I shouldn't be mean. I'm really happy for her that she cleaned up her act and that she's sober now and that she has the strength to put herself in the spotlight as an example of how to be sober and a mother (my dear friend Emily did the same thing last month in People magazine, and I was insanely proud of her and her courage). I just hate that she has a damn book out right now. I hate when any celebrity decides to "speak out" about a "difficult topic" because they have something to promote. And also I guess it kind of rubs me the wrong way that she's been clean for like 11 months and all of a sudden she's the end-all-be-all of sobriety, never to drink or smoke meth again. I've said it before and I'll say it again: Just shut up and get a few years clean, Jodie, then come back to the spotlight and tell us how you did it. We'll still care. />
I shouldn't be mean. I'm really happy for her that she cleaned up her act and that she's sober now and that she has the strength to put herself in the spotlight as an example of how to be sober and a mother (my dear friend Emily did the same thing last month in People magazine, and I was insanely proud of her and her courage). I just hate that she has a damn book out right now. I hate when any celebrity decides to "speak out" about a "difficult topic" because they have something to promote. And also ...
This "cover" of Nickelback's "Photograph" had me LOLing, and I thought it would be a nice end-of-workday treat for ya'll. Thanks to my very favorite film critic, Laremy at Film.com, for the heads-up.
Oh, and while we're at it, Pamela at Film.com is giving away FREAKIN' AMAZING Top Chef cookbooks. It's super easy to enter (click here for details) and the book is amazing. I have been cuddling with one at my desk all day. I WANT TO KEEP IT FOREVER!!! />
This "cover" of Nickelback's "Photograph" had me LOLing, and I thought it would be a nice end-of-workday treat for ya'll. Thanks to my very favorite film critic, Laremy at Film.com, for the heads-up.
Oh, and while we're at it, Pamela at Film.com is giving away FREAKIN' AMAZING Top Chef cookbooks. It's super easy to enter (click here for details) and the book is amazing. I have been cuddling with one at my desk all day. I WANT TO KEEP IT FOREVER!!!...
If I'm going to write 25 paragraphs about The Biggest Loser, it's only fair I give a tiny bit of attention to one of my other favorite shows, the fabulous Glee. Here's some sneak peeks for the coming week -- looks fabulous, per usual! />
If I'm going to write 25 paragraphs about The Biggest Loser, it's only fair I give a tiny bit of attention to one of my other favorite shows, the fabulous Glee. Here's some sneak peeks for the coming week -- looks fabulous, per usual!...
Okay, so, if you've read this blog for any length of time, you know that I have a tendency to obsess on things. One of the things I tend to obsess on is television shows. I just get really into a show and think about it constantly, and the advent of iTunes means I can download every past episode instantly, right from my living room couch, and this is a very bad thing for my productivity. This summer I was obsessed with West Wing, and I watched all seven seasons straight through in the space of like two months. Do you know how many hours that is? (If you do, please don't tell me.)
Right now, I'm obsessed with The Biggest Loser. My amazing trainer Kristen (quick shout-out -- check out her website if you live in the Seattle area -- I've been training with her since the week I moved here and she's become both my fitness guru and my surrogate big sister) told me I had to start watching because I'd love it, and this season I started watching. And OMG do I love it. I just sit on my couch and watch it and sob with happiness and feel inspired and occasionally even get off the couch long enough to do 20 crunches before returning to the couch and sobbing some more. (This is why I need Kristen. All the televised inspiration in the world can't actually get me to the gym.)
Anyway. Some friends hosted an early Thanksgiving/gratitude dinner tonight, and while I was shoveling delicious buttery calories into my mouth, the topic of The Biggest Loser came up. And then Bob and Jillian came up. And the table I was eating at was mostly filled with friends of mine who are lesbians, and they started arguing over whether Bob and Jillian were gay. Some of them swore they were both gay, some swore that neither was gay, and some thought that Bob was gay and Jillian wasn't. I was leaning toward Bob might be gay and Jillian definitely wasn't, but if the lesbians can't decide, who am I to weigh in? So I asked on my Twitter.
The consensus? There was none. The opinions were completely varied. Wendie says she's read Jillian's book and she's straight. But then an old friend of mine said that she knows for a fact -- and this is possibly the very best gossip I've heard all year -- that Jillian used to date Jackie Warner from Work Out a long time ago. If that is true I will just explode with reality TV happiness and insist that they get their own show together. I will fucking produce it myself.
