Thursday, February 28

FAMOUS LAST WORDS, Vol 1

"Is it not meningitis?" Louisa May Alcot

"Friends applaud, the comedy is finished!" Ludwig van Beethoven

"I am about to - or I am going to - die; either expression is correct." Dominique Bouhours, a French grammarian

"Turn up the lights, I don't want to go home in the dark." O. Henry

"Does nobody understand?" James Joyce

"Too late for fruit, too soon for flowers." Eugene O'Neil

"I've had 18 straight whiskies, I think that's a new record." Dylan Thomas

"Go away, I'm alright." H.G. Wells

Tuesday, February 26

SOBE THRILLER



This ad for Sobe Life Water (first aired during the SuperBowl), is pretty great, and a reminder of a time when Michael Jackson was known for music, and little else.

This is for the twins.

THE NEW MON CHI CHI

My younger sister and I were watching American Idol, and I mentioned how David Archuletta looked like a Mon Chi Chi. My sister, who is only 2 years younger than me, looked at me with a blank, confused look. "What's a Mon Chi Chi?" she asked.

A quick internet search turned up this photo:
And then, we compared them, side by side:
I stand by the comparison. Many media and web sources compare Archuletta to Sanjaya, as both are propelled by their young, rabid fan-base. I would stipulate that David (Mon Chi Chi) differs from Sangina, in that Mon Chi Chi can actually sing. God forbid someone do well in a singing competition who can actually sing.

The web search for the term, Mon Chi Chi also turned up this adorable (yet mildly disturbing) YouTube clip:

This now concludes our lesson on Mon Chi Chis.

HEE HEE HEE

This is good advice for a number of situations...

Monday, February 25

WHO DOES NUMBER TWO WORK FOR?

Thanks to Mr. 2Punk4U's blog, I heard a sneak peek of Janet Jackson's new alum. The track that caught my attention was So Much Betta, track #15. (You can hear it here.) It is a little bit of a Daft Punk rip-off, but a fun diddy, nonetheless. The lyric repeated, over and over, is, "tired of being number two." I know the song is meant to be sexy, or whatever (Ms. Jackson If You're nasty has been all sex for the last few albums), but all I can do is giggle when I hear the refrain.

HOWDY, Y'ALL

An article from the Charlotte Observer came my way that both tickled me and ticked me off. It was about Paula Deen. For the most part, the article defender her (it listed two of her recipes at the end), but it started off by sharing some of the horrible, hateful things being said about my Paula on the web... which got me to thinking about the Attack of the Claymates. At least the people attacking Paula are funny. One anti-Paula comment reads, "She would put mayo on aspirin." Which is a great deal funnier (and more intelligent) than the feces flung at me for my post on Clay and his fat, ugly ass.

So until my next post, I send you love and best dishes, from my kitchen to yers!

Sunday, February 24

ATTACK OF THE CLAYMATE(S?)

Well, after my last post about Gay Aikin, this blog was slammed with a bunch of comments defending Clay... now, these were all (except for one), anonymous which raises the following issues:

*Were there actually a bunch of Claymates outraged at my post, or just one Claymate in serious need of something productive to do with their time?

*Why are you attacking me, and defending him? He's overweight... it isn't my fault he let himself go. I'm not saying I'm a prize-winner, but I'm also not in the public eye for a living. (And that story about him being on Paxil? Puh-leeze!)

One post was nice enough to point out that I chose an unflattering picture of Clay, and offered this picture as "proof" that he looked "great" out of hair and makeup:
I would (still) beg to differ: I think he looks like a reject from H.R. Puff & Stuff. I would ask, in the future, if you have something to say to me, don't sign in as "anonymous." If you're going to attack me (or this blog), at least have the basic decency to identify yourself... especially when you're going to call me names and insult me.

Oh, and get a sense of humor.

GET IT OUT OF CONTROL



I love Mountain Dew (mostly the odd flavors, like Baja Blast and Code Red), and I actually liked the MD energy drink, Amp, but what I really love is this ad.

WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO YOU?

Not that he was all that cute to begin with, but what the hell happened to former American Idol runner-up, Clay Aiken? I know the costume is from the dreadful musical, Spamalot, but the hair, the extra 40 pounds or so and his complexion? Clay once had a hit song, Invincible, but now I think he should wish to be invisible.

Friday, February 22

2008 BEST PICTURE NOMINEES

I stole these from the PNSexplosion blog, Boomtacular. Thanks, guys!

Thursday, February 21

UH... ARE YOU GONNA PAY FOR THAT?

A new NPD Group survey found a major difference between Mac and PC users, when it comes to digital music. More Mac users listened to music on their computer than PC users (56% to 31%). They also outranked PC users in uploading to MP3 players (34% to 16%) and purchasing CDs from stores (32% 28%). Mac has always prided itself on appealing to a wider segment of the arts population, so most of these numbers are a surprise.

