Rather than drag out the site upgrades over a lengthy and tedious amount of time, I've decided to begin the upgrades today. I will be completely finished by Sunday, and when you come back here Monday morning, AKA William will be all shiny and sexy and new. It's gonna look so good here that you'll want to lick the screen. And me. And I wouldn't be mad at either.

Okay, y'all. I am out of control over here. Some of my super amazing upgrades have caused a few . . . snafus. Nothing serious, just time consuming, which is why the postings are so erratic. But, I am soldiering on. I'm going to post the usual standards today - Bar Snacks, Lady's Brunch Burger, Politics Happy Hour, AKA What You're Looking For - but in abbreviated form. Once I get things cleaned up over here, posting will be back to normal.

Thanks for being patient . . . .

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The Blood Work boys are back talking about Episode 11 of True Blood:

Pardon my reference to the 90's nonclassic horror movie Pet Sematary, but in this week's Blood Work (much like the True Blood episode that inspired it) we learn that sometimes it's best to leave dead enough alone.

Yes, much like babyvamp Jessica, Andy has returned from the grave ... with a few noticeable differences. Join us as we discuss the penultimate episode of the ever-wacky vampire series, complete with mysterious social workers, a fresh corpse, and a big reveal months in the making.

And did you guys see that Huck Maddow's replacement the past two nights (NO, not Arianna) Alison Stewart let it slip that she loves the show? Yup.

Via Charmants: Jon Jonsson, the winner Bravo's Manhunt. This was that guy? I remember that show, but not Jon here. Maybe because he cut his hair. He's way hotter with a haircut.

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Two NSFW-ish pics after the jump.

Pork here.

People! There’s hope! Just when I thought the masses were blindly following a vocoded ring leader, I am shown a chart lineup that proves me very wrong and brings waves of optimism. With her country-girl-next-door sounds and visions, Taylor Swift lassoes the top spot by moving almost 600,000 copies of her second album, Fearless. Only a mere 129,000 of those were digital which shows that people are still flocking to their local record stores . . . or departments.

Nearly 190,000 people demanded their Archuleta and got it as his debut album leaps onto the chart right behind Ms. Swift at No. 2. Atta boy, Davey.

And although T-Pain has claimed the No. 1 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Album with 167,000 copies of Thr33 Ringz sold, but that only lands him the No. 4 position on The Billboard 200. Anyone who knows me knows I’m no country bumpkin, but I would choose a little twang over an auto-tuned slice of pointless hip-slop any day.

Guess what else? T.I. has the number one song in the country! Shocking, right? No. Not at all. He and Rihanna knock down another week in the top spot with “Live Your Life.” A couple steps down there is more noteworthy action. Beyonce feels the surge that sends “If I Were A Boy” to No. 3 as the weeks Sales Gainer. B also lands the No. 1 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Song with “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)” . . . so, let’s see what this Sasha Fierce can do. Was it just a rush brought on by an SNL appearance and the album’s release date? We’ll see.

Remember to listen to that album you’ve been meaning to listen to, and never forget to enjoy . . .

A View From The Top: A look at what’s sitting atop this week’s Billboard charts, November 29th, 2008

Singles:
-Hot 100: T.I. feat. Rihanna: “Live Your Life”
-Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs: Beyonce “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)”
-Pop 100: Katy Perry “Hot N Cold”
-Mainstream Top 40: Katy Perry “Hot N Cold”
-Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop: T.I. feat. Rihanna “Live Your Life”
-Hot Modern Rock Tracks: The Offspring “You’re Gonna Go Far, Kid”
-Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks: AC/DC “Rock N Roll Train”
-Triple A: Coldplay “Lost!”
-Hot Rap Tracks: T.I. feat. Rihanna “Live Your Life”
-Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks: Jason Mraz “I’m Yours”
-Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks: David Cook “The Time Of My Life”
-Hot Digital Songs: Beyonce “If I Were A Boy”
-Hot Digital Tracks: Beyonce “If I Were A Boy”
-Rhythmic Top 40: T.I. feat. Rihanna “Live Your Life”
-Hot Dance Club Play: Dave Aude feat. Sisely Treasure “Grass Is Greener”
-Hot Dance Airplay: Ercola feat. Daniella “Every Word”
-Hot Dance Single Sales: Chester French “She Loves Everybody”
-Pop 100 Airplay: Katy Perry “Hot N Cold”
-Hot 100 Airplay: T.I. feat. Rihanna “Live Your Life”
-Hot Singles Sales: Coldplay “Lost!”
-Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales: Hustle Boy feat. Mannie “It’s Nuthin’”
-Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay: Beyonce “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)”
-Hot Adult R&B Airplay: Jennifer Hudson “Spotlight”
-Hot Singles Recurrents: Leona Lewis “Bleeding Love”
-Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Recurrents: Keyshia Cole “I Remember”
-Hot 100 Recurrent Airplay: Leona Lewis “Bleeding Love”
-Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Recurrent Airplay: Keyshia Cole “I Remember”
-Hot Adult Contemporary Recurrents: Brenda Lee “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree”
-Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles: Taylor Swift “Tell Me Why”
-Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: Laura Izibor “From My Heart To Yours”
-Hot Ringtones: Katy Perryy “Hot N Cold”
-Hot Country Songs: Taylor Swift “Love Story”

