Best of 2008 : The Beyonce Edition

Recipient of the 2008 Chris Gaines Award, recognizing achievements in the creation of unnecessary fake personas:
Beyonce/Sasha Fierce


Best Use of a Robot Rhythm Nation Metal Hand from the Future:
Beyonce (you CAN’T put a ring on it)


Best Emerging Trend in Drag Queen revues:
Queens just KILLING the Bob Fosse-inspired choreography to “Single Ladies.”


(list courtesy of a grown man who owns the new britney album)

best of 2008

best of 2008 : 2008 recipient of the robert “r” kelly new artist award





raheem devaughn! congratulations, raheem! this was really your year!




best of 2008 : best song from the boomerang soundtrack that i remembered existed in 2008



pm dawn – I’d die without you




best of 2008 : best performance of 2008



this song at karaoke by the best ladies that my hometown bar has ever seen. they killed it on this song and are awesome in general. they do surfer on acid shots and are the ones most likely to actually do the “boot scoot boogie” while someone is singing the song.




best of 2008 : best song of 2008 even though it just came out a few weeks ago



plies – put it on ya

runner up:



jamie foxx – number 1

the curtain's a sea anemone

one of my favorite places in san diego is the tide pools at cabrillo national park. so beautiful and fun. visiting always entails poking a million sea anemone with bits of sea weed, and this song inevitably runs through my head on repeat. the song itself is just awful and reminds me of sad boyfriends and long mixtapes, but is still somehow so good.

favorite jamz friday : christmas vacation

christmas is the time to say i love you

the curse is broken

i finally attended a flyers game in which they won! i’ve been a ton of games over the years and they have always lost when i was there. even if they are on a red-hot winning streak – i show up and they lose. until now! they won! maybe somehow i am related to the billy penn curse and now that that is broken, i’m not bad luck anymore. I’m pretty sure that must be it.

hey dancing guy – does their big win make you want to … dance?




also, while it was a great game, it had nothing on the days of yesteryear when even esche dropped the gloves during a flyers vs sens game



And since we are reminiscing here, remember this? and then this? still so good.

snow globes

heidi of my paper crane has been killing it this holiday season with awesome decorations, baking, packages and projects. for real – her style is really very great and i could creepily talk about it for a long time. instead, just go on over there and check out what she has been up to - including these awesome diy snow globes!

(remember to click on the blog button at the top of her page when you get there)

holiday home inspiration of the art of display of vintage christmas in the corners of my home sweet home

3 of my favorite things: peeking inside the homes of others, displaying stuff and christmas decorations (and crafts). so it makes sense that the flickr pools Corners of My Home and The Art of Display are blowing my mind right now with amazing photos of people’s christmas decorating! Holiday Home Inspiration, Vintage Christmas and Home Sweet Home also have some fun christmas stuff. take a little click-see and check them out .


(the above photo is from the small object, who is also blowing my mind with amazing christmas crafty presents)

tchotke tree

check out this amazing tree featured on apartment therapy!

christmas jam

best christmas list ever

- a cookie
- a purple lollipop
- a rainbow

(by sage, she is 2-ish)

the emoticarolers

pumpkin tortilla soup

hi. can someone come over and make me this soup? i'm free tonight. thanks.

favorite jamz friday : beautiful day in san diego

how about that pineapple with that malibu?

dear rubios

will you marry me?

(photo from a fun article on travelmuse. i totally spent my 28th birthday at one of the places they list as for "babies and older".)

can you hear me?

can't stop won't stop playing killer mike's album i pledge allegiance to the grind II. check out grindtimeonline for some more songs.

oye mi canto CON NINOS!

the OG version con NORE can be heard here

mcnugget slow jam

favorite jamz friday : goin back to cali

and away i go

whoooo wants cupcakes?

i sure do! i saw these on ohdeedoh, which i read even though i do not have children. it's really great, as demonstrated by these cupcakes.

the marmoset song