Ghetto Xanadu

Saturday night instead of heading out to über shady Blü, I went roller skating for the first time in years with Amiee, Marsha, and Mark. My attitude was pretty much set on hater mode and ready to get bored quickly, but to my surprise I actually had a decent time. Mainly I was excited that I didn't fall on my ass or crush some tiny pre-teen. The place was really ghetto, but it had a mirror ball so I cooped.

Our group caught the eye of the DJ, since we weren't regulars and we were way passed the age of 14. Amiee went on to flaunt our oldness even more when she requested some New Kids on the Block jam, which was totally shameful.

Afterwards we headed to my place and ordered food and played a game or two while I got a sufficient buzz with 3 screwdrivers and agreed to join them on a 3k doggy walk the next day.

The dog walk was interesting, especially the getting lost part, whatever it was some decent exercise. Well I need to head to bed since I have to get up early and finish my final exam for my World Order and Globalization class. Salut :)

Baby Mama Drama

Last night after Michael got out of work, he and I met up with our new lesbo friends de jour, Amie (last night Amie corrected me on the spelling of her name) and Marsha, to go see the new Tina Fey flick, Baby Mama.

First we headed over to Red Robin and Michael and I split a hamburger. After our late dinner we headed over to the theater. I personally have never been a big fan of going to the movies on the weekend only because of the amount of hormonal dirty teenagers that loiter around such establishments, but since the movie wasn't playing until 11:40pm, most of the kids were gone by the time we left the burger joint.

I was a little nervous at first when the film started. With 30Rock there is sometimes a dry wit that not every one can tap into and find humorous, but quickly into the movie every one was laughing, which makes it a much more enjoyable to watch. Baby Mama was very funny, and Amy Poehler and Tina Fey have a really great chemistry. It gets a gold star from me.

After the movie was done we headed over to Walgreen's so Michael to get some Listerine for his dental hygiene issues. Well, that is it for now. Tonight we are heading out to Blü to go dancing. Hopefully it won't be a huge suck fest. Salut :)

New Thing

I decided that I am going to do a post a least once a week which features an art work from an artist I like or admire. I'm going to call the post Art Minute and hopefully I will be able to try and explain the purpose or idea behind the piece or what the artist was attempting to translate. Hopefully this will keep up my Art History side of my brain going through out the summer until next semester. I don't want all my knew found knowledge sitting around collecting cobwebs. So, that explains that. Salut :)

Farwell Ladies

Carol Burnett / The Ladies Who Lunch

So, as I mentioned in a previous blog about feeling down. Well, the reason behind that was that two of the best professors I have had so far at Clark and to be more frank my academic career, are leaving at the end of the spring semester. While the news is heart breaking for me and my classmates, I think there is an even greater tragedy to the Art History department and future Clark Students. I think one of the main issues now is that the Art History department will lack the full spectrum of panversity that art history has to offer.

I've learned so much from both Prof. Burns and Prof. Lepage in my brief time as their student, I wonder how much more knowledge I could have acquired if I was able to remain under their tutelage. They both will be great assets to the institutions that are smart enough to hold on to them. So this posting is dedicated to Prof. Lepage and Prof. Burns, two one of a kind Ladies.

Salut

Kinda Mean But Totally Funny

I haven't been feeling all that great today, but this perked me up. I know it is going to make me look bad that I find humor in it, but you have to admit it is funny.

Disco Inferno NOT!

Friday night, Michael, Amy, Marsha, and I all went out to Blü for their Studio 54 night. I was so looking forward to partying like it was 1975, but to my misfortune the era of glam, mirror balls, and multi-colored leisure suits were not to be found.

A Disco Inferno it was not, the flame was tepid at best. I hold the DJ fully responsible for this. Many a pop song have given praise to the DJ for saving lives and giving joy. DJ Mike Electra, who was spinning the tunes on Friday, was strangling that joy for me. Maybe, it was the fact that he was young, so there by unappreciative of the music that really helped pioneer electronica and dance pop, but when the dance floor is empty it might be time to hang up your head phones and let someone do the spinning.

Only three songs from the 70's was played that whole night. It made me wonder if Mike Electra even knew what Studio 54 was. Plus, when my friend Amy went up and requested Madonna's 4 Minutes, the DJ fulfilled her request, but with some botched up remix that was terrible and hard to dance to. The whole night was a bust for me, very disappointing and lack luster especially when compared to the White Party event. The only upside was watching some poor, tragic, drunk girl make a fool of herself on the dance floor. She was a second away from being in a Girls Gone Wild video. Either way Mike Electra blew hard core and should be banished from the booth for eternity. I mean how can you have a Studio 54 night without DISCO????

