2008. (We're both too tired to be clever.)

This list is a random assortment of stuff that happened to us, and happened to some of our favourite celebrities (because let's face it, our lives aren't really that interesting).

01. Met Samantha Fucking Ronson

Life changing moment. She played Kristine's fucking song. [EDIT: THE MUSIC HAD STOPPED, AND SHE SAID "WAIT, I NEED TO PLAY ONE MORE SONG" LEANED OVER HER COMPUTER AND POINTED AT ME AND SAID "THIS ONE'S FOR YOU" AND I DIED] Epic is not a strong enough word. Video of said moment here:


02. T.I. Got out of jail. Remained sexy while doing so.


03. We went home

Yeah, we're not really from there, but New York felt more like home than this stupid city ever has. And yeah, that is one of us sleeping under a map. And no, I'm not going to explain how that happened.

04. Twilight

Where can we even begin with Twilight? I can't even count the lulz that this book and movie brought. It also introduced the world to the wonders of RPattz and KStew so we can't exactly say we're complaining.

05. Move Back and Calm Down


06. Hit a Paparazzi

In case you haven't noticed, yeah, we kind of like Lindsay Lohan. I can't seem to find any good of video of this incident, but it gave us the photo for our header and that's good enough.

07. Cannes

This was sort of the definitive moment for one of our favourite celebrity couples of the year. Thanks to these photos, a thousand "I hug my best friend all the time and we're not lesbians" conversations happened, and many, many lolz were had.

08. Got a pair of Supras

This may not sound like a big moment, but we had to run all the fuck over New York to find a pair in the right size. It also kickstarted a serious and expensive obsession.

09. The Rachel Zoe Project airs. It's bananas amazing. We die.


10. Mary Kate wears a hat that makes her look like she's from a Shakespearean tale


11. Sarah Palin puts Alaska on the failboat. Meanwhile, Tina Fey becomes like, really famous.


12. Colin Powell, Oprah, and Jesse Jackson make Kristine and Tahnee cry. A lot. For real. Like buckets. For days.


13. Mariah Carey is epic. Gets fed by french woman. Marries Nick Cannon (not so epic).


14.Radar posts questions from Scientology. Scares Kristine. Gives Tahnee Tom and Katie nightmares.


15. Jennifer Lopez had babies. Remained frighteningly before doing so.

For the record, neither is Tahnee.

16. Kristine and Tahnee discover the lohan kareoke video.


17. Beyonce stays Beyonce. Remains epic while doing so.


18. The Dark Knight comes out. Confuses the hell out of Kristine.


19. T.I. makes Whatever You Like. Dedicates it to Kristine (in her mind).

[EDIT] NOT IN MY MIND. ITS WAS REALLY DEDICATED TO ME, AND IT WAS ABOUT ME.

20. Lauren Conrad figures out she's a lesbian. Oh wait, that's next year.

What We're Turning #9

We haven't abandoned this blog (yet), it's just that the end of the semester tends to ruin a person's life and that makes blogging a little difficult. I don't know if my being in that broken state of mind has anything to do with this week's pick, but this record is just the kind of thing I need right now. I'm a little embarrassed to admit it, but I can't turn this shit off. It's actually a really solid pop album, and "When I Grow Up" isn't exactly indicative of its quality. So, if you want to party, or just dance around your room like a fool, get this record. For real.

808s & Heartbreak

I promised I'd reserve judgement on this record until I actually heard all the songs, and not that I have, I'm gonna let it rip.

I'll be upfront. I don't like this shit. Well, that's a lie. I like two and a half songs (those being Heartless, Robocop and half of Paranoid, but even with those my main complaint holds true). I'm still hoping that maybe after 20 more listens I'll change my mind on this one an d love it, but I really don't think that's going to happen.