The topic sparked such animated discussion, and I like to hear all the possible opinions I can about these things, so I thought I'd pose the question on here. What do you guys think? Anyone else have any fun inside dirt? Can anyone corroborate the story about Jillian and Jackie? (I would die of happiness.) And while we're at it -- who do you think is going to win this season? (My friends thought Rudy.)
Oh, and then a reader sent me this amazing video of Jillian training her BFF Vanessa Marcil, where she actually seems really nice and fun to be around and someone I'd want as a friend. It's nice to see a new side of Jillian! Now I have to go out and get her book. OBSESSED, I tell you! />
Okay, so, if you've read this blog for any length of time, you know that I have a tendency to obsess on things. One of the things I tend to obsess on is television shows. I just get really into a show and think about it constantly, and the advent of iTunes means I can download every past episode instantly, right from my living room couch, and this is a very bad thing for my productivity. This summer I was obsessed with West Wing, and I watched all seven seasons straight through in the space of like two months. Do you know how many hours that is? ...
I know this guy kind of looks like the ball-hog you played soccer with when you were eight years old (or is that just me?), but he's actually married to the phenomenally beautiful Olivia Wilde. And, apparently, some manner of Italian prince. His name is Tao Ruspoli, but every time I see his name I want to call him Teddy Ruxpin.
I'm just totally jealous of anyone who gets to be with Olivia, I know, but whenever I see a pic of this dude I'm just like "Woah. What?" The twosome made a rare red ca...
You guys, I think I just spontaneously got pregnant. These photos of Jen Garner running errands with Violet and Seraphina are pretty much as effective as actual semen when it comes to knocking up a 20-something woman. I can't tell if I have morning sickness or I'm just nauseous from the cuteness overdose.
Either way, I'm going to name my unborn child Gigli.
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All of America may still be angry with him for screwing over our little sweetheart at the VMAs, but at least Amber Rose still loves him! But I have a feeling all that bleach went to her head a long time ago.
Kanye and his girlfriend were spotted doing some SERIOUS shopping in Rome on Thursday. The photogs say they spent the whole day hitting up uber-expensive shops like Fendi and Missoni. It's such a shame that money can't buy class!
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Rihanna was all smiles as she left her Paris hotel on Thursday evening. I have to say -- this girl is ALWAYS strikingly gorgeous, and I'm loving the hair now, even if I was a little iffy on it at first.
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Time magazine published a fantastic article today about the Twilight books and movies. I think the most interesting part is about how Stephenie Meyer wound up writing the books:
The story begins with a dream. It wasn't the Great American Dream--Stephenie Meyer, then a 29-year-old Mormon housewife living in Arizona, wasn't sitting at home trying to figure out how to be the next mega-best-selling author. It was a different kind of dream.
On the morning of June 2, 2003, Meyer woke up with the fading a...
This is a bizarre and unexpected story. Cindy Crawford and her husband Rande Gerber filed court documents saying that Edis Kayalar, a friend of their former nanny, was threatening to sell the photo of the couple's freakishly adorable 7-year-old daughter, Kaia. The photo depicts her "bound to a chair and gagged" as part of the nanny's "cops and robbers game." She is wearing shorts and a T-shirt in the photo.
I read the entire legal filing (it's on TMZ), and this is a really screwed up story. Basi...
I swear, if I have to hear one more thing about her and Adam Duritz, I'm just going to explode. MINE MINE MINE. Back the fuck off, Emmy!
I was having a conversation with a co-worker about threesomes today (because pretty much what I do when I am in the office is wander around and distract other people from doing actual work by bringing up topics like threesomes), and I was all like, "I don't think I could ever be in a threesome. I'm not a good sharer," and she was like, "Yeah, you don't strike me as a very good sharer." Ha! It's so true! I didn't share well in kindergarten, and I don't share well now. And I CERTAINLY don'...
I'm still titling this ongoing nonsense the Kristen Stewart and Rob Pattinson We Don't Give a Fuck 2009 Tour, but I'll give credit where credit is due: At the UK red carpet event for New Moon, there are actually some photos of Kristen Stewart where she kinda-sorta looks like she's giving a fuck. I'm impressed with her, but I'm disappointed. I look forward to photos of Kristen Stewart press events, and I count on her to entertain me with new and improved I-don't-give-a-fuck faces. Don't buy int...