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WE'VE MOVED!

2008-03-18T18:13:00.001-07:00

Iloveyourblog is now popwaffle.com
Don't get me wrong I still love your blog I just love it in a different way at a different url.

~Erika

2007-09-10T18:40:00.001-07:00

it's nice having family...

2007-04-25T14:25:00.000-07:00

today my sister IM'd me this clip with the following phrase:
"i can't get enough of this song

i couldn't agree more.

sometimes you see a chance...

2007-04-10T12:54:00.000-07:00

and you take it.
like today i thought "hey i wonder what would happen if i tried to find out if one of my favorite songs has a music video even though it's really old"

ummmm...
words cannot express or even remotely describe what you are about to watch
only that it includes
SYNCHRONIZED SLOW MOTION SOMERSAULTS

and now i present to you Steve Winwood's "While you See a Chance"

i hope this made your day even 1/10th of the way it made mine

nobody leaves this place with out singing the blues...

2007-04-05T09:50:00.000-07:00

ok so clearly this is one of the greatest movies ever.
it's played a huge role in my formative years
it was the first time my sister and i heard the f-bomb in a movie
the first time i learned about zit cream and that it also can be used as paint
the first time i saw what a playboy looked like
and how i learned a valuable lesson to never venture out from the burbs with out any cash or you'll end up with a flat tire on the freeway and hijinks will ensue

i will not discuss that they remaking this movie with raven "that's so raven" simone (it hurts too much to talk about)
i will, however, bring up a few questions that have been bothering me for years:
1) WHY doesn't chris parker (elizabeth shue) take off that ugly coat and scarf the entire movie
2) WHY does chris parker (elizabeth shue) have the frizzy hair of a lame 40 year old woman?
3) WHAT happened to andrew shue? Is he living on a remote island off the coast of south america? Is he working at a starbucks in the valley?

fun fact the actor who plays the brother brad was in another little movie about babysitting called "don't tell mom the babysitters dead"
i only bring this up because 1 it contains the great movie line "dishes are done dude" and one of my all time crushes, josh charles
pardon me while i swoon.

when i start to sing the blues...

2007-03-29T12:10:00.000-07:00

you pull out my dancing shoes
i think that amy grant music videos could be so good for me

why is it amy grant day? cause i heard "takes a little time" on the radio on my way to work, that's why. and because her old videos are hilarious

ok so i love in this video for "EVERY HEARTBEAT" she's wearing what must be a men's xxxl button down blue shirt or a parachute. it's like saying to the world "i want to be a pop star but i want you to respect me for my music not my 90s good looks.
i also love the way that it looks like a video taped at glamour shots while she was getting some wallet size prints done and in the way that she's holding the flowers in several shots awkwardly against her face.
a lot of this looks like it could also have used for a salon selectives foaming mousse commercial

speaking of hair products i used to LOVE amy's big curly 80s/90s hair (i really wanted a perm as a kid)

and here the music video for "BABY BABY" that shows being in love means you can have fun doing anything together---even rolling an orange back and forth across a table to each other.

looking back i wonder if all of her songs are about god...you know cause she's since gone back to doing christain pop.
it's like when i learned that "what is life" by george harrison was about god and could never listen to it the same way again.

i'm high as a kite i just might...

2007-03-28T11:49:00.000-07:00

stop and get a burger at Wendy's???

have you seen these commercials lately?

Ok, so while trying to google the new Wendy's commercial it seems that I am not the only one who finds the use of the Violent Femme's song "Blister in the Sun" both surprising and confusing.

was this a subliminal way for Wendy's to get us to subconsciously link the urge to masturbate with the urge to eat at Wendy's? Also, how did they get this incredibly unmistakable guitar riff and well documented reference to staining ones sheets past the execs?

i'm sure Dave Thomas is rolling over in his grave as you read this.

since i could not find a youtube clip of the wendy's ad please accept this kid from Vancouver's music video to Blister in the Sun
and because it's just as random as the use of Blister in the Sun to sell burgers

i was definitely...

2007-03-27T18:58:00.001-07:00

born 7 years too late

definitely

definitely definitely

well i guess it's a brand new day after all...

2007-03-26T18:26:00.000-07:00

ok my thoughts on "Tonight" by NKOTB
while this song was not as big of a chart topper as some of the other New Kids songs
it holds a special place in my heart
#1 there's something about songs that reference past hits of the artist that i always find kinda funny
it's like a clip show but for pop stars (and rappers)
"taught you bought hanging tough
as long as you got the right stuff"
hilarious!
#2 this song also mentions touring...it's like the New Kids version of "Stay" by Jackson Browne
(sadly i could not find a youtube clip to illustrate this point---do yourself a favor and look up the lyrics online if you aren't already familiar)
#3 a friend pointed out to me once how the New Kids, while not kids or even boys for that matter, have lyrics that always use the word "girl". this song is no exception.
i guess the old axiom is: true know your audience.
#4 if you can stomach watching the whole video or fast forward to the end the best part of this song has to be the "La La La La La La Tonight"
#5 how unfortunate that one of the guys really does look like a monkey...he must have gotten all the left over groupies.

please explain to me why...

