Welcome to Coley B's Blog-O-Rama of Drama

Blogstress, Cole Bronn, writes little tidbits and occasionally rants about American Idol and other celebrity gossip. And she knits too.

Monday, December 29, 2008

Santa brought me a Cold

Sorry I haven't written in a bit, but it's hard when you are sneezing, your eyes watering and you can barely get out of bed. Ugh.

I have been surfing, but not feeling like writing much. I started feeling better about 2 days ago, and am getting my game on now.

Things I have enjoyed while being on vacation:
  • Watching videos of the Purina All-Stars Pets on Yahoo
  • Avoiding the neighbors when I run outside in pjs to get the paper
  • Watching "Love Actually", wonder why Hugh Grant isn't my secret lover
  • Cooking everything in the cabinets because too sick to go to grocery store
  • Figured out how to tell hubby I don't like earrings he bought me, even though I picked them out of the catalog myself.  Yikes!
  • Knitting
  • Reading all SIX (6), yes 6, cookbooks I got for Christmas and bday
  • Staying up until 1:00 am watching Frasier reruns
  • Sleeping until 9:00 am
  • Watch Addams Family  and The Munsters reruns.  OMG possibly funnier as an adult.
  • Start over at top of list
I got an Ipod Touch from my hubby for Christmas.  I love it.  I can't wait to be able to blog remotely.  

I also got a cool video thingy...and I am going to post a video for you of my favorite gift...hope you like it.

More later.

Happy Holidaze.

xoxo

Coley B

Thursday, December 25, 2008

MERRY CHRISTMAS !!!

Joy to the World...I hope you are having a wonderful Christmas Season, no matter what your celebrating.  Just feel the love and goodwill of the spirit of this time of year And my Christmas for me was the following new on Kelly Clarkson!

Yea! Kelly Clarkson has a new album releasing in April. Ummm I betcha just in time to coincide with the final weeks of the next season of American Idol. OMG. This is just what I asked Santa for this year! New Kelly!

xoxo,

Cole

Monday, December 22, 2008

It's Beginning to Look Alot Like Christmas!

Good Morning Everyone.

Today is my last day at the Factory until next Jan. 8, 2009.  OMG I need a break so bad.  I have been contemplating cutting myself, just to feel a different kind of pain.  Just kidding, but seriously the place has been on nuclear meltdown.  The economy, blah blah blah, layoffs, blah blah blah.  The news says my company is laying off 1,000 people.  I better stop bitching and be thankful for my high stress, low satisfaction, work with circus freaks job.  

So, this weekend I decided to get my Craft ON!  I was working with red food dye.  OK, so now I have fingers that look like I torched them.  I love homemade gifts.  I made homemade marshmellows dipped in pink icing and rolled in crushed peppermints.  The homemade part was the crushing of candy canes and icing installment.  I did not pull a Martha Stewart and make my own Marshmellows.  Kraft has a lock on it.  I also made jars of Cranberry Orange Honey.  Very tasty and holiday-ish.  This one is a tough one too.  Mix a can of cranberry sauce, a jar of Orange Marmelade and Honey.  Pop in microwave to get soft.  Pour in jars.  Wipe sweat from your brow.  ha ha.  I was injured, however.  I stabbed myself with scissors cutting fabric for the bows.  

Hope these little tips give you motivation to add a personal touch to your last minute gift list.  I secretly dreamed of being Martha Stewart at one time.  

xoxo,

Cole

Saturday, December 20, 2008

What? American Idol News

People, it's only 24 days away. So, it's time to start focusing on the whole purpose this blog was conceived...Dishing on Idol.

So, here's a recap of a USA Today story that I just found. Some really interesting scoop in here.

Amid a flurry of rumors, here's Bill Keveney's story detailing changes for Season 8 to be announced today at a press conference. (Link updated to reflect corporate synergy.) To summarize, with commentary:

> A cutback on audition episodes (four to three weeks) and an increase in Hollywood-round coverage (two weeks). We pretty much knew this was in the offing from earlier producer comments.

> Semifinal round expanded to 36 from 24. Whew -- that is a big change. That would mean, I would guess, they'd have to increase the number of eliminations per night, from four per week to six, to keep the semis within the same three-week schedule. Also, a lot of people to get to know (however casually and briefly) in a short time.

> Reinstitution of the wild-card round, in which a designated number (three, which seems like a lot) of previously eliminated semifinalists are allowed to compete for a finalist slot -- the savior of Clay Aiken in Season 2. That could be tacked on to the final semis week (Thursday?) or provide an additional week of programming. It also means only nine out of the 36 semifinalists will be chosen by popular vote. Also -- rather big change -- the final 12 won't necessarily be split evenly between the sexes. (Good move, will avoid situations like the weak class of women last season.)

> Simon breaks ties in audition votes by the now-four judges. Hardly surprising.

> Playing instruments is still allowed. Good.

> Idol Gives Back moves to a biennial schedule, meaning there won't be one in 2009 but it will come back in 2010. Sounds like a reasonable way to avoid overkill and charity fatigue.

Not much, thankfully, about rumored increases in the show's depiction, during the finals, of more non-performance material, such as "interactions" between contestants -- that one brought back bad memories of early seasons, when a lot of time was wasted on sequences shot at the communal house the finalists were staying in. Shades of Big Brother and Rock Star. The more Idol gives in (hey, there's a name for a special) to worn-out reality-show gimmicks, the faster it will fade away. Sure, viewers want to know the contestants better, but there's too much potential for abuse and manipulation when a show starts messing around with staged interactions and "candid" (that is, carefully culled and selected) footage. Let's hope that's not going to happen.

(The only "innovation" related to this topic is the return of group performances in the Hollywood round, which will enable the producers to isolate what the story calls "bratty behavior." We can probably live with that.)

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So there you have it.  What do you think?

xoxo

ColeyB

Friday, December 19, 2008

I have a feeling those Palin's will NEVER go away!




OMG. What the hell. LEvi's mom got arrested for drugs. So this baby has a grandmomma that does drugs and a grandmamma that could commute her sentence. How convenient.

ha ha

Sunday, December 14, 2008

I'm so bored I forgot to tell you about it

Sorry that I failed to write before hitting send.  

My husband has called me to show me the Yahoo Home page Purina Cat All-Stars videos and I'm ACTUALLY entertained.  There is a cat that loves to be vacuumed...omg.  And then a little kitten that eats broccoli...and when you try to take it away from her knawing little fangs, she hisses and swats at you.  She naws at the raw broccoli head.  I hope she doesn't get the farts.  That poor tiny kitten might explode.

I'm excited to watch survivor tonite.  I'm still winning our pool of 5.    Whoo Hoo.  I hope Bob wins.  Skinny dude might not even live through Tribal Council.

I've finished Christmas shopping now.  I went to buy my charity gift for the Family Giving Tree yesterday.  I drew a card off the wreath for a little girl who wants Jonas Bros. cd.  ha ha.  And then I drew a card for a homeless man that wanted Size 36 underwear and socks.  I decided to buy him some razors, toothbrush/paste and shaving cream.  I hope he likes it.  I get very, very sad at this time of year for those less fortunate.  I hate it.  I don't donate charitably to big organizations with tv commercials and crap.  I want my money going straight to the source.  There are big bins for 'recycling clothes' around town and I always noticed bags sitting outside the bin.  I wondered if the bins were full or something?  Well, I finally figured it out when I saw homeless people with shopping carts digging through the clothes for stuff that fit them.  So, now I don't go to Goodwill.  I neatly stack my bags outside the bins.  Yesterday I dropped 3 bags off, went to get gasoline and not 30 minutes had passed and I got back and there was someone digging through my stuff.  I was so happy.  These people can't afford Goodwill or Salvation Army.  I do appreciate those organizations and their food banks, etc.   But homeless people need clean items and warm wrappings.  

