Another one..

As soon as i saw this i KNEW i had to post it up here

it has absolutely nothing with what my blog is about but i think its hilarious!!!

sorry hilary!

Just for fun...

last year I stumbled upon this video
I think its funny and deserves its 15 minutes of fame

so sit down,
relax,
and be prepared to laugh!

ATTENTION LADIES!!

Attention Ladies: Be prepared to not see your boyfriends for a while. The new Grand Theft Auto video game is released this week!

The 4th game in the popular series of Grand Theft Auto games was released on Tuesday April 29th. Many friends of mine slept out for hours to get their hands on the game. I personally thought this was crazy so I looked into what made this game so cool. Many people told me that this game is the most realistic game and it gives the gamer total control of the character. In the game you are given the role as Niko Bellic a Serbian immigrant who comes in search of the “American Dream.” As Niko you must complete missions to continue the storyline and finish the game.
The game has a mature rating and is to be sold only to those 17 and older; this is due to the games reputation for having graphic violence and mature language. In the game you can car jack, kill cops and civilians, and also pick up prostitutes. The game takes place in Liberty City, which is modeled after New York City and 4 out of 5 boroughs are included ( Staten Island is excluded because the makers of the game didn’t find Staten Island’s section of the game amusing.)
The series of Grand Theft Auto games have so far sold over 70 million copies, and with the release of this game millions more are sure to be sold. With all the sales one thing is sure, Guys will be spending money on this game rather then taking their girlfriends out for dinner, and many girlfriends will have to find other things to with themselves while there boyfriends are too busy playing this game.

Scandalous!

Miley Cyrus is a 15 year old singer/actress/ entrepreneur. She is also a role model to millions of young girls worldwide who know her better as Hannah Montana. She is the star of her own Disney television show which has spawned a successful singing career. Recently pictures were released that could result in career suicide, at a photo shoot pictures were taken of Miley and her “has been” father Billy Ray Cyrus. The pictures appeared Vanity Fair and display Cyrus appeared to be topless. These pictures caused outrage from parenting groups. Some people think this is the beginning of a tailspin toward destruction much like Britney Spears.

Personally, these pictures only show her back and is less provactive then most of her pictures and get ups that she has been in. She is a positive role model for kids, but I think the media blew this story out of proportion and without the media coverage kids would be unaware of this picture.

Cyrus has not lost her job and has since apologized stating: "I took part in a photo shoot that was supposed to be ‘artistic’ and now, seeing the photographs and reading the story, I feel so embarrassed. I never intended for any of this to happen and I apologize to my fans who I care so deeply about."

The photographer Annie Lebovitz also stated an apology: "I'm sorry that my portrait of Miley has been misinterpreted. The photograph is a simple, classic portrait, shot with very little makeup, and I think it is very beautiful.”

Iron Man Returns

This past weekend my boyfriend took me out to the movies, and we saw the new superhero film Iron Man which stars Robert Downey Jr. I am not a fan of comic books and neither is my boyfriend but the film requires no knowledge coming into the theatre. The film does a great job of introducing you to Downey Jr’s character Tony Stark who is a self absorbed billionaire who has taken over his late father’s high tech arms company. Stark Industry, one of the U.S. Government’s top weapons contractors, has designed a new high-tech weapon, currently being used to obliterate insurgents in Afghanistan.

Tony and his best friend and military officer Jim Rhodes played by Terrence Howard, go to Afghanistan to see Stark's handiwork firsthand. A ride in a Humvee ends up in a deadly explosion, leaving solders dead and an injured Tony captured by Raza, the evil leader of the insurgents. Only in a comic-book movie could a prisoner build a super flying suit while in captivity. Tony escapes, and after a dual with a few U.S. Air Force jets ends up back home.

I won’t tell you the rest of the film but it is really intense and action packed. Robert Downey Jr. is great in this role. He is not a young fresh face in the role of a superhero like Toby Maguire in Spider Man and Eric Banner in The Hulk, but he shows his experience as an actor by showing his ability to be cool and laid back and the being heroic and serious. This movie is very good and hopefully you will get a chance to see it.

out of the ordinary..

ok so every week i usually go on and on about something new i came across online or something i saw on t.v. Well this week its something different. i decided to write about a more serious topic, Human Trafficing.

