Sunday, August 27, 2006
god gave me this emmy, and i feel god in this chili's tonight.
so, the emmys are on tonight! and even tho some people/shows were ROBBED of nominations (kristen bell? zach braff? jason bateman? hugh laurie? john c. mcginley? and nothing, NOTHING, for battlestar galactica? i could go on.), it's fun to speculate. so, here are the nominees in the main categories, with my choices in bold. these are obviously completely unscientific and also fully biased by which shows i actually watch. and i left out the miniseries/tv movie categories because i never saw one second of any of them. (altho did you guys know that ellen burstyn is nominated for a cameo performance that lasts for 14 seconds? yeah, the voters TOTALLY watch the tapes. *eyeroll*)
Drama Series:
"Grey's Anatomy," ABC < --- (Rx's Choice (lol))
"House," Fox
"The Sopranos", HBO
"24," Fox
"The West Wing," NBC
i would've picked GA, but the last few episodes of the season sent me into a rage. that izzie/denny storyline was RIDICULOUS.
Comedy Series:
"Arrested Development," Fox
"Curb Your Enthusiasm," HBO
"The Office," NBC < --- (also Rx's Choice!)
"Scrubs," NBC
"Two and a Half Men," CBS
altho i wouldn't say no to any of the others, except two and a half men. i mean, really now. O.o
Variety, Music or Comedy Series:
"The Colbert Report," Comedy Central < --- (Rx Choice #3)
"The Daily Show With Jon Stewart," Comedy Central < --- (Rx Choice #1)
"Late Night With Conan O'Brien," NBC < --- (Rx Choice #2)
"Late Show With David Letterman," CBS
"Real Time With Bill Maher," HBO
(I'm indecisive!!! - Rx)
sorry, benji, but jon stewart is my homeboy. i like all of these shows, actually, so i'm cool with any of them.
Actor, Drama Series:
Christopher Meloni, " Law&Order;: Special Victims Unit"
Denis Leary, " Rescue Me"
Peter Krause, " Six Feet Under" < --- (Rx Choice...but only because he's a Sports Night alum!)
Kiefer Sutherland, "24"
Martin Sheen, "The West Wing"
i've loved denis leary for years, and he's amazing on RM.
Actress, Drama Series:
Kyra Sedgwick, "The Closer"
Geena Davis, "Commander in Chief"
Mariska Hargitay, "Law&Order;: Special Victims Unit" < --- (Rx Choice...she's my girlcrush, lol)
Frances Conroy, "Six Feet Under"
Allison Janney, "The West Wing"
i've never watched any of those shows. i picked her because she's pretty. lol.
Supporting Actor, Drama Series:
William Shatner, "Boston Legal" < --- (Rx Choice...it's effing Shatner!)
Oliver Platt, "Huff"
Michael Imperioli, "The Sopranos"
Gregory Itzin, "24"
Alan Alda, "The West Wing"
the only one of those shows i watched this past season is boston legal, which i consider way more of a comedy, despite it's hour-long format. so, i picked itzin because i keep hearing people rave about him. i do love me some shatner, tho, and his denny crane is heeeelarious.
Supporting Actress, Drama Series:
Candice Bergen, "Boston Legal"
Sandra Oh, "Grey's Anatomy" < --- (Rx Choice...like WHOA!)
Chandra Wilson, "Grey's Anatomy"
Blythe Danner, "Huff"
Jean Smart, "24"
again, i consider BL a comedy, so i don't see how candice bergen really fits here. so, i'll go with sandra oh. i love, love, love chandra wilson, but i think s'oh is just a goddess.
Actor, Comedy Series:
Larry David, "Curb Your Enthusiasm"
Kevin James, "The King of Queens"
Tony Shalhoub, "Monk"
Steve Carell, "The Office" < --- (Rx Choice...that's what she said!)
Charlie Sheen, "Two and a Half Men"
in one of the few virtual locks of the night, you've gotta give it to steve carell. i adore him and he's fantastic. plus, his speech at the golden globes totally rocked, so i want to hear what he says tonight.
Actress, Comedy Series:
Lisa Kudrow, "The Comeback"
Jane Kaczmarek, "Malcolm in the Middle"
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, "The New Adventures of Old Christine"
Stockard Channing, "Out of Practice"
Debra Messing, "Will&Grace;" < --- (Rx Choice...it's the only show I've watched!)
i could not possibly care less about any of these people. i picked her because malcolm is the only one of those shows i've seen more than one episode of.
Supporting Actor, Comedy Series:
Will Arnett, "Arrested Development" < --- (Rx Choice...cos he gets to sleep with Amy Poehler)
Jeremy Piven, "Entourage"
Bryan Cranston, "Malcolm in the Middle"
Jon Cryer, "Two and a Half Men"
Sean Hayes, "Will&Grace;"
love me some will arnett, but piven earned this one, i think.
Supporting Actress, Comedy Series:
Cheryl Hines, "Curb Your Enthusiasm"
Alfre Woodard, "Desperate Housewives"
Jaime Pressly, "My Name Is Earl"
Elizabeth Perkins, "Weeds"
Megan Mullally, "Will&Grace;" < --- (Rx Choice...I lovelovelove Megan Mullally!!!)
jaime pressly's got a lot of buzz, and i wouldn't begrudge her the trophy, but elizabeth perkins plays the most hilariously awesome uber-bitch EVER.
so what do you guys think? are you going to watch? who're you rooting for? are my picks totally fubar? let's hear it. :P
late-night love.
item the first: the TCA preshow -- thanks to joy for the link. (it's on megaupload at the moment -- i'll toss it on my server when i get a chance.)
item the second: these adorably adorable pics posted on benji's myspace. featuring a reappearance of rx groupie's favorite shirt and the CUTEST BOY EVER, srsly.
(who wants to photoshop me and rx groupie onto their heads? anyone? bueller? lol.)
item the third: a pic of lovely reader littleblackdressmama, her hubby, and some cute guy. ;)
also, LBDM gets extra love for being the one who orginally got my number to benji, even if he lost it the first time, lol.
sleep now? maybe.
EDIT: any harry potter fans in the house? this video is AMAZING. be warned, it has spoilers through book 6. yes, book 6. it's harry/ginny, in the background, but very story-oriented and the editing is unbelievable.
EDIT2: i am JEALOUS!
also, you guys are so cute, but i was totally kidding about the photoshop thing. altho i do appreciate the offers. :P
EDIT3: another pic, wildly envious, etc.
per a commenter, the lucky lady is a friend of his/ex-gf of his friend. also, i can't be the only one who'd love to get a look at the ex-fiance, right? silly girl.
item the second: these adorably adorable pics posted on benji's myspace. featuring a reappearance of rx groupie's favorite shirt and the CUTEST BOY EVER, srsly.
(who wants to photoshop me and rx groupie onto their heads? anyone? bueller? lol.)
item the third: a pic of lovely reader littleblackdressmama, her hubby, and some cute guy. ;)
also, LBDM gets extra love for being the one who orginally got my number to benji, even if he lost it the first time, lol.
sleep now? maybe.
EDIT: any harry potter fans in the house? this video is AMAZING. be warned, it has spoilers through book 6. yes, book 6. it's harry/ginny, in the background, but very story-oriented and the editing is unbelievable.
EDIT2: i am JEALOUS!
also, you guys are so cute, but i was totally kidding about the photoshop thing. altho i do appreciate the offers. :P
EDIT3: another pic, wildly envious, etc.
per a commenter, the lucky lady is a friend of his/ex-gf of his friend. also, i can't be the only one who'd love to get a look at the ex-fiance, right? silly girl.
Saturday, August 26, 2006
it's on the radio.
FYI: if people open the radio station stream i linked in the entry below, the DJ just said donyelle and benji are there.
