The Hills: "Reality" TV at its best

Happy Hump Day everyone! Here's a little video for your Hump Day viewing pleasure.

The Hills: Season 3 continued...
DRAMA DRAMA DRAMA. I'm not a dramatic person and i like it that way, so instead of creating drama in my life, i leave it to Reality TV to provide it for me. Hence my obsession with "The Hills."
I'm a HUGE fan of the show and can't wait til they air the rest of the season.
So to tie me over, i've been watching this video, a preview for the rest of the season, over and over and over again.

March 24. Mark it on your calendars. I'm not going to even pretend like i haven't already.

I'm a 23 year old single mom with two daughters...

Starting this week, I'm getting a dose of reality by playing mom for two middle school girls, Jenny (12) and Jane (14). Their parents are in Israel for work and decided that I would not only be the most dependable but most responsible and loving individual to care for their precious little ones for the next 2 weeks. You see, I used to be their Sunday School teacher probably 7-8 years ago back in Eugene so not only have i known them for a few years, they know I love Jesus too which is a huge plus in their book. Nanny Hannah to the rescue!

So as what all loving mothers do, I'm going to blog about them for the next 12 days. Oh and not only that, I'm also going to post as many pictures I can, just show you, how with my guidance and immaculate parenting skills, they have grown up to be such outstanding citizens in today's society.

Asian kids are the best. I feel very confident making that statement. Growing up, I never had this "free time" that all my other schoolmates talked of. After school, i had either piano lessons, flute lessons, swimming lessons, math tutor, writing tutor, volunteering or Bible study until dinner at 8, which was followed by shower time, reading and then finally bed time. So really, even if i wanted to be a troublemaker, there was no time for me to do so. Brilliant. I'm pretty sure all other Asian parents do the same with their kids as well. Absolutely brilliant!

Back to the girls. Today after school Janet studied Algebra for an hour, followed by an hour of homework, 30 minutes of piano and she just finished vaccuming the stairs. Jenny spent her afternoon doing all of her homework, watching YouTube videos, loading the dishwasher and writing up a 2 page book report that she asked me to assign to her because she was bored. Really?! Not only that, Jenny didn't practice her violin after school because she woke up at 7:15 this morning and practiced before school instead. Wowza.

Ok, well now its time for me to let them have a little fun. We're gonna watch American Idol and play Scrabble :) Be jealous. night! :)

Tuesday's Tune: Jack Johnson's Angel

My brother is my music guru. Whenever I make a trip down to Eugene, i end up getting sucked into his computer for hours, blowing off plans to hang out with real people and instead, I find myself sitting on my bed, making cds from his 5,000+ song collection. From Atmosphere and Damien Rice to Lily Allen and Say Anything, he pretty much has it all. The 3 things my bro and i bond over are music, food and golfing. Yeah, not gonna lie, we're pretty cool :)

Anyway, over the weekend, he gave me Jack Johnson's newest album, Sleep through the Static and the cd pretty much stole my heart. I loved it right off the bat, just like his other cds. The 4th song, "Angel" just kills me, kind of like the first time i ever heard "Bubbly" by Colbie Callait. The lyrics are so genuinely sincere and I'm pretty sure it can't get any sweeter than this song. You can tell that he wrote this song about someone he truly loves, probably his wifey.

If i were a boy, I would learn to play this song on the guitar and serenade an unsuspecting crush or current lover. It would woo them over in a heartbeat.

"She gives me presents, with her presence alone." Really? Gosh. I love this song so much, i looked at my itunes play count yesterday and i listened to it 60 times?! In one day?! No biggie.

K, i'm gonna go listen to it another 60 times, better start now. Hope you like it as much as I do. Just go out and buy the cd, you won't be disappointed. Promise.

SUPER Tuesday: "Yes We Can"

If this video doesn't inspire you to care about this year's presidential election, I'm not sure anything will. Former Black Eyed Peas member, Will.i.am gathered together a group of celebrities and musicians to create a song and video in support of Obama, called "Yes We Can." These celebrities and musicians include, but are not limited to: Kate Walsh, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Scarlet Johansson, John Legend, Nick Cannon, Common, Nicole Scherzinger and so many more.

After the outcome of the past 2 elections, Will.i.am decided he wanted to get involved early on but wasn't sure who he wanted to support, and then came Obama's New Hampshire speech and Will.i.am was in. He wanted to do just what Obama said, create Change, because why? "Yes We Can." And in a matter of just 48 hours, he rallied up enough support and resources to create the song and video which first aired on ABC News Now's "What's the Buzz" segment on Friday (2/1/2008)

"I'm not trying to convince people to see things how i do...I produced this song to share my new found inspiration and how I've been moved...I hope this song will make you feel...love...and think...and be inspired just like the speech inspired me...," said Will.i.am

"Wake up Dwayne, you know who it is!"

Yesterday was SuperBowl Sunday, yes yes it was. A day full of pigging out, excessive drinking , and a whole lot of sitting in front of the TV defending your team and critiquing the commercials. Go America!

Last night's game was pretty uneventful, I think, until David Tyree of the Giant's made that AMAZING helmet catch with 1:15 left in the game. I was cheering on the Patriots but i can still recognize and acknowledge a fantastic catch even if it was on the opposing team. So congratulations Giants fan, well deserved win. Even though it would've been nice to see the Patriots end their flawless season with a SuperBowl win. Oh well, i guess there's always next year. Anywho... on to the commercials.

eh... there are always the standard Budweiser commercials which are generally pretty entertaining, but the 2 commercials that stood out to me this SuperBowl were the eTrade baby commercials and the Charles Barkley and Dwayne Wade T-mobile commercial. Genius.



"Either play better or call in sick!" haha, so funny.
I couldn't find a video of the eTrade baby commercial yet, so here's a link to the video on their site: eTrade SuperBowl commercial