MY super bowl xlvi: food, beverages, and commercials

Happy Super Hangover Day! [As I dubbed it last year, anyway.] Apparently 1.4 million people will try and call out sick today. Luckily I get to lay in bed all day and recover from this food hangover.

Instead of going over everything all the other websites are recapping, I shall share with you how I celebrated Super Sunday, and my favorite moments of the game and the aftermath.

I had a couple people over for a homemade pizza night with some snacks and 6 different kinds of beer. [Each person brought a different kind, it was neat!] My choice: the new Bud Light Platinum. You better believe I felt really freakin' cool every time those commercials came on. Plus! The bottles are so pretty! I can't wait to make things from Pinterest with them!

Hell YES I was wearing Redskins stuff! Including my "Hail Yeah" earrings! And I wasn't the only one repping a team that wasn't in the game. Say hello to "Party Girl" from the station and her ugly shirt:

Now onto the important things: The food. I made this delicious Beer Cheese Dip that I found on Pinterest [duh.]

It was REALLY good. People couldn't stop scarfing it down. I did have a little leftover this morning, and the beer flavor was twice as strong as it was last night. So if you do make it, and you want the beer flavor stronger than the cheese, keep that in mind.

We also did a pizza night, where I bought 4 doughs and sauce, and then each duo of people makes their own pizza with their favorite toppings, then you share and try everyone's! It's super fun and super easy! [And really not that expensive, either!]

That's an olive, pepperoni, and pepper pizza, a barbeque chicken and pineapple pizza, a buffalo chicken pizza, and your average pepperoni pizza. All of them- SO GOOD.

As for the game- I'm pissed. I was definitely rooting for the Patriots, but whatever. We won't get into that.

The commercials: I'm kinda obsessed with the "Here WeGo" commercial for Bud Light.



I'm also super pumped for the new M&M. She is SASSY! And the alcohol may have helped, but we totally LOL'ed at this commercial.



And then there was Madonna. Ugh. What a let-down, right?! It could have been so epic, but, it just wasn't. I think the dancers were more epic than her, her fall, or MIA's stupid, selfish finger.

Now, before any of us get entirely too sick of one of the greatest American holidays, I need to go wake-up my roommate and take care of my house's hangover. Hott damn it's a mess down there.

love,
elizabethany

PS: If you wanna ruin your day with the most awkward picture of the Super Bowl, click here.

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tunes on tuesday 110811

Well, I'm just going to be real honest here.... As always... I can't concentrate to save a life tonight. SO... I'm just going to list out these songs for you to listen to. K? K. Forgive me.

Christina Perri- A Thousand Years




MADONNA- Give Me All Your Love
[I would never support stealing music.... the official, final version, anyway...]


Adele- Set Fire to the Rain




BUSH- The Sound of Winter




Foster the People [ugh]- Don't Stop




Gym Class Heroes- Ass Back Home




Big Gemini- Inevitable




Mac Miller- Party on 5th Ave




That's what I got for ya this week! Enjoy!

love,
elizabethany

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free stuff!: madonna's clothing line premiere in nyc

Calling all NYC peeps! Want some free ish?! Want some free ish that Madonna created?!

Macy's is revealing her new line, Material Girl, tomorrow! If you're one of the first 200 people to hit up Macy's and check it out tomorrow, you'll get a free top and a gift certificate!

BONUS: If you wear your "Madonna best," you could get an autographed shirt!
PLUS!: Later in the day they're celebrating with a performance from the girl showing off the line: Taylor Momsen.

Why can't I be in NYC just a few days earlier?! I wanna come play!

Here's a quick look [via the sketches!] at what's in store [pun totally intended]:

Just tryin' to help you get some free stuff and keep up with the latest happenings/fashions. You're welcome.

love,
elizabethany

morning hangover 090409

Good morning!! Because it's FRIDAY [WOOHOO!] and you probably need an extra boost to make it to the weekend, and I didn't get this up yesterday, this should be a pretty hefty post.

