DEBATE rules! Kyle, read this NOW! Two words, my friend: Sauce Party.

Take the Baroque quiz! (Put together by Andrea)

Take the Kyle and Andrea Invention quiz! (Put together by Kyle)

This depresses me.


But on a lighter note...

How I wish I could be in London right now. "The Massacre of the Innocents" is now on public display at London's National Gallery! This exquisite piece was crafted by Flemish painter Peter Paul Rubens in 1610. Rubens is one of my absolute favorite Baroque painters, only second to Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio.

I should create a "WHAT BAROQUE PAINTING ARE YOU" quiz, eh? I LOVE the idea! Stay tuned for that, indeed.

DANGER! (HIGH VOLTAGE!) -Electric Six

I order all of you to dance naked to this song.

The best thing I have ever seen in my life.

GRAND night for singing, isn't it?

I just can't get enough of the following tunes this evening:

Dixie Chicks (I AM SO SORRY! I DON'T KNOW WHY!) - Landslide

Drowning Pool - Tear Away

Bing Crosby - Baby, Its Cold Outside

Pat McGee Band - Piano Man (Billy Joel is still the MAN)

Guster- Two Points for Honesty

Telepop Music - Just Breathe

I'm going to be ill.

Come Estai

Classes went extremely quickly today. I love it. The "AB" dude was in my discussion group today, which was ultra-pleasant. HOWEVER: (check this out) HE HAS LISA FRANK FOLDERS!!! WHAT IS THE DEAL? I don't even want to know. That's a lie. I actually really want to know. Eh. Good times. We discussed our papers on the Borden's article which, by the way, was a LOAD of crap. A brain trust in D.C. compiled a number of essays addressing the "real state of the union." Supposedly these essays were supposed to be "mind stretching." HA! Although I respect the fact that the authors addressed home front issues, the issues they DID address were irrelevant and just plain old hat. Ugh.

Escuela

So I have classes all day tomorrow. Joy. BUT! I don't have to leave until 6:30am this time! Celebration.

Eli saw FIGHT CLUB for the first time this evening, and I was jealous. The film is so awesome, I only wish I could see it again for the first time. Ah well. Ack! Eli has BICEPS all of a sudden. HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?

Happy birthday, Les!

Once again, I have nothing of importance to say. Ahem.

I'M BRIAN FELLOW!

Thought of the Day

Friends: Its good to know that if you die, SOMEONE will be pissed off.

Say NO to War

Up Late

So I am up late once again. I wonder what Whoopi Goldberg is up to right now. Such a strange and intriguing woman.

I must recommend MC Paul Barman's "Princess Superstar." However, don't listen to it around your mom or small children, FYI. A required taste? Perhaps.

I didn't watch the superbowl today, but I did watch the NBC SNL halftime show. HIGH QUALITY. Oh, how I love Jimmy Fallon.

Grandfunk Railroad's "Gimme Shelter" is just incredible. I'm not too keen on the Stones' version.

Once again I am blogging when I really don't have shit to say. Ahh...I love it.

Billy Joel was released from the hospital this evening after smashing his Benz into a tree earlier today. Ouch. I wonder if a bottle of white or a bottle of red was a factor.

Eli is going to see "Darkness Falls" tomorrow. Yikes. It looks rather scary, but I would like to see it. Hmm...maybe not. I AM the one that was scarred for life after watching "Jeepers Creepers." Bwa!

OK. So there are these TATU-wannabe twin sisters from Romania that dub themselves the "Cheeky Girls," right? They have this single out called "Touch My Bum." Let me tell you, the song is good as it sounds. Ahem. I love the fact that their MOM wrote the song. Classic. Here are the lyrics:

"I never ever ask where do you go. I never ever ask what do you do. I never ever ask what's in your mind. I never ever ask if you'll be mine. Come and smile, don't be shy. Touch my bum, this is life. Oooooh. We are the cheeky girls, we are the cheeky girls. You are the cheeky boys, you are the cheeky boys."

This is just another reminder that you need ZERO talent to be famous. YAY! THE CHEEKY GIRLS!

Awww! Britney Spears is being stalked. Raise your hand if you care.

Great Moment of the Day

Kyle: how fucking awesome would it be if you were dating jimmy and i was dating maya? that would rule soooooooooo much

Andrea: a great elementary school fanatasy, indeed. now i am going to brush my hair 100 times and kiss my zack morris and jimmy fallon poster.

