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Teen Choice Awards 2008 by AshleeRoxMySox

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:16:23 PDT

I'm going to do what Spartan does and cover the Teen Choice Awards. They are fan-voted, so if people vote right, there won't be any robbery.

And the nominees are (ones in bold are the ones I'm voting for):
MOVIES:
Action-Adventure:
"The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian" (I haven't seen any of the movies, but I loved the book series of this movie)
"Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull"
"Iron Man"
"The Forbidden Kingdom"
"Speed Racer"

Actor: Action-Adventure:
Harrison Ford- "Indiana Jones"
Jackie Chan- "The Forbidden Kingdom"
Robert Downey, Jr.- "Iron Man"
Emile Hirsch- "Speed Racer"
Shia LaBoeuf- "Indiana Jones" (I love him!)

Actress: Action-Adventure:
Gwyneth Paltrow- "Iron Man"
Christina Ricci- "Speed Racer"
Diane Kruger- "National Treasure: Book of Secrets"
Rachel Bilson- "Jumper"
Abigail Breslin- "Nim's Island" (always charming!)

Breakout Female:
Ellen Page- "Juno" (she didn't win the Oscar, but maybe she'll win this!)
Briana Evigan- "Step Up 2: The Streets"
Jurnee Smollett- "The Great Debater"
Mila Kunis- "Forgetting Sarah Marshall"
Kristen Bell- "Forgetting Sarah Marshall"

Breakout Male:
Jim Sturgess- "21" and "Across the Universe"
Ben Barnes- "The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian"
Michael Cera- "Superbad" and "Juno"
Drake Bell- "Superhero Movie" (Drake is the man!)
Jason Segel- "Forgetting Sarah Marshall"

Bromantic Comedy:
"Made of Honor"
"Definitely, Maybe" (the only one I've seen, and I love it!)
"What Happens in Vegas"
"Forgetting Sarah Marshall"
"Dan in Real Life"

Comedy:
"Juno" (want to see it so bad! And it was nominated for a bunch of Oscars)
"Superbad"
"Semi Pro"
"Baby Mama"
"College Road Trip"

Actor: Comedy:
Ashton Kutcher- "What Happens in Vegas"
James Marsden- "27 Dresses" and "Enchanted" (he's talented and can sing!)
Michael Cera- "Superbad" and "Juno"
Will Ferrell- "Semi Pro"
Jonah Hill- "Superbad"

Actress: Comedy:
Amy Adams- "Enchanted"
Cameron Diaz- "What Happens in Vegas"
Ellen Page- "Juno"
Sarah Jessica Parker- "Sex and the City" (loved her in "The Family Stone" and I think it'd be awesome if she won the award for playing her signature character!)
Kristen Bell- "Forgetting Sarah Marshall"

Drama:
"21"
"Stop-Loss"
"Into the Wild"
"August Rush" (such a sweet movie!)
"Step Up 2: The Streets"

Actor: Drama:
Ryan Phillipe- "Stop-Loss"
Channing Tatum- "Stop-Loss" (love him!)
Emile Hirsch- "Into the Wild"
Jake Gyllenhaal- "Rendition"
Mark Wahlberg- "Into the Night"

Actress: Drama:
Kate Bosworth- "21"
Reese Witherspoon- "Rendition"
Keira Knightley- "Atonement"
Keri Russell- "August Rush" (very talented actress!)
Scarlett Johannson- "The Other Boleyn Girl"

Horror/Thriller:
"Prom Night" (I don't watch horror movies, but this one was the most intriguing of the choices)
"Cloverfield"
"I Am Legend"
"The Strangers"
"30 Days of Night"

Actor: Horror/Thriller:
Will Smith- "I Am Legend"
Josh Hartnett- "30 Days of Night" (I liked him the most out of the choices)
Michael Stahl- "Cloverfield"
Edward Burns- "One Missed Call"
Scott Speedman- "The Strangers"

Actress: Horror/Thriller:
Jessica Alba- "The Eye"
Shannon Sossaman- "One Missed Call"
Odette Yustman- "Cloverfield"
Brittany Snow- "Prom Night" (Once again, I liked her the most out of the nominees)
Liv Tyler- "The Strangers"

Chick Flick:
"27 Dresses" (loved this one!)
"Sex and the City"
"Fool's Gold"
"Enchanted"
"P.S. I Love You"

Villain:
Cate Blanchett- "Indiana Jones"
Jeff Bridges- "Iron Man"
Samuel L. Jackson- "Jumper"
Susan Surandon- "Enchanted
Johnny Depp- "Sweeney Todd" (this should be a lock! He was amazing in that movie and won a Golden Globe, and should have won the Oscar!)

