what we're listening to...

in honor of the last day of 2013...

i give you jessie j.
bitch is back with a dance anthem that is the perfect song to shake your ass to while you get ready to ring in 2014.
may this be the best year yet, y'all!
happy happy new year!
enjoy ~
a.

ho ho HO.

if you're going to listen to christmas music, at least make it something decent!

happy whatever you celebrate, y'all.
make it a good one.

enjoy ~
a.

OBSESSED.

can't. stop. watching.
chris lilley is an australian comedian.
and he's BRILLIANT.
his latest show, "ja'mie: private school girl" is airing now on HBO.

but before ja'mie, there was "angry boys". and holy shit, it is FUNNY.
the show follows twins nathan and daniel sims, their grandmother, juvenile detention guard "gran", and their "legends"...rapper s.mouse, surfer blake oakfield, and pro skateboarder tim okazaki.
and lilley plays 6 (SIX!) of the characters.
it's irreverent. it's crude. it's offensive as hell.
and if you're painfully PC, don't even bother.
but if none of that bothers you, it's a must watch.
the entire season is available now on HBO ondemand, or...
click here to catch full episodes on amazon instant video.

enjoy ~
a.

what we're listening to...

oh boy.
got this one stuck in head rotation before i even knew who sang it or what it was.
and now...it's not leaving the brain.

EVER.
so...katy perry wants you to know how in love she is with john mayer.
and she gave us a big old fantastical music video to prove it! 
i can't even show you the one he did. with them actually singing to each other. 
barf. 
listen, y'all.
will these crazy people ever learn?!?!
don't sing a love song to a guy that has dated every damn floozy in tinseltown!
good luck, kids.
you're just precious.
now get this shit stuck in your head so i'm not the only one!
enjoy ~
a.

oh shit.

the duck boys probably ain't so happy happy happy today.

phil robertson, the founder of duck commander and patriarch of the robertson family, has been "suspended" (read: FIRED.) following anti-gay remarks made in an interview for GQ magazine.
the trouble started when the "duck dynasty" star, while discussing his religious beliefs in the article, equates homosexuality to bestiality. he then goes on to say,
"It seems like, to me, a vagina — as a man — would be more desirable than a man’s anus. That’s just me. I’m just thinking: There’s more there! She’s got more to offer. I mean, come on, dudes! You know what I’m saying? But hey, sin: It’s not logical, my man. It’s just not logical."

a rep for a&e has released the following statement...
"We are extremely disappointed to have read Phil Robertson’s comments in GQ, which are based on his own personal beliefs and are not reflected in the series Duck Dynasty. His personal views in no way reflect those of A+E Networks, who have always been strong supporters and champions of the LGBT community."

and now for the 400 million dollar question...
will jase, willie, jep and uncle si really agree to continue filming the show without phil?!?
we shall see...
a.

(image via GQ.)

in case you missed it...

you have just a few more chances to catch p!nk rock your socks off on her "the truth about love" tour!

caught her final performance this year in the ATL last night and...WOW.
this is one of the best live shows i have ever seen in my life.

people pay money to watch britney spears lip sync while this badass bitch is singing...LIVE...while swinging 50 feet above the crowd?!?!
kiss my ass.
now that's a damn show!
a.
the truth about love tour returns in january to hit cities in the midwest, canada, and the west coast.
for tour dates, click here.

your first look...

matthew mcconaughey's on fire, y'all.
first 'mud', then 'dallas buyers club', and now this...

warner bros. studios has just released the first teaser trailer for christopher nolan's next blockbuster, 'interstellar.'
the film follows a group of explorers who discover a wormhole that allows them to "surpass the limitations of human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage."
i'm sorry.
WHAT?!?!
just the description blows my mind.
but...don't try holding your breath for this one just yet, my little chickadees.
'interstellar', also starring jessica chastain, anne hathaway, and casey affleck, doesn't hit theaters until november 7, 2014.
just in time for next awards season, perhaps?!?!
a.

and the nominees are...

forget the holidays.
awards season is coming, y'all!

olivia wilde, zoe saldana, and aziz ansari announced the golden globe nominations this morning in los angeles.
'12 years a slave' and 'american hustle' lead the movie pack with 7 nods each, including best drama.
and the other nominees are...