GOTH ALERT!

Many of you are all too familiar with the "GOTH" scene, and Kyle couldn't leave this counter-culture alone. So a while back, Kyle created this site in order to mock everything and anything "goth" in nature. However, after altering our images and putting my GOTH poem on the site, we got bored with it. And just today, Kyle found the site on his bookmarks, so I am going to share what he DID have on there with you folks. Its not much, but I think its worth a peek. Besides, my poem RULES! Bwa! Check out the GOTH OR NOT site!

Damn you, explorer!

I've been having these strange feelings, lately. I'm not into that whole "discover yourself" mode where you start smoking 3 packs a day, dye your hair, and start having sex with strangers every day of the week. I just feel like I haven't been entirely true to myself. Yea, how gay does that sound, huh? But its true. I can't really pinpoint one specific area in my life that I feel like this, however. Its a general feeling. I need to start examining what I really feel about EVERYTHING. Eh.

My good friend Shawn just asked me what my "favorite things" were, so I decided to share. Why? Because this is my blog. Ahem:
Frappaccinos, Alam Cumming, the Beatles, VH1, Conan O'Brien, chatting online into the wee hours of the morning, sleeping in, road trips, bananas, watching movies, heater blankets, good friends, and eye liner.

By the way, I wanted to add some permanent links, but explorer is being shitty! UGH! I'll have to see what the deal is with that. Until then, here is a cool site to check out:EXTREME IRONING! And yes, it is just as cool as it sounds, bra!

Shabbat Shalom

I cannot believe it is FRIDAY night already.Yikes. I still have to read the Torah portion for tomorrow, but I'll take care of that this evening. Rock on.

Kyle, on the other side of the country, is going to a Charles Pollock exhibit at the BS art museum. Uh...jealous? That would be me.

Kyle, I'll be calling around 8 or 9-ish.

Why am I laughing at this??

Nostalgic Moment of the Day

I remember listening to Sheryl Crow's "All I Wanna Do" on the way home from speech practice. YAY for OAK HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL! Middle school is so badass.

Go Oak Hill Middle School! We will fight for our right today! Down the floor and win this game, then the wildcat stars will shine (???)! So fight, fight, fight, for the blue and white! As we roll with our old varsity (YAY RAH)! We will run, shoot, and score, till the battle is 'ore! And bring home a victory....FIGHT!

Thank you, Mrs. Schriber, for burning that into my brain in 6th grade. And you know what else? I still remember the pom pon dance to it! Right on.

One more thought

I find SEAL's music very comforting, lately.

OOOO, FOXY LADY!

I had a superlative day, people. Considerably uneventful. YAY!

Yesterday was the first day of classes, HOORAH for that. It was hella cold and SNOWING the entire day. Guess who didn't bring along gloves or a hat? Yep, that would be me. Righto. School just isn't for book learnin', let me TELL YA!! Ahem.

I have this same dude in most of my classes, and he looks like the video camera guy in American Beauty. Too weird.

Kyle made the greatest point yesterday, and I shall quote him:

"The world would be such a better place if I didn't have genitals."
Damn those genitals!

UGH! I have had this weird feeling, lately. Its like I feel I'm being constantly evaluated, and I am stressed about this. WHY?? Its terribly unpleasant. I also feel like I may meet "the one" soon, or something, and I have to be constantly "ready." Ugh. I don't really know how to explain it. I just wish I could be constantly surrounded by soft classical music and massage tables. There might also be waiters walking around with platters of iced coffee and champagne. Classy mix. Everyone would be wearing fluffy robes and flip flops. The weather would be a beautiful 88 degrees, and the wind would whisk any sweat right off your face as you walked to Rhumba class.

OK...I got a bit carried away right there. Eh. Eli just walked by and yelled, "ME LIKE PEANUT BUTTER!" I love this family.

Had yet another fun enjoyable chat with Matt this morning/afternoon/evening. OOO! He has an "ace" website that you all should check out ASAP! Go visit Matt here! YAY!

Is it just me, or is Kevin Spacey hot?

KYLE! I miss you! WOODLE WAR!!! I WILL be Sandy Dean!

Delerium?

Had a wonderful night with Marie. She is one of the most DRIVEN people I know. Good times.

