tonite's democratic debate

"It took a Clinton to clean up after the first Bush and I think I will take a Clinton to clean up after the second one."

- Hillary Clinton's final statement when asked to comment on the fact that over the last 20 years there has been a Bush or a Clinton on the ballot.

hey, i've been good lately!!

I have not been posting every day about the hotness and to reward myself, I will share some stuff now! hehe. Like my logic?

Out of My Mind with the JM Trio

Now, that guitar solo that will shut up any still existing critic of his guitar playing.

Ah, I feel much better now.

And the freaking Mayercraft Carrier cruise is tomorrow and no, I am not going. Bummed about that, but as I said before, even I have my limits.

song in my head 01/31/08

In Your Atmosphere (aka LA Song) by John Mayer

performance: December 8, 2007 at the Nokia Theatre, Los Angeleslyrics

This song does not really have an official title, because it is an unreleased track. It is one of my favorite songs and has been in my head for days.

must. own. now

who will buy this for me? who? You? Yes, you.

MIGRAINE NAUSEA

MIGRAINE
NAUSEA
MIGRAINE
NAUSEA
MIGRAINE
NAUSEA

I am stuck at work, because if I called off I would get in major trouble. I am trying to slowly eat some crackers so that the Excedrin does not hit an empty stomach. I am slowly sipping my Coke so that the caffeine can do its job. When I talk to customers, I have to stop and catch my breath when the nausea hits.
Its real bad.

3:09pm - edited to add: I am feeling much better. No vomit. Pills actually worked this time. It's a miracle. The drugs don't always work on my migraines. I am especially glad it went away, because our scheduling department would not allow me to leave early today.

2008 SAG awards - best dressed

photos from WireImage & Getty Images

2008 SAG awards - worst dressed

btw - Angelina, we all know you are pregnant and the flowy dress doesn't hide it; it only makes it more obvious.

photos from WireImage & Getty Images

random bits

Friday I went to see Michael Clayton. Just as I suspected, the local theater chain brought this movie back out after it was nominated for an Oscar. I was really happy about that, because I really like to see them all in the theater. The movie was done really well. I liked it more than I thought I would. I didn't really know anything about it, because it never peaked my interest. I am glad it was nominated, because I wouldn't have seen it otherwise. What I liked most about the film is that it did not assume the viewers were stupid. I explained just enough for you to follow along and didn't drag out anything too far. It was a good, solid movie. This is the 2nd of the nominated films I have seen so far. 3 more to go.

The SAG Awards are tonight!! I am so glad that they will be going on. This will be the start of the Best/Worst dressed posts for awards season. Check back later tonight for those posts.

I am starting my new work schedule tomorrow. This is not something I am looking forward to. I am adding 12 more hours to my work week. I will be working Monday-Thursday, 9 hours each day. Yes, I still have a 3 day weekend. But you must know that I HAD a 4 day weekend. It's gonna be rough. Financial is the only reason I am doing this. I guess getting out of debt is really important and the extra money should help with that. blah.

It's been raining all day. I love it. I love rain. I am also glad to be home and relaxing while it is all overcast. It keeps me calm, for some reason. And I really need to relax. My legs and feet hurt so bad from all the walking yesterday.

nfl experience

If what you experience at the NFL experience is really what you experience in the NFL, then the NFL is lots of walking and waiting in line.
Yesterday, my mom and I went for the experience. It's not very often that the Super Bowl comes to your hometown. So, when it does, try to experience it the most you can. Since getting tickets to the game is nearly impossible (and really, my seat at home will be better than 99% of the people at the game anyway!), we wanted to do what we could. We had to park sooooooooooo far away and walk the whole way. I was tired by the time we got there. Then we had to wait in line to buy tickets, so that gave me time to rest up. The rest of the day involved lots more walking. There was so much to see. We did not see it all, because there really was a ton of stuff. We were dead once we got back to the car to leave, but we had a good time.

check out my photos here!

