Melissa, Our Fav. Author has died! :(

Sidney Sheldon, who won awards in three careers - Broadway theatre, movies and television - then at age 50 turned to writing best-selling novels about stalwart women who triumph in a hostile world of ruthless men, has died.

It was a few years ago that i lent Melissa a great book by one of my favourite authors, Sydney Sheldon. Ever since, we have exchanged and chatted about how great his books are. Sydney also created the 60's hit "I Dream of Jeannie"

Farewell to a Great Author

Little Miss Sunshine? Can I get a second opinoin

So Little Miss Sunshine had been all the rage - Was it that good? I though it was OK, not fabulous just OK. Good story -OK. Cute, innocent kid -OK. Good characters - yup.

Does Abigail Breslin deserve an Oscar nod for this? I didn't think so. For god sakes she was on Oprah today.
I do feel Alan Arkin (the Grampa) does rightfully deserve the Oscar nod. He was the best character & had the best lines. (He's also known as the Police Captain from So I Married An Axe Murder)

But am I alone in this? Did anybody really love this movie?

Bad News Go Riders

There is a article in the Toronto Star that in less than two weeks the CN conductors may walk off the job. The will disrupt the Go train for....I guess just Dave & myself.

The train is not a stranger to delays. Freezing temperatures causing switch problems which always seem to be on the days I manage to get out & want to catch the early train home.

CN chopped 34 engineers in late December as a cost-saving move for GO, causing some irritation among engineers. GO Transit reported that there were delays because the engineers had initial problems adapting to the new procedures.

Looks like a strike is looming.

Bride Has Massive Hair Wig Out

If you can suffer thourgh the first 2 mins, the rest is hirrifing I almost didn't post it, but than I couldn't stop laughing either. Please shoot me if I act like this or cut off my hair

Lost Returns Promo

Coming back Feb 7th!

Good career move?

Katie Holmes has apparently turned down $2.3MM to reprise her role as Pam Dawson in the Batman sequel. Batman Begins was a great movie. Heath Ledger has been cast as the young Joker. The same people are coming back & the same director & script writer, so this will probably be a sure bet.

Instead, Katie has decided to star with Queen Latifah in a comedy called Mad Money, in which three female janitors working at Federal Reserve decide who plan a heist. - Yeah that sounds promising.

If they're as big as the Queen's last few movies - Taxi, Last Holiday & Beauty Shop - yeah her come back will be huge. (picture me smiling sarcastically & give two big thumbs up here)

Her loss, it our Canadian girls gain - they are considering Rachel McAdams for the role in Batman.

Why? Rachel ... why?

Early leader for worst new hairstyle of the year ... From the SAG awards last night:

Where they from?? Edition #6 Timothy Olyphant

This edition has been inspired by Ms. Federline - As we were both talking about wanting to see the new Catch & Release movie with Jennifer Garner, she asked what else was the male lead in because he looks familiar.
His major break came when he stared as Mickey Altieri in Scream 2. I believe he was the brother of the boyfriend in Scream 1 , who comes back to avenge him along with his mother.

Where you've seen him:
- He has role on Deadwood
- Played Kelly, in the The Girl Next Door with a Elisha Cuthbert
- Played one of the detective in Gone in Sixty Seconds
- Had roles in movies like: Go, Head over Heels, The First Wives Club

Next up:
- He's going to be playing Greg in the Die Hard 4
- He has a role in that War/Drama movie where it was rumored Ryan Philippee cheated on Reese Witherspoon with unknown Abbie Cornish
- Has role in Bill, with Jessica Alba & Elizabeth Banks

Trivia:
- He was born in Honolulu, Hawaii
- married with 3 kids

Oh no they didn't - A Double Proposal?

Surprise ending on Grey's last week - No only did Burke propose to Christina, but then George got down on on knee and proposed to Callie. I've never seen that in any show before.


Then they left it as a cliff hanger, so we don't know their answers. So, here's my question - I don't think they both will be saying yes - So who will say what?

Leslie, I've Done it!

Okay, I hope this works Leslie. I am sorting this computer out and I am not too sure how this will turn out. I've never done this so give me some time. I don't get much english gossip out here so it's great to read some of these posts.....I love the title of the site. Who's the Grey's fan?

L8r

Fishing Anyone?

When i saw the picture that Red Head Sally put up last week about the funny sign her friend saw on vacation, it took me back to this store, which most if us will see when we go to Puerto Vallarta in a couple months. We saw this last year.