I hope that this season you find some ways of practicing random acts of kindness.  Not only to make someone happy, but to show other people that the world is a better place because of YOU.  

Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa, and Merry everything I forgot...

Many blessing to everyone, and give thanks this joyous season.

Coley

Oh, and Santa, thanks for the early gift...the $1.55 gal price.  You rock~!

Am I Bored or what?

Friday, December 12, 2008

And in David Cook News....


People, sometimes this American Idol machine shocks me. I mean is there nothing they don't touch? I give you Exhibit A...the cover of the 2009 Almanac.   Barack Obama, The Olympics and David Cook.  wowzah.  That's a bit ridiculous.

Well, I guess this went to print before Wall St. collapsed, or is it Main St. that's folding, taking Sesame Street with it.  

Hope you are well.

Christmas is my favorite time of year.  I took today off so I could decorate my house.  It's noon.  All I've accomplished is 
1.  Pharmacy
2.  Gas purchase
3.  Santa purchase at Best Buy
4. Breakfast with friend

I'm not getting anywhere.

House is a disaster.

Need to get the maid over here, but can't justify cost in hard economic times.  Also can't justify my sneezing for 3 days after dusting.  I like the dust settled in my house.

xoxo

Coley


Saturday, December 6, 2008

Day After Bday Hangover from Fun

OMG, it was a great bday.

I got tons of cheerful bday wishes, tons of phones calls, and the husband gave me awesome gifts. And I bought awesome knitting needles.

Life is Good.

Today I shopped until I swear I might feet were going to fall off. The sales were so good at Macy's at one point they were paying me, I'm not kidding. I had so many coupons. Then I fail to realize the bags were going to be heavy. I had to trounce back to the care with my buddy, Marilyn. And we were about to die. I found my self jealous of the lady with the scooter.

I am an excellent shopper. I can sniff out a bargain. I got all the gifts bought. Dunzo. That's it.

My favorite gift...I got for my mom and step dad as a gag gift. I always hate that they serve leftovers for like 4 days after the original meal. Yuk. So I bought them these little timers..and you dial in what day you put the leftover in the fridge and it does a real time countdown. So when you go to eat it, and it says it's been in there 22 days, you better toss it. Hint Hint Mom-o-rama.

I got some other fun crap for stocking stuffers. I got these little tupperware like containers shaped like bars of butter...to keep your butter fresh. I likey!

Well, hope your Christmas shopping is going well and is fun too. Gas prices are 1.69 Regular out her in Northern California. I can get it at Costco for even cheaper. OMG, it's crazy times we live in.

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

David Archuleta News

As you might guess, anytime anyone anyplace has an Idol sighting, they feel compelled to tell me. I have a cellphone pick of Daughtry the day after his vote off (boy did that turn out well and all my wasted tears.) and I got texted about someone eating next to Paula at The Grove. Anyhoo...DAvid ARchuleta performed at a Charity event honoring Ryan Seacrest last night, and of course, one of my co-worker peeps was in attendance with her parents, who live in LA. She was sitting 10 feet from him and said the girls were swooning over him...and that his performance was AMAZING.

Hey, um, I'm a little bit needing to tell you guys this...but Archie's cd sales are probably going to beat Cook's. I'm guessing. I just think the Teenie Bop crowd is ruling the airwaves right now. And Britney's back bitches...that stirs the pot 4sure.

Hope everyone is well.

3 days to my B-Day. Whoo Hoo! Sha-bang!

Happy Bday TODAY to NJ Fan...a frequent commenter and we love her so much. Thanks for playing in our sandbox and hope you have a terrific birthday celebration up there in New Jersey. Say hi to Tony Soprano for me! (sorry, couldn't resist.)

ColeyB

Saturday, November 29, 2008

Cougar Report: Daughtry Pics





Couldn't get these to post in the next story...so look at these pics and then read the next post.

Cougar Report: Cook and Daughtry News

Yes, it's time to introduce a new report, here at Coley's Blog. We (meaning me) are calling it Coley's Cougar Report. Yes, I still have a Cougar Crush on Chris Daughtry and David Cook. It's true. So, we are going to have a semi-regular tracking of our favorite boys...one at the top of his game...and one climbing the charts. 

Here's some new Cookie photos recapping his journey, for those who need remindin'.

Check it out people.He went from this babyface boy with his not-so-edgy style...


To WINNING IT ALL...with a swagger and a legion of Cougars at his beckon call...



And now he's gotta a video with drama and guyliner...


(Note, here it appear's he's dreaming about meeting the fantastic blogger he's heard about,  known only as ColeyB. (He calls me Cougar Coley when speaking to his friends and/or body guards.)

So you can check out the making of David Cook's First Video...and some behind the scenes shots of the new Fantastic Four Judges Table.  



Seems the idol star machine got a good deal on the guy-liner when Daughtry broke out, because Cook is sporting some of his own. By the way, did you see Daughtry beat out Coldplay and The Eagles for Best Rock Group at the AMA Awards? (those aren't as prestigious as the Grammys because they are Fan Voted awards, not critic awards).  Earlier this year, the Grammy-nominated group released a deluxe version of it debut, which is a hit on more than four continents. Powered by a trio of #1 songs, "It's Not Over," "Home," and "Feels Like Tonight." DAUGHTRY has become the biggest selling artist release of the past two years and the fastest selling rock debut in Soundscan history. The newly released Daughtry Deluxe expanded CD/DVD version contains the album's original 12 songs with four bonus tracks on CD, plus a DVD with videos for all five of the singles, live performances and exclusive interviews. Someone needs that in her stocking!!!

I have a suggestion for American Idol...when someone wins, please take them to "Award Acceptance Speech School". Carrie Underwood sucked at it, Kelly did too, and now Daughtry sux. They all look so lame. About as bad as David Archuleta and his Gaw-lee expression all the time.

xoxo


Friday, November 28, 2008

Happy National Mallrat Day!!!


How many of you got up in the middle of the night to hit some sales?  

I applaud you.

I used to be able to do it, and now, it's just not fun for me anymore.  I love to shop, don't get me wrong.  I drove about 60 miles round trip today, and hit 5 yarn stores.  And believe me, that was an adventure, since alot of it was spent in Berkeley and Oakland, which might as well be Venus and Jupiter, because the people you encounter in those areas are hard core tree huggin' Californians.  I feared they would detect my Texas accent and subject me to a breathalyzer to see how much fried food I've eaten...then shoot me on site when they discovered the smell of a fast-food burger from a mega-corporation notoriously ruining the planet.  I digress...but suffice to say I did manage to blend in well with the crunchies and Lesbians at the yarn shops.  I was my usual charming self.

So, back to Black Friday...here are the stories I've heard so far...my step sisters in Texas City got up at 3:00 am, to make it to Wal-Mart by 4:00 am, only to find they had evacuated the store due to a fist fight.  Hello?  It's Texas.  They use metal detectors at nursery school.  So, she skipped and went to Target and hit another Wal-Mart at around 5:45 am.  OMG.  

Darling Dee Dee got up and hit the mall as well.  To be honest, I guess if I had kids and tons of relatives to buy for, I'd probably do it too.  But I work at a video game company, so everyone gets video games, whether they like it or not.  I am always tempted to sneak my nephew a sketchy game because his mom is such a tight ass.  I was going to buy them a Wii and she said NO, they spend too much time on computer.  Wait until they are 18 and I tell them that story.  Ha ha.  I have been asked to purchase 2 copies of MySims Kingdom for them, so they don't fight over it.  What is wrong with these nuts?  If they would agree to share, they could get 2 fun games, but they can't manage to share.  They despise each other I think.  Funny thing is they mirror my husband and his sister (the mom).  She's a tight ass, so is her daughter...and our nephew is a mini-me to my hubby.  So cute.  We should just adopt him, and let him live with us.  Except he yaps too much, as does my hub, and my ears would start bleeding with the 2 of them around.  Ugh.