breakthru

I have been crying for the last few minutes. I have been in such shock for the last 24 hours. The death of Heath Ledger has really upset me. It's just so devastating and shocking. His poor baby girl. Maybe with crying, I can move thru the stages of grief and get out of this fog I have been in.
In my heart, I know it was an accident. My desire for information has made me realize how horrible the internet can be. I am one of those people who follow celebrity news/gossip and check my favorite blogs many times during the day. But now I realize how horrible the access to all that information can be. All the rumors that are showing up about him and his death and then proven to be false. It is such a shame that people like me crave the latest information and thus sites are forced to keep up in order to stay current and valuable. I am ashamed.

Heath, I will remember you always in one of my favorite movies of all time, A Knight's Tale.

"Hope guides me. It is what gets me through the day and especially the night. The hope that after you're gone from my sight, it will not be the last time I look upon you."

"With all the love that I possess, I remain yours, the knight your heart."

holy crap!

I just opened CNN.com and found this:

Actor Heath Ledger dies at 28

OH MY GOD.

I really have no words right now.

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edited to add:
4:07 pm MST - I am so upset by this. It appears to be an overdose and possibly an accidental one at that. I just feel so terrible for his little daughter. I know we have lost an amazing actor, but she lost her father.

academy award nominations

They came out today and I am surprised, but not really. I don't really have any emotional ties to any of the films, except Juno, yet. Yet, because I now will start my mission to see all the films nominated for Best Picture.
Here is the list:

Atonement
Juno
Michael Clayton
No Country for Old Men
There Will Be Blood

I have already seen Juno, so that means I have 5 weeks to see the other 4 movies. I can do that, except Michael Clayton isn't playing anywhere around here. I know it will be out on DVD on February 19. If theaters don't bring it out for special presentations, I will have to rent it right before the awards.

Oh, and the poor hotness was not nominated for Best Song. He was robbed. Say is a great song. Robbed, I tell you. Robbed.

edited to add: As a big congrats to Juno for its 4 nominations, I share with you some tracks from the soundtrack:
All I Want Is You by Barry Louis Polisar

Anyone Else But You by Moldy Peaches (sung by Michael Cera & Ellen Page)

dipping my toe back into this blog

I haven't blogged in a few days and I kinda missed it. Not that blog-worthy things haven't happened. I just chose to not share. I guess I will share random bits to get caught up:

On Friday, I had lunch with my mom and my former youth minister (who was also my confirmation sponsor), Pat. My mom had run into her at our old church last week. My mom still works in the town I grew up in and goes to our old church when she works the weekends. So after my mom ran into Pat, they made plans to get together. The day before their arranged lunch, I said to my mom, "Why am I not going to this lunch?" I was off that day and haven't seen Pat in 6 years (and before that it was about 4 years since I saw her last). So I invited myself, knowing that neither of them would care. In fact, it shocked the crap out of Pat and she didn't know how to compose herself when she saw me. It was a strange situation. My relationship with the church is so different than it was back in high school. It was really nice to see her, but really awkward, because I am not that person anymore. I don't know what that means, but I know that is true.