• Kathy Griffin is channelling her inner Kate Gosselin, and it's hilarious.
• There's a portable urinal, or pee bag if you will, for women. It's pretty disgusting and resembles a weed leaf for some reason.
  
• If you thought redheads couldn't be hott, you're wrong! Here are 101 of them! I wonder if it includes my ginger ex-roommate?
• Consider this your guide to living a good single life, or the things you should have done when you were single. Or... Things you'd do if you re-lived the single life.
  
• It may be old news to some, but for those not in the DMV- You should know we are home to a real-life TJ Henderson. Well, okay.. Howard University is.
• I thought kids stealing cars was something only seen in movies but apparently not.
• Ever wonder if you're a huge d-bag? No worries, you can find out by comparing yourself to these 10 signs.
  
• Need some help getting some ladies this weekend? Here are five things we can't resist.
• On the contrary, here are things that are immediate turn-offs. [Preview of last night's Vibe Show podcasts to be posted later today!]
• I thought I had bad luck but I was wrong. This lady got arrested 3 times.. In ONE DAY!
  
• Ladies: Print this out and give it to you man. It's your PMS Bill Of Rights.
  
• Madonna's little girl Lourdes isn't so little anymore... And she's looking more and more like her mom every day.
• I love chimps. I love animals. I love different animals pairing up. These two are amazing.
• What does the Texas State Fair have to offer you? How about deep fried butter?! Mmmm...
• Sometimes it's better to use your noggin and think of what would make your team actually look better, than what matches or what someone else may think is a good idea.
• This is creepy, but what it represents is so ridiculously great and hilarious.
• If one picture could accurately sum up the 90s, I think this would be it
• You remember the "Harold and the Purple Crayon" book? It was one of my favorites, and they're trying to turn it into a movie. I am 100% supporting this idea, but it definitely needs some work.
  
  
  
• I always thought cats hated water, but this one loves taking a shower in the sink and drinking the water. How smart! Multitasking!
  
  
  
• Want an Apple computer? How about a whole store of them? Grab a couple friends and give yourself 31 seconds because apparently that's all you need.
  
  
  

Everyone enjoy your LONG weekend!!! I know I will!

BUG OUT at Old Dominion Speedway on Sunday in Manassas, VA!! It's a HUGE VW event that I and my family race at! Come check out some VWs and the Ploger Racing Team!!

love,
elizabethany

tunes on tuesday 080409

What's today?! TUESDAY! So I now present to you the first Tunes on Tuesday of August 2009.

Aubrey O'Day--> Party All the Time



With all of the haterade that I feed Aubz, I sometimes forget that she is talented in something other than posing in barely any clothes. Her voice is good in this song, and I don't mind the song as a whole... It's just a weird concept to me.


Miley Cyrus--> Party In The USA



Does it bother anyone else that Miley is singing about listening to a Jay Z song?! I'm a little split on this song. I think it could be really good, but it kinda bothers me that it's her singing it. Hmph.


The Newjacks--> Magnetize Me

These guys are finally debuting their first album! This is one of the first songs on the album, and it samples President Obama which is totally cool. I'm a fan. PLUS! Half of these guys is totally from the DMV! +10 points!


Booty Luv--> Say It



These ladies are from the UK [and have a totally wack name, but whatever] and definitely have that UK sound. I like it, though! I'm boppin' my shoulders and stuff which is always a good sign!


Eminem--> The Warning



WOWZERS!!! Uh... I think he wins. He wasn't even being nonchalant about it! He straight calls out Mariah for her song "Obsessed." He's got phone calls and stuff? Busting on her belly?! YIKES! And are those clips of her talking?! SHOOOTTT.. No more hating on Em for me! He's GOT IT!


Fabolous ft. Keri Hilson--> Everything, Everywhere, Everyday



Hmmm... Not much to say about this song except that I don't mind it. I kinda enjoy it, even.


