his crooked nose commands more attention than his words? Enough said. Next!

John Huntsman. Who? The guy with the three naughty daughters making campaign videos without his consent. Oh, that guy. Yes, that guy. Next!

Let’s face it: Herman Cain looks good for his age. But, apparently, allegedly, reportedly, he looks a bit too good to some of the ladies, especially those not wanting to have anything to do with him. Like John Edwards before him, Cain is yet another reminder that looks can be a double edged sword. He dropped out of the race Dec. 3 amid allegations of sexual harassment and an extramarital affair. Sorry Cain. Next!

Rick Perry is the wild card of the group and not only because he’s a wild cowboy. Perry has a powerful weapon, and I’m not talking about his guns back in Texas. His looks are ordinary, but he has an extraordinary feature that takes him from average to attractive: a charming smile. That smile could persuade voters to like his face, and if they like the face, they like the man, and if they like the man, they’ll vote for him. But Perry would have to get past the “pit bull” image he acquired after barking at Romney during a debate over the hiring of illegal aliens. He would also have to get past the “dunce” sign that appeared on his forehead when he forgot the name of the third government agency he would eliminate if he became president during yet another debate, and later when he reminded a group of students turning 21 (voting age is 18) to vote on the Nov 12 elections (Election Day falls on Nov 6 next year). And let’s not forget the “crazy” label bestowed upon him when a video of Perry giving a speech seemingly drunk or high went viral. But all he has to do is keep smiling, and if Newt neglects to be blunt about his head, Perry will have a shot, no pun intended.

Mitt is taller and louder than Paul. He has more than one facial expression and more than one script, unlike Bachmann. His head is in proportion to his body and not freakish like Newt’s. His nose is relatively straight, so when he speaks, we hear what he says. He’s still in the race and won’t be dropping out because of a sexual scandal. Huntsman? Who? He’s better looking than Perry, although Perry’s smile represents a real threat to the Romney campaign, and as attractive as Obama.

Keep in mind that, although you don’t know this, I predicted Obama would not win unless someone did something about his Michelle’s face. Those thick, black, arched-to-the-moon eyebrows that made her look like an evil witch in every photo were going to cost him the election. Someone in that campaign must have heard my thoughts because soon enough Michelle showed up with thinner, lighter, less pointy eyebrows. The result? Obama won. See?

Ikea's latest design has font nerds fuming

I'm not among the busiest people in the world, but even I am to busy for this.

"This" is what people with no health issues or financial problems do with their time, if you ask me.

From NPR news:

Ikea, the Swedish furniture chain, said Sunday it never expected such a backlash after switching typeface in its latest catalog.

The company's decision to make its first such font change in 50 years — from the iconic Futura typeface to the Verdana one — has caused a worldwide reaction on the Internet. The catalog, which the company advertises as the world's most printed book, was distributed last month.

"We're surprised," said Ikea spokeswoman Camilla Meiby. "But I think it's mainly experts who have expressed their views, people who are interested in fonts. I don't think the broad public is that interested."

A page from the 2010 IKEA catalog.

Verdana was invented by Microsoft for use on a computer screen, not on paper. Its wide, open letters with space between characters are designed to increase legibility on small computer screens.

Ikea said that in order to reach many people in many different ways, it needed a font that works in both digital and print media.

"Verdana is a simple, cost-effective font which works well in all media and languages," Meiby said.

But some Ikea fans were outraged (outraged?), finding Verdana less elegant than Futura. (Less elegant? It's a freakin furniture catalog, for Xst's sake.)

The online forum Typophile ended its first post with the words, "It's a sad day." (I wonder what these Typophiles will do with themselves when something truly sad happens...geez.)

A week ago, Romanian design consultant Marius Ursache started an online petition called "Ikea, please get rid of Verdana." On Sunday, the campaign had more than 2,700 signatures. (A petition? Are you kidding? That guy needs to step away from his computer long enough to get a life and not care.)