No matter how great Kanye West thinks he is, he's just not a good singer. That's my number one problem with this record. He's no Boby Dylan either, so I'm not just going to let that slide. Especially when he's throwing his voice up at the forefront of these tracks, counting on that for the hook rather than some decent lyrics (see: Amazing). I mean, have you seen him try to sing this stuff live? Ouch. Some of these songs even start out pretty good, then the chorus hits and it just all falls apart. I really believe that if anyone else had made this record, people would not be all over it. It sounds like he layed down some demo vocals and just left them, thinking they were good enough.

I've seen quite a few people saying that all the hate on this record is coming from people who were expecting a rap record and don't like that he's taken a new direction. I want to make it clear that's not where I'm coming from. I like it when artists try something new. Some of my favourite records are the ones where people took a chance and reinvented themselves. I get it. Artists have to evolve. I'm not asking Kanye to make The College Dropout pt. 4. That would be boring. I'd even say that some of what he's doing on this record isn't that different from the direction you could feel him going in with Graduation and the stuff he was doing on the Glow in the Dark Tour. But here's the thing: just because he's trying something different doesn't mean it's good.

I've also been getting the vibe from some comments I've read around the internet that some people feel like because this record is "emotionally honest," it's not okay to criticize it. It's true that sometimes Kanye does get a little real on this record. At least he tries, but this record just feels like such a vanity project. If it helps him work his issues out, makes him feel better, then good for him. I just feel like his ego gets in the way of getting emotion across on this record. It's pretty hard to separate art from artist when it comes to Kanye.

To wrap this mess up, I'll at least give Kanye some credit and saw at least most of the beats are pretty sick. He's still a solid producers. Just work on the singing. Please.

What We're Turning #8

Kanye West - Amazing (feat. Young Jeezy)

Probably the only other song (aside from Heartless and RoboCop) off of Kanye's new one, that I am currently turning. Mostly because Jeezy rips it.  

OMG OMG OMG OMG

OMG OMG OMG. I HAVE THE TV BOYFRIEND SHAKES.
NO ONE READS THIS BLOG ANYWAY:
I LOVE WILL I LOVE WILL I LOVE WIIIIIIILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL.

He's currently number 2 on my current boyfriend list.
Boyfriend number 1 can still do whatever he likes.

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What We're Turning #7 (!!!)

Young Jeezy feat. Nas - My President is Black

After skipping school to watch the events unfold, followed by an hour and a half of balling my eyes out, I have no words for what is truly an historic moment. And I'm not even American.

Thank you, America. Tonight, you inspired the world.

"Stuntin on Martin Luther I'm feeling just like a king...
Guess this is what he meant, when he said that he had a dream."

Why Aren't You Watching Pushing Daisies?

Seriously. Why aren't you? There's talk everywhere about whether this show is going to make it through the season or not and I find that disturbing. There are even rumours going around that the producers have been told by ABC to treat episode 13 as a potential series finale. Ratings were up nearly a million last week, but I'm pretty sure this show is still getting beat by Knight Rider and that shit just ain't right.

I'm sure you all know what the show is about. Pie-maker touches dead people and brings them back to life, but only for a minute. Sort of a ridiculous premise, but it works. One complaint I read about the show a lot is that it's just too sweet, but I don't think so. It's funny, smart, and has some genuinely interesting and well developed characters. Plus, it probably has the best set design of any show on primetime right now.

Pushing Daises is a breath of fresh air in primetime, when every hour-long program seems to be some crime show or a medical drama. Sometimes I think this show should have been on cable, where it could have found it's niche and all this ratings drama wouldn't be such a problem. But please guys, if you aren't watching already, give this show a chance (I promise it's better than Top Model). Don't let it get thrown into the pile of great shows that got axed far too soon. This one deserves a full run, and a proper ending.

Missy Higgins @ The Commodore

Missy Higgins w/ Joshua Radin
November 1, 2008
The Commodore Ballroom

I hate boys at concerts. Okay, maybe I should be a little more specific because that sounded kind of sexist. I hate loud obnoxious boys who look like they are probably in a fraternity, who make multiple beer runs through the crowd and feel the need to stand in the middle even though they're all about a foot taller than everyone else there. Now, to the show.