EDIT: kbig!benji (right click and save.) thanks to split chick for capping! ♥
EDIT2: apropos of nothing, i'm totally happy with the song on benji's myspace right now, "closer" by joshua radin. it was used in the first ep of scrubs that zach braff directed, and it's just such a beautiful song. so squee.
EDIT: kbig!benji (right click and save.) thanks to split chick for capping! ♥
EDIT2: apropos of nothing, i'm totally happy with the song on benji's myspace right now, "closer" by joshua radin. it was used in the first ep of scrubs that zach braff directed, and it's just such a beautiful song. so squee.
this and that.
good morning! errr. afternoon. i just got up a little bit ago, tho, so it's morning as far as i'm concerned.
anyway, benji posted a few myspace bulletins last night. pink comments? still mine.
the first:
Date: Aug 26, 2006 3:39 AM
Subject: benji on Megan Mullally and Tyra Banks' talk shows...
Body: we filmed them today...they won't be airing till mid/late september....Megan was amazing...we did an improve lift...very classy lady....and tyra and I threw down...it was hilarious!!!! (i don't know what benji and tyra throwing down consists of, but i'm definitely quite intrigued, lol. i think she'd break him in half.)
I accepted a really cool award from my home town ...I had a driver take me to the reception directly after megan was over...barely made it...it was one of the best moments Ive had after wrapping the SYTYCD show...really cool! really blessed day. Im spent.
hope everyone is doing well...new changes to my myspace coming soon...
love ya'll,
benji
"geek is the new black" (love!)
***
the second:
Date: Aug 26, 2006 3:40 AM
Subject: benji in the tabloids...
Body: nice coverage in the US weekly, and people, and in touch and star. good times...neat-o!!!
i'm going to take a look and see if there's anything super-awesome. if there is, i'll buy and scan.
***
and the third:
Date: Aug 26, 2006 4:52 AM
Subject: 2 new pics...
Body: just for fun.
nite.
benji
im in el monte cali doing some promos for the tour for kbig 104 around 2 pm with donyelle...benjelle back in action...comin atcha
b
***
here are the pics. i know i've posted the b&w one before, but here it is again, anyway.
doesn't he look like a sim in this pic, the way it's photoshopped?!
also, kbig 104 streams online, so people may want to listen to see if they catch benji and donyelle. i'm not really sure if he meant that they were going to be on-air around 2, or if they're recording commercials or something, but it's worth checking out, i'd imagine.
in unrelated news, this bright eyes video is SO sweet. i love it.
EDIT: cute pic of tranji and a couple of fans.
anyway, benji posted a few myspace bulletins last night. pink comments? still mine.
the first:
Date: Aug 26, 2006 3:39 AM
Subject: benji on Megan Mullally and Tyra Banks' talk shows...
Body: we filmed them today...they won't be airing till mid/late september....Megan was amazing...we did an improve lift...very classy lady....and tyra and I threw down...it was hilarious!!!! (i don't know what benji and tyra throwing down consists of, but i'm definitely quite intrigued, lol. i think she'd break him in half.)
I accepted a really cool award from my home town ...I had a driver take me to the reception directly after megan was over...barely made it...it was one of the best moments Ive had after wrapping the SYTYCD show...really cool! really blessed day. Im spent.
hope everyone is doing well...new changes to my myspace coming soon...
love ya'll,
benji
"geek is the new black" (love!)
***
the second:
Date: Aug 26, 2006 3:40 AM
Subject: benji in the tabloids...
Body: nice coverage in the US weekly, and people, and in touch and star. good times...neat-o!!!
i'm going to take a look and see if there's anything super-awesome. if there is, i'll buy and scan.
***
and the third:
Date: Aug 26, 2006 4:52 AM
Subject: 2 new pics...
Body: just for fun.
nite.
benji
im in el monte cali doing some promos for the tour for kbig 104 around 2 pm with donyelle...benjelle back in action...comin atcha
b
***
here are the pics. i know i've posted the b&w one before, but here it is again, anyway.
doesn't he look like a sim in this pic, the way it's photoshopped?!
also, kbig 104 streams online, so people may want to listen to see if they catch benji and donyelle. i'm not really sure if he meant that they were going to be on-air around 2, or if they're recording commercials or something, but it's worth checking out, i'd imagine.
in unrelated news, this bright eyes video is SO sweet. i love it.
EDIT: cute pic of tranji and a couple of fans.
Friday, August 25, 2006
10 Things You Don't Know About Vixen & rx groupie
After seeing Benji and Lacey doing this over at MySpace, Vixen and I thought it'd be a cute idea to steal. We've known each other for a few years now, and we like to think we know each other pretty darn well! ;)
So, without further ado...10 things you don't know about Vixen!
01. Vixen is incapable of going a day without an iced grande non-fat white mocha from Starbucks. Often times, she'll have more than one!
02. Vixen has a red SUV named Minnie.
03. Vixen's an enabler. Because of her, I now can't stop drinking Diet Black Cherry Vanilla Coke...and I hate soda.
04. Clay Aiken once acknowledged a sign Vixen had made that said, "Wearing the Clay Aiken Thong" and joked about bringing her up on stage.
05. The best way to wake Vixen up is to beat her with a pair of flip-flops.
06. The best way to annoy Vixen is to beat her with a pair of flip-flops. Heh.
07. Don't talk to Vixen about Snow White. Just don't.
08. Vixen once shot a man in Reno just to watch him die.
09. Vixen has a genuine Veronica Mars messenger bag. Unfortunately, tasers and thousand-dollar cameras weren't included.
10. Vixen went to Woodstock. I'm not telling you which one. ;)
TWO BONUS FACTS OMG!:
11. Vixen and I actually met two years ago this month. August 6th is a good day.
12. Vixen is a keeper.
♥ ♥ ♥
Also, if you look at the sidebar, you'll notice I added Vixen's interview with Benji to the links. That way, somewhere down the line, you won't have to dig through the archives to find it.
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should we've titled this entry "meet the bloggers"? (like "meet the fockers"? haha? no? anyway.)
because turn about is fair play...10 things you don't know about rx groupie! (by vixen, obvs.)
01. rx groupie started going grey at 19. some have speculated that this is why she's such a golden girls fan. (Actually, I started at 12, but I'd have much prefered 19! - Rx) (if i say you were 19, YOU WERE 19. - vix)
02. rx groupie drives a beamer named betty. betty who? betty white. see #1.
03. rx groupie says "mmm HMMM" when she agrees with something. guess who else says it now?
04. rx groupie ships meredith/mcdreamy, and has love for ellen pompeo. i still like her.
05. rx groupie once slow-danced with clay aiken while i squirmed in my seat 3 feet away.
06. rx groupie would knock every one of us down to get to tina fey.
07. rx groupie wakes up her friends by attacking them with flip-flops.
08. rx groupie is highly anti-phone. in all the time we've been friends, i think we've spoken on the phone twice.
09. rx groupie is afraid of sunflowers.
10. rx groupie photographs her cats as often as most new parents photograph their baby.
and because i, too, can do bonus facts:
11. rx groupie is the best tv-marathoning buddy EVER.
12. rx groupie had me at "helloooooooooo!"
♥ ♥ ♥
EDIT: i'm such a doofus, you guys. i just realized that i left out a full paragraph from the interview. i added it in at the end. this is what i get for posting at 7 a.m., lol.
So, without further ado...10 things you don't know about Vixen!
01. Vixen is incapable of going a day without an iced grande non-fat white mocha from Starbucks. Often times, she'll have more than one!
02. Vixen has a red SUV named Minnie.
03. Vixen's an enabler. Because of her, I now can't stop drinking Diet Black Cherry Vanilla Coke...and I hate soda.
04. Clay Aiken once acknowledged a sign Vixen had made that said, "Wearing the Clay Aiken Thong" and joked about bringing her up on stage.
