Converse turns 100!

Today marks the 100th birthday of what is probably the most famous sneaker the world over--no, not the Air Jordans. CONVERSE!-all stars, one stars, and Jack Purcells!

My first pair were zebra striped and they glowed in the dark. I go them in 6th grade, and have been wearing them ever since. Not that exact pair, but there has always been a pair in my closet. Cranberry, green, and black were my favs. The anti-popular popular shoe.

Still the most comfy kick out there...

She's just being Miley

My name is Gigs and I like the new Miley Cyrus song. YES, I admit it, that damn catchy See You Again gets me moving. But it's not my fault. I think my car likes the song...seriously. Every time the song comes on the radio, the volume on my car radio turns itself up! I'm not kidding. The song gets louder all on its own! So really I have no control over the song. I have to like it or put up with it b/c my car likes it. Total side note: Does this song remind anyone else of the song "Sunglasses at Night"?

On a side note, I have theme from the Sweet Valley High board game commercial going through my head. "You can be a Sweet Valley Girl, going with a Sweet Valley guy, living in a Sweet Valley world, getting into Sweet Valley High!" Ugh. I think it's because I just saw that the are re releasing the books with updates like cell phones and new cars. Wonder if the Fiat will be a Land Rover or Escalade in the new books. Remember the one about how Jessica and Elizabeth started a pet grooming business to earn money, and they found that the dog had been abused? That may have been a Sweet Valley Twins book.

I'd much rather have the tv show theme song in my head, but I don't remember it.

Note to publishers: can we please leave Jessica and Elizabeth in the '80's? We have Blair and Serena and lots more Wakefield replacements. Want to bring a good series back from extinction? Get me..... ummm.....hmmmm....I can't think of any.

Wow, there is so much going on, I don't know where to start!

1. Red Sox are currently playing their first game of the season in Tokyo. Top of the 3rd, Oakland-2, Boston-0. But no worries, we're just getting warmed up.

2. Britney on How I Met Your Mother--funny but unnecessary. But it is nice to see her looking like a human again.

3. The Big Bang Theory on CBS...first time in a long time I laughed out loud during a sitcom. Come to think of it, I did that a lot during CBS' 2 hour comedy night.

4. New York's new governor...I am SO not going there but yeesh!

Christian Bale's stepmom, Gloria Steinem is 74 today.

BAAAA!!!! EEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!! WOWIEEEEE!!!!!!!

It's here! It's here!!!!

Our first look at the cover of Rumors, the sequel to The Luxe!!!


For my wedding, I will be wearing the dress on the cover of the first novel, and my bridesmaids will be wearing the dress on this cover! Where can I get them?

"My name is Gigs and I demand things to be AWESOME!"

Have you seen those new Verizon FiOS ads, featuring Michael Bay? With the exploding grill and the ginormous pool that blows up? Great commercial. I'm very connected with this commecial; I also demand things to be awesome. Check it out by clicking on the title of the post.

So what's the what with LOST? I have to wait a month to find out? Why are Michael and Walt hiding their true identities? Why does Michael actually think that by killing a (literal) whole boatload of people that it will erase the guilt he has for killing Ana Lucia and Libby? And Libby has shown up in Michael's hospital room (or his dream at least) AND Hurley's hospital. This gal gets around! I think Adam over at EW sums up my thoughts on the ep:

"Only Ben could devastate Michael by coolly pointing out that the Others never asked
him to kill Ana Lucia and Libby; he did that all by himself. And only Ben could have the
chutzpah to follow that up by telling Michael he's now one of ''the good guys.''

So is Ben the real Big Bad? Does Widmore work for him? Or is Widmore only one of many pawns in Ben's big game? And was the big death the writers told us about really Karl and Rousseau? Really? I mean they were cool and all, but I really thought it would be someone I really cared about like Ben or Jin or Charlie again. Well,we have 5--FIVE!!!-weeks to discuss. My suggestion is to get started now before you forget how awesome this season has been so far.

He's back! They're back!

Yesterday CBS aired the first new eps of some of their best shows since the strike began waaaaay back in the fall. And I didn't know how much I missed Leonard, Marshall, Lily, and Christine. Welcome back guys! We missed you!

“After a day spent staring at a computer monitor, think of (a) book as a kind of screen saver for your brain”

I like to read. I really like to read. But I'm very picky about what I read. I DO judge books by their covers. I DO NOT wait to finish at least 3 chapters or 100 pages to decide if I want to keep reading. Authors take note: You CAN lose in me 5 pages and under. Publishers I don't care how good the text is, the cover better be good.

I started reading a book this morning and it was around page 3 that I realized that this is the kind of book for me. Spud by John van de Ruit is totally awesome! (hello, 1995) What I mean is that it's filled with witty dialog, funny funny situations, and completely relatable character. I would tell you more, but I'm only on page 30. But he had me at page 3, line 3. Good thing I live alone...my shrieking could have woken the dead.

Speaking of reading here's a scary statistic: in 2006, 46% of adults in the U.S. finished at least one book. ONE BOOK! 54% of you didn't even read ONE BOOK! Were you too busy watching American Idol? Maybe you were chatting yourselves to death on your cell. News flash: there are good books out there. Many are being adapted for these new fangled things called movies. YES, you read it here first! You can READ a story and then WATCH it! How cool is that? Then you can gripe about how the book was better. It must be working... three of 2008's best picture nominees were written stories first.

Anyhoo...I digress. This past week I've read some great things... A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly (great, great, great), 7th Heaven by James Patterson (the best fluff since the Marshmallow kind), The Seduction of the Crimson Rose by Lauren Willig (a historical mystery that's not hard to follow?!?! What a novel idea!)

Are you one of the 46%? What are you reading?
Jack Kerouac was born today in 1922. So was Edward Albee, in 1928.

"It's gonna be legend-... wait for it... and I hope you're not lactose intolerant because the second half of that word is DAIRY! "

Entertainment Weekly, Gig's most fav magazine, has some fun stuff going on on their website today. There's a column about the 20 movies they (and I) can't wait to see. Forgetting Sarah Marshall! 21! Harold and Kumar 2! Just look at the movie poster and tell me you don't want to see it. I dare ya!



And then there's the column on the TV star you'd most likely date. Jim from The Office? Dr. Jack Shepard? Sylar? Jack Bauer? No thanks...I'm saving myself for Alex P. Keaton.

Good stuff...head on over during your coffee break and check it out. Better yet, bookmark the site. It's always filled with salty goodness.

Let's go back to the birthday listings I miss those.
Eva Mendez, the best thing about Ghost Rider, turns 34 today.

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