What did I do to deserve this?

Thank you, the powers that be at Bravo, for bringing Slade Smiley back into my life. Yes, Bravo has renewed The Real Housewives of Orange County (or RHOOC, as it's lovingly referred to by its biggest fans (ie The Pirate)). I can't wait to see what's happened to Lori and Sophie (did she get that laptop she wanted?) and Josh (has he fallen back into his old habits?), to Vicki and Michael (is he still lazy?) and unemployed Don (did he get a job?), to Jeana and Shane (did he make it through his first year of college?) and Colton (did he have a good baseball season?), to Kimberly and Travis (did he get to eat donuts for breakfast?) and to the annoying teenage daughters of them all. And, of course, to the trials and tribulations of Slade Smiley and Jo.

Is Coto still overrun by rabbits? Did Slade get that big job he wanted? Has Kimberly's skin cancer come back? Is Jeana's husband back from rehab? Did Jo quit her job? Did Vicki tone down? Did Lauri find a boyfriend? Did she return to the Playboy mansion and fall in love with Hef? Will she be on The Girls Next Door next season, too? Did Shane get drafted?

So many unanswered questions.

Late 2006 cannot get here fast enough.