Down to the top 8!

Today is Wednesday, therefore SYTYCD is here to get me through the week.  Although I haven't been watching since the beginning, I can tell ya, I am a huge fan now.  The past 4 seasons have really reeled in and made me wish I was as talented as some of the contestants (or at least a little less awkward of a dancer).  I'm sure I'm not the only one but I LOVE rewatching old dances, especially ones with Twitch or Allison because they are dancing gods.  Some of my favorites below:

From Season 8:

Not a big Christopher Scott fan but this Sasha and Twitch lyrical hip-hop routine was hot!

Power couple Melanie and Marco in a Travis Wall contemporary routine.

SO beautiful! Caitlyn and Mitchell

From Season 7:

Robert and Allison in a powerful Travis Wall contemporary routine.

A no-brainer.  Alex and Twitch in a NappyTabs hip-hop routine.

Kent and Allison in a Stacey Tookey contemporary routine.  Very underrated in my opinion.

From Season 5:

Jeanine and Jason in another Travis Wall contemporary routine.

Kayla and Kupono in a Mia Michaels contemporary routine.

From Season 3:

Katee and Twitch!

Allison and Ivan

From Season 2:

Travis and Heidi in Mia Michael's Bench Dance duh!

I also love Cat Deeley.  She really deserves her recent Emmy nomination.

Which dances are your favorite?

If you watch, who are you rooting for this season?

Officially a convert

After a brief hiatus due to my stress over taking my GREs, brown&black is back and will definitely be more consistent.  Some posts may be shorter than other, more like some quick thoughts or picture, but I definitely will still be posting.

This has been a longtime coming, but I am finally admitting it....I have officially become a Justin Timberlake convert.  Some of you are probably wondering how this is just finally occurring, and some of you (like my former self) are questioning my change of heart.  But my history with Justin goes like this, I was never a fan.  During the 'N Sync days, I was a huge J.C. fan.  After JT went solo, I liked some of his songs, but was never a fan of his high, whining voice.  And let's not even talk about his pathetic appearance on Punk'd.

But, years later, I can finally get behind actor/comedian Justin!  When I heard he was in the "Social Network", I was skeptical because I've seen "Model Behavior", and in that he was no gem.  But in the "Social Network" he was good- score one for JT.  Not only that, but he has had a number of successful stints on SNL.  Seriously, he does not need to sing solo, he should sing exclusively with Andy Samberg.  My conversion was solidified after seeing "Friends with Benefits" this past weekend.  A typical, predictable rom-com but with good casting, some funny scenes, and great chemistry between Mila and Justin.  So JT and I are friends again (as long as there is no follow-up to Justified, but a 'N Sync reunion tour would be nice).  Some of my favorite JT moments are below:

Are you a Justin Timberlake fan?  New or old?


Has anyone else seen "Friends with Benefits"?

Buh Bye Bentley

Good Morning!!!

        I'll start off by saying that I am usually a really big Bachelorette fan.  Every Monday I go to my friends house to watch the show and we have fun picking our early favorites, making fun of some of the weirder bachelors (anyone notice that two of Josh Groban's brothers are on this season?), and critiquing the dates the bachelorette chooses.  This season though has been pretty painful to watch- not only has Ashley been whiny, insecure, and too focused on Bentley to focus on any of the other guys, but my Bachelorette viewing crowd is also confused by so many of her actions: 

Why did she send Ben C. home last week for thinking about online dating, without giving him a chance to explain himself, when she herself was thinking about a relationship with Bentley the whole time (hypocritical much)?  Is Ashley confusing her group dates for challenges on Survivor?- boxing matches and dragon boat races do not help you get to know the men better. Has Ashley ever spoken to Texas man before her one-on-one date? (ha JK).

Finally last night she got her closure with Bentley but do you think she dealt with him too late in the game?  To me, she has not made a connection wth anyone but JP (my favorite!) and there are very few men left.  Do you think she has time to make a connection with any other guys?  More importantly, do you think the producers should have showed Ashley the footage of Bentley sayng all those nasty things about her?  I almost think it was rude of them not to and it is hurting the credibility of the show.  If she wants to move forward and ultimately find her fiance she needs to find some self-confidece, stop just fishing for compliments and start trying to get to know these guys better. I miss the days of the great Jillian; Ashley needs some past Bachelorette counceling.  I hope the rest of the season works out better for Ashley and thus for us watching at home.

Also, anyone else agree that the only thing saving this season is the goofy but lovable Ames with his large set of shimmering teeth.  Everytime the camera cuts to his opened mouthed, confused stare I just have to laugh.

                                                                                Ames!

Have a great day :)