Comics and shows

Hey everyone,

Sorry about the lack of updates. Obviously if I'm going to have a blog I need to prrrrrobably update it daily to make it work. Again, sorry...


So I will tell you about a couple of events that I think are media-worthy.


A HUGE event that I enjoyed was when I went to see Joel McHale at the Uptown Theater. My father got my friend and I free tickets, and we were probably five rows back from the man himself. Joel is a comedian on the show The Soup on the E! Network. He basically talks about reality shows. Here's a youtube video that I like so you can see an example of his comedic genius...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BffKSdTcCGs&feature=rec-HM-rev-rn

I like stand-up comedians. They are truly amazing. I just like going to see a stand-up show for the sole purpose of going somewhere to LAUGH! It's really therapeutic to me. I'm also impressed by Joel, because he went from reading jokes on a teleprompter to being a stand-up comedian. Joel is just a natural comedian to me. He made references to his show, he talked about Ryan Seacrest, he talked about his personal life, and he talked about Kansas City which I really liked...All of the things I wanted to hear, Joel told me. I loved it. Overall, I had an amazing night and I will gladly see Joel again if he comes back. Next comedian for me to see: Daniel Tosh. Google him people...Genius. Not as mainstream as Dane Cook.





I saw The Duchess finally...I had wanted to see this movie since it was in the theater. It has Keira Knightley in it, Dominic Cooper, and Ralph Fiennes. Overally, it was interesting and hard to watch sometimes. Just because of the situations The Duchess was put into. I couldn't imagine what it would be like to live in those times. Sometimes I would LOVE to see how life was back then. Because of the dresses, the palaces, the regality, and history. Then I think about how women were treated and then I think not...I'm pretty sure this movie is up for Best Costume Design at the Oscars and I believe it should win. Her dresses were incredible...

OH the new season of The Amazing Race was on Sunday! SO excited. This is probably the show that I look forward to every week, besides LOST...I love everything about this show. The places the racers get to go to, the challenges they do, and of course, Phil Keoghan...the host. This season there is a deaf racer! They are obviously doing well, because they came in first this leg of the race. But that's not to say something else will go terribly wrong to them...

That's it for now! See ya guys later!

My media-filled weekend

So I'll start this blog of mine with a weekend full of media-filled goodness...

Friday--February 6th

After work on Friday I went to see the movie Coraline in 3D with a few friends. I absolutely LOVED it! This was a 3D movie that I actually thought worked well with the film. Visually, it was stunning. I remember I kept saying, "Whooooah," every few minutes just because of the beautiful shots. The story was a bit complicated, but I really loved the characters. The characters were loveable, but incredibly creepy. I would NOT take my five year old child to this movie. It creeped me out. ME...a 23 year old. Another thing that I liked about seeing this movie was the audience. I went to see the 10:45 showing at Barry Woods and I saw many people that were my age going to the film. I thought that was interesting to see. People my age going to see a childrens' themed movie.

Saturday--February 7th

I went over to a friend's house after work and played Wii. I normally don't play the Wii. I don't have one, but I want one. I think it's an amazing gaming system. It truly is interactive, and extremely fun. We played Mariokart. I absolutely LOVED Mariokart when I was a kid. I played Mariokart on the SUPER Nintendo. I know, that makes me feel extremely old. On the Wii, the controller is actually a wheel. You turn it to the left to drive left; you turn it to the right to drive right. It's insane, I know.

Sunday--February 8th

After work, yes, I know, I work all weekend usually. BUT, after work I watched The Grammys. I actually watched all of it. I normally don't...I really liked this year's Grammys. It was really a great year full of weird, but manageable pairings of artists. One thing that bugged me though was the fact that there were weird presenters there. Simon Baker from The Mentalist? Kate Beckinsale? What? Why? I found an excuse for Simon Baker...His show is on CBS? I don't know. Anywho. Here are my favorite moments of the night:

--Jonas Brothers playing with Stevie Wonder (At first I was like whaaaat? But it worked for me)

--Paul McCartney (sorry, I'm not putting in the "sir") and Dave Grohl playing "I Saw Her Standing There."

--M.I.A.'s polka-dot outfit

--One of Coldplay's band members (sorry I don't remember your name) saying that they stole The Beatles' idea of their band jackets from Sgt. Pepper's right in front of Paul McCartney. Classic.

--Radiohead performing "15 Step" with a marching band. Brilliant.

--John Mayer winning a few Grammys (I still love that man)

--Here is the grand list of winners of the night--

http://www.grammy.com/grammy_awards/51st_show/list.aspx

I also kept switching the channels between The Grammys and the BAFTAS. As you soon will come to realize, I'm obsessed with anything British. I would be what they call an "anglophile." Yep, that's me. But besides that, I wanted to watch the BAFTAS as well. I like the way they present awards...Don't ask me why, but I do. I guess I just like most of the actors, and the categories they present. Mickey Rourke was hilarious when he won his award for best actor! That man is insane, but people still seem to enjoy him. Me, not so much. Overall I enjoyed the BAFTAS from what I saw. Slumdog Millionaire KILLED it. Yes.

--Here is the website for the Orange BAFTA--

http://www.bafta.org/

Oh and another thing...What is this business about Chris Brown and Rihanna? I'm so confused. I've read multiple articles about this terrible event, but I still don't know whether or not the girl who was "assaulted" was Rihanna or not. Either way, it's horrible. And I think it's hilarious that Doublemint Gum has pulled Brown's ad. It's just like good ol' Kate Moss and the cocaine incident. BOOM! Say good-bye to your career Chris Brown..because it's gone. Or maybe not. Knowing our society it probably will come back...This is the reason why. This article just makes me want to gag.

http://www.accesshollywood.com/rapper-ti-on-chris-brown-i-spoke-to-him-today-he-cool_article_13827

That's all for now!