"Love & Other Drugs" was today's movie. I am saddened to say this movie looked cuter than it truly was. I don't know what I had expected of this movie but I found it very lacking on an actual plot. Man screws anything that moves. Man becomes drug rep and gets an even better push with the selling of Viagra. Falls for a nymphomaniac who has Parkinson's and wants to fix her. Entirely too much sex and not enough story in my mind. Even a few of the reviews made the comment "This was not a movie it was porn."
Jamie is a great salesman. Perhaps a little too good. He is handsome and loves empty sex with whomever he can get his hands on. This sexual prowess of his will cost him his job. In doing so it opens another door for him. A Pfizer drug rep. He finds it hard to meet his quota at first but figures out how to play the rep game. Perhaps he learns it at the right time as Pfizer introduces Viagra.
Jamie will use every angle he can to get ahead. Viagra only boosts him career wise. However he still must contend with his sexual prowess. He meets his match in Maggie, a nymphomaniac with Parkinson's. The last thing she wants is a relationship. Friends with benefits is her ideal relationship with him. Jamie will fall for her. She doesn't want to be a burden to anyone as she grows sicker.
The harder Jamie falls for her the more they seem to grow apart and Jamie is more focused on fixing her like she is a project. Will he figure out what he wants more?
In IMVU I decided to make the bridal or bellix hair without any ornamentation.
BELLIX HAIR
BRAIDED UPSWEPT HAIR - UPDO - UP-DO
AVAILABLE IN: BLACK - BLOND - BROWN - RED - WHITE
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Today's movie was far from my first pick of a movie. I never got into the whole TRON thing ever. I thought it was just an overall geeky and stupid concept to begin with. That was the first time around. Perhaps it was because when TRON cam out the first time I was not the gamer I am today. So you can imagine how I felt when Spencer had mentioned he would love to see "TRON: Legacy". He had opted to not rent it. He is a sweet guy like that. However I could not let him do that. He has never stopped me from watching something I wanted to see whether or not he has watched it with me. So when we got our soda at Kroger we got redbox codes. We got "TRON Legacy" since I did not have to pay for it. That way if it did truly suck I lost no money just a couple hours of my time... HAHA.
That all said... Overall It was a decent movie. While it might not have been my cup of tea I still watched it. I did like the modern upgrades to it. I would take a guess that the people who worked with this film likely even played TRON in the first place. I feel the recreation was fantastic if not better than the original thoughts of it so many years ago. The visual effects were stunning too. Not to mention the color schemes. Very well done. So I am not totally upset I watched it in the end.
Sam was orphaned at 7 when his father disappeared. His father was one of the creators of TRON. He was working on a project with the grid when he disappeared.
Twenty years pass and Sam does not want to run the Encom corporation, the TRON Creators. Alan, a co-creator of TRON gets a page from Sam's father's office. It was disconnected shortly after his disappearance. He urges Sam to check it out. Sam goes to the arcade and finds a secret door that leads to his father's old office. Under the many layers of dust he finds a computer system and boots into it. Before he knows what has happened he winds up inside TRON and in the grid.
Sam will now have to face the games and is a user versus a program. Users are not supposed to be in the grid only programs. In the games he is forced to play he will either win or die trying. It is found out he is a user and brought to Clu. He mistakes Clu to be his father at first. All Clu wants is the "DISK". The disk holds all the information about the wearer of it. In this case Clu had hoped Sam's disk would give him information on the outside world. As he finds none he puts Sam to more games expecting it to bring him to his demise. Quorra will step in to get Sam to his father instead.
Sam reunited with his father wants to bring his father back home and out of TRON. He is wanted by Clu so his disk can be used to get to the outside world. Sam refuses to lose his father once more and has to find a way to get them back home together. Will he succeed or will Clu get the disk?
In IMVU as I mentioned yesterday I was working on some requests for one of Orion's slaves. Here are a couple more pieces. I still have a few more requests to work out.
BY REQUEST
CHOOPS WITH WHIP SLAVE DINA
Gold hoop earrings with golden beads and charms. The charms are a dina with a royal blue center.
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CHOOPS WITH KASBAH DINA
Gold hoop earrings with golden beads and charms. The charms are a dina with an ocean blue center.
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This was supposed to be only one set of blue heart earrings. The first before I could alter it to the way she wished someone else purchased so I was forced to make a second set. You will notice a slight difference but one has a "shinier" appearance than the other.
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ROYAL BLUE HEART EARRINGS
Deep blue heart earrings with beads.
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ROYAL BLUE HEART EARRINGS
Deep blue heart earrings with beads.
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Today's movie admittedly Spencer wanted to see it more than I did. For any relationship to work their should be compromise. So knowing he wanted to see it I reserved it in the redbox and we picked it up. I was pleasantly surprised with the movie. I had thought it was going to be utterly stupid but i found it a great family fun film. The movie was "Yogi Bear". I often get real unsure of the live action movies. I was used to things as one way so I am never sure if they are going to be worth it. This one was cute and in typical Yogi fashion.