I heard a story from a friend...we were talking about how most families fight at Thanksgiving, yet it's the biggest get together holiday of the year.  Pure guilt drives people to spend huge $$$ and hours on the road and the airports to get somewhere that they are ready to get the hell out of, 2 hours after arrival.  Everyone is striving to regain the idyllic childhood moments of happiness, only to find that everyone has turned bitter and judgemental and every comment is laced with sarcasm, racism or just plain ignorance...atleast most of those I hear about...

My friend's neighbor said the grandma is starting to have dementia, memory fading fast, and she kept calling her grandson "Mike", which happens to be the dog's name.  Very funny.  And then she kept yelling at another grandson, angry because he dyed his hair.  Well, the dude had blonde hair when he was 10, but as he is now late 20's his hair has darkened, as it tends to do with age.  She drove him insane, asking him why he did it?, and telling him to change it back.  

We called my hubs gma.  Also losing her memory, because she's 91.  She told us that her grandson had come to visit and brought a surprise.  We asked her what?  She said, "He had a real nice lady with him, so I guess he has a new girlfriend."  OMG, that was his WIFE of 10 years!  LOL.  Gma also went on to tell us the lady had 3 kids, and she supposed they were nice, because they really didn't get into too much.  (Those are her 3 great-grandkids.)  It's sad, but you can't help but laugh.  I felt so awful...should I correct or, or just play along with the charade.  Well, I don't believe in lying, and I just couldn't keep my mouth shut.  I said "Grandma, that's his wife and kids...he's married to her."  And she got so pissed off.  "Oh my, WHY DIDN'T ANYONE TELL ME HE GOT MARRIED...WHY DOES EVERYONE KEEP EVERYTHING A SECRET."  LOL.  I swear to god, how could I have unleashed that can of worms?  It was easy to change the subject though, all I had to do was ask her if it had rained.  That sends her into atleast a 10 minute tirade about all the dust and dead roses in the garden.    Poor thing.  

So, I hope you all had a fun Thanksgiving and a good shopping day.  I think I am going to partake in Cyber Monday.  

7 days and counting until my bday.  Whoo Hoo!  I don't give a rat's butt how old I am...I still celebrate December 5 like I am 7 years old.  My husband buys me cards and a present and I get to eat out, and I get cupcakes and it's the best day of the year.

Can't wait to tell you all about it.  

xoxo,

coleyb



Thursday, November 27, 2008

Happy Thanksgiving Turkey Day!!!!

Bless their little hearts, those turkeys.

Well, I hope you had a blessed Thanksgiving Day.  I know times are tough around the nation right now.  But, we have keep hope that our new leader is gathering the sharpest tools in the shed to get our nation rebuilt.  

Ok, people, not to go all political on your ass, by mentioning Obama twice, but I crack up when I see him holding press conferences with President-Elect signs now hanging on the podium.  Lord can't an alien just abduct Bush and let's be over it all?

So, my hubby and I were all alone today.  No travel to family and no visitors.  But, that did not stop me from making the full blown dinner.  We will be eating that 13 lb bird for 17 days, but I don't care.  I have enough stuffing to survive an earthquake and plague of locusts.  There is, however, no jalapeno cream corn left.  For those of you who have my recipe, this needs no explanation as that shit is a mound of golden creamy heaven in a bowl.  

I was so exhausted from cooking and the darn turkey got ready so fast, I didn't know what to do.  It was insane.  Aren't those things supposed to cook for like 4 hours or something?  

Anyway, my meal was spectacular, if I do say so myself.  

Did you see David Archuleta on the Macy's Parade today, singing Crush?  That little cutie pie.  He's so dadgum cute.  Will he ever get older looking than a 14 yr old?  

David Cook was on Jimmy Kimmel skit last night, on the AMC awards...Guermo made him sing twinkle twinkle little star on the red carpet.  hilarious.,

Uh oh...beeper is going on on my pumpkin crunch cake!  Yummo, gotta run.  It's been like 3 hours since I ate and I'm starving!  :)

xoxo,

Coley

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Holiday Dessert Recipe: Alternative to Pumpkin Pie

Please don't worry, I have not turned my blog into AllRecipes.com. I just wanted to send you all a little treat.

Now here’s what my chubby hubby has requested for pumpkin pie dessert tomorrow…his favorite…the Pumpkin Dump cake . It’s easy and super delicious. Still get the pumpkin pie filling, but a gooey crunchy cakey (think coffee cake streusal swirl) taste.

Here’s the recipe for PUMPKIN DUMP cake . Enjoy!!!

1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin
1 (12 fluid ounce) can nonfat evaporated milk
4 eggs
1 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground cloves
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 (18.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix
1/2 cup butter, melted
1 cup chopped pecans

Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan.
In a large bowl, whisk together the pumpkin, sugar, salt, nutmeg, ginger, cloves and cinnamon. Stir in the milk, then beat in the eggs one at a time. Pour pumpkin mixture into the prepared pan.
Sprinkle the yellow cake mix over the pumpkin mixture, then sprinkle on the pecans. Drizzle melted butter over all. Bake in the preheated oven for 55 minutes, or until the edges are lightly browned. Allow to cool.

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

Monday, November 24, 2008

Speidi ELOPED! And of course, the cameras caught it all.

IT'S A LIE!  THOSE LOSERS!!!  PUBLICITY STUNT WHORES....
They caught the whole wedding, because it was a stunt for cash. How sad. The most special day of their lives, they sold out for the papparazzi of it all.

Ugh. They deserve each other. But still, since I love looking at trainwrecks...I hope they keep it up. Otherwise, this would be a boring blog.

Ewww...look in the corner of the cover. Looks like Madonna has gone hog wild spreading her legs since her divorce. She's even banging her ex, Sean Penn, who supposedly is back with his wife, Robin. Maybe Madonna homewrecked that one too, on top of A-Rod's marriage. She must have some powerful mojo...hell she could probably bench press both of these men.

Madonna is just not my fave anymore. She is more Heather Mills than Heather Locklear. Doesn't know how to divorce nicely. Kind of the trailer trash way. All messy and full of Kabbalah-ness mess.

These celebrities and their devil spawn. We have to wonder what Carlos Leon things about Lourdes, and is she going to be a hooker at age 15?

:(

Sunday, November 23, 2008

David Cook Mania

Just took a ride up to Napa to stuff ourselves with burgers and sweet potato fries...at Taylor's Refresher. YUMMMO.

Listened to David Cook...cd is really good. Still not ready to truly review each track yet. Need to listen a bit more to see which ones keep playing over and over in my head. Right now LIE is the most stickiest of tunes.

OMG, I JUST PAID $1.75 PER GALLON FOR GAS AT COSTCO. I walked away paying like $23.00 for a tank, because I wasn't on empty. LIVE for God's sake I want to drive to Seattle now, because it would be so dang cheap! haha.

xoxo.

ColeyB

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

My favorite moment of Season 7


This is the night the winner was announced...the finale if you will, and they are singing Heroes. Love that song from Spiderman.
This was the single best moment of American Idol for me. Ever.
And I have to say, I officially own David Cook and David Archuleta's new release cd's and while you must think I am biased, surely...the public will back me up that these cd's are terrific. Absolutely awesome. On the level of Daughtry's cd. Lots of good stuff you can just sing at the top of your lungs in the car.

