Katy Perry & Russell Brand Divorce!

After much speculation, the truth comes out today. News sites are reporting that Russell Brand has filed for divorce from Katy Perry. One year and a few months into their marriage and these two have gone the way of so many other celebs. Russell released a statement about the divorce:

"Sadly, Katy and I are ending our marriage. I'll always adore her and I know we'll remain friends"

Yeah, yeah, yeah. They always say they will remain friends and then a month later all hell will break lose and all the dirty secrets will just roll out.

But sad to say I knew this would not work. They were just so different. Mainly religiously. She is a devout Christian who grew up in church and has a minister father. He on the other hand is not and probably tried really hard to not say how stupid her beliefs were everyday.

Anyway he’s hot(well to me), she’s hot, and they will probably jump into meaningless relationships as soon as the ink dries. Cheers!

Tired of Robert Pattinson!

I have officially come to terms with the fact that I do not like Rob Pattinson. It was explained me by my annoyed family that I am actually in love with Edward from the Twilight books, not Rob. They came to this conclusion when I refused to see another movies that featured Rob. For instance, Remember Me and Water For Elephants did not interest me at all and still don’t.

So I guess they are right. It might sound so weird, but during reading the books I developed a tiny crush on a fictional character and I thought it was real. Lol! But it is alright now, I have snapped out of it. But now that my eyes have been opened I can see how this ridiculous R-Patz obsession has claimed many victims. Now to add to this, E! Online has named him Celeb of the Year. Gosh, there’s just no escaping him!

Kelly Clarkson Supports Ron Paul!

…and people are not taking to kindly to her endorsement. Yesterday, Kelly tweeted her support of Ron Paul by stating:

"I love Ron Paul. I liked him a lot during the last Republican nomination and no one gave him a chance. If he wins the nomination for the Republican party in 2012 he's got my vote. Too bad he probably won't."

This did not go over well with fans and others on Twitter. They also took to Twitter to speak out against Kelly and claimed that she supports a racist and a homophobe.  Kelly quickly tried to clear things up with an apology:

American Horror Story Season 1 Recap!

Last Thursday was the season 1 finale of American Horror Story and today the folks behind the show have released a season wrap-up video. So if you missed this season of AHS, you are in luck! Watch the video from PerezHilton.com below and catch up in 3 minutes and also hear a little on what is to come in season 2.

J.D & Turk Reunite?

On Christmas Zach Braff and Donald Faison released their version of “Baby It’s Cold Outside” and it was hilarious. I hate that I am just now hearing about it today, but I cannot help but smile when seeing these two together. I loved them on Scrubs and I love them even more in real life. They have officially topped my list of favorite bromances! Sorry Vinny and Pauly :(

Rabbit Cuteness!

Christopher Meloni Joins True Blood!!!

Christopher Meloni is heading back to HBO, but not as an “Oz” inmate, but as a vampire on True Blood. Alan Ball, the creator of the show drops a major hint about Meloni’s role in season 5 stating that he will play the role of an “ancient, powerful vampire who holds the fate of Bill and Eric in his hands.” Sounds intriguing.

I am so happy to hear this news because after he left Law & Order: SVU, I thought I was never going to hear from him again. But I can officially approve of his exit from Law & Order since he is going to my other favorite show.

Since we figured out his next career move, the remaining question is who is he going to play? I read all of the books, but I cannot think of any characters that are going to show up this season. Who do you think Chris will be playing? Let me know below.

Free Megabus Tickets!!!

Stop what you are doing and run to the Megabus website right now and purchase free bus tickets. Yes, you read that last sentence correctly. Megabus it offering 200,000 free seats for trips between January 4th – March 1, 2012. If you skeptical like I was at first, I have already purchased my seats and have the proof below from my Paypal. I am going to St. Louis with my mother and little brother and can’t wait. We initially tried to get tickets to Chicago, but they sold out very quickly. So act fast because people are serious about this free tickets.

