Netflix Binge: A kind of in-depth analysis of the 7 seasons of Gilmore Girls

On October 1, Netflix dropped the entire series of Gilmore Girls for the world to enjoy. Now, I used to watch Gilmore Girls pretty religiously as a tween but there is something to be said about a show that I was just as excited to watch as a 23 year old as I was when I was 14. While watching I had so many thoughts about the characters, the show itself, the writing, the acting, and the overall style of so the show itself. 

It must be extremely frustrating to watch TV shows with me so luckily all I do is watch TV by myself because I notice things like how talented the writers of this show are. (I was super excited to accidentally notice Jenji Kohan's name in the credits for the first time) 

But honestly, how thick must the scripts for this show be?? and how much research went in to writing the dialog for each episode. I mean lets just focus on Lane for a second. Did they hire a music expert to write all of Lane's musical knowledge on the show? And even Loralei and Rory have seen basically every movie known to man kind and can drop a reference so quick that you don't even catch most of them. I found myself making lists of all of the movies I need to see in order to get to their level. 

And it's not even the main characters. The entire show is full of quick wit and banter in every scene. Even Emily Gilmore goes off on the occasional tangent before coming back down to earth and resuming the normal conversation. 

One thing I love about this show is the fact that the main cast remains virtually unchanged throughout the entire series. And the cast members that are added fit flawlessly for the most part. Cast members that seemed to have left the show almost always made reappearances, and with the exception of dean, you're pretty happy or content with how they turned out. I am mostly talking about Jess. His short comeback towards the end of the series put me at ease that even though he fucked up early on, he really turned his life around and ended up doing what he loves. You always knew he had a good head on his shoulders and he just needed to move past the teenage angst and he did and it was so reassuring. Part of me wishes that we had seen what became of Dean but at the same time, I never really missed Dean anyways. After he and Rory broke up the second time, following their brief stint of adultery I really started to hate him and was kind of glad to see him go.  

I also love seeing the different relationships of the characters develop. And I'm not just talking romantic relationships. A few noteworthy pairings that came a loonnnnggg way throughout the series. 

Lane & Mrs. Kim

Luke & Kirk 

Loralei & Luke

Loralei & The Gilmores

Rory & Paris 

I could write a whole damn book on Rory and Paris because they're friendship was the most surprising yet the most inevitable. They drove healthy competition out of each other that originally stemmed from hatred for each other but in the end actually benefitted the both of them and created what I like to think is a life long friendship. 

Everyone can learn a little something from this show and although it lacks a lot of POC I feel like its pretty relatable across the board. The characters themselves are so diverse that it's hard to not relate to at least one of them. 

I will end this psot with a list of all of Kirk's jobs in Stars Hallow because yes I attempted to keep a running list. 

DSL internet installer

Alarm system salesman 

Cashier at Doosies

Swan deliverer 

Bike transportation business

Mailman

Mailbox salesman 

Post Office worker/notary 

Permune creator 

Beauty supply store clerk 

construction worker

Movie theater attendant 

Realtor

Hockey Commentator 

Dog Walker

"Kirks" restaurant owner 

Waiter at Westons Bakery

Quote t-shirt salesman 

Wrapping paper salesman 

Termite checker/exterminator 

Wedding photographer

Event skydiver 

"yummy" bartender business

Flower Delivery 

Re-enactor for various town events 

Ring salesman 

I have undoubtably missed some so please fill me in. 

Gone Girl [a book x movie review]

By now you've seen the trailers for Gone Girl and possibly even seen the movie..or read the book.

I both read the book and watched the movie and I must say to my surprise I was very impressed by the movie's depiction of the book.
Since reading the book I have gotten over my initial betrayal so when watching the movie I really tried to focus on how true to the story the big screen depicted. Aside from a few very minor details like Tanner Bolt's wife not being included and Neil Patrick Harris wasn't exactly how I pictured Desi to be, everything else was pretty dead on.

Ben Afleck was pretty much exactly who I pictured in my mind as Nick when reading the book so it was a pleasant surprise that he was able to capture the essence of Nick to a T.

