All That Freaking Hype...That's What's Up...

I know it's been a while since I've blog. And I apologize for that. Hey CreoleInDC. I had been feeling plain exhausted from work. I'd come home and almost fall asleep on my keyboard. But I'm back. I'll start by providing a short update about the good old job. I've been keeping a low profile as I continue to make career plans. I'm sort of concerned about making any rash decisions in this uncertain economy. I may devote a post about that some time this week.

However, most notably at my job there is a scam artist in the wings. My co-worker who sits in the cubicle next to mine is pulling all kinds of disappearing acts everyday. And apparently, he must not be putting in leave requests for his absences, because the bosses have begun to walk down our aisle, which they rarely used to do. One even asked me if I knew where he was. And of course, I said that I didn't know, because I just don't want to be involved in someone else's mess. I only have time to focus on my career. Babysitting someone who is 15 to 20 years my senior is not on my radar. But I do get tired of him trying to talk to me when he does come in. I bet he's trying to get me and the other co-workers to vouch for him showing up. I'm not going to allow him to pull me down with him. He's tried to talk smack about the management behind their backs, but he does a huge job of kissing up in their presence. I have my differences with the management too. I just try to be a little more discreet about it. His situation is about to pop off real soon as the supervisors continue to provide more surveillance around his cube. I just want to steer clear of that train wreck.

All Aboard...



Speaking of train wrecks, wasn't that some mess with the MTV Awards? It just plained sucked this year. They know how to hype up a show only not to deliver again. I grew up with MTV. I remember when they first went on the air with Martha Quinn as one of the first VJs. I think I was a pre-teen. They came this far to mess up. *sigh* Let's just go ahead and launch into a good old fashioned assessment.

So much for comebacks. What about go aways? If anyone cared about Britney Spears, they would not have let her take the stage in her mental and physical condition. Where are her handlers? She appeared a bit out of shape in a bikini and knee high boots. She could barely lip sync the lyrics and appeared to wobble a bit as if she was about to fall over. Her dancers were practically holding her up as well as the overall performance. It was painful for everybody to watch. I think everyone collectively didn't even want to laugh, because her performance was that bad. Folks were holding their breath hoping that she could get through it. Everything that's played out in the tabloids appears to be true. I felt bad for the girl enough not to post of a picture of her performance. And fellow recording artists even seemed to try to hold back their whispers and shock of what Britney has become...Washed up at 25. At this point, Britney's label needs to delay all of her projects until she can get it together. One more thing, the CBS news this morning tried to tell folks to give Britney a break (on her performance get up) because she had two kids, but umm, why not give us a break and cover up a bit more? That alone could have made the performance a little better.

Let's Dance, Let's Shout, Shake Your Body Down To The Ground...



Aside from Britney, most of the other performances weren't that good either. There was a whole lot of lip synching going on. Shux, I could have gone out there and put on a sparkly gown to mouth out some trashy lyrics. But anyhoo, MTV had this new set up of having artists to perform at different suites at the Palms Casino in Las Vegas. Things possibly could have worked if they had let us see full performances. It looked more like Dick Clark's New Year's party. But I'll say Chris Brown provided a more lively performance at the main stage while conjuring up Michael Jackson from 20 years ago. Wow. Great. Um, let's see. Usher and Justin Timberlake have channeled Michael. Now we have Chris. I'm holding out promise for him since he has a lot of potential and does possess dancing skills. But when will artists become original? Remix that.

Who Won??? And Who Didn't???...



There was another bright spot during the show. That would be Rihanna. Her Umbrella video won two awards. She doesn't claim to be a vocal powerhouse or anything, but she presents herself well. I give her extra cool points for her efforts and professionalism. Jay-Z did a good job of packaging her. I just hope he is also helping her to develop her singing talent in terms of range and depth so that she can stick around. I can't really bring myself to buy her CD yet. That comment wasn't meant to be an insult. It's just that I don't buy many CDs anymore, and if I do, I have to make sure that I like more than one song. I still think Rihanna could be a star in the making. She also has potential and may be someone to watch...Kanye was his old self moaning and complaining about not winning a dog gone thing. You know it's hard to sympathize with him sometimes. I'm still chilly with him behind his Evil Kneievel inspired video depicting sistas as being jealous of his involvement with a blond. Umm. So what. But fair is fair, and I agree with him questioning MTV for letting Britney headline the awards.

Moving along. Justin Timberlake snagged a bunch of awards and I still can't get on board with him. I thought others were worthy of awards. But other than that, I don't have anything bad to say about him. He's no better and no worse than most of the artists out now. I just wonder whether he can produce hits of his own without folks like Timbaland. Oh yeah. Alicia Keys performed well again and didn't disappoint, which leads me to ask why she wasn't asked to open the awards. All I know is that MTV put on a lackluster show with their karaoke performers.

Well that's my star log report. I've got to get moving. Work calls. Have a great day... :-)