The move to a simple, modern-looking font also fueled Twitter posts such as "Ikea, stop the Verdana madness" and "Words can't describe my disgust." (They're either too happy, so this is akin to cancer for them, or not happy enough, so they're miserable about everything, including a dumb font.)

Swedish art director Christoph Comstedt disagreed.

"I don't think the average consumer will react, maybe people in the advertising business," Comstedt said.

Ikea has 246 stores selling inexpensive but stylish furnishings globally and around 140,000 staff members.

I wish Ikea's font was our worst problem.

Source: NPR

Robin Williams, Inside the Actor's Studio (Part 6)

Without a doubt the best of all the parts of the two-hour special and Robin at his best.

Host James Lipton asks Robin about his thought process in comedy -- "How do you explain the mental reflexes that you deploy and are deploying tonight with such awesome speed? Are you thinking faster than the rest of us? What the hell is going on?" -- and he to responds by improvising an amazingly funny routine.

Not to be missed!

Jackson's death a homicide, Murray is burnt toast

Got toast? Yes we do!

No surprises here, though the type and amount of drugs Dr. Toast gave Michael prior to the dose of propofol is shocking. Irresponsible would be an understatement, if you ask me.

(CNN) - The Los Angeles coroner has concluded preliminarily that singer Michael Jackson died of an overdose of propofol, a powerful sedative he was given to help him sleep, according to court documents released Monday.

Los Angeles coroner Dr. Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran reached that preliminary conclusion after reviewing toxicology results carried out on Jackson's blood, according to a search warrant and affidavit unsealed in Houston, Texas.

The affidavit, used to outline probable cause for search warrants of the offices of doctors who are believed to have treated Jackson, disclosed many details of drugs given to Jackson in the weeks before his death.

Jackson family lawyer Londell McMillan said the report "reaffirms the very sad reality that there was a tragic and gross violation of duty and care for Michael Jackson."

The publicist for Jackson's family said the "family looks forward to the day that justice can be served."

"The Jackson family has full confidence in the legal process, and commends the ongoing efforts of the L.A. County Coroner, the L.A. District Attorney and the L.A. Police Department," the statement said.

While Murray fucked up and he will likely pay for it, I think many people--the family in particular--are forgetting that Michael should be held accountable for his actions. He was an adult. He was addicted. He had choices--difficult, limited, but choices nonetheless. He chose poorly.

The Associated Press is quoting a single law enforcement official, who said the L.A. County Coroner ruled Michael Jackson's death a homicide. The Los Angeles County Coroner's office told CNN they had "no comment" on the report. An LAPD spokesman said the story did not come from their department.

"We will not comment on the "anonymous" law enforcement source that claims that Michael Jackson's death will be ruled a homicide," Murray's lawyer Ed Chernoff said in a statement on his firm's Web site. "Most of the reports by "anonymous" sources have been proven wrong. We will be happy to address the Coroner's report when it is officially released."

The 32-page warrant said Dr. Conrad Murray, Jackson's personal physician, told a detective that he had been treating Jackson for insomnia for six weeks. Murray said each night he gave Jackson 50 mg of propofol, also known as Diprivan, diluted with the anesthetic lidocaine via an intravenous drip.

Worried that Jackson may have been becoming addicted to the drug, the Houston cardiologist said he attempted to wean him from it, putting together combinations of other drugs that succeeded in helping Jackson sleep during the two nights prior to his death.

On June 22 Murray said he gave Jackson a cocktail of drugs similar to what he gave him on the day he died, June 25 -- propofol, Ativan and Versed, which helped the star fall asleep, according to the documents. On June 23 he gave Jackson only the Ativan and Versed, which helped him sleep.

But on June 25, other drugs failed to do the job, as Murray recounted to detectives in an hour-by-hour account detailed by detective Orlando Martinez of the Los Angeles Police Department:

-- At about 1:30 a.m., Dr. Toast gave Jackson 10 mg of Valium.

