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Bachelor 16 - The Favorites

2012-01-25T23:08:00.000-06:00

Sorry Guys. This is probably my girly-est post to date. However, this cannot be helped and it cannot be stopped. I must tell you all how I feel about the new Bachelor season. So here we go...

First things first, I LOVE Ben. I would never date Ben because we wouldn't be compatible and I don't find him attractive, but I love him still! I usually don't watch The Bachelor or Bachelorette because I find the scripting unbearable. Oh, and the show is simply a dumb waste of time. But Ben is different, he delivers his lines effortlessly and almost makes me forget that there's a teleprompter in his face. I don't believe the Bachelor is really about love but Ben enables me to pretend it is.

Okay, so let me guess, you hate Courtney. Amirite? I figure that 98% of all women can't stand Courtney. She is cocky and slightly mean and prettier than everyone else and I totally LOVE her. I'm serious. She is by far my favorite. Maybe just because I love models in general? idk. She is such a beautiful, conniving, conceited, little beastly baby genius.

I might love Courtney but I want Casey B to win. Admit it. These two are made for each other.

Blakely. This woman is beyond beautiful. She seems like a dumb follower and she'll never end up with Ben, but darn, she is really gorgeous.

My favorite blond award goes to Rachel. I don't get her and I feel absolutely no chemistry between her and Ben. I like her because she's stylish and pretty and she does something strange with her lips that is just too cute! nohomo.

Last and probably least is Jennifer. She is the sweetest, cutest little thing but she is so boring! SO BORING. I feel like if I shook her hand she would introduce herself and say, "Hi, I'm Really Normal, what's your name?"

Overall I give this season of The Bachelor a 9 out of 10! Kudos to the current writers and producers for making people like me stay glued to the TV every Monday night.

Cheers.

Baby Sophia Turns One

2012-01-18T11:42:00.000-06:00

I'm totally obsessed with my niece. We call her the paparazzi baby because no matter what she does, about 10 people with cameras jump to capture it. I'm not exaggerating. Everyone is obsessed with her. We recently celebrated her Bday and she got to kick it with all the kiddos and some of our church family.

A Timberlake Christmas

2011-12-16T17:59:00.001-06:00

Lindsay Timberlake had a Christmas party this week and it was lovely. I had one of those "this party is way more fabulous than I thought it would be, why didn't I bring my good camera" moments. Thank God for iPhones.

The people were gorgeous and the food table was worth a million pictures all by itself. However, I was too busy eating and staring at pretty boys to take any.

The Ugly Christmas Sweater Party

2011-12-13T23:04:00.001-06:00

I didn't know it was possible for "grown ups" to out party my youngest and most energetic friends. But Saturday night I found out that it was not only possible, but happening right in front of my eyes.

It started out innocent enough. Cheese dip, meatballs, tortilla chips and treats. There were lots of ridiculously hideous sweaters to laugh at and everyone was in the best of holiday spirits.

Some of the WAV ladies were there...

Me, Britt, Liz and Christina

The highlight of my night was that people were calling Tyler "Hotty McTotty." Hahahaha, who says that?!

I knew the night was about to take a turn into crazy when I heard Britt yell out "Come on everyone, time for Flip Cup!" For the record, I didn't play. Flip Cup is never a smart idea. I just sat around and laughed.

And then as if Flip Cup wasn't enough, they brought out the Fireball. Yikes!

There's a dance craze I have never heard about. The grown ups taught me this too.

Good night? Nope. It was great.

SHREKTACULAR

2011-12-09T01:03:00.001-06:00

Why do people think I'm a crazy socialite with a wild and glamorous life? I have no idea. When it comes down to it, I'm nothing more than Auntie D. I have so many nieces and nephews and they are all so important to me. But one thing is for sure, they do NOT think Auntie D is cool. They think Auntie D is the crazy lady who picks them up from the bus stop wearing beat up sweats and unwashed, tousled hair. Because I am. And I do.

One of my Auntie "duties" is to give them all the surprises that my childhood lacked. So last week I took them to Shrektacular at Opryland Hotel. My friend Katie Haskell is head of production so she made my niece and nephew "VIPs" and gave us special front row seating. My niece said "Auntie D, I'm famous like you and my Mom." That was the best part of my night. I'm glad she at least thinks other people consider me "cool."

My favorite part was the Gingerbread man. I wanted to poke his tummy and giggle. And he made me really hungry.

I love red and purple together so I had to document.

They loved the show but when all is said and done, I could have bought them some of this ribbon and they would have had an equally good time. They played with it for half an hour!

Oh yea, and this happened...

Y2K - Dirty Feathers

2011-12-06T18:18:00.000-06:00

There's really only one party a year that cannot be missed and it's Y2K Dirty Feathers. All other parties are inconsequential.

Here's what happened last Saturday.

Pre Party with Danielle Leeper, Giovanni and Jeff.

Scottie and Lyds

Lola and me

Hunter, KP and Balee

My friend Jacob showed up to12th and Porter randomly, said hi and then I couldn't find him for the rest of the night.

Scottie and a random cowboy.

The Aught Nots warming up for their set.

Yes, it was that fun.

Becky Solley and me

Chelsea Lammert

Jardan Chaffin and me

So many Indians

Joy Todd

Love

Thanksgiving 2011 Music Video!

2011-12-04T23:55:00.000-06:00

WATCH T H I S!

Yup, this is how we roll. Hope you enjoyed this year's music video...can't wait to do it again next year. No holiday is as amazing as Thanksgiving.
We missed you Talia, Courts, J Hong, D'Ann, Kenny, Juanisa, Biggest Sis, Drew, Boriqua, Chico, Armando, Maggie, Scottie, Phillip and Dia but we still held it down.

Jealous yet?

And then there was this.

2011 American Music Awards Recap - By Toya Haynes

2011-11-25T19:19:00.001-06:00

After the BETand MTV awards this year, I really wasn't sure if I would ever do an awards recap again. However watching this year's AMA awards with my peeps on Twitter was really enjoyable. Without further ado, here's my real time commentary of this year's American Music Awards.

Is anyone old enough to remember Lionel Richie on the AMA's in the 80's? "OUTRAGEOUS!"
Wait...Nicki Minaj sings????? I honestly did not hate Nicki's performance. It was....different. I have resolved that I have reached the age where I am now extremely nostalgiac (read:old). I'm just not going to get why a lot of thngs are popular right now, such as the space age theme that permeated a lot of performances. So this bionic Barbie thing may be cool. I'm just not up on it.
I've never seen any of these videos for these nominees and I don't know any LMFAO songs. I am so behind. Dad please don't ask me what LMFAO stands for. Please.
Adam Levine makes me so happy. Incredibly happy. So does his tailor.
I may/may not have just thought that Sean Kingston was Keenan Thompson.
Justin Bieber's performance: Wait...did I just start *body rollin* to this Christmas song? Lord forgive me. Let me put on my Simon Cowell of the South hat on for a minute and say that while I love me some Bieber, that set was too much for that boring performance. Beyonce' did more during her performance on the VMA's and she was pregnant. He should've just done a ballad. I really really thought that he was going to transition into something else. My girl Jen said that he missed a perfect opportunity to go into "Billie Jean". That would have been AWESOME! But since he denies that he and that girl actually "danced on the floor in a around"...well, maybe that would've been a problem.
Adam Lambert has guts being at the AMAs after last time. I'd be at home putting up Christmas decorations.
I loved Chris Brown's performance of "All Back" so much that I was hoping he wouldn't transition to another song. However when he took it to the club, I loved it! He sang! This is the Chris Brown I like to see.
Nicki Minaj's win: I'm not going to talk about her needing assistance to walk from side stage to the podium because of her shoes. I've often had 20/20 hindsight over bad wardrobe choices. But did she say "There's power in your peace. Hold your peace" or was that last peace "piece"? Did she just quote Madea?
Kelly Clarkson: Kelly Clarkson sounds and looks great! I don't care what anyone says. I need her and Adele to go on tour together. I can see it now. The "Yes We Eat...And???" 2012 Tour coming to an arena near you.
I am clearly out of touch. I have no idea who these actors and actresses presenting are.
Enrique Inglesias: "I Like It" & "I Like How It Feels"? What DOESN'T Enrique Inglesias like this year? I sense a theme. Has anyone ever heard the uncensored version of this? It is in NO way appropriate for this kids choir he has on stage with him.
I love that Ludacris doesn't dress "like a rapper" anymore. He kinda looks like a night school teacher.
This AMA Divas recap is making me a little teary especially this clip of Whitney singing "I Have Nothing". Not teary enough to not clown it though. BOBBAY!!!!!
I am really really REALLY unhappy with what flies as R&B nowadays. Rihanna won for best R&B Soul Album. Really? And did anyone else notice how they slick didn't show them present the award for Best Contemporary Inspirational Artist award. I just found out that Casting Crowns won it. What's up with that?
J Lo's performance: First of all, I like how J Lo acted like she was gonna cry on stage again. That was funny. However when did they start putting commercials on the ACTUAL award show? Did she just show up in a Fiat? Are they gonna show her driving to Kohl's in that Fiat next??????!!!! I really expected the announcer to say "This performance was brought to you by Kohl's and Fiat" after this. Holy product placement Batman!
I am so glad that Lance Bass found a career with Lady Antebellum after Nsync. Wait...
Yes Benjamin Bratt. Yes. That is grown man swag right there! Wait did I just say the word "swag"?
Zumba was the best thing to ever happen to Pitbull's career. Everything has its season.
I like Katy Perry. Melanie said she looks like a pink Judy Jetson! She is right. LOL! That shoutout to EMI took me out of here too.
I love that Joe Jonas just flipped that Sprint mobile phone around to show the winner. Yall are NOT going to Tiffany Greene him this year.
I'm just waiting for that kid from Hot Chelle Rae's hair to be a trending topic on Twitter. Someone here just said he looks like he just got side punched in slow motion.
ALANIS MORRISETTE!!!!!! This is a nice surprise. I think it's interesting that she is there introducing Mary J. Blige because I often compare their work. I feel the same way about Alanis that I feel about Mary. I'm glad they're happier but I like the sad music better.
Robin Thicke is blessed and HIGHLY favored! Yeah God! Perfect are the works of your hands! And that girl presenting with him is NOT Christina Aguileira????
Go on and add Christina Aguileira to that aforementioned Adele and Kelly Clarkson tour. I aint mad atcha!
Love that Adam Levine did both "Moves Like Jagger" and one of my favorite current songs "Stereo" with Gym Class Heroes. That song is so infectious.
John Legend dresses so well. He always looks great.
Drake is my favorite emo rapper. Ok he is the only emo rapper. Still he's my favorite emo rapper.
YEESSSS!!!!!!!!!! I just said I wanted Bruno Mars to win but thought he wouldn't. YEEEAAAAAH! He is givng me Johnny Mathis 2011 right now and it is blessing my socks off.
I like Daughtry. I have an appreciation for raw emotion white boy angst music from time to time. Not you Nickelback though. Not you.
I love that they play "Mean" for Taylors Swift when she wins. I am not ashamed to say that I saw one of her shows recently and I had a BLAST! I'm a fan for real. Wait a minute. Did Taylor just say that she wrote that whole record by herself? Let me hold somethin' until payday Taylor! I know you got it!
Will. I. Am's performance: J. Lo is in this too? Are these outfits from the Battlestar Galactica collection from Kohl's? Because that would explain...some.
I love Taylor Swift. I really do. She is just as surprised she won as everyone else is. Brandon just said that she is that Jessica Daily Affirmation girl off of Youtube all grown up. "I love my hair, I love my house, I love my school...I can do anything good!"
The announcer just said that LMFAO's performance is"Sponsored by Old Navy". What is going on tonight?
So THIS is LMFAO and the famous "Party Rock" song. I kept saying that I had never heard it. Now I realize that I have been avoiding it as I do most songs that sound like this. However, it's not terrible. Justin Bieber coming out just cracked me up. Wait...Sir...please...please keep your clothes on. Sir...SIR?????? This whole performance just turned into a bad, bad, BAD dream. Just...wow.

