blahmerican idol


Seriously, Famous.
This is the most boring episode ever! At least Crystal Bowersox can sing. Yes, another mellow song like everyone else, but at least she belted a few notes. And I know she can sing, but its easy for her to look good when everyone is songing ho-hum sleepy songs. I’m so disappointed.
I would listen to a few of these people if they were current artists, but they are not competitors. And Lily’s earrings looked like lint balls from my dryer.
LOVE ME,
And my droopy eyes because 8 girls just sang me to sleep,
SPAM

P.S. I used ’songing’ on purpose. That’s for my sister!



Oscar faves


Fame,

I only caught the Oscars from about 8:45 on. My favorite three things from that time forward are…

  • Sandra Bullock’s acceptance speech - so classy, humble, thankful, beautiful, and funny.
  • Jeff Bridges winning Best Actor - Crazy Heart is the only one of ten best pic nominees I saw this year. AND, he is just cool. Check out his website sometime.
  • The dance bit for the Best Soundtrack nominations, and I cannot find a video of it, but it was exceptional.

LOVE ME,

and my never ending search for the dance bit video… it’s really driving me crazy. Seriously, no one used their cell phone to record their TV while this part was airing? People do that all the time, and it normally bugs the sh** out of me. I’m willing to make an exception at the moment.

SPAM



A Friday History Lesson


Spam,

How did we get here (in America)? This provides the answers (and a little more).

 

Better than any history class I’ve had!

Side note: I have a purse with one of her sketches printed on the side. It’s one of my favorites!

 

Remember, the Oscars are this Sunday. I can’t wait for them!

 

Cheers to the weekend (this has been my worst week at work ever in my life…I am glad that it is over),
love, famous



He’s the judge… and he didn’t know it.


Famous!

Today I wanted to talk about the guys on AI. Last week I gave my females’ opinion, but because they switched it up - you get girl talk again.

Jayson’s the judge, and he didn’t even know it. He actually watched again last night, and when he went into the laundry room he requested I turn it up so he could keep listening. He’s hooked a bit… whether he admits it or not. Unbeknownst to him, I took note of his comments. Here we go.

“If she gets kicked off, I’m not watching anymore.” Didi is obviously one of his faves.

“They’re on crack.” He did not approve of Michelle’s performance. Kara thought it was her best ever, and even Simon liked it.

“She’s got a little John Mayer in her. I like her, but I can’t watch her.” This is about Lily’s facial expressions. Some time ago Jayson had mentioned to me that when John Mayer sings, he looks like he’s trying to wriggle out of his skin.

Another Lily moment, “Feather’s in her hair?” Ellen commented that you hear people say, “You’ve got it,” Ellen doesn’t know what ‘it’ is, but Lily’s got it. “Feathers in her hair?”

“She’s got a fat girl’s voice, just when she talks.”  This was during Katelyn’s little video package. I don’t get it, but I laughed out loud when he said it.

“Are there any rockers on this show?”

“So many boring songs.” I actually agree.

My opinion - Thank you, Paige and Siobhan, for picking up the mood. And thank you Siobhan for hitting that wonderful high note that I had to rewind so Jayson could see it. He was fixing something in the bathroom and really wanted me to be impressed, but I was more impressed with you at this moment. He noticed.

I won’t repeat what he has to say about Kara. He is definitely not fond of her, even if he agrees with her. But most of the time he agrees with Simon, especially when Simon looks at Kara and says, “I have no idea what you just said.”

And finally, “He has 7 words in his vocabulary,” referring to Randy. At this point Jayson may have caught on to what I was doing, because he looked at me and said, “Go ahead. You can write that down.”

MY FAVES:
Didi, Lily, Katelyn, and yes… Siobhan that funny, odd, little thing.
Lee, Andrew, Alex (even with his awkward cowboy mullet), and Michael.

Hope you have a wonderful weekend. What do you have planned? I’m excited you are coming in April for the spin-a-thon thing. How’s the house stuff coming along?

LOVE ME,

And my very own personal, live-in, AI judge who got the downstairs bathtub to drain while I was swooning over Siobhan’s big note,

SPAMANDA



My MoodBoard


Hi Spam,

Love the moodbards! I created an account at mydeco, but I couldn’t figure out how to upload my own photos. Totally user error, as my computer is REALLY slow and I have a lack of computer skilz (thank god I am married to a geek!). However, your inspirational moodboards totally came at the right time. I hit a roadblock for decorating our bedroom. I just purchased this duvet (don’t think I am mad, I did NOT pay that price), but was having a hard time planning a room around it. UNTIL THIS MORNING!! Check out my plan (I have butterflies in my tummy I am so excited!):

bedroom_final2

Here is a list of everything:

Duvet: Barbarra Barry Duvet (I did order it from royaldesignerlinens.com, but it was on a GREAT sale).
Sheets: Target, Thomas O’Brien Khaki sheet set, $69.99
Pillows: Fabric is pelagos by Windsor Smith and hot house flowers by Celerie Kemble (I got the picture from Caitlin Wilson Design style files blog…check it out. Love her!)
Bed: bedroomfurnituremart.com, nail button upholstered low profile bed in duck-natural, $549.99
Chair: overstock.com, Macedonia chair, $165.99
Side tables: overstock.com, Ebony finish square tray table, $133.99
Dresser: already ours

I just copied and pasted individual pictures into a word document, then copied that by hitting ctrl-print screen and pasted it into Paint and saved it as a JPEG (incase you want to try it too!). It worked well and I was able to use pictures of exactly the items I want.

