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Frozen in Time: Best Moments of MY 2008 (month by month)

Because I know you all want to get a good hard look at these, you can click on all the photos to make them bigger!

January

 

     

This is when Katie and I visited Amy in New Orleans.  One of the best parts of our stay was when we dressed up as 80s hair band members and watched Rock of Love (and as the photo shows, we also watched Scott Baio is 45 and Pregnant).

February

 

 

I bought this sweet little ride in February.  It's a Subaru Impreza.  I bought it based on looks and safety, but it turns out that it's also some kind of race car and men are drawn to it.  They flock to me now (the men...).

March

 

 

I spent the entire month of March watching my roommate fret over Britney Spears' every move.  And in a bit of an Amy Winehouse inspired moment, I also did some frantic outdoor night exercises.

April:

April was the month that I finally saw Bret Michaels in person.  That is the moment I realized what all the fuss is about (with the girls on his show all falling in love with him).  He is one smooth talker!  The way he wooed the crowd!  Don't even get me started.  There were also tons of bitchy girls there in the audience who kept pushing me.  Then I got feisty and pushed back.  And then later on, I felt guilty about it. 

May:

 

In whatever month this is, Kitty and me went to the Kanye West/Rihanna concert.  At this concert, in an attempt to save money from buying drinks inside, I drank too much beer in the parking lot and in turn, was only tempted to keep drinking beer inside (where I met a 21 year old drifter wearing jean shorts, and let me say, I was quite taken by him), which led to me being too drunk to operate a car and having to take take a taxi home.

Also in this month, as you can see, I went to the beach with the prossies and got a tattoo. It's some real classly ink.  Okay...Relax! It's just a temp!

June:

 

June held almost too many fun moments, so I had to settle on one, or I would never be able to stop!  This is when Jen, Larry and I went to Waffle House.  I wasn't sure if Larry would want his face broadcasted over my internets, so I covered it up for him.  I'm not sure he'd handle the celeb status with as much grace as I have.  Either way, this trip to WH was tops!  Especially when I shouted the F word too loud, and some lady with her kids gave me the death stare, which in turn, encouraged us to leave pronto.  Later on, I felt like maybe I wasn't the bad guy in that situation.  I mean, anybody taking six year olds to WH is just asking for foul language...and a sprinkle of childhood obesity.

July:

 

I went to Las Vegas in July.  While there, I drank too much, and in turn, probably had the most fun of anybody in our group.  Although the drinking also resulted in me almost falling off a VIP booth and onto a glass table.  ALMOST! 

A LOT of other stuff happened in July too, but like in June, I had to narrow it down to one! Plus, this blog post is getting kind of long, and I need to take a shower!

 Actually, I do need to take a shower!  Now you will just have to wait in suspense for Best Moments of MY 2008 Part TWO!!!  Don't hold your breath! 

Have a safe New Year!

Spotted: Interesting Xmas Decor

There is a strange holiday decoration near my apartment.  In one window, the occupants of the house have a Christmas Tree, and in the other window, they have this:

   

I know that it's really hard to see in this small ass picture from my Helio, but it's like a yellow smile face (with big googlie eyese) wearing a red bow-tie.  It's really scary, and it reminds me of Jack the Pumpkin King from Nightmare Before Christmas.  That is what I thought it was, but I couldn't figure out what JTPK would be yellow and smiling...unless of course he was an unusually gleeful victim of Jaundice. 

Anyways, I am baffled as to what this creepy, smiley, bow-tie wearing face has to do with Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, New Years or anything that people would be decorating for at this time of year.  Maybe it's a sick version of the New Year's Baby...it is bald.  I bet that's it!  If you have any other theories, please feel free to enlighten me!

I also may attempt to get a bigger shot with my camera, without looking like a stalker.

Misty Water Colored Memories: Amy is a Randy Bunny on the Loose

I'm having Bloggers' Block (it's a curse), and I can't think of anything to write about.  Even with Christmas going on, I'm stuck with a blank!  So, I dug up some old photos of a very fun time in my life. 

At some point in college, my best friend, Amy, (whom I'm mere hours away from seeing, because she is coming to town) selflessly volunteered to wear an Easter Bunny suit and pose for photos with people's pets at a local pet store.  I'm pretty sure it was for some charity...we could all do more service work!  

Well, Amy pleaded with the owners or renters of the bunny suit, and got them to allow her to borrow the costume for one extra hour. 

