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Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Newest TV Obsession.

We leave for Philadelphia this morning, so posting will be light for the rest of the week, but I wanted to share with you my new summer TVguilty pleasure. Except, it isn't that new, and I don't feel that guilty about it. While Paul was in Florida I finally tuned in to my first episode of So You Think You Can Dance, and I was instantly hooked. I don't know why it's taken me so long to watch it, probably because of its association with American Idol, but I'll definitely be a avid viewer now. Which Paul is already sadly resigned to.

I was talking about it this weekend with my friend Natalie, and she's loved this show for a long time, which makes sense as our friendship was practically forged over dance. She was like, "Carrie, if that show was on when we were in high school, how obsessed would we have been with it? We would have auditioned for every season".

I've been really impressed with a lot of the choreography on the show, and my favorite so far is the video I've included here. The contestants dance to "Falling Slowly" from Once. (You all know how much I love that song). This dance is close to something that I've always wanted to do, but I never did much partner work because talented boys were few and far between. I feel like this is choreography I've wanted to dream up in my head before. I've watched it so many times already. I miss dancing. Sigh.

Have a good week kids. Don't miss us too much.

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Sunday, June 28, 2009

Theme Week!!!


This week over at Don't Forget to Dance, I and my fellow bloggers will be celebrating all things involving America, independence, and freedom. You should check it out. Unless if you hate freedom, that is.

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Friday, June 26, 2009

Is this the Apocalypse?

This week has been crazy. Today I found myself on a phonecall trying to track someone down in my office, while 2 other calls were coming in and someone's car alarm starts going off in the parking lot, and I'm supposed to be strong-arming a three-hole punch while keeping one eye on the copy machine. And I'm just like, can everything please just calm down for one second, please?

Not to mention I'm coming down with a cold, Paul's home getting the house and yard ready for our 4th of July guests, since we're gone this weekend and most of next week. Michael Jackson died, Farah Fawcett died, and huge storms or mini-tornadoes have rendered my parent's house without power and did some destruction to the in-laws garage sale set-up. Let's see. Have I forgotten anything else? This week is just straight-up weird.

(Oh, yes, my shin now reminds me that I also lost a battle with two giant boxes of paper in the Staples parking lot today. It's swollen and bruised as a reminder. Perfect.)

And I'm going to be 30 soon. Harumph.

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Carrie at 6/26/2009

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Thursday, June 25, 2009

Rest in Peace, Mr. Jackson



What a weird day this has been. I'm so sad about the news that Michael Jackson died. We all know what happened in the later years, so let's just remember that the dude was completely badass. What an amazing dancer; probably the best singer-dancer. Smooth Criminal is the best music video ever. Hands down. (Well, except maybe Thriller. That video was so scary it made my 5 year-old self cry.) I was so obsessed with this when I was younger.

Hope you've found peace and happiness wherever you are now, Michael.

Carrie at 6/25/2009

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Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Gives us the nice bright colors.



I just read that Kodak will be retiring Kodachrome, the first successful color film, next year. In honor of the historic film, here's Conor Oberst covering Paul Simon's classic song.

I feel like we should be thanking Kodak for inspiring one of Mr. Simon's catchiest songs ever. So, thank you.

Carrie at 6/24/2009

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Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Down the Rabbit Hole.


The first images from Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland were released yesterday, and they look delightfully weird. This movie strays from the original source material, and features a 17 year-old Alice who doesn't remember her previous visit to Wonderland.
For more pictures, visit USA Today or Slashfilm.

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Monday, June 22, 2009

What Were You Thinking, Drew Barrymore?



I think Drew Barrymore has gone crazy. Otherwise, I can't understand why she would wear this get-up to a baseball game. There are so many things that are wrong with this picture. First off, the metallic face paint, which I've seen her wear in pictures before. Like at Bonnaroo, where it seems maybe almost appropriate because she could have been on some type of three day bender and not making the best decisions anyway and the music was making her express herself on her face, man. But at a baseball game it just looks like you gave money to some really untalented face-painter who quit halfway through giving you an alien face. And then there's the unfortunate tie-dye leggings, which may be the most unfortunate incarnation of the legging trend I've seen. They are not flattering, and Drew, honey, you're not wearing pants. The rest of the esemble is not that offensive on its own, even though it still looks ridiculous together and could use the benefit of an iron.

So, this all begs the question, Drew, WHAT WERE YOU THINKING? (And are you really that big of a Marlins fan anyway?)

Not to mention poor Justin Long looks like some socially awkward mechanical engineering grad student, with those glasses, his t-shirt tucked in, and the sleeves rolled up. Really, he seems like a nice chap; he deserves better.

What Were You Thinking may become a new blog feature, providing people keep bringing the crazy. Which, let's face it, they probably will. (Any similarities to Go Fug Yourself or Really with Seth and Amy are already noted, and isn't imitation the sincerest form of flattery?)

(Picture via Jezebel.)

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Carrie at 6/22/2009

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