I heart NKOTB

Ok so there's been a few rumours around these last few days that maybe just maybe 20 yrs after launching into the hearts of young girls around the world...The New Kids On The Block could be making a come back.....the 10-12 yr old in me is squealing for joy hehehehe...they have even posted a new song on their official webiste a website I can't get into right now because my stupid computer won't let me download the flashplayer that's needed before u enter.....like so not fair ppl!!!.....hopefully I can fix in the next few days:):):) anyways I can only go by what I have heard through the gossip grape vine....and that is that yes there is a new song (I think) and there r hints of a come back arghh!!!! if they do come back maybe they can wait till I'm coming to the States in December 08 u know do it as a christmas thing.....but I bet it'll be a summer 08 thing instead which means I'll miss
out:(:(.....(I don't think my bosses will quite understand the need for 2 trips to the States this year especially when one of those trips is purely a nostalgia trip for an 80's geek like me hehehehehe.....nor could my creidt cards for that matter) so who knows.....if anybody knows anything please keep me updated:):):)......and if u r a closeted fan or even a still loyal fan with tee shirts and buttons lets hear from ya too.....anyways here's how my love of NKOTB started....so I'm 10 it's the summer holidays and I'm over at my neighbours house.....we r in her room listening to the radio when I hear cover girl come on....OMG I'm thinking who r these ppl.....anyways a few days later I'm in a book store and I see the new kids all over magazines back then in NZ we used to get all the teeny bopper magazines from the states.....and from there I was hooked.....I loved Joe the best followed by Jordan:):):) they were the one and only band to go on my walls and they covered them too....I loved all their songs as did all my friends...in fact my friend Lesley was soooo obsessed with them her parents spent $3000 buying her everything related to New Kids.....(no wonder she was the most popular girl in elementary school) anyways the love affair lasted from the ages of 10 to around 12/13....after step by step had come and gone.....then I moved to highschool and new kids became a distant memory...and I turned to more appropriate dis-enfranchised youth music that talked more to the tortured teenage soul that I was becoming:):):).....as well as other hotter boy bands of the day like Color Me Badd:):):)but the new kids will always have that special spot in my heart as they were my first.....my first celebrity crush (oh joey joe hehehe)....my first boy band.....and they will always be to me as well as i'm sure to many of u a symbolisation of the innocence of childhood..(my childhood)...so I'm sure millions of other 80's kids and teens who loved the new kids r just as excited as me to hear of the possible comeback even if it's just a one off.....it'll be nice to let that inner-child out to scream and fall in love with them all over again:):):):)

Pop Culture Barbie Dolls

I'd definitely describe myself as a collector.....handbags....perfumes and lotions and potions...jewelery.....hk and other sanrio/kawaii.....I collect everything and anything it goes hand in hand with being a shopaholic.....and lately especially since the HK barbie was released in late 2007 I have become interested in barbie dolls.....I especially love the pop culture dolls and I love their retro dolls to, and I have even started collecting the designer dolls (especially if they have handbags) I'm not going to be a full on collector I'm only going to collect if it means something to me.....or is just too too cute to resist....like the two dolls I have my eye on now:):):) the Tarina Tarantino barbie(I am a huge huge fan of Tarina Tarantino, I own several pieces of her jewelery especially her pink head range) and I'm also wanting the My Melody Barbie both will be super cute editions to my collection...too cute:):)


MY MELODY BARBIE/RELEASE DATE MARCH 2008


TARINA TARANTINO BARBIE/RELEASE DATE MAY 2008.

Retail Etiquette 101!

OK 12 years in the retail industry and customer service experience, I believe have qualified me to give this lil view into the world of the retail assistant and what to say and not to say to get the best service:):) Here r a few golden rules:):)

* DO NOT:See a person doing nothing at a counter, and say jokingly oh u look bored I better give u something to do, or anything of that nature....for most of us this 10second breather is all we have had all day....and we don't appreciate being told that we look bored (especially if a supervisor or manager is in ear shot)...when seconds before we have been flat out serving customers or doing many of the million mundane jobs we have been given.

