My Summer Tunes


Fame,

Here is my summer playlist… so far (love Youtube and iTunes).

  • Undo It by Carrie Underwood -  Belt along in the car song.
  • Gypsy by Shakira, maybe my favorite on the list - I wish I could just roam all summer long song.
  • My Chick Bad by Ludacris - In da club song.
  • Little Lovin’ by Lissie - Inspiration and feel good song.
  • Falling Slowly cover by Lee Dwyze and Crystal Bowersox - The Blahmerican Idol made me finally un-blah song.
  • Wavin’ Flag by K’Naan, I loved it before it became the World Cup anthem - We can overcome obstacles with love song.
  • Lover, Lover by Jerrod Niemman - Movin’ on while singing a song.
  • Somewhere Over the Rainbow cover by Israel Kamakawiwo’ole’ - Daydream song.
  • OMG by Usher - I will one day learn his moves song.
  • If It’s Love by Train - Driving with him with the windows down song.

LOVE ME,

and love belting, roaming, loving, inspiring, daydreaming, and driving ALL SUMMER LONG!

SPAM



Guess who sent me this?


I’ll give you one guess with a helpful hint: We used to work with him.

But it’s pretty creative!



Greyson covers Paparazzi


Fame,

I love this - Amanda sent it to me. He has over 20 million views in 3 weeks, and he is on Ellen Wednesday. How freaking talented is he? Please note the demographics of the audience behind him… cute.

She must love him, because he was on earlier - Ellen 5-15



Reliving the past


Spam,

 

I know you agree with me that this season of AI is kind of boring. I didn’t even watch last night’s Idol Gives Back show! So, click here and relive the 20 best performances of AI’s past. Which one is your fav?

Here are mine:

I love Allison and this performance was great.

This is the only performance I downloaded after the show. I still love listening to it!!

This was the first season I started watching AI and out of all the seasons I have watched since, this is the only performance I can truly remember.

Cheers to AI’s of the past to keep us entertained (because Lord knows this season is not holding our attention),
love, famous



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!



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



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



Canadian hosts…


Famous,
Kara sent me this article/video.

CNN iReport - In an effort to show the world just how polite Canadians are the
Government is taking no chances and has published a reference book to
demonstrate proper etiquette and protocol to our citizenry. How are we
doing? Check the video as I take to the streets to find
out…hint…it’s not looking good.

Ohhh, Canada.

LOVE ME,

and my Canadian roommate who always wears his ties to the correct length, sincerely smiles at me, and in my opinion is good to go (thumbs up)!
SPAMANDA

P.S. I will eventually give a very thankful, loving shout out to the Canadian guests that truly helped us move into our new home. How’s your moving going?



Sioux-lebrity, Pants on the Ground, Donate to Haiti


Famous,

Help me compare these two plays on words. Do you prefer Josh Sioux-mel or Sioux-lebrity? Because I think Sioux-lebrity kicks Jayson’s punny butt in this round.

Well, here he is… The SIOUX-LEBRITY!

And, not sure if you ever watch the audition episodes of American Idol, but this is my first time thouroughly paying attention to them. In the past I occasionally caught the early episodes, but mostly watched the show once it narrowed contestants down to 24 or 12. Well, this is a new year, and Jayson does not appreciate it. He literally threw up in his mouth during the show tonight. Don’t know if it was a coincidence or not, but he made sure I knew that it happened while he was watching AI. He only EVER agrees with Simon.  I’m all for watching these audition episodes, as long as there is always a 62-year-old general with an original song.

 

Also, on a more serious note: There is a donation option to help Haiti by texting “Haiti” to 90999 to send a $10 donation to the Red Cross.

 

LOVE ME,

Now pull up your pants, you fool with your hat turned sideways.

SPAMANDA



Can’t wait!


Famous!

Happy 2010! I have two things I’m anxiously awaiting for this year. One in the music category, the other in the movie category.

First - Nikki & Rich
I would describe them as “new school,” a term I’m making up. Their music is the new style of some old school  stuff  (similar to the new school stylings of Amy Winehouse or Duffy). But they describe themselves best as: Lauryn Hill meets The Supremes while hanging out with Alicia Keys listening to Outkast “Hey Yah”

I’ve posted videos below. I dare you to not shake or tap a body part! LOVE it.

Second - Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland
See the trailer on the website above, or here. What gorgeous and kooky make-up!

Nikki & Rich:

Aren’t they lovely!

LOVE ME,
And my new knocker (Yep, I got one new knocker). More on that later… it’s something else I’m anxiously awaiting!
SPAMANDA