So, I'm sitting at my lovely house on Dixie Trail, and Amy plows into my drive way.  She was calling me on her cell phone.  "COME OUTSIDE," she said.  "I HAVE TO SHOW YOU THIS!!"

I waked outside, and she was grappling with the trunk.  As it lifted, I saw the giant bunny costume.  The possibilities were endless.  "We only have an hour," she said.

With Amy's great modeling/acting skills and my knack for master photography, this is what came of that hour:

This is "Peeping Amy Bunny" peering into our neighbor's window.
Not sure exactly what this one was portraying...
In this one, she is suggestively straddling a tiki torch.  Feel free to let your imagination run wild.
A close up to scare the children.

This one, in which we took to the streets, is my personal favorite. 

There are more photos from this day, which according to the file's folder was in March 05, but I cannot seem to locate them.  One such missing pic was what appeared to be Amy straddling a bench and "riding" it like a quarter horse.  I wish I could find that one. 

List

I was trying to think of a list of things that I don't like, and the only thing I could think of was mock-turtlenecks. 

I really don't know what to write about.  I'm just angry that all my favorite shows are reruns for the next two or three weeks.  I'm dying for Bad Girls Club and Gossip Girl!  By the way, will Chuck and Blair just get together already?!  I mean, last weeks ep was top notch!  That scene with Chuck on the bed was shot magnificently.  I had chills!  

Oh well.  I will just continue wrapping gifts and cooking food and reading Russell Brand (whom I love).  Soooo.  Yeah, you've just wasted a few minutes of your life reading this.

Spotted: Naked Girls at Stool Pigeons

Last night, I went to Stool Pigeons and there were girls walking around in their panties.  No bras!  Yeah! They were wearing "body art," but it wasn't even realistic, like when the girls at the Playboy Mansion wear body paint to look like clothes.  It was just like random blotches on their boobs.  I can't believe that they were allowed in the place like that.  I asked some guy about it, and I think he said his friend was a tattoo artist who does "body art," and they painted them for some other guy's birthday.  I'm not sure if that's accurate; I was pretty tipsy...

So, I'm sure you're all dying to see the naked ladies.  Feast your eyes on this:

   

I don't know who that guy is, but I think it's a great picture.  People were pretty much lining up to have their pictures taken with these girls.  Here is on where you can see the art better:

I wonder if these girls woke up today and were like, "Gah- I think I was walking around with nothing but panties on at the bar.  Was I?  No...I don't think so..." Aside from having photos taken, they did a little dance to some songs that a  band that was playing.  It was also pretty entertaining to walk by and just seem the plopped in a booth drinking a beer in their skivvies as if it were totally normal.  Oh me. Good times.

XOXO~ Cliff PO

Misty Water Colored Memories: Chris Klein's Douche-Baggie Elle Interview

I saw something online about Chris Klein today, and it made me think of this old interview of him I read in Elle Magazine.  It was probably about 2005 or something when the article came out.  Either way, I remember reading it and thinking to myself, Wow!  I can't believe the words coming out of this guys mouth.  He's got to be the biggest ass-clown on the face of the earth. 

I've dug up the interview:

ELLE: If you could play only one album to woo women, what would it be?

CHRIS KLEIN: I've been lucky enough that I don't need music for that.

ELLE: Is there a dish that you prepare to impress women?

CK: I don't need food to impress, man. It's a flash of a smile and a nice conversation. And at the end of the day, she's cooking the food.

ELLE: What's the one thing you could tell a woman to convince her that you aren't Paul, the thick jock you played in Election?

CK: Hello.

ELLE: This would convince her?

CK: Absolutely. You start making eyes across the room. Right then it's not a Paul Metzler situation. It's a predator-prey situation.

ELLE: Have you always been this confident?

CK: I grew into myself fairly late. The first girl I was ever with, you know, kissing and getting blow jobs, I was a freshman in high school and she was a senior. And she was hot too, by the way.

ELLE: When would have been a better time to start? Fifth grade?

CK: It's just that right at that moment, I didn't really get it. But she showed me the ropes, and I took it from there.

ELLE: Is there a common misconception that you feel you need to correct when you're with a woman?

CK: If there is and they don't get it right away, they're gone.

ELLE: Is there anything you don't want women to learn about you?

CK: Nothing. I don't have many secrets. At the same time, I stay very closed off until a woman deserves to know me completely.

