Best Couple of 2010: R+J

NOTICE: This is my first entirely positive blog post.  Negativity has been placed on reserve.  Possibly on hold for a post regarding Miley's bong fiasco- in which case the negativity would be placed on you critics, because clearly
MILEY IS NEVER WRONG.  


(Except for when she wore that awful Marchesa dress to the 2010 AMAs
*SEE LEFT*, but even then, it was probably her stylist's fault.)




In the Hollywood ebb and flow of hookups and breakups,
matches are made, played then stay or go away. 

Zac & Vanessa and Ryan & Scarlet may all be back on the market, but I hope this couple plans to make an announcement in the new year:  Ryan Seacrest and Julianne Hough!

I don't know why they are my favorite couple of 2010- he's orange and a workaholic and I hardly know anything about her- but seeing & reading about them makes me hopeful that love is not made up by the government (a theory introduced to me by my friend, Paul). 

Ryan just looks like such a sweet guy.  He whisked Julianne and his family away for a Parisian getaway this past November, where he treated the two gals in his life with a few Louboutins like he was picking up a check for coffee.

The pair just seems to be a set of genuine and down-to-earth individuals; neither seems to acknowledge their fame in such a way that makes them seem unapproachable or pretentious.  Are they even aware of their celebrity?  Maybe it helped that Ryan used to report celebrity news on E!...creates a degree of separation between him and the big guns (LIKE JAKE GYLLENHAAL. DROOL). 

Julianne just has the sweetest laugh- she seems so cool and she grew up with Mark Ballas, what whaaaaat.  She gets brownie points for that.  Also jealousy points.

Anyway, when they announce their engagement in 2011- you can call me a prophet and I shall follow up with a post.  But in the unlikely event that they take a trip to Splitsville...I will stop blogging altogether.  We shall see what happens!  Until then, happy holidays (aka Merry Christmas) and hope everyone has fun ringing in the new year!  (NKOTBSB is performing on Dick Clark's Rockin' New Year's Eve- which is actually hosted by Ryan now- for all those who love watching the ball fall at 12!)

** Yes, I am aware I used the word "seems" like a gazillion times in this post. 
Sorry for my lack of vocabulary. **

Not So Super Superlatives

As a girl who grew up on VH1, naturally, I am addicted to countdowns, top tens (twenties, thirties, forties and fifties) and end-of-the-year recaps.  Off the top of my head, I can tell you that Total Eclipse of the Heart has been proclaimed by VH1 as the #1 saddest song of all time and that George Michael scored #50 of 50 most shocking celebrity confessions.  (Okay the celebrity confessions was an E! special but you get the picture).

Now that December has crept upon us, get ready for end of the year superlatives. 
People Magazine is running a poll for Bests of 2010- vote if you're bored (like me). 

But to be honest, the 11 month anticipation only led to a very subpar list- was 2010 a boring year?  I'm trying to take a jog down pop culture 2010 memory lane but all I can recall are the Kardashian sisters, which begs me to arrive at the conclusion that 2010 was actually a really great year.

I struggled to find 3 categories (from the People Magazine superlatives) to highlight in this blog entry, but I'll showcase what I thought was the most interesting of the 14.

Most Shocking Breakup of 2010

This one was pretty easy, with Eva & Tony running a close second only because the woman Tony cheated with looks like a ding dong.  Courteney Cox and David Arquette- how can you be shocked?  She married a boy 7 years younger than him.  She was practically asking for disaster.  But more importantly, how can you ask David Arquette to stick around a woman who resembles Janice Dickinson more and more with each passing day?  Yeah, that's asking a lot of him.  (Even though I suppose it's him who wants to work on the marriage...these people make no sense.)  Al & Tip probably broke up because she was so over Al demanding credit for inventing the Internet and global warming.

But Sandra and Jesse- just days before word leaked of Jesse's alleged affair with Kat Von D (ew), Sandra gushed over the douche at the SAG Awards!!!  But seriously, why the hell would you trade in an Oscar winning, big-hearted, beautiful mama for a tramp covered in tats?  IT MAKES NO SENSE.  JESSE, YOU'RE AN IDIOT!!

Watch from 3:20 onwards and then proceed to get your heart broken.


Who Do You Want To See Less of in 2011?

On my holiday wish list, I wished that Snooki would gain anonymity by this time next year.  Looks like there are more people who agree (thank God).  Looky here- the cast of Jersey Shore won a spot on the ballot for people nobody wants to see as soon as the new year rings in. Let's cross our fingers extra hard that this oompa loompa and her orange friends will go bye-bye next year.

World's Biggest Super Fan

Okay, I've discovered my life nemesis.  Yeah, she might have tackily decorated her room with all things Miley, but if she's a real fan, she will find true value in this video.  Miley singing an inspirational number from her Hannah Montana movie...in her underwear. 
This stuff is gold.



THIS may in fact be the best thing to have ever happened in 2010, hands down.

My (Sort Of) Grown-Up Christmas List

December has crept upon us, and despite the terribly murky weather that has befallen us (in the Northern Virginia area), we are nearing holiday mode

Girls have started (and for some, already finished) a fantasy wish-list for the upcoming holidays; and while The Man Repeller may ask for everything Proenza Schouler, and my friend/sister Tiane, the last bits of the lululemon collection she does not (yet) own, I will be conjouring up a very different list this holiday season.

Sure, designer bags/women's wear/shoes and high-end activewear are nice, but all it takes is a simple trip to the mall or a few clicks of the mouse to acquire these goodies.

I want a challenge.  An act of God.

While the rest of the world will pen a very selfish wish-list, mine will comprise of necessary actions that will benefit every single citizen of this planet.
(With the exception of wish numero uno).

Without further ado.  My 2010 holiday wish list:

1) Jake Gyllenhaal.  That is all.

2) Would love to come across a picture of the Olsen twins in all their enamel glamor before the year is up.  Since their So Little Time days, it seems like these ladies forgot they have teeth.  I guess Mary Kate occasionally forgets she has them since she doesn't use them everyday like normal people.  You know, because the rest of us eat.

3) I need the Academy to reconsider having James Franco and Anna Hathaway host the Oscars this February.  Considering the fact that I am still trying to recover from the 113 minutes lost while sitting through Love & Other Drugs, I cannot have another 3 hours dedicated to this woman.  What was wrong with the trend of hiring established, middle-aged actors/comedians like Hugh Jackman, who oozes sex appeal, or Alec Baldwin, who oozes rage and overall douchiness?

4) Snooki to gain anonymity by this time next year.  Sorry John McCain, but your friend must go.

5) To see Lady GaGa in something other than Alexander McQueen something ladylike would be just lovely.  Perhaps an Oscar de la Renta ensemble?  Or a nice little Alice + Olivia dress.  Bonus points if she treats her feet to lady-sized stilettos (or if we can see her shoes at all).

But then again, maybe super weird people like Gaga are meant to be adorned in muppets and raw meat.

Maybe I'm asking for too much.  Maybe.

But I think if all five things on my holiday wish list were to come true, Someone up there would think there's good reason to extend our livelihoods much longer than 2012.  And then you can thank me for forgoing a wishlist of boots and bags for the sake of your life.