One of my roommates had to watch Maria Full of Grace as a homework assignment for her English class. I had heard of the movie but never really took the time or energy to watch it. So we all gathered together in my apartment and watched it. The first thing we noticed was that it was all in Spanish. Now one would think that it would be hard to pay attention to the movie while reading the subtitles, but in all honestly it was quite easy.

The movie was about a young girl named Maria from Colombia who needed to make some money. She was pregnant and the sole provider for her family. Although maria was only 17 she was able to become a MULE for a drug lord named Javier. The job of a drug mule is to hide the drugs in your body either through swallowing the drugs which are wrapped in latex, or sticking them where the sun doesn’t shine. Maria had to then travel to the United States where she was given a laxative and asked to disposes of the drugs. At the time Maria was pregnant and saw one of her friends, who was also a mule, die of a drug overdose after one of the tiny capsules popped in her stomach.

While watching the movie I starting thinking about drug smuggling and human trafficking. I did some research and found out that it is a multi-billon dollar business. Places like Japan, the Philippines and Nigeria are hot spots for human and drug trafficking. They are the most targeted places because of the poverty level and eagerness to make money. Not only are these atrocities happening in third world countries but they are also happening in our home country!. According to HumanTrafficking.org: “The United States of America is principally a transit and destination country for trafficking in persons. It is estimated that 14,500 to 17,500 people, primarily women and children, are trafficked to the U.S. annually.” The website also stated that the number of Philippine and foreign child victims in the Philippines range from 20,000 to 100,000. The fight to end human trafficking continues. If you would like to get involved to end these horrific problems go to
HumanTrafficing.com

Ouchies...

My boyfriend came over last night with some friends and the only thing I heard more then “bro pass the pizza!” was “bro, you going to watch Mayweather on Wrestlemania tonight?” Feeling left out of the conversation, I asked my boyfriend what are you guys talking about? He soon filled me in that professional boxer Floyd “Money” Mayweather was fighting a professional wrestling match on pay-per-view. You may know Mayweather from last season’s “Dancing with the Stars,” and his boxing match against the sexy Oscar De La Hoya. So not only does he dance and fight, but he can act because wrestling is fake and scripted. Mayweather won his fight, no word on what he will do next. Perhaps, his own reality show wouldn’t seem so far fetched.

And Americas Best Dance Crew issss...

The Crew that made up of 5 Filipino dudes and a Spanish guy popped, locked, and choreographed there way past Status Quo to win the 1st ever America’s Best Dance Crew competition which aired on MTV and is produced by Randy Jackson of American Idol. The Jabbawockeez competed against 11 other teams and proved they were the best. The judges were pretty annoying all season, but I feel these guys really derived it….what do you think? See for yourself.

Maxim, UN-sexiest list

Carrie Bradshaw, The unsexiest woman alive? I saw my roommates boyfriend left his Maxim Magazine at our apartment and the magazines cover released their list of the Top 5 Most Unsexy Women Alive. The magazine said Parker was the "least sexy woman in a group of very unsexy women" that ironically starred in a show with the word "sex" in the title. Amy Winehouse was voted No. 2 because of her "hemorrhaging translucent skin, rat's nest mane and lashes that look more like surgically attached bats". The magazine listed Grey's Anatomy Sandra Oh at No. 3 for her "cold bedside manner and boyish figure".
Pop star Madonna took the No. 4 spot for her "self-righteous bellyaching and rapid postnuptial deterioration" . Britney Spears came in at No. 5 for "losing the ability to perform".
The magazine also said two children, two ex-husbands and a slight weight gain also helped Britney steal the No. 5 spot. Brutal right? well heres the list and see if you agree with MAXIM

5.Britney Spears
4.Madonna
3.Sandra Oh
2.Amy Winehouse
1. Sarah Jessica Parker

Kenan and Smelll ..peeee you!