ELLE: Isn't it tough for a woman to figure you out if you won't talk?

CK: Hey, man, I'm not here to hold hands and babysit. She's got to come to the table with something.

ELLE: Any weaknesses in relationships?

CK: Trying to control the situation. You have to give her enough credit to let her take the reins once in a while. But if it's a two-week spark-off, f--k it. Have a blast and fizzle out. It can be just as fun.

ELLE: How do you extricate yourself from these “spark-offs”?

CK: I don't placate. I tell 'em straight up.

ELLE: Let's pretend we're dating. What do you say to get rid of me?

CK: You and I are definitely not dating. Role-playing is fun and all, but you're a dude and I'm an alpha heterosexual.

ELLE: You're an actor, for God's sake! Pretend.

CK: How hot are you?

ELLE: I'm a solid 7.5.

CK: I only date 8 to 10s.

ELLE: What's the worst thing a woman has ever said to you?

CK: "You're an asshole." The time it really hurt was when a stranger said it. I was just trying to tell this chick to get lost. I try to treat all women with respect whether they're pretty or ugly. I want to be nice and be like, "Wow, thanks for the attention. But get out of my face."

ELLE: Are you cool with it if a woman you like gains a few pounds?

CK: I'm not tolerant of that at all.

ELLE: So do you tell them to lose weight?

CK: When a woman isn't feeling good about herself and you combine that with her period, eventually she'll ask you if you like her body. You have to say no.

ELLE: Don't you think they're just looking for you to say, “You look beautiful to me, honey”?

CK: If they do, it's placating. I don't placate.

ELLE: Who's "the one that got away?"

CK: Every beautiful actress I've ever worked with. I've got this policy that you don't sleep with them; it complicates stuff. So it's the Heather Grahams, the Rebecca Romijns, the Mena Suvaris, and the Leelee Sobieskis of the world. They all got away.

ELLE: There's a lot on the Web about your being a devout Christian.

CK: That's because I went to Texas Christian University.

ELLE: So it's not as chaste as people might think?

CK: There you can be as dirty or as clean as you want to be. The ratio at TCU was three women to one man. It's an expensive school, full of daddy's little girls. I liked it when they called me Daddy. And they did, too, because they were all hungry.

ELLE: If you assembled all the women you've ever slept with in a room, what would they say about you?

CK: "We ended on good terms."

ELLE: If you had to commit to the number of women you'd like to sleep with before you marry, how many would it be?

CK: I think that for every dude the number is massive, and it just takes that one chick to punch you in the face, and all of a sudden you're walking down the aisle, whether you like it or not.

ELLE: Speaking of marriage, why did your engagement to Katie Holmes end?

CK: We both came to realize that it had run its course. We started dating when we were 20. We had an absolute ball, but we grew up. There's no reason to fight that.

ELLE: Do you feel like you'll ever be friends?

CK: Are we friends? Absolutely. Do we talk? No.

ELLE: Do you follow coverage of her engagement to Tom Cruise?

CK: No way. I've got fantasy football to play. 

Wow.  I guess freako Tom Cruise doesn't seem to bad compared with this winner.  I'm still unsure though...I mean, maybe he's joking.  I can't imagine he would actually say stuff like that.  Although, who would knowingly make such a jackass out of themselves in a major magazine for a laugh?  Has Klein even been in a movie lately?  Hmm.  He and Ginnifer Goodwin just broke up.  I wonder if he'll still be pulling in 10s?  He's not exactly the big C-Lister he used to be! 

Public Service Announcement: Jessica Simpson's shoes are a waste of money.

  I have a bone to pick with Jessica Simpson.  Her shoes are complete junk!  I have had two pairs of JS shoes, and they've both come apart ridiculously fast. 

The first pair I had was a patent leather peep-toe platform sling-back in black.  The patent leather was scrapping of all over the shoe.  It was terrible.  Pretty much half the shoe came off, and I had to color it in with Sharpie.  Then I got a very similar pair of Steve Madden shoes, and the patent leather peeling off was never an issue.  Hmm. Sounds fishy!

So after that first incident, I vowed never to buy JS shoes again.  But then I saw a really cute pair that I liked/needed.  (I will give Jess that much- her shoes are good looking!)  I gave in and bought them.  I figured they were safe since they weren't patent leather.

