The annual summer music festival Coachella in Indio, California has come and gone, and now we are left to marvel at the amazing music and gorgeous clothing that we saw all weekend from the numerous stars who showed up to either watch or perform. Both the Jenner sisters made their appearance on Friday night for performances from ACDC, Azealia Banks and Alabama Shakes. Other star appearances were from Katy Perry, Fergie and Justin Bieber, showing his face after his famous Comedy Central roast.
Lets talk about the biggest event of the night when Madonna basically made out with Drake during his set. Drake sang songs from his recently dropped mixtape and then brought Madonna on stage to help him finish his song "Madonna" and she also sang some of her original songs, including "Bitch I'm Madonna." It was during this song that she walked over to Drake sitting in a chair, tilted his head up toward her and kissed him smack on the lips! At first Drake seemed ok with the gesture but after awhile, she wouldn't stop and he proceeded to flail his arms everywhere and when she finally let go and walked off stage saying "Bitch I'm Madonna," Drake sat in the chair and wiped his mouth off looking completely repulsed by the events that had just taken place on stage.
Moments after getting off stage, Drake was seen saying "Oh sh*t, what the f**k just happened," and seeming completely dazed by the whole situation. So from the looks of things we were thinking that Drake absolutely hated his little encounter with Madonna's mouth, but he recently instagrammed a picture of him and Madonna mid kiss saying "Don't misinterpret my shock!! I got to make out with the queen Madonna and I feel [100] about that forever. Thank you @Madonna." Guess we were wrong after all!
Based on Drake's reactions during and after the kiss, he clearly looked repulsed, so why did he tweet and Instagram saying that he enjoyed it? It makes you wonder if it was something that his publicist or agents set up, I mean you couldn't have Drake being in a fight with the queen! It's really hard to fake facial expressions like the ones Drake showed on that stage and I don't think anyone blames him. I wouldn't want to be kissed like that in front of millions of people especially that unexpectedly and for that long I mean seriously it didn't even look like Madonna came up for any air!
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Tuesday, April 14, 2015
Sunday, April 5, 2015
Welcoming Baby Dillard
Last Monday after weeks of waiting, newlyweds Jill and Derick Dillard welcomed their newborn son Israel David into the world. Israel was a record breaker from the very beginning, being the longest baby to ever be born in that hospital. He was so long that the family had to run out and buy him new baby clothes right after he was born because he didn't fit into any of the ones they had purchased beforehand.
The Dillards made it evident that they were hoping for a home birth but instead, some complications caused them to have to deliver baby Israel in the hospital. Baby Israel was also born more than two weeks after his due date and you have to admire Jill Dillard for the strength and determination as she long awaited the birth of her young boy.
The arrival of Jill and Derick's baby boy will be aired on a 19 Kid's and Counting special in a few weeks. Not going to lie if it were me, I really wouldn't want the birth of my son on public television. I understand that the way she grew up, nothing in her life has ever been very private, but in my opinion the birth of your first child is more of a private, personal matter and it's not something that I would want to be completely broadcasted to the world.
The Duggar's lead a very interesting life with their long list of beliefs and every minute of their lives being documented for everyone to watch from some of their births to the engagement and courtships of others. It's such a crazy lifestyle sand it's really not one that I think I could live. It's bad enough that every minute of your life is shown to the world but the minute you do something wrong it's all over and the media is twisting and spinning it into something that they made up.
I really admire the Duggar children. This lifestyle wasn't something that they chose, it was a lifestyle that they were subjected to by their parents and the way these children are able to handle the craziness of the media along with have such a large family of 19 children is crazy. There's no way that I could ever put up with that type of lifestyle especially when I'm so privileged to have lived my life so far with the privacy that I have had.
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The Dillards made it evident that they were hoping for a home birth but instead, some complications caused them to have to deliver baby Israel in the hospital. Baby Israel was also born more than two weeks after his due date and you have to admire Jill Dillard for the strength and determination as she long awaited the birth of her young boy.
The arrival of Jill and Derick's baby boy will be aired on a 19 Kid's and Counting special in a few weeks. Not going to lie if it were me, I really wouldn't want the birth of my son on public television. I understand that the way she grew up, nothing in her life has ever been very private, but in my opinion the birth of your first child is more of a private, personal matter and it's not something that I would want to be completely broadcasted to the world.
