Meg, Meg, Meg.What the ham fat? I just finished watching the remake of The Women starring Meg Ryan, Annette Bening (who may be a contender for BB 2008) and Eva Mendes. It was like a car wreck: terrible and tragic yet I couldn’t stop watching! The basic story is the same: Crystal Allen, a perfume spritzer at Saks is messing…
While watching 1939’s The Women starring Joan Crawford and Norma Shearer a few thoughts popped into my mind. How come no one gives Joan Crawford props for being THE baddest bitch Why did people always over act in old movies? Why was there a remake? With Eva Mendes in the Joan Crawford role? First, I have nothing against Eva Mendes…
Book flaps lie. While I am not quite sure who decides what will be revealed on the flap of a book, I would imagine that it’s someone in marketing whose missive is to sell, sell, sell!So, Lisa Unger’s Die For You is described as: When successful novelist Isabel Raines learns that everyone that her husbandworked with is dead–and that her…
Michael Jackson died last week. Typing that sentence felt weird. While I will not proclaim to be the avid MJ fan, Michael Jackson was a part of my growing up. The Jackson 5 cartoon Saturday mornings; Buffy, Leaky and I making up dances to his songs. That concert in the rain; the Pepsi commercial when his hair caught fire. Watching…
Does a workout count if during every step of it you are thinking, “Dear God! Please let this be over soon?” That was my thoughts as I struggled through my morning workout. It wasn’t hard to get out of bed; I found myself waking every hour on the hour beginning at 3ish and at 6ish decided that my lack of…