Filed under: Movies | Tags: boyfriend, halloween, jeopardy!, margot tenenbaum, richie tenenbaum, the royal tenenbaums
Someone asked me the other day what I’m looking for in a guy. To be honest, I’ve never really been too sure. I have dated guys that are polar opposites from another. And when I’m with that person, that’s what I think I need at the time. But I’m usually wrong, of course.
So, I thought about it, and then I realized it.
I want a Richie Tenenbaum.
Ever since I first saw “The Royal Tenenbaums,” I’ve wanted to dress up like Margot Tenenbaum for Halloween, but I’d only do it if whoever I was with at the time would be Richie. But it never happened… mainly because the guys I dated had never seen the movie and didn’t get why I wanted to do it. I think when I meet the right person, it’ll click. I’ll just know whether he is Richie-worthy or not.
You know what else would be awesome? Dating someone who loves watching Jeopardy! as much as me. As in, they take the game very seriously, and rush home to see it. That would be awesome.
I don’t think I’m asking too much here.
Filed under: Health
Oh, blog of mine… how I have neglected you. Forgive me.
So, a couple weeks ago, I went to a neurologist to see if I could get some medication for my daily headaches. I was recommended to Dr. Piniero by my dad, who kept referring him to “Dr. Panera,” so I felt like an idiot when I called to make an appointment.
Anyway, the doctor asked me tons of questions, and made a comment about how small my face is. Then he pressed on the bones on the side of my face and on my temples, and asked if it hurt. It did. A lot. Then he told me I have TMJ headaches. I didn’t know there was such a thing.
I have an unusually small face, mouth, and jaw. My jaw is always trying to come out further when I sleep, which causes pain, which causes headaches. Which is why I wake up with a headache almost every morning. I always thought my headaches were a hereditary thing… I always thought I got them from my Dad. It turns out his are attributed to allergies. Weird.
Dr. Piniero said that TMJ headaches are pretty common, and that some people have surgery to try and correct their jaws. He told me that it was completely unnecessary, and just prescribed me some medicine. I have to take it every night before I go to bed for the rest of my life. He also told me I should take Aleve every other day.
The medication made me really sick and nauseous the first couple of days, but I realized that my bedtime is a lot later than most peoples, and that the medication probably hasn’t worn off yet when I get up for work in the mornings. So, I’ve been taking it around 10 every night, and it’s been awesome ever since. I have a follow up appointment next month. Can’t wait.
Also, I’m getting fitted for a new retainer next week, since I stopped wearing mine a few months after I got my braces off in 11th grade. My teeth are so gross. My poor, poor deformed mouth and jaw.
So, to every one who was curious about my headache situation…. it’s not a tumor. I’m going to live after all. Deformed small jaw and all.
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1. respond and rework: answer the questions on your blog, replace one question that you dislike with a question of your own invention, add one more question of your own.
2. tag eight other un-tagged people.
i always want to take a nap after i get off work, but i never do. i sleep in late on the weekends though… if that counts?
today i hung out with my buddy jessica that i haven’t seen in a few months. so that was pretty sweet.
so many things. mainly, i’d like to learn about math so i can graduate college, learn how to knit, and learn how to play guitar.
i already had it. i had some leftover edamame and kimchi from last night, and some garlic knots. (i had a late lunch, so i wasn’t really hungry.)
sunny, slightly breezy days. like today. it was a beautiful day.
i don’t have a bedside table, but since i have a queen sized bed, i keep stuff on the side where someone else would sleep – my cell phone, my TV remote, my cable box remote, “Infinity Blues,” by Ryan Adams, and a notepad.
my style changes daily. i love vintage style dresses, v-neck shirts, skinny jeans, ballet flats, cowboy boots, cardigans, thick headbands, and huge purses. my style has been described as “grandma chic,” though. i’m not sure if this is a good thing.
oh you know… a little bit of everything.
being awkward in every aspect of my life.
Lucero is my favorite band for many reasons. But mainly because they put on the best live shows. They came to Orlando (and Ybor City!) a couple weeks ago, and Kirst, Nate, Brit, and I went to one of the Orlando shows. They also added a Sunday show at the last minute. If we would have known in advance, we would have totally gone to that. I also wanted to go to the Ybor City show, but it was 21 and up, and Kirstie isn’t quite 21 yet. Bummer.
