tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10374217813038975352011-11-27T19:49:48.908-05:00Original Content, Stories, Opinions and Musings from Valeria Villarroel Espinoza on pop culture, media, life and politics. V(Squared)E is an outlet for my mind and creative pursuits.Valeria V.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15218796971554105506noreply@blogger.comBlogger221100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1037421781303897535.post-6883871691805944762010-02-12T17:39:00.002-05:002010-02-12T17:42:55.862-05:00

I know! It sounds like it would probably be the best television show in the world that absolutely no one would watch. Turns out that it actually sort of is. It's the greatest example that I can think of of second-hand embarrassment for myself. During my final year as an undergrad at Emerson College, two dear friends of mine, Sarah Aaskov and Kayla Parker approached me with an idea to document

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I got sucked in. Extremely sucked in. My bank account is zilch. Or close to. But I was charmed by the red-headed Children's International solicitor canvasser that convinced me to sponsor a child (girl) in a foreign country (Chile). I thought out encounter would be just like every other that I've had - a bad one. Where I would end up feeling like a terrible human being, and he would feel

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I think living with my parents has emotionally stunted me. Actually, scratch that, I know it has emotionally stunted me. After graduating from college, I didn't move back in with my parents, I merely continued to live with them. Yes, all four years of the "best years of my life" were spent at home with my mother and father. I love them dearly. They keep me on my toes with their Bonnie and Clyde,

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No, I'm not talking about how your lady parts are jewels kept inside the sacred temple. Rather I'm showing a picture that I found via @schmiss of pendents being sold on Etsy meant to celebrate womanhood - but perhaps in a decidedly less tasteful manner than a Georgia O'Keefe painting. Source: Woman in Bloom Etsy

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The following is a twitter exchange between myself and @schmiss where we sexually objectify the son of the current Vice-President. The sexually attractive Attorney General of Delaware, Mr. Beau Biden. @schmiss: RT @daveweigel: Whoa: Beau "son of Joe" Biden surges into lead in Delaware Senate race after Castle votes no on HCR. http://bit.ly/3pvS6 @maleria_withav: @schmiss i didn't realize

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There's nothing quite like an election season. The lack of sleep, the bitterness, the anger, the bitchiness, the back-stabbing and of course the campaign ads. Right now, there's a race to fill Ted Kennedy's empty Senate seat. While the Democrats have been buying air time on television, the two Republican candidates have been sticking to the web. Which brings me to this glorious gem that was

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Everyone's been a-buzz of Designer Tom Ford's Directorial Debut: A Single Man. But now the oscar-buzzed film may soon face backlash from potential fans and possibly the LGBT community. It appears that the second trailer released for the film underwent a Gay Conversion ceremony and A Single Man turned into a story about a man and a women in love instead of Colin Firth getting it on with Matthew

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I came across this YouTube GEM thanks to my political junkies from ONTD_Political. I don't even understand what it's saying, or what it's for. All I know is that it is made of awesomesauce.

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Tomorrow is Election Day across America. I know CNN is really excited about it, they're hoping that tomorrow will bring their ratings back to what they were during the last election cycle (the cable news network is currently rated #3). But, I'm guessing that they'll have a difficult time garnering viewers. Although there is always high drama in politics, this election lacks any of the charisma

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The Fader has unleashed the video from the live performance of Mark Ronson's new band, Chauffeur. The music is v. Ronson-esque with a tough of hip-hop, soul, and some funky synth piano beats. What do y'all think? New music revolution? Or just a side project for fun?

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At their encore performance for their Use Your Sole Tour, Hanson decided to cover Michael Jackson's Thriller. The show was at the House of Blues in Houston on Halloween night. Michael Would Not Approve. This is my reaction: Source

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Daniel Merriweather is someone that needs to be blasting from your headphones RIGHT. NOW. His voice is soulful and earnest, and his music harkens back to a time when artists tried to add a sense of perfection to pop music. Anyone that knows me knows that I (and my co-hort Candace Brooke) love Mark Ronson, mostly because I truly believe that he and the artists that he works with will bring a new

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An article in Today's Guardian reveals the stupidity of many Facebook/Social Media users. This guy got caught by police because he bragged about it on Facebook. It's no surprise that almost the entire world airs their life on the internet in one form or another through the internet. Journalists use it to track down a lead, to get images, to network. Families use it to keep in touch with

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So, I love Blair Waldorf Leighton Meester probably more than is appropriate. I think she's fabulous, she's got a great body, a nice booty, a great personality, great fashion sense, and the only reason why I continue to watch Gossip Girl. If it wasn't for Meester, I would have shut off Blake Lively's mumbles a long time ago. But now, Meester has given me a reason to dislike her just a little

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If you don't already own The Renaissance, you are missing out on one of greatest Hip-Hop albums of the last year. There's a reason why he's still so highly respected among the music and hip-hop community. The album brings you back to when hip-hop was more about the beats than the misogynistic lyrics, and of course, there are great collaborations on the album as well. Love the video for the song

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I came across this hilarious internet comic via, what else, but Twitter. (If you're not already following me, you should - I'm highly amusing). Out of this list of 10 things that everyone should stop tweeting about, I'm guilty of tweeting about at least one or two of them. 10 Things You Need To Stop Tweeting About [@oatmeal] Here are my thoughts on the list of the 10 reasons: 1) What You Are

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My (unedited) interviews with Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick and Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley. The interviews took place on the eve of Barack Obama's inauguration at the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial stadium on January 19, 2009. Both governors share with me their plans for inauguration week and what they expect from the new Obama administration.

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Yesterday, CBN News got word of some new developments with the Obama Administration, and it had absolutely nothing to do with Cabinet selections that forget to pay their taxes. On Thursday morning (February 5), at the National Prayer Breakfast, President Obama will announce plans to create a "President's Council on Faith." The council will be made up of leaders from all world religions, and

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I love how much technology has grown in the past decade. I've been proud of being part of the generation that has grown along with the internet, cell phones, social networking, video games, and just about anything else involving coding of 1's and 0's. But, it gets to a point, where I have to say that the breaks have to be put on the technology train. I think it's time for technology to stop and

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It was probably about five years ago when it suddenly became OK again for men to wear "feminine" colors. It's always been fine in high-end editorials, but now, those colors are finally entering the mainstream. Personally, I feel like men should wear more off-the-cuff colors. Now, I'm not talking about a full purple suit (unless of course, you are a fictional character named Chuck Bass) but there

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