2007-03-23T16:56:00.001-07:00

why according to 1980s movies---
when something unexplained happens that causes an adolsecnet boy to either age REALLY REALLY REALLY FAST (ahem Big) or stay the same age for a REALLY REALLY REALLY long time (ahem Flight of the Navigator)
the only way to be certain that the people around you are telling the truth----the only way to prove that trapped in your body or in the aged bodies around you are the same people you knew before youre freak "accident"
is to insult each other and reinact a taunt or song you used to do with each other...
where as i feel like adolscent girls would say "hey it's me remember i'm the only one who knows you still haven't gotten your period and have a huge crush on Donald!"

i wonder if i should have a special passcode/taunt/secret song that i do with my friends as insurance in case something like that should happen to me!
"scuz bucket!"

my ideal mate...

2007-03-06T21:57:00.000-08:00

there has been some buzz in the air lately about what people are looking for in their ideal guy or gal.
to be honest (possibly due to a slightly low self confidence)
i hadn't ever bothered to give it much thought.
so tonight i decided i should to start making a list of qualities i'd want in a mate.
(this may never happen due to my complete lack of follow through---thanks A.D.D!)
but i know one thing:
previous knowledge and appreciation of this scene from The Cosby Show and the ability to recognize and it if i just say "Eh man" out of no where in a conversation would probably fall around #8 on the list.
(yeah I'm a pretty low maintenance gal except when it comes to pop culture)
enjoy!
EH MAN!
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and judging by how many people have already watched this clip on youtube
im sure my perfect mate is out there somewhere!

Crayon Video of the day...

2007-03-05T13:37:00.000-08:00

this made me laugh...

2007-03-02T10:12:00.000-08:00

cause really, what's better than palindromes and a Weird Al Music Video?

ummm the fact that it's Friday???!
enjoy this early start to your weekend kids!
pretend like it's 7th and your Biology teacher is out so you've got the cool subsitute who let's you watch Cool Runnings for the 13th time and talk quietly with your friends...
at least that's how it was in my public schooling.
i'm just kidding. i had Biology 4th period. duh!

Nostalgia Mondays ----BACK!!!!

2007-02-26T10:48:00.000-08:00

I'm sure you're sick of hearing about anything Oscar related.
So, I won't talk about how much business Netflix is doing this morning from all the movie montages over the course of the night.
Instead, I will reinstate the tradition of Nostalgia Mondays with a trip down memory lane.
remember when it cool to listen to "Everybody's Free to wear Sunscreen"

a simpler time when Chris Rock was making parody called
"No Sex in the Champagne Room"

instead of a crappy movie called "I Think I love my Wife"
Never did I think I would look back on those times as the good ole days.
but life is funny like that, right?
follow up: isn't Chris Rock getting divorced. Doesn't that take a lot of the "comedy" out of the movie

wait i don't get it...

2007-02-23T15:30:00.000-08:00

is this a music video? or a commercial for Hot Topic?
watch the Avril Lavigne music video for "Girlfriend" below

follow up question: is it weird for anyone else to watch Avril sing a song with the lyrics
"I don't like your girlfriend" when we all know she's married in real life?
follow follow up question: does anyone else find it odd to be yearning for the days where Avril was trying to be punk not "hot"
this video says to me:
"HEY! Look at me! I wear mini-school girl skirts. I know I used to trash Britney for wearing mini skirts, but it's different cause BLAAAH I'm Avril. I have a snaggle tooth. I'm Canadian. I'm wearing high heels ironically. That's right I'm unpredictable. You can't tell me what to do! I sang on the soundtrack for Eragon. What have you ever done for humanity? BLAAAAH"

please tell me whyyyyyyyy...

2007-02-22T15:08:00.000-08:00

i used to find the lead singer of Lit attractive

oh, that's right.
in high school i went through a phase where i found "bad boys"** really hot.
thank goodness i've moved on to nerds now or else i'd find Dane Cook attractive.
fact: "my own worst enemy" still holds up as an awesome song to listen to at the gym.

**(boys with spiky/messy hair who didn't dress preppy, but actually didn't do anything bad but were allusive and not interested me) .

i think that it's about time...

2007-02-21T10:58:00.000-08:00

for "baby fish mouth" to sweep the nation, don't you?

and while we're on the subject of "sweeping the nation"
(even though it's not prediction tuesday) i'm going to make the prediction
the new Polyphonic Spree's cover of "Love My Way" originally made famous by the Psychedelic Furs will sweep the nation or at the very least warm your heart
(even though i think that their cover of Nirvana's "Lithium" will have more radio play)
Here check out the original (since the cover isn't on youtube yet) and see what I mean

sigh..this was the best clip youtube had

today's youtube clip...

