I was so Convinced Joey Fatone was the Gay One

So it's official... those of us who said NSYNC was gay back in the day were at least one-fifth right. OK, I don't know how I feel about this outing. Lance Bass gave an exclusive interview to People magazine this past week about how he's gay and how he didn't want to come out in the nineties when NSYNC was popular because he was afraid it would negatively impact NSYNC's success. Frankly I don't really care about Lance Bass, I never liked NSYNC. In fact, I hated them. But now I have less respect for them than ever. He waited until we had all but forgotten who the hell he was to finally come out. So now that he's a has-been, it's ok for him to be gay? It almost seems like he's using his homosexuality to regain fame (as if being in a boy band is fame :P. as if being gay is fame :P ). I mean, this is the first time I've heard his name since that NASA fiasco several years ago. Maybe he isn't gay, it's possible he's just trying to get fifteen more minutes in the limelight.
My main beef with this whole thing is his being ashamed of it while in NSYNC. If he had any self-respect he would have come out when he was popular, so he could be a role-model for impressionable youngsters. I know there probs would've been some negative stigma but still I know it would have been positive for those kids who also struggled with coming out during that time. I know boy band members weren't as they appeared (Nick Carter arrested in a strip club; Justin Timberlake's 'wardrobe malfunction'; AJ what's-his-name's stint in rehab for drugs), but refusing to reveal this is a big deal. And now the rest of the NSYNC guys are all like "He took years to really think about how he was going to tell everyone." (Joey Fatone said this to People magazine.) Why didn't they try to reassure him or convince him it would be ok to come clean? Or did they convince him to stay mum?
For shame, NSYNC, for shame.

I... am... Batman!!

Ok, Ok, I am not Batman... I'm in love with Batman. Always have been. This is a nerdy little rant here, so prepared to be greatly amazed or possibly greatly disturbed.
This rant is brought on by the release of Superman Returns and also though the final reveal of the new title of the new BATMAN BEGINS SEQUEL. It will be called "The Dark Knight". Brilliant. And also big news, Chrisitian Bale is of course reprising his role as bruce wayne/batman, but he will be facing his nemisis The Joker in te form of Heath Ledger. Holla!! So here it is, the rant on why Batman is awesome and everyone else sucks.
Spiderman is a wussy nerd who got bit by a magic spider. Superman isn't even human (that's cheating) and he's solar powered. Don't even get me started on WonderWoman (they're fake) or The Punisher (he's dead, technically undead, so where's the risk?). I appreciate the effort behind the Flash (ok, so he's fast, big deal) and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (pizza, anyone?), I really do, but frankly they don't hold a candle to the dark knight.
I mean Bruce Wayne is a classy, fun loving multi-billionaire by day -- caped crusader for justice by night. Classic. You gotta love this whole secret identity thing. Superman doesn't count because Clark Kent is the one wearing the disguise, and the disguise is a pair of glasses. tsk tsk. Geez, you worry about what kind of brainiacs live in metroplis. Batman is human and he kicks as much ass as the 'super' alien. He's just really strong and athletic. And the Bat accessories are just better than anything Superman has. I mean, sure he has the fortress of solitude (oh, he's lonely :( what a whiner). Batman has the Batmobile, the Batcave, that excellent utility belt, not to mention Alfred... and Robin (wink wink). He's just better.
You're thinking now, here's the part where Linnea whines and complains about the actors they picked to portray this perfect specimen of manliness. And you'd be right. Michael Keaton, meh, I give him props just because he got really into it and he gets you to believe he believes he is batman. But then the casting directors had some issues. Val Kilmer. Ok, I see where they thought he'd be ok. He is a broody kind of guy, the perfect batman, except batman is also bruce wayne and here is where Val fumbles. He's a little bit too serious for me. OK, so that brings us to ... wince... george clooney. Ok, personal feelings for this "actor" aside, he was an ok bruce wayne. But he is a horrbile batman, the man can't brood. It just isn't in him. So then, it falls to UK-born Christian Bale to bear the cape. And he does so surprisingly well. I really liked his lispy, coquetteish bruce in contrast with scary, angry batman. Loved it.
OK, there it is, my rant on batman.

Addicted!!

"My name is Linnea ("hi linnea") and I'm addicted to shopping."
For those of you who don't know, I work at the burnsville mall in Maurices, which is a women's clothing store. And I have fun working; it's a great job. I get a discount on really cute clothes, I get fashion knowledge, I get to meet lots of people, I get to hang with all the awesome girls who work there. Plus I get paid to do those things. But I'm sooooo tired!!! I worked 30 hours this weekend and I've closed the last four nights and I work 23 more hours this week.
I have the day off tomorrow (my only day off this week) and guess what I'm doing. I'm going to the mall of course, hopefully with Dani and Katie. I hardly get to just go shopping, so I thought it would be fun. Maybe we'll go to MOA, maybe Burnsville, either way I know I'm in trouble because I already have my excuse ready to go: I've been so good lately; I needed a fix.
I don't know why, but shopping feels good. I've always loved shopping, but now I have some money to spend. But really I don't. I need to save money, but it's soooo hard. I like to buy things; and if that's wrong, I don't want to know what right is. I like to buy lots of things: movies, shoes, clothes, jewelery, household objects.
Ok, I have a confession to make, just now when I was typing that list of the stuff I love to buy, this is what popped into my head immediately: "OMG, I went to Ikea and I bought a desk chair and a futon. The chair is hot pink and really cute and the futon is small and also really cute. I so love Ikea, even though the salespeople there are really rude (damn swedes)." I really just understood how sick I am.
They say the first step is realizing you have a problem. So, frankly... I'm spent. (haha, no pun intended).

My First Blog!!

I'm excited. Aren't you excited? This is my first post on my new blog. I'm a little worried right now that noone will read my blog. And now I'm worried lots ofpeople will read it... and laugh at me. Well, don't. Don't laugh, I mean. Please do read it, but don't laugh because it's my first blog and although I'm not really saying anything, this is my first post. I wonder if many blog virgins are afraid when writing their first post. So... baby steps. This is pretty much it for the first one, but after this prepare to read some fine blogging.