whoa-whoa

taylor hanson? james iha? bun e. carlos from cheap trick? adam schlesinger from fountains of wayne? which one of these is not like the other? well, i don't know, and i really don't care, but i want more of it, dammit. let's face it- they had me at taylor hanson, but this "tinted windows" supergroup (and their first single "kind of a girl") is like a giant crunchy genius power-pop nugget that i can't help but bite right into. i'm so thrilled that they're getting overwhelmingly positive reactions thus far, too. just watch!!



yum.

careers for thought: 8 things i'd also love to do.

my unfortunate period of unemployment (i mean, um, my transition period to full-time employment!) has left me with some time to think about other possible career paths. and since one of my most-often asked interview questions is "what is your dream job?" (which, in my opinion, is an inherently stupid question- what am i supposed to say, "this one!!"? come on now!), i've come up with some good- if not far-fetched- answers to respond with. a girl can dream, right?!

1. traveling chef/tv host/food critic

okay, so i'm lacking the culinary skills, but we can overlook that. seriously, can you imagine anything cooler than getting to travel to fabulous places and pig out all day?! because really, i can't. at all. ever.

2. fbi detective

for goodness sakes, i found my birthparents through intensive google searches, and my ability to track things and people down is pretty scary. i could totally hang with the folks at the behavorial analysis unit.

3. sober living house manager

i think the celebrity rehab spin-off "sober house" prooobably sugar-coats it, and most of these house managers are recovering addicts themselves, but i'd actually really like to work with substance abusers post-rehab, though it could potentially get really depressing. yikes!

4. matchmaker

playing cupid could be a total blast (not to mention rewarding if you're successful!), but it would be even more fun to alert the jerks that they're, well, jerks. right??

5. lawyer

i was a total mock trial ace in the heydays of middle and high school- always the prosecuting attorney, though. someone did make an objection once because i was "badgering the witness," but whatever, i wanted answers!

6. fashion buyer

i'd get paid to shop. 'nuff said.

7. set designer

how cool would it be to dream up the decor for a fictional character's apartment, or a favorite local coffeeshop? pretty damn cool, i say.

8. wedding planner

dealing with psycho bridezillas could get stressful, yes, but organizing the music, the table linens, the menu...oh my!

this is a total list-in-progress, so if anyone has any ideas for other awesome jobs, give me a shout.

i was once where you at, punk.

omg! since my last post, it seems like all hell has broken loose: the smithsonian wants to display aretha franklin's ridiculous hat, rihanna and chris breezy are in the midst of "domestic disturbia '09" (thanks ohnotheydidnt), and i've been interviewing like a madwoman...kinda...and despite my recent rant about social media, i've been completely sucked into twitter and there's no going back. come on, you have to admit that seeing a "tweet" from shaq (yes, the basketball player) that says "Ok i admit it i ate performance enhancing frosted flakes 2 yrs ago, lol" is just a beautiful thing.

fortunately, despite all of the madness, i've had time to come upon two novel lil' sites that i'd like to share with all of you.

1. fmylife.com: true to its domain name, this site houses tons and tons of submitted blurbs from folks who had experiences that just made them throw up their hands and say, well, you know.

2. sorry-mom.com: a treasure trove of "oops" one-night stand and "wtf was i thinking?!" boyfriend profiles, complete with photos edited to protect the identities of the not-so-innocent.

and the best superbowl spot goes to...

hulu, hands-down! i want to shake this copywriter's hand.



and pepsi's "i'm good" has to be runner-up.



overall, an improvement on last year's ads, but still kinda underwhelming.

in other news, everyone needs to see "slumdog millionaire." totally lives up to the hype.