One year ago, on May 17th, Celebriteasewas introduced to you, the wonderful YMC community. I didn't know what to expect when I came on board besides having fun writing about stuff I like and sharing interesting news and tidbits with you. In the last year, my wonderful husband changed jobs, I got pregnant, and my hair changed about 15 times. I also learned a lot, interacted with wonderful parents and have made new friends through this blog.
Over the last few weeks, Toopy and Binou and The Marshmallow Moon has been touring Canada. The show is a fun little live-action romp with T&B running all over the place — from their fishbowl, to the moon and back in search of a song for Toopy to sing for his friend Binoo. We got a package of tickets through American Express Delights, not knowing what to expect and having one of the best days out with kids I've had ever.
Rupaul's Drag Race just ended its 5th season and I'm more hooked than I ever have been. From Alaska's high-pitched HIEEE yell to Jinkx Monsoon's vintage-inspired looks...wait. You've never seen Drag Race? Oh my word.
Last week, actress Jessica Alba publicly admitted that in order to "quickly" loose weight after having her second child, she decided that her best course of action was to use a double-corset, tightly attached to her body for 3 full months. 24/7. For 90 days. Not only did she do that for real, she admits to it.
Today, a girlfriend and I decided it was imperative that we check out the new Target near us in Toronto. I had yet to go, and Henry, as per usual, had grown out of shoes in 3 months. He was down to a pair of flip flops that I ordered online one size up and rain boots, so, as part of our "day of epic adventure" (more on that another time), we headed to pick up "Aunt Mel" and went over to the store. Obviously, I found a few cute little things for myself, so did Mel, and when it came time for us to get shoes for H, he immediately asked for the Thomas ones.
I don't try and hide my love of zombies. Something about the insatiable thirst for flesh, the shambling (or fast runs, depending on the film), the cultural significance. I love every gory moment of classic zombie films. And what's more classic than Night of the Living Dead? I'd probably argue that nothing even comes remotely close. And I'm not the only person who feels that way.
In "gee, he's a really great guy" news, actor Bradley Cooper has been spending time over the last few weeks visiting with people who were injured during the horrific Boston Marathon attack a week ago. A mother and daughter, Celeste and Sydney Corcoran, were both seriously injured in the blasts; Celeste (mum) lost both legs below the knees and Sydney has severe injuries all over her body from being hit with shrapnel. The women are lucky, and grateful to be alive.
In the "I can't believe it" files: Reese Witherspoon and her husband, Jim Toth got pulled over last night in Atlanta because a police officer said that the car husband Toth was driving, was swerving in and out of traffic. Allegedly, Toth looked and smelled horrible and the officer decided to give him a feild sobriety test. While this was going on, Reese got "mouthy" and after the officer told her to, "sit on (her) butt and be quiet," she got very unfriendly.
With all the craziness going on these days, it's hard to be able to control what our kids are being exposed to online. They have to sift through a lot of the stuff we'd rather they not see — especially tweens and teens with the ability to surf online without mum and dad looking over their shoulder, or locking down the computer. And this past weekend, Lionsgate films released the new trailer for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire during the MTV Movie awards.
We all know Drea de Matteo. Whether from her role as Adriana on The Sopranos, or as Wendy on Sons of Anarchy, Drea has played bad girls in tough situations for years. But that seems to be changing for her. In her new role on Lifetime's Stalkers, she plays a tough detective named Dianne Harkin. The movie, airing on Lifetime this Saturday, was written by Rhonda Saunders, one of the first people to work to pass stalking legistlation in the state of California many years ago.
