tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88314396414637914622024-02-07T16:11:33.704-08:00Because I Said SO!My opinion on just about everything. Music, movies, tv shows, products, life.....any and everything.
Why? BECAUSE I SAID SO!Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15330887727516920401noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831439641463791462.post-24690757500648447822009-09-16T18:46:00.000-07:002009-09-16T19:09:45.208-07:00TV Show Review: GleeOkay, I've been away for a while. Things got extremely busy with work and life in general. I guess I also became a bit uninterested with the idea of this blog but I am going to try to start back.My favorite time of the year is Fall TV Season. I love when my old favorite shows return and I get to check out what's new. Glee has definitely made my list of favorite new fall shows. The show actually Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15330887727516920401noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831439641463791462.post-4350446650343250822009-05-04T18:26:00.000-07:002009-05-04T18:30:36.087-07:00American IdolI've decided that I don't really care enough about American Idol to continue to review it. Not to mention I'm too busy to watch the shows real time so it seems kind of pointless to review it a few days after the fact. We're down to the end anyways so I'll just make my prediction here and we'll see what happens.I predict that Danny will win. I would love if Allison won but I just don't think that Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15330887727516920401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831439641463791462.post-50870361984647794902009-04-27T11:58:00.000-07:002009-04-27T12:02:22.947-07:00Music Review - Album: "In a Perfect World" by Keri HilsonKeri Hilson – “In A Perfect World”Track Listing:1. Intro2. Turning Me On (ft. Lil’ Wayne)3. Get Your Money Up (ft. Keyshia Cole and Trina)4. Return the Favor (ft. Timbaland)5. Knock You Down (ft. Kanye West and Ne-Yo)6. Slow Dance7. Make Love8. Intuition9. How Does It Feel10. Alienated11. Tell Him The Truth12. Change Me (ft. Akon)13. Energy14. Where Did He Go Tamara's Take: C-, Not worth the Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15330887727516920401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831439641463791462.post-56761568315604338112009-04-22T18:44:00.000-07:002009-04-22T19:13:01.448-07:00American Idol - Top 7 Elimination NightOhhh kay so here we go.... Two people will be eliminated tonight. I predicted Lil Rounds and Anoop.Performances:Group performance - Are they lip syncing? WTF Danny?? Cut that mess out. Okay this whole thing was just too much for me. The dancing is a mess with Danny being the worst of the group. Adam is getting it a little to much. LOL.Freda Payne - I love this song but wow. Where in the world Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15330887727516920401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831439641463791462.post-65190533809623239552009-04-22T18:07:00.000-07:002009-04-22T18:42:59.561-07:00American Idol - Top 7 Performance (Again)I just realized that I didn't even post comments from the Top 7 elimination night, last week was a busy week for me. But as you all know...Matt was the pick to go home but the judges saved him. Big deal, marketing ploy, all it means is that two go home the next week.Theme: 70's Disco EraLil': "I'm Every Woman" by Shaka Chan - I'm sorry, I was too distracted by her big round outfit to really Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15330887727516920401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831439641463791462.post-28388923542444375152009-04-22T12:36:00.000-07:002009-04-22T12:38:11.758-07:00Movie Review - A Haunting in ConnecticutA Haunting in Connecticut – “Scary and captivating story”Starring: Viginial Madsen (the mom), Kyle Gallner (Matt), Martin Donovan (the dad)Plot: The story is centered around a teenager, Matt, that is being treated for cancer at a hospital located in a different town than his home. His parents decide it is best to find a house to rent in town which leads them to move into this particular house. Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15330887727516920401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831439641463791462.post-76478783795606574842009-04-15T16:05:00.000-07:002009-04-15T16:24:34.023-07:00American Idol - Top 7 PerformancesMy DVR didn't record American Idol last night :( So I'm watching the videos that are posted on the American Idol website. This is probably going to result in my opinions being out of order but oh well. Stupid DVR! So I didn't get to hear the judges opinions or see any of the opening videos.Theme: Idols at the MoviesContestants:Adam: "Born To Be Wild" - Wow he sounds and performs like he is Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15330887727516920401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831439641463791462.post-35601865519538586762009-04-09T16:21:00.000-07:002009-04-09T16:59:05.563-07:00American Idol - Top 8 Elimination NightGroup Performance:-The sang a song from 2002..."Can't Get You Outta My Head". This is one of the better performances set up wise. They still haven't convinced me as to why anyone would actually want to see them in concert. The ending was cute but overall I was bored by that.Other Performances:-Flo-Rida: I don't even know what you're saying. This is an extremely inappropriate song and those Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15330887727516920401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831439641463791462.post-17769436689613716992009-04-09T15:20:00.000-07:002009-04-09T16:17:00.061-07:00American Idol - Top 8 Performance NightTheme: Songs from the year the contestants were bornContestants:-Danny: "Stand by Me" by Ben E. King - I kinda like this version. Not as much as the other version but he sounds good. I'm glad he did a lesser known version of the song so it didn't sound like a straight copy cat performance.