Tonight was a new episode of 16 and Pregnant on MTV. It was fairly good.
Tonight's episode featured Nicole, a 16-year-old girl from Longwood, FL. She is dating Tyler, who is 15 and had a falling-out with his mother and moved in with his grandmother when he was 11. Nicole's father passed away when she was 2 and lives with her mom. Nicole and Tyler are expecting their first child. Nicole's mom didn't react like a typical mom would: she was actually happy for her.
Tyler and his mom have another falling out during Nicole's baby shower and the two of them try to distance themselves. Nicole's due date is approaching and she is nervous about it. She and her friends try different tricks to jump-start her labor, but none work. But finally, one day before her due date, she goes into labor. Tyler and his mom reconcile during her labor, and Nicole gives birth to daughter Brooklyn Marie.
The two of them jump from house to house so all of the members of the family can see Brooklyn. Tyler's mom, Farrah, doesn't like that they jump around. Nicole stays up all night with Brooklyn one night and knows that it will be harder. But she's willing to take any challenges.
This was a good episode. I liked that Tyler was actually good to Brooklyn and did stuff without complaning. The first guy all season to do that. Nicole was a good mom and took care of her daughter well.
Next week's episode features a girl named Leah who has twins. This should be a good episode because she's the first girl in the history of 16 and Pregnant to have twins.
Survivor is back on Thursday, so you will get that recap. Saturday Night Live is a rerun that I have already written about, but the following Saturday is a new episode. So that's my schedule for TV recaps. If I find anything else worth sharing, you'll get that as well.
Love y'all,
***-Lily-***
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Wild horses couldn't drag me away.
Tonight's blog is going to be a little bit different. Saturday Night Live was a rebroadcast that I had already written about, and I don't have any videos I want to share tonight. This blog post is going to be a bit more serious. I had been meaning to blog about this for awhile.
On February 19th, 2010, my younger brother, Leo, was hospitalized for a cerebral arteriovenous malformation rupture, which is just a fancy way of saying a brain aneurism. He complained of a bad headache and eventually went unconcious and was rushed into surgery. This is a lot for him to go through because he is only 6 years old. He is making very good progress and they're hoping to discharge him from the hospital he's at by the end of April if not sooner.
This blog post is to thank everyone that has gotten me through the past 5 weeks. They will either be because of message boards, Twitter, real-life friends, or through music.
Lizzie: Lizzie is part of a Bible study with me at school, and she's been one of my biggest support systems because she put God on our side to help my brother through it. I keep her updated through texts and she was one of the first people I texted when this whole thing began.
Alexis: one of my closest friends from school and one of the first people I told when the whole thing began. She keeps me entertained and treated me to a movie a week or so after the emergency to take my mind off it. I do my best to keep her updated through texts.
everyone on idolforums.com: my second home is IDF. The day after everything happened, I went to the public library because our internet was out (before everything happened, my stepdad was on the phone trying to get it fixed), and posted a topic in one of the forums. Within a day I had over 15 replies from people I knew and people I didn't know quite as well. I keep them updated as best as I can, when I know things.
everyone on joe-music.com: my support from across the miles. This website is for Joe McElderry, who is best known as the winner of the 6th season of "The X-Factor", the UK version of American Idol. I came to know of him because of youtube and became a fan. So, as you can imagine, most of the people over there are from Europe. They've been so supportive, and one even gave me a Bible verse to look up. Like on IDF, I keep them updated when I know things.
Ashley Trainer: one of the main celebrities I talk to on Twitter. After my major freakout on Twitter through texts when this whole thing started, I tweeted a few of the celebs that I talk to on Twitter regularly (more will come in a minute) to let them know. Ashley was one of the first to respond. She's a sweetheart and I feel like she's been my friend for years.
Alex Wagner-Trugman: another celebrity I became close to because of Twitter. He and I talk pretty regularly. So naturally, I had to tell him about my brother. So he's been a great support system, either through talking to me or keeping me laughing with his tweets (he's hilarious)
Laura Morett: I talk to her semi-regularly. She sends me messages sometimes. And she's also very in touch with God, so she definitely sent some love to him through prayer. It's always good to know that celebrities are sending prayers from fans......makes me thankful for people like them.
Jessica "Sugar" Kiper: another sweetheart, and not just because of her nickname. She and I have started talking semi-regularly. She always has a positive outlook on everything and gave me some love when I told her about my brother.
Steve Means: his support comes 2 ways: through Twitter and music. Steve is a musician based in Nashville, and I met him when he came to my school last October. I have one of his CDs and REALLY need to get his new one (this is where I hate being broke). The night after everything happened, I listened to one of my favorite songs of his, and it gave me a message about never giving up hope. So I tweeted through my phone (mind you, the internet still wasn't fixed yet) that this song had helped me through everything. It took me 3 tweets to get everything I wanted to say out, and I mentioned him by his Twitter username in all 3 of the tweets, and I guess he looked at my profile to see what was going on, and he tweeted me telling me that he hoped my brother's surgery went well, and to take care. He's such a sweetheart and very talented, and those are the two main reasons he's my favorite male singer.
Abby Elliott: a cast member from Saturday Night Live that also keeps in touch with me on Twitter. She has been one of my biggest Twitter support systems, and tells me to hang in there. She's funny, talented, and sweet, and there's a reason why she's my favorite female SNL cast member along with Nasim Pedrad. I think she and I would be great friends.
Dannii Minogue: she only tweeted me once, but that was enough. Dannii usually replies to fans on twitter, and I told her about my brother and that I was worried about him. She told me to give him all the love and that I could. She's very wise and talented. She's amazing.
the Tufts University Beelzebubs: I'm the biggest choir nerd ever. I first heard about the Bubs through the show The Sing-Off, which was an acapella singing group competition. I rooted for them to win since the beginning, and altho they finished second, I see a bright future ahead for them. I have all of their performances from The Sing-Off, plus a few songs prior to the show. Their motto is "fun through song", and when I listen to their performances I smile because I remember how fun they were to watch on TV. And their studio recordings sound amazing. One night they did a question-and-answer session on Twitter (whoever runs their Twitter). I did a 3-tweet description directly to them explaining how they helped me. They directly tweeted me back saying "glad we could be of service!". That made my night.
The Lonely Island: my heroes, plain and simple. They are a comedy/music group. Andy Samberg is a cast member on Saturday Night Live, and Akiva Schaeffer and Jorma Taccone are writers for the show. Their videos and music keep me laughing and smiling even through the most difficult of times. I love them.
and finally, I had to save the best for last:
Jason: one of my closest and dearest friends. He is my rock. He's always stuck by my side through everything. He was one of the first people I told about my brother. I was texting him like a mad fool, and even tho he couldn't respond right away, when we talked online the following Sunday, he told me he knew what was going on and that he hoped my brother was doing better. He's one of the nicest, most caring, most genuine people I have ever met and I know we will always be there for each other forever.
There. I think I got everyone. I love all of you.
Love y'all,
***-Lily-***
On February 19th, 2010, my younger brother, Leo, was hospitalized for a cerebral arteriovenous malformation rupture, which is just a fancy way of saying a brain aneurism. He complained of a bad headache and eventually went unconcious and was rushed into surgery. This is a lot for him to go through because he is only 6 years old. He is making very good progress and they're hoping to discharge him from the hospital he's at by the end of April if not sooner.
This blog post is to thank everyone that has gotten me through the past 5 weeks. They will either be because of message boards, Twitter, real-life friends, or through music.
Lizzie: Lizzie is part of a Bible study with me at school, and she's been one of my biggest support systems because she put God on our side to help my brother through it. I keep her updated through texts and she was one of the first people I texted when this whole thing began.
Alexis: one of my closest friends from school and one of the first people I told when the whole thing began. She keeps me entertained and treated me to a movie a week or so after the emergency to take my mind off it. I do my best to keep her updated through texts.
everyone on idolforums.com: my second home is IDF. The day after everything happened, I went to the public library because our internet was out (before everything happened, my stepdad was on the phone trying to get it fixed), and posted a topic in one of the forums. Within a day I had over 15 replies from people I knew and people I didn't know quite as well. I keep them updated as best as I can, when I know things.
everyone on joe-music.com: my support from across the miles. This website is for Joe McElderry, who is best known as the winner of the 6th season of "The X-Factor", the UK version of American Idol. I came to know of him because of youtube and became a fan. So, as you can imagine, most of the people over there are from Europe. They've been so supportive, and one even gave me a Bible verse to look up. Like on IDF, I keep them updated when I know things.
