Oh
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I almost can't catch my breath. Honestly, the minute Neiman Marcus emailed me a picture of these babies, I heard angels singing. Hahaha.
Seriously, y'all know I am a shoe junkie. I love so many of them in so many different styles, from so many different designers, in so many different price ranges. When I see a shoe I like, I just want to kiss it. I want to put it in a display case and/or hook up spotlights to my ankles to share with everyone the grandness that is my find. But every so often, a shoe ABSOLUTELY takes my breath away. That is this new Christian Louboutin Privatita Python Sandal. 
Unfortunately, they are $1095 and I try not to spend more than half of that on shoes. What's a girl to do? Sugar daddy, where are you? LOL. I'm just joking... maybe. ;)
Thursday, April 24, 2008
I'm In Shoe Ecstasy
Miss TLC Site Watch
Former Life & Style Editor-in-Chief Mark Pasetsky runs a sleek and successful site in the relatively new CoverAwards.com. The site itself features commentary and news on magazine covers, newspaper covers and web site home pages from around the world. It is a part of Tecktonik Media, also founded by Pasetsky.
Mr. Pasetsky made a name for himself in the media world as a valuable cover judge throughout the years. Creating a cover that will grab the reader's attention away from the countless other covers on the newsstands is hard and often confusing. Is there too much going on? Are your pictures clear and colorful? Do your headlines sound intriguing? Mark knows the game well and his comments are often funny and insightful. Having worked with Mark in the past, I can say without a shadow a doubt that the man is a PR genius. He knows what he's doing, and his advice is valuable.
This is a fave destination of Miss TLC and her colleagues because there ARE too many things to look at on the newsstands nowadays and it helps to have one location that will show you them all at once.
Thank you Mark darling for thinking of such a great idea!
Clinton Is Cuckoo
From CNN.com...
Clinton says she leads in popular vote
(CNN) -- Sen. Hillary Clinton is arguing that she is ahead of rival Sen. Barack Obama when it comes to the popular vote.
If Michigan and Florida are counted, Sen. Hillary Clinton is ahead in the popular vote.
"I'm very proud that as of today, I have received more votes by the people who have voted than anyone else," Clinton said Wednesday, one day after her decisive win in Pennsylvania.
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Not so fast, says Obama's campaign. Clinton's count includes her wins in Michigan and Florida, but the Democratic presidential candidates agreed not to campaign in those states because they violated party rules by scheduling their contests too early.
Obama didn't even have his name on the Michigan ballot, so he received no votes from that contest.
MISS TLC SAYS: In other words, that's like me saying I won the primary held last week in my mother's living room. Oh, Barack and Hil weren't there you say? And their names weren't even on the ballot? Well too bad, I still won! First Rocky, and now this. This chick is clearly losing her mind. Bill's probably busy scoring phone numbers of college coeds on the campaign trail and just keeps telling her ish like this to keep her happy and quiet and out of his business.
Random Comment
My 9th grade boyfriend gave me that same exact bear, and even THEN I knew it was a piece of shit and stored it in my bedroom closet immediately. Why do I think Benji gave it to Paris and she actually thinks it's adorable and makes her look cuter carrying it around? I mean... I guess it makes sense considering her mental aptitude now is pretty much the same as me at 14. What am I saying? I was a helluva lot smarter. I was in advanced placement classes for heaven's sake! :)
A Miss TLC Upcoming Movie Alert
One of my favorite book series of all time is "Confessions of a Shopaholic" by Sophie Kinsella. It's probably because I am one myself, but that's a whole 'nuther story. :)
Anyway, for a young female who loves to shop, the books are key. They will have you laughing and loving the hapless female lead Becky Bloomwood in no time. Women everywhere are always looking forward to the next chapter in the series of crazy Becky's life (getting married, moving to Manhattan, having a baby, finding her sister, etc.) so I'm sure MANY of you will be thrilled to find out that the movie based on the books is currently in the works and slated to be released on February 13, 2009 in the U.S.
Isla Fisher has been chosen to play Becky, and I must say I am pleased with the choice. She seems like a "Becky" to me (a scatterbrained, adorable, sometimes zany, sometimes silly, pretty, young woman). However, there has been quite the backlash from book fans from here to the U.K. You see, Sophie Kinsella is a Brit, and so the books were originally in London. Becky, and her husband Luke are British. In the movie, Becky is an American. Oh, the horror. I'm not quite sure why the moviemakers chose to make this change, but they did, and I don't see it RUINING the movie. Some people think it will. Psychos I tell ya. ;) Make your own decision on whether you want to give this version a chance.
