Finding a good way to spend it

After a long day of finals (4 finals spread out over 14 hours), I am officially on SUMMER VACATION!


I am dubbing the 134 days between now and the first day of autumn "fun time."
Since the Phineas and Ferb theme song says there are 104 days of summer vacation, I have made a list of 104 things to do during "fun time." Let's see if I make it!

Can't Be Tamed

"Party in the USA" was a fun song, however, the video and the Teen Choice Awards performance were very on-the-fence for the Radio Disney audience. "Can't Be Tamed" is Miley's first single that probably will not be on the Radio Disney playlist. The music video is out of the question.

The video's premise is Miley is a rare, wild creature, newly found, on display at a museum. Miley has huge wings, dark makeup and very flexible dance moves. It's super hot and sexy, definitely. It reminds me of Britney Spears' "Oops! I Did it Again" and "Circus." It seems like an appropriate transition from "Party in the USA," but then I remember, the girl is still 17 years old!

Now now, this reaction is a little more harsh because Miley is a Disney star. So, I remembered past Disney divas:

Ashley Tisdale's "He Said, She Said," made it to #1 on TRL. The music video was Ashley's raunchiest, so far. However, the video's not even raunchy. Ashley's just at a night club, and she was about 20 when it was released. She does wear a bikini in "Aliens in the Attic."

Hilary Duff's music videos are still clean. She did have that threesome on Gossip Girl recently, but this is years after her Disney affiliation dried off. She was about 21.

Britney Spears was a member of the Mickey Mouse Club. She can be considered a Disney girl. She is still definitely one of the biggest female acts ever. Yes, "Baby, One More Time" and "Oops! I Did it Again" were definitely images parents didn't want their daughters imitating. However, they weren't as wild as Miley's latest. I compared those first because they were released about the time Britney was Miley's current age. Looking at Britney's discography, it seems her label/management waited for Britney to at least become legal before they allowed her to bring in the sexy with "I'm a Slave 4 U."

Of course, everyone grows up at a different pace. Maybe Miley has just matured faster than all of those other girls. Another thing that makes this video different is the fact that there is no hint of the young, Hannah Montana girl. It's all Miley. The video matches what's out there right now with Lady GaGa and Ke$ha. I do like the song; the chorus is a little annoying though.

Weebly

"The Tie Girls'" ownership of the domain "vfactoryfan.com" has expired.

"The Tie Girls", the YouTube/MySpace alias of Grace and myself, expired long ago.

I don't want to call what else might be expired, though it's more than obvious.

Enation!

@EnationMusic follows me on on Twitter!

I think they follow everyone that follows them, but it's still so cool!!!

Ryan Novak

I tuned in to Dancing With the Stars just in time to catch the Debbie Allen's stars of dance routine. During the disco segment, who do I see? Ryan Novak, aka the dancer from Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus concerts and Fame that I totally adore! I'm 90% sure it's was him.. I'm 75% sure that's his name. Haha. Sorry. I recognize his face and his dancing more!

The rest of the routine was cool. Debbie Allen said her Fame quote. They danced to Naturi's version of the song.

Owl City @ Club Nokia

L.A. Live is INCREDIBLE! Since 2007, I'd walk past it from the parking lot to Staples Center and it would just be under construction. Now, it's humongous and has all of these restaurants and high tech screens. It's crackin!

Paper Route went on at 7pm. They had a tiny drum set. At one point, someone was playing it, another was playing the regular drums, and then another was playing digital drums. The lead singer's mannerisms reminded me of Nicky T of V Factory. He was skinny and wore his trucker hat backwards.

Lights started at 8pm. She is so adorable! Some fan had a sign that read, "Now that we're engaged, cyber wife, we can get married at the cathedral of lights." She saw, laughed, and also mentioned World of Warcraft. Her band consists of her, a drummer and keyboard player. No guitar? Her drummer is cool though. "Ice" is a really cool song. She sings super fast during the bridge!

Finally, they were setting up for Owl City. The guy sound checking all the mics was the same guy in front of me on the escalators on my way into Club Nokia. I took a picture of his all access pass (I was stealth like a ninja).

Adam came out at 9pm. He played the drums, the band came out, he moved to the mic. It was totally out for the first verse and chorus of "Umbrella Beach." His set list was fun song, slow song, fun song, slow song. I know the fun songs more because I listen to the slow songs less.

"Hot Air Balloon" was AWESOME!! He threw a toothbrush to the audience during "Dental Care." Security was being strict on recording, but when the "song about bugs," aka "Fireflies," came on, EVERYONE had their cameras up. At the end of "Vanilla Twilight," Adam mouthed, "Take me with you!"

He ended with "Hello Seattle." It was a cool concert =]

Outside, the guys of Paper Route were selling their CD.

We ended the day at In-N-Out because Adam mentioned it between songs.

Vampire Diaries

I started watching because of Malese Jow (Unfabulous) and Steven McQueen (Derek from "Minutemen").

Then I saw Melinda Clarke (The OC).

Then I saw Marguerite MacIntyre (Kyle XY).

The main girl was on Degrassi and the main guy's brother was on Lost.

So, when teen shows end, the actors become vampires?