morning hangover 010410

Holy S! It's 2010, people! And I'm BAAACKKK!! Not going to lie, it was extremely nice to be able to let my ADD take over as it pleased these past few weeks, but I'm ready to get back into the swing of things!

How were your holidays?! Mine were pretty freakin' great. [Minus not having the amazing stilts under my Christmas tree and having to stare at hundreds of people get silent and start making out at midnight while I popped my popper all alone... Which totally sounds dirty... But whatever, I blame the person who shoulda been there.]

Moving along... Let's get you back into the swing of things with a little help from elizabethany's Morning Hangover, shall we!?

• Lots of countdowns/top 10's to cover:
  
• Body Makeovers of 2009
• Shocking moments of 2009
• Political cartoons of 2009
  
• Workout songs of the decade
• Comedies of the decade
• Outrageous red carpet outfits of the decade
  
• TV characters of the decade
• Political quotes of the decade [Funny, of course.]
• Overlooked movies of the decade
• Celebrity crushes of the decade
  
• Instant-classic movies from the decade
• Animated movies of the decade
  
• Boobs of the decade [Yeah, I said it.]
  
• No longer "HORNY FOR ZORNY!" Thank you, Bruce Allen.
• A real list of resolutions: Sex resolutions. Finally, I've decided what mine will be.
• YESSSS!!! The Babysitter's Club IS BACK!!!
• The good, bad, and ugly: The fashion of the 00s.
• Bonus: Thank goodness.. Fashion trends that never took off in 2009.
• Jersey Shore is being turned into a porn... That's how you know you've made it... When the porn industry parodies you.
  
• Lessons learned when watching the third episode of Jersey Shore... Bonus: Watching clips like these over and over again.
• Why waste your teeth when you could use them for jewelry?!.................
• The just-because picture of the day
• For all you fellow awesome people who still use AIM, the truth behind everyone on your buddy list:
• Starbucks is bringing people from all over the world together for a sing-a-long. Of course there's a purpose.
  
  
  
• This is why you don't drive when your road is a natural ice skating rink.
  
  
  
• Thank you to this guy's mom who never taught him not to jump into a frozen lake.
  
  
  

That's all for now! Plenty of Real World DC stuff coming your way, so stay tuned!

love,
elizabethany

morning hangover 121609

Good morning and Happy Hump Day! Wednesdays make me feel like the week is basically over, but let's speed up the process:

• A great best of 2009 list: Ridiculous penis stories.
• Also: The best mug shots
• And: The best headlines
• Thank goodness I only took part in one of the worst fashion trends of the decade. Byebye leggings and Uggs.
  
• A little help for the ladies: These are some gifts that men hate to receive.
  
• I heart photography, and slow shutter speed photography is the best when done right.
  
• Get ready for the 300 prequel, "Xerxes." [How the h do you say that?!]
• Santa cops: A good thing helping people in Richmond.
• Totally cool: A camera with 158 lenses made to take a 3D picture of flames.
  
• 'Tis the season to enjoy a few hott Hollywood Santas and helpers.
• 14 more offbeat Christmas songs for your entertainment.
• It would really suck to get arrested mid-bath, but it's karma.
• For all you Scrooges: The most depressing Christmas songs.
  
• Rachel McAdams is looking ....different on the cover of Vogue.
• Why?!
• I personally heart this Christmas card, and want to get it for my ginger ex-roommate.
• Ladies, this is how you can meet a man:
  
  
  
• Another movie to get excited for: Robin Hood
  
  
  

That's all for now! Have a marvelous day!

love,
elizabethany

watch: the 2000s according to 9 year olds

This video is totally eye-opening.

They took a bunch of 9 year olds [AKA kids who have only lived in this decade] and asked them a couple questions.

Their answers really make you question how we're raising kids these days. [And no, I don't mean because they're getting into trouble... I mean because they're more sheltered than anything.]



They didn't even know Britney Spears "One More Time" or the dial-up noise! And Michael Jackson one of the biggest stories of the decade?! [Maybe true... But no one mentioned 9/11 and that saddens me.] At least they know about 9/11...

Their fears are funny, for sure. Bloody Mary?! That makes me feel like they're normal, thank goodness.

C'mon kids... Break away from the video games and technology, get outside and play, and listen to your elders.
...I know you won't listen to that last one, but some day you will. ;)

love,
elizabethany

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Good morning and welcome to a new week! Can you believe Christmas is next week?! Woohoo! Let's speed this process up!

• Fellas- Have you been following Playboy's advent calendar?! A new playmate every day of December! [Watch out... Some are old school, if ya know what I'm sayin'.]
• Are you or someone your buying for an extreme animal lover? Here are some great gift ideas.
• Want to get laid? This guy just injected his lady friend with HIV so she would bang him.
  
• The one-hit-wonders of the 00s.
  
• Also: The top artists of the decade are mostly from the beginning of the decade... The good ol' days.
• How to prank your best friend who just got married? Create a Twitter feed that shares his sexual activities live from his honeymoon.
  