Well, I have had the shoes for about three weeks now, and they are complete shit.    After ONE week, the shoe material started to fade and rub off.  Now on top of that, the stuff snagged and tore off two spots in the heel.  The inside and the bottom of the shoes are totally worn off.  I mean, I do walk around downtown a lot, but this is asinine.  I have other shoes that manage to hold up despite my grueling foot transportation routine.  It looks like I've had these zapatos for YEARS.

 

(This picture is just showing SOME of the wear around the top of the heel.)

I feel it is my duty to share this information with the public so that I can help other people avoid making the poor decision to buy Jessica Simpson shoes.  Buying Simpson's shoes is essentially equivalent to throwing your money in the disposal.  They may LOOK good, but they are VERY poorly made.  She lures you in with trendy, comfy styles, and just when you've worn them to the point where they can no longer be returned, they come to pieces!  RUBBISH! And moreover, her shoes are NOT that inexpensive.  I mean, they're generally around $60-$100.  For that much, I would prefer my shoe to at least last a month.  I've bought better quality pumps from Target.

So, I am not going to buy any more Jessica Simpson shoes...no matter how intensely I'm being drawn to them.  Too bad her singing career is going down the toilet.  This may be all she has to fall back on.  I really think she has some good designs, and the shoes could be a great thing for her...if she would just start making them worth the money people spend on them.  I might write her people a letter.  I'll update you if I do.

I'd like to meet a firefighter.

I find it odd that I don't know any firefighters.  I just feel like I should know one.  So I posted this ad on Craigslist.

I'd like to meet a fire fighter please.

I'd like to meet a fire fighter between the ages of 24 and 34.  Preferably one from up north with a thick Bostonian accent.  

I am 24, and I look great.  I have a college degree and a job.  I'm hilarious, and I love to drink, so please respond if you fit the above description. 

I will need to see some sort of pay stub to prove that you're actually a fire fighter.  Also, please send photos

Thanks!

Of course, I would not really feel comfortable meeting some random person from Craigslist, but I just thought it was funny, and I wanted to see if anybody would respond.

Well, in a matter of hours I had like 15 replies.  Most were either boring or perverted.  One was very hateful.  Somebody was really pissed that I asked to see a pay-stub, and said that I'm making women look bad and that they hope the guy will punch me in the face with his thick Boston accent.  Gesh...I didn't know people took the Craiglist personals so seriously.  Take a joke, people.

One response was my favorite.  The guy attached a photo, but I feel like I should let him remain anonymous.  Here's what he said:

Hi,
 
Nice to meet you here. I am [name] 25 M india currently working in Raleigh as communications engineer and living near by [location] at a hotel . I am new to Raleigh feeling bored in week ends i lke to go out and party in week ends and may be like to be with you in home if you like and you can stay at my hotel room too.
 
I am 5.6 medium built ,kind honest looking for real friendship and more :)- if you like me :)-really i liked your post

i am basically from india if intrsted pls do call me @ 919 ***-****, we can meet if you are intrested .
 
I do not have car it will be gr8 if you have an car :)- looking forward to meet you darling

My favorite part is when he asks if I have a car.  Plus, I find it very endearing that this guy has offered to let me stay at his hotel without even seeing a photo of me...and being so forthcoming with his whereabouts and phone number.  Now, that's having a big heart.  I don't know if he is really as lonely as he says though.  In the photo he attached, there was a bed in the background with, what appeared to be, somebody's feet hanging off it.  I just hope he does find somebody to hang out with.  Oh!  I just realized that this guy isn't even a firefighter.  I must have skimmed over the communications engineer part.  Hmm.  Can't blame a guy for trying...I DID make myself sound pretty appealing in the ad.

Anyways, I took my post down a few minutes after gathering all my responses.  I didn't want to flood my inbox with porn and spam...or other further emails full of hateful insults! 

I guess my venture into the world of CL Personals was not a success, and I am positive that I will not take that route the next time I'm trying to meet a man in uniform.  I think I'll just loiter around the fire house up the street from me...or maybe I'll put my shih tzu in a tree, and call them to get her down.

I saw a ghost...

Help Save the Anorexindie Boys!

It's a pandemic: guys in bands everywhere are suffering from anorexia.  It's not cool!  Throughout my years of attending shows, I've always noticed the large number of waif like emo/indie/hipster guys. Oh! This issue is not only prevalent with bands, but wait-staff at Raleigh Times.  JK

Do they go overboard trying to fit into womens' jeans?  Or are they just trying to slim down so they don't crush their hipster girlfriends when kickin' boots missionary style?