So the floor is open. What did you think of the awards this year? Oh and please remember, no profanity please. I know some of yall get heated about stuff like this. Trust I understand.

Never Have I Ever...

2011-11-22T13:37:00.000-06:00

You know the game where you start off with 10 fingers and name things you haven't done? Well if anyone has done them they have to put a finger down and you want to be the last one with fingers up. (Some people play this as a drinking game.) For whatever reason, I seem to play this game a lot lately...apparently I'm re-living my teenage years for the last couple weeks. Anyway, it got me thinking...what are 10 things that I've never done? Would my list beat yours?

Never have I ever drank an orange mocha frappuccino.
Never have I ever been engaged.
Never have I ever been overweight.

Never have I ever smoked weed.
Never have I ever gone skydiving.
Never have I ever enjoyed listening to Blink 182, Nickelback, Adam Lambert, Kim Burell or Linkin Park.

Never have I ever missed an episode of Jersey Shore.

Never have I ever been single for more than 6 months.
Never have I ever gone to college.
Never have I ever woken up in a good mood.

Okay, so who won?

Being Single Is Fun

2011-11-21T21:39:00.000-06:00

Someone, please come into my life and take the camera out of my hand! I can't stop.

I went to cover a couple of events (for my other more professional blog), and what happened? I ended up in front of the camera with my friends. Did we even take pics of anyone else? Help. We might be conceited.

What A Difference A Day Makes!

2011-11-04T12:39:00.000-05:00

Okay, I'm back. Back to my regular happy, joyful, fulfilled feeling self. Emo Danielle day was a rough one (see post below) but God came and whispered to me in the night. He wrapped grace and comfort around me like a blanket. He restored my soul.

Oh, and then I saw this.

They better get it! And they rocked it out the breakdown at 1:39 too! Hahaha. The legacy continues...

So anyway, who's ready to go back to talking about Kim K? *hand raises slowly*

A Time To Mourn

2011-11-03T18:33:00.003-05:00

Warning - this is not a funny post. Sorry.

I find myself having very serious thoughts today. In the Bible it states that there is a time for everything. Everything including bad/unhappy things. So when is it time to weep and mourn?

I am having an inner struggle with our culture as well as with our church culture today. Everything and everyone seem to be moving so fast. Everyone seems all smiles and happy online posts and to the natural eye it looks like everyone is without trials and without faults. We are parading around like a happy circus with everyone we see and know in attendance. This goes for everything from the grocery store, to the coffee shop, to the church. Telling someone in the church that you're having a tough time can be like inviting yourself to an amateur counseling session. So when does anyone weep and mourn?

I'm not happy today...not at all. I'm not going to smile, I don't want to...not today. So why isn't that alright? Culturally, to say you're anything but "fine" when someone asks how you're doing is both shocking and incredibly awkward. Have you tried it? The other person's body language changes completely and they look like they need to run, fast. But why? When is it time to weep and mourn?

Have you ever had a friend or family member pass away and someone (someone who knows what happened) asks you "what's wrong" when they see you crying or sad? Did you want to beat that person on the spot? When tragedy happens are we really only given a day or two for sadness before it becomes uncomfortable for others? Well that's how I feel. No one died, but I have a feeling of loss and I'm dealing with that. Maybe I'll smile tomorrow, but not today. I don't do a lot of weeping, but today is my time to mourn.

To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:

A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;

A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;

A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; - Ecclesiastes 3:1-4

Falling Whistles In Nashville - The Face Campaign

2011-11-01T14:12:00.001-05:00

If you have been following me for awhile you know that my favorite non profit is Falling Whistles. I love the work that they do! Falling Whistles is an organization working to raise awareness of the war in Congo (our world’s deadliest war with over 6 million casualties in the past 20 years) and ultimately campaign for peace and freedom in Congo. Through supporting entrepreneurial programs for victims of domestic violence, rehabilitation of former child soldiers, working to ensure a free and fair election this November, and raising awareness in the US, there is very real hope in changing the face of Congo!

Falling Whistles will be having an event in Nashville, TN on November 2nd from 6:30pm-10pm at 1410 Holly Street Nashville, TN 37206. Come on out and enjoy drinks, acoustic sets from your favorite bands and get some knowledge!

For more info, check out my other blog... www.allmostfamousonline.com/blog

Kim Kardashian Files for Divorce - I Told You So!

2011-10-31T16:05:00.000-05:00

I hate always being right. After just 72 hours Kim has filed for divorce. I know people have very little compassion for celebrities but I feel really sad for her. Everyone needs to be loved. She wanted it so badly and she believed in it so much. I was hoping they would stay together for at least a year. I mean, come on!

Today is Halloween and like Kim, I also experienced a break up in the last 24 hours. I'm sitting here watching Zombie Apocalypse while pondering life and relationships. The thing I can't figure out is, what makes people stay together? What drives people to the place where they are desperate to break up and can't stay together for another day? I guess if I knew the answer I would already be married...and I would be able to stay married longer than 72 days! I think the saddest part about today is that I'm more upset about Kim's break up than my own. Does that make Kim Kardashian the new Jennifer Aniston? If the two of them find lasting love does that mean women all over the world will think there is hope for us all?

There's some scary food for thought. Happy Halloween!

What Do You Think of When You Hear "Gatlinburg, TN?"

2011-10-27T19:14:00.000-05:00

I'm ageless! Again! Phew, just when I thought I'd have to get older, mother nature stepped in and gave me permission to stay exactly the same. Instead of throwing a big huge party, I wanted to celebrate my agelessness with some of my BFFs. So I sat down for sushi and wine with Lyds, Britt, Scottie Pottie, and Sexy Dexy and then an after party with my friends Ashley, Lee and others. Other people were in and out and it was great to see them, but I was mostly happy that some of the major players in my life were there.

For the weekend, I went to Gatlinburg. When most people think of Gatlinburg a couple things come to mind...

Amirite?

Well when I think of Gatlinburg I think of friendly locals, every shade of fall trees. go carts, arcades, weird tourist attractions and Pancake Pantry! So that's just what we did, we got weird at Ripley's Believe It Or Not, we rode the ski lift, we took pictures of everything just like the tourists we were.

Best dressed award! I want that sweater so badly.

Seeing ghosts and everything.

But most of all, we relaxed and celebrated ME and my agelessness. Just the way it should be.

Would You Rather? - A Kardashian Comparison

2011-10-14T17:05:00.001-05:00

Since Kim Kardashian's wedding, it seems like every woman I talk to brings up someone in the Kardashian family. As most of you know, I am single and extremely commitment phobic. I know that no matter who I eventually marry I will have my own set of issues and trials, but the Kardashian wedding got me thinking, "Which crappy situation would I prefer to get stuck in?"

Situation # 1
Having a child out of wed-lock with a slightly attractive, fame hungry, latchkey, alcoholic.

Pros: You have a beautiful baby, your hubby is a hustler, your house is amazing, you're Danielle Kimmey's favorite sister.
Cons: You live with Scott Disick, you can never trust your man, your man is embarrassing.

Situation # 2
Getting married to a man who seems very solid but you can never feel totally happy because you are known as the "fat sister" who may have married a man just because he was in the NBA and paid you some attention.

Pros: Lamar Odom seems like a great man and husband, you get to be funny, you would have a tough exterior that keeps you grounded throughout the fat jokes.
Cons: You never got to date your dude, your man is always busy, your man takes terrible photos.

Situation # 3
Marrying a child who will probably grow to resent you because of your level of fame and your love of plastic surgery.

Pros: Kim seems genuinely happy, even if the marriage doesn't work you would have a couple happy years, your dude looks great in pictures.
Cons: EVERYTHING ELSE.

With that said, I would prefer Khloe's crappy situation because even though it was only a 9 day engagement I can feel the love through my TV screen. And when it comes down to it, I'd rather be fat and happy then skinny and getting a divorce.

What would you do?

Girl's Night In

2011-10-05T14:35:00.004-05:00

Am I the biggest dork alive? I come up with the craziest ideas for fun. Here's my latest idea, let's make a video with an intro saying "A Black, A Blonde and An Indian." After we said that the video was supposed to go into a choreographed dance that my friend Christina taught us.

Well that's what we were supposed to do. What actually happened was even dumber.

We are the opposite of "cool" or "sexy or "good at making videos," but at least we're always fun.

How Long Have I Known You? (Britt J's Birthday 2011)

2011-09-27T00:10:00.000-05:00

Last Friday was both Britt J and Christina's birthday. We all met at Mafiozas to celebrate. For Britt and Christina it was a fun time with friends. For me, it was a mini reunion. The longer I stayed at the party, the more people I saw that I knew. I must be really old.

Anyway, Happy Birthday Christina! And Happy Birthday Britt!

OMG!

Yup. I'm old. :)

Do You Have A Best Friend? Do You Want To Be My Best Friend?

