1. Now I realize that historically Las Vegas was largely brought into existence by Mormons, but um ... I'm not sure about this.
Virgins meet in sin city, tout abstinence
2. Remember the days when multiple ear piercings incited shock and surprise ... well move over bacon, cause there's something meatier.
Tongue-splitting finds advocates among US youth
3. I just don't know what to say about this ...
Tsunami swallows Coney Island
4. Remember how I said strange things are afoot in India? Yep. Still afoot.
Donkeys married in India in elaborate prayer for rain
5. Yet another reason to make fun of Belgians. Also remember when reading this ... they use mayo as the condiment of choice.
The making of the biggest bag of "frites" ever
Katharine Houghton Hepburn, Hollywood legend and feminist icon,
died Sunday at 2:50 p.m. at her home in Old Saybrook, Connecticut. She was 96.
During her 60-year film career, she won a record four Academy Awards and received twelve nominations.
Katharine Hepburn was a woman I have long admired for her vivaciousness, outspoken nature, incredible intelligence and endless class. May we all learn from her example of a life very well lived.
"Death will be a great relief. No more interviews."
--Katharine Hepburn
Photos of ...
Katharine
Katharine and Spencer Tracy
An array of Katharine Hepburn quotes on a variety of topics ... with my favorites listed first:
"I never realized until lately that women were supposed to be the inferior sex."
"Our Constitution was not intended to be used by ... any group to foist its personal religious beliefs on the rest of us."
"Sometimes I wonder if men and women really suit each other. Perhaps they should live next door and just visit now and then."
"Never complain. Never explain."
"Life is to be lived. If you have to support yourself, you had bloody well better find some way that is going to be interesting. And you don't do that by sitting around wondering about yourself."
"It's a rather rude gesture, but at least it's clear what you mean."
"Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get - only what you are expecting to give - which is everything. What you will receive in return varies. But it really has no connection with what you give. You give because you love and cannot help giving."
"If you always do what interests you, at least one person is pleased."
"Plain women know more about men than beautiful women do."
"I think most of the people involved in any art always secretly wonder whether they are really there because they're good - or because they're lucky."
"Acting is the most minor of gifts. After all, Shirley Temple could do it when she was four."
"Someone asked someone who was about my age: "How are you?" The answer was, "Fine. If you don't ask for details."
"I don't care what is written about me so long as it isn't true."
"Life is hard. After all, it kills you."
"Marriage is a series of desperate arguments people feel passionately about."
"Only the really plain people know about love - the very fascinating ones try so hard to create an impression that they soon exhaust their talents."
"If you obey all the rules you miss all the fun."
"It's life isn't it? You plow ahead and make a hit. And you plow on and someone passes you. Then someone passes them. Time levels."
"When I started out, I didn't have any desire to be an actress or to learn how to act. I just wanted to be famous."
"We are taught you must blame your father, your sisters, your brothers, the school, the teachers - but never blame yourself. It's never your fault. But it's always your fault, because if you wanted to change you're the one who has got to change."
"Without discipline, there's no life at all."
"If you give an audience a chance they will do half your acting for you."
"To keep your character intact you cannot stoop to filthy acts. It makes it easier to stoop the next time."
"It would be a terrific innovation if you could get your mind to stretch a little further than the next wisecrack."
"What in the world would we do without our libraries?"
"I wear my sort of clothes to save me the trouble of deciding which clothes to wear."
"I'm an atheist, and that's it. I believe there's nothing we can know except that we should be kind to each other and do what we can for other people."
"If you want to sacrifice the admiration of many men for the criticism of one, go ahead, get married."
"Life can be wildly tragic at times, and I've had my share. But whatever happens to you, you have to keep a slightly comic attitude. In the final analysis, you have got not to forget to laugh."
"Being a housewife and a mother is the biggest job in the world, but if it doesn't interest you, don't do it . I would have made a terrible mother."
"I have many regrets, and I'm sure everyone does. The stupid things you do, you regret...if you have any sense....And if you don't regret them, maybe you're stupid."
"Death will be a great relief. No more interviews."
R.I.P.
Hmm I just can't tell the celebrity from the look-alike ...
Second cartoon taken from this interesting message
When you feel like the box has been opened in your life ... remember that hope remains inside. I have very little doubt that linking this will open another box --
We're doing just fine ... the fed cuts interest again, millions of people are unemployed or underemployed, the foreclosure rate where I live is out of control (over 100 % on new homes in one county) but we're doing just fine. How is your state doing?
Oh well ... perhaps THIS will help. Indentured Servants please stand up.
P.S. More things to drive you to the top of a clocktower 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Vive la revolution.
Get thee to a nunnery ... then get thee to Caesars.
