Okay, my brother insisted I watch this the other night & I have watched it multiple times now. I'm impressed by the trailer. Looks like it will be great! HJ looks very much the part (as always) but is also totally ripped! And could that be Dominic Monaghan in that fatsuit? I read that he's in the movie, but I don't see where. Check it out...again ( Read more... )

So at 5pm on Saturday we went to a friend's house whose girls go to school with Autumn & Willow. There were several families invited to bake cookies, watch Christmas cartoons & generally eat, drink & be merry. It was a lot of fun with about 10 wee ones making cookies & singing songs. The playroom is in the finished basement with split level, ( Read more... )

WOOT!!!

Twilight Sucks in Fanggirls for $70.6 Mil Weekend

Joal Ryan Joal Ryan 29 mins ago
Los Angeles (E! Online) - Now that's buying power.

A female-dominated audience drove Twilight's opening weekend to among the biggest in Hollywood history: a $70.6 million Friday-Sunday gross, per studio estimate.

"This is a game-changer. This is an industry- ( Read more... )

This is super funny! I can't wait to see the movie now...(yeah, like I could wait before?!) WARNING: There be spoilers ahead...

28 Reasons Why "Twilight" The Movie Is Better Than "Twilight" The Book...

http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2008/11/slideshow_of_twilight.html#photo=1

I just laughed my ass off. Only 4 more hours to go until the midnight ( Read more... )

David Carr, a writer for the NY Times, tried to describe the mayhem & excitability of the fans at the Twilight Tour in Philly a few nights ago. Judging by my own experience meeting Robert Pattinson in Boston on the 14th, I think he nailed it...

In collective pitch, frequency and volume the sound would make a shuttle launching seem demure, a Jack ( Read more... )

Why would someone go through so much trouble?

http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/wonderwomanhoax_blog.html

Seems strange to me, but really, I've lost all hope of seeing WW on the big screen when they didn't go ahead with Joss Whedon's vision. Sigh...

Gee, I wonder if she realizes this is exactly the kind of effect that her Twilight Saga has had on so many of us??

People often ask me for reading suggestions, and I'm always happy to share because books are exciting things to me. My latest excitement is this: The Hunger Games
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Bill Murray! I hope that if the script is good, they can get all four guys!

Columbia Scaring Up Ghostbusters Revival
Thursday September 4 4:32 PM ET

Los Angeles (E! Online) - No need to believe in UFOs, astral projections, mental telepathy, ESP, clairvoyance, spirit photography, telekinetic movement, full trance mediums, the Loch Ness monster and ( Read more... )

I can't believe Willow is going to be two on Sunday. Tomorrow is her big Yo Gabba Gabba party. She is really excited & wanted to hug the Brobee cake I made for her...


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The last few days have left me feeling blue. A friend of the family, Chris, who was fighting colon cancer like my parents, passed away. She was 41. I grew up with her daughters & used to spend the night at her house when I was young. (If you knew my Mom & how overprotective she could be, this speaks volumes about how great, fun & trusting a person ( Read more... )