TELEVISON:
Action Adventure:
"Heroes"
"Lost" (such an intense show!)
"Prison Break"
"Smallville"
"Terminator: The Sarah Conner Chronicles"

Actor: Action Adventure:
Milo Ventimiglia- "Heroes"
Matthew Fox- "Lost"
Wentworth Miller- "Prison Break"
Tom Welling- "Smallville" (he can save me from danger any time)
Josh Holloway- "Lost"

Actor: Comedy:
Charlie Sheen- "Two and a Half Men"
Steve Carell- "The Office" (he is hilarious!)
Neil Patrick Harris- "How I Met Your Mother"
Michael Urie- "Ugly Betty"
Barry Watson- "Samantha Who?"

Actor: Drama:
Penn Badgley- "Gossip Girl"
Chace Crawford- "Gossip Girl"
Chad Michael Murray- "One Tree Hill"
Patrick Dempsey- "Grey's Anatomy" (Dr. McDreamy. Nuff said.)
Taylor Kitsch- "Friday Night Lights"

Actress: Action-Adventure:
Hayden Panettierre- "Heroes" (she should win, after all, she is a teen!)
Evangeline Lilly- "Lost"
Ali Larter-"Heroes"
Summer Glau- "Terminator: The Sarah Conner Chronicles"
Kristen Kreuk- "Smallville"

Actress: Comedy:
American Ferrara- "Ugly Betty"
Christina Applegate- "Samantha Who?"
Miley Cyrus- "Hannah Montana" (should be another lock!)
Tina Fey- "30 Rock"
Jamie Pressly- "My Name is Earl"

Actress: Drama:
Blake Lively- "Gossip Girl"
Leighton Meester- "Gossip Girl"
Hilarie Burton- "One Tree Hill"
Sophia Bush- "One Tree Hill"
Katherine Heigl- "Grey's Anatomy" (also very talented in the movies!)

Animated Show:
"Aqua Teen Hunger Force"
"Family Guy"
"American Dad"
"South Park"
"The Simpsons" (a ****c!)

Breakout Show:
"Gossip Girl"
"Samantha Who?"
"Miss Guided" (the only one I've seen, altho the latter two I would like to see!)
"America's Best Dance Crew"
"Terminator: The Sarah Conner Chronicles"

Breakout Star Female:
Blake Lively- "Gossip Girl" (I loved her as Bridget in "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants"!)
Summer Glau- "Terminator: The Sarah Conner Chronicles"
Leighton Meester- "Gossip Girl"
Taylor Momsen- "Gossip Girl"
Olivia Wilde- "House"

Breakout Star Male:
Ed Westwick- "Gossip Girl"
The JabbaWockeeZ- "America's Best Dance Crew"
Chace Crawford- "Gossip Girl" (I swear, he looks like an older version of Zac Efron!)
Zachary Levi- "Chuck"
Thomas Dekker- "Terminator: The Sarach Conner Chronicles"

Celebrity Reality:
"Keeping Up With the Kardashians"
"Rob and Big"
"Run's House"
"The Hills" (Lauren Conrad shares my nickname!)
"Life of Ryan"

Comedy:
"Hannah Montana" (my guilty pleasure!)
"Ugly Betty"
"Two and a Half Men"
"How I Met Your Mother"
"Desperate Houswives"

Drama:
"Grey's Anatomy" (best. show. EVER!!!!!!!!!!)
"House"
"Friday Night Lights"
"Gossip Girl"
"One Tree Hill"

Female Variety/Reality Star:
Lauren Conrad- "The Hills"
Kim Kardashian- "Keeping Up With the Kardashians"
Whitney Thompson- "America's Next Top Model"
Heidi Montag- "The Hills"
Kristi Yamaguchi- "Dancing With the Stars" (tough call between her and LC, but I finally went with Kristi because she's an amazing skater and dancer!)

