"So, you bring the star power and I'll bring the auto tune." |
November 30, 2012
It's Britney, Bitch! 2.0
The Cackling Hen recently pecked at Christina Aguilera, and while there's still more to peck at (try a gym membership, Christina), it's time to put Britney Spears back on the pecking block. Britney has always been a favorite for The Hen, and now that she's on primetime TV with the X Factor, along with a new music video with will.i.am, Britney's back on The Hen!
Wednesday night was a big night for Britney on the X Factor. Not only did she look sharp (thank God she ditched the turtle neck and found a hair brush since an earlier episode), X Factor also premiered her new music video with will.i.am, "Scream and Shout." To be fair, it's will.i.am's music video featuring Britney Spears, since her parts just consist of harmonies, talking, and mouthing her infamous 2007 line, "It's Britney, bitch." But since we lose interest in will.i.am when he's not a Black Eyed Pea, Britney's presence aims to carry this video.
Labels:
Britney Spears,
christina aguilera,
music,
music videos,
scream and shout,
will.i.am,
x factor
November 18, 2012
The Cackling Hen's Guide to Twitter
"Who are you calling a Tweeter?" |
My hen friend Kim recently clucked that she didn't understand Twitter. She was asking questions like, "What's a hashtag?" and "Does my iPhone connect to the internet?" Up for the challenge to turn my school brain back on, I took Kimmie under my wing. We had a Twitter class/lunch date to peck over Twitter's uses and purpose and a big lunch. We left full and accomplished, even sending a few tweets from the table. Kimmie is no longer spelling out the word, "hashtag," and although she still says "Tweeter" sometimes, she'll be okay. Here is The Cackling Hen's Starter Guide to Twitter, inspired by Kim.
November 12, 2012
Funky Hen Down
This isn't natural |
As a competing hen, I touted myself as being a consistent skater, usually saving most of my crashing and burning for practice sessions. Now as a show hen, I feel the same way. But that confidence in rarely falling during a show makes my falls that much more spectacular, since they also come with a facial reaction and or sound effect.
Labels:
falling,
funky,
ice shows,
ice skating,
play that funky music
November 7, 2012
Big Bird for 2016
I need to vote for myself. |
Last night, just over half the American people re-elected
President Obama to stay in office for the next four years. While I wrote in my
vote for Big Bird just below Rosanne Barr’s name, I still feel a sigh of relief
that Obama is in office for birds everywhere. While Obama is no Big Bird, he at
least won’t be pulling the rug out from Big Bird’s home or treating hens like
second-class citizens. And with such publicity, Big Bird has a good shot for
2016.
But with Obama winning by just a slight majority, that
leaves the almost-majority minority who voted for Romney, Barr or Big Bird. And
with social media basically taking over most of our lives, it leaves million
upon millions of Americans both unhappy and vocal online. If the months of
build up weren’t bad enough – inundations of political ads and everyone on
Facebook on Twitter suddenly having strong political opinions – the aftermath
of the election on social media is one last tidal wave.
November 2, 2012
Walk This Way
Where's the metro? |
We began our tour in mostly large cities, staying downtown - areas conducive to walking. Now that we have been spending weeks in smaller cities in the South, apparently no one walks in these places. The city of Florence, along with too many cities in the US, was designed assuming that everyone has a car. Why didn't anyone have carless groups of traveling show vagabonds in my mind when city planning?
Labels:
driving,
florence,
ford,
oregon trail,
pedestrians,
sidewalks,
south carolina,
target,
the south,
waking
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