-- At about 2 a.m., he injected Jackson with 2 mg of the anti-anxiety drug Ativan.

-- At about 3 a.m., Murray then administered 2 mg of the sedative Versed.

-- At about 5 a.m., he administered another 2 mg of Ativan.

-- At about 7:30 a.m., Murray gave Jackson yet another 2 mg of Versed while monitoring him with a device that measured the oxygen saturation of his blood.

-- At about 10:40 a.m., "after repeated demands/requests from Jackson," Murray administered 25 mg of propofol, the document said.

Holy crap!!!

"Jackson finally went to sleep and Murray stated that he remained monitoring him. After approximately 10 minutes, Murray stated he left Jackson's side to go to the restroom and relieve himself. Murray stated he was out of the room for about two minutes maximum. Upon his return, Murray noticed that Jackson was no longer breathing," the affidavit said.

Efforts at CPR proved fruitless, according to Murray.

Shortly after Murray said he found Jackson not breathing, Murray was on the phone with three separate callers starting at 11:18 a.m. and ending at 12:05 p.m., according to the court documents which cite the doctor's phone records.

"Murray didn't tell this to anyone when he was interviewed," the court documents said.

Chernoff denied the timeline referenced in the affidavit.

"Much of what was in the search warrant affidavit is factual. However, unfortunately, much is police theory. Most egregiously, the timeline reported by law enforcement was not obtained through interviews with Dr. Murray, as was implied by the affidavit," the statement said. "Dr. Murray simply never told investigators that he found Michael Jackson at 11:00 a.m. not breathing. He also never said that he waited a mere 10 minutes before leaving to make several phone calls. In fact, Dr. Murray never said that he left Michael Jackson's room to make phone calls at all."

The document also cited reports from staff at the University of California at Los Angeles Medical Center, where Jackson's body was taken, who said Murray "admitted" to having given Jackson flumazenil to counteract the Ativan.

The document lists another five doctors and a nurse practitioner who reportedly treated Jackson.

"Detectives ... believe that the miscellaneous prescriptions, from multiple doctors ... could have contributed to his death," the document said.

"It cannot be determined whether the cause of death is due to the actions of a single night and/or a single doctor, or the grossly negligent treatment of several doctors over an extended period of time."

According to the warrant and affidavit, Murray said he was not the first doctor to give Jackson the powerful anesthetic, which the singer called his "milk." The drug has a milky appearance.

Jackson also told Murray about two unknown doctors in Germany who gave him propofol, according to documents.

Documents show police found eight bottles of propofol inside Jackson's home.

A search of Murray's doctor bag, which he left at the house the day Jackson died, contained multiple bottles/vials of Lidocaine and several bottles/vials of propofol, Ativan, Versed and Anexate, according to the documents.

The affidavit said a search of Jackson's home revealed "numerous bottles of medications" at Jackson's bedside that were prescribed by Murray and two other physicians -- Dr. Allan Metzger and Dr. Arnold Klein.

Many of the drugs "have an indicated or off label use in the treatment of insomnia," the affidavit said.

Metzger's lawyer told CNN last month that Metzger -- who treated Jackson in 2003 -- refused Jackson's request in April for a propofol prescription.

Klein -- a dermatologist who also was Jackson's longtime friend -- has insisted he never gave Jackson dangerous drugs.

Jackson visited Klein's Beverly Hills, California, medical office just days before his June 25 death.

Murray took the job as Jackson's personal physician in May, as the pop star was preparing for a series of comeback concerts set to begin in July at London's O2 arena.

Murray told investigators that Jackson would not tell him what drugs other doctors had given him, but he did tell Murray the medicine given to him by Klein and Metzger was not working, the affidavit said.

The DEA has been unable to find a record of Dr. Murray purchasing, ordering or obtaining any propofol under his medical license or DEA number, according to the documents.

