Four months after Kirkland single dad/douchebag extraordinaire Jason Mesnick dumped her ass on national television, Melissa Rycroft has gotten over her Bachelor days by getting engaged to insurance agent Tye Strickland. Rycroft announced the engagement yesterday on Good Morning America, where she is a correspondent this summer (huh?) after her post-Bachelor stint on Dancing with the Stars. Meanwhile, Jason Mesnick and his still-girlfriend Molly Malaney (her? is she funny or something?) will be guests on GMA tomorrow. Potentially AWK-WARD! more ›

Oh Jason, it seems like you just can't figure out what you want. Star Magazine sent us this teaser for a story in an upcoming issue of their rag: "Bachelor Jason Mesnick has changed his mind--again! After handing Melissa Rycroft the rose and then, in a shocking turnaround, dumping her for Molly Malaney, STAR has learned that he's had another change of heart and wants Melissa back! 'I made a mistake!' he confessed to Melissa, who's now dazzling fans on Dancing with the Stars. Will she take him back? We have the inside story!" more ›

• Big Blog won points with a post about The Bachelor's ex-wife and her YouTubed guest spot as a groupie on local band Out From Underneath's Seattle-heavy music video. Onwards and upwards, Gas Works Park.
• The blog formerly known as bigasscity is quoting none other than ZZ Top while crunching the numbers about Metro's projected budget shortfall and how much money the city could have saved by rejecting the bored tunnel viaduct replacement option.
• Cliff Mass thinks it's "pretty definite": we're looking at more snow, probably on Sunday. Actually, that works well with our schedule. How kind of the gods to check with Seattlest HQ's Google Calendar before sending the cold front!

And lo, it came to pass that all that was predicted/leaked about this season of The Bachelor came to be, just as Reality Steve said. That's called prophecy, bitches. It is written. Jason Mesnick proposed to Melissa on the finale, only to dump her ass six weeks later (one hour in TV time) on the "After the Final Rose" special for Molly, the girl he had jilted just an hour earlier. Kinda a dick move, guy. more ›

Tonight's the big final rose ceremony on this season of The Bachelor, featuring Kirkland's own Jason Mesnick--but as always there are rumors on the internets. more ›

Look, we don't actually watch The Bachelor. In fact, all we know about the show is gathered from either The Soup or Videogum. And yet we feel obligated to report that yesterday, the latter had a piece that referred us to this New York Times article about how this season's ratings are up because womenz luv babiez or something. more ›

We don't know yet if Griffey will come back to Seattle, and Army officials are still figuring out why the 16-year-old civilian girl found dead at Ft. Lewis was there at 3 a.m. Sunday. But this much we know is true: Bachelor Jason jilted Jillian because he wants a lover, not a best friend. more ›

Since the only thing worse than being on the dole is being kicked off it, we're glad the feds are extending our unemployment benefits in this state. Even REI is cutting jobs. Guess that outdoorsy date scene from The Bachelor didn't help? more ›

Capitol Hill Seattle was on fire today, with a Google-mapped report on the dog cops chased around Cal Anderson for an unreasonably long time and a poll on who should be the face on Capitol Hill's dollar bill. (Maybe we suggest Editor MvB's visage?) The Southlake enthused about The Bachelor's visit to Seattle, including five points of interest and--yes--a Google map of the episode's highlights. Cascade Bicycle and MyBallard want to talk about the Burke-Gilman's missing link. Matthew, Laurie and Iris over at Roots And Grubs were let down by their Trader Joes tortillas, but shared how they saved dinner. It sounds scrumptious! more ›

Well, you don't have to watch this season of The Bachelor to find out who Jason Mesnick wants to marry, because some guy (YouTube handle "handsomepete") recently made the above video with an airtight "pinky ring" theory. Looks like he's got some pretty solid TV stills-based evidence, though when you're dealing with reality television you can never tell. The post-production editing is where it's at, and we wouldn't put it past The Bachelor to end the season with some big PSYCHE. We have to agree with Videogum, when they assert that "making all of the women pose while Jason pretends to propose to them is EXACTLY the type of thing they would do on this show." more ›

After last night's season premiere of The Bachelor, audiences of sad, middle-aged women got a sneak peek of what's to come with the above teaser-filled three-minute montage. Looks like upstanding single dad/Kirkland douchebag Jason Mesnick--and yes, it's possible to be both--gives his potential future wives a taste of everything Seattle. They go on a boat! It rains! There's the mountains! They fly a seaplane! They climb the REI rock wall! Let's go hiking! Hey, it's the Market! He makes out with everybody everywhere! Insert obligatory shot of the Space Needle here. more ›

OMG! Dating news from our Eastside bureau! Kirkland Bachelor and babydaddy extraordinaire Jason Mesnick is engaged and the roses aren't even all gone yet. Huh? You'll still have to suffer through lots of bungee-jumping, beach-walking and wine-sipping before the big reveal. Could the lucky lady be DeAnna Pappas, the bachelorette who dumped him last season? For clues, tune to KOMO's exclusive interview, in which a shirtless Mesnick does some pull-ups. You can tell by his biceps that he likes blondes. more ›

Jason Mesnick was the big loser on last season's Bachelorette--the last guy standing (and willing to get on his knee) for a woman who chose the other man. But don't fret, reality TV fans and Kirkland cougars, Mesnick has just been named this years "Bachelor." That's right, this time around he will be the one breaking hearts and rejecting women in an attempt to find love, reality-TV-style. more ›

Jason Mesnick, second place on last season's The Bachelorette, was scheduled to host the August 14 radio show Chat With Women at the Waterfront Seafood Grill's romantic outdoor deck. It's been cancelled due to low attendance. The $125 ticket, a portion of which goes to the Kirkland Boys and Girls Club, includes three drinks, appetizers, and a chance to win dessert and an after-event drink with Mesnick. Do Seattle women scoff at such mating practices? Or do they not like the Boys and Girls Club? more ›

There are times when we’re sick of Seattle. Sick of the bad and/or utter lack of fashion, sick of the terrible drivers and even worse pedestrians, and certainly sick of all the hipsters in Capitol Hill. more ›

So Kirkland's Jason Mesnick did not end up with the bachelorette, despite all the blog commenters in his corner. The P-I has an interview with Jason today on life after one of the more public rejections you can receive (what's ABC's audience share these days?)--but if you take a look in the comments, you start feeling a little better for the guy. He's appreciated. Deeply. On a soul-level. Honestly, Cupid must be fat and lazy these days. Besides all the blog-love, some proactive women are on Craigslist's Missed Connections making sure he knows there are other connections he could be making. Va-voom. more ›