Theme Song of the Week

Learn to be Lonely performed by Minnie Driver

Theme Song of the Week

I have decided to start a Theme Song of the Week posting.  It basically describes my feelings for the week...thus its the theme song... of the week... theme...song... yes.  I hope you enjoy this one by Maroon 5: Payphone

Mary Kate

I was recently introduced to a new breed of comedy video. It hails from College Humor. Its called Very Mary Kate, and it chronicles the very exciting life of Mary Kate Olson. This is her video on cheating

The "I'm Feeling Richer" Effect

I feel like this is me.  As my Grandpa would say, "I have a champagne taste on a beer budget."

Another Laura Pausini song

So, this is just a song that I like.  I guess it kinda highlights my mood sometimes...hahaha.  Anyway, I hope you enjoy it.  I've included the text below the video if you wanna read along.

From a friend

So, I have a good friend that is in a Marriage and Family Prep class here at BYU.  While the subject may be interesting and all, it is certainly not one of those classes I ever took.  Anyway.  She got this email from one of the kids in her class.  I've removed the name so as to keep his identity private.  Anyway, I think its hysterically awkward.  Give it a glance...should you so desire!

It's Not Goodbye

This song has been in my head lately.  Not totally sure why.  But, hopefully you'll enjoy it.  Lyrics are in the video.

New Movie Excitement

There are 3 new movies coming out that I am ridiculously excited for.  Do these movies show that I am a complete dork/geek? Maybe...  Am I proud of it? Maybe...  Does it show I love medieval things? Maybe...  Does it show that I have a little thing for magic? Maybe...  Anyway, I'd like to show you all 2 of the trailers, and then a longer vlog post.

Advice for Young Girls from a Disney Princess

In a world with so much confusion, so much immorality, so much destruction, and so much evil there is finally a real person young girls can turn for advice: The Disney Princesses.  These young, naive, innocent women can share their priceless experiences and valuable information with the young girls of today.

Ode to things that make me happy

So, over thanksgiving break I had the joy of being sick.  At first, I thought it was strep.  A trip to the friendly local Student Health Center taught me that strep was just not the case.  So, I spent a good portion of the trip in bed, with a ridiculously sore throat.  Luckily, in these times of pain and need, I return to the things that make me happy.  These videos, are some of my absolute favorite one.  They can always pick me up.

Les Frères Gourmands

As many of you know, I have a little catering group called Les Frères Gourmands.  It is run by Devan Chatelain, Mark Burtenshaw and myself...thus les freres gourmands...haha.  Anyway, I started a little blog, and I think y'all should take a little peak at it here, and let me know what you think.  It has selections of the various foods that we do, and some beautiful pics.  Let me know what you think!

21 Accents

Hello, I'm Mary Walker.  I'm 25 years old and I'm from _____

This girl is absolutely amazing to me.  Now, some people have told me that a few of her accents aren't perfect.  But, lots of them are also SPOT ON.  Let's just remember that she is doing 21 accents in 2 minutes...one right after the other.  That's pretty dang amazing.  I hope you enjoy it!

Welcome Home

Watch arriving passengers be given a welcome home to remember at Heathrow Terminal 5.  Its great fun.  Here is a list of songs that are performed, in case you want them!

0:10 - 0:37 Etta James - At Last

0:37 - 0:56 Mel Torme - Comin' Home Baby

0:56 - 1:19 Mark Morrison - Return Of The Mack

1:19 - 1:39 Iggy Pop - The Passenger

1:39 - 1:53 Thin Lizzy - The Boys Are Back In Town

1:53 - 2:06 Kaiser Chiefs – Oh My God

2:06 - 2:26 Michael Mcdonald - I Knew You Were Waiting

2:26 - 3:05 Peters & Lee - Welcome Home

Do you like Cilantro?

Cilantro is one of those interesting herbs that people either love or they hate.  Well, for those of you who hate it, you'll love Glozell's take on it!

Glozell

Here is Glozell's translation of Ke$ha's "Your Love Is My Drug"

Harvard Sailing Team

This is sooooo funny!

"I will cut you!"

Well, after putting Anjelah's new clip on, I realized that I never put on her original: the very famous "Nail Salon" and "Bon Qui Qui" clips. So, here they are. Enjoy. She is ridiculously funny. . . in my opinion anyway. And after all, this blog is all about my opinion :)

Anjelah Johnson

Many of you know that I have a certain love for a comedian named Anjelah Johnson. Well, the chica is at it again with some new material. She was recently on the Bonnie Hunt Show. Here is her act! Its got some good stuff!

Musical Journeys on Youtube

Today at work I decided to go on one of my customary musical journeys...perhaps I should start off by explaining what on earth that is. Basically, I get on youtube.com to listen to a song. As I listen to that song, it either reminds me of another song, or there is another song I want to listen to in the "related videos" column, and thus begins the journey. I can literally spend hours doing this. Today's journey was a little more impactful on me than usual. Let me bring you along on the sparknotes version of my journey.

It all started when I was watching a documentary on the making of Wicked; one of the greatest musicals of our generation. This lead me to ask the questions, what's good old Idina doing these days. Well, low and behold she is going to be joining the cast of glee on this weeks episode. Naturally, I had to go watch come clips from that. Its gonna be amazing. And herein begins the musical journey.

After watching the teaser for today, I watched Glee cast members Lea (Rachel) and Chris (Kurt) sing there rendition of Defying Gravity (since I was already on a Wicked kick). Can I just say that its pretty incredible. Mostly just that Kurt hit some freakishly high notes. And he can get up so high without going totally falsetto. Amazing.

After watching this, what did I spy in the "related videos" but the cast of Glee singing the national anthem for the world series. Now, having listed to several different renditions of the national anthem performed at various locals, I have to say that it goes right up in my top 3 favorite. They have actually taken their places beside the ultimate diva Whitney Houston (who's rendition is widely considered the best version) and Destiny's Child's crazy girl group version (which just makes me chuckle every time I listen). This one just gave me chills. So good.

This clip got me thinking about that crazy kid, Sam Tsui, who got together with his friend Kurt Schneider to make some incredible musical experiences. I was exposed to him when he covered Glee's version of Don't Stop Believing to which I've already blogged and posted about. What makes him absolutely entertaining is that he provides all his own back up music. He is a one man Glee, thanks to todays technology. Well, he has posted some new videos. Of note, he did a Michael Jackson medley, Owl City's Firefly, Whitney's I Wanna Dance With Somebody, and Katy Perry's Thinking of You. No one can deny that the kid is talented. . . has way too much time on his hand, but talented nonetheless. He also enlisted the help of his gal friend Allison Williams to covered Breaking Free from HSM. I have to say, I think its better than the movie version. A little different, but this is what real singing is all about. I highly encourage you all to give him a looksy on youtube. Its worth it!

Now, don't get me wrong. This is just today's journey. I don't always go on such. . . musical theater-esque journeys, but it was one of those days. Though there were many other songs in between, by the time I ended with this last number I realized something: nothing gets my heart going and my entire being excited like music. Its part of my very being, it dominates my thoughts, its rejuvenates my mind, it captivates my ears, and brings pure joy to my soul. Rare it is that I feel as much excitement about anything else as I do with good music. I suppose Devan and James were right when they independently told me that I was meant to be involved in music for the rest of my life before, well before I even knew I was supposed to but...such is life.