2007-02-20T09:46:00.000-08:00

is dedicated to Britney Spears and her new hair did

Enjoy Pavement's "Cut your Hair"

and you know what, just because i feel like Brit must be going through some serious Girl, Interrupted kinda stuff..i'm gonna throw in my favorite Stephen Malkmus song "Jenny and the Ess-Dog" to let her know I be feeling her.

by favorite Stephen Malkmus song what i mean is "this is the only Stephen Malkmus song I know and I happen to really like it"

and i love...

2007-02-18T12:30:00.000-08:00

Harold and Maude
particularly this scene
esepcially this quote

By the way, this poster (and the opening sequence) for Six Feet Under always looked like a rip off from this movie.

It's funny, i could watch this movie over and over again and feel okay with it's dealing of life and death, but i have to change the channel immediately when a Six Feet Under promo comes on Bravo.
Maybe Cats Stevens' music makes serious subjects easier for me to deal with.
Either way have a lovely Sunday.
If you haven't seen this movie add it to your Netflix queue and Rosemary's Baby---Ruth Gordon is the ish.

and some where in LA this morning..

2007-02-16T10:59:00.000-08:00

Zach Braff saw the new OK GO video "Do What You Want" and shouted to his assistant
"GET MY LAWYER ON THE PHONE!"

Of course when I saw the video I quickly reminded all my friends how I told them the next big thing going to be mini trampolines---if only i had blogged about it for prediction Tuesday.
Oh, well. At least this makes up for the time i wrongly predicted that "That's So Raven" would become the new catchphrase. I'm still giving it time.

you guys, love is strange...

2007-02-14T21:42:00.000-08:00

happy valentines day anyway

love is strange and so is the way patrick swayze lip syncs in this movie.

deal or no deal...

2007-02-13T21:34:00.001-08:00

"wait Bobby was in a vault"?

in a word "whawowhuh"

new crayon video...FUN!

2007-02-13T09:38:00.001-08:00

Hey, Blinken...

2007-02-12T11:19:00.000-08:00

"Did you just say 'Abe Lincoln'?"
"No, I said 'Hey, Bliken'"
in honor of Lincoln's Birthday today, I present to you one of my favorite moments
from Robin Hood: Men in Tights
which features neither of those quotes above but rather a "Hey Abbot!!"

the wait is finally over...

2007-02-09T11:05:00.000-08:00

and boy was it ever worth it.
i can't wait for the most sophisticated piece of technology i will ever poop on.
what will it be? what will it be?...

On the crazy astronaut lady...

2007-02-08T15:05:00.000-08:00

Thank you, Lisa Nowak.
See, people!
This is why we have men's deodorant and women's deodorant;
Regular push-ups and girl push-ups.
and this is exactly why women should not be allowed to have certain jobs.
Who in their right mind would shoot someone into space who's menstrual cycle is directly dependent on the moon's lunar cycle? You're asking for a hormonal freak show.
And furthermore, shouldn't she have already learned that girls who excel in math and sciences only scare the boys away? I mean I learned that in 7th grade when my math teacher stopped calling on me for the right answers.
No one likes a smart girl, not even a crazy one with moon helmet hair.

ok let's get something straight here...

2007-02-07T21:53:00.000-08:00

just because i can recognize the movie you are imitating doesn't make it funny.
in fact after managing to sit through the trailer for Epic Movie I feel that it can only be described as "utterly painful"

and will someone please explain how Borat or Paris Hilton fall under "epic".
I'm guess this is a trend that is unfortunately here to stay.
From now on ever 6 months 1-7 writers from Scary Movie will get together for a weekend and crank out a referential movie based on whatever movies happened to just come out on Netflix and lump them all together with out a hint of humor or plot.
I can't wait for them to do one on documentaries. Just think a parody of Jesus Camp, Super Size Me, An Inconvenient Truth, Born into Brothels. It will be hilarious!!! I'm sure someone at a major studio already has the rights to it.

Fergie ENOUGH!!!...

2007-02-06T11:04:00.000-08:00

we all get it. you can spell!
below is Fergie's new music video for her single Glamorous

i mean i'll admit on Fergalicious it was cute---but now is spelling your new gimmick?
cause i thought that your gimmick was looking more than slightly mannish.
oh that was m-e-a-n, sorry. (no i'm not)

i love the 80s...

2007-02-04T13:41:00.000-08:00

i especially love 80s music
but this chips ahoy ad is one creepy commercial

"i play the piano..."

2007-02-03T19:27:00.000-08:00

"...and i have blue hair, ha!"

I'm gonna be honest. I didn't LOVE Muppet Babies.
I know, I know... a lot of people LOVED this show.
To me, it wasn't nearly as funny as The Muppet Show
...maybe it has to do with the addition of Skeeter
(the Muppet Babies equivalent to Scrappy-Doo of the New Scooby-Doo Mysteries.
By the way, Scrappy-Doo is the most annoying cartoon character ever created, right?).
So there, I said it.
The only thing I like about Muppet Babies is their theme song.
The "i play the piano line" gets me every time.
So, sue me.

it's like christmas in february...

