This ad... is da bomb. One of my favorite show tunes! I Feel Pretty, sung by Maria (how appropriate) in West Side Story. I want to play Maria (as in, be in the musical, not play with Sharapova!). I can't stop watching it hAHAH.. it's so cute.
Monday, August 28, 2006
Friday, August 25, 2006
If you're Rihanna, don't read this! --FURTHER BASHING ADDED!
Puh-leeze...
RIHANNA... what a sorry excuse for a pop singer. What did the producers see or hear in her? Her voice is instantly recognizable by its extremely nasal sound. And she's not physically attractive (I'm SORRY, she's just NOT) nor is she an exceptional performer like many of her female pop/R&B contemporaries with one name. The fact that she does so many cameos and appearance in non-music related shows (Bring It On 2, My Super Sweet Sixteen, etc.) tells me that she needs all this extra publicity that's obviously put together by her powerful producers as a desperate attempt to boost popularity and record sales. Her song "Unfaithful," how inappropriate for someone like her to be singing it. She 18, it's just awkward that she's singing about how she's mentally murdering her husband/boyfriend by cheating on him. Wassup? You're 18, CHILL. And I can totally see someone like Christina Aguilera or Kelly Clarkson making this terrible song (so partially not her fault) non-excruciating. It's just the nasally thing is not for this very BAD song.
OK about that song "Unfaithful" (I previously thought it was called "Murderer" OK whatever). Is it JUST ME? Has anyone else noticed the similarities to Rob Thomas's "Lonely No More"??? If you don't know these two songs, here are the lyrics of the chorus, which are VERY similar, and I'M NOT KIDDING, the melodies are ALMOST IDENTICAL (well except Lonely No More is better).
Unfaithful (youtube here, OMG, it's SOOO BAD):
I don't wanna do this anymore
I don't wanna be the reason why
Every time I walk out the door
I see him die a little more inside
Lonely No More (youtube here):
I don't wanna be lonely no more
I don't wanna have to pay for this
I don't want to know the lover at my door
Is just another heartache on my list
RIHANNA... what a sorry excuse for a pop singer. What did the producers see or hear in her? Her voice is instantly recognizable by its extremely nasal sound. And she's not physically attractive (I'm SORRY, she's just NOT) nor is she an exceptional performer like many of her female pop/R&B contemporaries with one name. The fact that she does so many cameos and appearance in non-music related shows (Bring It On 2, My Super Sweet Sixteen, etc.) tells me that she needs all this extra publicity that's obviously put together by her powerful producers as a desperate attempt to boost popularity and record sales. Her song "Unfaithful," how inappropriate for someone like her to be singing it. She 18, it's just awkward that she's singing about how she's mentally murdering her husband/boyfriend by cheating on him. Wassup? You're 18, CHILL. And I can totally see someone like Christina Aguilera or Kelly Clarkson making this terrible song (so partially not her fault) non-excruciating. It's just the nasally thing is not for this very BAD song.
OK about that song "Unfaithful" (I previously thought it was called "Murderer" OK whatever). Is it JUST ME? Has anyone else noticed the similarities to Rob Thomas's "Lonely No More"??? If you don't know these two songs, here are the lyrics of the chorus, which are VERY similar, and I'M NOT KIDDING, the melodies are ALMOST IDENTICAL (well except Lonely No More is better).
Unfaithful (youtube here, OMG, it's SOOO BAD):
I don't wanna do this anymore
I don't wanna be the reason why
Every time I walk out the door
I see him die a little more inside
Lonely No More (youtube here):
I don't wanna be lonely no more
I don't wanna have to pay for this
I don't want to know the lover at my door
Is just another heartache on my list
HERE COMES SURVIVOR
I know this officially makes me the biggest dork ever, but I am excited out of my mind about the new season of "Survivor"!!! The teams are gonna be divided up by race--blacks, whites, hispanics, asians--isn't that awesome?! Will citizens of the world ever cease to be intrigued by race? It's gonna premiere on September 14. I can't wait I can't wait!
