Observation
I really do find it amazing that in the last 5 months, the 3 worst songs ever to be recorded have all become hits:
1. Bad Day by Daniel Powter
2. Do I Make You Proud? by Taylor Hicks
3. Stars are Blind by Paris Hilton
And does it get better? My friends, NO, it gets worse...because Jessica Simpson has a new album coming out. "A Public Affair" might be as bad as the 3 aforementioned train wrecks if every track is as bad as the title track. Paris has a new single, "Turn It Up." Um, someone needs to tell her to stop before she meets a violent end. Turns out she's worse at singing than at giving head, which after seeing the infamous video i never thought possible.
Haha, right now it makes the Pussycat Dolls look like music revolutionaries. About the only music I have enjoyed all summer have been the Rock Kills Kid album, the Dannii Minogue hits album, the Cherish song, "Crazy" by Gnarls Barkley and the new Nelly Furtado album which rules. Thus my retreat all summer into dance music and showtunes. Jersey Boys and The Color Purple both turned out to be a lot better than I expected...and I haven't gotten The Drowsy Chaperone yet.
The parents are in Key West. I have the house to myself so I get to ponder all the crazy things I typically do when I'm by myself. This weekend I'm going to a media training with Eq. FL/GLAAD, which should be worthwhile. Media communication isn't my weak point but I need to get to the point where I'm able not only to do it but to teach others the ins and outs of it. Plus, Coalition president, Equality Florida local director, and whatever responsibilities I have this year all require me to be more aggressive. The older I get, the more I find that people have a real knack for disregarding what I say or deeming it as somehow valueless. This summer, getting away from G'ville with reflection time, has shown me that aggression is sometimes the only way to get your way. I'm not this passive person that sits around, observes a problem, and sits idly by as it occurs- I'm much more the "how can I fix this?" kind of person, and if there's one criticism I have of myself from this past year it's that I have acceded to far too much that I would change. A score in the 170's on the LSAT (which I'm now 3 points away from based on my latest full-length test, with 2 tests and 2.5 months to go I can make it...into the Kaplan Stratosphere I go) and the ability to get into a top-notch law school means nothing unless I really continue to evolve into a proactive person. What I have lacked before is self-confidence; not that I didn't know I had abilities but I didn't trust myself in them. I became bogged down in meaningless titles- the fact is, I worked my ass off at academics, Pride, Unite...whatever it was I was involved with at the time, I self-sacrificed for the greater good. The irony is in April elections, the thing that certain people accused me of, "putting myself before the organization," was a complete and utter lie at the time, when in the past 4 months I've realized, I always should have done just that. But I never trusted my own "vision" enough to assert myself, to offer the criticism in a manner that fixed those same observed problems. Somehow, that's changed in adulthood.
Project Runway was delightful last night. Laura (the architect, redhead), like I said, would be a force to be reckoned with, just b/c she has such an amazing sense of who she is as a designer. Kayne (the southern queen) and Michael (the black guy from ATL) had amazing designs...Michael used coffee filters and created this amazing white dress. Robert (the one who worked with Issac Mizrahi) is another favorite of mine. Vincent (the 49-year-old, the burnout who is trying to make his comeback) should have been out but at least we get to keep him around another week to see if he can match the ugliness of that damn basket hat he tried to pass off. What an addicting show- I really think this year has greater depth in terms of amazing designers but we'll have to wait and see if the finalists can match the Santino/Daniel V./Diana quality. Early 3 finalist picks? I'll go Robert, Laura, and Michael, even though I'm pulling for Kayne to win the whole thing. Yeah, I know- it's just because he's SO Emmett from Queer as Folk.
Good night!
1. Bad Day by Daniel Powter
2. Do I Make You Proud? by Taylor Hicks
3. Stars are Blind by Paris Hilton
And does it get better? My friends, NO, it gets worse...because Jessica Simpson has a new album coming out. "A Public Affair" might be as bad as the 3 aforementioned train wrecks if every track is as bad as the title track. Paris has a new single, "Turn It Up." Um, someone needs to tell her to stop before she meets a violent end. Turns out she's worse at singing than at giving head, which after seeing the infamous video i never thought possible.
Haha, right now it makes the Pussycat Dolls look like music revolutionaries. About the only music I have enjoyed all summer have been the Rock Kills Kid album, the Dannii Minogue hits album, the Cherish song, "Crazy" by Gnarls Barkley and the new Nelly Furtado album which rules. Thus my retreat all summer into dance music and showtunes. Jersey Boys and The Color Purple both turned out to be a lot better than I expected...and I haven't gotten The Drowsy Chaperone yet.
The parents are in Key West. I have the house to myself so I get to ponder all the crazy things I typically do when I'm by myself. This weekend I'm going to a media training with Eq. FL/GLAAD, which should be worthwhile. Media communication isn't my weak point but I need to get to the point where I'm able not only to do it but to teach others the ins and outs of it. Plus, Coalition president, Equality Florida local director, and whatever responsibilities I have this year all require me to be more aggressive. The older I get, the more I find that people have a real knack for disregarding what I say or deeming it as somehow valueless. This summer, getting away from G'ville with reflection time, has shown me that aggression is sometimes the only way to get your way. I'm not this passive person that sits around, observes a problem, and sits idly by as it occurs- I'm much more the "how can I fix this?" kind of person, and if there's one criticism I have of myself from this past year it's that I have acceded to far too much that I would change. A score in the 170's on the LSAT (which I'm now 3 points away from based on my latest full-length test, with 2 tests and 2.5 months to go I can make it...into the Kaplan Stratosphere I go) and the ability to get into a top-notch law school means nothing unless I really continue to evolve into a proactive person. What I have lacked before is self-confidence; not that I didn't know I had abilities but I didn't trust myself in them. I became bogged down in meaningless titles- the fact is, I worked my ass off at academics, Pride, Unite...whatever it was I was involved with at the time, I self-sacrificed for the greater good. The irony is in April elections, the thing that certain people accused me of, "putting myself before the organization," was a complete and utter lie at the time, when in the past 4 months I've realized, I always should have done just that. But I never trusted my own "vision" enough to assert myself, to offer the criticism in a manner that fixed those same observed problems. Somehow, that's changed in adulthood.
Project Runway was delightful last night. Laura (the architect, redhead), like I said, would be a force to be reckoned with, just b/c she has such an amazing sense of who she is as a designer. Kayne (the southern queen) and Michael (the black guy from ATL) had amazing designs...Michael used coffee filters and created this amazing white dress. Robert (the one who worked with Issac Mizrahi) is another favorite of mine. Vincent (the 49-year-old, the burnout who is trying to make his comeback) should have been out but at least we get to keep him around another week to see if he can match the ugliness of that damn basket hat he tried to pass off. What an addicting show- I really think this year has greater depth in terms of amazing designers but we'll have to wait and see if the finalists can match the Santino/Daniel V./Diana quality. Early 3 finalist picks? I'll go Robert, Laura, and Michael, even though I'm pulling for Kayne to win the whole thing. Yeah, I know- it's just because he's SO Emmett from Queer as Folk.
Good night!