2007-02-02T12:11:00.000-08:00

Groundhog Day all day on Comedy Central/every other channel.
no other movie has done this much for the song "I've Got You Babe"
or Mary Steenburgen...I mean Andie McDowell.
in case you aren't familiar or don't have to time to watch today
"just put your little hand in mine" and watch
Groundhog Day in 60 Seconds

On Fyvush Finkel...

2007-02-02T11:30:00.000-08:00

Oh, Fyvush!

First off, let me say that I am so glad you are still alive.
When I went to Imdb you, I braced myself;
thinking i would see in your bio that you had just recently passed.
But not you, Fyvush! You're still alive and kicking!!!
Oh, and Fyvush, no one looks better in a bow tie than you, seriously.

Also, can i just say that Fyvush has to be the best name ever.
According to wikipedia Fyvush is yiddish for Philip. Way to upgrade!
I almost want to get a pet just so I can name him Fyvush.

You're like the crazy Brooklyn-born Jewish great uncle i never had
(I've only had crazy Brooklyn-born Jewish great aunts.)
Would you like to be my adopted crazy great uncle?
You could come over for Passover and rant the whole time.
For starters, you could bring up how you still can't believe my cousin married a shiksa,
then complain how my mother's matzoh ball soup isn't from scratch,
and what awful Jews we are for never finishing the Seder simply because we get bored.
It would be awesome!
Whatdya say, Fyvush?

Prediction of the day...

2007-01-17T12:25:00.000-08:00

the year of 07 will usher in some new celebrity baby trends...
especially in the realm of celebrity baby names.
instead of fruit or states or countries
this years' new babies will be named after well known fonts like:
Arial
Bookman Oldstyle
Courier
Courier New
Verdana
Lucida
and my favorite Wingdings.
(speaking of ushering what happened to Usher...guys I'm serious is he okay?)

And on the 8th day...

2007-01-17T11:26:00.000-08:00

God created the buttery hospitality mint...

because Adam and Eve were plagued with red onion breath.

is it just me...

2007-01-14T14:14:00.000-08:00

or has the kool aid man put on some weight over the years...

probably all that high fructose corn syrup, huh?

Welcome Back, Blogger!

2007-01-09T21:54:00.000-08:00

iloveyourblog is currently morphing into top waffle a weekly pop culture/original entertainment/silly e-newsletter. why come to the blog---when the blog come to you?
I'll announce when and how to sign-up.
And of course it's totally free.
why top waffle?
cause there's 100 words for pancake, but only one word for waffle. and it's fun to say.

Gone Fishin'

2006-12-08T19:15:00.000-08:00

iloveyourblog will be back and better than ever starting 1/1/07
i appologize for any inconvenience
good day.

For instant grins...

2006-12-06T19:56:00.000-08:00

put HARD DAYS NIGHT on your netflix cue
pop in
and watch
simple as that

it's not even that the beatles had amazing musical arrangement from producer george martin or that their marketing was so sublime
it just came around at the most perfect time too.
i don't know if America today would be as responsive to packaging like this---then again teenage girls are responsible for N'SYNC, Backstreet Boys, and O-town.
But I don't think it will ever happen so organically again.

No post-it doodle art today...

2006-12-06T10:40:00.000-08:00

i'm out of the office it just didn't seem right today.
in the meantime, you guys HAVE TO CHECK OUT THIS AWESOME CLIP I FOUND ON YOUTUBE

seriously amazing right?!
it's a baby dancing around ---
i mean it's not a real baby (obviously) but it looks so real.
wouldn't it be awesome guys if babies could really dance like that.
It would be like a race of superbabies.

(this has been a friendly reminder of the kind of crap people used to send to eachother in the beginning days of the internet. i remember i used to spend my time looking up lyrics to songs because i was just as dorky then as i am now)

exit to eternal summer slacking...

2006-12-05T18:33:00.000-08:00

What the heck happened to FASTBALL?
"The Way"? "You're an Ocean"?? and my personal favorite
"Out of my Head"

my real prediction of the day is that you'll find a way to download some Fastball songs after reading this blog posting...or at least add them to your pandora radio station list

Prediction Tuesdays...

2006-12-05T14:24:00.001-08:00

the moment people can start TIVOing YouTube
EVERYTHING will change.
you guys, it's gonna be awesome.

i think when i retire...

2006-12-04T14:03:00.000-08:00

i want to be a crossing guard.

i've never seen an unhappy one,
they serve an important purpose---helping children on their way
the hours are pretty sweet and you get to work outside.
sounds much better than being a WalMart Greeter

Nostalgia Mondays...

2006-12-04T08:57:00.000-08:00

I'm not sure how I feel about GET IN SHAPE GIRL after watching the commercials as an adult.

