May 29, 2009: 2:47 AM

Nostalgic moment. I was just reading through Taylor Swift's old journal entries and stumbled across her May 29, 2009 post:

So.. This is not smart. This. Being awake at 2:47 AM. You know why? Because my wake up call is at 5:00 AM. I'm playing on the Today show tomorrow/in a few hours, and I'm very excited about it. So excited, in fact, that I haven't really gotten around to sleeping. I've found my attention being drawn to so many different things that I can't possibly sleep. For example: My hotel room has motion censor lighting. So when I stand up or anything moves on the floor, these little lights come on at your feet to show you where you're going. No light switches needed. In my delirious state, I've been making jokes with myself. Every time something triggers the censor lighting, I say "Witchcraft!" or "EVIL!". Then I laugh hysterically. Then I sit there for a few seconds absorbing how lame I sound/look/am at this very moment in time. At 2:47 AM. Talking to the motion censor lighting.My dad is along the ride for this trip, hanging out and talking to every person he comes in contact with. He's a social butterfly, and loves being on tour. He loves it so much, he thinks it's absolutely hilarious to mess with me and try to embarrass me as much as possible. For example: Liz and I are walking into the hotel lobby after returning from dinner. It's a quiet, serene, beautiful hotel lobby and we're walking in when..

Screaming voice from out of nowhere: HEY! THAT'S TAYLOR SWIFT!!

Me: Dad. Please stop doing that.

It's pretty priceless having my dad out here with me. Tonight I went shopping at Top Shop in New York with the band. I got purple shoes. I'm really excited about the purple shoes, and I just needed to tell someone. I got purple shoes. Ok. That's done. Tomorrow, after the performance on the Today show, I'll fly back to Nashville and record a lot of new songs I've written in the last few weeks. I'm really excited about that. I want to get back to the tour though. Bad. I miss it every time I'm gone for a day. I've never had more fun doing anything in my life than I have on the Fearless tour. Thank you so much to everyone who has come to see the show. I can't even tell you how unreal it is for me, being up there, looking at those crowds. I just never thought I'd luck out like this.I'm really excited because Dateline NBC has been following me around for the last three months, video taping me planning this tour. They've put together a one-hour special about my tour, and it's airing some time within the next two weeks. I'll keep you posted on the exact date. I'd love for you to see the months of work leading up to me getting to put on this show. Also, I learned how to make a smoothie. It's very ground-breaking footage, I'm telling you. Keep checking back here, and on twitter. By the way, again, I'm taylorswift13 on twitter. There are a bunch of fake twitters that are apparently mine, and while they are amusing and creative, they're not real. :)

Well, I have some more important nonsense to get to. I'm going to go play with the light switches or the air conditioning control panel in my hotel room. Then I'm going to play the Today Show!

I love you, thanks to everyone who's been voting for the CMT awards at CMT.com!

Stay excellent. I adore you.

lovelovelove

-T-

Funny, at 2:47AM on May 29, 2009, I was totally laying on the streets of NYC waiting for Taylor to perform on the Today Show. ;)

See Here, and Here.

New Album?

Good! Because I'm not really feeling Battle Studies.

(Yeah, I said it.) & if you think it's "amazing," you're so in denial.

Seriously, Yum.

John's on the December cover of Details!! AND -- it comes out Tuesday! (I was totally planning to run to the bookstore like a maniac as soon as it opened anyway. I swear.)

There are high quality versions here, here, & here if you want a new desktop picture! ;)

♥

You're welcome.

JGL Opening Monologue

WOW.

♥

Joshua Radin

I saw Joshua Radin at Webster Hall last night & he was A M A Z I N G ! It was even filmed for his first live concert DVD so didn't worry about getting good pictures on my no-zoom dino-cam.

(I can't wait to find myself!) :D

P.S. These pictures do him no justice. The man is gorgeous.

These songs are some of my favs:

Oh yeah, Zach Braff was there too. Seems strange, but I didn't want to take a picture of him because I thought it'd be rude. :|

This Made My Night

JM @ MSG!!

I got my tickets!!!

I'm in section 11 and took me 40 minutes to get them. You can imagine my distraught when I kept getting better seats and loosing them. Oh well. Section 11 is not bad!

