It's an event looked forward to for months, as celebrities plan flawless outfits, performances and acceptance speeches and gear up for the night of the year. The 'normal' people count down the days until the big night and prepare their voices to scream, shout and sing along excitedly from their own living rooms. This event is the Grammys, a celebration of the biggest successes in music. It will have you on the edge of your seat, or maybe rolling on the floor in my case, crossing your fingers anxiously for your favourite artists to be recognized. And as presenter Stephen Colbert stated, it is the greatest honor in music besides getting your song remade on 'Glee'.
For me, the anticipation and betting on who will get certain awards is nail-biting, but the best part has got to be the incredible performances. For such a big event, they pull out all the stops. Everything is super over-the-top: lighting, sets, costumes. This year, one of my favourite performances was by P!nk. Singing completely live, she hung from a ribbon doing acrobatics and spinning around, no cables attached! It was dangerous, but it was so artistic and everyone's eyes were glued on her the entire time. Of course, the fabulous Lady Gaga never fails to impress either. Not with visual appeal, but with pure talent... Oh, and her extreme costumes do help too. And her voice paired with Elton John's as they sang 'Speechless' had everyone, well, speechless. I was shocked that Lady Gaga only won two Grammys. I mean really, Taylor Swift is cute and talented and lovable, but she didn't have FIVE NUMBER ONE HITS like Gaga did, and therefore I think Gaga got shafted in the Album of the Year award. She deserved it for sure.
This has been the most spectacular Grammy ceremony in a very long time. I am willing to bet that a lot of other people are already preparing for the next ceremony, and counting down the days, and I am definitely one of those people.
andie, xoxo.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Friday, January 22, 2010
It's a Bird, It's a Plane!
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's an egg-salad sandwich! NO! It's... Andie..?
If I was a superhero, I might not want to be the flashy kind that's always in the public eye. I think Spiderman and Batman made a wise decision, keeping their true identities hidden. If your enemies knew who you really were - and they were smart - they would obviously use it against you. Maybe they would burn up your house or take your loved ones away, and I would never risk that. I wouldn't let people see me all the time, either, because then some crazy person who is crazy enough to intensely dislike superheroes might try to kill me or something. I would work in the shadows, helping people secretly. And if I was working this way, I would need a super power that was discreet, like mind-reading. I think it's the perfect ability. I would want it even as a normal kid, because I could know at any time what all the answers were in social situations, and in superhero duties, what my nemesis's next move would be .
If I did want to be a stereotypical, flashy superhero, I think I would be Bubble Girl or something like that. I could have a lot of fun with bubbles. Maybe I could use them as force fields to keep some people in bubbles safely, whether they be innocent victims or my dangerous enemies. The enemies would be kept in a different kind of bubble though. A Trouble Bubble! I could also have a soapy spray to squirt into people's eyes and blind them temporarily. I would probably call it a Bubble Blast. I could even fly while I was in my own personal bubble! That would be cool, flying above the city in a bubble, keeping an eye out for trouble. Bubbles would make a pretty fantastic costume too. I would make sure that it was as iridescent as they were, and maybe it could allow me to turn invisible!
But when I'm back to my secret identity 'normal' self, would I be able to keep my secret? Hannah Montana makes it look easy, but I sort of have a big mouth. I might just want to leave the super work to someone else, and work on being a good citizen. Because when the bubble bursts, I'm still just me, a normal kid who needs to make an impact in my first life.
andie, xoxo.
If I did want to be a stereotypical, flashy superhero, I think I would be Bubble Girl or something like that. I could have a lot of fun with bubbles. Maybe I could use them as force fields to keep some people in bubbles safely, whether they be innocent victims or my dangerous enemies. The enemies would be kept in a different kind of bubble though. A Trouble Bubble! I could also have a soapy spray to squirt into people's eyes and blind them temporarily. I would probably call it a Bubble Blast. I could even fly while I was in my own personal bubble! That would be cool, flying above the city in a bubble, keeping an eye out for trouble. Bubbles would make a pretty fantastic costume too. I would make sure that it was as iridescent as they were, and maybe it could allow me to turn invisible!