05. The best way to wake Vixen up is to beat her with a pair of flip-flops.
06. The best way to annoy Vixen is to beat her with a pair of flip-flops. Heh.
07. Don't talk to Vixen about Snow White. Just don't.
08. Vixen once shot a man in Reno just to watch him die.
09. Vixen has a genuine Veronica Mars messenger bag. Unfortunately, tasers and thousand-dollar cameras weren't included.
10. Vixen went to Woodstock. I'm not telling you which one. ;)
TWO BONUS FACTS OMG!:
11. Vixen and I actually met two years ago this month. August 6th is a good day.
12. Vixen is a keeper.
♥ ♥ ♥
Also, if you look at the sidebar, you'll notice I added Vixen's interview with Benji to the links. That way, somewhere down the line, you won't have to dig through the archives to find it.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
should we've titled this entry "meet the bloggers"? (like "meet the fockers"? haha? no? anyway.)
because turn about is fair play...10 things you don't know about rx groupie! (by vixen, obvs.)
01. rx groupie started going grey at 19. some have speculated that this is why she's such a golden girls fan. (Actually, I started at 12, but I'd have much prefered 19! - Rx) (if i say you were 19, YOU WERE 19. - vix)
02. rx groupie drives a beamer named betty. betty who? betty white. see #1.
03. rx groupie says "mmm HMMM" when she agrees with something. guess who else says it now?
04. rx groupie ships meredith/mcdreamy, and has love for ellen pompeo. i still like her.
05. rx groupie once slow-danced with clay aiken while i squirmed in my seat 3 feet away.
06. rx groupie would knock every one of us down to get to tina fey.
07. rx groupie wakes up her friends by attacking them with flip-flops.
08. rx groupie is highly anti-phone. in all the time we've been friends, i think we've spoken on the phone twice.
09. rx groupie is afraid of sunflowers.
10. rx groupie photographs her cats as often as most new parents photograph their baby.
and because i, too, can do bonus facts:
11. rx groupie is the best tv-marathoning buddy EVER.
12. rx groupie had me at "helloooooooooo!"
♥ ♥ ♥
EDIT: i'm such a doofus, you guys. i just realized that i left out a full paragraph from the interview. i added it in at the end. this is what i get for posting at 7 a.m., lol.
how i spent the night with benji schwimmer.
ok. so, yeah, i had a really fantastic phone call from benji, in which he was an absolute sweetheart and i pestered him with 4 million questions. i was trying to take notes as well as i could, but i kept getting caught up in talking to him, so most of this stuff is paraphrased. and if benji happens to be reading this and i've made some kind of huge error, hopefully he won't hold it against me and will maybe tell me so i can fix it.
anyway, so if something sounds weird or dumb, blame me, not benji. i really tried not to ask him all of the same questions that he's been asked before, so hopefully you guys will enjoy this.
i asked: you and donyelle were amazing partners; did the producers or anyone ever tell you how they chose to put you two together?
benji said: they picked people that'd be strong in one field and weak in the other, to really balance out, and they wanted diversity in the specialites and pairings. apparently, the powers that be thought that benji/donyelle was the least likely couple to actually work. (ironic, yes?)
i asked: is there any girl you would've liked to partner with on the show and didn't get to?
benji said: that he would've loved to partner with allison and martha. he would've loved to do a contemporary with allison; he knew people were interested to see them dance together.
i asked: was there a style would've liked to try and didn't get to? and was there a routine someone else did you wish you could've done?
benji said: "contemporary, contemporary, contemporary." the jazz was he did with natalie was pretty much contemporary with some jazz lines, but he would've liked to do a contemporary piece just to prove that he could. as far as other routines, no, "i feel like every routine done was for that specific dancer," but he thought there were some ideas that were cool. he would've liked to do donyelle and trav's mask routine, as it's an opportunity to "make your body speak volumes" since your face is hidden. he would've liked to do an argentine tango, a jive, and WEST COAST SWING, obviously. he's not bitter or anything, but he's the only one of the top 4 who never got to do his specialty. and yes, that was him that yelled when allison and ivan drew WCS.
all things considered, tho, he doesn't know how much doing WCS would've helped, because people would expect him to do well anyway, and then if he goes from doing awesome on WCS to something else the next week, it might seem like a let-down.
i asked: i know i was sad that you never got to do a mary routine, since she obviously loves you. were you bummed?
benji said: that mary came up to him after he won, and she was screaming and crying, and he was crying, and she told him she was sad they never got to work together. so, basically, "yes." also, fun fact: the week that mary did the american jive for ben and ashlee, she thought she had benji, since someone said that "ben" drew her and for some reason she assumed it was benji. she thought this for, like, a day and a half and was totally planning a routine for benji.
oops.
then he said something about how it was ok, because mary wound up being happy, because ben was good. or something like that.
i asked: were there any eliminations that totally shocked you?
benji said: no, because he had that weird ESP thing where when the B3 was announced, he knew who'd go home. he and trav and ivan always were sitting together in the line-up, and they'd ask him who was going to get cut. he totally called allison's elimination. and travis was all, no way, and benji was all, dude, i'm sorry, but she's going. the only time it really failed him was for the finale. he was sitting with travis before the show, and they got a little "you're all winners" pep talk from nigel, and trav asked benji who was going to win, and he said travis would, and travis disagreed, because he'd had a dream the night before that benji won.
i think it was at this point that he went on a longish thing about how wretched they all felt on finale day, nerves-wise. he said it's a "disgusting" feeling because you're nervous and keep thinking of all the what-ifs.
i asked: what routine was the hardest for you?
benji said: "for difficulty, put the needle on it by brian friedman, hands down." also, the last waltz was hard. they really tried to put so much technique into it. they basically did choreo only for the last 1/2 hour, they were really working on technique the rest of the time. they knew that they wouldn't be able to top the first waltz, because that was a longer performance with much more rehearsal time, this was the only time they really tried to make a ballroom dance about technical basis, more than a straight performance. and yes, they was kind of surprised by how harsh the judges were, but also understand that it's a tv show.
i asked: so who was your favorite choreographer?
benji said: he really liked them all, and that he learned something from everyone and really respected all of them. "they all gave me something." he then rattled off a list of names that was basically everyone ever, so yeah, he likes them all.
i asked: as far as solos, since you're a partner dancer, how hard was that? did you have to put a lot of thought into them?
benji said: for the 1st solo, he had 5 weeks to prepare, since there was always a chance of being in the bottom (and he always thought he would be). this was the only solo he really planned out, as you can see there's actual choreography and hitting specific marks and whatnot. the ending of butt-shake and dr. evil pose wasn't planned, tho. hee.
the 2nd solo in the red tie to reet petite (he definitely identified the dance by the tie he was wearing, lol), he had like a night to do the choreo, since they'd just found out they'd be doing solos. he was in the hospital that week, so he kind of planned it out while he was in there. the first time he actually went out and did the thing was during the show.
3rd solo (to cherry poppin' daddies, on the top 6 results show), he had a whole thing planned to do on the stairs, like, the whole routine was on the stairs, but at the last minute they had to change things and for camera purposes they told him they had to film, like, the middle of the stage, so he was completely winging it. "i slid, i ran around, i shook my butt." the sliding under the stairs thing came about because during the rehearsals for mia's group number (he proceeded to sing a few lines of "hide and seek" at this point, lol) that's where he started on stage and had been fooling around over there, so it seemed like it'd be cool to slide under the stairs.
