it's a SMASH!

though i would NEVER admit how many tv shows i watch currently, i have to tell you about a new show that i LOVE!  it's called SMASH and it apparently airs on monday after the super bowl.  but for some reason i was able to download it this week upon the recommendation of a friend at school.  well i watched the pilot episode and i LOVE it!!  so if you have a chance, try to catch it when it airs in a week or two....or download it.  either way, it's worth a watch!  it's got a good story line, a good cast, and some great tunes!  check it out!

it's love.

i have a new favourite cd.  it's called modern love and the singer is matt nathanson.  the cd is SO SO good.  so far i love every single song!  turns out he's been around a while and has had many of his songs featured in tv programs.  this week he performed live on the bachelor and i loved the song right away.  i was so inspired that i bought the whole album.  love love love!

bad + bad

i've been waiting to blog about this (cause tv is my life...) and now that lindsay and phil have caught up on our shows, i can finally share my feelings!

the finales of survivor and x-factor were NOT ok.  in my opinion, both shows ended with the worst possible result!  let me explain:

survivor - ozzy should have won.  hands down!  he was SO good at the game and just because he lost the last immunity challenge, they voted him out.  why did they vote him out?  because they KNEW that they couldn't beat him.  losers.  i hate that he didn't win.

i love ozzy.  i want to marry him.

x-factor - chris rene ALL THE WAY!  i have loved him from the beginning and he made it to the final three.  ok, maybe he wasn't the best singer in the competition but he definitely had the x-factor!  he puts on the best show and will make the BEST album!  and i will buy it!!  i love chris rene!  watch this video and you'll fall in love too :)

so that's that.  both shows ended badly.  on a positive note, ozzy wins the people's choice award and chris rene will be a star!! 

from sean

found this on sean's blog today.  i love MJ.  thanks sean :)

how cute is she???

this little girl made the top 32 acts on the x-factor.  she is AMAZING.  i love her and i hope she wins the whole thing!!!

A stand out

Last night we watched the first episode of x factor and I have a favorite. I really like this guy, Chris Rene, who is not only a GREAT singer, but he also wrote his own song and has a good back story. He was addicted to drugs and alcohol and is 70 days clean as of now. I really hope that making it through will help him to stay clean. When Simon put him through to the next round he said he only gets to continue if he stays clean...I think that is the way it should be. Hopefully it's enough to motivate him to change his life for the better!

Any who, watch x factor or check out YouTube and listen to Chris Rene! You'll love it!!

a little sing song

the other day after school lindsay was out at her tutoring job and phil and i were at their house.  we were cleaning up before the maid came (read: phil was cleaning up.  i was laughing at phil).  ANYWAY, phil started singing, "don't go breaking my heart" by elton john, except that those were all the words he knew.  (sometimes when he sings that line, lindsay responds with "i won't go breaking your heart".) so, loving google like i do, i proceeded to look up the words to the song.

one thing lead to another and next thing i knew, phil and i were rehearsing and rehearsing for our performance when lindsay arrived home.  we learned the lyrics to two verses and a really big finish (including spirit fingers).  i don't want to toot our own horn...but we were pretty darn good!  TOOT TOOT!

today.i.dream.

Today I am dreaming about being a Rockstar....

If I could be a rock star or a famous singer, I would want to be a mixture of Hayley Williams from Paramore and Pink. I love both of their voices and definitely their vibes - Pink is my favourite when it comes to her personality and her awesome music videos. But I do love the way Paramore is a hardcore rocker chick. Therefore, I'd be a little rocky with a bit of a pop vibe.

not so GLEEful

i was SO excited for this weeks episode of glee.  and it was BORING!  i didn't like it at all!!  the story was boring, the songs were pretty boring....BOO
definitely a let down after such a long wait!! 

HOWEVER, mike chan's dance moves were AWESOME!!!!  the highlight of the episode FOR SURE!

what were your thoughts??

oh my god, we're back again....

BACKSTREET'S BACK, ALRIGHT!!

you're not going to believe it!   after flying to singapore last year to see BSB in concert for my first time ever, they are now coming to saigon!!  and we got tickets!!!  there are about 10 of the girls from school going and we are sitting in the 6th row!!!  how exciting is that?!  I KNOW!  i can't wait!!!!  come on march 24!!!! :)

....maybe brian and i will make eye contact again and he'll fall madly in love with me.....or maybe nick will want to whisk me away with him....oh the possibilities......ahhhhh.....

i can't help it!

remember that shameful post about my love for ke$ha??  well....i LOVE her new song and i had to tell you about it.

it's called "we r who we r".  i don't know why she can't use whole words...ARE would have done the job but whateve.  i love this song.  

give it a listen!

top 10 of 2010...4

TOP 10 SONGS OF 2010

according to MOI!

