In my jammies, working in my office. Meanwhile, it is chilly and rainy outside, but we have a fire going. A nice snack and some good tunes round out what is about the perfect situation. Sigh.
Happy New Year!!
XO,
M
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Anna is Golden....
'True Blood's' Anna Paquin 'flattered' by double Golden Globe nominations
I have such a girl crush on Anna Paquin. I know that if we met we'd be great friends. And I'm only a little bit insanely jealous that she is marrying Vampire Bill in real life. Some girls have all the luck!!
Monday, December 14, 2009
Dear Nicholas Sparks:
I just read your book Last Song. It wasn't very good, but it did succeed in causing me sob for about two hours straight, once I figured out that the dad was dying...
Anyway, my real beef isn't that your book was a melodramatic, tear-jerker schlock fest, but that you allowed THIS to happen:
Anyway, my real beef isn't that your book was a melodramatic, tear-jerker schlock fest, but that you allowed THIS to happen:
Seriously? Miley?? You got Rachel McAdams for "The Notebook" and the best you can do for this one is Hannah Montana?
Shame on you!
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Bret Michaels: You are dead to me.
I just threw up a little when I read this...
Miley Cyrus Remakes '80s Rock Ballad 'Every Rose Has Its Thorn'
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20326106,00.html
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20326106,00.html
Taking a page from a hair band classic, is remaking Poison frontman Bret Michaels's '80s rock ballad: "Every Rose Has Its Thorn."
" 'Every Rose' is one of her all-time favorite songs and she is really excited about cutting it," Miley's mom Tish Cyrus says.
Miley, 17, might be young but her love for Poison runs deep. Her first concert experience – other than seeing dad Billy Ray Cyrus onstage – was watching the band perform in Nashville. And now she’s been in the studio with Michaels – along with other producers – putting her own spin on the '80s ballad. She recorded the song in New York, her rep confirms.
And rumor is that Michaels might even dust off his blue rose guitar to play on the track.
" 'Every Rose' is one of her all-time favorite songs and she is really excited about cutting it," Miley's mom Tish Cyrus says.
Miley, 17, might be young but her love for Poison runs deep. Her first concert experience – other than seeing dad Billy Ray Cyrus onstage – was watching the band perform in Nashville. And now she’s been in the studio with Michaels – along with other producers – putting her own spin on the '80s ballad. She recorded the song in New York, her rep confirms.
And rumor is that Michaels might even dust off his blue rose guitar to play on the track.
Ain't no sunshine...
Does anyone believe this is the actual 3-day weather forecast for Irvine? True story...
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Monday, December 7, 2009
If procrastination were a sport, I'd be a gold medalist...
Right, so instead of the spreadsheet I'm supposed to be working on tonight, I decided to go through my iTunes library, A to Z, and just tag a few of my favorite songs. I ended up with 56...and then I remembered HEART!
Here’s the list:
XO,
M
1. Air Supply, All Out Of Love
2. Alanis Morissette, You Oughtta Know
3. Alicia Keys, No One
4. Ani DiFranco, Fire Door
5. The Beatles, Come Together
6. Ben Harper & Relentless 7, Number With No Name
7. Billy Joel, She's Always A Woman
8. Bob Marley And The Wailers, Waiting In Vain
9. Bruce Springsteen, Thunder Road
10. The Cars, My Best Friend's Girl
11. Christina Aguilera, Fighter
12. The Cure, Just Like Heaven
13. Dave Matthews Band, I'll Back You Up
14. Def Leppard, Bringin' On The Heartbreak
15. Diana Ross & The Supremes, I'm Gonna Make You Love Me
16. Dire Straits, Romeo and Juliet
17. Dixie Chicks, Top Of The World
18. Duran Duran, Come Undone
19. Fleetwood Mac, Songbird
20. G. Love And Special Sauce, Baby's Got Sauce
21. The Go-Go's, Our Lips Are Sealed
22. Grateful Dead, Sugar Magnolia
23. Guns N' Roses, Used To Love Her
24. INXS, Never Tear Us Apart
25. James Taylor, Sweet Baby James
26. Jay-Z/Alicia Keys, Empire State of Mind
27. Johnny Cash, I Walk The Line
28. Kid Rock, Cowboy
29. Little Big Town, Bones
30. Lou Reed, Coney Island Baby
