Okay, fair warning this post is going to be music-filled cause Voice finals were tonight along with The Sing Off which I put off watching though I don't know why cause after tonight holy crap.
Seriously, watch this and tell me you aren't a fan.
Yep, going back to watch the rest of the season.
Oh look, Pentatonix.
That explains why they're everywhere.
Anyway, before all this there wasn't a lot of music, minus when I was off desk cause I do listen to my headphones when I'm off desk.
Do some dancing and all that in the elevators.
Though you really have to watch out for which elevator you're in cause we have two and one has a bigass window and that would just be bad.
The other one is super slow and claustrophobic so to pass the time it works.
Where was I?
Oh right, work.
Work was super slow today - think it was the weather, everyone was outside instead.
It was a sweltering 40-some degrees today.
You scoffed at that, but 40-something is sweltering for December in Nebraska.
There's people outside in shorts.
It's madness.
And it's supposed to continue to swelter this week and hit 49 at some point. I'm hoping the trend is slowness doesn't continue as well.
But, I do actually get a lot done when it's slow so it wasn't all that bad.
We're working on getting plastic bags for the checkout which is super boring to you, I'm aware, but big for us, well me since I'm supplies and have to write a proposal for it and all that.
Thankfully I have Superwoman around to make it all shiny and stuff.
Speaking of shiny stuff, I got my final GPA. I finished with a 3.978 which out of 4.0 isn't all that bad.
Would have been a 4.0 if not for that lone A-
Mean.
*cough*Library Goddess*cough*
What else from today that's not music-related?
Oh, so I posted on Twitter something I found online that goes a little something like this:
Jingle bells,
Twilight smells,
Edward ran away.
Bella dies,
Jacob cries,
Star Wars all the way.
Half an hour later I get a notification that Darth Vader now follows me on Twitter.
So take that world.
It's sad, but I'm proud of that.
Brother will be super jealous, though not jealous enough to actually join Twitter. Or any social network at all for that matter.
He's a lot like my dad, they're both luddites.
Dad's only experience with technology are his smart tractors and his reality-filled DVR.
Or "reality" that is.
Duck Dynasty. Swamp People. American Pickers. Big Shrimpin'. Ax Men. Pawn Stars.
There's more should I go on?
Anyway, I'm pumped. Now I will have to find more Star Wars humor and post it to keep him on my side.
Okay, now on to the music.
So yes, tonight was the Voice finals. Tessanne rocked it. She's still my number one and I think she deserves to win, but I'm secretly cheering for Will cause he's the complete underdog.
He lost in the battles then got stolen by Xtina. He lost in the knockouts then got stolen back by Adam. He beat out James, Cole and Matthew which is madness and he did it all in style.
I know, I know, you don't care, but you should watch this cause it's excellent.
Tiny Dancer
I cheered when I heard "take on an Elton John classic" then attempted to guess what it would be. Not even close.
Love those guys.
Anyway, for the - well, second to - last time here's my Top 20:
Top 20
Red - Adam
Pink - Xtina
Green - Blake
Grey - CeeLo
Tessanne Chin
Matthew Schuler - Eliminated in lives
Holly Henry - Eliminated in knockouts
Kat Robichaud - Eliminated in lives
Grey - Eliminated in live rounds
Brandon Chase - Eliminated in knockouts
Michael Lynch - Eliminated in battles
Timyra Joi - Eliminated in battles
Briana Cuoco - Eliminated in battles
Jacquie Lee
Tamara Chauniece - Eliminate in lives
Ashley Dubose - Eliminated in battles
Monika Leigh - Eliminated in battles
Shelbie Z - Eliminated in lives
James Wolpert - Eliminated in lives
Josh Logan - Eliminated in live
Caroline Pennel - Eliminated in lives
Johnny Gray - Eliminated in lives
Olivia Henken - Eliminated in lives
Ray Boudreaux - Eliminated in lives
So go Tessanne, Jacquie and Will. Whoever wins you deserve it cause this year's was crazy competitive.
Alright, on to the actual music.
Day Three of Christmas Music That Doesn't Suck
Tonight's song choices are:
Christmas Wrapping - Save Ferris
oh my god, was not expecting the twist on the lyrics, love it.
2011 was The Waitresses, 2012 was The Donnas
Santa Claus is Coming to Town - Cimorelli
no, i don't expect you to know who they are, but you should check them out. they've done a ton of covers, my favorite of which is probably Call Me Maybe that they turn into an 80's workout video.
