try to not play this over and over...

hooray for bollywood!

pandora...my salvation

have you guys heard of this dice thing called pandora? it's basically an online customizable music station. it's basically keeping me from taking everyone out at work.

about 3 years ago, before i realized just how important renter's insurance was, my apartment was broken into and my beloved ibook was stolen. not only was my at-home internet access taken, but also a way to add music to my ipod. i made due with making CD's on my brother PC and using my girl, jen's, imac to upload music sporadically. but now jen's computer, and jen, are in spain. i, unfortunately, can't afford a computer yet and, even more unfortunate, don't have any friends that have a mac. plugging into a PC is not an option as there are songs on my ipod that were not saved on a CD. so, my ipod remains at 1,717 songs from 2007 and before...

i had heard about pandora from people at work whose musical tastes i didn't necessarily share, so it didn't register as something i would be interested in. earlier this year, sara mentioned it during one of our gchats. i thought, "she seems neat, i'm bored with the 'that thing you do! soundtrack' that's been on repeat for 2 weeks, i'll give it a try!".

so the first thing you do is create a station by typing in a song title or artist that you like. i let me authentic self decide for me and typed in LISA LISA & CULT JAM. what followed was 6 hours of musical diceness that i had not experienced since the mix tape i made in the summer of 87. lisa lisa, stevie b, shannon, seduction, exposé, trinere. all my childhood memories in one place! i may have shed a tear or two.

from there, my stations grew. bell biv devoe station, 4 minutes station, shakira station, even a hall & oates stations for those easy listening days. the greatest part, when a song comes on that's hitz, you can tell pandora you don't like it and it will NEVER PLAY IT AGAIN! it's like a dictatorship and i'm drunk with power!

pandora has helped me get through my increasingly mind numbing days and has also reminded me that the shit they play on the radio here in the bay area is not representative of what's actually out there. while i don't have the most discriminating taste, i do, as you know, like stuff that is dice. pandora let's me remember the good ol' days of new jack swing and reminisce on the love i have of freestyle. it has also opened my eyes to artists like miguel bose and rbd. how did i live without mi amante bandido?

what i'm trying to get across is that pandora is dice and there's just no other way around it.

in case you were wondering...

i couldn't help but wonder...

so it's a week and a day until the SATC movie premieres. a week and a day that might as well be a year and a month. with the exception of the confessions tour CD+DVD, it's been a VERY long time since i've been this excited about a movie. sure after spending a whole day watching the extended versions of the first two LOTR movies, i was beside myself with anticipation to see "the return of the king". and sure the long awaited simpsons movie came out last summer. but it doesn't compare to the growing feelings of excitement and anticipation i'm feeling right now. excitement may not be the right word here. like, my heads gonna explode i can't wait for this damn movie to start.

i first fell in love with SATC watching the end of a season 3 marathon on HBO. i immediately logged onto amazon to get what i needed: the 1st season DVDs. i really don't know what it was about these stupid white bitches that i loved so much. maybe it was their shiny hair and flawless makeup. maybe it was their manolos and slutty ways. it's not like i identified with them or even liked them. there was just something about the show, a certain je nais se quoi. fascination won the best of me.

for a number of reasons, i'm feeling like this is a low point in my life. my boss is unbearable, my good friend moved to spain, accumulating too many dateless saturday nights to count...there are few things that are keeping my spirits up.

madonna in oakland, piano, keeks, my new camera and this movie. sounds like the perfect prozac to me.

oh, and if you were wondering, i'm a miranda.

OMG! OMG! OMG!

MADONNA'S STICKY & SWEET TOUR WILL BE COMING TO THE OAKLAND COLISEUM ON NOVEMBER 1ST! IT WILL BE BART ACCESSIBLE! IT WILL BE ON A SATURDAY! KEEKS AND I JUST MADE THE CUT OFF FOR PRESALE ELIGIBILITY!

IT'S! JUST! SO! DICE!!!!

MsMonis reviews "hard candy" by madonna

i got madonna's new album today. it's been on repeat on my work computer all day. i think i've ingested enough of it to give my honest opinion.

now, i know you 10(s) of readers out there are wondering how i am able to listen to an album that doesn't get released until april 29th. mind your own damn business, reader(s)! oh and on a totally unrelated topic, thanks peter! you rule!

so, awhile back i got a leaked version of track 8 on the album, beat goes on. like a number of her songs, the lyrics left much to be desired, but the beat was DICE! i was immediately hooked and giddy with anticipation to see what she would follow "confessions" up with. and don't get me started with 4 minutes. i got the version played on air in france and was hooked. i played that shit over and over and over again, and i think i have the french spoken over it memorized. my love of marching band horns knows no bounds!

ok, so i'm happy to report that "hard candy" is 50 mins of pure unadulterated DICENESS! (there's one absolutely HITZ song that reduces the time for pleasure.) i know many people (he who shall remain nameless, KEEKS) were apprehensive of the direction madonna was going with this album. but, luckily, she didn't stray too far from authentic madonna: sassy, funky white girl who loves to spin. she kept it real by producing a fun dance album.

MsMonis' dice list:
she's not me hands down the best song on the album. whistles, claps, disco-y, funky, made me do the electric slide all over my apartment.
heartbeat good dance beat, with a hint of freestyle mixed in. the breakdown is dice and i love the "til my booty get down" part.
beat goes on a completely different version than the leaked one i mentioned earlier. while i love the the other version a tad bit more (stupid lyrics and all) this version does not disappoint. get down, beep beep, gotta get up outta your seat...totally.
4 minutes obviously
miles away yearningly, melancholy lyrics, booty shaking beat. best of both worlds.
spanish lesson oh madonna, your love of latinos makes me forgive your pronunciation of spanish.

MsMonis' hitz list:
give it 2 me i gave it 2 good listens before deciding that this will be the one i skip past. i read that this is a pharrell track too, which is disappointing.
devil wouldn't recognize you while i technically like this song and think it's good, i just can't get past the timbaland stench that infests it. and this is coming from a women who still bumps his first 2 albums on her ipod.

so that's it friend(s). madonna is dice and that's pretty much all there is to it. if you don't think so then the terrorists have won, because someone obviously hates freedom.

MsMonis is not a licensed music critic, but someone who likes things that are dice.

what's cal-koo-lus?

shitty day, but then i saw this...

it's been a pretty "meh" day. got a headache. hate my job. wondering if i can can squeeze in new white sneakers (nike's? k-swiss?) in next month's budget. then i checked my homegirl's blog and saw this.

taking everyone out with a machete will just have to wait until my millionth viewing.