4th solo, to "the house is rockin'" from the top 4 show, the only thing he really had planned was the fall into the audience. i feel like he might've said something else about it, but i don't remember. maybe just something about how swamped they were that week with so many routines.
the last solo to "never knew," he had a couple of things planned but improvised a lot of it.
i asked: as far as the tour, were you guys surprised at how quickly it sold out?
benji said: they (the producers or whoever, i'd imagine) warned them (the dancers) beforehand, that the tour might not be big, that they're going to be kind of like the pioneers. this is the first commercial tour featuring just dancers, and it's "an honor for us." then as the tickets went on sale and were selling out, they were like "whoa, this is getting big." he also talked about tickets going for like $500 on ebay.
i asked: is there any place in particular you're excited to visit?
benji said: he's basically happy to go everywhere he's never been before. he's traveled around the country a decent amount for teaching and stuff, but there are some places he hasn't really been much. i think he said something about the east coast, and definitely the midwest. mostly, he's excited to go everywhere, and cross the country twice on a bus, and just to perform for the fans.
i asked: do you know what routines you'll be doing?
benji said: rehearsals start monday, that's when they'll get info, etc. they're going to be doing a lot of the same numbers from the show with some "flip-flopping" of partners. the idea is that instead of the "challenge" aspect of the tv show, the tour will be about people doing what they do best. for example, ivan and martha will do the krump routine that martha did with travis. also, they're, like, combining some of the routines. like, all the broadway pieces will get kind of smushed together into a big medley thing, and the same with the hip-hop. travis and allison are going to do the contemporary they did on the fox press tour. benji and heidi will do the mambo. he and travis are planning something "rad" for the tranji dance, and no, he didn't tell me what it is.
i asked: will you be doing WCS with heidi?
benji said: he doesn't know yet. (hey, i'm trying to give you guys everything, lol.)
then i just asked him some random stuff that i thought might be interesting.
i asked: so have you managed to shake the whole "prince of swing" thing now that you've won?
benji said: that really, he never minded the prince of swing thing. it was just something they asked, like "do you have any nicknames?" so he mentioned the prince of swing thing. he's not actually competitive with his dad at all, they're really tight. he thinks the original plan was to give him the "competitive kid" edit, but then when they found out that he auditioned for the show to get over a girl, they went with that angle instead.
i asked: is that better or worse?
benji said: it's more embarassing, but at least it's true.
i asked: so how weird is it to suddenly become so well-known?
benji said: "all my life, i've always been performing for someone," and that when he was a kid, basically all of his pics (and lacey's too, i think he said) are, like, of him up on a coffee table entertaining and stuff. he always wanted to do something like this. he aspired to stardom as a kid, but was picked on a lot and kind of quit looking for attention. since being on the show, it's just been crazy.
he sat next to snoop dogg at the TCAs (to which i say HEE) and it's just funny how things flip like that. he really, really doesn't want to become jaded. in the time since the show, he can kind of empathize with the actions of celebrities, even if he doesn't like their decisions, he can kind of see why celebrities sometimes make the choices that they do. he loves meeting fans and signing pics and stuff, but when it's random photographers or whatever, it's not as cool.
on the plus side, he's been amazed at the effect this new celebrity has had as far as interest in DEMAND, his charity. he's really happy about it and is looking forward to using his powers for good, so to speak.
i asked: what's something about you people might be surpised to learn?
benji said: he's double-jointed at the shoulder blades and can do this thing he calls the "dead bird." he explained it and it involves, like, popping his shoulder blades up by his head or something? i don't know, it sounded scary, so we won't dwell on it, lol. i think he said it was kind of "morbid" since you can see his spine.
i asked: did you speak spanish before going to mexico?
benji said: (ok, you guys, i'm so not going to do this story justice. you have to hear him tell it. but i'll try.)
he didn't speak "a lick" of spanish when he arrived in mexico. the reason he became obsessed with spanish (and considers both spanish and english his native tongues), is this: his first day there, he went to the mission training...center? i forgot the name. i'm going to hell. anyway, he went to the training place, where they kind of teach you some basic language skills, i gather. so he goes to use the bathroom, and didn't know if he wanted "damas" or "caballeros." since the last bathroom he'd used had the men's room on the left, he went into the door on the left. he noticed that there were no urinals, but thought that maybe it was a mexican thing.
you can see where this is going, right?
so he's in there, and a lady (i can't remember if it was a cleaning lady or just some lady, i think a cleaning lady) comes in and is wondering what he's doing peeing in the ladies' room. so he realizes his mistake, and tries to apologize and say he's embarassed. and since someone told him that words that end in -ed in english, you take off the -ed and add an -ado (i'm probably mangling the spanish, sorry, y'all), he says "lo siento, lo siento, yo soy embarassado" -- which means "i'm sorry, i'm sorry, i'm pregnant."
oops.
the good news is, he apparently amused the [cleaning?] lady enough that he was forgiven, lol.
and with that, he promised god that he would learn to speak awesome spanish, not like a gringo, and he still studies it often and plays spanish music and sings along. also, he thinks in spanish a lot.
(also, while telling this story, he told the spanish parts in spanish -- obviously -- and it was really cute. and why i'm impressed by someone speaking spanish when i spent most of my life living in south florida? no idea.)
some either/or questions. these were difficult in some cases, as he claims to be indecisive.
cats or dogs? both. "but if i had to BE one of those, my innermost being says i am a dog." what kind of dog? a weiner dog. (i believe at this point benji said something about weiner dogs having short legs, and he's not that short, that'd be travis, to which i was all 'OOOOOH." hee.)
vanilla or chocolate? chocolate, but really both. he was eating m&m;'s when i spoke to him, but he'd had a vanilla milkshake yesterday or something. so both.
sunrise or sunset? sunset, because sunrise is when he's just falling asleep, as he's an insomniac. (my kind of guy, lol.)
stripes or plaid? plaid during the daytime, stripes at night. (me: so stripes are, like, more formal? b: yes.)
leno or letterman? letterman (emphatically). although he prefers conan over anyone, because conan is a genius.
rockstar or american idol? he's not biased, but "i prefer so you think you can dance." hee.
small town or big city? small town
10 friends or 1 best friend? 1 best friend
as far as the whole "benjelle" thing, which i totally didn't plan to ask about but did anyway, lol, benji said that they're really close friends, and people will say certain things, but first of all, if either of them was with someone else, nothing would happen, and nothing has happened. as far as any feelings? feelings are a personal thing, so it's not something to really get into. but basically, he's single and unattached and concentrating on his career right now. plus, he's worried about getting involved with anyone, because right now he wouldn't know if someone liked him for him or because he was on tv. (i like you for you, baby! hee.) and this paragraph, like everything else not in quotes, is paraphrased, so please don't analyze every word as if it's carved in stone; you'll only make yourselves crazy.
also: he's taping appearances on the tyra banks show and megan mullally (that looks wrong; too many "L's") show today; he thinks they'll air sometime next week. i'd imagine he'll post on myspace and inform us when, specifically, his eps will air.
also, also: he and lacey did blogs for each other of little-known facts. and i'd totally link them, but myspace is being HIGHLY uncooperative right now, so you'll have to find them yourselves. they're very cute and i definitely had benji reading what lacey wrote about him out loud to me, lol.
there's probably more, but hi, it's 7 a.m. i just wanted to edit this and fill in all the blanks before i went to sleep, because i was worried that if i fell asleep i'd forget all the details. thanks again to benji for being such adreamboat stone fox good guy. ♥
vixen...OUT.
