I learns new words!

When googling pics of Lauren Conrad, or "LC" as I'll forever know her, to find an updo that she's been rocking lately, I kept stumbling across the word "chignon". So I did that real life skill that we learned how to do in elementary school and used the dictionary!! Well, actually I took the easy way out and went to Merriam-Webster's website.

chignon, n. - a knot of hair that is worn at the back of the head and especially at the nape of the neck

Lately it seems that we've been seeing tons of celebs wearing loose, messy chignons (pronounced "sheen-yon") on the red carpet. Whereas sleek, perfect, almost painful-looking updos were usually the sophisticated look of choice, some of Hollywood's leading ladies were even wearing this look with uber-formalwear at this weekend's Oscars. Personally, I sought out what I now know to be a chignon for my bridesmaid look at my bff's wedding this weekend. I think it says "I'm really pretty and romantic, but I'm still going to look this hot waking up next to you tomorrow morning". No?

The day which shall not be named...

It's not a coincidence that "Valentine's Day" and "Voldemort" both start with the letter "V". It seems they're both words that must not be spoken aloud in certain company (or written in txt...this is 2009 and no one actually uses verbal communication anymore).

I recently began dating someone. We met a few weeks ago and had a great conversation, text at least every few days, and have been on one great date with mention of wanting to see each other again. That was a week ago today. And though we exchanged texts Thursday and Friday night leading up to this dreaded day, plans for the weekend have never been discussed. So here I lie in bed Saturday morning on Valentine's Day preparing to run errands and buy my ceremonious V-Day gallon-size bottle of Arbor Mist, but wondering whether I should be straightforward and ask this guy what his plans are for the weekend. Meaning tonight. Meaning Valentine's Day. But as much as the "V word" is of course implied, for me to come right out and say (well...text) "do you wanna go out for Valentine's Day?" seems so taboo two weeks in. It screams "be my Valentine and let's and fall in love and get married on top of a mountain and have millions of babies and forever tell the story about how we fell in love on the most romantic day of the year!"

Yet assuming this relationship is on a progressive path, what are we supposed to do, cross this weekend off the calendar, skip it, not see each other, and pick up where we left off next week? All with an unspoken and unmentionable agreement that spending Valentine's Day together was just too much too soon, so the day didn't exist. And if it does work out in the long run, look back and know that even though we had already begun dating, we weren't special enough to spend V-Day together? But a second date on Valentine's Day is a whole helluva lot of pressure. Damned if you do, damned if you don't.

So for fear of getting "avada kedavra"-ed in love, I plan to keep the "V word" out of my mouth today.

Dear Flo Rida...

Dear Flo Rida,

I thought you were an "artist"? (I use the term loosely) I mean, you had so many thought provoking hit songs such as "Low" and "In the Ayer", but you have truly disappointed me with your latest single, "Right Round".

First of all, covers of this song have so been done before. I'm over it. Originally I believe was by Dead or Alive, then called "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" in 1984. Covers have since been done by such reputable artists as Jessica Simpson, Marilyn Manson, and Dope. Is it creative? No.

Secondly, it is not appropriate to insert sexual lyrics into a song and expect a guaranteed hit. Your lyric "You spin my head right round, right round, when you go down, when you go down down" is hardly classy. Okay, so maybe sexual lyrics do get the public attention, but is this really the message we want to be sending to the kiddies?

So please, do what you should have done a loooong time ago. Just go away. And get your regrettably catchy tunes out of the clubs and out of my head!

Damn you!,
Megan

And that was a problem because...?

My roommate has recently gotten me into "Nip/Tuck", and while I'm still learning about the characters and their back stories, one thing I've had no choice but to realize is that this show is basically a porno disguised as a medical drama. At the start of tonight's episode Liz is giving Christian head. From what I've gathered, Liz used to be a lesbian but is now falling in love with Christian after being tricked into having sex with him. Christian is being moody and feeling unsexual for once in his life and asks Liz to stop her "performance" without finishing. Liz is discouraged and disappointed by this and defeatedly mutters, "Just put 'Project Runway' on, I'll be right back," as she composes herself in the bathroom.

So you don't even have to finish a BJ, but then get to sit around watching "Project Runway", and he's not complaining? Hold your horses, FX, I think I've just found my ideal relationship!

Blast From The Past: Alley Cats Strike

Remember back in middle school when Disney Channel original movies were the coolest things ever? No? That was just me? Oops. Well they were really frickin cool movies, and they usually had a really cute boy for tweeners to drool over. And one of my favorite movies was definitely "Alley Cats Strike" circa the year 2000. So Imagine my excitement when the Disney Channel took a break from "Zack and Cody Go On a Cruise" (or whatever that shit's called these days) and aired "Alley Cats Strike" this weekend...at 3 in the morning. This movie tells the story of a hot, popular jock joining the middle school bowling team, whose captain is your typical dorky-and-brooding-yet-still-really-sexy-vintage-loving kid. Shocker, everyone becomes friends and they win the bowling championship and thus save the school. Oscar worthy stuff, right? Kyle Schmid stars as sexy misunderstood bowling kid, and obvi I had the biggest crush on him back in the day. This movie was the perfect ending to my night on Saturday when coming home drunk at 3:30am after partying and smooching a new boy *insert swoon*. I got to live out my nostalgia while indulging in some gourmet Easy-Mac in the dark. Good times.

The next day curiosity got the better of me. What ever happened to the talented teen stars of "Alley Cats Strike"? Did their acting careers continue to prosper? So I Googled Kyle Schmid. Acting career? Not so much. Still sexy in a Zac Efron type of way? Ooooh yes...