live-blogging the Project Runway season 7 premier (woo-hoo!)

Woo-hoo!  Project Runway's back and can I tell you how excited I am that Nina Garcia and Michael Kors will be judging each eppie?  Love.  They're back in New York.  Love.  Tim Gunn will not be standing uncomfortably on a beach in California, but back in Gotham where he belongs.  Double love.  

Let's start the show, shall we?

9pm Central, baby.  Sizing up the contestants.  Jeanne says she's "dorking out about being in New York."  Honey, I would too.  Ping Wu is a physical therapist and thinks that helps her as a designer.  O-tay.  LOVING Anthony Williams "it is hell being black and gay in the ghetto."  He wants to be a gown designer for Miss Universe.  Faux hawk Jay weighs 145lbs.  I remember when I weighed 145lbs.  That's an era I like to call 20 years ago.  Jesse works at Disney World as FREAKING JACK SPARROW.  Yeah, baby!  He's a pirate everyday!

9:04: love the punk chick already, she collects vinyl just like moi.  

9:05: they're reading the letter — TO THE ROOFTOP, BITCHES!

9:07: it's so good to see Tim back in New York.  He looks great.  Champagne!

9:08: Ben is a comic book guy.  Okay then.  Anna Marie has a little bitty face.  What a doll.

9:09: Look at all that fabric.  Gorgeous.  The challenge: 3 minutes to gather fabric & back to the workroom.  Emilio says "Tim says go and we are like fat people at a buffet in Vegas."  Okay, Emilio, no need for that action.

9:11: commercial.  Here are my initial thoughts:  After watching six seasons of this show, a few "characters" stand out — obviously our Gay Boy From The South, Anthony.  I think we'll see who has talent by the end of the show, but I hope there are some interesting challenges planned.  Last season was plagued with "make a pretty dress-itis" and I couldn't care less who won by the end of the season.  Back to the show!

9:16: oooo – the designers are getting notebook computers to sketch on.  Neat.  The dude with the star tattoo on his neck reminds me of Paul Westerburg from The Replacements.  Jonathan has a cute Morrissey look going on with the hair and glasses.  Cute boy.  Enter the models!

9:19: one of the models is 5'11".  She's an Amazon.  Tim's critiquing.  I want Tim to come help me assemble outfits in my closet everyday.  Star-neck-tatt guy has the zipper showing as a design element and that is SO over.  Ugh.  Jeaneane is kind of in trouble.  Anthony is making Tim laugh.  Okay, this other guy in a gray v-neck wants to make a mermaid train — dear sweet mother of Ariel, stop it.

9:24: Jeneane is starting over completely.  Poor girl.  

9:29: This is going to be interesting.  Ping Wu is something else, y'all.  I haven't figured out what that is yet.  

9:30: Tim is sending in the models.  OMG.  The weird guy that was in the gray v-neck is named Jesus.  Oh, Jesus.

9:31: 5 minutes 'til the runway.  Okay, Anthony is sewing his dress onto his model.  That's never a good sign.  

9:36: ya know what I find most interesting about the switch from Bravo to Lifetime?  The commercials are SO very different on Lifetime.  Centrum vitamins and Special K.  

9:38: YOU HAVE TO BE KIDDING ME.  Nicole Richie is a judge?  

9:39: some of these designers are smoking crack.  For realz.  Okay, I like Jay's – he may weigh what I did when I was 16, but boy can design an outfit.

9:41: Chrisiane's dress looks crazy.  Amy's looks like a harlequin gift bag.  Mila's dose nothing for me.  Don't like the jacket at all.  Anthony's is interesting.  Maya's looks comfy — kinda like a pillow on the bust that you could take a nap on if you got a little sleepy.

9:43: highest and lowest scores — Michael Kors thinks Anthony's dress looks like he glued a couple of dresses together.  C'mon, Kors!  You can do better than that!  Nina loves the guy who is not Paul Westerburg.  Nicole Richie loves Ping Wu.  She is clearly insane.  Clearly.  Jesus' dress is HORID.  Kors says it looks like a crocodile trunk.  Christiane's dress is not loved.  Nina is not liking it.  Kors isn't having it.  The all like Emilio's purple circle number.  I think it's the best on the runway.  

9:49: okay, kids – we know Anthony's not going home because he's a character.  I think it may be Jesus.  Poor Jesus.  Emilio for the win.  

9:56: Ping is safe. Emilo WINS!  Can I call them or what?  Love it.  GOOD JOB, EMILIO!  

9:57: auf wiedersehen, Christiane.  I feel like we barely knew you.  Best of luck to you in the fashion world.

PREVIEWS!  Oh, dear Lord, they're at a farm.  Tim said "screw the challenge."  Tim!  Such harsh language, I'm shocked!  

Well, honeys, I think this hour has give us much to be excited about for the season.  I'm blogged out.  Thanks for spending the hour with me!