Sunday, February 13, 2011

Grammys

Live Blogging:

8:15 Christina Aguilera fell! Oh xtina.

8:54 This Bruno Mars black and white thing is really cool! I got excited when he said "just the way you are."
This arrangement of "Grenade" is a nice refreshing change from the tune that's being played out on the radio at the moment.

9:10 BIEBER TIME =]
Jaden Smith is getting taller. Will, Jada, and Willow look so proud, as they should be.
Whoa!Usher just made his sunglasses disappear! That was really cool!!! Oh, is Bieber wearing them?

Selena Gomez read Justin's pop album nomination, wink.

9:50 Ceelo looks gnarly. I'm digging the puppet band.
Gweneth is sounds great! Her heels are super high! I'd be scared to walk in those, let alone stand on a piano!

10:00 I love glittery eye shadow. I wish I had an occasion to rock it.
Awww! Katy had footage of her wedding in the background! She reminded me Valentines Day is tomorrow.
Okay, I know "Teenage Dream" already says it all. Her choregoraphy is still funny to me. It doesn't even try to be innocent at all.

10:03 Does John Mayer not know the words to this song? That was nice! They should have performed more!

10:12 Seth Rogen made the joke I sort of expected to come up this evening.

10:15 Rihanna's dress looks firey. This performance with Eminiem is FIRE. I feel the anger. It's pulling me in, making sure I pay attention and WATCH his performance.
I thought they were kidding when they said Avril Lavigne was on stage too. The lighting is dimmed everytime she takes the stage. I almost didn't recognize her with the shorter black hair.
Here's Dre! Wow.

10:40 It won't matter if you can swagger like 'ol Mic Jagger. If you got heart and soul you can rock and roll. That was awesome.

10:53 Eminem's chain resembles the Deathly Hallows. Minus the Elder Wand.

Monday, February 7, 2011

Drama fix

I watch too much TV!
I already have Pretty Little Liars, Greek, One Tree Hill, NCIS, Hellcats, Vampire Diaries, Grey's Anatomy, and General Hospital.
I've taken on House of Anubis.
My Life as Liz is back.
Glee is back.

I already gave up Desperate Housewives and Brothers & Sisters. I'm giving up Gossip Girl too.

Brittany mentioned One Tree Hill in a not-so-nice comment. One Tree Hill still retains a good audience for the CW even though it is in the same time slot as Glee and NCIS. Why? Because its fans are true and loyal.

They also mentioned One Tree Hill on Greek tonight.

OTH won't be cancelled. It will end, thank you very much.

Thursday, February 3, 2011

Lunar Superbowl Sunday

Family Fun Weekends are all the buzz lately at Disneyland. Fiesta and Kickin' Country weekends didn't appeal to me. I might have made an effort for Character Fan Days if it featured characters I really long to see (like Marie from Aristocats, villans, Phineas, Ferb and Perry).

Lunar New Year sounded cool. I sort of dressed for the occasion. It was Superbowl Sunday, but I didn't expect crowds to be light. I didn't think it was terribly crowded. FastPass reservations weren't too far in advanced. But then again, I hardly went on any rides.

The festival area is a HUGE, sort of hidden area of the park. I always thought it was a dead end past BTMRR and the petting zoo, but the area connects to Fantasyland!

Chinese Mickey, Minnie, Chip and Dale were out meeting and greeting people. Mickey and Minnie were just about to leave as we arrived. We lined up to be first for Mulan and Mushu. There was a dance number on stage. It was cute, though not authentic. Staged tourism, as I learned in intercultural communications last semester. But this is Disneyland, where everything is staged.

Mulan was nice. Mushuis as tall as her. Chip and Dale spit up and each got their own stations. I met Dale. His autograph is cool, he draws a picture of himself. I told him he was cooler than Chip.


There were also other dances from actual Asian groups, coloring tables, and expensive tea for purchase. As we were leaving, there was a dragon dance going through the audience.

After riding it's a small world, we went to Toontown. We saw Goofy and got in line to meet him. He started walking around and you had to follow. It wasn't as amusing as the Wonderland crew or Peter Pan.

We met Steamboat Willy at Mickey's House.
Courtney bought me a Disney Nerds lanyard! So I may start pin trading.
Decided on a corndog for lunch. It really hit the spot!
Saw Alice and Mad Hatter come out for musical chairs.

We crossed the esplanade and walked all the way around the construction walls to enter California Adventure. We got to watch Disney Channel Rocks. I like that they incorporate the World of Color fountains, but it would be more fun with a traveling stage like the High School Musical shows. I felt I was more into the show than the rest of the audience combined! I was dancing and singing along. Most of the songs were from Camp Rock.

Then, we played the boardwalk games. There was a little bending of the rules that resulted in a medium prize from the fishing game. Hahahahaha.

We did parent swap for California Screamin' and Tower of Terror. We passed through ElecTRONica on the way out. These girls had pink and red-lit Minnie bows. We wanted to buy some too, but they had purchased them in Japan. Dang.