Kyle, I SOOO love L's blog on opposite sex friendships. I feel the exact same way. I don't know what to tell you about your personal dilemma, tho. I say ONWARD, HO!

American Idol is starting up again, and I don't really care that much. Kelly Clarkson is SOOO famous right now, right? Right? Flash in the pan. I just like to see Simon work his magic. "You are possibly the worst singer in the WORLD!!" I love it.

The Mall

I'm trying to remember why I decided to go to the mall today, but nothing is coming to mind. Ahem. So I went to the Mills, picked up some clogs and some other useless crap. Wee. I need to call Marie before 10 tonight. Activities need to be planned, that's for sure.

Boogie nights, baby.

Late

Epiphany is a great Staind song. I'm very much into a depressing song mode right now. I would also recommend Gary Jules' Mad World.

Kyle! You troll! You didn't call! :) EH. I'll get a hold of you tomorrw, perhaps.

Went out for a while today, and I felt like the world was in slow motion for some reason. Very odd.

Good things happen this week.

Holiday

I cannot get enough of Billie Holiday as of late. AGH! I just love it so. Here are my Billie favs:

Ain't Misbehavin' (my personal favorite), If You Were Mine, Blue Moon, Stormy Weather, It Had to be You, Summertime, Autumn in New York, and All of Me.

It is painfully late. Or early. However you would like to look at it. Sleeping is just not an option right now. It is extremely cold. I have thoughts of my electric-heated bed upstairs dancing in my mind right now. Mmmmm. Maybe I do feel tired after all...

Where are you, Kyle?

John Mayer

John is milking the publicity cow this month (gee, I wonder why), so be sure to check him out on the tube this weekend. Besides, you have nothing better to do on your weekends, right? Right?

Check out John this Saturday, January 18th, on CNN's Headline News. The show will feature an in-depth interview about life on the road, Grammy nominations, and the release of Any Given Thursday. Check local times and listings for CNN.

Tune in Sunday, January 19th, to catch CBS Sunday Morning's feature on John! The show will air at 9:00AM ET. Check your local listings for details.

Where did that come from?

Ale is ordered by pints and quarts in English pubs. So in old England, when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them to mind their
own "pints" and "quarts" and settle down. Hence the phrase, "Mind your P's and Q's."

It might just be me, but when I read this piece of info, I imagined the bartender looking like a red-haired pirate.

Cop #1: Excuse me, Miss Ross. Is that your car?

Diana Ross: Of course, that's my car! Do you think just anyone drives a Suburu Outback?

Badass.

Holy Crap

Jordan Roe is up for a grammy (thanks, Josh), I am a MAD SCIENTIST, and I have been making out with a mannequin all day. This is all too much for me to deal with.

Anywho, here is a sentence for you all to analyze.

"Are we not drawn onward, we few, drawn onward to new era?"

Thursday rules

So my interview with MAD SCIENCE was today. That gig would ROCK if I could get more hours, but alas, that isn't going to happen. *Insert sob here*

I decided that I am making up a job for myself at the Y this summer. I am going to give Dante a call and see how he feels about it. I can just hear the conversation in my head: "Yes, Dante, I need an administrative position at the Y this summer. Can thou hookest me upeth?

I cannot wait until tomorrow.

It snowed a bit today. I decided to shop, not drive, during the heaviest falling of white heaven. I felt safe in the CR-V. Hoorah for the four wheel drive, no?

AND...holy crap.

Ancient tablets? Yea, baby!

Thoughts

"...although she has a huge forehead, I will support her cause for the hearing impaired."

"Heidi's favorite game is scrabble? What a joke. If she even looked at the alphabet, her head would explode. What a ploy to appear somewhat literate."

"If given the chance to hold political office, she would like to be on the State Board of Education to better the schools and to emphasize the importance of health and exercise in the schools."
WHAT? She is a DESTROYER! Because we really need to make elementary school MORE hellish by ADDING more P.E. classes. P.E. is a really IMPORTANT building block in the tower of knowledge. If you want to exercise, do it to a Jane Fonda tape in the privacy of your OWN home, WITHOUT the polyester uniforms.

HOT OR NOT? = entertainment

Let me tell you people how badly I want to see this guy naked.

Wow. This guy not only loves putting together collages of himself, he "don't do drugs."