-Kris: "All She Wants To Do is Dance" by Don Henley - I don't think I know this song. I'm still not a fan of Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15330887727516920401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831439641463791462.post-59692810784938429152009-04-06T18:25:00.000-07:002009-04-06T18:33:12.286-07:00Music Review - Album: "All I Ever Wanted" by Kelly Clarkson Tamara’s Take: Heavy RotationThis is Kelly’s fourth album and it is a lot better than the last album. She has said that this album is a mixture of several different styles; I agree. It is a wonderful, crazy mix of styles that creates something beautiful. I can listen to this album straight through which is always a positive. There are a few songs that I’m not crazy about but none that are Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15330887727516920401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831439641463791462.post-42657070403785333692009-04-02T10:49:00.000-07:002009-04-02T11:28:36.941-07:00American Idol - Top 9 Elimination NightONCE again I think that Megan is going home but seeing as she wasn't even in the bottom 3 last week we'll see....Bottom Three:-Megan: Of course, I would have been pissed had she not been in the bottom 3 because her performance last night was completely terrible.-Allison: WTF! I don't understand what is wrong with these voters. She is one of the best on the show, I don't know how she keeps gettingTamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15330887727516920401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831439641463791462.post-5349215408158158842009-03-31T18:56:00.000-07:002009-03-31T19:00:09.095-07:00American Idol - Top 9 Performance NightTheme: Any Song that is a Popular DownloadContestants:Anoop: “Caught Up” by Usher – Interesting choice of a song but not extremely surprising. I’m not feeling this or those faces he is making. Definitely not as good as last week for me. And once again he isn’t adding anything to the song. It is just a mediocre cover of the song.Megan: “Turn Your Lights Down Low” by Bob Marley – OK, I had hung onTamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15330887727516920401noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831439641463791462.post-68548284468882425732009-03-26T17:58:00.001-07:002009-03-26T18:47:54.111-07:00American Idol - Top 10 Elimination NightI still think that Megan is going home but we shall see.....Bottom Three:-Matt: I am a little surprised but not extremely. He just doesn't have "it" and unless he finds that which I don't think he will, he will be going home soon.-Michael: I don't think he was the worst from last night but the judges were very harsh on him and looking back at the clips it was somewhat of a corny performance. I Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15330887727516920401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831439641463791462.post-73616666952235524122009-03-25T17:08:00.000-07:002009-03-25T19:04:00.756-07:00American Idol - Top 10 PerformanceTheme: Motown - I would say this is my favorite theme, let's hope they don't mess it up.Contestants:Matt Giraud - "Let's Get It On" by Marvin Gaye: He is going to have to get out from behind that piano...oh he just did, LOL. I don't think Marvin would like this....he does not sound good to me at all. He's just not sexy enough for this song.Kris Allen- "How Sweet It Is" by Marvin Gaye : I still Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15330887727516920401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831439641463791462.post-73072258038157208122009-03-23T18:12:00.000-07:002009-03-23T18:29:39.352-07:00New Show Alert: Harper's Island OK. I am so hype about this new show that is premiering on CBS on April 9th. This seems to be different from pretty much any show that is currently on TV which excites me.Cast: I actually don't recognize any of the people in the cast list but that's okay. I like that they are using relatively unknown people.Plot: The main plot of the story is that this is a murder mystery. A group of friends andTamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15330887727516920401noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831439641463791462.post-49056427458044730572009-03-18T19:10:00.000-07:002009-03-18T19:21:28.025-07:00American Idol - Top 11 Elimination NightOk this will be short since I didn't actually WATCH the show. I had to find out who got kicked off from one of my Twitter friends. It's funny when people say "do you tweet", that just sounds inappropriate, LOL.I digress....Alexis Grace got kicked off! I'm not THAT surprised because she didn't actually do that great last night but DANG. I was really hoping it would be Scott because currently he isTamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15330887727516920401noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831439641463791462.post-25243285542073700712009-03-18T14:50:00.000-07:002009-03-18T16:22:13.417-07:00American Idol - Top 11 PerformanceSince no one was saved last week there will be only 11 performances tonight.Theme: The Grand Ole Opry (Country Music)-Randy Travis