Celebrity, Music

I am a big, fat liar…

… And I actually just watched the Frankie Muniz movie last week as well, so what a coinky-dink.

But seriously, I suck.

I haven’t had time to post in the past month, and kind of got wrapped up in my own shit, that I forgot about what I actually care about.

Here’s an update on my life since I’ve posted last:

1. I now have a fake tooth. Please, please contain your excitement, it’s not even that cool. Okay, it’s pretty cool, but not high-five worthy. Apparently my sweet tooth had too much decay, so they had to saw it down and create a new one out of porcelain. The punchline: I was half-asleep when they did it and woke up mid-way, long enough to feel my tooth half gone. Dazed and confused, I had a mild freak-out and gently fell back asleep. I guess I learned my lesson. Oh yeah, and I also had to get 9 fillings in 4-hours. My poor dentaduras.

2. I got an internship with Texas Monthly. Mel, you sly, sly dog. After interviewing with them two years ago and being shunned for an editorial position, they invited me back to interview for a Digital Department internship. As in web stuff. As in stuff I wants to do. Take that, non-believers!

3. I’m a huge fan of Veronica Mars. Not only is VM underrated, it pulled an Arrested Development and was canceled after the 3rd season. Still, the show follows Veronica on her quest to find the killer of her BFF. It’s a crazy, 21-epi whodunnit. And probably one of the wittiest show I’ve ever caught on Netflix.

4. Sia is still amazing. Twenty-three years since the start of career, and SIA has still got it. Her most recent tunes that’ve been stuck in my head include “Clap Your Hands” and “Bring Night,” from her recent album, We Are Born. The bubbly, electro-gum drop beats makeup for the inaudible lyrics. But believe me, it’s  terribly addicting.

5. I am now officially a senior. And i’m inching closer and closer to the real world. If only the real world was more like The Real World. I too would be famous for about 3 seconds, and after inflating/flaunting my personal issues on the tele, I can tour b-rated clubs, scrounging around for an actual career. Le sigh.

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Celebrity

So it’s been about 10 years… (Anniversary, Jersey Shore)

Sorry for the month hiatus, friends and foes.

Anways, now that July is wrapping up, I forgot to give a toast to you!

Oh Mel Gee is now a 1-year-old! *Tear*

Expect at least one crazy update per week from here on out…

And remember to watch the Season 2 premiere of Jersey Shore tomorrow 10/9c!

MTV is already getting ready for the 3rd season, hiring a shoe-in for Angelina:

Via Fox News: Meet Nicole Cortese (left), a friend of Snookie.

“Cortese describes herself as ‘f**king classy’ and ‘addictive and expensiv3 lik3 cocaine.’ A MySpace page for the former Brookdale Community College cheerleader shows her in various provocative poses, where she is seen scantily clad, often kissing her female friends and holding a bottle of liquor.” – Fox News

Imagining a Fox News reporter writing that article makes me spill my giggles. But with this news, plus spats between The Situation and Shore producers, my apprehension and anxiousness has gone overboard. Only not really at all, actually.

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Uncategorized

Where did my summer go?

I donated 8"!

I apologize for the lack of posts – I’ve been super busy. (Which is the lamest, most overused excuse ever, right?)

Anyways I’ll let you in on my weekly routine:

MWF: [9am – whenever] I just started this new internship with an up and coming media affiliate. It should be interesting. And I’m actually on contract, so I can’t really say anything else.

TTH: [10 am – 2am/3am] In the morning I help upload content to Digital Signage Weekly Magazine’s website. I’ll soon be in charge of their social media outputs. What is Digital Signage Weekly you might ask? I don’t rightly know. All I know is that it deals with plasma displays or something like that.

From 1pm – 5pm, I work as a Promotions Intern for Clear Channel Radio (for KISS FM and The Beat.) I basically do whatever my supervisor asks, which may sometimes include calling winner/handling radio prize giveaways, helping out at an event or two, and independent projects.

At midnight, I now lurk in The Daily Texan newsroom, since I started working on uploading content to their webpage. It can be really daunting, but the only thing I dislike about it is that I end up by myself until like 3am uploading stories, knowing I have to get up at 8am the next day. My name is Melanie, and I love sleep.

