Tonight was Saturday night, which means Saturday Night Live was on. This episode was actually pretty good. Tonight's host was Jon Hamm of "Mad Men" fame. I don't watch that show, the most I hear about that show is Stephen Fishbach always complaining on Twitter about how much he hates that show. Tonight's musical guest was Michael Buble. I have liked Michael Buble since I was 16 years old, right about the time I finished up my sophomore year of high school. Lately I've grown to love him even more, and wanna show y'all some funny videos of him when I'm done.
Like always, the sketches will appear in chronological order as best as I can remember them, and will include the cold open and Jon's monologue.
Cold Open: a nice way to handle Obama's State of the Union address, but the one thing I will never understand is why all the SNL cold opens are politically themed.
Monologue: this was funny. As I said, I wasn't familiar with Jon Hamm before I watched this, and I enjoyed seeing all his "claims to fame" before Mad Men.
The 1920's party: Kristen Wiig is funny, but her characters seem a bit too similar to each other. She did have some good lines and I loved the alley cats that appeared at the end. But then again I am a cat person.
Digital Short: this was a bit strange, but Andy Samberg is always freaking hilarious. And he's gorgeous too. The ending was kind of gross, but still good.
Jon Hamm appearing in daydreams during a congress meeting: strange, but mildly entertaining.
Weekend Update: Seth Meyers is amazing, and not too rough on the eyes either. I enjoyed seeing Bobby Moynihan as Snooki from "Jersey Shore", altho I think he should lay off the self-tanner JUST a smidge. Because he looked very orange. Nasim Pedrad had some nice moments too, but some of the voices she does are really irritating.
Hamm and Buble: my favorite sketch of the night. Michael Buble proved that not only is he a very talented singer, but he's also a whole bunch of awesome. He knows how to work a room and to make fun of himself.
Game Time With Randy and Greg: I remember seeing this on Joseph Gordon-Levitt's episode, where Bill Hader played an alien that co-hosts a sports show with Kenan Thompson, and Kenan keeps saying he's not alien. This edition featured Greg duplicating into more Gregs. Nice job once again.
The crazy, forgetful court reporter: Fred Armisen had some good lines in this, but it got weary after awhile.
The founders of Barnes and Noble: this one was hilarious. So random too! Nice job to Jon and Bill Hader.
Tonight's episode was good, and Michael Buble did a good job performing on it too. I have some awesome videos of him I want to share, since I've really grown to love him these past few days.
Here's one where he addresses how funny it is when people mispronounce his name (the embedding option was disabled).
Another one my best friend showed me about the worry he felt about possibly being a one hit wonder (again, the embedding option was disabled).
And finally:
a video from one of his concerts where he and Josh Groban make fun of each other's songs.
I hope you enjoy the videos, and my review of the latest SNL episode! I'll try to blog more sometime this week.
Love y'all,
***-Lily-***
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Thursday, January 28, 2010
I'm gonna break your little heart, watch you take the fall, laughing all the way to the hospital
Tonight was the premiere of a new reality show on CBS. This show, created and executive produced by Jeff Probst, best known as the host of "Survivor", is called "Live For the Moment" and takes people that have a terminal illness on the adventure of a lifetime.
Tonight's episode featured Roger Childs, a 41-year-old man from Colorado that has Lou Gerihg's Disease with a passion for space, astronomy, flying and skiing. He missed out on completing getting his pilot's license. The episode was heartbreaking, but very uplifting as Roger had the attitude of what the show is about, and that is living each day as if it were your last. And now I know that my tear ducts are working properly as I cried a little bit towards the end, when Roger's father read a letter to him from his sister. I started crying, because it was beautiful. I am a huge crier. I cry at sad movies, sad TV shows and sometimes over really stupid things I shouldn't cry over. But that's not the point. I'm a sucker for a good tearjerker every once in awhile, and this show would be a good example of that.
I really hope I can see more of this show. It seems like a wonderful idea.
That's all for today. I'm going to try to get Jeff Probst to read it (he now has a Twitter), and if he does, I will keep you posted on what he thinks.
Love y'all,
***-Lily-***
Tonight's episode featured Roger Childs, a 41-year-old man from Colorado that has Lou Gerihg's Disease with a passion for space, astronomy, flying and skiing. He missed out on completing getting his pilot's license. The episode was heartbreaking, but very uplifting as Roger had the attitude of what the show is about, and that is living each day as if it were your last. And now I know that my tear ducts are working properly as I cried a little bit towards the end, when Roger's father read a letter to him from his sister. I started crying, because it was beautiful. I am a huge crier. I cry at sad movies, sad TV shows and sometimes over really stupid things I shouldn't cry over. But that's not the point. I'm a sucker for a good tearjerker every once in awhile, and this show would be a good example of that.
I really hope I can see more of this show. It seems like a wonderful idea.