31. Metallica, Enter Sandman
32. Michael Jackson, Billie Jean
33. Morphine, Thursday
34. Natalie Merchant, Ophelia
35. Nine Inch Nails, The Only Time
36. Phish, Gumbo
37. Poison, Fallen Angel
38. Pretenders, I'll Stand By You
39. Radiohead, 15 Step
40. Rage Against The Machine, Bombtrack
41. REO Speedwagon, Take It On The Run
42. The Rolling Stones, Honky Tonk Women
43. Scorpions, Rock You Like a Hurricane
44. Simon & Garfunkel, Cecilia
45. Smashing Pumpkins, Disarm
46. Social Distortion, Bad Luck
47. Soundgarden, Spoonman
48. Three Dog Night, Joy To The World
49. U2, Mysterious Ways
50. Van Morrison, Into the Mystic
51. Various Artists, Ain't No Sunshine
52. The Velvet Underground, Pale Blue Eyes
53. Weezer, Beverly Hills
54. Whitesnake, Here I Go Again
55. Willie Nelson, Georgia On My Mind
56. Wilson Pickett, Mustang Sally
57. Heart, Alone
Here’s the list:
XO,
M
1. Air Supply, All Out Of Love
2. Alanis Morissette, You Oughtta Know
3. Alicia Keys, No One
4. Ani DiFranco, Fire Door
5. The Beatles, Come Together
6. Ben Harper & Relentless 7, Number With No Name
7. Billy Joel, She's Always A Woman
8. Bob Marley And The Wailers, Waiting In Vain
9. Bruce Springsteen, Thunder Road
10. The Cars, My Best Friend's Girl
11. Christina Aguilera, Fighter
12. The Cure, Just Like Heaven
13. Dave Matthews Band, I'll Back You Up
14. Def Leppard, Bringin' On The Heartbreak
15. Diana Ross & The Supremes, I'm Gonna Make You Love Me
16. Dire Straits, Romeo and Juliet
17. Dixie Chicks, Top Of The World
18. Duran Duran, Come Undone
19. Fleetwood Mac, Songbird
20. G. Love And Special Sauce, Baby's Got Sauce
21. The Go-Go's, Our Lips Are Sealed
22. Grateful Dead, Sugar Magnolia
23. Guns N' Roses, Used To Love Her
24. INXS, Never Tear Us Apart
25. James Taylor, Sweet Baby James
26. Jay-Z/Alicia Keys, Empire State of Mind
27. Johnny Cash, I Walk The Line
28. Kid Rock, Cowboy
29. Little Big Town, Bones
30. Lou Reed, Coney Island Baby
31. Metallica, Enter Sandman
32. Michael Jackson, Billie Jean
33. Morphine, Thursday
34. Natalie Merchant, Ophelia
35. Nine Inch Nails, The Only Time
36. Phish, Gumbo
37. Poison, Fallen Angel
38. Pretenders, I'll Stand By You
39. Radiohead, 15 Step
40. Rage Against The Machine, Bombtrack
41. REO Speedwagon, Take It On The Run
42. The Rolling Stones, Honky Tonk Women
43. Scorpions, Rock You Like a Hurricane
44. Simon & Garfunkel, Cecilia
45. Smashing Pumpkins, Disarm
46. Social Distortion, Bad Luck
47. Soundgarden, Spoonman
48. Three Dog Night, Joy To The World
49. U2, Mysterious Ways
50. Van Morrison, Into the Mystic
51. Various Artists, Ain't No Sunshine
52. The Velvet Underground, Pale Blue Eyes
53. Weezer, Beverly Hills
54. Whitesnake, Here I Go Again
55. Willie Nelson, Georgia On My Mind
56. Wilson Pickett, Mustang Sally
57. Heart, Alone
Friday, December 4, 2009
Seriously, you're wearing that?? And other airplane musings...
Dear fellow air travelers,
I feel it is time for me to remind you of a few little details that will make our experience hurtling through the air at 750 miles per hour/35,000 feet somewhat more enjoyable.
First, a belly shirt and cutoff jeans shorts over black spandex pants with UGG boots is not an appropriate outfit for air travel. Moreover, this is not an appropriate outfit ever.
Second -- and here I have to make a shout out to the Gentleman in 23H, sitting behind me on American flight 185 from JFK to LAX today, you know who you are -- anyway, I know that sometimes you need to move your tray table or put things in the seat back pocket. But is it really necessary to rudely jostle my entire seat every five minutes? For reals, dude, Ima slip you a Xanax or six in about five minutes.
Third, to the flight attendants, a head's up before you run my foot over with the drink cart would be much appreciated. Or at least could I get a "sorry I ran over your foot" once you've already broken my toe??
Finally, I'm all about carry on food. Saves money and all that. Plus man cannot live on peanuts alone. But let's consider a prohibition on smelly food. This includes, but is not limited to, bananas, kimchee, tunafish sandwiches, and anything hard-boiled egg-related.
Yeah, so if you could just follow these couple of little guidelines, that would be great.
XO,
M
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