Ashley Trainer: one of the main celebrities I talk to on Twitter. After my major freakout on Twitter through texts when this whole thing started, I tweeted a few of the celebs that I talk to on Twitter regularly (more will come in a minute) to let them know. Ashley was one of the first to respond. She's a sweetheart and I feel like she's been my friend for years.
Alex Wagner-Trugman: another celebrity I became close to because of Twitter. He and I talk pretty regularly. So naturally, I had to tell him about my brother. So he's been a great support system, either through talking to me or keeping me laughing with his tweets (he's hilarious)
Laura Morett: I talk to her semi-regularly. She sends me messages sometimes. And she's also very in touch with God, so she definitely sent some love to him through prayer. It's always good to know that celebrities are sending prayers from fans......makes me thankful for people like them.
Jessica "Sugar" Kiper: another sweetheart, and not just because of her nickname. She and I have started talking semi-regularly. She always has a positive outlook on everything and gave me some love when I told her about my brother.
Steve Means: his support comes 2 ways: through Twitter and music. Steve is a musician based in Nashville, and I met him when he came to my school last October. I have one of his CDs and REALLY need to get his new one (this is where I hate being broke). The night after everything happened, I listened to one of my favorite songs of his, and it gave me a message about never giving up hope. So I tweeted through my phone (mind you, the internet still wasn't fixed yet) that this song had helped me through everything. It took me 3 tweets to get everything I wanted to say out, and I mentioned him by his Twitter username in all 3 of the tweets, and I guess he looked at my profile to see what was going on, and he tweeted me telling me that he hoped my brother's surgery went well, and to take care. He's such a sweetheart and very talented, and those are the two main reasons he's my favorite male singer.
Abby Elliott: a cast member from Saturday Night Live that also keeps in touch with me on Twitter. She has been one of my biggest Twitter support systems, and tells me to hang in there. She's funny, talented, and sweet, and there's a reason why she's my favorite female SNL cast member along with Nasim Pedrad. I think she and I would be great friends.
Dannii Minogue: she only tweeted me once, but that was enough. Dannii usually replies to fans on twitter, and I told her about my brother and that I was worried about him. She told me to give him all the love and that I could. She's very wise and talented. She's amazing.
the Tufts University Beelzebubs: I'm the biggest choir nerd ever. I first heard about the Bubs through the show The Sing-Off, which was an acapella singing group competition. I rooted for them to win since the beginning, and altho they finished second, I see a bright future ahead for them. I have all of their performances from The Sing-Off, plus a few songs prior to the show. Their motto is "fun through song", and when I listen to their performances I smile because I remember how fun they were to watch on TV. And their studio recordings sound amazing. One night they did a question-and-answer session on Twitter (whoever runs their Twitter). I did a 3-tweet description directly to them explaining how they helped me. They directly tweeted me back saying "glad we could be of service!". That made my night.
The Lonely Island: my heroes, plain and simple. They are a comedy/music group. Andy Samberg is a cast member on Saturday Night Live, and Akiva Schaeffer and Jorma Taccone are writers for the show. Their videos and music keep me laughing and smiling even through the most difficult of times. I love them.
and finally, I had to save the best for last:
Jason: one of my closest and dearest friends. He is my rock. He's always stuck by my side through everything. He was one of the first people I told about my brother. I was texting him like a mad fool, and even tho he couldn't respond right away, when we talked online the following Sunday, he told me he knew what was going on and that he hoped my brother was doing better. He's one of the nicest, most caring, most genuine people I have ever met and I know we will always be there for each other forever.
There. I think I got everyone. I love all of you.
Love y'all,
***-Lily-***
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
This thing called love, I just can't handle it, this thing called love I must get round to it, I ain't ready, crazy little thing called love.
You get your Survivor commentary one day early today, since the show has been bumped up to Wednesday.
After Tribal Council, Candice states the reason she voted for Tom instead of James, and Amanda states that she's getting tired of Candice and wants to vote her off. On the Villains side, Russell talks with Boston Rob while secretly conspiring to vote him off. Rob tells Russell to watch his back.
At the challenge, Jeff announces that both tribes are going to Tribal Council, and the tribes will be playing for individual immunity, and once the two tribes win, the two finalists will square off, the winner of that challenge will win food for their tribe. Candice wins for the Heroes and Boston Rob for the Villains, with Rob winning the reward for his tribe.
At the Villains camp, Boston Rob conspires to vote out Parvati while making everyone think Russell is being voted out. Russell, who is aligned with Parvati and Danielle, talks to them about giving the Hidden Immunity Idol to Parvati and voting out Tyson. On the Heroes side, Colby knows that he's the one who is going home and tells the tribe not to worry about scrambling. J.T., Candice, Amanda and Rupert are still undecided whether or not to vote out Colby or James, deciding who is the better competitor. Amanda talks with James about showing the tribe that he's doing okay. Rupert wants Colby to be voted out, and after J.T. and James face off in a race with J.T. winning, J.T. is still contemplating who he is going to vote for.
Back on the Villains side, Rob conspires to split the vote 3-3 between Russell and Parvati. Tyson and Russell talk about voting for Parvati. Russell thinks about giving the Hidden Immunity Idol to Parvati, splitting the votes 3 ways.
At the Villains' Tribal Council, Sandra points out that Russell may have the Immunity Idol, but Russell denies it. Each tribe member points out what the consensus on another tribe member, and the vote begins. Russell gives the Hidden Immunity Idol to Parvati, who then presents it to Jeff, negating any votes cast against her. This proves successful, and Tyson is blindsided 3-2-0. It was definitely a very bold move and Russell made a good move. Peace out Tyson.
At the Heroes' Tribal Council, James talks about running his race against J.T., and Amanda does raise the concern about future challenges. James's funny comments at Tribal Council were a good laugh of the night. Before the vote, the Villains leave the Tribal Council area. Ultimately, the tribe decides that James' injury is too much of a burden on the tribe and he is voted out 5-1. Before he leaves the area, he bids farewell to his closest ally, Amanda. It sucked to seem him go out the way he did. He will always be one of the strongest competitors ever to play Survivor. Peace out James.
Next week, Survivor returns to Thursday night. Should be a good episode.
Love y'all,
***-Lily-***
After Tribal Council, Candice states the reason she voted for Tom instead of James, and Amanda states that she's getting tired of Candice and wants to vote her off. On the Villains side, Russell talks with Boston Rob while secretly conspiring to vote him off. Rob tells Russell to watch his back.
At the challenge, Jeff announces that both tribes are going to Tribal Council, and the tribes will be playing for individual immunity, and once the two tribes win, the two finalists will square off, the winner of that challenge will win food for their tribe. Candice wins for the Heroes and Boston Rob for the Villains, with Rob winning the reward for his tribe.
At the Villains camp, Boston Rob conspires to vote out Parvati while making everyone think Russell is being voted out. Russell, who is aligned with Parvati and Danielle, talks to them about giving the Hidden Immunity Idol to Parvati and voting out Tyson. On the Heroes side, Colby knows that he's the one who is going home and tells the tribe not to worry about scrambling. J.T., Candice, Amanda and Rupert are still undecided whether or not to vote out Colby or James, deciding who is the better competitor. Amanda talks with James about showing the tribe that he's doing okay. Rupert wants Colby to be voted out, and after J.T. and James face off in a race with J.T. winning, J.T. is still contemplating who he is going to vote for.
Back on the Villains side, Rob conspires to split the vote 3-3 between Russell and Parvati. Tyson and Russell talk about voting for Parvati. Russell thinks about giving the Hidden Immunity Idol to Parvati, splitting the votes 3 ways.
At the Villains' Tribal Council, Sandra points out that Russell may have the Immunity Idol, but Russell denies it. Each tribe member points out what the consensus on another tribe member, and the vote begins. Russell gives the Hidden Immunity Idol to Parvati, who then presents it to Jeff, negating any votes cast against her. This proves successful, and Tyson is blindsided 3-2-0. It was definitely a very bold move and Russell made a good move. Peace out Tyson.
At the Heroes' Tribal Council, James talks about running his race against J.T., and Amanda does raise the concern about future challenges. James's funny comments at Tribal Council were a good laugh of the night. Before the vote, the Villains leave the Tribal Council area. Ultimately, the tribe decides that James' injury is too much of a burden on the tribe and he is voted out 5-1. Before he leaves the area, he bids farewell to his closest ally, Amanda. It sucked to seem him go out the way he did. He will always be one of the strongest competitors ever to play Survivor. Peace out James.
