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[07 Nov 2005|05:44pm] |
We were in Boston about a week and a half ago for Idol auditions. That was fun.
( Pictures! )
I feel like I haven't been seeing much of Dante lately. He stayed home when we went to Boston, and lately he's been traveling a lot for work. Is it bad that I'm not missing him that much? I mean, he's a great guy, and I love being around him, but sometimes it's nice to just have some alone time.
Sorry I haven't been around much lately. I hope all is well with you guys. :)
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[24 Oct 2005|06:17pm] |
I had such a blast yesterday. If there's anything in this world I 100% adore, it's kids, and I got to read to kids yesterday at the Ronald McDonald Halloween Carnival. After I read, I was able to meet a bunch of those kids, and they were the sweetest things in the universe. They made my heart completely melt.
( Since I love posting pictures, guess what's behind the cut! )
Okay, enough of that. We go to Boston for more auditions later this week, and I'll be looking forward to that.
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[22 Oct 2005|06:09pm] |
The rumors about Dante and me breaking up (mostly thanks to the National Enquirer) make me laugh. Especially since Ryan talked about our "break-up" on his radio show.
We went together to Fashion Week on Wednesday, which perhaps will dispel any of those rumors. Not that I mind people not knowing everything about my personal life.
Speaking of which, that was quite an awkward event. Brad (a.k.a. the ex) was also there. Without going into our divorce too much, I'll just say that things ended on less-than-pleasant terms. So whenever I have to see him, it's incredibly awkward. Especially since I was there with Dante. Brad was sitting about five seats away, and I managed to pretty much avoid him most of the night, but it was still difficult.
And I guess I kind of broke down when I got home. I've managed to pretty much push all thoughts of Brad out of my mind for the past few years and seeing him last night just sent all the pain from that time in my life rushing back to me. I know it's unhealthy to keep things unresolved with him, but I can't bring myself to talk to him and set things right once and for all.
So until I gain the courage, I'll just try to keep avoiding him. If I ran into him a few days ago, what are the odds of me seeing him again? But I promise I'll make peace with him one day.
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[17 Oct 2005|08:09pm] |
Since I last posted, I went to the Art Center College of Design 75th Anniversary Gala in Pasadena. That was another fun event I got to dress up for, and anyone who knows me knows how much I love dressing up.
( Pictures! With lovely watermarks! )
Other than that, relaxing has been nice as we take a break from Idol auditions. Terri and I had lunch together today and gossiped about Simon because that's what we do best when we get together. I've been sleeping in somewhat and watching far too much TV for my own good. But it's fun.
Edit: I also found pictures from the Virgin Megastore opening I went to today after lunch with Terri. ( Picture from that. )
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[15 Oct 2005|04:35pm] |
It's weird that we've been on a break from auditioning for almost a week since I was so busy with that before. I went from having nothing to do this summer to being stacked with work to having nothing to do again. Well, you need a break every once in a while. Even if you are a bit of a workaholic like me.
Dante and I got around to seeing Just Like Heaven last night, which I had been wanting to see for a while. It was adorable. Dante's not the biggest fan of chick flicks, but he thought it was pretty funny too.
I mention him in pretty much every post, don't I? It's been a while since I've had a guy I could mention all the time, though, so I think I should get to do so.
In other news, I talked to Ryan earlier today about his role as "Queen of the Carnaval" at the West Hollywood Halloween Costume Carnaval. Of course I never stopped making fun of him for it until we hung up. I love it.
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[08 Oct 2005|06:23pm] |
One more audition city down. We were in Greensboro, North Carolina this past week.
Yesterday was Simon's birthday. He turned 46. What an old man. Just kidding. =)
Anyway, a bunch of us (Simon, Terri, Ryan, Shana, Randy, Erica, Nigel, Bonnie, Ken, Dante, who left after dinner because he had to work early this morning, and I) went to dinner and then to a bar. I'll admit that all of us got just a tad bit tipsy, especially Simon. Ryan was cracking up at everything, which made us all crack up too. And when Simon gets drunk, he gets extremely flirtatious. Yeah, even more flirtatious than he is sober. I think I was probably the least drunk of all of us by the end of the night, though I still had a massive headache when I woke up this morning. But we had a ton of fun as we always do when we all get together.
Hmm...time to go figure out what I can go microwave cook like the expert chef I am for dinner.
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[30 Sep 2005|11:46pm] |
I'm not dead, I swear. I've just been extremely busy.
Between Denver, New York, and San Francisco, it's been insane.
Auditions were in Denver and San Francisco. As usual, we had a good mix of the good and the bad. I'm optomistic every year about finding amazing talent, and although I don't think there's one person I can name that completely amazes me, I can tell this year will be good.
In New York I went to a few events like the SELF Center Opening and of course did some shopping because that's what I love about New York!
Dante's been coming with me to all these places, and I'm so grateful to him for being so flexible and accomodating to my schedule like this. I feel guilty dragging him around everywhere, but he insists he doesn't mind.
I'm sorry I haven't talked to any of you lately. This time of year is always crazy because of auditions. I'm exhausted from all this traveling in the past week, so I think I'll head off to bed now. Good night!
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[22 Sep 2005|10:08pm] |
This week, I've been in Chicago because, yep, Idol auditions have started up again! It's crazy to be back, and we did hear some amazing singers (as well as some, as Simon might say, dreadful ones), and I had generally a great time. We go to Denver in a few days for more auditions. They do tire me out, especially when there are more bad singers than good, but I have fun anyway, and I'm looking forward to going to Denver.
