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Uh oh. Looks like another celebrity has suffered an embarrassing "nipple-slip!" God.. the lengths some people go to for publicity these days! And to think this celeb used to be a child favourite too?! The nerve!

Anyway here's a picture of this latest wardrobe malfunction:









Are you sure you're ready for this picture? There IS nipple showing so kids, be warned!

















Oh Miss Piggy! How could you?!

Picture courtesy of my new favourite blog read: PinkIsTheNewBlog.com Check it out - it's totally funny!
posted by Tim at 10:28 PM

 
How sad was it that Ashley Leitao got kicked off Canadian Idol last night? The poor girl was obviously surprised (as was I) and she was heavily sobbing and hyperventilating (as was I)! And while Ben Mulroney keeps saying all this stuff about how proud Canada is and how great the girl is and blah blah blah - it's so redundant and his fake praise means nothing anymore - Ashley is trying hard not to cry and/or get angry. Then comes the part I find really ironic: Ben finishes up his long-winded speech about how Ashley is so talented and more blah blah blah and then asks her to THANK her fans? Huh? Thank them for what? Not voting enough to keep her in the competition? For getting her "this far?" She hasn't gotten very far if you ask me... no thanks to her "fans."

At least Ashley didn't deliver the cliche "You haven't heard the last of me" line that eliminated contestants usually say. She's smart enough to know that her 15 minutes are pretty much over and no matter what Ben Mulroney says, so is her career.

Cruel cruel Canadian Idol world eh?
posted by Tim at 5:15 PM

 
New couple alert:

According to THIS website, Andy Roddick and Maria Sharapova are dating! Now that's a "love match" if I do say so myself! (Get it? Love match? Like in tennis? Oh never mind!)

And according to Entertainment Tonight, Sienna Miller has left Jude Law for Orlando Bloom! Sienna, why are you leaving Jude freakin Law?!! Oh right, because he cheated on you and boned your baby's nanny on the pool table while you were busy at work.
posted by Tim at 11:45 PM

 
I saw Ben Mulroney on Sunday walking through Caban on Queen Street West. So unimpressed was I, that after being alerted by my friend to Ben standing right beside me, I simply let out a "hmph," turned up my nose and continued browsing dish towels.

Mr. Canadian Idol was with a pretty blond in pretty pastel colours, who I am assuming to be his girlfriend. He was wearing a baseball cap (thank god he covered up his 1995 parted haircut!), blue t-shirt and ill-fitting cargo shorts. His girlfriend could totally do better.

Anyway, this "celebrity" sight-seeing only confirms what I have been saying all along: I won't be some obssessed paparazzi-like freak when I see someone famous in New York City this coming year. Why doesn't anyone believe me?

In other news, my friend Justin says he sees Devon Soltendieck walking along Queen Street West everyday! I am SO staking out a place on Queen Street tomorrow to spot my favourite MuchMusic VJ!
posted by Tim at 11:40 PM

 
The descriptions assigned to each of the kids on Brat Camp are turning me into a horrible insensitive person. Instead of actually learning their names, I've begun referring to them by their tagline descriptions. It's sorta like that season of Amazing Race where one couple was introduced as "the virgins" and we took to calling them exactly that when my friends and I would discuss the show. "Omigod, can you BELIEVE what the virgins did on the show?!"

Last night, my brother and I watched episode two of Brat Camp and it resulted in some weird banter during the commercial breaks. "I hate the way the ADD guy is always complaining!" he said. "But I like the drug user... she's pretty nice now."

"I know!" I replied. "I like the hostile outcast and the angry punk but I hate the steals-from-his-mother guy! He looks like SUCH a druggie!"

"Hahahahaha!"

We are SO insensitive! It's as if these REAL KIDS are being turned into characters y'know? It's like people who insist on calling Lisa Kudrow "Phoebe" even though her name is Lisa Kudrow; or someone who spots Tom Welling in the street and says "I saw Superman today!"

The episode was really good though and even though I know the show is edited and stuff, it's still encouraging to see progress being made by the kids. What I REALLY want to see though is a show confronting the parents! I mean, did you SEE Derek's parents? "Y'all need to know that mah boy ain't like he used to be," says the obviously backwoods mom. "He deserves a good whuppin' sometimes!" Judging by their interviews I feel like the parents may be contributing to their child's poor behaviour. How interesting would it be to see an episode focused on training the folks and teaching them some parenting skills eh?

Anyway, to offset the heaviness of "Brat Camp," I switched over to check out "So You Think You Can Dance" on FOX. It's like American Idol but for dancers and lemme tell you, it was hype! Yeah! Asian Dancing-With-the-Stars-judge is there! And a funny and mean British judge who isn't Simon Cowell!

