Katykatykaty's Journals

Marge Simpson does Playboy

Marge Simpson has graced the cover of Novembers PLAYBOY!

It's really to celebrate the 20th anniversay of The Simpsons but I say "Here! Here!" to having someone with style and class on the front of the issue! Join me in celebration and also to regurgitate your best "Simpson" moments and please, leave Ashlee and Jessica ones outta this one! HARDY HAR!

This is the first time animation has hit the front of this classy(smutty) and stylish (controversial) magazine. Whenever I think of Playboy all I hear is football hooligans shouting "Get your tits out for the lads!!" but maybe that's too shortsighted of me. Marge brings the whole game of Playboy up a level.

Hope Homer likes it cos lets face it - we've all had the hots for Marge at some stage in our lives....

10 Amazing Things That Happened/Did Not Happen During the Last Few Months

In no particular order:

Mischa Barton had out her wisdom teeth and made her put on weight - which I say is a winner BTW
MJ died. So horrendously gutted.
I have sported a number of kidney infections which have made me somewhat less sociable and more interested in where the nearest toilet is at all times.
Patrick Stump remains as sexually attractive as he did in 2003, if not more. Which needs to be said.
I finished watching all of House M.D. (Good one Nessa)
Stu got more amazing.
The sun made me go down the beach a heck of a lot, as long as I knew where the toilet was.
I officially have tan lines

where my wedding bands are! Waited so long for these!!
I have started taking Omega 3 and B6 vitamins. For funzies!
I have missed you a moderate amount. Some more than others.

Anyone care to update me with their lives/online lives in a numerical list. I'm into numbers at the moment....

Also - look at these awesomely horrifying photos! I was such a moody crapper!!

No Doubt Cover Adam Ant's "Stand And Deliver"

Available here to listen!

How excited are we? It's like a monumental crescendo and at the end - I might actually die. [cut=OMG OMG OMG...]

This is the track that will be in Gossip Girl on May 11th. There is talk of this added date too with Katy Perry. Meh. OK, I'll allow it.

An interesting fact about me: I have listen to Tragic Kingdom in full 97 times now. They just take me there.

GO LISTEN! Your ears have been waiting too many years already - go go go!

Oh and tell me your No Doubt obsessions- hair dying/bindi wearing much?

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Patrick Stump: "There's no Ashlee. There's no Bronx. There is no guyliner."

A peculiar statement indeed however in context completely articulate. [cut=Read more Patrick Stump awesomeness...]

Q: A lot of reviews from the European tour say that Pete Wentz is acting like the front man and you're just blending into the background. Is that by choice? A: No, I don't think that's true. That says the writers of those reviews just want to go and hack at Pete Wentz. We are all putting on a show. Pete is much more reserved onstage than people think. But the writers don't give a s- about the rest of the band and have no interest in reviewing the show. They just want to write a think piece on the power of celebrity or something stupid. Q: You have to admit it's a great excuse to write about Ashlee, Bronx, guyliner and tight pants. A: There's no Ashlee. There's no Bronx. There is no guyliner. Yes, we do wear tight pants. That's what the kids do these days. I get asked all the time, "Is it weird that Pete gets all the attention?" Yes, but not for me.

Celebrity culture looks as fitting on Patrick Vaughn Stump as a Kate Perry wearing a full body ski suit. You'd think after over 7 years in the 'music machine' he'd have it all figured out but it seems the whole culture still irritates him even if just a polite amount.

I have to adore this awkwardness and underestimated intelectual level of this gentleman. He quietly defends those close to him, he vents without ill-manner the fact there are indeed FOUR members of Fall Out Boy and not just one with a celebrity wife with baby 'bx' in tow...

"Pete is much more reserved onstage than people think. But the writers don't give a s- about the rest of the band and have no interest in reviewing the show. They just want to write a think piece on the power of celebrity or something stupid."-( full article here)

Seems like he's got the best of both worlds?

It has to be said that whilst Wentz thrust his band like a dangling carrot before the majority - it was the wholesome work of the quartet as a band that makes the hits and its the four of them as a group that have as walking in beat,in my case, treading down one heel more than the other as I go.

I find the celebrity incapsulating networking mind blowing. It seems that PVS possibly feels the same: "I don't feel that I am part of celebrity culture, though I know I am a periphery character. I am around them sometimes."(full article here)

A note to future interviewers: don't ask about petes personal life, Ashlee, baby, peen or perezhilton.

