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Watching Katy Perry perform, I'm thinking she has sour grapes about the divorce. In general, I enjoy Katy Perry - except that I think she sounds awful live because she can't really hit the high notes she thinks she can. Once she and Russell Brand announced they were getting divorced, I decided to side with Russell Brand. He is super funny and great - so in general, I think Katy Perry kind of sucks now. Yes, I am fickle and I don't care. They're celebrities - it's not like they're real people. :) Okay. Look. I try not to be too judgmental... at least for people I like. And I like Adele a lot. But her performance was... weird. I remember when she performed "Someone Like You" - it was amazing and her tone and pitch were dead on. Tonight she did "Rolling in the Deep" and, well, it was off. Like, I guess she hit all of the notes and everything, but the tone of her voice sounds messed up. I know she had surgery on her vocal chords and this was her ...

You know, I always think the Grammys are going to be great, and I am usually disappointed. This year, so far, is no exception. It's only an hour into the show and everything has been boring. What I don't like is that they hardly give out any awards anymore on the live telecast - it's all performances, and usually pretty crappy ones. I mean, seriously. Rihanna and Coldplay? Rihanna's part was okay, but Coldplay sucks and it's not exciting or fun to listen to at all. Speaking of Rihanna, I am happy for her that she wanted to sing live instead of lip synching her performance, but maybe she should have opted for lip synching if she was going to sound so awful. I'm just saying. And by the way, why is it okay to like Chris Brown again? I thought we all got together and decided that we would hate him forever. Why am I the only one sticking to the plan? I am excited to see Adele perform, and Nicki Minaj - but overall I'm sure it will suck. It is also lame that Whitn...

I am very happy that the nominees for the Oscars this year are different from the Golden Globes nominees. Of course, there are overlaps, but I think it's a good thing. So far I have been disappointed with the films I've seen. I watched Moneyball yesterday and... I don't even have anything to say about it. It was fine - nothing special. I hope that changes as I watch more films. I am especially excited about The Artist because it's something so different and unique. Most of the nominated movies are ones I haven't even heard of - which is fun because I don't know what to expect. I am happy to see The Ides of March is not heavily nominated - this gives me hope because that movie... well... it sucked. Let's keep it real. First of all, I want to mention that I don't care about a lot of the categories. Some, like editing and art direction are really hard to guess because I don't know enough about it. I will stick to the major acting awards, best picture,...

I just finished the book Divergent by Veronica Roth, and I absolutely loved it. So okay. Basically it's like The Hunger Games , with an interesting twist. It's a post-war culture where everyone has decided that the old methodologies about war and life are all messed up, but there are different groups that think there was something different wrong with life. As a result, people are separated into factions according to this belief: Candor, Abnegation, Dauntless, Amity, and Erudite. The Candor value honesty, and think the world went awry because people lied too much. They speak their mind constantly and are always honest. The Abnegation value selflessness, and think the world went awry because people were too selfish. They do community service and do not do anything remotely self-indulgent. They are also most of the leaders because they are selfless. The Dauntless value bravery, and think the world went awry because people were too cowardly. They serve as the protectors of the wo...

I am officially eleven minutes into this movie, and I am really enjoying it. Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams, Michael Sheen. I absolutely adore Michael Sheen, who also did a brief stint on 30 Rock - it's fun to see him do an American accent. I don't really enjoy Owen Wilson - I think he's self-indulgent and probably a total jerk in real life, but he has good comedic timing. And even though I want to hate him, the character they want us to hate is Michael Sheen, an obnoxious know-it-all who even argues with a tour guide because he knows best. Hilarious. Anyway, it's painfully clear that this is a Woody Allen film, because they are all eerily similar with that campy-independent-movie music. I am usually not a fan, but the script is usually funny and very true to real life. Anyway, Owen Wilson is a writer from California who goes on vacation to France with his fiance. He's writing a book about France in the 1920s and mysteriously is transported to... France in the 1920s a...

What started out like an awesome Aaron Sorkin-y political film quickly devolved into Primary Colors in present day. George Clooney played a Democratic candidate in the Ohio primary and his campaign was run by Phillip Seymour Hoffman and Ryan Gosling. It was good, don't get me wrong. The writing was solid - funny where needed, poignant where necessary. But it was too short and never delved into the political process at all - it became a story about what happens when Gosling finds out Clooney got an intern pregnant. That was pretty much the summary of the film. The best things about the film were Hoffman and Paul Giamatti, who is always a genius. The greatest line was when Gosling confronted Clooney about the affair, telling him that he broke the number one rule in politics, "You can lie, you can cheat, you can start a war, you can bankrupt the country. But you can't fuck the intern." Good stuff. Funny and also true. Gosling's character was difficult to portray bec...

It's about a half-hour until 2012 - very cool. I have decided that my goal for 2012 is to read at least 52 books. I have a few all ready to go, including Ellen's newest book, Tina Fey's memoir, and the Game of Thrones books by George R.R. Martin. I am definitely ready to get started. As far as movies, I have been seriously slacking off. The only one I watched so far was Crazy, Stupid, Love and it was meh. Anyway, I will watch more, I promise. Happy 2012!