Next week, Survivor returns to Thursday night. Should be a good episode.
Love y'all,
***-Lily-***
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Now listen to me baby, before I love and leave you, they call me heartbreaker, I don't wanna decieve you.
Tonight was a new episode of "16 and Pregnant" on MTV.
Tonight's episode featured a girl named Samantha, who is from Rosenberg, TX. She lives with her mom Soledad, her mom's boyfriend Greg, and her younger brother. Her mother is also pregnant. Samantha's boyfriend is named Eric, and when Soledad found out that the two of them were sexually active, she forbade Samantha from seeing him. His mother, Estella, snuck her around so they could see each other, but she had to reveal the ruse when Samantha got pregnant, driving a wedge between the two of them.
Samantha and Eric talk about moving in together, since Samantha already has to share a room with her brother and with two new babies on the way, it will be even more crowded. At one of her doctor's appointments, she learns she is having a girl. Her first attempts to reconcile the feud between Soledad and Estella prove moot, so she talks with her dad. She mentions that she is considering moving in with Eric, and after talking with both her mom and dad, she decides to continue living at home.
After the couple attends homecoming, Samantha gets both families together for dinner one night and Estella and Soledad make up. Samantha's due date passes, so she decides to induce her labor. The contractions are too much for her to face and she has a meltdown in the delivery room. When she finally gets her epidural, it is learned that she has to have a Caesarean section. Through this, she gives birth to a baby girl she names Jordynn. She is still very sore from the operation when she is first able to see Jordynn, but she does get to see her.
After she arrives home, she and Eric spend more time together taking care of Jordynn, but Eric doesn't appear interested in helping, leaving Samantha to do all the work, plus her homework. She eventually talks with him and he agrees to help out more.
All in all, this was a fairly good episode. Samantha put her daughter before everything else. And Eric seemed to get better by the end of the episode. Samantha seems like a sweet girl, and I can't wait to see her at the reunion.
Next week's episode features another Nicole. I will have that recap for you. Survivor is on a special night this week, on Wednesday. So you will get that recap tomorrow, and anything else I feel the need to share.
Love y'all,
***-Lily-***
Tonight's episode featured a girl named Samantha, who is from Rosenberg, TX. She lives with her mom Soledad, her mom's boyfriend Greg, and her younger brother. Her mother is also pregnant. Samantha's boyfriend is named Eric, and when Soledad found out that the two of them were sexually active, she forbade Samantha from seeing him. His mother, Estella, snuck her around so they could see each other, but she had to reveal the ruse when Samantha got pregnant, driving a wedge between the two of them.
Samantha and Eric talk about moving in together, since Samantha already has to share a room with her brother and with two new babies on the way, it will be even more crowded. At one of her doctor's appointments, she learns she is having a girl. Her first attempts to reconcile the feud between Soledad and Estella prove moot, so she talks with her dad. She mentions that she is considering moving in with Eric, and after talking with both her mom and dad, she decides to continue living at home.
After the couple attends homecoming, Samantha gets both families together for dinner one night and Estella and Soledad make up. Samantha's due date passes, so she decides to induce her labor. The contractions are too much for her to face and she has a meltdown in the delivery room. When she finally gets her epidural, it is learned that she has to have a Caesarean section. Through this, she gives birth to a baby girl she names Jordynn. She is still very sore from the operation when she is first able to see Jordynn, but she does get to see her.
After she arrives home, she and Eric spend more time together taking care of Jordynn, but Eric doesn't appear interested in helping, leaving Samantha to do all the work, plus her homework. She eventually talks with him and he agrees to help out more.
All in all, this was a fairly good episode. Samantha put her daughter before everything else. And Eric seemed to get better by the end of the episode. Samantha seems like a sweet girl, and I can't wait to see her at the reunion.
Next week's episode features another Nicole. I will have that recap for you. Survivor is on a special night this week, on Wednesday. So you will get that recap tomorrow, and anything else I feel the need to share.
Love y'all,
***-Lily-***
Monday, March 22, 2010
When I'm kissin' you, my senses come alive, almost like the puzzle piece I've been trying to find falls right into place.
I have a new music video to review for you guys. This video is of Miranda Cosgrove's latest single, "Kissin' U". Miranda is an actress best known for her work on "Drake and Josh" and "iCarly", and she's also recording her first album. My favorite song of '09 was "Raining Sunshine", also by Miranda, and it's helped me through some hard times. One night I tweeted a friend telling him music from both him and Miranda got me to stop crying, and I mentioned Miranda by her twitter name, and I guess she saw it and she told me to feel better. That was really sweet of her.
Anyway, onto "Kissin' U". This is her lead single from her upcoming album, "Sparks Fly" and was co-written by her and pop matrix Dr. Luke.
The music video is shown below:
The subject of the song is about falling in love and it becoming very clear when the girl is with him. The music video was shot in Santa Monica, CA. I really liked the use of graphic designs and the scenes in the club and with Miranda solo on the beach were nice as well. And I liked the design at the end, the butterfly that has Miranda and her lover in the wings.
All in all, this music video was very good. Miranda doesn't disappoint with this single, and it makes you want to get up and blast this song in your room and sing along.
Tomorrow is 16 and Pregnant, so be on the lookout for that recap. If there's anything else worth writing about, I'll let you know.
Love y'all,
***-Lily-***
Anyway, onto "Kissin' U". This is her lead single from her upcoming album, "Sparks Fly" and was co-written by her and pop matrix Dr. Luke.
The music video is shown below:
The subject of the song is about falling in love and it becoming very clear when the girl is with him. The music video was shot in Santa Monica, CA. I really liked the use of graphic designs and the scenes in the club and with Miranda solo on the beach were nice as well. And I liked the design at the end, the butterfly that has Miranda and her lover in the wings.
All in all, this music video was very good. Miranda doesn't disappoint with this single, and it makes you want to get up and blast this song in your room and sing along.
Tomorrow is 16 and Pregnant, so be on the lookout for that recap. If there's anything else worth writing about, I'll let you know.
Love y'all,
***-Lily-***
Sunday, March 21, 2010
They say in heaven, love comes first, we'll make heaven a place on earth.
Here is a music video review for you guys. This video is for the song "Heaven is a Place on Earth" by Belinda Carlisle. The song was released in 1987 and was #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week of December 5th.
The video is shown below:
I'm first going to say that I LOVE 80's music with all my heart. Some of the music videos are a bit "out there", but the music is amazing. I first heard this song in an ending scene of the movie "Romy and Michele's High School Reunion" and I wanted to know who sang it and what it was called. So I re-watched the scene, googled the lyrics, and found the song! And now I love it.
The music video was interesting. I liked the use of light-up globes to represent heaven on earth. The song is about falling in love and wanting it to be like heaven on earth. Belinda has some nice scenes in this either with her man or by herself dancing around. It was all in all a good video.
That's all for today. Be on the lookout for my next recap of "16 and Pregnant" on Tuesday. If I find something else worth posting, I'll share it with you.
Love y'all,
***-Lily-***
The video is shown below:
I'm first going to say that I LOVE 80's music with all my heart. Some of the music videos are a bit "out there", but the music is amazing. I first heard this song in an ending scene of the movie "Romy and Michele's High School Reunion" and I wanted to know who sang it and what it was called. So I re-watched the scene, googled the lyrics, and found the song! And now I love it.
The music video was interesting. I liked the use of light-up globes to represent heaven on earth. The song is about falling in love and wanting it to be like heaven on earth. Belinda has some nice scenes in this either with her man or by herself dancing around. It was all in all a good video.
That's all for today. Be on the lookout for my next recap of "16 and Pregnant" on Tuesday. If I find something else worth posting, I'll share it with you.
Love y'all,
***-Lily-***
I don't know how it gets better than this, you take my hand and drag me headfirst, fearless.
I have a couple of blog posts coming your way today. One is a music video review, the other is another video that I loved so much and had to share with you.
First is a video that I just loved so much that I wanted to share it with all of you. This video is from Tiffany Alvord, a 17-year-old girl from California that's a singer who became known on youtube. This video was written and produced by Kurt Schneider.
Here is the video below:
When I saw that Tiffany (who is very sweet) had posted this video, I had to watch it. Taylor Swift is one of my favorite singers, and Tiffany's medley of her was amazing. This medley has some of my favorite Taylor Swift songs in it, two of which I've learned/am learning in my voice lessons. The concept was really fun, and I hope to get an mp3 of this song.
