Friday is Shiny!
Friday is Shiny! Here's your entertainment roundup for Friday, July 7, 2006:
CAN I VOTE FOR GORE?: The Emmy nominations are in, and I am less than enthused. All the usual suspects got nods, no one that I really care about pretty much at all, except, okay, seriously, Whoever It Is That Nominates People? Are you telling me that Jeffrey Dean Morgan does NOT deserve a nomination for best guest star? After I saw that I stopped reading the list, because that is just fucking ridiculous. I watched Grey's Anatomy for that man! And I have no interest in watching it now that he's dead, or seeing episodes before he showed up. So he should get a fucking Emmy, damnit! I mean, Christ. Gina Davis got nominated for Commander in Chief, which has been CANCELED, and yet. *stabs Emmy people*
MY LIFE ON THE D-VORCE LIST: Shhh, I know, terrible pun. But it looks like Kathy Griffin is getting a divorce. Apparently, Matt stole like $70,000 from her. I'd divorce his ass too, even if he DID go to Iraq with me and do my hair. Actually, I think the hair thing is really more of a punishment, because. Have you seen the way he does it?? Has she??? You'd think that would actually be her first clue that he obviously hates her guts.
THE INVISIBLE CHILD: No, I'm not talking about that Lifetime movie about the woman who claims to have a child that only she can see, inexplicably starring that guy who plays Jack Bristow on Alias and the girl who plays George Michael's Christian girlfriend on Arrested Development. I'm talking about the rumors US magazine is spreading (and I also saw it on E!News, so it must be true) about the alleged existence of the TomKitten. Okay seriously? Now this is just getting cruel. She was obviously pregnant. She had the baby. Maybe, just maybe, she doesn't want her baby in tabloids. Maybe Tom Cruise is a cult leader keeping her holed up in some basement bunker waiting for Xenu to destroy the unfaithful. But really it doesn't matter. It's a baby. It probably looks like every other baby ever. Small and red and snotty. Oooh, unless it's a black baby. That would explain a LOT.
SEE THESE SHACKLES?: So I know most of you have already heard the new Justin Timberlake single, SexyBack. But in case you haven't, head over to Justin's website and give it a listen. Or peruse my friend's list, because at least 5 of you uploaded it.
I like it. At first, I was sort of eh. Not because of the song, which I actually think is fantastic and makes me want to dance around and I could listen to it 907384 times and not get sick of it. But because I didn't hear any of Justin in it. Like. Is his voice even ON this single? I can't tell. I'm sure it must be. I'm sure it's just super over-produced and hence unrecognizable as Justin. Which I don't really have a problem with, except that I (unlike, apparently, the rest of the free world) actually like Justin's voice and his falsetto, so the lack there, well. I'm definitely feeling it. But I do love the song, I love that Justin is trying to be dirty. It's like when JC tries to be straight, or Courtney Love tries to be sober-always good for an ironic laugh. But then again-can there be a song called FalsettoBack?
I've also heard rumors he's already planning his next album, before this one even drops. And that he and JC have been in the studio together. But he's not saying anything because he doesn't want to "jinx" it. *prays for an NSYNC comeback tour*
BUT BACK IN TEXAS: Speaking of boybands, I went to the Boy Band Sing Along again last night. It was amazing as always, and they are doing it again in September, so I'll definitely be back for more. But. Also? Quentin Tarantino was there. No, seriously. Quentin was at the Boy Band Sing Along. Now, he loves the Drafthouse (where the sing along is held) and he has a film festival there every year where he shows his favorite Kung Fu movies and talks about them and stuff. But that does not explain him being at the Boy Band Sing Along. Unless, you know, he loves boys dancing sexy in the rain as much as we do.
FLANNEL IS BACK: I didn't watch much this week, even with the new DVR, just because, um, I suck and stuff. And it was a holiday weekend! And nothing was on! But I did happen to catch VH1's Storytellers with Pearl Jam. It was good, I never really knew that 'Better Man' was about um, abusive relationships, which probably explains why when I put it on a tape for one of my boyfriends, he was very offended and wanted to know if I hated him. Ooops. But Eddie Vedder is pretty amazing, and I do love that he still wears flannel like it's 1994.
ENTOURAGE, BITCH: I finally caught up on Entourage. Man, I love this show. The season premier left me kind of cold, but it's gotten so good since then. I love that they're showing way more Ari, because he really is the best character on the show. Vince isn't annoying me as much either. And you know, I used to be an E fangirl, but I really really love Turtle right now. But you know, it's not a show where things really happen, which is cool with me, I'm not in it for the plot or the stimulating conversation.
And that's all, because yes, I suck, and I didn't go to Jacob's this week so I didn't really watch anything and yeah. But! Tonight I think we are going to see Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest so that'll be exciting. Wooo!
In conclusion: on my way to work I tried to listen to my mp3 player, and it seems to suddenly be broken. Like, it turns on, the welcome menu appears, and then it freezes. It won't turn off, or go to the playlist, or play anything. Anyone have any ideas? And if not, recommendations for new mp3 players? I don't need a lot of space, I actually love my 256meg one because I tend to fixate on a set of like 15 songs and just want to listen to them over and over.