Albums:
-The Billboard 200 Albums: Taylor Swift - Fearless
-Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: T-Pain – 33 Ringz
-Top Digital Albums: Taylor Swift - Fearless
-Top Rock Albums: Twilight Soundtrack
-Top Modern Rock/Alternative Albums: Twilight Soundtrack
-Top Hard Rock Albums: AC/DC – Black Ice
-Top Internet Albums: Taylor Swift - Fearless
-Top Independent Albums: Various Artists – Winter Wonderland
-Top Electronic Albums: Lady GaGa – The Fame
-Top Rap Albums: T.I. – Paper Trail
-Top Soundtracks: Twilight Soundtrack
-Top Cast Albums: Original Broadway Cast Recording – Wicked
-Top Country Albums: Taylor Swift - Fearless
-Top Heatseekers: Dir En Grey - Uroboros

…on the international front:
-European Hot 100 Singles: Guru Josh Project “Infinity 2008”
-European Top 100 Albums: AC/DC – Black Ice

…and…whipping all others into submission:
-Hot Holdiay Songs: Bing Crosby “White Christmas”

This video was posted by conservative former radio talk show host and anti-Obama documentarian John Ziegler's website HowObamaGotElected. He's trying to convince the world that Obama was elected because everyone who voted for him was woefully misinformed. On his site, Ziegler wrote:

On Election day twelve Obama voters were interviewed extensively right after they voted to learn how the news media impacted their knowledge of what occurred during the campaign. These voters were chosen for their apparent intelligence/verbal abilities and willingness to express their opinions to a large audience. The rather shocking video below seeks to provide some insight into which information broke through the news media clutter and which did not.

But Nate Silver, the polling genius of FiveThirtyEight.com, wasn't having it. Silver agreed to a phone interview with Ziegler that didn't go so well. Here is an excerpt:

NS: Would you consider yourself well-informed
JZ: I’d consider myself extremely well-informed.

NS: Who are the two senators from South Dakota
JZ: Thune and, uh, Johnson.

NS: Very good. South Carolina?
JZ: Go fuck yourself. I'm done with this interview if you're going to ask me stupid questions like that. Obviously I know who Lindsay Graham is.

NS: Well, since you’re running a website calling people misinformed, I’d like to see if -- there are certain things you’ve said that I would consider misinformed.
JZ: Misinformed? You're a piece of work! You are never going to have the guts to post a representative transcript on your website! I thought you actually ran a legitimate website!

NS: Thank you, have a good day.
JZ: Go fuck yourself.

Go, Nate. The near-Asperger's superhero of the 2008 election used his super-brain to make Ziegler appear as hysterical as he really is.

Frankmusik
"Three Little Words"
(And don't forget that Frank got a little nekkid not too long ago - NSFW)

Watch, listen, and love after the jump.

I know I've been a little out of the loop these past few days, with the internet issues and the site upgrades, but has anyone else seen the trailer for 2012? There is a whole subculture surrounding the year 2012, the last recorded day of the Mayan calendar. The year 2012 is supposed to be the year the world ends.

(I tried to find a movie poster, but apparently there was another movie by the same name, and I'm not sure which poster goes with which movie, so in the spirit of accuracy, I'll just leave it off the post.)

Watch the trailer after the jump.