Here's a pic of Isla in full Becky character on location in NYC on April 15th:
(PS - Luke will be played by Hugh Dancy of "The Jane Austen Book Club" and "Basic Instinct 2" fame. I know. I really shouldn't use "fame" in that sentence at all.)
Save The Environment!
In honor of Earth Day this week, I am alerting all my environmentally-savvy readers (you better be recycling bitches!) about a very cool online service.
Everyone talks about telemarketers and how you can opt to be added to no-call lists and the like, but no one seems to have created a no-mail list yet and that's even sadder. I mean, granted, telemarketers are annoying. However, if you have caller ID (which most people do), you don't answer calls from numbers you don't recognize anyway. But JUNK MAIL is horrendous because not only does it annoy you, but it's also bad for the environment. To think of all that wasted paper is sickening. Credit card offers are one thing (complete out of control ridiculousness if you ask me), but even worse are the countless catalogs we all receive.
If you are receiving catalogs from retailers that you frequent (in other words, you actually WANT the catalogs and USE the catalogs), then it's fine. But I for one was at one point receiving close to 10 catalogs A DAY from places that I may have shopped at once or twice when buying a gift for someone online. It was killing me. Clearly, I don't have the free time to read the things. So they would go straight to the trash (yes, I meant recycling bin, but it's still a waste).
Thankfully, there is now CatalogChoice.org. Catalog Choice is an online service that will act as your middleman in contacting all of the customer service departments of the catalogs you no longer wish to receive (so that you don't have to sit on hold and wait to speak to them all yourself). And it works like a charm. I should know. I've used the service myself, and my mailbox is all the more lighter because of it. Check it out and help save the environment one step at a time. :)
Where Have I Seen You Before? - Forrest Whitaker on "Diff'rent Strokes" Edition
The other day, I was flipping through the channels at a friend's house, and stumbled across an old episode of "Diff'rent Strokes" on BET. It was the one where the "class bully" came to ask Arnold to watch over his girlfriend when he was leaving town or something, and then the little tramp falls for Arnold instead. What was really CRAZY though was that the bully was Forrest Whitaker! LOL.
Check out my screencaps below:
MISS TLC SAYS: If I was Arnold, I woulda been shook too. It's bad enough having a bully's chick fall for you... but when that bully looks like he is 45 years old and you are 10? It's a problem.
Chart Chat
This week's top 20 albums:
1. MARIAH CAREY "E=MC2" 462,971 units sold
2. LEONA LEWIS "SPIRIT" 94,842 units sold
3. HANNAH MONTANA/MILEY CYRUS "BEST OF BOTH WORLDS CONCERT" 47,297 units sold
4. LADY ANTEBELLUM "LADY ANTEBELLUM" 43,384 units sold
5. NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC "VOL. 27" 38,960 units sold
6. GEORGE STRAIT "TROUBADOUR" 38,171 units sold
7. ALVIN & THE CHIPMUNKS "SOUNDTRACK" 31,683 units sold
8. JUNO "SOUNDTRACK" 31,285 units sold
9. R.E.M. "ACCELERATE" 29,985 units sold
10. TAYLOR SWIFT "TAYLOR SWIFT" 29,741 units sold
11. RICK ROSS "TRILLA" 26,735 units sold
12. JAMES OTTO "SUNSET MAN" 25,819 units sold
13. JACK JOHNSON "SLEEP THROUGH THE STATIC" 25,369 units sold
14. DANITY KANE "WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE" 22,939 units sold
15. DAUGHTRY "DAUGHTRY" 22,655 units sold
16. JORDIN SPARKS "JORDIN SPARKS" 22,645 units sold
17. THRICE "VOL. 3-4-ALCHEMY INDEX" 21,424 units sold
18. RUSH "SNAKES & ARROWS LIVE" 20,936 units sold
19. SARA BAREILLES "LITTLE VOICE" 20,253 units sold
20. GNARLS BARKLEY "ODD COUPLE" 19,781 units sold
Mimi debuted pretty well (look for her album review coming soon from me). The rest of this chart is a complete mashed-up amalgamated mix of every other kind of music from every different age group. Usually I'd think that was a good thing, however, the sales were REALLY low this week (so you know that makes me sad). :) Either way, here are just a few comments from me...