Rosamund Pike perfectly captured Amy's crazy eyes and psychotic behavior as well. I especially enjoyed her pudding eating scenes for some odd reason. I felt like it really mimicked how I felt Amy was acting in the book.

I would also like to note how much I liked the actual promotion of the movie. The trailers really evoked chills as well as the www.findamazingamy.com teaser page.

If only all book to movie adaptations could do as good a job as this one. *hint hint 50 shades of grey*

Big Bang Theory! Season 8 Premiere

The season 8 premiere of Big Bang Theory was this past Monday.
I am very much looking forward to some of the changes that are coming with this season, however judging from the first two episodes of the season I will be interested to see how the rest of the season actually plays out.

Things that are new in season 8: 
Sheldon is now a professor, rather than a researcher
Sheldon has "said" he wants to engage in coitus with Amy (!!!!!!)
Penny has a new haircut
Penny has a new job yay!
Raj finally has a lady friend
The comic book store has burned down and Stuart is now living with Howard's mother

Things that are still the same:
Sheldon still makes you want to punch him in the face.
Howard creepily confuses Bernadette and his mother. and also makes you want to punch him in the face.
Sheldon is still annoying and hates change (i.e Penny's new haircut)
Awkward Amy/Bernadette tension
Amy putting up with Sheldons b***s***

This season still seems to be very much Sheldon-centric, which to be honest got old about 3 seasons ago. In the words of Seth Meyers, Jim Parsons IS worth every penny of the MILLION dollars an episode he is making, but honestly, there is not much more depth to Sheldon's character than what we have seen so far. That is unless the writers decide to make some drastic changes..like maybe giving him and Amy a sexual(?!?) relationship.
I would also love to see way more of Stuart. His current lines are pure gold and I think the show definitely needs more Stuart...and not in the context of sexual innuendo between him and Howard's mom.


Watch the season premiere here + one more new episode here!

New episodes are every Monday 8pm EDT on CBS! 

[A Brief Review] No Good Deed ~Spoilers~

I saw No Good Deed recently. It was honestly everything I expected it to be.
First I would like to say, major props to Idris Elba and Taraji P. Henson for channeling their inner soap opera actors and injecting endless amounts of awkward drama into the plot.

The movie begins and you can immediately sense that Terri's (Henson) character is in need of some soul searching as she in the midst of some obvious relationship troubles, while her husband prepares to "go on a golfing trip" with his father. Of course, a storm is coming and she will be left alone in her house in the storm with the children.

Terri has a best friend, Meg, who offers some comic relief throughout the film and shows up at just the right moments.

There is a major plot twist at the end that you may or may not see coming. SPOILER COMING....Throughout the movie you think he is at Terri's house coincidentally, because his car actually crashed near by, when REALLY he showed up at her house very purposefully. but I will leave it at that.

I would give it 3.5 out of 5 stars because it keeps your attention and the entertainment of it makes you overlook the cheesy factor. It could have been worse. 

[A Brief Review] Souled Out - Jhene Aiko

This month Jhene Aiko dropped her debut studio album "Souled Out". I was a big fan of "sailing souls" and "Sail Out" so it's exciting to see her finally release a studio album.

On first listen, it sounds pretty much EXACTLY like all of her previous stuff. Really mellow, trance-y, music you just chill to. And I get it, it's her style and its what makes her unique as a female artist so I can't be mad at that. I kind of wish that the album had more of a unique sound in comparison to her other works but that doesn't mean I didn't enjoy listening to the album. It kind of reminds me of if Drake were a woman and released a straight R&B album. Really emotional, raw and honest. I was hoping for more songs like "Comfort Inn Freestyle" but I feel like a song like that comes out at just the right moment and it's hard to force emotion like that for a studio album.

It's one of those albums that you can listen to in the background of what you're doing and it doesn't really get in the way of anything. I wish I could say that I was blown away but I don't really know what I was expecting. The songs all sound extremely similar and tend to blend together, which makes the album flow really well, but it kind of just plays like one really really long song. If you're not actively paying attention, you won't know what song you're listening to, or how many songs have passed.

Overall it was solid and had good vibes but I was unimpressed and bored listening to it.

