Tags: friends only

Hee. Justin's musical number that was just on the ESPYS was brilliant. *shakes head* Oh, I love him. That was long, too, wasn't it?

But anyways, yes. Just had to post about the burst of Justin love. Enjoy the awards, you folks who are watchin'.

Tags: awards shows, justin
Current Mood: giggly
Current Music: ESPN

I was feeling nostalgic and had to dig out the Justin/Christina icon. I still think they're hawt together.

One of these days I'll do an actual post, but I wanted to point out this article at Salon.com. As an Obama supporter and a woman, I have a real problem with what this writer calls the "seething, violent animosity" constantly directed at Hillary Clinton, which more often than not has an unsettling misogynistic undertone. It also touches on the intense fanaticism surrounding Obama, which is something that is honestly pretty creepy, even as a supporter.

It's a good read, and I think most of you fit the category of 'young woman voter', so if you have a minute, check it out.

In other news, I just looked out my window just in time to see a stumbling, totally drunk guy taking a shit in the alley behind my apartment. Ah, city living.

Tags: election 08
Current Mood: relaxed
Current Music: Shuggie Otis - Aht Uh Mi Hed

There was an earthquake early this morning. I live in Ohio, for fuck's sakes. Earthquakes? Don't happen. Well, not in my lifetime.

I didn't even know what the hell it was until I got to work this morning and my boss asked, "Well, did you live through last night?" I was like, "...huh?" I woke up when my bed was shaking, and I really thought I was losing my damn mind. The thought that it could be an earthquake never even occurred to me. I've never been through one before, so the only logical conclusion was that I had finally gone crazy. But I've since been informed there's a 'seismic zone' along the Kentucky/Indiana/Illinois border. I did not know that.

Woo. It's kind of a relief to know that I'm not losing my mind and something actually happened. lol

EDIT: Eee. I'm at work, and I guess whatever just happened was some sort of little aftershock. I do not like.

Tags: earthquake
Current Location: work
Current Mood: shocked
Current Music: Everyone talkin' 'bout earthquakes

I have felt like absolute shit this entire week. It's been hell getting through the workday. I don't know what's wrong with me, but everything's just off. Nothing feels right. A girl in my department was saying it's probably just 'time change blues' because of daylight saving time. Maybe after I sleep all weekend, I'll have gotten back that hour we lost and my brain will have adjusted itself. I sat down when I got home from work today to watch the news, fell asleep about 5 minutes later, and didn't wake up 'til 9:30. Hopefully I'll be able to sleep tonight.

I think it's the weather being all over the place, too. We had a foot of snow over the weekend and then it was almost 65 degrees by Thursday. Today it's cold and rainy. I'm just ready for spring, dammit.

I guess it's just the usual Friday night madness, but I've heard more police sirens and fire trucks in the last 2 hours than I have all week. I never notice city noise like that anymore, but it's been so constant tonight that it's starting to irk me.

I'm still pissed about the N.E.R.D. show being cancelled. Hmph. I haven't had the energy to plan for going to either the Indianapolis or Louisville show, so I don't know if I'm even gonna attempt that anymore.

Opening Day is almost here! Yay! March 31, folks. I am so ready for baseball season.

I need to catch up on TV. I still haven't finished Friday Night Lights. I think I only have about 3 more episodes to go, though. The last Skins I saw was episode 2, so I gotta download those. I haven't seen any of The Wire this season yet, either. Bah.

Tags: reds, tv, work
Current Mood: moody
Current Music: Nesli ft. Romina Falconi - Con Me Non Ci Parli Mai

The gods do not want me to N*E*R*D live. There's no other explanation. It's CANCELLED. Again. The two times they've been to Cincinnati, both have been cancelled. Fuck.

It's a legitimate cancellation, because there's a blizzard warning, a shitload of snow on the ground, and lots of ice. But I'm still pissed. Grrr. I am seeing them this tour no matter what, though, so I'm either going to Indianapolis or Louisville. There's still tickets available and my sister said she would go with me. But. a;lskdjga;sldgkj. Ahhhh.

I have absolutely no food in my apartment either (one packet of Easy Mac doesn't count), so I'm going to order pizza now. Bah. If the pizza place is closed, then I'll really be pissed.

Tags: concerts, n.e.r.d., snow, weather
Current Mood: pissed off
Current Music: Freezing rain against the window

I'm excited about the primary, but I'll be almost as excited once it's over. There's at least 2 political ads every commercial break. Mostly Barack & Hillary, but the local politicians, too. I just saw an Obama one that was definitely THE longest political ad I've ever seen. It was almost the entire break. But like I said, I'm excited, man. I'm gonna try to go before work tomorrow 'cause the polls open at 6:30. The weather's gonna be shitty, though. Bah. My polling location is only about 2 blocks away, though, so I'm sure I'll survive. The inner city here is pretty clearly for Obama. His are the only signs/bumper stickers I've seen. Every news outlet's statewide poll has been different, so we'll just have to wait and see.