• Totally bothering me: Wigs for babies.
  
• You're never too old to kill someone because they're invading your space.
  
• These videos are some that we all know and love: The best Fox News FAILS of 2009.
• Comcast has their number of FAILS, too.
• Love or lust? These 11 signs point to LUST.
  
• This can help you really kill some time... The Santa Bomber Game.
• She dumped you, and you can't figure out why... Maybe this list will help.
  
• Forget Charlie Brown's Christmas, you're an adult now. Time for the not-so-appropriate Christmas specials.
• Diddy is sharing a little too much in Playboy this month... And apparently he almost lost his virginity when he was 7. Yeah... OK.
  
• Looking for a new pet? [You should probably adopt my kitten who needs to be saved from Craigslist...] OR you could always pick a deer from the road. I'm jealous.
• You may not think trees are cool, but I disagree after seeing these.
• Also: If you don't like the traditional Christmas tree, there are other options. Including the Charlie Brown.
• Randomocity of the day... This penguin is seriously overdressed.
• I'm thinking this girl is the sluttiest bride in history... Agreed?
• I enjoy this:
• Student: 0, Teacher: 1
• I wonder how many guys want this under their tree...
• There's a sneak peak of the Real World DC pilot!!! Ashley's got a mean eyeroll.
  
  
  
• Another pet idea: A real, live, baby elephant... WHAT?!
  
  
  
• Who DOESN'T wanna see a big chicken suit playing multiple instruments?! [Give him time to get it going.. He's actually good!]
  
  
  

That's all for now! Have a stupendous morning!

love,
elizabethany

watch: 2009 in auto-tune

Do I need to introduce such a video assuming you've read the title?

It's another wrap-up of the year, with all of the top annoyances happenings of the year, including the beloved auto-tune.



This year has flown by so fast some of these things seem like they just happened a month ago, but they didn't.

Michael Jackson and the Summer of Death not included? There must be more parts coming... Maybe.

Or, like I said.. This is more about the annoyances of the year, with the exception of the talent that is Obama smashing a fly.

love,
elizabethany

because you want to know: the AMA's

It's been a while since I've done a full-out post on an award show or anything of the sort, but it's time to talk about last night's American Music Awards!

First up: Let's visit the Red Carpet and see how everyone was lookin'.

My faves:

Making me cringe:




The rest:

And now... For the performances..

There were three former Idols to perform... And people say the song produces no one?

Kelly Clarkson, looking bigger than her best, but sounding just as amazing as she did in her American Idol days.




Adam Lambert, who everyone is FREAKING OUT about for this performance. [I guess that's why they picked him over Kris... He'll make people talk.] He's still a little too showy to me, but it's probably time I admit that's what everyone likes- Someone who will entertain in any and every way. And don't tell anyone, but his song is totally growing on me.

As for the raunchiness of this performance- I say work it if you can! Work the system, that is. They don't always let things happen like this, he's an adult, he's putting on a show! [Did I just say something nice about Glambert?! Uh oh.]




Carrie Underwood looked, sounded, everything perfectly... As usual. I noticed her outfit looks a lot like one of my faves from the Project Runway finale... Anyone else catch it?!




Two daring performers stepped out in very odd outfits. Lady Gaga doesn't surprise me any, of course... And I guess Rihanna has been going down the "odd" trail for a little while now, too. Who's was worse/crazier/whatever?

A skeleton is just never really an OK look. Even though they both have the same skeletal idea I feel, Gaga's is obviously too much.

Some people sound way better on the radio, but I appreciate their effort to sing live. [But maybe a little technical help would in fact be better...]

Shakira is hott, but that's about it.



The Black Eyed Peas are just not good live.




There were some performers that maybe you forgot could still make good music, but they're still talented and doin' their thing!

Whitney Houston had an emotional return to the AMA stage, but I think she did great. I'm so happy for her!



J.Lo has definitely been missed [I've missed her, at least]. Minus the absolutely hilarious fall right before her big solo dance, I'd give her an A!




As for other notable performances, I don't really have any complaints minus Eminem obviously being satellited. Everyone did pretty great, and I love that the AMA's have so much music.

Jay Z and Alicia Keys [Please take note of Perez having the time of his life during this song, but not really knowing the words.]




And last but not least, the opening performance of the night was Janet Jackson. She definitely put on quite a show. She looks great, and she sounded great [with the obvious help of pre-recorded music ;)]. I love hearing some of these songs with a new touch on them. One question: Has she gotten more surgery recently?!


As for the winners, I'll just tell you that Taylor Swift won the most awards with 5, and I'm mad about it. I still don't get how she can beat people like Michael Jackson, Carrie Underwood, Kenny Chesney.... Yeah, her music is cute... But is nowhere near legendary.

So, because I'm mad, you can read all of the winners for yourself here. Sorry. Kinda.


And that'll do it for my thoughts! I tried to get it all straight to the point for those of you who didn't get to watch last night!

love,
elizabethany

PS: I'm still shocked Kate Hudson's nip didn't slip when she presented the Black Eyed Peas.