So yesterday I went to check my facebook and discovered that I had a friend request. I clicked on it, expecting to find some long lost classmate, and discovered a request from "Thomas Chong." Yes, that Thomas Chong. I immediately friended him once I got over my surprise ( Read more... )

My friend Darren and his friend James have created a new web page to rate the hotness of certain movie stars, and their hotness scale over the years. This is something that has been discussed on this very website. I urge you to go to Zenith of Hotness to participate.

Well, I'm not really relaxing. I'm just enjoying the fact that I don't have to drive anywhere this week. Right now I'm catching up on stories that I should have written, doing laundry, writing random things and generally enjoying being at home ( Read more... )

I'm currently watching "Blood Diamond" and can't decide who is hotter; My husband Leonardo DiCaprio or Jennifer Connelly as the do gooder, extremely intelligent, gutsy journalist.

Last night I went to see author Joseph Boyden . I loved his first book, which was about First Nations soldiers fighting in the First World War. It was a very daring and poetic book. His second book, which deals with contemporary native issues, has been nominated for a Giller, which is one of the most prestigious awards in Canada. I got to the ( Read more... )

Yes, I am going to see the movie tonight. My coworkers already bought tickets so that a group of us can go.

Last night I was watching the DVDs of Movies 101 . I watched episodes with Sigourney Weaver, and George Clooney ( Read more... )

I have this theory, that some people get hotter as they age, and others are on the slippery slope. I started becoming a lot more conscious of age when I hit 30, and I started really wanting to know how old certain celebrities are ( Read more... )

Last night I finally watched "A Fish called Wanda". I was 12 when the movie came out, but I remember my dad really liking it, and telling me scenes from the movie ( Read more... )

On Friday, I was fortunate enough to interview Jeni Legon, a dance pioneer, tap legend and educator who was the first black woman to get signed with MGM. Jeni's 90 and has lived in Vancouver since 1969. I got to go to her house, which is like a museum to old Hollywood. She has pictures of her dancing in various movies, including "Easter Parade" ( Read more... )

I've been busy with work, my class, and other big projects and I haven't felt like blogging even though there are some things that I should probably write down and share.

So here's a picture from a writing related project I've been working on for a while

Me and a pop culture icon that I interviewed today We had a nice one hour interview in his ( Read more... )