They’re just a bunch of good ole’ boys from Tennessee, and they truly care about their fans. They thank everyone profusely after every song they play, and they probably don’t have a written set list, because they’re always taking requests from the audience. This band is their life – they’re most likely on tour 90% of the time. I just don’t understand why nobody has caught on to how awesome they are quite yet. They’re still on some tiny label… I don’t understand why nobody has snatched them up yet.
I always used to hate it when little indie bands I love make it big, but I really wish that these guys would. I think they deserve it.
The following pictures are from a show Kirstie and I went to last year:
The show was great, even though they still didn’t play “California,” which is one of my favorite songs by them. I have seen them three times already, and they’ve never played it! But I love their cover of Jawbreaker’s “Kiss the Bottle,” and they played it, so all was well. I think it’s one of their best live songs.
Their set seemed to be a little bit shorter than usual… they usually play until the venue shuts them down. But, I suppose it was because it was a weekday.
After the show, Kirstie and I were waiting for Brittany and Nate to get out of the bathroom, and Brian came out and went across the street to buy all of the guys hot dogs. And when he came back over go back inside The Social, he smiled at us and said “How are you ladies doing?” And Kirstie and I were total goobs and just smiled awkwardly as he went back inside. We’re smooth.
At any rate, I can’t wait until they come back again in a few months to put on another awesome show. Lucero never disappoints.
Filed under: Movies, Shopping | Tags: goodwill, my so called life, teen angst, thrifting
I try to frequent Goodwill at least once a month. I’ve gotten some pretty good finds in the past… my hot pink kitten heels, my 14 karat umbrella necklace, and countless dresses, but 2 weeks ago, I think I hit the motherload. I was in search of cowboy boots, but I didn’t find any, (but I won a sweet pair on ebay!) so I figured I’d go check out their movies. And I came across these gems:
They were only $.75 each! And two of them were still unopened with the wrapper on them! I was so psyched to find them. I just wish that the entire collection was there.
I was only in 4th Grade when “My So-Called Life” came on TV, and my mom thought it was “too old” for me to watch, but I used to sneak to watch it in my room every chance I could. I just thought Angela was the epitome of cool. And she had red hair, which is always a plus in my book. It’s a shame that it got cancelled.
I had the biggest crush on Jordan Catalano. It’s such a bummer that Jared Leto turned into a major tool later in life. (30 Seconds to Mars?!?! Really?!?! Jordan Catalano would have hated your band, FYI.)
I’m super psyched about my trading cards! I have them on my dresser mirror now. And I’m looking forward to watching the Eve 6 music video. “Inside Out” was my jam!
I think I am going to try to go to Goodwill more often so I can snatch up some more awesome stuff before other people do.
- *LEAD ACTRESS
- Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
- Angelina Jolie, Changeling
- Melissa Leo, Frozen River
- Meryl Streep, Doubt
- Kate Winslet, The Reader
I got this one right. I think this one was pretty much a shoe-in.
- *SUPPORTING ACTOR
- Josh Brolin, Milk
- Robert Downey Jr., Tropic Thunder
- Philip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt
- Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
- Michael Shannon, Revolutionary Road
Of course I got this one. All of the Academy would be going to hell if they wouldn’t have chosen him. His parents’ and sister’s acceptance speech made me a little teary-eyed, I won’t lie.
- SUPPORTING ACTRESS
- Amy Adams, Doubt
- Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
- Viola Davis, Doubt
- Taraji P. Henson, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler
I picked Taraji P. Henson from Benjamin Button for this one. The Oscars usually give out a “dark horse” award out every year, and I thought this would be the one. But whatev. I liked Penelope Cruz in Vicky Cristina Barcelona.
Well… yeah. I think this wasn’t a surprise.
- *BEST DIRECTING
- Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
- David Fincher, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- Ron Howard, Frost/Nixon
- Gus Van Sant, Milk
- Stephen Daldry, The Reader
I figured Slumdog would have taken everything, and I was right. [I think David Fincher should have won this one.]
- *ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
- Courtney Hunt, Frozen River
- Mike Leigh, Happy-Go-Lucky
- Martin McDonagh, In Bruges
- Dustin Lance Black, Milk
- Andrew Stanton and Jim Reardon, Wall-E
Yeah, I got this one, too. A lot of bloggers are outraged that the guy that wrote In Bruges didn’t win it, but I think Black was definitely worthy of it.
- ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
- Simon Beaufoy, Slumdog Millionaire
- David Hare, The Reader
- Peter Morgan, Frost/Nixon
- Eric Roth, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- John Patrick Shanley, Doubt
I chose Benjamin Button for this, because uh… it deserved something.
