this is going to be an official laguna beach blog soon

So here are some Laguna Beach blind items from E! Online:

Beach Bum: This castmember has been in and out of rehab many times, which is also the reason he or she wasn't even around for the first season of the show.

Beach Baddie: This castmember got into a knock-down, drag-out fight with a castmember of the opposite sex, bashing his or her head against a wall.

(Hint: Beach Bum and Beach Baddie are the same person.)

Edgy!

And here, maybe, are the answers:

• Also, turns out Jason has some MAJOR issues - the reason he didn't go to graduation.......he didn't graduate. He failed his senior year. Ditto for Talan.

• More on Jason - he has been in and out of rehab about 3 times in the past year. He is also bipolar and is on some major medication. His grandparents are the wealthy ones and his parents don't really work -just live off of the grandparents.

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• Another tidbit - Jason used to hit (ie, abuse) Alex M. when they dated. Per Alex M., the reason you didn't see that in the show is b/c MTV was trying to sell a fantasy. That is also why you don't see Alex M. and Jason actually break up.

Jason is kind of a disappointing answer to that mystery, I guess because he's such an obvious choice. Plus, I always thought he was just sort of a silent oaf who wouldn't actually hit anyone and who might drink a bit too much Coors once in a while and scrape his knee. But I guess he does too much coke once in a while and hits women, which is, I guess, different.

Oh, and look at this:

• Jessica is not very smart (duh!) nor very pretty in person. She is in community college and not doing a whole lot. Miss K. asked her if her parents were mortified by her behavior - she said they weren't exactly pleased. She just used Jeff (boy that was at end of season) didn't really like him, just wanted someone to make out with.

Jessica is starting to learn that it's better to use than to be used. Way to go, kid!