The Duggar's lead a very interesting life with their long list of beliefs and every minute of their lives being documented for everyone to watch from some of their births to the engagement and courtships of others. It's such a crazy lifestyle sand it's really not one that I think I could live. It's bad enough that every minute of your life is shown to the world but the minute you do something wrong it's all over and the media is twisting and spinning it into something that they made up.
I really admire the Duggar children. This lifestyle wasn't something that they chose, it was a lifestyle that they were subjected to by their parents and the way these children are able to handle the craziness of the media along with have such a large family of 19 children is crazy. There's no way that I could ever put up with that type of lifestyle especially when I'm so privileged to have lived my life so far with the privacy that I have had.
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Sunday, March 29, 2015
A Change in Dance Moms
So how many of you have been glued to your seats every Tuesday night for the past 4 years watching the latest episode of Dance Moms? I know that used to be me! At first I began watching for the girls dancing and their passion for the sport but after a while, I became engulfed in all the mama drama that went on throughout the season. After girls began to leave the group is it when I realized that this show had changed so much and I had gotten hooked on unnecessary drama that meant nothing. The show has changed so much from when they first started to where they are now.
New moms, new girls and even the old cast members seem new. At some point the show changed from being all about the girls and dance to being all about the moms and who could cause the most drama with Ms. Abby and the other mothers. The 10-12 year old girls look like they're 15 with the amount of makeup that they wear on a daily basis and they're constantly being ridiculed by their dance teacher. The dance teacher is supposed to be someone who these little girls look up to, not someone who is constantly putting them down and choosing favorites. The fact that a lot of these little girls have lost their passion for dance because they're constantly showing up to dance class and being belittled while having to listen to all their mothers argue about their talent level just breaks my heart. It should be about dancing for them, not who can be the best to please their mothers and their teacher.
These moms have reached a whole new level. With the focus less on the girls and more on the moms, they've been causing fights, screaming and yelling at each other at dance competitions as well as throwing drinks at each other in public streets. The behavior that you have began to see in the show is completely outrageous and it's not something that I would want to have on public television for the whole entire world to see if I were them. So many people have shown so much support for this show, so the mothers and the producers have continued to add more drama and focus less on the girls unless they're crying or throwing a fit and to me thats not ok. This show was made to be about dancing and suddenly I'm no longer seeing that.
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New moms, new girls and even the old cast members seem new. At some point the show changed from being all about the girls and dance to being all about the moms and who could cause the most drama with Ms. Abby and the other mothers. The 10-12 year old girls look like they're 15 with the amount of makeup that they wear on a daily basis and they're constantly being ridiculed by their dance teacher. The dance teacher is supposed to be someone who these little girls look up to, not someone who is constantly putting them down and choosing favorites. The fact that a lot of these little girls have lost their passion for dance because they're constantly showing up to dance class and being belittled while having to listen to all their mothers argue about their talent level just breaks my heart. It should be about dancing for them, not who can be the best to please their mothers and their teacher.
These moms have reached a whole new level. With the focus less on the girls and more on the moms, they've been causing fights, screaming and yelling at each other at dance competitions as well as throwing drinks at each other in public streets. The behavior that you have began to see in the show is completely outrageous and it's not something that I would want to have on public television for the whole entire world to see if I were them. So many people have shown so much support for this show, so the mothers and the producers have continued to add more drama and focus less on the girls unless they're crying or throwing a fit and to me thats not ok. This show was made to be about dancing and suddenly I'm no longer seeing that.
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One Direction Becomes Two Directions?
As many most likely know, Zayn Malik has left the world famous boy band One Direction during their On the Road Again world tour due to a severe amount of stress. Just before he announced his split from the band, the media went crazy with allegations saying that Zayn was cheating on his fiancee Perrie Edwards of Little Mix. Since these accusations came forward, Zayn has denied every single one of them and chose to address the claims by tweeting, saying that he was in love with Perrie Edwards.
Unfortunately, Zayn decided to leave the band at not so good of a time. They're planning the release of their new album and on the track of their latest world tour. Lets just say this was not the best time in the world. But the rest of the band is dealing with Zayn's absence well. They still plan to complete their tour was well as continue with the release of their latest album. I'm glad that I was fortunate enough to have been able to go to one of their concerts before Zayn's falling out. So many people bought tickets for their upcoming performances and now they will only be able to see 4/5 boys in concert.