But what's the prize? Like on A.Idol you get a recording contract and sing right? What's the prize for being the best dancer? A backup dancing role for the winner of American Idol? Just wondering that's all...
posted by Tim at 1:09 PM

 
I need a vacation. I need a vacation like Courtney Love needs a stylist. That picture makes me shiver.

I end work tomorrow but I've been looking for cheap last minute deals for over a month now. I've been so tired from working (writing ad campaigns and researching web database software) and running around doing errands at night that I'm totally due for a break. I'm thinking somewhere in the non-hurricaine affected Carribean. Or maybe some Italian Villa Rentals. Or just a nice long nap.

I knew I was tired when I waited two days for a Lindsay Lohan-hosted episode of SNL to download and then opened the file only to realize that I've already seen that episode - twice. I also fell asleep two nights ago while watching what was supposedly my new favourite series on DVD, "The Office." I dreamed of going on vacation.
posted by Tim at 6:49 PM

 
Did anyone catch Destiny's Child's performance of Cater 2 U at the BET Awards? They each grabbed a guy on stage and practically did a lap dance for the lucky three men!

Michelle sang to Magic Johnson (note: huh?) while Kelly romanced her rumoured ex-boyfriend Nelly. Beyonce grabbed Terrence Howard (the actor in Crash and the new Hustle and Flow movie) and I'm telling you, the look on his face was priceless. Apparently he was so excited he couldn't sleep for two days! I bet his wife was none too please about that.

Anyway, go to THIS site and check out a video clip of the performance and judge for yourself.
posted by Tim at 6:53 PM

 
You won't believe what I found yesterday.

I was at First Markham Place (a Chinese mall in my area) to look for a birthday gift for my mom/browse fake and cheap DVDs... okay fine, more the latter than the former. Anyway, I was shocked to find DVD copies of "Mr. and Mrs. Smith," "Batman Begins," AND "War of the Worlds" in a pile of movies labelled 5 for $20! But wait, it gets better. As if it wasn't shocking enough to see still-in-theatres movies being sold on DVD (obviously burned discs), also located in that pile of movies was.... "A Night in Paris!!!!"

Wait.. you don't know what "A Night in Paris" is? It's the PARIS HILTON SEX TAPE!!! (Oh boy, the hits to this website are totally gonna go up now that I've used those four words here....) The Chinese fake DVD store was selling copies of THE most infamous home video of the past year and a half! The funny thing is, it was just sitting there right beside all the other regular movies, open for everyone to see. There were many copies available in case you were wondering and looking to see Paris at night (and an "Effiel Tower" in Paris... if you know what I mean).

My friend Beatrice (who admitted to having seen "clips" of the video) and I turned to each other shocked and couldn't help but laugh at the naiveity of these shopkeepers. They were so non-chalant about it and didn't seem to be aware of what they were displaying. Perhaps they saw "Paris" and thought it was a foreign film? Although I doubt any subtitles are needed for this one.
posted by Tim at 2:10 PM

 
I watched this show called "Brat Camp" last night. Did anyone else see it? It's basically Dr. Phil meets Jerry Springer meets Survivor. And all in the goal to take a bunch of messed up kids and turn them around to become good children to their families.

The premise sounds silly at first - as if all these so-called "bad kids" would appreciate having a camera in their faces 24/7! And the range of kids on this show is quite varied as well - there's one kid who tried to stab his own brother(!) and a drug addict but then there's a girl who's problem is that she lies and another kid who's just got ADHD. Weird mix of social issues eh?

But the show actually has many redeeming qualities - by taking these kids and making them live in outdoors in a camp-style environment, they are literally stripping them of their previous lifestyle and forcing them to confront their raw emotions and feelings (Wow that was a good line. I should totally be a TV promo-writer!).

Last night's show was good - the lying girl admitted to lying blah blah blah some other girl cried a bit blah blah - but the PREVIEWS were amazing! Apparently these kids are in this camp from Thanksgiving and may not make it home for Christmas! Harsh. Also some kid tries to run away and I THINK I saw a brief preview of cop cars and some talk about "dying." This show better scare the kids into being good again cuz just the previews alone made me nearly crap my pants.

And on that note... I'm out.
posted by Tim at 10:45 AM

 
I had a dream last night that I went to Vancouver to search for Ben Affleck and Jennfier Garner. I know, creepy right? I think I dreamt this because I've been searching for the new editions of US Weekly and Star Magazine, featuring Bennifer's wedding photos. For some reason, the local stores stock the tabloids a few days later than in the States so while these specific editions came out last Friday, they don't stock them here till Wednesday of the next week. Annnd I think I spend too much time on these things...