2011-09-26T01:29:00.001-05:00

Well too bad. I already have a best friend. Let me introduce you to Talia, she is my BFF and she wears more clothes and jewelry (at the same time) than anyone I know. She is also the most compassionate giver I have ever known. If you say something bad about her I will punch you in the face. If you call her your best friend or try to steal her away, I will never speak to you again. I'm very territorial over this one.

Talia came into town for work so I got to catch up with her and her wonderful co-workers.

John is a super smart, know everything about art kind of guy.

Megan is...well, I only met her once but I really liked her!

Talia and I tried to do a photo shoot but failed miserably.

The next day a huge crew of us went to church together and danced it up in the pews just like old times. It was heavenly (no pun intended). After church we went to our favorite old hangout spot, Las Palmas. It was as good as ever. The best part of all was hanging out and laughing together, catching up on all the life's dramas, and getting to spend time with my friend's beautiful kids.

Is this the funniest picture ever?

Overall, I would definitely say this was a Weekend of Wonderful!

The Best Coupon Site On the Internet

2011-09-16T19:16:00.000-05:00

I seriously found the best coupon service. Sooo...everyone is going crazy about deals and discounts these days. Everyone is obsessed with Groupon and Living Social and things like that. The problem is, you share that crap with your friends and get NOTHING in return. So I decided to switch to Moolala.

Here's the deal, anyone that signs up under you and purchases something gives you 2% of their purchase. Forever! If they buy something in 2 years, you still get 2%. Also, you get 2% of anyone they sign up (5 levels down). Forever. Oh, and you get 2% back on your own purchases too!

So, here's my link.
Sign up under me pleaseeee. Sign other people up under you. Why? Because passive income is so much better than a 9-5. Get into it!

Contagion

2011-09-12T10:31:00.000-05:00

Contagion scared me so badly, not even my hair wanted to touch.

A Night of a Million Things

2011-09-08T14:54:00.000-05:00

Random nights are good for my soul. I don't always want to have a plan...sometimes I need to move with the wind and to let the night take me where it wants to go. My friend Britt's life motto is something like "I'm just gonna see where the day takes me." I agree that this is often the best way to be.
Thank God for night's like this one!

We started off at Alfred Williams & Co's party for the Greenways for Nashville foundation. This was my fave couple. Look at those pants! I can't wait to be a weird old person.

Britt and me

Britt and Nicole Arbuckle

Nicole designed all the flower/plant arrangements. As always, she did an amazing job.

A real photographer was there. I love taking pics of people taking pics. This is the ever stylish, ever beautiful, Laura Cavaliere.

Speaker Chris Bowles from the Mayor's office speaking on Sustainability.

After the speaker my friend Dex sat in every Herman Miller chair in the building until he found the magic seat. We spent A LOT of time testing this amazing chair.

After we got thoroughly silly at the gallery event, we headed over to Local Honey for the back to school sale.

Kevin Perryman and Luke Tidwell (owners of Tidwell and Perryman). Shea Steele (owner of Local Honey).

Singer Evan P. Donohue

Dex took me to the new Brazilian churrascaria, Boombasha. It was amazing. I ate my weight in meat.

I found a cat I like! Meet Jeebers.

The night ended in a dubstep dance party, just like all nights should.

Japanese Lady Gaga Fans

2011-08-22T15:53:00.000-05:00

Will my Japanese envy ever end? Is there a magic potion I can take that will make me Japanese? That is a real questions, because if said potion exists, I will inhale it immediately.

I adore being black, but if I was Blazian I feel like I would have the upper hand in all areas. Think about it. I would be good in English, Science AND Math. My hair would be even more outrageous. I could run like the wind and still have those stick skinny Asian legs. People wouldn't wonder why I only enjoy cars that have odd shapes. When I made a peace sign in a picture no one would call it "out of date." I would speak four languages (English, Spanish, Portuguese and Japanese). I would rule.

I don't love Lady Gaga, but I love how over the top she is. I wish I believed her. I feel like when the Japanese dress like Gaga it's more real than Gaga dressing like Gaga. Do you "get it?"

All of these awesome pics came from tokyo.com.

JCTV - ATT U Verse is Ruining My Life

2011-08-19T19:21:00.002-05:00

I just got cable for the first time in my life. I don't actually watch TV so today is the first time I've turned this thing on. I realized that I have over 500 channels and do you know what the only thing I'm watching is? JCTV. I'm addicted and I can't stop. This is like a blast from my past. I feel like I'm hanging out with all of my friends that are still touring and I don't get to catch up with them as often as I would like to.

I have been watching now for 5 hours!!! Help me. I've also been geeking out on Facebook and leaving creepy posts on my friends walls like, "Hey Toby, guess who's on TV right now?!" I am becoming such a stalker. I must stop.

I think I'll just talk about it here and hopefully no one will find out how obsessed I am about watching my people on TV. So far I've seen...

Coffee and T Bone, otherwise known as GRITS.

Nicole C. Mullen, also known as the most physically fit women I know.

Group 1 Crew

Okay, I was gonna go on and on about this and make a huge list, but my dude is getting mad at me for blogging during a hangout. He's also mad that we're watching JCTV.

Thylane Blondeau - How Young Is Too Young?

2011-08-19T12:52:00.001-05:00

Can you say, D I S T U R B I N G?

I know that I work in fashion and most of my counterparts would call this model and this photo shoot "gorgeous," "groundbreaking," "luxurious," or whatever ...but I call it "gross." Thylane is only 10 years old and almost every picture I see of her is overly seductive. Why can't we celebrate a beautiful 10 yr old by allowing her to look 10? Why do we fight child pornography and pedophilia but glorify them as long as it's for fashion or art.

I don't see the distinction. I think this is just too far and 10 years old is too young for these type of shots. I'm a grown up and if I posted pics of myself like this I would get complaints...why should anyone be okay with a 10 year old doing this?

Sorry, "fashion," but I have to draw the line somewhere, and I believe announcing this 10 year old as the next big thing is where you crossed that line.

I'm Having A Day

2011-08-15T15:30:00.000-05:00

I'm having a day. No, I'M HAVING A DAY!!! That's more like it.

Today has started out as a total and complete catastrophe.

I ran out of creamer for my coffee.
I read the Bible and couldn't find any of the passages I was looking for.
My dog wouldn't go to the bathroom or eat any of her food.
I needed to wear business casual but none of my white collared shirts were clean.
I finally found a shirt but it was wrinkled and I don't own an iron.
I took a shower but I couldn't comb my hair....it was all knotted up. (I know my sistas with natural hair will get this one.)
My hair made me late.
My mom is visiting and she chose the exact moment I was leaving to start a conversation.
I lost my purse. Most people lose their keys...I lost the whole purse. (Hey, it's a big house!)
My sister came in town and came over with my niece AS A SURPRISE but I was already late so I didn't even get to look at baby Sophia or hug my sister, I just ran outta my house.
I drove 50 minutes and got lost on the way to my meeting.
MY MEETING WAS TOTAL BS AND I HAD TO DRIVE 50 MINUTES BACK HOME AFTER GETTING ABSOLUTELY NOTHING DONE.
By the time I got home my sister had left again.
My dog still won't eat and I still can't find the Bible passages I was looking for.

I know none of these are "real" problems, but dang. As I said before, this day is a total and complete catastrophe so far. It can only go up from here!

On the plus side, I took the picture above and realized that when I'm making a frustrated face, my muscles look really cut! Win!

I Heart Photo Shoots

2011-08-10T16:49:00.000-05:00

Today I am a photographer, makeup artist, hair stylist, art director, lighting director, model coordinator and multi media guru. And I love every single second of it.

All Most Famous online store is coming soon. But in the meantime you can check out the regular website...
www.allmostfamousonline.com
www.facebook.com/amfonline

Is It Time for Jersey Shore Yet?

2011-07-14T22:40:00.000-05:00

It's summertime and I couldn't be more bored with what's on TV. To be honest, I don't actually enjoy TV, but I have a huge project that I should be working on so I am distracting myself from being productive with anything I can find. Literally anything. Tonight I ate a whole pizza, some left over cinnamon rolls (leftover from like Thanksgiving or something), I watched an entire episode of Big Brother (I'll never make that mistake again) and I listened to all of my voice mails and even returned people's phone calls. If you know me, you know that's a big deal.

So as I'm sitting here desperately racking my brain for something else to do (anything other than actually work on my project) I keep wishing that the worst show on TV had started their 4th season. Come on, is anything more distracting than this? Don't judge me.

I was stoked until I saw this...

Now I'm realizing that they are nothing more than celebrities. Just actors "acting" like crazy Guidos from Jersey and Long Island and such. I hate celebrity. It ruins everything.

Guess I better start on my project now.

Summer Blogging

2011-07-11T17:47:00.001-05:00

Okay, so you know how in the summer EVERYONE says this?

http://www.google.com/search?q=sorry+i+havent+blogged+in+awhile&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-Address&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7&rlz=1I7SKPB_en

Right, "sorry I haven't blogged in awhile." Well since I have told you what people say all the time I won't even bother saying it. You get the point.
I hereby vow to do better! Okay? But in the meantime, here are some life highlights.

My sister Andrea graduated and is an official RN!!!

I did a photo shoot of my niece, Sophia. The pictures are amazing (the one attached is not one of the best, but I just love those fat little baby feet)!

I did some "art direction" for the new Family Force 5 project! On their newest photo shoot they will be wearing clothes from one of the fashion designers I represent, Tidwell and Perryman, which is uber exciting for me.

I went to Creation East and did something I don't know if I've ever done before. I WATCHED SHOWS FROM THE AUDIENCE instead of from backstage. It was pretty awesome. I watched Family Force 5, Newsboys (that's them above), Shonlock (his show was b-a-n-a-n-a-s!), Robert Pierre, Tenth Ave. North, and more. It was such a nice experience to be able to dance with the crowd. Granted, it only lasted about 5 minutes before I either got recognized or got too hot or got bored...but it was always a really great 5 minutes. Oh, I almost forgot, I introduced myself to Brandon Heath and he said, "Uh, Danielle, we know each other, we went to high school together." I just thought that was really funny.

More coming soon...

What the Heck Is Wrong with People?!!!

2011-06-11T15:55:00.000-05:00

I am sitting in a pool of sweat and tears. And I am angry. So very angry. What has happened to humanity that we are so afraid to reach out to others? How have we become so callous?

