I lost in my category at the RMA's. Whatevs. I'm still flyyyyyyy.
Besides, I'm sure some voters never even read my blog to start off with. Hopefully, I get nominated again next year, lose again, and become the Susan Lucci of ATRL.
Okay so this week. First thing's first...
BLACKOUT.
This woman is ****ing unstoppable. I thought this would be the icing on the case to top her chaotic personal life, the performance at the VMAss and the groundbreaking "Gimme More" music video. Wrong. Britney blew me the **** out of the water, as I was expecting just another cookie cutter piece of **** album with boring lyrics and lacking substance with the singles being the only decent songs on there. Not the case at all. The only instance of filler on this classic is "Ooh Ooh Baby". What the ****? Any other potential complaints I might have come from the exclusion of "Tell Me What You're Sippin' On", "State of Grace", "Get Back", "Everybody" and "Sugarfall", but in the end, this album is cohesive, superb, and addictive as her personal life is to America. To the bitches that counted her out, eat **** and die.
I ranks:
1.
Get Naked (10/10)
That robot Danja breakdown in the middle blows my ****ing mind. Genius, and to call it anything less than perfect calls for you to get your ears chopped off. It definitely won't become a single, and I'm glad it won't so I can keep it my little treasure forever and ever.
2.
Toy Soldier (10/10)
A very, very very close second after "Get Naked". The potentially distracting drums during most of the song make it all the more fun to focus on Britney's faux-feminist chorus. And the gossip part after the second chorus is priceless. Definite single material.
3.
Break the Ice (9/10)
When I got the album on Tuesday, I was a little disappointed by this track. All the hype surrounding it by you stans on the site made me expect a little more. However, by the third or so listen, the beat hypnotized me completely and I was hooked. The best beat on here, by far.
4.
Radar (9/10)
This was one of my least favorites at first listen. The repetition "on my radar" line reminded me of some old Italian with an accent, a la Chef Boyardee, and I couldn't get past it for the life of me. Then I listened to the lyrics of the verses and it's like "hey Britney's just like me!!!". Good ****.
5.
Gimme More (9/10)
2 months and counting, and still stands up nicely on this album. I'll leave my ranting bout this song for a later date, if you know what I mean...
6.
Freakshow (9/10)
Someone's been listening to M.I.A. Does the bitch really good though, especially during the "me and my girls" lines.
7.
Why Should I Be Sad (9/10)
Am I the only one who wishes she would've put the F-word instead of "freaking" in the "all the stupid freaking things that you do" line? It's like we've seen your twat, chick, you're not holy and sweet anymore. Try artistic integrity. Anyway, it provides a great contrast to the fast pace of the album, and I love what sounds like bongoes in the background.
8.
Hot As Ice (9/10)
With or without the squeaky vocals, this bitch still kills the song. And I love her faux gangsta swagger on that "make it do what it do" line. Silly white chick, you're not Paul Wall!!!
9.
Heaven on Earth (8/10)
She out"Europeans" even Madonna on this song, and the sweet bubblegum lyrics of Brit of yesteryear matched with the ecstasy-laced electronic beat provides really good contrasts from the schoolgirl to fell in love with and what's yet to come from her.
10.
Piece of Me (8/10)
A little overrated if you ask me. And those orgasm samples don't really do the "leave me alone" content any justice. Still catchy, so yeah.
11.
Perfect Lover (7/10)
I'm eh on this one. And it should have been "tick tock, tick tock / can you **** me while I'm hot". A parental advisory sticker does less damage than all that's going up your nose, silly.
12.
Ooh Ooh Baby (5/10)
Yes, I get it. You need some dick but don't want any more children. Enough already.
And on to the rest of my life, Halloween was fun. I took my sis trick or treating and then I went to the Halloween parade which was hectic as ****. I was dressed as what I like to call, "A Clockwork Mickey": Mickey Mouse ears from Disney World with the Clockwork Orange makeup around my right eye and a drawn on smirk from the right side of my lip. No pics sorry. At one point, like fourteen cops ran across the street, and I think me and my friends narrowly avoided getting shot. (I found out the next day that 4 people had been shot and one was a pregnant woman. ****ing lunatics.) And to think I wanted to see the "fight".
Overall, it was good fun and taking into account the fact that we didn't really do anything except walk around and laugh at people's costumes, it was a good night. Hell, I did something for once in my life.
Yesterday, I went for a job interview at Starbucks. I think it went pretty well, but considering how many people in the world are up on Craigslist, I'm not going to say anything just yet. And finally, today I went and got myself two hoodies and a tee-shirt with *GASP* money that my parents gave me. Oh, and I didn't go to work.
In case you're wondering, no, I didn't do anything on Friday, but that was by choice. I still need to learn how to get that magnetic personality attitude, or at least call people and ask them what they're up to 'cause this high can't last that long. Until next Friday, get a cookies and creme milkshake from Baskin Robbins, and I'll ttyl later...