Notable songs that I enjoyed:
To Love & Die ft. Cocaine 80's
Lyin King
Brave
Pretty Bird ft. Common
Blue Dream

But my opinion means nothing. Listen for yourself. 

Broad City drops a new web clip! [The Epcot of Cereal]

A new web clip of Broad City came out today and it's just as glorious as I would have thought. In said clip, Ilana and Abbi are video-chatting and eating cereal.

I can't express how ready I am for new episodes!! [Coming January 2015] 

Luckily in the meantime you can eat 5 different types of cereal while watching the ENTIRE first season on CC.com.

You're welcome!

For more of my thoughts on Broad City refer to 'The Summer Netflix Binge of 2014' 

[Movie Review] Guardians of the Galaxy/Chris Pratt Appreciation post

 I will attempt to make this more of a review of Guardians of the Galaxy and not a Chris Pratt appreciation post.

I'm not really one for movies derived from comic books but GotG had a much different vibe than I expected. It was filled with snarky comments and clever puns that was great comic relief from the action.

All of the characters had lovable qualities which is really what made the movie for me.

First of all Groot. Probably Vin Deisels best piece of work. Then baby Groot?? *swoons*
Zoe Saldana, beautiful, talented and terrifying at the same time. And for some reason always painted.
Bradley Cooper has never been cuter than when he is portraying a raccoon.
Dave Bautista was huge and sexy..and seemed sort of like an add on. Drax's character didn't make very much sense to me but at the same time I'm not versed in any Marvel comic books or story lines.

I have had a thing for Chris Pratt since like 2011 and it's so crazy to me that he is now a huge star. The only complaint I have about the movie is that Starlord seemed suspiciously similar to a certain Andy Dwyer. Same sense of humor and quirkiness. I would love to see Chris branch out and explore different styles of acting. I'd love to see more "Zero Dark Thirty" Pratt. But I digress.

I would definitely reccommend Guardians of the Galaxy if you are into superhero movies. If not, it's a great flick to have on the in the background of other activities you are partaking in. 

[Movie Review] As Above, So Below

[Includes spoilers]
I love this time of year, not because of the amazing gloomy weather, or impending darkness that is fall and winter, but because of the influx of scary movies as Halloween approaches.

I love a GOOD scary movie.

That being said. As Above, So Below was a lazy attempt at what could have been a great horror movie. The whole documentary-style horror flick, that abruptly explains the whole journey has been done to death and this movie barely stood out among similar titles.

The premise of the story was good. A smart girl is looking to somewhat avenge her fathers dead in search of a hidden artifact that he dedicated his life to finding. Her and a filmmaker and a group of other young people break into the underground catacombs of Paris and end up literally crawling through the gates of hell, despite MANY warning signs that they should not do what they are inevitably going to do anyways, they carry on. Many of them die. A few survive. The movie ends very abruptly.

The scariest part of the movie was imaging yourself in the position of the characters. It was actually a terrifying scenario to be in. Claustrophobia, darkness, and well being in hell.
The majority of the scary parts were actually given away in the trailer.

One thing that really bothers me is when movies take a documentary-style approach is when they add a score and sound effects. It really kills the illusion.

All in all. If you love scary movies, I would recommend watching this movie on Netflix..if you already have an account..and no spend any money trying to do so. Basically it was pretty unmemorable.

Welcome back to Stars Hollow

I woke up kind of 'eh' about today and then something wonderful happened.

GILMORE GIRLS IS COMING TO NETFLIX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Now let's pretend for a moment that I don't have the first four seasons on DVD. 

Gilmore Girls was every nerdy girls coming of age story, basically. Everyone wished they lived in a small town with a single, hot young mom, and then 2 years later wished they were smart enough to get in to Yale and work for the newspaper and become a journalist. Or that could have been just me..

I was like the Rory's understudy...I wished I could be like her but something in my brain couldn't comprehend things like math and tests and clearly people don't just GET IN to Yale..but I liked to think we would've been good friends.

Side Note: 

I hate/love how famous Melissa McCarthy is now and will shout at the next person who says, "isn't she the fat lady from Bridesmaids"

NO. She is f*cking Sookie St. James from 6 seasons of this glorious show. 

