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1/16/07

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Because I am super lame, and could not stay up for the whole thing last night, I sat down this morning to watch the rest of the Golden Globes on Tivo. All the big awards are usually at the end, anyway: Best Actress in a Drama (Helen Mirren) Best Actor (Forest Whittaker) and, of course, the very last one, Best Drama. Which.....I did not get to see, after ALL that, because my Tivo cut off promptly at 11 and of course the show ran over. Shoot! So I had to find out via CNN.com that Babel won Best Drama. Oh, well. Next time I'll know to set it a bit over. I mean, they always go long, don't they?

All in all, I thought the show was good. I love how the Globes get right to it, no host, just award then award then award. The Oscars should take a lesson, I swear. I don't even try to stay up for that anymore: it's hopeless. I LOVED seeing Ugly Betty win, and America Ferrara, as well as of course Grey's Anatomy. Also, I was struck by how much Sacha Baron Cohen resembles my cousin Benjamin. (Am I the only one who has said this, Ben? I'm curious.) Plus there were all those weird Globe moments, like Tim Allen totally leering at Vanessa Williams while they presented, and Justin Timberlake having the nerve to MOCK Prince while accepting his award for him. I thought there would be outrage and condemnation all over the internet today for that, but so far, nothing. Which is really surprising to me. And I LIKE Justin Timberlake. But seriously, making fun of someone for being short while accepting their award is tacky. Where's your Golden Globe? That's right. So shut up.

(What is WRONG with me today? I'm not even a big Prince fan. The whole thing just really bugged me. I'd post the clip if I could find it, but I can't. Maybe I just imagined the whole thing? Or not. Apparently, it was some kind of revenge thing. Whatever.)

Okay, onto other big news: Idol begins tonight, with the first of what I am assuming is a bunch of audition specials. Let me just say this. If you don't watch Idol, and never have, DO NOT WATCH these specials. They will suck you right in, and then there goes half your week until May. I'm not kidding. The first season Idol was on, I did not watch it from the start, only at the very end, and therefore was not at all invested. But if you succumb tonight, it's all over. Consider this a public service message. You might thing the show is terrible, you only watch PBS, you'd never care in a million years about Simon or Paula or whatever. But trust me. Don't risk it. Step AWAY from the remote. Or, give in and watch with the rest of us. At least you'll be in good company.

have a good day, everyone!
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On January 16th, 2007 02:49 pm (UTC), (Anonymous) commented:
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Hi Sarah,
This is from the NY Post, so I'm not sure how true it is.
January 16, 2007 -- NEW couple alert: Renée Zellweger is cruising on a "90210" cast member. The "Miss Potter" star went out with Luke Perry Thursday night. Seated at an intimate table at the Sunset Tower hotel's Tower Bar restaurant, they were "definitely on a date," said our L.A. spy. "They both looked super-skinny. He was looking very grungy - baggy jeans, lumberjack flannel shirt and baseball cap. She had on a white button-down shirt, glasses and striped pants. They were talking very closely and rubbing knees."
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On January 16th, 2007 02:56 pm (UTC), [info]jscarlettlg commented:
I haven't watched all of it yet (also DVR'd it and couldn't stay up) but I thought it was really tacky when the girl who inteviewed the winners asked America Ferriara if she had anything to say to those who didn't want her to have the role of Betty. I was like, why even bring something like that up, when she's so completely estactic, why try to bring her down? At least her answer was funny, "I didn't know there were people who didn't want me to have it. But thanks to Selma!"

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On January 16th, 2007 03:25 pm (UTC), [info]really91 commented:
I had never watched American Idol until last year, until someone roped me into watching one of the audition shows. And then...yeah. I'm a TV snob AND a music snob, and I can't wait for tonight's episode. How sad is that?

By the way, I'm pretty sure we're getting a full eight episodes of auditions this year, which seems a little excessive. Especially since they still probably won't bother to show all the semifinalists.

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On January 16th, 2007 04:01 pm (UTC), [info]andlosers commented:
Hmm, this is the first time I've heard it ...

But hey, I'll run with it. Jagshemash!