On Saturday, my mom and I went to the 8th Annual Jack in the Box Celebrity Shootout. I think they choose to use the word celebrity very loosely. If you look at the list of "celebrities" that were scheduled to appear, you will get what I mean. Many of the decent people (and I say this with fear that I consider Omarion "decent") didn't even show. The randoms that did come were:
- Jordan Sparks: Recording Artist
- Donald Faison: Actor (“Scrubs”, “Clueless”, “Remember the Titans”)
- Brandon Routh: Actor (“Superman Returns”)
- Brian McKnight: Recording Artist/Actor
- Brody Jenner: Reality TV Star ("The Hills")
- Frankie Delgado: Reality TV Star ("The Hills")
- Kristen Cavallari: Reality TV Star ("The OC")
- Columbus Short: Actor ("Stomp the Yard”, “Save the Last Dance 2”, "This Christmas")
- Terry Crews: Actor (“Everybody hates Chris”)
- Keith Robinson: Actor ("Dreamgirls", “American Dreams”, "This Christmas")
- Brian White: Actor ("The Game Plan", "Stomp the Yard", "The Family Stone")
- Nick Swardson: Actor/Writer/Producer (“The Benchwarmers”, “Reno 911”)
- Tank: Recording Artist
- Morris Chestnut: Actor (“Ladder 49”, “Breakin’ All the Rules”)
see? Told you. Who are many of these people? Reality TV Star? Star? It was fun watching these fools try to play basketball. I really went, hoping to see many Suns players. The only ones that were there were Boris Diaw and Shawn Marion. That was cool to see them. I took many photos and tried to annotate many of them so I would remember who those randoms were. See them all here.

Our friends Mike & Connie got married in Vegas over the weekend! See a photo here. We are so happy for them!! They have been together for over 5 years and Mike said they only planned the wedding three days before. Fun. A Vegas wedding is totally their personalities. Any other type of wedding would have seemed strange and not about them. The sad part is that before the end of the year, they are moving to New Orleans. I think it really depends on when they can sell their house. It will be a total bummer not having them around.

I got the soundtrack to Spring Awakening and I am loving it! I so want to see this show. I hope to tours eventually!
This is a cool behind the scenes video:
This is also a cool medley from The Tony's.
(say yes to all things Duncan Sheik!!)

Ok, this was way more than dipping my toe in, but I am glad I shared all my random things!!!!!

my blog is dumb

Maybe I am just feeling down or giving myself a hard time. But I read other people's blogs and I realize how stupid mine is. What do I post? youtube videos and shit about John Mayer. Why do I do this? A variety of reasons...
1. You have to have a life to write about one
2. I am afraid of being too vulnerable and sharing my feelings
3. Very few people even read this
4. I don't think I am very interesting
So, now that I have established my blog sucks... what am I going to do about it?
I haven't figured that out yet.
This must be part of the whole becoming an adult thing. I feel like my refusal to grow up is just denial and fear. I say my being immature is because I am a kid at heart. But when does it just become immaturity? Augh. I know I am probably being way too hard on myself, but I think I need to have these feelings. I think maybe (GASP!!!) I need to grow up a little bit.
My life has not turned out the way I ever imagined it would be. I am not the person I thought I would be. I keep thinking of myself as the person I thought I would be, instead of the person I actually am. I need to get my shit together. I need to start making changes in my life and dealing with my reality. I am afraid and don't know if I can do this on my own. I think that there is a lot of stuff that I need to deal with before I can move forward. I think my past is holding me back and I know that I am afraid to deal with it all.
This is so much more about me, then my blog. But I feel like my blog represents me and I don't like what I see.

defending that girl

How do I feel about the hotness defending Jessica Simpson in his latest blog post? Well, I have forgiven him for his indiscretion. I am not thrilled that he cares enough to feel the need to defend her. But it just goes to show you how nice a guy he really is. He sees his ex getting dumped on and feels the need to defend her. That says a lot about who he really is.

I still hate her and always will.

Read the post:
TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2008

DON'T EX WITH TEXAS

Dear Dallas and Surrounding Areas,

This isn't a sports blog, and it isn't a publicity stunt. (but have at me if it feels right.)

This is about doing what I think is right as a person, in this case speaking my mind.

I have never known anyone to have more pride in their home state and their upbringing in it than Jessica Simpson has in Texas. I don't really follow sports, but I have played some of my biggest and best concerts in your state, and having witnessed how dynamic the spirit there is, I'm betting emotions are running high right about now.

All witty barbs, blogs, and fashion policing aside, that girl loves Texas more than you know. It's one of her most defining traits as a person. So please don't try and take that away from her. (You probably wouldn't be able to, but it's less work for all involved.)