View from my seats:

(At least it's better than being behind the stage. & Yes, I will keep telling myself that.)

There are always surprise performers at Madison Square Garden..

..Soo, who thinks Taylor Swift will be there?!

Eeeeeek!!

I'M SO EXCITED!!

Ok. Breathe, Nabila.. If someone was in this room with you they'd think you were nuts! I hold no judgement though.. ;)

Pre-Sales!

Got my code for JM's concert pre-sales this afternoon!

I was mid-class when my phone buzzed to tell me I got it.

I couldn't stop smiling!! ..People stared.

Eeeek!

Madison Square Garden, here I come!!

We will not be this far ever again!

Sounds like November

New Playlist, just because it's November - my FAVORITE month of the year! I'd make an audible playlist, but I'm really lazy right now. Maybe later? ;)

Love Love Love

6 new Taylor songs! Who's excited?

Brit-ish List

Playlist: On repeat.

"When all is lost, all is left to gain"

Won't Back Down - Mat Kearney

The greatest song to zone out to at 4AM.

Love, Love, Love

This may be my new favorite album.

♥ ♥ ♥

Just Watch. Then watch the real music video [here].

How adorable. Right?

[CR]iMix

Since it's "One of Those Days" where I can't stand people, I've decided to stay in bed and put my newest Mix on repeat. I've Emo-ly named it [CR]iMix.

One, 21 Guns

I can't explain how much I love this song. It's definitely my favorite off the new Greenday album. I've haven't really listened-listened to it until today and I must say that it's beautiful. It's complex yet poetic - just the way i like it!

The line "One, 21 guns," is gorgeous, both lyrically and sonically. After all, it encourages a final 21 gun solute - the highest honor during military ceremony. You could look at this song as being "anti-war," especially after American Idiot, but it can easily convey a relationship between two people. The greatest works of art are chameleonic and I love that "21 Guns" can be understood and appreciated in many different ways.

If you haven't done so already,

you should def. take a listen:

Chill Out Playlist

On repeat.

iLove [JM & JGL edition]

Today has just been full of goodness.

First, I wake up to a live stream of John Mayer's radio show.

And now.. a JGL podcast.

My inner dweeb is having a very good day.

The Warning by Eminem

I just listened to this 500 times..

..it makes me remember how much I love him.

I survived the 90's with Eminem.

He's responsible for my appreciation toward the power of syntax and diction.

And this song is really, really good! I know I shouldn't be surprised,

but he never fails to amaze me.

Love!

MJ Memorial: Powerful Moments

Think what you may of Reverend Al Sharpton, but this man is one of the most eloquent, passionate, and powerful speakers I have ever heard. "I want his three children to know: Wasn't nothing strange about your daddy, it was STRANGE what your daddy had to deal with."

I knew JM was preforming at the service. I was very excited about it. But the fact that he performed Human Nature was just the icing on the cake. It's my favorite MJ song and I've been telling everyone to download it! Don't be shocked, it's unusual, but not everyone walks around with classics on their iPod. Anyway, it was a wonderful surprise. Call be bias, but artistic-wise, JM was the best musical contributor. Unlike the rest of the artists who covered MJ's songs, John didn't sing. It was very respectful and a beautiful way to subtly convey how untouchable Michael Jackson's music is.

Paris Katherine Jackson, age 11: "Ever since I was born, Daddy has been the best father you could ever imagine. I just wanted to say that I love him so much." If you didn't bawl like a baby, you have no heart! Screw Michael Jackson liking KFC for dinner! Concerning his identity and how he should be remembered, these are the 26 most humanizing words ever spoken. After all, a slight variation of these words echo in the mind of any young girl who looses her father. Michael Jackson was a father first and Paris' reaction showed the world that she and her brothers, amongst anything else, are normal children. My heart breaks for them.

The Jackson Family

The World Mourns

The day's over. It's been a roller-coaster of emotions for all of us. Now its time to select shuffle and repeat under "Michael Jackson" and hit the sack.

[Photo Source: MSNBC]

Memo: MIA

For some reason, I don't think Brooke Hogan OR Heidi Montag have heard DOA. If they were relevant enough, I'm sure they would've gotten the memo. Thanks Perez, for sharing this with the world.