Sunday, April 01, 2012

Ashton Kutcher to Play Steve Jobs

OK...seems like a completely different sort that you would want to play Steve Jobs, but Kutcher has gotten the role. Apparently he looks a lot like him. I suppose a little, although I don't really see it. Put him on a custom challenge coin.

The film will follow Jobs on his journey from "wayward hippie" to cofounder of Apple and one of the most respected and powerful entrepreneurs in the business and technological world. Jobs passed away last October.

The film will be based on the best-selling, authorized bio of Jobs by Walter Isaacson.

Sucks to Be Katie Couric as a Guest Host I Guess

She is going to be guest hosting on Good Morning America this week, but not to be outdone NBC is giving her competition she can unlikely beat. Sarah Palin will be hosting the Today Show during the same time apparently. IT's been too long I guess since Palin has been on TV so I guess this is where she lands.

Like her , or not, Palin will likely win this ratings war. There are enough people that just want to see how dumb she can be I'm sure that will get rating s alone. MAybe they will send her out on the street, or to play with some Electric Airsoft Guns with the people.

Thursday, March 22, 2012

Whitney Houston Died From Drowning Says Coroner

Hadn't followed this story at all since the say it happened. Honestly I never even heard the speculation around what really did happen. Assumed it was an overdose when I heard, but never paid attention to it until I saw the headlines today. Drugs did play a role I guess though too.

Drowned in her bathtub. Gotta be drugs involved to do that right? Unless you slipped and hit your head on your storage cabinets and knocked yourself out you have to be pretty gone to drown in a bathtub.

Whitney Houston, who was found dead in her hotel room on the eve of the Grammy Awards last month, accidentally drowned in a bathtub, the Los Angeles County coroner said on Thursday. Cocaine and heart disease also played a role in her death, the coroner said.

Friday, March 09, 2012

Growing Pains

Thanks to Roman May

As my business grew over the last year, I realized I was quickly outgrowing my small office space and basic phone and internet. Luckily, a neighbor introduced me to smallbusiness.xo.com. With them, I have been able to keep up with the growing demand I have faced and still have the capacity for more growth! My goal is to always exceed my customer’s expectations in every way. This is not always an easy task! In addition to my communications upgrades, I have added staff to meet our growing demand as well as office space. When the area next to the space I was already leasing became available, I went ahead and leased it as well even though it was more than I needed. I figured the small extra expense of having more space than I needed was well offset by the savings of not having to move or get all new stuff printed with a new address! So far things are working out well and we are continuing to grow. Looks like I will be using that extra space sooner than I thought!

Sunday, March 04, 2012

"Dr. Seuss' The Lorax" Posts Biggest Opening of the Year

No surprise that an animated film has taken the biggest box office jackpot of the year so far. No matter how good a movie is, people are always looking for a good family movie to go see together that they can all enjoy. Nothing like watching the kids enjoy themselves and making yourself feel like a kid again for a couple hours that's for sure. Instead of worrying about your adult worries like wondering " is 7 day slimming pill safe?" it is nice to let go and feel like a kid again, even for a short time.

The animated 3-D environmental tale greatly exceeded industry expectations, raking in $70.7 million, according to an estimate from distributor Universal Pictures. Meanwhile, the weekend's other new release, a polar opposite for families, the R-rated party flick "Project X," collected a healthy $20.8 million.
As a result of the robust ticket sales, receipts were up 26 percent as compared with the same weekend last year. Overall, it has been a strong year at the box office so far: Sales have jumped 19 percent compared to last year, and attendance has spiked 21 percent.

Lindsay Lohan Has High Rated SNL Appearance

Everyone loves to watch a car crash right? I mean they can't look away...nobody actually loves it. Lohan has basically been this for the past few years, and yet she seems to get away with everything she does. Maybe the poster child for the "First world problems" sort of person right here she appeared on Saturday Night Live last night and got some of thee highest ratings of anyone this year.

While not locked inside hr residential metal buildings under house arrest, doing community service, breaking probation, getting preferential treatment from judges, she still is making money it appears, and people want to see her. Either succeed or fail I guess. I prefer to see her go away, but I suppose Hollywood thinks we all love her.