2011 was Glee, 2012 was Michael Buble
Let It Snow - Christina Perri
love her, she's great, but you know that already since i've posted like 8 things by her already on here.
2011 was Michael Buble, 2012 was Frank Sinatra
this was a close second for that last one:
shutup wesley!
2011 Day Three - You Better Not Pout, I'm Telling You Why
2012 Day Three - You Mean You Forgot Cranberries Too?
and speaking of 80's workout videos, check this out if you haven't already:
Library. Desk. Potatoes.
out, legit pre-midnight, holy crap tag in use.
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Monday, December 16, 2013
Sunday, November 24, 2013
Eyes bright, chins up, smiles on. I'm talking to you Katniss.
Took library teens to see Catching Fire.
17 of them to be exact.
And got paid for it.
Best job ever.
With 2 other adult who "sacrificed" their Saturday afternoon to see it with us. Then we went back to the library after for food and games. We made homemade bows and arrows out of popsicle sticks, dental floss and q-tips - go here - played Catching Fire trivia for bragging rights - Gere won, then ate our fancy cupcakes. Half of which were gluten and soy free. And were actually pretty good.
As for the movie it was an experiment for me.
Remember how I'm a nerd?
I read Hunger Games back in college before it was popular and loved it so I was so excited about the movie but because they cut so much out - I mean, they had to it would have been hours and hours and hours long - I was sad. Anyway I was curious if I would like the movie more if I hadn't read the book and didn't notice that stuff was being cut out so I decided to test it and not read Catching Fire before seeing the movie. And it worked, I was on the edge of my seat the whole time not knowing what to expect.
Though now with that cliffhanger I'm going to read Catching Fire and Mockingjay ASAP.
I'm glad Mockingjay is being made into 2, even though that means we'll have to wait even longer. But they can include more stuff if there are 2 of them.
I'm a nerd. I'm sorry.
Anyway, the movie was great.
Scale of Awesome says 8/10.
I loved Effie in this one, she felt like a real person now instead of just a sideshow.
There were bits of humor to break up all the darkness which was good.
I really do think they have the perfect cast. Did anyone else watch Josh host SNL?
He was pretty good. The show wasn't great, but he wasn't bad.
After the movie and the afterparty I went out to eat with Second Sister and her husband. The boyfriend met us - ate half my meal but I was stuffed from the snacks that afternoon - and then we went to see Elton John perform at the new arena.
It was EPIC.
We parked like 8 blocks away to avoid mass hysteria so the walking in the freezing cold part wasn't fun but the rest of the night was awesome. He played like 27 songs - most of which were greatest hits but he also included a lot of his new stuff and a lot of his not-so-mainstream stuff.
Which was good, to mix it up.
The boyfriend predicted he'd sing Crocodile Rock last and was right.
I hate it when he's right like that, I don't know how he does it. Process of elimination I guess, it had to be something upbeat and something that everyone knew. Still, ugh.
We weren't the only ones that went, it seemed like half my workplace was there. And a bunch of family - both sides present. I was texting back and forth with everyone and waiving and then someone else would text and I'd be like, crap, who am I supposed to be waiving at?
It rocked, he played all my favorites so I was happy. Here are a few of my favorite pictures from the night.
The rest are on Facebook if you're interested.
We did have to laugh though because there was this woman in the front row that was slightly inebriated...okay, more than slightly, she was having a really good time...anyway, she kept like pointing on every major beat. And not just like pointing with her finger, she put her whole body into it. And then she was dancing and all that.
And she was right in his sight line so you know that's what he took away from the show.
Anyway, we were laughing and pointing along with her.
So woman in the turquoise shirt, whoever you are, thanks for that.
Best part was after the show when talking with Second Sister we were like, "there was this woman in the front-" "in the turquoise shirt?!" "yes!" and then today at work I brought it up to the New Guy who also noticed her dancing and was laughing about it as well. I'll have to ask Superwoman, Library Judge, and the Cool Aunt if they noticed her as they were there as well.
She should go on tour with him.
So that was yesterday. Today was work - slow but alright. And tomorrow I'm off so I'm in celebration mode. Gonna sleep in and attempt some homework. Only 2 more assignments and 1 more day of the internship left before I get my Master's.
Pure madness.