Part of me thinks, what ridiculous "exercise just like Mommy/be pretty/oooh pink/it's fun being a girl/it's cool to hate your body" messages this holds.
The jingle says "showin' the world what you can do!" apparently what you can do is exercise and don't worry about serious stuff, cause you're a girl.
There's a part of me that remembers being really susceptible to commercials like this and wanting the complete set---I think I only had the Ribbon kit as a kid.
Ribbon dancing?? Really, Mom and Dad?
(side note: ribbon dancing in the Olympics is about as hilarious as CURLING (the sport with the brooms on ice that my sister and I call: Sweepy)
And then there's a part of me that thinks that maybe Hasbro had the foresight to see that childhood obesity in America was only 20 years away and they were going to do everything they could to try and stop it by making exercise cool.
Oh who am I kidding, weighted bracelets?
Adjustable "Pump and Run" arm weights??
Give me a break.

PS. I would KILL to get my hands on the cassette tape those kits came with, those have got to be amazing.

I USED TO...

2006-12-03T17:25:00.000-08:00

believe the children are our future---
until I saw their Myspace pages

let's face it
we're goners.
all that's left to do is listen to Whitney sing about what might have been while we silently weep.

Have you ever...

2006-12-02T15:39:00.000-08:00

purchased a classic book like oh what the heck let's just say Catch-22
from a used bookstore
and clearly it was used in some one's high school or middle school English class.
it has all these sentences highlighted and notes that don't quite make any sense to you. So, you spend your entire time reading the book trying to figure out what all of the highlights and notes mean an why they are so important. Is there a motif you are missing? Is there some subtle subtext that must be way over your head?
I think it would be awesome to sell a book back to a used bookstore with random highlights and notes scribbled in it. Maybe every 3rd paragraph would have two sentences or words highlighted and thinks written like
"remember page 4 quiz Tuesday!"
"recurring themes see chapter 7"
or even "so true!" on a random page.

Donald Duck's 50th Birthday...

2006-11-30T13:44:00.000-08:00

was about 20 years ago
but this clip from his 50th Birthday Parade special
is still awesome. i remember being so impressed with stop animation...why?!

if you'd like to argue about it
i'll meet you out in the parking lot and we can fight it out---like that movie about those guys that had that club where they had to fight with each other but couldn't talk about it with anyone not in their club.

I KNEW that oufit looked familiar...

2006-11-30T12:21:00.001-08:00

okay, so i'm sure by now you've caught the new Fergie song "Fergalicious"
on youtube or MTV or whatever
if not have a look here:

take note of her "up in the gym, just workin on my fitness" spandex outfit
and then watch the clip from the 1980s Kidsongs home video series
and compare at the leotard sets.

i didn't know Fergie's fashion was inspired by 1980s Kidsongs videos.
who knew she was such a fan?

Who else is gonna bring you...

2006-11-30T11:55:00.000-08:00

a broken arrow, but Rod Stewart?
And who else is gonna stand there and watch as you unwrap the gift and give you the
"Oh please you don't have to thank me your happiness is all I need---but you should know that it was a very expensive gift and you have no idea what I had to go through to get it for you. I really, really hope you like it. But no, really, it was no big deal" look.

sometimes i wonder...

2006-11-29T15:39:00.001-08:00

what i would have done in high school if youtube had already been invented.
probably something like this:

Post-It Doodle Art...

2006-11-29T14:17:00.000-08:00

Prediction of the day...

2006-11-28T20:03:00.000-08:00

Britney Spears will become the next Jane Fonda when she stars in a new work out video
It's Like Sweatin' Y'all:
The Down-Home Girl's Guide to Losing that Darn Baby Weight
I guess it would be sad, but at least she'll be dancing again.
Now, if only she'd take off that stupid hat.

Where have I been...

2006-11-28T15:29:00.000-08:00

well away for the holiday
but i've also been tracking down the song used in this Cingular Samsung Commercial for their new phone Sync
have you seen it?

the song is awesome!!
even a look on adtunes.com didn't help me
i had to track it down the old fashioned way
lyrics searching.
apparently it's not a new song or artist
it's Feels Just Like it Should by Jamiroquai from their album Dynamite
but I guarantee it will get a bunch of downloads just from being in this commercial
i wonder if their lead singer is mad that OK GO got all the credit for dancing on moving walkways when he kind of pioneered it at the MTV music awards like 10 years ago.

and the winner...

2006-11-23T09:33:00.000-08:00

of the 2006 Most Pathetic Thanksgiving Award goes to
(drumroll)
Michael Richards

today Michael will down his sorrows with gravy, extra stuffing, and sweet potato pie--hoping that by eating enough turkey the trytophan high will numb his sadness at the passing of his career and keep him from wondering why Jerry or Julia won't return his calls as he watches his Seinfeld DVD box set.

and some where else in LA Britney Spears feels a weight lifted off her shoulders knowing that this year she can finally pass the award on to someone else.

i wonder...