NowI can’t wait to get started on this room. I have to bring backsome sheets that didn’t work, then I am going to hunt these down at a Target. THEN, I’ll have to save my pennies for the rest!

 

Cheers to you for helping me overcome my roadblock!
love, famous

 

PS. I am getting so mad at the AI judges this season. “Change up the song to make it your own.” “You changed it too much–the song was unrecognizable.” “Don’t dance.” “You do better when you dance.” Arg. No wonder the contestants are throwing up before they perform!



I heart moodboards


Famous,
I’ve found something really fabulous to assist in redecorating a home. Not just moodboards, but a place online to create your own moodboard specifically for your home design, and I heart it. Here’s what I’ve completed so far…

Bathroom! Grey walls with white, yellow, black accents

Bathroom - Grey walls with white and silver fixtures, and yellow and black accents

Living room - sage walls, tan and brown furnishings, and warm accent colors

Living room - sage walls, tan and brown furnishings, and warm accent colors

It’s true that you can’t be incredibly picky. The site doesn’t offer exactly the items or colors you may be looking for, but at least you can find inspiration if your starting from scratch.

Note: If you plan to use the mydeco feature, create an account before you begin your mood board, otherwise you won’t be able to save your hard work! There is also a feature for designing a 3D room that I have not attempted - just seems like too much work, and I’m not that motivated.

Tonight I’m tackling wallpaper removal for the first time. I know it’s not difficult, just time consuming. Cross your fingers that there is only one layer! That’s what I’m dreading - to start peeling away the flowers to see… MORE FLOWERS! NOOOOOO!

Do you have any plans for the weekend?

Since I’m on a home design, interior style kind of kick this weekend, I just love The Selby. Some of my personal faves:

LOVE ME,
and my warm water and vinegar spray bottle,
SPAMANDA



I’m the judge


Famous,

First, Jayson keeps saying that Simon is his hero. I love it. At least he’s watching AI with me!

Secondly, there are still too many girls to choose faves and try to guess who is going to get booted off. But my favorite judge’s line of the night came from Randy, and I think it was to Katelyn. He said, “I think you can go places and do stuff.” Haha, what a wonderful, in-depth, professional, and motivating comment.

Thirdly, in no particular order, here are the female contestants that I enjoyed (keeping in mind I have no musical profession or technical experience, so my opinion is just as important as Ellen’s).

Katelyn, Lilly, and Didi - all sang well and didn’t butcher or change up the original song too much. Katelyn did the best, but of course the judges didn’t love her as much as I did.

Haeley, Lacey, and Siobhan - all took a great classic song and did something a little strange with it, and as weird as they may have sounded, I really enjoyed it. Even if Haeley can’t hit the high notes and screams a little - she’s 16 and nothing about her style is predictable!

I’m excited for the male contestants tonight! I missed the week of Hollywood performances, so everyone of them tonight is a surprise to me.

Finally, last night I went on a short round-about rant about how inconsistent the judges advice is sometimes, but my rant was easily summed up by Kara (my friend, not the judge): “Don’t be predictable, but be yourself.”

HOW CAN THEY BE THEMSELVES IF YOU DON’T WANT THEM TO BE PREDICTABLE? And, not to mention, they are OK with some people being themselves (dreadlock girl). That’s all. If they keep it up, I’m going to be pretty annoyed. Not that my opinion matters to anyone but myself. But, it’s very important to me. And today, I’m the judge.

LOVE ME,

and my opinion, and my Simon-man-crushing bf,

SPAM



zumba


Spam,

You know those nights when you end up on the dance floor of some bar…when you think all your moves are so smooth and that you are the best dancer in the room? Then you wake up the next morning wondering how you really looked. Well, yesterday I found out.

Let’s Zumba.

Did you notice the girl in the white tank top and green pants? My theory–she is just acting like she doesn’t know the steps, so she saves herself the shame of having to actually perform them at the front of the class. I was able to get the steps down, but I lost quite a bit of my dignity in that 45 minute class. I finally got a sober picture of what I look like when I am not so sober-ly dancing. It was bad. But don’t worry. I know the next time we are out and a dance floor just happens to be near, I will put my dignity aside (hey, there is not much left anyways) and maybe show you some of my new moves.

Cheers to ZUMBA!
love, famous



Miss Tavi Gevinson


Famous,
If you do anything today, you need to go to Wikipedia or Google or Yahoo or Bing or some searcher tool of choice, and search for ”Tavi Gevinson,” please. How darling is she? Search images and search for her blog. She’s fantastically entertaining. I think you will get a kick out of her.
LOVE ME,
And her, with her classy gray hair and lovely large hair accessories,
SPAMANDA

(via Cafe Mode)

(via Cafe Mode , Jan. 26, 2010)



Wedding Blogmit


Famous,

How exhausted are you now if you were exhausted before your big moving weekend!!

Quick blogmit update - Shawna and co. decided to create a website featuring local wedding vendors - Fresh Wed. A new feature is Fresh Fridays… by me!!

Very exciting. Stay tuned for this Friday’s links because I think you will love the shoes my intern desperately wants for her wedding day.  “I will die if I don’t get them!”

I also have some un-wedding related blogmit to post, after I unpack a few more boxes!

LOVE ME,

And my love of blogs, and hatred of unpacking (shhh, don’t tell Jayson, he keeps telling me this is supposed to be fun),
SPAMANDA