That's all for today. I'm going to try to get Jeff Probst to read it (he now has a Twitter), and if he does, I will keep you posted on what he thinks.
Love y'all,
***-Lily-***
Monday, January 25, 2010
Steal the night, kill the lights, feel it under your skin, time is right, keep it tight, 'cause it's pulling you in.
Like I mentioned last night, I decided to give myself a reason to update this blog regularly again on the off-days of Survivor and when I don't have anything worthy to blog about: recap "Saturday Night Live", and also, I decided to recap the upcoming season of "16 and Pregnant" as well. For now, I will recap last Saturday's episode of SNL.
Last Saturday's episode of SNL was a rebroadcast of an episode that originally aired on December 5th, 2009. Blake Lively of "Gossip Girl" fame was the host, and Rihanna was the musical guest. I have never watched Gossip Girl, but I sort of want to buy it on DVD. My best friend Jenny loves that show and she and I always talk about it.
I'll do a rundown of the skits in chronological order. This will include Blake's opening monologue and the cold open.
Cold Open: this was a parody of the incident in Pennsylvania where two ordinary people crashed an Obama event. It was cute, but I never get why the cold opens are usually centered around politics.
Opening Monologue: I've always been a Muppet girl my whole life, and to see some of the cast members playing them alongside Blake was cute. It was really funny and Jason Sudelkis had some good lines.
Carter & Son's BBQ: This skit was also show in the episode where Taylor Swift hosted and performed, and it wasn't that appealing the first time. And it wasn't any more appealing the second time either.
Ladies' Bowling: the sports commentators that make jokes about the sponsors for a particular tournament are pretty good. Altho the sponsors make products that are a bit inappropriate for my taste. But whatever.
Tiger Woods incidents on The Situation Room: Kenan Thompson did a nice job as Tiger Woods, and Blake Lively pretty effective as his wife Elin. I don't know how to spell or pronounce her last name, so I'll just leave it off. And the joke was that it was female on male domestic violence, where normally it's the opposite. Pretty good skit.
SNL Digital Short: I'm gonna say this right now: I have a crush on Andy Samberg and go nuts whenever he comes on screen. Him and Rihanna worked well together for this short, altho I'm not a fan of Andy as a redhead.
Gossip Girl: Staten Island: Of course, they had to do a skit making fun of Gossip Girl, since that is Blake's claim to fame. This was one of my favorite skits of the night and I loved the faux-Italian accents. Maybe if I watch the skit a little more I can imitate them (like I did when I re-watched Nasim Pedrad's imitation of Kim Kardashian on an earlier episode).
Underground Festival: An advertisement for an underground death metal festival. It was funny the way they delivered it, but it's just not the type of music I listen to.
Weekend Update: One of my favorite parts of SNL is Weekend Update, partly because I also have a crush on Seth Meyers, and partly because he has really good delivery. On the original broadcast of this episode, there was a bit making fun of Brittany Murphy, who died two weeks later. After her death, NBC took down the clip from Hulu and NBC.com, and on this rebroadcast, the segment was removed. I wondered if they were going to take it out because it would be in poor taste to make fun of someone who recently died.
Virginiaca: Blake did another great faux-Italian accent in this sketch, another one of my favorites of the evening. Kenan was also very funny.
Late Night With Chris Hansen: a good concept that should be brought back. Andy Samberg as Keanu Reeves and Blake as Cher were both very good.
Potato Chip: not funny at all, and the end was just so nasty that I had to look away from my screen this time. That's all I'll say.
So that's a recap of SNL for this week. This coming Saturday, Jon Hamm is the host, and Michael Buble is the musical guest. Will do my best to recap it.
Love y'all,
***-Lily-***
Last Saturday's episode of SNL was a rebroadcast of an episode that originally aired on December 5th, 2009. Blake Lively of "Gossip Girl" fame was the host, and Rihanna was the musical guest. I have never watched Gossip Girl, but I sort of want to buy it on DVD. My best friend Jenny loves that show and she and I always talk about it.
I'll do a rundown of the skits in chronological order. This will include Blake's opening monologue and the cold open.
Cold Open: this was a parody of the incident in Pennsylvania where two ordinary people crashed an Obama event. It was cute, but I never get why the cold opens are usually centered around politics.
Opening Monologue: I've always been a Muppet girl my whole life, and to see some of the cast members playing them alongside Blake was cute. It was really funny and Jason Sudelkis had some good lines.
Carter & Son's BBQ: This skit was also show in the episode where Taylor Swift hosted and performed, and it wasn't that appealing the first time. And it wasn't any more appealing the second time either.
Ladies' Bowling: the sports commentators that make jokes about the sponsors for a particular tournament are pretty good. Altho the sponsors make products that are a bit inappropriate for my taste. But whatever.
Tiger Woods incidents on The Situation Room: Kenan Thompson did a nice job as Tiger Woods, and Blake Lively pretty effective as his wife Elin. I don't know how to spell or pronounce her last name, so I'll just leave it off. And the joke was that it was female on male domestic violence, where normally it's the opposite. Pretty good skit.