I went on a jog today and I got a very late start because I had a late night and decided to sleep in. Since I have more energy in the afternoon I ran much farther and faster than usual. I ended up "exploration running" on the main streets of LA. As I crossed over Melrose on Fairfax I saw a man lying in the middle of the sidewalk. I slowed down to check on him and see if he was just homeless and asleep, or if he was actually dead. Even when I got close I couldn't tell. There were people watching me from a distance who had obviously seen this guy but were too scared of helping someone homeless...so they watched to see what would happen to me.

I crouched down further and said "Sir, are you okay?" I got no response but his hand twitched so I knew he was still alive. I got in closer and saw a pool of blood flowing from his head. I asked anyone if they had a cell phone and someone handed one to me so I could call the police. I screamed at everyone and called them cowards. (I am not a perfect person.)

As I was on the phone with the paramedics, the man woke up. His name is Mohammed and he said he loved me and asked me to marry him. I had to give him my T-shirt to control the bleeding. I held his hand and he shook from fear and loss of blood.

The paramedics came and I gave the lady her phone back and said "Thank you." She said "No problem, I'll just wipe my phone down." I hated her at that moment. I repented for that hatred, but even now it brings me to tears. I would rather help a million Mohammed's than one bystander who doesn't even take the time to check if the man on the sidewalk is alive.

So I sprinted the mile or so back to where I'm staying. I was half naked and crying uncontrollably. I love all of God's kids but still...I am angry.

And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me. - Matthew 25:40

Halfway Through Los Angeles

2011-06-01T00:03:00.002-05:00

Nashville has a bug called Cicadas that come out every 13 years and completely take over everything. I can NOT be in Nashville when this invasion happens so I had to get away. There's no better place to escape than LA. I'm having an awesome trip and getting alot of thinking done. Other trip highlights include...

My friend Jimi's wedding (I met him when I was 14 and he was playing drums for T-Bone).
Both of my sisters, Lisa and Andrea, are here while I'm here.
Taking a photo shoot of my little baby niece.
Talia flew in for vacay
Cousin flew in for vacay
Tons of girl's nights
Suprising late night phone calls
And last but not least, I got hit on by Usher

That's about it so far and it's way too much to type about...so here are some pictures. I'll try and give some better story telling later in the second LA edition.

Cousin came to LA to see Kylie Minogue but I made sure to steal some brunch time with him.

Girl's night with the besties. We went to go see Bridesmaids but it was sold out so we got stuck watching Pirates 3D. My friend Heidi hadn't even seen the 1st 3 movies...I think she texted the whole time.

Jimi and Valerie finally got married after 17 years of dating! They had the largest wedding party I've ever seen.

Oh yeah, my hair is kind of purple now.

Drew and Andrea Baca

I loved Vanessa's outfit so much I just had to take a style photo!

T-Bone looks so different my sister didn't recognize him. He looks great though!

Talia's sister Dorian lives here in LA and she called for a "grown and sexy" ladies night. We got kind of dressed up thinking we were going to a lounge and ended up at a predominately Somalian All White Memorial Day party. We were severely overdressed, especially since here in LA, women wear clothes that look like a tiny bandanna wrapped around their butt and chest only.

I kept trying to take a great picture but failed.

Memorial Day was Talia's last in town so we all went out again and had some random fun at The Standard and a neighborhood bar.

Oh, one last thing. I'm getting fat becasue I'm eating this crap + In and Out everyday.

Yumm. More soon.

Danielle's Last Days (Sometimes Hip, Sometimes Homeless 3)

2011-05-03T11:12:00.001-05:00

I can't even believe it. My time at interlinc has come to a close. I no longer work in youth ministry. I no longer have an excuse to look like crap every single day. It's bittersweet really.

I'm super excited about what's next in my life and I'm ready to give All Most Famous all of my time and attention (I'll even have time to blog now!), but I will miss being in this office with all the youth leaders wearing T-shirts and crocks. I'll miss the mandals and Titans hats. I'll miss the khaki cargo shorts and baseball Ts. I'll miss the interlinc team.

To commemorate my time here we took some pictures of our outfits on my last days at the Linc. I shouldn't be allowed out of the house looking like this ever again.

Miss you Scottie Pottie!!! Bye 4ever!

Just the Way I Feel

2011-04-18T11:03:00.000-05:00

Have you ever made a random comment on something and found out that everyone feels the same way? That just happened to me. I listen to this Tank song "I Can't Make You Love Me" at least 3 times a day. He sounds so...hopeless...and that makes me feel better somehow. I don't mean to be down on love, but I am, and I don't know how to change that.

I made a little comment on the video a couple days ago and now it's the top comment. Why? Because I'm not the only one who has NO IDEA what to do with love. NONE. I feel comforted to be in the same boat as so many of you that just can't quite figure "love" out.

Thanks Tank. You said it/sang it better than I ever could.

A Gem In An Otherwise Dull Day 4

2011-04-14T09:40:00.000-05:00

I used to love Hardcore and Screamo. Now look what it's become.

For My Grandfather

2011-04-12T13:34:00.001-05:00

My Grandfather passed away on March 29, 2011. I have cried my share of tears and I miss him and my grandmother very much, but as the smoke clears and the grief begins to lift, I am once again reminded of what an amazing man my Grandfather was.

David Williams was a music teacher in the Richmond Public School system for 50 years. HE NEVER MISSED A DAY OF WORK! He also passed down his musical legacy to my mom and my sisters and me. There were 3 (or more) generations of his musical students at the funeral last week. When I die, I hope my legacy will be half as moving as his.

My Grandfather always used to say "keep the most important thing the most important." When he listed the #1 thing it would range from God, to "not just hearing but listening," to many other most important things. I'm not sure what was most important to him in life but I loved to listen to him talk. His favorite subjects to discuss with me were Rihanna, my job, music and Chris Brown...in that order.

Love you Grandaddy!

He hated to have his picture taken so I had to sneak one in at my Grandmother's memorial!

Photo shoots always make me feel better. When I'm sad, I need a camera in my hand.

Cousin John

My sister, Andrea, and John.

My cousin was doing the dougie while everyone packed the car.

We went over to the house I was raised in before the service. It is now something of an historic site. There are many artifacts set up around the house. These items come from all over Africa and beyond. My grandmother had always loved to collect dolls so the family has decided to leave all of their houses unoccupied and as is.

I think it's weird that I grew up in this room. I have too many memories here. It's haunting.

This was my sister's favorite toy as a child. It's still here. See? That's haunting.

I guess I'm a part of this house too. I'm not sure when my Grandmother placed this standee there, but I think it's been there for awhile. Except for the fact that we are also from Africa, it doesn't exactly fit the decor.

So proud of where we are from.

I'm still proud of Africa, but this mask freaks me out.

Once the limo picked us up and we went to the service, things got real. Funerals are hard for me.

My uncle David, my cousin John, my uncle Tony.

Friends and former students of my Grandfather's.

My Mommy, my sister, my cousin.

There were several music tributes...some from my Grandfather's former students who are now well known musicians in their own right...and a beautiful tribute on the clarinet from my Aunt Angela.

My Grandfather was given a wonderful and well deserved Veteran Memorial and send off. I'll miss him always.

When We Were Young Sneak Peek

2011-03-29T12:04:00.001-05:00

Heidi Jewell from Under the Guise snuck a couple photographs.
http://undertheguise.com/!

Oh, and a great review of the event. The info about the T&P show is towards the bottom.
http://nashvillefashionblog.blogspot.com/2011/03/weekend-update-event-review.html

Guess What?

2011-03-28T10:21:00.003-05:00

Amy Grant came to my event last night.
Amy Grant came to my event last night.
Amy Grant came to my event last night.
Amy Grant came to my event last night.
Amy Grant came to my event last night.
Amy Grant came to my event last night.
Kings of Leon came too, and a bunch of other celebs. But who cares.
Amy Grant came to my event last night.
Amy Grant came to my event last night.
Amy Grant came to my event last night.

This is one of those blog posts I hope no one ever reads. I am such a fan. How is it possible to know someone (slightly), hang out with their kids, and still be a total nerdy fan? It's so wrong and so embarrasing. If you read this, don't tell anyone that I'm not actually cool please. But I can't help it...I was so excited when she walked in the door last night! El Shaddai. Love her.

Amy Grant came to my event last night.
Amy Grant came to my event last night.
Amy Grant came to my event last night!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh, apparently Gaga was there too.

Kind of a big deal. See ya.

A "Vital" Experience

2011-03-25T12:30:00.001-05:00

Britt: so
tell me
what the heck
MAI?

Me: Listen to my MAI experience
intern chelsea and I went there
there was a line
so I waited.
told my name to the door girl +1
Just like last time, she said I wasn't on the list
This is frustrating b/c I didn’t even want to be there, I just came to support my friends and take style pics.
I reminded her of last time (nicely) and asked her to please check again
she was SUPER frazzled even tho no one was even there yet
so she was rudely like "look, you're NOT on the list"

Britt: oooh snap

Me: i took a deep breath and said "What do I need to do this time? go in and get someone to okay me?"
she said (rudely) "no, but you can text them from there and ask them to come get you"
I took another deep breath and moved to the side with Chels and text everyone
no one answered
I saw Woodie and asked him to get Beau
he did
they all stood there for no exxag like 4 minutes and talked
and then beau left
and we stood there waiting!
….and woodie finally goes "Are you Britt?" to Chelsea
she said no
he said "where is Britt"

Britt: wtf never met woodie

Me: i said "she doesn't go to MAI"

Britt: HA! true

Me: so we wait another 3 minutes or so
IM PISSSSSED AT THIS POINT and no longer able to stay super nice and laid back

Britt: you lasted longer than i would have

Me: finally, chick at the front calls my name and says, ok, you're good.
so she gives me the stamp and we go to walk in
but she stops Chelsea and says "Not you tho, you have to pay $10."

Me: DONE. that's it. We left. no more Vital. no more MAI (unless it's a really special Tuesday). no more.
We walked out and the security said something bad about me
and I gave him the look of death
then I told Chels "Britt tells me I never learn with MAI and Vital, and she's gonna say 'I told you so.' and she's gonna be right."

Britt :finally, I never want to hear about this place again.

Stop Blaming God!

2011-03-17T12:17:00.000-05:00

Who among us could lose everything and still trust God?

I've grown so tired of hearing people blame God for any and everything...including bad things that they themselves have created. Are we meant to live our lives however we want, wait until everything falls apart, then ask God to help? And if He helps, but not the way WE feel he should, is it alright to carry anger over that for a lifetime?

This lady tried for 7 years to have a baby, finally got pregnant and then lost her child unexpectedly as a newborn. She calls that awful day the day she started trusting God. This is what I want to be like. I want to trust God in all things...no matter what it costs me.
This song is really speaking to me today.

