Lifestyles Of The Rich And Famous:

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"Lifestyles Of The Rich And Famous"

Always see it on t.v.
Or read it in the magazines
Celebrities who want sympathy
All they do is piss and moan
Inside the rolling stone
Talkin' about how hard life can be...

-Good Charlotte lyrics

Today I saw a clip on TMZ of Brad Pitt coming out of his production studio, Plan B. The paparazzi were in full force, cameras flashing. He looked irritated and was saying, "You guys are unbelievable. Unbelievable." Then he proceeded to snap pictures of them snapping pictures of him.
I'm not saying that there aren't some overzealous paparazzi out there that overstep appropriate boundaries at times. I'm not writing about that, though. What I want to focus on is the fact that many of those actors who court the attention of the paparazzi on their way up the ladder of success, eventually become conceited and disgusted at the attention that they NOW only want on their terms. I do not feel sorry for them at all.
Let me see, Brad, on the pro side of fame and fortune; you travel the world, you have the adoration of millions of people, you receive many ceremonial accolades and admiration and mega $$$$$$$$$$$ for the acting work you do. You stay in the absolute BEST hotels, vacation in elite places that most people couldn't even fathom the luxury thereof, you eat at the finest restaurants, live in multi-million $ mansions, wear the crème de la crème of designer clothes, you fly your own plane, and drive the most expensive and exotic motorcycles and automobiles on the planet. Your work enables you to experience life from a vantage point people such as me can only dream of. You have the rare ability to physically step into acting roles (that by now you hand-pick) and experience up close and personal, many aspects of life where you get to acquire new skills, be a part of different cultures around the globe and obtain a real, yet rare observational sense of world history.
You have chosen to be in the public eye and have definitely reaped its benefits. Plenty of which I didn't even get into.

On the con side of fame, now your privacy is invaded by flashing cameras at inconvenient times. (inconvenient times are usually those when you aren't promoting your latest project or receiving an award)


Please.

LINK OF THE DAY

On my links at the sidebar -Headspace - is a blog of a talented actress, who is also quite witty and an engaging writer. AND my friend. :) These pictures of her are screenshots from a recent episode of Law & Order- Criminal Intent. Go here and click on the featured video to see her on the show.

If you are unfamiliar with Perez Hilton's site- it's a celebrity gossip blog done by Mario Lavandeira. He is gay. He is snarky. He is funny. He can be offensive to those he is writing about and to those who are reading. He makes no apologies for his brash sense of humor (deems himself "Hollywoods Most Hated") and has actually created and propelled his entire career from doing his blog. He is known for outing closeted gay celebrities. His site gets 2 to 4 million hits a day and advertisers took $$$ notice. He now does magazines, radio gossip and many TV appearances. One of the things he features pretty regularly on there is funny celeb look alikes--those "Separated at birth" caricature things.

Yesterday he posted an unflattering picture of Kelly Clarkson and it made me think of Rosie and I added pictures of her beside it and emailed him this:


";)
Doublemint twins...
Separated at........ "



















A short time later he replied -
"Ha!
xxoo
P"
and posted this:






















LOL :)

I want to point out that other than looking similar in those pics--I really think they are both great entertainers.

click here to see other Separated at Birth posts that he's done. (warning--may be offensive)

A collection of some smileys Dylan made for me on Microsoft Paint.

Beauty Tip Of The Day


My latest shampoo fixation. Take notice that the package isn't fancy.
It's what's inside that matters. My hair is positively thriving from this stuff.

I had some time on my hands..... :)

SHARI
S	Sweet
H	Happy
A	Artistic
R	Relaxed
I	Innocent
click here to do your name

I made some seasonal photo blogs back in the Fall. I made an Autumn , Winter, Spring, and Summer blog. I had such huge plans. HUGE.

*sigh*

LOL

It seems the winter season so far in my geographical area has been totally uneventful and uninspiring... and I haven't taken any pictures yet. Maybe it will snow soon. Or we'll get one of those frozen rain things where everything gets crystalized. I'll keep you posted. :)

I was in the process of signing into Blogger, determined to write something to post, when I heard in the background an announcer on HBO for a boxing championship event. He said, "The blah blah blah of the blah blah and the status of blah blah..." The word 'status' caught my attention, because he pronounced it staytus.... which instantly sparked this topic:

I say stATus- he says STAYtus

Some say dATa .....I say dAYta

Potayyyto ---Potahhhto --Let's call the ...

Anyway, here are some more of those words and how I pronounce them.

