Blue Plate Special Archives

November 21, 2008

The Hoff Gets Me Hooked on a Feeling

Wow, I might still be drunk from last night because I am forcing myself to watch this David Hasselhoff cover of "Hooked on a Feeling". I don't understand the concept for this video - there seems to be a mix of African dance and Alaskan glaciers mixed with some flying nun. This is for sure making it into my "Best of the Worst Music Videos" playlist!

November 19, 2008

These are a Few of My Favorite Things

Old woman + Cat + Meow Mix Commercial lip synching = pure joy

This woman's smile could melt a pound of butter for the homemade cookies she'd probably make you.


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November 5, 2008

Barack n' Roll Baby

President Barack Obama and family

The icy cold heart that usually resides in the dark crevice of my sternum is warm and fuzzy this morning. I was lucky enough to take part in the Obama rally held at Grant Park in downtown Chicago last night and share in a truly historic moment with thousands of strangers around me. Truth be told, I thought the process would take a little longer but it ended up being (thankfully) anti-climactic. Being the short, round girl that I am - I had to rely on the taller people around me to tell me why we were all cheering once something new flashed on the screens around us.

When the announcement came that Obama won, I think everyone was in shock. Everyone was calmly cheering - I was expecting more hugging and tears of joy. Now that I think of it though, we weren't able to bring in alcohol and they weren't selling any so I know that I, for one, was less likely to throw my arms around a stranger.

I've got to hand it to McCain, his concession speech was classy. Nothing prepared me for how patriotic I would feel while listening to Obama give his acceptance speech though. I'm probably the least political person in my family and while I pay attention to what's going on - I wouldn't say I get overly excited about listening to debates or checking CNN for the latest coverage. Last night though, listening to Obama, I was inspired and hopeful for our country.

Don't worry this won't turn into a political blog. I'm still more interested in Lindsay Lohan's breakfast than I am in day-to-day politics. I just couldn't let the day pass without sharing my hope and belief that today we are a new country and it's a wonderful feeling.

October 6, 2008

I Have a Confession and Mr. T. is Involved

Ok, so when I was maybe five years old I had a gigantic crush on Mr. T. There were many reasons to find him so attractive - the mohawk, the bling, the overalls, the way he said "I pity the fool"....oh I could just go on. I totally thought I was going to marry him and had planned out the ceremony as such:

We would walk down the aisle (me probably in overalls and my pink "Thriller" shirt underneath and him in a black tuxedo), go through the regular vows and instead of doing the whole "you may kiss the bride" deal - he would rip his velcro tuxedo off as if his clothes were the same as a Barbie doll's and pick me up to whisk me away to the dance floor. These were my aspirations as a young girl - now you can see where I was mentally.

Not too much has changed since those good old days. In fact, after seeing this old video of him rapping - I might try to track down his number.

September 16, 2008

Megan Fox Goes Wilde

I think we can all agree that Megan Fox is one of the most beautiful people on this planet. I'd go as far as saying she has knocked Angelina Jolie off of the "Celebrity Women Would Go Gay For" pedestal and taken the top spot. Turns out, she might be up for it too!

The Transformers star was interviewed by GQ Magazine for their October issue (super hot cover btw) and opens up about a relationship she had with a Russian stripper. I like that; go big or go home, that's what I always say. While their relationship only lasted a matter of weeks and she has been dating Brian Austin Green for years now, Fox doesn't ignore the possibility that it could happen again. In fact, she says, "I could see myself in a relationship with a girl-Olivia Wilde is so sexy she makes me want to strangle a mountain ox with my bare hands." From where I'm sitting that sounds pretty major; I've never felt the urge to strangle a mountain ox.

Oddly enough, I think it might be because Olivia and Megan kind of look alike. Not a bad way to go gay if you ask me.

Megan Fox and Olivia Wilde

September 15, 2008

Crush-Worthy: Ryan Eggold

Ryan Eggold

I'm not one to go all cougar or anything (ok, total lie, I am totally on the road to cougardom) but I just met Ryan Eggold and boy is he dreamy. The star of the new 90210 is in town doing some promotion and I got to sit down with him to ask some questions.

I wasn't exactly prepared to be camera-ready for this interview so of course I was wearing my Sunday best (jeans, hoodie, hair not flat-ironed, no makeup). Luckily, Eggold is totally down-to-earth and the cutest kind of dorky you could imagine. He cracked jokes the entire time which took my mind off of the fact that my sidewinder was probably showing up on camera.

So, for all of you who care who I give the crush-worthy thumbs up to - Ryan Eggold gets a solid two chubby thumbs up.

August 8, 2008

They Eat a Lot of Penis in Beijing

I'm having a really hard time keeping my gag reflex in check while watching this video of two journalists eating different penises while (I'm assuming) they cover the Beijing Olympics. The one from L.A. just loves it - he goes on and on about how he likes the taste of penis. They're so hip in L.A.

I suppose the good news is that these guys are eating penis so YOU DON'T HAVE TO! Wait, don't they already do that on Fear Factor and A Shot at Herpes with Tila Tequila? All I can hope for is that these guys drank their faces off before and after these testicular shenanigans.