Game Show:
"Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader"
"Deal or No Deal" (I haven't watched it in awhile, but I love it!)
"Duel"
"The Moment of Truth"
"Amnesia"

Looking for Love:
"I Love New York"
"Rock of Love with Bret Michaels"
"Flavor of Love"
"The Bachelor: London Calling"
"The Bachelorette" (DeAnna is absolutely beautiful and I hope she'll stay with her fiance!)

Male Variety/Reality Star:
The JabbaWockeeZ- "America's Best Dance Crew"
David Cook- "American Idol"
Brody Jenner- "The Hills"
Rob & Big
Ryan Sheckler- "Life of Ryan" (he's freakin hot! And I refused to vote for David Cook cuz he stole the glory from my man)

Personality:
Ryan Seacrest- "American Idol" (he's hot, and the other personality from AI, I have lost respect for)
Simon Cowell- "American Idol"
Tyra Banks "America's Next Top Model"
Lil Mama- "America's Best Dance Crew"
Heidi Klum- "Project Runaway"

Reality: Competition:
"The Amazing Race"
"Survivor: Micronesia (Fans vs Favorites)" (one of my favorite shows, and one of my favorite contestants won!)
"Big Brother 9"
"American Gladiator"
"Oprah's Big Give"

Reality: Dance:
"America's Best Dance Crew"
"So You Think You Can Dance"
"Dancing With the Stars" (Always fun to see how good of dancers celebrities are!)
"Dance War: Bruno vs Carrie Ann"
"Your Mama Don't Dance"

Reality Music Competition:
"American Idol" (should be a lock! It's the greatest reality show ever!)
"Don't Forget the Lyrics"
"Making the Band 4"
"P*ssy Cat Dolls Present: Girlicious"
"The Next Great American Band"

Villain:
Michael Rosenbaum- "Smallville"
Vanessa Williams- "Ugly Betty"
Zachary Quinto- "Heroes"
Ed Westwick- "Gossip Girl" (never watched the show, but I just picked him)
Spencer Pratt- "The Hills"

MUSIC:
Breakout Artist:
Colbie Cailliat
Leona Lewis
Jordin Sparks (a very hard decision. It was between her and Taylor, but I went with Jordin since she won American Idol and has really poppy songs, which I like. Sorry Spartan! No hard feelings towards Taylor, who is amazing!)
Taylor Swift
Flo Rida

Female Artist:
Britney Spears
Fergie
Mariah Carey
Miley Cyrus (she's very talented and her songs are catchy)
Rihanna

Male Artist:
Chris Brown
Justin Timberlake
Kanye West
Usher
Jesse McCartney (the sweetest of the bunch!)

Rap Artist:
Lil Mama (her songs are addicting)
Flo Rida
Kanye West
Lupe Fiasco
Lil Wayne

R&B Artist:
Chris Brown
Rihanna
Usher
Beyonce (my favorite out of them!)
T-Pain

Breakout Group:
Girlicious
Day 26
The Jonas Brothers (they're all so hot and their songs are addicting!)
Panamore
OneRepublic

Hook Up
Flo Rida featuring T-Pain, "Low" (a cool song, and you can also do the cha-cha to it, as shown by Marissa Jaret Winokur on Dancing With the Stars!)
Madonna featuring Justin Timberlake, "4 Minutes to Save the World"
Lil Mama featuring Chris Brown and T-Pain, "Shawty Get Loose"
Nelly & Fergie "Party People"
Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown, "No Air"

Love Song:
"Bleeding Love" Leona Lewis
"No Air" Jordin Sparks and Chris Brown
"Bubbly" Colbie Cailliat
"When You Look Me in The Eyes" The Jonas Brothers (such a pretty and sweet song)
"No One" Alicia Keys

