quiero ser santa

Buenfil cantaba

2008-02-19T14:34:00.001-08:00

Ok so I said I wasn't gonna post here anymore...but I just wanted to let those of you who still stop by from time to time, I have not given up blogging completely.

My other half has started a really cool new music blog!

It is called Buenfil Cantaba and is a Spanish language music blog focusing on the obscure & camp en español. As the tagline says "¡Donde se celebran las carreras o ciertos proyectos que no llegaste a conocer!". Basically we've been featuring a lot of acts who most people don't know or remember because they never had a hit per se, or kinda came and went. We throw in some campy/kitsch for good measure to! Check it out! The URL is buenfilcantaba.blogspot.com.

I've also been contributing to another Spanish language music blog sharing a lot of my 90s-2000 music. There are some goodies there as well. You can visit that at http://frixios-retro-music.blogspot.com/.

I am still working on milkcartonpopstars.blogspot.com. So I may not be blogging about my everyday life (I do that from time to time on my myspace), I'm still writing :)

Blah

2008-01-21T20:30:00.000-08:00

Ok, so I know I've been slacking the bloggin' dept. But in all honesty, I just haven't felt like blogging. Don't know why. But I just don't. I go in these little spurts of wanting to write non-stop to not wanting to write anything at all. So I guess what I'm trying to say is that I'm going to take a little break. Not sure how long it's going to be. Could be weeks, days, months. Who knows. I guess it depends on my mood.

Just so you're not all left in the dark. I celebrated my 31st birthday a few weeks ago and I had a blast. I was joined by my partner, good friends, family, etc. We threw down at Lucia's in Wicker Park and then at Crew. Poor Crew. They had to put up w/ our drunk asses for the entire night. It was a blast and I am grateful for those who joined me. Other than that work's been ok. Love our new location. We are smackc dab in the middle of the shopping district in the Loop (yikes!). I leave Friday for my cousin's wedding in Durango. I'm looking forward to the trip. Mostly because I haven't seen my dad in 2 years and I'm also looking forward to seeing some of my other family. Not to mention any trip to Mexico=CD shopping!!!

Ok enough for now. I should be getting to bed soon. Ciao.

Kali Xronia

2008-01-04T09:15:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year everyone (Kelly...I know you read this so I've titled this post in Greek)!!!!

I was off for 11.5 days and I mostly did NOTHING....and you know what? It felt great! I probably should have done more, but isn't that what vacations are for? To veg and do nothing? I actually went out during the middle of the week w/ Rob, Jorgillo & my Milwaukee Sister. I felt like I was 23 again. LOL. We ended up at Kit Kat for a few drinks, as all drinks were half off. I am love with the Coco Loco Martini (not to be confused w/ the Daniela Romo song)!!! Yum. Afterwards we ended up at Hydrate. Drank some more, etc. For you visual stiumlation...

New Year's Eve we went to a party at my cousin and her best friend/roomie's apartment. It was a lot of fun, but as the my bf already pointed out, we had gone for Indian food beforehand, and didn't really get wasted like we normally do. Oh well, I still had a fun time. Some more visuals...

My work has moved to a new locale and it's right around a gazillion stores. Uh oh. Here comes trouble. Ok so that was a blatant Shampoo reference. I'm diggin' it.

Well that's all I have for you right now. Will write later.

Don't Stop The Music

2007-12-23T11:30:00.000-08:00

I have to say that for me 2007 was a good year for music. A lot of my faves released new albums, there were a few new singers here and there who sparked my interest and if my overflowing CD shelves are any indication, I can honestly say I enjoyed quite a bit of music this year. Unlike years past, I have decided not to rank my fave albums of 2007. So let's just list them in alphabetical order (by first name...because I feel like it). I even had a hard time choosing just 10 so I added 2 more. Hey this is my blog so why the hell not! So here goes...

Amerie Because I Love It Now in the past I haven't really paid any attention to Amerie. Not because I didn't like her (I admit I liked 1Thing) but rather I didn't really think there was anything that special about her. Out of curiosity I downloaded this album (which from last I hear won't even get a US release) and eventually got a copy of the import. Let me just say this has become one of my most played albums of the year. Some might say she's a Beyoncé knock off, well I can get the comparisons, but she's so not as annoying as Miss B. Musically she is far more interesting and does not have an annoying voice. Now this album has a great 80s funk throwback feel, and it's obvious in my favorite song on the entire album Some Like It. Buy this album for this track alone, it sounds like Amerie raided Pebbles archives. There are some great funked up tracks, some lovely ballads. Other standout tracks include Gotta Work, Hate 2 Love U, Crush, Crazy Wonderful. It's a shame this didn't get a US release, especially since it was such a good album and stands out amongst the cookie cutter female R&B US releases.

Armand Van Helden Ghettoblaster Now I have never been one for DJ albums. They always come off as too samey or too pretentious. But can we talk about this album for a sec? My only past musical relationship w/ Mr. Van Helden is his wicked remix of Tori Amos's Professional Widow (someone whom I find really boring and only likeable in remix form). I heard about this album on a message forum I frequent (togerland.com) and was intrigued by people's descriptions. After hearing this album I can not get enough of it. It's like being at a late 80s house party (I was but a mere child so I can only live vicariously through this album)! House, Freestyle, High Energy, Funk, Hip Hop, etc. are all present. I know you must be thinking, another 80s throwback album. What can I say? I love the 80s. It's my favorite era of music (more specifically the late 80s/early 90s). A reworking of Taylor Dayne's Do You Want It Right Now is one of the standout tracks as I Want Your Soul. Who would have thought I'd actually enjoy a song featuring Fat Joe. I'd be lying if I said Touch Your Toes isn't one of the best songs I heard all year. All Night sounds like a hidden freestyle treasure. Cynthia would have given up her Aqua Net for that hook.

Belanova Fantasía Pop After listening to Dulce Beat a nauseating amount of times, I was really ready for something new from Belanova. And while it doesn't steer that clear from its predecessor, there is just something so endearing about this release as well. While some of their music tends to become electro sappy after awhile, when they get a little quirky...man oh man watch out. Songs like Bye Bye, One Two Three Go!, Por ésta vez, Rockstar show why this group has taken over the Mexican pop scene in recent years.

Elan What Can Be Done At This Point Elan's debut Street Child has become one of my favorite albums of all times. With this, her 3rd release, she continues to entice me w/ her scratchy voice and moody lyrics/music. While nothing has yet to come close to the haunting beauty of her debut, this is a step in the right direction after her sophmore Beatles love fest London Express (sorry they just do nothing for me). Instead we find a happy medium of her first two albums. What is it about this girl that I can't get enough of? Killer voice, intelligent lyrics perhaps? Just listen to songs like Made Myself Invisible, Rolls Like Dice, This Time Around and find out what you're missing.

Kat De Luna 9 Lives Everyone summer comes a song that becomes the summer jam. For me this year it was definitely Whine Up. This dancehall-esque jam had me dancing all summer long. But beyond this upbeat number was quite a talented vocalist who is able to dabble in many different genres (R&B, Reggae, Pop, Opera, etc) all on one album. By bringing in elements of Domincan heritage on several tracks, she even made me a fan of Am I Dreaming by incorporating elements of Bachata (a genre I personaly loathe). Not just another teeny bopper singer, this girl has the vocal chops to have a very long career. I'm looking forward to hearing what this young singer has to offer us in the future.

LeAnn Rimes Family By far one of the most talented & versitile vocalists around, LeAnn has a voice that is full of such passion and life, and she's barely 25. Transending genres, country, jazz, pop, dance, etc. she can sing it all. But I have a soft spot for LeAnn's country albums of late. This is the genre where she truly shines, and that's a pretty major thing when you take into consideration Country is one of the few genres where vocal skills still matter. Probably her most mature effort to date, LeAnn continues to build an impressive catalog of recorded material. Standout tracks include the stomper Nothing Better To Do, Family, Fight, Doesn't Everybody. Basically the whole album.

Mandy Moore Wild Hope Who knew the same girl who uttered the infamous lines "I'm forever yours, love always, Mandy" would still be releasing music even after the teen pop phenomenom of the late 90s/early 2000s faded away. I think Mandy has found a genre that really suits her sweet voice, adult pop. A very melodic pop album there are some really amazing songs on this album such as Slummin' In Paradise, All Good Things, Most Of Me, and my personal fave Looking Forward. Here's hoping we don't have to wait another 4 years for her next album.

María Daniela y Su Sonido Lasser Juventud en extasis After releasing one of the funnest and fresh sounding albums in the last 5 years, I didn't think it could be done. But María Daniela has released an album that is as good (or maybe even better) than their debut. While some people don't get this group, for those of us who do we can indulge in their fun so bad it's good pop music. Harking back to an era when pop music was carefree and silly, María Daniela is a breath of fresh air on the Mexican music scene where too many sappy crappy cookie cutter bands like Camila or Reik are stuck in an eternal coffee shop. Campy, electro and oh so fun. Standout tracks include Yo asesiné a mi novio, Pecadora normal, 100 x hora and their cover of Mexican 80s high energy girl group Click's Duri Duri.

María José María José Kabah was one of those groups your either loved or loathed. Personally some of their music was pretty crappy, and some of it pretty good. I never really thought any of them were spectacular singers...except for María José. 2007 finally saw the release of the ex-Kabah's self-title debut album. After a so-so first single, ¿Quién eres tú? (trust me it grows on you), I purchased the import and instantly fell in love w/ the fresh and fun album she put forth. I probably listened to this album more than any this year (ok almost...more on that soon); and why not? This is a fun, slick pop album w/ some of the most of the most addicting melodies I've heard in ages. Mixing elements of current R&B, pop electro and 80s, this is one of the best debut albums I've heard in a long time. Stand out tracks include Detrás de tus palabras, Ya te dije adios, It's A Party! (w/ Plastilina Mosh) and my personal favorite Habla menos.

Marta Sánchez Miss Sánchez Oh Martita. She's been one of my faves since the mid 90s. Apart from her sophmore effort Mi Mundo she's always released albums that were pretty hit or miss. 2 or 3 good songs and the rest filler. Well not this time. In 2007 Marta fagged it up and released a full fledged dance album. The first single Superstar sampled Depeche Mode's Just Can't Get Enough and it pretty much set the bar for the rest of the album. While some anti fans accused her of copying Madonna (but seriously when has Madonna released an album this good?) she made a slick pop dance album w/out taking herself too seriously. Levántate, Si me cambian los recuerdos (a duet w/ Alaska...can life get any better??), Reina de la radio, Frida y sus flores, etc. make this album worthy of my best of list.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor Trip The Light Fantastic After a lacklust sophmore effort, Sophie returned in 2007 w/ her third and best album. I just love Sophie, not just because she's drop dead gorgeous, but because I just can't get enough of her. I love her snobby English voice, something not too many British singers do for fear of not breaking international markets. But this album was a fun return w/ catchy songs such as Catch Me, Me & My Imagination, If You Go, and Supersonic (not to be confused w/ the JJ Fad classic).

Tiffany Just Me I didn't intentionally save the best for last...but I guess I did so anyway. As you all know I have been a HUGE Tiffany fan since her 1987 debut, so since the tender age of 10, I've been following Tiffany's musical lows and highs. After an amazing breakthrough w/ 2000's s The Color Of Silence and a dance album in 2005, Tiffany came back in 2007 w/ a beautiful album that showcased her amazing and versatile vocals. Combining country, pop, rock and even hints of gospel, Tiffany continues to wow fans old and new alike. Ok so remember when I said I listened to one album more than any other this year? Yeah well you guessed it...it was this one. I could listen to Tiffany sing the phonebook, she's just that good. Everyone song is good, one of the few albums I was able to listen to from start to finish. So no standout track because they all are.

Clark You Suck

2007-12-22T14:19:00.000-08:00

I've been living and working in Chicago for just a little over 8 years now. Therefore I've been taking public transportation for that long as well. Well in all my 8+ years never have I had to wait so long for a train and/or bus. So yesterday I worked a half a day. I had to go pick up prescription refills for our dog. So I decided to take the Clark #22 bus from Jackson/Dearborn. By 1pm I started waiting for the bus. It's one of those multiple bus stops. So 10 minutes go by. An Archer bus comes. Then a Broadway bus, and another Archer bus. Before I know it 20 minutes go by. I see another bus, again not mine. This went on for awhile, you can imagine my impatience. Part of me wanted to run to the ATM and hop in a cab, but I'm trying to be thrifty w/ my money this pay period since I barely started xmas shopping. More time goes by, probably 35 minutes. No Clark bus. Finally I'd been waiting 45 minutes! 45??!! 7 Archer buses passed by in that time! 7??? Do that many people really need to come from the South Side?? WTF...finally the lovely #22 came. Of course the bus driver could give me no explanation as to why the bus took that long to come. I finally made to my destination some 25 minutes later (by this point the bus was jam packed because so many people had been waiting for so long). I thought the blue line was bad. After all was said and done I found out I could have taken the Broadway bus, which had I know would have saved me like a half an hour on my wait. Oh well.

Then the CTA wonders why no one has any faith in it. BTW it's super windy out right now and all the windows in our place are rattling like there's no tomorrow. When did it get so windy? More blog entries to follow.

Not so fresh feeling?

2007-12-20T21:00:00.001-08:00

I know I'm gay, but how gay am i? Well if what I received in the mail yesterday from our local Jewel Grocery Store is any indication, I may as well be a woman. Photographic evidence for your viewing pleasure:

No that's not a sample of shampoo or body wash...it's a sample of FEMININE NAPKINS! HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!! I could not stop laughing when I opened it up. Last time I checked I still had a penis and no bleeding orfices down there (except when Holly Hemrhoid is visiting). Seriously I thought it was a new body wash. OMG....now I guess Always won't just refer to a Pebbles song but my feminine call of duty.

In other interesting news our TV died today. Oh lord I've had that thing since I was in high school. So it could very well be 15 years old!!! Oh well. Time to start saving up for a new one.

My annual favorite musical picks will be coming very soon. I'm off starting tomorrow afternoon until after the new year, so I should have lots of time to write. Tootles.

2007-12-12T14:43:00.000-08:00

I've been slammed by work. Sorry for lack of updates. I love the month of December, not so much for the Xmas element (I work in retail advertising and I am pretty much OVER xmas before Halloween)...but because of the weather. Is it just me or is this month rushing by?? I guess the one thing I like about the end of the year is that I have all this vacation time to use up before 08 begins. So beginning Friday, Dec 21, I will be off for 11.5 days (including weekends and holidays). Woo hoo!!! I hope to get some work done around the house, party, etc. Anyone have any exciting plans for the upcoming Holidays?? I really don't have many people to buy gifts for, but the ones I do...it's racking my nerves! What to do?

BTW I totally love this song. It's hot. My significant other turned me onto her. It's totally fly.

Nacotheque

2007-12-03T12:45:00.001-08:00

Friday was the Nacotheque party @ Spot 6. OMG was it a fuckin' blast!!!! It was so nice to be at a latino club/event and there was no reggaetón, merengue or salsa to be heard....yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus!!!!!! First of all, let me just say that the venue was rather on the small side. Let's hope next time (there better be a next time...and soon) it's at a bigger venue, because Spot 6 is über small. Aside from that, the crowd was awesome the music was fucking fun as hell. A great time. Marcelo Cunning and Amylu Meneses, the dynamic duo behind Nacotheque, were super cool and the mix of music was just too fun!! I guess the best way to describe their DJ sets are the latest and greatest alternative and/or indie pop/rock en español mixed w/ tons of campy music from the 70s, 80s or 90s. As my friend Paty put it, it was nice to go to a latino club and it not being full of ghetto people. LOL! Here are some pics...

They played such a fun mix from Fangoria, Click, Xuxa, Zoe, Menudo, La Prohibida, Banda El Mexicano, to one of my personal newer faves María Daniela y su Sonido Lasser. I found this clip on youtube that someone posted from Friday, you can feel like you were right there!!!! I was so excited when they played Fiesta de cumpleaños by María Daniela. You can't see us but we're there :)

I think if you looked hard enough you can see my arms flailing up in the air. Fun music, fun people, fun times. Got nice and tipsy...not too drunk. Now Saturday...that was another story. After sleeping in most of the day we later went out to my friend's holiday party. Parties = free booze...so you can image how much we drank. I hadn't gone out 2 nights in a row in ages. I was hurting the next day, but it was so worth it. We had a blast at the party and even had a charicature done of us, as it was a party favor provided by the hosts. I'll scan it and post it here later.

Anyhoo I should get going. Work is calling me. Boo. Hope everyone's December is off to a good start. I know mine is. Peace out.

Packer Backer?

2007-11-30T08:53:00.000-08:00

There are times when you just realize how gay you are. This morning I had one of those moments. I was getting on the elevator and there were 2 guys in there with me. As we were going up they kept going on and on about the Packers game from the previous night. I am from WI and I know who the Green Bay Packers are...but that's about it. They were talking about scores, and this and that. I just kinda stared blankly and thought to myself...THANK GOD I DON'T GIVE A CRAP!!! Give me America's Next Top Model anyday!!! Now I know there are some gay men that like sports, and that's totally cool, but it's not for me.

Apart from my teen crush (hell I still think he's hot) on Mark Chmura not much else to say on the subject. So let's drool over Mark again, LOL!

Ponte atento

2007-11-26T12:45:00.000-08:00

God bless early 90s cheese en español...

Now back to our regular scheduled blog post:

The holiday weekend is over. Turkey day was yummy yummy courtesy of Bistro Margot. Holy delicious!!! I'd like to go back for a regular meal when time permits. I did a little bit of shopping this weekend but nothing major. It was just a good lazy weekend.

Nothing new folks. Just chugging along until the weekend. I'm really really looking forward to Nacoteque this Friday as I mentioned in my previous post.

The year is coming to a close faster than we think. I'm enjoying it because it has been beautiful outside, the leaves falling, the cool winds, I just love it.

I did get to finally see the following movie which I'd been wanting to see for weeks:

I absolutely adored Lars And The Real Girl!!! It was a funny & quirky, two things I adore. Not to mention there is something about Ryan Gosling. He's just kinda goofy, and that makes him oh so adorable. But seriously, check this movie out if it's playing somewhere near you.

11-30-07

2007-11-19T13:26:00.001-08:00

Before I forget, everyone Nacoteque is making their way to Chicago on Friday, November 30 @ Spot 6!!! I'm super geeked ever since I heard about their parties they throw regulary in NYC. Check out their website @ nacoteque.com. I'm really looking forward to them playing, as they tend to focus on current pop/electronic in spanish and lots of 80s kitsch thrown in for a good mix. Plus I've chatted w/ Marcelo Cunning a few times on myspace and he just seems like a cool guy, not to mention he has good bad taste like me! LOL. We'll be there and you should too.

It's a sad day in music

2007-11-19T09:38:00.001-08:00

Look @ what the ladies of Avenue D just posted the following via a myspace bulletin:

Dearest family, friends, and fans,

We have some bad news and some good news to announce:

First, the bad news: as you may have already guessed: AVENUE D IS BREAKING UP. It's been a great six years, (thanks to all of you) and we are ready to move on to new things.

Now the good news: We are going to have TWO FINAL SHOWS!!!!

Dec. 1st - Brooklyn, NY @ Area 51 which is also our BIRTHDAY PARTY!
and
Dec. 28/29- Miami, FL @ Studio A (one of those days)

Even more good news: we will be releasing 3 CDs and a DVD along with our breakup.

"Grade D Beef" - a collection of our earliest (and raunchiest) songs including our first hit, "Hey Boy" which will also include a bonus CD:
"D Sides"- including our farewell "Landslide" cover

"Totally Magic" the album we made with Phiiliip, which includes such favorites as "Totally in Love" and "Pants Down" (featuring Tigra from L'Trimm)

Also, we will soon be releasing the "Avenue DVD" - a collection of our music videos, show videos, webisodes and more!!! Including videos by Grant Worth

Check the website www.avenued.com for updates on the upcoming shows and albums

also our current albums are now available on the iTunes store... and the new ones will be as well!

WE LOVE YOU!!! THANK YOU EVERYONE WHO EVER MADE MUSIC FOR US, MADE US OUTFITS, DANCED FOR US, PUT US UP, FED US, FLEW US OUT, HAD US PLAY THEIR SHOWS, DJ-ED OUR SONGS, DANCED TO OUR SONGS, MADE ARTWORK FOR US, BOUGHT OUR CDS, AND EVERYTHING ELSE!

we would be nothing without our friends!!!

LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE,
Debbie D. and Daphne D.

Avenue D 4-EVA!!!!

To say I am sad is an understatement. To think I never even got to see them perform :( Their raunchy & funny lyrics have many a drunken night even more enjoyable. At least we're getting some goodies as a parting gift. To say goodbye in style let's check out one of my fave Avenue D moments...

Who is this hottie?

2007-11-16T08:43:00.000-08:00

So the other day Rob asked me if I've ever heard of a singer by the name of Fernando González. I said no, who is he? He in turn tells me that he is some hot singer that he saw on Museo del disco's website...

Hot is an understatement...he's smoking!! But who is he??? Can't find any info about him on the net. But you know I have to buy his CD now. LOL. Add it to my cute boy CD collection I posted about awhile back. Yum.

UPDATE

Turns out his name is not Fernando González, rather Fernando Gonzalo. There was a type-o on the museodeldisco website. Rob caught the error and found the guy's webstie. Holy hottie! There are lots more pics. Apparently his one and only CD came out in 2004. He's pretty awful, but who cares!!!!

When you look like this that's all you need for music sales. LOL:

Dannii does it better

2007-11-14T14:33:00.000-08:00

While Martika was in limbo for many years, I found myself becoming enamoured of a certain tiny little Aussie named Kylie. Now as a kid I loved her debut single (in the US at least) I Should Be So Lucky. After fading away from the US pop scene it was until I was in college (the late 90s) that I rediscovered the elder Minouge. Before ebay and the internet existed, I used to go to record collector shows to buy my imports, collectibles, etc. I would always see lots of Kylie imports and one day I finally gave in and purchased a greatest hits. Needless to say I was in lurve and the next show I bought whatever else they had.

So I was a bonified Kylie fan. Went on and on about how cool Kylie was and that Impossible Princess was the greatest thing since Wonder Bread to anyone who would listen. At the time it had just come out, smack dab in the middle of my Kylie-fever.

Up until about the time Kylie came back to the US w/ Fever I was pretty much a Kylie-holic. Well that was all about to change. I knew Kylie had a sister named Dannii, but I never heard her sing, so obviously did not know any of her material. I happened to hear the following song at a club (thought it was Kylie...only to further find out it was Dannii...how silly of me especially since everyone knows Dannii is the better vocalist of the two):

Needless to say I became very intrigued. Let's just say that my brief flirtation w/ Dannii-dom was about to take on a life of it's own. And it's all because of this song:

This has to be one of the hottest songs ever!! I swear after I heard this song I went...Kylie who??? This song and the album to which it came from, Neon Nights are both electro wet dreams. It has since become my favorite dance album of all time.

So what made me decide to profess my love for Dannii today? Well it's just that last week I spent a CRAPLOAD of $$ ordering all these new imports that have been released in the UK to cash in on her being a judge of the UK's X Factor. Well I couldn't be any happier.

Since we have yet to have a proper follow-up to Nights I guess all these miscellaneous releases will have to do for now. So why not revisit some of my favorite Dannii moments.

Baby Love: Now the original 1986 by Regina remains one of my fave 80s songs of all-time, I can't help but love this early 90s dance take on it that Dannii does oh so well. Plus it's always fun to check out pre-plastic surgery Dannii (when she looked A LOT like Shannen Doherty):

Disremembrence: From her crimanally under-rated Girl album, comes one of my favorite Dannii singles of all time:

I Can't Sleep At Night: This was supposed to be on her follow-up album to Neon Nights but ended up only being included on The Hits & Beyond. Nonetheless, it is fabulous song! She looks stunning in the video:

Touch Me Like That: Jason Nevins and Dannii team up for her latest dance anthem. I love the neon colors, the tacky set, the floating DJ...$ucce$$!!! This will be coming out December 3. It truly is a Dannii xmas:

Just to show I'm not an obnoxious Dannii queen...I too can appreciate when other poke fun of her:

While Kylie is set to "comeback" with her new album and single (which I really really really like); it's hard not to feel upstaged when the prettier, younger Minouge has so many fagtastic musical offerings all at once! ¡Viva Dannii!

My time

2007-11-12T14:05:00.001-08:00

Ok so I am beyond overdue for an update. Sorry people. I always have all these ideas that I want to write about but they always seem to come to me when I am nowhere near a computer, and by the time I do remember that there was something I wanted to blog about, I tend to forget what it was in the first place. Oops.

So with that said why not share some Halloween pics since I promised my Milwaukee Sister I'd post these. Let me start off by saying that I LOVE Halloween. It is my favorite Holiday. I love getting dressed up, and I love thinking about what I am going to wear to outdo the previous year's costume. Actually last year we didn't end up doing anything and had gone out w/ some friends. So this year I decided to revive one of my favorite childhood shows...

Yes I decided to go as Vicki from Small Wonder. The costume looks easier than you'd think, but I actually put a lot of work into it, finding that damn apron alone was a nightmare but it came out fabu!!!

We went to our friend Noelia's Golden Bday party and I had a blast. Enjoy the visual recap:

Not to be outdone, I must say my boo's Ugly Betty costume was a hoot! Not just cause i helped pick out the outfit.

I have to say I am beyond ecstatic that it is finally fall. Summer was waaaaaaaaaay too long. I love walking outside when the leaves are falling. Chava how do you live w/out fall? Speaking of thanks again for our calaveras!!!

BTW have any of you ever been to Arkadash Cafe in Andersonville? Holy crap was this place good! We attempted to go to some Cuban/Colombian steak house...but alas it was closed...not just that evening...but for good. So since we were already in the 'hood and had found parking (which really isn't a big deal in this neighborhood...surprising as that may sound) we decided to check this place. Apparently the no smoking rule isn't a bother to this place because the whole restaurant was lit up! Yes! The place was dark, the music loud, but the food was the bomb! I really want to go back to this place again. I'm guessing this place gets busier later in the evening because when we were leaving a few more people started to trickle in.

Ok peeps that's all I got for you. Before I leave to celebrate the re-release of ex-Timbiriche Alix's lone solo album on CD I leave you w/ this lovely ballad called Nos podemos escapar:

Bum bum this one's for you :P

Take Off...

2007-11-07T08:20:00.001-08:00

I'm long overdue for an update. In the meantime check out the video for Jack Rokka vs Betty Boo Take Off!!!! F'n brilliant!!!!

Odd Crushes 1.0

2007-10-18T11:44:00.001-07:00

Ok admit it, you have a celeb crush that to anyone else might seem odd or strange. So I am here today to talk about one of my weird celeb crushes. As you can see from the graphic above, today's strange celeb crush is none other than Bob Saget. Yes the Bob Saget, aka Danny Tanner from TVs corny Full House.

Like any kid growing up in the late 80s I spent many a Friday night w/ the Tanner clan (it was part of ABC's TGIF line-up...god that's so sad I remember that...ha ha ha). And like any good f.f.a (future fag of america) I was in lust w/ John Stamos (still am to this day...Have mercy!).

But as I got older and watch too many reruns of this corny show, I couldn't help but notice an odd attraction to Bob. I don't know what it is, but there is something I find oddly adorable about him. Even now that the show has ended. I can't put my finger on it. Maybe it's how hokey his character was on the show, that I secretly want him to talk to dirty to me while giving me one of those famous Full House hugs.

Hey, the years have been kind to him at least...

Even Jaime Kennedy has a thing for him:

Oh Danny Tanner.

Lookout weekend

2007-10-16T07:48:00.000-07:00

Well we had a really nice weekend. Super busy, ran lots of errands. Went to some new places, etc. Was nice. Friday stopped at Moonshine briefly. Second time there. The drinks are pretty awful and the music is too loud, I could barely hear our server. Also stopped at Stargaze very briefly (my first time ever there...) for a friend's bday. There were closing by the time we got there oh well. At least we made an appearance. Saturday was much more exciting. Ran a bunch of errands all day as Chus was at the groomer :) In the evening we went out for our friend Paty's bday. It was so much fun :) We went to this great BYOB in Wicker Park called Lucia's, from there we ended up at Nacional 27.

As you can see from the pictures a good drunken time was had by all. I am proud of myself for pacing (and drinking water) at the BYOB so I didn't have a repeat of last time! LOL!

I'll be writing more later on, I've been meaning to highlight some of my stranger celeb crushes :P

White Wedding

2007-10-12T10:38:00.000-07:00

I know it's been eons since I've done a proper post. Forgive me. Sometimes I just get lazy w/ my blogging. What can I say??? As you can see from the pictures in my previous post, I had a blast at my cousin's bday party in Milwaukee. So that was a nice get a way.

I woke up this morning and it was 44º outside!!! OMG I LOVE IT!!! I think fall is finally here. Please please please please don't get any warmer. I can't deal w/ anything about 65º right now.

In other news, I am going to be going to Mexico for a long weekend for my cousin Mirna's wedding next January.

This was taken the last time she was here, which was just this past summer. I'm looking forward, mostly because I haven't seen my dad in almost 2 years! Since I haven't seen the majority of my family in Mexico in a few years, I've forced myself to get off my lazy ass and try and get into an exercise routine. Hopefully by the time the wedding comes around, I'll be looking a whole lot fitter and trimmer. Needless to say I'm in week 2 and Tae Bo has been kicking my ass (in a good way).

So friends, get in your mixup requests early! LOL! Don't worry boo boo, I've already got your requests etched in my brain :)

So I haven't even begun to start putting together my costume. I'm not going to say what I am going as, but let me say it's wonderful.

That's all for today kiddies.

Mari's bday

2007-10-10T08:57:00.000-07:00

Sorry for the lack of posts. I'll write more. In the meantime check out my pics from my cousin's bday this past Sat in Milwaukee:

Chenoa!!!

2007-10-03T14:57:00.000-07:00

New single! New album coming soon! Woo hoo!

Fall cleaning

2007-09-29T09:20:00.001-07:00

Everyone knows what spring cleaning is right? Well I decided to do my own version which I'll simply refer to as fall cleaning. Why you ask? Well I had to change my blog template recently because the old one doesn't work anymore, so I figure it was a good time to go through my links and do some cleaning.

I've recently found a few new links that I am obsessed with.

The first is IKEA HACKER. I read about this site in the paper the other day. Basicly people send it their "hacks" on ikea furniture (taking a store bought item and turning it into something else). I am all about Ikea. I know some snobby fags think its tacky, but you know what...FUCK YOU...we can't all afford Crate & Barrel or Pottery Barn. Anyhoo...the reason I am obsessed w/ this site is because as an artist (did you forgot I have a fine arts background...I know sometimes I do) I am intrigued by how people are making Ikea products their own. It really is an artform if you think about it. So since I have sooooo much Ikea crap in my house, I am inspired to try one out myself. I'll let you know the results when and if I decide to do something (however glorious or awful they may be).

The other site was brought to my attention by my other half. It's simply called RETRO MUSIC. It has to be the best music download blogs in Spanish I've seen in a long time, as it mainly focuses on 90s pop music en español. OMG it's like someone raided my cd collection!!!! Plus there's tons of rare and obscure groups who never even got US releases but I know about them from Mexican teen rags like ERES (remember Agua Luna?? Didn't think so...). Anyway I love music blogs like this and I hope pretty soon I'll be ranting about this one as well.

So while I've found a few new blogs that I'm loving, I had to go into the "personal blogs" section and delete a bunch. Mainly because they were never updated anymore (*cough*rddp*cough*). I kept the ones up that I read on a regular basis and I even kept yours up Glennys even though you haven't written in over a year, but simply because you promised to resurrect it. Speaking or resurrections, I'd like to give a big congrats to Meiver for giving new life to her blog!

Well peeps I am going to get going. It's Saturday and I have to clean the house (es que no llegó la chacha hoy...uff). Ciao.

Pssst

2007-09-27T21:06:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone in blogger-land. Sorry I've been M.I.A. for the last few days. Work is über busy right now so bare with me. I had to post this though. I was out walking my dog like I always do, and noticed that everybody and their mother is having yard sales. I guess it's that time of year. Anyhoo I couldn't help but notice one sign in particular:

I just thought it was too funny. I had to rip it down and take a picture (and yes the yard sale in question already passed, so I didn't do any harm). Tee hee. The "lord's day", that cracks me up. I find it even funnier that it was up in front of the church around the corner from my house. I believe it's a "church of later day saints" or something like that. I am not sure what it is exactly, but there are always dorky guys in short white sleeve dress shirts and black ties on bikes.

Like my bf has already recapped, we went to see Sinead O'Connor this past Sunday. He was able to score 2nd row seats for super cheap on ebay! God bless ebay. Now I've always been a casual Sinead fan and was always curious to see her live. Now she is not what one would call an exciting performer, but my god her voice is just so captivating. I couldn't take my eyes (nor my ears for that matter) off of her. She was truly amazing.

None of my pictures came out that well because the whole front of the stage was white and there was too much light reflecting from the flash. Oh well.

So the other day I was talking w/ my MI bff, Tracy (aka Cherelle) as we were checking out the Russian hottie on Dancing With The Stars. You could eat off his ass...

Check out his website. That was for you Cherelle!

And before I forget...do any of you remember this?

It's called Pssst and is dry shampoo. I know it sounds gross but my mom used to use this in the 80s (for all I know she still does). I telling Tracy about it and we couldn't stop laughing about it. I wonder if rat's nest uses it? LOL! So do you think this girl uses it???

Ok peeps I gotta go walk my dog :) Ciao.

Mandinka

2007-09-20T12:17:00.000-07:00

So I don't think I've gotten over my Timbiriche high yet. LOL. But one thing I forgot to mention in my last post, was that while we were at the show I kept thinking to myself the back-up singer looks really familiar to me...

So I look inside the tour book at the credits (mind you I got the last 2 they were selling) and sure enough it was María Urtuzuástegui, the former lead singer of Luna Limón. I wrote a blurb about LL once upon a time and she somehow found my blog and signed my guest book!!!. My 2 friends had backstage passes and I asked him to tell her that she had a fan that wanted to meet her, but alas it didn't happen. Anyhoo I just thought it was a real cool tidbit that I forgot to share.

In other news my boo boo just scored amazing tickets for Sunday's Sinead O'Connor concert!!! I've never seen her in concert, but I think she is an amazing vocalist and can not wait to experience her live. I'm hoping she does this song:

Or I would love to hear her version of this song. Remember how hot she looked in the video?? Don't get me wrong she's beautiful, but when she's all glammed up...wowser!

So I can just take a moment and bitch about the weather. Last week it was so nice out, in the 50s and all of the sudden this week it's been like 80 everyday! WTF!!!!! How can you be so cruel Mother Nature????

America's Top Model premiered last night! I love it!!!! I am not going to try and predict a winner (because I am always wrong...except for Jaslene). But I must say I realy really like Heather. She's kinda weird looking, but there is something I like about her.

I also really like Ebony (as does Chava), and Jenah.

But you know what I love most about Top Model coming back??? The recaps that Rich does over at fourfour. In case you have never read his blog and you are a fan of the show, read his recaps of past seasons...they are hilarious!!!! High-larious!!! Ok peeps I gotta go...as Vanessa Williams once said...I got work to do...I got a job baby!.

"YA LLEGO LA BANDA"

2007-09-17T11:02:00.000-07:00

So for weeks now all I've been talking about was the Timbiriche concert that took place this Sat. at the Rosemont Theatre. I don't even know where to begin. First of all, the show looked sold out, which was great because there really wasn't that much promotion. We had front row seats, in reality we were just behind the orquestra pit as that was reserved for family of the band. Anyhoo...the show was just magical. The energy, the crowd, everything was just perfect. Words can not do it justice. Instead I'll show you via pictures (mind you these are just a few of my faves as I took over 300!!!!)....

During the Vaselina segment

Sasha w/ Benny playing guitar

Erik Rubin and guitar

Sasha & Benny...awwww!

Diego and the infamous pants

Rob and Mariana Garza

Timbirichos

Sasha, Benny and Alix

"Ya llegó la banda..."

Benny with the Mexican flag

"¡México! ¡México!...m-e-acento-x-i-c-o"

As you can see from the pics we had great seats and a great time was had by all. By far my favorite concert of 2007. And now I can die because I've finally seen Sasha Sökol in person.

New attitude

2007-09-17T08:04:00.000-07:00

Still sorting through my Timbiriche pics (I took over 300)!!! In the meantime I updated the look of my blog, as my old template was no longer working. Hope you enjoy the facelift.

OMG...

2007-09-16T21:11:00.000-07:00

The Timbiriche concert was f'in amazing!!! I'll post more about it later but look how close I was to Sasha:

Fall where are you?

2007-09-09T09:25:00.001-07:00

I think summer may finally be coming to an end. Yay! It's been cooler and cooler, and best of all it hasn't been muggy hardly at all this week! Next week it'll be in the mid 70s, even going into the high 60s. Thank God! Summer is my least favorite season and for whatever reason it felt like it was never gonna end.

Onto to other more important things...if you haven't heard Timbiriche are doing a reunion tour for their 25th Anniversary (sans Paulina Rubio) and this time there are a few US dates...one of which is Chicago! Woo hoo! Long story short we eneded up getting front row tickets for the upcoming show on September 15. OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so excited. I am going to be so close to Sasha Sökol I'll be able to smell her farts! LOL.

After Bibi Gaytán, Sasha is my 2nd favorite ex-Timbiriche. I've dreamt of the day I'd be able to see her in concert and now it's going to happen. Yay!

Well I am going to enjoy the rest of my weekend. Tootles.

Dipity Do'

2007-09-06T13:04:00.000-07:00

I feel like my posts are growing more and more apart. Sorry peeps just slammed at work right now. Labor day weekend came and went. I had to come in Saturday to get a project done that had to be at our client first thing Tuesday am, so that was a bummer. I made up for Sat as we went out for my boo boo's brother's 30th bday bash. It was at this new bar downtown called English. While the air was broken, I have to say I had a blast! They had an open bar special for $35 until 12:30am...gurl let me tell you...we got our drink on! I had a very nasty hang over the next day. Many a drunk time was had, like this:

So I think I mentioned that a few weeks ago we went to Milwaukee to visit my family and went out w/ my cousins, got drunk, it was a good time. But...I have to tell you about the most tacky thing I think I've ever seen in my life (and I am from Wisconsin, so you know I've seen lots of tacky). So we're driving and I think we were already past Racine, heading into Milwaukee when I look over at this huge SUV and see this on it's bumper:

WTF!!! I mean I am all for people showing their support for breast cancer, but with a f*cking Packers logo smack dab in the middle??? OMG...I think that sums up Milwaukee for me. Tacky tacky tacky!!!! LOL! I swear they must be from West Allis or Crudahay, the armpits of Milwaukee.

So going back to the holiday weekend....we ended up doing something we never really do, go to the mall! We took a drive out to Skokie to go to Old Orchard mall...because I wanted bourbon chicken:

OMG I love bourbon chicken!!! I worked at a mall briefly when I was in college, and we'd always go get this dish on our meal breaks! Love it!!! So since we were out in the burbs, at the mall...you know this was coming...the suburbanites were out in all their glory. Of course. But I can't help but notice all the dippity do' boys were out. You know the ones...they look like the Gotti brothers, severely gelled hair, bad orange tans, they shop at Aramani Xchange. LOL.

Enough of my ramblings...take care everyone!

"Oh Honey"

2007-08-30T18:52:00.001-07:00

So we had a quickie visit from our favorite californian...Chava! Though his visit was short, it was nice seeing him once again. Last time he was here our visit was cut short by some guy who shall remain nameless (Oh Honey)...

Anyhoo while Chava was here we took advantage and attended the Viva Chicago festival to see Mexico's answer to Hilary Duff (speaking of the Duffster...her show was postponed last Friday), Belinda. We went down to Grant Park and waited for about an hour for miss thang to take the stage (yes heat and all). Needless to say we got there late so there was no way we could actually watch the show from the proper audience seats. While her set was short...this was the best I could get picture wise:

She is kinda dippy, and sang live only a few songs, but it was free...so can I really complain? Odd thing was she performed her hit Ni Freud, ni tu mamá twice, as the opening number and the closing number. Huh? Anyhoo it was fun staring at all the nocas who were there not to mention the scurry pretaricans w/ there even scarier plucked eyebrows.

We did some cute shots of ourselves though:

I'm sorry we weren't as readily available to enjoy your visit properly, but next time we'll have to plan it around some days off for everybody...and we are so going to CA soon! If anything to go CD shopping, meet some real-life Echo Parque cholas (maybe we can even find Whispers) and take a trip to TJ...hello mixup and donkeys?? I'm there! Chus misses his Titi Chava.

Otherwise not much else. Work is crazy right now. As you may or may not know, I work in retail advertising and while everyone is still enjoying the summer (or not depending if you are like me and loathe weather above 65º) we are working on ways to shove Christmas specials down your throat! This week was crazy, but at least we have off Monday. Since I had such a crazy week I am sooooo looking forward to getting my drink on :)

Overdue

2007-08-27T19:29:00.000-07:00

I got some sad news today. My sister's dog died this morning. She was 15. If you are not a pet owner that might not seem like a big deal to you, but for someone owns a pet or grew up w/ pets knows that they become a huge part of your life and are truly are one of the family. Though I hadn't seen Brandi in a while, she'll always hold a special place in my heart. My sister had another Shih Tzu before Brandi named Tiger, but he died when he was only 5. Needless to say we were heartbroken. A few years later her bf at the time got her a new puppy, and that new puppy was Brandi. Wow I was 15 when they got her. She was the sweetest little thing and would spend tons of time at our house as my sister would bring her over to keep my elderly grandfather company. The two of them would go for walks, take naps together (something my Grandfather would never do w/ Tiger), etc. They were best of buds. As you can image she was our little princess and was spoiled rotten!

As she got older she went blind in both eyes and like many dogs grew into her old age :( My Mom called me this morning to tell me the news. As you can imagine I am heartbroken. I spent the majority of the morning crying, as all I could do was think of my poor Brandi. So Chus your big cousin is in heaven now.

As an ode to my little niece...I leave you w/ some pics when she was a puppy as well as one of us when I was 15. I think she was trying to bite my bubble gum, hence why I am laughing. Check out the hair! And the braces!

I've got some other stuff to blog about, etc. but after today I am emotionally drained and really don't feel like writing anymore. I hope you're all well.

So Good...

2007-08-23T08:32:00.001-07:00

So I know I've been MIA from my blog lately. Sorry. I really have things I've been meaning to post, but I guess time has gotten the best of me. Anyhoo...I recently found an 80s movie I was desperately looking for on DVD this past weekend when I was in my hometown on Milwaukee. Anyhoo you'll see what it is below as I present my 10 favortie bad movies, you know the ones that are so bad they're good. I didn't include the obvious SHOWGIRLS as that's in a league of its own as are any and all John Waters films. These films weren't all necesarily trying to be bad (ok some where) but whatever they were wasn't very good.

10. DROP DEAD FRED What's not to love about this movie? Phoebe Cates (absolutely love her...hello Shag anyone?) has an imaginary friend as a kid who's beyond trouble and after surpressing it for years, he comes back into her life as an adult. The guy that plays Fred is hilarious, and those one liners! I absolutely adore the little girl who plays Phoebe's character as a child. Favorite line? I'm your fella Anabella

9. LAST DRAGON Awful awful 80s movie! But it features Vanity and her delicious song 7th Heaven. Plus the faux pop star who looks like Bette Midler on crack...Dirty Boys! OMG this movie is so wrong I don't know where to begin. Cheese and more cheese. Who's the master? Sho-nuf!

8. GARBAGE PAIL KIDS Ok this was the movie that inspired this post. I am sure you all remember the Garbage Pail Kids cards right? They were so popular at the time someone thought it would be a good idea to bring their grossness to the big screen. What were they thinking!?! It's like watching one big fart joke. And that theme song at the end of the movie? If you're teacher send you to the principal's office...you can be a Garbage Pail Kid!

7. SUMMER CAMP NIGHTMARE Ok this one is bad on soooo many levels. First of all it stars Samantha Newark. Who's that you might be asking yourself? Well she's none other than the speaking voice of Jem. Yes from the cartoon. It's great hearing Jem swear! This is a bad movie about some kids who take over their summer camp, and well you can imagine the rest. But what's even greater is the awful talent contest where we are serenaded with a song about beef bologna.

6. SHE-DEVIL Ok I friggin' adore Roseanne and her her TV show is one of my favorites of all-time. So to capitalize on her TV success back in the day, someone gave her own movie (not to mention a lame TV movie about football moms). To top it off her costar was Meryl Streep! Roseanne plays a scorned wife who takes revenge on her cheating husband and destroys everything in her quest. The result is this awful awful movie that's taken on a life of its own.

5. JUST ONE OF THE GUYS Does it get any better than this? A Chicago high school senior (w/ a very heavy New York accent might I add) decides to go undercover as a guy at a rival high school after not winning a journalist internship. Because girls aren't good journalists...so she has a point to prove. I think they did a knock off of this recently, some lame Amanda Bynes movie. It's just pure 80s cheese, and I love it!

4. EARTH GIRLS ARE EASY As a kid I was obsessed w/ Julie Brown and her MTV show Just Say Julie. Well when I found out she was going to be co-starring in a movie I was thrilled. Bad on so many levels, the acting, the songs ('Cause I'm a Blond anyone?), the cheesy dancing. It's too die for! As an adult I appreciate it's campiness even more. Not to mention that I have a major hard on for Jeff Goldblum (grrrrr). Long story short Geena Davis plays a scorned wife (what's w/ these cheated on women flicks I seem to love), aliens crash their spaceship in her pool (they also happen to be furry but w/ a little help from beautician pal Julie Brown they are hotties), they have zany adventures while on Earth, blah blah. You get the point. So bad it's good!

3. MI VIDA LOCA Ok anyone who knows me, knows I can practically recite this movie in my sleep. This has to be one of the worst movies EVER! The acting is so bad, the dialouge is hilarious (Let's see if you're down for shit bitch, and don't be a leva), etc. It's like every bad cliche in every bad latino movie. I just love how awful this movie! The whole chola backdrop is to die for! What I would do to meet la Whispers in person!

2. ELVIRA MISTRESS OF THE DARK Elvira's popularity in the 80s brought her to big screen, and to this day this movie remains a fave. Elvira hosts a bad horror show (wow what a stretch); quits, is broke and finds out she's inherited a house from a long lost aunt she didn't even know existed. Basically she runs amuck in a small town where her boobs (or gazungas as they're so lovingly referred to) cause quite a stir. This movie is pure cheese, the townsfolk (Eddie McClurg stars as Chastity Pariah, my email namesake) are to die for, and who can forget all her sexual innuendos and that rap she does at the end of the movie! They should make this into a musical!

Now the moment you've all been waiting for...

1. TEEN WITCH Holy bad! Holy cheese! Holy teen musical! This is by far one of my favorite movies of all time (bad or good). Louise discovers she is a descendant in a long line of witches who get their powers on their 16th birthday. She goes from frumpy outcast to becoming the most popular girl in school (thanks to her magicals powers). The awful late 80s fasions, the songs (We like boys! Top That!), that creepy lady from Poltergeist. But the best is that spazzy kid who plays her little brother...You think you're hot stuff...well you're nothing but a dog! A dog!

eight

2007-08-12T12:32:00.000-07:00

So I just realized that my anniversary of moving to Chicago kinda passed me by! Ooops! I think it's because I've been living (and working) here for so long I tend to forget I'm not a native. With that said, this past August 9 was exactly 8 years ago that I moved to Chicago! Wow! I can't believe it's been 8 years already. I can truly say that this city has made me feel at home the entire time I've lived here. Just think of all the wonderful people I've befriended since living here. Not to mention the obvious :)

Mr. Mambo

2007-08-09T13:20:00.000-07:00

I just got some sad news. Turns out a friend of mine passed away last month (I just found out today). Though we never met in person, we were pen pals and traded material of our favorite has-been divas (i.e. Tiffany, Martika, Stacey Q, etc.) over the years and spoke on the phone every now and then. I know he's had some personal issues of the last several years of his life, but I'd spoken to him on and off again for a long time now and he was usually in high spirits. I'd really come to appreciate his friendship over the years.

My heart sank when I heard the news. It's just sad. I don't know what else to say. Wherever you are Robert (aka Mr. Mambo) I just want to say thank you for being such a wonderful friend over the years. I'm sorry we never got to meet in person and go get smashed on margaritas like we always joked we would do one day.

So with that said I dedicate the following to him...I think he was the one person I knew who actually like Tiffany's "New Inside" album more than me :P

Res is back!

2007-08-02T07:43:00.000-07:00

Finally!!!!

Visit her myspace for more info.

Tiffany Times Two

2007-07-27T08:28:00.000-07:00

I am sick at home as I type this. I stayed home Wed. as I had a sore throat and sounded like Ja Rule when I spoke. I sucked it up and went into work yesterday (Thurs) and got a lot done despipte my constant coughing. I was planning on staying late last night but I just felt gross so I came home and went to bed early and decided to stay home today. Thank god I did!

I haven't updated my blog in weeks it seems! Everyone was asking how the Tiffany shows went...they were great! Here are some pictures I took w/ my new new camera that I am in love with!!!

First up pics from Tiff's show at Circuit:

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We were lucky enough to meet her again. She was super sweet and took time to sign stuff for us as well as pose for a picture w/ her "godsons"!

Being the big dorks we are, we also went out to see her the following night at Hunter's. If any of you have been to Hunter's you'll know it's uh, rather interesting. The crowd is suburban gays (we all know how scary they can be) and really bad cross dressers! LOL! Again she gave another great show as you can see below:

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We were able to meet her yet again and I got a few autographs for some friends who could not make it (not to mention I had her sign a few more cds for me!). With that said now I have almost every one of my Tiffany cds signed!

Look!!!! BTW if any of you are familiar w/ Tiffany's 2nd album Hold An Old Friend's Hand, there is a song on there that is über trashy that I love to death called Drop That Bomb. If you can see in the pic I asked Tiff to sign my cd "To Joe Drop That Bomb!" to which she obliged! She rocks!

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In case any one was wondering how Chus is taking to our new home...

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Needless to say he's fitting in just fine :) Hope everyone is having a good day. Off to see the Simpsons movie today as well (cause that's all I've been hearing about all summer).

Woo hoo!

2007-07-16T10:15:00.000-07:00

My Loco Mía CD/DVD import from Spain just arrived!!! OMG I want to go home right now and watch it! To tide my over, and you guys too...some performances of my favorite LM moments!

This song was from the controversial second formation of LM...so what if they weren't the originals, they had the best songs! Why wouldn't they, Mónica Naranjo's producer did these songs for them! Check out Obsesiva:

And what better way to celebrate Loco Mía in all their tackiness...then this interview w/ the queen of all things tacky in Mexico, Verónica Castro:

Spinning Around

2007-07-13T14:21:00.000-07:00

In response to your comment Milwaukee Sister, I dedicate the following to you & all your fierceness!!!!!

Leah Remini will forever be Charlie to me!!! Our childhoods on the south side of Milwaukee are scarily similar!!!! Long live Living Dolls!!!!!

Living Dolls

2007-07-12T11:09:00.000-07:00

Today's post is not about the late 80s Who's The Boss spin-off, Living Dolls. Maybe I'll save that for another day. Today I'd like to talk to you all about one of my dorky hobbies. Celeb dolls! I don't know what it is, but I love celebrity dolls. Call me a big 'ol homo if you will...but I just love them!

I guess what started my thoughts on today's topic is that when I was in high school I had 2 Beverly Hills 90210 dolls. In particular these two:

Being the fool that I am I decided to give them away to my best friend. Years later I found out he doesn't even have them anymore because his mom gave them away! WTF. So now that I am an adult and am allowed to spend money on such foolish things I purchased a brand new Donna Martin doll on ebay for only $10! Woo hoo! Now I just need to replace my Shannen Doherty doll and I'm all good :)

So what other dolls do I have? I have 3 RuPaul dolls, some Spice Girls dolls, a few Britney Spears dolls (I don't even like her, but people bought them for me), a Christina Aguilera doll and a Hilary Duff doll!

OMG I think this qualifies is my gayest post ever! Are there any other celeb dolls that I should add to my collection. Maybe I'll track down those old Saved By The Bell dolls. I can recreate my own version of this...

Edit:
I had to come back and write the reason why I started this post in the first place! For those of you who grew up in the 80s do you remember this doll???

As a kid I always wanted a Brooke Shields doll! I remember my grandfather would take me to Toys-R-Us w/ him (he had a grocery store and he would buy diapers there and resell them at his store) and he would let me get something small. I had a Ken doll so I would buy outfits for him (I know I know...what a fag) and I always remember that damn Brooke Shields doll sitting on the store shelf! I wonder how much they go for on ebay? I guess this is where my celeb doll fascination began.

Hey shouldn't the RBD and new Cher dolls be out by now?

El cementerio de mis sueños

2007-07-06T12:52:00.000-07:00

New Fangoria video!!!!!!

Boom

2007-07-04T10:13:00.000-07:00

I absolutely loathe fireworks. So I find it funny that it rained like cats and dogs on the 3rd. Seriously I just think they are boring. What is the point? Anyhoo...that didn't stop people from setting them off in our alley last night. The sad thing is you would have thought it would have been some ghetto mofos but it was all these hipsters. I honestly do not see the point. But I must say nothing is as bad as when I lived in Bridgeport (aka Shitport) on Chicago's South Side. As Rob jokingly told me It was like war!. Seriously there was smoke everywhere you couldn't even see your house it was so bad. Anyoo I am glad this "Holiday" is over, but I am sure people will continue to light their illegal fireworks until summer is gone.

Which btw I hope is soon. I just can't stand the heat!

Anyhoo enough bitching about fireworks. What I wanted to talk about is how much I am in love with ex-Kabah member María José's solo debut! It's such a fun pop album! I highly recommend it!!!

To check out more on here visit her official myspace page. I always liked Kabah, and incidently felt she was the only one w/ a half way decent voice (which when you think about it isn't that big of a feat). Anyhoo I'm just loving the sounds she explored. The songs are really catchy and I can not get enough of it! I am not when this is getting a US release, but I did notice that it's avaialbe on for download on itunes USA. This is my favorite song on the album, it's called Habla menos:

Well peeps I have to get back to work. Be good.

We did it, lo hicimos

2007-07-01T15:24:00.000-07:00

We are all moved in!!! Finally!!!! Took forever but EVERYTHING is now out of the old apartment, cleaned it yesterday, etc. and now it's no longer a concern of mine.

Today we are busy unpacking trying to find a home for all our crap. I honestly so far adore our new place and I like how close we are to everything. Chus loves it too, as there are tons of smaller dogs in the neighborhood. We already met like 5 this week alone! Our neighbors are super quiet, which is odd for an apartment building I think.

Anyhoo...hope you're all enjoying your weekend. Gotta get back to some unpacking. We are going to IKEA on Friday, which I am looking forward to :)

Peace in yo' middle crease.

Finally!

2007-06-27T18:46:00.000-07:00

Sorry for the lack of posts. We've been super busy unpacking. The move went smooth (even though we had a few broken items). Now it's just a matter of unpacking and going back to the old place and cleaning up. And yes I still have some odds and ends there to clear out. I hate moving, it's like it never ends!

Work is driving me crazy. It's almost 9pm on Wed. and I am still here finishing up a project that's due tomorrow. Actually I just finished. Just waiting for a ride from my coworker.

Pride was this Sunday. I had a blast, but unfortunately my bum bum didn't. It's largely my fault, and I hope I can make it up to him. Thanks for letting me have fun though. I really needed it.

A few visuals for your enjoyment:

Who's shit faced?

In more exciting news Tiffany is doing 2, count 'em 2, shows in Chicago. And one is actually in the city!!!!

The first one is July 20 @ Circuit in Boystown. Yeah! The second one is out in the burbs at Hunter's on July 21. OMG I can't wait!!!!

In other news after having been cable-less for years I finally got cable again! I decided that I was paying way too much for my phone and internet with SBC, or AT&T or whatever the fuck they call themselves now. So I gave in and got phone/internet/cable through Comcast. Yay! Junk TV!!! It's really only $20 more than what I was paying for only 2 services. Plus it's all inclusive.
Alright peeps I gotta get to a meeting (it's Thurs am as I am finishing this post...).

Almost

2007-06-21T11:12:00.000-07:00

Tomorrow is our move! Woo hoo! I can't wait to get out of current place. I know we struggled for a bit when deciding to leave or not, but I honestly believe w/ all my heart we have made the right decision. Yay! We sign our lease tonight and get our keys. The next two days will be hellish but we'll get through it :) I'll post some pics once we're all settled in.

To tide you over 'til my next post here's a video for you all to enjoy :)

Packers

2007-06-17T10:46:00.000-07:00

I am in packing hell. Well the packing part isn't so bad. It just would help if it was 9 thousand fucking degrees out!!! I HATE SUMMMER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Apparently it is only going to be 82º on Friday. Let's hope it gets even cooler than that.

Peace out.

Meat

2007-06-11T11:15:00.000-07:00

I am really excited about moving into our new apartment. Literally it has everything that we were looking for and more! We started doing some packing and what not this weekend. I think I packed about 10 boxes and that includes about half of my cds (which if anyone knows me is alot). Our move is less than 2 weeks away, there is still so much to do! Pray I don't drive us crazy :P

You might be wondering why this post is called meat? No it has nothing to do w/ my favorite carne asada recipe. It's about one of my early teen crushes....Meat (aka actor Tony Ganios). If any of you have ever seen the early 80s teen sex romp Porky's than you know who I am talking about.

I am talking about this super über beefaroni beefcake in the blue:

Grrrrr! Check him out w/ out the blue coat...

And a close-up while we're at it...

Yum yum! I love his big 'ol Greek schnoz!

Man this movie was porn for me in my early teens. I know it may seem lame by today's standards, but back then I was already wearing out my Marky Mark & Mario Lopez pinups. I don't even remember how I happened across this movie. Probably cable. This was the early 90s before porn became so accessible by the internet. Only you youngsters have it so easy now. LOL.

There are so many memorable scenes such as the shower peeping and the above which involves one of my favorite movie character names ever...Cherry Forever played by none other than Webster's mom Susan Clark!!! Hot!

Enough ranting for today. I should really pack another box or two before I go to bed. Take care all of you out there in blogger land.

Just Tiffany

2007-06-07T09:45:00.000-07:00

I am in Tiffany heaven right now. Her new album was just released this past Tuesday and I can't not begin to express how much I love it!

What a beautiful effort. Don't get me wrong I like DUST OFF AND DANCE, but I feel this is truly the proper follow-up to 1999's THE COLOR OF SILENCE. Dare I say it...I think I like this better than TCOS (ok so it's a little early to proclaim this...but I'm just elated right now).

Her voice is just amazing throughout and the songs are very touching. I have several immediate favorites:

Hiding Behind The Face
Streets Of Gold
Be Alright
Calling Out Your Name

But I think my fave is This Love. And I adore Feels Like Love the first single. Check out this performance from an in-store she did this past Tuesday at the Virgin Megastore in West Hollywood, CA:

Her vocals are amazing! Again what a great album. Congrats to Tiffany and all those involved w/ this amazing new effort! If anyone is interested in purchasing this or hearing samples check out her label's site or you can purchase it on amazon.com or cduniverse.com or itunes.

Moscas en la casa

2007-06-06T15:02:00.000-07:00

Guess what? We found a place!!!!!!!!!! Yay!!!

We ended up staying in our hood. Location is amazing, price is great, and it had everything we were looking for :)

Yay for us!

Now comes the (un)fun part...packing!

Leaving...

2007-05-31T21:39:00.000-07:00

So it is official, we are moving! Now's the fun part...finding a place. I am not going to limit myself to just our current neighborhood. There are a few others I might check out as well. Researching and visiting prospective apartments can be taxing, but I think things happen for a reason. Anyhoo wish us luck in finding something both safe and affordable. But above everything, dog friendly is #1 on my list :)

Crummy Faggot

2007-05-25T15:47:00.000-07:00

I just posted this on Togerland, so sorry if it's old to you. But anyhoo...

I don't know if any of you listen to Johnny McGovern's podcast. He has Sophia Lamar on regularly and she is a hoot! She recently gave her top 10 reasons you may be a crummy faggot...

10. You wear flip flops

9. You ask for a drink ticket

8. You have highlights

7. You have a Christina Aguilera ring tone

6. You are so tan that you are orange

5. You are an escort

4. You think that the Gotti boys are fashion icons

3. You haven't slept in 4 days

2. You wax your asshole

1. You wear a t-shirt w/ a tie

Loves it! I think I know a few people that have more than one of these traits. I admit I wear flip flops. One out of 10 ain't too bad! LOL! Enjoy your holiday weekend my fellow Yanks.

Pretty Girl

2007-05-23T11:40:00.000-07:00

I have an addiction and it's called TV shows on DVD! Especially soaps! I am currently watching:

Apuesta por un amor. So far it's nothing spectacular but one of my faves broads is in it...Patricia Manterola! She is by far one of my fave floptastic divettes!

From the moment I saw her in Garibaldi she was the one who stood out to me:

When she went solo I was all about it!

But it was w/ her second disco drenched album (that every loca should own fyi) that sealed the deal. Who remembers this one? The title track to her fagalicious 2nd album Niña Bonita. I think I came out to this album! LOL!

So she hasn't had that many hits, well I guess one really. I mean they even did an English version that was popular in Europe...

While she does b-movies in Hollywood and the occasional album, let's hope we get another album soon (that crappy cover album she released independently doesn't count).

So soon

2007-05-20T17:48:00.001-07:00

Sorry I haven't been bloggin' lately. Work has been busy this past week. As some of you may or may not know, last Monday someone tried to break into our apartment. I won't go into details as my boo boo has already done so. Luckily no one was hurt as someone was home when this occurred. So we spent the majority of the week cotemplating whether or not we are going to renew our lease when it's up next. Personally I hate moving, but under the current circumstances...it's totally worth it. Our safety and well being outweighs the hassle of packing. As I type this, I was just outside walking our dog when I saw this man run out of someone's home only to see one of my neighbors run after him. Turns out this guy broke into their home while they were there. Sound familiar? 2 break-ins in one week! WTF? So I'm going to be looking for something in the immediate future, hopefully something a little more secure. If I had the money I would totally buy my own place, but unfortunately that's not going to happen anytime soon.

On a lighter note this is the first time I ever picked the winner for America's Next Top Model! I am so excited that our little cha cha tranny won! LOL! GO Jaslene!

When I found out she was from Chicago I was joking that she must be from Humbolt Park because she was so trashy...well I was right! Loves it!

There was something else I was gonna write about but I am drawing a blank. Sorry.

Muchachitas

2007-05-08T19:11:00.000-07:00

So as some you may or may not know, Televisa has begun airing a remake of it's hit 1991 telenovela Muchachitas (which they've slightly renamed Muchachitas como tú). I won't even go into details about how awful this is, check out the opening credits of the new version to see for yourself. Hell while we're at it check out the original intro!

So why all this Muchachitas talk? Not that I haven't talked about it before. I had told my bf before that it was the first novela I ever watched. At the time I was a Freshman in high school and was just embarking on my journey to relearn Spanish. I remember being obsessed w/ it and the stars (except for Kate Del Castillo whom I still can't stand...sorry Chava I just had to rub it in!!)...

This novela also started my love for Tiaré Scanda might I add. Anyhoo...so I watched it, with my limited Spanish I was able to follow along. I mean it was a soap, pretty basic right? I remember always talking about it w/ the other Mexican girl at my high school. And I remember she said to me "They're cancelling it". I was like "what???!!!???" I did not realize that telenovelas were only on for a short time. I thought they were like American ones that have been on for decades. I remember being so sad when it ended.

Needless to say I've come to grow fond of this trashy genre. I especially love when they release them on DVD in condensed formats. As for my love for my first soap...you know what I loved most? Laura León!!! LOL!!!

Ay yay yay!!!!

3

2007-05-01T13:34:00.000-07:00

Today is Chus's 3rd birthday! He's 21 in dog years :) Who would have thought that a little black & white furball could fill our lives w/ so much joy? Animals truly are special and I can't begin to explain how much we love having our little guy around :) I couldn't resist and had to post this adorble pic I found of him:

So today he will have a small doggie cake and a trip to PetSmart to pick out a toy (like he needs more). And in case anyone was wondering about our visit to the Kidney Specialist, all went well. They've put him on some prescription medication that he needs to take for life, which is rather scary, but it's a preventative & necessary step for his future health. He's a trooper so I am sure things will go smoothly.

Enjoy your day!

Touch Your Toes

2007-04-29T11:19:00.000-07:00

Greetings readers. I'm doing my best to get back on a regualr posting schedule :) Not much new here, just trying to live life. The weather is über warm...and I hate it! LOL! I know what a weirdo. What can I say, I am a winter baby.

I feel like I haven't blogged about new music in forever. One of my favorite new releases is from DJ Armand Van Helden.

It's called Ghettoblaster and is described by Armand as being a retro 1985-1989 album! There are hits of old house, freestyle, new wave, etc. I'm in heaven. Check out the vide for Touch Your Toes:

One of my faves of all-time is finally back w/ a new album, Marta Sánchez releases her best album since 1995's Mi Mundo, entitled Miss Sanchez

It's a fagtastic dance album (save a few boring ballads). I have no idea when it's coming out in the US or Mexico for that matter. A friend of mine from Spain is getting me a copy...and I can't wait!!! Check out this mini promo video where Marta talks about the album.

This album was produced by Carlos Jean (I guess there is hope for him after those atrocious Fey albums) and even features a duet w/ Alaska!!! Check out the first single which features a sample of Just Can't Get Enough by Depeche Mode:

And last but not least is Hilary Duff's latest Dignity.

While the electro pop sound is kinda dated, this album is still H-O-T! It's a total throwback to Rachel Steven's Come & Get It, which was a State Of Mind by Holly Valance throwback, which ultimately was what I dubbed years ago Neon Nights's little sister. So it all goes back to Dannii Minogue!

Suburbia

2007-04-25T10:29:00.000-07:00

I would like to rant about how much I hate the suburbs! Yesterday we had to take Chus to go see a Kidney specialist (no need for alarm, it was just a follow up from his surgery last fall...and all seems to be well thus far) out in Buffalo Grove, IL. Now we've been here before, and my dumb ass thought I remembered how to get there. Well needless to say, I was off by one tollway stop, and I thought it was closer to the WI border. Wrong! After showing up 45 minutes late for our apt., we finally made it.

I just find the 'burbs to be so ass backwards. Everything looks the same, everythings spread out, etc. It just made for a strenuous experience. Someone shoot me if I ever move to the 'burbs.

So all my car time yesterday made me really appreciate living in the city and not having to be stuck in traffic at all times. I would hate to live in a place like LA (or even Milwaukee for that matter). So that got me thinking about getting my driver's license. I remember turning 16 and not really wanting a driver's license. I think mainly because I was scared I was going to get into a car accident or something. Call it paranoia if you will. So then when I finally did get it, some six months later...I was ecstatic. It felt like such freedom to drive to Target which really was only 5 minutes from my house (but then again you can get anywhere in Milwaukee in 5 minutes...LOL). Now I feel like I'm trapped!!! So I asked my bf if living in Chicago getting a license is such a big deal, I mean since public transportation is so readily available. He said "Only on the South Side". Makes sense. God forbid you walk somewhere on the South Side.

I know I've been lacking in my posts, I just haven't felt like writing lately. When I started this blog I thought it was just gonna be my rants and raves, which it is, but sometimes I feel like I have to write something. Can be a chore at times. So I'm gonna try and bring some fun back into this place.

Late April seems to be a busy birthday time. My boo boo celebrated his bday this past Sat (we had a lovely dinner and some drinks afterwards); my friends Yesenia and Alex both celebrated bdays yesterday; I know Jorgillo's is this week; and Alethya's is next Monday. So Happy Birthday to you all :)

Ouch

2007-04-19T10:18:00.000-07:00

I just realized I haven't written on here in ages! Sorry! I've just been busy. I have things I've been meaning to write about...but I've been too busy! Will write soon.

p.s. I've been trying to update our Milk Carton Pop Stars blog. Check it out!

Nancy Drew

2007-03-30T13:52:00.000-07:00

As a child in my pre-teen years I used to be obsessed w/ the Nancy Drew character. In particular The Nancy Drew Files line of books, such as this one:

God how gay could I be??? I mean I tried to read the combined Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew books but I would always end up reading these instead. I think I read well up into my early teens. What a homo I was!!!!

Turkish delight

2007-03-29T15:06:00.000-07:00

OMG! Guess who released a new single last year??? Why did I not know about this...

So does this mean there is a new album to follow??? I can't seem to find any info. Just the fact that there is a myspace profile out there. Not sure if it's official or just a fan-made one. Who cares it's Nez!

UPDATE
I found the album online!!!

You can purchase it at the following Turkish music store. It's based in the US so don't worry about crazy shipping prices! I can't wait 'til it arrives!!!!

Chicago Speak

2007-03-28T09:47:00.000-07:00

I've lived in Chicago for about 7.5 years. It amazes me that only having grown up one state over (Wisconsin) the local slang can be so different. This post is about the Chicago terms I've learned over the years (and the Milwaukee counterparts I know):

• Brazer: I know this term is so un-PC but I can't help but notice how much it's used amongst Mexican-Americans here in Chicago. It's the basterdized English version of the word bracero that is used to refer to [illegal] Mexican immigrants. A "bracero" is a worker, I believe. In Milwaukee I guess we were much more direct and would just say mojados (wetbacks...I know so wrong). It wasn't until I moved here that I noticed how everyone and their mother uses this word. Personally I think it's a pretty offensive word, what's so wrong w/ immigrants?

• Cotillon: When I planned my 30th Quinceañera theme some of my coworkers kept calling it my Cotillon. I have never ever in my life heard this term before moving to Chicago. I asked my cousins from Milwaukee and we all agreed it must be a Chicago thing. What's so hard about saying Quiceañera???

• ATM: It took me about a year of living her to stop referring to the ATM machine as the Tyme machine or my ATM card as a Tyme card. You see in Milwaukee the company that runs them is called Tyme, hence why the name has stuck w/ so many mootowners.

Those are all I can think of right now. Any others?

Edit

How could I forgot one of the most obvious?? As my Sista M already pointed out...

• Water/Drinking fountain: So drinking fountain or a water fountain isn't necesarrily slang...but in Milwaukee we call them bubblers. Why? It was invented in Kohler, WI by Kohler Water Works and was originally dubbed "bubbler". As years went by the more popular water fountain became the norm.

Gallina

2007-03-21T14:21:00.000-07:00

So this weekend we went for my Milwaukee Sister's birthday! We had a blast! Margaritas, "vag", VJ Bobby @ Crew, gallina and drinks galore. He already gave a detailed account of the night so I won't bore you all. Instead enjoy a visual recap!

Last night my boo boo and I finally made our way to Francesca's Forno. My friend and her bf had bought me a gift card for my birthday and we've been meaning to check this place out. Holy delicious!!

I can't stop raving over this place. The food was fabulous, the service excellent. Great location. Jeez, I feel like this guy for gushing over a restaurant on my blog. Hope everyone is having a happy hump day.

I missed the bus yo

2007-03-15T12:02:00.000-07:00

No I didn't, I just wanted something with the word bus in it. So I took the bus yesterday to work. Big mistake. Well it wasn't that awful, it was just über crowded and it took 45 minutes to get downtown. People were just clammoring to get on that bus. I mean I was sitting near the back and at least 4 people got on through the back door w/out paying. I decided to just get over it and keep taking the train. I just have to get my ass out of bed earlier each day. Uff!

Ok so back in January I bought Katharine McPhee's debut album.

I like it. She has a nice voice, the songs are decent. But lately I find myself singing her 1st single Over It to myself all the time...until I went back and revisted one of the album's trashier moments....Open Toes...this song is so awful it's good! LOL! Check it out:

How can you not love it??? Plus she's friggin' gorgeous!

This weekend look to be a drunken good ol' time as we're taking over St. Patty's day for my Milwaukee Sister's birthday. I can't wait! Gotta get something green to wear ASAP!

CTA Blues

2007-03-13T07:45:00.000-07:00

Since moving to Chicago I've lived in at least 3 different areas that required me to use three different train lines. My first apartment was in Uptown and I took the red line. Ghetto as all hell...but it was reliable. While I absolutely loathe the south side of Chicago I must say the one thing I miss are my 15 minute commutes via the Orange Line. For the past 2 years or so I've been taking the blue line. It's always crowded, but it gets to where I need to go. For whatever reason the last few months the service on the blue line has been horrific in the AM. Today it took me an HOUR to get to work when it shouldn't take more than 25 minutes. WTF!!!

I have decided starting tomorrow I am going to take the bus to work. This is ridiculous! I for one am a fan of public transportation. Especially living in a large city like Chicago...so I like to take advantage of what my city has to offer. Hopefully my commute won't be as time consuming. I can deal w/ traffic, I can't deal w/ stalled trains.

Gym class

2007-03-12T09:57:00.000-07:00

So I picked up the redeye today like I always do. If you don't know, in Chicago we have this free dumbed down version of our newspaper that is usually filled w/ celeb gossip and local stories. Anyhoo on the cover it says Dance Fever. So I immediately think they must be talking about the upcoming season of Dancing With The Stars (did I mention Joey Fatone is gonna be on??? Grrrr)....anyhoo apparently it's some sports reference to March Madness.

Yeah whatever that means. It made me flashback to high school gym class. The most dreaded days of my high school existence probably took place on days on the days we had gym class. Not only am I athletically challanged (I of course was the last person picked for gym class at EVERYTHING)...we also had to take tests about whatever sport we were playing. Like what the terminology was, rules, how to score, etc. I always failed those tests.

Ha ha! I wonder how I even passed that class.

In other exciting news the itunes store has a bunch of rare videos from some of my favorite flop artists for sale! I found the video for Ana's dance song Shy Boys

They even have Keedy's video for Save Some Love!!! Now if I can just figure out how to burn these damn things to a DVD!!! I'm working on it.

Peace out.

2007-03-10T12:47:00.000-08:00

Sorry for the lack of updates lately. I had someone shadowing me all week so it made it a little hard to blog. What was I supposed to say? This is what I do when I should be working..

Can you believe I am still ripping CDs to add to my 80GB ipod I bought last Dec??? It's taking me longer than I thought to wade through everything. But I've been rediscovering some CDs I haven't listened to in awhile. Everyone remember this one? I know my Sista M does...

I actually met Minerva at the Palladium back in the day. She was very pretty in person and sounded a lot better live than on record. A rarity w/ dance artists. Apparently she recorded a new version of Llorando por ti last year. How did this get past us???

Spring seems to be creeping it's way back into Chicago. I for one LOVE the winter and the cold, but it was getting a little ridiculous these past few weeks. With the arrival of Spring comes the inevitable Spring Cleaning. Which I must admit I have to do today. So I promise I will try to write more than once a week. Ciao Ciao.

Star

2007-03-04T11:16:00.000-08:00

Yes I'm alive. I've just been über busy at work and haven't had much time to blog lately. Sorry to the few that actually read this :)

So what have I been doing? Not much really. We attempted to spend a weekend home in Milwaukee last weekend but w/ a pending snowstorm in both IL and WI we only spent one night there. We had a mini reunion w/ some of my cousins:

We went to some new Mexican place in Bay View named Maya Riviera. It was alright. It's nice that they are fixing that area up. When I lived there the only trendy neighborhood if you will was the East Side. Good for them I say. I ran into someone from grade school there which was odd because I met out a friend from grade school who's sister used to date my cousin later on for a drink. Ok that was a mouthful.

Anyhoo though our visit was short it was nice seeing everyone.

I am currently reading Star by Pamela Anderson. Yes the fake boobies Baywatch Pam Anderson. I know I like trashy books but this one is too funny, and not in an on-purpose sort of way. I almost done w/ it. It's about a girl from a small town in FL who ends up becoming an overnight sensation after appearing on the cover of MANN magazine. I'll let you fill in the rest. I guess I can't complain, it keeps me occupied on the train. Speaking of the train, don't get me started on the lackluster service the Blue Line has been having lately. That'll be another post. Back to books...I know I've asked before, but if anyone has any good suggestions on what to read let me know. I love fiction, and biographies if it's someone really trashy. LOL. The last two books I read before this one were Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld which was a great read on the life in boarding school.

I also just read this:

I love me some Janice Dickinson! Too bad she's no long on America's Next Top Model.

Speaking of can we talk about how excited I am that Cycle 8 has started???!! I have to say my favorite thus far is a girl who didn't make the final 12 (or is it 13) from Cycle 7...but she made it back for this one. Even though I think she's a total tranny, her walk is fierce and her picture was amazing! She looks a lot like Janice if I must say. Ladies & Gentlemen, Jaslene:

Knowing my track record, I've never predicted a winner. All the ones I like always end up being in the top 5 but that's as close as I've gotten. I must say I've been happy w/ the last few winners. Danielle and Cari Dee. Love them!

OKies I must head out. Thanks for stopping by.

BYOB

2007-02-16T15:15:00.000-08:00

Wow I haven't posted in over a week. Sorry for that. If anything I've been busy catching up on work as I was out a few days this week feeling under the weather. Not to fret, I am doing much better.

This weekend was quite eventful. My favorite cousin Mari and her friend Paty came to stay w/ us so we ended up at this great BYOB in Wicker Park called Barcello's. It was the bomb and being that it was a BYOB even better. We were a party of 6 and between all of us we practically downed 7 bottles of wine! Here are some moments from the evening.

After that we ended up at El Kallejón, which is basically the old Lola's. OMG was I wasted by the time we got there. After an eventful cab ride, and more drinks, dancing, drag show, etc....wait let me share some pics before I continue:

As you can see we were having a good time. Well let's just say that last Saturday I finally joined the drink & purge club. In my 30 years I have never thrown up from drinking. Well that's not true anymore. LOL! I guess you could say I am a late bloomer and I broke my seal that night. And boy did I!!!! I hear it was rather hilarious. I must say I felt much better after the fact. So sorry I made Paty's cousin Noelia (aka Kelly Ripa) throw up as a result of my puking my guts out at the table! LOL.

I am still cracking up about the whole incident. From what I've been told it pretty much resembled an infamous scene from Stand By Me:

LOL! We were so lucky we weren't kicked out. I think there were too many drag queens running around to even care about us. But what a fun night it was. We must do it again!!!

In other news, I'm still trying to watch Charmed. I'm almost done w/ season 3. This is the season we bid farwell to my dear Shannen Doherty:

Why does everyone hate her??? Yeah she's a bitch but aren't we all? As soon as I'm done w/ this season only 5 more to go! I swear it's going to take me all year to finish. On a good note, one of my other faves replaced her, Rose McGowan.

I found a new blog I wanted to share w/ you all. It's called Electro Queer and I'm loving it! It's just the right mix of current electro pop and retro cheese. I mean Tiffany is his favorite singer of all time, how can you not love it? Check it out!

Ok peeps I must get going. Enjoy yourselves.

Bad Latino movies 1.0

2007-02-09T08:36:00.000-08:00

Mi Vida Loca. Enough said. Watch the fine acting in this scene where Mousy confronts La Sad Girl or whatever chola name was popular in the mid 90s. I think their hair evoked more emotion.

But what this scene leaves me pondering...WTF is a leva?????????

edit
I found out what a leva is!!!:

hispanic slang for traitor A term used by Chicano urban/barrio youth to mean that a member of a group has turned his/her back on the rest|meaning that a member of a gang/group has disappointed his/her peers by joining another group/gang.

RIP Anna Nicole

2007-02-08T15:39:00.000-08:00

Un rayo de sol

2007-02-02T15:52:00.000-08:00

Do any of you remember Sor Inés? Well she was a singing nun who had one hit in 1996 in Mexico. Produced by José Ramón Flores (the man behind Fey's teeny-bopper hits), her single Un rayo de sol became a favorite on the now defunct Siempre en domingo. Seriously, can you get any campier than a nun singing over euro dance beats? It was awful, and I could not pass it up! So here I leave you w/ a chance to download this forgotten EP:

Sor Inés 1996 EP

Get it while you can kiddies!

In other news, it's friggin' freezing outside, but I can't complain...give me -10º over a nasty hot summer heatwave anyday!

Bear fever has overcome the entire Chicago area. I don't think I've felt this gay since...well...ok I've always felt über gay, but it's at times like these that I realize how removed I am from sports and all their hoopla. The only bears I know hang out in boystown. Grrr indeed.

Shuffle It!

2007-01-29T15:18:00.000-08:00

Put your music player on shuffle. Press forward for each question. Use the song title as the answer to the question.
No cheating! (This is really funny and often quite true)

What does next year have in store for me?
Eternamente Bella (Alejandra Guzmán)

What's my love life like?
Higher Plance (Cyndi Lauper)

What do i say when life gets hard?
Giving Up Giving In (Sheena Easton)

What do i think when i get up in the morning?
Bye Bye Mon Cowboy (Mitsou)

What song will i dance to at my wedding?
Love Reaction (Divine)

What do you want as a career?
(We Want) The Same Thing (Belinda Carlisle)

Your favourite saying?
Missundaztood (P!nk)

Your pets name?
Lucky Girl (Gloria Estefan)

Favourite place?
Calido (Kiara)

Describe your sexlife:
Te tengo que aprender a olvidar (Mía)

What do you think of your parents?
Cover Girl (New Kids On The Block)

What's your Pornstar name?
Anything At All (Clear Static)

Where would you go on a first date?
Noche tras día (Marta Sánchez)

Drug of choice?
The Safest Place (LeAnn Rimes)

Describe yourself:
Chips On My Shoulder (Soft Cell)

What is the thing i like doing most?
Ángel de amor (Ely Guerra)

What is my state of mind like at the moment?
I Had A Dream I Was Falling Through A Hole In The Ozone Layer (Deee-lite)

How will i die?
Luna Nueva (Sasha Sökol)

When co-workers poo

2007-01-24T20:04:00.000-08:00

OK so I have a question for y'all. The other day I was in the bathroom at work (and if you know me I am pee shy so I ALWAYS use the stall)...well as I was in there I heard one person leaving and another coming in. As they did so they said hi to one another. So I knew who left and who was coming. So I'm finishing what I came in there to do when all of the sudden I hear my coworker rip some nasty farts. Now is it wrong to laugh? I mean I was trying so hard to stifle my giggles...I hope he didn't hear me. So what is proper bathroom work etiquette? Is ok for you to laugh when your coworker poos or let's an explosion come out of their ass?

30 feels so good

2007-01-18T11:47:00.000-08:00

I survived my bday weekend! For those of you who missed it here is a visual recap:

29

2007-01-10T11:33:00.000-08:00

Today is the last day of my 20s. I must say I am embracing turning 30. I mean some people make such a big deal about it, but I am totally cool w/ it. It's a milestone people...besides I've been planning for this since I was 25 ever since one night my friend Freddy and I were drunk and we were talking about when we turn 30 I wanted to have a Quinceañera.

So what have I learned these past 29 years? The fuck if I know. But I will tell you this, life is too short. Make the most of it.

I got a brand new copy of one of my favorite Pedro Almodóvar films on DVD, La ley del deseo.

After watching this for like the zillionth time, I remembered that this was probably the first gay film I ever saw...and boy did I watch it all the time. That sex scene w/ a young Antonio Banderas...holy shit...that was like whack off material for weeks back when I was like 15!!!

Wowser!

So Rob is super geeked because they began reairing Rosa Salvaje on Telefutura in the mornings. How did he get me hooked on it and it's only been 2 days??? It's just so campy that I can't stand it!

Plus it's so funny to see Verónica Castro play a "young tomboy" when it's obvious she's pushing 40. Ok maybe not that old but she was old. I love it!

Well peeps gotta run. Ciao Ciao.

Feliz 2007

2007-01-03T07:56:00.000-08:00

Hope everyone had a safe and happy new year. We had a blast. A picture can say a thousand words:

We ended up going to Hydrate w/ Jorgillo & my Milwaukee Sister. It was a blast and am glad I was able to ring in the new year w/ such good friends.

Every year people make resolutions and by Jan 23 they've already broken them. Usually while I don't make them. But this year my goal is to keep my house clean! Contrary to popular belief, not all gay men are clean freaks. I know I sure as hell am not. So far I've been able to keep our house clean since Christmas! Chava our house will be clean for your arrival!

A week from Saturday is my big bash for my 30th birthday! I can't wait! I drank so much on New Years eve and didn't get wasted, so I know I can survive my party! Milwaukee I'll do you proud!

xoxo

Felices fiestas

2006-12-29T14:47:00.000-08:00

Christmas has come and gone, and now the new year is upon us. I think overall 2006 was a good year for me. I've had my share of ups and downs but I'm still here so that's always a good sign :) We had a nice cozy christmas. Chus loved his gifts, I'll post pics soon.

So I've been on this Beverly Hills 90210 kick because Rob got me Season 1 for Christmas. I love this show! It's so awful. It makes me wish that I still had my 90210 dolls, yes I had them. I gave them away though :( Back to 90210...I was so obsessed w/ this show in high school. I remember writing notes back and forth w/ my friend Kathy and all we would do is talk about what was going on that week on the show. Such losers! I tell ya. It's 6 discs and I am almost done w/ disc 4! It's so addicting. Season 2 doesn't come out until May of 2007. Whatever shall I do until then???

So aside from watching 90210, I am also juggling watching Charmed Season 2. Do we see a pattern here?

Aside from both being Aaron Spelling shows, they both feature one of my favorite bitches of all time! Shannen Doherty! Ever since she was in Heathers (My favorite movie of all time), I've had such a soft spot for her. Too bad all she does is b-rate reality shows. Makes me love her even more.

Speaking of b-rate, I must also thank my Milwaukee Sister for turning me onto another show starring another ex-90210 alum, Tori Spelling...

Can we talk about how much I love this show??? And how much I love Tori!!!???!!! I know people either hate her or love her. I am of the latter, especially after seeing her in Trick and The House Of Yes. But this show is hilarious!!! It kinda reminds me of Fat Actress in that it's a mock reality show. If anyone knows about making fun of themselves, that would be Tori Spelling. I love all the cracks she takes at herself, the 90210 flashbacks, the childhood flashbacks, and her wicked mother played by Loni Anderson. Trashy!

Plus I think her gay bff (Zachary Quinto) is kinda cute.

My big bday bash is now 2 weeks away! I am so excited. If you don't know I am turning 30 and am having a double Quinceañera. It's gonna be a hoot. I've been working on a fierce playlist for the music, and I know it's going to be a drunken gay ol' time of mostly me and Sista M screaming at the top of our lungs every time one of our childhood fagalicious songs come on :P

So since I am in quince mood, it got me thinking to the one and only time I stood up in one. It was for my friend from grade school. I don't recall much, just that we had to practice outside at the playground @ St. Anthony's and we had this really bitchy closeted choreographer who would always yell at me cause he said I had too much rhythm. Jealous cunty queen! With that said, it reminded me of one of the songs we had to perform a dance to as a group...so I share this campy video w/ you...

When I hear music

2006-12-21T09:57:00.000-08:00

Since I am home sick today, I figure I may as well do something constructive, like write on my blog :) It's that time of the year when people compile lists. So here's mine for my fave musical picks of 2006. Now these are in no particular order mind you...

Nelly Furtado Loose: Now this was a fun album. '06 seemed to be a breakout year for Ms. Furtado. Her debut made a splash, the second one tanked (in the US at least)...but this album was huge, thanks mostly to its infectious lead single Promiscious. A truly electic album that is at many times a throwback to when music was fun (Do It anyone?). I even liked her crappy reggaetón song No hay igual.

Fantasia Fantasia: I am not really a huge fan of current R&B, mostly because it's all so cookie cutter. But there are a few exceptions, and this former AI winner is a HUGE one. Not only do I love her raw voice, but I love this album. The newest release on my list, I can't stop listening to it. She's gut-wrenching on the ballads and she knows how to get down like on my personal favorite Hood Boy. That cover has to be one of the most gorgeous I've seen in a long time.

Fangoria El extraño viaje: Gone is long-time producer Carlos Jean (Thank God!) and for the first time Fangoria tackle producer, and the results are fabulous. In keeping w/ their signature dark electro pop sound, they have also added elements that throw back to their Dinarama days and the results are glorious. If Estés dónde estés is not a single I think Alaska and I need to have a serious conversation.

Pink I'm Not Dead: First off, let me say that I looooooove Pink. I love her quirkiness and her outspokeness. I love her music for that very same reason. While this album is very similar to her previous disc, Try This, it's still a good album w/ some catchy tunes via Pink's kick ass voice. Pink, you rock hard!

Belinda Utopia: Mexico's other teen titan returns w/ one of the most exciting pop albums en español in years. The Spanish language pop market is over saturated w/ wannabe punk rockers or sappy coffee house schmaltz (Reik, Sin Bandera, etc.). While her voice is nothing to write home about, and she kinda looks like a squirel, she's made a hell of an album....who knew?

LeAnn Rimes Whatever We Wanna: Is she country or pop? I'd say a little bit of both. While this was supposed to be a "pop album" geared towards the European market (as it has yet to get a US release), it still very much sounds like a country album as the two genres go hand in hand if you ask me. LeAnn proves why she is one of the greatest vocalists to emerge from her generation (in any genre), and she does so on this flawless album. Get it for It Feels Like alone.

Naty Botero Naty Botero: Colombia's newest pop star is quickly becoming my favorite new act of the year. Fun, fun and more fun on this electic party album via Naty's quirky vocals and tounge in cheek lyrics. Why can't more pop stars be as fun? I hope this gets a worldwide release as it must be heard! NATY...te quiero mucho

Tiga Sexor: Sexy electo beats from a sexy Canadian boy. While nothing special in the vocal department, what Tiga lacks he makes up for and then some w/ his sexy beats and simple lyrics.

Fergie The Dutchess: Oh Stacy, er Fergie, er Stacy...oh I'm so confused.I've been a huge fave since Wild Orchid and it's so nice to finally see her achieve the success they were never able to obtain. The only reason I ever even bought Black Eyed Peas album was because of Stacy, so it's even nicer to finally hear her solo. Fergie made a fun album of infectious 80s influenced pop/r&b and so forth that can be listened to from start to end. This is the album Gwen Stefani should have made.

Dirtie Blonde Dirtie Blonde: Hands down my favorite new act of 2006. Great scratchy vocals and a kick ass band equate a new band to look out for. Seriously this band is a breath of fresh air, here's hoping to an even greater follow up. I hope to see another album, I'd hate for them to fall into the "one album wonder" black hole.

Since 2006 was such a great year for music, there had to have been some bad music...right? Oh yeah. For my worst album of the year I have a 2 way tie. Drumroll please....

Alejandra Guzmán Indeleble: WTF...I am sorry, but this album was B-O-R-I-N-G! It was like one long boring ballad. Where's the fun? Just because Reik and all those sappy groups are hot right now doesn't mean you have to jump on the band wagon.

Paulina Rubio Ananda: Were Alejandra and Paulina in cohorts to see who could make a more boring album??? Paulina, you are a trashy artist who makes trashy music. WTF is up w/ this snooze fest of an album??? I've said it before and I will say it again not since EL TIEMPO ES ORO has Paulina made an album this bad. Here's hoping her forthcoming English album will be trash-tastic!

EDIT:

So after I did my best of list I realized I forgot one of my favorite albums of the year!!!!

María Daniela y su Sonido Lasser!!!! Hands down one of the best albums of the year. She's so awful she's good...and she knows it! That's what I love about her, there is no trying to be an artiste if you will...just fun fun fun! Enjoy her video for Miedo. Trust me if you haven't already you will be enamored of this song!

Ode to Milwaukee

2006-12-14T07:46:00.000-08:00

Vacation All I Ever Wanted

2006-12-12T19:58:00.000-08:00

So I am in the midst of my 3 day work vacation :) I had some time to use before the year was up so...here I am using vacation days...and doing NOTHING! It feels great :)

I feel like I haven't written in ages. After my Exposé high it was kinda hard to follow it up. First things first. My ipod died. Just died. I have no idea, but when I went to plug it in, it said I had to restore it and it would erase everything! I had 40 gigs worth of music on there! So I figured if I was going to go through the trouble of ripping my cds all over again (and this time backing the files up) I might as well get a new one.

So let me introduce you to my new ipod. The 80 gig.

I had this horrible feeling that my ipod was going to die during my big birthday bash next month. Well I must have jinxed myself. Whatever...it was time to get a new one.

Friday is the company Xmas party, only it's not being called that. Rather it's being called Employee Appreciation Party. Who cares what it's called, will there be booze??

I have a bunch of new TV shows on DVD to watch. Well new to me. Charmed season 2 and Ghost Whisperer. Plus I can't stop listening to the new Fantasia CD, it's fierce! I love me some Hood Boy!

Plus I can't get over this cover, it's gorgeous!!!!

Point of no return

2006-12-04T08:19:00.000-08:00

Wow! Wow! Wow! That is all I can say about last Wed's Exposé show!!!! OMG!!!! OMG!!!! I have not had this much fun at a show in ages. I literally sang along to every song they performed. What a show!!!! This totally makes up for having to wait 17 years to see these gals live. We got there early like nerds. We met up w/ my childhood best friend Carlos and his bf. They were super sweet and it was so nice seeing each other after all these years. Since we were dorks and were in the front, drank and laughed our asses off before the show. But when the lights went down I screamed like a little girl at the top of my lungs. The setlist was a fan's dream come true, not only did they do the obvious hits but they did a lot of more obscure album cuts, and by doing this my girl Ann was able to sing lead on a lot. I can't remember every song but I know I sang along w/ 99.9% of them. Gioia kept pointing me out durning the show because I was singing along to every song :) Off the top of my head they did the following:

Come Go With Me
I Wish The Phone Would Ring
Angel
December
Seasons Change
What You Don't Know
I Know You Know
Exposed To Love
As Long As I Can Dream
Let Me Be The One
When I Looked At Him
Let Me Be The One
I Specialize In Love
Your Baby Never Looked Good In Blue
Point Of No Return

I could be missing a few, but that's what I can remember. That setlist was heaven, especially when they did my favorite Exposé song of all time, Angel. The show was about an hour and a half and I had a blast. So much so that Gioia even came down to dance w/ me and Carlos! OMG it was so fun!!! Here's a pic, sorry it's a bit blurry, but I just got a new digital camera so I'm still learning to use it.

At one point they were like We're gonna do a disco song, they came up to me and Ann asked me You know this one right? I said I Specialize In Love and they were all like We knew you'd know. LOL.

I danced, screamed, clapped, sang until I had no voice....OMG it was just too much fun.

After the show the ladies did a meet and greet and we were one of the first people in line, and when I got up there Jeanette said I am so glad you were singing along to every song, otherwise I would have forgot the words!. I proceeded to tell them my story about how I'd waiting 17 years to see them and thanked them for making me feel 12 again. They were so nice and I even told Ann that I wished they would have saing Stop, Listen, Look & Think, Gioia then proceeded to sing it a bit and I sang along :) I thanked them so much, I don't even remember what I all said 'cause I was so excited that I must have had diareah of the mouth. LOL. I told Ann that I hope they come to Chicago soon as we had come in for the show. They thanked us told us we were amazing :) I swear I was on a high all night. We then ended up at Bryant's and drank and had a great night.

On a seperate note, I had written a message to Jeanette on myspace before the and never heard back, but this morning I got a message from her asking me how I liked the show :) What a sweetie!

The rest of our time in Milwaukee was nice. Thurs we went over to my old roomie's place for dinner and so our children could finally meet. Chus and Shakespeare! Yay!

We got snowed in so we ended up staying a little longer than we were hoping for, but it was nice to get away from Chicago for a few days. But by the time we got home I couldn't have been happier to be back. Hope everyone's well. Ta-ta for now!

Volver

2006-11-22T07:06:00.000-08:00

Volver opens in Chicago today...finally!!!!!. I am so excited to go see it, most importantly because it marks the return of my favorite Chica Almodóvar, Carmen Maura!

So it got me thinking...since I am such an Almodóvar fan, what are my top 5 Almodóvar films? Just off the top of my head:

1. Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios (Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown)
2. Pepi, Luci, Bom y otras chicas al montón (Pepi, Luci, Bom and Other Girls on the Heap)
3. La ley del deseo (Law of Desire)
4. La flor de mi secreto (The Flower Of My Secret)
5. Tacones lejanos (High Heels)

If you can't tell I tend to like his 80s films and early 90s. I almost feel like 5 is not enough? I wanted to include 'Kika', 'Atame', 'Entre tineblas' and so forth. I am really looking forward to tonight's showing, I hope he doesn't let me down.

I found it!!

2006-11-20T15:17:00.000-08:00

I have found a place to have my bash at :) Yeah! I was beginning to worry I would not find a place. Just wanted to share that w/ you all :P

Sore loser

2006-11-16T15:13:00.000-08:00

The other day I noticed I had what looked like a cold sore on my lip. I hadn't got one in 2 years! It sucks, it's like the size of a dime! Ok not really but it sure as hell feels like it. I'm not vain or anything, it's just more uncomfortable than anything.

Enough w/ that. I have to thank my baby for nurturing my bad taste and purchasing me the following:

And to think he only paid $2.99 for it!!!! What a crappy mid 90s syndicated TV show! I love it!!! It's so awful and girly, 2 things I just love :) Some of you may recall this was based on the popular series of books of the same name, Sweet Valley High. I never actually read the books. I think it was because I was a little embarrassed, yeah that's shocking but even I had to draw the line somewhere! Though I did read a gazillion Nancy Drew books.

So guess what's going on in 13 days???? The Exposé reunion show!!! I'm so looking forward to this. I am so ready to queen out and scream at the top of my lungs!!! Exposé is my favorite girl group of all time! While I love the many knock-offs (The Cover Girls, Sweet Sensation, Seduction, Pajama Party, etc.), they can't hold a candle to these gals. Did I mention it's a midweek show and I even took days off of work to go???!! But the best part is that we get to go to Bryant's afterwards! If there is one thing from Milwaukee that I could bring to Chicago it would be Bryan'ts, my favorite bar ever!!! I'm also looking forward to seeing my cousins, and not to mention the fact that I'm also going to be meeting my childhood best friend up at the show, whom I haven't seen in probably 10+ years.

I'm headed off tonight to look at a few places to see about having my bday bash at. Wish me luck. January is approaching sooner than we think!!!!!

Makeover

2006-11-12T22:19:00.000-08:00

Friday I went w/ my Milwaukee Sister to watch her man perform w/ his dance troupe, Luna Negra. It was a great show and as usual the Sistas M had a blast. You think we were two 12 year old girls the way we can't stop giggling. As always it was a joy to hang out w/ you my sistah!

So Saturday I finally got around to painting the living room! I found these funky pillows the last time my mom was in town and knew I had to decorate around them. This was the result:

If I must say so, it looks hot! Maybe it's time for a change in careers. It's my inner interior designer...or I'm just that gay. Yeah, like I even have to think about that one! LOL.

We had a nice dinner last night @ Puebla and got tipsy on margaritas. We ended up at Circuit afterwards. It was nice. I'm still working on a locale for my infamous upcoming bday bash. Wish me luck.

xoxo.

TQM

2006-11-10T08:53:00.000-08:00

Thanks again to everyone who was concerned for our baby Chus. He had his stitches out last Saturday and seems to be doing fine. Like I said earlier we are just awaiting some final lab results to see what cause the stone, etc. Otherwise he's being super hyper and active as usual. I've even noticed he's being more playful w/ other dogs. Something that he sometimes tends to shy away from. I am so glad my baby is back to normal :) Poor thing's had one too many operations already. Santa needs to bring him something extra special this year :) Even if he's a spoiled brat!!! Any ideas?? Last year he got his very own cabbage patch kid doll (we named her ginger as she's a redhead)...but the poor thing looks like chaka khan now! Miss thing got a fro'!!!!!

So I tittled this post TQM, in honor of my new favorite song. It's called Te quiero mucho and is by a new singer from Columbia named Naty Botero. Rob was like She sounds like a trashy version of Bebé! Hey I love trashy!!! Anyhoo check out her official myspace page. Chava was unable to find it at mixup, maybe next time? I think you'd like her, she's fabulous! While I'm at it thank you so much Chava for getting me my CDs while you were in Mexico. Though they have yet to arrive, I thought I'd publically thank you! I love you hard!!!!! Sorry to veer, enough with my ranting and raving...here is the video which is trash-tastic!!!!!

Tonight I am going w/ my Sista M to see his man dance. It's about fucking time I get to meet him. He has to meet the Sista M requirements.

My friend from work took this pic from the Belanovaconcert @ the Green Dolphin. I enjoyed the show, but I agree w/ Eddie on a lot of his complaints, I have to say I did enjoy their performance. My biggest complaint though was the crowd. I don't think half of those people even heard a Belanova song before. What a shame. Pun intended.

Ode to Joey

2006-11-06T12:56:00.000-08:00

Can we just take a moment and talk about how friggin' hot Joey Lawrence is??? I know Mario López is also on Dancing With The Stars, but I just can't over Joey!!! He's always been hot, and even I can even get past his Humboldt Park eyebrows, but my god is his body hot! Holy shit, his ass could feed a third world country it's so juicy! Damn! Someone bring me some ice to cool me down...

So let's all drool together:

Let us pray

2006-10-31T12:36:00.000-08:00

This has to be one of the funniest clips I've ever seen. One of my favorite childhood divas praying for Sister Whitney. Gurlfriend....I think it's working!

White Trash

2006-10-30T14:00:00.000-08:00

Quick post. A photo from Friday's work Halloween activities. I was a white trash Joe Boxer model. My coworker was a white trash Hanes model (sexually confused at that)...

2006-10-30T12:31:00.000-08:00

Greetings earthlings. Yes I'm alive. Just been busy and really haven't had a chance to post in awhile. Thanks to everyone that's been asking about chus. He's doing really well. Still awaiting some final results from the Vet, but keep your fingers crossed that everything goes well. He gets his stitches out Sat. I am sure he'll be thrilled because he's currently sporting this contraption until they come out:

In other news we didn't end up getting dolled up for halloween. But we did go out Sat w/ Jorgillo & RDDP and had a blast. I woke up w/ a hangover the next day. I didn't even drink that much but the combination of different liquors didn't help.

So it's already November and I'm already freaking out because I have yet to find a hall to have my 30th birthday party. It's a little over 2 months away, so wish me luck in finding a proper venue :)

I've been spending what little free time I have transferring videos to my computer. I have so many to go through still! I did however upload a clip of Alaska when she was on Desde Gayola:

Speaking of Alaska, apparently they announced that Fangoria will be performing at Circuit. When? I have no idea. Don't worry I'll find out more info.

While I await Chava's trip to mixup, I couldn't stand it any longer and am listening to the new Fangoria album El extraño viaje. I'm barely on track 2...so until next time!

Get well Chus

2006-10-21T12:55:00.000-07:00

Thursday evening we noticed that Chus wasn't acting right. Around 1am we took him to the animal ER to find out that he had a stone in his bladder and it was causing his bladder to back up w/ urine. At 4am we took him out to the burbs to a specialty clinic (which incidently is the same clinic that operated on him last year) because he had to have an emergency operation to remove the stone. It is now Saturday afternoon and he is safe and sound home w/ us again :) Poor thing was really scared, but my little guy is a survivor and he should be all better very soon. He's on meds, and in 2 weeks can have his stitches removed.

I don't know if any of you are pet owners (or even parents for that matter) but the stress that one goes through when these type of emergencies occur is really overwhelming. Even though I was up til 6am Friday, I couldn't really sleep until I knew that he was out of harm's way. I don't think I properly slept until maybe 3pm in the afternoon.

The scary thing about this is that it just appears out of nowhere. It's not there are any symptoms. Scary stuff. But thanks to those of you who sent your kind words and prayers. Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers.

Rosa pastel

2006-10-17T14:16:00.000-07:00

After months and months we finally get word that Belanova is finally coming to Chicago! Yay! They are playing Sunday, November 5 @ the Green Dolphin. The only downfall is it's going to be one of those Sólo con invitación events that Miller sponsors. Luckily for me I was able to score a ticket (as did. Rob and my Milwaukee Sister).

If you want to try your luck try the following 2 websites: enchufate.net or millerenchicago.com. The only downfall is that lord knows how many actual fans will really win tickets. Hopefully it's not all full of nacos or reggaetón skanks.

I am still having fun w/ my new toy, and last night I ripped this video as it's from one of my fave one-album-wonder acts :)

Enjoy!

My new toy

2006-10-16T07:40:00.000-07:00

Had a busy weekend as my Mom came into town and we spent all day Sat shopping. I'm pooped!! Since we got our new computer I decided to treat myself to something I've ALWAYS WANTED. I purchased a converter to transfer video to my computer!!! OMG it is the coolest thing I have EVER bought. I was up until 2am and I barely got through a tape or two. I have tons of old video clips, performances, etc. from my loser teen years. LOL! So I share w/ you one of my treasures. The following is the video for Duri Duri by obscure Mexican girl group Click:

For even more clips visit my video list at youtube.

Long Box

2006-10-12T19:32:00.000-07:00

The other day I guestimated that my CD collection is now at 2,000+. It might sound like a lot to some people, but I know others who own more. As digital music becames more popular, I still can't bring myself to settle for a mere mp3. I will buy the occasional remix on itunes, but I can't bring myself to buy an entire album. It just seems like an overpriced burned cd. Anyhoo that really isn't the point of my post.

About a month agao I joined Costco and when we were there I noticed that they had Christina Aguilera's latest in a longbox!!!!

Some of you might be too young to remember when CDs came in longboxes. Up until 1993 CDs were sold in longboxes. I know they stopped doing them because they were not environmentally friendly, blah blah. But I miss them! They were so cool! It was like getting a free poster w/ every cd I bought back then:

The odd thing was that any Spanish language CDs came in long plastic cases, and not the fancy cardboard boxes of their english counterparts.

Since I am on the subject of CDs, I have to tell you all about my latest obsession! Lala.com!!! Basically what it is a website where you can trade unwanted cds for ones you want. And to top it off it only costs $1 per cd (there's a 75¢ shipping fee and they provide the shipping materials). Now I sound like an informercial, but it's really cool and I've gotten rid of some CDs I no longer deemed worthy (besides I knew I wouldn't get more than a few $$ on ebay, so I may as well get another CD in exchange). So far I've gotten about 6 CDs and have been able to complete some of missing artists collections (so far mainly Jody Watley, Roxette, Kd Lang, etc.). It's great for CDs you want, but wouldn't necessarily go out of your way to purchase.

Click here to get any of my CDs for $1

Above is just a sampling of some of the CDs on my "have" list...you should think about joining! It's great!!!!

Justo en el momento

2006-10-09T08:50:00.000-07:00

Guess what? We got our new mac! Yay! It's a 20" imac and it rocks my world!

We already set it up and now we can actually use our office space that we've been ignorning for so long! Yay!

So while I was browsing on youtube, I came across this video:

In 1992 when I was 15 and was relearning Spanish, I also discovered pop music en español. I would watch Siempre en domingo every Sunday to see who was on and discover new music (well new for me). Anyhoo one of them was the above song, Justo en el momento by one of my now eternal favorites Sasha Sökol :) I've never seen this video and since I know some of you are fans *cough chava cough* I just thought I'd share.

Hope all of you are well. Talk to you soon!

Tú tomaste tus...

2006-10-06T13:07:00.000-07:00

...decisiones. Have any of you ever watched Decisiones on Telemundo?

OMG it's so awful, but I can't stop watching it! The acting is so bad, the story lines are "supposedly" based on true stories, but they are just hilarious. It's so bad I can't help but watch it whenever it's on! The actors that are on there are beyond D-list. But some of those boys are hot! And there's even gay story lines here and there! I love it hard!

In totally unrelated news, for some reason I have been on this huge Roxette kick lately. They were huge in the late 80s and early 90s. Believe it or not I never owned any of their stuff back then! Shocking I know. I didn't ever buy my first Roxette CD until returning from Spain in 1999 and hearing Wish I Could Fly constantly and immediately falling in love w/ that song. Don't know why I brought this up, but I just wanted to say how much I am liking them and how much I adore Marie Fredriksson's voice. So with that said I leave you w/ one of my fave Roxette songs, the afore mentioned Wish I Could Fly:

Maybe it's because this box set is coming out very soon...must have resparked my interest.

Hallelujah

2006-10-05T07:20:00.000-07:00

Remember 90s Mexican teen hearthrob Flavio Cesar??

Did I have a crush on him back in the day. Anyhoo, since I know some of you like him as well, I came across some info on him.

He's found the lord and is doing Christian music! He still looks good though...

He has a website up at flaviocesar.com.mx.

In other mind boggling news I totally forgot to watch America's Next Top Model last night!!???!!! WTF!!??!!! We were out grocery shopping and completely lost track of time. Does it reair on Fridays like when it was on UPN??? I hope Monique goes home, she is a cunty brat!! Anchal I heart you.

Ugly Betty

2006-10-03T13:41:00.000-07:00

I can't believe it's only Tuesday? This week is going to suck ass. It just feels like it's taken forever. We massively cleaned our house, it took 3 days. Let's hope it stays that way.

So last week was the premiere of Ugly Betty, the American version of Yo soy, Betty la fea. I have to say I really enjoyed it. My favorite character has to be Betty's nephew. Holy crap, could he be any gayer????? He reminds me of when I was a little boy. I wasn't as image obsessed as he seems to be ("I don't want any flan, I'll get fat..."), but I was just as faggy (hello does anyone remember my Dolly Parton costume at age 10???). I'm curious to see how the rest of the series is gonna pan out. I'm hoping for more cameos by Salma Hayek.

I bought some new CDs the past week. The Fergie solo album...fuckin' love it!!! I've been a fan since she was on Kids Inc. and was a huge huge huge Wild Orchid fan. When she left to join BEP I was a little put off, but this solo album gave my fandom new hope.

The same can not be said about the new Paulina Rubio album. I can sum it up w/ one word (a long one at that)...zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. Holy shit is it boring! I'm a long time fan, and I have to say she hasn't done an album this bad since El tiempo es oro. WTF!?! The new Lucero album is ever better!

Alright my peeps I'm out.

Criticar por criticar

2006-09-30T09:32:00.000-07:00

The new Fangoria video...

Estrojunk

2006-09-30T08:56:00.000-07:00

So last night was bust as they say. First of all, I call for a cab and it's to arrive within 10-30 mintues. 45 minutes later still no cab. So I call and after being put on hold for another 5 minutes I'm told no one ever responded to my original request. So I was told they could try again. No way. It was already 10pm and the show started at 9 (opening acts). As my non-luck would have it, when you want a cab they are nowhere to be found, when you don't there are like 10 that pass by. After searching we finally found one. We got to the Abbey Pub, it was a cute place, real small. This band Lesbians On Ecstacy were playing and they were really fun.

Next we sat through this crazy lady named Leslie and the Lys. She was a bedazzled sight, and quite funny. But that's not why we there. So Rob goes to ask what time Fannypack were playing. Turns out...

Fannypack cancelled!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OMG!!! I was so friggin' pissed. Being the faggy bitch I can be, I was not about to let this slide by. We came to see Fannypack and they cancelled, the least they can do is give me a refund. They were like "well the cancellation was announced". Fuck that. So I got one. Come on, there were posters all over the city, it said "Fannypack" in huge letters on the marquee at the Abbey Pub. Can you say false advertising? I think she was trying to make us feel bad by telling us that it was a benefit...blah blah. Like Rob said we don't care about pussy, we came to see Fannypack!

Until next time...

Hey Mami...

2006-09-29T15:11:00.000-07:00

So tonight is Fannypack. I'm super excited! I love them!!!!

Sorry for the continual lack of posts. Still working on the comptuer situation. Hopefully it will be resolved very very soon.

Here's the cover for the new Fangoria album El extraño viaje.

I friggin' adore the new single, Criticar por criticar, it's fagaliciously fierce!!!! If you haven't already, head over to their new website & check out the new video which was filmed in Mexico City.

Have a good weekend everyone!