Best motion picture, drama
"12 Years a Slave"
"Captain Phillips"
"Gravity"
"Philomena"
"Rush"

Best motion picture, musical or comedy
"American Hustle"
"Her"
"Inside Llewyn Davis"
"Nebraska"
"The Wolf of Wall Street"

Best Actress in a motion picture, drama
Cate Blanchett "Blue Jasmine"
Sandra Bullock - "Gravity"
Judi Dench - "Philomena
Emma Thompson - "Saving Mr. Banks"
Kate Winslet - "Labor Day"

Best Actor in a motion picture, drama
Chiwetel Ejiofor - "12 Years a Slave"
Idris Elba - "Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom"
Tom Hanks - "Captain Phillips"
Matthew McConaughey - "Dallas Buyers Club"
Robert Redford - "All Is Lost"

Best Actress in a motion picture, musical or comedy

Amy Adams - "American Hustle"
Julie Delpy - "Before Midnight"
Greta Gerwig - "Frances Ha"
Julia Louis-Dreyfus - "Enough Said"
Meryl Streep - "August: Osage County"

Best Actor in a motion picture, musical or comedy
Christian Bale - "American Hustle"
Bruce Dern - "Nebraska"
Leonardo DiCaprio - "The Wolf Of Wall Street"
Oscar Isaac - "Inside Llewyn Davis"
Joaquin Phoenix - "Her"

Best supporting Actress in a motion picture
Sally Hawkins - "Blue Jasmine"
Jennifer Lawrence - "American Hustle"
Lupita Nyong'o - "12 Years a Slave"
Julia Roberts - "August: Osage County"
June Squibb - "Nebraska"

Best supporting Actor in a motion picture
Barkhad Abdi - "Captain Phillips"
Daniel Brühl - "Rush"
Bradley Cooper - "American Hustle"
Michael Fassbender - "12 Years a Slave"
Jared Leto - "Dallas Buyers Club"

Best Director – motion picture
Alfonso Cuarón - "Gravity"
Paul Greengrass - "Captain Phillips"
Steve McQueen - "12 Years a Slave"
Alexander Payne - "Nebraska"
David O. Russell - "American Hustle"

Best Screenplay – motion picture
Spike Jonze - "Her"
Bob Nelson - "Nebraska"
Jeff Pope and Steve Coogan - "Philomena"
John Ridley - "12 Years a Slave"
Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell - "American Hustle"

Best Foreign Language Film
"Blue is the Warmest Color"
"The Great Beauty"
"The Hunt"
"The Past"
"The Wind Rises"

Best Animated Feature film
"The Croods"
"Despicable Me 2"
"Frozen"

Best Original Song – Motion Picture
"Atlas" - "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire"
"Let It Go" - "Frozen"
"Ordinary Love" - "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom"
"Please Mr. Kennedy" - "Inside Llewyn Davis"
"Sweeter Than Fiction" - "One Chance"

Best Original Score – Motion Picture
Alex Ebert - "All is Lost"
Alex Heffes - "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom"
Steven Price - "Gravity"
John Williams - "The Book Thief"
Hans Zimmer - "12 Years a Slave"

Best TV series, drama
"Breaking Bad"
"Downton Abbey"
"The Goodwife"
"House of Cards"
"Masters of Sex"

Best TV Series, Comedy
"The Big Bang Theory"
"Brooklyn Nine-Nine"
"Girls"
"Modern Family"
"Parks and Recreation"

Best TV movie or mini-series
"American Horror Story: Coven"
"Behind the Candelabra"
"Dancing on the Edge"
"Top of the Lake"
"The White Queen"

