OMG followed by OMG

Huge OMG day, really. I know one has to be careful of overusing the trendy term, but today I let it all out, cuz there was definitely heaps of OMG in my day today.

First of all, I'm off today, and a day off feels so good that I usually feel like going to work as a customer just so I can truly feel that I DO NOT HAVE TO WORK TODAY feeling! I usually veg out and stay home, but still, the feeling is there.

So, mostly though, today I found this great website that sells funny Pilipino-American pride t-shirts and other gear. (Like most people, I found it while watching a new HappySlip vlog.) I'm so excited, I almost paid extra for expedited shipping! You know that means I was excited.


I ended up getting a tote canvas bag with this "Pinay" logo they have and then I saw this other design they have that says "Maganda" and has a flower, I think a hibiscus which my dad grows, which I used to draw a lot in high school. Anyways, when I first got my MacBook a while back I wanted to name it, cuz she's a cute little thing who I spend a lot of time with. My friend Jammie thought 'mac-galing' would be cool cuz magaling is tagalog for "really well done" or almost like "bravo". But Mac-ganda would be cool too, and I really need more meaningful stickers for this sucker. And I've been wanting to go to the Philippines SOOO much recently too.



So, okay, and theeeen John sent me a YouChoob thing that talked about this Filipino cover band singer who sings exactly like Steve Perry from Journey! And theeeeen, Neil Schon from Journey saw him on YouTube and freakin' hired him to replace Steve Perry!!!! How absolutely awesome is it that the new Journey lead vocalist is a Filipino guy! He is a stunning, even "soaring tenor" - as the press release contends - and states that he doesn't wanna copy paste Steve "The Voice" Perry, but be true to himself as well as to the greatest band in the world! I'm like beyond myself and filled with madaming Fil-Am pride! I'm literally pumping my fists in the air. Just as you imagined it.

Witness the uncanny resemblance here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nnNji6s3ck

A KEYS!

I went to my Uncle Rick's this weekend and my Auntie Marie had this gorgeous baby grand piano, a Petrof, which sounds like some awesome Russian or East European brand, which is enough to impress me. It had cool filligree (sp?) too. It's just inspirational to see an instrument like that.

Speaking of how awesome pianos are in general, Alicia Keys' new album is on point. I listen to it on loop, it's just simply great writing. Her vocals have even more confidence than they have previously and the songs have just so much substance to them. I never doubted that she can keep creating great albums that can just stand on their own, but it still is an amazing group of songs. This is reminding me of my days at the Union where I found it actually harder to review good album, as opposed to bad ones. hehe.

btw, I've seen the new Rob & Big episode like 4 times now, it's a real good one and it was free on itunes. So funny, and they really haven't changed much since their first season. Which I imagine is difficult to do for anyone.

Britney, Britney, Britney

I like Britney Spears' music. It's not a secret. She puts on a good show and has supplied me with great catchy music for all girls nights out and all those times that I like to dance around in my room in my underwear. I also was amazed at the way that she dominated the world with very little effort. Just like Mariah Carey All these thoughts are, ofcourse, pre K-fed.

But I guess now she really dominates it all . . . front page Yahoo links their own story intimating that Britney's recent downward spiral and hospitalization will actually put a damper over a wonderful, celebratory better-than-the-Oscars award show, the Golden Globes. Imagine that? What's worse is they equate the importance of this almost predictable saga of 'Another pop star falls' with the industry-shaking SAG strike! They think people are really going to stay home cuz Britney Spears might dominate headlines because of something she's probably already done?! egads! Shame on Yahoo.

http://omg.yahoo.com/spears-strike-loom-over-film-gala/news/5378