I just recently saw the film “Shutter starring Joshua Jackson (which is a movie worth seeing), who everyone knows from his roles in the Mighty Ducks movies. Turns out his former cast mate in the Mighty Ducks and current Saturday Night Live cast member Kenan Thompson got into some legal trouble over the weekend. Here’s the report from the Associated Press:
‘SNL’ heavyweight Kenan Thompson and a buddy were stopped by cops Wednesday around 6:00 PM in Bernards Township, NJ after cops say a citizen called in an Escalade they had seen driving erratically. When they were stopped, cops tell us they noticed an odor of burnt marijuana coming from the interior of the car, reports The Smoking Gun. The passenger, 39-year-old Kyle Mosley, said the SUV — and the pot– was his. Then he turned over a small quantity of marijuana to the officer. Thompson was ticketed for careless driving and Mosely was charged with possession of marijuana and rolling papers.

This is upsetting news I guess because I used to watch him growing up starring in movies like Good Burger (which he could have used for his munchies,) and his show Kenan and Kel which aired on Nickelodeon. I guess I still picture him as an innocent kid. I also thought marijuana was a low class drug not used by the rich and famous… I was wrong there is a website called celebstoner.com where you can find out what celebrities are open or have been caught smoking marijuana including politicians. All I know is that unlike Kenan, I’m high off life.

LA INK

One Show I love to watch now-a-days is L.A Ink on TLC. It’s about this female tattoo artist who worked in Miami and now opened her own tattoo shop and she works on average peeps, but also celebrities including Steve-O (who she had a relationship with recently), rapper Eve, and Jenna Jameson. On one episode she inked 400 tattoos in a 24 hour period for a world record. Now to the dirt on her…you didn’t think I was going to just tell you what a great show she had, did you? She is apparently preggers by Nikki Sixx who plays in the band Motley Crue with Tommy Lee and they have only been together for a couple of months…Imagine what her tattoos will look like when the stretch during the pregnancy!

Dissappointed....

As much of you now know, I am a die hard fan of reality dating shows. Last season my favorite was a Shot at Love with Tila Tequila. Every night when it was on I found myself glued to the TV. Now I can’t stand to even hear the theme song for MTV’s new dating show, That’s Amore. In one of my pervious blogs I seemed to be all hyped and gun-ho about the 1st episode of That’s Amore. Well as soon as the 1st episode aired I was immediately disappoint. Domenco was my favorite character on a Shot at Love with Tila Tequila, now, the meer sound of his voice repulses me. The show over dramatizes the fact that he is a right-off-the-boat Italian with a thick accent and cheesy show props. When the contestants are asked to do private confessionals, they are sitting at a table with a red and white table cloth, like the one you would find at a cheesy Italian restaurant. In the back ground there are café-like posters hanging, giving off the idea that the contestants are sitting in a tacky café shop. When in reality they are just sitting in a closet.
On top off all that cheesiness, the girls are all bimbos. They prance around in bikinis and talk about each other constantly, while Domenico is in the corner shoving his tongue down another girl’s throat. I’ll be honest, if I was fighting over a man and saw him playing hockey with one girl’s tonsils, I would run as fast as I could in the opposite direction. Not to mention how crass that is, it seems so unsanitary. If one girl decides to make out with Domenico, shes basiclly making out with the whole entire cast, since he has already had some sexual contact with all of them.
Now tell me, how can one honestly find love when you have 8 cameras in your face??? All the girls who even audition for the show need to take a good look in the mirror and stop fighting for their 15 minutes of fame.

Kickn' it Old School

While watching your favorite show, you may have caught those Rhapsody commercials… you know the one where the nerdy white guys puts on his television and the artist of the song he listening to is actually in the room performing. Well there was one version of the commercial with Sara Bareilles who has received great success with her single “Love Song.” The other version has The Cool Kids, who I believe will blow up to the mainstream very soon. This hip hop duo consists of Mikey Rocks and Chuck Inglish who both hail from Chicago. Now-a-days hip hop music is very boring and plain hearing songs about how much money these rappers and which corny dance they can come up with next. The Cool Kids are a new scent in this garbage dump of hip hop music and culture. Mikey Rocks and Chuck Inglish are taking it back to the 80’s when the music was about having fun. Not only does their music have simple 1980’s beats and lyrics, but their appearance is thrown back as well by wearing big glasses, dookie chains, and flipped billed caps.
The group’s music has been released from their MySpace page primarily before they signed an independent record deal with Chocolate Industries and have released their single about BMX bikes “Black Mags” which is the song in the Rhapsody commercial and is receiving positive reviews. The group is currently on tour with M.I.A and has a single featured in the video game NBA: Live 08 and future looks brighter with each day. Rolling Stone magazine also, featured The Cool Kids in their top ten artists to watch in 2008.
To quote Jay-Z, “People wanna bring the 80’s back, that’s okay, that’s where they made me at.” I have to agree, the 80’s I heard were fun times and it would be good to bring those days back and The Cool Kids are leading the movement. These unique guys I feel will become very successful and when they do don’t forget where you heard it from