Honestly, its a 50/50 split for me, and I expected to love ARchie's more. But Cook blew me away with a song called LIE...and LIFE ON THE MOON. The edgy shit I pass up on the cd.

I have listened to both cd's about 3 times each. Archie has more songs that play through my head.

I'll do a blow-by-blow countdown review, if work would ever let up so I could blog at work! LOL

Sunday, November 16, 2008

David Cook Knits


Look, here's a picture...
Actually, one of the brizzilliant chicks on my knit obsession website took knitting to one of the Idol Tour shows.  She freakin' stalked the backstage and met all of them...and conned them into holding her knitting and taking a picture.  HYSTERICAL.  Doesn't that sound like something I would do?  I'm not sure, but HER antics might be MY new obsession.  She reminds me of me.  And I'm pretty interesting, I think.  I get into trouble just for my own enjoyment, I think.  If I believed in past lives, I'm sure I was a grain of rice before (white and bland...not the fun wild rice kind, mind you), and I am living large this time around.  And I'm not tootin' my own horn, I'm just certifying that I know what you all think...I'm a little bit crazy and a bit immature, but I'm going to be ok.  

Ok, did everyone go to http://soundcheck.walmart.com and listen to the 5 sounds and interview with David Cook.  THAT'S FIVE OF HIS SONGS, PERFORMED and streaming on this site, right now.  

You're welcome.

ColeyB


A little picture into my knitting world...

What you see in the picture above is actually a snapshot of the group banners for the groups I belong to on Ravelry.com.  Ravelry is a social networking site like Facebook, but everyone is only into knitting and crochet.  Yarn and stuff.  Scarfs, gloves, sweaters, etc.  However, you can join groups that have people with REALLY specific special interests.  For example, I saw that there was this girl with a neat hat, and I decided to join her group, because it was nearby and I might want to do a 'knit at night' with her group.  Well, I sort of struck out...it was a gay, lesbian, transgender group.

All is not lost people.  I have found TWO American Idol groups.  One is specifically a David Cook obsessive group, and one loves ALL THINGS IDOL.  OMG, knitting and American Idol all rolled up into one message board.  This is nirvana.

I am also in a Christmas Swap.  I am determined to make the best presents to send.  So I head off this weekend to buy yarn...then decide to re-read her descriptions of herself, and of course, I screwed up.  She is allergic to Angora, and I bought her 2 skeins of it.  LOL.  Yikers.  I almost gave my Secret Santa pal toxic shock.  ha.

Well, 28 hours to David Cook.  However, one of my "knitsters" posted that it has been streaming live all week on some website.  I'm waiting for confirmation and the link, which I will post ASAP to you, my little lovelies.

xoxo,

ColeyB

PS, in order to prove I am not addicted to knitting, I did not knit all day today or yesterday.  I just knitted a widdle bit.  Just a tiny little sock.  

American Idol New Season 8 Announced


PEOPLE...Season 8 starts on January 13/14.  Two nights...two hours.  FOUR glorious hours of fools making fools of themselves.

I hear rumor that Paula wants to quit to work on other tv projects.   Probably wants some free Nip/Tuck.  I knew the new bitch would edge her out.  This is an ousting for sure.

In other Idol news...David A's cd continues to rock my world.  I know I promised a full review, but I decided to wait and do a David A vs. Cook cd comparizanium lallapolooza review.

Carrie Underwood won another CMA award.  No shocker.  She even hosted the show with Brad Paisley.  She was flawless as ever.  Getting better at performing too.

Josh Gracin, one of my favorites that went on to sell alot of records in country, had his 4th child this weekend.  Wowzie.

Constantine Maroulis is on the front page of AmericanIdol.com.  Why? 

I wonder how much FOX had to pay to get that url?  Remember in early days you had to use "idolonfox.com".  Ha. 

I spend $30 on yarn today.   Sickness.

Thursday, November 13, 2008

Ex-Idol Contestant Found Dead Outside Paula Abdul's House


A former American Idol contestant apparently infatuated with Paula Abdul was found dead Tuesday night in a car near Abdul's Los Angeles house.

Paula Goodspeed, 30, a Season 5 contender whose audition performance of "Proud Mary" was panned and mocked by the judges, appears to have died of a drug overdose, police say.

"Ms. Goodspeed's mother had gone to [the sheriff's department] to report her daughter missing, and advised them that she might be suicidal," says Los Angeles police Capt. James Miller. "The sheriffs determined that Ms. Goodspeed may be up in the vicinity by Paula Abdul's house. Our officers discovered her vehicle parked on the street, and found her inside. She was unresponsive to officers."

The car, parked a few doors down from Abdul's house, featured a license plate "ABL LV" and had a photo of Abdul hanging from the rear view mirror. A DMV check of the license showed that the car was registered to Goodspeed.

"This has been ruled an apparent suicide," said LAPD officer April Harding.

Abdul was at the studio at the time the body was found and wasn't aware of it until she was told by the network, her rep says.

Abdul Expresses Shock
"I am deeply shocked and saddened at what transpired yesterday," Abdul said in a statement. "My heart and prayers go out to her family."

Goodspeed's Idol audition was prominently featured by the show, and in her interview with host Ryan Seacrest, she clearly expressed her affection for Abdul.

"I really like Paula Abdul a lot. She's really cool," said Goodspeed when asked about her inspiration during the Idol audition process. "I'm a really big fan, and I made life-sized drawings of Paula. I've been drawing ever since I was a little kid, and my first drawing was of Paula Abdul."

Goodspeed Panned by Judges
But after singing her rendition of Tina Turner's "Proud Mary," the woman was roundly panned by the show's judges.

"It was terrible, what was that?" said Randy Jackson. In addition, Simon Cowell made disparaging remarks about her braces: "I don't know how you can sing with all that metal in your mouth."

Abdul, who lit up when Goodspeed said her name was Paula, said, "Speechless, don't know what to say" after hearing the song.


OMG....I posted exactly what PEOPLE wrote.  This is weirdly sad.  Wow.  Over Paula????  There is NO explaining mental illness.  NO explanation whatsoever.  I mean I love David Cook.  But I would not ever kill myself over him. 



Remember her?


Hint...she was second runner up to Fantasia...fan train-wreck.  Anyhoo, this is the same person in these 2 pics...and the pic on the right is from the CMA awards Weds nite.  

Which do you like best?  I think she favors Lucy Liu on the right, I don't think LL would wear powder blue eyeshadow though.

She's been on Broadway since Idol.  Diana DiGarmo!  Yippy!

xoxo

Coming next on THE BLOG

Today, I will be writing my review of the premiere of TOP CHEF last night. Yes, it is going to be good this season people.

Also, I will be reviewing, in a separate post, my thoughts on the David Archuleta cd. No tease here. It's an awesome cd and I urge you to part with some cash and buy it. If you only want to buy the awesomest tracks on Itunes, I will separate the MUST-have songs from the nice-to-have songs.

The Real Meaning of "More Cowbell"

See more funny videos at Funny or Die


This is the funniest thing ever. EVER!

ColeyB

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

IT's HEEERRRREEEE! The youngest David's cd is baked and ready for consumption!!!




And out of the gate first is the 2nd place darling of last season, David Archuleta.  Buy it at Itunes for 12.99 or Target for 9.99.  And people, I'm going to make a very bold statement here.

This one will be better than David Cook's.    

For me atleast.  It's just my type of music.  Cook's is going to be a vocal blaster rock out. Archuleta's is more teenage angst and ballads.  And he records a new arrangement of "Angels" that is even better than the version he sang on the show. 

Of course, I have already purchased this, so take my word for it...there are atleast 3 hits on this rookie season release.  And this dude will have little girls saying "Zac Who?"  OMG he is so darn cute.  If I was only still in Junior High,  I'd have his pics all over my wall, sort of like I have in my cube right now, come to think of it. 