I say Caramel like CARE amel -----Rickey says CAR amel

I say Envelope EN velope-----others say AHN velope

I say pa JAH mas, but if I nicknamed them I would say jammies

I usually say eeeeither -but occasionally I say Ither

I say neeeeither --and yes, also nIther

Potayto

Tomayto

I can't think of anymore.... "let's call the whole thing off"

Oh yeah-

I say scared ---and also scurrrrd,

"Don't be scurred!" :)

1. What is your occupation? Business owner/manager
2. What color are your socks right now? White and blue
3. What are you listening to right now? Rickey on phone
4. What was the last thing that you ate? Roasted garlic potatoes
5. Can you drive a stick shift? No
6. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? Pinkishpurplishorangish and some days red
7. Last person you spoke to on the phone? My cousin Missy
8. What are you currently reading? From Mother and Daughter To Friends, By Nancy Aniston ---and I just want to say, “Shame on you, Jennifer”
9. Favorite drink: Iced tea half sweetened w/ lemon
10. Coke or Pepsi? Coke
11. Have you ever dyed your hair? Yes
12. Favorite curse word? the "f" word
13. Any Pets? A cat, a fish (no more puppies…recently gave them away)
14. Do you smoke? No
15. What was the last movie you watched? Stomp The Yard (it was good)
16. Favorite Holiday? Christmas
17. How do you deal with anger? Express it
18. What was your favorite toy as a child? My raggedy ann doll
19. What is your favorite season? Spring and Fall
20. Cherry or Blueberry? Blueberry
21. Are you happy? Relatively, yes
22. When was the last time you cried? Watching an interview with one of the boys in the news who just got returned to his family.
23. What is on the floor of your closet? Who wrote these?? Shoes, boxes, misc.
24. Who is the friend that you've had the longest, that you are sending this to? I am not sending it to anyone
25. What did you do last night? Watched a movie and played a game called Aggravation with Rickey and Dylan.
26. Favorite perfume? CKone is one of them
27. What inspires you? Seeing others succeed, and God causes me to feel inspired
28. What are you afraid of? Not living life to it’s potential, getting old
29. Plain, cheese or spicy hamburgers? Cheese
30. Country you would most like to visit? France
31. Favorite dog breed? undecided
32. Do you have a close-knit family? With my immediate, yes
33. How many years at your current job? Over a year
34. Favorite day of the week? I don't think I have one…maybe Saturday
35. How many states have you lived in? One. Wow. Only one.
36. Favorite shampoo? Ojon and currently I’m really liking Bliss shampoo and conditioner
37. Ever driven a Motorcycle or heavy machinery? No
38. Favorite Must See TV Show? I’m not really into TV, but I’m watching Law and Order Wednesday night just to see one of my very best cyber friends on the show.
39. How many keys are on your key ring? Getting a tad personal are we?
40. Snuggle or your own side of the bed? Both.

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Tonight I made this email up and then strategically sent "forwarded" it to those that needed to see it. BwahaHAHAha

HowManyOfMe.com

There are: 3 people with my name in the U.S.A. How many have your name?

DJ Jazzy Jeff And The Fresh Prince - Parents Just Don't Understand
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Will Smith released this in 1988. So awesome.

Well, I made it to 88mph 1988! I was planning to stay in the 80's long enough to cover all my favorite music and pop icons from then. I was also going to cover the unforgettable and cheesy fashions, but I've decided I'm ready to get back to 2007!

I can always travel there again if I get in the mood.

Some of my favorites:

Purple Rain
Breakfast Club
Better Off Dead
Back to The Future
Lost Boys
Karate Kid
Secret Admirer
The Color Purple
Field Of Dreams
A Christmas Story
Rain Man
Crossroads
Gremlins
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
War Of The Roses
St. Elmos Fire
Outsiders


I found a gazillion more at http://www.fast-rewind.com/ that I could easily include on my list...
E.T., Officer and a Gentleman, Stand By Me, Weird Science, Lean on Me, Some of the Friday The 13th sequels, Rocky sequels, Beetlejuice, The Nightmare on Elm Streets. (Freddie deserves a post all to himself) God I could be here all day....my list is SOOOO unfinished.

I'm in the mood to focus on the unforgettable decade I came of age in.
It was a pretty cool time to be a teen. I was born in 1970 and when I think of the 70's, they have a certain glow, sort of an aura in my mind as do the 80's. For the most part the 70's fashions are kind of a gross memory for me. Hippie fashions were still flourishing from the 60's, bell bottoms were in style, and a good bit of the music from then I shudder to. That could possibly just have something to do with my childhood and the music I was brought up around, but that's not what I'm posting about.
The lovely eighties were awesome. Yes, I remember the cheesiness of the hair bands and such, but it was a totally creative decade, still considered modern by todays standards and I want to revisit some of the aspects I love. Let's see if we can get it up to 88.

I don't even like football but I shall definitely be watching at the half.