* It's nice to see Danity Kane still holding on. They are almost "officially" Gold now (I say "officially" because most record labels will pronounce something as Gold or Platinum before it REALLY sells 500K or 1M copies because it has shipped that amount).
* Why the hell is the Alvin & The Chipmunks Soundtrack in the Top 10 for the past few weeks?
* Isn't it sad that not many people seem to care about the new Gnarls Barkley album when they were such a huge success with their last effort?
Monday, April 21, 2008
The Ultimate Gossip Girl Post
I am Blair Waldorf.
It may seem like a lot for you to take in at once, but yes, Miss TLC is VERY Blair Waldorf-like. I come off like a bitch (and sometimes act very much like a bitch), but I am a good person inside. I care deeply about my close friends, but I don't always act like it. I am EXTREMELY into clothes, image, status, looking pretty and having the most attractive friends, but I am also very down-to-earth. I find joy in ruining someone (when they deserve it), but I am not above getting my own feelings hurt... well... maybe I am. ;) For the most part, I have acted chaste throughout my life (kissing and dating w/o much else feeling like no one really deserved me), but I definitely have a sexual side (see: "Victor/Victrola" episode). I am sarcastic and harsh, petite and adorable, funny and mean. I am Blair Waldorf.
Needless to say, I LOVE LOVE LOVE the show "Gossip Girl". I actually bought the first book years ago when it was released (only because the cover looked interesting), but soon found out that it was marketed to, and about teenagers. I finished it anyway, and thought it was good, but not great. Therefore, when the rest of the books in the series were released, I chose not to buy and/or read them. So when the commercials began to air last year for a show with the same name, I shrugged it off. The people looked attractive enough, but I wasn't at all interested in the lives of teenagers. However, I happened to be home on the night the premiere episode aired, and so I watched it. It was ok. I vaguely remembered the book, and realized there were many differences, but it wasn't at all outstanding to me. I didn't plan to watch the second and third episodes, but they were repeated on a Sunday night a few weeks later while I was cleaning out my closets to make room for new clothing and left them on. I was hooked. The show got MUCH better by the 3rd episode and I actually found myself looking forward to the 4th. What's to love about a show focusing on the lives of prep school teens you ask? I'll tell you...
Current Ad Campaign
There are several different versions of the commercials touting the return of new episodes tonight (4/21/08). They have an element of envelope-pushing. In the original airings, the letters O, M, and G would flash on the screen (which any respectable-technologically-savvy-text-messager-du-jour knows stands for Oh My God). Then as the commercials became longer and steamier, they added the letter F in the mix, as in O, M, F, G (no explanation necessary).
Personally, I don't think the commercials ARE inappropriate for a show marketed simply to pre-teens and high school students. However, the makers of the show aren't stupid, and they know that a TON of people in their 20s, 30s, and beyond are also tuning in on a weekly basis. They know that these kinds of spots appeal to them, and also calm their concerns that the show is "too young" for them.
I don't have a final opinion on whether or not their tactics are right or wrong. They definitely acheived their goal in creating buzz, and all my friends (who are in their 20s and 30s) LOVE the ads (which was the point). I just still don't think my younger cousins and friends (in their early teens) should be watching something celebrating tons of sex and games of musical beds amongst 16 and 17 year olds on regular network TV (regardless of whether or not it goes on in real life).
I've posted all the commercials below for you to view in one place, and also so you can witness the progression in the edginess of the ads as time went on.
The First Preview Aired:
The Second Preview Aired:
The Third Preview Aired:
Media Attention
"Gossip Girl" has CLEARLY taken over the media world. Between a Gap clothing campaign, paparazzi shots of Chace Crawford and Carrie Underwood plastered all over the tabs (when they were dating), rumors of other castmembers dating and acting up around NYC, bloggers going nuts with play-by-plays and previews, dirt on the sudden departure of castmember Nan Zhang (who will supposedly be replaced by another Asian female), a NY Daily News feature on Ed Westwick this past weekend, an AMAZING NY Magazine feature, and TONS of major ad features all over the 'net.Spoilers
Don't watch the following clips if you don't want to see a preview of tonight's episode, "The Blair Bitch Project".
