dancing prisoners...

...it never gets old.



Thanks Yankee. :)

the student becomes the master...

Let me just begin by saying, today has been a terrible day. I mean, horrible...rough...and every synonym in between. Bad day at work, bad day with my family, just...bad.

But tonight, things took a turn for the best. And when I say best, I mean, tonight I experienced something that I never thought I would live to see. It happened, and like a comet, it may be another 75 years before I experience this again...IF it ever happens again in my lifetime.

Drumroll please.

Tonight, I told The Husband something about the Boston Red Sox that he didn't know. It was a news related article, not some obscure fact about the team.

Red Sox Unveil 'Coca-Cola Corner'

I have never been prouder in my life.

As in true Red Sox Nation fashion, I turned up Dropkick Murphys and did this victory dance around my apartment:

[throwback]thursday...

.:The Sugarhill Gang:.


.:De La Soul:.


.:Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five:.



...feel free to get up and dance.

killer wit the beat, i know killers in the street...

I meant to tell this story earlier, but I forgot.

To give you some background, this is a story about the Yankee. She's a quiet person, especially in groups of people. She's reserved and pretty straight laced.

This weekend, we all got together and watched American Gangster (really interesting movie.) We were discussing it over a game of Apples to Apples. If you've never played that game, you really should. It's entertaining.

Basically, I had to choose between two cards: Denzel Washington and South Africa. I don't even remember what the green card was...it rarely matters with me. I pick the funniest card or card comparison...(like, when the green card said friendly, I laid down Jack the Ripper and proceeded to snicker at the cruel joke.) So, I had Denzel and South Africa. Naturally, I picked the more gangster of the two and went with Denzel, the American Gangster. Well, the Yankee's card was South Africa, so she lost and proceeded to say, "You picked Denzel over South Africa?! Which is more important!?"

I said, "Yes, the AMERICAN GANGSTER? Of course I picked that one." (you all should know, I will always choose gangsta.)

She said, "He wasn't even gangster."

I said, "Um...he covered a man in gas and lit him on fire with the FIRST 10 SECONDS."

She said, "Okay, so is that all you have to do to be gangster?!"

I said, "uh...yeah. Not to mention the other guy he shot in broad daylight at that cafe..."

She said in her sore loser voice, "Oh, right...All you have to do is kill 2 men and you're gangsta?! Geez, then I'm half way there."





I busted out into fits of laughter. This is so not someone who would ever say or do anything like that. She said it with the straightest face ever. I was like, "So, one down one to go?! or...what?!?!?!"

I laughed and laughed and laughed.

Don't be fooled when you meet her for the first time. Just remember, she's already killed once. She's on the hunt for number two.

i saw the sign [and it opened up my eyes...]

At first I was surprised. But now, I think I, along with the rest of America simply ignored the warning signs. Here's your wake up call, America.



So that's when I had this bright idea
Throw the party of the month
Nah, the party of the year

All the fine girls couldn't turn it down
Now all I gotta do is get my parents out
Should I send them to a movie
Nah, send'em to a show
Let me think, hmmmmmm
It's gotta be long though...

Aaron, we hear you. We see the signs and we're here to help.

strike up the klezmer and start acting like a man...

...you're about to have a Truth Mitzvah.


Can someone please tell me why this show has been in reruns all week??

i'm okay with that..

bored?

Which 24 Character Are You?

Created by BuddyTV

just check the word...

I think this is hilarious. I laughed and laughed when The Husband and I were watching this the other night.

Conan, Stewart, Colbert unite in TV feud
NEW YORK - With teleprompters emptied by the writers strike, Conan O'Brien, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert have been transformed into a bloodthirsty, if well-dressed mob.

The trio appeared on each other's late-night TV shows Monday in a mock feud over who "made" Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee.

The fight began weeks ago, when O'Brien claimed responsibility for any success of Huckabee's campaign after the former Arkansas governor appeared on his "Late Night" show. Colbert took offense, having frequently touted the effect of the "Colbert bump" in the polls.

Debating — as Colbert called it — the "transitive property of Huckabee," Stewart was eventually roped in, having hosted O'Brien on his MTV program "The Jon Stewart Show" in 1994.

And after too many slights (O'Brien called Colbert the "temporary host" of "The Colbert Report"), the trio congregated Monday, roaming across three shows and two networks.

Eventually, blowtorches, bricks, stunt doubles and even a little dancing were employed.

"My favorite comedy is comedy where nothing is achieved and there is no point," O'Brien said in a phone interview Tuesday. [ME TOO O'BRIEN, ME TOO...] "That this whole Huckabee fight turned into an insane Marx brothers dance was fitting somehow."

Pooling the hosts' combined talents had the intended upshot of filling time. NBC's "Late Night" and Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" and "The Colbert Report" are working without writers because of the strike.

"Nonsense! That was never, ever the point!" contradicted O'Brien before relenting. "Certainly it was a source of inspiration. The fight itself is three people with a box full of props playing for about an hour."