When We Were Young - Tidwell and Perryman Spring 2011

2011-03-16T10:50:00.000-05:00

You're invited. Free. Fun. Stylish. Hosted by your's truly, All Most Famous. http://www.allmostfamousonline.com/.

I Need Your Help

2011-03-15T17:07:00.001-05:00

I want to raise more money for the I'm Too Young For This! Cancer Foundation. Will you help?

All you need to do is go to http://www.stylepromenade.com/styleshoots/12 and click on the picture of the person (you can select more than one) that you think is the most stylish. When you click on the pic, it will get larger and you'll see Facebook info in the upper left hand corner. Just click "like."

Style Promenade is donating $1 per "like" to I'm Too Young For This in the winner's name! Up to $200!

Please hook us up, vote for a couple people, and share it with other people.

YOU'RE AWESOME!

My Beloved Japan

2011-03-14T15:41:00.004-05:00

Japan, my heart is heavy for you. I've always longed to be on your shores. My great desire is to walk in the midst of your people, knowing and understanding them completely. One day, it will happen. But for today I'm sending prayers your way. Prayers for you, for your people, for your beautiful nation that I love.

Japan, I'm so sorry.

Warning, this is hard to watch.

21 Century Girl

2011-03-09T17:23:00.000-06:00

It's no "Whip My Hair" but its a heck of a lot better than most pop music out there! I love this baby girl. Do yo' thang Willow!

I'm Still Beautiful - A Smashing Success

2011-03-08T14:46:00.000-06:00

My company, All Most Famous, sponsored this year's I'm Still Beautiful event. 4 amazing bands played and I found 3 great designers to rip the runway. All the models were cancer survivors, one of whom is still in the midst of her battle.

I had a great time celebrating the lives of the models and watching them strut their stuff down the runway in clothes by Olia Zavozina, Charles Lord and Gabriel Max Starner. I ran the fashion show portion so there were definitely moments that I was screaming at people. But whatevs, I'll be the bad guy if it means everyone will see an amazing show!

Overall, it was just a spectacular night. After the fashion show, we went to take a couple press photos.

The All Most Famous team

The Giving Back is the New Black team

Natalie Blin of NCB Jewelry, AMF team and Gabriel Max Starner.

Singer Holly Maher. This is the only pic that you can see our All Most Famous logo!!!

I'm in love with the Kopecky Family Band.

Bill is one of the models, for some reason we decided to do a whole photo shoot.

Erin from the I'm Too Young for This! Cancer Foundation and four of the model survivors.

Radiohead Remixes Free

2011-03-04T16:06:00.000-06:00

Sometimes Hip, Sometimes Homeless - Part 2

2011-03-02T10:54:00.001-06:00

Last month Scottie and I decided to chronicle our work wardrobes. What we found is that even though we look dressed up out here in the country (Leiper's Fork), we would never go out like this.

I had a ton of things to do last month so some days I actually looked decent, bordering on good. But for the most part I looked homeless. As always, Scottie brings it with his plaids, tailored style, and dress shoes. But let's be honest here, some days he's homeless lookin' too. IT'S NOT JUST ME! So here it is...February's wardrobe chronicles.

February 1

February 2

February 3

February 4 - Out of town. No pic.

February 7

February 8 - Took the day off. No Pic.

February 9

February 10

February 11/14th - Out of town. No Pic.

February 15

February 16 - Partied the night before. I look like poo. Scottie too.

February 17

February 18 - Out of town. No pic.

February 21 - I broke my camera this day so we had to use a camera phone. Grainy.

February 22 - We switched to Scottie's camera.

February 23 - I'm wearing my "sick day" outfit again. All that usually means is I partied the night before and overslept. Whoops.

February 28

So there you have it. Did we do better than last month (click link to check those catastrophes out)? I hope so! We're definitely going for the Gold in March.

NCB Photo Shoot Party

2011-02-28T11:02:00.003-06:00

Britt's beautiful new piece, a gift from the designer.

Makin' big plans

The model wore my favorite Guy Baxter dress!

More photos coming soon as we prepare to launch the Spring Collection from our newest accessories designer. Pics will be released on allmostfamousonline.com! I love my job.

MySpace Karaoke

2011-02-25T15:55:00.002-06:00

OMG. Have you heard about this? It's awful and I love it and as soon as I have a moment on my webcam I am FLOODING the internet with some videos of my own. I can't get over how bad these are...and how people think they're good!

Meet Matt.

And how did he get this compliment?!

Michelle
-+-+- MATT..YOU HAVE SUCH AN EARNEST VOICE...AND I LITERALLY AM IN AWE...GREAT TONALITY AS WELL...SENDING YOU BIG HUGS TODAY!! COME VISIT SOON, LOVE, MICHELLE

Meet Joseph. What the heck is wrong with him?

Meet this chick. She wins the award for most notes missed in a run. I could watch this trainwreck all day.

I'll post a video of myself next week. That is, if I can remember my MySpace password. Fingers crossed!

Grammy 2011 Play by Play-Written by Toya Haynes

2011-02-22T02:24:00.004-06:00

Ok I know I am prone to call award shows "Hot Mess Championships" but since I had two friends that were nominated (Congrats again Brandi and Jon on your nomination. Yall looked FABULOUS!), I can't bring myself to call it that. Also I found this year's award show to be the best in years!!! It truly made going to the Grammys one of the things I'd love to do someday. And as entertaining as the show was of course there were some moments well deserving of a side eye that must be discussed. Here are my real time reactions to the 2011 Grammy Awards:

1.It makes my heart glad that they are paying tribute to Aretha Franklin while she is still alive. A little guilt about not giving MJ his due before his untimely death? Maybe, maybe not. But it was nice to see.

2.Ok this is interesting: the Aretha Franklin tribute with Yolanda Adams, Martina McBride, Jennifer Hudson, Florence (of Florence and the Machine) and Christina Aguileira smack in the middle in the Mercy Seat of the Grammys. I call it the Mercy Seat because they have placed her smack in the middle of this ensemble with what looks like Steven Tyler's microphone stand, just a week after she flubbed the National Anthem at the Super Bowl. Maybe this is just a remnider to not get it twisted; the girl can sang.

3.Jennifer Hudson just destroyed all notions I had of going HAM on this Grammy food spread. She looks amazing! And remember when Luther Vandross got skinny and we were afraid he wouldn’t be able to sing anymore? Yeah, she’s still got it.

4.I promise every time Church Mother Florence opens her mouth I swear she has a mighty word for the congregation. “You BETTER think!” I love her!

5.Yolanda Adams is about to make me send my tithes to her fan club this week. I KNOW we are watching her performance again at the end of the night. Saaaaaaaaaaang! This may get gospel a spot on air next year.

6.When Christina took that breath to belt out the last note of the tribute and Yolanda Adams slipped in, reared her head back and blew that last note out the water, I swear it was the equivalent of Kobe Bryant stealing the ball from Lebron James and hitting a 3 pointer with :03 seconds left on the clock to win the NBA Finals. OOOOOOOOOH that made me sooooo happy!!!!!

7.Is Rihanna's outfit made of garland? "It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas..."

8.I am so happy Train won a Grammy! They actually were told in the beginning that they weren’t even nominated. Good for them!

9.Dear Ricky Martin, Buck Rogers called. He wants his jeggings back.

10.If Lady Gaga doesn't say that “Born This Way” is a tribute to Madonna’s “Express Yourself”, I'm making a citizen's arrest if I ever see her in the street. Umm and anyone else notice that all of those "flesh colored" outfits weren't exactly flesh colored for EVERYONE on stage? Just sayin'.

11.It’s the end of Lady Gaga’s performance and I suddenly find myself fighting the urge to yell "Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice!"

12.Ok this tribute to living legend artists this year is troubling me because if any of them come up…”missing”…this year, I’m blaming the Grammys.

13.Muse is doing the absolute most right now with these screens and people rushing the stage. Not gonna lie, I thought the melee was real and security was coming to get them. I could do another Soy Bomb moment tonight. I really could.

14.This Bruno Mars/Janelle Monae/B.O.B. performance is giving me LIFE tonight!!! OMG!!! Who knew? This has got to go on tour (found out later that Monae and Mars are indeed going on tour this year). And God bless B.O.B. for wearing a monocle. I need that to catch on instead of these nerd glasses that everyone seems to still be wearing now. Enough already. Anyway that performance was brilliant. Yes I heard Bruno Mars last note but I’m going to pretend that didn’t happened.

15.Christina just asked if Bruno Mars was Johnny Mathis. I want her to sit next to me but I fear I may shove her off the couch.

16.With the performances being off the chain like this and them paying tribute to people still living, is this the last Grammy award show EVER? They’re doing a lot tonight. And come to think of it, when’s the last time they gave out an award? What’s going on?

17.I was wondering earlier if New Kids on the Block were going to present a Grammy tonight. I remember when they presented (don’t quote me) the first Rap Grammy. I also thought they would at least let Donnie Wahlberg present since he seems to be the most relevant one in the public right now and here he is…wearing Blue Blockers. Did he just have laser eye surgery? Are they about to do another 3-D performance this year this time featuring Rihanna? I’m confused.

18.This Mumford Sons/Avett Brothers/Bob Dylan// Brother Where Art Thou situation is blessing me tonight. Little known fact: The name of my company, Kid Electric Concerts, was influenced by Bob Dylan.

*Note: My Twitter was acting bonkers so I missed commenting on parts of the show. Being as though it is now a week later, I don’t remember a lot of it. Sorry yall.

20. Cee-Lo, Gwyneth Paltrow and The Muppets: I’m becoming pretty conservative in my old age so I am not sure how a feel about "The Song Otherwise Known as Forget You" having this kid friendly element to it because we all know that the original title is “F*** You”. I don’t hate it but…meh. Wait is that one Muppet flipping off the camera?! I know they only have 3 fingers. See…

21. Cee-Lo looks like every villain in The Wiz wrapped up in one and I really don’t know how I am supposed to handle that right now. I just…I don’t know. What I do know is that I'd like to nominate Gwyneth Paltrow's shoes as third favorite performer of the night. Those things are FIYAH!

22. I LOVE Katy Perry’s outfit! Pink with rhinestone hearts? That’s MY teenage dream. $20 says that skirt is coming off though (It didn’t so I’m glad I didn’t actually bet any money).