One more post coming your way in a minute. Just have to re-watch something.
Love y'all,
***-Lily-***
First is a video that I just loved so much that I wanted to share it with all of you. This video is from Tiffany Alvord, a 17-year-old girl from California that's a singer who became known on youtube. This video was written and produced by Kurt Schneider.
Here is the video below:
When I saw that Tiffany (who is very sweet) had posted this video, I had to watch it. Taylor Swift is one of my favorite singers, and Tiffany's medley of her was amazing. This medley has some of my favorite Taylor Swift songs in it, two of which I've learned/am learning in my voice lessons. The concept was really fun, and I hope to get an mp3 of this song.
One more post coming your way in a minute. Just have to re-watch something.
Love y'all,
***-Lily-***
Saturday, March 20, 2010
They call me girl, they call me Stacey, they call me her, they call me Jane, that's not my name.
Tonight is a rebroadcast of Saturday Night Live. The episode is one I have not written about. This episode originally aired on January 16th, 2010, and was hosted by Sigourney Weaver, featuring musical guests the Ting Tings. As always, the sketches will be written about in chronological order.
Cold Open: A nice way to talk about the feud between Jay Leno and Conan O'Brien. Jason Sudeikis as David Letterman didn't do much besides throw pencils at the camera. Nice to see former cast member Darrell Hammond pop up as Leno.
Monologue: Sigourney Weaver made her second hosting appearance on this show on the original broadcast, her first gig was in 1986. She talked about past roles, said "bitches" on live television, and talked about the years her father was president of NBC. I was surprised at how funny she was. She was awesome.
Grady Wilson's 50 and Freaky: On paper, this seemed a bit nasty, but executed, it was nasty and funny. Kenan Thompson has been awesome since the mid-1990's when he was on "All That". And Sigourney was pretty good.
Lady Stars of Darts: The ESPN Classic sketches always make me roll my eyes. This one was no exception. Sigourney looked a bit scary as a Russian girl. I didn't really laugh at this sketch, mostly groan at the douche jokes and roll my eyes.
Digital Short: the Laser Cats sketches appear once a season. This one featured James Cameron in a cameo role and Sigourney Weaver in her iconic role from the "Alien" series, Ellen Ripley. This short paid homage to all of Cameron's films over the years, including "The Terminator", "Avatar", "Alien" and "Titanic". It was pretty dang awesome.
Disco Booty Junction: I had one of the songs from this sketch stuck in my head last week, so I had to watch the sketch again. Sigourney and Kristen Wiig make a super team as Amber and Cream, even though we never knew who was who. Kenan was effectively frustrated.
Weekend Update: Seth Meyers, the current longest-running cast member of the current cast of SNL (having been on the show since 2001), is a comedic genius. Plus he's good-looking. I loved his breakdown of the feud of Conan O'Brien and Jay Leno as a marriage. Andy Samberg, also a comedic genius and very good-looking, pops up as Larry the Goose. His goose puns were fun, and I loved his honking, even tho it sounded more like squawking. Abby Elliott, who is one of my favorite SNL cast members because she's talented and also a sweetheart and has helped me through some rough times, pops up as Meryl Streep. She was funny in this. And I loved that Seth took a moment to talk about efforts to relief in Haiti, and also made a "Baby Got Back" joke. Like I said, he's a comedic genius.
Avatar parody: Of course they had to mention Avatar because of the host. Sigourney played her character in Avatar, and Bill Hader played the Jake to Nasim Pedrad's Neytiri. Having not seen the movie, it was pretty a pretty good parody.
Riley: "You bitch!" could become a new catchphrase around SNL. Fred Armisen was funny in this and I hope this character becomes recurring. Andy was a nice foil to Fred. Sigourney was the reasonable one, and Jason Sudeikis was good too.
Internet Buzz: This is what happens when you Google yourself. Sigourney was awesome in this, and she said "bitch" on air again.
Fire and Rice: I understand what it's like being afraid of heights, I am as well. Sigourney was pretty good in this. The ending seemed a bit painful tho.
That's a wrap for tonight! Survivor is on a special day this week, Wednesday. I am unsure what's going on that moved it up to Wednesday, but you will get your Survivor commentary a day early next week. And 16 and Pregnant is on Tuesday, as usual. This episode will feature a girl named Samantha who has to have a C-section. If anything else comes up that is worth blogging about, you will get that as well.
Love y'all,
***-Lily-***
Cold Open: A nice way to talk about the feud between Jay Leno and Conan O'Brien. Jason Sudeikis as David Letterman didn't do much besides throw pencils at the camera. Nice to see former cast member Darrell Hammond pop up as Leno.
Monologue: Sigourney Weaver made her second hosting appearance on this show on the original broadcast, her first gig was in 1986. She talked about past roles, said "bitches" on live television, and talked about the years her father was president of NBC. I was surprised at how funny she was. She was awesome.
Grady Wilson's 50 and Freaky: On paper, this seemed a bit nasty, but executed, it was nasty and funny. Kenan Thompson has been awesome since the mid-1990's when he was on "All That". And Sigourney was pretty good.
Lady Stars of Darts: The ESPN Classic sketches always make me roll my eyes. This one was no exception. Sigourney looked a bit scary as a Russian girl. I didn't really laugh at this sketch, mostly groan at the douche jokes and roll my eyes.
Digital Short: the Laser Cats sketches appear once a season. This one featured James Cameron in a cameo role and Sigourney Weaver in her iconic role from the "Alien" series, Ellen Ripley. This short paid homage to all of Cameron's films over the years, including "The Terminator", "Avatar", "Alien" and "Titanic". It was pretty dang awesome.
Disco Booty Junction: I had one of the songs from this sketch stuck in my head last week, so I had to watch the sketch again. Sigourney and Kristen Wiig make a super team as Amber and Cream, even though we never knew who was who. Kenan was effectively frustrated.
Weekend Update: Seth Meyers, the current longest-running cast member of the current cast of SNL (having been on the show since 2001), is a comedic genius. Plus he's good-looking. I loved his breakdown of the feud of Conan O'Brien and Jay Leno as a marriage. Andy Samberg, also a comedic genius and very good-looking, pops up as Larry the Goose. His goose puns were fun, and I loved his honking, even tho it sounded more like squawking. Abby Elliott, who is one of my favorite SNL cast members because she's talented and also a sweetheart and has helped me through some rough times, pops up as Meryl Streep. She was funny in this. And I loved that Seth took a moment to talk about efforts to relief in Haiti, and also made a "Baby Got Back" joke. Like I said, he's a comedic genius.
Avatar parody: Of course they had to mention Avatar because of the host. Sigourney played her character in Avatar, and Bill Hader played the Jake to Nasim Pedrad's Neytiri. Having not seen the movie, it was pretty a pretty good parody.
Riley: "You bitch!" could become a new catchphrase around SNL. Fred Armisen was funny in this and I hope this character becomes recurring. Andy was a nice foil to Fred. Sigourney was the reasonable one, and Jason Sudeikis was good too.
Internet Buzz: This is what happens when you Google yourself. Sigourney was awesome in this, and she said "bitch" on air again.
Fire and Rice: I understand what it's like being afraid of heights, I am as well. Sigourney was pretty good in this. The ending seemed a bit painful tho.
That's a wrap for tonight! Survivor is on a special day this week, Wednesday. I am unsure what's going on that moved it up to Wednesday, but you will get your Survivor commentary a day early next week. And 16 and Pregnant is on Tuesday, as usual. This episode will feature a girl named Samantha who has to have a C-section. If anything else comes up that is worth blogging about, you will get that as well.
Love y'all,
***-Lily-***
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
It's not that I don't like you, I'm just at a party, and I am sick and tired of my phone ri-ringing.
my last blog post of the night is another music video review.
This video is of the latest single from Lady Gaga, "Telephone", which features Beyonce Knowles as a guest artist. The single is from Lady Gaga's album "The Fame Monster". The music video premiered on E! News last Thursday night. The concept of the video is a sequel to the music video for her single "Paparazzi" and is structred as a 9-and-a-half minute mini-movie.
The video is as shown below:
The plot of the video was a bit weird, but the concept was artistry at its finest. Lady Gaga is becoming one of the greatest artists of this century and her music is so fun. And it was nice to have Beyonce in the mix as well.
Any thoughts you care to leave, feel free.