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Clip #2:
Clip #3:
Clip #4:
And if you are interested in reading the description of tonight's episode (as well as the next three), just drag your mouse from the end of this sentence, to the beginning of the next sentence (which starts with "There are several...").
Tonight's episode: The Blair Bitch Project
Having been recently dethroned as Queen Bee, Blair returns to school with the support of her BFF, Serena. Dan visits his mother and upon his return home he's surprised to meet Rufus' new girlfriend. She apparently spent the night and is now making pancakes in the kitchen. We see Blair at a club alone at a huge table waiting for her friends to arrive, but no one has shown up yet. Jenny's drive to popularity hits when she does something illegal to fit in. The we see her going to sell some of her things to a consignment shop.
Serena struggles to adjust to living with Chuck, and receives disturbing packages
from an unknown sender.
Episode airing April 28, 2008: Desperately Seeking Serena
Serena's world becomes a chaos when a former friend the evil Georgina Sparks returns to town. Dan sees Serena preoccupied and he assumes that it has something to do with Chuck, her soon step-brother. Nate connects with the last person he expected, Vanessa.
Hazel and Penelope try to recruit Nelly Yuki to be part of their club but it is not easy. Blair supervises the whole operation and hatches a plan to sabotage her biggest rival, Nelly Yuki. When Nelly breaks down after being reminded of her recent break-up with her boyfriend, the ladies find their way in and Nelly comes to the Waldorf penthouse. Then Blair invites the boyfriend over.
Meanwhile Serena goes out with Georgina but things get so bad that Serena thinks someone spiked her drink. Jenny develops a crush on 16-year-old dog-walker, Asher Hornsby, who might be her ticket to permanent popularity.
Episode airing May 5, 2008: All About My Brother
Serena tries to confront Georgina but she leaves before Serena had a chance. After this Serena says that she and Georgina are not friends.
Episode airing May 12, 2008: Woman On The Verge
No released plotline yet.
There are several other released tidbits about the next few eps of GG. One is that there will be a gay character emerging amongst the bunch. People typically felt that Chuck would be an easy target here since he sometimes acts fem-ish, and he is bisexual in the books. However, there is one main thing to remember here - the books are VERY different than the show. They basically laid down the groundwork for the show, but the details aren't the same. Vanessa is bald in the books, Jenny is a brunette with a gigantic chest, Dan is a REAL loser, Rufus is a dirty eccentric man, Serena's brother Eric is older than her, and so on and so forth. So I don't think the book reference is enough to suspect Chuck. PLUS, Chuck is clearly not over Blair and I've heard murmurings that they will rendezvous once again. In case you thought his "sorry, I'm over you" speech in the bar in the last episode was real, you were wrong. Watch the scene again and see how he looked crushed after she leaves. It was all an act. Considering Serena's brother (1) tried to kill himself and it was never explained why, (2) has been a good advice spewer and friend to Serena and Jenny but nothing more with any of the ladies, and (3) there is an actual episode coming up entitled "All About My Brother", I'm thinking it's him. We shall see.
The last released spoiler is regarding Nate and Vanessa. For some strange reason, they kiss at some point in the upcoming eps. They are one of the most unlikely couples imaginable, so I'm not quite sure what sparks an interest in either one of them. Either Vanessa is trying to piss Blair off, or Nate is sick of dealing with prep school bitches, but we will soon find out. In case you don't believe him, here's an actual show of them filming that scene:
Chuck
Lastly, I want to take a moment to speak about my man. I think Chuck is SUCH an asshole (but in a good way), and I tend to like those types of guys (sigh). Many girls tell me they think he's funny-looking though. I definitely see them going to little too far with his semi-feminine clothing and hairstyles sometimes, but for the most part, he has delicious lips, and a delicious voice, and a delicious way of being a asshole. ;) So for those of you who find him unattractive, I hereby post my favorite pics of him...
That's all for now. I will definitely write more about the show in the future. I actually know someone who was picked up for a small part in the next few episodes, so perhaps I'll even have a chance to speak to her about her experience on the show. Until then...
I know you love me...
xoxo ~ Miss TLC a/k/a Blair Waldorf
Friday, April 18, 2008
Barack Should Just Put Out A Damn Album Already
Between the Will.i.am "Yes We Can" video and song, the Mavado "We Need Barack" song, and now THIS:
Man, even if he doesn't win the election, he could become a pop star in a HOT minute. Do work Barack, do WORK.