2006-11-21T12:02:00.000-08:00

who the kid was who figured out how to "clean" your eraser
by dragging it across the cheap school carpet.
and who is in charge of passing that information along to each generation?
maybe sometimes it's better to be in the wonder than in the know.

Prediction Tuesdays...

2006-11-21T10:42:00.000-08:00

Here's an easy one...
I predict that I will NOT be watching Beethoven's 4th on the Disney Channel.
Watching Beethoven have a "prince and the pauper" type scenario by switching places with a St. Bernard seems like well worn territory...
And what could I possibly learn about Beethoven that I didn't already learn in Beethoven 1-3??

ok i'll admit that the poster is kind of awesome

I'll tell you what you want...

2006-11-20T11:30:00.000-08:00

what you really, really want.
you want to know that it's okay to start listening to the spice girls again (and not in secret)
well, they've hit the 10 year mark. starting today it's officially OK to Spice Up Your Life.
you go with that Girl Power!

Nostalgia Mondays...

2006-11-20T10:57:00.000-08:00

remember Lisa Frank (you know, the folder lady)?

i did the other day.
and upon some research she apparently is not related to paul frank.

she does still maintain a website lisafrank.com
"the site girls love" (yes that's what it actually says).
the website is totally worth checking out if you want a good laugh.
it's full of character descriptions like this one.

here's my thinking: It is totally acceptable to own a Hello Kitty pencil box...even if you bought it because just love that you have one just like you did as a kid.
(this is not mine--i had the frog one in 4th grade)

And it is totally cool to still have in your possesion a retro Trapper Keeper.

(if you know where to track one down please let me know---i'm desperately searching for one for myself...i would be so much more organized)

BUT UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES IS IT OKAY TO OWN ANYTHING BY LISA FRANK AS AN ADULT (the only exception is if you are a guy and you found a lisa frank shirt at a salvation army)i feel like meeting an adult with any lisa frank gear would be a completely understandable deal breaker.

and i <3...

2006-11-17T11:33:00.000-08:00

this video. always will

do you think lionel had the music video in mind he wrote the song?

awesome!...

2006-11-17T11:07:00.000-08:00

make your own jackson pollack-esq painting
click here

two words...

2006-11-17T11:01:00.000-08:00

KOOSH BALL

such a simple and awesome toy
my only complaint was that your hands always smelled like a koosh ball after you were done playing with it.

okay, Glamour magazine...

2006-11-16T15:46:00.000-08:00

enough with the "would you dare" section you have every month
that shows a girl who pretends to walk down the street and
"oops! has huge runs in her stockings!"
or the girl who is staged to walk around the streets of new york with
"oops! rollers in her hair!"
not to be mean but really BFD!
no one really cares
it IS, however, incredibly lame.
give me two more pages of how to manage unruly hair or something.

don't be sad...

2006-11-16T15:00:00.000-08:00

nothing lasts forever
even cold november rain

sometimes...

2006-11-16T11:03:00.000-08:00

i wish that just for one day i could have the confidence of one of those girls from
MTV's
My Super Sweet 16
just to try it out---you know see how it feels
to have the kind of confidence where you want not only a great dress, but a dress that says
"i am the hottest one in this room. i am better than all of you. and you should be happy i even invited you to my party"

2006-11-15T12:06:00.000-08:00

sometimes i think...

2006-11-15T11:25:00.000-08:00

that my cellphone must be broken and my text messages aren't going through---
then i remember that i'm not popular

UNprediction Tuesday...

2006-11-14T10:37:00.000-08:00

TODAY's UNprediction:
In a Rollingstone article Zach Braff will finally admit that he wrote Garden State as a way to make out with Natatlie Portman and get chicks. He will formally and sincerely appologize to anyone who gagged during the movie when he alikened love to having your mom offer her sleeve for you to wipe your nose on.

"Hey, it seemed like a good idea at the time. Play the sensitive card. Get people to actually think I made our generations THE GRADUATE. But I'm sorry. It was all bullshit. It was really selfish of me. In hindsight it was a bad idea. I'm just so glad Mandy has given me a second chance."

a new I <3 your blog video...

2006-11-14T10:22:00.000-08:00

Free Fallin' by Tom Petty and the Crayonbreakers
enjoy

this guy is looking for a roommate...

2006-11-13T17:32:00.000-08:00

just based on the headline of this craigslist posting
i highly doubt it will be me
click here to read

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you have to watch the WHOLE thing

2006-11-13T14:53:00.000-08:00

Can we please bring back

with a cherry on top!?

TODAY IS NATIONAL BILLY ZABKA DAY!!!...

2006-11-13T11:28:00.000-08:00

and now
A FEW WORDS ON BILLY ZABKA
from RICH FIEMAN
Wow, a tribute to Billy Zabka and the lunch time thrills and spills he's given us. How does one pay homage to the biggest and best dick of the 80's? From Johnny, to Greg Tolan, to Chas, Bill Zabka's characters embodied the very essence of cockdom. But Billy played these characters knowing full well that he would have to get his ass kicked at the end of the movie. I mean, how embarrassing is it to get kicked in the head by Ralph Macchio standing on one leg? Despite the knowledge of his impending humiliation, Billy Zabka delivered lines like "the pussy toss for distance" with aplomb. So lets' salute Mr. Zabka the best way I know how: Everybody get up, grab your end of the table, and lift!

