5 things i love right now

1. this adorable dog, floppy bear

when i thought that dogs didn't get any more adorable than boo, i was so wrong. meet floppy bear, the cute-as-a-button samoyed with a terrible name that has improved my instagram feed by at least 150% this week. doesn't hurt that shaun white's apparently a fan, too.

2. mat devine doing dramatic readings of stuff

i've written about the multi-talented mr. devine's blog posts before, but i recently discovered that he also does deadpan youtube readings of various things, from restaurant menus to hip-hop songs. my personal favorite is one of the latter: "buy you a drink" by t-pain. pure gold; there are few things better than a pasty white musician saying "damn, shawty."



3. this twitter account, @raplikelilwayne

why didn't i think of this? you see, weezy follows a pretty simple formula for his lyrics. someone has capitalized on this, and it's the gift that keeps on giving:

"Stole a fat guy's wallet, call that Robin Thicke"
"Answer no on a test, call it Quiznos"
"Pushed Tyra Banks down a hill, call that a role model"
"Took my old girlfriend out to dinner, call that Fed-Ex"

4. kitschy movie stuff from etsy

adding all of these to my christmas list right now.

dazed and confused

don't tell mom the babysitter's dead

empire records

5. amber riley's freestyle routine on the dancing with the stars finale

i don't watch DWTS, but my mom's obsessed, and made me watch this when i came home for thanksgiving. all i have to say is "YOU GO, GIRL." probably one of the best dance routines i've ever seen performed on TV. though i didn't follow this season, this performance alone convinced me that she deserved to win.

shake shake uh shake it

the record-setting season premiere of "dancing with the stars" did many things: it confirmed that the hired singing guns should NEVER attempt a ke$ha song, reminded us that nicole sherziwhatsherface is kim kardashian's evil and more annoying twin, and proved to us that pam anderson's still got "it". and, well..."those", for that matter. but mainly, it got me thinking about who i'd throw into the mix for my dream "dancing with the stars" cast:

1. anthony bourdain

the man can cook, the man can eat. the man can snark all of our asses off. but can he dance?!

2. tyra banks

i mainly just want to see her weave fall off mid-dramatic-dip.

3.  lady gaga

she'd probably win, dancing-wise. but seeing her win wearing muppets or bubble wrap would be even better. 

4. lil' wayne

imagine, after every performance....lil' weezy throwin' dolla billz into the crowd.

5. arnold schwarzenegger

just call him the dancenator.

6. paula abdul

well, we know her posture will be straight up...and she'll be high as a kite. 

7. andy dick

love him. though he'd so get sued for trying to grope one of the dancers. 

8. lindsay lohan

"i call this one 'the jitterdrug'!"

9. shaun white

maybe they could make the dance floor into a half-pipe for an episode & he could show 'em what's up. 

10. prince

THINK OF THE PURPLE COSTUMES!

11. gordon ramsay

if he receives anything less than a 10...judges, beware: "you incompetent wankers! get your heads out of your asses!"

so, who would make up YOUR dream DWTS cast? spill it!