Anyone who knows me, knows that I really dislike Thanksgiving. First, I thought it was pointless. Then a few years ago, my memories of Thanksgiving got sad. But so not the point. The point is that we're supposed to be 'thankful' on this day...and here, dear friends, is what I'm thankful for.
-My Family (Really. Enough said.)
-My Friends -- From the Ladies of 1615 to my Londoners to my Warrenites to everyone else...thanks for the amusing times and all the laughs and loves. I'd be seriously lost without you guys.
Serious thanks aside...here are some random things that I'm thankful for:
-Season 4 of 'Dexter.' One was fantastic. Two sucked. Three started to get better...but four? Oh boy. The fourth season is just FANTASTIC. Michael C. Hall acting perfectly as my favorite serial killer? Check. John Lithgow in one of the creepiest, most fantastically written roles ever? Check. HUGE cliffhanger at the end of Episode 9? Serious check. LOVE this show.
-Wendy's Diet Coke. I swear, this stuff is part syrup, part fizzy stuff and part magiccccc.
-It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia's "A Very Sunny Christmas." I cannot even begin to tell you how wonderful it is when the censors are gone. It went from being super funny to whatever is past that. That but still wonderful.
-My Ford Focus. My car is wonderful. The Sync in it is wonderful (if only Apple and Microsoft would work out that stupid kink that makes Sync hate my iPod Touch). The crazy ambient lighting is wonderful. It's just a wonderful car.
-London. And the fact that I'm seriously considering grad school there...
-My iPod touch. For keeping me sane at work.
-Smirnoff Lemonade. Not the ones you get at the bar, but the pre-mixed vodka/lemoncello that my favorite vodka company has started mass producing. Fantastic with Sprite.
-Sleeping in. As I've done so little of it lately.
-Ryan Murphy. Um. Hello? Glee? The rejuvination of Nip/Tuck?
-Mmm...Jason Segel. :)
And now...on the flip side, here are some things that I am NOT thankful for:
-MTV thinking that "The Hills" really can continue without Lauren Conrad. Hello. I wasted enough time with that show. Do you really think I'm going to want to continue wasting time with it AFTER the character I hated the least left?
-Hype. Over certain music and pop stars. Over it. Peace out, Miley. But don't worry. You aren't alone.
-Getting that stupid "Single Ladies" stuck in my head. Repeatedly.
-The fact that once shows stop in the middle of December...half my favorite shows won't be back on till April. Thanks a lot, American Idol. Way to fuck things up.
-My cell phone at the moment. And Verizon...who promised my new phone battery would be here Tuesday. Way to make my phone useless even more.
-Working overtime and having no time to recuperate so I keep getting more and more burnt out.
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Current Playlist as of November 8, 2009
Non-Stop Play Action, Mind You
-Rihanna - "Russian Roulette" (Love, love, love, love, love this song. Usually the slower songs don't catch my attention...but I love this)
-Taking Back Sunday - "Liar (It Takes One to Know One)" / "MakeDamnSure" / "Cute Without the E (Cut from the Team)" / "Sink Into Me" ~ Live from Bamboozle 2009
-Glee - "Sweet Caroline" / Mash-Ups
-Kris Allen - "Live Like We're Dying"
-Little Boots - "Remedy (Kaskade Radio Edit)"
-30 Seconds to Mars - "This is War"
-La Roux - "Bulletproof" ~ Damn you, Neff.
-Halifax - "Straight Up (cover)"
For some reason, I'm really into what I'm calling Euro-Trash...AKA Euro Pop music. Going to be time to have a rave reaaaaaaaaal soon.
And the songs I'm hanging my head in shame over:
-Kanye West - "Love Lockdown"
-Beyonce - "Ring the Alarm"
Also...really not getting why artists are releasing "Extended" versions of their albums. Rihanna did it a few years ago with "Good Girl Gone Bad" and granted, it did give "Take a Bow" (which I didn't fall in love with till "Glee" but now can't get enough of) and "Disturbia" the chance to see the light of day. And granted, those two songs were fantastic. But now there's a whole slew of artists doing it. Taylor Swift. Lady Gaga. And to me...in order to do that, the songs you're releasing with them better be absolutely kickass (the way "Disturbia" was). And I'm really just not digging the new tracks. Not enough to see why they don't just quit releasing these tracks and go into the studio to record NEW full-length records. I mean, Brit, I love you...but did your team have to release "The Singles Collection" so soon after "My Prerogative"? We've only had two albums since then. Don't get me wrong, I'll buy the SC because I'm such a fan...but as for the other above releases...get over the album you're trying to promote so hardcore. I'm sick of it. Sick of radio airplay. Sick of what the radio thinks I should like. I don't want to hear the same Kings of Leon song over and over. I'm sick of crappy R&B tracks that all sound the very same. I don't want to hear someone attempting to sound all European. I'd rather have the real thing.
Going to sink into my hard-to-find Eurotrash obscurities and dream of having a rave in my head.
Oh God. I'm becoming a music bitch again. Fantastic.
-Rihanna - "Russian Roulette" (Love, love, love, love, love this song. Usually the slower songs don't catch my attention...but I love this)
-Taking Back Sunday - "Liar (It Takes One to Know One)" / "MakeDamnSure" / "Cute Without the E (Cut from the Team)" / "Sink Into Me" ~ Live from Bamboozle 2009
-Glee - "Sweet Caroline" / Mash-Ups
-Kris Allen - "Live Like We're Dying"
-Little Boots - "Remedy (Kaskade Radio Edit)"
-30 Seconds to Mars - "This is War"
-La Roux - "Bulletproof" ~ Damn you, Neff.
-Halifax - "Straight Up (cover)"
For some reason, I'm really into what I'm calling Euro-Trash...AKA Euro Pop music. Going to be time to have a rave reaaaaaaaaal soon.
And the songs I'm hanging my head in shame over:
-Kanye West - "Love Lockdown"
-Beyonce - "Ring the Alarm"
Also...really not getting why artists are releasing "Extended" versions of their albums. Rihanna did it a few years ago with "Good Girl Gone Bad" and granted, it did give "Take a Bow" (which I didn't fall in love with till "Glee" but now can't get enough of) and "Disturbia" the chance to see the light of day. And granted, those two songs were fantastic. But now there's a whole slew of artists doing it. Taylor Swift. Lady Gaga. And to me...in order to do that, the songs you're releasing with them better be absolutely kickass (the way "Disturbia" was). And I'm really just not digging the new tracks. Not enough to see why they don't just quit releasing these tracks and go into the studio to record NEW full-length records. I mean, Brit, I love you...but did your team have to release "The Singles Collection" so soon after "My Prerogative"? We've only had two albums since then. Don't get me wrong, I'll buy the SC because I'm such a fan...but as for the other above releases...get over the album you're trying to promote so hardcore. I'm sick of it. Sick of radio airplay. Sick of what the radio thinks I should like. I don't want to hear the same Kings of Leon song over and over. I'm sick of crappy R&B tracks that all sound the very same. I don't want to hear someone attempting to sound all European. I'd rather have the real thing.
Going to sink into my hard-to-find Eurotrash obscurities and dream of having a rave in my head.
Oh God. I'm becoming a music bitch again. Fantastic.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)