Songs of the weekend: My favorites from last night
Tiny Dancer
Sad Songs Say So Much
I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues
Bennie and the Jets
Rocket Man
Crocodile Rock
our section was so offkey - not me! - but it was so much fun...
He threw in so much improv before and after, it was awesome. He's crazy talented.
Looking forward to seeing Cher in May. Huzzah.
Legitimate pre-midnight post, holy crap tag in use.
"Any last advice?" "Stay alive."
and i think it's gonna be a long long time.
17 of them to be exact.
And got paid for it.
Best job ever.
With 2 other adult who "sacrificed" their Saturday afternoon to see it with us. Then we went back to the library after for food and games. We made homemade bows and arrows out of popsicle sticks, dental floss and q-tips - go here - played Catching Fire trivia for bragging rights - Gere won, then ate our fancy cupcakes. Half of which were gluten and soy free. And were actually pretty good.
As for the movie it was an experiment for me.
Remember how I'm a nerd?
I read Hunger Games back in college before it was popular and loved it so I was so excited about the movie but because they cut so much out - I mean, they had to it would have been hours and hours and hours long - I was sad. Anyway I was curious if I would like the movie more if I hadn't read the book and didn't notice that stuff was being cut out so I decided to test it and not read Catching Fire before seeing the movie. And it worked, I was on the edge of my seat the whole time not knowing what to expect.
Though now with that cliffhanger I'm going to read Catching Fire and Mockingjay ASAP.
I'm glad Mockingjay is being made into 2, even though that means we'll have to wait even longer. But they can include more stuff if there are 2 of them.
I'm a nerd. I'm sorry.
Anyway, the movie was great.
Scale of Awesome says 8/10.
I loved Effie in this one, she felt like a real person now instead of just a sideshow.
There were bits of humor to break up all the darkness which was good.
I really do think they have the perfect cast. Did anyone else watch Josh host SNL?
He was pretty good. The show wasn't great, but he wasn't bad.
After the movie and the afterparty I went out to eat with Second Sister and her husband. The boyfriend met us - ate half my meal but I was stuffed from the snacks that afternoon - and then we went to see Elton John perform at the new arena.
It was EPIC.
We parked like 8 blocks away to avoid mass hysteria so the walking in the freezing cold part wasn't fun but the rest of the night was awesome. He played like 27 songs - most of which were greatest hits but he also included a lot of his new stuff and a lot of his not-so-mainstream stuff.
Which was good, to mix it up.
The boyfriend predicted he'd sing Crocodile Rock last and was right.
I hate it when he's right like that, I don't know how he does it. Process of elimination I guess, it had to be something upbeat and something that everyone knew. Still, ugh.
We weren't the only ones that went, it seemed like half my workplace was there. And a bunch of family - both sides present. I was texting back and forth with everyone and waiving and then someone else would text and I'd be like, crap, who am I supposed to be waiving at?
It rocked, he played all my favorites so I was happy. Here are a few of my favorite pictures from the night.
The rest are on Facebook if you're interested.
We did have to laugh though because there was this woman in the front row that was slightly inebriated...okay, more than slightly, she was having a really good time...anyway, she kept like pointing on every major beat. And not just like pointing with her finger, she put her whole body into it. And then she was dancing and all that.
And she was right in his sight line so you know that's what he took away from the show.
Anyway, we were laughing and pointing along with her.
So woman in the turquoise shirt, whoever you are, thanks for that.
Best part was after the show when talking with Second Sister we were like, "there was this woman in the front-" "in the turquoise shirt?!" "yes!" and then today at work I brought it up to the New Guy who also noticed her dancing and was laughing about it as well. I'll have to ask Superwoman, Library Judge, and the Cool Aunt if they noticed her as they were there as well.
She should go on tour with him.
So that was yesterday. Today was work - slow but alright. And tomorrow I'm off so I'm in celebration mode. Gonna sleep in and attempt some homework. Only 2 more assignments and 1 more day of the internship left before I get my Master's.
Pure madness.
Songs of the weekend: My favorites from last night
Tiny Dancer
Sad Songs Say So Much
I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues
Bennie and the Jets
Rocket Man
Crocodile Rock
our section was so offkey - not me! - but it was so much fun...
He threw in so much improv before and after, it was awesome. He's crazy talented.
Looking forward to seeing Cher in May. Huzzah.
Legitimate pre-midnight post, holy crap tag in use.
"Any last advice?" "Stay alive."
and i think it's gonna be a long long time.
