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more than a pretty boy

July 20, 2009 · Filed under books, celebrities

i have been an avid watcher of the young and the restless for years and years…my mother watched it when i was a babe, and i have very early memories of watching it with her.

recently i discovered that, in true soap opera fashion, a long dead character was returning to life. not only that but, in an unusual move, the actor that played the character 20 years ago would be doing so again.

the character? phillip chancellor the 3rd

the actor? thom bierdz

after i discovered this tidbit, i wondered what had happened to thom in the last 2 decades, and checked google. i ended up on his website, and made a few discoveries;

1) he is gay

2) he is an artist…a very very talented artist

3) just weeks after he left y&r in 1989, his mother was brutally murdered, by his brother

4) in 2000, his other brother committed suicide

5) he wrote a book about these events; Forgiving Troy – A True Story of Murder, Mental Illness and Recovery

6) he is still gorgeous

i felt a bit of a connection to thom, and decided to e-mail him. unlike john mayer…the only other celebrity i have e-mailed (someone pleeeease find me robert downey jr.’s e-mail addy) thom replied. he was very kind and gracious, and appreciated my interest (or pretended to politely, anyways).

so, i ordered the book. and it arrived. signed by thom (who also took it to the post office and signed the shipping slip himself, which i found pretty cool for some reason. i considered keeping the slip as a souvenir…but ended up recycling it)

i devoured it in two days

wow! just wow. obviously, it was quite a story. it feels wrong to enjoy someones tragedy, so i wont say i enjoyed the book…but i will say i was riveted. not only by the story, but by Thom’s excellent writing. he gives just the right amount of detail and description, builds interest, and…most of all…is brutally honest. his talent, strength, insight, and courage is truly inspiring.

i have read on some soap opera sites that some y&r fans feel thom is not such a great actor. while i personally disagree and enjoy his acting…after looking at his artwork and reading his book, i would say acting is the least of his talents.

i do, however, fear watching him on y&r (he is back now) will never be the same for me…

this posting was brought to you by my left hand and a nursing baby on my lap…

Twilight

December 17, 2008 · Filed under books, movies

So I finally saw the movie, courtesy of the local Chinese DVD store. Not a great copy…but good enough to watch.

The movie was…eh. Compared to the book, it sucked. So much was glossed over, most of the characters were nothing like I imagined them (Alice was the only exception…she was perfect!), and…well…like most movie version of good books, the movie just paled in comparison to the book so much it was annoying.

Also, Bella was paler than Edward in most of the movie? How does that make sense? She seriously looked more like a Vampire than he did…he looked more like a punk rocker with way to dark lipstick!!!

5 Random points of interest

November 9, 2008 · Filed under The girl, a day in the life, about the blogger, bath and body, books, pregnancy 2008, shopping

1. I am finally reading the last of the Twilight series, Breaking Dawn. I have read over 300 pages today, mostly while hiding in the bathroom pretending I have some serious stomach issues.

2. I also fit in a trip with the girl to see High School Musical 3. It was cheesy and stupid and had way too much spontaneous bursting into song…but my stupid pregnancy hormones had me crying through half of it anyways.

3. The baby is continuing to drop, and my heartburn is finally getting better.

4. However the baby dropping also means my pants are falling down all the time. It is so annoying. I feel like…umm…some TV character I sorta remember who was always hitching his pants up. Who was that?

5. I got a new body wash, Queen Isabella Cinnamon Orange Shower Gel by Kings and Queens. I love it so much. Sweet spicy sexy smell, and nice thick lather that leaves me skin feeling soft and smelling smooth. Get it at Shoppers Drug Mart.

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Birthday Wish List

October 18, 2008 · Filed under about the blogger, books, cosmetics, handbags, lust inducing, shopping

So, that time of year is coming around again, and in less than a month I’ll be 35!!! Here are some gifts I have in mind, though if I get any of them, I’ll likely be getting them for myself (I have a 40% off letter for Coach!)!

I love putting together wish lists (online shopping without the cost), but am actually not a fan of being asked what I want for gifts…it makes me all prickly and uncomfortable. To me, a gift is supposed to be about what the giver chooses to give, not what the receiver asks to receive. I LOVE getting surprise gifts…even if I don’t end up loving the gift, the idea of someone thinking about me and what they know of me (or asking for suggestions someone who is close to me but not me, or even persuing my blog to get ideas), and searching stores or websites looking for something they think I’d like makes me giddy. I refuse to tell the man what I want for gifts anymore, I’d really rather get nothing (or a nice dinner out!!) than just turn my gift into him paying for something I pick out. I can pay for things for myself, to me it is the thought of someone going to the effort to pick out something that makes them think of me that makes a gift special.

Anyways, I just wanted to share some things I have my eye on…I’ll definately be getting the books soon, as they are not at my library and I am pretty sure I’ll need some late-night reading material in a few months! Any other book suggestions woould be appreciated!

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I’ve been bitten

October 16, 2008 · Filed under books

By Twilight! I have been hearing about this YA series about Vampires that adults love for a longtime, and had no interest whatsoever. Then, a few weeks ago I was perusing the library audiobooks to find something to “read” on a day that would involve at least 4 hours of driving, and saw that the first 2 books in the series were there. I grabbed them, since there was nothing else that interested me in the upper shelves (it is barely possible for me to get the lower shelves anymore, so my choices were limited to about 1/2 of the audiobooks there) and I figured it is worth a try, and might make for a fun drive.

Well, I loved Twilight. It is no literary masterpiece, but it is a really fun book. It has suspense, romance, the supernatural, tension…and really likable characters. I am now about halfway through New Moonand though I am not liking it quite as much…it is still a good read and I am excited to get to Eclipse next!