ALWAYS A PROM QUEEN

HOW CAN YOU NOT LOVE HIM?

John Travolta!!!!  His choice of movie roles has been amazing, and his career seems to take on a new life just when you think he might be falling into a rut, but his new movie, "From Paris With Love," looks like he's going to be bigger than ever. 

Speaking about looks, just wait until you see his new character in this adventure comedy.  Check out this trailer. .

I VAGUELY REMEMBER. . .

. . .going to the Sports Arena and watching Roller Derby.  Yes, San Diego had a team back in the 1970's, and yes, I actually loved watching the girls hit, push, shove, and whip it around the track.  I knew that it wasn't all for real, kinda like watching Monday night wresting, but once I started watching I was mesmerized by the action. 

There was an article in today's newspaper that San Diego has a team, the San Diego Derby Dolls, and they are the 2009 national champions.  The Dolls compete once a month at the Del Mar Fairgrounds, and their final run for the season will be November 21.

"Whip It," opens today, and stars Drew Barrymore and Ellen Page.  Once the movie catches on it won't surprise me if Del Mar isn't loaded with a new generation of roller derby fans on the 21st.  And yes, I just might be there too.

ANOTHER TYPE OF TALENT TO ADMIRE. . .

. . .Kseniya Simonova was the winner of Ukraine's version of "America's Got Talent." So what was her talent?  Creating a sand painting of her interpretation of Germany's occupation of the Ukraine in WWII. 

To be honest, I read about this "sand painting" talent and thought it sounded totally dumb, but now that I have lots more free time, I decided to check out the video.  Let me tell you, it was profoundly moving, and the girl definitely has a unique sense of talent.  The audience, and one judge, were brought to tears.  As you watch her create her vision with music in the background, at times sweet, strong, vicious, her painting moves through a tragic sequence of events.

In the eight-and-a-half-minute clip, set to an appropriately dramatic score, the young woman deftly paints the story, through constantly changing images using sand and a light table, of the German invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II. 

I'm not sure what Kseniya can do with type of talent in the future, but it was a winner on "Ukraine's Got Talent."

COMING SOON TO THEATERS. . .

. . .and it looks like another winner.  An Education, starring the new face of Carey Mulligan, who looks enchanting, is about a girl beyond her years.  She meets a man who changes her life.  Sometimes an education isn't by the book. . .

LOOKS LIKE A WINNER. . .

. . .the film is called Precious, and was the winner of the Sundance Film Festival this year.  Produced by Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry, and among its stars is Mariah Carey.  From the novel Push, by Sapphire.

                             Life is Hard.

                             Life is Short.

                             Life is Painful.

                             Life is Rich.

                             Life is Precious. 

Check out the movie trailer.

SEX IN THE CITY, PART 2. . .

. . . Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte, and Miranda are coming back to the big screen, and I can't wait to see the new movie.  Rumors are swirling about plot lines, pictures have been posted on the web, and everyone is excited to see what will happen for the girls of New York City.

OPRAH. . .TALKS ABOUT HER INTERVIEW WITH WHITNEY HOUSTON. . .

. . .I was oh so looking forward to the premier of The Oprah Winfrey Show today, her 24th year on TV, and even had my DVR set on Channel 8, 4:00 pm.  When I turned on the tv, CBS had pushed off the show and instead I was watching men's finals of the US Open Tennis Tournament.  Not only was it pushed aside, but CBS decided to view the show, with the first of two-parts with Whitney Houston, at 1:38 am tonight.  YIKES!!!!  Who's going to watch it at time of the night?????  Luckily, I have set my DVR to tape the show, and I can't wait to wake up tomorrow morning to watch Whitney talk about living with Bobby Brown in a drug-induced stupor.

Instead, here's Oprah being interviewed this morning, about her interview with Whitney Houston.

MAIL CALL. . .

. . .Did you know that President Obama reads and answers some of the mail he receives at the White House on a daily basis?  Of the 65,000 letters, 100,000 emails, and thousands of phone calls he receives, the President has a staff that selects 10 letters a day that he reads.  His purpose for reading these letters is to keep in touch with Americans, and he says that these letters are "a powerful motivator for me."  

It's amazing to me that the President of the United States makes time to read and respond to citizens when he's busy taking care of national and international problems.  Watch the video and listen to what he has to say about his mail.

BACK TO SCHOOL. . .BUT NOT FOR ME. . .

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