Here is the special promo code you will need to get the free seats: GOFREE. All you have to pay is $0.50 to reserve your seats and you are set. Happy searching!

 

Reservation Confirmation

Paypal Payment($0.50 Reservation)

Papa Murphy’s Mediterranean Pizza

 Looks delicious, right? I know! Papa Murphy’s better watch out because tomorrow I will be rushing up to their location and buying this as soon as they open. Awhile back I tried the Sweet Chili Thai pizza from them and was officially hooked. I just hate that they don’t have more locations, so I have to drive a bit farther than I like. But it is worth it because this pizza looks good, is cheap, and almost half the calories and fat as their other pizzas.

They are promoting their large Herb Chicken Mediterranean Delite pizza right now for only $8.00, so if you like herb chicken, spinach, zesty herbs, sun-dried tomatoes and Feta Cheese, then you are in luck because I have a coupon for you. They sent me an email and I had to share it with you guys.

Click below to download this coupon and two other deals from a Papa Murphy’s near you. Enjoy!

K-Stew & R-Patz Married?

According to trust-worthy (haha!) InTouch magazine, these two crazy kids have officially walked down the aisle or whatever cool Emo-type kids do to symbolize their eternal love.

It seems like everyday they get married or Kristen gets knocked up. When will this madness end? But wouldn’t be funny if they are married, and no one believes them because of all these made-up stories. It will be the like the “Gossip magazines that cried marriage”, and no one will take then seriously. That would be too funny.

Violet Dead on AHS?!!!

 

If you haven’t been watching American Horror Story, you are really missing out. This show is one of my favorites and gets better with each episode. So make sure you check it out.

But back to the topic at hand. Violet is dead. How and when did this happen you ask? According to the show and everyone on the internet, but me, it happened in episode 6 where she overdosed on pills. But I thought she survived since Tate got to her quickly and made her vomit most of this pills. Obviously, she did die and is now one of the spirits who lurks in the house. But what I am still trying to figure out is how I could have missed the point that she was dead for that long. Lots of people on the web already knew, but I was so late. Guess I need to pay a little more attention when watching American Horror Story. They just keep on surprising me!

I really hate that she died because she was one of my favorite characters, even though sometimes she was annoying. But the good thing is if you die in the house, you are stuck in the house indefinitely. So we get to see Violet forever.

Cat Cuteness!!!

Isn’t this adorable? I want to run out and get a kitten right now.

Forever 21 Accessories

I cannot believe how cute and inexpensive the jewelry is at Forever 21. When I first arrived at the site and saw that most of the pieces I wanted to purchase were between $2 –$8, I had to double check what site I was on. I always that they were unbelievable high, but I found out this is not true.

For weeks, I have been watching YouTube fashion gurus raving about their jewelry and I decided to see what the buzz is about. I am not disappointed and plan on shopping their soon. I might even pick up some gifts for Christmas!

Here are some of the items that I will most definitely me buying soon.

Wallets

Necklaces

Rings

Bracelets

Holiday TV Listings 12/7/11

Tuesday, December 7, 2011

•  Pink Panther: A Very Pink Christmas – 6 p.m. (ABC Family)
  
• Home Alone 2: Lost in New York – 6:30 p.m. (ABC Family)
  
• How the Grinch Stole Christmas – 7:30 p.m. (Cartoon Network)
  
• An Accidental Christmas – 8 p.m. (Lifetime)
  
• The Christmas Blessing – 8p.m. (LMN)
  
• A Christmas Carol (1984) – 8 p.m. (AMC)
  
• The Ultimate Christmas Present – 8:30 p.m. (Disney East)
  
• National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation – 9 p.m. (ABC Family)
  
• Farewell Mr. Kringle – 10 p.m. (Hallmark Channel)
  
• Comfort & Joy – 10 p.m. (Lifetime)

Mariah and Justin Bieber Duet

While watching one those celebrity Christmas specials on NBC the other day, I ran across a new video featuring Mariah Carey and Justin Bieber. They collaborated on a remake of Mariah’s classic song “All I Want For Christmas Is You.” And I am sorry to say I didn’t love it.