- *BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
- Bolt
- Kung Fu Panda
- Wall-E
One of the cutest movies I have ever seen. Totally worth it.
- BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
- The Baader Meinhof Complex, Germany
- The Class, France
- Departures, Japan
- Revanche, Austria
- Waltz with Bashir, Israel
I picked “Waltz,” because it was the only one I heard of.
- *BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
- The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)
- Encounters at the End of the World
- The Garden
- Man on Wire
- Trouble the Water
Once again, I went with the only one I had heard of.
- BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
- The Conscience of Nhem En
- The Final Inch
- Smile Pinki
- The Witness — From the Balcony of Room 306
I picked “The Final Inch.” All of these films looked interesting, though.
I picked Benjamin Button. Whatev.
I picked Revolutionary Road, simply because I liked their outfits. I should have figured a period piece would have gotten it. They usually do.
Awwww, too bad Hellboy. Maybe you’ll get them with the third installment.
- *ORIGINAL SCORE
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- Defiance
- Milk
- Slumdog Millionaire
- Wall-E
- ORIGINAL SONG
- “Down to Earth,” Wall-E
- “Jai Ho,” Slumdog Millionaire
- “O Saya,” Slumdog Millionaire
I picked the Wall-E song because it was cute.
- BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM
- La Maison en Petits Cubes
- Lavatory — Lovestory
- Oktapodi
- Presto
- This Way Up
I picked “This Way Up.” I think they were robbed.
- BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
- Auf der Strecke (On the Line)
- Manon on the Asphalt
- New Boy
- The Pig
- Spielzeugland (Toyland)
I picked “New Boy” because it looked cute.
- BEST SOUND MIXING
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- The Dark Knight
- Slumdog Millionaire
- Wall-E
- Wanted
I picked “The Dark Knight.” Because it was a loud action movie.
- *BEST SOUND EDITING
- The Dark Knight
- Iron Man
- Slumdog Millionaire
- Wall-E
- Wanted
I picked “The Dark Knight” because it was a loud action movie?!
- *BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- The Dark Knight
- Iron Man
It would have been totally unfair if they wouldn’t have won for this.
So, I got 13 out of 24 correct. Not too shabby, but not my best.
On the other hand, the Oscars were great this year! They were actually entertaining and funny. I was impressed with the set, how they presented the awards (with the previous year’s winners), and how they actually showed clips from non-nominated movies from this year in their respected categories. The Pineapple Express montage and Ben Stiller’s impression of Joaquin Phoenix were hilarious. Hugh Jackman’s opening was actually pretty entertaining as well.
I’m totally bummed that the award season is over with. What on Earth will I blog about now?!
Well, the Oscars are coming up on Sunday, so it’s about that time for my predictions! The bold ones are my choices.
- LEAD ACTOR
- Richard Jenkins, The Visitor
- Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon
- Sean Penn, Milk
- Brad Pitt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
- LEAD ACTRESS
- Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
- Angelina Jolie, Changeling
- Melissa Leo, Frozen River
- Meryl Streep, Doubt
- Kate Winslet, The Reader
- SUPPORTING ACTOR
- Josh Brolin, Milk
- Robert Downey Jr., Tropic Thunder
- Philip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt
- Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
- Michael Shannon, Revolutionary Road
- SUPPORTING ACTRESS
- Amy Adams, Doubt
- Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
- Viola Davis, Doubt
- Taraji P. Henson, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler
- BEST DIRECTING
- Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
- David Fincher, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- Ron Howard, Frost/Nixon
- Gus Van Sant, Milk
- Stephen Daldry, The Reader
- ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
- Courtney Hunt, Frozen River
- Mike Leigh, Happy-Go-Lucky
- Martin McDonagh, In Bruges
- Dustin Lance Black, Milk
- Andrew Stanton and Jim Reardon, Wall-E
- ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
- Simon Beaufoy, Slumdog Millionaire
- David Hare, The Reader
- Peter Morgan, Frost/Nixon
- Eric Roth, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- John Patrick Shanley, Doubt
- BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
- Bolt
- Kung Fu Panda
- Wall-E
- BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
- The Baader Meinhof Complex, Germany
- The Class, France
- Departures, Japan
- Revanche, Austria
- Waltz with Bashir, Israel
- BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
- The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)
- Encounters at the End of the World
- The Garden
- Man on Wire
- Trouble the Water
- BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
- The Conscience of Nhem En
- The Final Inch
- Smile Pinki
- The Witness — From the Balcony of Room 306
- ORIGINAL SCORE
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- Defiance
- Milk
- Slumdog Millionaire
- Wall-E
- ORIGINAL SONG
- “Down to Earth,” Wall-E
- “Jai Ho,” Slumdog Millionaire
- “O Saya,” Slumdog Millionaire
- BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM
- La Maison en Petits Cubes
- Lavatory — Lovestory
- Oktapodi
- Presto
- This Way Up
- BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
- Auf der Strecke (On the Line)
- Manon on the Asphalt
- New Boy
- The Pig
- Spielzeugland (Toyland)
- BEST SOUND MIXING
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- The Dark Knight
- Slumdog Millionaire
- Wall-E
- Wanted
- BEST SOUND EDITING
- The Dark Knight
- Iron Man
- Slumdog Millionaire
- Wall-E
- Wanted
- BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- The Dark Knight
- Iron Man
There you have it, ladies and gentlemen! Place your bets now!