CAN I VOTE FOR GORE?: The Emmy nominations are in, and I am less than enthused. All the usual suspects got nods, no one that I really care about pretty much at all, except, okay, seriously, Whoever It Is That Nominates People? Are you telling me that Jeffrey Dean Morgan does NOT deserve a nomination for best guest star? After I saw that I stopped reading the list, because that is just fucking ridiculous. I watched Grey's Anatomy for that man! And I have no interest in watching it now that he's dead, or seeing episodes before he showed up. So he should get a fucking Emmy, damnit! I mean, Christ. Gina Davis got nominated for Commander in Chief, which has been CANCELED, and yet. *stabs Emmy people*
MY LIFE ON THE D-VORCE LIST: Shhh, I know, terrible pun. But it looks like Kathy Griffin is getting a divorce. Apparently, Matt stole like $70,000 from her. I'd divorce his ass too, even if he DID go to Iraq with me and do my hair. Actually, I think the hair thing is really more of a punishment, because. Have you seen the way he does it?? Has she??? You'd think that would actually be her first clue that he obviously hates her guts.
THE INVISIBLE CHILD: No, I'm not talking about that Lifetime movie about the woman who claims to have a child that only she can see, inexplicably starring that guy who plays Jack Bristow on Alias and the girl who plays George Michael's Christian girlfriend on Arrested Development. I'm talking about the rumors US magazine is spreading (and I also saw it on E!News, so it must be true) about the alleged existence of the TomKitten. Okay seriously? Now this is just getting cruel. She was obviously pregnant. She had the baby. Maybe, just maybe, she doesn't want her baby in tabloids. Maybe Tom Cruise is a cult leader keeping her holed up in some basement bunker waiting for Xenu to destroy the unfaithful. But really it doesn't matter. It's a baby. It probably looks like every other baby ever. Small and red and snotty. Oooh, unless it's a black baby. That would explain a LOT.
SEE THESE SHACKLES?: So I know most of you have already heard the new Justin Timberlake single, SexyBack. But in case you haven't, head over to Justin's website and give it a listen. Or peruse my friend's list, because at least 5 of you uploaded it.
I like it. At first, I was sort of eh. Not because of the song, which I actually think is fantastic and makes me want to dance around and I could listen to it 907384 times and not get sick of it. But because I didn't hear any of Justin in it. Like. Is his voice even ON this single? I can't tell. I'm sure it must be. I'm sure it's just super over-produced and hence unrecognizable as Justin. Which I don't really have a problem with, except that I (unlike, apparently, the rest of the free world) actually like Justin's voice and his falsetto, so the lack there, well. I'm definitely feeling it. But I do love the song, I love that Justin is trying to be dirty. It's like when JC tries to be straight, or Courtney Love tries to be sober-always good for an ironic laugh. But then again-can there be a song called FalsettoBack?
I've also heard rumors he's already planning his next album, before this one even drops. And that he and JC have been in the studio together. But he's not saying anything because he doesn't want to "jinx" it. *prays for an NSYNC comeback tour*
BUT BACK IN TEXAS: Speaking of boybands, I went to the Boy Band Sing Along again last night. It was amazing as always, and they are doing it again in September, so I'll definitely be back for more. But. Also? Quentin Tarantino was there. No, seriously. Quentin was at the Boy Band Sing Along. Now, he loves the Drafthouse (where the sing along is held) and he has a film festival there every year where he shows his favorite Kung Fu movies and talks about them and stuff. But that does not explain him being at the Boy Band Sing Along. Unless, you know, he loves boys dancing sexy in the rain as much as we do.
FLANNEL IS BACK: I didn't watch much this week, even with the new DVR, just because, um, I suck and stuff. And it was a holiday weekend! And nothing was on! But I did happen to catch VH1's Storytellers with Pearl Jam. It was good, I never really knew that 'Better Man' was about um, abusive relationships, which probably explains why when I put it on a tape for one of my boyfriends, he was very offended and wanted to know if I hated him. Ooops. But Eddie Vedder is pretty amazing, and I do love that he still wears flannel like it's 1994.
ENTOURAGE, BITCH: I finally caught up on Entourage. Man, I love this show. The season premier left me kind of cold, but it's gotten so good since then. I love that they're showing way more Ari, because he really is the best character on the show. Vince isn't annoying me as much either. And you know, I used to be an E fangirl, but I really really love Turtle right now. But you know, it's not a show where things really happen, which is cool with me, I'm not in it for the plot or the stimulating conversation.
And that's all, because yes, I suck, and I didn't go to Jacob's this week so I didn't really watch anything and yeah. But! Tonight I think we are going to see Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest so that'll be exciting. Wooo!
In conclusion: on my way to work I tried to listen to my mp3 player, and it seems to suddenly be broken. Like, it turns on, the welcome menu appears, and then it freezes. It won't turn off, or go to the playlist, or play anything. Anyone have any ideas? And if not, recommendations for new mp3 players? I don't need a lot of space, I actually love my 256meg one because I tend to fixate on a set of like 15 songs and just want to listen to them over and over.