23. That Miley Cyrus jab by Seth what’s his face was entirely unnecessary.

24. My soul says yes to this John Mayer/Nora Jones/Keith Urban tribute to Dolly Parton. And by the way John Mayer looks tonight, I need to know that the reason I don’t have a new album from him yet is because he is preparing for his first movie role as Zorro. What exactly is happening with his hair right now?

25. Rihanna is singing “I Love the Way You Lie” with Eminem and I need them to recognize Adam Levine is on keys! Yes!

26. This whole Dr. Dre coming out during Eminem’s performance just seems much ado about nothing. Dre hasn’t spit a verse I’ve been interested in since “Before You Turn Off the Lights” when he was in World Class Wrecking Crew. I’m just sayin’.

27. Esperanza freaking Spalding just won Best New Artist. Wow wow and wow!!!! I know Drake is thinking “Well at least I didn’t lose to Bieber”. I’m not going to lie. I’d like to see Drake win an award. I feel he deserves one. I don’t know which one but I think he deserves at least one.

28. Solomon Burke tribute: Mick Jagger just gave a clinic on How to Be a Front Man 101 with Raphael Saadiq and our boy Calvin Turner (Lucky duck. Why did I never learn to play bass?). This may have been my favorite performance of the night because it was so unexpected and so dope!!! No pyro, no auto tune, no flying ninjas. Just Mick lettin’ us have it talking about “I need you, you, you.” That’s it. Game over. Mick Jagger who is 1000 years old just murdered everybody on stage tonight.

29. Ok this is completely out of chronological order but I just remembered two things that happened: First, the Usher/Justin Bieber performance was too precious. Loved watching proud parents Will and Jada watch their little boy perform. Yall can keep Young Money. I’ll take Young Wealth (Jaden Smith, Willow Smith, Justin Beiber and Diggy Simmons) any day of the week.

Secondly, I’m not saying that Lady Antebellum shouldn’t have been the ones to do a tribute to Teddy Pendergrass but…umm…ok well maybe I am saying that, so there.

30. Is it possible for Eminem to be sober and smile at the same time? I wonder.

31. I see Barbara Streisand has decided to grace us with her presence this evening. "Someone in the audience is wondering why the mom from Meet the Fockers is singing." Tia

32. Nicki Minaj noooooooooooooo!!!!!!! That outfit? WHY?! And DON’T give me the “Lady Gaga can do it and so can I” excuse. No ma’am! I just straight had a Florida Evans moment in this living room.

And then…

33. For some reason I suddenly feel like the Grammys just turned into the MTV Awards with Rihanna and Drake on the stage. This is just not classy. Ok I did like the choreography at the end but I just wasn’t really feeling most of it and I do like this song. It was brought to my attention that night that she was suffering bronchitis and for that she is a champ. I’ll give her that.

34. I’m not surprised by Arcade Fire’s win because I have seen this happen before. A critic favorite gets Album of the Year and a good portion of the general public is confused. It’s cool. I don’t get why they thought that they could just get back up there and perform one mo’ gin but hey no one stopped them so it’s cool. I personally would’ve liked for Mick Jagger to make an encore appearance.

Well that’s my take on the 2011 Grammy Awards. If you can remember anything from last week , the floor is now open for comments.

WAV - Always A Good Time

2011-02-18T10:20:00.001-06:00

I needed last night, badly. Family stress, work stress, event stress, every type of stress imaginable can be lifted after a good night with your girlfriends. I need to make more time to hangout. Last night's WAV meeting was just what the doctor ordered!

Gouda, goat cheese and hummus. Oh my!

And may I present to you, the best grilled cheese I've ever had. EVER.

WAV - ALWAYS A GOOD TIME!

A Fashion Show So Good I Watched the Whole Thing

2011-02-16T11:41:00.000-06:00

It's not even Spring and I'm already planning my fall wardrobe. This is the worst thing about fashion, it moves at the speed of light. But it's fun...soo...I guess I'll keep following it.

All I know is Alexander Herchcovitch gets a huge "like" from me.

I Hate Valentines Day/Week

2011-02-15T16:32:00.000-06:00

There are two ways you can look at Valentine's Day.
1. As a special day to celebrate love.
2. As a way to make every single person feel crappy.

I'm not trying to go all emo, but I HATE VALENTINES DAY. I definitely look at it with disdain and agree with number 2. It sucks and it's the one day a year that everyone looks at us "singles" with pity...and we agree with them.

Being single is usually amazing. Here's why.
1. No day is ever the same.
2. You can spend your money on what the heck ever you want.
3. FLIRTING freedom.
4. You actually have friends when you're single, not used to be close friends but now we see each other once a year when I can make some time, type of friends.
5. The excitement of a first date or first kiss.
6. The not-knowing.
7. Having a social life.

But there are also cons...
1. Valentine's Day loneliness.
2. The bed is cold in the winter.
3. No one to buy you gifts and flowers (parents do not count).
4. People's pity.
5. Did I mention Valentine's Day? Gross.

So my point is, for most of the year, I will be happy in my present single "situation" but for the week that surrounds Valentine's Day I will feel very differently.

Yea. Something like that.

Time to Step Up My Game

2011-02-10T11:57:00.000-06:00

Prrrrrrrrfection.

Husband Time

2011-02-09T09:46:00.000-06:00

Be still my beating heart...

Sometimes Hip, Sometimes Homeless

2011-02-01T11:10:00.001-06:00

It's hard to explain how bad I look on a daily basis. I have a "win" every once in awhile, but for the most part, my day look is a disaster. When you work with youth pastors who regularly wear Jesus sandals, crocks, and Titans tees, you start to realize that even your pajamas look like you really put in some effort.

Scottie Pottie and I decided to chronicle our daily fashions to see if our "work look" is as much of a disaster as I think it is. I also wanted to see if the knowledge that I was going to take a picture everyday would make me dress better in the morning. I don't think it did. You can decide.

Wednesday, January 12

Thursday, January 13

Friday, January 14

Monday, January 17th

Tuesday, January 18 Sick Day for meee.

Wednesday January 19

Our boss was in the office on Thursday, January 20. He wanted in on the action.

Friday, January 21

Monday, January 24

Tuesday, January 25

Wednesday, January 26

Thursday, January 27

(Scottie was out of the office on January 28th and I was sick so...no pic)

Monday, January 31

So the moral of this story is...Scottie dresses better than I do and I am incredibly lazy. The days I look decent it is because I have a lunch meeting or something. I think I'm gonna chronicle this again next month. Stay tuned.

Far East Movement - Rocketeer short film

2011-01-31T11:27:00.000-06:00

Last time I was in LA, my boy, Flynn Adam, got asked to be in the video for Far East Movement's new short film. I ended up being in the video too. If you blink you miss me. My friend Lydia, my girl Heidi Rojas and I are in it from like 2:51-3:00. Overall, the video is dope...not just because you see my face.

I Have A Problem with Dating Gays - GD&TOP

2011-01-26T10:37:00.001-06:00

I've been thinking, what's up with my track record? I've had a "couple" of boyfriends in my life and I've dated a "few" men casually here and there. But why is it that plenty of them end up being gay? When I say plenty, I mean maybe 10 or 15 % of them.

I used to blame them. I thought, they just need to get it together and figure out what they really want. I'm realizing that the truth is, my "type" needs to change. These videos show the apex of my type. And you know what, if I dated one of these dudes, is there anyone in the world that would be surprised when they turned gay on me? Nope. No one would be surprised.

So obviously the real problem is me.

I LOVE BLONDIE SO MUCH IT HURTS.

And yes, I know all the words. I have a problem.

the All Most Famous blog

2011-01-26T00:22:00.000-06:00

You should probably go check it out because it's all new and it's real good. Plus, I took some shots of my favorite local rapper/fashion maven/design connoisseur, Chancellor Warhol.

allmostfamousonline.com/blog

My Thanksgiving Kicked Your Thanksgivings Butt

2011-01-23T12:27:00.000-06:00

WAV - 2011 Vision Board Night

2011-01-20T10:36:00.001-06:00

Women Acting with a Vision has been a big part of my life for a long time now. Last night we set out our vision for 2011 by making vision boards. I am not an arts and crafts person so I didn't know if I even liked the idea, but once we got going it was really fun.

The art begins...

This is what I did all night. I sat in the corner by the VHS collection and said almost nothing. Art takes all of me. When I create, I don't have mental space for anything else.

Jennifer and Kat

Olia Zavozina

Abby is getting married this year...

...So that's on her vision board. Obviously.

Olia, you're married. Stop looking at other men. ;)

I love these dogs (Petunia and Tucker) but they were driving me crazy!

Mary Katherine and Melanie Delconte are always so much fun.

Kat is the most artistic of us all. She welcomed us into her house and fed us salad and chili. Her house has a really creative, vintage feel to it (and not just because she only owns VHS'). It was the perfect place for an art project.

Britt's baby sister, Addison.

The night ended how most of my nights end. In a photo shoot. Last night my subject was my beautiful friend, Christina Garvin.

Can someone please teach me how to be that pretty?!

Local Honey Opening

2011-01-19T16:40:00.001-06:00

My life is filled with amazing things, but one of my favorite things to do is check out new boutiques. There is a boutique in Nashville, TN that's been around for quite some time but recently they have tripled their size and they've tripled their stock. I'm really happy for them. I'm also happy for Tidwell and Perryman who carry their menswear. They are taking over and I like it!

Last weekend they showed off their new location and I took my business partner and our interns at All Most Famous to check it out.

Tidwell and Perryman boot

I consider this a very desired item. If it was a woman's size it would currently be sitting in my closet.

Tidwell and Perryman's vintage menswear collection

Random mirror picture of me and one of our interns, Shea. I really wanted to take a pic of the good looking man on the right but I was too scared to ask. This picture was the best I could do.

Britt hates taking pictures but I'm obsessed with taking pictures of her!

Holly Powell of J&HP, Britt Johnson, Shea Witson, Chelsea McGuerty

Jamie and the Jones

Jamie and the Jones are also designers who find a home at Local Honey. Their designs are the pretty knit pieces behind them.

Scott Osterbind

Gabriel Max Starner and friends

Ryan Holmberg

Beau Burgess

Beau Burgess and Britt Johnson

To Sum Up Camille Grammer...

2011-01-14T12:03:00.000-06:00

hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

Silly Friends Make My World Go 'Round

2011-01-13T11:09:00.000-06:00

Thank God for friends who let me be ridiculous. Meet Scottie Pottie. He's my guy bestie. He's a nut case. My friend Katie thinks he's her bestie but she's wrong. He is MINE :)

Meet Petunia. She is the world's greatest dog and when I'm bored I make her dance. She hates it.