Joshua Radin opened, and he sounded great, but I felt a little bad for the guy. He was up there by himself with just his guitar and the crowd was being ridiculously noisy. I was pretty close, and sometimes it was hard to hear him between songs. He pointed it out repeatedly too. It was a little awkward. For his last song, he just unplugged his guitar and microphone and sang it for the people up front who were paying attention. Sometimes I don't think the Commodore is a good place for quiet acts.


After what felt like an eternity and a Grey's Anatomy soundtrack or two, Missy Higgins finally came on stage. She played for a solid 90 minutes and sounded amazing. I'm always impressed when someone actually sounds better live than they do on record. She talked quite a bit, but it wasn't a problem. She was hilarious, talking about what she did for Halloween and telling us about a bad experience with some wine while in Italy. I was excited she played both “They Weren't There” and “The Special Two.” She pulled Joshua Radin out with her to sing a cover, which I thought was nice. Their voices go well together. She didn't bother with an encore, warning the crowd beforehand that she thought they were dishonest (I agreed. I hate clapping for 4 minutes knowing they're going to come back anyway, I've only ever seen one spontaneous encore). She ended with “Scar” and the crowd sang along.

[Belated] What [I'm] Turning #6

T.I. Featuring Akon - Hero

Ok, so maybe I've become a little predictable with this stuff (or should I say stud BAHA), but whatever. Hero is suprisingly a heat-y song (well, not so surprising, since my boyfriend is on the track). Even with Akon's "kooonvict muuusicc", T.I. still manages to rip this song and it kind of makes me sad that this song didn't show up on the album, but whatever, it wouldn't have fit in anyway.

He does mention "being a guido" in his first verse, which totally caught me off guard, but a long time ago, I remember someone mentioning he was like part Italian, or something ridiculous, so that might explain the "guido" reference, and his reppin' Italia in the picture. Then again, I could be wrong. Given my undeniable need for a hearing aid at 21 years of age, he could have said something like "being a G though" and I just heard it wrong.

Oh, and just because I'm a crazy fangirl, here's the most adorable/hilarious T.I. interview I've ever seen.

[Edit] And yea, the longer I think about it, and after another listen, he probably does say "being a G though" so that entire last paragraph was a waste of time. Whatever, as long as I have that big boy in my life, I'm all goood.

What We're Turning #5

Kanye West - Heartless

It took a few listens for me to warm up to this track, and I like it a lot more than Love Lockdown but it's still got me wondering what the fuck Kanye is up to with this new record. His beats are still sick, and the songs we've heard so far are well, decent, but what is with the singing? You are not a singer Kanye, and not amount of auto-tune is going to cover that up. It works for this song, but what about the rest of the record? The chorus on Love Lockdown is just so weak.

It's cool that he wants to branch out and experiment a little. No one wants him to just keep making The College Dropout over and over again. And I guess we've got to let him work out whatever he needs to work out in his music, but sometimes you should just stick to what you know. I mean, Michael Jordan could play baseball, but really, who wanted to see that shit?

I know this makes me sound like a hater, but I'm still going to pick up 808s & Heartbreak when it drops, and I'm going to keep an open mind. Who knows? Maybe it'll blow me away. All I'm saying is that I'm a little worried.

Not my uncle... Spiderman's uncle.

It was hard trying to figure out why I even watched this show every Tuesday night [on the CW after 90210].

I'm not going to lie. I started watching because, I was a Reba fan. I mean, Barbara Jean? Van? and Cheyenne? Are you joking? That show was ridiculous, obnoxious, and fantastically amazing (and not in an ironic way). I still watch re-runs with my dad on CMT (yea, I said it. Jealous?).

I spent most of the first episode, and every episode since then, putting the TV on mute and would run out the room yelling, or hide behind a pillow and plug my ears during the most embarrassing points of the show (which is essentially, whenever Megan, the main character opened her mouth). I kept thinking, "That person does NOT actually exist".