Just One Of The Guys Lunch Room Scene---courtesy of youtube

Nostalgia mondays...

2006-11-13T08:23:00.000-08:00

Aren't we all glad that the body glitter/rhinestone tattoo thing didn't linger too long?
It ended up being another one of those fads that girls end up doing more to impress other girls than to attract guys.
I don't know one guy who's ever been like "Man, look at that girl. Now she is SHINY."

2006-11-10T22:07:00.000-08:00

i want alan alda to be my second dad.

i don't know why i just think he would be great at reading bedtime stories.
for my third dad i would want steve martin circa Parenthood.

SET YOUR TIVOS...

2006-11-10T16:18:00.000-08:00

this monday Miss Tyra will be doing the unthinkable
going undercover as a man! click on the site's sidebar for a sneak peak
is it just me or does Tyra's insane confidence come off more like the confidence of an insane person?

2006-11-10T13:45:00.000-08:00

i posted about this about Gwen's new song about two weeks ago
thanks for not giving me credit ---vh1

"I used to be fat...

2006-11-10T11:47:00.000-08:00

now I'm a poodle lady. Let's Work Out!"

Okay, seriously...

2006-11-10T09:58:00.000-08:00

what's the deal with Mary Poppins and Bert?

I mean the sexual tension (or asexual tension) is beyond palpable.
and then the way that Bert notices the wind changing means that he has met Mary before--
they have some history--but what?!

if you haven't watched in awhile do yourself a HUGE favor and netflix/rent it.
and then maybe you can explain Bert and Mary's relationship to me.

here are a few things about MP that you may have forgotten were so hilariously awesome:

-they live next to a nutjob Admiral Boom who thinks he's still at sea and sets off explosions every morning.
(awesome!)

-George Banks' song when he enters his home:

I run my home precisely on schedule /
At 6:01 I march through my door /
My slippers, sherry and pipe are due at 6:02 /
Consistent is the life I lead
It's grand to be an Englishman in 1910
King Edward's on the throne it's the age of men
I'm the lord of my castle the sovereign, the liege
I treat my subjects, servants children, wife with a firm but gentle hand, noblesse oblige.
It's 6:03 and the heirs to my dominion
Are scrubbed and tubbed and adequately fed
And so I'll pat them on the head and send them off to bed Ah, lordly is the life I lead. Winifred, where are the children?

(HILARIOUS!)
-the singing cartoon animals during "It's a Jolly Holiday with Mary"

(funny and adorable!)

-TALLEYHOOOOOO!

-"I met a man with a wooden leg named Smith."
what other movie uses that joke?

-oh yes, of course and Michael getting stuck in the closet during "Spoonful of Sugar"
"Let me out! Let me out!"

(JUST DELIGHTFUL!)
i promise you will spend the rest of the week greeting people "Ello! Ello! Ello!"

Sometimes I wonder...

2006-11-09T14:51:00.000-08:00

what it would be like if we still had to get our yearly portraits done like in grade school--
the portrait company would come every fall
you would line up by height (shortest to tallest)
get a plastic black comb
pose awkwardly
and get your wallet sized photos in 6-8 weeks.
also, every time you got a new member in your office take a "class photo"
and hope that you were the one who got to hold the sign

maybe there would even be a yearbook full of "action shots" of people at office events.

Pete,
It was great hanging out in the break room with you. Always remember Bagel Fridays and the Supply Closet "where are all the staples? KEVIN!" Keep it real in cube 4-h. K/I/T ext 4-7576. Have a Gr8 Weekend! See you Monday!
luv,
Molly

Things that would never fly nowadays #367...

2006-11-09T14:08:00.000-08:00

this youtube video is from a children's home video series called
KIDSONGS
this is from their day at an amusement park
the song is an ode to being addicted to fast food.
the name of the song is "Fast Food"

my favorite is when they say "fast food's got a hold on me and i don't stand a chance"
these days they would be too afraid of being sued for promoting unhealthy eating habits to include that song.

too much too soon...

2006-11-09T11:02:00.000-08:00

i think we've had enough of the "too soon" joke
maybe we can transition into "too premature" or something.
thanks for understanding guys.

I AM NOT MAKING THIS UP...

2006-11-08T15:22:00.000-08:00

I REPEAT I AM NOT MAKING THIS UP
late last night i was watching tv and for a brief moment i thought that i had fallen into a pop culture timewarp
during the commercial break i saw this early 90s Clearasil Commercial featuring Danny Masterson
it was not a clip -- this wasn't an i love the 80s or whatever thing ---
they are simply still showing the commercial!!!!!!!!!!!

this youtube video confirms it
seriously, you guys wtf?!

