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there is a lot to enjoy in this video (which must be viewed on mtv.com):

in which,
1. nicole makes those bitches take the stairs.
2. the line ‘i want to have groupies’ sounds so much like ‘i want to have boobies’ that it is impossible for me to hear the song any other way.
3. nicole gets to rise up on a platform for her, uh, solo, and she’s suddenly horribly out of breath. this is funny because anybody watching who has any sort of sense knows the whole thing was being lip-synched but because this is the power moment it has to be belted out and that has to be done live. but the platform-rising is so strange, it separates nicole -again- from the rest of the group and does nothing but to highlight the breathlessness of the ‘solo.’
4. i don’t think the dolls are quite this meta, but the ‘be careful what you wish for’ refrain… coming on the first single after ‘her name is nicole’ was aborted… which is what she wished for… i don’t know, it’s a really odd first single choice anyway, (the whole thing sounds like sophomore record material, but one of those filler tracks towards the end that you skip past to get back to the beginning), that i can’t help but wonder if there isn’t some sort of commentary there.
5. i love the jabba entrance but then they do some posing and… leave? between this and their relatively minor appearance in the acdc dance video i’m starting to wonder if their talent is best served to their own routines and not other people’s choreography. they do far better when they’re given a story to tell and there’s so story here other than we came from the rafters, oh, here’s a party. 1 month ago

Amazingly enough, this is a real film. 2 months ago

Eventually I’ll probably write something really long and involved about this season of American Idol, but for now there’s this picture, which pretty much sums up what has been, so far, an uninspiring and boring year for America’s most popular show. 3 months ago

Whenever I update my MySpace profile, which isn’t too often, I spend the following few days fielding friend requests from the oddest of people, usually from Buffalo or the surrounding area. I add whoever I think is going to be amusing to have as a friend, regardless if I actually know them or not. Sometimes, this works but sometimes you’re stuck with shit like this:

It’s for this reason that I’m glad one of the archaic, (and baffling), features of MySpace is still intact, the direct Delete From Friends button at the bottom of every bulletin. It doesn’t seem to make any sense, a process that usually involves going into your friends’ list, individually selecting people and then deleting them can be done in a single swipe on a totally non-friends-related page.

But even with the changes MySpace has made over the past few years I think they get that sometimes you have a friend, (or “friend”), that posts ridiculous bulletins, or too many bulletins, and you can’t take it anymore and you just have to DELETE THEM RIGHT AWAY. It’s actually refreshing for a site so rooted in bad HTML and inane restrictions to get something like this right.

So, *SHaNizZL3*, it has, indeed, been real. I’ll be awaiting your request again whenever I update my profile, (which should be soon), until then, I hope you enjoy the prom. I really do.

4 months ago

I’ve been playing way more videogames than usual lately, which really benefits everybody when you think about it. This is partly a result of listening to the podcasts that 1UP and EGM provide. They’re pretty good, it’s more or less like having an issue of EGM read out loud to you and commented on by whoever is in the room. The staff does a good job of running through the news stories, what they’ve been playing, etc, plus it’s far more professional than a lot of fan-made podcasts.

In any case they’ve persuaded me to join the 1UP Network, and you can check out my profile here. The website is just okay, it seems to be crafted like a social networking site for games. But unlike Facebook, (or even recent MySpace iterations), it’s not very, well, socially intuitive. That’s okay, the main focus seems to be the message board which gets points for being uncluttered, (there are simply “games,” “gear,” and “other” sections), but it can make profile navigation and editing more of a chore than needed.

Also on the videogame tip is a blog that my Xbox has been writing… about me. Using Gamertag data from the system, 360Voice is a sophisticated blog-generator that’s unique, to a point, for every user. It’s a motivation to keep playing - and getting achievements - lest your Xbox talk smack about you.

4 months ago

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Super Mario Galaxy features some incredible music. Here is a sample track. 5 months ago

I finally spent some time organizing my Flickr photos , sets and collections. I also uploaded some new pictures. Check it out, yo. 6 months ago

ADAM’S 31 MOST PLAYED SONGS OF 2007

Sixteen Plays:

31. Ashley Tisdale, He Said She Said (Edit)
30. Amy Winehouse, You Know I’m No Good
29. Hellogoodbye, Touchdown Turnaround (Don’t Give Up On Me)
28. Timbaland featuring Keri Hilson and D.O.E., The Way I Are
27. Rihanna, Breakin’ Dishes
26. Rihanna, Umbrella (featuring Jay-Z)

Seventeen Plays

25. The Piptettes, Pull Shapes
24. Fall Out Boy, Fame
21. Clipse featuring Slim Thug, Wamp Wamp (What It Do)
20. Hellogoodbye, Here (In Your Arms)
19. Ashley Tisdale, Be Good To Me (Edit)
18. Fall Out Boy, This Ain’t A Scene, It’s an Arms Race
17. Hellogoodbye, I Saw It On Your Keyboard
16. Kanye West, Stronger
15. Britney Spears, Gimmie More

Nineteen Plays:

14. Kat DeLuna featuring Elephant Man, Whine Up

Twenty Plays:

13. Clipse, Mr. Me Too
12. Avril Lavigne, Girlfriend
11. Hilary Duff, Outside Of You

THE TOP TEN

10. Feist, 1234 (20 Plays)
9. Miley Cyrus, See You Again (20 Plays)
8. Vanessa Hudgens, Lose Your Love (21 Plays)
7. Rihanna, Umbrella (Leak) (21 Plays)
6. Eve, Tambourine (21 Plays)
5. Regina Spektor, Fidelity (23 Plays)
4. Hilary Duff, With Love (25 Plays)
3. Robyn, Konichiwa Bitches (25 Plays)
2. Fall Out Boy, Thnks Fr Th Mmrs (26 Plays)

1. Vanessa Hudgens, Say Ok (40 Playes)

SOME STATISTICS:
Artist with the most songs on the Top 101 list: Fall Out Boy (Eight Songs).
Number of songs added in 2007: 1,935 items (Includes music and videos).
Most recent song on the Top 101: Jonas Brothers, S.O.S. (At unofficial position 61 with 12 plays. Added on November 18).
Least recent song: Regina Spektor, That Time (At unofficial position 70 with 12 plays. Added on January 4).

Well, that was fun.

THIS MUCH FUN.

6 months ago

I like going to the movies.

I saw a TON of movies in 2007. It was awesome. To commemorate a year of awesome-movie-watching I’ve compiled a “Best Of” list that does nothing more than give you a category, a photo and I title. I guess I could write up lengthy explanations for each but, really, it speaks for itself. And if you have any questions, that’s what the comment section is for, (except, obviously, on Tumblr). I’m not a critic, I don’t see every movie. But here are a few that I did see and what I thought of them. Huzzah.

THE BEST FILM OF 2007:

The Savages