In their latest concert the boys came on stage late because they were in the middle of Skyping Zayn and they started the concert by introducing themselves as Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne and Harry Styles. Not calling themselves One Direction because they are missing the one person who made One Direction One Direction. The rest of the boys have been completely supportive of Zayn and his decision and the 5 remain close as Zayn expressed when he said that he had made four lifelong friends in Harry, Niall, Louis and Liam.
So who can we blame for this stress and madness? It looks to me that the press own this one. In the picture taken, Zayn is clearly with another girl, but of course to the media, there's no such thing as just friends. Of course it must mean that Zayn is cheating on Perrie and they published it, blowing everything out of proportion. I guess we just have to get used to it because thats what the media does best.
Well as for Zayn, a band spokesperson claims that he will be back for their April 4th performance in Dubai and that he just needed some time off. That's completely understandable and I really hope that Zayn is able to get better and be back out their performing with his fellow bandmates in Dubai.
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Unfortunately, Zayn decided to leave the band at not so good of a time. They're planning the release of their new album and on the track of their latest world tour. Lets just say this was not the best time in the world. But the rest of the band is dealing with Zayn's absence well. They still plan to complete their tour was well as continue with the release of their latest album. I'm glad that I was fortunate enough to have been able to go to one of their concerts before Zayn's falling out. So many people bought tickets for their upcoming performances and now they will only be able to see 4/5 boys in concert.
In their latest concert the boys came on stage late because they were in the middle of Skyping Zayn and they started the concert by introducing themselves as Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne and Harry Styles. Not calling themselves One Direction because they are missing the one person who made One Direction One Direction. The rest of the boys have been completely supportive of Zayn and his decision and the 5 remain close as Zayn expressed when he said that he had made four lifelong friends in Harry, Niall, Louis and Liam.
So who can we blame for this stress and madness? It looks to me that the press own this one. In the picture taken, Zayn is clearly with another girl, but of course to the media, there's no such thing as just friends. Of course it must mean that Zayn is cheating on Perrie and they published it, blowing everything out of proportion. I guess we just have to get used to it because thats what the media does best.
Well as for Zayn, a band spokesperson claims that he will be back for their April 4th performance in Dubai and that he just needed some time off. That's completely understandable and I really hope that Zayn is able to get better and be back out their performing with his fellow bandmates in Dubai.
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Friday, March 27, 2015
Kid's Choice Awards
The KCA's are a Nickelodeon tradition where the people vote to choose their favorite TV actor and actress, favorite new singer and a ton of other awards. Growing up, I always liked to KCA's because I always knew who everyone was. I would always watch the Grammy's and the CMA's but I never knew every single person nominated or every winner and what they did. With the KCA's it's aimed more toward the teenage generation so it made them more fun to watch.
This year I wasn't able to watch the awards but when I went back and looked at the results online, they were pretty predictable. The Disney Channel hit show Austin and Ally won favorite TV show while the favorite family TV show went to one of my favorite shows Modern Family. Though I've never seen Austin and Ally, my sister really likes the show so i'm assuming its good. I was enthused that Modern Family won. Its such a freaking funny show and the stuff that happens on that show makes it unbelievably hard to sit through an entire episode and not laugh.
To finish up the TV/movie results I'll give them to you real quick. For favorite TV actor, it went to Ross Lynch who in my opinion completely deserved that win. Favorite TV actress went to his Austin and Ally costar Laura Marano. It looks like it was quite the night for Austin and Ally fans picking up three awards. Angelina Jolie came out on top for her role in Maleficent as the fan's favorite villain for the night. Of course Dance Mom's won the favorite reality show which I think is just a show full of drama upon drama now and not actually focusing on the girls in the show and their dance. The rest of the awards were filled with SpongeBob winning favorite cartoon, Hunger Games Mockingjay part 1 winning favorite movie, Diary of a Wimpy Kid series winning favorite book(and over Divergent I might add I mean come on those books rock!) One Direction won the best band even after Zayn's big announcement(for more info about that make sure you read my next blog!). The music portion of the awards was definitely as expected except for the fact that Sam Smith didn't win! After taking home 4 Grammy's he lost in the battle for favorite male singer to Nick Jonas. Now that one I didn't expect.