Single:
Miley Cyrus "See You Again" (a catchy song)
Chris Brown "With You"
Rihanna "Don't Stop the Music"
Madonna/Justin Timberlake "4 Minutes to Save the World"
The Jonas Brothers "When You Look Me in The Eyes"

Rap/Hip-Hop Track:
"Superstar" Lupe Fiasco/Matthew Santos
"The Anthem" Pit Bull featuring Lil Jon
"Party People' Nelly featuring Fergie
"Homecoming" Kanye West featuring Chris Martin
"Shawty Get Loose" Lil Mama featuring Chris Brown and T-Pain (never heard any of these songs, but I like Lil Mama)

R&B Track:
"Forever" Chris Brown
"Bye Bye" Mariah Carey (catchy, yet sad)
"Damaged" Danity Kane
"Hey Baby (Jump Off)" Bow Wow and Omarion
"Take You There" Sean Kingston

Rock Track:
"Shadow of the Day" Linkin Park
"The Great Escape" Boys Like Girls
"Stop and Stare" OneRepublic
"Crushcrushcrush" Panamore
"9 In the Afternoon" Panic at the Disco (they're such an awesome group)

Rock Group:
Linkin Park
Panamore
Fall Out Boy (5 words: Peter Lewis Kingston Wentz, III)
Simple Plan
Boys Like Girls

FASHION AND BEAUTY:
Female Hottie:
Hayden Panettiere
Vanessa Hudgens (talented at singing, dancing, acting, and looks beautiful on top of that!)
Blake Lively
Megan Fox
Rihanna

Male Hottie:
Taylor Kitsch
The Jonas Brothers
Zac Efron (the namesake of my first son: Zachary David-Alexander)
Chris Brown
Chace Crawford

Reality Beauty and Makeover:
"America's Next Top Model"
"Beauty and the Geek"
"Project Runway"
"The Biggest Loser"
"Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" (always heartwrenching!)

Female Red Carpet Fashion Icon:
Jessica Biel
Lauren Conrad
Kate Hudson
Hayden Panettiere
Carrie Underwood (again, a talented singer and looks gorgeous on top of it, and dresses well!)

Male Red Carpet Fashion Icon:
Chris Brown
Zac Efron
The Jonas Brothers
Shia LaBoeuf
Pete Wentz (even has his own clothing line. And I had to vote for him since he's Ash's new hubby)

SUMMER:
MySpacer:
Robert Downey, Jr
Channing Tatum
Katy Perry
Ryan Sheckler (he is sexy!)
Jamie Pressly

Movie: Action-Adventure:
"The Incredible Hulk"
"Hancock"
"Journey to the Center of Earth"
"The Dark Knight" (any superhero movie kicks major butt!)
"Wanted"

Movie: Comedy
"Get Smart"
"Kung Fu Panda"
"Meet Dave"
"Wall-E" (the cutest thing I have seen since "Finding Nemo"
"You Don't Mess With the Zohan"

Song:
"7 Things" Miley Cyrus (catchy and exciting)
"Burnin' Up" The Jonas Brothers
"Forever" Chris Brown
"I Kissed a Girl" Katy Perry
"Leavin'" Jesse McCartney

TV Show:
"America's Best Dance Crew"
"Degrassi"
"High School Musical: Get in the Picture" (really looking forward to this show!)
"So You Think You Can Dance"
"The Secret Life of an American Teenager"

Most Fanatic Fans:
David Archuleta (this better win! The Arch Angels are a very highly motivated and devoted group of fans. If this doesn't win, I will start a riot!)
The Jonas Brothers
Miley Cyrus
Jesse McCartney
Britney Spears

OTHER STUFF:
Action Sports Female:
Gretchen Bleiler
Kristi Leskinen
Hannah Teter
Stephanie Gilmore (haven't heard of most of these girls, but I thought she would be intersting, she's a surfer)
Dallas Friday

Action Sports Male:
Ryan Sheckler (the only one I've heard of, and he is hot!)
Shaun White
Mick Fanning
Kelly Slater
Ryan Nyquist