Best Actress in a TV series, drama
Julianna Margulies - "The Good Wife"
Tatiana Maslany - "Orphan Black"
Taylor Schilling - "Orange is the New Black"
Kerry Washington - "Scandal"
Robin Wright - "House of Cards"

Best Actor in a TV series, drama
Bryan Cranston - "Breaking Bad"
Liev Schreiber - "Ray Donovan"
Michael Sheen - "Masters of Sex"
Kevin Spacey - "House of Cards"
James Spader - "The Blacklist"

Best Actress in a TV Series, Comedy
Zooey Deschanel - "New Girl"
Lena Dunham - "Girls"
Edie Falco - "Nurse Jackie"
Julia Louis-Dreyfus - "Veep"
Amy Poehler - "Parks and Recreation"

Best Actor, TV Series Comedy
Jason Bateman - "Arrested Development"
Don Cheadle - "House of Lies"
Michael J. Fox - "The Michael J. Fox Show"
Jim Parsons - "The Big Bang Theory"
Andy Samberg - "Brooklyn Nine-Nine"

Best Actress in a mini-series or TV movie
Helena Bonham Carter - "Burton and Taylor"
Rebecca Ferguson - "White Queen"
Jessica Lange - "American Horror Story: Coven"
Helen Mirren - "Phil Spector"
Elisabeth Moss - "Top of the Lake"

Best Actor in a mini-series or TV movie
Matt Damon - "Behind the Candelabra"
Michael Douglas - "Behind the Candelabra"
Chiwetel Ejiofor - "Dancing on the Edge"
Idris Elba - "Luther"
Al Pacino - "Phil Spector"

Best Supporting Actress in a series, mini-series, or TV movie
Jacqueline Bisset - "Dancing on the Edge"
Janet McTeer - "White Queen"
Hayden Panettiere - "Nashville"
Monica potter - "Parenthood"
Sofia Vergara - "Modern family"

Best Supporting Actor in a series, mini-series or TV movie
Josh Charles - "The Good Wife"
Rob Lowe- "Behind the Candelabra"
Aaron Paul - "Breaking Bad"
Corey Stoll - "House of Cards"
Jon Voight -" Ray Donovan"

the 71st golden globes, hosted by tina fey and amy poehler, will take place january 12th in beverly hills.
dang. i need to start seeing some movies.
who will win?
a.

(images via la times, ny daily news.)

if you're in chucktown this weekend...

in case you missed it, santa will be back at sojourn this saturday!
and rosita jones will be on hand with the holiday glitter nail color collection.

picture with santa donations are $10 and will go to the wounded warriors project.
it will also be your last chance to donate new, unwrapped toys for toys 4 tots.
do your good deed, y'all! you want santa to put you on the nice list, right?!?!
see you saturday!
a.

saturday, december 14th.
10am to 2 pm.
sojourn coffee.
1664 d old towne road.
west ashley.
for a map, click here.
for more about sojourn coffee, click here.

and the nominees are...

jump on into the deep end...
awards season is getting ready to be in full swing, y'all.

the nominations for the 20th annual screen actors guild awards were announced this morning in los angeles.

"12 years a slave" leads the nominations with four, including ensemble and best actor for chiwetel ejiofor.

and here's your complete list of nominees...

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
12 Years a Slave
American Hustle
August: Osage County
Dallas Buyers Club
Lee Daniels' The Butler

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Bruce Dern / Woody Grant – "Nebraska"
Chiwetel Ejiofor / Solomon Northup – "12 Years a Slave"
Tom Hanks / Capt. Richard Phillips – "Captain Phillips"
Matthew McConaughey / Ron Woodroof – "Dallas Buyers Club"
Forest Whitaker / Cecil Gaines – "Lee Daniels' The Butler"

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Cate Blanchett / Jasmine – "Blue Jasmine"
Sandra Bullock / Ryan Stone – "Gravity"
Judi Dench / Philomena Lee – "Philomena"
Meryl Streep / Violet Weston – "August: Osage County"
Emma Thompson / P.L. Travers – "Saving Mr. Banks"