Love y'all,
***-Lily-***
This video is of the latest single from Lady Gaga, "Telephone", which features Beyonce Knowles as a guest artist. The single is from Lady Gaga's album "The Fame Monster". The music video premiered on E! News last Thursday night. The concept of the video is a sequel to the music video for her single "Paparazzi" and is structred as a 9-and-a-half minute mini-movie.
The video is as shown below:
The plot of the video was a bit weird, but the concept was artistry at its finest. Lady Gaga is becoming one of the greatest artists of this century and her music is so fun. And it was nice to have Beyonce in the mix as well.
Any thoughts you care to leave, feel free.
Love y'all,
***-Lily-***
I've noticed you around, I find you very attractive.
Another blog post for me. I decided to do one more post in addition to this one.
Since 16 and Pregnant was on tonight, I thought it'd be a good idea to share some of my favorite names that I want to name my future kids. I'll do my favorites by gender and how much I like the name:
Girls:
Caroline Blair: my absolute favorite name for a girl. I WILL name my first daughter that and have had that name set for nearly 2 years. Caroline will be named after the song "Sweet Caroline" by Neil Diamond. One of my all-time favorite songs. David Archuleta performed it on American Idol the week Neil Diamond mentored the contestants, and the Beelzebubs performed the song on "The Sing-Off" after the judges chose it for them. And then Blair came about when I was trying to think of a good middle name that would ring with Caroline. I finally thought of the "Gossip Girl" books and chose Blair after one of the main characters, Blair Waldorf.
Audrina Nicole: This name has a bit of a double meaning to me. My grandmother on my dad's side is named Audrey, and I've always had a good relationship with her, so I wanted my future daughter to have a bit of a family name, but I like Audrina better. Plus, she'd share her name with one of my favorite cast members on "The Hills", Audrina Patridge. And I thought Nicole just sounded good with it.
Jessica Leigh: I always have loved names that begin with "J". Jennifer, Jessica, Jocelyn, Jayden, Jaci, Jamie, etc. Jessica is one of my favorite names for a girl, plus it is the name of one of my favorite movie characters, Jessica Rabbit of "Who Framed Roger Rabbit". And Leigh sounded great with it. And we can call her Jessie or Jess for short.
Jenelle Taylor: As mentioned above, I love names that begin with "J". After seeing American Idol and 16 and Pregnant, both of which featured girls named Janell or Jenelle, I have grown to love that name with the latter spelling. And Taylor just sounded good with it.
Boys:
Zachary Daniel: this will be my first son's name. I've always loved the name Zachary and have so many people I like with that name. We will call him Zach for short. His middle name was originally going to be David-Alexander, then I changed it to Daniel because I thought it sounded better.
Elliott Clayton: my favorite name for a boy for over 10 years has been Elliott. So I will have a son named Elliott eventually. Clayton is after one of my favorite singers, Clay Aiken (whose full first name is Clayton).
Michael Timothy-David: Michael is one of my favorite names for a boy, and one of my best friends from high school has this exact first and middle name. I want to honor him because he's a sweet kid and has been a great support system over the years.
Christopher Allen: like Audrina, this name has a double meaning to me. One of my very very best friends is named Chris, and so is my cousin. So I'd be honoring both family and friends by having a son named Christopher (Chris for short). And Allen sounded good with it.
Jordan Aiden: again, I like names that begin with "J". And this particular J name has a meaning to me: my very first crush in high school was a guy named Jordan. I was a freshman and he was a senior, so I knew we had no chance in hell of being together, but he was still a good guy and I was friends with both him and his two younger sisters. One is a year older than me and the other a year younger than me. And Aiden is one of my favorite names for a guy so I thought it'd be good.
One more post after this, then I'll stop flooding you with blog posts lol.
Love y'all,
***-Lily-***
Since 16 and Pregnant was on tonight, I thought it'd be a good idea to share some of my favorite names that I want to name my future kids. I'll do my favorites by gender and how much I like the name:
Girls:
Caroline Blair: my absolute favorite name for a girl. I WILL name my first daughter that and have had that name set for nearly 2 years. Caroline will be named after the song "Sweet Caroline" by Neil Diamond. One of my all-time favorite songs. David Archuleta performed it on American Idol the week Neil Diamond mentored the contestants, and the Beelzebubs performed the song on "The Sing-Off" after the judges chose it for them. And then Blair came about when I was trying to think of a good middle name that would ring with Caroline. I finally thought of the "Gossip Girl" books and chose Blair after one of the main characters, Blair Waldorf.
Audrina Nicole: This name has a bit of a double meaning to me. My grandmother on my dad's side is named Audrey, and I've always had a good relationship with her, so I wanted my future daughter to have a bit of a family name, but I like Audrina better. Plus, she'd share her name with one of my favorite cast members on "The Hills", Audrina Patridge. And I thought Nicole just sounded good with it.
Jessica Leigh: I always have loved names that begin with "J". Jennifer, Jessica, Jocelyn, Jayden, Jaci, Jamie, etc. Jessica is one of my favorite names for a girl, plus it is the name of one of my favorite movie characters, Jessica Rabbit of "Who Framed Roger Rabbit". And Leigh sounded great with it. And we can call her Jessie or Jess for short.
Jenelle Taylor: As mentioned above, I love names that begin with "J". After seeing American Idol and 16 and Pregnant, both of which featured girls named Janell or Jenelle, I have grown to love that name with the latter spelling. And Taylor just sounded good with it.
Boys:
Zachary Daniel: this will be my first son's name. I've always loved the name Zachary and have so many people I like with that name. We will call him Zach for short. His middle name was originally going to be David-Alexander, then I changed it to Daniel because I thought it sounded better.
Elliott Clayton: my favorite name for a boy for over 10 years has been Elliott. So I will have a son named Elliott eventually. Clayton is after one of my favorite singers, Clay Aiken (whose full first name is Clayton).
Michael Timothy-David: Michael is one of my favorite names for a boy, and one of my best friends from high school has this exact first and middle name. I want to honor him because he's a sweet kid and has been a great support system over the years.
Christopher Allen: like Audrina, this name has a double meaning to me. One of my very very best friends is named Chris, and so is my cousin. So I'd be honoring both family and friends by having a son named Christopher (Chris for short). And Allen sounded good with it.
Jordan Aiden: again, I like names that begin with "J". And this particular J name has a meaning to me: my very first crush in high school was a guy named Jordan. I was a freshman and he was a senior, so I knew we had no chance in hell of being together, but he was still a good guy and I was friends with both him and his two younger sisters. One is a year older than me and the other a year younger than me. And Aiden is one of my favorite names for a guy so I thought it'd be good.
One more post after this, then I'll stop flooding you with blog posts lol.
Love y'all,
***-Lily-***
I grab my boombox and hit the turo bass, and what happened next was a total disgrace.
My second blog entry of the night features the new single for The Lonely Island, "Boombox" which also features Julian Casablancas.
The video premiered on Saturday Night Live last Saturday. It is posted below:
I thought the video was very good. Andy Samberg is a comedic genius, and Julian Casablancas was a nice addition. My only problem with this video is that they cut the entire second verse from the video. Go here to listen to the full song. It's a very good song, and the Lonely Island is one of my favorite groups. Their music is addicting.
One more blog post for me tonight. It's coming up shortly.
Love y'all,
***-Lily-***
The video premiered on Saturday Night Live last Saturday. It is posted below:
I thought the video was very good. Andy Samberg is a comedic genius, and Julian Casablancas was a nice addition. My only problem with this video is that they cut the entire second verse from the video. Go here to listen to the full song. It's a very good song, and the Lonely Island is one of my favorite groups. Their music is addicting.
One more blog post for me tonight. It's coming up shortly.
Love y'all,
***-Lily-***
If it's cold outside, show the world the warmth of your smile.
Tonight I'm going to be posting 3 posts in this blog. One of them will be something I usually blog about, one will feature a new video from one of my favorite music groups, and the 3rd about something I felt the need to blog about.
The first blog of tonight will be about this week's episode of "16 and Pregnant".
This episode featured Lori, an incoming high school senior at an all-female Catholic high school who lives in Fort Thomas, KY. She was adopted by her parents at a young age and doesn't know anything about her birth mother. Her boyfriend Cory got her pregnant.
At first, Lori and Cory's intentions were to keep the baby, but Lori's mother, Mary Jo, feels that the two of them are not able to raise a baby, so she tries to get them to look into open adoption. Lori is at first unsure about that, because she doesn't want her son-to-be to go through the same things that she went through.