While I love Mariah, all she did was twist and turn and put on that “Am I pretty, am I pretty face” while wearing practically nothing. I know she does this in a lot of her videos, but there was an abundance in this video. She is drop-dead gorgeous and looks awesome after having twins a couple of months ago, but come on Mariah, you can’t dress decent even for a Christmas song?

And Justin was just as weird. His voice sounded super auto tuned and his dancing was annoying. I much rather preferred Mariah the 1st time around. What about you? I put both videos below so you too can witness this train wreck.  

Holiday TV Listings 12/6/11

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

• All I Want for Christmas (1991) - 2 p.m. (AMC)
• The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause – 2 p.m. (Disney East)
• 'Twas the Night Before Christmas – 6 p.m. (ABC Family)
• Crazy for Christmas – 6 p.m. (LMN)
• The Polar Express – 6:30 p.m. (ABC Family)
• A Michael Buble Christmas Variety Special – 8 p.m. (NBC)
• A Christmas Carol (1984) – 8 p.m. (AMC)
• Home Alone 2: Lost in New York – 8:30 p.m. (ABC Family)
• A Christmas Story (1983) – 9 p.m. (TCM)
• The Family Holiday – 10 p.m. (LMN)
• Mistletoe Over Manhattan – 10 p.m. (Hallmark Channel)

Holiday TV Listings 12/5/11

• Rudolph's Shiny New Year – 6:00 p.m. (ABC Family)
  
• Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and the Island of Misfit Toys -7:00 p.m. (ABC Family)
  
• A Charlie Brown Christmas – 8:00 p.m. (ABC)
  
• Miracle on 34th Street (1994) – 8:00 p.m. (FMC)
  
• The Polar Express – 8:30 p.m. (ABC Family)
  
• A Christmas Carol (1938) - 9:45 p.m. (TMC)
  
• The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause - 11:30 p.m. (Disney West)

Thank You Notes–12/2/11

Part 1

Part 2

Holiday TV Listings 12/4/11

December 4, 2011 Sunday

Holiday Heist  .. ION .. 3 PM
Under the Mistletoe ..Lifetime . 4 PM
Christmas Town ..ION ... 5 PM
Undercover Christmas Lifetime 6 PM
Golden Christmas .. ION .. 7 PM
Dear Santa ... Lifetime . 8 PM
Christmas Angel ..LMN ... 8 PM

 Not any classics, but theses will keep you in the holiday spirit. If you know of any other holiday movies, please add them below. Thanks!

Thanksgiving Poem!

The year has turned its circle, 

The seasons come and go.’ 

The harvest all is gathered in 

And chilly north winds blow. 

Orchards have shared their treasures, 

The fields, their yellow grain, 

So open wide the doorway

~ Thanksgiving comes again!

-Author Unknown 

Rubber man's Identity Revealed on AHS!

Tonight's episode of  "American Horror Story" is going to finally reveal who rubber man is. We see him lurking in the background, but we have yet to learn his story. The show has told us about alot of other characters, but have been very careful with this character which really makes me wonder. Especially since he impregnated the wife and she is now probably caring some type of demon seed. So I am really looking forward to this episode.

Is Christina Aguilera Pregnant?

Everyone is talking about last night's AMAs and Christina Aguilera. She came out and sang with Maroon 5 on their song "Moves Like Jagger" but instead of listening to the song everyone was noticing how thick Christina has gotten. Even though she has been thicker since the birth of her son, last night she looked like she could be... pregnant. I thought maybe the dress was too tight and made her look funny, but her stomach looked very round and uniform. Rumors are going around that she might be pregnant, but if it turns out that she is not, that will be totally awkward.

What do you think? Pregnant or not?

Perez Hilton's Favorite 90s TV Shows

If you grew up in the 90's, then you remember shows like Boy Meets World, Beverly Hills 90210, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Family Matters. Perez Hilton.com has compiled some of these favorites and I have to say that we think alike when it comes to old school TV shows.

