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Someone wrote my phone number on the wall at a club called McCoys I think and I started getting phone calls from people late at night who saw the number and wanted to express their feelings haha..

What “feelings” did these people express? Read more, after the jump.

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Are you all ready for the weekend yet? If so, I hope you have something fun planned—and I also hope that you’ll get more piece of mind than Parisa did last weekend. In a message posted on her private Facebook, Parisa said this: “Thank you whoever wrote my number on the wall at some club and the lovely drunk that woke me up to tell me Dunbar sucks.”

I followed up with the reality star and she gave me a unique view into the cast members’ lives post-filming. Here’s a taste:

• Cast members do not see the episodes in advance (with the exception of the first two episodes). They watch them live on Wednesday nights, just like you.
• “I check in with your blog regularly and noticed the change in pace over there, glad to see you’re doing well.” See! By reading this you are among the stars!
• “I goofed thinking that this person was my friend, investing time and care into a friendship that definitely isn’t being portrayed as mutual.” Who could she be talking about? Find out soon.

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By now I’m going to assume that you’ve all seen “The Real World” premiere that aired (for the first time) on Wednesday. Well, do you love it or do you LOVE it? That was a loaded question. Here’s my take on things:

• KellyAnne is one of those angsty, live-journal-writing 7th grade types. The reason Parisa was all up in your business, dear, is that you fell over drunk your first night there. And you thought Parisa made a bad first impression! Also, classy hot tub charade.
• Isaac, I’m sorry to say, seems either way overwhelmed or personality-less. We barely saw one full conversation of his, but this very possibly is editing trickery. I think he’s got a lot of potential to be one of the sane roommates.
• Oh, Parisa! Don’t you guys feel her pain? She is trapped on an island with thoughtless bimbettes. I’ll admit that she did seem to be looking for trouble during a few “conversations,” but she’s clearly at a maturity level that her roommates will reach when they’re old and–actually, probably never.
• Shauvon surprised me. Her huge knockers and bleach blonde hair make her seem superficial, but she actually seemed rather smart, don’t you think? She’s done right by choosing team Parisa, but she’s still able to be diplomatic with the other roommates. And did I mention those knockers!
• Trisha seems whiny. I’m on her side with the whole dishwasher argument, but her constant complaining sabotaged any merit that she would have had. The “she didn’t even speak English” thing was poor form as well. I mean, it’s fine to gripe once about how you can’t communicate with the McDonalds lady, but we don’t need to hear over and over again how some crazy foreigner didn’t rush to get you a “crunchy McFlurry.”
• Ooooh, Dunbar. I’m trying really hard to not mention anything physical because, like, I’m not a superficial person? (Right.) Anyway! He seems sane, like Parisa. It would be difficult to have someone like KellyAnne throwing herself at you while trying to maintain a relationship back home. I truly hope he succeeds with that relationship, but we’ll see how he fares in Sydney.
• Is Cohutta from the United States? I kid, I kid! KellyAnne was right when she said, “Is that accent real?” Too bad she spiraled from there. I think Cohutta seems genuine–you know, one of those all-around good guy types. I bet he has a farmer’s tan.

I’m all out of breath! Because I love my readership so very much, click “read the rest of this entry” to get an EXCLUSIVE tidbit that explains how Parisa and KellyAnne feel about each other now, after the show is done taping.

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As the credits rolled on a “My Super Sweet 16 Remix” yesterday, MTV aired the video for Sean Kingston’s song “Beautiful Girls.” What viewers quickly realized, however, was that the song appeared severely edited and censored. Since this video’s airdate on July 3, 2007, many fans have been wondering why the song has been so heavily edited. Below is the CENSORED video for “Beautiful Girls,” exclusively from WatchingMTV.com.

The song’s normal lyrics go like this:

You’re way too beautiful girl
That’s why it’ll never work
You’ll have me suicidal, suicidal
When you say it’s over
Damn all these beautiful girls
They only wanna do your dirt
They’ll have you suicidal, suicidal
When they say it’s over

In the edited version, the word “suicidal” is completely cut out. This word is the cornerstone of the song, so the edit job truly changes the song’s core. What do you think: is the edit fair, or is it a faulty act of censorship?

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Lucky you, you’re one of the very first people to hear directly from the new “Real World” cast! Here’s what Parisa had to say to the wonderful WatchingMTV.com readers:

a lot of sites seem to be focusing on the fact that i’m persian/muslim instead of my professional and academic background (i worked in finance all throughout college and almost went on to investment banking before deciding to quit my job junior year and going back to performing arts, taking acting classes at the [NYU] Stella Adler studio and recording and performing again as a vocalist… that’s a huge life decision in itself and then i was cast on the real world right after graduating in december as the ball was rolling with the music stuff so it’s crazy to be introduced to the world as “the muslim girl”)

Even though this season marks the first time that a Persian-American has been cast for the show, it’s clear that Parisa was cast for other reasons as well. One thing the casting directors look for in every prospective “Real World”er is a layered personality. The show’s producers know that there has to be enough story to last about 22 episodes, so it’s important to cast people with varied personality traits. Can’t wait to see how this cast fairs!

I’m trying out a new thing here at WatchingMTV.com. Each night, I’ll be giving you a sneak peek at what’s coming the next day. It will only be a short little blurb, so you’ll have to come back the next day to find out the whole story. (Am I a genius or what?)

Tomorrow!

• You’ll get to finally read that exclusive scoop I got from Parisa from the next “Real World” cast.
• You’ll see a whole gaggle of new, tantalizing pictures of a certain “The Hills” star.
• And more!

See you then!