Source: CNN, McHumor, CartoonStock

Why primary care doctors are fed up

Interesting commentary on healthcare reform from the primary care doctor's point of view posted on CNN. I find myself agreeing with some of his points and disagreeing with others--typical of the reform debate.

(CNN) -- Health policy experts agree that any reform in our health care system must include a well-educated, caring primary care doctor who is able to manage the health of his or her patients with an eye to using resources optimally to keep costs down.

That's a tall order and it seems that few policy makers realize the value of primary care physicians.

People are making a huge assumption in this reform effort that as we extend coverage to millions who don't have health insurance, there will be doctors there to actually provide the health care. Fewer and fewer medical students are choosing primary care and many primary care doctors are leaving the field.

Let me share with you why we are losing so many primary care doctors. What follows are a few examples I experience each week.

How many dozens of chest pain patients have I seen in the last month for whom I didn't order an EKG, get a consult, set up nuclear imaging or send for a catheterization?

Only I have the advantage of knowing how anxious some are and that they have had similar symptoms over the last 20 years. After a history and exam, I am willing to make the call that this is not heart disease. In doing so, I save the system tens of thousands of dollars.

Most of these patients are worked into a busy day, pushing me even deeper into that mire of tardiness for which I will be chastised by at least six patients before the end of the day. My reward for working these people in and making the call is at most $75.

How many times has an anxious patient come in demanding an endoscopy who I examined and then decided to treat less invasively for three to four weeks first? Few of these patients are happy no matter how many times I explain that it is reasonable to treat their reflux symptoms for several weeks before endoscopy.

Dr. Vance Harris (right) says primary care doctors get minuscule payment for saving the system huge sums of money.

This delay in referral has led to many tense moments in the last 20 years. The cost savings to the system is thousands of dollars each and every time I am willing to make the call and go with the treatment. My reward is about $55 from Medicare and private health insurers.

How many low back pain patients have come to the office in agony knowing that there has to be something serious to cause this kind of pain? A good history and exam allows me to reassure the patient that there is nothing we need to operate on and that the risk of missing anything is low.

This takes a lot of time to explain as I teach them why they don't need an MRI. If someone else ordered the MRI, guess who gets to explain the significance of bulging disks to an alarmed patient? Setting realistic expectations on recovery and avoiding needless imaging helps saves the system thousands of dollars. My reward is another $55.

How many diabetics do I struggle with, trying to get them to take better care of themselves? How many hours have I spent with teenage diabetics who will not check their blood sugar and forget half of their insulin doses?

Hundreds of hours seem wasted until one day they open their eyes and want to take care of themselves. My reward for years of struggle is a few hundred dollars at best. The savings to society for my hard work and never-give-up attitude is in the tens of thousands of dollars.

I am in my 22nd year in practice, now caring for 3,600 patients. Having me in the system has resulted in savings in the hundreds of thousands of dollars each and every year. My financial incentive to hang in there and work harder is that I now make less than half what I did 20 years ago. This year I will make even less.

These are the reasons so many physicians have left medicine entirely and most of us who are left wonder how long can we continue to work like this? I have always served my fellow man out of a sense of love and compassion. That's why I went into medicine.

I have been richly rewarded by my patients over the decades as they have appreciated my judgment and skills. Isn't it a shame that after all this time and with skills honed by decades of experience, many of us can no longer afford to work as a physician?

No one is talking about this on the national level. If they don't address these issues, then good luck having physician assistants provide the safety net with two years of training. Good luck getting newly trained physicians once they see our salaries. Good luck finding internists in your community with only 1% of medical students going into internal medicine.

Good luck recruiting primary care specialists when we are projected to be short 39,000 by 2020, according to the American Academy of Family Physicians. And nearly half of all doctors surveyed by the Physicians' Foundation have said that over the next three years they plan to reduce the number of patients they see or stop practicing entirely.

I know this is true because I am struggling to find a primary care doctor to take care of my wife and myself. Now that is ironic. Anyone know who is taking new patients in California?

