SNOWBALL WEDNESDAY

...calling it that for 2 reasons. A) it snowed overnight. B) lots of stuff to talk about! So here we go...




T SWEEZY SPENDS TURKEY DAY WITH JAKEY...
TAYLOR SWIFT and JAKE GYLLENHAAL haven't admitted that they're dating yet. But they don't have to. It's pretty obvious after they spent the entire Thanksgiving Weekend together.

On Thursday morning, Taylor and Jake got maple lattes at a place called Gorilla Coffee in Brooklyn. It's right near where Jake's sister MAGGIE lives and she's a regular there.

There's no word if Jake and Taylor spent Thanksgiving with Maggie, but it sounds like a possibility.

On Saturday, they were in Taylor's hometown of Nashville...where they got breakfast at a cafe called Fido.

Pic at: www.facebook.com/robbiemackpage

They must love them some coffee. They were spotted getting more of it yesterday morning at a place called the Frothy Monkey in Nashville. Pic of that also on the FB page, linked above






A-ROD AND CAMERON DIAZ WERE ALSO TOGETHER...
The supposed breakup of CAMERON DIAZ and ALEX RODRIGUEZ didn't hold. They spent the weekend together in Mexico.

A so-called "source" says, "They break up and get back together all the time."

Just last week, they were also spotted enjoying each other on a yacht off the coast of Miami.







AWFUL MUSIC VIDEOS...
Yahoo! has put together a list of The Worst Music Videos of All Time.

There were a couple guidelines: First they didn't include old-school videos that are ONLY bad because they were shot in the '80s. Conversely, they didn't add any videos that they thought were INTENDED to be "ironic and / or campy."

They called out 21 videos, but did not rank them.

The list includes the videos for...MC Hammer's "2 Legit 2 Quit", Bobby McFerrin's "Don't Worry, Be Happy", Styx's "Mr. Roboto", Prince's "Bat Dance", Heidi Montag's "Higher" and Susan Boyle's "Perfect Day".

Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, Journey, N Sync, Guns N Roses, Beyoncé, David Bowie, Vanilla Ice, and Ja Rule also made the list. You can see the complete list...and watch all the videos, here...
http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/videogaga/64353/real-turkeys-the-worst-videos-of-all-time/






PINK WANTS TO NAME HER KID AFTER A DRINK...
PINK doesn't know the sex of the baby she and hubby CAREY HART are going to have soon. But if it's a boy, she has a name picked out. She wants to call him JAMESON...after the Irish Whiskey.

That's not the only reason, though. The name has a deeper significance than that.

She says, "My dad's name is James, and my brother's name is Jason. [Carey and I] are both Irish, Carey's middle name is Jason, [and] Jameson...we like whiskey. That's a no brainer."

But Carey might not be into it. Unlike most celebrities, he wants the kid to have a NORMAL name. (GO CAREY!)

Pinkness says, "I'm all about meaning, and Carey feels like he had a girl's hair cut and a girl's name, and he doesn't want kids to have a weird name...I have to get him on the boat for originality, so I'm working on him."






GAGA TALKS NEW MUSIC...
LADY GAGA has already said that her next album "Born This Way" will be her "absolute greatest work" and that it'll be an "anthem for her generation"...and now she's hyping it as the, "greatest album of this decade."

Idk if she means THIS decade...as in the 2010s...or the PAST decade...as in the 2000s.

But interestingly enough, Gaga also seems to be taking the album MORE seriously than some of the superficial things she does for attention...or "art."

She says, "Not for nothing, the album's finished and it's (effing) really good. I promise to give you the greatest album of this decade, just for you.

"['Born This Way'] is so much deeper than a wig or lipstick or an outfit, or an (effing) meat dress...[it's] about what keeps us up at night and what makes us afraid."






HE'S POINTING THE FINGER...
NELLY'S new album "5.0" dropped earlier this month, and it only sold 63,000 copies in its first week out. These days, that was still good enough to chart at #10, but Nelly wasn't satisfied...and he's blaming his label for the poor sales numbers.

He says, "A record deal is a 50/50 partnership! As [an] artist it's your job to provide the record company with music that [the record company] can sell.

"Who should be held responsible when an artist has a history [of] selling records...so it's not like a new artist [and] no one knows his or her name? Benefit of the doubt: Maybe no one wants to hear music from that artist?

"Well if that was true, then the artist would not have a #1 song! […] The fact is that someone needs to hold up their end of the partnership! If folks say they didn't even know when the album came out...