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Barkhad Abdi / Muse – "Captain Phillips"
Daniel Brühl / Niki Lauda – "Rush"
Michael Fassbender / Edwin Epps – "12 Years a Slave"
James Gandolfini / Albert – "Enough Said"
Jared Leto / Rayon – "Dallas Buyers Club"

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Jennifer Lawrence / Rosalyn Rosenfeld – "American Hustle"
Lupita Nyong'o / Patsey – "12 Years a Slave"
Julia Roberts / Barbara Weston – "August: Osage County"
June Squibb / Kate Grant – "Nebraska"
Oprah Winfrey / Gloria Gaines – "Lee Daniels' The Butler"

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
Matt Damon / Scott Thorson – "Behind the Candelabra"
Michael Douglas / Liberace – "Behind the Candelabra"
Jeremy Irons / King Henry IV – "The Hollow Crown"
Rob Lowe / John F. Kennedy – "Killing Kennedy"
Al Pacino / Phil Spector – "Phil Spector"

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
Angela Bassett / Coretta Scott King – "Betty & Coretta"
Helena Bonham Carter / Elizabeth Taylor – "Burton and Taylor"
Holly Hunter / G.J. – "Top of the Lake"
Helen Mirren / Linda Kenney Baden – "Phil Spector"
Elisabeth Moss / Robin Griffin – "Top of the Lake"

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
Steve Buscemi / Enoch "Nucky" Thompson – "Boardwalk Empire"
Bryan Cranston / Walter White – "Breaking Bad"
Jeff Daniels / Will McAvoy – "The Newsroom"
Peter Dinklage / Tyrion Lannister – "Game of Thrones"
Kevin Spacey / Francis Underwood – "House of Cards"

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
Claire Danes / Carrie Mathison – "Homeland"
Anna Gunn / Skyler White – "Breaking Bad"
Jessica Lange / Fiona Goode – "American Horror Story: Coven"
Maggie Smith / Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham – "Downton Abbey"
Kerry Washington / Olivia Pope – "Scandal"

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
Boardwalk Empire
Breaking Bad
Downton Abbey
Game of Thrones
Homeland

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
Alec Baldwin / Jack Donaghy – "30 Rock"
Jason Bateman / Michael Bluth – "Arrested Development"
Ty Burrell / Phil Dunphy – "Modern Family"
Don Cheadle / Martin "Marty" Kaan – "House of Lies"
Jim Parsons / Sheldon Cooper – "The Big Bang Theory"

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
Mayim Bialik / Amy Farrah Fowler – "The Big Bang Theory"
Julie Bowen / Claire Dunphy – "Modern Family"
Edie Falco / Jackie Peyton – "Nurse Jackie"
Tina Fey / Liz Lemon – "30 Rock"
Julia Louis-Dreyfus / Vice President Selina Meyer – "Veep"

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
30 Rock
Arrested Development
The Big Bang Theory
Modern Family
Veep

the SAG awards will air live on TBS and TNT saturday, january 18th at 8pm EST.

who will win?
a.

(images via SAG, salon.com)

congrats...

pope francis has been named time magazine's "person of the year" for 2013.

the man who has been referred to as the people's pope, he is the first non-european pope in 1200 years, as well as the first to take his name from st. francis of assisi, the patron saint of the poor.
many are hoping he will signal a change in the catholic church, which ain't been looking so good in the past couple of years.
and oh yeah, he was up against miley cyrus. what a world!
congratulations, sir. 
a.

and the nominees are...

the nominations for the 2014 grammy awards were announced friday in L.A. 

jay z leads the pack with nine nominations (including best rap album), followed by macklemore & ryan lewis, kendrick lamar, justin timberlake and pharrell williams with seven each. 

the nominees in the 4 top categories are...