However: feel free to talk about actual music because he's ok with that. :)

Considering he is the only member of the band not to be engaging in twitter adultery with us all, he seems aware too of the frailty that this lifestyle brings:

"I wonder about that. Everyone is connected, but in this very impersonal way. No one has any mystery to their lives. They are electing not to have any secrets, because everyone goes onto whatever social networking thing. I never did any of it. All my friends are on it. I was something of a Luddite before I had my laptop. And, by modern terms I am not particularly computer savvy. I am on Wikipedia all the time. But I don't know if this makes people less lonely or more lonely. You have a couple hundred MySpace friends. But you don't know any of them personally. There is an idea of connection but it is a flimsy connection between yourself in the rest of the world when you are just Twittering people. I am not saying those things aren't cool. But you can't rely exclusively on that."

On a less related note - type in Patrick Stump into a relatively well known search engine and you'll be offered tree stump removal services. Fame is a bitch...

You won't find him (comfortably) rubbing shoulders with a-listers unless necassary, you won't see him in the VIP sections of clubs on tour and you won't find him parading personal articles on the web,but you might him stashed away in the corner of a room hacking in to Wikipedia, maybe even as we speak.

- sources : latimes.com , sfgate.com

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Blink 182 - Past and Future

The teenagers inside us have been 'squeeing' since we had the confirmation that our favourite trio of mayhem and good times admitted their undying love for each other and finally REUNITED!! [cut=Let's reflect, Blink-style]

MTV has listed a time line of events over the past four years, quite eventful and even possibly spiteful in places.

I wonder if they ever thought things would pan out just quite like they had. All I know is that they filled the majority of my teenage years with epic joy! I also had have hypermanic crushes on all of them.

That said, what lies in the future for Blink 182 and what is there time line going to look like?

What are some of your fondest BLINK 182 moments.....One of mine had to be calling Delonge, Deschlong for about 4 weeks.
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The Hush Sound, Only Quieter?

Yes my friends, ladies and gentleman who are admirers, the beautiful Greta from Hush Sound will be playing a solo gig on March 8th at Hotel Cafe (a little hot spot for songbirds) in LA. [cut=If you need convincing...]

If it were not for the fact I lived about 8 time zones away, I'd be there but I will wait my turn. She's going to be playing some Hush Sound material but also some new material which quite excites me. I adore The Hush Sound and will honestly support all/either of them in their separate projects. I'm so impressed with the progression of Greta's voice, it was gorgeously addictive even in So Sudden but now, it's just even more beautiful. It's time we get out some good news in this place! SUPPORT TEAM GRETA!!

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10 Reasons I Love my BreeFace

1: She had made me spit out the contents of my mouth before from our AIM chats.

2: She teaches me stuff about American Tax laws...

3: Her Vlogs are just always so entertaining and Iâ�™m not sure whether theyâ�™re meant to be....

4:She believes in Pop. (someone needs to)

5: I once had a dream that Bree and I had wine and cheese crackers whilst talking about Coldplay. (I donâ�™t think I told her that yet....)

6: She is a double of Kary Byron from Mythbusters except Bree is probably better known. (technicially is shouldnâ�™t be a reason I love her more but it always makes me giggle when I see mythbusters.

7: Her allergies although unpleasant â�“ make for entertaining twittering. Mostly defaming drug companies...and allergists....

8: She is awesomely talented and easily one of the most insightful people I know.

9: When I went away for 6 months, she made it ok to come back.

10: Bree always gives everyone a chance. If she believes in you, then thatâ�™s it.

Thank you Bree.

xxx

Buzznet, I Love You But....

Some things around here are just bad....And its those things that make me not want to be here. :(

10 Things I Love About You

I have this motto that if you can't find 10 things about someone you like then you don't know them as well as you should. It's tried and tested. I have less than 10 friends on this place who cared less if I was here or not but those 10 do care. So starting with Alex (frostedglass), I'm going to reveal the 10 reasons why I adore them. 1: She was the person who I trusted in a long time to get to know. And she was thus, my first friend on Buzznet. 2: She has these most adorable curls! 3: Alex is from Austria which is a fact that needs merits a number on my list in itself. 4: She is incredibly intelligent and a gifted writer (although she'll deny it). 5: She instilled confidence in me that no-one else bothered to do. 6: Alex attracts a wide variety of strange yet loveable men wherever she goes. 7: 8: She introduced me to Charlywhich to be frank, I'm still not sure how I feel about. 9:She has an unbiased taste in books which tells a lot about a person. 10: She's a fitness freak but I'm not sure why because that's just stupid to me. lol So there you go, my first one. I'll be doing more so keep an eye out for yours. That's if I know you well enough for you to be my friend. x

WARNING: KANYE BASHING

I had to have some fun with MACROS. Yes I don't know why but I have to say it in capitals for some reason. I get a sick sense of satisfaction out of the smallest things...as you will see...