Female Athlete:
Danica Patrick (when I practice driving, I try to imagine I am her. But obviously I don't race)
Shawn Johnson
Maria Sharapova
Candace Parker
Serena Williams

Male Athlete:
Tiger Woods
LeBron James
Kobe Bryant
Eli Manning
David Beckham (I love soccer, plus he's married to Posh Spice)

Comedian:
Dane Cook
Adam Sandler (Adam Sandler's the man!)
Jonah Hill
Will Ferrell
Michael Cera

the "Do Something" Award:
Kjerstin Erickson- FORGE
Dallas Jessup- Just Yell Fire
Pat Pendraja- Driving for Donors
Zander Strodes- Turtle Talks
Adam Sterling- Sudan Divestment Task Force
Daniel Zoughbie- Global Micro-Clinc Project
Chad Bullock- Anti-Smoking Activist
Caitlin Cohen- Mali Health Organizing Project (all of these are amazing causes, but this one touched me the most)
Kathryn Cunningham- Power Up Gambia!

Woo, it took me over an hour to type that up, all while watching one of my newest addictions, "I Survived a Japanese Game Show".

Hope you enjoy the nominees! I'll post back on this entry with the winners when the awards are on TV!

Hasta.

Kinda old news, but.......... by AshleeRoxMySox

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:15:11 PDT

I just wanted to make a blog to congratulate Mrs. Ashlee Simpson-Wentz on her marriage to Pete Wentz (who I love, so she did good), and on her pregnancy!

On May 28th, Pete confirmed on Fall Out Boy's website that he and Ash are expecting their first child. Don't know when she's due or anything. But I'll keep you posted!

I'll make another blog later reviewing her new CD, Bittersweet World.

And also, Happy July 4th! I'm just hanging out with my mom, brother, and her friends. And the Arch Angels.

Gotta go have some American food now!

Hasta.

More than a name or a face in the crowd, this is the time of my life! by AshleeRoxMySox

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 22:23:53 PDT

-the new American Idol's (David Cook) first single! It's currently the #1 most downloaded song on iTunes. And I decided to put it as the closing song on my graduation slideshow, since it reflects my journey up until graduation.

I'm going to review all of Archie's studio singles/performances. I'm listening to him on my iPod right now, so I thought it's be a good thing to do:

1. "Shop Around" (during top 24): One of the only upbeat songs among the bunch. This one gets played a lot since I like seeing Archie's fun side.

2. "Imagine" (during top 20): this is such an inspiring song. Archie does a good job with it. This is the song he chose to reprise for the finale. Both the crowd and the judges loved it.

3. "Another Day in Paradise" (during top 16): One of the two songs he also plays piano for. This is kind of a sad song, but it's pretty. And I love Archie's rendition of it.

4. "We Can Work It Out" (top 12: Lennon/McCartney songbook): another upbeat song (I think there's 3 in all). I love when Archie does upbeat songs, since he always has fun doing them.

5. "The Long and Winding Road" (top 11: The Beatles): I sang this song in choir last year, so I was excited that Archie was singing it. He does another stellar job with it.

6. "You're the Voice" (top 10: The Year You Were Born- 1990 for Archie): I was wrong, there are 4 upbeat songs in the mix. This is a 90's song I hadn't heard of before Archie sang it. Not my favorite performance of his. He did okay with it.

7. "Smoky Mountain Memories" (top 9: Dolly Parton): I chose this song to be on my graduation party slideshow, at the suggestion of a fellow Arch Angel, Jenny. This is a beautiful song and it does sorta fit the fact that I am graduating. Archie did a great job with it.

8. "Angels" (top 8: inspirational songs): the other song he plays piano for. This song is my favorite out of all the ones he sang. He did an amazing job with both singing and playing the piano. I have a picture of him singing and playing the piano during the week he sang it that I always keep with me. It's my absolute favorite picture of him.

9. "When You Believe" (top 7: Mariah Carey): Another inspirational song that about makes me cry. I really should listen to this song when I'm starting to lose hope. Which is kinda starting to happen again. Archie once again does a good job with it.

10. "Think of Me" (top 6: Andrew Lloyd Weber musicals): This is normally a song that a girl sings (it's sung by Christine, the leading lady in Phantom of the Opera), but Archie turned it into a pop ballad that works for me.