SNL Digital Short: I'm gonna say this right now: I have a crush on Andy Samberg and go nuts whenever he comes on screen. Him and Rihanna worked well together for this short, altho I'm not a fan of Andy as a redhead.
Gossip Girl: Staten Island: Of course, they had to do a skit making fun of Gossip Girl, since that is Blake's claim to fame. This was one of my favorite skits of the night and I loved the faux-Italian accents. Maybe if I watch the skit a little more I can imitate them (like I did when I re-watched Nasim Pedrad's imitation of Kim Kardashian on an earlier episode).
Underground Festival: An advertisement for an underground death metal festival. It was funny the way they delivered it, but it's just not the type of music I listen to.
Weekend Update: One of my favorite parts of SNL is Weekend Update, partly because I also have a crush on Seth Meyers, and partly because he has really good delivery. On the original broadcast of this episode, there was a bit making fun of Brittany Murphy, who died two weeks later. After her death, NBC took down the clip from Hulu and NBC.com, and on this rebroadcast, the segment was removed. I wondered if they were going to take it out because it would be in poor taste to make fun of someone who recently died.
Virginiaca: Blake did another great faux-Italian accent in this sketch, another one of my favorites of the evening. Kenan was also very funny.
Late Night With Chris Hansen: a good concept that should be brought back. Andy Samberg as Keanu Reeves and Blake as Cher were both very good.
Potato Chip: not funny at all, and the end was just so nasty that I had to look away from my screen this time. That's all I'll say.
So that's a recap of SNL for this week. This coming Saturday, Jon Hamm is the host, and Michael Buble is the musical guest. Will do my best to recap it.
Love y'all,
***-Lily-***
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Tempt me, tease me until I can deny this loving feeling, make me long for your kiss.
Tonight I watched a movie on Lifetime. I rarely watch Lifetime, but I saw an ad for this movie, and it made me fascinated, so I decided to watch it.
This movie, "The Pregnancy Pact", was inspired by a true story. Back in June 2008, the town of Gloucester, MA became known based on the fact that 18 girls in the high school had become pregnant. The principal stated to Time magazine that some of the girls had made a pact to become pregnant and raise the kids together.
The movie was good, and really gave awareness to the consequences of being pregnant at a young age. My home state, I think, has a high rate of girls who get pregnant at a young age: I have a lot of friends who did, my friend's sister did, and one girl from my home state was featured on the MTV series "16 and Pregnant" and the spin-off of that show, "Teen Mom".
I, personally, have never been pregnant (I'm still a virgin), and plan on waiting until I'm married to have kids. If I decide to have sex before I am married (like if I'm with someone for awhile, then maybe we'll take that step), we will be safe. I like watching shows like "16 and Pregnant" and "Teen Mom" because that's my kind of show to watch. It shows regular girls struggling with being pregnant and being teen moms. It's a good way to raise awareness of these types of issues.
If you would like to watch the shows I mentioned, the season finale of "Teen Mom" is this Tuesday night at 10 pm EST/9 pm CST on MTV, and the new season of "16 and Pregnant" premieres February 16th, 2010 at 10 pm EST/9 pm CST on MTV.
I also thought of something else to fill this blog with aside from my thoughts and Survivor commentary: "Saturday Night Live" commentary. This season has already started, but there are plenty of new ones coming up, and I'll recap any reruns that I haven't already done. I will start tomorrow with thoughts on a rebroadcast episode that aired last night. Then I will do the new episode this coming Saturday.
As I'm typing this, I'm talking to an amazing person: my close friend Jason. He is my lifeline, my pillar of strength and just an amazing person in general. I really like him a lot.
Okay, that's enough of my rambling. Will post tomorrow with a Saturday Night Live recap.
Love y'all,
***-Lily-***
This movie, "The Pregnancy Pact", was inspired by a true story. Back in June 2008, the town of Gloucester, MA became known based on the fact that 18 girls in the high school had become pregnant. The principal stated to Time magazine that some of the girls had made a pact to become pregnant and raise the kids together.
The movie was good, and really gave awareness to the consequences of being pregnant at a young age. My home state, I think, has a high rate of girls who get pregnant at a young age: I have a lot of friends who did, my friend's sister did, and one girl from my home state was featured on the MTV series "16 and Pregnant" and the spin-off of that show, "Teen Mom".
I, personally, have never been pregnant (I'm still a virgin), and plan on waiting until I'm married to have kids. If I decide to have sex before I am married (like if I'm with someone for awhile, then maybe we'll take that step), we will be safe. I like watching shows like "16 and Pregnant" and "Teen Mom" because that's my kind of show to watch. It shows regular girls struggling with being pregnant and being teen moms. It's a good way to raise awareness of these types of issues.