EDIT: oh, for crying out loud, you guys. i just realized that when i was editing my notes, i went to cut and paste a paragraph (i was doing some rearranging), and in my infinite wisdom, i never repasted it. *HEADDESK*
so, my pitiful attempt at reproducing the last paragraph, which is kind of important:
i asked: anything you want to say to the fans?
benji said: "thank you, thank you, thank you." he hopes this won't be the end of the road, as he has lots of good things coming up. he feels like his fans are really special, because he isn't a model-looking guy, and that's ok, (to which i'm all "come ON") but people liked him anyway and voted for him and weren't just skin-deep, and he thinks it shows that people are really genuine. he's planning on posting a weekly "funny video" on myspace as a way to give back to the fans. and his fans are "dandy and awesome and wonderful," and to be patient, because he's lining up lots of exciting things, especially after the tour.
anyway, so if something sounds weird or dumb, blame me, not benji. i really tried not to ask him all of the same questions that he's been asked before, so hopefully you guys will enjoy this.
i asked: you and donyelle were amazing partners; did the producers or anyone ever tell you how they chose to put you two together?
benji said: they picked people that'd be strong in one field and weak in the other, to really balance out, and they wanted diversity in the specialites and pairings. apparently, the powers that be thought that benji/donyelle was the least likely couple to actually work. (ironic, yes?)
i asked: is there any girl you would've liked to partner with on the show and didn't get to?
benji said: that he would've loved to partner with allison and martha. he would've loved to do a contemporary with allison; he knew people were interested to see them dance together.
i asked: was there a style would've liked to try and didn't get to? and was there a routine someone else did you wish you could've done?
benji said: "contemporary, contemporary, contemporary." the jazz was he did with natalie was pretty much contemporary with some jazz lines, but he would've liked to do a contemporary piece just to prove that he could. as far as other routines, no, "i feel like every routine done was for that specific dancer," but he thought there were some ideas that were cool. he would've liked to do donyelle and trav's mask routine, as it's an opportunity to "make your body speak volumes" since your face is hidden. he would've liked to do an argentine tango, a jive, and WEST COAST SWING, obviously. he's not bitter or anything, but he's the only one of the top 4 who never got to do his specialty. and yes, that was him that yelled when allison and ivan drew WCS.
all things considered, tho, he doesn't know how much doing WCS would've helped, because people would expect him to do well anyway, and then if he goes from doing awesome on WCS to something else the next week, it might seem like a let-down.
i asked: i know i was sad that you never got to do a mary routine, since she obviously loves you. were you bummed?
benji said: that mary came up to him after he won, and she was screaming and crying, and he was crying, and she told him she was sad they never got to work together. so, basically, "yes." also, fun fact: the week that mary did the american jive for ben and ashlee, she thought she had benji, since someone said that "ben" drew her and for some reason she assumed it was benji. she thought this for, like, a day and a half and was totally planning a routine for benji.
oops.
then he said something about how it was ok, because mary wound up being happy, because ben was good. or something like that.
i asked: were there any eliminations that totally shocked you?
benji said: no, because he had that weird ESP thing where when the B3 was announced, he knew who'd go home. he and trav and ivan always were sitting together in the line-up, and they'd ask him who was going to get cut. he totally called allison's elimination. and travis was all, no way, and benji was all, dude, i'm sorry, but she's going. the only time it really failed him was for the finale. he was sitting with travis before the show, and they got a little "you're all winners" pep talk from nigel, and trav asked benji who was going to win, and he said travis would, and travis disagreed, because he'd had a dream the night before that benji won.
i think it was at this point that he went on a longish thing about how wretched they all felt on finale day, nerves-wise. he said it's a "disgusting" feeling because you're nervous and keep thinking of all the what-ifs.
i asked: what routine was the hardest for you?
benji said: "for difficulty, put the needle on it by brian friedman, hands down." also, the last waltz was hard. they really tried to put so much technique into it. they basically did choreo only for the last 1/2 hour, they were really working on technique the rest of the time. they knew that they wouldn't be able to top the first waltz, because that was a longer performance with much more rehearsal time, this was the only time they really tried to make a ballroom dance about technical basis, more than a straight performance. and yes, they was kind of surprised by how harsh the judges were, but also understand that it's a tv show.
i asked: so who was your favorite choreographer?
benji said: he really liked them all, and that he learned something from everyone and really respected all of them. "they all gave me something." he then rattled off a list of names that was basically everyone ever, so yeah, he likes them all.
i asked: as far as solos, since you're a partner dancer, how hard was that? did you have to put a lot of thought into them?
benji said: for the 1st solo, he had 5 weeks to prepare, since there was always a chance of being in the bottom (and he always thought he would be). this was the only solo he really planned out, as you can see there's actual choreography and hitting specific marks and whatnot. the ending of butt-shake and dr. evil pose wasn't planned, tho. hee.
the 2nd solo in the red tie to reet petite (he definitely identified the dance by the tie he was wearing, lol), he had like a night to do the choreo, since they'd just found out they'd be doing solos. he was in the hospital that week, so he kind of planned it out while he was in there. the first time he actually went out and did the thing was during the show.
3rd solo (to cherry poppin' daddies, on the top 6 results show), he had a whole thing planned to do on the stairs, like, the whole routine was on the stairs, but at the last minute they had to change things and for camera purposes they told him they had to film, like, the middle of the stage, so he was completely winging it. "i slid, i ran around, i shook my butt." the sliding under the stairs thing came about because during the rehearsals for mia's group number (he proceeded to sing a few lines of "hide and seek" at this point, lol) that's where he started on stage and had been fooling around over there, so it seemed like it'd be cool to slide under the stairs.
4th solo, to "the house is rockin'" from the top 4 show, the only thing he really had planned was the fall into the audience. i feel like he might've said something else about it, but i don't remember. maybe just something about how swamped they were that week with so many routines.
the last solo to "never knew," he had a couple of things planned but improvised a lot of it.
i asked: as far as the tour, were you guys surprised at how quickly it sold out?
benji said: they (the producers or whoever, i'd imagine) warned them (the dancers) beforehand, that the tour might not be big, that they're going to be kind of like the pioneers. this is the first commercial tour featuring just dancers, and it's "an honor for us." then as the tickets went on sale and were selling out, they were like "whoa, this is getting big." he also talked about tickets going for like $500 on ebay.
i asked: is there any place in particular you're excited to visit?
benji said: he's basically happy to go everywhere he's never been before. he's traveled around the country a decent amount for teaching and stuff, but there are some places he hasn't really been much. i think he said something about the east coast, and definitely the midwest. mostly, he's excited to go everywhere, and cross the country twice on a bus, and just to perform for the fans.
i asked: do you know what routines you'll be doing?
benji said: rehearsals start monday, that's when they'll get info, etc. they're going to be doing a lot of the same numbers from the show with some "flip-flopping" of partners. the idea is that instead of the "challenge" aspect of the tv show, the tour will be about people doing what they do best. for example, ivan and martha will do the krump routine that martha did with travis. also, they're, like, combining some of the routines. like, all the broadway pieces will get kind of smushed together into a big medley thing, and the same with the hip-hop. travis and allison are going to do the contemporary they did on the fox press tour. benji and heidi will do the mambo. he and travis are planning something "rad" for the tranji dance, and no, he didn't tell me what it is.
i asked: will you be doing WCS with heidi?
benji said: he doesn't know yet. (hey, i'm trying to give you guys everything, lol.)
then i just asked him some random stuff that i thought might be interesting.
i asked: so have you managed to shake the whole "prince of swing" thing now that you've won?
benji said: that really, he never minded the prince of swing thing. it was just something they asked, like "do you have any nicknames?" so he mentioned the prince of swing thing. he's not actually competitive with his dad at all, they're really tight. he thinks the original plan was to give him the "competitive kid" edit, but then when they found out that he auditioned for the show to get over a girl, they went with that angle instead.
i asked: is that better or worse?
benji said: it's more embarassing, but at least it's true.
i asked: so how weird is it to suddenly become so well-known?
benji said: "all my life, i've always been performing for someone," and that when he was a kid, basically all of his pics (and lacey's too, i think he said) are, like, of him up on a coffee table entertaining and stuff. he always wanted to do something like this. he aspired to stardom as a kid, but was picked on a lot and kind of quit looking for attention. since being on the show, it's just been crazy.