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Smartest Young Actor EVER
Rupert Grint, of the Harry Potter franchise, has supposedly decided not to move to L.A., because of his aversion to "airhead actresses".
"I met Lindsay last summer and she talked about herself a lot. "She said she was going to win an Oscar before she turns 25. I just kept thinking, 'But you can’t act'."
Source
Rapid Fire
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
A Miss TLC Entertaining Tip...
If you are ever looking for a creative holiday cake to bring to someone's house, check out Whole Foods Market. I know, I know, I praise this place often (it's my mecca of tranquility and healthy eating after all :)), but their bakery area is ALWAYS poppin in an artistic way when the holidays roll around. I know there aren't any traditionally "flashy/kitschy" holidays coming up for a while, but I wanted to make sure you were all prepared in advance. ;)
For example, here are just two of the cakes they had on display this past Halloween:
MISS TLC SAYS: Now is that creative cuteness or what?
Say It With Pictures
Some say a picture's worth a thousand words. Once again, I can pretty much sum these up in less than 20.
WHO: Bow Wow & Omarion.
MISS TLC SAYS: When promoting a joint album, it's unnecessary to look like a couple. I'm just sayin.
WHO: Jessica and Ashlee Simpson.
MISS TLC SAYS: Rumors are abound today that Ash is currently prego. Can't WAIT to see if she dresses her child like this.
WHO: Foxy Brown, Al Sharpton, and a gigantic piece of cake.
MISS TLC SAYS: Thank you Al. Just... thank you. 
WHO: Ex-husband and wife Pamela Anderson and Rick Solomon.
MISS TLC SAYS: I think it's clear that this pic inspired the phrase "you look like who did it and ran".
WHO: Jay-Z.
MISS TLC SAYS: Marriage can make you fabulously happy. If only he admitted he was married, we'd excuse this pose... maybe. ;)
More Celeb Lookalikes...
Two of Britney Spears' backup dancers during her infamous "comeback" performance on the MTV VMAs and actresses Jennie Garth/Brittany Murphy.......
The Queen of All Media Wendy Williams' husband Kevin Hunter (who is currently involved in a very messy harrassment case) and rapper/Cash Money Records head Baby.......
A Note From Miss TLC
Hey loves,
Just wanted to shoot you all a note to let you know that I appreciate all the positive feedback on the site, and that we are definitely trying to stay up on the frequent posting so make sure to check back in often. Things have been kinda quiet the past week because we've been working on improving some minor elements of the site.
For one, comments are here for your productive utilization, NOT for spam, but as we all know, that is really an unavoidable nuisance in this day and age. Therefore, I wanted to personally go through each and every comment from the past two years and make sure to clear out the garbage so that future readers don't "accidentally" click on something that's a waste of time, or even worse, a virus.
Also, I wanted to answer some fan mail, and take the time to clean out Miss TLC's inbox. Amongst the thousands of notes that accumulate there weekly, there are always at least a few hundred inquiries for my bank account information (damn that spam!), and so sometimes it's hard to quickly filter through and answer each genuine reader's questions during crazy weeks, and I just wanted to clean it up a bit.
Lastly, I wanted to reach out to a bunch of people who had complained in the past about the "Miss TLC.com" wallpaper that used to the background of the site. I know on certain browsers and computers, the text was hard to read over that particular background (even though it was clear on our end), so I wanted to alert people that Miss TLC listened, the wallpaper was removed, and that they should come back and check out the new scene.
So in conclusion, please continue to leave constructive comments (we've instituted a better spam filter and approval process so that we hopefully won't have too much of a problem in the future), email me your questions and suggestions (misstlcworld@yahoo.com is always the best place to reach us), and DEFINITELY click through the archives (links at the bottom right of the page). As I was going through the hundreds of old posts the past few days, I was chuckling over some gems and I definitely don't want new readers to miss out on the laughs.
And now for your enjoyment, I've made sure our posts today included some of the "fave features" of our readers... Say It With Pictures and Celeb Lookalikes.
Smooches,
Miss TLC
Wednesday, April 09, 2008
Why They Should Leave Fashion Week To The NY-ers
MISS TLC SAYS: This is sooooooooo much better than the model who fell through the runway a while back.
Tuesday, April 08, 2008
Lifetime's Made For TV Movies Starring "The Project Runway Players"
By now you must've heard that Lifetime has stolen "Project Runway" away from Bravo, and that the next season will debut on the middle-aged women's network in November.
