Settle down Sam-whore-a!

I was relieved to find that it was Richie Sambora, not my beloved Jon, who was admitted to rehab.

What an idiot. They were reviving MTV's Unplugged and he had to go and ruin it all by getting tossed beforehand. My class act Jon would never do such a thing of course. But Richie...geez, homeboy needs to get a grip. He is just going downhill by the second. He had Heather Locklear, then downgraded to Denise Richards, and now apparently is having a love affair with whiskey. Poor guy. Hopefully he'll get out of rehab in time to go out on tour so I can see my boyfriend. Mmmm, yummy.

What happens when you use the "F" word...

Apparently you can say "Fuck fuck fuck" to your hearts content on the set of Grey's Anatomy. But if you use the OTHER "F" word (which shall not be named...but I'll give you a hint...it rhymes with Saget)...well, then, you get the axe. Yup, Isaiah Washington is outskies. And to be honest...I don't really care. I like Grey's and all, but Christina is way more interesting then stupid stupid Burke.

Do I think he should have been fired though for saying that? Well, that's up for debate. The man may never work in Hollywood again. Maybe if he went to homophobic rehab they would let him return?

I remember reading something from a blog that said the ultimate payback would be if Isaiah Washingon had to play a gay man on the show. That would be quite interesting.

Needless to say, that trophy is the only love he'll be getting for a while.

Lovin Lipstick Jungle

So I've been getting into books on CD recently. I used to read all the time while living in San Francisco since it was the best way to pass the time on the bus to and from work (and a great way to avoid human contact with the "characters"[aka nut jobs] that would sometimes get on the bus). Atleast I never had a bus weirdo flash, pee or puke on me...and yes, I have heard of that happening. Only in SF...and I would imagine NY, and Chicago, and Boston...any big city that has a public transportation system I suppose...but I digress.

Anyway, so I just finished listening to the "Lipstick Jungle" CD book and it was fantastic! It was light, fun and entertaining; really helped pass the time spent in the car. Candace Bushnell, author of Sex and the City, wrote the book and Cynthia Nixon narrated (who played Miranda on SATC). It's about 3 high powered women who "own" Manhattan. Wendy is the President of a movie studio, Nico is the editor of a powerful magazine, and Victory is a high-end fashion designer. And their lives are fabulous and juicy and dramatic and it's all good fun. Highly recommend.

They are making it into a TV show soon too. Check it out here. It stars Brooke Shields, the chick from 24, and that other chick who played Ian Ziering's gf on 90210.

Won't be seeing you "Sunnin"

Now that we've had the debut of our new summer exhibit Catch A Wave that features all you would ever want to know about waves, surfing and tsunamis (shameless plug), my coworkers and I now have time to actually leave the office to feed ourselves.

So 5 of us trapsied on down to 2nd Street to try the Lebanese restaurant Sunnin. And I have to say, not too impressed. It took almost an hour for us to get our food! I had the chicken kabob sandwich which was decent, but I am sporting some strooong garlic breath right now...a bit much I have to say. Call it karma or delayed indigestion, but my tummy isn't feeling too hot right now either.

Best bet, take your bootie down the street to Open Sesame instead. They don't disappoint over there. Oooo, and get their fried potatoes made with cilantro, garlic, roasted chili and lemon juice. Delish!

It's Amaaaa-zing

That was my attempt to sing the "Amazing" song by Aerosmith. I am referring to the fan-freaking-tastic reality show "Amazing Race."

It was on last night and entertaining as always. It's down to 4 teams. The team who are cousins and one is tall, blond and skinny and the other one is a "little person" is still on the show. I want them off. Not because of the little person. She's cool. Her tall skinny cousin NEEDS TO GO though. Pronto. She is so friggin annoying and puts on this weird "accent" whenever she talks to locals...it's just so insulting! And she's manipulative. She makes my skin crawl.

Just like "Sangina" from American Idol. Uggghhhh! I know these are "reality" shows and all, but if these producers could just conveniently rid of the annoying people on them, it would please me mucho.

What is wrong with people?!?!?!

OK, seriously...what is wrong with people? Why are there these crazies that think shooting a bunch of people is a good idea?

By now, I'm sure you've heard about the crazy nut job who killed 32 people at Virginia Tech. This just infuriates me and makes me so sad at the same time. It's just so senseless and tragic. What made the shooter so unhappy and miserable? Why was he so messed up? I just don't get it. If he was that unhappy, he should have just sucked it up and gone to Disneyland...or gotten his frustrations out with a good kickboxing workout...or go to a shooting range and shoot paper targets for crying out loud!!!

33 people (including the shooter) gone, just like that, making it the worst shooting in the U.S. Such a shame. My heart goes out to the friends and families of the victims.

So I know it's been a while...

Yes, ok, ok....I haven't updated my blog in a while. I lag.

But I am back on the wagon...atleast for today...and have decided to post a photo of the surfboard I painted at my work. Employees were given the opportunity to design their own surfboards for our new "Catch A Wave" exhibit which debuts Friday, May 25th (and which you should all check out...but not Memorial Day weekend because it will be a madhouse!!)

So I'm dedicating my surfboard to my Dad, and the artist Magritte was my inspiration. Here is an example of Magritte's style and where I got the idea to paint the elements (although he depicts 6 and I'm pretty sure we only have 4 elements buddy). This painting is one of his better known pieces (and it was featured in that movie "Thomas Crown Affair").

I really enjoyed the painting process. Maybe that means I should take some painting classes to nurture my artistic side. Or...maybe this means I should stick to my day job.