1.  Beautifully by Jay Brannan

2.  Dog Days Are Over by Florence + the Machine

3.  Fire by Babyface and Des'ree

4.  Four Leaf Clover by Mozella

5.  Just the Way you Are by Bruno Mars

6.  Marry You by Bruno Mars

7.  More of You by Mozella

8.  Stuttering by Fefe Dobson

9.  Take it Off by Ke$ha

10.  You Don't Know Me by Ben Folds and Regina Spektor

i hope you'll go download some of them!  enjoy :)

the breakdown

friday night was our staff christmas party.  it was on a rooftop at a restaurant and was really fun!  there was great food, lots to drink, great people, and lots of laughs.

after the party we went to a couple different bars and went dancing.  it was a really, really fun night!

then it happened.  there was a live band that was really good and we were busting a move. then they started singing "what's going on" by four non blonds.  and i started crying. the situation was so similar to when ann would sing to me (and the drinks didn't help) and i couldn't hold it in.  i missed her.  a lot.  BAH.  i felt so silly.  i know it's allowed and i know it's good to let it out.  but at the bar?!  yeesh.

anyway, i sang the song, through my tears for you ann.  love you lots and miss you more.

I'm obsessed.

i tend to get obsessed with things.  right now, it's this song.  just ask kelly.

i hope you like it as much as i do!

never easy

i've been  thinking about ann a lot lately.  maybe it's the time of year, maybe it's hitting a three month wall, maybe it's just that she was an awesome person and deserves to be thought about all the time.  i miss her a lot.  i know that i didn't get to see her everyday before but it's different now.  knowing that i will never see her again.  people say it get's easier.  it's not easier yet...will it get easier??  i don't know.  how can something so crappy ever be easy?  and when i am feeling down i just think of her family.  how are they feeling if i am feeling this way?  how can they deal with this?  how have they held on and been so strong?  

i remember the last time i saw ann.  like it was yesterday.  she was living in wawa but had decided to move back east.  i was back in wawa after being away at university and had accepted the job in egypt.  i am pretty sure it was june 22, 2008.  we went out to the columbia for open mic night and a "few drinks.  her sister cheryl was there with us, as well as my friends tiffany and heather (and it was heather's birthday).  we drank a lot.  and listened to ann as she sang.  she had such an amazing voice.  then we drank some more and talked about when the next time we would see each other would be.  we talked about meeting back up in newfoundland.  i thought that sounded like a great plan.  her and cheryl were always so much fun together.  they adopted me as the third sister.  i love them both so much!  we hugged at the end of the night and cried a little.  not knowing when we would be together again.  if i had known then what i know now, i never would have let go.  

i smile sitting here thinking about ann.  what a woman.  what a character.  what an inspiration.  

she used to sing "what's going on" by the 4 non blonds to me.  i loved it.  we would sing at the top of our lungs. 

And so I cry sometimes when I'm lying in bed
Just to get it all out what's in my head
And I'm, I am feeling a little peculiar
So I wake in the morning and I step outside
And I take deep breath and I get real high
And I scream from the top of my lungs
What's goin' on?

every time i hear this song, i think of ann.  some days it's harder to listen to than others.  but it will always keep me connected to her.  

.....i miss you ann. 

you HAVE to watch this!

this is my favourite thing of the week. you have to check out this video! (p.s. my first time posting a video!)

you have probably already heard about them, but i just saw this for the first this weekend.

it is a video of a choir of students from a public school in new york that consists of grade 5 students.

anyway, they ROCK! there is not much else you can say about them. please, PLEASE, listen and watch for yourself!!!!

a night for moses

tonight (in newfoundland) there is a benefit concert for my friend ann's son, moses. this poor child is only one year old and has lost his mother...what a tragic loss.

some wonderful people have gathered together to make music and celebrate the life of another wonderful musician. all proceeds will go to moses.

i wish there was a way to go back in time and record ann as she was singing. she had a wonderful voice and was an amazing writer. i wish that moses could hear her sing when he grows up.

if you want to donate, there is a paypal account set up. i'm not sure how much longer it will be around but it's there for now. just go to http://apps.facebook.com/fundrazr/activity/65eb56774abc4e5897b19de8a3e29a9a?share=true and it's pretty easy to figure out and make a donation.

thinking of you ann. sing them a tune or two up there tonight! xo

i can't believe i am admitting this...

i don't know why on earth i am telling you this....but i have a guilty pleasure. and it's kind of embarrassing. but i'm going to tell you anyway and you aren't going to judge me....right?!

i have a new found love for ke$ha. yes, i said it. and i can't believe it myself. but that girl sings some catchy tunes! until now i have described her as trashy and crazy but on the airplane on the way here, i decided i actually quite like her music. my current fave is "your love is my drug". i also kinda think she's cool because many people (including myself at first) thought she was all crazy but she said in an interview that people should just chill out and not worry about her business - she's just having fun. and that's what it's all about....

so, like ke$ha, let's have some fun.