11. "Sweet Caroline" (top 5: Neil Diamond): Watch out America, Fun Archie's back! This song gets played a lot too. It's cute, fun, and upbeat, and during the 8th inning of the Red Sox's home games, they play this song and all the fans sing along. Starting with the top 5, each contestant sings at least 2 songs (if not 3), but they only choose one to be on iTunes. Archie also sang "America" but chose "Sweet Caroline" to be the studio single.

12. "Love Me Tender" (top 4: Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame): I decided that when Archie and I get married, I want him to sing this song to me. It's beautiful and sweet and it shows true love. He also sang "Stand By Me" that week.

13. "Longer" (top 3: Judge's Choice/Contestant's Choice/Producer's Choice): The producers chose this song for Archie. It was a good choice, since it shows off his sweet side. It was a good performance. Judge Paula Abdul chose "And So It Goes" by Billy Joel for Archie, and he chose "With You" by Chris Brown, which made me laugh the whole time, only cuz I'd never expect David Archuleta to sing Chris Brown.

14. "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me" (finale: Clive Davis's choice/songs entered in the American Idol Songwriter Contest/Contestant's choice): Clive Davis chose this song for him to sing. It's a beautiful song and Archie did a great job with it. I will NEVER let the sun go down on my little angel.

15. "In This Moment" (finale): this was the song from the AI Songwriter Competition that Archie chose. It's a beautiful song that should have won the contest. Archie smoked Cook that round (even tho I also liked Cook's choice, "Dream Big").

16. "Imagine" (finale): Archie chose to reprise this song for the finale. And once again, he did a good job with it.

Sorry if I sound biased, but he's truly an amazing singer. He's my angel that saved me from doing bad things to myself. Instead of doing those things, I listen to him.

Well, I'm going to bed.

Hasta.

Man, you sure can play, and I've had that song in my head all day! by AshleeRoxMySox

Sat, 31 May 2008 22:36:27 PDT

This is an artist I am recommending to Spartan. She's a newcoming country artist and she's beautiful. Her name is Julianne Hough. She got started as one of the professional dancers on Dancing With The Stars, and she won two back-to-back seasons, but got partnered up with a sucky guy this time (Adam Carolla). They were the 4th couple eliminated.

Her first album (self-titled), came out May 20th, and I bought it off iTunes last night. I will tell what I like about each song.

1. "That Song in My Head" (the one in my title): this is a cute love story song. I will let you know when I buy the video!

2. "You, You, You": Another story about falling in love. Slower than the first song, but still cute.

3. "Hide Your Matches": a nice ballad. Kind of sad tho.

4. "Jimmy Ray McGee": I like the story of this song. It's my second favorite, after "That Song in My Head".

5. "About Life": another upbeat song that has a bit of a rock feel to it. Catchy and fun.

6. "Hello": also has a rock feel to it. It's a girl power song.

7. "Help Me, Help You": it's a sad and pretty song. It almost makes me cry.

8. "Love Yourself": cute and an interesting rhythm.

9. "I'd Just Be With You": pretty love song.

10. "My Hallelujah Song": I really like it, and now that I've heard it, I wish I hadn't already chosen the closing song of my graduation slideshow. And this was the "Single of the Week" on iTunes. This one will probably get played a lot on my iPod.

I updated my profile as I was writing this......I hope you like it!

Hasta.

I've been depressed for nearly a week now! by AshleeRoxMySox

Wed, 28 May 2008 20:27:16 PDT

As most of you probably know by now, David Cook is the winner of American Idol 2008. I was up until 2:00 am watching it (I had to tape both nights of it because I had stuff going on both nights). When they announced that Cook was the winner, I started crying my eyes out (and luckily it was 2:00 am, so nobody saw or heard me). And I'll tell you why:

I was rooting for my little angel, David "Archie" Archuleta. He deserved to win. He's got a good head on his shoulders, has the voice of an angel and a heart of gold. He's absolutely perfect.

So I wore all black the next day, and continued to wear shirts that had black in them up to today.