Jay Z ft. Rihanna and Kanye West--> We Run This



It's no surprise these 3 are doing a song together... They are 2 of the main RiRi supporters during the Chrihanna scandal. It's pretty good. I enjoy it.


All Time Low--> Damned If I Do Ya



I think I'm gettin' back into this kind of music for some reason. It's a little cheesy and will probably be in some corny teenage movie, but I don't hate it!


Madonna--> Celebration



So Madonna's back, eh?! I'm... Not very impressed. That's all I'll say.


Michelle Branch--> Sooner or Later



If you can't continue your Pop career, go country, right?! I mean, Michelle was with the Wreckers who made great country but uh... Nah. This isn't my favorite song.


Reba--> Consider Me Gone



I absolutely love that she's still around, for the record. Growing up I always heard Mom playing her, Gloria Estefan, and Celine Dion. Unfortunately, the other 2 aren't really in the music world anymore. Reba is, and she's still got it, big time!


Alright, that wraps up this week's edition of TOT!! Enjoy!

love,
elizabethany

what's goin on with madonna?!

Have you guys seen Madonna lately?!

For those of you who haven't, and those of you who haven't seen this picture, you need to look at it right now.


Ummm... Madonna... Girlfriend... This is GROSS!!

She's gotta be on some serious drugs or not eating or maybe a combination of both. Her veins are nasty and she's just way too skinny. Nastynastynasty.

In the news: Apparently erotic voicemails and love letters that she gave to an ex are now being auctioned off online. They're expected to go for $40,000!!

I don't even have anything to say in reaction to that. I can't stop staring at that terrible picture. Someone help this woman before we lose another icon.

love,
elizabethany

tunes on tuesday 060909

Teeheehee... The date is 69 today. How silly.
Oh, and 7 days until my BIRTHDAY! I love birthdays.

Anyways, back to our regularly scheduled program:



Glasses Malone ft. T-Pain, Rick Ross, and Birdman--> Sun Come Up



Oh no. Whenever someone sings the days of the week, it's over. You'll be singing it all day. It's not a terrible song. Meh.


Ginuwine ft. Missy Elliot and Timbaland--> Get Involved



Oh boy... Contagious beat, Ginuwine is back, and my girl Missy?!? This could be played many times on the laptop de elizabethany.


Trey Songz--> Always Twisted



Trey Songz is beautiful, voice and face. It's fun to hear him talking about getting s#*%cocked. I enjoy it.


Madonna--> Miles Away



I... Ummm.... Think I'm over music by Madonna. Is that bad? I don't think she's evolving anymore.


Jay-Z--> D.O.A. [Death of Auto-tune]



Jay-Z! I thought you retired like 5 times already? You're back again? I'm all about it, though! You're going anti-auto-tune and I fully support this song! Auto-tuning is totally okay for T-Pain, but that's it. Why is EVERYONE using it now? Thank you J.


David Guetta ft. Kelly Rowland--> When Love Takes Over

Wow! Kelly looks HOTT! I'm so excited for her! I love this song, I love her!! She was who I rooted for when Destiny Child died. [She's my Dawn Richard of way back when.] Yay!


LeToya Luckett--> She Ain't Got S#*% On Me



I think this could make it on the radio pretty big, with some editing, of course. I like that it's all upbeat and like "nice try, but nope." Ahh, a girl's attitude, nothin' better.


Pop Evil--> 100 in a 55



When I searched for this song to listen to it, I totally expected it to be all fast and stuff. It's a really cool song for some reason. I have no idea who these people are, but I like what I hear.


Trailer Choir--> Rockin' The Beer Gut

How HILARIOUS!! I love country music because of songs like this. So great.


Whitney Duncan--> Skinny Dippin'

There are so many people coming out lately that I have never heard of... This must be the time for one hit wonders... Or the new generation coming in, who knows. This is an okay, kinda cute/cool song.