Click here to view his list of awesome 90s shows we all love.

AMA Winners!

Here are the winners of the night!

• Adult Contemporary Artist: Adele

• Alternative Rock Artist: Foo Fighters

• Contemporary Inspirational Artist: Casting Crowns

• Country Female Artist: Taylor Swift

• Country Male Artist: Blake Shelton

Adding a Halftone Border in Photoshop!

Here is a Photoshop tutorial I found on alibony.com on adding pixelated borders to any image. Below I have copied the tutorial from their website and added it here for your benefit. I hope you find this tutorial helpful.

Part 1: Create a Dotted Frame

To create a dotted frame for a photo:

1. Create a new image with a white background layer:
   1. From the File menu, select New, and then select Blank File.
   2. In the New dialog box, enter the dimensions of your photo and fill the background layer with white.
   3. Click OK.
2. Create a new Levels adjustment layer above the white background. In the Levels window, do not make any changes and click OK. Notice that the adjustment layer contains a layer mask filled with white. We'll use this layer mask later.
3. Copy the photo and paste it in the layer directly above the Levels adjustment layer.
4. With the photo layer active, press Ctrl+G to create a clipping group with the Levels adjustment layer below. The layer mask on the Levels adjustment layer will now be applied to the photo.
5. Click on the Levels adjustment layer to make the layer mask active:
   1. Using the Rectangular Marquee tool, make a rectangular selection on the photo to create the framed area.
   2. Fill the rectangular selection with black. The photo will now appear to have a white rectangle superimposed on it.
      
   3. From the Selection menu, select Deselect or press Ctrl+D to deactivate the selection. This is important because you must apply the filter to all pixels in the mask.
   4. From the Filter menu, select Pixelate, then Color Halftone.
   5. In the Color Halftone window, enter a radius of 20px and use the default values for the other settings. (For a different effect, you can change the size of the radius):
      
   6. Press OK to apply the filter. The image will now look like the following:
      
   7. With the layer mask still active, from the Filter menu, select Adjustments, then Inverseor press Ctrl+I to invert the black and white colors in the mask. The photo is now framed in white. The Layers palette will look like the following:
      
6. Optional: To change the color of the frame, change the color of the background layer.

And here is the picture I made using this tutorial. It took me awhile to get this method down, but once you learn it you will want to use it over and over.

SNL Skit- Adele Someone Like You!

Skit from November 12th episode of Saturday Night Live with guest host Emma Stone.

Blast From The Past!

This Blast from the Past is in memory of the 90's rapper, Heavy D, who passed away today. Here is his hit from 1994 "Nuttin' But Love." He diad at the age of 44 and the cause of death is unknown at this time. I will always remember me and my mom playing his music in the living room. Awww, simpler times. R.I.P Heavy D!

Why All The Nickelback Hate?

I personally love, love, love Nickelback. But I have been reading some hateful comments about their upcoming performance during the half-time show of the Detroit Lions' Thanksgiving Day game. Fans of the team and residents of Detroit are furious about the choice to offer the Canadian band the half-time spot over all of the other great Detroit natives. I can understand there viewpoint, but some of the comments are so mean. For example, someone said, "Detroit is home to so many great musicians and they chose Nickelback?!?!?! Does anyone even like Nickelback?." Cruel, right. I really had no idea Nickelback was so looked down upon. Like I said, I personally love them.

"The Pastor's Wife"

Did anyone catch the Lifetime movie "The Pastor's Wife" last night based on the Mary Winkler trial? It starred Rose McGowan as Mary Winkler. And if you don't remember Mary Winkler, she was a Selmer, TN woman who was on trial in 2006 for killing her husband who happened to be a pastor.

The movie took us through the events of the day of the murder, how she was caught, and her testimony on all of the abuse she suffered. Now I have no idea how close to the real thing this movie was, this movie made me feel for Mary. This lady went through so much. Her husband physically, mentally, verbally, and sexually abused her and she took it and stood beside him. And no one wanted to believe a pastor would be like that so they did not believe her side of the story. Not that I am saying it is right to kill anyone, but when you go through hell like she did, you start losing grip. So if you missed it Sunday go to mylifetime.com and look for upcoming airdates.