If you would like to watch the shows I mentioned, the season finale of "Teen Mom" is this Tuesday night at 10 pm EST/9 pm CST on MTV, and the new season of "16 and Pregnant" premieres February 16th, 2010 at 10 pm EST/9 pm CST on MTV.
I also thought of something else to fill this blog with aside from my thoughts and Survivor commentary: "Saturday Night Live" commentary. This season has already started, but there are plenty of new ones coming up, and I'll recap any reruns that I haven't already done. I will start tomorrow with thoughts on a rebroadcast episode that aired last night. Then I will do the new episode this coming Saturday.
As I'm typing this, I'm talking to an amazing person: my close friend Jason. He is my lifeline, my pillar of strength and just an amazing person in general. I really like him a lot.
Okay, that's enough of my rambling. Will post tomorrow with a Saturday Night Live recap.
Love y'all,
***-Lily-***
Friday, January 15, 2010
Blame it on your lyin', cheatin, cold, dead-beatin', two-timin', double-dealin', mean, mistreatin', lovin' heart.
As you may or may not know, I did commentary for the last season of "Survivor", and because I had so much fun doing it, I am going to continue it for the upcoming season, which debuts on February 11th. This blog will serve as a pre-season highlight and what I think will go down.
I made a video awhile ago for the contestants that are going to be appearing on the show. The season is "Heroes vs. Villains", which features 20 contestants from previous seasons that are either known for their integrity (the heroes) or their deception (the villains). I haven't seen all of the contestants from this season on their first seasons: I have watched every season since "Survivor: Palau" except for "Survivor: China" (I didn't see that because I was stupid and forgetful, plus I had youth group on Thursdays that year), so some of them I'm not familiar with.
here is the video I made for the contestants. The contestants are listed in alphabetical order. Some of them I am not familiar with, and some of them I wasn't happy about seeing again. But there are plenty of people I like.
Also, there was a preview for the season shown at the 36th People's Choice Awards. I missed it (and got very irritated, but that's another story), but thanks to the wonderfulness of my close friend Chrissy, I managed to see it. Thank you Chrissy for restoring my sanity. If you would like to watch it, here it is:
Now, I will get some biases on contestants out of the way:
J.T. Thomas and Parvati Shallow are my favorite winners of all-time (along with Yul Kwon, who is not on this season). I have had digital cameras that I named after Candice Woodcock and Jessica "Sugar" Kiper (and my one named Sugar I still have). Stephenie LaGrossa is my all-time favorite runner-up (along with fellow Survivor commentator Stephen Fishbach, who I was sad didn't come back for this season *insert pouty face here*). I have seen Rob "Boston Rob" Mariano on "The Amazing Race" with his wife Amber Brkich Mariano, and I liked him there, plus I think he's really hot. I also really liked Cirie Fields, Danielle DiLorenzo and Amanda Kimmel on their respective seasons (Cirie was on "Survivor: Panama" and "Survivor: Micronesia", Danielle on "Survivor: Panama" and Amanda on "Survivor: China" and "Survivor: Micronesia", but I only saw her on Micronesia).
Here is host Jeff Probst's overview on the contestants:
Game on!!!!!!!!! I'll keep you updated on my thoughts throughout the season.
Love y'all,
***-Lily-***
I made a video awhile ago for the contestants that are going to be appearing on the show. The season is "Heroes vs. Villains", which features 20 contestants from previous seasons that are either known for their integrity (the heroes) or their deception (the villains). I haven't seen all of the contestants from this season on their first seasons: I have watched every season since "Survivor: Palau" except for "Survivor: China" (I didn't see that because I was stupid and forgetful, plus I had youth group on Thursdays that year), so some of them I'm not familiar with.
here is the video I made for the contestants. The contestants are listed in alphabetical order. Some of them I am not familiar with, and some of them I wasn't happy about seeing again. But there are plenty of people I like.
Also, there was a preview for the season shown at the 36th People's Choice Awards. I missed it (and got very irritated, but that's another story), but thanks to the wonderfulness of my close friend Chrissy, I managed to see it. Thank you Chrissy for restoring my sanity. If you would like to watch it, here it is:
Now, I will get some biases on contestants out of the way:
J.T. Thomas and Parvati Shallow are my favorite winners of all-time (along with Yul Kwon, who is not on this season). I have had digital cameras that I named after Candice Woodcock and Jessica "Sugar" Kiper (and my one named Sugar I still have). Stephenie LaGrossa is my all-time favorite runner-up (along with fellow Survivor commentator Stephen Fishbach, who I was sad didn't come back for this season *insert pouty face here*). I have seen Rob "Boston Rob" Mariano on "The Amazing Race" with his wife Amber Brkich Mariano, and I liked him there, plus I think he's really hot. I also really liked Cirie Fields, Danielle DiLorenzo and Amanda Kimmel on their respective seasons (Cirie was on "Survivor: Panama" and "Survivor: Micronesia", Danielle on "Survivor: Panama" and Amanda on "Survivor: China" and "Survivor: Micronesia", but I only saw her on Micronesia).
