Hello, packers of balls or vajayjay! Welcome to the place where Gawker commenters live-blog the latest episode of Project Runway, drink too much and (in some cases) fantasize aloud about Olympic athletes. I'm your host, Hippity Klum, and before we get the party started tonight I'd like to share some kudos, an observation and a few "things to watch." The kudos go to commenter Lizawithazee, who made this prescient comment five minutes into last week's episode: "Here's a hint: don't let yourself lead a team. It's curtains, baby." The observation concerns Stella. You know how Tim Gunn tells the loser each week to "clean out your space"? Well, after crazy Stella gets the boot, one of the things she's gonna clean out of her space is a great big hammer. So when her time comes, my recommendation for Tim is to say: "Never mind about your space - we'll pack your stuff and send it to you later." And here are my suggested "things to watch for" this week:
  • Can trannies help lift this season out of the doldrums? Last season, a guy said "tranny" a lot and people loved it. How to top that? Tonight's answer (judging from the preview): Bring in real trannies! It might just work. Even better? Deliver a Christian Siriano catchphrase made flesh: An actual "hot tranny mess." Does RuPaul fit the bill? He's a tranny and probably a mess. But is he hot? Was he ever? Discuss.
  • Which designer's touching back-story will be featured tonight? This tends to be an omen for good or evil. Two weeks ago, it was Korto, who was the toast of the runway. Last week, it was Kelli, who was … toast.
  • Will Tim finally say "gay Jurassic park"? It's been in the previews for weeks now. But given how the editors have been swiping their preview bits from such far-off episodes lately, he may not actually say it until next season.
Finally, a quick note to any two-timing live-bloggers who plan to periodically switch channels tonight to drool over Olympic athletes: I have three, nasally-Kors-voice-inflected words for you - slutty, slutty, slutty! Which is OK, because we love sluts here. So happy live-blogging, everyslutty!