Part of Your World

On Sunday Michael bought the Broadway Cast Recording of The Little Mermaid, the new musical on Broadway. Since then I have been listening to it non-stop. It has all the great songs from the film and some really great new ones.

The only negative thing I have to say is, that, I still have a preference for the actress who did Ursala's voice in the film rather than musical. Her deep raspy vocals just made Ursala sound even more villainous.

Otherwise I think the music is great, and I would really love to see the whole thing on stage. Here are some of my favorite songs:

I Want The Good Times Back
Part Of Your World
Part Of Your World (Reprise)
She's In Love
Under The Sea
Sweet Child
Poor Unfortunate Souls
Beyond My Wildest Dreams
Kiss The Girl

When The Queen Speaks, You Listen

Re: Happy Birthday

Sunday, Michael and I celebrated out 28th and 26th birthdays. The night before we went out dancing to Blü Ultra Lounge in Worcester and had a great time. They happen to be having a "white party," which only meant having every one in white, but it was cool.

The place has changed itself, since the last I was there when it named Rage. The dance floor is bigger now and the music was ten times better. Needless to say I spent about 95% of my time on the dance floor and I have the bruises to prove it. Yes, I hurt myself while dancing, but only because I get so wrapped up in the music that I literally loose control. Like I tell Michael, when he asks me to settle down, You can't tell a bird not to fly, or a fish not to swim, that is how I am with dancing. So, the next day I woke up with bruises on my wrists and arms and pain in my back and neck. I really gave myself a work out. Overall, we had a good time with some friends with just a small amount of negative energy to have to put up with, but that is life, no?

Here is a run down of some of the songs they played:

Whitney Houston / I Will Always Love You (Hex Hector Remix)

Jennifer Lopez/ Get Right / Do It Well

Beyoncé / Greenlight / Deja Vu / Check On It

Jennifer Hudson / I'm Tellin You I'm Not Going (Rosabel Anthem Remix)

Madonna / 4 Minutes / Hung Up

Shakira / Hips Don't Lie

Kat DeLuna / Run The Show

Britney Spears / Gimme More / Toxic / Break The Ice

It was a pretty good selection of songs. Anyway, on our actual birthday we went and had brunch at Goldstar Restaurant and then saw the movie Smart People, which was pretty good. That is about it for right now. Salut :)

Happy Birthday 2 Me & Mike

Kylie Minogue / All I See (Acoustic)

Today is my birthday and when I got up this morning I came across this video. It is like a little birthday present from Kylie.

Fanning his Flame

Apparently Karl Lagerfeld is going to be in the new Grand Theft Auto game, this is not a joke. How more bizzare can it get??

Here is the dish:
Karl with his f*cking fan will play a DJ on one of the game's radio stations. According to reports, Lagerfeld picked his favorite electronica and dance music and peppered the selection with some of his rapid-fire commentary.

"They (the video game guys) had written a politically incorrect dialogue," the designer said. "I loved it, [particularly] in a time when everybody wants to be so politically correct when they talk." It was a breeze for Lagerfeld to put together a play list. Lagerfeld says, "Music is part of the life of fashion, too. Through the famous sound stylist Michel Gaubert, I’m very much ‘au courant’ and know what’s going on.'"

Source: WWD.com

A Pick Me Up

I was already annoyed due to the disappointing news from my advisor and if that was not enough some other events have occurred today that have inflamed my already ticked off state. The reason for this I will discuss at another time, but for now I need a little energy boost. So, to pick up my spirits I turned to good ole' Liza. I've just really recently discovered the astounding talent that is Liza "Giving You All That I Got" Minnelli thanks in large part due to her hilarious guest spot on Arrested Development. When I finally saw Cabaret I was hooked and finally plugged myself into the electrifying Minnelli. So, for today, she is the perfect pick me up. Enjoy these clips they really helped cheer me up and gave me day a little touch of fab that is so desperately needed.

Liza Minnelli / "Mein Herr" from Cabaret

I've been listening to this song non-stop on my iPod. I really wish that iTunes had all the tracks off of the Cabaret soundtrack. Until then I think I might get Minnelli's album with the Pet Shop Boys, Results. How gay do I sound right now?


Liza Minnelli / Bad Girls

This great clip came from an 80's T.V. special starring Liza and Goldie Hawn. It is probably one of the best verisons of this song every!

9am & Already Annoyed

As I have mentioned in a previous blog, registration for the fall is this week. Now I heard from a few people within the Art History department both from Professor and Student that normally advisers with in my discipline will let a student us a foreign language to fulfill the VP&A requirement that we need.