Also earlier this week, I guess Ryan had announced on his radio show that I was engaged or something, so there were rumors going around about that. I could have killed him for that. :P Like I would get engaged without directly telling him. I guess it's all for ratings, but I joked with him that I was going to beat him up for spreading rumors.
Anyway, no, Dante and I are not engaged, and are not yet considering it. I left a message for Ryan clarifying that, and he told me he played it on the air to clarify it for listeners too. At least it's better than the drug rumors I was getting earlier this year, right?
( And a picture. )
Edit: I forgot to mention that I, of course, watched the Lost season two premiere last night because I'm addicted to that show, and it was as wonderful as I expected it to be, if not even better.
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[19 Sep 2005|03:48pm] |
The Emmys last night were tons of fun. Dante came as my date, and it was his first time at a major award show like this, and he loved it too. We didn't win in our category, but that was pretty expected considering how the past few years went. That's okay, I like the Amazing Race, so if something's going to beat Idol, I'm happy it was that!
And now, time for a few ( pictures. )
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[18 Sep 2005|03:10pm] |
Constantine, I'm so sorry I had to change my plans and wasn't able to fly out for your party tonight. I was hoping I could figure out a way to get there and attend the Emmys (maybe come for some of it), but it didn't work out, and I can't get out of going to the Emmys, so I'm really, really sorry. I'm going to try to come out there and visit you some time soon, though, I promise.
I went to some pre-Emmy things yesterday, which I enjoyed.
Well, I better get going and finish getting ready for tonight. Again, Constantine, I'm so sorry, and I know I said I'd be able to make it. Have a great party.
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[17 Sep 2005|01:07pm] |
First of all, I want to wish Mr. Constantine Maroulis a very happy 30th birthday. I hope you have an amazing day!
I guess you could say Dante and I are really ( publically ) ( official ) now. Not that we've been trying to hide our relationship, and some have picked up on it, but now that it's been published in major tabloids, I guess it means no more red carpet pictures with his head cut off. *laughs* I still can't believe they did that.
I (hopefully) leave tomorrow morning for NYC to celebrate Constantine's birthday tomorrow night. I'm excited to see you again, Constantine, as well as everyone else I haven't seen in a while! And, of course, I love New York, so it will be fun to go out there again.
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[12 Sep 2005|06:06pm] |
Grr...the blackouts in LA today haven't been fun. The power seems to be back now, at least, although the traffic today has been crazy due to blacked out intersections.
Dante will be coming over in about an hour, and I'm going to attempt to cook dinner. Yeah, cooking's not one of my strong points, but it's not too hard if you use a recipe, right?
As you can probably tell, I'm back from London now. Sorry if I was kind of M.I.A. while I was gone. I had a wonderful time, though, and I really should make it over there more often, especially since Simon and Terri have told us we're free to stay at their place any time we'd like.
Well, I'm now off to go try cooking that dinner. Wish me luck.
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[06 Sep 2005|11:28pm] |
Sorry I haven't been around much lately, but I'm in London now! I flew in the night before last, and last night I attended the GQ Men of the Year Awards. It's only about 7:30am right now, which is far earlier than I've been getting up all summer, but I'm not completely adjusted to London time yet, so it's fine.
I'm here with some of my favorite people, Dante, Simon, and Terri. Dante and I are actually staying at Simon and Terri's house while we're here because they have some extra rooms. It was sweet of them to offer.
We all went out to lunch yesterday and then to dinner before the awards. This is actually the first time Dante has met Si and Terri, and they're all getting along well. Of course Simon hasn't totally warmed up to Dante yet, but I'm sure he will soon enough. That's Simon for you: suspicious of any guy I date. I think it's just because he doesn't want to see me get hurt, even if he's too stubborn to admit it. And Dante completely understands my whole "love/hate," flirtatious relationship with Simon, so I'm glad everything seems like it will work out between them. Also, Terri said she "100% approves of Dante" (and added that if she weren't already dating Simon, she'd snatch him up in a second), so we're all one big, happy family. I'm so glad about that.
And, last but not least, ( pictures! )
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[01 Sep 2005|11:05pm] |
Being part of this community is great for my self esteem. Everyone here is so sweet.
Also, it has been decided that Elijah is going to dress up in a red gown and duet with Kelly because (at least as he likes to think), he is the original American Idol.
Sorry for two posts so close to each other. I had more to say.
Oh, and ( my horoscope? )
Perhaps the "whole new level" is Dante and me going semi-public?
I think I'll be doing a public service announcement for the Red Cross about Katrina. I've told them I will, and once we get all the details worked out, that will be good to do. I've already donated some money to the disaster, but I'd like to help out more, and if I can do this, that's great. This whole ordeal makes me so sad.
And I've been told I was called a "fashion sinner" in the new Us Weekly. *sighs* I guess I just have my own sense of style.
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[31 Aug 2005|10:45pm] |
I'm back in LA, and I just got home from the World Music Awards. I'm going from having nothing to do to suddenly being busy! Something about being busy is enjoyable, though. I suppose it makes me feel like I have more purpose than I do when I'm sitting around watching TV.
( Pictures. )
It was at the Kodak Theater, and being there reminded me of the Idol finale. What a fun night that was, as were the other finales held there. Watching Kelly, Fantasia, and Carrie win each of those years was, not to sound cheesy or anything, magical. Let's hope this year will be just as magical.
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[27 Aug 2005|10:04pm] |
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