I happened to catch that last few minutes of So You Think You Can Dance last night, and stumbled across this. Prepare for your mind to be blown:
This is Alex and Twitch. Twitch was a competitor from a previous season, so he’s an “All-Star,” and Alex is competing this season. Napoleon and Tabitha choreographed this piece… isn’t it INSANE!?
(And for all of you cheerleaders – doesn’t it make you want to jump out of your SEAT!?)
Indulge me just for today.
THEN:
NOW:
That Big Red freshness lasts right through it… your fresh breath goes on and on, while you chew it!
Wow. I really wish that was my idea.
before we get to the television discussion, how dope is this picture?
christina grissett photography. she rocks.
we’re heart LOST. we really do. there are few television shows now that aren’t just totally gory (i’m talking to you, CSI. we are broken up.) and aren’t filled with blatant sexual innuendos and jokes (and i’m talking to you, How I Met Your Mother/Two-and-a-half Men). i think we love LOST because it forces you to really think. plus, questions are being answered now and that’s pretty cool.
i’m just going to put this out there. this is the final season. i’m going to be really pissed if there isn’t a happy ending, and i have a feeling that these LOST producers are going to TORTURE US and leave us with more questions and no resolve.
take a hint from Friends, people. we want the fairy-tale endings.
so dear producers, you better let kate and jack be together when this thing wraps up.
love,
whitney
You may get rowdy after you read this post. And that’s cool.
So. Kris and I are very particular about what kind of television shows we watch at our house (and what movies we watch, as well). Because we proclaim Christ as our savior, we have to guard our hearts from whatever we can control in this world. And one thing that we can control is what we watch on TV.
I don’t want this post to turn into a television bashing session – because we can all admit, there is just blatant trash on TV, and I’ve watched my fair share of it. But I want to focus on the shows that just “slide” by on our radar. We know that the content isn’t terrible, but it’s just a feeling that we know it’s not really healthy for us. That, my friends, is conviction.
One of the shows that is really getting to me the most lately is Glee. I am a theatre girl. I was in a show choir in high school. But I will tell you this: I have only watched one episode of Glee, and that was enough for me. I’m embarrassed to even talk about some of the content of the show on my blog. But some of the “lighter” stuff was the scene where the cast was dancing with balloons in between each other at their “Chastity Club,” until Rachel announces that “girls want sex just as much as guys do.” Or that the main character, Will, a married man, repetitively flirts with another teacher, Emma (I saw on Hulu this week that he sang The Thong Song to her while she was in a wedding dress?). The show is set up for the audience to root for Will and Emma to enter into a relationship by making Will’s wife despicable, but where is the sanctity of marriage in that? Or that Fox is touting this series as a “family show.” Really, Fox? Because my 13-year-old wouldn’t be watching it. Sure, the cast is full of amazing vocalists and who doesn’t love a musical, but you have to look at the show as a whole.
It’s like Desperate Housewives, in high school, and they can sing.
A lot of times, Kris and I check out Plugged In before we go to see a movie or start to watch a new TV show. Sometimes, the reviews are really legalistic and you have to take them with a grain of salt. But most of the time, they’re very honest as to the content of the movie/TV show and you know ahead of time what to expect (or can decide not even to watch it).
So if you’re a believer, I really challenge you to evaluate what you’re watching on TV and what movies you’re going to see. The easy road is just going along with what our culture offers you. If you find yourself saying, “It’s not that bad,” you’re letting it slide. The hard road is taking a stand and guarding your heart.
Ah, the Tonys. What a wonderful event to look forward to every June. I’ve had it on my Outlook calendar at work for months so I wouldn’t forget! My obliging husband indulged me by sitting beside me on the couch watching videos on Vimeo watching the awards show while I sang along to EVERY song and almost had a Mambo dance off with myself.
“Ok by me in Am-er-i-ca!” I digress.
Was it just us, or was the sound quality terrible? I felt bad for the sound tech because sometimes these things do happenbut I don’t think anyone can get away unscathed with forgetting to turn on Sir Elton John’s mic when he’s opening the show. Yikes.
OH and I had tears in my eyes during West Side Story. My favorite part is when they began Tony & Maria’s dance, and they do the little “snap snap.” Presh and heartbreaking at the same time. I’ve said that I won’t do another show for a while so we can settle into our married life, but my mother keeps saying that if they did West Side Story, I’d be more than tempted to audition.
True that, Mom.
Neil Patrick Harris was AMAZING. Go Doogie! I wasn’t paying attention when Brett Michaels hit his head. Missed that one. Also, didn’t Susan Sarandon seem really angry when she was presenting awards?
Then I had a thought: They’re turning all of these movies into Broadway shows… Shrek, The Lion King, The Little Mermaid…
Could there be… Twilight: The Musical?
Kris is hiring Kevin McCreary from North Greenville University to be the Program Manager for Radio Free Florence in August. You may know that NGU has the Crusader as a mascot.
Kevin is a creative kid and he produced this video on NGU’s “Crusader Bucks” – a preloaded points system that works kind of like a debit card for purchasing items around campus – for his SENIOR PORTFOLIO project. HAHA!
Ok, now that we’ve watched that, I’m just going to say this and not mention it again (until I’m still upset tomorrow and need to vent some more).
ADAM SHOULD HAVE WON AMERICAN IDOL. HE CAN SING LAPS AROUND KRIS.
I need to admit that Nimbus and I had a dance party during KISS!! Also, I cried just a little when Queen performed. I kept yelling at my Kris, “THEY’RE GOING TO LIFT THE STAGE! I’M GOING TO FREAK OUT IF QUEEN PERFORMS! DO YOU THINK QUEEN’S BACK THERE???” Then I remembered that I needed to listen.
It was glorious. The only thing that could have made it better was if Prince was lifted out of the dry ice fog on the stage with his purple guitar and he and Adam performed a duet of Lets Go Crazy and Purple Rain.
AND THEN HE LOST. I need to sleep on this.
I handle the marketing and PR for my company and I’m researching some giveaways for an event we’re hosting this summer. As I’ve searched the everlasting Internet, I’ve noticed a trend among promotional giveaway items:
EVERYTIHNG IS ATTACHED TO A LANYARD.
Now school teachers and others who have professions who legitimately need the convenience of a lanyard, do not be offended. But for the rest of you (YES, you who wear YOUR KEYS around your neck at Target. For what reason!?), check out the following photographs and explain to me why a leash is necessary.
LIP BALM – Because you can’t reach into your pocketbook to grab a tube quick enough:
CALCULATOR – “Oh no, it’s not a necklace! It’s just my CALCULATOR.”
RADIO – I think iPods came out 8 years ago. Use one.
HAND SANITIZER – OH MY LANDS. I love me some Purell just as much as the next girl, but are you really that OCD about cleanliness that you can’t wait .78 more seconds to use the bottle in your purse?
And while I’m posting… ADAM LAMBERT IS AMAZING. NO ONE CAN ROCK A PINK STAIRCASE LIKE THAT AND LOSE. No one.
I voted for him.
Twice.