*DO NOT: go into a store 5 minutes before closing...unless it is a real emergency and u will be in and out before the store closes.....we do not get paid after closing time (well most of us don't)....and we do not like working for free:(:( and this goes for customers who shop in the last half hour and come to the counter 2 minutes before closing with 50 items to buy....do not expect to be given the royal treatment as again we will now be late after work and have given our company up to 10minutes of extra work time that WE DO NOT GET PAID FOR!!!! add that to 5 shifts a week and that's an extra hr our company gets out of us for nothing!!!!

*DO NOT: Have breakables and ask the person at the counter to check before they sell it to u....please do this before reaching the counter as 1 most of us do not have the time to look over your precious item and put it back in it's box...and 2 if that isn't really our dept it would be best to have a sales person from that dept check for u or better yet serve u:):)

*DO NOT: Talk on your cellphone or decide to have a lil PDA (Public Display of Affection)infront of us...we have nowhere to go if we are behind a counter and do not like being subject to the intimate details of your relationship.....and to talk on your phone is not only rude but if we need to ask u something we have to interrupt u:(

*DO:If u r need of a refund or exchange....do check the policy of the store beforehand and if u disagree with it for any reason do not get upset at the poor girl behind the counter and especially don't get rude....we r only qualified to tell u and adhere to the store's policy we have no authority to change or bend the rules.....BUT.....we will usually offer to get a supervisor or a manager to help u.....AND....if u have been nice we will definitely put in a good word for u and help u with your case....our manager and supervisors listen to us and often judging on how u have treated us, will probably as gesture of good will bend the rules and give u a refund/exchange.....AND if u have been rude to us....be aware that when we say we will go and talk to a manager/supervisor for u and then leave u....be guaranteed that we r out the back of the store telling them how rude u were to us....and unless the manager is a complete whimp u will never have a chance of getting a refund or exchange:P

*DO: Be nice at all times not only for refunds or exchanges but just in general if we have the opportunity to give an extra discount or a free sample or something....be assured that by being nice to us, u will be rewarded too.....:):):) and u know what just be nice anyway because it always pays to be nice in life....because Karma is a u know what ppl:):):)

NOTE: Ok I must mention here that not all who work in Retail/Customer Service/Sales should ever be working at such positions because they have absolutely no customer skills whatsoever (I personally attest to having excellent customer skills:):):):) I have many "regular" customers who wait to be served by me only:):):)and I am always complemented on how nice/friendly/helpful I am (shame the boss is never around to hear any of that hehehehe)....but yes some ppl r just flat out rude (but for a lot of them that is just there personality and it doesn't matter where they work).....believe me I've encountered my fair share of rude assistants over the years....which baffles me even more working in the same industry.....as it isn't that hard to be nice to customers especially when it's the main thing we r paid for....unfortunately not all agree with me....hence why u encounter the rude/arrogant staff along the way.....the best way to get the service that u want is to speak to a manager....(if the manager is the biggest culprit and the whole store puts u off then definitely write to the head office and in a letter explain your discomfort as a customer because of the level of service the staff/manager provide....if a lot of ppl complain....the turnover of staff at the store will happen rather quickly:):):):) happy shopping everyone!!!:)

Thanks Lesli:):)

First of all I have to thank my friend Lesli for telling me about this blog website....and kindly giving me the link to make my own:):):) and now in true friend tradition I'm going to be naughty and steal a few of her blog ideas from her amazing blog site:):) check it out:):)http://www.bunnycakes.blogspot.com/ Thanks again Lesli u r the best:):):) love ya:):)

Jenn's Loves & Loathes:):)