So, yesterday was Valentine’s Day. Even though I am single yet again on this day, it didn’t really bother me. It was a great day, nonetheless.
I’ve decided that I’m not going to dwell on the past anymore. I’m tired of wishing for things that I once had. I’m looking towards the future and I am just hoping for the best.
I spent yesterday afternoon with my little sister Kenzie, my (much older) little sister Kirstie, my mom, Kirst’s boyfriend Nate, Kenz’s friends Hannah and Jake, and their mom Heidi.
Kenzie and Hannah had a dance recital at the Mardi Gras Festival that is held every year at the Resurrection Church and School. Kenzie was awesome, of course. She was the best ballerina out there. Nate surprised Kirstie by showing up there… he told her he had to work all day, but showed up with tulips for all of us girls. I think Kirstie was very surprised, and I thought it was very thoughtful of him to do something like that. We all had lunch at the fair- they had some of the best french fries I have ever had. I also bought some mini homemade cinnamon donuts. They were so good.
After lunch, the girls changed into their play clothes, and we went on all of the carnival rides. We got one of those unlimited ride bracelet dealies for $20. We went on some kiddie ride called the “Dizzy Dragon” first. It was a bad idea, especially since we had just ate lunch. I had to close my eyes the entire time we were on that ride, but felt okay after a few minutes. Kirst felt really nauseous after it, and didn’t go on some rides for a long time.
It was fun, though. We went on the huge slide (which wasn’t a good idea for me, since I was wearing a dress) tons of times, but mom didn’t get any pictures of that. We also went on one of those rides that drops you in mid-air, bumper cars, the tilt-a-whirl, the musik express (a hemalaya type of ride that smooshes you against the door of the ride and goes around in circles super fast), and the ferris wheel.
All of the kids were super sweet. I had met Hannah and Jake at Kenzie’s Birthday Party last August, and they took to us then. Hannah was holding my hand for the most part yesterday, with Kenzie holding the other one. It’s just great to see that there are other kids out there that are as polite and sweet as Kenzie is. I told Heidi that I would babysit them if she ever needed me to, so that would be fun for Kenz the next time that I have to babysit her to have her friends over here as well.
When we got home, Chuck’s band was playing that night, so I had to babysit Kenzie. We ordered some pizza, got some ice cream from Bruster’s, and then came home and watched “Horton Hears A Who.” We both fell asleep before Saturday Night Live came on. We were exhausted. And today I feel like a frail old lady. My whole body aches, but it was worth it.
Yesterday was fun, and I didn’t get sad at all thinking about how this is another year of being single. I think I am over searching for someone new, or hoping that Scott will come back to me. When things are meant to happen for me, then it’ll happen. I just need to be patient. I am over feeling sorry for myself, since I have so many things to be thankful for in my life. I’m not going to worry about these things that I can’t control anymore.
So, I did alright on the predictions. The ones bolded are the ones I got right!
Album of the Year: “Raising Sand,” Robert Plant and Alison Krauss [I didn’t get this one right, buttttt, it was my personal choice.]
Rap Album: “Tha Carter III,” Lil Wayne
Male Pop Vocal Performance: “Say,” John Mayer; track from “Continuum” [How could he beat a Beatle?! For shame, Grammy voters!]
Record of the Year: “Please Read The Letter,” Robert Plant and Alison Krauss [I thought Coldplay was going to take everything! Once again, this was my personal choice that I wanted to win.]
New Artist: Adele
Rock Album: “Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends,” Coldplay
Pop Collaboration With Vocals: “Rich Woman,” Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, track from “Raising Sand” [I thought the John Mayer / Alicia Keys collaboration would get it! However, I chose this as my personal choice.]
