Crush of the Day: 20 Pack

Please don't laugh at me or judge me too harshly for this one... It's a totally guilty pleasure.

So, I was watching some reality TV with Kim and Ann tonight (I know, random, right?) and, during the latest episode of I Love Money 2, Ann made the comment that 20 Pack is kind of cute. I admit: at first, I didn't agree.  However, it didn't take me long before I realized that, hey, Ann was right.  20 Pack has got it going on!

He was originally on I Love New York 2, and she was the one who first noticed his ridiculous body, thus naming him 20 Pack.

On a related note, I have decided to become a reality TV star.  I'm auditioning for the upcoming show A Fierce Shot at Real Love or Money with 20 Pack Bus.  It'll probably be on VH1. Details to come.

Why the &#*$ do you have a kid?

This little blog asks the above question along with some confusing, scary, disturbing, funny, and strange photos of people with child (or with a child).

I hope I don't end up on a site like this someday...  Check out this pic of my niece and me and decide for yourself.

Xtina has never left!!!

What a fierce pic!  I am so excited for Christina Aguilera's next album, due to drop this summer.   ???

I'm not sure what this pic is for, but it's great!!!

Beyonce is giving...

...lots of fierceness.  Her tour is starting out with a BANG!  Included in her set list are these hits...

"You Oughta Know" (originally by Alanis Morissette)

"Angel" (originally by Sarah McLachalan)

Here's the thing...  I like that B is giving these fierce vocals on great songs, but couldn't she use something of her own???  I'm just saying...

I have eaten at Hardee's one time.  It was at the beginning of a road trip from Bloomington to Chicago in 2006 (I think).  It was delicious, but obviously not as delicious as Padma Lakshmi (of Top Chef fame) thinks it is...  Talk about a racy ad!

Things Paris Loves...

Great clip.  She loves a lot of things, right?

Thanks to Kim for the tip!  Loves it.

Just for laughs...

Check out this great YouTube clip...  Some people just have no common sense.

David Foster Tribute

Legendary composer/producer/conductor/pianist David Foster was recently honored by PBS with a tribute including some of the best singers and musicians of our time: Celine Dion, Michael Buble, Andrea Bocelli, and Katharine McPhee.  I'm watching it right now, and it's pretty awesome.

Foster has won 15 Grammy awards and has produced for pretty much every major artist of all time: Whitney Houston, Christina Aguilera, Cher, Josh Groban, Donna Summer, Brandy, Mariah Carey, Destiny's Child, Dolly Parton, The Bee Gees, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Paul McCartney, Chaka Khan, Seal, and Bryan Adams.  An impressive list, right?

Here's a brief description of the show from Access Hollywood, with comments from Katharine McPhee.

And, because I couldn't find a good clip from the PBS show, here's Foster and Katharine singing "Somewhere" on The View.

Emergency Spanish Phrases

I had a professor in college, Dr. Trix, who had the goal of learning a new language every decade.  I think that's pretty cool.  The next one on my list (after German and [some] French), is Spanish; it's an incredibly powerful and influential language for this day and age, and quite useful in the restaurant industry.

Anyhow, here's a list of basic phrases that beginning Spanish speakers will find useful.  It's funny.

Walk down Belmont Ave...

...and I bet you can win Hipster Bingo!

Looks fun, don't you think?

Via The Catbirdseat.com.

Crush of the Day: Kevin Zegers

I first noticed his good looks in one of my favorite movies, Transamerica, also staring the fiercely talented Felicity Huffman.  Kevin Zegers, 24, is originally from Ontario, Canada, and has been doing TV, movies, and commercials since he was six years old.  His other work has included Air Bud, The X-Files, and House, among many.  He has also signed on to play one of the title roles in the re-make of Bonnie & Clyde, alongside Hillary Duff.

His role in Transamerica is that of a hustling street kid who drives across the country with his biological father (played by Huffman), who is a pre-operative male-to-female transsexual. Kevin's talent is overwhelming in the film; he's at times sexy, completely broken, naive, frightening, fragile, and funny.  If you haven't seen the movie, please check it out, if for nothing else than a pretty fierce skinny dipping scene...  ;)

Here's his IMDB profile; most notable is his Cannes Film Festival award for "Male Revelation." More pictures below.  You're welcome.

Which one would you choose?

I love lists.  Forbes has quite a few of them, and this one kept me up for a few extra minutes the other night...  It's a list of the most expensive homes currently on the public market.  Most have sports arenas, home theaters seating up to 50 people, at least 12 bedrooms, and all kinds of other incredible features.

This list came to me after reading that Mariah Carey is planning on moving to the Los Angeles area amidst rumors that she has put in a bid for the #1 house on the list: Fleur De Lys, a gargantuan mansion in Beverly Hills.

One day...  One day...