Here is host Jeff Probst's overview on the contestants:
Game on!!!!!!!!! I'll keep you updated on my thoughts throughout the season.
Love y'all,
***-Lily-***
Saturday, December 26, 2009
Lily's favorite things of 2009
Hello my lovely blog readers!
I said back in September that I was going to do a blog a few days before New Years Eve listing my favorite things of 2009. It is the day after Christmas, so I have some good stuff to do. I am going to present my favorite things of 2009 for my blog-verse.
Lily's favorite movie of 2009:
I saw a lot of good movies this year, but the one that I think was the best was 500 Days of Summer. The movie, which stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel, was very well written, acted and it was just REALLY sweet. A close runner-up is The Twilight Saga: New Moon. I love Twilight books and movies, and this movie was SO good.
Lily's favorite SCRIPTED TV show of 2009:
I don't watch very many scripted TV shows (I love reality shows though), but the one that is definitely my favorite is Grey's Anatomy. I started watching this show mid-way through the 3rd season, kind of fell out of touch with it the 4th season but have gotten back into it. And I own the first 2 seasons on DVD and want to get the rest. It's just so good, has likeable characters, and realistic situations.
Lily's favorite REALITY TV show of 2009:
Like I said, I watch a ton of reality shows, of all different varieties. But the one that I have stuck with the longest, which is therefore my favorite, is American Idol. I have watched this show since 2003 and have enjoyed every season. This past season did not end in a victory for Adam Lambert, my favorite since the semi-finals round, but it was still one of the best seasons in recent years. And next year, Ellen DeGeneres is the new judge, replacing Paula Abdul, so I can't wait to see what she has in store for us.
Lily's favorite NEW TV show of 2009 (scripted or reality):
I love watching new TV shows that debut, whether they are scripted or reality. The winner of this category is a reality show, and it is The Sing-Off. This show is an acapella singing group competition, where 8 of the best acapella singing groups from around the country (and one outside the country) compete for a Sony recording contract and $100,000. Like American Idol, this show did not end in a victory for my favorite group, the Beelzebubs, but it was still really fun to watch. I hope they bring this back next year.
Lily's favorite song of 2009:
I love music. Lots of it. I will listen to anything that is not classical, techno or death metal. I liked a lot of different songs this year, but the one that was my absolute favorite is "Raining Sunshine" by Miranda Cosgrove. This song was one of the main songs in the movie "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs". I first heard this song on Nickelodeon, the network that made Miranda a star, and I just thought it had this vibe to make you feel good. This song has gotten me through hard situations (bad days, the time my brother had to go to the ER, and just really upsetting nights), and it always makes me feel so much better. And I indirectly told Miranda that one night her music made me stop crying (I had tweeted someone else and mentioned her by her Twitter name in the tweet), and she tweeted me saying that she was glad that she could help me. A very close runner up is a song by one of Miranda's co-stars, "So Close" by Jennette McCurdy. This song was basically the story of my life this year. It's a song that every girl can relate to.
Lily's favorite album of 2009:
I have a lot of albums that I got this year. I haven't listened to all of them in full, but the best one I DID hear in full I am going to call a tie between Kris Allen by Kris Allen and Just Like You by Allison Iraheta. Both of these individuals were finalists on American Idol this year. Kris's album has the vibe to make you feel good, with songs like "Live Like We're Dying", "Written All Over My Face", "The Truth" and "Red Guitar", while Allison's makes you want to get up and jam out, with songs like "Friday I'll Be Over U", "Robot Love", "D Is For Dangerous", "Don't Waste the Pretty" and "Holiday".
Lily's favorite new friend of 2009:
I made a lot of new friends this year, but the best ones were all awesome in different ways. I'm gonna call this a tie between Wallace, Denise, Jason, Chrissy, Clarissa and Wendy. I met all of these individuals on idolforums.com, and now keep in touch with them either through that website, Twitter or AOL Instant Messanger. It's just great to talk to these individuals.
Lily's favorite group of friends of 2009:
There is really no contest for this award, and it goes to Theresa, Kathleen, Melanie, Sarah, Mackenzy and Brianna, also known as the Single Ladies. We met on archuletafans.com and we just basically have girl talk every day in our one specific topic thread on that website. We help each other through the good times and the bad, talk about our boy crushes and celeb crushes, and are just always there for each other. True blue friends to the end!
Lily's favorite celebrity that she became close to because of Twitter of 2009:
This is a relatively new award, because Twitter is the hottest thing around. My friends say I have Twitter powers because I get all sorts of celebrities to Tweet me. There are a few I talk to pretty regularly, but the 3 I talk to the most are Alex Wagner-Trugman, Stephen Fishbach and Brett Clouser. All 3 of these guys are famous for being on reality shows (Alex on American Idol and Stephen and Brett on Survivor, but different seasons). They're all SO nice and sweet and I always enjoy talking about various things with them. An honorable mention goes to Ashley Trainer. She is also from "Survivor" and we love talking about our favorite TV shows together (we like a lot of the same ones).