This season's rankings with Lohan at #2 behind Barkley who got an NFL playoff lead in:

1. Charles Barkley, 7.4 rating
2. Lindsay Lohan, 5.5 rating
3. Jimmy Fallon, 5.3 rating
4. Melissa McCarthy, 5.2 rating (tie)
4. Daniel Radcliffe, 5.2 rating (tie)
6. Alec Baldwin, 5.0 rating (tie)
6. Zooey Deschanel, 5.0 rating (tie)
8. Charlie Day, 4.9 rating (tie)
8. Maya Rudolph, 4.9 rating (tie)
10. Ben Stiller, 4.8 rating (tie)
10. Anna Faris, 4.8 rating (tie)
10. Steve Buscemi, 4.8 rating (tie)
10. Katy Pery, 4.8 rating (tie)
14. Channing Tatum, 4.7 rating
15. Jason Segel, 4.6 rating
16. Emma Stone, 4.5 rating

Saturday, February 11, 2012

Whitney Houston Found Dead at 48

Wow...didn't realize she was only 48. TMZ is the only place I have seen reporting it and there is little detail. Her entourage found her in her room and immediately called 911. She was unresponsive and pronounced dead.

Too early to tell the cause. Investigations have started to rule out foul play. Obvious speculation is that it is drug related, but nobody has said anything about the cause yet to know anything. No new mens titanium watches for her crew this year.

Tuesday, February 07, 2012

Ellen Gives Real Values to Haters

Everyone is a hater of some sort. So much angst and venom out there about any issue whatsoever. People love to fight, but one thing that has always been silly to me is how people claim hatred as a "value".

While I don't watch Ellen's show, and don't even consider myself a fan of hers in any way, I appreciate people that stick up for themselves in a classy way and might even consider buying their discount dvd. Recently she became a spokesperson for JC Penney's and that enraged a bunch of people that claimed she didn't represent their "traditional values".

You disagree with these values?

"Here are the values I stand for. I stand for honesty, equality, kindness, compassion, treating people the way you'd want to be treated and helping those in need. To me, those are traditional values. That's what I stand for…I also believe in dance."

Thursday, February 02, 2012

Our Sweet Dog

Contribution by Stevie Kirby

I thought that getting a dog would make me feel safer at home, but our dog is as sweet as can be. He rarely barks or growls, and is friendly to whoever walks through the door. He doesn’t get protective of the family at all. That’s a good thing for when we want to have guests come into the house, but it doesn’t do us any good in terms of security. I feel lucky that he is obedient and listens to me, but I know we need to do more to protect our home from thieves and other dangers. One of our family friends came over and when she met our dog and saw how friendly he was, she suggested we go to totalalarmsystems.com and get set up with a home alarm. She has always had one and says it makes her feel much safer when she is alone at home. Since getting a dog didn’t work out, I thought it was a god idea. When I thought about it, the alarm is probably much more effective than even the meanest guard dog. A guard dog can’t alert the police, so it’s probably worth it to try it out.

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Luck on HBO

Still undecided on if "Luck" is another sure thing on HBO, but I was pretty satisfied with the pilot.

The show is based around the life at the race track. Looks at all angles from the gambling to the guys running it. The pilot episode focused mostly on a group of lowlife gamblers trying to win the giant "Pick 6" jackpot. Pooling their money together they placed their bet based on some apparent betting whiz. This was the biggest action of the pilot, but it introduced a lot of characters as well.

Most of what I've read is that people didn't understand a lot of what was going on. For some reason people fixated too much on how the bet worked, but really it was of little consequence. All you needed to know was that it was a longshot and they were trying to win.

A few guys you will recognize like Dustin Hoffman and Nick Nolte are in the cast so you know they are likely spending a pretty penny on producing this one. They are all in it seems as they have already renewed it for the 2013 season so getting into the show you know you have at least 2 full season to look forward to and won't be stuck playing with your model planes wondering how it was supposed to end. This is a good thing to know.