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
We have no tolerance for politics at the White House.
The boyfriend and I went to see The Butler.
Sorry, Lee Daniels' The Butler.
But apparently Lee Daniels doesn't like having his name in the title however they had to do it cause there was already a movie called The Butler.
Whatever.
Anyway, it was pretty good.
Scale of Awesome says 7.5/10 so good, but not something I want to watch again. Mostly cause it was wildly depressing.
I didn't realize it had that many people in it.
Robin Williams, Liev Schreiber, James Marsden, John Cusack, Alan Rickman and those were only the presidents.
Who were dead on, by the way.
Except Cusack, as much as I like him I can't see him as Nixon. Even with the nose extension.
The rest looked exactly like them.
Okay, maybe not Marsden, but Rickman, holy crap he was seriously a dead ringer.
No pun intended.
You can watch the preview for the rest of the big names but I was excited about David Oyelowo and Alex Pettyfer. Even though Alex played a complete jerk.
Speaking of him, Fall of Five came out today.
Fall of Five as in I Am Number Four, The Power of Six, The Rise of Nine...
here, watch this:
Yes, I'm a nerd, but you knew that already.
Guess I'll just have to stop at Barnes and Noble to pick up a copy.
Yes, I'm aware I work at a library and can get it for free.
But I like reading things on my own time and I already own the rest of them anyway.
Not much to say aside from that. Worked 9-1, got lunch and then headed out to the practicum.
Practicum Count-Up 11/90 so we're moving right along.
Did more stamping today. My hands are still covered in ink. Thursday will be the big move. Right now we're still in the main building but we got all the way through our collection so maintenance is gonna move it and then Thursday we get to sort and shelve.
Huzzah! Progress.
After practicum I stopped by to check in on Oldest Sister. She's living it up, sleeping and watching movies with her feet up with Mom there to cater to her every need.
They had nice bonding today watching tennis and eating salted watermelon.
Does anyone else do that?
Put salt on their watermelon?
Cause I think it's gross.
But that's how they eat it. Is this just a weird family quirk or do other people out there in the world do that?
Then I headed out to see the boyfriend. We went to the movie then spent the rest of the night talking on the porch swing before he had to head into work.
Now I'm back and ready to crash. Work plus class tomorrow so I'm out.
Song of the Day:
Tiny Dancer - Elton John
when I hear this song I think of two things.
This:
yes i do watch that show too much
and this:
yes i know i watch that show too much too.
speaking of, GUESS WHAT?!
that's right.
it's on.
Sorry, Lee Daniels' The Butler.
But apparently Lee Daniels doesn't like having his name in the title however they had to do it cause there was already a movie called The Butler.
Whatever.
Anyway, it was pretty good.
Scale of Awesome says 7.5/10 so good, but not something I want to watch again. Mostly cause it was wildly depressing.
I didn't realize it had that many people in it.
Robin Williams, Liev Schreiber, James Marsden, John Cusack, Alan Rickman and those were only the presidents.
Who were dead on, by the way.
Except Cusack, as much as I like him I can't see him as Nixon. Even with the nose extension.
The rest looked exactly like them.
Okay, maybe not Marsden, but Rickman, holy crap he was seriously a dead ringer.
No pun intended.
You can watch the preview for the rest of the big names but I was excited about David Oyelowo and Alex Pettyfer. Even though Alex played a complete jerk.
Speaking of him, Fall of Five came out today.
Fall of Five as in I Am Number Four, The Power of Six, The Rise of Nine...
here, watch this:
Yes, I'm a nerd, but you knew that already.
Guess I'll just have to stop at Barnes and Noble to pick up a copy.
Yes, I'm aware I work at a library and can get it for free.
But I like reading things on my own time and I already own the rest of them anyway.
Not much to say aside from that. Worked 9-1, got lunch and then headed out to the practicum.
Practicum Count-Up 11/90 so we're moving right along.
Did more stamping today. My hands are still covered in ink. Thursday will be the big move. Right now we're still in the main building but we got all the way through our collection so maintenance is gonna move it and then Thursday we get to sort and shelve.
Huzzah! Progress.
After practicum I stopped by to check in on Oldest Sister. She's living it up, sleeping and watching movies with her feet up with Mom there to cater to her every need.
They had nice bonding today watching tennis and eating salted watermelon.
Does anyone else do that?
Put salt on their watermelon?
Cause I think it's gross.