I just thought it would mean something coming from the guy who has the absolute least to gain from this. And if I'm out of line in having written it, too bad. I can spare a Wednesday's worth of bad press if it means sticking up for a good soul.

JM

it's a sad day

It was announced today that RENT will be closing on Broadway on June 1, 2008. That is such a bummer. I never got to see it on Broadway and never will now.

can't believe I forgot this!!

The hotness posted this on his honeyee.com blog this morning:

January 14, 2008

Starting to get back into production head, searching for new sounds on a Sunday afternoon... My (anticlimactic) take on "I Think She Knows Interlude". It's probably not all that close to the actual recording. I'm too lazy to learn it for realz.

post linkage.

hotness overload

Fun Fearless Male Awards
The caption with this photo: Onstage, John Mayer is honest, expressive...and supersexy. In person, amplify that times a hundred...

I am not a Cosmo reader, but I really need to write them a thank you note.
photo source

running the stairs in Santa Monica 01/11/08

coolest blog post: UNDER THE (IMPRESSION I CAN) INFLUENCE (PEOPLE AROUND ME)

Just had to share it all.

floor photos finally here

Chris started tearing up the floor on a whim. Sure, it sounded like a great idea. It was about time. Three years after moving in, we are finally making progress on the floor. But you never really think it thru when you start things on a whim. The actual removal of the floor only took a few hours in comparison to the clean up. It took me all day on Sunday to clean up and I am still not done. There was fine dust all over everything, including the floor. I cleaned it twice and then I just had to stop. I was so exhausted. Then, for some reason I could not sleep last night. I am really running on empty and struggling to multi-task. At least I have managed to get the pictures uploaded. So check out the tile removal process here. I will grow to love the concrete, because who knows when we will get new flooring.

augh

The floor is "done." I say it that way, because there is still more tile to take up, but are done for now. I am still recovering. I have updated my photo blog and that's all I have been able t do so far. I will post more after tonite's new Prison Break!!!

home improvement

Last night, Chris randomly decided to start taking up the tile in the whole house. We have tile in all but the guest room and the master bedroom. It is cheesy, old, disgusting tile and I am not complaining about it coming up. Underneath the tile is brown tinted concrete. Who knows when we will get new floors, so I guess we will have concrete for a while. I had no idea this is what we would be doing this weekend. It was not the greatest timing for me. Yesterday afternoon, I somehow pulled a muscle in my groin while packing up the rest of the Christmas stuff (yes, we still had the tree up! HAD - it was finished today.) and it because of that, I was walking differently. And because of walking differently, my back started to hurt. I was in bad shape. I took lots of Motrin last night and was helping with the tile the best I could. We worked on to for over 2 hours last night and made major progress. I managed to sweep up after each row of tiles he pulled up. We have been working since 11am and are in the final stages of what we are doing for today. Yes, I have been photo-ing the progress and photos will be coming soon (either later tonite or tomorrow). We have a get-together to go to tonite, so we are wrapping up early. Yikes!

double dose of hotness for today

How silly is this?
We all have our lame high school photos. I certainly have my own. Some of us get worse, and clearly some of us get better with age.
Just thought it was too funny not to share.

how i feel about it

The Golden Globes are cancelled this year. They were supposed to be this Sunday.

The Christian Science Monitor is reporting that due to the cancellation, there will be about $80 million in lost revenue to the Los Angeles economy.
We forget that this strike by the writers impacts more than just the writers. What about all the service people who work in LA (limo drivers, chefs, hairstylist, etc) who are losing work and money? Not to mention all the people who work on the production crews of the movies and shows. So many people are being affected that it makes me wonder what the Writer's Guild is up to. I understand their issues (mainly more residuals on DVD sales and internet content), but when a whole community is being destroyed, you would think they would not let it drag on and on.

