Conan in NYC

For those of you who don’t know, last fall I interned at Conan in Los Angeles while I was there for a semester. I had an incredible time, which you can read all about right here.

This past week Conan taped four shows (back where he belongs) in NYC to celebrate the first anniversary of his new show on TBS. My boss from Conan reached out to me and a few other past and present interns to help and work the show because they would need all hands on deck. Naturally, I accepted and drove home from school to work the last two NY shows on Wednesday, November 2nd and Thursday, November 3rd.

I was fortunate enough to be the costume intern for those two days, and was asked for specifically by the costume designer himself. Prior to arriving in the city, I had read online that Conan would be officiating a same-sex marriage on his show for one of his long-time staff members. It wasn’t until I arrived that I found out the costume designer, Scott, was the groom to be. I had the pleasure of working alongside Scott on the day of his wedding, and it was such an incredible experience. I also got to meet his wonderful fiance (and now husband) David. They are both such sweethearts. They truly deserve each other and a lifetime full of happiness. The wedding itself was very sweet and emotional. It was touching. Most of the staff had crowded into the aisles and doorways of the Beacon Theatre to witness the ceremony in person, and I was one of them seeing as I was working with Scott. It was truly something incredible.

Working with the Conan staff is always a blast. Not only is it a lot of fun, but it’s a great learning experience as well, and an excellent chance to build relationships and network. I got to meet some great people, and get back in touch with others. I also got to see one of my previous bosses, Andy Cohen, as he was the guest who walked Scott down the aisle to the chuppah.

I saw the Conan blimp, met Will Forte, exchanged glances with Jon Stewart and was in the theatre to witness the first same-sex marriage on television. It’s safe to say it was worth missing a few classes.

 

BREAKING NEWS!

So if you haven’t a;ready heard, the adorable couple that was Taylor Swift and Jake Gyllenhaal called it quits earlier today. Being notorious for writing songs about her failed relationships and not being secretive about the boy who broke her heart, jokes were immediately made about what Tay Tay’s song about Jakey-Poo would sound like. Well, ladies and gents, the lyrics for Taylor’s song about Jake have surfaced only to prove that she doesn’t mess around! I acquired them from a super, secret source, but just remember where you saw these lyrics first!!!!!!

 

Jake the Snake

Jake, Jake. I really liked you but you were fake, fake

Thought you were mine for the taking

But like your movies we started tanking, yeah

 

All I wanted was love and hugs

But all you gave me were some other drugs

You bought me presents that totaled a lot

And took me for coffee that really hit the spot

But it was availability and kindness that you lacked

You’re getting old so I guess you’ll have to go Brokeback

 

You were my Prince of Persia

As we sat under an October Sky

I was the Good Girl who walked a Moonlight Mile

Just to find Proof in your smile

I gave you everything, I was full of joy

Even forgave you for playing Bubble Boy

I guess I just don’t understand…I thought you were Spiderman

 

That night I turned 21

Wanted to stay in but you wanted to have fun

So you took my hand and away we went

Good time were had and money was spent

My phone rang at 11 PM

I just couldn’t miss this call again

My producer said he needs just one more song

Right then I knew we just couldn’t last long!

 

You were my Prince of Persia

As we sat under an October Sky

I was the Good Girl who walked a Moonlight Mile

Just to find Proof in your smile

I gave you everything, I was full of joy

Even forgave you for playing Bubble Boy

I guess I just don’t understand…I thought you were Spiderman

 

I know I’ll be sad

Thinking back on the good times we’ve had

But I know The Day After Tomorrow

My heart will no longer be filled with sorrow

So for now it’s time to make my bed

Besides, you were just a silly Jarhead

You were my Prince of Persia

As we sat under an October Sky

I was the Good Girl who walked a Moonlight Mile

Just to find Proof in your smile

I gave you everything, I was full of joy

Even forgave you for playing Bubble Boy

I guess I just don’t understand…I thought you were Spiderman

 

R.I.P

This is so sad…

Adam Goldstein, aka DJ AM, was confirmed dead earlier. The creepy part is that this past Sunday I went to the Met game, where he threw out the first pitch. It’s amazing what can happen in only a matter of days. I’ll say it again, this is so sad. My regards go out to his friends, and family.

On that note, it’s like there’s a bidding war on celebrity deaths going on somewhere, and if that’s the case, the economy should have been fixed by now because I think another celebrity dies everyday. It’s absolutely terrible, I hope it stops very soon, don’t you?

Sincerely,

A Ditk

P.S. I know this was a bit of a sad post, but I promise I’ll pick up where I left off with the humor very soon, don’t you worry, my word is solid gold.

Dirty Pop-Culture

    I have suddenly come to the realization that celebrities are some how running my entire life. I listen to Miley and Hannah’s lyrics, and take them as personal advice on how to live my life, I want to go out an buy whatever Paris Hilton wears (obviously I don’t because I can neither fit into what she wears, or affords it) and lately I’ve only been attracted to guys whom resemble Seth Rogen…weird, I know. 

     Anyways, it got me thinking that maybe I’m just meant to be famous, ya know, a celebrity. I mean, those of you lucky enough to know my full last name know it’s definitely one that’s star-worthy, and isn’t forgotten easily. Now, what should I try to become famous for? 

I’m not a bad actress, but I don’t think I quite have the look.

I’m a horrible singer, so that’s out of the question, and I weigh over 100 pounds, so modeling is out too.

My parents aren’t rolling in money, so I can’t be famous for having money and being famous, and a sex tape is an absolute NO x 1,000,000,000.

So, what’s left on the “how to become famous” list?…maybe I’ll just keep writing and hope the right person stumbles upon my blog, and likes it enough to do something with it. I know that I definitely want to have a career in which I write for television and film, so we’ll see if I can make it to where I want to be. 