These videos are what Scottie, Petunia and I do to get ready to party (well what we do to get ready for our work Christmas party anyway).

Hot or Not #1

2011-01-12T13:05:00.000-06:00

Hot or not? I can't decide.

Am I Boring?

2011-01-12T11:02:00.000-06:00

Being boring should be a capital offense. Why does everyone think they're interesting when in fact, they are not? I find people so boring that I occasionally wonder, "Am I in that category?" Nightmare. So what makes people boring? Some lady that I don't agree with (Gretchen Ruben) named these 7 things as topics boring people talk about.

1. Dreams
2. Changes in your kid's nap schedule
3. The routes you take on the road
4. An excellent meal you once had a restaurant
5. The latest addition to your wine cellar
6. An account of your last golf game
7. The plot of a movie or play

Another guy I don't agree with over at succeedsocially.com made a list of things you can do that will make you more fun.

1. Be amusing and joke around
2. Introduce people to fun new activities and situations
3. Help people have more fun themselves than they normally do
4. Purposely try to have fun
5. Get in touch with that goofy, immature side of yourself
6. Be a little more crazy and reckless than you would normally
7. Take things a little further than you normally would
8. Have tricks and talents that make you more fun
9. Don't be too picky about what you require to be entertained.

OH MY DEAR LORD IN HEAVEN BOTH OF THESE PEOPLE'S OPINIONS SUCK AND THEY WOULD BOTH PROBABLY BORE ME TO DEATH.

I'm going to give you my tip to making sure you're never boring. Are you ready?
Just stop giving a crap about what people think. FOR REAL. Just stop it. The only way to not bore me to tears is to not care what I think or what anyone else thinks. I'm serious. Authenticity is interesting. Lists of "how to be something or not be something" are unbelievably dull. People are unbelievably dull. And just to finalize this particular rant, let me give you a list of things I wish everyone would stop doing around me.

1. Quit asking me dumb, probing questions. I DON'T KNOW YOU.
2. Stop complimenting me at hello. I don't actually care what you think about my hair or my shoes, so stop making this the first thing you tell me about.
3. Don't attempt to sound smart. You are not smart. Please give up the quest.
4. Bad mouthing other people is beyond idiotic and I don't want to hear it.
5. If you are a boy and you are trying to charm me with your eyes, STOP.
6. I don't want to hear "So what's new in your music collection?"
7. I'm not impressed when you buy me a drink. I just re-gift them to other friends.
8. When you don't have anything to say, don't talk to me! It's really really really simple.

That's all.

Jodie Smith - Goddess

2011-01-10T13:35:00.000-06:00

I have found my life's newest muse. I love this lady. She is so fresh and beautiful. Like midnight sunshine.

She has a blog too. http://www.girlyousowellspoken.com/ Go check it out at your own risk. It is very not edited at all.

LOVE HER!

Merry Christmas Y'all!

2010-12-22T13:07:00.000-06:00

You're welcome.

The Problem with Honesty

2010-12-20T15:43:00.000-06:00

No such thing as a man willing to be honest -- that would be like a blind man willing to see. -F. Scott Fitzgerald

Everybody has a little bit of Watergate in him. - Billy Graham

Honesty is a good thing, but it is not profitable to its possessor unless it is kept under control. - Don Marquis

There are only two ways of telling the complete truth--anonymously and posthumously. - Thomas Sowell

I don't want to wait until I'm dead to tell the truth. I want to live in the truth every second of every day. I met with Patsy Cline from Women of Faith one day and we discussed several matters of my childhood. I described how my upbringing has led to a fight with honesty and the inner turmoil I have inside when I lie. That includes the times that I lie to myself. It also includes the times that I lie to other people in order to be "nice" or "thoughtful." She congratulated me for this trait but warned me to be careful. She said, "Danielle, honesty is lovely, but don't give too much at one time. If you do, it will be like trying to get a sip of living water from a fire hose." Those words have stuck with me forever.

I want to breathe truth - to be truth - but the truth is so scary. In an era of information and mis-information it's so easy for people to give only the portion of the truth with no accountability to tell the whole story. And let's be truthful here, when you are honest it opens you up to judgement. LOTS of judgement. I hate that. I want to admit to my faults no matter who my audience is. I am not talking about putting all of my business in the streets. I simply want to be honest with who I am. Why is that such a terrifying concept?

I would love for everyone to feel the same way but in our world of masks it feels impossible to be real about who you are. If you feel that way, I "get" it. So I will start by describing myself openly and honestly (the good and the bad) and maybe one day everyone will have the guts to try the same honest path.

My name is Danielle. I love Jesus. I am a workaholic. All I eat is bread, cheese, meat and sugar. I like men a bit too much but never like them enough to commit. I spend my life doing only a couple things: praying, working, eating, going to church, spending time with family, socializing. If I have to re-list my activities honestly they would be: working, eating, socializing, praying, going to church, spending time with family. I LOVE Real Housewives to an unhealthy degree. My favorite parts of the Bible are stories about prophets and kings. I have a love/hate relationship with partying. I dislike fame. I adore notoriety. I am both decisive and ambivalent. I am dual in nature but singular in mind. I get in trouble all the time. I have a guilt complex. I get bored when people talk about the past or about my hair. I find most music to be mundane. I find most movies to be thrilling. I love people. I don't always like people.

Well, there it is. Me in a nutshell. Ouch.

Favorite

2010-12-16T16:18:00.000-06:00

I can never get enough of this kid/man. My favorite videos are the ones where you can see his little hands! Hahaha. Oh, and the one with 50 Cent because he's beautiful. 50 Cent not the kid/man.

I don't think I can laugh any harder right now.

Bloggers Rule The World

2010-12-16T13:28:00.001-06:00

Call me crazy, but today I am extremely excited about Bloggers. I'm pretty sure we rule the modern day world. We run almost every facet of eCommerce, we tell newspapers what we want them to write about, sports players listen to us when we write about where they should play, we put pressure on every politician, no press release is written without us in mind. Although this isn't a brand new concept, I just wanted to say "Congratulations to us!" Together, we have become a force to be recognized in every field I can think of! Well, maybe not the oil and energy fields, but maybe so. I just don't read those types of blogs.

So to celebrate US, here is a short list of some of my favorite bloggers - both old and new.

Mine (Duh)
My other one - www.allmostfamousonline.com/blog
http://www.garancedore.fr/en
http://www.sunshineandstarlight.wordpress.com/
http://www.therunamuck.com/
http://nitashajackson.blogspot.com/
http://urbanemenswear.tumblr.com/
http://nashvillefashionblog.blogspot.com/

Well, I love other blogs but those are the ones I frequent most often. I read you all's blogs too. There are times when I waste an entire day reading blogs, but more often it's around 20 minutes a day. The point for me is to get inspired for the day by visuals, news stories and funny articles. I also like to live vicariously through my friends who have time to have a life. I used to...just too busy these days.

Love all you Bloggers out there. Keep going and remember YOU RULE THE WORLD.

Boys Are Bad

2010-12-07T17:18:00.000-06:00

I have decided, boys are bad. They make you like them and then they do really stupid things. This doesn't just happen once in a lifetime, it happens over...and over...and over again.

Boys take your mind off of better pursuits like God, great friends, hobbies, money, ambitions, success, etc and they make you think one singular thought, "When is my stinking phone going to ring." I'm serious! If you are thinking about a boy, then you are thinking about your phone.

This is inevitable. Unless of course, you are a manly woman who thinks silly things like "who cares who calls, if I like him I'll just call him" or "women can propose to men, it's all the same thing" or even sillier things like "when you go on dates, it should be dutch, I don't want any man trying to take care of me."

If you are a super 2010 type women, you might agree with the above paragraph and if so, you will think I am very strange. However, I am old school. I would rather wait around forever then pick up the phone first.

So you see? I have a million things to take care of in life, but what am I thinking about? You guessed it, I'm thinking about my phone. I'm a dumb baby.

TSA is Ridiculous

2010-12-07T09:36:00.002-06:00

I know I'm constantly mad about this, but I can't let it go. Why should we have to be subjected to this?!

Tumblr is Down

2010-12-06T09:46:00.000-06:00

Thankfully I have a blogspot blog, but still... all the style blogs I read are on Tumblr. So what am I supposed to look at for my daily art inspirtation? Anyone have any good ideas?

Help me!

Allison's Going Away

2010-11-30T15:54:00.000-06:00

Allison Neal is the best intern anyone could ask for. She is great at making relationships, writing, blogging and interviewing as well as possessing a myriad of other talents. She has a wonderful sense of style and everything about her says "classy." This is a great chick.

Allison resides in Memphis but she has been interning for Britt and me as we work to create All Most Famous. She is engaged and on her way back to Memphis but we couldn't let her go without sending her off in style. Britt's mom, Kimberly Ripmaster, was awesome enough to open her house to us and to cook us an amazing meal. Her hospitality receives an A+ from even the pickiest of houseguests.

We are going to miss Allison really badly but we are excited to introduce a lovely new lady to our company, Shea! Good luck Allison, we wish you the best...bring it on Shea!!!

Proud Mama - All Most Famous

2010-11-23T11:43:00.000-06:00

In 2 weeks I will be presenting my newest and best business venture ever - All Most Famous. We are forging new ground in the area of fashion and I'm so excited to be a part of such a forward thinking company.

A month ago, we had our 1st photo shoot. You can check it out along with more information about us and our designers here.
http://allmostfamousonline.tumblr.com/post/1659716805/all-most-famous-photo-shoot-everyone-gathered-around
or here
http://allmostfamousonline.tumblr.com/

Get ready!!!

You're Cooler Than Me

2010-11-18T15:06:00.002-06:00

Some folks got it. Some folks don't.

Mike Mc's "got it." I consider Mike the ultimate tastemaker. In 1998 Mike told me it's wack to be "overly trendy" and that he hated my Spice Girl shoes - he excused them because I was so young. In 2001 he told me women's shirts needed to be bigger, that baby Ts were a "don't." In 2002 he introduced me to (and bought me and my sisters a bunch of) high end sneakers. In 2004 he told me that belts were a no-go. What I'm saying is that he always knows what is coming before it even hits the magazines.

His foresight is what makes him perfect for what he does. He designs and art directs at YSL shoes alongside Stefano Pilati. For the non fashion forward people, YSL is Yves Saint Laurent and it's a BIG DEAL. Trust me on that one.

Mike just did a video for shoes he worked on at YSL. L U X U R Y.

Basically I'm just writing this to let everyone know that Mike is probably cooler than me.

