Things I shouldn't be thinking about yet

One of my best friends is getting married in less than a year. In fact, she received her proposal over this past summer, and she's just a junior. Anyway, tonight, I was looking at dresses on JCrew.com and found the most amazing brides maid dress...naturally, I called her into the room and asked her if she had begun looking yet, which she hadn't--I may have picked it out for her inadvertently, oh dear.

So, one thing led to another, and now here I am thinking about the songs that I want played at my wedding. Top 10 love songs of all time...GO:

1. Have a Little Faith In Me - John Hiatt
2. Amazed - Paul McCartney
3. Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton
4. She's Got A Way - Billy Joel
5. More Than Words - Extreme
6. At Last - Etta James
7. The Way You Look Tonight - Frank Sinatra
8. L-O-V-E or Everything - Michael Buble (I couldn't decide; I love him too much)
9. Night and Day - Cole Porter
10. Your Song - Elton John

Cheers to being engaged and underage, and hopefully she uses my wedding playlist...which I believe to be pretty damn effective. I'm crying just thinking about how much these songs make me wish I were in love. ...Oh, well.

Score 1 for Dr. Quinn!

It was just released tonight that none other than Jane Seymore will be a contestant on ABC's popular show Dancing With The Stars this fall.

Can I just first say: the woman is 56 and is still smoking hot. I bet even Joe Lando (yes, the man who played Sully) would still do her. I think I may even watch the show this season.

I have nothing else to say except--good luck, Jane--I'll be voting for you!

(also in the lineup was Mel B., Mark Cuban, Jennie Garth, Marie Osmond, and Wayne Newton)

I Like It Hot

This semester, I'm finally taking my first film class at USC (I'm currently applying to be a cinema-television minor, wish me luck)...and let me tell you, I was really excited. My first day in discussion we went around the table and were asked, "If your life were a movie, what genre of film would it be and who would star as you?" -- Now, I know exactly what genre my life would be (I talk about it constantly), but I had never put any thought into who would star as me! - shocking, right? Anyway...I kind of crumble under pressure so I answered Reese Witherspoon would play me in a musical. Yes, my life would be a musical...but Reese? Such a cop out answer.

So, today...my first day of lecture, we watched the amazing "Some Like It Hot." Now, I'd like to pride myself for being quite the movie aficionado, but I'll admit this was the first time that I'd ever seen the movie. In fact, the more into the film we got, I realized that I've spent very little time watching anything starring Marilyn Monroe. And I still can't quite figure out why.

If my life were to be a movie, I can honestly say that I'd like Marilyn Monroe to play the lead. Not only does the woman exude sex, but she stays classy, poised, and charismatic the entire way through. Now, I'm not comparing myself physically to Marilyn in anyway (although after I buy myself a new nose and rack, I will be infinitely closer), but disposition wise...I really admire her. I feel that I share a lot of her stage presence and leadership abilities (minus the troubled family life, foster parents, married not once, not twice, but THREE times, and the tragic suicide story).

Ok, so maybe we don't have that much in common...but really...get a load of her:



So, watch out cause I'm about one step away from bleaching my hair and chopping it off ;) But, I just can't help it...move over Reese, I think I found a new idol.

Wrong Answer

I’m sure that everyone expects me to make fun of Lauren Caitlin Upton (a.k.a. Miss South Carolina) who, in response to a question about why 1/5 of Americans can’t point out their own country on a map at the Miss Teen USA pageant on Friday, gave a rambling, confused non-answer that inexplicably linked the American educational system and South Africa. I’m NOT going to make fun of her, though, for two reasons: First, because every blogger and talk radio host in this country already has (mercilessly) and, second, because she never did anything, as far as I can tell, to deserve being picked on.

Look, I have no problem making fun of politicians who give the cameras big, empty smiles on their way to the soulless middle ground or self-involved celebrities who contribute less than nothing to society, yet somehow manage to profit off of their own notoriety, but this is just a teenage girl in a beauty pageant. And yes, I know that she put herself on that stage, but come on – this was probably the biggest thing that will ever happen to her, and she blew it (on national television, no less). Have some compassion.

I will, however, make fun of the people who really deserve it here. For starters, her parents, who were clearly more concerned with their daughter showing all of her teeth when she smiles than learning actual skills she can use after her pageant career is finished (tomorrow). Or all the losers who, in the past few days, have boldly (and anonymously) declared in countless chat-rooms that they will teach her to read a map if they can see her boobs, despite the fact that they have never seen an actual breast and never will as long they continue to live in their parents’ basements. Or Mario Lopez, who has been reduced to hosting the Miss Teen USA pageant (sorry, Slater). And – while I can’t bring myself to believe that this country won't pony up enough money to teach its children to point to their house on an atlas when it spends billions of dollars forcing its will on the rest of the world – if the 1/5 of Americans thing is true, that’s pretty fucking sad too.

So let’s lay off the blonde jokes and take this for what it is – a sad commentary on the direction in which we, as Americans, are headed. Especially Slater.

P.S. Lauren, if you want to thank me personally for defending you, my email is andrew.migdail@gmail.com. Hit me up, girl.