LOL

Stay tuned for a full review in a couple of days when I have listened to this for 3 hours in my car.  It's going to be a lung buster sing out on the way home tonite.  I have to go find the lyrics on line right now and start practicin'

Speaking of sangin'.   Is anyone watching 'The Real Housewives of Atlanta" and seeing that dumbo ho that thinks money is buying her a record deal?  OMG, she is laughable.

  

Monday, November 10, 2008

Yum-O My Dinner Last Night


Have you tried the new Krispy Kreme Cheeseburger?

Ok, I'm kidding.  Isn't this disgusting?  A fat wad of meat, stuffed with cheese, sandwiched between 2 KK donuts?  That is a heart attack on a bun, if ever I saw one.  And the bacon is the awesome topper.  Or is it the Velveeta oozing out of the cheese pouch in the greasy meat?

Had to share.  Just had to.


Sunday, November 9, 2008

Madonna Looks Like a Female Bodybuilder


There is nothing soft or sexy about her. She one bulging vein on top of one steroid stuff muscle. She's gross.

Britney is so pretty here. Very tasteful and very 'put together' looking. She sort of looks put together.

xoxo,

Coley B

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

YES WE DID!!!


Let the nation begin to heal, by coming together, and returning our country to one of prosperity and Peace...

xoxo,

ColeyB

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Wanda Sykes on Ellen


Halloween Episode...Wanda is a Wall Street Executive with a golden parachute.

Hilarious.

xoxo

Sarah Palin in Voting Booth

SP:  "Hey, I heard that, and yes, I know I don't have to vote for myself, but I'm gonna'...."

Monday, November 3, 2008

VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE!!!!


PLEASE, no matter what your choice on President...have your voice heard.  But if you are for McCain, save yourself some time in the lines and vote on Weds.  

:)

Seriously, just vote.  It's important.  And if you are undecided, there are lots of websites to help you understand the facts...and try to go to unbiased sites.  Real news organizations that are unbiased are hard to find.

CNN tries.  Networks try.  Fox does not.  Comedy Central Does NOT.  

Have a great day...our Nation makes a strong step in one direction tomorrow...history will be made with whatever the outcome.  

If McCain wins, I will write my next post from the road as I move my cats, my husband and my stuff to Canada.  I'll transfer to the EA Canada office so fast your head will spin.

LOL

xoxo,

OMG...6 hours and the polls open in New Hampshire.

Saturday, November 1, 2008

MTV News on IDOL Suing Josiah Lemming


'American Idol' Bigwigs Threaten Legal Action Over Contestant Josiah Leming's Major Label Debut: Report
Though he didn't make the top 24, Leming signed a contract that may forbid him to release album.
By Gil Kaufman

The hard times continue for male "American Idol" castoffs. The latest (alleged) victim is frequently weepy, formerly homeless singer Josiah Leming, who just last week announced that his major-label debut on Warner Brothers' Reprise Records would be out in early 2009.

A teaser digital EP, Undercover: Selections From Josiah Leming's Album Debut, was just released on Tuesday, but, according to the New York Post, that might be the only music you hear from Leming if the "Idol" folks have their way.

Leming, 19, didn't make the show's top 24, but a strict contract all "Idol" contestants must sign that makes them promise to record only with the "Idol"-preferred label, Sony/BMG, and gives show producer Simon Fuller's 19 Entertainment exclusive rights of refusal for management and merchandising. So his current record deal might be in violation of that pact.

The Post reported on Thursday that Leming "received an official letter from 'Idol' threatening legal action if he puts out his record in January as planned." E-mails requesting comment from Leming's label had not been returned at press time; a representative for Fox (which broadcasts "Idol") had no comment.

"Josiah was the only 'Idol' contestant ever to get a record deal who didn't make the top 24, and one of only four contestants to get a deal this year," an unnamed rep for Leming reportedly told the paper. "He has personal reasons for getting his music out, threat or not."

Leming, one of eight siblings from Morristown, Tennessee, who famously spent some time camping out in his 1989 Mercury Topaz, is eager to get the album out for a very personal reason. According to the rep, Leming is "racing the clock" because his mother has terminal cancer, and "nothing is going to stop him from getting his music out while she is alive to share it." The paper reported that Leming's lawyer has responded to the "Idol" letter but hasn't heard back yet.

If it does get released early next year, Leming's album, produced by Dave Kosten (Bat for Lashes), will feature a suite of emotionally charged, Keane-esque piano-driven songs all written by Leming and recorded over several weeks this summer in London. Among the songs on the sample EP (and streaming on his MySpace page) are: "Arctic Outcry Wind," the majestic "Angels Undercover," "Theysay," "This Cigar" and "To Run." Leming is currently on tour.

Here's the LA Times Story on Josiah Lemming

American Idol' castoff Josiah Leming's big recovery
The singer has an EP out Tuesday and an album to follow soon. He reflects on the Fox show.
By Stephanie Lysaght
October 28, 2008
Last January, in a classic "American Idol" preseason meltdown, the hyper-emotional Josiah Leming was sent home -- which in his case meant his car.

Now, less than a year later, in one of "Idol's" unlikely turns of fate, the high school dropout who'd left his ailing mother, out-of-work stepfather and eight siblings in Morristown, Tenn., is back, living the high life in Los Angeles and poised to release his first album on Warner Bros. Records.

"I was kind of down and out," said Leming, now 19, over a burger and fries at Canter's Deli in Los Angeles of his decision to audition for "American Idol." "So it was kind of like, 'What the hell?' Nothing to lose, really." Despite his diminutive stature, baby face and boyish clothing, Leming is magnetic in person, his naked lack of inhibition at once disarming and electrifying. And then there's that inner heartache.

"All of his emotions go into his songs," said Warner Bros. Records' Senior Vice President of A&R Perry Watts-Russell. "He has that gift to turn pain into music."

At first, it seemed as if "American Idol" would become a showcase for his raw talent rather than another lesson in hardship. At his initial audition, he bowled over the judges with a fiercely passionate performance of a self-written song.

Then, at Hollywood Week, his playful rendition of Mika's "Grace Kelly" led the usually unflappable Simon Cowell to announce, "I think out of all the auditions, this is the one I'm gonna remember." Then the golden boy faltered. At the end of Hollywood Week he was unceremoniously dispatched without explanation. To Leming, however, it was very clear.

"The real story is that the producers didn't like me," said Leming, who lived out of his car during his "Idol" experience. " 'Cause I wanted to do my own songs, and I wanted to have complete control."

And of the show that brought him to the world's notice, he added: "The producers pretty much control everything. You know, it's all kind of rigged, and hands are coming in from places you don't see. You just see the hand. It's a dirty hand. And you don't want to eat the food that that hand touches."

"American Idol" producers declined to comment for this story.

With his "Idol" dreams dashed, Leming crawled back to Tennessee and waited for the auditions to air. "I applied for a job, like, taping boxes for a postal service or something," he recalled.

Certain that "Idol" producers would omit his segments, he settled back into a quiet life at home. But not only were his performances shown on the Hollywood Week episodes, but his many emotional breakdowns became their centerpiece.

"They would show, like, 'After the break, see this random kid cry,' and then after the break, there I am crying," chuckled Leming.

Asked about the nonstop waterworks, Leming said, "It was a very emotional time in my life, you know? It wasn't exactly all the edit. I was in a rough place in my life as well, so it was a combination of where I was and the way they put it together and the way people took it in."

But whether it was the tears or the tunes, the minute the episode aired, the calls started pouring in:

" 'I'll make you a nice home-cooked dinner,' " he said imitating a Southern belle.

" 'We got an extra room,' " he added in a second voice.