Anyways, I used to have a list of summer goals: [such as]

+ Reading a book non-school related (sad, but I can’t remember the last time I read a book.)

+ Learn more Spanish, Tagalog, and some Mandarin (I’ve forgotten some Spanish already! Crap!)

+ Work out (HAH.)

+ Upload more posts to this site. (I feel guilty when I don’t.)

Anyways, I promise I’ll write another post with substance very soon.

p.s. I didn’t catch that photo of Miley Cyrus’ crotch. Thank God. But should Perez be punished for this? I’m sure there are grosser people out there.

p.p.s. I don’t have a favorite team for the World Cup. Nor do I really care. Viva Team idontgiveadamn!

p.p.s.s.(?) Less than a month till I get to go home to Orlando again. Hip-hip hooray!

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Movies

Books that should be movies

[originally blogged at 6:13am]

I’m wide awake, and I’m not sure why.

I’ve started doing web uploading for The Daily Texan, which means I start at 12am, and finish at like 2am. And it’s really beating my sleep cycle back to my youthful days, when I used to stay up til sunrise watching “Brady Bunch” marathons on Nick at Night.

I digress.

After re-reading my post about the Sweet Valley High movie, I realized that there is so much potential in re-creating childhood favorites. Because nostalgia is like Vicodin: It numbs you a little bit, and makes you feel a slightly better inside. Don’t we all get addicted to nostalgia in random spurts?

Anyways, here’s the list:

1. Amelia Bedelia

Yeah, our favorite, literal-minded maid was actually a nimrod. But she was loveable in an awe-shucks, wag your finger kind of way. I’m not sure about you, but whenever I read the books, six-year-old me really wanted to grab her shoulders and shake her profusely and just yell “A JELLY ROLL IS A DESSERT! LOOK AT WHAT YOU’VE WASTED!”

Who should play her? Amy Adams, of course. She’ll light up the screen without being annoying.

2. Encyclopedia Brown

He was the boy detective that charged a quarter per case. God, kids back then worked for real cheap! Anyways, before he solved a case, he would close his eyes and take a deep breath, and ask a question that ultimately results in a solution. He was like a boy House or something. And I admit, I never had the patience to solve the mysteries myself and always flipped to the “Answers” section.

Who should play him? I almost said Justin Bieber, because I couldn’t think of any other ten-year-old boy. Then I realized that Skandar Keynes could definitely pull it off, even though he’s like 17 or something now. He’d be perfect.

3. The Boxcar Children

They lived in a random boxcar and used an “ice box” to keep their forest berries cold. Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny were basically the foundations of the “Man Vs. Wild” series. Yes, I’m pretty sure these orphans should’ve received royalties to the show. If it wasn’t for their Grandfather picking them up and what not, i’m sure they’d be millionaires and would then be The Mansion Children.

Who should play them? Henry was the most well-to-do and oldest of the bunch. So he deserves to be played by that guy from Kick-Ass, Aaron Johnson. Jessie is responsible and motherly, and should then be played by Megan Fox, you know, to attract the male readers. Violet was always kind of a whiney biotch, so I’m sure Miley Cyrus could play her well. And Benny would run his mouth like no joke and is supposed to be like five or something. Perfect for J. Bieber.

4. Artemis Fowl

This guy is legit. He has vengeance and family values pumping through his veins, and won’t let anyone – not even the fairy police (Yes, the fairy police, get in his way.) With his wits and high-tech gadgets,  I really wish I could high-five him.

Who should play him? None other than the suave Logan Lerman.

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Fashion

Benny Frying Pan is a Hobo’s Johnny Cupcakes

When I read that a Korean knockoff, Benny Frying Pan,  basically stole most of Johnny Cupcake’s designs, I was ready to bust some caps. (With my rolling pin of course.)

Hey Johnny, I have your back!

And their logo isn’t even cool-looking. It’s a stupid muffin instead of a cupcake, and a fork and a spoon instead of Johnny’s crossbones.

Here are some comparisons of the horror:

Fake on the left, Awesome on the right.