he sat next to snoop dogg at the TCAs (to which i say HEE) and it's just funny how things flip like that. he really, really doesn't want to become jaded. in the time since the show, he can kind of empathize with the actions of celebrities, even if he doesn't like their decisions, he can kind of see why celebrities sometimes make the choices that they do. he loves meeting fans and signing pics and stuff, but when it's random photographers or whatever, it's not as cool.
on the plus side, he's been amazed at the effect this new celebrity has had as far as interest in DEMAND, his charity. he's really happy about it and is looking forward to using his powers for good, so to speak.
i asked: what's something about you people might be surpised to learn?
benji said: he's double-jointed at the shoulder blades and can do this thing he calls the "dead bird." he explained it and it involves, like, popping his shoulder blades up by his head or something? i don't know, it sounded scary, so we won't dwell on it, lol. i think he said it was kind of "morbid" since you can see his spine.
i asked: did you speak spanish before going to mexico?
benji said: (ok, you guys, i'm so not going to do this story justice. you have to hear him tell it. but i'll try.)
he didn't speak "a lick" of spanish when he arrived in mexico. the reason he became obsessed with spanish (and considers both spanish and english his native tongues), is this: his first day there, he went to the mission training...center? i forgot the name. i'm going to hell. anyway, he went to the training place, where they kind of teach you some basic language skills, i gather. so he goes to use the bathroom, and didn't know if he wanted "damas" or "caballeros." since the last bathroom he'd used had the men's room on the left, he went into the door on the left. he noticed that there were no urinals, but thought that maybe it was a mexican thing.
you can see where this is going, right?
so he's in there, and a lady (i can't remember if it was a cleaning lady or just some lady, i think a cleaning lady) comes in and is wondering what he's doing peeing in the ladies' room. so he realizes his mistake, and tries to apologize and say he's embarassed. and since someone told him that words that end in -ed in english, you take off the -ed and add an -ado (i'm probably mangling the spanish, sorry, y'all), he says "lo siento, lo siento, yo soy embarassado" -- which means "i'm sorry, i'm sorry, i'm pregnant."
oops.
the good news is, he apparently amused the [cleaning?] lady enough that he was forgiven, lol.
and with that, he promised god that he would learn to speak awesome spanish, not like a gringo, and he still studies it often and plays spanish music and sings along. also, he thinks in spanish a lot.
(also, while telling this story, he told the spanish parts in spanish -- obviously -- and it was really cute. and why i'm impressed by someone speaking spanish when i spent most of my life living in south florida? no idea.)
some either/or questions. these were difficult in some cases, as he claims to be indecisive.
cats or dogs? both. "but if i had to BE one of those, my innermost being says i am a dog." what kind of dog? a weiner dog. (i believe at this point benji said something about weiner dogs having short legs, and he's not that short, that'd be travis, to which i was all 'OOOOOH." hee.)
vanilla or chocolate? chocolate, but really both. he was eating m&m;'s when i spoke to him, but he'd had a vanilla milkshake yesterday or something. so both.
sunrise or sunset? sunset, because sunrise is when he's just falling asleep, as he's an insomniac. (my kind of guy, lol.)
stripes or plaid? plaid during the daytime, stripes at night. (me: so stripes are, like, more formal? b: yes.)
leno or letterman? letterman (emphatically). although he prefers conan over anyone, because conan is a genius.
rockstar or american idol? he's not biased, but "i prefer so you think you can dance." hee.
small town or big city? small town
10 friends or 1 best friend? 1 best friend
as far as the whole "benjelle" thing, which i totally didn't plan to ask about but did anyway, lol, benji said that they're really close friends, and people will say certain things, but first of all, if either of them was with someone else, nothing would happen, and nothing has happened. as far as any feelings? feelings are a personal thing, so it's not something to really get into. but basically, he's single and unattached and concentrating on his career right now. plus, he's worried about getting involved with anyone, because right now he wouldn't know if someone liked him for him or because he was on tv. (i like you for you, baby! hee.) and this paragraph, like everything else not in quotes, is paraphrased, so please don't analyze every word as if it's carved in stone; you'll only make yourselves crazy.
also: he's taping appearances on the tyra banks show and megan mullally (that looks wrong; too many "L's") show today; he thinks they'll air sometime next week. i'd imagine he'll post on myspace and inform us when, specifically, his eps will air.
also, also: he and lacey did blogs for each other of little-known facts. and i'd totally link them, but myspace is being HIGHLY uncooperative right now, so you'll have to find them yourselves. they're very cute and i definitely had benji reading what lacey wrote about him out loud to me, lol.
there's probably more, but hi, it's 7 a.m. i just wanted to edit this and fill in all the blanks before i went to sleep, because i was worried that if i fell asleep i'd forget all the details. thanks again to benji for being such a
vixen...OUT.
EDIT: oh, for crying out loud, you guys. i just realized that when i was editing my notes, i went to cut and paste a paragraph (i was doing some rearranging), and in my infinite wisdom, i never repasted it. *HEADDESK*
so, my pitiful attempt at reproducing the last paragraph, which is kind of important:
i asked: anything you want to say to the fans?
benji said: "thank you, thank you, thank you." he hopes this won't be the end of the road, as he has lots of good things coming up. he feels like his fans are really special, because he isn't a model-looking guy, and that's ok, (to which i'm all "come ON") but people liked him anyway and voted for him and weren't just skin-deep, and he thinks it shows that people are really genuine. he's planning on posting a weekly "funny video" on myspace as a way to give back to the fans. and his fans are "dandy and awesome and wonderful," and to be patient, because he's lining up lots of exciting things, especially after the tour.
sometimes it's amazing being me.
so.
i talked to benji tonight for like 45 minutes. it's kind of a long story, but he offered his time, and got my phone number, and, y'know, he called!
and i'm happy to report, he absolutely could not have been sweeter. he let me do a big, long interview and totally didn't kill me for monopolizing his night, lol. i took notes furiously, so i'll try to get something written up within the next little bit for you guys.
um, squee? yes, i think so.
i talked to benji tonight for like 45 minutes. it's kind of a long story, but he offered his time, and got my phone number, and, y'know, he called!
and i'm happy to report, he absolutely could not have been sweeter. he let me do a big, long interview and totally didn't kill me for monopolizing his night, lol. i took notes furiously, so i'll try to get something written up within the next little bit for you guys.
um, squee? yes, i think so.
Thursday, August 24, 2006
holy mother of GAAAAAAAAAH.
my internet's back, and i would be celebrating, but my brain has melted. i actually bit my tongue when i saw these.
EDIT: long story.
from here. massive love to whoever linked them. i don't remember who you are, because again: brain. melted.
i have no words, so y'all KNOW it's serious.
EDIT: check out lacey! hottest family ever, damn.
EDIT2: cool IGN interview (and trish, you'll be happy to know he says he's been "cast" in the fred astaire flick, hee.)
EDIT: long story.
from here. massive love to whoever linked them. i don't remember who you are, because again: brain. melted.
i have no words, so y'all KNOW it's serious.
EDIT: check out lacey! hottest family ever, damn.
EDIT2: cool IGN interview (and trish, you'll be happy to know he says he's been "cast" in the fred astaire flick, hee.)
dear benji, i love you. your friend, vixen.
hey guys, vixen in the house. i'm still internetless at home, but i'm just doing a quick update from the library.
a) benji blogged again on myspace. read it here. short and sweet post about his faith.
b) he also posted four new pics! everyone probably saw them already, but for posterity:
(click to watch them grow!)
in other, unrelated news, i watched the pilot for shark last night (the new james woods show?) and i totally dug it. he chews himself some tasty scenery, lol, but it was a good show.
also, one word for you all: entourage. i marathoned a few eps last night and remembered why i love that show. and believe it or not, it's not because adrian grenier is insanely pretty, altho that certainly doesn't hurt.
more later. i think. maybe.