Who knows?! NOT ME!  But I do know that it's getting out of control.  Lots of guys are coming forward about having eating disorders- so many in fact, that the term "manorexic" has been created.  Kings of Leon, Silverchair and The Darkness are all bands who've had food issues come out to the public. (The picture above is Ambulance LTD.)

Let's put these unhealthy standards to rest!  I'm encouraging all the willowy hipsters to pick up a burger (or a falafel if they're vegan) and dig in!  Let's make next Friday "National Anorexindie Boy Awareness Day."

On December 19, please wear a black ribbon on your lapel to show your support. 

In all seriousness, anorexia is a serious issue!  Also, I love Raleigh Times and their wait-staff!

Beyonce's January 09 Elle Covers = Sahsa Narsty

I don't have a loto of time, but I wanted to get this out there ASAP.  I feel it's that important.  Beyonce is Elle's January cover girl.  Being creative genuises, they decided to come out with TWO covers for her.  One is for newstands, and one is for subscribers.  Let's take a look:

 

This is the one on newstands.  It doesn't really look like Beyonce to me.  But whatever.  It's not that bad.  It's just like any other Elle cover, and her rack does look great.  So here is the one that they sent to subscribers, people who already pay for the magazine and don't get to choose not to buy a certain issue based on the cover.  Essentially, people who are going to be stuck with the magazine regardless.

 

Holy, mother of pearl!  It looks like she having a hernia!  No. No. No.  This is not fierce, B!  I would love to hear some thoughts on this cover from Miss J and Tyra B.  I just have no words.  Now you see why THIS one didn't make the checkout aisle. 

PS Am I the only one out there who CAN'T STAND her new song?!

What are Paris and her new BFF (Brittany Flickinger) up to now?!

I'll be the first to say that I was confused about Paris Hilton's show My New BFF.  What was the prize?  Winning her friendship?  Was Paris really going to hang out with the winner after the show?  Was the winner going to have to move to LA?  Would Paris have to pay the winner's rent?  LA is a lot more expensive than other places!  Did they win money at all?  A car?  Why would somebody want to win the friendship of Paris?  To just follow her through town?  To be carted around to parties?  Will Paris really call the new BFF up to dish about gossip?  Will they go to lunch?  Will they cry on each other's shoulders and have laundry fights in their skivvies? Apparently, I've thought about it a lot.  I just felt like the whole show was stupid, and I never believed that Paris and the BFF would actually hang out after the show wrapped. 

On her myspace, Brit posted a bunch of, what appear to be, paparazzi shots of her and Paris doing everyday BFF activities.  So I guess they have been hanging out since the show's finale.  Oh- and it also said that Brittany quit her band.  I guess she WASN'T trying to use Paris to get ahead with her career as a rockstar.  Take that Vanessa!

 

This picture features Paris and Brittany leaving a tanning salon.  There are also pictures from the same day of them going to a pet store.

 

Here they are on their first night out together as BFFs. 

 

Here they are leaving an art gallery.  Don't trip, Paris!

 

And finally, here they are in Miami.

I guess this is what life is like when you get to be Paris Hilton's BFF.  Thrilling!  Although, Brittany does appear to be in some sort of drug induced walking coma in some of these shots.  Don't get me wrong, I think she is ADORABLE.  She just looks stoned out of her mind.  Not to say that she is actually stoned.  Her myspace says she does NOT smoke or drink.  I guess that knocks out crack, but myspace doesn't have a box to check for Ketamine, so we'll have just assume...

MTV Made: Alex Wants to be a Skateboarder

I wanted to throw telephone books at the television the other day.  You might find yourself asking why such a positive and uplifting person such as myself would be feeling compelled to act out such devious stunts.  Well...I was watching MTV, and I think I may have found a reality TV personality more annoying than Lacey Conner.  Impossible, you might think.  Oh no.  I'm quite sure of it. 

I was enjoying an episode of Made, and in said episode, Alex (allergy ridden country clubber/politician's daughter) wants to be "made" into a skateboarder.  Holly is appointed as Alex's coach, and I feel that I should add, Holly seems to be one of the nicest and most understanding Made coaches on the show.  I mean, she didn't even make Alex do any embarrassing "assignments" like go visit 10 popular girls that you don't know at their houses and talk about life as an Emerald(that's a dance team featured on one such episode) or ask a boy that you've never talked to to be your swing dance partner for the big talent show.  Holly simply asked Alex to complete tasks such as skate down a ramp or ya know, practice...

