The Grammy's: Some Thoughts

Ugh! I've been horrible about keeping up with this whole blog thing. I set my aspirations too high by committing to 2 New Year's resolutions. On the plus side, I have been running a lot and am finally getting back into shape. Yay! I think that half-marathon is going to happen after all in March.

I could share about all of the fascinating things I've been learning about syphilis and how complicated multidrug-resistant tuberculosis treatment is but I think I'm going to keep those supercool aspects of my life under wraps. Instead, I want to share my thoughts about the Grammy Awards last night. My friend Rachel was there (so jealous!) and I had to watch just to see if we could get a glimpse of her. Alas we did not, as she "was sitting next to the camera." Apparently there was only one camera at the Grammy's...

*U2 opened the show. Good choice but I'm undecided about how I feel about the new song. I'm underwhelmed.

*Whitney is preparing a comeback. She looks great but I wonder how much make-up they used on her last night.

*Coldplay's performance was phenomenal (minus the Jay Z portion, of course). I can't believe I saw them so many years ago right after Parachutes was released.

*Adele won Best New Artist. Yay! I heart her but I would have been happy if Duffy would have won. I'm just glad the Jonas Brothers did not.

*Speaking of the Brothers Jonas, I think the idea of them preforming with Stevie Wonder was good in theory but the execution wasn't that great. Plus, it seemed like they were too much in Stevie's personal space.

*Carrie Underwood rocks my world and I'm not ashamed to admit it. I'm not a huge country but I love "Last Name."

*I thought the Adele/Sugarland "duet" was kinda odd and didn't work.

*Miley Cyrus is super annoying. I'm also pretty sure she was lip syncing and Taylor Swift was live. Plus, she needs to stop waving at the crowd.

*I'm tired of Jamie Foxx and his "music career."

*Even though I'm a big fan of "Hot 'n Cold," I couldn't bear to watch Katy Perry sing "I Kissed a Girl."

*Radiohead!? Awesome!

*I like Allison Krause and all but really?

*Why do they insist on putting movies actors on music award shows? The Rock? Kate Beckinsale? Jack Black? Don't even get me started on the CBS actors...

*Finally, I thought it was strange that Stevie Wonder "closed" the show. People were filing out while he was singing!

Peace out!