As time goes on, Lori's decision keeps changing. She at first decides to keep the baby and move in with Cory and his roommate, but then Cory isn't able to talk to his roommate about her moving, in, so she decides to look into adoption after all. She settles on a couple, Brad and Jennifer. But a couple of weeks before Lori's due date, the couple back out of the adoption because they felt concerned that they wouldn't be ready for a child at this stage. So Lori and her mom look into an adoption social worker, who helps Lori and Cory choose another couple. Lori eventually gives birth to a boy that she and the adoptive parents name Aiden. They have an adoption ceremony where Lori says goodbye to Aiden, but knows that in an open adoption, goodbye isn't forever.
This was a fairly good episode. Lori felt she made the right decision for Aiden, and I understand that it's hard to give a child away. I personally could never do it. So I applaud Lori for being a strong person and I wish Aiden and the new adoptive family the best.
Next week's episode will feature a girl named Samantha that has to have a C-Section. I'll be sure to blog about it. I have two more blog entries coming up for you tonight.
Love y'all,
***-Lily-***
The first blog of tonight will be about this week's episode of "16 and Pregnant".
This episode featured Lori, an incoming high school senior at an all-female Catholic high school who lives in Fort Thomas, KY. She was adopted by her parents at a young age and doesn't know anything about her birth mother. Her boyfriend Cory got her pregnant.
At first, Lori and Cory's intentions were to keep the baby, but Lori's mother, Mary Jo, feels that the two of them are not able to raise a baby, so she tries to get them to look into open adoption. Lori is at first unsure about that, because she doesn't want her son-to-be to go through the same things that she went through.
As time goes on, Lori's decision keeps changing. She at first decides to keep the baby and move in with Cory and his roommate, but then Cory isn't able to talk to his roommate about her moving, in, so she decides to look into adoption after all. She settles on a couple, Brad and Jennifer. But a couple of weeks before Lori's due date, the couple back out of the adoption because they felt concerned that they wouldn't be ready for a child at this stage. So Lori and her mom look into an adoption social worker, who helps Lori and Cory choose another couple. Lori eventually gives birth to a boy that she and the adoptive parents name Aiden. They have an adoption ceremony where Lori says goodbye to Aiden, but knows that in an open adoption, goodbye isn't forever.
This was a fairly good episode. Lori felt she made the right decision for Aiden, and I understand that it's hard to give a child away. I personally could never do it. So I applaud Lori for being a strong person and I wish Aiden and the new adoptive family the best.
Next week's episode will feature a girl named Samantha that has to have a C-Section. I'll be sure to blog about it. I have two more blog entries coming up for you tonight.
Love y'all,
***-Lily-***
Saturday, March 13, 2010
It goes like this the fourth, the fifth, the minor falls and the major lift
Tonight is a new Saturday Night Live episode, with host Jude Law and musical guest Pearl Jam. As always, skits will be in chronological order.
Cold Open: A nice way to handle a congressman's recent resignation from office. Bobby Moynihan was awesome, and Andy Samberg, as always, had some good moments.
Monologue: a good taste in the day in the life of Jude Law on Broadway. Very dramatic and fun.
Ford Hybrid Out of Control: nice to see the dynamic duo of Abby Elliott (a sweetheart <3) and Kenan Thompson (who is always awesome) acting together. Funny.
Secret Word: I believe this skit was in Joseph Gordon-Levitt's episode. Kristen Wiig had some good lines in this, and Jude did a good job in it as well.
Broadview Security: Reminds me of the Brinks commercials from awhile ago. Very good. Nasim was effective as a scared girl.
Spanish Assasin: Abby played a dumb blonde well, and Jude was sexy and funny.
Digital Short: I was wondering when this song from The Lonely Island was gonna be on SNL, since I had heard a lot about it. Andy Samberg is a freakin' genius when it comes to these things.
Weekend Update: Seth Meyers, like Andy Samberg, is a freakin' comedic genius. Kenan was nice as Whoopi Goldberg on something outisde of The View parodies. Seth looked effectively uncomfortable during that bit. Nice to see Jerry Seinfeld pop up too! "Really!? With Seth and Jerry" made me crack up.
The Twilight Zone: Jude did a good job, and Abby was a nice foil to his spastic character. Bobby was creepy and funny at the same time.
Hamlet auditions: Always nice to see Andy Samberg as Nicolas Cage. Bill Hader as Al Pacino and Jason Sudeikis as Sam Elliott were good as well.
Kickspit Underground Rock Festival: this was in Blake Lively's episode, and it was awesome then, and still awesome now.
Court Reporter: this was in Jon Hamm's episode. Fred Armisen had good lines in that episode, and he had some good ones in this one too.
Talk Show With Ravish: Nasim did a nice job in this, and it was a nice parody of late night talk shows. I hope this becomes a recurring sketch.
That's a wrap! Next week's episode is a rebroadcast, but it is one I have not reviewed, so I will write about it on this blog. Also, I will write about the last episode of Survivor, since it is not on next Thursday. And of course I will write about 16 and Pregnant and any other things I feel the need to share.
Love y'all,
***-Lily-***
Cold Open: A nice way to handle a congressman's recent resignation from office. Bobby Moynihan was awesome, and Andy Samberg, as always, had some good moments.
Monologue: a good taste in the day in the life of Jude Law on Broadway. Very dramatic and fun.
Ford Hybrid Out of Control: nice to see the dynamic duo of Abby Elliott (a sweetheart <3) and Kenan Thompson (who is always awesome) acting together. Funny.
Secret Word: I believe this skit was in Joseph Gordon-Levitt's episode. Kristen Wiig had some good lines in this, and Jude did a good job in it as well.
Broadview Security: Reminds me of the Brinks commercials from awhile ago. Very good. Nasim was effective as a scared girl.
Spanish Assasin: Abby played a dumb blonde well, and Jude was sexy and funny.
Digital Short: I was wondering when this song from The Lonely Island was gonna be on SNL, since I had heard a lot about it. Andy Samberg is a freakin' genius when it comes to these things.
Weekend Update: Seth Meyers, like Andy Samberg, is a freakin' comedic genius. Kenan was nice as Whoopi Goldberg on something outisde of The View parodies. Seth looked effectively uncomfortable during that bit. Nice to see Jerry Seinfeld pop up too! "Really!? With Seth and Jerry" made me crack up.
The Twilight Zone: Jude did a good job, and Abby was a nice foil to his spastic character. Bobby was creepy and funny at the same time.
Hamlet auditions: Always nice to see Andy Samberg as Nicolas Cage. Bill Hader as Al Pacino and Jason Sudeikis as Sam Elliott were good as well.
Kickspit Underground Rock Festival: this was in Blake Lively's episode, and it was awesome then, and still awesome now.
Court Reporter: this was in Jon Hamm's episode. Fred Armisen had good lines in that episode, and he had some good ones in this one too.
Talk Show With Ravish: Nasim did a nice job in this, and it was a nice parody of late night talk shows. I hope this becomes a recurring sketch.
That's a wrap! Next week's episode is a rebroadcast, but it is one I have not reviewed, so I will write about it on this blog. Also, I will write about the last episode of Survivor, since it is not on next Thursday. And of course I will write about 16 and Pregnant and any other things I feel the need to share.
Love y'all,
***-Lily-***
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Come on get higher, loosen my lips, faith and desire and the swing of your hips, just pull me down hard and drown me in love.
Tonight is a new episode of "16 and Pregnant" on MTV.
This episode features Chelsea, a fun-loving incoming high school senior who lives in Vermillion, SD. She lives with her dad most of the time. Her boyfriend is Adam, who seems to have a problem with everything she does. He initially didn't want a baby, but then changed his mind.
After a talk with Chelsea's dad, Chelsea and Adam reconcile. Chelsea has been having false labor pains, and she is told the baby may come early. Her friend Laura helps her through the later stages. Adam and Chelsea are going to attend the final big party of the summer, but Chelsea has trouble getting a hold of him. Adam finally shows up at the party and ignores Chelsea all night, which makes Chelsea feel like things are going in the wrong direction.
Eventually, Adam reconciles with Chelsea again, but her friends are concerned for her well-being. School begins, and Chelsea goes into labor during her math class and gives birth to a girl named Aubree Skye. She is born prematurely, but after staying in the hospital for a few days, she is going to be okay. Adam leaves after visiting her for awhile to fix his car. Even though he promised to step up, he leaves again to attend a car show.
After spending a week with her mom, Chelsea returns back home and discovers that Aubree could possibly have a breathing disorder that preemies are at risk for. Adam doesn't show up and Chelsea contemplates breaking up with him for not stepping up.