First, they got together on "The Daily Show," which airs earliest at 11 p.m. (EST), followed by "Colbert" 30 minutes later and "Late Night" at 12:35 a.m.

"You want to tangle, Red?" Colbert snarled at O'Brien.

Arranging it so they could make guest appearances and still host their own shows took some slight fiddling, O'Brien said. All the shows tape around the same time in various locations in Manhattan — though on Monday night's shows, the studios were shown as being down a single hallway.

The trio put off the tussle until Stewart finished his show, only to reunite on "Colbert." Again, the fight needed to be postponed while interviews were attended to by the TV hosts.

Later, across town at "Late Night," the feud culminated in an elaborate fight that ended only when the trio appeared to simultaneously knock each other out — the image frozen in a LeRoy Neiman-like painting.

"Conan's claims on Mike Huckabee could not go unanswered," Stewart and Colbert said in a joint statement Tuesday. "We just hope the kids out there learned that sometimes the best way to resolve a conflict is with violence."

For anyone watching, it was clear the three hosts share a certain comedic sensibility. Such playfulness would seem impossible with other late-night talk-show hosts; CBS' David Letterman and NBC's Jay Leno, for instance, have long had icy relations.

"The three of us have come along in the same comedic environment," said O'Brien. "Our shows all probably have their distinct flavor, but this happened because the three of us knew we would like doing this with each other."

While the rubble settled, Huckabee appeared by satellite to have the last word.

"Let's be clear: None of these guys made me. This great nation made me," declared Huckabee. "So vote for me. God bless America and forget these three idiots."

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You can find clips of this on Comedy Central and on here.

earworm.

ilovethissong.


I'm shippin off...to find my wooden LEG.

don't stop till you get enough.

classic.

bleep BLEEP bleep BLEEP

me: tony hurts me. i don't want him to be bad!
nick: i know. but seriously...do you think he'll stay that way?
me: idk...i hope not.
nick: basically, either jack will kill him...or...he'll turn good
me: hahahahaha, yeah...but aren't those anyone's options on the show? you either do what he says or die?
nick: hahaha, true.

My husband doesn't wish he was Jack Bauer. He wishes I was Jack Bauer.

it's more than I dare to think about...

I'm sitting here watching the Forbes 20 Billionaire Heiresses show on E! and the top spot has been taken by Indian heiress Vanisha Mittal. Her father is worth 51 billion dollars. $51,000,000,000. If you're curious as to her father's career path...well, he's in the steel business. He was nice enough to throw her a wedding with a price tag of 60 million dollars.



The wedding invitations were 20 pages long, sent out in silver boxes. Her father flew in about 1,000 people to Paris (the location of the wedding) and he put them all up in various 5 star hotels for the 5 day celebration. He spent almost 2 million on wine itself. The highlight of the reception was a private performance by Kylie Minogue.



Her wedding gift from her father? A house in Deli worth 3 million for when she wasn't at her 55 million dollar house in London.

I just cannot even wrap my mind around that. I was thinking to myself..."What would I do with that kind of money?" I mean, that's not even like what would you do if you had a million dollars....pay off loans, buy a car, set the [potential] kids up with education funds. But 51 BILLION dollars? You need a good plan for 51 billion dollars. How to invest...how to most wisely use it...that's a ton of money. The only answer I came up with was quit my job.

...so it goes.

seriously.

Dear Network Money Decider People,

Please give the writers the money they are asking for.

If this writer's strike doesn't end and Private Practice leaves off in the middle of the season right now, I'm going to be ILL. Seriously...just give them the money so that I can have resolution on Addison and Pete, Sam and Naomi. Thanks.

Sincerely,

Kate.

that right there's funny, i don't care who you are.

Hilarious...and so true.

not gainbyrisk.

raspberry m&m's. bad. do not try them.

bring that beat back to me again...

First, let me start off by giving the concert update. It was great! I had a wonderful time. I have a few thoughts on this before I move on to the shockingly horrifying portion of the evening. [See next post.]

Dave Matthews is an interesting phenomenon. We were standing there last night, and as I do at EVERY concert, I find myself watching the crowd just as much as the performer. There was an interesting mix of ages there last night. The drunk woman on my right (who was HILARIOUSLY funny to watch) was probably in her mid to late 40's...however the screaming group of people in front of me were all clearly in college. We saw license plates there from all the surrounding states - we heard the story of one guy who drove 7 HOURS to make the show. (Yes, it's longer from Wilmington, NC to Charlotte, NC than it is from Savannah, GA to Charlotte, NC.) These are some of the thoughts I had while standing there last night listening to that sweet sweet music:

1. Music is such an incredible medium. [And that is such an understatement.] Watching the crowd last night, there was not one person who didn't look like they were having the best time. All these people come from different backgrounds and situations even leading up to the show. But once they got there, it was like they left all their worries at the door. There is very little in life that I have observed that can have that effect on people. In a society where every one has a cell phone, blackberry, or palm pilot, very little makes them turn it off. However, no one was on the phone last night unless they were waving to friends across the pavilion.