Craig Morgan--> Bonfire



Wahoo!! Another summertime country song. I love it. I enjoy Craig Morgan, and this song lives up to his reputation.


Okay, break out the iTunes or whatever! I know I am!!! Until next time, my friends....

love,
elizabethany

celebrity lookalikes

E! Online just posted an article about celebrities that look alike, and honestly, they're all either funny, or people who I think are the same person sometimes. So I will share with you.

I agree! Nicole got the best of the genes or whatever, though.



Not a good thing, Madge, but true.



No really... Which one is which?! These are 2 different people. Zooey and Girl Kisser.



THIS is funny. But I see it.



Sisters maybe?



Yeah, I don't know which one's Keira and which one is Natalie. I never do.



Megan is obviously the better of the two, but I see the resemblance.

I actually notice a lot of resemblances with my friends and celebrities. I've done a post on it before on my HOT 99.5 blog [which is now deleted. :( RIP], and interns of the Kane Show always look exactly like celebs. [me= Jamie Lynn Spears?? They also had Heather Mills, Michael Vick, and I think one of the current ones looks a little like Cheryl Burke... But anyways...]

Today I had another revelation. Friend, classmate, fellow Britney fan, and blogger John Thrasher IS Adam Lambert from American Idol.

Who do you have that looks like someone? Post it! Names if I know them, links to pictures, however you want to do it! I want to see!

love,
elizabethany

goodnight gossip 032609

7 stories in under 2 minutes! Here is your celebrity news for today!! WVAQ's Goodnight Gossip style!

Also! 2 of Britney's crew members were arrested in Pittsburgh last night for a fight! Ut oh! Hopefully she gets them replaced ASAP!

I get to see her tomorrow!!! AHHH YESSS!!!

love,
elizabethany

they're representin'

In honor of Glamour Magazine's 70th anniversary, several female celebs got together and posed as iconic women of the past 70 years.

The people they got to do it are very different from one another.. It's a great variety. Not sure if I love some of the picks, but Alicia Keys makes a GREAT Michelle Obama, and I'm totally okay with Alexis Bledel as Rosie the Riveter and Hayden Panettiere looks good [as always] as Amelia Earhart.

I am NOT okay with Lindsay Lohan being Madonna. There really wasn't anyone else?!

And there was no Marilyn Monroe. Weird?

Here's some more [click to make bigger, duh], but if you want ALL of them, AND the descriptions/more information, click here.

Emma Stone as Carrie Bradshaw and Camilla Belle as Mary Tyler Moore

Paula Patton as Billie Holiday

America Ferrera as Dolores Huerta and Emma Roberts as Audrey Hepburn

It's a pretty sweet idea, really. I fully enjoy it.

love,
elizabethany

a whole lot of nekked-ness

Oh boy! Two ladies of the Pop world are exposing a little more than a nip-slip on the internet.

If you're of age, click here my friends.

couple alert!!

There are 2 new couples hittin' the love sac!

Well, I'm lying. One isn't "new", per say, but whatever.

According to a new biography, Mr. Bobby Brown hooked up with an up-and-coming legend back in the day.

Oh wait... We already knew that. Janet, Whitney, drugs... I mean....

No but there's another one we didn't know about! The queen of pop herself! MADONNA!

Apparently she used to open up for him when he was a part of New Edition, and his bodyguards caught them hookin' up in the limo! UH OHH! These two.. So scandalous! Who knew?!

Well, okay.. Maybe it's not so shocking after all...

A couple who might be a little more shocking is a groovy, silly man, and a seemingly man-hating singer who is still in love with her ex but won't admit it.

Wilder Valderrama and Pink. Interesting.

Reports are saying the two have totally been hooking up since they met at a UFC event last month! [AKA BEFORE she was seen kissing ex-hubby Carey Hart on New Year's.]

What an exciting day in the bedroom!

I mean.. Uh... Yeah. Cool info, right!?

love,
elizabethany

problem..

