Fantabulous Friday

Long story short:  I'm back.  And what better way to return than with a chicka chicka yeah...

FANTABULOUS FRIDAY! Whoop!

My current obsessions (because they're fantabulous, obviously):

Justin Timberlake's "Mirrors"



I would so cheat on Hubs with this dude.  Although technically it wouldn't be cheating because he's on the List...

JT's new album The 20/20 Experience is a funky, fun, cool bunch of musical gems, but "Mirrors" has me captivated.  I've been listening to it on repeat for two days.  The man has a voice like melted buttah!

(Side note:  If you haven't seen JT's episodes of Saturday Night Live, make some time to watch them.  He's hosted 5 times, and he's brilliant.)



                                             Downton Abbey

I know, I know, I'm always the very last person to jump on a bandwagon (think Twilight, Harry Potter, Game of Thrones), but when I do finally jump on I'm gung-ho about it.

I just LOVE this series.  It's beyond fantabulous.  The characters are brilliant, the storyline is captivating and I cannot get enough of that adorable Matthew Crawley (yes, I know, but not everybody does, so hush).  I especially love how soap opera-ey the servants are.  Those people have some serious issues.  Except for Anna and Mr. Bates.  Swoon.

If you haven't caved in and watched this series, DO. IT. NOW.  I'll wait.





Not really, because three seasons is like 30 hours of tv.  I ain't got time to wait for you.  Do it later.





Smash

Yes, it's getting some bad reviews.  People either love it or hate it.  I LOVE it. Seriously, who doesn't love
musicals?  If you don't, WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?  Granted, the first season had some not-so-good characters (Ellis - yuck.  Dev - skeez. Frank - boring sap), but the story line was, for the most part, pretty good.

Season two has proven much more interesting.  The introduction of Jeremy Jordan's angry, defensive  character Jimmy and his insecure pal Kyle was a pleasant change.  Also, I think Katharine McPhee is just adorable. Plus Derek (Jack Davenport) is kinda hot.  Hello, British accent!



Well those are my fantabulous obsessions!  Happy Friday, y'all!

The Sing-Off Returns

Last year the hubs and I started watching the extremely short (it was only a few weeks long) TV show The Sing-Off on NBC because some friends of mine went to Lee University and knew a guy from the Voice of Lee, one of the groups singing on the show. I'm a huge music fan, and have been singing my entire life. Church, plays, school events, weddings, karaoke - you name it, I'll sing it.

Anyhoo, on the first night, all of these a capella groups sang for an hour, and it was musical heaven to my ears. I loved it! We watched every single episode, and although I loved all of the groups, hubs and I ended up rooting for NOTA because of their personal situations. The young Beelzebubs, who were delightfully entertaining - and adorable - were my second choice, but they were all young, charming college-age guys who had a plethora of options after the show.

Well, all of that is beside the point. The show is starting up again next week, December 6th, and I CANNOT WAIT! I'm so excited to see the new groups that will be on and what songs they will cover. Now (for at least a few weeks, anyway) I'll have Glee AND The Sing-Off! Yay!

Here's a clip of one of the groups from last year, the SoCals (USC's glee club), singing a Journey medley. I picked them and this video because you can't go wrong with a Journey medley. Ever.