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On January 16th, 2007 04:45 pm (UTC), [info]gosserville commented:
Yeah right you're not going to watch, don't try and tell me that the commericals haven't already sucked you in! Every where you turn it's Idol this or Idol that the American public has no choice really. It's like when you hear a song for the first time on the radio you may hate it (with passion hate it) but after months of non-stop air-time it's drummed in your mind and heck now you know every word and sing it proudly and loudly to work, school and home from the store! So just pop some corn grab a ice cold beer and laugh your ass off at the opening nights! Nicole
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On January 16th, 2007 04:51 pm (UTC), [info]queen_of_ocd commented:
I'm not a Prince fan (or a Timberlake fan, actually), and I was amused by Justin.

I thought the Globes were a horrible disappointment, and the HFP apparently hate everything I love.

And I'd never noticed it before, but yes, your cousin and Cohen do look somewhat alike.

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On January 16th, 2007 05:56 pm (UTC), [info]cheerboo175 commented:
Was it just me or did I see Price sitting in the audience? I feel bad for JT tho, he had no idea what was going on and Prince was probably inthe bathroom.
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On January 16th, 2007 05:59 pm (UTC), [info]angelina41 replied:
Prince was caught in traffic. Hugh Grant later asked him to stand up and receive applause for his award.
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On January 16th, 2007 05:58 pm (UTC), [info]angelina41 commented:
I thought Timberlake was tacky to do that, too, and I don't have strong feelings about him or Prince. Although now that I think about it, they both do sing in those high falsetto voices. Maybe they're feeling territorial about who is best at singing like a woman.
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On January 16th, 2007 06:33 pm (UTC), [info]bookcollector commented:
Hate Timberlake! When he's been in the music industry for almost 30 years, he can mock. Until then, Prince rules!
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On January 16th, 2007 07:29 pm (UTC), [info]opheliandreams commented:
see, what i do for awards shows is i record the entire thing and then i watch it later (much later depending, it looks like i will watch the golden globes next time i am at home in march!), but from what i have read the only award i am interested in hearing the speech for is hugh lauries (house)... so i don't mind that much!
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On January 16th, 2007 09:19 pm (UTC), (Anonymous) commented:
Big Fan : )
Hi, my name is Andria and I am 16 years old. I absolutely love your books and I have read all of them. I can't wait until you come out with a new one, I really enjoy reading your books, the last one I read took me a few hours, and it made me cry. I like reading books I can really get into like that, it seems to be rare. Have a great day!
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On January 16th, 2007 11:00 pm (UTC), (Anonymous) commented:
im goth so i can totally relate to colie in some ways i mean i have a lip ring and all i havn't had a boyfriend in several months and im happy

-rock on-
anonymous
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On January 16th, 2007 11:03 pm (UTC), (Anonymous) replied:
dear anonymous^^
just keep out of drugs
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On January 17th, 2007 01:42 am (UTC), [info]notsoperky commented:
I just do auditions and the top whatever...
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On January 17th, 2007 02:42 am (UTC), [info]spiritenchanted commented:
LOL. I like the end part of the entry. ^_^ I've never been into American Idol, and it looks like I probably just missed it, but that's okay because my Tuesday nights are usually occupied by House (or not, because it comes on one week, then goes on a three week hiatus!) *ahem*
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On January 17th, 2007 03:22 am (UTC), [info]jenfromcali commented:
i agree
I couldn't watch all the golden globes either but im glad ugly betty girl won and jennifer hudson wohoo!!! As for talking about idol I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU ONE HUNDREED PERCENT!!!! my friend would always talk about it and i never watched it. And 2nd season i started wathching it and got sucked in. Last season in the middle i was tired of it after wathching every episode of 2nd and 3rd and 4th season. But i am gettin sucked in this year again lol. The commericals look so good. in about 30 mintutes I AM GOING TO WATCH IT I AM COUTNIN DOWN YES WOHOO!!!yayyayaya
Jen
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On January 17th, 2007 11:29 pm (UTC), (Anonymous) commented:
Little Children JUST came to my town last week and I am going this weekend. Yippee. I am sure with how long I have wanted to see this that it will disappoint me...
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