LOVES:
Shopping....especially in dept stores....the one stop shops....I just bought a cute lacoste sweater and J brand jeans from Nordstrom last night...both were 40% off and I love how they ship to Australia....it'll be here in 3 days....I love planning for trips.....hotels/airfares/sight seeing/shopping I will spend a whole year organising a trip:):):) but I'm not an organised tourist I like to just go with the flow once I'm there....it's more the dreaming of a trip that I love....as u can see I'm a bit of a dreamer....:):):) what else....I love good movies.....good food....good conversation....I love ppl that u can talk about anything with:):) I love my tv:):) especially shows like The Hills, Newport Harbor, Laguna Beach, it's like having a reunion with ppl u went to highschool with only they r still young and glamorous with their whole lives ahead of them and u can just sit back and relish in their drama,drama,drama usually about nothing....which is why it's so entertaining like duh!.....I love chocolate, and cupcakes and anything Kawaii and HK related....it's become an obsession of late:):):) and I'm an 80's child so am def an 80's geek....movies, tv shows....toys I'm a sucker for all of it....I am currently collecting dvd seasons of all my fav shows.....cosby/family ties/charles in charge/growing pains/.....as soon as they release them I have to buy them:):)....I love travelling....because u get to not work for a few weeks which is always a bonus,but u get to meet the ppl of the world and expereience their way of life for awhile.....plus u can eat different food and see all the sights, and shop!!! u def get to shop for stuff u can't buy at home:):):) and i'm a sucker for souvenirs too:P

LOATHES:
what's happening to young hollywood right now.....ppl dying ad going nuts.....someone needs to help them.....and we need to stop being shown every minute detail of these celebrities lives....enough said.....(see other blogs for more tirades)I hate peas....I hate clay animation....it's just creepy and freaks me out....nothing good can come from clay animation it's evil hehehehe.....I hate rude people.....(I work in retail....and the amount of abuse we get it....well i'll have to save it for another blog)I loathe ignorant ppl and those who r intolerant and inconsiderate of others..I hate procrastinating, something that I tend to do on a daily basis...and did I mention I hate peas:):):)

Movies: Part 2:)

It's Show Time!

Ok now I've done the list of actors/actresses that I love and the movies that they have made that I love the most:):):)....and now it's time to announce the List of the movies I Jenn the movie Geek (I've decided to give myself a name hehehehe) love and want to share with y'all or no-one in particular whatever the case may be:):):)

I've decided to bunch them into categories to make it easier.

Ok in true movie geekdom I have to start with the 80's:):)

Now being a kid from the 80's, just know that there is nostalgia attached to every one of these choices…..I've found everything from your childhood means so much more as u get older and that counts for movies too…..ok here we go it may be long hehehehehe

THE 80'S:

*The Karate Kid: Still up there on my top 5 movies of all time....Billy Zabka as the bad boy helps cement it as a classic too!!!

*Ferris Bueller's Day Off:...OMG where do I start….I practically know this movie off by heart.

*Rad

*Pretty In Pink, 16 Candles, The Breakfast Club….all Molly Ringwald must sees.

*Some Kind Of Wonderful

*Planes, Trains and Automobiles

*Just One Of The Guys

*American Anthem

*Student Exchange

*Baby Boom

*Working Girl

*The Never Ending Story

*Flight of the Navigator

*The Princess Bride

*Back To The Future

*Big

*Funny Farm

*Top Gun

*Pretty Woman

CHICK FLICKS:

*Beaches

*Stepmom

*Steel Magnolia's

*A League Of Their Own

*Serendipity

*The Devil Wears Prada

*The Nanny Diaries

*The Lovely Bones (being filmed in NZ right now)

*Legally Blond 1 & 2

*How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days

*Romy and Michele's High School Reunion

*The Wedding Planner

*The Wedding Singer

*Never Been Kissed

*Sleepless in Seattle

*You've Got Mail

*French Kiss

*10 Things I Hate About You

*Mean Girls

INSPIRING TEACHER MOVIES:

*The Ron Clark Story

*Lean On Me

*Dangerous Minds

*Mr Holland Opus

*Freedom Writers

*To Sir With Love 1 & 2

*Finding Forrester

*Lean On Me

*The Emperor's Club

*Dead Poets Society

OTHER INSPIRING (Drama) MOVIES:

*The Pursuit of Happiness

*Miss Potter

*Good Will Hunting

*Field of Dreams

*The Shawshank Redemption

*The Power Of One

*Remember The Titans

*Pay It Forward

*My Date With Drew

ACTION MOVIES:

*Jaws (all of them even Jaws the Revenge hehehe)

*Die Hard (all 4 movies)

*Terminator Trilogy

*The Long Kiss Goodnight

*Point Break (I know this one off by heart)

*The Italian Job (Mark Wahlberg re-make)

*The Godfather (trilogy)

*National Treasure

And that my friends is that...and it is just a mere drop into the ocean of not only my dvd collection but also my love of movies collection, and believe me I will be updating this list A LOT!!! I hope y'all have a spotted a few of your favourites amongst my list and maybe u have spotted one u don't know about and are curious to watch...if u do let me know what u thought....these movies have made the list because like all movies in my dvd collection they r movies I love to watch time and time again...and that my friends is the real secret to a good movie....c u on the couch, and give me back my remote:P

Movies: Part 1:)

Movies: Part 1 Category: Movies, TV, Celebrities
Ok in my last blog I did a tirade on entertainment news and so on……well this blog is also about the entertainment industry but is about my love of movies……and please feel free to comment me back with your favourites too:):)
This blog has to go into two parts, so in the first part here is a list of some of my fav actors/actresses:)

Actors:
Morgan Freeman: Because he has a great presence on screen, he always tries to vary his performances…..he can play practically anything, he always makes good choices for roles, but he's not always the leading man so much as the supporter who makes u take notice…..and he has the coolest narrating voice I have ever heard……:):) fav movies with Morgan that I love, Lean on Me, Power of One, Bruce Almighty, Evan Almighty, and last but not least The Shawshank Redemption.

Dustin Hoffman: Another Actor who plays so many remembered and various roles….My stand outs for him are Midnight Cowboy, Tootsie and Rain Man.

Richard Dreyfuss: Mr Holland's Opus, Stand By Me (Narrator/The Writer was his character too), Jaws, What About Bob?

Matt Damon: What else is there to say:):)...some of my fav Matt Damon movies are: Good Will Hunting, The Departed, School Ties, Ocean's Eleven, Ocean's Thirteen (I didn't like Ocean's Twelve) and Rounders.

Leonardo DiCaprio: What doesn't he do that isn't great…..but a few of my fav Leo movies are….Titanic, Catch Me If You Can, Basketball Diaries, Blood Diamond, and the first movie where I noticed him What's Eating Gilbert Grape.

Johnny Depp: Again another actor who plays character roles like nobody else, First character role that I love him in of course captain Jack Sparrow from the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy, also love him as Willy Wonka in the re-make of Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, then there's What's Eating Gilbert Grape, and although not a movie and he hates to be reminded that that is how he started to get big, I did love him in 21 Jump Street:)

Tom Hanks: Big, Sleepless in Seattle, Forrest Gump, Castaway, Terminal.

Kevin Kline: The Emperor's Club, Life As A House, Dave, French Kiss.

Robin Williams: Jumanji, Mrs Doubtfire, Dead Poets Society, Good Morning Vietnam, Good Will Hunting, RV, Night at the Museum.