EDIT: cool interview here. thanks split chick!
a) benji blogged again on myspace. read it here. short and sweet post about his faith.
b) he also posted four new pics! everyone probably saw them already, but for posterity:
(click to watch them grow!)
in other, unrelated news, i watched the pilot for shark last night (the new james woods show?) and i totally dug it. he chews himself some tasty scenery, lol, but it was a good show.
also, one word for you all: entourage. i marathoned a few eps last night and remembered why i love that show. and believe it or not, it's not because adrian grenier is insanely pretty, altho that certainly doesn't hurt.
more later. i think. maybe.
EDIT: cool interview here. thanks split chick!
love's a hot chick with the clap.
hey guys, it's meeeeee, vixen!
i still don't have actual internet access, but i'm stealing my neighbor's wireless right now. so, shh, don't tell. and if any of you live in gainesville and your wireless is suspiciously slow right now, I HAVE NO IDEA WHY AND IT'S TOTES NOT ME.
anyway, i just wanted to make a quick post to share a little montage i made. it's set to the song "casualty of love" from the wedding singer (the broadway show, not the movie). blame rx groupie for this one, y'all. we were squeeing over benji getting broadway offers, as both of us are total musical theater lovahs, and i said i wished benji would be in the wedding singer and that i should do a vid, and rx suggested this song, and the idea just wouldn't leave my head.
so. this is what happens when vixen has no internet, but access to lots and lots of SYTYCD clips. it's not artistic or sentimental, but i hope you guys find it funny, 'cuz i totally do. hee.
i still don't have actual internet access, but i'm stealing my neighbor's wireless right now. so, shh, don't tell. and if any of you live in gainesville and your wireless is suspiciously slow right now, I HAVE NO IDEA WHY AND IT'S TOTES NOT ME.
anyway, i just wanted to make a quick post to share a little montage i made. it's set to the song "casualty of love" from the wedding singer (the broadway show, not the movie). blame rx groupie for this one, y'all. we were squeeing over benji getting broadway offers, as both of us are total musical theater lovahs, and i said i wished benji would be in the wedding singer and that i should do a vid, and rx suggested this song, and the idea just wouldn't leave my head.
so. this is what happens when vixen has no internet, but access to lots and lots of SYTYCD clips. it's not artistic or sentimental, but i hope you guys find it funny, 'cuz i totally do. hee.
Jim/Pam promo for The Office
I'm only on the fourth episode of the first season, but I know that Vixen loves Jim and Pam and that she'd want this posted ASAP!
This is my first time trying to embed video, so if it doesn't work...oops! Hee.
This is my first time trying to embed video, so if it doesn't work...oops! Hee.
Wednesday, August 23, 2006
Photos like WHOA.
Sorry I couldn't have a post earlier for you all. I've spent the majority of the day picking up, filing in and mailing out an insane amount of paperwork. I'm in the process of transfering over to Johnson & Wales University from a local community college. It's an exiciting change, but I had no idea how much work went into it!
*keels over*
Anyway...there's an adorable photo of the Siblings Schwimmer over at Lacey's blog. Thanks to LBDM and schwimmerfan for pointing it out! Also, Benji's in Vegas checking out a show that Lacey choreographed. :)
Also, blog reader pouncer84 found a photo album that has over 100 photos of Benji. It's an awesome find, and you can take a look at it here!
(If that link doesn't work, the go here, click on the photo of Benji, Donyelle and Kevin, and then click the link on the right that says "View Entire Album".)
EDIT: Two more photos from the TCA, featuring everyone's favorite lunatic, Paula Abdul!
Thanks to Bev for pointing them out!
*keels over*
Anyway...there's an adorable photo of the Siblings Schwimmer over at Lacey's blog. Thanks to LBDM and schwimmerfan for pointing it out! Also, Benji's in Vegas checking out a show that Lacey choreographed. :)
Also, blog reader pouncer84 found a photo album that has over 100 photos of Benji. It's an awesome find, and you can take a look at it here!
(If that link doesn't work, the go here, click on the photo of Benji, Donyelle and Kevin, and then click the link on the right that says "View Entire Album".)
EDIT: Two more photos from the TCA, featuring everyone's favorite lunatic, Paula Abdul!
Thanks to Bev for pointing them out!
Tuesday, August 22, 2006
Rockstar: Supernova
Any Rockstar fans here? Thought I'd post my thoughts on tonight's show. After last week's acoustic snoozefest, tonight was really enjoyable. It also shocked the hell out of me that Brooke Burke actually told a joke, lol.
Patrice - "Beautiful Thing" (Original song) - I thought it was a catchy song; it had a Nina Gordon vibe to it, I think. I love that Tommy said they could retweak it and fit to Supernova's sound. Not that I don't love Tommy anyway.
Magni - "Smells Like Teen Spirit" (Nirvana) - The song was alright; I'm not that huge a Nirvana fan. Magni was crazy hot i that beanie though!
Ryan - "Back Of Your Car" (Original song) - I wanna be in the back of Ryan's car. *blushes* I have a clip of him performing this with his band, and I dug it a lot. God, he's effing gorgeous. He has an album, "Songs From the Eye of an Elephant", available on iTunes if you wanna check it out.
Storm - "Cryin'" (Aerosmith) - Stay on Storm's good side, because she could break you in half otherwise, lol. I love to hear a woman kick ass on a "man's song". Go Storm!
Dilana - "Every Breath You Take" (The Police) - I love Dilana. I want the confidence to Be Dilana...without the scary fake lashes, of course. This isn't her best performance, but she never disappoints me. Lovelovelove.
Toby - "Layla" (Derrik and the Dominoes) - Toby is ridiculously pretty. He's also got the Aussie thing going on which...RAWWWWWWR!!!1!! I've also prefered the non-acoustic version of "Layla", so good on you, mate! Hee. Yay, he's stripping! Squee!
Lukas - "All These Things That I've Done" (The Killers) - I'm not a Lukas fan, but it's not because he's a bad performer. I've never warmed to his voice. I loved his performance of "Creep" a couple of weeks back, but that's it. He's definitely got presence, but I'm not enthused. A lot of other people love him though, so good for him!
It's an early night for me, you guys. I've got a busybsuybusy day ahead of me.
Have a great night!
Patrice - "Beautiful Thing" (Original song) - I thought it was a catchy song; it had a Nina Gordon vibe to it, I think. I love that Tommy said they could retweak it and fit to Supernova's sound. Not that I don't love Tommy anyway.
Magni - "Smells Like Teen Spirit" (Nirvana) - The song was alright; I'm not that huge a Nirvana fan. Magni was crazy hot i that beanie though!
Ryan - "Back Of Your Car" (Original song) - I wanna be in the back of Ryan's car. *blushes* I have a clip of him performing this with his band, and I dug it a lot. God, he's effing gorgeous. He has an album, "Songs From the Eye of an Elephant", available on iTunes if you wanna check it out.
Storm - "Cryin'" (Aerosmith) - Stay on Storm's good side, because she could break you in half otherwise, lol. I love to hear a woman kick ass on a "man's song". Go Storm!
Dilana - "Every Breath You Take" (The Police) - I love Dilana. I want the confidence to Be Dilana...without the scary fake lashes, of course. This isn't her best performance, but she never disappoints me. Lovelovelove.
Toby - "Layla" (Derrik and the Dominoes) - Toby is ridiculously pretty. He's also got the Aussie thing going on which...RAWWWWWWR!!!1!! I've also prefered the non-acoustic version of "Layla", so good on you, mate! Hee. Yay, he's stripping! Squee!
Lukas - "All These Things That I've Done" (The Killers) - I'm not a Lukas fan, but it's not because he's a bad performer. I've never warmed to his voice. I loved his performance of "Creep" a couple of weeks back, but that's it. He's definitely got presence, but I'm not enthused. A lot of other people love him though, so good for him!