The only people who have been truly supportive are my fellow Arch Angels, my church friends and my choir director. My choir director said that everyone felt bad for me since they all know how devoted a fan I was.

But the upside to this is this: Cook is now trapped doing a pop album, which is not him at all (he's a rocker), so his first album will most likely flop and he'll be dropped from his record label. Archie's the runner-up, so he's free to do what he wants. He's already been signed to a million-dollar recording contract with Jive Records. So the Arch Angels will get their revenge. *stirs imaginary pot and laughs maniacally*.

Enough about that, let's talk about what I've been up to:

I am officially a 2008 graduate! I am done with high school forever! I'm not doing too much this summer: just working, taking driver's ed, and hopefully going to the American Idols Live Tour in Rosemont, IL! So I will get to be in the same room as Archie and also Carly Smithson! Yay!

That's it for now.

Hasta.

Graduation slide show songs by AshleeRoxMySox

Sat, 17 May 2008 19:15:35 PDT

I'm going to tell you about the songs I am choosing for my grad party slide show, and why I picked them. And I will tell you two I'm deciding between and get your opinions:

1. "All-American Girl" Carrie Underwood. This song will be played during the pictures of me when I was younger. I chose this song because it's pretty much the story of my life (so far, since it hasn't finished writing itself yet). When my mom and biological dad got married and before I was born, my family was convinced I was going to be a boy. And they even had a name picked out for me if I was a boy: Hunter (which is a cool name). And then I turned out to be a girl. And when I was 16/17 and a junior in high school, I fell in love with Josh: not a football star, like in the song, but an actor/singer/filmmaker. I'm very into artsy types. And I know that love story won't come true, but we're still great friends. I'm pretty much a typical All-American Girl: brown hair, hazel eyes, sweet, beautiful, wonderful, perfect, popular, and everything in between.

2. "Never Underestimate a Girl" Vanessa Hudgens. This song will be during the second set of pictures. I chose this song because it's upbeat, fun, and talks about girl power. And the message is true: you should NEVER underestimate a girl.

3. "Pocketful of Sunshine" Natasha Bedingfield. Also an upbeat and fun song. This song will play during the early high school years.

And now, the songs I'm choosing between to show the end of high school/senior pictures: they're both American Idol studio versions by the same contestant (the always-adorable David Archuleta), but they're different songs.

1. "Sweet Caroline", which he sang during the top 5, Neil Diamond week. I like this one because it's cute, upbeat, and fun. And also, during the 8th inning of the Red Sox's home games, they play this song, and you know how much I love my BoSox! The main reason I'm thinking not is because my name is not Caroline (but after he sang this on AI, I wished my name was Caroline). My friend/fellow Arch Angel, Jenny, said that it's okay that my name's not Caroline, and she also suggested this one:

2. "Smoky Mountain Memories", which Archie sang during the top 9, Dolly Parton week. I like this song because it's slow and pretty and tells a good story. Jenny suggested because I'm graduating, this would be a good song. I'll listen to it again and I'll let you know what I decide!

So yeah.

Tomorrow morning at church the seniors are being recognized. Woot woot. Also tomorrow is a lot of other things:

1. my friend Courtney's grad party
2. my friend Stephanie's senior recital
3. my friend Eric's grad party
4. the junior/senior choir picnic/senior awards and recognition

Next week is my last week of school....and it's going to be busy:

Monday: Quill and Scroll induction/my last choir concert ever
Tuesday: Drama banquet/Thespian Society induction
Wednesday: Seniors' last day/senior picnic/my "best of" open mic performance
Thursday: final church choir practice/my friend Laurie's grad party
Friday: Graduation rehearsal/some parties
Saturday: Commencement/some parties
Sunday: a million parties
Memorial Day: more parties

And then I'm a free woman!

Now I think I'll get some sleep.....long day today (working 8 hours), and a busy day tomorrow.

Hasta.

Take me away, a secret place, a sweet escape, take me away! by AshleeRoxMySox

Thu, 15 May 2008 13:45:41 PDT

-Archie's favorite singer!