How would you like to see this guy waiting for you at your apartment when you come home from work?

Holy crap! Bob Saget is on hot or not!

And that concludes the HOT OR NOT pics of the week. I'm sorry if you wanted more, but you can't top Bob Saget.

THIS SITE RULES!

Be sure to check out the picture stories!

Let the truth be heard...

The one thing that unites all human beings,
regardless of age, gender, religion, economic
status or ethnic background, is that, deep down
inside, we ALL believe that we are above-average
drivers. *Except Kyle*


There comes a time when you should stop
expecting other people to make a big deal about
your birthday. That time is: age 11.


The main accomplishment of almost all organized
protests is to annoy people who are not in them.

SWEET JODY

Yep, you guessed it. I updated the site some more. CHECK IT OUT! Andrea's site.

Real Music

Most music of today can hardly be classified as "music." It is entirely about IMAGE. No real talent is needed for platinum records, and this sickens me. However, when I am taken over by such realities, I am always comforted in the loving arms of the following musicians:

Billie Holiday

Nat King Cole

Dean Martin

Vic Damone

Frank Sinatra

Etta James

Don Mclean

Mad Science

Bwa. SNL was pretty good tonight. YAY for Jeff Gordon. Ah...how I loathe the Nascar.

Anywho, I updated my site a bit. Not a great deal, but I have a bunch of pictures up. Check it out.

Talked to Melissa tonight. I absolutely NEED to call her tomorrow.

Eli's girlfriend bought him an X BOX. I couldn't believe it! Majorly sweet.

My brother has been back in high school for a WEEK, and he already has a million people calling our house. What is this? The kid is a magnet.

So today is Sunday. I hate Sundays. We'll see how this one pans out.

Maya Rudolph (portraying a drunken Diana Ross): "I have 3 Trudys in my LIFE! I AM SO BLESSED!"

Classes

So I registered this morning for classes...it took about 2 hours. It would've taken 10 minutes had it not been for Michael helping me out. BAH! He was cool. We mainly just talked about Spinoza and art history...sweet.

AGH! On my way to the DPL, THERE WAS A SQUIRREL HEAD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SIDEWALK! A SQUIRREL HEAD! It looked like it was chopped, not torn from its body. I don't know why I had to make that distinction, but eh. It was weird. Yay for squirrel heads. You just don't see that everyday, ya know?

Anywho...more details later. Believe me, Kyle. I will tell you ALL ABOUT IT. Good day, kittles. OH! Remind me to tell you about the "VITTLES" lady. TOO MUCH! I loved it.

Sick

It makes me sick when people try to tell me what "connections" they have with certain celebrities. How they used to go to their college, or what friend dated them, or how they once shared a cab. This has to end. I think writer Court Sullivan put it best:

"...Isn’t it funny how everyone has at least one “major connection” to some pop culture figure? And every time that person comes up in conversation they have to guard their connection jealously. Take a musical artist for instance. Apparently John Mayer used to play his rickety-ass acoustic guitar in our campus coffeehouse for like $50 every week. Now every time he comes on MTV this girl I know is like, “Oh oh!! I used to tune him out every week while doing my homework and drinking coffee! He even played me a love song one week I think! No, wait, he used to WRITE songs for me! Wait, wait…this song is about me! I OWN John Mayer!!”

And yes, I am saying this to all of you who have John Mayer quotes in your profile: JUST STOP with it, OK? It makes me sick! You aren't special!

Thank you, Kyle.

Because its true

Dear Internet,


I don't really have anything to say right now.


Are any of you readers television executives? If you are, please give me my own show. Thanks.


"Oh lord, Kyle. Why is Kylie still out there? SHE FUCKING SANG "THE LOCOMOTION!" You know she HAS to be like 40 years old, or just an alien. OR a gay dude that was granted a wish to be a young diva star forever."

No sleep

I don't know why I must get these ideas ONLY at night. This past evening, I was hit with a storm of memories. EVERYTHING came back for some odd reason. All of a sudden I remembered things that happened from 3rd grade, when I was going to a private christian school. I can't even remember the half of the flood, actually. I have it scribbled on 5 pages in a composition book next to my bed. I'm a bit scared to read it.

