my current guilty pleasure

OK, I know I am going to get a lot of flak for posting this but...

Have you heard 7 Things by Miley Cyrus?

I'm h o o k e d.

It really sucks she's such a loose tart though. It's almost embarrassing to say I enjoy the new single.

Listen and tell me what you think.

Comic Relief

E Meets West

hey
i've got this urge to shout out and say:
i need you like the deserts need water everyday
i can't think straight
and every passing minute not knowing what's up with you
makes me weak
it's an addiction
and that's fine
but still i want to punch my stomach out
'cause the nerves are hard to handle
i'm a man--
of age in fact
but i have fallen
and I can't help that

Emmy II

Here's a list of nominees for this years Emmys.

Outstanding Comedy Series
30 Rock
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Entourage
The Office
Two and a Half Men

My pick: I don't watch any of these shows so I couldn't care less who wins. I think Ugly Betty was definitely overlooked in this category.

Outstanding Drama Series
Boston Legal
Damages
Dexter
House
Lost
Mad Men

My pick: Dexter. Finally they're recognizing a good show.

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Alec Baldwin - 30 Rock
Tony Shalhoub - Monk
Lee Pace - Pushing Daisies
Steve Carell - The Office
Charlie Sheen - Two and a Half Men

My pick: Lee Pace because he's talented and deserves it. It'll be nice to see a surprise win. I'm tired of the same person winning all the time. Tony Shalhoub is overpraised. Alec Baldwin should stay home.

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
James Spader - Boston Legal
Bryan Cranston - Breaking Bad
Michael C. Hall - Dexter
Hugh Laurie - House
Gabriel Byrne - In Treatment
Jon Hamm - Mad Men

My pick: Michael C. Hall! Finally.

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Tina Fey - 30 Rock
Christina Applegate - Samantha Who?
Julia Louis-Dreyfus - The New Adventures of Old Christine
America Ferrera - Ugly Betty
Mary-Louise Parker - Weeds

My pick: America Ferrera! Hello, who else? Julia Louis is a little annoying. I'm happy for Christina Applegate but ultimately, America did the best job.

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Sally Field - Brothers & Sisters
Glen Close - Damages
Mariska Hargitay - Law & Order SVU
Saving Grace - Holy Hunter
The Closer - Kyra Sedgwick

My pick: Sally Field. Period.

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Jeremy Piven - Entourage
Kevin Dillon - Entourage
Neil Patrick Harris - How I Met Your Mother
Rainn Wilson - The Office
Jon Cryer - Two and a Half Men

My pick: Neil Patrick Harris because I believe in him. Jeremy Piven is arrogant and annoying. Rainn Wilson is a good choice and so is Jon Cryer but Neil Patrick is a lot more fun.

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
William Shatner - Boston Legal
Ted Danson - Damages
Zeljko Ivanek - Damages
Michael Emerson - Lost
John Slattery - Mad Men

My pick: John Slattery because he is sexy and good.

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Kristin Chenoweth - Pushing Daisies
Jean Smart - Samantha Who?
Amy Poehler - Saturday Night Live
Holland Taylor - Two and a Half Men
Vanessa Williams - Ugly Betty

My pick: Vanessa Williams. Period.

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Candice Bergen - Boston Legal
Rachel Griffiths - Brothers & Sisters
Chandra Wilson - Grey's Anatomy
Sandra Oh - Grey's Anatomy
Dianne Wiest - In Treatment

My pick: Sandra Oh. She deserved it last year. Chandra Wilson deserved it a long, long time ago. Of the two, Sandra Oh had more going on this past season.

Emmy I

Well, tomorrow’s a big day for the T.V. world. The Emmy nominees will be announced very early Thursday morning. After a rather troubling season which saw a strike and major cancellations, tomorrow we find out who gets recognized, who got overlooked, and who was over-hyped. Oh, to own that glorious golden lady of a trophy! It'd be a great way to punctuate a season filled with mad drama.

::fingers crossed for the brilliant ones::

I’ll post the interesting categories once they’re out.

Here’s hoping the following names are called:

America Ferrera
Ana Ortiz
Becki Newton
Michael Urie
Sandra Oh
Chandra Wilson
Brooke Smith
Rachel Griffiths
Matthew Rhys

O Ye of Little Faith

"Men cheat for the same reason that dogs lick their balls --
because they can. It's part of their biology. "

Samantha Jones

Pride or Prejudice?

If I marry, will you be there
will you toast with me
cry and be pleased
if I marry a he

There She Goes

It's been said that Dr. Izzy Stevens may be killed off on Grey's Anatomy due to Katherine Heigl's recent voluntary withdrawal from Emmy contention, a move made because she did not "feel that [she] was given the material this season to warrant an Emmy nomination...."

Supposedly, the writers are fuming! They feel she's slapped them right across the face. But you can't really blame the divine Ms. Heigl. I mean, this season we saw her try to save a deer! What the hell is that!? Come on, now.

It'll be a bad move if the writers seek to destroy Heigl, who is a key character on the show.

We'll see what happens next season. Izzy is one of my favorite characters. If she goes, I may very well sign off too.