SNL Skit- Kim's Fairytale Divorce!

Cheese-less Pizza?

Cheese-less pizza, yum!

Is there a such thing? I don't know, but I have a serious craving for pizza and limited resources. Bummer, right? I have every freaking ingredient but the cheese. And it is weird because we never usually run out of cheese in my house. Growing up with a Wisconsin cheese-head as a mother, you learn to really appreciate cheese and other diary products. But I have come to the hard decision to try making a homemade pizza with no cheese(sigh). Looking around on the internet there are a few recipes for cheese-less pizza but they look so foreign, like it is not even pizza. But like I said my mind is made up and I am on a mission to make the best no cheese pizza. I will let you know how it goes. Wish me luck!

Update on FX and DirecTV Drama!

This is an update to a previous post on DirecTV dropping FX.

DirecTV just sent out an email letting customers know that they have come to an agreement with News Corp./Fox. And they have decided not to interrupt service and are keeping all the channels on air. Woohoo!!! I guess both parties understood that they would have some upset customers on their hands. Now I can sit back and enjoy Sons of Anarchy without worry.

Happy Halloween!

Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries Split!

Yes, after 2 months of wedded bliss, Kim K and Kris Humpries have decided to part ways. Who would have thought these crazy kids would end up getting divorced? Umm... everyone. No offense but they did not seem to mesh well together. They seemed so awkward together.

XBox 360 VS PS3 Move!

CNET clearly shows Xbox 360 with Kinect as the winner here, but what do you think? I am trying to make up my mind on which system to purchase. It is just so hard to choose. HELP!

Which is better?

Black Like Me!

Lately I have been getting more into make-up. Most of the time I am pretty plain and wear just lip gloss and on occasions a little mascara. But I have been wanting a to change it up a little. So I have been watching YouTube reviews and how-tos on make-up and they have been helpful, but none of them really look like me. When I say that I mean not alot of them are really dark. Even when I search for "make-up for dark skin" I either get very little results or get people who are dark but not as dark as me, so that doesn't help. And in most of the videos that fit the criteria the women have the same question as me, "where is all the make-up for the darker skinned ladies"? And this made me really start to think of the issues darker completion people face all the time from being teased to not being properly represented...

Need Halloween Costume Ideas?

Then look no further. Draw inspiration from everyone on Twitter. Simply read the live Twitter feed below and find the perfect costume for Halloween.

To keep the fun going, post what you are going as this Halloween. And be sure to have a safe and happy Halloween!

Quote Randomness!

Juice Still In, Piney Out!

Wow, Clay is single-handedly decreasing the size of Opie's family with every season. Not only has Clay killed Opie's first wife, Donna, but last night he killed his father too. The dude has no soul. Not to mention he put a hit out on Jax's old lady and also killed Jax's dad a couple of years back. And for all this, I most definitely hope Opie and Jax find out about this stuff soon and kick Clay's old, crippled, and arthritis-ridden butt.

But on a lighter note, Juice is still alive. Yay!!! And I was right. The branch did snap and his plan was foiled. Thank God! But how long is he going to be able to keep this stuff hidden? He should go ahead and tell on himself. Maybe they will forgive him and move on or he could die like a man and stop all this sneaking around. Because all of this suspense is killing me. Gosh. And with only 5 episodes left in season 4 of Sons of Anarchy, I now the show is about to get really good. Let's just pray that no one else gets killed or at least no one we like.

Blending Photos in Photoshop

My project today was to learn new Photoshop techniques, so I went on Youtube and searched for tutorials. And I decided to try blending photos. I used 3 pictures of Kelly Clarkson and made the image you see below and added a texture to kick it up a notch. If you would like to learn this technique take a look at the video below. And under that is the image I created.



Here is my photo. Cute, right? lol