The Loves of my Life: Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt

There is nothing else to say other than I love this duo.

Bieber Fever

Okay I used to hate on young mister Bieber hard - but since his Christmas debut he has melted my heart a little. I literally just saw him perform on the X Factor and he was yet again so adorable and christmasy and he sang for a moment with my X Factor favorite Drew. So yes Justin Bieber has done the impossible and forced his way into my life.... Yes. My name is Caitie Collins and I have Bieber Fever. Sorry I'm not Sorry.

90's Flash Back

To stay productive at work I, like many of my friends, jam out to Pandora all day long. My co-workers and I always are shouting 'OH MY GOD I LOVE THIS SONG' and blasting for all to hear etc. etc. you get the picture (so productive I know don't hate). Lately to keep within the Christmas spirit I've had the Mariah Carey Holiday station on (again haters gonna hate) and Jessica Simpson's Christmas album starting playing. This is clearly where I turned to my co-worker and went omg J.Simp I forgot she existed I used to LOVE her - this is where my colleague appropriately said ME TO! From there we obvi went on YouTube to go through all the pop princesses hits i.e. Irresistible, With You, Sweetest Sin - yeah bet you forgot about that right!

The natural chain of progression moved us right along into the Spice Girl genre - WannaBe, 2 Become 1 - yup we went there! Basically it turned into a 90's girly girl jamout session and it was incredible. Here's a little taste of our 90's collection:

Be Jealous....

Kardashian Flashback

The Kardashian Family is my guilty pleasure. I watch all of the shows - Keeping up with the Kardashians, Khloe & Lamar (aka my fav.)  and Kim and Kourtney Take New York. I love them and I don't care who knows it. I know they're over the top and ridiculous and no one really wants to like them but I can't help it.

Any way while I was exploring twitter this morning I came across this little diddy. The leader of the Kardashian Klan - Kris Jenner - made a music video in honor of her 30th video. I'm sorry I love you  Kris even though you're nosy and crazy but what were you thinking! It gave me a good chuckle though on this hump day before Christmas vaca - Hope it gives you one too!!!

Christmas in New York

I took the day off of work today to finish up my holiday shopping and get into the Christmas spirit. Sometimes I can't decide if I hate Christmas in New York or if I love it. The crowds and ridiculous tourists can kind of suck the life out of you after a while, but today was the perfect Christmas in New York City day...

It started out at the Columbus Circle holiday shops where I picked up some last minute gifts for friends/family. 

Then I decided to walk down Fifth Avenue to see how some of the stores decorated for the holiday season...

Fendi was my FAVORITE

Tiffany's Windows <3

Bloomingdales

As I walked down Fifth Ave I ended obviously at the tree in Rockefeller Center :)

Overall it was such a great day! Now time to make some delicious chili because really what's better when it's cold out!

Most Anticipated Albums of 2012

I followAlternative Press pretty closely when it comes to music. They have great write-ups on new bands and are always uploading music for fans to download as an album sneak preview. The other day they released a play list that included singles off of the most anticipated albums of 2012 - and I like what I'm hearing. They play list includes:

• All American Rejects
• Anthony Green
• Asking Alexandria
• Bring Me the Horizon
• Gaslight Anthem
• I See Stars
• LetLive
• Miss May I
• Pierce the Veil
• The Ready Set
• Sharks
• Title Fight
• Whitechapel

With such an amazing list of artists I knew that 2012 was going to be full of great albums. My favorites off the list aka the albums I'm most pumped about are: The Gaslight Anthem - their song The Naveslink Bank holds true to this band's reputation. It's an amazing song and I cannot wait to hear what the rest of the album is going to sound like - it will be their first one with Mercury Records.

Another song that was great was Hollywood Dream by The Ready Set. I was never big into this band but I think 2012 is going to prove to be a pretty great year for them! Sweet Harness  by the Sharks was also a great listen. I wish I could share the whole play list with you guys but here is a taste...

The Navesink Bank - Gaslight Anthem

Someday's Gone - All American Rejects

Get Yours While You Can - Anthony Green by Caitlin Collins 1

Walkmen & Lousiana Perfect Combo

A fun fact about myself - While I am from NJ now living in NYC (and really a New Yorker at heart) I have an obsession with Louisiana in particularly New Orleans<3. I went there 2 years ago with my best friend and was completely captivated by it. While listening to Pandora at work today The Walkmen's song Louisiana came on and I forgot how great it is! It made me start planning my next visit to the great state of Marti Gras and True Blood! Check it...