"If you only ship 200,0000 [copies] of an album, how many are you (effing) tryin' to sell? The artist doesn't control that...nor does he or she control marketing."

Nelly's last album "Brass Knuckles" sold nearly 84,000 copies in its first week.

In 2004, Nelly released TWO albums at once...and they BOTH sold over 300,000 copies in the first week. "Suit" debuted at #1 selling 396,000 copies, and "Sweat" came in at #2 with 342,000.

And in 2002, "Nellyville" sold 714,000 copies in its first week out.

You could also certainly chalk it up to the state of the music industry as well...





MILA KUNIS SEX SCENE...
I told you last week how Mila had to slim down for the role in a new flick coming...well check this out! The ballet thriller "Black Swan" comes out Friday...and it seems like all the hype is centered around the movie's sexuality. Especially a love scene between NATALIE PORTMAN and MILA KUNIS.

Mila let her dad see the movie...but NOT that particular scene. She says, "My dad walked away in the middle of the film. I asked him to. I don't think any dad should see. It's just not necessary."

"He was like, 'I don't think I should see the movie.' I was like, 'See the movie. [but] there's going to be a point; get up and leave.'"

I may get up and leave. But that would be AFTER the sex scene....







WE STILL SAY "MERRY CHRISTMAS"...
CBS News and "Vanity Fair" just released the results of a survey asking Americans which holiday greeting they use...along with a bunch of other completely random questions. But the answers are interesting, so here you go...

71% of Americans say "Merry Christmas" to people this time of year. 23% say "Happy Holidays." And the other 6% say...something else.

25% of people say their life is interesting enough for a reality show.

26% said that if one U.S. landmark had to be sold to a foreign country, they'd want it to be the Hollywood sign. 18% said Graceland, 14% said Washington, D.C., and 12% said Disney World.

And finally, 33% say they're worried about Google and Yahoo having their personal information. 14% are worried about the U.S. government having their personal info.






HOLIDAY TIPPING GUIDE...
It's December now, which means anyone who provides any kind of service is going to have their hand out for an extra end-of-the-year tip. I know, it's awful. Anyway, here's a guide on how much to tip each of them.


Child Care:
Babysitter. One night's pay, plus a small gift from the child.
Nanny. One week to one month's pay, plus a small gift from the child.
Daycare provider. $20 to $70 each, plus a small gift from the child.
Child's teacher. A gift.
Coaches, tutors, music teachers, and dance teachers. A small gift from the child.

Home and Car Care:
Housekeeper. One week's pay or more, depending on how long they've been with you.
Garbageman. $15 to $20 each. (Does anybody really do this one?)
Parking attendant. $10 to $35.
Gardener. $20 to $50.
Snow plow guy. $20 to $50.

Apartment:
Doormen. $25 to $100 each.
Superintendent/custodian. $50 to $300.
Porter/handymen. $10 to $50 each.

Personal Care:
Hairdresser. $20 to $100, plus a small gift.
Manicurist. $10 to $50, plus a small gift.
Personal trainer. $25 or the cost of one session.

Pet Care:
Dog groomer. Small gift.
Dog walker or pet sitter. Cost of one to two weeks' pay.

Delivery Services:
Mailman. They can't accept cash gifts, so a gift under $20.
UPS or FedEx guy. A gift under $25.
Paper carrier. $15 to $25 for daily delivery, $5 to $15 for weekend delivery.







TEXAS LEADS THE NATION IN CAR/ANIMAL COLLISIONS...
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety just released the data for road fatalities in the U.S. involving cars, motorcycles, and other vehicles hitting ANIMALS.

Overall, between 2005 and 2009, 1,017 people were killed in crashes with animals. (There aren't any numbers on how many animals have died, but based on the amount of roadkill I see, it's MUCH higher.)

In a state-by-state breakdown, TEXAS has the most fatal car-animal crashes, with 88.

The rest of the top five are Wisconsin with 57, Michigan with 53, OHIO with 49, and Pennsylvania with 48.

Connecticut, Hawaii and Rhode Island tied for the fewest, with only TWO fatal car-animal crashes in the past five years. Delaware only had three, Massachusetts only had four, and Nevada only had five.

Across all 50 states, 60% of the people who died in car crashes with animals weren't wearing seatbelts. And 65% of the people who died in a motorcycle crash with an animal weren't wearing helmets.

About three out of four fatal collisions happened when a car hit a deer!!! Only one of the 1,017 happened in a collision with a BEAR.