My selfish reasons for being upset about the lack of Golden Globes is that I live for awards shows. The dresses, the fanfare, the ceremony. All of it is what I love. I love Hollywood and all that celebrity stuff. They are taking that away from me.
And you know what, if I were an actor who wins on Sunday, I would be pissed that I was not able to wear my fancy dress and give my acceptance speech. I would feel totally jipped and they should feel that way.

If this strike is not resolved by February 24th, I don't know what I will do!!

Enchanted clips

When I went looking for the Ever Ever After video, I found a couple really cool clips from the movie.


True Love's Kiss

Happy Working Song

That's How You Know
If you have not seen this movie, do it now!

song in my head 01/10/08

Ever Ever After by Carrie Underwood

daily dose of hotness

out running yesterday


and buying stuff for Duke (the dog)
I have not posted about him in quite some time. Just a little update, then...
He is no longer dating Minka Kelly. :)

yard work

We have 3 trees in our front yard and they all needed to be trimmed, big time. One is a juniper that was really tall and mostly dead on top. There is also a lemon and orange that had many dead branches. After Chris did the lawn, the yard looked good, but not as good as it could due to all the dead tree parts. Yesterday, he worked his butt off. He cut the juniper down to about 1/3 of its size. We are trying to get it to become a bush, instead of a tree. He also cut the dead parts off the citrus. They look so much better!He also did something that we were wanting to do for over a year. He took down the stupid fence on the porch. In between each of the posts was a wrought iron fence piece. We never liked having it. It made the porch seem small. He finally took it down. He now needs to sand and re-paint to posts and clean up the planter, but it is an instant improvement. Now, in the spring, the planter will become my new container garden. I can't wait to fill it up with flowers and plants, now that I can actually get to it. All that's left in the front, is fixing the wrought iron fence around the yard. It has cheesy medallions (you can see one in the first picture) and missing pieces. We plan on getting rid of all the swirls and medallions and grinding the posts down to even levels and adding new finials.
I am so happy with it. He does all the hard work and I get to enjoy it.

Suns 40th anniversary

Suns broadcast goes retro
Thursday night's 40th anniversary celebration for the Phoenix-Seattle game will feature many throwback elements, except retro jerseys, but fans watching on My 45 might feel taken back in time even more.

The game broadcast will start in black and white with a grainy-film look and two camera angles. The graphics will have no logos, a huge, basic scoreboard, an in-laid camera shot of the game clock and "instant replay" labels. A Suns dancer will hold billboard advertisements.

In the second quarter, television play-by-play announcer Tom Leander will do radio while Hall of Fame radio voice Al McCoy will join former analyst Greg Schulte on television as the production goes to 1980s color with more angles. After two segments, former announcer George Allen will join Leander and analyst Eddie Johnson.

Gary Bender, who has broadcasted Suns games since 1993, and Channel 10's Jude LaCava, a former Suns broadcaster, will share memories as a normal broadcast returns for the second half.

how rude

This random woman came to my door tonight. I would normally not open the door, but I had left the blinds open and she could see me inside. Whatever. She said she was from some organization that works to improve the neighborhood. She asked if she could come inside and discuss with me the issues in my community. Um? Seriously? I could not believe that this random person just asked to come in to my house. Am I nuts? Seriously? My response to her was, "No. Not tonight." I was trying to be polite, because I know she was just doing what she was told to do. She did not take the hint. This is what she said next: "Do you live here with your parents?" WHAT? She seriously said that. First, you try to invite yourself into my home, then you insult me by thinking I'm a child? My only response was, "No." Then I tried to close the door. She kept on. She asked when would be a good time for her to come back. I knew I would be gone tomorrow afternoon, so I told her that would be a good time. I was so angry, but still trying to be nice. She was really upset that I would not talk to her. This random person was giving me attitude. It really pissed me off. I just closed the door and finally she walked away.

still in a funk

The funk has not gone away. Plus, I feel like crap. Before the holidays, I was feeling bad, but it didn't last long. But now I am so tired and have no energy. I am trying to push thru, but all I want to do is sleep.