Although I do not know who will read this and at the moment the people who are following are my friends. I think it would be interesting to see if I have a following and if anything comes of it. Considering we are in a digital age of Facebook, Twitter, and blogs where we let everyone know what we are doing even if they do not know who you really are fascinates me. So lets get started.
2011 what will it bring? For starters today was 1/1/11 which although it wasn't consistently the same numbers it has all ones which means so many people will probably go crazy to get married or other events on 11/11/11. Also for those out there it is one more year to apparently the world will end in 2012 which will probably bring a whole other Y2K scare.
Anyways that is to worry about for a later date. I am looking forward to 2011 because there are many exciting events happening. The biggest in my book is
The Royal Wedding: Happening on April 29 or in 117 days between William and Kate. (Catherine.... yes she's changing her name to a totally different spelling) Not only is it going to be a holiday in the UK the world will be watching; including me who will be glued to the tele. If It was not expensive to fly to London or I was personal friends of Will and Kate, I would be there in a hear beat. So if anyone has a plus 1 and needs a date, I would be more than happy to accompany you.
X- factor Comes to the US: Now you may or may not know about X-factor but to start off one thing you need to know is I am not the biggest reality show person and I dont watch American Idol. So you ask why are you excited then for X-factor? Well I have watched two season of X-factor UK and Youtube clips of the 2008 season and am obsessed with it to where I devoted my Saturdays and Sundays to watching the streams online. I watched the 2009 season where Joe McElderry won and Olly Murs came in 2nd. ( will explain Olly later) and this season 2010 where Matt Cardle won and practically won every week. It is still to be determined who the judges will be besides Simon Cowell but it is rumored that Cheryl Cole will possibly be a judge and Dermot O'Leary might MC aka be the Ryan Seacrest of the show. Now for those who don't know the Judges mentor the contestants in four categories groups, girls, boys, and over 25s/28s its up in the air what the cut off age will be in the states but up til this year the cut off had been 25 so in the US it could be 25 or 28. So I'm excited to see who the contestants will be, how the mentors do and who they will be with what category, and if they will do an Xtra factor where the audience get to know the contestants better and ask the judges questions. It is one of my favorite parts and one thing I am looking forward to in 2011 although I will have to wait till September.
Big Names to come out of X-factor UK are Leona Lewis and JLS, both have broken into the US market with Leona making a bigger mark
Side Note: SO who is Olly Murs well he came in 2nd in 2008 and is from Essex. He was the contestant I was backing toward the end. However, being in the states and couldn't vote for him I just had to watch as a bystander. However he recently came out with an album and I just bought it and it came a few days ago and when I got it, it felt like Christmas all over and a wierd indescribable feeling due to not many people knowing about Olly and that he is from a reality show.
The Final Harry Potter Movie: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II: Part I was genius and I loved the books however I have not re-read them since the movies have come out so I am rereading all of them till the final installment comes out in July. So I am looking forward to falling in love with Harry and reconnecting with my inner nerd.
Starkid Production of Starship: So some of you may or may not know about Starkid but they are a production company made up of Michigan graduates mostly who put on this little play which has become a viral sensation called : A Very Potter Musical and A Very Potter Sequel which are Bloody Brilliant/Totally Awesome!!! The guy who plays Harry is Darren Criss who is now staring in Glee as Blake also known as Kurt's potential love interest. Anyways he wrote all the songs to Starship and did most of the music to both Harry Potter Musicals so I am looking forward to those and new songs stuck in my head. So one thing that is special about Starship is Starkid are only playing in Chicago and it is already sold out and we have tickets. So Very Excited!!!
Barcelona vs Manchester United: Barcelona FC is coming to the states to do an American tour and will be playing Manchester United in Washington DC in August. Not only will it be an epic game but I will be traveling with my footy buddies Alex and Julie to DC to watch the game and see our friends Katie and Kaitie who both now live in DC so not only will we see some of our favorite players on Barcelona but get to spend time with our friends who we do not get to see that much. Oh also because it isnt a big international year most of the main players are likely to come to the states. So many good looking men and would die if I saw Messi, Puyol, Villa, Pique, Rooney ( although he is on Man U) in the states.
Having a Full-Time Job: Since graduating in May, backpacking through Europe and having a part time job I feel like 2011 is my year for my job. Where will I be I do not know but I am excited to see what comes and what I can find. Being a University of Dayton graduate with a marketing degree living in Chicago I have no idea if I will end up somewhere else or what I will be doing with my degree since one of my interests of social media is blossoming.
So These are just some of the few things I am looking forward to in 2011. The things to expect from the blog is talk on football also known as soccer but I refer to it how the majority of the world relates to it. Things in the British culture because I have an obsession with the UK and am definitely an Anglophile and then anything fascinating my mind at the moment, hense the name of the blog.
Happy New Year and to a great 2011
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