AGH! I had a weird dream last night about roller coasters and Ben Melchoirs. Well, the dream wasn't ABOUT him, but he did shoot some people in it. Yea, I don't get it, either. Ah well. At least there weren't any tidal waves in that one. The night before last included some killer waves. THAT was a crazy dream. It involved Vanessa Carlton, shark robots, tidal waves, the stanza, and a ford bronco. HA.

Down to swish pants and a batman shirt

Yes, I am down to the nubbins. It is indeed laundry time.

Yes, Kyle, I am actually making brownies.

I tried making some John Mayer wallpaper, but my computer was FREAKING out on me whilst in photoshop. This does indeed suck (the fact that my computer was freaking out and that I tried making John Mayer wallpaper).

"Hey, if you two have beef, you better grill it and eat it."

Didn't accomplish much today, and I don't really care. Blah.

I caught the JOE MILLIONAIRE premiere, and I was cracking up. "Reality" television is my number one guilty pleasure. Too awesome.

You just can't get enough spinach, let me tell ya.

I need to get a hold of Nate.

One more thought...

Its amazing what sleep and food deprivation can do for the imagination.

Welcome to Hell

I woke up at 6 am this morning to the SCREAMS and YELPS of that dog. Dad and Eli had already left. I had TWO hours of sleep. TWO HOURS. So the dog needed to get up. Mom isn't home yet from work. There is only an inch of snow outside, if that. We were expecting 2-4 inches. My eyes feel like freaking peeled grapes. Hallie won't come in from outside, because she suffers from a bipolar disorder. I need this at 6am. I really do. Uh...could someone remind me why we have dogs?

Hoo

So this would be my second wind. Mom is working the night shift, and I just got off the phone with her. I would enjoy a night job. This is THE time, you know? Eh.

Snoop never ceases to crack me up. Its the SHIZZLE NIZZLE! Oh, how I love VH1.

Because I Hate Sundays

Well. Sarah and I discussed it. Yes, indeed: the return to the Y for the summer. And this time it won't suck, because A. We're going to stay away from trashy guys that waste our time and B. Get INTO Howard! I don't know about you, but I prefer to brush my teeth in my own sink, thanks.

I am a big fan of TATU. You should check them out...but take heed; they aren't for everyone.

It is supposed to snow tonight. I love waking up to snow.

I am wiped OUT this evening.

Awful

Music

This is just what I have been listening to lately:

Message in a Bottle- John Mayer

Mad World- Gary Jules

Blink 182- Adam's Song

The Other Man- Sloan

Nocturne- Chopin

Chew and Donuts

This temple situation is frustrating. I really love Pastor Burt, but the whole "temple experience" in that congregation is irritating. I would gladly suffer the slings and arrows of the temple just to hear Burt speak. It would be worth it. However, the congregation is completely DEAD. Its like they have given up.

I don't know how I am feeling lately. I do know that my spiritual life is lacking, and I am not sure what I can do to fix it. Things just seem superfluous all of a sudden. Well, not all of a sudden. I have felt this way for a while. This isn't pleasant.

Domain

If you're looking to get a domain, I would highly suggest using RegisterFly. They are awesome.

No Thai

So we were supposed to go to Joong's Thai place for dinner tonight, but it was CLOSED for some odd reason. WHAT IS THE DEAL? So where did we go instead? LOS VOLCANOES Mexican restaurant. Ugh. It was SICK. We were pretty ticked about the Thai place. Oh well. We're going tomorrow night, instead. It better be open.

I just burned a cd with all my favorite episodes of Spongebob. Yes, I am a dork.

"The Luckiest" is such a great song. Ben Folds is great.

I have to go downtown tomorrow to drop some stuff off at school. YAY. That about covers the activity schedule for tomorrow.

Wow. Its Friday already? This is nuts.

For something new, download the Paladins', "Daddy Yar." Also check out Eartha Kitts', "C'est Si Bon." I cannot get enough lounge music.

Jason Mraz

Jason Mraz is the next upcoming young guy in music. His album is called "Waiting for my Rocket to Come." The kid isn't John Mayer, but he is talented.

Quote

Keep your friends close, but keep your enemies closer.

New Computer

OOOOOO yea! I am now typing on my brand new HP laptop. It is absolutely awesome.

It is SNOWING! It started last night, actually. We just have a few inches out there now, but that doesn't even matter. SNOW = AWESOME.