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This year I wasn't able to watch the awards but when I went back and looked at the results online, they were pretty predictable. The Disney Channel hit show Austin and Ally won favorite TV show while the favorite family TV show went to one of my favorite shows Modern Family. Though I've never seen Austin and Ally, my sister really likes the show so i'm assuming its good. I was enthused that Modern Family won. Its such a freaking funny show and the stuff that happens on that show makes it unbelievably hard to sit through an entire episode and not laugh.
To finish up the TV/movie results I'll give them to you real quick. For favorite TV actor, it went to Ross Lynch who in my opinion completely deserved that win. Favorite TV actress went to his Austin and Ally costar Laura Marano. It looks like it was quite the night for Austin and Ally fans picking up three awards. Angelina Jolie came out on top for her role in Maleficent as the fan's favorite villain for the night. Of course Dance Mom's won the favorite reality show which I think is just a show full of drama upon drama now and not actually focusing on the girls in the show and their dance. The rest of the awards were filled with SpongeBob winning favorite cartoon, Hunger Games Mockingjay part 1 winning favorite movie, Diary of a Wimpy Kid series winning favorite book(and over Divergent I might add I mean come on those books rock!) One Direction won the best band even after Zayn's big announcement(for more info about that make sure you read my next blog!). The music portion of the awards was definitely as expected except for the fact that Sam Smith didn't win! After taking home 4 Grammy's he lost in the battle for favorite male singer to Nick Jonas. Now that one I didn't expect.
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Saturday, February 21, 2015
Dancing With the Stars Season 20
Guess what was just released!? You guessed it! They have officially announced the Season 20 Dancing With the Stars cast. Personally, I'm really excited for this season just because I know so many more of the stars in this season than previous. So you're probably dying to know who all will be competing in this ultimate dance off and I'm here to tell you.
Michael Sam and Rumor Willis are among the first on the list and I'm not very familiar with either of them but when I did a little digging, I learned that Michael Sam is a defensive end football player but is currently a free agent and not signed to any particular team. I also looked up Rumer Willis and I knew she looked really familiar when I first saw her picture but I had a hard time placing her until I read that she was a guest star in Pretty Little Liars that I was able to place her in Season 4 where she played her character Zoe.
Let's see who's next? That would be Suzanne Somers and Patti Labelle. I don't really know Suzanne Somers but I do know she is an actress although she's never been in anything that i've seen before. Patti is also an actress but she's most known for her singing. Which I have to admit isn't bad at all. I've never heard her sing before but when I looked it up it sounded super good and strong. Williow Shields who is also competing this season was one that I was extremely familiar with. I first got to know her from her performance as Primrose Everdeen in the Hunger Games saga and I have to admit she was a favorite character.
This is a first. The show was able to get Super Bowl model Charlotte Mckinney to perform on this season. I've never heard of her before but I feel like I'm the only one! This girl is all over the web and let me tell you she is super gorgeous! Riker Lynch is also going to be a performer. I only know him from his brother Ross on Austin and Ally but he's in a band with Ross and his other siblings called R5 and I know for a fact they are good. If you haven't heard them I would definitely recommend checking them out.
Im super pumped to watch Redfoo from LMFAO. I've always loved their music and they've always seemed like really chill dudes so I can't wait to watch him shake it on the dance floor this season. Alright the next performer is the one i'm most excited for and I really hope she takes home the mirror ball trophy. They've already had one gymnast, Shawn Johnson on the show, but now it's fellow gymnast Nastia Luikin's turn! I love her so much and I remember watching her in the Olympics and being completely amazed so I'm super excited to watch.
This season seems like its going to be an extremely good and competitive one and I really cannot wait for it to start so that I can watch!
Michael Sam and Rumor Willis are among the first on the list and I'm not very familiar with either of them but when I did a little digging, I learned that Michael Sam is a defensive end football player but is currently a free agent and not signed to any particular team. I also looked up Rumer Willis and I knew she looked really familiar when I first saw her picture but I had a hard time placing her until I read that she was a guest star in Pretty Little Liars that I was able to place her in Season 4 where she played her character Zoe.