On an entirely different and much less important note, I'm also excited about the fact that an IKEA's opening here, in mid-March. I'll be afraid to set foot in that place until a couple months after it opens, though, 'cause I'm sure it'll be pure insanity.

Ahh, good ol' Cincinnati weather. It was 70 degrees today, and it's going to be 35 tomorrow with lots and lots of rain. But that little taste of Spring today was glorious. It put me in such a good mood.

N*E*R*D on Friday! Woohoo!

Tags: election 08, ikea, n.e.r.d., weather
Current Mood: bouncy
Current Music: NBC Nightly News

be_cool_bec, you must've willed him into existence. Because almost right after I read your comment, Pharrell was on the VMA pre-show. And then he was in a Pepsi commercial right after that. I said, "Pharreeeeelll! You're there!" out loud to the TV. Heh. And then when he said, "I'm here to support Justin", my little fangirl heart exploded. Aww, I miss them together. Justin! Are you listening to me? Do somethin' with Pharrell again, dammit. Please? I know there was record label drama, but. Yeah. Please?

( My inane babbling during the VMAs. )

Tags: justin, music, tv, vmas
Current Mood: awake
Current Music: VMAs

Yes, I'm posting again. I'm overcompensating for my computer-less week.

Question: Is Justin performing at the VMAs? I've seen him on the commercials, but he's nowhere to be found on the MTV site. 'Cause if they're gonna continue the trend of absolute craptasticness of the past couple years, I'd rather not sit through the whole show if he's not gonna be on. The only other performers I have any interest in are Foo Fighters and Common. Why, oh why, is Britney performing? *shakes head* Just bring the VMAs back to NYC and stop trying all these gimmicks that don't work.

Hee, Jamiroquai's "Virtual Insanity" is on MTV Hits. I used to love this song. They're doing that 'VMA Winners Playlist'. Seeing all these videos just makes me miss the old MTV. Ya know, when it was actually a music channel.

Tags: music, tv
Current Mood: bouncy
Current Music: Macy Gray - Do Something

I didn't have a computer for about a week because the screen on my laptop went out on Friday. And since it was right before the weekend and the holiday was on Monday, they couldn't fix it until Thursday. I felt totally lost not being able to use it. *pets* I'm glad it's back.

My mom calls me this morning (woke me up *grumbles*) and says, "We're going up to Lake Erie! Be back on Wednesday! Bye!" Um, OK. Bye. She didn't say where they were going (I'm assuming somewhere on the Ohio side, but maybe Michigan), so I have no idea where the hell they are.

Speaking of parents. Since they're gone and they have cable, I drove up to their house today to just watch TV for awhile and be lazy. And lo and behold, there's the Justin concert. On demand. In HD. If any of y'all have Time Warner Cable, it's on the High Def On Demand channel. I did a little dance of joy when I realized it was the whole concert and not just a promo. My parents also have surround sound, but I have no idea how to work that shit. I keep pressing buttons and nothing happens. But I have to figure it out, 'cause I gotta watch it again with the surround sound. It says it's supposed to be on demand until Oct. 1.

As for the concert, I have nothing intelligent to say. I love him. I love his band. The end. And watching it in HD on a TV is 10 million times better than watching it on a computer screen. He made me cry during 'Another Song' this time, dammit. I got a little teary when I first watched it, but for some reason it made me cry today. Fucking Timberlake. Makin' me cry, boy.

Went to the fireworks on Sunday ('the fireworks' in Cincinnati means the big fireworks display on the river at the end of Riverfest, the day before Labor Day). They usually estimate the crowd at half a million, but good god, was there a lot of people this year. It seemed like it. The paper said there was around 300,000 on the Cincy side, and I'm sure it was at least that. The Naked Cowboy was there. Heh. I saw him in the afternoon. I walked around the Kentucky side earlier in the day, and the crowd was slightly smaller over there. Someday when I'm rich, I'm gonna buy a boat so I can watch it from the river. ( Some pretty fireworks pictures. )

This past August was apparently the hottest month ever recorded in Cincinnati (25 days over 90 degrees). I'm ready for fall. I'm done with the heat.

Tags: cincy, fireworks, hbo concert, justin, life, riverfest
Current Mood: bored
Current Music: John Mayer - Comfortable (Live)