My Newest Phoebia

2010-11-17T11:34:00.001-06:00

I am not one to buy into hype. I have my own opinions and view points of everything. When a fad rolls around, I'm not one to jump on the bandwagon. Fashion fads...occasionally, but news fads?...never.

When everyone was talking about kids getting abducted 2 years ago I looked up the statistics and noted that there was not a rise in magnitude, the numbers were equal to all of the previous years. When the news media began to blow up the whole "suicide bullying" disaster I looked up the statistics and saw that 5 million Americans (gay and straight) commit suicide yearly, and the number is not rapidly increasing for gays, only the media coverage is. When every channel for around 6 months was covering natural disasters I easily surmised that the rate of occurrence was not inconsistent with typical "works of God." Perhaps the devastation we have seen as of late is increasingly extraordinary, but the happenings were not more often.

When any of the catastrophes mentioned above happen I ache for each human affected, but I am not particularly daunted by the media attention and the news' desire to incite fear in the heart of Americans...UNTIL NOW.

May I present to you my newest fear. The X Ray Scanner.

A lot of media is covering the not-as-scary machine today. I guess the US Marshall's in a courthouse in Florida have been saving all the nudie scans. Horrifying! But I wouldn't be so mad if it looked like this.

I fly weekly. The airport version of these machines look like this!!!

And just in case you're like me and will refuse a naked version of you being seen by God knows who and be saved God knows where, here is what you can look forward to. Awesome.

If you're a nut case like me, you can review this entire debacle for yourself on any news site. But let me summarize what the headlines are saying with this clip written by Prison Planet.

"Multiple incidents over the past months have proven that the TSA and other airport security authorities worldwide have been engaging in a monumental public relations cover-up by suggesting the machine do not show crisp images of naked bodies.

In May it was reported that a TSA worker in Miami attacked a colleague who had made fun of his small penis after he passed through a scanner device. A similar controversy unfolded in March when an airport worker at Heathrow was caught ogling a a female colleague’s breasts after she passed through one of the devices, commenting, “I love those gigantic tits”.

Perhaps the most significant factor here, the smoking gun that proves the authorities have lied about the degree to which the scanners invade personal privacy, is their contradictory stated need for new “privacy sensitive” machines."

Bottom line is, the news is covering this, AND I'M SCARED.

I Think My Dog Is Retarded

2010-11-16T10:39:00.000-06:00

Okay, not really, but compared to this dog she might be. I constantly bribe my dog with treats to try to get her to do things. Easy things like lay down, shake, roll over. She looks at me like I've lost my mind and saunters away. My dog is like me...a snob. She just won't do anything she doesn't feel like doing. Not even for treats.

This dog prays willingly! Gah, my dog is a Heathen!

Petunia, I love you, but you are mentally slow :( I know, you're too "cool" to care. I get it.

Heartache

2010-11-16T09:36:00.000-06:00

I miss the summer. I miss the carefree.

Mad to the Extreme

2010-11-10T11:39:00.000-06:00

I got into a car accident this morning. It sucked. It wasn't the biggest deal ever, but it's enough damage that I will need to get insurance involved to fix it and it's not enough damage to actually bother paying insurance to fix it. In other words, my Beetle is starting to look like a bumper car and I don't care enough to do anything about it.

I ran into a poll that was sticking out of the back of a truck. Who does that? The guys that were driving said it was a miracle that the poles didn't crack my windshield and put a hole through my chest (ie, the first scene in the Descent). They said "Guurrll, the good Lawd muust be luukin out fur youuu." To that, I agreed.

When you get into an accident your adrenaline surges and you aren't aware of how jacked up it's really going to make your day. It's when the adrenaline goes away and your mood crashes faster than the accident itself that your day takes a turn for the worse.

I am NOT a happy individual right now. I want to kick anyone and everything. I want to beat the crap out of the guy who just called me on the phone (he was really nice, btw), I want to walk over to my friend Scottie Pottie (who is sitting next to me right now) and scream "Why are you having a good day and I'm having a bad one?" But I will not do any of those things. Instead I will drink my coffee and surf the internet instead of working because today has dealt me a bad hand and I'm going to pout about it properly. Not even Weezy can make me feel better.

Boo freaking hoo.

Oh, That's All?

2010-11-09T15:02:00.002-06:00

I just want to go shopping and not look at price tags. Actually, I want to shop and look at price tags but be able to say "Oh, that's all? I'll take it." Right now I say, hmm...I'm gonna have to think about that....

Zoom Asymmetric polished leather pumps
$1,110.00
Polished calfskin leather pumps with asymmetric cutout detail and curved heel. Heel measures 4,5 inches with 0,4 inch platform. Leather sole.

Leopard print jersey parka
$2,350.00
Leopard print zipped parka with hood and two large pockets on front. Black ribbon to drap and tie at hood and seem.

Mid-length lambskin gloves
$750.00
Mid-length lambskin gloves with stitching detail on back.

Long chain and feather necklace
$790.00
Hanging gold chain necklace with duck feather plumage neck detail.

Reflex leather shopping bag
$2,075.00 NEW ARRIVAL
Lasered calfskin leather Reflex bag with gold clasp closure. Can be worn two different ways, as tote or flap-over shoulder bag.

LANVIN OUTFIT TOTAL = $7,075.00 - Oh, that's all?

Ouch. Good thing Lanvin is coming to H&M.

Dress: $199
Belt (worn as necklace): $19.95
Leather gloves: $49.95 Bracelet: $29.95
Brooch: $19.95
Necklace (worn as belt): $29.95
Shoes: $99
Sunglasses: $19.95

H&M OUTFIT TOTAL = $417.75

It's not the outfit I really want, but I guess H&M will do.

YOU ARE NOT READY

2010-11-05T11:06:00.001-05:00

Oh my! Jessie J! JessieJ! Jessie J!

Do you even know what a relief it is to hear someone making awesome music who can actually sing? I'm sold.

Jessie J!
Jessie J!
Jessie J!

My Political Views In A Nutshell

2010-11-02T15:45:00.002-05:00

Celebrities You Should Never Dress Like

2010-10-28T11:19:00.002-05:00

When I say never, I mean NEVER!

Here is something that I don't understand, how is it possible to have money and a stylist and still look like a walking disaster? What is the problem? Are these people so rich that they have lost touch with all reality and are convinced that they actually look good? Has their "eccentricity" overtaken their entire being? A personal assistant once told me that all of her celebrity clients have to be naked in their houses at all times. This is weird to me. Why would you want to be naked in front of your assistant, the maid, the gardener, your manager, etc? To me, constant nudity is the ultimate form of eccentricity and outlandishness. I don't "get" it. Maybe I don't get it because I enjoy fashion too much.

Okay, so in conclusion, celebrities are so obsessed with being naked that when they leave the house they can't be bothered with dressing well. That's my hypothesis anyway.

Here are my nominations for the "Hot Mess Championship"

10. Beyonce, I love you. You know I do. But you have got to stop lettin' yo' momma dress you. And who told you that you were a designer. I'm going to have to strongly disagree.

9. Aretha, I understand that you have large umm...breasts and stuff. But the thing is, I don't ever want to see them again. Please hide.

8. Avril Lavigne. Grow up.

7. Tina Fey. I mean, why?

6. Mischa Barton. I just think...gross.

5. Janet Jackson. Janet has the same problem as Aretha with the over sharing of her...ummm...assets. But when she finally covers up, this is what we get? I'm not sure which look is worse.

4.Russell Brand. NOPE.

3. Paris Hilton. Who said this was ok? Actually, who said any of your outfits were ok?

2.T Pain. I don't care that you are into comics and things. There is just no excuse to walk out of the house like this. And this picture was taken when he was "out of character?" This is just wrong.

1. Britney Spears. The number one spot goes to someone who has NEVER gotten it right. Ever. I love her and she is like, a part of me or something weird like that, but homegirl has zero sense of style for sure.

Lindsey Lohan, Courtney Love, and Colin Farell, next time I'm coming for you.

Oh What Indescribable Joy

2010-10-25T13:18:00.001-05:00

Oh what indescribable joy is mine after I had this bomb weekend that was so divine.

I'm really happy for you Reader, Imma let you finish, but I just had one of the best weekends of all time, OF ALL TIME.
:)

You know those times in life where you're so stressed out that you simply stop enjoying everything? The times in life where activities cease to be fun because in the back of your mind responsibilities, work, and issues are choking the life and the fun out of you? Well, I was almost there...not all the way, but close. My weekend saved me from that. I went to Orlando to celebrate my birthday with some of my lifelong best friends and it was just the thing that everyone needed.

I forgot how good it feels to hang out with people that "get" everything about you; I forgot what it's like to spend time with people that have your exact same DNA, think the same thoughts, feel the same way about most everything. We woke up, drank coffee and started philosophizing. I wouldn't want my entire life to consist of people that are so similar to me, but WOW it feels good for a weekend.

We got away from kids, jobs, health food, workouts, and all else and just enjoyed each other. We had a few friends who couldn't make it but we poured some water out for our homies who weren't there and decided to love on them from afar.

Since we only get together about twice a year, Natalia (my lifelong best friend), got us all a cake and we put our names on it and sang to each other.

Danielle's Birthday Cake

Andrea's Birthday Cake

Boriqua (Lisa's) Birthday Cake

Talia's Birthday Cake

Maggie's Birthday Cake - When we sang to Maggie we had to sing the Stevie Wonder version. If you know Maggie, that makes total sense.

Lydia's Birthday Cake - I cried a lot of tears that the bestie Lyds couldn't join us...But Lyds you know you're so loved!!!

This Weekend Is All About Me

2010-10-21T11:44:00.000-05:00

Cake by Britt Johnson

Okay, fine...it's about me and everyone else. Maturity sucks, you can't even just be selfish on your birthday. That's why I'm not really celebrating. I'm all or nothing! If it's my birthday IT HAS TO BE ALL ABOUT ME!!! But since I'm too mature to let that happen I think I'm going to forego all my birthdays for the rest of my life. Amen.

Willow Smith Is The Best

2010-10-19T11:32:00.000-05:00

Okay, I can't even deal with this. I love it. No sarcasm. I think it's the best pop song out this year. I can't wait to go out and dance to this! Seriously.

I'm not sure which one is my favorite though. Those Sesame Street chicks below are holdin' it down!

A Gem in an Otherwise Dull Day 3

2010-10-18T16:32:00.000-05:00

"I Whip My Hair Back and Forth" by Willow Smith meets Sesame Street. Best video ever?