After Chelsea and Adam talk, Adam completely shuts Chelsea out. Chelsea goes to meet with her guidance counselor but arrives there too late. She decides to go to her homecoming game to spend time with her friends. After Adam sends Chelsea a cruel text message about Aubree, she breaks up with him and changes Aubree's last name to her own. She talks to her dad about returning to school, and knows it will be hard.
This was a fairly good episode. I'm glad Chelsea finally saw the light about Adam and ended things with him. She was a good mom towards Aubree and is doing her best to make it through school.
Next week's episode will feature a girl named Lori. I'll be sure to write about that, Survivor, and Saturday Night Live, plus anything else I feel the need to share in this blog.
Love y'all,
***-Lily-***
This episode features Chelsea, a fun-loving incoming high school senior who lives in Vermillion, SD. She lives with her dad most of the time. Her boyfriend is Adam, who seems to have a problem with everything she does. He initially didn't want a baby, but then changed his mind.
After a talk with Chelsea's dad, Chelsea and Adam reconcile. Chelsea has been having false labor pains, and she is told the baby may come early. Her friend Laura helps her through the later stages. Adam and Chelsea are going to attend the final big party of the summer, but Chelsea has trouble getting a hold of him. Adam finally shows up at the party and ignores Chelsea all night, which makes Chelsea feel like things are going in the wrong direction.
Eventually, Adam reconciles with Chelsea again, but her friends are concerned for her well-being. School begins, and Chelsea goes into labor during her math class and gives birth to a girl named Aubree Skye. She is born prematurely, but after staying in the hospital for a few days, she is going to be okay. Adam leaves after visiting her for awhile to fix his car. Even though he promised to step up, he leaves again to attend a car show.
After spending a week with her mom, Chelsea returns back home and discovers that Aubree could possibly have a breathing disorder that preemies are at risk for. Adam doesn't show up and Chelsea contemplates breaking up with him for not stepping up.
After Chelsea and Adam talk, Adam completely shuts Chelsea out. Chelsea goes to meet with her guidance counselor but arrives there too late. She decides to go to her homecoming game to spend time with her friends. After Adam sends Chelsea a cruel text message about Aubree, she breaks up with him and changes Aubree's last name to her own. She talks to her dad about returning to school, and knows it will be hard.
This was a fairly good episode. I'm glad Chelsea finally saw the light about Adam and ended things with him. She was a good mom towards Aubree and is doing her best to make it through school.
Next week's episode will feature a girl named Lori. I'll be sure to write about that, Survivor, and Saturday Night Live, plus anything else I feel the need to share in this blog.
Love y'all,
***-Lily-***
Summer came like cinnamon, so sweet, little girls double-dutch on the concrete.
Tonight you get a double-header from me. I'm recapping 2 episodes of "16 and Pregnant": last week's rerun that I only half-paid-attention to, and then tonight's new episode.
First, we have last week's episode. Last week's episode featured Valerie, a 15-year-old homeschooled high school sophomore who lives in a suburb of Oxford, PA. She and her boyfriend Matt learn she is pregnant. Matt breaks up with her and says he doesn't want her to contact him unless it is about the baby.
Valerie gets a lot of support from her friends and her parents. She wants to return to regular school because she thinks homeschool is boring. After a false alarm, Matt moves to Wilmington, DE to get a better job. She wants to return to regular school, but her parents are against her going back do to having her skipped a lot of school in the past.
After not hearing from Matt for several days, and her due date passing, Valerie goes into labor, and Matt comes to support her through her labor. When her water breaks, it is discovered the baby may have some complications. She gives birth to a baby girl that she names Nevaeh, who appeared to have meconium aspiration syndrome after birth. She is transferred to another hospital and some tests are performed, and it turns out that she is okay. Matt returns to Delaware but promises to visit.
Valerie wants to return to regular school, but the costs of daycare for Nevaeh are too much for her to afford, so she returns to homeschool. Matt comes to visit for a weekend and he and Valerie discuss their relationship when he takes care of Nevaeh. Valerie knows it will be hard on her, but has said it's getting easier because Matt is a good father.
I really liked Valerie and thought she was a good mother to Nevaeh. Matt started off being immature, but he got better.
My next entry will be about the upcoming episode, featuring a girl named Chelsea.
Love y'all,
***-Lily-***
First, we have last week's episode. Last week's episode featured Valerie, a 15-year-old homeschooled high school sophomore who lives in a suburb of Oxford, PA. She and her boyfriend Matt learn she is pregnant. Matt breaks up with her and says he doesn't want her to contact him unless it is about the baby.
Valerie gets a lot of support from her friends and her parents. She wants to return to regular school because she thinks homeschool is boring. After a false alarm, Matt moves to Wilmington, DE to get a better job. She wants to return to regular school, but her parents are against her going back do to having her skipped a lot of school in the past.
After not hearing from Matt for several days, and her due date passing, Valerie goes into labor, and Matt comes to support her through her labor. When her water breaks, it is discovered the baby may have some complications. She gives birth to a baby girl that she names Nevaeh, who appeared to have meconium aspiration syndrome after birth. She is transferred to another hospital and some tests are performed, and it turns out that she is okay. Matt returns to Delaware but promises to visit.
Valerie wants to return to regular school, but the costs of daycare for Nevaeh are too much for her to afford, so she returns to homeschool. Matt comes to visit for a weekend and he and Valerie discuss their relationship when he takes care of Nevaeh. Valerie knows it will be hard on her, but has said it's getting easier because Matt is a good father.
I really liked Valerie and thought she was a good mother to Nevaeh. Matt started off being immature, but he got better.
My next entry will be about the upcoming episode, featuring a girl named Chelsea.
Love y'all,
***-Lily-***
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Come up to meet you, tell you I'm sorry, you don't know how lovely you are.
Today I went to see the movie "Shutter Island" in theaters. I had heard mixed things on it. Some people said it was good, some people said it was hard to follow, and my mom thought it looked creepy. The critics who host my favorite movie-reviewing show both said to skip it. I saw this movie with a friend who is a huge fan of the main actor in the film, and she suggested I see it with her to take my mind off stress that's been going on in my life.
The movie stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo and Ben Kingsley. Two U.S. Marshals, played by DiCaprio and Ruffalo, travel to a remote island off the coast of Massachusetts to investigate the disappearance of an escaped patient from a mental institution. The patient was housed there for drowning her 3 young children and disappeared without a trace.
All the while, DiCaprio's character has been suffering from hallucinations and dreams about his late wife, who died in a fire two years prior to the events.
The film dragged a bit in the first half and fell a bit flat, but the twist towards the end picked it up a notch. Without giving anything away, I will say that something happens to one of the main characters that you would not expect.
I was in need of a good pick-me-up due to stressful things that have been going on in my life. This film gave me that, and it was nice to spend some time with a good friend. I will give Shutter Island *** out of ****. Next week is my spring break, and I'm hoping to see "Alice in Wonderland" during that time. Will keep you posted, plus tomorrow I'm going to try to re-watch "16 and Pregnant" so I can write about that.
Love y'all,
***-Lily-***
The movie stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo and Ben Kingsley. Two U.S. Marshals, played by DiCaprio and Ruffalo, travel to a remote island off the coast of Massachusetts to investigate the disappearance of an escaped patient from a mental institution. The patient was housed there for drowning her 3 young children and disappeared without a trace.
All the while, DiCaprio's character has been suffering from hallucinations and dreams about his late wife, who died in a fire two years prior to the events.
The film dragged a bit in the first half and fell a bit flat, but the twist towards the end picked it up a notch. Without giving anything away, I will say that something happens to one of the main characters that you would not expect.
I was in need of a good pick-me-up due to stressful things that have been going on in my life. This film gave me that, and it was nice to spend some time with a good friend. I will give Shutter Island *** out of ****. Next week is my spring break, and I'm hoping to see "Alice in Wonderland" during that time. Will keep you posted, plus tomorrow I'm going to try to re-watch "16 and Pregnant" so I can write about that.
Love y'all,
***-Lily-***
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Kiss me beneath the milky twilight, lead me out on the moonlit floor, lift your open hand, strike up the band and make the fireflies dance.
Saturday Night Live is on tonight, with host Zach Galifianakis and musical guest Vampire Weekend. I am unfamiliar with both of these acts, so this will be an interesting episode. The skits will appear in chronological order, altho most of the cold open I missed because I was cleaning up a mess I made in the kitchen.
Cold Open: Like I said, I missed most of this because I was cleaning up a mess I made, but what I did see of this was okay.