2006-11-08T11:58:00.000-08:00

An open letter...

2006-11-08T11:09:00.000-08:00

Pop Quiz...

2006-11-08T11:08:00.000-08:00

Post-it Doodle Wednesdays...

2006-11-08T10:41:00.000-08:00

while you were talking about Britney's divorce (I mean I predicited it, but I had no idea the day would come so soon) and her "Waiting to Exhale Angela Basset I'm chopping off my hair cause I don't need a Man haircut"--I was post-it doodle art-ing

the things you do for love, right guys?

i also <3 steppers!!!!!!...

2006-11-07T12:19:00.000-08:00

these are the devastating divas. i am now their biggest fan.

Right now...

2006-11-07T10:53:00.000-08:00

Mariah Carey is gearing up to get back to the studio after the amazing success of her most recent album The Emancipation of Mimi.
the only thing holding her back right now is whether to call her new album
Unicorn or Moonbeam.

my vote is for unicorn.

Prediction Tuesdays...

2006-11-07T10:37:00.000-08:00

AMERICAN GLADIATORS
the adult version of Nickelodeon's Guts. the only show run entirely on steroid fuelled rage.
will make a comeback only this time with a new twist.
The competitors will all be celebrities...causing the new name of the show to be called
GLADIATING WITH CELEBRITIES.

also, due to it's incredible success on youube...

be sure to look out for American Gladiators on DVD complete with Gladiator commentary. I think it would make for a great stocking stuffer, don't you?
(remember the just like horoscopes, these pop culture predictions are just for fun, please don't be sad if you can't find American Gladiators on DVD by X-mas)

OMG the MMC Goodbye Rap!!!!...

2006-11-06T19:03:00.000-08:00

is this not the best rap?
i still think the kids from Snick's Roundhouse could kick their asses.

17 DAYS!!!...

2006-11-06T17:12:00.000-08:00

till 24 hours of A CHRISTMAS STORY!
I'm so excited I CANT PUT MY ARMS DOWN!!!!!

bonus point if you can name Ralphie's brother's name.
No cheating.
Please post answers:)
Also, double bonus points if you can name Ralphie's friend who stuck his tongue to the frozen flag pole.
Come, on. I triple dog dare you.

More nostalgia Mondays...

2006-11-06T15:03:00.000-08:00

kinda groovy..

is it just me or was California Dreams the anorexic and more ethnically diverse version of Saved By the Bell? (also not as good as Saved by the Bell, but still better than Hang Time)

even though i'm a vegetarian...

2006-11-06T12:36:00.000-08:00

for some reason i feel like CHICKEN TONIGHT

I have always <3'd this clip...

2006-11-03T17:15:00.000-08:00

from Dr. Katz.
in case you don't remember Dr. Katz was an awesome cartoon on comedy central.
comedian Jonathan Katz played a therapist whose patients were all comedians.
This youtube video was always one of my favs but no one else had seen it so I would quote it and people would just look at me weird.
So from now on there is no reason for you to look at me weird the next time I say
"i'm a manatee!"

While we're on the topic of Dixie Chicks...

2006-11-03T12:28:00.000-08:00

just in case anyone was wondering,
this week marks the official changing of the
"song of empowerment sing-a-long while you drive" CD
all over the country women (and secretly some men)
are putting their Natasha Bedingfield CDs back into their jewel cases
and popping in the Dixie Chicks Taking the Long Way

also, some version of the song's lyrics to "The Long Way Around" will be the senior quote for thousands of high school senior girls around the country.
at least i know if i was a senior mine would be:

Well I never seem to do it like anybody else
Maybe someday, someday I’m gonna settle down
If you ever want to find me I can still be found
Takin’ the long way

ok so i have a weak spot...i've been found out.

I'm not ready to make nice...

2006-11-03T10:21:00.000-08:00

or ready to make fun of the Dixie Chick's music video of the same name.
below is the youtube video of MadTV's parody...

they did a good job of mocking the original (see below)

but i'm not sure enough people are familiar with the original to get it...
and after seeing Shut Up and Sing
it's clear the other Dixie Chicks aren't ashamed by what Natalie said.
For some reason this whole thing just rubs me the wrong way.
thoughts??

Jeremy Jordan...

2006-11-02T16:14:00.000-08:00

ALRIGHT!
anyone else have the 90210 soundtrack cassette tape in elementary/middle school?

i take...

2006-11-02T10:29:00.000-08:00

cause it's full of vitamins specifically formulated for my ovaries.

you guys ever see this?...

2006-11-02T10:27:00.000-08:00

they sure don't make patriotic cartoons like they used to.

TOP 3....

2006-11-01T10:34:00.000-08:00

fav costumes of the night---
that i actually remembered to take a pic of.

TETRIS

TIVO!

and my favorite of the night BOB ROSS!

POST-IT DOODLE ART!!!...

2006-11-01T09:53:00.000-08:00