" 'My mom says you can come stay with me!' " he said with another.

He smiled, still visibly touched. "It was so sweet, but people just didn't understand. I wasn't sleeping under a bridge, eating peas out of a can, you know, washing my clothes in the river."

Leming's phone didn't stop ringing, and soon enough Hollywood called as well. Leming's current manager, Dan Spilo, was first in line. After Leming's shocking ouster, Spilo tracked him down in Tennessee and the pair enjoyed a long phone conversation. Later, when Leming flew to back L.A. for "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," they met in person.

Soon, Spilo landed Leming a recording and publishing deal with Warner Bros. Records, a feat that could make some "Idol" finalists jealous. Leming's music drips with a deep hurt but remains defiantly hopeful.

On his EP, "Angels Undercover," he sings, "I'm a man now / I can drive a car / And I'm a dropout / I'm nobody so far / But I don't mess with cigarettes or alcohol / Cause I'm the best there is / And they tell me all the winners smoke cigars."

Leming has few confidants at the moment. He has yet to make friends in L.A., and his friends back home can't relate. "People see the surface. They see the record deal and the L.A. and the car," he said. "Even my family's view is a little one-dimensional . . . they can't see everything that roots underneath the tree."

With his EP due out Tuesday, an album dropping in January, an apartment five blocks from the beach and two cars, Leming seems to be living a Cinderella story. But life has taught him not to believe in happily-ever-after.

"Sadness finds you," he said as he ripped a sliver of onion in half, again and again, until the fragments covered his plate. "It doesn't matter where you are, or how much money you've got, or how many people know your name. It'll get you one way or another."

Despite his success, Leming feels out of place in Los Angeles. "[L.A.] confuses me," he said. "It's all, like, kinda glitz and glam, and I don't dig it. It's like, it's beautiful on the face, but there's nothing underneath. It's money and greed and sex appeal. And just no core values."

Tidbits of Idol News...


SEASON 5 BILLBOARD NEWS: From Christmas to Country, the season five Idols are still making headlines in music news. Billboard reports that Elliott Yamin’s holiday album, My Kind of Holiday, dropped just last week on 10/7. The album reportedly gives some holiday classics the funky, soulful spin for which Elliott is known.

Taylor Hicks has aligned with Artist to Market, the artist services company, for the release of his next album, which is due out February 10, 2009. Those who fell in love with Taylor by seeing him perform live on AI will also be glad to know that he is releasing "Whomp at the Warfield," a live DVD taped at a San Francisco venue.

Kellie Pickler proves that her successful debut album wasn't just beginner's luck, as her sophomore self-titled CD debuted at #1 on Top Country Albums and #9 on The Billboard 200. Kellie is the sixth artist in the Nielsen SoundScan era to debut at #1 with her first two studio albums. All of her predecessors were female, one of whom was Carrie Underwood. By entering the country chart at #1, Kellie's second album is the 205th chart-topper to come from American Idol.  WHAT??? 205 idols have been on Billboard?  Wow?  I would never have guessed.

Well there are just some little trickles of Idol mentions lately, not enough to warrant an entire post on topic, so here's a summary of the headlines.

1. CryBaby Car Boy, Josiah Lemming: Remember him? The homeless runaway that made it to Hollywood week and then got cut for being too cocky? Well, immediately after he was 'let loose', Warner Bros. signed him for a record deal. And he is about to release his first album. Hold On...Screeech. The money machine known as 19???whatever got the news and Lawyer'd Up. As in, file a "Oh no you DIN'It" on his ass, and is stopping him from the gig. Seems that signing to be on the show is the same as selling your soul to the Devil, only more painful to your future.

Let's see how this plays out.

2. David Cook's on Saturday Night Live in like 1.5 hours and I am about to pee my pants. OMG, can't wait.

3. Carrie Underwood is hosting the CMA Awards this week with Brad Paisley. She is a rocket ship of hotness.  She also just got a wax figure at the Madame Tussauds  Wax Museum 

4. Jennifer Hudson news continues to be the saddest of all. I guess there was a Dreamgirls II casting that has been put on hold.

5. Simon's girlfriend dumped him. Terri Seymour. She wanted kids and family. He likes rolling around in money and himself. Not in that order.

6. Ace Young is on Broadway starring in Grease. AmyB sent a pic from her phone...since she is cruising Broadway in a fancy pair of Nikes...running the New York City Marathon! Good Luck AMY. (She's the chick from work that beat cancer...and is like doing better at life than ever before. I tell her she won the cancer lotto! ha ha)

7. Two weeks until the David Cook and David Archuleta Showdown: Round 2 "This Time It's About the Music and the Cash Register".  Oh yeah...it's going to be ugly.  Prediction:  Archuleta will outsell Cook.  Look...that little CRUSH song is awesome.  I listen to it like 4 times a week.  And I don't listen to music alot.  I'm a newstalk Junky, especially with the election.  I like Cook's new song,  but the whole album better not sound like that.  There better be a slow song.  I love his voice when it's calm and soothing.  

8.Saw that dumbass Constantine Maroulis on that Wayne Brady lyric show as I was channel surfing.  He lost.  He's so weird. 

9.  Melinda Doolittle has a debut CD

10.  Kristy Lee Cook made her Grand Ole Opry Debut last week.

Well, that's about it for me.  Did I miss anyone or anything.  I mean Bucky has a new single, but really?  Bucky?  Ok, I guess I am missing it.

xoxo,

ColeyB

Run, Amy, Run

Friday, October 31, 2008

Calling for Barack


What do me and Sarah Jessica Parker have in common? We are both volunteers for Barack. I volunteered to make phone calls to swing states this weekend. I am so excited. I'm going down there on Sunday...to campaign hdqtrs in my badass town.

Whoo Hoo.

Hey, I met a stranger in Starbucks on Thursday night. Our first official STITCH AND BITCH. It's odd, but I am really into this knitting shit. And sadly, I found that I suck at knitting. In case you can't tell, I pride myself on being good at stuff. If I'm not good, I don't do it. I don't really take risks unless I know I can excel. This is why I don't exercise. It's just not in the cards for me. So, this woman shows up and we share our junk...and then she watches me knit and says...well, that is hard for you because you are throwing your yarn wrong. CRUSHED. I have knitted so many things, and turns out I was doing it wrong. For the love of God, I am so lame. But, I just sucked it up. And she taught me a new cast on (secretly, I know she was thinking, this chicks a dumbo) and I picked it up really quickly. But anyway...she agreed to meet again next week. So, that's fun.

Oh, before I forget, in case I croak, I want someone to tell my funeral home that this is what I want on my tombstone..."Curiosity Did NOT Kill this Cat". OMG, I love that. Some famous person just passed away and said this in an interview before his death. What a great quote.

I only got 10 tricksters tonite. I am stuck with 15.00 of crap. I've eaten 1 pack of Skittles, a tootsie roll, 1 tiny Twizzler, and a Milky Way Mint.

Where's my insulin drip?

Carrie Underwood Has a New Bachelor on the Hook...

He's Travis Dork...umm I mean Stork from The Bachelor and he was the ER doctor dude. I can't even remember who he pretended to love and then lost later when the cameras stop rolling and they were trying to 'keep it real'.

Carrie is such a beauty queen. OMG, she could not be more pretty. Who knows, she may be a future VP Candidate.

It's still Halloween!

Countdown to Count Dracula.

xoxo,

ColeyB

Sinfully Sexy David Cook!

Mmmm...Cookie.   Enjoy basking in the glow of his man-ness.