2. Work can be fun? As I left my work yesterday, thinking about the night, I was just thrilled to be leaving. I could have been leaving to completely clean my apartment and I would have been happy. Imagine having a job where you just have fun. Not only fun, but you make people's lives better...even if it's only for the few hours they are there. I was watching the performers last night and after having been at it for a while, they ALL looked like they were just having a great time. Clearly something I can't imagine at work. lol...

3. The phenomenon known as Dave Matthews Band. The interesting thing about him and his music is that he has such a huge following, but he has never been a constant on the radio or any other music media outlet (MTV ::cough cough::). He's never done a mix with Timbaland, nor has he had a picture taken not wearing any underwear in Vegas that gets him in the press. But somehow, he remains to be one of the most well known artists of our time. I mean, who among us HASN'T had a DMB sticker on our car at one point or another? It's just interesting to see how the movement has grown since he started out. A friend of ours that went with us last night saw his first DMB show in 1995 [I was 10. He was 18. hahaha] Since then, he's been to 52 shows in 12 years. You may think that's extreme, but there was a woman there last night who had a sign saying "75th show!" I also heard of someone that has been to over 200 shows since 1998. I know that all bands have a following of some kind, but it just seems like Dave does what he wants and the people just come. Quite interesting if you think about it.

More to come later...about the shockingly horrifying portion of the evening. And it's nothing you could have imagined.

toothpaste for dinner.

As if there wasn't enough excitement in my life so far...

THIS announcement was made recently.

Taking an unsullied approach to the writing, recording and production of their upcoming release, the decision to find a new record label was evident and expected for Orange County’s critically lauded, Thrice. Assuming control of their creative direction, Thrice has parted ways with Island records after releasing 2003’s The Artist and The Ambulance and 2005’s Vheissu, and have signed with Vagrant Records, on which they will release the four-volume Alchemy Index.

The Alchemy Index: Vols. I & II Fire & Water will be released on October 16th, 2007, with The Alchemy Index: Vols. III & IV Earth & Air to be released in Spring of 2008. The specific details about this ambitious project will be revealed over the next few weeks.

Stretching their innovation even further Thrice’s, Dustin Kensrue, Teppei Teranishi, Riley Breckenridge & Ed Breckenridge, expressed their musical diversity resulting in their most stunning effort to date. The Alchemy Index is an uncompromising artistic collection that represents the band’s evolution and shatters conventional boundaries. This quartet prides themselves on continually pushing the envelope creating the dynamic sound they call their own. It is this equilibrium that helps the band develop such richly crafted tracks and in doing so, it raises the bar once again for all that follow.

In support of the first installment of The Alchemy Index, Thrice will be headlining a 9 week – 42 date U.S. tour with Brand New.
Over the course of the next ten weeks, Thrice will release one video snippet per week giving the fan a hint of what is yet to come. Here is the first of ten.

Yessssss, 9 week tour with Brand New?! Sad thing is that it seems like all the ones near me on the eastern seaboard are on Thanksgiving. There has to be some way to get around that...



bootyshake.

GOOD.

Camilla Decides Not to Attend Memorial Service for Princess Diana

LONDON — Prince Charles' wife announced Sunday that she will not attend this week's memorial service marking the 10th anniversary of the death of Princess Diana.

Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, had accepted an invitation from Charles and his sons, Princes William and Harry, to attend the service Friday at the Guards' Chapel in London's Wellington Barracks. But some have criticized that as inappropriate, since Camilla had had an affair with Charles when he was still married to Diana.

"I'm very touched to have been invited by Prince William and Prince Harry to attend the thanksgiving service for their mother Diana, Princess of Wales," the duchess said in a statement. "I accepted and wanted to support them. However, on reflection I believe my attendance could divert attention from the purpose of the occasion which is to focus on the life and service of Diana. I'm grateful to my husband, William and Harry for supporting my decision."

Diana -- known for her charity work and tabloid celebrity -- died in a Paris car crash with her boyfriend, Dodi Fayed, on Aug. 31, 1997.

Diana married heir-to-the-throne Prince Charles in 1981 in a ceremony at St. Paul's Cathedral televised around the world. They had two sons, William and Harry, but divorced in 1996 after admissions of adultery on both sides.

Friday's anniversary will be marked with a nationally televised memorial service and specially commissioned prayers.

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Dirty hooker...I can't believe she was going to go to begin with. Just go spit on Diana's grave, why don't you.

hey [HEY] you [YOU].

OH Avril...bless your heart. Just when you thought the song "Girlfriend" couldn't get any worse...it does.

In an open letter on her official Web site, Lavigne, 22, responds to allegations that her hit single "Girlfriend," from her latest album The Best Damn Thing, was plagiarized from a 1979 song called "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend" by a new wave outfit called the Rubinoos. The group's songwriters, Tommy Dunbar and James Gangwer, have filed a federal lawsuit against the singer.

"I had never heard this song in my life and their claim is based on 5 words," Lavigne blogs. "All songs share similar lyrics and emotions. As humans we speak one language."

Amazing.