It's an early night for me, you guys. I've got a busybsuybusy day ahead of me.
Have a great night!
More TCA Hotness and Benji on the phone!
*crawls out from under a pile of cookies and temporary internet files*
I'm here! I'm here!
Sorry I haven't had a post for you guys. I've spent the morning cleaning out all of the residual garbage taking up shop within my computer so it can function normally again.
Keep checking back for photos and articles and a 20-minute podcast! Oh my!
Edit: Two articles, courtesy of an anonymous blogger. Both are from Benji's hometown newspaper and were written pre-finale.
Schwimming To the Top - written prior to the finale
So, Yes, He Can Dance - written after the finale
(I get a giggle out of the article titles. Hee!)
EDIT: Another article found by Trish. It's the top four at the TCAs.
Realitytv.com
Blog reader, split chick, was kind enough to point out a 20-minute podcast with Benji! (Right-click and save) I haven't had a chance to listen to it yet (it's downloading slooowly) but it's twenty minutes of Benji! How can it be anything other than fabulous entertainment?
Photo time! (Squeee!)
I found these last night while loitering around Benji's myspace. I can't remember who posted them, and it's impossible to find the comment right now, but thanks to whoever it was! They're just large enough to make the page scroll, so I'm posting them in thumbnail form. Just click to make them grow. ;)
Outtakes from the TCA shoot:
LOL at the last one!
Here are some of the top four at one of the TCA's after-parties. They're certainly enjoying their Barbies. Hee!
As of last night, that last photo seemed to have been taken off of the WireImage sight. I'll check back later to see if it's returned.
Lastly, I want to thank my BFF, Vixen, for allowing me to stay on board as a blogger. I'll do my best to keep you guys satisfied in all things Benji...and more!
I'm here! I'm here!
Sorry I haven't had a post for you guys. I've spent the morning cleaning out all of the residual garbage taking up shop within my computer so it can function normally again.
Keep checking back for photos and articles and a 20-minute podcast! Oh my!
Edit: Two articles, courtesy of an anonymous blogger. Both are from Benji's hometown newspaper and were written pre-finale.
Schwimming To the Top - written prior to the finale
So, Yes, He Can Dance - written after the finale
(I get a giggle out of the article titles. Hee!)
EDIT: Another article found by Trish. It's the top four at the TCAs.
Realitytv.com
Blog reader, split chick, was kind enough to point out a 20-minute podcast with Benji! (Right-click and save) I haven't had a chance to listen to it yet (it's downloading slooowly) but it's twenty minutes of Benji! How can it be anything other than fabulous entertainment?
Photo time! (Squeee!)
I found these last night while loitering around Benji's myspace. I can't remember who posted them, and it's impossible to find the comment right now, but thanks to whoever it was! They're just large enough to make the page scroll, so I'm posting them in thumbnail form. Just click to make them grow. ;)
Outtakes from the TCA shoot:
LOL at the last one!
Here are some of the top four at one of the TCA's after-parties. They're certainly enjoying their Barbies. Hee!
As of last night, that last photo seemed to have been taken off of the WireImage sight. I'll check back later to see if it's returned.
Lastly, I want to thank my BFF, Vixen, for allowing me to stay on board as a blogger. I'll do my best to keep you guys satisfied in all things Benji...and more!
A message from our fearless (and internetless) leader!
There's a possible exciting surprise on it's way, but nothing is definite, so if there ends up being no surprise then don't worry about it.
(It was a reasonable facsimile to that anyway, lol.)
She also said she misses you and that she should regain her internet access by Friday.
I did have photos to post in here, but Photobucket isn't speaking to me at the moment, so for now this remains a textalicious blog entry.
Night all! (...or morning, rather. Hee!)
EDIT: BLOGJACKED! hee.
hey guys, it's vixen. i'm at the library again, checking in and being wildly envious of all you people with actual internet access at home.
the veronica mars season 2 dvds came out today! go buy them. BEST. SHOW. EVER., for realz.
awesome news: the lovely and talented rx groupie has agreed to sign on as my permanent co-blogger. so watch out, y'all, as she's officially in charge now.i'm still the boss of her, tho. so, she'll be holding down the fort for now, and when i get back, we'll do our best to double your pleasure. ;)
how cute is benji, srsly? i can't even deal. and i want tranji merch RIGHT NOW. i will not rest until i own bedazzled tranji accessories.
and apropos of nothing, but LOLZZZZZZ at k-fed on the TCAs. could he BE any grosser?[/chandler]
(It was a reasonable facsimile to that anyway, lol.)
She also said she misses you and that she should regain her internet access by Friday.
I did have photos to post in here, but Photobucket isn't speaking to me at the moment, so for now this remains a textalicious blog entry.
Night all! (...or morning, rather. Hee!)
EDIT: BLOGJACKED! hee.
hey guys, it's vixen. i'm at the library again, checking in and being wildly envious of all you people with actual internet access at home.
the veronica mars season 2 dvds came out today! go buy them. BEST. SHOW. EVER., for realz.
awesome news: the lovely and talented rx groupie has agreed to sign on as my permanent co-blogger. so watch out, y'all, as she's officially in charge now.
how cute is benji, srsly? i can't even deal. and i want tranji merch RIGHT NOW. i will not rest until i own bedazzled tranji accessories.
and apropos of nothing, but LOLZZZZZZ at k-fed on the TCAs. could he BE any grosser?[/chandler]
Monday, August 21, 2006
Wearing clothes is so overrated!
Thanks to shawniegore for the following hotness.
(It's really fun to scroll down really fast and watch it in motion, lol.)
"Naughty girls! Were you watching the whole time?"
Yes, Benji. Yes we were.
(It's really fun to scroll down really fast and watch it in motion, lol.)
"Naughty girls! Were you watching the whole time?"
Yes, Benji. Yes we were.
Benji Schwimmer - Stormin' Mormon!
New interview with TVGuide.com
It's an interesting read. Benji's looking for love, ladies! Hurry and snatch him up before Kellie Pickler does.
Also, I had no idea there were four Mormons in the SYTYCD Top 20 - that's pretty awesome. Benji refers to them as the Stormin' Mormons. Hee!
Some more TCA hotness, courtesy of split chick:
EDIT: My friend and fellow Benji fan, April, was able to remove the watermarks!
On a personal note, Vixen's seeing about her internet today, so keep your fingers crossed that she can return to us ASAP.
EDIT: Candid Benji hotness! (Thanks, Courtney!)
Benji's to the far left with the red hat.
Anyone else look at the hair and the outfit and think Logan Echolls? HOT. Also, are they on the Haunted Mansion ride at Disney? Vixen and I have bad luck with it; it's broken down almost everytime we've gone on it. (Is it because I didn't like the movie?)
EDIT #2: Video - Benji on "The Soup". No new info, but it's certainly amusing!
It's an interesting read. Benji's looking for love, ladies! Hurry and snatch him up before Kellie Pickler does.
Also, I had no idea there were four Mormons in the SYTYCD Top 20 - that's pretty awesome. Benji refers to them as the Stormin' Mormons. Hee!
Some more TCA hotness, courtesy of split chick:
EDIT: My friend and fellow Benji fan, April, was able to remove the watermarks!
On a personal note, Vixen's seeing about her internet today, so keep your fingers crossed that she can return to us ASAP.
EDIT: Candid Benji hotness! (Thanks, Courtney!)
Benji's to the far left with the red hat.
Anyone else look at the hair and the outfit and think Logan Echolls? HOT. Also, are they on the Haunted Mansion ride at Disney? Vixen and I have bad luck with it; it's broken down almost everytime we've gone on it. (Is it because I didn't like the movie?)
EDIT #2: Video - Benji on "The Soup". No new info, but it's certainly amusing!