Hey you little ghosts and goblins out there! Yummy yummy candy coming you way. Oh what a beautiful day...a day when we celebrate scaring the shit out of people and eating our weight in SUGAR, hopefully washed down with high fructose corn syrup, It's the one day of the year to celebrate our sugar addiction. HA. Be sure to have a pot of coffee handy for that inevitable sugar crash, when you need a pick me up, as the doorbell keeps ringing after 9:00 pm.

I loves me some Halloweenie. Currently, I have one bag of Skittles Jrs, to give out. I plan to go out at 3:00 to buy whatever is left out there. Remember, we cannot have candy in this house before the last minute. (see above) Also, I know that I will go next door later tonite, and "trick or treat" my senior citizen neighbors next door, because they always buy GOOD candy and too much. Yes, I refuse to give up the t&t.

So have some fun out there. Don't eat anything not wrapped, and of course, if you drop a piece, remember the 5 second rule!!!

xoxo-

ColeyB

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Perez's Quote of the Day

“She is a governor, the most popular governor in America. I think she is the most qualified of any that has run recently for vice president.”

- John McCain tells Don Imus, on those who criticize Sarah Palin's qualifications to be President of the Unites States

Ok, so for those of you stuck in a time warp, or disconnected from Politics due to the (fill in the blank), let's dissect this quote, and see if 51% of it would sway you to voting for him.

1. She is a governor - YES. This is true. He gets a percentage for that.
2. The most popular governor in America. - Unsubstantiated, unprovable. Hype. - DING, he loses points for this. Now, let's try to help him out by saying...how many people turn up for a Palin rally? The most recent rallys look to be in small venues (parking lots of malls and stuff) and there might be 5,000 people. Barack Obama had something like 30,000 show up at a rally this weekend. I also saw on CNN, where they were broadcasting live...all four rallys (biden, obama, palin, mccain) in 4 states...and one reporter said, and I KID YOU NOT, that a McCain campaign worker asked her to come inside and help 'fill the room' because they didn't have a very large crowd. The reporter declined, stating she was a member of the media. The man smiled and walked away (probably to change panties because you know he ______ himself) knowing that was going to make on National news, which it did, right to my bedroom in Vallejo, California! HA! Ok I digress..let's get back to the dissection.3. I think she is the most qualified of any (governor) that has run recently for vice president. Mmm...let me think about that...what Governor ran as a vice-presidential running mate? Dont' say Bush or Clinton because they both ran as governors for PRES, not VP. Gore, Edwards (senator) Bush Cheney (old cabinet member), Kerry/??? who was that? In any case, I think I have made my point. It was a weird point because RECENTLY there have been no governors running for VP.
4. He was talking to Don Imus, who was fired for being a racist fool. What campaign worker booked that deal. That's like Obama going on Limbaugh. Come ON? Well I think that's even worse. 
Ok, so I guess I am just so surprised at how fearful I am about Republicans still running the country. I'm worried about the cabinet he'd pick...how many markers over the last 35 years in Senate are going to get called in by his cronies, etc.

Lord please let Obama win. Lord, don't pick up that phone when Palin calls, she's just drunk dialing you I'm sure.
Coley

Sunday, October 26, 2008

OMG David Cook is going to be on SNL..Nov 1

OMG OMG...I'm so excited.

I can't believe he is already going to be on, when his album doesn't drop until Nov. 18. That's spectacular. Fantastical. Ben Affleck is the celeb host. Wonder if David will do a skit...like as an American Idol contestant and maybe they will have a fake panel, with Kennan as Randy, Patricia as Pauler, and Ben Affleck as Simon. Could be hysterical.

SNL is so great this season. I'm just sad Amy Poehler is leaving. So sad. Her husband Will Arnett is on the season premiere of 30 Rock which by the way you can watch now on hulu.com.

bye now....gotta get back to drooling over, I mean watching Jon Hamm host SNL. It's 12:10 pm and my hubby is working o/t tonite, and won't be home until 1:30am. I told him I'd stay up and wait for him. He's sad he had to work. I made a special French Toast overnight in the frig deal that he loves...as a surprise in the am. And I got him fancy sausages too. He will be happy.

xoxo...



PS, yes I know about Jennifer Hudson's sad news. I can't even comment. It's too sad and what would I say? It's too sad. Prayers go out to her and her family. She has a deep faith and trust in God. She will get through it.

Saturday, October 25, 2008

Scary Men at my Door!!! Halloween's Coming....Muhahahahahahaha!!!!



I call these my Halloween Hooligans. And believe it or not, when I leave for work every morning, I catch a glimpse of the Goony-Eyed Pumpkin Head Man, and he scares the Beejeezus out of me. I drop my eyes every time. My aunt was visiting and she jumped one morning too!

I got all the clothes at Goodwill...that's an old straw hat from gardening, my neighbors old shoes, and the eyeballs and mask were toys. I love him when he comes to life each year. This is his 3rd year to visit the Bronns. He's our buddy now. Come trick or treat night, those little kids just FREAK out by him. They ask if they can touch him, and when they timidly reach out to touch his arm, I suddenly shout "OUCH" and they scream. LOL

I usually answer the door in a wig. This year, either I'm going to be the Cat In the Hat again or I'm putting on the Peg Bundy wig. One year I answered the door in my wedding veil.

Me loves me some Halloweenie! I don't buy candy until noon on Oct. 31 though. OMG, I ate my weight in crap one year and said NEVER again. I admit, I am powerless over the draw of a tiny candy bar, all shiny, just sitting in the bright orange pumpkin. Just waiting to travel to some kids home, to be devoured later that night, under the bedsheets with a flashlight, long after they were supposed to go to sleep. I didn't do that though, I was way too neat as a child. My sister and I were NOT allowed to eat any candy while still collecting. We went home and poured it all out on a tablecloth spread on the floor, and then we began the BARTERING and TRADING, something on the order of The New York Stock Exchange. I hated dark chocolate and she knew it. She used it as a negotiation tactic. She wouldn't do a 1-for-1 exchange when she knew I was getting something clearly better than I was giving away, namely anything with coconut or milk chocolate. I'm surprised we didn't whip out the rulers and scales. Many a bag of Skittles were ripped into, with the contents divided equally, after we quit arguing over who got stuck with the green ones and who got the pink ones. We were greedy little bitches. But it was only once a year, and probably one of my favorite memories of childhood. Love you Seester!

xoxo,

ColeyB

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Have you Voted Yet?


I have. At my kitchen table in my slippers and my favorite pjs. Felt so American.

I know that it's quiet apparent that I am a 'bleeding liberal' and I don't judge you if you're not. Republicans are funny too...look at the joke they voted to live in the White House for 8 years! LOL

Ok, so that was unkind.

Anyhoo...for those of you not living in California, this won't mean much. But voting NO on 8 is a very, very important measure to me. It's the simplest of things...don't bring government into the bedroom...don't judge those that love each other. Not allowing Gays to Marry is not going to turn them straight, nor keep a child of a gay couple from enjoying recess on the playground with your child. It's time to once again, stand up and let the old way of thinking go into the history books, along with Prohibition, Slavery and Woman not being allowed to vote. Can you imagine...I had to beg my husband to REGISTER to vote...and way back in time, I wouldn't even have been able to myself. Time changed that...and it's time it changed our view on gay marriage.

Thanks for listening...or reading. I have to get on my box every once in a while. To balance out my news about stupid celebrities.

Peace-Out

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

I've Been Cheating on You...

I have been spending my time indulging my own fantasies on other web sites, and ignoring my blog. I admit it and I feel guilty. Can I beg your forgiveness?

I have become hooked on a knitting website, no pun intended...well, maybe a little bit intentional.