But one figure was a little bit of a shock: the number of users who paid to download music. Just over 50% of Mac users paid to legally download a track (no specific site was named, so it could have been sites other than Apple's.) Only 16% of survey PC respondents admitted to paying to download music. Considering that 31% of them admitted to listening to music, and 28% said the bought CDs, that leaves anywhere from 15% to 2% who illegally downloaded their tunes, compared with 6% to 24% of Mac users.

I'm not sure what this data means, but I was surprised to see such a large amount of stealing in the Mac community: they're used to paying full-price for top of the line technology (iMacs, G4s, G5s and iPods), so why skimp on the small stuff? Most tracks can be legally downloaded for less than a dollar.

The rampant dishonesty of PC users came as no surprise.

I'VE BEEN THERE BEFORE

OK, so I yanked this off another (great) website, PostSecret, but I've been in this mindset before, and wasn't too surprised when I saw this postcard on the site. If you've never seen the site, it is an amazing premise, and remains great, after thousands of posts and two books based on the site. Click here to see more.

FEBRUARY TUNES

February is the shortest month of the year (only slightly longer, every fourth year), so here's a short list of music I'm into this month, both new and old.

Why Can't This Be Love by Van Halen - Don't ask me why this rockin' classic crept back into my mind (and on to my iPod) this month... I have no idea. But what I do know is that this song rocks, all these years later. One of the incarnations of Van Halen is on the road, touring again after many years and many different lead singers. But if I were going to plunk down money on a ticket, it would be for Kathy Griffin or Aretha Franklin, both of whom just came through town recently.

Joy & Pain by Rob Base feat DJ EZ Rock - Another super-ol'skool, slammin' hit from my days as a teen. While not the floor-filler, rump shaker as his earlier hit, "It Takes Two," Rob Base brings the funk on this one.

Apologize by Timbaland presents OneRepublic - This song came out a while ago, but took some time to creep into my head. I'm not a huge fan of the "drums" on this track, but love the lyrics and the vocal. This track appears on both OneRepublic's album, as well as the mega-hit producing album "Shock Value," Timbaland's first studio album in many years. There's a great playlist on iTunes called, "If You Like One Republic" that I highly recommend for any R&B pop fan.

What Goes Around... Comes Around by Justin Timberlake - Let me go on record and say how much I can't stand Justin Timberlake! Bringing sexy back? You failed, so shave, get a new look and take a damn vacation you over-grown Mousketeer! Having said that, this song found its way onto my playlists, and I'm not hating it.

Hey Baby (Jump Off) by Bow Wow & Omarion - I'm not a huge fan of either of these artists, but this jam rocks the joint, thanks to an ol'skool L.L. Cool J sample.

Shake Your Pom-Pom by Missy Elliott -
I'm a huge Miss E fan, so I'm anxiously awaiting her new album. This track is classic, hot Miss E, and (for the moment) can only be heard on the "Step Up 2 The Streets Soundtrack", or on the end of the "Ching-A-Ling" video.

Wednesday, February 20

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

"Anybody who wants the presidency so much that he'll spend two years organizing and campaigning for it is not to be trusted with the office" - David Broder

Monday, February 18

CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN HOTTIE

I was surfing the boob tube the other day, and came across HGTV's Deserving Design, with Vern Yip. Yes, the former Trading Spaces minimalist designer has his own design show. I'm not really sure about the premise of the show (I stumbled in half way through), but something caught my eye: his super-hot handyman, Kyle.

Something about Lane looked vaguely familiar, in that way that makes me feel both forgetful and useless all at once. Then, later, it hit me: Kyle... Carlson? The former A&F model, and one half of the hottest twin model team, ever? A quick trip to to IMDB proved me correct. What a treat, getting to see this hottie, on his own, working as a handyman. (Insert random, gay and/or village people joke here.)

I don't have a solo pics of Kyle - but it isn't like they're easy to tell apart, anyway (although Kyle does have a tattoo on his arm), so I've posted a yummy photo of both of them.

Friday, February 1

CHONGALICIOUS



G to the H, to the E, T T O, girl, you ghetto! If you don't know what a "chonga" is, click here.

WHAT ARE YOU USING TO STEER?

Behind me in traffic just now: a man, driving his car, with a cell phone in one hand, and picking his nose with the other... and no, we were not at a traffic light. Traffic was moving at a brisk pace, too.

CRUSH OF THE MONTH: February

Since this month is the Superbowl, I though I'd choose a football player... and no, not Tom Brady (he's not that cute.) Brady Quinn is pretty cute. He seems like a bit of a goof - a quick Google search turns out that the number two hit for his name includes the search term, "drunk," never a good sign. But that's OK, because he's adorable in those Subway and EAS commercials, no? He seems like an decent player (not like current superstar Tom Brady), and he's not dating anyone retarded like Jessica Simpson, so he'll be this month's crush.

For more pics of Brady, click here.