But she absolutely does exist. She's me. (Or, I'm her... whatever. You get it. I'm getting cheese fries). And as embarrassing as that is, I find Megan insanely relatable. I die every time she says, or does something that I would totally do. And I die a little more every time Will (her rich, womanizing neighbor, who is one of my many television boyfriends) shows up on the screen. And I die even more when I see how much of a beast Sage is (she is SO Khloe Kardashian, I mean...). Then, I come back to life, and die again, when they try to push the virtues of abstinence through an entire episode, and follow it up with a PSA.

The show is bananas, and even though we predicted it's death as a show since episode one, everyone NEEDS to watch this show, before it's Dead and Gone.

(I actually thought I wasn't going to be able to put a T.I. reference in this entire post. Luckily, I'm a genius.)

Ya'll Are As Good As Your CD

Black Kids w/ The Virgins
October 11, 2008
Richard's on Richards

We showed up to this show a little too early. And by a little too early, I mean we were literally about the tenth people to walk through the door. That gave us a lot of time to people watch. Being a show featuring two blog buzz bands, I think you can figure out the general make up of the crowd. Mostly indie kids and quite a few, well, you know, plus a couple people who are probably just there because they heard a song on Gossip Girl (not that there's anything wrong with that). Five years later and "The OC effect" is still going strong, and I still don't know if that's a bad thing or not.


First up, looking like they came straight out of 1991, was The Virgins. They played an energetic set, and were kind enough to only make one pot reference (we get that shit a lot out here). For all you "the EP was better" types, I'll admit that they did benefit from being away from the gloss of the studio. They make the kind of music that sounds better a little dirty.


They might still be a little green on stage, but Black Kids sure know how to bring the party. As with the Virgins, they sounded a little better live than they do on record. They busted out essentially every song they've ever written, and ended the show at around 9:30. Yeah, I said 9:30.

What We're Turning #4

I know this one was released way back in May, but it took a while for me to finally get around to picking it up and giving it a listen. With Re-Arrange Us, the husband/wife duo Mates of State are back with another offering of expertly crafted indie-pop. I think reactions to this disc have been pretty mixed, but I love it. It's a little more laid back, and more consistent than 2006's Bring it Back. If you like this band, or just twee pop in general, you should give this record a spin.

What We're Turning #3

Irregardless of what Pitchfork has to say, Black Kids's Partie Traumatic is a pretty solid record. It's got decent hooks, is pretty danceable, and is definitely worth a listen (but maybe my opinion is tainted because I didn't buy into the intial blog hype). We're seeing these guys on Saturday night, so we'll let you know if they're any good live.

Yea we smoke great, and we drink good, then we ball hard, just like G's should.

I'm not going to lie. When I peruse the pages of the EYE section in W, or the People + Parties tab on style.com, I'm there for three reasons: fashion, people and parties (duh). I'm mostly just wishing I had been there (or that the very least had been invited to, but regretfully had to decline because I was too busy hanging out with T.I. and the whole Grand Hustle family at a BBQ in the A).

If only I could be given a disapproving looks from the likes of Jen Brill, or The Trainas at Beatrice Inn; or to have been one of the few to overhear "Lindsay are you leaving? Are leaving!? She's leaving!? She's leaving! She's gone!" at the Waverly, my life would be officially complete.

So, to celebrate the end of Paris Fashion Week: here are the parties I wish I had attended the most.

The Kick Off: The Kisa Party @ Caviar Kaspia
Notable attendees included...

.. Margherita Missoni (looking trés geek chic --yea, I said it)...

... and Little Roitfeld, Eugenie Niarchos (she's adorable, and has seen with my bff MK).

The Token Hipster Rager: Purple Magazine Party @ Le Baron
Attendees? A million hipsters including...

... Milla Jovovich, Angela Lindvall (obvs.), Irina Lazareanu (obvs.)...

and Cory Kennedy (OBVS.).

The Closer: GrandLife and Opening Ceremony @ Regine's
Lovers and friends included...

... Kate Bosworth (I own sunglasses that she's worn)...

...MK and Eugenie (old bff meets new bff)...

...and Lily D (I wish I could part my hair down the middle without looking like a retard).

Oh, to dream.

