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Okay, so I suck at this blogging thing. Actually, I don't suck at it. I suck at being less lazy and updating this more often.

Updates on stuff that's happened in the past 2.5 months. Let's see... election... lip synching... went to the Midwest... OH. I saw 'American Splendor' tonight. Why I waited so long to see it, I'm unsure. I'm just glad I didn't waste any more time. I also saw 'Sideways.' Very great. Inadvertantly, this weekend became a Paul Giamatti two-fer.

* Saw: Phoenix at Bowery Ballroom Thursday night. I wasn't overly familiar with their catalogue, if you will, but after the show, I promptly iTuned that sh*t with reckless abandon -- or as reckless as one can be spending a dollar a pop on digital music. I think they're the new Phish, due to the crazed daze they seem to cast upon their fans. I also think they're the more talented Maroon 5 and quite possibly the hotter Phantom Planet. They're like Phantom Planet's older, hipper, more mature brother who went to Paris his junior year of college and decided to move abroad for good. (Oh, speaking of Paris, I'm going in January! And also, speaking of Paris, wtf is up w/ her dying her hair? Once again, I must insist, I pioneered the blonde-to-brunette revolution.)

* Saw Interpol at Hammerstein in early November. Um, whuuuut? They were amazing, as usual. Maybe because it was because they'd just finished the European leg of their tour, maybe it was because they had the home court advantage, or maybe it was just because they COMPLETELY RULE, but the show was outstanding. Far better than last year's shows at Roseland, which should be condemened for its horbsness. And I really need to ask those who hate on Roseland to step aside, because Hammerstein is a far superior and always overlooked music venue. Great acoustics, great sight lines, spacious stage and a helluva lot closer than hauling your ass up to the Beacon Theater (though the old-timey 1950s bathrooms there are super cool). Anyway, stop yer hatin'.

* Is it okay that I like Ben and Jen? Okay, so he really had a slump with J.Ho, but I think he rallied nicely with Jennifer G, who is WAY more from the block than Jenny. She just seems way more down-to-earth and easy going, and I doubt she has her own shoe-tier. J.Lo would be fun to slum with like, once in a while -- the kind of girl you call up when you want some friends to go out with. But I feel like Jen is the kind of girl who'd never talk about you behind your back, always RSVP on time and remember your birthday every year. Verdict: Jen G.

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