Though I had my issues with her, the annoying person was not young Alex...you have to pick your battles....  But was anybody else shocked when underage hottie Dylan agreed to be her boyfriend after only one "amazingly fun" romp at the skate park?  

It was Alex's mother who was so exasperating!  Alex would not cooperate with Holly, and like any   coach, Holly would try to tell Alex to listen to her.  Then Alex's mom would fly off the handle like a complete lunatic and say things like, "NOW I'M MAD, AND YOU DON'T WANT THAT...CUZ I'LL CUTYOU'RE HEAD OFF!!!" (<---That quote is not verbatim, but close.) Holly would just stand there, astonished (as was I) at the words coming out of Mama's mouth.  Then the mom had a public freak out at the skate park (where Dylan could have easily been watching), and in turn, Holly walked off.  So ole moms decided to take over the training, even though she'd never skateboarded a day in her life.  Then she continuously belittled Holly's training methods, and came up with her own teaching style where she had Alex put duck take on her shoes and hit the ground with what I think was a lacross stick or something.  Brilliant! 

I still don't know how Holly kept her cool.  I'm surprised she didn't start laughing in her face.  And if I were Holly, I don't think I'd have agreed to come back and continue training Alex after that.  I mean, Alex didn't even seem to want to be doing the skateboarding thing at all.  Maybe she just carried on training Alex for MTV's hefty paycheck (this was filmed a while ago...before the economic disaster).  Either way, I think Holly deserves some sort of trophy or medal or tiara for dealing with BOTH of these people.  She has the patience of a saint.  In fact, I think I'll start a petition. 

Sign the petition here!

Britney Spears Circus

I’ve been a Britney fan from the beginning.  I mean, I was 14 when Baby One More Time dropped.  Anything less would have been un-American!!  So yeah, I’ve been rooting for Brit to be back on top ever since she started acting a little wonky (perhaps a slight understatement, but oh yeah- “People shave their heads every day”). 

Overall, I think Circus is great!  I think she’ll have a ton of hit singles from this.  And because I know inquiring minds want to know, I’ve written out some responses I had upon my first listen of the album.  There were some songs that I didn’t have a lot to say about, some I simply loved and some that were just meh (since this is a written blog and not a video, you might not be able to tell from the spelling that meh is the noise one makes when something is adequate but nothing more.) 

Circus: I simply LOVED this one!  My favorite on the album

Out From Under: Meh…maybe this song will grow on me.

Kill The Lights: Meh. 

Shattered Glass: I simply loved this one.

If You Seek Amy:  The beginning of this song reminds me of that awful Ashlee Simpson song Outta My Head (ehh…somebody burned me a copy of that…).  It’s an okay song, but I don’t know what the heck she is talking about.  “All of the boys and all of the girls are begging to If You Seek Amy.”  And yes, the last four words were capitalized in the lyrics.  Maybe that’s just because I’m looking at MetroLyrics.com.  AMATURES! 

Unusual You: I like this one…reminds me of Edward Cullen.  I mean look at these lyrics:

Maybe you’re not even human cause
Only an angel can be so unusual
Sweet surprise, I could get used to
Unusual You

Did they get together with Twilight producers and plan this?  Although the further I get into the song, I’m actually reminded more of fictional character Powder, because he is what I inadvertently think of when I hear the word “unusual.”

Blur: First thing I notice: two words from the first verse are bleeped out- Damn, I bought the censored version!  Itunes always tricks me into this mistake!  This song is pretty good.  Maybe because it’s relatable.  Who hasn’t felt like this at some point:

Can't remember what I did last night
Maybe I shouldn't have given in
But I just couldn't fight
Hope I didn't but I think I might've
Everything, everything is still a blur
Can't remember what I did last night
Everything, everything is still a blur (Did last night)
Can't remember what I did last night
Everything, everything is still a blur

The beat in the background reminds me of some ATB CD I used to listen to in high school. 