Album Of The Year:
"The Blessed Unrest" — Sara Bareilles
"Random Access Memories" — Daft Punk
"Good Kid, M.A.A.D City" — Kendrick Lamar
"The Heist" — Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
"Red" — Taylor Swift

Record Of The Year:
"Get Lucky" — Daft Punk & Pharrell Williams
"Radioactive" — Imagine Dragons
"Royals" — Lorde
"Locked Out Of Heaven" — Bruno Mars
"Blurred Lines" — Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. & Pharrell Williams

Song Of The Year:
"Just Give Me A Reason" — Jeff Bhasker, Pink & Nate Ruess, songwriters (Pink Featuring Nate Ruess)
"Locked Out Of Heaven" — Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine & Bruno Mars, songwriters (Bruno Mars)
"Roar" — Lukasz Gottwald, Max Martin, Bonnie McKee, Katy Perry & Henry Walter, songwriters (Katy Perry)
"Royals" — Joel Little & Ella Yelich O'Connor, songwriters (Lorde) 
"Same Love" — Ben Haggerty, Mary Lambert & Ryan Lewis, songwriters (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Mary Lambert)

Best New Artist:
James Blake 
Kendrick Lamar 
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis 
Kacey Musgraves 
Ed Sheeran 


for the complete list of nominees, click here.
the 56th annual grammy awards will air on cbs sunday, january 26th at 8pm.
who are your favorites??
a.

(image via radar online.)

sadness...

unless you live under a rock, you have heard this terrible, terrible news.
actor paul walker died yesterday in a horrific car accident.

he was 40 years old.
the driver of the vehicle, walker's racing team partner roger rodus, also died in the crash.
the pair were leaving a toy drive event saturday afternoon for walker's charity, reach out worldwide, and were less than a few hundred yards away from rodus's racing shop when the 2005 porsche carrera GT rodus was driving ran into a light pole and instantly burst into flames.
speed is being considered a factor in the crash.

he is survived by his 15-year-old daughter, meadow.

RIP.
a.

(image via cnn.)

in case you missed it...

holy. CRAP.

if you watched only one minute of college football yesterday, i hope it was THIS ONE.

#5 auburn STUNNED #1 alabama with a missed field goal return (with ONE SECOND ON THE CLOCK!)

chris davis. 109-yard run.

i hope he got laid last night.

that is all...

enjoy ~

;)

congrats, babay!

sandra bullock has been named entertainment weekly's "entertainer of the year" for 2013.

the 49-year-old star of this year's "gravity" and "the heat" talks about the success of those 2 films as well as the fact that she is happy to be single.
congrats to sandra, matthew mcconaughey, jennifer lawrence, and all of the entertainers that made this year's list!

for the rest of the article, click here.
a.

(image via ew.)

red carpet roundup...

so...
the american music awards happened last night in L.A. 
and the consensus from team rosita??
yawn.
same old, i-need-the-most-attention-because-i-wasn't-loved-enough-as-a-child antics.
*lady gaga arriving on a "horse"? check.
*miley sings "wrecking ball" with a virtual cat in space? check.
*katy perry potentially offends japanese people with her performance of "unconditionally"? check.

ok, ladies. i'm sure all of your album sales with have a nice little push this week.

were we surprised by any of this? not really.
what we were surprised about? the girls giving some seriously fabulous carpet!

here are some of our faves...

dare we say it?!?!
miley rocked it in her versus versace white pantsuit!

love the safety pins, the heels, the whole look. and dare i say, she looks...demure?!?!
kudos, doll.

in other demure news...

katy perry was absolutely dreamy in her polka dot and floral oscar de la renta.
don't know about the helmet hair, but that dress is FLAWLESS.

we're split on the teeny tiny gold julien macdonald that taylor swift slinked down the carpet in, 

but...

damn. that hair is AMAZING.

somebody get her hair stylist on the phone STAT!

and then there was lady gaga doing her best donatella impression (in versace, of course) with that man powered horse.

hmm...
that is all.

have a great week, y'all!
a.