Editor's note: Dr. Vance Harris is a primary care physician in Redding, California.

Source: CNN

Heidi Montag wrecks at Miss Universe pageant

All I can say is, OMFG! OMFG! OMFG!!!

How could they put her on air, and during a live broadcast? Didn't anyone--from her manager (is that her dumb fuck husband Spencer?), agent, the pageant people, NBC, Trump...someone for Xst sake!--notice that she can't dance at all? Not to mention the efforts at lipsynching an already shitty song sang with a shitty voice. Oh, dear...

It was painful to watch. She looked...watchamacallit...retarded. And the pants...WTF was that?!

That was no Ricky Martin. That was a monumental train wreck, if you ask me.



Source: YouTube

Jenkins travels light to Canada after killing ex-wife

Ryan Jenkins and his wife, model Jasmine Fiore, whose naked body was found stuffed in a suitcase. The reality TV contestant has fled to Canada as police sought him for questioning. (AP/Neitzel/WireImage)

I haven't posted anything about this case because I thought it was yet another body-in-a-suitcase story, but I've decided that there's enough here to make it blog-worthy and nominate the killer for this week's Sick Fuck of the Week award. So here go--

This story is about a reality TV contestant and model--the ideal American couple--who thought they would get married and live happily ever after. Two months later, the marriage was annulled because he allegedly turned out to be a psycho, and three months after that, she was found naked in a suitcase.

A reality show contestant--that is, a fake--and a model with an obvious-to-the-naked-eye-mostly-fake body--a match seemingly made in heaven that ended up in hell.

Jasmine Fiore's nude body was found strangled and stuffed inside a suitcase in a dumpster outside Los Angeles Saturday by a bum looking for recyclables after her ex-husband, Ryan Jenkins, reported her missing. Her teeth had been pulled and fingers cut off to hinder the identification of the body.

By the time she was identified on Tuesday, Jenkins was long gone.

His SUV and an empty boat trailer were found late Wednesday at a marina in Washington, and someone claims he arrived by boat some 10 miles away at Point Roberts near Canada. It is believed he crossed the border on foot.

Law enforcement officials are saying they will leave "no stone unturned" to find him.

Fiore, 26, and Jenkins, 32, married in a quickie Las Vegas wedding in March. The 26-year-old swimsuit model ended the marriage in May, claiming Jenkins was a control freak and "insanely jealous."

Today it was reported that Jenkins, originally from Calgary, beat up a former girlfriend several years ago and was ordered to see a shrink for sex addiction.

He was initially charged with assault causing bodily harm when he was busted in July 2005 but pleaded guilty to a lesser charge, for which he was sentenced to 15 months probation in January 2007 and ordered to undergo psychological counseling for domestic violence and outpatient treatment for sex addiction.

This prince charming reportedly was also facing trial in Nevada for punching Fiore on the arm with enough force to throw her into a pool in June. Jenkins was charged with misdemeanor domestic violence and had a court date in December.

Jenkins was a contestant on the VH1 reality shows Megan Wants a Millionaire and I Love Money 3, which wrapped up production in July. The last show--on which he was dubbed "Smooth Operator" by a castmate--might never air because of Ryan possibly having murdered and mutilated Fiore. Now deleted, Jenkins' profile on VH1's website described him as an investment banker. How "real" is that?

"I never had a good vibe with him," Fiore's mother, Lisa Lepore, told celebrity gossip website TMZ, describing Jenkins as "really cheap and just weird."

"I want to hold him down and pull his teeth out," Lepore told the Daily News.

"We want to ask everybody in Canada not to hide him," she added. "He can't get away with this."

Jenkins has been charged with first-degree murder.

So, will they find him, or will he get away with it?

If this were a Law & Order episode, he would foolishly ship himself to who knows where in a suitcase only to be found in a baggage claim carousel by ultra-smart detectives as the ominous keyboard music crescendoes...

Sources: HLN, Daily News, TMZ, MSNBC
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