Mmm Papi: This song repeats the phrase “Mmm Papa love you Mmm Papa love you”  Now, I feel weird about people calling each other Papi/Papa (unless of course it’s your grandfather or something, which in this case, I feel confident that the subject of this song is not.)  So the song makes me cringe a little, but maybe it’s funny enough to like.  Oh wait- I just heard a part where Britney pauses her singing for a quick spoken tidbit.  In a cartoon-like voice she says:

Now see!
I'm mommy!
And that make you Papi!
And that makes us Luvi!
OWWWW!   

ERRR ULTIMATE CRINGER!!!  I still think I like the song though…

Mannequin: Good dance track.

Lace and Leather: Meh

My Baby: This is the first lyric: “Tiny hands/Yes that’s you /And all you show /It’s simply true.”  I thought she said “tiny heads.”  I thought that was weird, but once I realized it was hands, it made much more sense.  This song is (I hope) about her sons.  Otherwise, she’s dating a very small man and she is smelling his breath, which is making her cry.  I’m pretty set on the son theory. 

Oh no- I just came to this lyric: “My precious love/ Sent from above / My baby boo /Gotta thank you.”  She just ruined a sweet lullaby with the word “boo.”  Ugh.  Now I feel like Ja Rule’s gonna bust in with a rapping interlude any second. 

Rock Me In: This is GREAT!!!  2^nd fav I think.

Radar: This was on the last CD?  Why is it on this one?!  It’s okay!  Nobody’s too good for the occasional brain fart!

Phonography: I don’t know how I feel about references to technology in pop music.  For example:

And I'll make no apologies, (Uh-uh)
I'm into phonography, (Uh-uh)
And I like my bluetooth, buttons comin' loose,
I need my hands free,
Then I let my mind roam,
Playing with my ringtone.

He's got service, I've got service,
Baby we can talk all night, (Go)

I’m having flashbacks to N*Sync’s Digital Get Down.  Still like the song though.

Okay, that’s it.  That was incredibly long, but worth it for you!

Cliff's Most Fascinating People: Michael Pitt

Michael Pitt is an actor.  Over the last few weeks, I've grown increasingly fond of him.  I was reading Girl Boy Girl, the memoir of Savannah Knoop (one of the women behind the infamous  J.T. Leroy literary hoax), and Michael Pitt was mentioned as a friend of "J.T." 

In Knoop's book, it was said that Pitt had been a regular on Dawson's Creek.  The book also said that the producer's of Dawson's Creek weren't happy about Pitt being in The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things (movie of J.T.'s book) and some other films. 

Well...I'll admit, I was a fan of the creek.  Shocking, I know!  I guess I just had a soft spot for Pacey Witter.  Who could resist?!  Anyways, I didn't recognize Pitt's name, and I wanted to know which character was doing all these unwholesome movies, so of course I IMDBd him.  Turns out that Mr. Michael played Henry, Jen Lindley's freshman football boyfriend.  OH HENRY!  The innocent little guy, falling victim to Jen's cougar like charms. 

So blah blah blah.  Just a bunch of background!  Why is Michael Pitt fascinating?!  I'll tell you why! 

NUMBER ONE: He is in some really great movies!  Some of them are pretty edgy and controversial. It's hard to conceive Pitt is the same buck who tossed pigskin for Capeside High.  I loved The Dreamers(although not recommended for those without open minds, strong stomachs or appreciation for full frontal nudity).  I also enjoyed Deliriousimmensely.  He also has like a million other movies that I still need to check out. 

NUMBER TWO: He looks like Leonardo DiCaprio circa Basketball Diaries.  For me, just that is reason enough to be one of CP's most fascinating.  I read that book (and pretty much anything my good friend Jim Carrol wrote) and watched that movie a million times throughout my youth.  Maybe that's saying something... Besides looking like Leo/my personal image of Jim, he is just really beautiful.  Not in a conventional way...he's very...ok, I'm going to stop before I throw up just listening to myself.

NUMBER THREE: He's an Aries.  Enough said.

NUMBER FOUR:  He plays guitar in a band called Pagoda.

So yes, I find Michael Pitt to be very fascinating.  He's a great actor, and from what I've read, he is really serious about his craft.  It seems to me that he may be a fan of the good ole' Stanislavski Method!  I'd like to think that'd be my method of choice should I ever decide to give it a go in the acting world, but that's besides the point.  On top of that, he doesn't seem to feed into the Hollywood junk, and he seems like he'd be a cool guy to know.

Here are some trailers for the aforementioned films: