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16 Oct 2011

A Collection Part 27

Happy happy middle of October everyone! I hope you’ve all had a lovely and relaxing weekend so far. For the first time in my life yesterday, I spent the afternoon out on a boat in Puget Sound with some wonderful company. Hard to believe that I’ve never actually done that before – clearly I’m not getting the most out of Seattle by living here. There’s no theme to this collection post this time, but it’s been a month since we’ve last seen one and I like this group so much. I’m kind of in this limbo right now of college and the real  world that begins after college (that I thought began at college.) And I’m going to be here for a few months I’m sure so I’ve been attracted to photos recently that involve a single person. That’s really the only explanation I have for that.

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23 Aug 2011

Nerd Herd

On the season finale of The Glee Project, my favorite contestant Cameron returned for the final episode. While I was extremely happy that Damien took home the win, I don’t think I paid that much attention to him as much as I focused on the scenes Cameron was actually in. Bree and I agreed last night that while it is obvious that he is talented, there is definitely something that draws our eye towards him throughout the entire episode. Sure, it’s his voice and the hipster attire, but another part of me thinks that it is because he represents a group of people  that has never been a part of the in crowd: the nerds. There’s no one like him on Glee or even on television right now.

As we all know, I’ve got a pretty sweet spot for the nerds – as do many girls. Can you really find a reason to not like one? I mean, have you ever seen a douchey nerd? And I’m not talking about those pretentious characters in television shows, I mean in real life. They don’t exist! They never cheat, except for that one episode of Saved By the Bell. They are known for being the shy smart types. They’ve got a type of style that isn’t mainstream and they always seem to know what’s going on before everyone else. A blogger’s dream right? Today, I learned from HelloGiggles that there’s actually a distinction between geek, nerd and dork. Who knew, right?

In short:

“Geek- Smart but not awkward
Nerd- Smart and awkward
Dork- Smart in less useful areas, awkward but proud regardless”

Feel free to read the rest of the article here:

What I also recognized today was the similarities between a nerd and a hipster. The same transition process occurs when scenesters become hipster. In this case, you start out being a nerd and develop into a full-grown adult-sized hipster. I’ve decided to highlight some of my favorite nerds in this post, but I’ll let you be the judge as to whether or not they are really as hip as they appear to be.

[Cameron Mitchell – The Glee Project right]

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I think I’ve talked enough about Cameron in the text above so I won’t exhaust you anymore. He is basically the proudest nerd I have ever seen promoting the “Nerd Herd” in his YouTube videos, on the television series, and even in his music.

[Michael Cera]

Self-explanatory.

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28 Jun 2010

In the News…

Steve Carell will be leaving The Office next year capping off season 7. [source]

– The divorce is final between Jesse James and Sandra Bullock. [source]

Emma Watson has confirmed that she is dating George Craig, the Burberry model and frontman of music group One Night Only.

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Watch it now before it gets removed! Cue tears at … 4:39

Chris Brown struggled through his tribute to Michael Jackson last night at the BET Awards. After dancing through Billie Jean, Remember the Time, and Smooth Criminal, Chris attempted to end the tribute by singing Man in the Mirror, but broke down into tears showing everyone just how vulnerable he was. Haven’t decided if I still feel bad for him or not. It must suck to know that everyone kind of hates you because you beat your girlfriend up and it went public and basically your career went down the drain. Stuff happens; sometimes you bounce back and sometimes you don’t.

Nicole Richie wrote another book entitled “Priceless” due out Sept. 28, 2010

David Olsen, the father of Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen is broke and facing foreclosure. Will the twins with all the money in the world step in to save their father from his debt? [Source]

– The Lohans are back to reality television again and have already started filming. Gross Dina Lohan is almost becoming worse than Kate Gosselin. [Source]

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Degrassi. The Boiling Point!

Kristen Stewart lightens the hair and looks a whole lot better and a whole lot less emo than she always does. WIN.

– Tonight, Nikki Blonsky will debut her new ABC Family show Huge.

Dove is casting “REAL WOMEN” for their new ad campaign. These women must have flawless skin, no scars, and definitely no tattoos. Nice job Dove, real nice.

– According to a recent study, the average woman will spend nearly $24,000 on shoes in their lifetime. That’s disgusting.

The Frisky writes a post addressing why Men’s Fashion Week should not exist. After viewing these pictures, I might have to agree… and here

– You can now put Barbie in a fat suit!

Google is determined to create the next best social networking site. Move out of the way Facebook. They didn’t win you over with Google Buzz, but now they’re coming back in full force with… wait for it…GoogleMe.

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– Grandpa gets his GAGA on w/ this video posted by The Stranger.

Rihanna has decided to cancel her kick off date for her tour in WA at the White River Amphitheater. Fans will receive a refund. [boooooo I’m a Chris Brown fan now!]

Megan Fox officially wed Brian Austin Green in a small ceremony in Hawaii late last week. [source]

26 Feb 2010

Meet the Types…or the best type?

Ask a girl the number one thing she looks for in a guy and you will almost always get the response of “a good personality.” It’s pretty obvious that no one wants to date a boring douche bag right? There’s no “type” for a good personality. In fact, that’s a lot of people and it really just depends on your taste in guys.

The other day my friend told me that I typically go for the shy awkward types. I said, “So what?!” because those guys are usually the nice ones…or so I believe. My guy friend said, you should go after guys your comfortable with that are like your friends. But you can’t really date your friends…

In the past few months, I’ve been walking around this school pointing out certain people that are not necessarily people that I like, but people with personality traits that I want to find in a husband. Now that’s a long time away, but a girl has to be prepared. I guess I’m very confused because I haven’t figured out what I want in a boyfriend, but I know what I would want in a husband.

Meet the personality types below: They aren’t the jocks, they aren’t the most popular, they’re definitely not bad boys. They are the dorks. They are super cute and lucky for me there are most of the time overlooked.

Dan Humphrey – Gossip Girl

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25 Oct 2009

I miss the television present

Jim: For a really long time, that’s all I had. I just had… little moments with a girl who saw me as a friend. And, a lot of people told me I was crazy to wait this long for a date with a girl who I worked with. But I think, even then, I knew that I was waiting for my wife.

*****

I miss watching this show so much. I wish I had the time. What I love about this relationship is that it was never skeezy in any way and I hope I can have something like this too.

20 Oct 2009

Out on the Town: 11/6

No, he’s not. He’s just coming to the University of Washington’s Kane Hall to speak on November 6th at 6:30 PM. I can’t imagine what his speech will be about, but I would love to be in the same room as him.

Source

24 Aug 2009

Skins Comes to America – MTV gets less music related

At the beginning of the summer, I was obsessed with this show! This morning, I just found out that MTV has bought rights to the popular UK Show.

I thought they would do it Degrassi style meaning they have a time slot on MTV where they show old original Degrassi episodes. Instead the network would like to do it up like “The Office,” by recreating the entire show to emulate the original series. New cast, new writers, no English accent.. on MTV.

If you haven’t seen the show, it’s like a more racy Degrassi. More sex and more drinking but the channel 4 series keeps it tame by saying it’s about teenagers trying to find “love and happiness.” Whatever helps you sleep at night right?