Since, I am already taking French in the fall for my LP (Language Perspective) I thought I could kill two birds with one stone by also knocking out another requirement for my major. I e-mailed my advisor and mentioned the info I had heard and asked if this was possible. So, I check my e-mail this morning and I get my adviser's reply and it was a big FAT NO. How annoyed am I right now, especially considering the fact that a fellow classmate of mine is using his LP as a VP&A requirement. I guess it all has to do with who your advisor is. I just find it so annoying considering I really don't have a lot of time here at Clark to get every thing done and I would rather just focus on my Art History courses since that is what I mean here for and whatever "short cuts" I can take are a huge help.

Whatever, this is just a rant. Man I wish I had a cell phone to throw at someone's head.

Shave and a Hair Cut

Today I had a hair appointment and with a birthday looming I felt like it was time for a change. I informed my "hair-stylist" Christian that I needed something drastically different then the style I had been exhibiting for the last few years. He gave me a look that was all "I know what you need girl" and started snipping away.

It is exhilarating and a little scary when you change your appearance. This was the first time in a while that I had been really excited over a hair cut and felt compelled to record the event with an impromptu photo shoot. The cut is like a mixture of Shane from the L word and Christian from Project Runway, anyway I love it and that is all that matters.

Speaking of Project Runway, how ugly is it that Project Runway is moving from Bravo to Lifetime? I guess I won't be watching the show any more, because I will be damned if you catch me watching Lifetime: Television for Women.

Anyway, so I just got back from having dinner with my favorite go-to Lesbian friends, Amy and Marsha. We had dinner at Moe's and discussed babies and Vermont. Well, I'm going to numb myself with some television. Salut :)

The Fierceness that is Naomi

The beautiful and dangerous Naomi Campbell has been all over perezhilton.com and various media outlets due to her recent removal from a British Airways flight. I know after the whole maid beating incident most people have been hating on poor Naomi. I am not one of those people. In fact, it is what makes me love her!!!

It seems that the more bad behavior that the Supermodel exhibits the more I find myself becoming a devotee to the cult of Campbell. The simple fact is, the bitch is fierce and if Naomi chucks a cell phone at your head, you probably had it coming anyway.

I think this reaction to Ms. Naomi is trigged from a gene that most gay men are born with. This gene when triggered causes gay men to swoon in exacsty and brings out pure devotion to any women that may just have an anger management issue, but which we would classify as a Diva (notable examples: Madonna or Joan Collins). Naomi for me is like one of those grand divas from Dynasty, she is the black Alexis Carrington. So, here is my advise to you Ms. Campbell, keep serving up the fierce and I will be obligated to build you a temple for you to be worshipped and exaclted.

In Case You Haven't Seen It...

Madonna / 4 Mintues

Here is the new video for "4 Minutes" by Madonna feat. hottie Justin Timberlake. It is pretty cool to see two major music superstars dance off together. Both Madonna and Justin look great, but I can seem to figure out what the special effects are suppose to symbolize. Oh well, Enjoy :)

When Mikes Away...

Michael has flown the coop so to speak. He left yesterday for Florida to visit with his Mom and Grandmother and is returning on Friday. So, right now I am all by my lonesome. Thankfully, I have enough going on at the moment to keep me occupied until he returns.

I got through my presentation on Degas successfully last week even with cotton mouth. I received some good feed back from my Professor and fellow students so I think polishing up the paper should be a snap. With that out of the way, I'm finally going to start working on my Caravaggio research paper, which I have a presentation due on the 21st of this month.

Today, was my day to register for class for the fall. So, I got to Clark early to make sure I get the courses I need. Only to find out that my advisor had failed to remove the hold on my account. Hopefully she will take care of the problem soon and I will be all set to register this Friday. The classes I am planning on taking next semester are; Classical Myth in Art, The Age of Michelangelo, Modern Dance, and French 103.

The French class has me a little worried. I have no real background in the language, but I do have some Spanish under my belt, so that will probably come in handy. Plus, I downloaded a bunch of podcasts that teach you French for free. Well, I am off to finish my reading on Picasso and the Avant-Garde for my Topics in Modern Art class.

So, as the say in French, Salut!

Bleeding for Leona

Leona Lewis / Bleeding Love

This girl is amazing! Michael is hooked on this song "Bleeding Love", which I think is funny, considering when I first played it for him back in November he didn't really care for it. Anyway, I love this song and the video is pretty stylish. This is the UK version of the video, which in my opinion is superior to the video that has been released here in the States. She is beautiful, amazingly talented, and will so give divas like Mariah and Whitney a run for their money. I downloaded a bunch of her tracks when it was released last year in the UK, but I am looking forward to her album Spirit when it is released in the states on the 8th. Enjoy :)