But that's how they eat it. Is this just a weird family quirk or do other people out there in the world do that?
Then I headed out to see the boyfriend. We went to the movie then spent the rest of the night talking on the porch swing before he had to head into work.
Now I'm back and ready to crash. Work plus class tomorrow so I'm out.
Song of the Day:
Tiny Dancer - Elton John
when I hear this song I think of two things.
This:
yes i do watch that show too much
and this:
yes i know i watch that show too much too.
speaking of, GUESS WHAT?!
that's right.
it's on.
Monday, April 8, 2013
"I'm Usher and I approve this message."
This is all I have to say about today.
Two years later.
I know it's not exciting to you, but it is exciting to me.
And that's really all I have to say about today.
Mostly because I need to do the homework that I was going to do during the day, but then of course didn't because maintenance was here, but before that I got hooked on SVU, and then after maintenance was here - well, there was some overlap - came 2 hours of work. And then after work the boyfriend was here.
So I chose him over homework.
In my defense he is leaving for a week and a half.
Plus I like him more than homework.
Which I hope all sane people would say about their boyfriends.
Or they're really in trouble.
Anyway, so yes, curtains.
Then work.
Then the boyfriend and I watched The Voice.
In fact he was the one that brought up the show in the first place, so he is not allowed to blame it on me.
Not that he would.
Well, he probably would.
But whatever, I love him and The Voice.
And my curtains.
And going in to work for only 2 hours, so it was a good day.
On to the music, because I need to work!
I don't know if he likes to watch it with me though, cause I can tell in advance which singers aren't going to be picked by their attitudes and their timing on the show.
And I can usually guess the coach, only missed one tonight and even Usher was shocked about that one.
Tiny Dancer - Caroline Glaser
nice dimples blake.
U Got It Bad - Jeff Lewis
love shakira's last second turnaround.
big surprise on the coach pick there...
Not Ready To Make Nice - Sasha Allen
"do you see that?" i see that blake.
"i'm sensitive!"
style reminds me of Amanda Brown from last season. she'll go far.
so far i'm thinking adam has the strongest team with sasha, judith hill, sarah simmons and midas whale.
blake is a close second with christian porter, holly tucker and savannah berry.
shakira has spanish-galore on her team, the strongest being monique abbadie.
and then surprisingly, even though i'm not a big fan of usher (anymore anyway) he does have a pretty good team with jess kellner, ryan innes, jeff lewis and michelle chamuel.
out!
legitimate pre-midnight post, holy crap tag in use.
Two years later.
I know it's not exciting to you, but it is exciting to me.
And that's really all I have to say about today.
Mostly because I need to do the homework that I was going to do during the day, but then of course didn't because maintenance was here, but before that I got hooked on SVU, and then after maintenance was here - well, there was some overlap - came 2 hours of work. And then after work the boyfriend was here.
So I chose him over homework.
In my defense he is leaving for a week and a half.
Plus I like him more than homework.
Which I hope all sane people would say about their boyfriends.
Or they're really in trouble.
Anyway, so yes, curtains.
Then work.
Then the boyfriend and I watched The Voice.
In fact he was the one that brought up the show in the first place, so he is not allowed to blame it on me.
Not that he would.
Well, he probably would.
But whatever, I love him and The Voice.
And my curtains.
And going in to work for only 2 hours, so it was a good day.
On to the music, because I need to work!
I don't know if he likes to watch it with me though, cause I can tell in advance which singers aren't going to be picked by their attitudes and their timing on the show.
And I can usually guess the coach, only missed one tonight and even Usher was shocked about that one.
Tiny Dancer - Caroline Glaser
nice dimples blake.
U Got It Bad - Jeff Lewis
love shakira's last second turnaround.
big surprise on the coach pick there...
Not Ready To Make Nice - Sasha Allen
"do you see that?" i see that blake.
"i'm sensitive!"
style reminds me of Amanda Brown from last season. she'll go far.
so far i'm thinking adam has the strongest team with sasha, judith hill, sarah simmons and midas whale.
blake is a close second with christian porter, holly tucker and savannah berry.
shakira has spanish-galore on her team, the strongest being monique abbadie.
and then surprisingly, even though i'm not a big fan of usher (anymore anyway) he does have a pretty good team with jess kellner, ryan innes, jeff lewis and michelle chamuel.
out!
legitimate pre-midnight post, holy crap tag in use.
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