Music: Songs About Girls by Will.i.am

FYI: We have a guest star with us for the next few days, our Aunt Annie Fawson. We love our Aunt Annie, though she is a tad cynical and narcissistic. She'll be putting her two cents in now and then, watch for her curly-haired ears!!!



We have gotten our paws on Aunt Jiggy's iPod, and have found some incredible musical gems on there. This week's selection is from the oh-so-talented artist will.i.am and his album Songs About Girls. This album is larger than life, and also quite graphically sincere/original.

" Mommy lookin good from her head to her feet.
She forty-four, but she still lookin sweet.
And you can tell her daughter aint even at her peak.
Cause her mama lookin so hot, packin that heat.
So be a good girl and thank your mama.
She make me steamin like a sauna.
Look out, look out, here she come now.
Look out, look out, here she come.

Baby where'd you get your body from?
Tell me where'd you get your body from.
Baby where'd you get your body from?
Tell me where'd you get your body from.
I got it from my mama."
--I Got it From my Mama

"Yeah, She Be Flyin'
But, She A Girl
That Makes Her A Fly Girl!
Yeah!"
--Fly Girl


Quick vote: If you're into the objectification of women and lyrics so simple you'll think a poodle wrote them, then by all means check out will.i.am!!!

Aunt Annie's 2 cents: Do you pronounce that name as william??? Explicit lyrics hurt my tender, sensitive ears.

Book: Lord of the Rings Trilogy

We just finished the epic fantasy series The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien. These books are classic, and we think that everyone should get the opportunity to read them in their lifetimes.

Frodo Baggins is tasked with a heavy burden, an all-powerful ring. He must travel across Middle-earth to the far reaches of Mordor to destroy it, before Sauron can use it to defeat the good peoples of the fantasy world.


Quick vote: Classic fantasy literature. We're wagging our tails in approval!!! (Well, Sammi's only wagging her stub. Loser.)

Advice: Medical

We dogs have some insight for you, our faithful readers. We sure you have, as our parents oft have, traveled to the mystical doctor or even the hospital when you have a wound or sickness of some kind. What a waste!!! We recommend instead, licking whatever ails you, and it will heal in no time!

Recently, Sammi accidentally ran into a barbed wire fence, creating a silver-dollar sized wound that went as deep as her muscle! Our parents took her in to the evil vet, put her under anesthesia, and then stitched her wound up. However, it wasn't until our mother removed the stitches, and Sammi was able to lick the wound unhindered did the wound finally start to scab up.


Quick vote: Dog's Tongue >> Evil Vets. So let us lick you, it'll be good for you!

Blogs: The Plug

We have recently run across the web-zine (a sort of blog that comes out in editions, rather than posts) called The Plug. These people are hilarious and it is our new favorite!

Honestly, we have nothing more to say other than go visit!!!


Quick vote: Hilarious.

Movies: Dan in Real Life

Looking for a funny movie, we decided to check out Dan in Real Life. Steve Carrell, Dane Cook, and rave reviews made us certain we were in for some chuckle-worthy good times... However, we were quite disappointed on this front. The film had a funky indie vibe, but it lacked the humor we were so desperately searching for.

Dan is an author of a parenting column and a widower with three teen-aged daughters. He is on family vacation when he meets a phenomenal woman at a book store and they hit it off right away. It turns out that this woman is his brother's new girlfriend, and he has to suffer through this whole family vacation listening to everyone praise her, and pining after her. See what we mean? Not funny!


Quick vote: Although we can recognize it now for a great love story and a funky indie-type film, we were so disappointed on our first viewing at it's lack of comedic value, that we may never be able to get over it and truly appreciate this movie for the gem it actually is.

TV: Charmed

Though our parents rarely watch this show, we have historically spent an inordinate amount of time during the day watching Charmed, Law & Order, and other incredible shows. Today, we will talk about Charmed.

The show is about three sisters, who also happen to be good witches. They all live together, with their very different personalities, and battle with daemons, warlocks, and other evil magical beings that attempt to attack California. (They have no particular association with California, they just happen to live there.)


Quick vote: This show is not known for it's great acting, but we enjoy the storyline, and it's something to watch while your parents are gone at work all day....

Music: Figure 8 by Elliott Smith

An oldie, but a goodie is what we tend to say about Elliott Smith. Our aunt Didi, said something applicable about this the other day, "There are some cds that you listen to in the moment, and then there are some cds that you can listen to all of your life." Elliott Smith, and especially Figure 8 and XO fall into this category for us.

" You don't need my help anymore,
It's all now to you, there ain't no before.
Now that you're big enough to run your own show
You're just somebody that I used to know."
--Somebody I Used to Know

"The spin of the earth impaled a silhouette of the sun on the steeple,
And I gotta hear the same sermon all the time now from you people.
Why are you staring into outer space crying,
Just because you came across it and lost it?
Everything reminds me of her."
--Everything Reminds Me of Her


Quick vote: This is one of our all-time favorite albums. If you've never checked out Elliott, we highly suggest that you do so.