Tom Cruise: (have to say first that I don't like Tom so much as a person now he comes across as very arrogant and controlling these days, but you can't really fault Tom as an actor, or what he has brought to the movie industry).....o.k so here's some of Tom's movies that I like:):) Top Gun, Risky Business, Jerry Maguire, Cocktail, Rain Man, A Few Good Men, Days of Thunder, The Color Of Money.....btw did u know that Tom and his characters have some of the most recognisable catch phrases from his movies...some examples.....Show Me The Money!!! and... Shut Up! You had me at Hello (Although Renee actually says that line)...both from Jerry Maguire....I feel the need, the need for speed (Top Gun), I want the truth speech (A Few Good Men) and it's actually Jack Nicholsan who makes that one famous by saying You Can't Handle The Truth!!!....that's just a few anyways....:):)

Channing Tatum/Paul Walker: Because they are hot and also make good movies:):) Channing Tatum is certainly one to watch out for he has some good movies coming out in 08:)

ACTRESSES:
Drew Barrymore: Drew the girl next door that we all love….my fav Drew movies….E.T, Mad Love, Scream, The Wedding Singer, 50 First Dates, Never Been Kissed, Fever Pitch (in Australia it's known as The Perfect Catch) And although not technically a Drew Barrymore movie: My Date With Drew.

Meryl Streep: The Devil Wears Prada, The River Wild, Defending Your Life, Kramer vs Kramer, The Holocaust.

Julia Roberts: Steel Magnolia's, Pretty Woman, Stepmom, Notting Hill, Erin Brokovich, Mona Lisa's Smile.

Susan Sarandon:Thelma & Louise, Stepmom, Anywhere But Here.

Geena Davis: Thelma & Louise, Long Kiss Goodnight, A League Of Their Own, Quick Change.

Reese Witherspoon: The Man in the Moon, Fear, Pleasantville, Legally Blond 1&2, Sweet Home Alabama.

Kate Winslet: Titanic, Finding Neverland, The Holiday.

Julia Stiles: 10 Things I Hate About You, Save The Last Dance, The 60's, The Prince and Me.

The choices these actors/actresses make is why I love them because they all have the power to make any movie they want to, be it, drama, comedy, character, they all become these parts so believingly and that is why they are some of the biggest names in hollywood:):) And why they all deserve to make my list of favourites.

Note: These are my personal favourites, some are the big block busters that we all know and love and some I just love because the movie resonates with me or I just love for the sheer entertainment factor, which is why we all watch movies in the first place right:):)

So What Do You Write?

So what do u write? That is the follow up question I get as soon as I even remotely mention that I'm a writer......my reply is always the same I've written a few children's books.....(picture books, and no I'm not published yet).....and I'm about to start my first novel.....then they reply oh and go on their way....and my fraud is out in the open.....I haven't written much....so therefore how can I call myself a writer?......my answer.....because I am!.....Oprah once had a conversation with someone...and I think they also wanted to be a writer....and they said how do know when u r a writer.....(implicating how many words or pages must u be writing a day to qualify yourself with such a title) her answer was if u wake up everyday and the first thing u think about is writing...then u r a writer......that has always resonated with me.....although that is the 2nd thing I think of (the first is can I go back to sleep?) so yes! everyday I do wake up and I think of myself as a writer.....because and as the old saying goes....I think, therefore I am.....(I was also really good at writing in all years at school and I majored in (Creative) Writing in college....so it has always been a love and something I was good at:):):) so anyways what was I saying oh yes....so I wake up thinking like a writer....I conduct my day with a writers perspective....I see a million stories just pass through my head as I watch the world around me and wonder how would I use that person or that situation in a book.....i'm also a natural at guessing story lines and even actual dialogue in movies and tv (but that also goes hand in hand in watching way too much of both) but seeing it through the eyes of a writer gives these mediums a whole other level......I have a cherished book upstairs with dozens of book beginnings and ideas that have mostly hit me in a brief moment of clarity and silence......and that is also my problem....to write I need to be focused and quiet and that is not easy when u work 2 jobs and just want to come home and vege.....but when I think of writing I imagine myself in a log cabin in the middle of nowhere except me and a lap top.....(because my cabin still has all the luxuries of home) I didn't say I wanted to rough it:):):)....I just want to have an awe inspiring view.....and hear nothing but the sound of nature and my brain whirling of ideas.....yes, your right being a so called writer...I could imagine such a peaceful setting.....but it's always broken by the sound of every neighbour around me wanting to do every job they've been putting off to the exact same moment as well as the psycho two yr old next door (well he's almost 3 now) who's favourite past time is to sit outside and squeal/scream for hrs on end......there is only so much even a writer can imagine.....and so my tale of woe continues as I write the novel in my head and not on the page where it should be and definitely where a publisher needs to see it.......and I'll keep dreaming of my log cabin in my perfect spot just waiting for me to open the door and write:):):)

