A Note About Gossip Girl!

Musings from tonight:

Oh Dan/Blair, how I hated the idea of thee.. then became strangely intrigued.

Nate and Chuck need to stop swapping girls. It's creepy.

Dorota is one of the best characters on the show. She and her husband/doorman are great.

Nobody misses with Lily Van der Woodsen/Bass/Humphrey (Klaus) etc...

Serena, that Ben guy is a total tool!

Mr. Humphrey is a total DILF, and a sweetheart.

What is the Baldwin Brother doing there?

Vanessa, nobody likes you.The only person we hate more than you is Little J, and maybe cray cray Georgina.

I can't wait to read the EW synopsizes tomorrow; they are 100 times better than watching the episode.

Real Men Sing About Their Love

The Spice Girls empowered us with the relationship-starting anthem, "Wannabe." So we expect the men folk to get it together. Here are 6 men that make it blatantly clear in their music they want to be your man.

6. Love Soon ~ John Mayer
chorus:
so come and face it
You can cross the line whenever you want to
I'm calling it love soon
close your mind and waste some time if you have to
I'm calling it love soon
it's not about you now
it's what we are

5. I'm Yours ~ Jason Mraz
chorus:
I won't hesitate no more, no more,
It cannot wait, I'm sure.
There's no need to complicate,
Our time is short,
This is our fate,
I'm yours.

4. I'm Your Man ~ Michael Buble
chorus:
And I'd fall at your feet,
And I'd howl at your beauty,
Like a dog in heat.
And I'd claw at your heart,
And I'd tear at your sheet,
I'd say please, please,
I'm your man.

3. Our Story ~ Ryan Cabrera
chorus:
Its a good day for me,
Its a good day,
To take a chance and let you in to see,
Exactly who I am,
and if you understand me,

And if you can roll with it,
I will be your man.

2. Your Man ~ Josh Turner
chorus:
Baby lock the door and turn the lights down low,
Put some music on that's soft and slow,
Baby we ain't got no place to go.
I hope you understand.

I've been thinking 'bout this all day long,
Never felt a feeling quite this strong,
I can't believe how much it turns me on,
Just to be your man.

1. I'll Be Your Man ~ James Blunt
chorus:
Slide over here let your hands feel the way,
There’s no better method to communicate.
Girl stop your talking words just get in the way,
I’ll be your man.

So baby come over from the end of the sofa.
I’ll be your man, I’ll be your man!

Happy 100 Posts!

I blogged about 1/3 of the year!

A Note About Silly Love Songs: What GLEE Taught Me About Valentine's Day

When I was watching this week's Valentines Day GLEE Episode (where all of the characters are running around trying to get with someone for Valentine's Day or show their love to their other half), I realized something crucial.

Here is another shocking case of everything we were brought up to believe about relationships as kids has changed. In elementary school and middle school, we're all about giving out valentines, sending candy grams, and showing our friends, classmates, and crushes how much we like them. Once that's over we're either an Santana giving mono to the whole Glee Club to punish them for your being alone, Kurt/Blaine trying to make big declarations of love that get shot down, Quinn pulling a re-return with an ex, or Tina sobbing as we express our feelings of love.

A big shout-out to Puck for singing Queen's "Fat Bottomed Girls," although the new object of his affection, Lauren, isn't a totally likable character, it's amusing to watch Mr. Puck chase another girl. For those of us keeping track: Quinn, Santana, Rachel, and Mercedes have all been past conquests.

Thanks to Santana for the classic line: "I went to Jared and picked myself a necklace. Here's the receipt."

Doesn't anyone on this show seem to be concerned about the implication about starting something around Valentine's Day. It's too much pressure, it sends the wrong message too soon, and the only things you can see are romantic comedies about people in your exact situation or bloody horror films. You end up like Topher Grace and Anne Hathaway in Valentine's Day, attending a 4-course lover's meal on your first date.

I'm just saying...