Lily's favorite best friend of 2009:
This award goes to Jenny. She and I met a little over a year ago on archuletafans.com and now we talk all the time on either Twitter or AOL Instant Messanger about everything. She's like my honorary sister because we share a lot of the same interests and talk about everything. I love her. Everyone needs a Jenny in their life to talk to.
So there you have it! My favorite things of 2009. Feel free to comment if you want to.
Love y'all,
***-Lily-***
I said back in September that I was going to do a blog a few days before New Years Eve listing my favorite things of 2009. It is the day after Christmas, so I have some good stuff to do. I am going to present my favorite things of 2009 for my blog-verse.
Lily's favorite movie of 2009:
I saw a lot of good movies this year, but the one that I think was the best was 500 Days of Summer. The movie, which stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel, was very well written, acted and it was just REALLY sweet. A close runner-up is The Twilight Saga: New Moon. I love Twilight books and movies, and this movie was SO good.
Lily's favorite SCRIPTED TV show of 2009:
I don't watch very many scripted TV shows (I love reality shows though), but the one that is definitely my favorite is Grey's Anatomy. I started watching this show mid-way through the 3rd season, kind of fell out of touch with it the 4th season but have gotten back into it. And I own the first 2 seasons on DVD and want to get the rest. It's just so good, has likeable characters, and realistic situations.
Lily's favorite REALITY TV show of 2009:
Like I said, I watch a ton of reality shows, of all different varieties. But the one that I have stuck with the longest, which is therefore my favorite, is American Idol. I have watched this show since 2003 and have enjoyed every season. This past season did not end in a victory for Adam Lambert, my favorite since the semi-finals round, but it was still one of the best seasons in recent years. And next year, Ellen DeGeneres is the new judge, replacing Paula Abdul, so I can't wait to see what she has in store for us.
Lily's favorite NEW TV show of 2009 (scripted or reality):
I love watching new TV shows that debut, whether they are scripted or reality. The winner of this category is a reality show, and it is The Sing-Off. This show is an acapella singing group competition, where 8 of the best acapella singing groups from around the country (and one outside the country) compete for a Sony recording contract and $100,000. Like American Idol, this show did not end in a victory for my favorite group, the Beelzebubs, but it was still really fun to watch. I hope they bring this back next year.
Lily's favorite song of 2009:
I love music. Lots of it. I will listen to anything that is not classical, techno or death metal. I liked a lot of different songs this year, but the one that was my absolute favorite is "Raining Sunshine" by Miranda Cosgrove. This song was one of the main songs in the movie "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs". I first heard this song on Nickelodeon, the network that made Miranda a star, and I just thought it had this vibe to make you feel good. This song has gotten me through hard situations (bad days, the time my brother had to go to the ER, and just really upsetting nights), and it always makes me feel so much better. And I indirectly told Miranda that one night her music made me stop crying (I had tweeted someone else and mentioned her by her Twitter name in the tweet), and she tweeted me saying that she was glad that she could help me. A very close runner up is a song by one of Miranda's co-stars, "So Close" by Jennette McCurdy. This song was basically the story of my life this year. It's a song that every girl can relate to.
Lily's favorite album of 2009:
I have a lot of albums that I got this year. I haven't listened to all of them in full, but the best one I DID hear in full I am going to call a tie between Kris Allen by Kris Allen and Just Like You by Allison Iraheta. Both of these individuals were finalists on American Idol this year. Kris's album has the vibe to make you feel good, with songs like "Live Like We're Dying", "Written All Over My Face", "The Truth" and "Red Guitar", while Allison's makes you want to get up and jam out, with songs like "Friday I'll Be Over U", "Robot Love", "D Is For Dangerous", "Don't Waste the Pretty" and "Holiday".
Lily's favorite new friend of 2009:
I made a lot of new friends this year, but the best ones were all awesome in different ways. I'm gonna call this a tie between Wallace, Denise, Jason, Chrissy, Clarissa and Wendy. I met all of these individuals on idolforums.com, and now keep in touch with them either through that website, Twitter or AOL Instant Messanger. It's just great to talk to these individuals.
Lily's favorite group of friends of 2009:
There is really no contest for this award, and it goes to Theresa, Kathleen, Melanie, Sarah, Mackenzy and Brianna, also known as the Single Ladies. We met on archuletafans.com and we just basically have girl talk every day in our one specific topic thread on that website. We help each other through the good times and the bad, talk about our boy crushes and celeb crushes, and are just always there for each other. True blue friends to the end!