Baby Names Gone Bad

Hollywood couples are turning tinsel town into Hollyweird. This is evident with the names being given to the offspring of some of our favorite celebrities. Now for starters Latin heartthrob Marc Anthony and his superstar wife J.Lo(Jennifer Lopez) welcomed twins into the world, a boy named Max and a girl named Emme. Nothing seems weird about these kids’ names except when they grow old enough to ask “who did you name us after?” the parents can reply that the kids were named after the brother and sister duo on the kids television show “Dragon Tales”. If you are a follower of the hit t.v show, you would know that both Max and Emme are of hispanic decent, hmm maybe thats why...If you thought that was a little bit off center check out some of these other interesting baby names.
· Rob Morrow of the t.v. show Numb3rs named his child Tu …get it Tu Morrow (this is not a joke.)

· Jermaine Jackson the brother of Michael named his son Jermajiesty.

· Friends star Courtney Cox and actor David Arquette’s daughters name is CoCo. This is apparently short for Courtney Cox which was the baby’s original name, but changed due to David’s Jewish beliefs.

· Actress Gwenyth Paltrow and her husband Coldplay front man Chris Martin have a daughter named Apple. This name was thought of by Chris because he knew his daughter was going to be sweet and round like an apple.

· 'My Name Is Earl' star Jason Lee named his son Pilot Inspektor.

I guess I wont be following in their footsteps when I have to name my children

Lauren's Moment of Truth

Fox’s new hit game show, The Moment of Truth, has been stirring up a lot of buzz according to reviews. Every Wednesday night my friends and I grab a bag of popcorn and get ready to see who is going to be sitting in the ‘hot seat’ this week. Like any other game show there is money involved. If you answer the questioms correctly you become closer and closer to winning 1 million dollars. But telling the truth isn’t always so easy. The contestants are hooked up to a lie detector to make sure they are answering the questions whole heartedly. I personally would love to see celebrities be put in the ‘hot seat’. Paris Hilton and Mariah Carey would be my top two picks. Hilton and Carey both seem like, for lack of a better word, Divas, in the public eye.

In one episode in particular, a married, attractive woman named Lauren Cleri is asked a number of questions relating to her sex life with her husband and whether or not she has been faithful to her significant other. Here is the clip that put everyone in awe, including myself. Enjoy!

Valentines Day Extravaganza

It was a Wednesday night, the day before Valentines Day and like any girl in a relationship I was anxious about the next day. Yet my case is a tad bit different. The night before Valentines day I was biting my nails because my boyfriend had yet to tell me what we were doing. Ok so a little surprise is nice every now and then but unlike a lot of people, I’m the type that needs to always know what we are doing prior to doing it. So that night I was in a kind of upset mood. I thought that we weren’t going to do anything because he had yet to tell me anything! So that morning I woke up like any other day, I went to all my classes and didn’t receive one phone call from my Valentine. At 12 when I was done with my classes I went back to my apartment with my friends. My roommate then said to me “Hey why don’t you just lay down for a few, you’ll feel better”. As I entered my room I found my bed full of roses and gifts overflowing the bed. To say the least I was in shock! My boyfriend had called up my roommate early that morning so she could open up the door and let him in so he could decorate my room. After getting over the shock of the plethora of gifts, I began to read the card. It was the cliché Valentines Day card with all that wonderful mushy gushy stuff that makes a girl feel all warm and fuzzy inside. At the end of the card it said “Be ready around 7 o’clock because I’m going to be picking you up for dinner”. I felt like such a dork because I swore we weren’t going to do anything, and he surprised me with all these wonderful gifts and a beautiful dinner.
To say the least my Valentines Day was one I will never forget. Although I felt like an idiot for half the night for under estimating him, I realized that he would never let me down on such a special day.