This is a shop in town...too funny

The Muppets Comeback?

Children of the 80s - Good news! The Muppets may be making a come back! Don't even try to tell you've never seen with the Muppets Show, one of the many Muppet movies or The Muppet Babies.
Looks like they are talking about making it a mockumentary show, about the behind the scenes of trying to put the Muppet Show back on, after having trying to make it big on their own for the last few years. I think that's clever - if its not a rumor.

Pan Labyrinth's

Yesterday, Phil & I went to see Pan's Labyrinth. I had read all these great reviews & it recently had some Oscar nominations. It was described as a kinda of Alice in Wonderland - 'thrilling adult childhood fable'.Adult childhood fable - yep. What they failed to mention was the violence. I was not expecting it. The first violent scene was so graphic & caught me so unexpectedly, each time after I expected violence I hid my eyes.

The movie is set in 1944 war-torn Spain & is about a lonely girl who goes with her pregnant mother to live with her new Captain Step-father in a bunker like cabin in the mountains. With all the craziness around her a fantasy world kinda emerges.

Phil wasn't thrilled to go see this movie at all, but even he liked it. I thought it was really good, but be warned, its got some violent parts.

PS - The movie is in Spanish, so its sub-titled. Take your glasses.

CNN Report Rare Frilled Shark of the Coast of Japan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OS5yQFqXaaY

Punk'd

Hello dear blog friends,,,I'm starting to feel bad since I've been enjoying everyone else's posts,,,and realized that I haven't contributed a thing for a while now. I came accross Justin Timberlake's impression of Ashton Kutcher on Punk'd and thought it was worth sharing with you. Hope you like it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDtigAxuUVU

In the meantime, I'll try figuring out how to post the video directly on this blog.
Cheers!

Scrubs - Guy Love

Ahh...so good!

Circle Circle Dot Dot - Jamie Kennedy and Stu Stone

Lego rocks.

Partial Face Transplants - Celebrity Faces Smushed Together

I just found the best website of 2007: freakingnews.com.

You have to check out the Celebrity Partial Face Transplants page. You're in for a fantastic treat!

Here are my favourites:

RIP Bam Bam - Bigelow Died! Bigelow Kicks The Bucket

WWE.com has learned that former WWE Superstar Scott "Bam Bam" Bigelow has passed away in Florida.

Kevin Doll, the Public Information Director for the Pasco County Sheriff's Office confirmed that Bigelow was found dead early Friday morning in his home in Hudson, Fla.

"We can confirm that Scott Bigelow was found in his home this morning. At this time the cause of death is unknown," Doll told WWE.com.

Watch Piercing

Filed under: gross; how would you like to have your very own wrist piercing - with a fucking watch?

Stupidity is abound.

I want my wrist piercing to be a Gameboy Advance.

Band Name

Howdy Ho Cyberspace. PST here. How are you today my Special Blog Friend?

Well, the band formerly known as the Campbell Toes met last night. Our primary objective: select a new, semi-permanent band name.

Now we need your help.

We've narrowed the field down to:

a) Yosemite Slam
b) Playlisted
c) Ear Candy

What name do you like the most? Do you have any suggestions? Leave a comment.

Dumbass of the Day

TORONTO/AM 640 TORONTO - A Toronto man's a bit red faced but otherwise alright after getting stuck in a cottage country chimney.
He was up at a friend's place in the Muskoka Lakes area when he drunkely stumbled outside to relieve himself.
The door was locked behind him, though so he climbed into the chimney where he sat for five hours until a nearby construction crew heard his cries for help.
It turns out he got the wrong house.
No charges are being laid.

Friday Funny

This is a pic from one of my co-workers travels to Barbados last week...it made me giggle

New couple Alert?

Renée Zellweger is dating former ‘Beverly Hills 90210′ star Luke Perry.The couple were spotted sharing an intimate table at the Tower Bar restaurant in Los Angeles’ Sunset Tower hotel.

Oh my god, has Hollywood gotten that desperate that you have to start dating boys from West Beverly? What a down grade from Kenny Chesney

Such as odd couple

Grey's Drama Continues....I'm on Team George

Seems like the on-set scuffle a few months ago isn't a thing of the past afterall!