Survivor talk makes me feel seriously deprived of a fulfilling TV schedule during the summer months. I'm not complaining; I quite like not having TV control my primetime hours. This summer, the only show for which I had appointment viewing is "The Closer," which rocks any other crime show's pants off. I am soooo excited about "Survivor" and having something to look forward to every Thursday! OK and "Lost" and "ANTM" on Wednesdays. And "Veronica Mars" on Tuesdays. But on a scale of 1 to 10, my excitement about "Survivor" is always a 10, while the other ones are just 9 HAHAHA.
Survivor talk makes me feel seriously deprived of a fulfilling TV schedule during the summer months. I'm not complaining; I quite like not having TV control my primetime hours. This summer, the only show for which I had appointment viewing is "The Closer," which rocks any other crime show's pants off. I am soooo excited about "Survivor" and having something to look forward to every Thursday! OK and "Lost" and "ANTM" on Wednesdays. And "Veronica Mars" on Tuesdays. But on a scale of 1 to 10, my excitement about "Survivor" is always a 10, while the other ones are just 9 HAHAHA.
Wednesday, August 23, 2006
Quote of the day
"I wanna be the light that burns out your eyes 'cause I know little things about me that would sing in the silence." --Counting Crows, "Catapult"
"Catapult" is one crazy-ass song.
BTW, the tape player didn't work, hafta get another one. The saga continues...
"Catapult" is one crazy-ass song.
BTW, the tape player didn't work, hafta get another one. The saga continues...
Monday, August 14, 2006
Monday, August 07, 2006
Movies, crises
Firstly, I bought a good/new tape recorder/player on Ebay for pretty cheap. I'm gonna try to sell my digital one, which is so argh because I'm gonna lose so much money on it. I'm gonna try to post for sale ads in the Medill (NU School of Journalism) buildings, since it's really a voice recorder and not a music recorder.
Secondly, we found an apartment and will sign lease soon. Yay... I pretty much found out there are mid-rise buildings (7-story) on the 800th block of Hinman Ave, so I drove over there to check 'em out. Ended up walking in one building, looked at the available apts, got my husband to look after work, submitted application the next day, and I am loving our future apartment so far.
This weekend we saw Little Miss Sunshine, which my husband loved and says best movie of the year so far. I liked it but don't feel strongly about it. Actually some parts made me sad, even though it's not a sad movie at all, I'm just messed up. But I liked Steve Carell best.... On Saturday, while doing my work of cutting and folding (total bummer: I had to buy a roll of over-priced paper and cut 110 squares, when they sell the pre-cut squares for MUCH cheaper online, but I couldn't wait for shipping), I put in A Very Long Engagement, and has anyone seen this? I love it, but even though I've seen it 3 times, I can't get the characters straight... and the music is so saaaad... and the seaside-lighthouse-tuba parts are saaad... see it.
And I am having a crisis about booking plane tickets home, which will end tomorrow will lots of dollars.
And I am having a crisis about a large order... due to various payment-related complications... I am waiting for a check... and I HATE waiting for transactions... and people who are sending me money who don't return emails promptly... because I'm a control freak.
Secondly, we found an apartment and will sign lease soon. Yay... I pretty much found out there are mid-rise buildings (7-story) on the 800th block of Hinman Ave, so I drove over there to check 'em out. Ended up walking in one building, looked at the available apts, got my husband to look after work, submitted application the next day, and I am loving our future apartment so far.
This weekend we saw Little Miss Sunshine, which my husband loved and says best movie of the year so far. I liked it but don't feel strongly about it. Actually some parts made me sad, even though it's not a sad movie at all, I'm just messed up. But I liked Steve Carell best.... On Saturday, while doing my work of cutting and folding (total bummer: I had to buy a roll of over-priced paper and cut 110 squares, when they sell the pre-cut squares for MUCH cheaper online, but I couldn't wait for shipping), I put in A Very Long Engagement, and has anyone seen this? I love it, but even though I've seen it 3 times, I can't get the characters straight... and the music is so saaaad... and the seaside-lighthouse-tuba parts are saaad... see it.
And I am having a crisis about booking plane tickets home, which will end tomorrow will lots of dollars.
And I am having a crisis about a large order... due to various payment-related complications... I am waiting for a check... and I HATE waiting for transactions... and people who are sending me money who don't return emails promptly... because I'm a control freak.