Valentines Day Already?!

With Valentines Day quickly approaching I figured it would be a good idea to give out some ideas to do with your loved one. For many college students’ money is always an issue. As much as we would love to spend $800 on a helicopter ride around the city or a $2000 Cartier necklace, it’s just simply out of the question. When planning your romantic valentine’s day it important to keep in mind a couple of key factors. How long have you and your significant other been together? How much are you willing to spend? Is your valentine getting you a gift in return? With these questions lingering in your head its almost impossible to find the perfect gift. I found out that the gifts with more meaning and less money tend to be the best option. For example giving your valentine a cute picture of the two of you framed, or getting a basket full of their favorite candy. As any girl knows the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach, so a cute basket filled with goodies and popcorn along with his favorite DVD is always a great idea. Another cute gift is a coupon book. They come in many different versions though; the naughtier ones which could be found in Spencers are cute if your Valentine has a kinky sense of humor. If you still don’t know what to get your valentine, the cliché chocolate boxes along with a dozen red roses is always an option.
However if you are willing to spend the extra dough, a nice romantic dinner in the city has always been a classic along with a horse and carriage ride around Central Park For the gentleman reading this, the way to any women’s heart is through diamonds, clothes or purses.
If you are the person who chooses not to have a Valentine this Valentines Day, a cute thing to do would be to invite all your other friends who don’t have a valentine and just have a girl’s night in. Eating chocolate and watching The Notebook has always been a favorite amongst my girl friends.
Whether you choose the cute macaroni framed picture of you two or have an expensive ride around central park, all that matters is that you spend Valentines Day with the one you love or the people who make life worth living.

AHHH NOT ANOTHER ONE!

It seems like every time I turn on my television a new reality dating show is in the works. As I tuned into VH1 earlier this week I saw a familiar face. MTV will be producing a “A Shot At Love” Spin-Off featuring recent cast off Domenico Nessi. Not too long ago I was watching Domenico try and win the heart of singer/model Tila ‘Tequila’ Nguyen. I guess he had some sort of impact on the producers of VH1 because now he will be on the other side of the elimination stage. He will be trying to find the love of his life by having over 20 ladies live in a house. Each one will have to prove their devotion and love for Domenico, whose strong Italian accent and funny anecdotes made him the viewer’s favorite character on the show. The ladies will have to perform multiple games and tasks for the amusement of VH1 viewers and Domenico. That’s Amore will air sometime later this month.

Happily Ever After? I Think NOT

So season after season many starlets get their 15 minutes of fame by having their own reality dating show. Now if the point of these shows is to find your one and only love, your soul mate and confidant, then why are there multiple seasons? For example, in the first season on Flavor of Love, rap star Flavor Flav choose "Hoops” as the winner. Then 6 months later Flavor of Love season 2 appears on commercials. I guess Hoops didn’t last too long. Then at the end of season 2, Flavor Flav choose “Dlishuz” to be his ‘soul mate’. Only 2months after the season finale, she dumped Flavor Flav and started dating famous rap superstar Busta Rhymes. Season after season I find myself asking many questions. Do these ladies just go on the show to get their 15 minutes of fame? Or are they there for love? I guess in reality television you will never really know what’s real and what’s fake. Another example would be ‘New York’ and her dating show called I LOVE NEW YORK. At the end of the first season she choose ‘Tango’ to be her one and only. During the reunion special “Tango” ended up dumping ‘New York’, leaving New York to start auditioning new men for season 2 of I LOVE NEW YORK. So I ask you, can true love be found through reality television? I think not.

Spit your Game

Every Tuesday night me and my friends would all get together grab a bag of popcorn and watch FLAVOR OF LOVE. The corny and over dramatic reality show would always find a way to fascinate us. Rap star Flavor Flav would choose 1 girl from over 20 girls to be his soul mate. During one elimination round, one of the girls nicknamed PUMPKIN spit on NEW YORK (she is also known for having her own reality show called I LOVE NEW YORK). At that very moment all my friends where in complete shock of what had jus happened. Reality T.V might just be the lowest form of entertainment but it keeps me glued to my seat every time. Below is a Clip of the infamous spit scene. ENJOY!