Netflix will drop ALL SEVEN SEASONS of the show on October 1. 

If you need another reason to watch it, here are 3:

If you don't understand my excitement, you are just not about that life. 

It's raining...

Whenever it rains I like to take a break from being the ray of sunshine that I am and be really moody and melancholy. During this time I like to actively look for new places to live where it never rains..i.e. California, shop online for black long sleeve shirts and leggings and do yoga in the dark.

Enjoy this playlist to make you feel just as distant and moody as I do..when it's raining.
Its a lot of Lana Del Rey...but are you surprised?

My dear, you're a...Freakshow!

I love all things creepy so I'm pretty excited for American Horror Story: Freak Show.
I actually have mixed feelings about this season because I have been following the show since it started and nothing has really compared to the first season..like STILL. Assylum was good but lost me towards the end. Coven COULD have been great but it reminded me of a high school drama.
Something about Connie Britton in a haunted house....

But anyways the new teasers for this season are out and just YES!
Thank you for the glorious nightmares that will ensue.

I know the characters in the teasers are usually not in the actual show but that creepy scream face...he should be hidden in every episode.

We Made it in America

Last weekend I attended the 2014 Budweiser Made in America Festival in Philly and it was everything I hoped it would be. These were some memorable moments in no particular order.

1. Kanye. He rapped. He sang. He ranted. He wanted people to mosh? It was Kanye.
2. Pharrell. So it rained that day. and we waited 2 hours IN the pouring rain. ended up getting front row spots. Pharrell was incredible and killed it obviously.
3. Drugs and Beer. Festivals are one of the only places where people just openly do drugs and its like...eh. The BEST part actually was the people who took just one step too far. Lets make a reality show that follows all of the paramedics that take all the drunk druggies away.
4. Rain. It poured. Like literally POURED. They told everyone to evacuate so obviously no one did. Instead we took the opportunity to get front row seats for Pharrell.
RIP shoes and crown :(

Other memorable moments:
5. Kings of Leon doing an encore with Sex on Fire.
6. Losing my phone and friends during J Cole's set.
7. Danny Brown being weird AF and it being amazing.
8. A constant stream of house music.
9. YG's FREE MEEK set.
10. Dressing 'festival chic'

 Here are some low quality pics and from my SnapChat.  


 

The Summer Netflix Binge of 2014

*update* After writing this post I realized it probably seems like I have no life or job which is not TOTALLY true. Ok the 'no life' part is true but I do have a job. and have actually been quite busy this summer. Wait why am I even justifying my TV show obsession? Good bye. I went on a Netflix binge starting about 3 months ago. Here are my thoughts on the shows I watched.  

Friday Night Lights

Clear eyes...full hearts....can't...stop....crying. I realized I'm about 6 years late on Friday Night Lights. After being recommended to me by like 7 different people and feeling extremely left out of the FNL fandom on Tumblr, I caved. Best. Decision. Ever. This was probably one of the best shows I have ever watched in my life. Like crying during every episode good. and not the sad kind of crying..like worlds-happiest-mother crying because I am so happy for these characters (very out of character). Even as the series progressed and old characters left and new characters took over...which is usually the sign of a shows demise...it was STILL good. Like just as good. I don't even know what it is. I'm not super into football or high school dramas but this show was different.    

Orange is the New Black

This goes without saying. If the first season was gold then this season was platinum...or something better than gold. The character development of this show is ridiculous. I'm obsessed with all of the characters and their back stories. I actually became obsessed with Morello even more if that's possible. She is bat-shit crazy and I absolutely love it because you would never even know. Not sure what that says about my judge of character but her back story had to be my favorite. For season 3 I hope they go even deeper into why they're all actually in prison. Also less Piper, more everyone else = yes. You go Jenji Kohan.    

Bob's Burgers

If you don't watch Bobs Burgers I don't think we can even be friends because you won't get any of my jokes. You don't even have to watch it in order. Just watch like 2 episodes. I am Tina and Tina is every average adolescent girl. I'm obsessed that she is so obsessed with boys and butts. Tina perfectly embodies how it feels to be that age. I have to admit that following my Netflix binge I basically just watch Bob's Burgers on repeat now. Bob is everyone's dad and Lynn is that mom that you wish you had but also are glad is not you're mom. Every character is relate-able to the viewers in one way or another.    