As Posh would say, MAY-JA!!! I mean, "Project Runway" was the show that started the reality fame wave for Bravo so you KNOW they are pissed. What are they stuck with now? "Step Up & Dance"?!?!?!?!?
[I know, I know. They still have "Top Chef" (which I LOVE), but I wouldn't put it past Lifetime to step in and snatch that one too.]
I'm guessing the drama in Lifetime's Made For TV Movies went to their head and started influencing their business decisions. Lifetime is now officially the other woman who actually got their married man boyfriend to leave his wife for her.
Either way, I got to thinking what the "Project Runway" cast would look like starring in some of those classic Lifetime films...
Heidi Klum & Tim Gunn starring in "She's Too Young":
Tim Gunn & Nina Garcia starring in "Too Young To Marry":
Michael Kors starring in "Mom At Sixteen":
And Santino Rice, Christian Soriano, and Aaaaaaaaandrae also in "Mom At Sixteen":
And In Rap News...
Young Buck is officially no longer in G-Unit
50 Cent announced Monday (April 7) that estranged G-Unit member Young Buck is no longer a part of the four-man crew but would still be signed to the company as a solo artist.
MISS TLC SAYS: I'm sure him and Game are hysterical crying over their glasses of Patron right now. Riiiight.
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Remy Ma will marry Papoose in jail
The Grammy-nominated artist aims to marry her fiance, fellow rapper Papoose, at the city's Rikers Island jail while she awaits her sentencing for shooting a friend she suspected of stealing $3,000, lawyer Ivan Fisher said.
MISS TLC SAYS: This is my favorite part of this article - "Only two guests will be permitted, and the couple won't be allowed to wear rings with protruding gems." Hmm. I wonder how many people stage a wedding just so they can knock out the chaplain with their high-setting engagement ring right after they say "I do"???
Star & Buc's New Home
My brother-in-law just started listening to a new radio station in NYC (what up Carl!) and wanted me to check it out. It's called The Pulse and it's at 87.7 on your FM dial. Apparently, it's dance-oriented, but still very current and mainstream. (To be honest with you, I never ever ever ever listen to the radio except for when I'm in the car, and then I only listen to Shade 45 on satellite.)
Lo and behold, this happens to the be the same station that Star and Buc Wild landed at after getting canned at Power 105.1 due to a criminal case involving Star and DJ Envy from Hot 97 (the station that Star was canned from years prior for offending listeners while poking fun at the plane crash that killed pop star Aaliyah). Whew. That was a mouthful.
Anyway, Carly Carl gave me the heads up that Star & Buc have been holding down the morning show over at The Pulse, and that the station was pretty good. So I just wanted to give my readers the info.
Check out more info about The Pulse 87 here.
For the Star & Buc fans, here's a classic clip from the controversial DJs...
Friday, April 04, 2008
What I Heard On The Train Today...
Scene...
"Q" train. Bunch of tourists discussing their purchases made on Canal Street.
Conversation...
FIRST GIRL: I got such great stuff... I got shoes, and some hats, and a Coach bag for Kimmy which she is going to LOVE...
SECOND GIRL: You got Kimmy a Coach bag?!?!?!
FIRST GIRL: Yeah, she actually gave me a check for it beforehand once she knew I was going on this trip. I didn't buy it FOR her, I just picked it out for her. It was SUCH a great deal too... look... you should've gotten one too...
SECOND GIRL: Nah, they were too expensive for me.
FIRST GIRL: Well no, you could've negotiated. They accept offers. He would've accepted like $20... and look how nice this one is... they are real and everything! (Girl proceeds to remove the ugliest, most obviously fake, cheap nylon bag with oversized 'C's all over it from a black plastic bag.)
SECOND GIRL: Ooh, that's nice.
MISS TLC SAYS: No it wasn't. And it wasn't real either.
PS - "FIRST GIRL" is this particular convo was ole' girl below with the socks and flops on... so you KNOW what we were working with...
What Are You Wearing?
MISS TLC SAYS: Socks with flip-flops is NEVER acceptable. NEVER.
(We have avoided showing the face of the accused fashion violator so as to spare her the embarrassment. We here at The Wonderful World of Miss TLC love to point out fashion violations, and odd happenings in NYC, but we aren't trying to put someone's face on blast. If someone happens to come to the site, and can tell that they know the person just from their back, or their feet, or their clothes, so be it, but I don't show faces here.)