Speaking of celebrities, I've decided that once I'm in New York (I'm leaving for the Big Apple on August 2nd) I'm going to RESPECT the privacy of any famous people I meet on the street and not ask them for an autograph and/or photo. Instead, I will simply give them an acknowledging head nod and polite smile and THEN hide out in the bushes and secretly snap a picture. I mean... er...

I think I should focus on more important things in New York eh? You know, like picking out the perfect "journalist" outfit or customizing stationary for my school binder!

Oh and to make myself sound smart, I gotta really study up on that New York Times journalist who's in jail, keep up to date about the London bombings and use big phrases like brobdingnagian proportions and bextra lawsuits. Yeah that's it...
posted by Tim at 10:19 PM

 
Did you hear? Bow Wow is going out with Ciara!

Can you believe that? They are the SAME AGE! 19!

This is weird. He's still this little boy to me and she looks sooooo old!

Oh.
posted by Tim at 11:12 PM

 
6 Rumors I'd LOVE to start:

1. Nick Lachey finally tires of his wife's constant whinning and party-girl antics and gets rid of her once and for all. He says the reason is not because she cheated on him with Johnny Knoxville but rather because he can't stand how hypocritically-obssessed with looks this girl has become after naming her past CD "In this Skin" (to tell girls to be comfortable with how they look in their own skin). In the wake of the divorce, Nick scores a huge #1 hit song while Jessica lapses into confusion, bombs her new album and is reduced to starting a girl pop group with washed up one-hit wonders, sister Ashlee and BFF Lindsay Lohan.

2. Beyonce dumps her dad as her manager claiming that he is unable to successfully promote her "ghetto hoodlum" and "sweet girl next door" images at the same time. In retaliation, Matthew Knowles turns Destiny's Child third wheel Michelle Williams into a huge international solo superstar. "Michelle doesn't need to be with da 'hood," says Matthew. "She's got the Saviour on her side... And by Saviour, I mean me, Matthew Knowles." Meanwhile, Kelly Rowland celebrates the opening of her new Denny's on 110th and Main Street.

3. In an attempt to resuscitate her career, Celine Dion names her new album "The Emancipation of Celini" and enlists the help of fellow Canadian Shawn Desman in the hopes of lending her some street cred. When asked what "emancipation" means to her, Celine replies "c'est comme.. I mean, it's like... um... when I can't go poop right?" She then proceeds to beat her chest and sing her new single, "We Belong Together.. aussi."

4. It is revealed that Ryan Reynolds only proposed to Alanis Morrisette because she declared herself bisexual and promised him plenty of threesomes. When she pledges that there will be no one else but him and her during their marriage vows he promptly tosses his ring away and goes out in search of Cynthia Nixon and Marcia Cross. This completely pisses Alanis off and she uses her anger to finally release the follow-up to "Jagged Little Pill" that everyone's been waiting for.

5. Jennifer Lopez boils over in frustration over how she dumped ex-flame Ben Affleck over his unwillingness to have a baby only to see him have a baby with new wife Jennifer Garner. She tries to conceive with new hubby Marc Anthony, but when he realizes that he is impotent, J. Lo turns to adoption only to discover that every single baby up for adoption has been taken by Angelina Jolie.

6. Katie Holmes wakes up to discover that she fell into a coma approximately three months ago when she was hit by lighting while watching an outdoor screening of Jerry McGuire. She smiles to discover that she is indeed engaged, only to realize that it is still to her long-time boyfriend Chris Klein and not dreamboat Tom Cruise like she had originally thought. She seeks out a tall pole on a rainy night to try and bring TomKat back. Reunited couple Nicole and Tom just sit back and laugh.
posted by Tim at 2:57 PM

 
Did anyone catch Days of Our Lives yesterday? (I swear I only watched it cuz I was home from work to have lunch...) A character on DOOL named Mimi was being held in prison and when her family got together to pray they asked God for... get this... an "Emancipation of Mimi!" That's funny right? A shoutout to Mariah Carey's new album on Days of Our Lives? I like it!

On a totally different note, I managed to catch a few minutes of Average Joe 4 last night and I just wanna say... I NEED TO BE ON THAT SHOW! I mean, you can't get more average looking than me and the new girl's pretty but not in a snobby way y'know? So basically, I'd have a shot!

Also, the show totally needs a new Asian guy to spice things up. I swear they're re-using the same characters from last season! A fat balding guy? A skinny nerdy guy with pants hiked up too high? A tatoo-ed guy? Were these three not contestants on last year's show? Seriously NBC - call me!

=p
posted by Tim at 11:35 AM