Broad City

best. show. ever. If you want a brief glimpse as to what it would be like if my best friend lived in New York city and lived out our fantasies, it would be Broad City. Broad City is like a more watchable version of GIRLS. IMO. No hate on Lena Dunham but Broad City doesn't make you want to kill yourself for being an under-employed twenty-something, it makes you embrace the fact that you enjoy getting high and not really caring about the fact that you're expected to join the actual adult world. It also teaches viewers how to properly dispose of poop if the toilet stops working, and how to hide illegal substances in your vagina. LIFE LESSONS.    

House of Cards

I was hesitant about hopping on the HoC train just because its all everyone was talking about. and being a Scandal fan, I wasn't sure if I could handle another sexy political drama. At first I was skeptical. It seemed very predictable. Political corruption, backstabbing and blackmailing...blah blah blah....and then someone got pushed in front of a train and my life was turned upside down. LIKE WHAT???????????????? Like really......what????? Wasn't she the main character???? The story was JUST getting started.......WHO DOES THAT. Not even Shonda  could've written a death like that. I am still in mourning. I don't even want to finish this post. and then season 2 ended exactly how I pictured it would. Obviously I will be watching Season 3. against my will though.  

This is why moving sucks.

About a month ago I moved into my 4th apartment since moving out of my parents house. One thing about moving. It sucks.

But it sucks in levels. First you're all excited about finding a new place. You see it and immediately envision your new life there. You sign a lease and your content. Then come the fees. Everyone seems to forget about the fees. Application fee, security deposit, pet fee, cable setup fee, parking, first months rent..etc etc etc. You basically drain your entire bank account before you even get the keys.

Then there's packing. There's levels to packing as well. You look around at all your crap and estimate that you'll need a certain number of boxes. Take that number and multiply by two because you WILL need them. Every time I move I tell myself I'm going to minimize. HA.

Pro tip: down a bottle of wine and throw away everything that reminds of you things you don't want to remember. Like that shirt you wore the night you got rejected and can now never wear again. 

If you're moving into your first place or just want new stuff, you have the pleasure of getting to quickly realize how unnecessarily expensive furnishing an apartment is. Now I know what every one is going to say. "just go to Ikea, they have everything and it's cheap."

Umm yeah. Ikea sucks. You may think its like mecca for interior decorating but you're wrong. Unless you have a boyfriend willing to asseble everything from a couch to some storage bins (EVEN THE BINS DONT COME ASSEMBLED). THEN if you ever decide to move again...RIP to all the things you built yourself without really reading the instructions. Notice all the broken dressers in front of houses on your block? Those all belong to Ikea enthusiasts who thought their $100 MALM dresser would last through their twenties.

 

Here's what I can say about moving around a lot. If you need to stay in the same city, and you're young, move as much as you can. Explore new neighborhoods. But move for yourself. Don't move to leave your problems behind or to potentially be closer to someone. That never works. Your problems will follow you wherever you go so at least make sure you like where you're coming home to.

Harry grows Horns

In case you don't know, I'm a self-proclaimed Harry Potter fanatic. So of course I was super excited to see this trailer premiere at ComiCon. Danny plays a guy who is accused of murdering his girlfriend and then..grows horns? It all seems very weird but I'm obviously still going to see it. At one point he has a snake around his neck, which I mean..come ON...heir of Slytherin??

I'm still not a fan of his American accent. But I digress.

What's my age again?

After 21 birthday's start to become sad. You always feel awesome that it's your birthday, but it's never really as good as you hope it will be. You have all these expectations that don't ever REALLY get met within those 24 hours. For me birthday's are just a reminder that another year has gone by I'm still not where I want to be. [Of course I feel "blessed" to be alive to see another birthday blah blah blah]

I was told that your odd years are always the best ones. Which, thinking back, could be true. (with the exception of 19 which I feel like just sucks all around for everyone) I predict 23 being a good year. I mean 23 worked for Jordan right?

