real world: hollywood

So don't make fun of me but I did in fact watch the first episode of The Real World: Hollywood.   Ha!  Many of you may remember my flirtation with a stint on the show.... so I wanted to tune in and see what my potential roommates would of looked like....

wow.

MTV really has I believe officially thrown out the whole idea or concept of having this represent real life and show people work around issues and instead have subscribed to having a debaucherous-drinking-palooza!  

So sad....

I feel you could do quite a bit with the show.  Have them dealing with issues that people our age (18-26) are dealing with in America in the year 2008..... or how many bars they can go to in a fourth month period.  

I do have to admit that I used to watch the show quite a bit.  My favorite seasons were New Orleans, Hawaii, and Austin.  At least with Austin they had an Iraqi veteran and a Black Power person.  The Hollywood cast?  There's a woman who wants to be a "news" anchor on Inside Edition or Entertainment Tonight.  GAG.  I found a great article from the Huffington Post on it...as well as one of the best quotes.... 

"Really, MTV? A stripper and a personal trainer? Isn't that what True Life: The Jersey Shore is for?" 

via Huffington Post

what city are you??

So I usually loathe  (secretly LOVE!!!) those quizzes on "What is your flirting style?" or "What artificial sweetener are you?"  SO I must admit I jumped on the two "Which City are You?" ones!! One is for the world and one is for the States.  

Some of you may know...but I have a life goal of moving to Paris and directing/producing films there..... :)  but alas that was no the world city I got..... 

FUNNY thing about the "Which USA City are you?"...... it's the place I'm moving to in 10 days..... :) hmmmm..

p.s. I LOVE how the  quizzes consist of five vague questions...whatev....I still love it! :)

You Are Austin

A little bit country, a little bit rock and roll. You're totally weird and very proud of it. Artistic and freaky, you still seem to fit in... in your own strange way. Famous Austin residents: Lance Armstrong, Sandra Bullock, Andy Roddick

What American City Are You?

You Belong in London

A little old fashioned, and a little modern. A little traditional, and a little bit punk rock. A unique soul like you needs a city that offers everything. No wonder you and London will get along so well.

What City Do You Belong In?

earls

if anyone is in Denver this Friday.....shoot me an email!!  I'm having a  going away shindig @ Earls on 16th street!  :) should be fun!!! (and very sad......)   :( 

it's snowing right now...

OK Denver....I love you....and I'm only gonna be with you for a week or so more... BUT HONESTLY... 

SNOW!??!?!!!?!?

....sigh.....

I might just miss how in a couple hours you can go from this....

to this.....

:) I guess I should take advantage of it while I can!! :) 

i'm still in love......

she came on in my itunes shuffle today after a month hiatus from my life.... and I remembered why I love her so.... 

my new shades!

    

you know HOW I BE?!?!?!?! 

haha... I feel a little ridunck in them...but I love 'em OH so much! 

:)

quote of the month

"It's amazing what ordinary people can do if they set out without preconceived notions." 

-Charles F. Kettering

scary or cute?

So have you ever heard of a Capybara?!?  The world's LARGEST rodent!  It apparently is related to the Guinea pig....which is odd.... and is also Spanish/Portuguese (HEY! Just like me!?! Crazy....)  I might have nightmares of a Capybara chasing after me because of the whole forgetting-to-feed-my-gerbil-my-sophomore-year-of-college thing. :)  Maybe I'm crazy but I think they are kinda creepy...I don't know if rodents should get this big....

Here's a video of them "singing" (more like whistling/humming...)

happy full moon!!!

funny cat

my new favorite song

So  I've heard good things from SXSW 2008 about a band called MGMT...I had heard them a couple months ago and thought they rocked!! Apparently they are even cooler in concert.... 

Here's my fav song's video---

MGMT    "Time to Pretend"

Is it just me or does it represent where modern music is at today??  Mainstream music is slowly dying...and I feel all the interesting music is coming out of Indie-Electronic-Pop.  Just my two cents......

....and the song reminds me of the bridge in Queen's  "Under Pressure" for some reason... hmm....

(Stupid YouTube won't let me embed the video...so here is the link)

(The Hi-Res version)

oh animals in casts...

This may sound mean but I think that animals in casts are SUPER CUTE! :)

austin city limits 2008

So today was rather exciting as they announced the lineup for the 2008 Austin City Limits festival.... very cool! :) The bands I'm super excited about??? WELL---

Langhorne Slim

The Kills

Octopus Project

CSS

Ingrid Michaelson

Duffy

Vampire Weekend

Hot Chip

Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings

Tegan and Sara

Erykah Badu

N.E.R.D.