But just incase it happens someday….heyyyy Mr. Apatow, heyyyyyy!

The Ugly Truth

     So, as you may have concluded from the title, I went to go see “The Ugly Truth” tonight, and all I have to say is “eh”. It wasn’t bad by any means, but it also wasn’t amazing. There were plenty of laughs, a lot of laughs actually, and some semi-awkward moments, and Gerard Butler is certainly nice to look at in cinemascope for 2 hours. The film was of course semi-predictable, wait, no, it was 100% predictable, but most movies are this day and age, sooooo I wasn’t surprised when I guessed how the movie ended up when I first saw previews for it months ago. All of my reviews aside, one thing the movie definitely had was the ability to make me feel like crap. I now realize all the things that are wrong with me, and I guess the movie also pointed out many things wrong with men as well. As soon as the screen went black, the credits started rolling, and Flo Rida’s “Right Round” started blasting, all I wanted to do was hit the gym and consume nothing but water and vegetables for the rest of my life. But do I listen to what I get out of  a movie? Because after all, it is just a movie. I mean I’m sure some research was done, but I’m sure the movie was also written by a guy so that’s enough research right there in his pants. All in all, the ugly truth is that I am still single, and so are tons of other women, and men alike, because of the shallow state of humans today. The film openly joked about how women have a checklist in their heads of the criteria a man must meet before they pursue them, and that men won’t talk to you unless you’re pretty much carved from stone. What I would like to know is how long is it going to take for everyone to realize that if this shallowness ensues, everyone will eventually end up alone? I hope not long, because I need to start dating, sheesh, I’m getting old.

If you care…I give the movie 3/5 stars. It was semi-refreshing…minus the feeling like crap part, but don’t let my feelings get in the way because we’re all different, obviously.

Louis Vuitton Con

So, as some of you may or may not know, Kanye West is quite into fashion, and recently he’s been all over the shoe game. First was the release of his own Nike sneaker, appropriately titled the “Air Yeezy”, and now after collaborating with one of his, and my personal favorites, Louis Vuitton, the company will be releasing a few pairs of luxury kicks designed by the Don himself. Some of them are cool, some of them are shiteous, but needless to say, I need a pair. The only problem, if the lines are anything like they were for the Yeezys, and the price tags for these LV/Kanye kicks stays in the $800-$1000 price range, I’m going to need to take up another job, and sell my soul to afford them. Truthfully, I don’t believe it’s right for LV to be charging so much for these kicks because the only people who will be able to cop a pair of these are Kanye’s fellow rich and famous elite, which leaves fans cold on the concrete outside the LV store in their Jordans which crumble in comparison to Kanye’s smooth, LV kicks. So, Ditk fans, if any of you have an extra $900 or so laying around, and feel the need to get your favorite blogger a present, I’m a size 10, and my birthday is August 9th! Thanks in advance!

Miley & Me.

     I don’t know what it is about Miley Cyrus, but I just can’t get enough. I understand that I am way too old to be enjoying her and her music, but let’s face it…I LOVE her and her music. It’s ridiculous sometimes, and everyone and their mother, including my own mother, makes fun of me for it, but what can I say? her music is fun, youthful, and ever-so-catchy! You can dance to it, you can sway to it, you can cry to it, and God knows I can lip-sync to it. If you can get past the fact that she’s a pop-star, and a mere 16 years young, and listen up to her lyrics, she’s actually sending out some pretty good messages in her music. She may not write all her songs, but she can sing, and boy oh boy can she sing. I wonder if her father’s heart is achey-breaky-broken now that he knows his daughter is a million times more successful at age 16 than he ever was as a one-hit-wonder. Yeah, there’s all of this drama surrounding her, but that comes with being a celebrity, it’s pretty much just jealousy, because even Jon and Kate are being gossiped about, and they are just a family!…that happens to have a freakishly large amount of kids, but that’s besides the point. Regardless, Miley Cyrus is a gem who has a lot of talent in bot the acting and performing departments. Her music, movies, television show, anything she touches turns to gold! With the exception of her ex-Justin Gaston…he’s pretty great looking, except he seems like a major D-Bag. Oh well! That’s why his new first name is EX!

     I went to see Miley perform as a part of Z100′s Zootopia like last year, and I know it’s sad, but I nearly had a panic attack when she came out onto stage because I was in the same room as her–and about 30,000 other individuals. We may have been several yards apart, but I felt the connection–she was singing to me because I totally know we’d make the bestest best friends everrrr! Hip-hip-hooray for Miley.

      I will be seeing her in concert this November and I can barely contain myself. I plan on standing by the stage door after the concert is through with hopes of meeting the princess of pop herself. If I can get a picture with her, I would absolutely just drop dead from happiness…right then and there…which may be awkward for her, but whatever, at least I would have met her! And if I do meet her, and manage not to drop dead, well then I will be taking the picture of us and transferring it onto t-shirts and mugs to hand out to people. If it ever happens, maybe I’ll sell them on this blog, who knows? All I know is Miley & Me are destined to be best friends! and Miley & Me has a certain ring to it…probably because of the novel Marley & Me, that was also made into a motion picture…no, that can’t be it.

     For all of you people out there who are still hesitant about diving into the Miley Cyrus pool of greatness, take it slow, test the water with your toes first…I recommend these songs:

• See You Again
  
• Dream
  
• Right Here
  
• Start All Over
  
• G.N.O- Girl’s Night Out
  
• The Climb
  
• Full Circle
  
• Simple Song

If those songs don’t get you into the Miley groove, then you need to seek medical help, because you may be dead…or have a busted ear drum.

 

Best Wishes! “Wake up America”!