Let's see who's next? That would be Suzanne Somers and Patti Labelle. I don't really know Suzanne Somers but I do know she is an actress although she's never been in anything that i've seen before. Patti is also an actress but she's most known for her singing. Which I have to admit isn't bad at all. I've never heard her sing before but when I looked it up it sounded super good and strong. Williow Shields who is also competing this season was one that I was extremely familiar with. I first got to know her from her performance as Primrose Everdeen in the Hunger Games saga and I have to admit she was a favorite character.
This is a first. The show was able to get Super Bowl model Charlotte Mckinney to perform on this season. I've never heard of her before but I feel like I'm the only one! This girl is all over the web and let me tell you she is super gorgeous! Riker Lynch is also going to be a performer. I only know him from his brother Ross on Austin and Ally but he's in a band with Ross and his other siblings called R5 and I know for a fact they are good. If you haven't heard them I would definitely recommend checking them out.
Im super pumped to watch Redfoo from LMFAO. I've always loved their music and they've always seemed like really chill dudes so I can't wait to watch him shake it on the dance floor this season. Alright the next performer is the one i'm most excited for and I really hope she takes home the mirror ball trophy. They've already had one gymnast, Shawn Johnson on the show, but now it's fellow gymnast Nastia Luikin's turn! I love her so much and I remember watching her in the Olympics and being completely amazed so I'm super excited to watch.
This season seems like its going to be an extremely good and competitive one and I really cannot wait for it to start so that I can watch!
Thursday, February 19, 2015
Healthy is In
I don't know about other people but one of the hardest things for me is staying in shape and eating healthy. I'm so busy these days and I feel like I'm constantly running around. It's hard for me to find time to exercise and trying not to eat out is a major straggle because who doesn't think fast food is good? It may taste good but it's so bad for me and yet I continue to eat it. One of my goals for this year that I made to myself was to get myself in shape and start to eat healthier.
I've began working with a personal trainer to get myself into the routine of exercising on a daily basis and working to find time to fit that in. She's given me the opportunity and exposure to workouts that I enjoy doing and help me work up a pretty good sweat. The harder aspect of being healthier is probably the eating. When I sit down and I have the option of eating a brownie and eating a salad it's sooo hard to not pick up that brownie and just shove it in my mouth. Let me tell you, it takes an enormous amount of self control to be able to tell yourself you don't need something even when you want it so bad.
Keeping a food log has really helped me with that because it helps me track all that I'm eating in a day and what my calorie intake is. Since i've been doing this, I've been eating healthier and I've been feeling so much better about myself. I feel more confident in my body and my body in general feels better. I used to get horrible migraines and I was able to equate them to my diet and since I've put in the effort to change my diet, my migraines have been less frequent and less painful.
I definitely still have a long long way to go before i'm the way I hope to be for the summer but I'm slowly but surely getting there. If anyone if feel bad about their body or their lifestyle I definitely encourage them to do something about it! It's a lot of hard work and takes a lot of psychological strength but in the long run, you feel so much better about yourself when you're able to look back at how far you've come and what you've been able to do.
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I've began working with a personal trainer to get myself into the routine of exercising on a daily basis and working to find time to fit that in. She's given me the opportunity and exposure to workouts that I enjoy doing and help me work up a pretty good sweat. The harder aspect of being healthier is probably the eating. When I sit down and I have the option of eating a brownie and eating a salad it's sooo hard to not pick up that brownie and just shove it in my mouth. Let me tell you, it takes an enormous amount of self control to be able to tell yourself you don't need something even when you want it so bad.
Keeping a food log has really helped me with that because it helps me track all that I'm eating in a day and what my calorie intake is. Since i've been doing this, I've been eating healthier and I've been feeling so much better about myself. I feel more confident in my body and my body in general feels better. I used to get horrible migraines and I was able to equate them to my diet and since I've put in the effort to change my diet, my migraines have been less frequent and less painful.
I definitely still have a long long way to go before i'm the way I hope to be for the summer but I'm slowly but surely getting there. If anyone if feel bad about their body or their lifestyle I definitely encourage them to do something about it! It's a lot of hard work and takes a lot of psychological strength but in the long run, you feel so much better about yourself when you're able to look back at how far you've come and what you've been able to do.
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