Gnarls Barkley

MGMT

The Mars Volta

The Raconteurs

Foo Fighters

I'm KINDA excited! :) Now I just have to figure out how to get a press pass... :)

Here's the FULL LINEUP

I am kinda sad I missed Bjork last year...but as long as I hear these six songs... I'll die a happy man... 

1. Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings "How Long Do I Have To Wait For You?"

2. The Kills "Cheap and Cheerful"

3. Gnarls Barkley "Crazy"

4. N.E.R.D. "Lapdance"

5. Vampire Weekend "Oxford Comma"

6. CSS "Let's Make Love and Listen to Death from Above"

I've already gotten a call from my best friend from college and his wife who live in El Paso currently and they're planning on coming out!  As well of course as Megan...

my first big festival....September couldn't come any sooner... :)

creepiest jewelry ever...

So I ran across this website that is "certified, high-quality diamonds created from the carbon of your loved one as a memorial to their unique life."  

UGH!!!  

So I can buy a lil' bling bling made out of the remains of my family or friends?!?!!? AHHH!

....at least the site gives you the option of using a lock of their hair or remains of their cremation.... so gross.... 

Death by Chocolate

I think Ashton Kutcher is actually kind of strange and dopey looking.  He's still kinda funny though for being as obnoxious as he is on "Punked".... DID ANYONE else find last night's episode pretty dark and disturbingly great?! 

My favorite part of SNL last night.... 

:)

HAPPY FRIDAY!!

I thought I'd put up some random pictures I found that I just love..... enjoy...... :)

no need to ask my name to figure out how cool I am

SO my friend Duncan Ramsay and I have decided that Justice makes the BEST music videos BY FAR..... check out my new favorite "DVNO" and incase you've missed the old one D.A.N.C.E. is below as well. :) 

My life goal is to learn how to make these videos and lock myself up in my room for days making videos like this... :) I'm uber jealous... someone wanna teach me the style?!?! 

QUICK POLL--- I think the DVNO song is slightly better but the DANCE video is superior.  THOUGHTS??? Check out 2:35 on the DVNO one...I love how they merged the Piano Keyboard...

are noodles carbs??

My question of the day revolves around a certain food... so I'm on a crazy diet (when am I not?! right?!) and I'm trying to not have carbs for 2 weeks.  So today I'm dead tired from doing my insane swimming workout plan last night (42 laps...which equals about a mile and a quarter...gag....) I went to the AMAZING Nordstrom's Ebar  

and got their Thai Salad... it was very yummy and I believe it was Egg Angel Hair pasta... anyways... my question....

ARE NOODLES CARBS!?!?!?!? AHHH!!  

I'm on the phone with Nordstroms right now.... we'll see.... any thoughts? I'm trying to lose 20 lbs in 2 months... we'll see....

Katie P and I!!

did you READ THIS!?!?!??!!

OMG...... Can you believe what Hilary Clinton said about Hispanics..... 

CLICK HERE

quote of the week....

here's my thought of the week.... 

"I feel like a female orangutan when she's in estreus and a non-dominant male tries to mount her. She just bares her fangs and attacks blindly!!" 

someone snapped a pic of me driving...

someone snapped a pic of me driving in Austin today....

Austin pt 2

So I'm completely overwhelmed by how much I truly actually enjoy this city.  I thought it would be more podunk or not as hip as it actually is.  It's like take the parts of Denver I like, mix with the hip cool parts of Boulder and FoCo I like and then multiply it by 300.  I'm highly happy in this surprisingly BIG city.  Here are some random pics I've taken with my phone... (more to come when I upload my 400+ to my computer!) :

)  "everything's bigger in Texas!

i think she in fact is....

thoughts? i think she just might be....

omg, i haven't watched american idol this week!

this is how I feel!! :) I forgot that while I was in Austin this week that I wouldn't have my almighty TiVo box!! So thankfully I called home and it is in fact recorded...but I don't know who got kicked off and I want to keep it that way! whew! I thought I'd go crazy like David A's dad...

my thoughts of Austin so far....

UMM...so I don't know how to say this to you Austin, Texas..... I'm freakishly-pleasantly surprised by how much I like you! :) Kudos to knocking my socks off the first twelve hours I've been here.  Let's see how you do the rest of the week!! 

Here's some pics I've taken so far--

I'm on vacation!!

WOOOO!!!! Finally... I'm on vacation! I'm sitting in DIA and am bored out of my mind.... except I'm trying to figure out how people can have Panda Express-Orange Chicken at 8am. Gross. So posts might be random and scattered this week.... but you know I'll take tons of pictures!