Lily's favorite celebrity that she became close to because of Twitter of 2009:
This is a relatively new award, because Twitter is the hottest thing around. My friends say I have Twitter powers because I get all sorts of celebrities to Tweet me. There are a few I talk to pretty regularly, but the 3 I talk to the most are Alex Wagner-Trugman, Stephen Fishbach and Brett Clouser. All 3 of these guys are famous for being on reality shows (Alex on American Idol and Stephen and Brett on Survivor, but different seasons). They're all SO nice and sweet and I always enjoy talking about various things with them. An honorable mention goes to Ashley Trainer. She is also from "Survivor" and we love talking about our favorite TV shows together (we like a lot of the same ones).
Lily's favorite best friend of 2009:
This award goes to Jenny. She and I met a little over a year ago on archuletafans.com and now we talk all the time on either Twitter or AOL Instant Messanger about everything. She's like my honorary sister because we share a lot of the same interests and talk about everything. I love her. Everyone needs a Jenny in their life to talk to.
So there you have it! My favorite things of 2009. Feel free to comment if you want to.
Love y'all,
***-Lily-***
Sunday, December 20, 2009
The last known survivor stalks his prey in the night, and he's watching us all with the eye of the tiger.
Since tonight was the final episode of the "Survivor" season, my blog title seems fitting for what I'm about to post. My final commentary for the season.
There are 5 members left in the Aiga tribe. Four of them are members of the former Foa Foa, and the last remaining Galu member is Brett. Russell wants to get rid of him because he's a threat for both jury votes and physicality.
The second-to-last Immunity Challenge is won by Brett for the 3rd consecutive time, forcing the Foa Foa four to vote out one of their own. Russell wants to keep Natalie around because he thinks she is easy to beat, so he tells Mick to vote Jaison and vice versa, leaving the vote up to Natalie, Russell and Brett. At Tribal Council, Jaison is sent home by a vote of 4-1. I liked Jaison. He was on the verge of quitting a few times, but he stuck it out and I applaud him for that. Peace out Jaison, and congrats on never being a quitter.
Before the castaways head to their final Immunity Challenge, they pay tribute to their fallen soldiers as traditionally done in the final episode. I did that as well tonight, through a video which I will post when I am done. The final Immunity Challenge was a nailbiter. Natalie and Mick went out early, leaving only Brett and Russell. After awhile, Brett is out of the challenge, meaning Russell wins Immunity for the first time. The Foa Foa 3 then go with their original plan to vote out the final Galu member, but Russell has some second thoughts because Brett is deserving of the million dollar prize, so he talks to Brett about it. At Tribal Council, Russell goes against his word and Brett is sent home by a vote of 3-1. I have a little story that I'm gonna tell about Brett, and to do so, I am going to start a new paragraph.
I first decided to keep my eye on Brett at the beginning of the season because he was good-looking, and he seemed like a cool guy based on his pre-show videos. I found him on Twitter and let him know that I was going to keep my eye on him this season. He tweeted me back saying "Just bring some grace when you watch me do silly, stupid things. lol." I didn't see it at first because at the time my computer charger was dead and so I couldn't get on the internet anywhere besides school, so I just happened to check my Twitter one day at school and there his Tweet was in my replies. I added something on Twitter where his updates are sent to my cell phone. So whenever he tweets something to me, someone that I follow, or the whole world, it will show up on my phone. He is the founder of this clothing company that is advocating for healthy body image. I have struggled with that for a long time, so some of his Tweets were really inspiring and uplifiting for me. And then the following Monday I was having a bad day, so I was on the bus home, my crying eyes hidden behind sunglasses, and I sent him a tweet text (or as I say, twext) saying I could really use one of his inspirational Tweets because I was having a really bad day. That Thursday I felt my phone buzz and there was a tweet to me from him saying that he hoped my week had turned out well. I was really surprised and touched that he remembered something. Since then we have kept in close contact on Twitter talking about everything. He is SO sweet and caring and inspiring and always there to make me smile when I need to. So Brett, peace out, you're amazing, and I hope to keep talking to you on Twitter even though this season is over.
Okay, now back to the game. Mick, Natalie and Russell are the final 3, so they get a chance to plead their case for a million dollars to the jury. 9 people that they had a hand in voting out now hold their fate. The final Tribal Council was really fun. Brett gets the award for most awesome and funny question. And no I'm not biased when I say that, it was really awesome and funny. You gotta admit that. At the live reunion show in Los Angeles, it is revealed that Natalie is the Sole Survivor by a vote of 7-2-0 with Mick recieving no votes. I liked Natalie from the beginning of the season til now. She was sort of underestimated. It was her and Jaison's move to vote Erik off that started the demise of Galu, and then she made strong alliances with Russell, Mick, and Brett to stay in the game, and she played it to the end and is now a million dollars richer. Congratulations to Natalie and the remaining castaways. This has been one crazy season of Survivor.
To close out the night, here is a video I made for the season. I made it a few days ago and made some changes based on the order. To close out "Survivor: Samoa", please enjoy this video.
