i want you exclusive, baby we should just do this

(the lyrics in the title are from the new single of this new band)

MAKING THE BAND 4: FINALE

(re-inactment from an event last night)
mtv vj sway: now the time has come to announce the band. we have narrowed it down from 10 to 8 so far. good luck gentlemen. the band is......

(dvr: end of event. timer stopped)

angie: what the h$#*. are you kidding me?

well the band has been formed and i almost didn't know who made it. dang diddy for going over the alotted time slot. thanks jared for looking on the internet and hooking me up with the info. there were about 3 out of the 4 guys that i really liked (willie, mike, and brian a), one that i kinda liked (qwanell), and one that i wasn't a huge fan of (robert). i guess i have good enough odds though. donnie (token white guy) was the fan favorite and thus got a solo recording deal with bad boy records....good job! here is the new band.

and when can i see you again...

superbad was awesome! so funny. plus such a quotable movie. we couldn't stop laughing about it. i think these actors are so talented. michael cena (george michael on arrested development) has the "awkward" pause thing down so amazingly. his delivery of lines is so funny. although they have a script, the fact that a lot of the scenes of done with improv makes it even funnier and more amazing. i loved it.

i'm so excited and i just can't hide it...

I am super stoked about seeing this movie this weekend. it came out last weekend and i have been dying all week to see, but didn't have anybody to go with. my friend brigham is in town, and we are hittin it up tonight. i love this genre of movie and the actors that are in the film, should be amazing. i know that most of my readers won't ever see this movie, so i will enjoy it for us all.

*sidenote*: does anyone else think of the saved by the bell episode when jesse was addiction to caffeine pills whenever you hear the pointer sisters "i'm so exicted" lyrics?
cause i do. all i think of is "i'm so excited, i'm so excited...i'm so scared"

i just don't know what to do with myself...

For ten minutes i sat in front on this screen trying to figure out a topic to write about and yet nothing came to mind. i tried to walk away and not write something, to let today be a day of an empty mind. but i couldn't. i felt the burning desire to make sure i had something written on my blog that my peeps could read for today. i didn't want to let down those who come to this site to read my random thoughts and ramblings. i questioned why i had these feelings, thinking they were ridiculous and unnecessary...and then i randomly read my msn horoscope for the day.

Gemini: "Today you feel the need to show people whom you admire that you are an interesting person. There's no point in asking why you need their approval. It's part of being a Gemini! If you fail to get their attention in the way you wish, don't let it get you down. You will have plenty of other opportunities to pour on the charm"

weird right?

It doesn't matter if it's boiled or fried...Just eat it, eat it, just eat it, eat it

it's weird how much time you have on your hands when food is no longer a central part of your life. for instance, while everyone else was enjoying themselves on scones, pizza, etc.. i got to take these lovely photos of people eating. i would like to say that it filled me with the same satisfaction that i used to get from food.....but not quite. sometimes i just down right miss food. i miss my big macs, i miss my onion rings, i miss eating tons of grandma's scones, i miss white bread. i know it was an unhealthy relationship that i had with food, and that i am healthier now than i have been in years, but sometimes i miss being able to go through a drive-thru and order whatever i wanted. don't get me wrong, i love the weight loss (although i hate shopping- so buying new clothes is not on the "pro" side of the list), but my social life...with my family and especially with my friends was so centered on eating that i feel something is missing. if we were other people we could go out for coffee or drinks after an activity to hang out and talk but we aren't, so i'm stuck looking for a "healthy" choice option on the menu at sharis'/denny's (not an easy feat). sometimes when i feel the need to treat myself and give myself a little taste of the good stuff, i channel my inner alysha and just take little bits off people's plates which works cause i get some satisfaction from the good food and i save tons of money (i think alysha was on to something there). it's been a tough road giving up the life i had before. giving up something that i enjoyed and loved, but i know it's for the best, and one day when i am as skinny as well....most of my relatives...i will be happy i did this. if only grandma's scones, breads, and pies weren't so tempting.....oh the holidays are going to be rough.

Oh baby can we give it, one more try

I can't imagine how these guys feel. I can't imagine getting a taste of a glorious dream, and then watching it all slip away so quickly. Especially in the case of rich (LFO) and Bryan (color me badd), who's run on the music scene was short lived with nothing much to show for it. It would be so disheartening to have that loss or perceived failure in my life. Mission man:band is not a glimpse into four guys pathetic attempt at a second chance, as many might believe, but a look into the lives of four guys who want, so desperately to be involved in an art and industry that they love. These guys have an obvious love and skill for music, but because of their past musical "genre" will have a difficult time getting their foot back into that glamorous door that leads to stardom. Perhaps if they had been part of another genre (such as rock or country) that seems to easily welcome artists back into "the fold", they could have made a comeback with fans waiting with baited breath. Look, for example, at Axel Rose (of Guns'n'Roses fame). A couple years ago he was the much anticipated final performance on MTV's video music awards, an "artist" that everyone was waiting to welcome back with open arms. people were so willing to let him regain the fame and stardom, that comes with being a rockstar, that they were willing to overlook his current lack of vocal range (he could no longer hits those high notes), looks (remember the braids?), and overall performance ( i could barely make out a word he was saying over his heavy "out of shape" breathing). Then there is these four guys, these former "boy banders" who are going to have to fight for every positive comment they get from the industry and the consumers that feed it. An unfair realism in their world. All these guys can still sing (even if it's, as Chris says, just back-up), a majority of them still have their looks, and all of them together would probably put on many amazing performances...if only people would give them a chance.

playin'...playin' with the boys

i am easily entertained, i know this, but i still think watching the family volleyball games was pure entertainment. my singles ward is currently obsessed with volleyball, and they play it every week (annoying). the thing that makes me laugh is nobody in our ward is getting any better, but apparently they do it for "fun" and that enough for them. not our family. i am not competitive when it comes to sports (now trivia games are a whole other subject), but even i felt the rush of adrenaline and the need to "crush" the other team when i got put into a couple of games. i suck, well probably not suck so much as as " i need some massive improvements". but i enjoyed myself thoroughly and thank each of my male family members for not mocking me too much and lettin' me hang with them. things got pretty intense and way fun to watch when the men stopped patronizing the women and finally toke over the court. who knew we had such athleticism in our family (okay so maybe the most athletic ones were all in-laws..but still)?

baby baby baby baby...don't you know that you're so fine

i told you we had good genes. i am so sad i didn't get a picture of every kid i saw. some were just to active, and never around. but i love them all.

i got nothin' but love for ya baby...

I know i blogged earlier about my love for my girl cousins and the awesome memories we shared as children, but this weekend just reminded me even more how much fun we have together. whenever we are around each other it's like nothing has changed and we are all best friends. i love the fact that somebody just has to say "let's do the grind routine" and nobody thinks they are too cool for school and we all just get in formation and rock it out. that is awesome to me. to see ashley run full force at her brother isaac and jump into his arms (a la mia michaels style) in her amazing re-enactment of a contemporary routine, was just phenomenal. other people might think we are retarded, but i just think that is what makes us unique. we are earls. we do what we want, we have fun, and most of all we love each other. i love my girls! (.....and jaime?)

baby love my baby love...

some of the cutest kids i know. there are more where this came from. I really enjoyed seeing all the mothers and giving loves to all the kids. we have some good genes don't we?