When the group was backstage doing press stuff after winning the Golden Globe, Isaiah Washington (Burke) hijacked the mic and took the opportunity to deny calling T.R. Knight (Georgey) the F-word. TMZ has video footage of it - if you watch it be sure to watch McDreamy in the background...his head just drops as he says it. Right after that, Katherine Heigl (Izzie) spoke to Access Hollywood saying it was completely innappropriate and will defend Knight, yadda yadda.
AND THEN - Knight goes on Ellen saying it was true and everyone heard him make the comment!!
I don't like where this is going....bad on-set chemistry can lead to bad TV...or potentially other characters leaving...
Lots of bloggers like PerezHilton.com are demanding he get canned!!!
I personally think this is a good opportunity to write Burke off with his stupid hand tremors. It could potentially mean more McSteamy screen time!!!

Here i am...

So after finally getting the new blogger, i am officially back in blog world, which is good because i missed it at work.

I thought i would share this picture of Melissa and me in Mexico last year wasted after arriving our first day. I can only imagine what Phil (left corner) is thinking.....Melissa doesn't even remember who's hat she is wearing....

anyway, looking forward to blogging with you all again!

Best Television Series - Golden Globes

Grey's Anatomy beat out: Lost, Heroes, Big Love & 24 for Best TV series - Drama (tough category)

Although none of the cast won in their categories:

• Hugh Laurie (MJ's House) beat out McDreamy (in his cute bow tie), Michael C. Hall (Dexter), Kiefer Sutherland, & Bill Paxton (Big Love).
• Kyra Sedwick beat out Ellen Pompeo (too much gloomy Meridith?), Eadie Falco & Evangeline Lilly.

The Surprises:

• Ugly Betty beat out Desperate Housewives, Entourage, The Office & Weeds? Didn't see that coming.
• Alec Baldwin beat out Zach Braff, Steve Carell, Jason Lee & Tony Shalhoub ( Monk is still on?). Although I've seen 30 Rock 2x recently, its pretty good - I think he totally deserved it. His role on that show is pretty funny.

I would have like to have seen Jamie Pressely be nominated for Joy (My name is Earl). She's classic.

Awkward moment of the night:

• Maria Menounos interviewing the girl from Ugly Betty - asking her what she wanted to say to all the people who didn't want her to play Betty - To which Ugly Betty replied, she didn't know people didn't want her to play Betty - Than Menounos awkwardly tried to explain....wow, way to bring the girl down right after getting an award
• Annette Benning taking a swig of booze every time they showed her nominated for an award (Must be all those years living with Warren Beatty that's got her boozing)

What I missed:

• Sacha Baron Cohen (Borat, Ali G) speech when he won:( booo
  

Top 5 Best Dressed - Golden Globes

So, I got sucked into watching the Golden Globes last night. I watched most of it, here's my list of people who dressed the best:

1) Helen Mirren - She looked great for an old broad - she's got the big Oscar buzz right now, everyone was pouring on the love for her

2) Evangeline Lilly - Great dress, so different. To bad her date was a hobbit.

3) Jennifer Lopez - I thought she looked good, although some people have her on the worst dress list? They're Crazy!
4) Jessica Biel - I though she looked good - although this picture isn't that great
5) Ali Larter - Although I think she's dirty/trashy looking, but she cleaned up really well.

So closer to Oscar time, were having a contest to pick winners, whether you've seen the movies or not, so get ready. Did I miss anyone on the list?

This is f'n hilarious!

I was about to call it a day and head out for the weekend...but i had to share this...

You HAVE to check out these two videos on You Tube. What happened to Paula Abdul? She is messed up!!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zt5-wn3fvlw&eurl=

http://youtube.com/watch?v=t25UrdipYPA

PS - Sorry I don't know how to post the videos directly on the blog...

WTF!! Alert

Evan Rachel Wood (19 yrs)& Marilyn Manson (38 yrs) - Dating??
I always knew she was a weirdo

Disapearing Celebrity of the Week!

Pics from USMagazine.com - What happened to Dr. Callie Torres? Good for her for getting healthy I guess, but part of her characters charm for me was how she wasnt a 'cookie cutter' body type....