When I'm feeling a little down ... this always makes me smile. Thought of it tonight when watching Sex and the City and kept thinking mmmmmmmmmm berger. A stalking I will go, A stalking I will go, Hi-Ho the lactose-intolerant non-dairy oh ... A stalking I will go. (Long Wistful Sigh)
It's finally here! Season Six of Sex and the City premieres tonight -- Sunday, June 22 at 9PM ET! I'm dying to see if Carrie hooks up with Berger (Ron Livingston of Office Space.) MMMMMMM Berger ...
The cast of "Sex and the City": Kim Cattrall, Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon, and Kristin Davis.
Happy 1st Day of Summer Everyone!
Summer, summer, summertime ...
Time to sit back and unwind ...
Summer sun somethings begun, but oh ... oh those summer nights.
Well ... not unless you win a jackpot. But when you have a gambling problem, or are poor like Kenny -- you need everything to be as cheap as possible. Therefore, I present Las Vegas on 25c a Day!
And just in case you feel the urge ...
Ok ... for the 14 people who occasionally visit this cyberplace ... it's time for Roll Call! Please stand up, identify yourself, and tell the class something you wish to share. It's your turn ...
Sign the guestbook ...
India is an interesting place ...
Now where was this when I was 20 and sporting bras in public?
And for the gents ... men's talking briefs
Available in 2 versions each with 3 naughty phrases ...
(Links borrowed from Zannah who has the best links at her site ... go see for yourself!)
Um yeah. In case you live in Iowa or plan a road trip through that lovely state ... pay a visit to the GIANT CHEETO!
"With a crowd of 200 chanting, "Cheeto, Cheeto," the cheesy lump made its debut."
So when I said Grease 2 was one the most guilty pleasure movies of all time ... I clearly had forgotten about this gem from 1980.
"Leon planned "The Great Allnighter" by picking college students to participate in his night long scavenger hunt ... "
Yes, I am so cheesy some people might mistake me for a cheeto ...
Just for you ...
You are desperate ... it's Friday ... what the hell are you going to do? Google surely can end this torture ... enter "Things to do on Friday" ... find this (read the whole string ... snicker quietly to self to not let others know how crazy you REALLY are ...)
One hand clapping against another makes a very nice sound ... welcome Logan Thomas :-) 8lbs 11+1/4oz -- 21" Arrived on this planet earth June 10, 2003.
BIG Congrats Angie & Tom!
One of my most guilty ("why no, I don't like that piece of trash") movies was re-released this week on DVD.
And it possibly has one of the best quotes ever (with inside joke included for those who know who I am)
"OH MY GOD ... we're going to die and I'm wearing my mother's underwear!!"
Go on now ... you know you have to hide it in the back of the closet, but you want it anyway.
Just as I was thinking I would need to start up www.ineedahero.com to solve my problems ... I found this ... how thoughtful of them to do it for me. They even have a mascot. What more could you ask for?
I received an email today announcing another good friend of mine got engaged over the weekend. This one was totally unexpected.
I've been getting these for something like 7-8 years now. I've participated in 3 (no, make that 4) weddings.
I remembered this film I saw a couple of years ago ...
Always a Bridesmaid
"At 30 years old and terrified of ending up alone, filmmaker Nina Davenport has become obsessed with the institution of marriage and its promises of fulfillment. In Always a Bridesmaid, Nina confronts her fears from the trenches, where appropriately and ironically, she works as a wedding videographer all the while questioning why she has complicated her own situation with a noncommittal boyfriend ... "
Do I even begin to explain how close this is to my own life? No ... I don't. I just wish my friend the best, wipe away my tears, and look through the Crate and Barrel catalog yet again.
If you haven't seen Matrix Reloaded ... this is definitely worth your while. If you saw it and want more ... go see it in IMAX! It will blow you away ... seriously.
I saw it tonight at my local IMAX ... and as Keanu would say "Woah"
Visit the IMAX website for a full listing of theaters currently showing Matrix Reloaded and for information on how the film is transferred from 35mm to 70mm IMAX.
p.s. Need more incentive ... there are no commercials and no trailers (excepting the Matrix Revolutions preview after the credits roll) for IMAX showings. So go now ... you can thank me later.
Bling bling
Everytime I come around yo city
Bling bling
Pinky ring worth about fifty
Bling bling
Sometimes I get something stuck in my head ... I hate it when that happens.
Today -- Relax/Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Relax
Don't do it, when you want to go to it
Relax
Don't do it, when you want to come.
I think that's good advice for all.
SIGNED SEALED AND DELIVERED TO MY DOOR. WAITING UPLOAD ...
Hello operator ... I need an exit NOW!
Ok ... so my dominatrix said I have to blog again ... so here I go.
B-L-O-G!
Bang
Lick
Oh
God
thank you good night.