Thursday, April 03, 2008
Watch the new Madonna / Justin video here now!
MISS TLC SAYS: Madonna is 50 people. Seriously.
HOWEVER......
That fact was never more obvious as when she performed the really cheesy dance move I screencapped and posted step by step below... (I seriously cringed the first time I saw it)...
Wednesday, April 02, 2008
Will Beyonce Go From Knowles To Carter In Less Than 60 Days?
This just in from our friends over at People Magazine...
Beyoncé & Jay-Z 'Looked Happy' Getting Marriage License
By Steve Helling and Diane Clehane
Originally posted Wednesday April 02, 2008 01:05 PM EDTM
Beyoncé and Jay-Z arrived at Scarsdale Village Hall shortly after it opened at 9 a.m on Tuesday to get their marriage license. "It was just the two of them," an eyewitness tells PEOPLE. "They were very polite and smiling as they filled out the paperwork. They were holding hands for a while. They looked really happy."
Could their happiness be because the longtime couple is finally putting the constant wedding and split rumors to rest? Although a rep for Beyoncé, 26, had no comment and a rep for Jay-Z, 38, could not be reached, the courthouse trip is the first real indication that the pair – who first started dating in 2002 – will walk down the aisle.
Rumors of a wedding have long followed the couple, and Beyoncé has admitted to thinking about how it would happen. "I don't know when I'll want to get married," she told Cosmopolitan in January 2006. "I never pictured myself as a bride, but after my sister's wedding, I did start thinking about what kind of wedding I'd want. I don't think I want a big one."
A year later, she told InStyle, "Maybe me and my man will go away to an island; maybe we'll go to a church. I have no idea."
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MISS TLC SAYS: I'm happy for them if this is true... IF being the operative word here.
Chart Chat
This week's top 20 albums:
1. DAY 26 "DAY 26" 189,632 units sold
2. PANIC AT THE DISCO "PRETTY ODD" 138,988 units sold
3. COUNTING CROWS "SATURDAY NIGHTS & SUNDAY MORNINGS" 106,263 units sold
4. DANITY KANE "WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE" 88,702 units sold
5. NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC "VOL. 27" 67,126 units sold
6. RICK ROSS "TRILLA" 51,447 units sold
7. RACONTEURS "CONSOLERS OF THE LONELY" 41,782 units sold
8. JACK JOHNSON "SLEEP THROUGH THE STATIC" 36,615 units sold
9. FLO RIDA "MAIL ON SUNDAY" 33,562 units sold
10. SARA BAREILLES "LITTLE VOICE" 31,229 units sold
11. B-52'S "FUNPLEX" 29,578 units sold
12. GNARLS BARKLEY "ODD COUPLE" 28,912 units sold
13. SNOOP DOGG "EGO TRIPPIN'" 28,060 units sold
14. TAYLOR SWIFT "TAYLOR SWIFT" 26,799 units sold
15. ALAN JACKSON "GOOD TIME" 24,596 units sold
16. ALVIN & THE CHIPMUNKS "SOUNDTRACK" 24,103 units sold
17. ALICIA KEYS "AS I AM" 23,055 units sold
18. ENRIQUE IGLESIAS "95/08 EXITOS" 22,435 units sold
19. JONAS BROTHERS "JONAS BROTHERS" 22,373 units sold
20. HANNAH MONTANA / MILEY CYRUS "BEST OF BOTH WORLDS CONCERT" 21,838 units sold
Whoa. I expected Danity Kane to debut at #1 last week. A) Because of the MTV tie-in. B) They are actually good and appealing as a R&B/pop female group (shut up, I like them). And C) It was their second album, and their first album went platinum, so they already have an established fanbase.
HOWEVER
Day 26 debuted at #1 too?!?!?!?! Man, that MTV juggernaut is FIERCE.
Now you KNOWWWWWWWWWW Diddy is partying non-stop. He just betta get that Donnie album ready quick too, so he can complete his trinity and claim the hat trick chart crown for 2008.
Established groups Panic at the Disco and Counting Crows also debuted in the top 3, so congrats to them ('specially cuz CC was missing in action for a while).
