I think April flies by faster than any other month! Can anyone else relate? I mean, after tomorrow, April 2010 will be no longer, which is kind of sad; it’s been a good month. I hope you’ve had a great April as well.
Here’s what’s happening in culture right now:
Top Movies: 4/23/2010 - 4/25/2010
1. How to Train Your Dragon, $15 mil
2. The Back-up Plan, $12.3 mil
3. Date Night, $10.6 mil (My roommate saw this one last night and said she laughed out loud throughout it. But we’re both big fans of Steve Carell and Tina Fey.)
4. The Losers, $9.6 mil
5. Kick-A**, $9.5 mil
6. Clash of the Titans, $9 mil
7. Death at a Funeral, $8 mil (According to Pam Gibbs, this one isn’t worth your time.)
8. Oceans, $6 mil
9. The Last Song, $3.7 mil (I know some of the girls in my LifeGroup are really excited about this one. I hope to watch it with them.)
10. Alice in Wonderland, $2.2 mil
Source: Box Office Mojo
Top Artists on MySpace Music: 4/26/2010
1. Justin Bieber
2. Usher
3. Lil Wayne
4. Ke$ha
5. Drake
6. Bullet For My Valentine (I’d never heard of this band until today. They’re a Welsh metalcore band. They scream, which makes them not my favorite. And the album covers I saw of theirs were a little, um, inappropriate [violent, sexual, dark, etc.].)
7. Young Money
8. Rihanna
9. Lady Gaga
10. Ludacris
Top TV Shows, week of April 19
1. Dancing with the Stars (ABC), 21.1 million viewers
2. American Idol – Tuesday (FOX), 19.7 million viewers
3. American Idol –Wednesday (FOX), 18.8 million viewers
4. The Mentalist (CBS), 14.9 million viewers
5. Dancing with the Stars Results Show (ABC), 13.6 million viewers
6. CSI (CBS), 13.4 million viewers
7. Glee (FOX), 12.9 million viewers
8. CSI: Miami (CBS), 11.7 million viewers
9. The Big Bang Theory (CBS) 11.6 million viewers
10. 60 Minutes (CBS), 11.4 million viewers
Source: Nielsen TV Ratings
Tryout Time
It’s springtime and school’s almost over, which means your girls are BUSY. There are playoffs to focus on, teachers cramming assignments in before the end of the year, and cheerleader/dance/etc. tryouts are underway. I’m headed to a local high school this afternoon to judge their dance team tryouts. While I enjoy judging tryouts much more than trying out, I empathize with these girls. I remember standing “on deck,” knowing I was next at cheerleader tryouts. I remember that distinct wave of nausea and excitement that washed over me as I debated passing out right there in the locker room. (I never did, thankfully.) I remember the disappointment of not making it the first two years I went out for the squad. I know how hard it is for some girls to put themselves out there, learn something new, and be judged on their abilities. So if you’ve got girls trying out for various sports and activities right now, let them know you’re thinking about them! If they make the team, show up to watch them in their activities when you can. Going out of your way to support them means the world to them. I know. I’ve been there.
Great blog! Love it...