The mantra for my birthday has been "nobody likes you when you're 23" (*Mark Hoppus voice*). You're  young enough to make mistakes but old enough to know better. It's kind of the best of both worlds in a messed up way. Still, nobody takes you seriously yet so you might as well do whatever the hell  makes you happy.

Misogyny at it's finest.

A couple days ago Floyd Mayweather posted this tweet:

Dress how you want to be addressed pic.twitter.com/Imj5yRDjh3



— Floyd Mayweather (@FloydMayweather) June 13, 2014

I didn't expect to get as angry as I did because I don't really consider myself as someone who dresses exceptionally revealing or sexy (unless the occasion calls for it) but for some reason this really pissed me off. Men like Floyd Mayweather see women as objects that they can comment on and control for their own entertainment.

Saying that a women is asking to be disrespected because of what she is wearing is absolutely ridiculous. Especially coming from a man who beats the shit out of people for a living. Sure, what someone wears is definitely a reflection of how they are viewed as a person but it is not what defines them as a person. As a woman I am free to show any part of my body that I please and I still deserve the same amount of respect as anyone else.

Are men so afraid or threatened by the female anatomy that they have to publicly disrespect women who are confident enough to wear whatever they please? I don't think it's so much that are afraid or threatened but that they are so insecure in their own self control and abilities to control themselves around women who dress "sexy". It's easy for a man to see a woman dressed scandalously, pick her up, sleep with her and then call her a slut. It seems that it would be a lot more difficult for a man to control himself around a woman wearing a certain outfit..and as punishment for their lack of self control men expect women to dress conservatively as to not put them in compromising positions where they're unable to think with the brain inside their heads.

AND HONESTLY. It doesn't even matter how women dress. Women get harassed and objectified every day, walking down the street, wearing basic shit like jeans and t-shirts. It's just so much easier for men to blame women for their actions saying that their outfit is what caused them to act the way that they did.

Things like this are what makes women think that things like rape and assault are their own fault and not the fault of their attacker. Like they should be blamed for being assaulted because of what they are wearing rather than the fucked up thoughts that men have when they see a women in a particular outfit.

Misogyny at it's finest.

Summer Jam 2014: In review

June 1, 2014 marked the 2014 Summer Jam music festival hosted by Hot 97 at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. This was my first year attending Summer Jam and the first time I had really been to a music festival of this caliber. I had no idea what to expect other than the advertised set of artists. Certain aspects of the show exceeded my expectations. I hate the word epic but it was pretty epic.

First of all: I was really only expecting (and excited) to see a select few among all of these that were advertised to be there such as Wayne, Nicki, 50 Cent, Wiz Khalifa, The Roots, Childish Gambino, Jhene Aiko, Nas and Iggy Azalea.

What I was not expecting is that basically every artist relevant in music today (and 10 years ago..*cough* G-UNIT *cough*) would show up and make an appearance.

First there was the festival stage. Notable performers included Iggy Azalea, Jhene Aiko, Childish Gambino and others that people basically used as alcohol breaks. Iggy was Iggy, she had a lot of energy and no one really paid attention until 'Fancy' which she ended with. She did have dancers which is always fun to see on stage. I was most looking forward to see Jhene and Childish perform 'Bed Peace' together, which they did and it was fantastic. Jhene looked flawless and I immediately want to copy her entire wardrobe. I was skeptical about how Jhene would sound live but she surprised me and I was really impressed by her performance. Childish killed it as well. My only wish is that he would have done some of this older stuff like 'Heartbeat' or 'Freaks and Geeks' but each artist really only had time to do 3 or 4 songs for their set.

After some tailgating, parking lot loitering, and almost getting punched in the face by a drunk bitch who was unaware of how to act at concerts...we finally made our way up about 6 stories to our seats in MetLife Stadium. For how much we spent on tickets they should've thrown in a pair of binoculurs because damn...we were FAR. Although! After being in the pit for the majority of concerts it was nice to have a seat and not live in fear of being suffocated or elbowed in the face.