Monologue: The extended clapping at the beginning was funny. Zach did a good job with this, just expressing all his different "looks". He seemed nervous, or perhaps that was just part of his act. His piano playing was a nice addition as well.
Kissing Family: This skit was in James Franco's episode, and it was decent. Jenny Slate was effectively uncomfortable.
Bodea: If I heard the words "and the bodea....." one more time, I would have probably pulled my hair out. But at least Andy Samberg played the straight man role in this one. I love him.
Zach Drops by the Set: Nice to see Zach popping up in random places. An interesting idea for a sketch.
The Today Show: Jenny played the straight-man role here as Hoda Kotb. Kristen did a good job as Kathie Lee. Zach hardly appeared in the sketch, but when he did it was awesome.
Weekend Update: I always enjoy Weekend Update. Seth Meyers cracks me up like no other. Kenan as Mo'Nique was pretty good. Will Forte popped up as himself to talk about National Women's Month. His song was very catchy and will most likely be stuck in my head the rest of the week.
What Up With That?: I was wondering when this sketch was gonna be on again! This is one of my favorite SNL sketches and it's always fun. I always jam out to Kenan's little song. Paul Rudd and Frank Rich made cameos in this sketch. Paul seemed a bit confused as to what was going on. Zach has some mad flute-playing skills too.
The Situation Room: Jason Sudeikis's impression of Wolf Blitzer is always fun to see, and The Situation Room is a good show. However, this sketch was kind of awkward.
Pageant Talk: Finally, Zach gets a little more screen time. He had some good lines in this. And Jenny Slate, even tho she didn't say much, did a good job in this as well.
Next week's episode is going to be hosted by Jude Law, and the musical guest is Pearl Jam. I love Jude Law, so I am looking forward to seeing it.
Love y'all,
***-Lily-***
Cold Open: Like I said, I missed most of this because I was cleaning up a mess I made, but what I did see of this was okay.
Monologue: The extended clapping at the beginning was funny. Zach did a good job with this, just expressing all his different "looks". He seemed nervous, or perhaps that was just part of his act. His piano playing was a nice addition as well.
Kissing Family: This skit was in James Franco's episode, and it was decent. Jenny Slate was effectively uncomfortable.
Bodea: If I heard the words "and the bodea....." one more time, I would have probably pulled my hair out. But at least Andy Samberg played the straight man role in this one. I love him.
Zach Drops by the Set: Nice to see Zach popping up in random places. An interesting idea for a sketch.
The Today Show: Jenny played the straight-man role here as Hoda Kotb. Kristen did a good job as Kathie Lee. Zach hardly appeared in the sketch, but when he did it was awesome.
Weekend Update: I always enjoy Weekend Update. Seth Meyers cracks me up like no other. Kenan as Mo'Nique was pretty good. Will Forte popped up as himself to talk about National Women's Month. His song was very catchy and will most likely be stuck in my head the rest of the week.
What Up With That?: I was wondering when this sketch was gonna be on again! This is one of my favorite SNL sketches and it's always fun. I always jam out to Kenan's little song. Paul Rudd and Frank Rich made cameos in this sketch. Paul seemed a bit confused as to what was going on. Zach has some mad flute-playing skills too.
The Situation Room: Jason Sudeikis's impression of Wolf Blitzer is always fun to see, and The Situation Room is a good show. However, this sketch was kind of awkward.
Pageant Talk: Finally, Zach gets a little more screen time. He had some good lines in this. And Jenny Slate, even tho she didn't say much, did a good job in this as well.
Next week's episode is going to be hosted by Jude Law, and the musical guest is Pearl Jam. I love Jude Law, so I am looking forward to seeing it.
Love y'all,
***-Lily-***
Thursday, March 4, 2010
If I had just one wish, only one demand, I hope he's not like me, I hope he understands.
I apologize for lack of updates. Due to a medical emergency on American Idol, the performance dates were switched, so due to concentrating on voting for my favorite contestant, I have to re-watch "16 and Pregnant" so I can blog about it.
However, tonight, I was able to watch Survivor, so here is that recap for you.
After the Villains return from Tribal Council, Coach is very upset over some things that Sandra said about him and wants to quit the game. He turns to his former Tocantins ally, Tyson, for support, and Tyson, along with Boston Rob, convince him to stick it up and he remains in the game.
The reward challenge is won by the Villains, redeeming their loss at the last challenge, and wins tools and a tarp, which they selected from a Sears catalog. Inside the tools, once discovered back at camp, is a clue to a hidden immunity idol at their camp. Russell immediately goes off and looks for it, for which Boston Rob targets him.
The Heroes also discover a clue to a hidden immunity idol at their camp, and the entire camp searches for it. Tom discovers the idol and hides it inside his sock. Amanda suspects he found it and targets him for elimination.
The immunity challenge is the only challenge in the history of Survivor that has never been completed. The challenge was originally done in Survivor: Samoa, but was stopped due to a medical emergency. The Villains win the challenge, forcing the Heroes to vote out another member.
At camp, Tom is the obvious target due to having the immunity idol, being a strong competitor, and having already won the game once before. Another target is Colby due to being a strong ally with Tom. Tom wants to target Candice due to her being scatterbrained, but Amanda and Cirie don't want one of their alliance members to be voted out. J.T. overhears Cirie freaking out over voting out Candice, and turns to Colby and Tom about it. Tom comes up with the idea of using the idol he found and voting out Cirie. J.T. is unsure on who to trust.
At Tribal Council, issues of trust are raised. Before the votes are read, Tom plays the immunity idol, negating the votes that Cirie, Candice and Amanda cast against him. J.T. ultimately sticks with Tom and Colby, and Cirie is voted out 3-2-0. I knew that Cirie would be an early threat in this round of the game due to her being one of the greatest strategists ever to play Survivor, so I wasn't surprised that she got voted out this early on. That said, I have always loved Cirie and was bummed to see her go. Peace out Cirie, you will always be one of the best to ever play.
As soon as I re-watch 16 and Pregnant, I will recap that episode. Saturday Night Live's new episode is this Saturday, with host Zach Galifianakis and musical guest Vampire Weekend. Both of these people/artists I am unfamilar with, so this will be an interesting episode.
Love y'all,
***-Lily-***
However, tonight, I was able to watch Survivor, so here is that recap for you.
After the Villains return from Tribal Council, Coach is very upset over some things that Sandra said about him and wants to quit the game. He turns to his former Tocantins ally, Tyson, for support, and Tyson, along with Boston Rob, convince him to stick it up and he remains in the game.
The reward challenge is won by the Villains, redeeming their loss at the last challenge, and wins tools and a tarp, which they selected from a Sears catalog. Inside the tools, once discovered back at camp, is a clue to a hidden immunity idol at their camp. Russell immediately goes off and looks for it, for which Boston Rob targets him.
The Heroes also discover a clue to a hidden immunity idol at their camp, and the entire camp searches for it. Tom discovers the idol and hides it inside his sock. Amanda suspects he found it and targets him for elimination.
The immunity challenge is the only challenge in the history of Survivor that has never been completed. The challenge was originally done in Survivor: Samoa, but was stopped due to a medical emergency. The Villains win the challenge, forcing the Heroes to vote out another member.
At camp, Tom is the obvious target due to having the immunity idol, being a strong competitor, and having already won the game once before. Another target is Colby due to being a strong ally with Tom. Tom wants to target Candice due to her being scatterbrained, but Amanda and Cirie don't want one of their alliance members to be voted out. J.T. overhears Cirie freaking out over voting out Candice, and turns to Colby and Tom about it. Tom comes up with the idea of using the idol he found and voting out Cirie. J.T. is unsure on who to trust.
At Tribal Council, issues of trust are raised. Before the votes are read, Tom plays the immunity idol, negating the votes that Cirie, Candice and Amanda cast against him. J.T. ultimately sticks with Tom and Colby, and Cirie is voted out 3-2-0. I knew that Cirie would be an early threat in this round of the game due to her being one of the greatest strategists ever to play Survivor, so I wasn't surprised that she got voted out this early on. That said, I have always loved Cirie and was bummed to see her go. Peace out Cirie, you will always be one of the best to ever play.
As soon as I re-watch 16 and Pregnant, I will recap that episode. Saturday Night Live's new episode is this Saturday, with host Zach Galifianakis and musical guest Vampire Weekend. Both of these people/artists I am unfamilar with, so this will be an interesting episode.
Love y'all,
***-Lily-***
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