(images via huffington post.)

hilarious...

jimmy kimmel is AWESOME.

there are very few people who could get prissy celebrities to read the mean shit that people write about them on twitter...

but for him, they do it.
love the REM song in the background. 
happy friday, y'all. 
have a great weekend!

enjoy ~
a.

just because...

the fine folks at ned hardy have posted a list of a few reasons to remind you that mister fred rogers was one of the better humans that ever walked on this big old ball of gas we call earth.

via nedhardy.com...

1. He basically saved public television. In 1969 the government wanted to cut public television funds. Mister Rogers then went to Washington where he gave an amazing merely six minute speech. By the end of the speech not only did he charm the hostile Senators, he got them to double the budget they would have initially cut down. The whole thing can be found on youtube, a video called “Mister Rogers defending PBS to the US Senate.”
2. “Certain fundamentalist preachers hated him because, apparently not getting the “kindest man who ever lived” memo, they would ask him to denounce homosexuals. Mr. Rogers’s response? He’d pat the target on the shoulder and say, “God loves you just as you are.” Rogers even belonged to a “More Light” congregation in Pittsburgh, a part of the Presbyterian Church dedicated to welcoming LGBT persons to full participation in the church.”
3. According to a TV Guide piece on him, Fred Rogers drove a plain old Impala for years. One day, however, the car was stolen from the street near the TV station. When Rogers filed a police report, the story was picked up by every newspaper, radio and media outlet around town. Amazingly, within 48 hours the car was left in the exact spot where it was taken from, with an apology on the dashboard. It read, “If we’d known it was yours, we never would have taken it.”
4. Once, on a fancy trip up to a PBS exec’s house, he heard the limo driver was going to wait outside for 2 hours, so he insisted the driver come in and join them (which flustered the host). On the way back, Rogers sat up front, and when he learned that they were passing the driver’s home on the way, he asked if they could stop in to meet his family. According to the driver, it was one of the best nights of his life—the house supposedly lit up when Rogers arrived, and he played jazz piano and bantered with them late into the night. Further, like with the reporters, Rogers sent him notes and kept in touch with the driver for the rest of his life.
5. Most people have heard of Koko, the Stanford-educated gorilla who could speak about 1000 words in American Sign Language, and understand about 2000 in English. What most people don’t know, however, is that Koko was an avid Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood fan. As Esquire reported, when Fred Rogers took a trip out to meet Koko for his show, not only did she immediately wrap her arms around him and embrace him, she did what she’d always seen him do onscreen: she proceeded to take his shoes off!
6. Once while rushing to a New York meeting, there were no cabs available, so Rogers and one of his colleagues hopped on the subway. Esquire reported that the car was filled with people, and they assumed they wouldn’t be noticed. But when the crowd spotted Rogers, they all simultaneously burst into song, chanting "It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood." The result made Rogers smile wide.


i'm so lucky to have grown up under his watchful eye.
a.

(image via ned hardy.)

your first look...

here it is, y'all.

the first picture of jamie dornan and dakota johnson as christian grey and anastasia steele in the upcoming "50 shades of grey" film.
what do you think?!?!

in other 50 shades news, universal pictures announced this week that the film's release date was being pushed back to valentine's weekend, 2015.
how romantic.
a.

(images via ew.)

happy friday, y'all...

i don't know how i got this stuck in my head this morning, but damn it's an oldie but goodie.

get fired up.
it's the weekend, baby!

enjoy ~
a.

what we're listening to...

had this one on repeat in my head for days.
and lord knows, we all have our demons, y'all!

enjoy ~
a.

trend alert...

the hollywood power jennifers are chopping off their golden locks, y'all.
both jennifer lawrence and jennifer aniston were spotted sporting new, shorter dos this week...

lawrence posted a shot of her new punk rock pixie on her facebook page...

while aniston was spotted yesterday with her new choppy bob.
i'm going with catniss on this one.
super cute!
but how long did they are both slapping in the extensions!?!
a.

(images via moviefone, ny daily news.)