Oh The Humanity:P

I don't know about y'all but I for one have had enough and feel the need to speak out against the tyranny of what is now so called entertainment, and especially so called entertainment news. Now before I start this tirade just know that I am also very guilty of indulging in trashy magazines and watching hours of every trashy/fun show on the E channel and every other entertainment show going!!!…..but that doesn't mean that I WANT to see 24/7 of Britney Spears having a mental breakdown before my very eyes, or watching Paris Hilton being "Paris Hilton" or Lindsay Lohan being a drunk…..I watch these programs to find out about TV and Movie gossip, because I love TV and Movies and that's what I expect these shows will provide me, not countless hours of mindless dribble of these so called young hollywood beauties being stalked and pursued by the papparazzi….that to me is not entertainment…..is it to u????? ok on with the tirade!!!

Lets start with Entertainment Tonight which is regarded among many as the corner stone of all entertainment media reporting since I was a little one in the early 80's, I myself have watched ET religiously for some 15 years, but ever since Anna Nicole died they have gone absolutely nuts…well really they started going nuts when her son died, anyways I digress…ET no longer reports on movie premieres, and TV show news (ok they do but definitely not like they used to, it's barely a quarter of the show now) now it's all mindless gossip and hey opening story look what Britney did today……drum roll please…. she went to a gas station and got star bucks…..who cares!!!!!!!!

When did our media become so obsessed with these out of control celebrities????? And I must add, what I love is that they say how much we the ppl love it, and want to hear about it…..oh yes! we do don't we….that's what we want Britney and the rest of the gang having meltdowns and going to rehab, getting married/divorced/having kids……yes that's exactly what we the ppl ask to hear about every single day all day…..I know I do (sarcasm is intended hehehehe) why don't we just go the whole hog and have a Britney channel!!! It could be like the Truman show only she will know she is on camera….how can she not, with a million bulbs constantly in her face….

Have u ever asked yourselves….Why do they think that we want to hear about this kind of celebrity gossip every single day like it's a daily soap opera……Because and here's the real answer: "They" (and by "they" I mean the publishing, entertainment and media industries) want you to want to follow these celebrities like a soap opera!!!!! that's why they make them into characters and not real ppl) think about it Britney is no longer just Britney she was once the Pop Princess or Princess of Pop and now she is often referred to as the Pop Tart (oh how the mighty have fallen)….btw one of my majors at university was in communication and media studies, so I have an insiders opinion into how the "industry" and "they" works……for example……look back at a few months of your fav magazine doesn't matter which one (but usually magazines like US Weekly and People are the major culprits) one week stars are too thin, then the next stars are too fat, one week it's celebrities without make-up, so we think oh look they really are just like us…..this also happens when they are pointing out so and so is a mess (Britney, Lindsay, Paris et al) so we continue to think they r just like us we can so relate to them…..(btw, If u can directly relate to them u also need to be seeking help like poor old Britney hehehehe) then the next week the same star is at a movie premiere, or some opening/gathering (restaurant/designer store/charity event) and they are looking all glamorous and perfect, just to make us understand they aren't really a part of "our" world and therefore making us wish we were a part of young hollywood too…This feeds us, it makes us want more….we want to idolise and knock them down at the same time…..this is ultimately what sells the magazines, as well as the products in the magazines (especially if the celebrity is wearing it) all of this helps keep the economy going and gives us a dose of reality/entertainment/fantasy all in the one glossy and affordable package, your weekly gossip magazine.