But when I'm back to my secret identity 'normal' self, would I be able to keep my secret? Hannah Montana makes it look easy, but I sort of have a big mouth. I might just want to leave the super work to someone else, and work on being a good citizen. Because when the bubble bursts, I'm still just me, a normal kid who needs to make an impact in my first life.
andie, xoxo.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Who Would You Like To Be For a Day?
Imagine being eight years old and having one of the biggest, best wardrobes in the country, meeting every huge celebrity and having people wait on you hand and foot. President Barack Obama’s daughters Sasha and Malia lead the lives of princesses. I’m pretty sure they are the luckiest little girls in North America; let me count the ways.
Not everyone gets to fly on Air Force One of course - that would be an incredible experience – but mostly, I’m jealous that these two girls get PRIVATE CONCERTS. Just this Christmas, they got a private show from the one and only Justin Bieber, and my heart was pounding out of my chest as I watched it on YouTube. How did they get so lucky as to be born as the daughters of Barack and Michelle Obama? It was only chance. I could’ve been born as either Sasha or Malia instead. What made these fetuses so special?
I wish so, so much that I could take their place. The only downsides to their entire lives that I could think of would be an invasion of privacy and the question of safety. Who would want the Secret Service surrounding you on your first date? And as for safety…well there would always be the risk of someone kidnapping or harming the girls for political reasons. There would always be danger, everywhere you went.
Besides those concerns, theirs is a charmed life. Who wouldn't want to be them?
andie, xoxo.
Not everyone gets to fly on Air Force One of course - that would be an incredible experience – but mostly, I’m jealous that these two girls get PRIVATE CONCERTS. Just this Christmas, they got a private show from the one and only Justin Bieber, and my heart was pounding out of my chest as I watched it on YouTube. How did they get so lucky as to be born as the daughters of Barack and Michelle Obama? It was only chance. I could’ve been born as either Sasha or Malia instead. What made these fetuses so special?
I wish so, so much that I could take their place. The only downsides to their entire lives that I could think of would be an invasion of privacy and the question of safety. Who would want the Secret Service surrounding you on your first date? And as for safety…well there would always be the risk of someone kidnapping or harming the girls for political reasons. There would always be danger, everywhere you went.
Besides those concerns, theirs is a charmed life. Who wouldn't want to be them?
andie, xoxo.
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
"Did You Know?" Now I do.
Is it possible to die by information overload? This video can blow your mind and open your eyes, and it reminded me of the size of the universe. It reminded me that in the space of the universe, the Earth that we believe to be so large is really just a speck of dust, and humans much smaller than that. I feel more insignificant than I've ever felt after watching this video.
The most interesting part to me was about the supercomputer. I find it unlikely that a computer will 'out-compute' the human brain by 2013. Also to be taken into consideration, is that it is believed that humans use an average of only 10% of their brain daily. I wonder if this has been addressed in the supercomputer statistics. On the same note, the computer will only "exceed the computational capabilities of the human brain", meaning that it can think in a whole other way and still cannot think for itself or make decisions. Computers will not be able to take over the earth.
Although these facts are rather astounding to some, like me, they are believable. Our knowledge as a species and as a population has grown rapidly and increasingly and will continue to do so. Some people say that this video was so intense that it was scary to think about all at once. But if they don't get this through our heads, it's all going to blow up in our faces one day. I think those people should get ready, because this is what's happening right now.
andie, xoxo.
The most interesting part to me was about the supercomputer. I find it unlikely that a computer will 'out-compute' the human brain by 2013. Also to be taken into consideration, is that it is believed that humans use an average of only 10% of their brain daily. I wonder if this has been addressed in the supercomputer statistics. On the same note, the computer will only "exceed the computational capabilities of the human brain", meaning that it can think in a whole other way and still cannot think for itself or make decisions. Computers will not be able to take over the earth.
Although these facts are rather astounding to some, like me, they are believable. Our knowledge as a species and as a population has grown rapidly and increasingly and will continue to do so. Some people say that this video was so intense that it was scary to think about all at once. But if they don't get this through our heads, it's all going to blow up in our faces one day. I think those people should get ready, because this is what's happening right now.
andie, xoxo.
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