Top 5 Fave Hot Actresses

1) Sophia Bush - Sassy Brooke Davis from One Tree Hill rocks. Don't hold teen slasher Stay Alive against her.
2) Rachel McAdams - Mean Girls, The Notebook, Wedding Crasher are all wicked. Plus she's Canadian.
3) Sarah Lancaster - Look familair? She was in Save by The Bell the new class - Madison from Everwood & now appearing as Majorie on What about Brian? who just made her return after having two guys fight over her & leaving one at the Altar...so good
4) Reese Witherspoon - Love anything she does, I mean anything. Even if Kevin Smith calls her greasy Reesey..boo.
5) Hilarie Burton - She plays Peyton on One Tree Hill. I'm really liking her this season. Will she over take Sophia Bush? NO chance - but It's fun to see her try.
Honourable Mentions: Bryce Dallas Howard, Kristin Bell, Lauren Graham (ok I'll give it to you Phil)


Who's your top 5?

Paris Hilton Named Worst Dressed of 2006

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Dubbed "style-free and fashion deprived," Britney Spears and Paris Hilton tied for the No. 1 spot on Mr. Blackwell's 47th annual "Worst Dressed" list released Tuesday.

"Two peas in an overexposed pod," Blackwell said of the skimpy attire worn by the two celebutantes he called the "Screamgirls." Some of Blackwell's nastiest words were reserved for Camilla Parker-Bowles, a member of the Royal Family, who finished No. 2 on the list.

"The Duchess of Dowdy strikes again," wrote Blackwell. "In feathered hats that were once the rage, she resembles a petrified parakeet from the Jurassic age. A royal wreck."

Blackwell, no longer an active designer but still an acid-tongued critic of celebrity fashion, aimed his poison pen at Hollywood, with young entertainers dominating the list.

At No. 3 was actress Lindsay Lohan, scolded by Blackwell for turning "from adorable to deplorable."

Christina Aguilera was also in Blackwell's fashion hall of shame. He called her a "dazzling singer" but added that she "puts good taste through the wardrobe wringer. All crass and no class."

He referred to Mariah Carey as "Mariah the fashion pariah ... the queen of catastrophic kitsch," and "American Idol" judge Paula Abdul as "a fallen fashion idol."

He said actress Sharon Stone resembles "an over-the-hill Cruella DeVille," and Tori Spelling embodies "down and out in Beverly Hills."

"Grey's Anatomy" star Sandra Oh was faulted for too many beads and bangles. "She's layered lunacy from head to toe," Blackwell said.

Meryl Streep, who starred in the fashion-themed movie "The Devil Wears Prada," came in at No. 10 on the annual dis-list.

"From Streep you could weep," Blackwell said. "Her beauty of a career cannot be denied, but that beast of a wardrobe is pure mother of the bride."

On a kinder note, Blackwell offered his 10 "fabulous fashion independents" - actresses Kate Winslet, Angelina Jolie and Helen Mirren, singers Barbra Streisand and Beyonce, California Democrat Nancy Pelosi, Princess Charlotte of Monaco, model Heidi Klum and actresses Katie Holmes and Marcia Cross.

Hottie of the Day

Lauren Graham, how I love thee.

The Future of Television Is Here

Freaky two-way television. Now I can watch porno while Melissa watches figure skating.

Van Halen Van Hall of Fame?

From Yahoo! News:

CLEVELAND - Van Halen made a "jump" into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Monday along with Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, R.E.M., the Ronettes and Patti Smith.

A panel of 600 industry experts selected the five artists to be inducted at the annual ceremony, to be held March 12 in New York. Van Halen was the 1980s hard rock quartet led by guitarist Eddie Van Halen, outrageous lead vocalist David Lee Roth, and later rocker Sammy Hagar, that put out hits such as "Jump" and "Dreams."

R.E.M. was the quintessential indie rock band until breaking through to mass success in the early 1990s with songs like "Losing My Religion."

Grandmaster Flash led the most innovative act in early hip-hop, and the song "The Message" was like a letter from urban America.

Punk rock poet Patti Smith and Phil Spector favorites the Ronettes round out the 2007 class.

To be eligible, artists must have issued a first single or album at least 25 years before nomination.

A Rare Photograph of Saddam's Cat

The Future of Gadgets Is Here

I can't believe it. I think I've peed my pants. Apple has announced their latest gadget-extraordinaire, the iPhone. I have a BlackBerry. I do love it. It does everything except play MP3s (apparently the new BlackBerry Pearl plays MP3s). But, the launch of the iPhone makes me want to throw my BlackBerry away and drink some Applejuice - nah mean?

From Gizmodo:
"iPhone is a revolutionary new mobile phone that allows users to make calls by simply pointing at a name or number. iPhone syncs all of your contacts from your PC, Mac® or Internet service such as Yahoo!, so that you always have your full list of up-to-date contacts with you.

iPhone’s pioneering Visual Voicemail, an industry first, lets users look at a listing of their voicemails, decide which messages to listen to, then go directly to those messages without listening to the prior messages. Just like email, iPhone’s Visual Voicemail enables users to immediately randomly access those messages that interest them most.