Song of the Year: “Viva La Vida,” Coldplay
Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals: “Stay,” Sugarland
R&B Album: “Jennifer Hudson,” Jennifer Hudson [I didn’t have this listed on my entry, but I called it when it came on! Swear!]
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical: Rick Rubin
Female Pop Vocal Performance: “Chasing Pavements,” Adele [I picked “Bleeding Love,” by Leona Lewis, since it was one of he most played songs last year…. whatev.]
Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals: “Viva La Vida,” Coldplay [How can they win in both rock and pop?!]
Alternative Music Album: “In Rainbows,” Radiohead
Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals: “Sex on Fire,” Kings of Leon [I didn’t think they had a chance! But I’m so proud!]
Hard Rock Performance: “Wax Simulacra,” The Mars Volta
Metal Performance: “My Apocalypse,” Metallica
Rock Song: “Girls in Their Summer Clothes,” Bruce Springsteen
Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: “Swagga Like Us,” Jay-Z and T.I. featuring Kanye West and Lil Wayne
Rap/Sung Collaboration: “American Boy,” Estelle featuring Kanye West
Country Song: “Stay,” Jennifer Nettles
Country Collaboration with Vocals: “Killing the Blues,” Robert Plant and Alison Krauss
R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals: “Stay With Me (By the Sea),” Al Green featuring John Legend
Dance Recording: “Harder Better Faster Stronger,” Daft Punk
Electronic Dance Album: “Alive 2007,” Daft Punk
So, not baddddd. Am I right, or am I right? Next up… the Oscars!
Well, I jumped on the wordpress bandwagon. I thought it looked more awesome than the ol’ LJ, so we’ll see what happens.
The Grammys are on tonight, and Chuck said that I am awesome at predicting the winners, so I decided to blog about who I think is going to win. The ones in bold are the ones I think are GOING to win. The ones in italics are the ones who SHOULD win. I’m not going to post all 110 categories… just the ones that are going to be broadcast on TV tonight.
BEST NEW ARTIST
Adele
Duffy
The Jonas Brothers
Lady Antebellum
Jazmine Sullivan
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Alison Krauss & Robert Plant, Raising Sand
Coldplay, Viva La Vida
Ne-Yo, Year Of The Gentleman
Lil Wayne, Tha Carter III
Radiohead, In Rainbows
BEST ALTERNATIVE ALBUM
Beck, Modern Guilt
Death Cab For Cutie, Narrow Stairs
Gnarls Barkley, The Odd Couple
My Morning Jacket, Evil Urges
Radiohead, In Rainbows
BEST COUNTRY COLLABORATION WITH VOCALS
Kenny Chesney & George Strait, “Shiftwork”
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, “Killing The Blues”
George Strait & Patty Loveless, “House Of Cash”
Sugarland, Jake Owen, & Little Big Town, “Life In A Northern Town”
Trisha Yearwood & Keith Urban, “Let The Wind Chase You”
BEST COUNTRY PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP
Brooks & Dunn, “God Must Be Busy”
Lady Antebellum, “Love Don’t Love Here”
Rascal Flatts, “Every Day”
The Steel Drivers, “Blue Side Of The Mountain”
Sugarland, “Stay”
BEST DANCE RECORDING
Daft Punk, “Harder Better Faster Stronger”
Hot Chip, “Ready For The Floor”
Lady Gaga & Colby O’Donis, “Just Dance”
Madonna, “Give It 2 Me”
Rihanna, “Disturbia”
Sam Sparro, “Black & Gold”
BEST ELECTRONIC/DANCE ALBUM
Brazilian Girls, New York City
Daft Punk, Alive 2007
Cyndi Lauper, Bring Ya To The Brink
Kylie Minogue, X
Moby, Last Night
Robyn
BEST HARD ROCK PERFORMANCE
Disturbed, “Inside The Fire”
Judas Priest, “Visions”
The Mars Volta, “Wax Simulacra”
Motley Crue, “Saints Of Los Angeles”
Rob Zombie, “Lords Of Salem”
BEST METAL PERFORMANCE
Dragonforce, “Heroes Of Our Time”
Judas Priest, “Nostradamus”
Metallica, “My Apocalypse”
Ministry, “Under My Thumb”