The next season, "Survivor: Heroes vs Villains" begins on February 11th, 2010. I will recap that season and continue to share random thoughts. I hope you continue to read this!
One final thing. I must give a shoutout to another great Survivor commentator, Stephen Fishbach. He was the runner-up of "Survivor: Tocantins" and my favorite contestant of that season. I talk to him on Twitter as well and he has read this blog. He's very nice and has enjoyed reading this blog, and I enjoy reading his as well.
Okay, that's really it for the night! Peace out y'all, I'll talk to you soon.
Love y'all,
***-Lily-***
There are 5 members left in the Aiga tribe. Four of them are members of the former Foa Foa, and the last remaining Galu member is Brett. Russell wants to get rid of him because he's a threat for both jury votes and physicality.
The second-to-last Immunity Challenge is won by Brett for the 3rd consecutive time, forcing the Foa Foa four to vote out one of their own. Russell wants to keep Natalie around because he thinks she is easy to beat, so he tells Mick to vote Jaison and vice versa, leaving the vote up to Natalie, Russell and Brett. At Tribal Council, Jaison is sent home by a vote of 4-1. I liked Jaison. He was on the verge of quitting a few times, but he stuck it out and I applaud him for that. Peace out Jaison, and congrats on never being a quitter.
Before the castaways head to their final Immunity Challenge, they pay tribute to their fallen soldiers as traditionally done in the final episode. I did that as well tonight, through a video which I will post when I am done. The final Immunity Challenge was a nailbiter. Natalie and Mick went out early, leaving only Brett and Russell. After awhile, Brett is out of the challenge, meaning Russell wins Immunity for the first time. The Foa Foa 3 then go with their original plan to vote out the final Galu member, but Russell has some second thoughts because Brett is deserving of the million dollar prize, so he talks to Brett about it. At Tribal Council, Russell goes against his word and Brett is sent home by a vote of 3-1. I have a little story that I'm gonna tell about Brett, and to do so, I am going to start a new paragraph.
I first decided to keep my eye on Brett at the beginning of the season because he was good-looking, and he seemed like a cool guy based on his pre-show videos. I found him on Twitter and let him know that I was going to keep my eye on him this season. He tweeted me back saying "Just bring some grace when you watch me do silly, stupid things. lol." I didn't see it at first because at the time my computer charger was dead and so I couldn't get on the internet anywhere besides school, so I just happened to check my Twitter one day at school and there his Tweet was in my replies. I added something on Twitter where his updates are sent to my cell phone. So whenever he tweets something to me, someone that I follow, or the whole world, it will show up on my phone. He is the founder of this clothing company that is advocating for healthy body image. I have struggled with that for a long time, so some of his Tweets were really inspiring and uplifiting for me. And then the following Monday I was having a bad day, so I was on the bus home, my crying eyes hidden behind sunglasses, and I sent him a tweet text (or as I say, twext) saying I could really use one of his inspirational Tweets because I was having a really bad day. That Thursday I felt my phone buzz and there was a tweet to me from him saying that he hoped my week had turned out well. I was really surprised and touched that he remembered something. Since then we have kept in close contact on Twitter talking about everything. He is SO sweet and caring and inspiring and always there to make me smile when I need to. So Brett, peace out, you're amazing, and I hope to keep talking to you on Twitter even though this season is over.
Okay, now back to the game. Mick, Natalie and Russell are the final 3, so they get a chance to plead their case for a million dollars to the jury. 9 people that they had a hand in voting out now hold their fate. The final Tribal Council was really fun. Brett gets the award for most awesome and funny question. And no I'm not biased when I say that, it was really awesome and funny. You gotta admit that. At the live reunion show in Los Angeles, it is revealed that Natalie is the Sole Survivor by a vote of 7-2-0 with Mick recieving no votes. I liked Natalie from the beginning of the season til now. She was sort of underestimated. It was her and Jaison's move to vote Erik off that started the demise of Galu, and then she made strong alliances with Russell, Mick, and Brett to stay in the game, and she played it to the end and is now a million dollars richer. Congratulations to Natalie and the remaining castaways. This has been one crazy season of Survivor.
To close out the night, here is a video I made for the season. I made it a few days ago and made some changes based on the order. To close out "Survivor: Samoa", please enjoy this video.
The next season, "Survivor: Heroes vs Villains" begins on February 11th, 2010. I will recap that season and continue to share random thoughts. I hope you continue to read this!
One final thing. I must give a shoutout to another great Survivor commentator, Stephen Fishbach. He was the runner-up of "Survivor: Tocantins" and my favorite contestant of that season. I talk to him on Twitter as well and he has read this blog. He's very nice and has enjoyed reading this blog, and I enjoy reading his as well.
Okay, that's really it for the night! Peace out y'all, I'll talk to you soon.
Love y'all,
***-Lily-***
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