Oh. My. God. I just peed myself. I want this phone.

Spiderman 3 - preview

New Harry Potter Trailer

Love It/Hate it - List

My first Loving list of the year:

1) Degrassi the New Generation - Loved the old Degrassi & all over the new one too. Where else can I hear lines like ' Hey, Are you back from Wasaga?' & 'Let's go to Woodbridge, that's where all the best street racing is' -love it

2) My 'A Christmas Story' Xmas decoration - so cool (thanks Les)
3) High School Musical - when I rented it the guy at the store warned me - 'It's so bad, its good' - he was right....it is so bad...I can't help loving it.
4) Season 4 of One Tree Hill - Best season yet...and though I've always been a Lucas/Brooke fan...I'm liking the new Peyton/Lucas hook up

5) The cast of What About Brian? - such a great under rated show with a great cast - On tomorrow @10:00pm.

Hating

1) No snow - seems so wrong & possibly a scary glance future Christmases?? (hopefully not)

I want to see everyone else's lists - for January.

Where they from?? Edition #5 Freddy Rodriguez

Love this guy. Always cool. Breakout role in 'Walk in the Clouds' & as Jose in 'Dead Presidents'.

Where you've seen him:
- TJ aka one of Mike Dexters jock followers in Can't Hardly Wait
- had a stint on Party of Five
- has a reoccurring role on Scrubs as Carla's brother Mark
- Played fellow undertaker Federico Diaz on Six Feet Under (greats show)
- Roles in Lady in the Water, Bobby, Poseidon & has done lots of voice over work

Next up:
- Plays a Martial Arts Ninja in Grindhouse (Tarantino's flick)
- A indie movie called Pledge of Allegiance (don't know anyone else in this)

Trivia:
- He & his wife were high school sweethearts
- His son in real like, played his son on Six Feet Under

Hollywood Splitsville - this week

Are you suprised? I predict Justin will hook up with Scarlett. I predict Britney & Justin will be seen together & that's all we'll hear about for a long time.

A message to Seguin

Next time you decide to hijack a blog, please give a girl some notice!
I cannot express the panic i felt when it was gone - because i was trying to post a really cool post. which of course by now i've completely forgotten about...
And then it takes me 2 weeks to figure out how to get back on this thing! the trauma i tell you!!!....

No one saw this one coming...Ha!

from eonline.com:

The O.C., RIP
Apparently when the bell tolled for Marissa Cooper, it also spelled curtains for the entire O.C.
After ordering up an abbreviated season of what was once TV's hottest prime-time teen drama (Beverly Hills, 90210 with even more beach time, if you will), Fox announced Wednesday that it has officially deep-sixed The O.C. The finale will air Feb. 22 after a nonstop run of new episodes starting Thursday.
"The O.C. season four finale will also be the series finale. This feels like the best time to bring the show to its close," O.C. creator and executive producer Josh Schwartz said in a statement. "Thanks to the hard work of our cast, crew and writers, we have enjoyed our best season yet, and what better time to go out than creatively on top."
At least the gang got to spend one more Chrismukkah together.
When the soapy series premiered in August 2003, 8.4 million people enjoyed its initial seven-week run, and the conclusion of the first season, which ran from Oct. 29, 2003, to May 5, 2004, attracted a 9.7 million-strong audience. In turn, Mischa Barton, Rachel Bilson, Ben McKenzie and Adam Brody became fodder for People and Us Weekly.
Alas, the ratings have been steadily sinking ever since, despite the popularity of the show's main actors; the hot new musical artists that have received career-boosting airtime, starting with Phantom Planet, the band responsible for the anthemic theme song "California"; and the rise of reality spinoffs based on The O.C.'s glam-lifestyle premise, such as MTV's Laguna Beach: The "Real" Orange County and Bravo's The Real Housewives of Orange County.

Who Is This Man?

Who is this man? I ask you - kind reader - can you identify the man pictured above? Being a marketer, I'm trying to employ a "teaser" tactic. Hopefully you'll bite and identify the mystery man.

I have to say, the man above is a new found influence and I'm considering asking him to be my God father.

So, let's getting chatting. Who is this fucking monkey bastard? Do you like a knob at night?