A big surprise to me is the fact that Gnarls Barkley is selling so slowly. Their debut sold this way a couple years ago, but it had a slow build and then exploded after "Crazy" topped the charts. I thought that now since they were such a well-known act, that their sophomore release would be able to start selling big right away. I guess it's part of the promotional effort though. The word hasn't been so big about when this album was being released.
Clinton Calls Herself A Loser
So in case you haven't heard, Hillary Clinton compared herself to Rocky Balboa yesterday while addressing a meeting of the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO.
"Let me tell you something, when it comes to finishing a fight, Rocky and I have a lot in common. I never quit. I never give up. And neither do the American people," Clinton said.
MISS TLC SAYS: Yeah yeah yeah, Rocky had heart, but he still lost. Case closed.
PS - Isn't it interesting though how Creed was granted a "controversial split decision" win at the end of the first "Rocky" movie... hmm... was Hil trying to say something a lot deeper than we all realized at first? Is she trying to say she already knows Obama will be granted the nomination, but that the decision will be controversial in nature because technically she believes the American public are still split on their choice? I'm just sayin...
UsWeekly's Readers Agree Paris Is NOT Sexy
Interestingly enough, I may have no comment on the above photo, but Us Weekly's online poll the other day was directly to related to it...
MISS TLC SAYS: And the results last I checked were EXACTLY what I would agree with... except that I would only give Audrina 5 or 6 votes, and Paris negative 42 (but the order was right).
Am I Getting A Rebate Check?
From Yahoo! MarketWatch...
Six Reasons You Shouldn't Count on Rebate Check Before It's Cut
by Marshall Loeb
Sunday, March 30, 2008
provided by MarketWatch
Most Americans will soon receive rebate checks from the IRS worth anywhere between $300 to $1,200 or more, and many businesses have already launched marketing campaigns hoping to lure those potential customers.
Yet, many folks will not be eligible for a check at all and could end up in a bind if they've already hit the mall and put extra charges on their credit cards, counting on the rebate cash.
The global tax firm of Grant Thornton says if you belong to any of the following six categories of taxpayers, you should think twice before charging a purchase with plans to pay it off with that "free" government money. You may not be eligible for a rebate -- or at least not for a full or timely one -- if:
1. You owe the tax man money. The IRS has acknowledged that it will deduct from all rebate checks any federal tax debt. The agency will also withhold on behalf of all 50 states, and even Puerto Rico and American Samoa, any money owed in state or territory taxes. If you owe back taxes to the IRS or any state government, you could see your rebate reduced or gone altogether
2. You make too much money. The rebate payments will begin to phase out for individuals with gross incomes above $75,000, and for married couples filing jointly with incomes over $150,000. If your adjusted gross income is above those levels, calculate your rebate carefully before going on a spending spree. Payments to high-income taxpayers will be reduced by 5% of all income above the phase-out thresholds.
3. You don't make enough money. If you have less than $3,000 in qualifying income, don't expect a rebate. Only those with $3,000 or more of income will be eligible. However, you will be able to count income typically exempt from taxation, like Social Security or veteran's benefits, to reach that minimum.
4. You don't file a tax return. If you don't file a tax return, you won't receive a rebate. Many people with low incomes are not required to file a return, but will need to in order to receive a rebate. If you have over $3,000 in qualifying income, file a return even if you don't have to.
5. You're just unlucky. The IRS's recently released rebate payment schedule is based on the last two digits of return filer's Social Security number. However, the IRS warns that a small percentage of tax returns will require additional time to process. For these returns, stimulus payments will not be made according to schedule. Taxpayers who put purchases on their credit cards in anticipation of a quick rebate check may be forced to pay unexpected interest if their return processing is held up.
6. You don't have a valid Social Security Number. Some taxpayers without Social Security numbers file tax returns using an IRS-generated Individual Taxpayer Identification Number. These people will not be eligible for a rebate. If married and filing jointly, each spouse must have a valid SSN to receive the rebate.
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MISS TLC SAYS: I still find this whole thing laughable because Bush thinks issuing these checks will pump a large portion of this money back into our economy IF everyone uses them to purchase goods. However, in surveying the general public, many media outlets have already found out that a large percentage of Americans are planning to save the money, or pay off credit cards with it BECAUSE we are in a touch economical space right now (and I don't blame those folx considering Bernanke just announced some more bad news). *Sigh* So what will Miss TLC be doing with her money? Spending it on shoes, champagne, and Juicy Couture of course! :)