You have to feel sorry for these stars in some respect…..because I can't imagine anybody wanting to be covered by the media the way Britney has been lately……but on the other side they are the one's that go out and party night after night, they are the ones who put themselves in the humiliating and controversial situations……if they really didn't like all the attention they could leave hollywood or even dare I say itJ have a night in…..now I'm not saying they can't have a life and go out and have fun…and I realise they need to live in L.A for work etc, but do u see all the other young famous ppl in L.A (for which there are dozens and dozens) being splashed all over the magazines the way, Britney, Paris, Nicole and Lindsay are….believe it or not, Britney, Paris, Lindsay et al, probably love the attention this frenzy gives them, it's that old adage any publicity is good publicity……and also in a way "they" have made these girls a sort of a click, like the cools girls in high school that by buying the magazine we can be a part of the drama, drama, drama….even so if my name was Britney and I was in a major custody battle, I for one would not be going out every night and degrading myself just so I can see my disgrace the following day on ET!!!!

It's like a car crash, we don't want to watch it, but some how we can't help but look…..and in the case of Britney look and look and look, until I for one want to go and smack her up side the head and tell her to grow up and go back to "normal" to the old Britney we understood and loved so much……or at least…grow up and take responsibility for her decisions in life…. For the record I genuinely like Britney….I think she definitely needs some help and certainly a good friend too kick her in the butt and stop her from destroying her life…..I don't want Britney to follow down the road of god forbid Anna Nicole….and that is the end of my tirade…..thanks for reading….comments are always welcome……take care all….Jenn:):)

OMG!! We have lost another one:(:(

Drugs and the pressure of hollywood teamed with young and reckless actors sometimes lead to a fateful demise........I can't believe Heath Ledger is gone:( I was an instant fan after seeing him in 10 Things I hate About You......it is such a tragic shame......he will be sorely missed.....especially when u think about everything else he could have acheived in the future......and he follows in the footsteps of other leading men who left us to early......like River Phoenix.....I still miss him........he went way before his time.......the movie industry not only loses these hollywood greats in their prime.......but think about all the roles they will now never get to play and the voices we will never get to hear from their perspective........it is so sad....it's just too many.....Brad Renfro just last week.....Jonathan Brandis.......Christopher Pettiet.......and too many more......but that is the price these guys pay when they play Russian Roulette with their lives......I just hope stars tettering on the edge like Britney stand up and pay attention.....before it's too late for them too.....so sad!!!! take care of yourselves everyone.

My Dream Home:):)

OK so whenever I feel like dreaming out loud......I always visit a real estate website that has a special area of Australia that is developing a community of suburbs full of every dream home a girl can imagine....and what's very exciting for me, most of these home r American style in architecture....like Cape Cod homes and other cute/dreamy/inspirational homes like that......see I believe a house shouldn't just be somewhere where u live it should be a home....a sanctuary....a place to feel safe and to dream.....and it wouldn't hurt to have ppl drive past your neighbourhood and want to live in your house too:):):).......yes, I do admit to having designer taste and tend to like the best things in life and it comes as no surprise that when I dream of my future home I would want to dream big too:):):)......but hey, I'm in reality here I can't even afford a one bedroom apartment :(:(:(..... and I'm not even dreaming of a 15 bedroom mansion or anything crazy oppulent like that nope I will never achieve that unless I win the lottery or something:):):) but my dream is for a 3-4 bdrm brand new house, in a tree lined suburb (with plenty of bedrooms to be writing/collecting rooms) :):):)......so for now it's a dream and it's my dream so I'm keeping it.......:):):):) and this house at the top of my blog (I haven't figured out how to put pics underneath tezt yet:( is my absolute dream home!!!