Benny's couldn't even change the city? Wtf.

Just horrible.

According to Benny Frying Pan’s U.S. site, they are “making clothes with materials of Trust, Promise, Sympathy, Communications, Fun, Happiness and etc. like a very elaborate dinner as cooked good ingredients. We are always thinking of customer than company and ourselves than oneself, also we try to be a piece of cake for making effort to social service.”

Nevermind the shirts, Benny should be punished for shitty grammar, syntax, and being completely incomprehensible.

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Music

Graduation songs

It’s that time: When you’re throwing your cap in the air, hugging your besties, and thinking “WTF will I do now.”

Yup, it’s Graduation time.

Here’s a list of songs to help with the transition to the real world: (It’s going to be okay, graduate.)

“Graduation” – Jay-z  and Vitamin C mash-up (by Mother Earth mixes)

” Alright” – Supergrass

“Everybody’s Free (To Wear Sunscreen)” –  Baz Luhrmann

“You and I” – Ingrid Michaelson

“Better Things” – The Kinks

“Slide show” – T.I. ft. John Legend

“Teenage Wasteland” – The Who

“It’s So Hard To Say Goodbye” – Boyz II Men

“Closing Time” – Semisonic

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Celebrity, Music

Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez nominated for BET awards

Apparently Justin Bieber is up for Black Entertainment TV’s  Best New Artist award, competing against the likes of Nicki Minaj, Young Money, Melanie Fiona, and Wale. I just feel the nominations are incredibly imbalanced in talent.

Some comments from EW.com:

“BET is just kissing Ushers ass….”

“Yes, because when I think of black entertainers the first thing that pops into my mine is a little white boy who looks and sounds like a 6 year old lesbian.”

“WTF, Justin Bieber! Is it April’s Fool?”

And Selena Gomez is up for the YoungStar award, the same award Will Smith’s daughter Willow Smith is nominated for. I’m not even sure how she got on the bill.

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Fresh New Music…

Doesn’t it smell like summer?

Here are my summer recommendations for your summer 2010 playlists:

1. “I Know This Song” – The Girls Can Hear Us

They’re like the Canadian LMFAO. What happened to those guys anyways?

2. “Radar Detector” – Darwin Deez

He looks like a hip, Hasidic Jew.

3. “Fresh I Stay pt.2” – Flo Rida ft. Lil Wayne


Beat is surprisingly good.

4. “All Things Go” – Chiddy Bang ft. Sufjan Stevens

Hip-hop and a good music sample is always a win.

5. “The Ghost Inside” – Broken Bells

Fresh off their EP, Broken Bells is Danger Mouse and The Shins frontman James Mercer.

6. “Neverever” – Young and Dumb

Oh the naivety of summer love.

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Uncategorized

Blue Dahlia yum yum

Pictures by Flickr.com/professor_evil

Last week I was lucky enough to stumble upon the Blue Dahlia, off I-35 in E. Austin. I didn’t really stumble upon it, since I was meeting my Latinitas editor and colleagues,  but I like to pretend I’m a daring connoisseur.

Anyways, stepping into this bistro, I felt like I was in some intimate cafe in France, or maybe  a small town in Belgium or something.

They use only locally grown organic products, and food-goers sit at long wooden tables, so you’re a shoulder away from your neighbor.

I only tasted items from the breakfast menu, including a frittata and a croissant, which was still delish. But I saw their open-faced sandwiches, tartines, and my mouth instantly watered.

Best part? It’s uber-cheap. The most expensive item on the menu is $16 and the average price for a meal is around $8.

By Flickr.com/with_an_eye

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Celebrity, TV

‘Pretty Wild’ is CANCELED…

… And thank God.

Due to some leaked photos (oh yeah and here) of Tess Taylor and Alexa Neiers doing crack, E! has decided to pull the show. I guess they bit off more than they could chew.

So it’s true that “Pretty Wild” starlets, Tess Taylor and Alexa Neirs ARE that dumb. I mean, if you do crack/heroin/bong hitting, the least you can do is be fully clothed and NOT let your friends take pictures of you.

Gah, didn’t they read the crack-whore handbook?

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