Why on Earth is Madonna wearing this?!

This is so not okay.

What? I'm speechless. I hope there's a semi-good reason for this.

Actually Madonna, I'm going to need a GREAT reason.. Thanks.

love,
elizabethany

PS: Thanks Perez! ;)

change is here

I'm someone who likes to live in the past.. In the sense that I like looking at old pictures of celebrities and seeing how much they have changed over the years that I have known them. So, after some research, asking around, and looking at HUNDREDS of pictures, I have made my decision...

Top 10 Transformed Celebrities

10. Will Smith
He's gone from being the Fresh Prince of Bel-air to being an action-movie hero. He used to be the guy everyone looked at as the epitome of a player who had all the best lines and got all the ladies. [Some still do, of course.] Now, he's happily married and has a wonderful family. This change wasn't good or bad. It was simply a reinvention/maturation that worked.

9. Olsen Twins

Let's just say they're clearly not making their home videos anymore. Well, hm, not the kind we grew up with. No more Full House, either. And, no more being best friends/inseparable! The twins have grown up, partied, made new businesses.. But one thing has indeed stayed the same; They're making bank.


8. Christina Aguilera
From being a genie, to dirrty, to a mama, she's a pop princess that has certainly changed with age. She had the innocence, the naughty-times, and now the maturity. Fortunately for her, it's worked for the most part. She's good.

7. Dustin Diamond/Screech

The once-nerd, is now an extreme pervert. And for starring on possibly one of the most classic TV shows of all time, he sure is lovin' being on the ridiculous VH1 shows. Who knew Screech would be the one doing stand-up and pretending to be a wrestler?!


6. Jennifer Lopez/J. Lo
I think this is where my list, if not before, gets pretty self explanatory. We had Jennifer Lopez, Jenny from the Block, J.Lo, and now back to Jennifer Lopez. We had the singer, the actress and now the mom of twins. And remember when you used to describe big butts as the "J.Lo booty?" It was EVERYWHERE! Now it's all about Kim or Vida.. J.Lo is too busy sittin at home with her hubby and kids. What a shame.

5. Lindsay Lohan

Remember the new, cute, freckled girl on "Parent Trap?" Would you ever think she'd be dating an ugly girl right about now?! She went from cute, to HOTT during the Mean Girls and Freaky Friday days, and then, BAM! She was out partying, getting crazy, dying her trademark hair, and losing her figure. Doctor, I think we lost her.


4. Britney Spears
Princess of pop or princess of reinvention/ comebacks?! I guess it'll take time to tell, but she's certainly had her changes over the years. Even if she might be headed back to one of her old "characters," she's had enough of them to say she's changed quite a bit. School girl--> Toxic--> Slave--> Pink hair--> awkward VMA performer--> VMA winner. Wonder what's next?

3. Arnold Schwartzenegger

How does someone go from body builder to a terminator to a GOVERNOR?!?! When he was running, I thought it was a joke, but apparently he meant business. Does this mean someone like Hulk Hogan will run for senator somewhere? That's quite the unusual change. I hardly doubt anyone would have ever thought ANYTHING like this would happen with ANY celebrity 10 years ago.. But he IS the Arnold. He does crazy things.



2. Madonna
DUH Factor #1. Do I need to say anything about her? She's the Queen of Reinvention... cone boobs and all. As much as we can look back and say "Woah, what was she thinking?!" At the time, she was all the rage with whatever look she had.. She's a trendsetter keeping up.. or setting, rather... all the trends.

1. Michael Jackson

DUH Factor #2. Again, no need to say anything. This man went from human to weirdo. From black to white. From guy to basically a girl. His voice has stayed the same, pretty much.. Nice and high.. But say someone was stuck in the underworld for 15 years and came back looking for MJ. Bet ya they would never find "him."


Oh how the times have changed.. In good and bad ways. Hope you enjoyed!

love,
elizabethany