I’m a mess.
Work has been really killing me, and some personal stuff has been difficult to deal with. So luckily starting tomorrow morning, I am on vacation for 10 days. It can’t get there fast enough. I am mentally exhausted (love my job, but it kicks my brain’s ass sometimes), emotionally exhausted (don’t ask) and [...]
Archive for June, 2008
Jukebox: Vacation edition
Posted in Jukebox, Misc, Video on June 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Light blogging this week
Posted in Misc on June 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This week – the next couple of weeks, actually – will be pretty light with the blogging. For starters, work has me really burned out, and it’s only going to get worse as the week goes on.
Also, my boyfriend’s good friend passed away unexpectedly yesterday, which was shocking and very, very sad. Services are later [...]
Adele, you are my new favorite
Posted in Movies, Things That Make Elleen Happy on June 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
So last night the BF and I caught the Adele show here in DC. And it was awesome! In addition to being really, really ridiculously talented, the girl is just adorable.
You forget when you are listening to her larger-than-life singing voice that she is a 20-year-old kid. But then, between songs, she reminds you by [...]
We have a winner!
Posted in Hot, Misc, Video, music on June 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My search for the fifth member of my list is over. Meet the hawtness that is Gavin Rossdale, who won handily by taking the clever approach of making a video featuring himself in various stages of undress. And wet. We is good. Lawd Hammercy. Sorry Gwen. You still my girl. It’s nothing personal.
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Jukebox: The sad edition
Posted in Jukebox, Misc, Video on June 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I was already feeling rather melancholy this week, and today’s news about Tim Russert only made it worse. I had been feeling down over a personal issue that I’m dealing with – or more accurately – not dealing with. I will not go into detail – suffice it to say I’ve been a little sad [...]
Shocking sadness
Posted in Misc on June 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I had the awesome experience of meeting Tim Russert once, in 2001 when my graduate journalism class spent a week in Washington DC. During that trip, we got to watch a taping of “Meet the Press,” and after the show Russert came over to chat with us.
Having watched his show faithfully for years, I was full [...]
Mark Wahlberg is my favorite person today
Posted in Misc, Movies, music on June 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Oh this is great!
Remember my disappointment in the New Kids reunion? And how I said I wished Donnie Wahlberg had followed the wisdom of his brother Mark after establishing a respectable acting career?
Well, when Mark was asked if he would ever consider a Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch reunion, the same way his brother [...]
Guide to “girl talk”
Posted in Misc on June 12, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The other night, I was at dinner with a group of people, and a friend of mine complimented my ability to “talk girl.” (She has just overheard me discussing the Sex and the City film with another friend of mine, complete with an analysis of why we found it so much easier to forgive Steve [...]
ENOUGH!
Posted in Misc, Things that annoy Elleen on June 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I am tired, hot and exasperated.
Tired because my day started out very early in a very jarring fashion – with a fire alarm at the hotel.
So there were, my boyfriend and I, trying to get dressed, get our dog leashed and walk down a whole buncha flights of stairs just a few hours after we [...]
Jukebox: All hail the Prince!
Posted in Jukebox, Movies, music on June 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today Prince turned 50. FIFTY!! Isn’t that absolutely insane? Oh, and he looks exactly the same. So in celebration of a half century of purple majesty, here’s this week’s Prince-themed Jukebox. And since picking just 10 Prince songs is like eating just one Lay’s potato chip, it’s an extended edition (there are 70 Prince tracks [...]
