Wednesday, September 26, 2007

I'll have the quesadilla...

I rarely cover one of the pillars of pop culture on this blog: music. But my latest obsession is worth sharing, if for no other reason than some of you may enjoy mocking me.

I have never liked Nickelback. In fact, I'd put them in a category with DMB, Hootie and the Blowfish, Counting Crows and a number of other bands that I give the "big B" to ("B" for "blow(s)"). Really really dislike Nickelback. Always change the station when one of their songs comes on. And then one day, they re-release what is probably their most ridiculous and annoying song.

And I love it.

I listen to it every day and I walk around the house singing it and laughing. Oh yes, boys and girls, I'm talking about Rockstar. I can't even begin to explain what I love about this song, although I'll cite the video and the commentary by Billy Gibbons (of ZZ Top) as two reasons, but it's more than that. I can't put my finger on it, but for some reason I just find this song really amusing and really catchy and it makes me happy when it comes on the radio.

True story.

Tuesday, September 25, 2007

And so it begins...

So far, we've had How I Met Your Mother and Dancing with the Stars.

The HIMYM premier was freaking awesome. I don't even know what the funniest part was...either the ending (http://www.slapcountown.com/) or the "tramp stamp" (specifically Barney's reaction to it; who knew Doogie Howser would go on to be a great comedic actor? His timing is awesome.)

As for DWTS, I don't have much to say, yet, except that the star I was most looking forward to was Mark Cuban and he did not disappoint! He was awesome! I'm not sure who I'd send home from the guys, but I agree with the judges on the lady who should head home: Josie Maran. She just was...blah. The guys, though...they held their own tonight. A lot of people were surprisingly good for the first week. At this point, I'd say it's wide open. My favorite new professional dancer: whoever's dancing with the Cheetah Girl. Their dance was awesome and he seems to have a lot of personality. Maybe I should learn his name...

I apologize for the excessive use of the word "awesome" and for the brevity. DWTS is about to end, though, so I have to get back to work. Woo, marketing textbook, here I come!

I'm back!

So, I probably shouldn't be devoting too much time to pop culture, much less blogging about it, but...it's TV season. And I love TV season. So, I'm going to do a quick catch up on the books I've read/movies I've seen, but I'll probably be keeping any actual commentary to TV for the foreseeable future.

And yes, I will eventually post to my Boston to Austin blog. In fact, I can't wait to share all my Austin adventures with you guys, but I just haven't had the time. That, and I want to start with a post about our road trip, but right now I can't seem to get the pictures from my camera to the computer. Gotta work on that.

So, real quick, books I've read: The Killer Angels (for my fellow Whedon fans, he's said in a few interviews that this book partially inspired Firefly) and the Harry Potter series. I needed some light reading leading up to the move and since starting school. Speaking of, I'm about to finish book 7 and I'd really love some recommendations for another series I could pick up. Preferably something light, easy-to-read and easy to get in to.

Movies I've seen: Arsenic and Old Lace (really weird), Superbad and Shoot 'em Up. Um, Superbad lived up to the title. And Shoot 'em Up was weird in an entirely different way than Arsenic and Old Lace. I wanted to see it because it had Paul Giamatti and Clive Owen and I like action films, etc. But wow...the plot was even thinner than it usually is in action movies. It was pretty much just an excuse to showcase a lot of violent action sequences.