Watch this scene. It's one of her best.

the antediluvian

i'd rather camp out in my own home
beneath familiar blankets
and air i can trust

i'd rather spend a day reading
or writing a little ode
in my room with candles and incense burning--
a quiet atmosphere
my lazy cat relaxing at my feet
all noise asleep
no judges around

home!

there's nothing better than this
and so
i am not going out tonight

freewrite 1, or work issues

So, I'm having a lot of issues at work. I feel overused. It's beginning to feel a lot like hell and I'm afraid if I don't leave, I'll go crazy.

Recently, I voiced my contempt at the amount of work being given to me. Do you want to know the response I got? Ha! It was a little something like this:

"Hey, we appreciate you! We want you to know we have a lot of things planned for you. We don't want you to quit. We see you as an asset and want to see you excel here with us."

Oh man! I'm grateful for the kind words but I so need to run. For some reason, I saw so many red flags as Father Superior spoke out against my unhappiness.

"We value your hard work and we are here for you!"

Ha! I bet he drools dollar signs when he's asleep at night. I'm worth more, dear Sir. I know you know that. I'm leaving. I'm not staying. If I continue and don't let go, then

I
am
going
down.

workers' compensation

i'm gonna jump around the halls
and pray for a sprained ankle
im gonna push myself down a flight of stairs
and hope for a bad bump on the head
i'm gonna look for a small puddle
a loose chord
a nail
or discarded piece of wood
something to make up an accident
so i can leave this place for a good while

s.o.s (save other ships)

it's been raining ever since you left
luckily, i know how to swim

The Collected Wisdom of Angela Chase

I know you remember this stuff.

My Radio: What I'm Listening To

"A little bit of this, a little bit of that."

Paper Planes - M.I.A.
El Presente - Julieta Venegas
Even After All - Finley Quaye
Black & Gold - Sam Sparro
Normal - Ximena Sariñana
Housewife - Jay Brannan
Can't Find the Words - Karina
When I Said I Would - Whitney Duncan
Spotlight - Jennifer Hudson
A-Punk - Vampire Weekend
Beautiful - Me'Shell Ndegéocello
Stuck to You - Nikka Costa

Support Wall-E!

Adele

Have you heard of Adele, the 20 year old soul singer from England? If you haven't, well, you've got to run to your nearest record store or open your iTunes software and download her album 19. It's a great soul record.

Last month I was lucky enough to see her live at the Highline Ballroom in New York City. I stood staring at her the whole night through completely awe struck, my heart banging and beating against my chest. Standing just feet away and watching her belt song after song after song was pure ecstasy.

Here are a couple of clips from the show. Pardon the poor quality. My digital camera is hard to handle. Still, you can hear her perfectly. That's what counts. Also, check how she acknowledges me in the second clip. So cool!

Considerate Curator

I took a personality quiz and apparently I am what they call a Considerate Curator. Below is a copy of my Personal DNA Map. Mouse over the colors to reveal their meaning. For a full report of my results, simply click the link underneath the colored map. Have fun and tell me what you think.

Considerate Curator
My Personal DNA Report

26 Candles

I can’t believe I’m 26.

I feel like I'm trapped in some warped land. Time is flying like mad and I can't stop the white hairs from blossoming. My goodness! Why won't time go backwards?

I had so much planned for my life at 26 but have gotten little done. It’s so weird how life passes by. The years move and before you know it, you’re fighting hard to regain those childhood memories you’d never imagine you’d miss. Boy, do I wish I was six again.

I remember birthdays being so much more of a bigger deal when I was younger. I’d spend the day standing on a pedestal, the absolute center of attention - receiving presents, constant praise, oh and delicious birthday cake to boot. There was a sense of worth and importance behind presents, cake, a song, and burning candles to wish upon. How things have changed.

Today, I actually had to play a game... a game of who'd call and who was most likely to forget. Not everyone remembers anymore. Not everyone bothers to keep on track and make you feel good. No more birthday cake. No more “surprise!” No more sappy song and bright candles.

On a day like this, coming home to an empty place makes it feel like the worst day on earth. What is it about birthdays that makes wanting family and friends by your side so much more necessary than usual. Why this day?

If I’m 26 and I feel like this, imagine when I’m 36 or 46. Will I not care for familial support or will I just feel worse and worse as less and less people call each year? Also, should I judge a friend harshly because they forgot to call on my one special day? Or, is this a "forgive and forget" lesson of the highest kind?

Perhaps I should not be so brash, but I can't help but wonder, if I provide so much love and support to family and friends, why can't I get my fair share of it too?

Tick Tock, Tick Tock

I’ve got this disease. It won’t go away no matter how much I pray. There’s no medicine to help me through it. I keep asking for a miracle to come forth and blast this drastic illness but nothing comes. I can’t fight this thing and it gets scarier and scarier each day that passes.

I’m sure you’re wondering what I’m talking about. You’re dying to know what ails me. I’ll tell you; it’s simple. You’ll realize that you have it too. Just like me, you are tainted with this incurable beast that will never budge.

I suffer from aging. Yes, that's it. It’s a persistent disorder which attacks the mind and body, worsening year by year. An inevitable occurrence no matter the creams or surgeries you use to fight it, the body responds to this disease in a most unremarkable way. One is prone to loss of sight, mental relapses, mind/body deterioration, and shriveling of the skin among other things.

It's a curse that comes with existence. Currently there is no way to control it and there is no immunity from it. It is omnipresent and shall never be stopped. It takes no breaks, never halts.

As a matter of fact, you are being attacked by it --

right. this. very. second.