Action Bronson had a good set. The cameras mostly focused on his choice to perform barefoot. Then there was Wiz Khalifa. I've seen Wiz in concert before and he's actually a really good performer. Then came the first surprise of the evening when he brought out Snoop Dogg.(!!!) Which was awesome.

I'm not going to mull on the rest of the performers. Nas was there and brought out French Montana and Meek Mill. Meek KILLED IT. Anytime he does 'Dreams and Nightmares' the crowd is guaranteed to go off.  Trey Songz came out and killed it per usual. He even threw in a little "Free Breezy" chant (UPDATE: Chris Brown was released from jail the very next day so obviously it was because of our chant). Somewhere in there as a G-Unit reunion which, ok, was pretty cool. There were about 85 people on stage at this point and I really had no idea what 50 Cent was saying but G-Unit was there. He didn't do 'In Da Club' which upset me, but I couldn't be upset for long because pretty soon Nicki Minaj came out.

Nicki did her amazing rendition of 'Boss Ass Bitch' followed by her verses from 'Monster', and 'Up All Night'. She also performed 'Did it on 'em' which is one of my forgotten favorites. At one point even Soulja Boy came out to assist in performing their new song 'Yass Bitch' (yes the actual name of the song).

THEN!!!!!!! Nicki says she has an announcement..she proceeds to talk about a certain member of YMCMB that she is very angry at...how they used to be cool but not anymore because...MF'ers never loved her......................

YES. OMG. DRAKE!!!!! Drake came out guns blazing and performed 'Worst Behavior'. He did some other songs too but by that point everything had become a euphoric blur of screaming and crying and a little bit of hyperventilating. (I love Drake. if you couldn't tell)

Eventually Wayne came out, did 'Believe Me' with Drake, and his part of 'Loyal'.

At that point...nothing else mattered and nothing was the same, so we left.

Here is a list of basically everyone that was there:

Jhene Aiko, Iggy Azalea, Childish Gambino, Trey Songz, Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne, Drake, Soulja Boy, Kid Ink, Mack Wilds, Chinx, August Alsina, Snoop Dogg, Nas, Meek Mill, French Montana, The Roots, 50 Cent, G-unit, Fabolous, Nipsey Hussle, The Lox, Yo Gotti, Ty Dolla $ign, DJ Mustard, A$AP Ferg, ad more that I can't remember.

I also really enjoyed Jersey so Summer Jam may become an annual thing.

I'll say things that are serious and put them in a joke form so people can enjoy them. We laugh to keep from crying.

I have a love/hate relationship with Kanye West. I say this like I actually know him personally...But I look at everything from a PR perspective. At first I thought he was arrogant and everything he said deserved the hashtag #richpeopleprobs. But I'm starting to understand where he's coming from and why he acts the way he does.

He considers himself a visionary. and if you really look back at what he has accomplished, he is. His approach is just one that makes people angry, which causes people to not take him seriously, which then makes him angry. I get it, it's a vicious cycle. It's extremely frustrating when people don't take you seriously, and your means of expressing yourself, the only way you really know how, is the main reason people write you off. I feel you, Kanye.

I'm a huge Kanye West (the musician) fan. No matter what I say or what he does I'm gonna keep listening to his music.

He was on the second night of Late Night with Seth Meyers and I thought he handled himself very well. You can tell he wasn't coached into saying things for interview purposes but it's so funny how hard he tries to please, while simultaneously preaching that he doesn't care.

Anyways, I'm really excited for Seth Meyers taking over Late Night. He has great chemistry with guests.

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What defines you?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c62Aqdlzvqk

This woman is totally inspiring. Like puts everyone to shame how inspiring.
2 things. 1.I love a good public speaker. She was funny, heartwarming, interacted with the audience and was confident as hell doing it. 2.I love people who rationalize negative situations and turn them into positive things for themself. Lizzie could have spiraled into a pit of depression and self loathing after being mocked on the internet. Instead she turned it in to a career for herself.
And aside from overcoming her syndrome, she put herself out there, in the public eye, on purpose, which is not an easy thing to do. This is awesome. Definitely worth watching.

She kept saying, figure out what defines you. I have no idea what defines me. Good for her for figuring it out. AND she's twenty-five. If she can figure out, we all can.