Sources: http://www.tmz.com/2007/08/27/miss-teen-usa-hopeful-say-what

A sad day for anyone who ever wanted to go into television...

Everybody's favorite ex-husband has landed himself a big break...Yes, Kevin Federline will in fact have a recurring guest role on the CW's show One Tree Hill. In fact, Federline was spotted in Wilmington, NC where the show is filmed all of last week, and rumors have it that he will be back in the near future to film the rest of his character's story arc, who is said to be a "cocky, enigmatic frontman for a rock band" ...perhaps someone to tempt Peyton away from Lucas AGAIN this season?

This leads me to two conclusions:

1. We live in a sad sad world where a man who has no other accomplishments in life other than being Britney Spears' ex-husband gets to be on television. Albeit, I'm rooting for Kevin more than Britney now a days, and yes, the man may have started out as a backup dancer, but he's now living the freaking American Dream. I mean...how much does he get in weekly allowance from Britney (despite the fact that the man has 5 illegitimate children floating around Hollywood). But, seriously America? -- why would cast Kevin Federline? Is he really going to get you more audiences...I don't think so.

Which brings me to...
2. How desperate are the CW and One Tree Hill to cast KFed in the first place? It saddens me greatly that one of my favorite shows has been run into the ground by the dissolution of the WB (my favorite network, yes...I'm a teeny bopper, ok?).

Sad times. But oddly entertaining. Also, I'm still going to watch the show, so, there's that. Sorry Tyler Hilton, you've been replaced.

http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20053263,00.html

5 Things That Annoy Me...

1. Friends who get mad at you and won't tell you why - I mean, this one is just absolutely ridiculous. If I did something to make you mad, just tell me ... please don't go around avoiding me and not talking to me. It makes it especially awkward when you live in the same house (or even the same room). Seriously, be a big girl and tell me what I did to anger you -- I can take it. And it sure as hell beats being in uncomfortable silence for an entire day...in my own bedroom.

2. The financial aid office - seriously, you're already controlling my fate...do you have to be a bitch when giving me bad news? It's really just unfair. How am I supposed to miraculously come up with the $13,000 that your financial aid doesn't cover??? Didn't you read my FAFSA...I can't afford that shit. And now this is me looking forward to the two jobs I'm going to need to get to keep myself in school. Lovely.

3. People who constantly click their pens - it's just an annoying noise. Truly. There are other people in the room who perhaps are too ADD to focus when you do that. Honestly, maybe it's that I can't pay attention to one thing at a time (says the girl who watches TV while surfing the internet and talking on AIM simultaneously) -- but really, the pen clicking is too obnoxious for my poor ears.

4. Couples who strongly believe in PDA - is it not bad enough that you're in a happy relationship while I'm bitterly single, but now I have to watch you flaunt it? No one wants to see you stick your tongue down your boyfriend's throat...I mean, I have no problem with adorable hand holding or even some snuggling, but when I walk out of the room for 2 seconds and then come back to you giving your boyfriend a lap dance on my couch...I tend to go a little crazy.

5. Singing the wrong lyrics - if you don't know the lyrics, let the iPod sing it without you. Learn the words before you sing along. Lyrics are readily available through a thing I like to call "the internet." Don't make excuses, either...if you're just learning a song for the first time, sing through it a few times on your own -- not in my car, please. It's distracting, and G-d knows I don't want to be in any other accidents. This one I will actually blame on you. I don't know what it is about this one, but it really gets me for some reason.

The man, the legend...Zac Efron?

Now, I'm not one to brag BUT...I've been a fan of the lovely Zac Efron since he was on the horrible WB show, Summerland in 2004.

Now, all of a sudden, the boy is EVERYWHERE. I can't go outside without seeing a poster of Zac freaking Efron -- not that I'm complaining, or anything. Seriously, this boy wonder can do no wrong. Also--he's dreamy.

After finishing Summerland he moved straight onto High School Musical, the surprise made for TV hit which won 2 Emmy's and whose soundtrack broke Billboard records right and left. But did you know: Zac Efron was originally slated to play supporting role, Chad and Drew Seeley was to play the lead, Troy Bolton. Scheduling conflicts prevented Drew from participating even though he recorded most of the songs. Lucky break, Zac Efron...lucky break.

Now, he's Hollywood's new John Travolta (probably closeted gay and all). He's already been in a remake of one of my favorite musicals, Hairspray (yes, Zac Efron IS the ladie's choice) and has been signed to star as Ren in a remake of Footloose. Seriously, what's next?

So, I tried to look for the clip from High School Musical 2 that would explain the drama that surround him (love triangle with onscreen girlfriend Vanessa Hudgens and secondary star and love of my life Ashley Tisdale), but what I found was SO much better than that clip could ever be.

In fact, I just outed Zac Efron with these two clips:

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Turns out Ashley should be the love of my life (cause she IS me), notice all the gay men she's surrounded herself with? Yeah...I thought so.

So, he may be gay -- but at least he's pretty!. Zac Efron: here's to you!