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Bet You Never Seen A Pair Of Kicks Like Mine

Supra just keeps stepping up their game. Here's three reasons why I wish I had more than $60 to my name right now:



The Teal/Snakeskin Vaider.


The Chrome Mesh Fishnet Suprano High. Allegedly, only 1000 made. It breaks my heart that I'll never get to cop a pair.


A little less stunning, but still nice G-Skate Skytop. Also only 1000 made. To be honest though, I wish I could just buy every skytop out there.

Don't Kid Yourself, You're An Indie Clone

To celebrate October 3rd (Mean Girls. Watch it.) we decided to catch Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist. I'm going to be honest, this movie more or less felt like what would happen if an issue of Nylon puked all over a reel of film. Everything from the premise (trying to catch a secret show by a favourite band), to the opening credits (which listed every act on the soundtrack), to the cameo by Bishop Allen, to every damn poster on Nick's wall (this list could go on for pages), screamed "hipster" with a capital "H." Not that there's anything wrong with that.

In spite of the film's obvious efforts to be "cool," it somehow manages to be pretty enjoyable. Unlike certain other Michael Cera starring pseudo-indie movies, the references and dialogue rarely get in the way of your enjoyment and none of the characters make you want to punch them in the face every time they open their mouths. As long as you don't take the movie, or yourself, too seriously and can laugh instead of roll your eyes when Nick tries to one up Norah about how early he liked a band, you'll probably like this movie. So throw on your Wayfarers, Chucks, overpriced plaid shirt from Urban Outfitters, get on your one speed bike and go see this movie.

Oh, and if your looking for some laughs, check out the IMDB boards for this one. Shit is hysterical.

What We're Turning #2

And it's what you should be turning too. The King's back with Paper Trail, and, regardless of his status as the love of my life, homeboy came hard with this album. But with him on his way to jail and all, I guess he had to, right? (Don't worry love, I'll be waiting for you on your release date!)

Boyfriend reunites with DJ Toomp (finally! I missed them together since What You Know) and kicks it with Drumma Boy (who, despite the annoying synths in almost every song he produces, has produced most of the music that I am currently turning). Now, I'm no real hip hop head, so I know I'm not qualified to discuss "lyrical content", or "production style", but what I do know is that this album is fiya. Please believe that.

This album will undoubtedly up my T.I. play count to well over 7,000 (it's currently at 4, 406).

My favorites: Every Chance I Get; What Up, What's Haapnin'; I'm Illy; My Life Your Entertainment (feat. Urrrsher); and Whatever You Like (which was, last time I checked, at 403 plays).

[Edit] And my favorites: Whatever You Like; Dead and Gone (feat. Justin Timberlake); Swing Ya Rag (feat. Swizz Beats); You Ain't Missin' Nothing.

What You Should Be Watching

Ghost Town (2008)



After ten days of being in release Ghost Town hasn't managed to crack the $10 million mark at the box office. This is not right.

Maybe a little predictable, but still funny and endearing, Ghost Town is simply about a man who dies a little bit during a routine medical procedure and then comes back with the ability to see ghosts. Hilarity and life lessons then ensue. Ricky Gervais is, as always, brilliant. There movie also features strong supporting performances from Greg Kinnear and even Tea Leoni.

So, get out there and see it people and save yourself from wasting your money on Eagle Eye. It's worth it.

What We're Turning #1

Kristine says:
i need a vaaaaycaaaaaaaaytionnnnnnn\
Let me shine for you. says:
uuuugggghhhh
Let me shine for you. says:
I'M GOING TO DACATUR WHERE IT'S GREATER
Kristine says:
see if i can stack me up som PAPAAA
Let me shine for you. says:
I NEED A VACAAAATION.
Kristine says:
is dacatur a real place? or like what is he even saying there?
Let me shine for you. says:
idk how you spell it, but year, it's a real place.
Let me shine for you. says:
decatur? decateur? idk. it's a place.
Kristine says:
oh, jeezy.
Kristine says:
you speak real words. I feel it. in my <3



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