I finally managed to get an iTunes gift card. I bought all of Archie's studio versions that I didn't already have, Ashlee's new album, Carly Smithson's last studio version, and the song in my title, "Pocketful of Sunshine".

Last week, Jason Castro was voted off AI. I liked him, thought he was cool, thought he has gorgeous blue eyes, and I think he'll have a great career in music. I just didn't think he was AI material.

This week, Syesha Mercado, the last girl, was voted off. She needed to be voted off a long time ago. Spartan will be seeing her on Leno tonight. Tell me what you think of her, and also what you thought of Jason. He's really cool-looking (he has dreadlocks). And he has beautiful eyes.

So now, American Idol has become the Battle of the Davids: David Archuleta vs. David Cook, the first all-male finale since season 2. Go Archie! Yay!

Not much has gone on, except for prom. It was last weekend. It was amazing.

I graduate next weekend! Yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That's all.

Hasta.

Got a dream they've come to share, They're coming to America! by AshleeRoxMySox

Sat, 03 May 2008 22:38:47 PDT

-Archie's other performance on AI this week, which he dedicated to his mom.....awww!

Today I did some shopping........shopping for my new Wal-Mart uniform, and 2 pairs of shoes, and Anneliese's graduation card.

And I've spent some time on the Arch Angel boards.....woot woot. I am absolutely crazy about him....... He's such a sweetheart, amazing, an angel, an inspiration, and more. I could go on for hours about why I love him, but I already did that in the last entry. .

Tonight I watched the Zoey 101 series finale movie, "Chasing Zoey". It was exciting and tied up all the loose ends.

I think I'm going to go to bed....good night.

Hasta.

When I come to call, she won't forsake me, I'm loving angels instead. by AshleeRoxMySox

Sat, 03 May 2008 09:07:00 PDT

-I'm listening to this song as we speak......David Archuleta has the voice of an angel! He's absolutely perfect in every way. I will tell you about why he's so perfect later.

Today I'm going shopping for a graduation card for my friend Anneliese, and a necklace. Her senior recital/graduation party is tommorrow, and I told her I'd go. She plays violin and piano, and also sings (altho she's not going to for her recital).

The necklace I'm going to send to David is one similar to one I wear: a ring on a chain, and the ring has one word on it. Mine says "dream", but the one I'm getting for David will say "inspire", since he's an inspiration to all of us.

I guess I'll tell you why he's so perfect:

I was reading a news article about him on his message boards on americanidol.com, and his neighbor told the paper about a time that David came over to her house and raked her leaves because she was pregnant and due soon. He wouldn't even accept a popsicle for the work he did. That just shows how big his heart is. It makes me want to cry.

He also said in an interview that his biggest pet peeve is litterers! I hate them too. So I make sure not to litter, especially when there's a trash can 5 feet away.

He has helped me learn to smile again through some of the darker points of this year. I won't go into detail about that, but let me tell you, it was not very bright and sunny. David's music and voice has made me smile again.

I'm a little lost in thought right now.....I should listen to another song.

Hasta.

Sweet Caroline, good times never seemed so good! by AshleeRoxMySox

Thu, 01 May 2008 11:44:20 PDT

-that song has been stuck in my head for two days straight, and now I have two versions of it on my iPod: a live version by the original artist, Neil Diamond, and the studio version recorded by American Idol contestant David Archuleta, who's also my future husband.

Spartan might be interested to know that all of the top 12 AI contestants have studio recordings of the songs they sing on the show avaliable for purchase in the iTunes store. So he can listen to songs by Kristy Lee Cook, Carly Smithson and the most recent cast-off, Brooke White, who I'm guessing will be on Leno tonight.

I have studio versions of some of Carly's songs: her top 10 performance ("Total Eclipse of the Heart), her top 9 performance ("Here You Come Again"), her song for Idol Gives Back ("The Show Must Go On"), and her top 7 performance ("Without You"). I have yet to get her last performance ("Superstar"). And also a couple of songs by David Archuleta (the one in my title, "Sweet Caroline", which he performed this week, and also "Angels", which he sang and played piano for IGB), and will be owning one more soon!

I have to go to an appointment now.

Hasta.