is "mentoring" the contestantsContestant Performances:-I will bold who I think is going home.Michael Sarver: "Ain't Going Down Til the Sun Comes Up" by Garth Brooks - I thought he ended it well but I did not like the song in general because it just seemed like he was Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15330887727516920401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831439641463791462.post-58585755823417311262009-03-15T19:05:00.000-07:002009-03-15T19:38:19.657-07:00Weekend Home MoviesI spent this rainy weekend in the house and on the couch. I wasn't feeling good and I didn't want to venture out into the bad weather so I thought I'd find something to do around the house. What I ended up doing is watching a bunch of movies on HBO/Showtime on Demand. Here's what I watched and what I thought.Bee Movie (2007): "Cute for kids, somewhat entertaining for adults"Starring - Jerry Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15330887727516920401noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831439641463791462.post-65148781129294923642009-03-11T18:00:00.000-07:002009-03-11T19:02:50.189-07:00American Idol - Top 13 Elimination NightTonight two people will be eliminated. I wonder if it will be the ones I predicted or not... So the judges can save a contestant?? This is somewhat strange but we shall see how it goes.Group Performance: Medley of Jackson 5 SongsThis sounded better then the other group performances. Why in the hell did they let make Danny get up there and do that little dance which made him look extremely stupid.Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15330887727516920401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831439641463791462.post-85002579707528953452009-03-10T17:41:00.000-07:002009-03-11T07:25:29.058-07:00American Idol - Top 13 PerformanceTonight is the Top 13 Performance. I am both excited and apprehensive about tonight due to the theme that has been chosen.Theme: Michael Jackson SongsContestant Performances:Lil Rounds: "The Way You Make Me Feel" - I'm not too sure about that outfit and I'm not feeling her singing this song. She has a great voice of course but I can't help but compare it to MJ and it has nothing on that. The Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15330887727516920401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831439641463791462.post-50732922421443220642009-03-10T05:18:00.000-07:002009-03-10T05:23:56.101-07:00Rockin the Red Pump!In honor of today a group of female bloggers are "Rockin the Red Pump"Here are some interesting statistics:HIV/AIDS & Women in the United States------------------------------------------------*There are approximately 1.1 million people living with HIV/AIDS in the U.S. & almost 280,000 are women*Among those who are HIV positive, 35% of women were tested for HIV late in their illness (Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15330887727516920401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831439641463791462.post-35924507484317611022009-03-09T18:41:00.000-07:002009-03-09T19:01:12.432-07:00Movie Review - The WatchmenThe Watchmen - Released March 6th, 2009: "Not Your Typical Superhero Movie"Starring: Malin Akerman, Billy Crudup, Matthew Goode, Jackie Earle Haley, Jeffrey Dean Morgan (yeah, I didn't know who any of these people were either)Tagline: "Justice is coming to all of us. No matter what we do."Plot: The movie is set in 1985 during the tension with the Soviet Union. A decade prior to this a group of Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15330887727516920401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831439641463791462.post-21678955299794872552009-03-06T15:31:00.000-08:002009-03-06T15:35:49.550-08:00Music Review - Album: "It's Not Me, It's You" by Lily Allen“It’s Not Me, It’s You” – by Lily AllenReleased February 9, 2009Track Listing:1. Everyone’s At It2. The Fear3. Not Fair4. 225. I Could Say6. Back to the Start7. Never Gonna Happen8. F*ck You9. Who’d Have Known10. Chinese11. Him12. He Wasn’t ThereArtist Background:Lily Rose Beatrice Allen born May 2nd, 1985 is an English singer-songwriter. Her first album “Alright, Still” was released December Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15330887727516920401noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831439641463791462.post-77004435457047317542009-03-05T19:33:00.000-08:002009-03-05T20:22:46.255-08:00American Idol - Wildcard EpisodeI don't remember them doing this last season. Maybe I just didn't watch it. Okay so the judges get to decide this part. I would say I trust their judgement but we have one good judge and three idiots.Contestants:-Jesse: "Tell Me Something Good" - I really like her style. It is different from the other women on the show.-Matt: "Who's Loving You" - I love this song and all of its versions. I think Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15330887727516920401noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831439641463791462.post-10003428009012904812009-03-05T19:01:00.000-08:002009-03-05T19:33:21.200-08:00American Idol - 3rd Group of 12 EliminationI have a feeling this is about to be some BS......Group Performance:-HORRIBLE! LOL @ how they changed the words of the song from "bitch" to "girl". Ummm that changes the whole point of that lyric. That choreography was terrible. Katy Perry can't even really sing. It kills me when they do songs by people who are manufactured artists anyway. That chair dancing is just the worst. BOO to this whole Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15330887727516920401noreply@blogger.com0