Slipknot, “Psychosocial”
BEST POP COLLABORATION WITH VOCALS
Alicia Keys and John Mayer, “Lessons Learned”
Madonna, Justin Timberlake, and Timbaland, “4 Minutes”
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, “Rich Woman”
Rihanna and Maroon 5, “If I Never See Your Face Again”
Jordin Sparks and Chris Brown, “No Air”
BEST POP PERFORMANCE, FEMALE
Adele, “Chasing Pavements”
Sara Bareilles, “Love Song”
Duffy, “Mercy”
Leona Lewis, “Bleeding Love”
Katy Perry, “I Kissed A Girl”
Pink, “So What”
BEST POP PERFORMANCE, MALE
Kid Rock, “All Summer Long”
John Mayer, “Say”
Paul McCartney, “That Was Me”
Jason Mraz, “I’m Yours”
Ne-Yo, “Closer”
James Taylor, “Wichita Lineman”
BEST POP PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS
Coldplay, “Viva La Vida”
Eagles, “Waiting In The Weeds”
Gnarls Barkley, “Going On”
Maroon 5, “Won’t Go Home Without You”
OneRepublic, “Apologize”
BEST RAP ALBUM
Jay-Z, American Gangster
Lil Wayne, Tha Carter III
Lupe Fiasco, The Cool
Nas
T.I., Paper Trail
BEST RAP PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP
Big Boi feat. Raekwon & Andre 3000, “Royal Flush”
T.I. feat. Kanye West & Lil Wayne, “Swagger Like Us”
Lil Wayne feat. Jay-Z, “Mr. Carter”
Ludacris feat. T.I., “Wish You Would”
Young Jeezy feat. Kanye West, “Put On”
BEST RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION
Estelle feat. Kanye West, “American Boy”
Flo Rida feat. T-Pain, “Low”
John Legend feat. Andre 3000, “Green Light”
Lil Wayne feat. T-Pain, “Got Money”
Lupe Fiasco feat. Matthew Santos, “Superstar”
BEST R & B PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS
Boyz II Men, “Ribbon In The Sky”
Anthony David feat. India.Arie, “Words”
Al Green feat. John Legend, “Stay With Me (By The Sea)”
Jennifer Hudson feat. Fantasia, “I’m His Only Woman”
Raphael Saadiq feat. Stevie Wonder & CJ Hilton, “Never Give You Up”
BEST ROCK ALBUM
Coldplay, Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends
Kid Rock, Rock N Roll Jesus
Kings Of Leon, Only By The Night
Metallica, Death Magnetic
Raconteurs, Consolers Of The Lonely
BEST ROCK SONG
Bruce Springsteen, “Girls In Their Summer Clothes”
Radiohead, “House Of Cards”
Death Cab For Cutie, “I Will Possess Your Heart”
Kings Of Leon, “Sex On Fire”
Coldplay, “Violet Hill”
BEST SOUNDTRACK
American Gangster
August Rush
Juno
Mamma Mia!
Sweeney Todd—The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street
BEST SONG FOR A MOTION PICTURE, TV SHOW, OR OTHER VISUAL MEDIA
“Down To Earth” (Wall-E)
“Ever Ever After” (Enchanted)
“Say” (The Bucket List)
“That’s How You Know” (Enchanted)
“Walk Hard” (Walk Hard—The Dewey Cox Story)
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, NON-CLASSICAL
Danger Mouse
Nigel Godrich
Johnny Karkazis
Rick Rubin
will.i.am
BEST SHORT-FORM MUSIC VIDEO
Erykah Badu, “Honey”
Gnarls Barkley, “Who’s Gonna Save My Soul”
Alicia Keys & Jack White, “Another Way To Die”
Radiohead, “House Of Cards”
Weezer, “Pork & Beans”
SONG OF THE YEAR
“American Boy,” William Adams, Keith Harris, Josh Lopez, Caleb Speir, John Stephens, Estelle Swaray & Kanye West, songwriters (Estelle Featuring Kanye West, artist)
“Chasing Pavements,” Adele Adkins & Eg White, songwriters (Adele, artist)
“I’m Yours,” Jason Mraz, songwriter (Jason Mraz, artist)
“Love Song,” Sara Bareilles, songwriter (Sara Bareilles, artist)
“Viva La Vida,” Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin, songwriters (Coldplay, artist)
RECORD OF THE YEAR
Adele, “Chasing Pavements”
Coldplay, “Viva La Vida”
Leona Lewis, “Bleeding Love”
M.I.A., “Paper Planes”
Robert Plant and Alison Kraus, “Please Read The Letter”
It comes on at 8:00! Tune in to see if my predictions are correct!
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