And guess what? I joined a blog thread on there for Bay Area Knitters. And one day I was just browsing through the thread topics and saw how everyone was so excited about Alice 97.3 radio station, they fired the DJ "No Name" and got the old DJ "Vinnie" back. So the Sarah and Vinnie Morning Show is ON again. Whoo Hoo. They are so fucking funny. I remember them talking all about the first American Idol, and arguing about whether winning would crush your career or not...Now remember, at this point there was no such thing as Kelly Clarkson. So anyway, as time went on Kelly was the best, but they fought about Justin. Anyhoo, it was tons of fun.

So, I wrote Sarah & Vinnie a fan letter. I told him the "Bay Area Knitters" love that Vinnie is back (he went to rehab for like 7 years. ha ha) AND GUESS WHAT? They read my letter on the air and laughed about it and stuff. HA HA HA. What a fucking hoot. I am trying to get it downloaded now.

How random is that?

xoxo,

ColeyB

Thursday, October 16, 2008

It's Naked Cowboy Thursday!!!


Today I am on vacation.

What better way to start a 4 day weekend that finding an email with naked cowboys? We can all use a little more cowboy in our lives. They run wild in Texas. Really, you should go sometime. They call them Naked Rodeos...it's a special underground society, but they give out directions and discount coupons at most Dairy Queens and Quickie Marts, along with driver's licenses according to my grouchy horn-honking stepdad.

Now, being in the creative business that I'm in, I've been on dozens of photo shoots...mostly shooting food and sunglasses, in former jobs. But I can only imagine what this photo session must have been like.

Photographer: "Uh, Bob, can you lift your left leg up a bit, it looks like you are about to pee. And Steve, could you please stand a little taller, you're, umm, rather well-endowed, and I'm sure you're proud, but your junk if falling below the wood. No pun intended."

OMG, I made a funny. I cannot even finish this post. My imagination has rendered me unable to type.

Happy Thursday...and Happy Weekend.

xoxo,

Cowgirl Coley


Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Project Runway - My prediction

I have just finished watching the 3 runway finalist present at Bryant Park. And I am in Camp Leanne. Let's see what happens.

Korato was good too. Kenley had weird shit.

JLo hurt her foot....my ass. She ran a marathon a couple weeks later. Bi-yatch

Monday, October 13, 2008

Presidential Candidates: Cheat Sheet for Dummies


For those of you who got this in email today, I hope you laughed as hard as me.

xoxo,

ColeyB

Sunday, October 12, 2008

Very tired...must post for fear you think I abandoned you

I'm tired. This will be short. Nothing good to talk about really...

Except I went to pick up Chinese food tonite, and they were about to close, and bamboozled me into buying all the food on the steam tray for 1/2 price. My original total was $25.00...and then I spent $40. And I hate leftovers, so Greg gets them. I'm a sucker for a bargain.

I never left the house this weekend except to get my hair cut and colored. LAZY. More like...no $$$. My car has a fucking cracked windshield again. yes, REALLY. Like my car is made of rock magnets, I swear to God.

My husband and I cleaned out our office today. OMG, what trainwreck. That's why I am tired.

Do you know how many Dr. Phil books I unearthed? I must have been an emotional fuck up a while back...they were shoved way in the back. I'm donating a bunch of books to the library. Let someone else read Dr. Phil's shit.

I made pancakes this morning. You know, I buy the heart healthy BIsquick mix, and then use butter to grease the pan. I am a mess. I also made home made lemonade from the lemons in the back yard. Greg says I am like living in the Depression era. I even thought about selling my Nintendo Wii.

Guess what? My hubby never has registered to vote. He hated Bush and refused to vote. SO, I finally got the paperwork together and filled it out and as I was licking the stamp, I said.."You are voting for Barack, right?" And he said, "I'm undecided" (a buzzword from Jon Stewart show, he's learned) And I said, WHAT? I'm not going to all this trouble to register you, then fill out the paperwork to make you a permanent mail-in voter...and then you vote and basically x-out my vote?" I was so mad...then I saw he was kidding. I told him...well, I don't trust you. When your ballot shows UP, I'm filling it out and mailing it in. He said he'd have me jailed. LOL

Happy Columbus Day to everyone that gets the day off. I don't.

xoxo,

ColeyB

Friday, October 10, 2008

Project Runway - and then there were 3

SPoiler Alert....do not read further if you don't know Bryant Park Final 3.

Wow, I did not see that coming...but Jerrell did not bring the love to the finale. That was about the biggest, "let's throw everything at a manequin and see what sticks" dress I ever saw. That thing had to weigh 25 lbs.

Kenley picked the right time to peak. And Leann won that competition, do doubt.

Kyaoto CoCo has a great color pallet but her stuff is so intricate and sort of all starts to look the same in detailing. She is so talented but for couture...not mass appeal.

Should be an interesting Bryant Park. I'll miss Jerrell, but with Kenley still in, we still have a villain to BOO!!!

xoxo

ColeyB

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Are you registered to vote?

Remember, if you are voting for Barack Obama, you should get get registered and get your absentee ballots to vote. If you are leaning towards McCain, your ballots are should be mailed no earlier than Nov. 5. Be sure to drop them at the post office on the 5th, so not to get tangled up with all the Obama votes cast on the 4th.

As Dave Barry wrote in his column...I hope you stay informed about the issues in this campaign. Because, as Benjamin Franklin once said: ''An informed voter is a voter whose vote doesn't count any more than the vote of a complete idiot.''

He was a wise man, Ben Franklin. He never got elected president, either.

ColeyB

Monday, October 6, 2008

Listen to this voicemail


http://view.break.com/527579
Ok, this voicemail is entitled "King of Douchebags". I got it from a friend, and you have to listen to 2 messages this guy left for a girl he met in a bar, named Olga. He is Dmitri. Give it a listen. Jeffro, I imagine this used to be your 'mo' when you were single. Kidding!!!!

ColeyB

Friday, October 3, 2008

It's Friday...whoo hoo!

So, you know what is exciting to me right now?  It's about to rain for the first time since May 16th.  For those of you who get rain regularly, I'm sure you don't find the significance to this as I see it.  But I LOVE the rain.  LOVE it.  Except driving in it.  The sky is grey and it's gloomy and it's SO COZY.  I love it.

Well, the debate was fun.  She's intriguing.  I'm worried that will translate to votes.  People hate government so bad right now, they are ready to vote for anyone that can change things.  And really, so what if she has no experience.  The dumbasses that are running the gov't with the supposed experience have sucked.  How could she do worse?  Get us into war...already there.  Let Wall St. bankrupt us.  Done.  So how bad could she make it?  Don't get me wrong, I'm not voting for her, but really, the experience thing is not cutting it for me.

So, I have cut 2 shows now off the new season of TV.  "Privileged" and "Worst Week".  Grey's Anatomy was pretty good at opening.  I don't think it was on last night, right?  Desperate Housewives is probably getting killed this week.  I hate Edie (Nicolette S.) and really I'm bored with the story lines already.  Delete.

So, what else am I doing...Nothing much.  I have kept my promise to not spend money on anything but food and gas.  I have been only tempted once, I broke my knitting needle for a scarf I am making.  I will wait one more week, until pay day, to buy a new pair.  Tough love.

Well, Project Runway has decided to draw out the drama and send all 4 into the running for Bryant Park.  Ho Hum.  They did that before.   I still think Jerrell will win.

Survivor is still pretty good, I still like it.  Amazing Race continues to interest me.  I liked Dirty Sexy Money this week...omg it is so good.  You need to go to abc.com and read the back story though.  Sorry if yoiu missed season 1 because it's much better with it.  And Samaire Armstrong is not on this season, it looks like.  she had personal problems at the end of the writer's strike shortened season, and ended up in rehab.  She may not be in the cast as Jeremy's twin any longer.  too bad.

Well, gotta go get on rain tracking.  I can't wait.

xoxo,

ColeyB