Yogi is constantly stealing picnic baskets. His best friend Boo Boo is always trying to be the voice of reason, even if he is not successful. A "Movie Lady" as Yogi and Boo Boo call her wants to document the park and Yogi through her "Boo Boo Cam". She places a camera in Boo Boo's bow tie. The ranger realizes he likes the movie lady and acts kind of goofy around her.
Even in his lovestruck mind he cannot be prepared for what is on the Mayor's agenda. The Mayor wants to see profit on the park or he intends to rezone it. The ranger has a week to make the budget they are under in. With some help from the lovely movie lady a 100th birthday celebration is planned for the park. The goal to raise the money with discounted season passes.
The ranger asks for only one thing... Yogi to behave. This should not be so hard for a smarter than your average bear to handle. With Boo Boo trying to keep Yogi from not stealing baskets and a power hungry head ranger want to be encouraging Yogi there is bound to be something to go wrong. Yogi will try to jazz up the party and fail miserably. It looks like it just might be the end of Jellystone Park.
Unless... The movie lady realizes in looking through the footage from her "Boo Boo Cam" that there is a rare turtle in the park. Can they save the park and the turtle before it is too late?
In IMVU today it was a friend's birthday so I decided to make her something special. She is a poet and while she loves the dresses I have made so far she had commented she wished there was more white in them. She recently purchased the universal hood from the Free Companion Ceremony set, so I found a way to match it. Here was her birthday gift from me:
LOTTE POET
MADE SPECIAL FOR A POET ON HER BIRTHDAY.
This dress is meant to be paired with my silver free companion ceremony pieces as they were ones she liked most.
THIS IS THE DRESS ONLY ALL OTHER PIECES SOLD SEPARATELY
A floor length, fluted gown with fluted sleeves. The dress itself is white with a silvery lacy overlay. Lacy stockings underneath. Accented in teal and red ruffles and lace.
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Also today I had some requests to handle. One of Orion's girls Becki was looking for something specific. So after a bit of playing this was what we got:
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WHIP SLAVE OF ORION
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I have a few more things to work on for her but that will be tomorrow and likely at least one other day. She is very specific on what she wants and Orion is very finicky so I have to make sure they are perfect enough that they both approve.
Now today I watched Lindsay Lohan in a movie. While I do not totally agree with her personally I have liked her acting in the few movies I have seen her in. This movie was no exception. This movie is too funny. It is a great story about the mess lies can make. Especially lies that people are going to see through at some point. It is a great movie for just about anyone I think. Perfect amount of comedy and drama mixed with a great storyline. The lesson however is "Don't lie, you are going to get caught in the end." The movie was "Labor Pains".
Thea is just living moment to moment. She is working to support herself and her sister. Their parents died in a car accident. Thea tends to lie to cover her rear every chance she gets. While she is trying her best she is not the greatest at being on time for anything. That includes her job and her sister's appointments with her guidance counselor about her future. In Thea's having to play mom the sisters have an obvious wedge between them.
At work Thea can at least confide in her best friend and fellow secretary in the office. The two of them frequent the bathroom for smoke breaks and bathing of the boss' dog. In a heated discussion of Thea's actual views of her boss he happens to over hear her from the men's bathroom next door and barges into the women's bathroom demanding her to his office. There he is intending to fire her. She can't afford to lose her job. She is already behind in rent, she has to support her sister. She in a quick thought says she is pregnant so he can't legally fire her. Without thinking once more she spews out a due date which makes her about 4 months pregnant. Her body does not show that though so her best friend helps her come up with a solution until she can figure out a way out of this.
Before Thea can confess that she lied to save her rear she gets pulled into a deal because of being pregnant. Now to keep the position she has she continues to play the part. One lie leads to yet another as she now begins to believe she is pregnant. She will do nothing without her fake belly and continues to keep up the facade of the pregnancy. Eventually she is bound to get caught up in her lies. When that day comes will she lose everything she has gained in her lies? Including quite possibly the friends she has made and the man she has an interest in? Is there any way for her to come out of this in one piece?
In IMVU I went with an absolutely too cute hairstyle. in my not feeling well the last couple days I had put them in a few at a time which is why you will see "Now available in" In each new set I added the pictures of the previous released set. Just in case I did not get them all up. Here they are:
CURLYQ aka CURLY Q HAIR
Massive Curly Tails by LaBoutiqueDelure based
Absolutely precious, springy looking curls, Drawn to the sides in pigtails. Choppy bangs.
Perfect for any occasion!
Available in: Black - Blond - Brown - Red - White
Cello - Brown with cherry streaks
Brat - An updated "Kali" - Black with red ends
Eltue - An updated "Lika" - Black with electric teal blue ends
Oline - An updated "Katy" - Black with purple ends
Toria - An updated "Ilak" - Black with pink ends
Kumi - Black with cherry streaks
NOW ALSO AVAILABLE IN:
Bliss - An updated "Bloo" - Black with blue ends
Fetti - Black with rainbow ends
Hulk - An updated "Green" - Black with green ends
Karma - Black with caramel ends
Steel - An updated "Jean" - Black with grey/gray ends
Grape - An updated "Poip" - Black with deep purple ends
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I recalled from working at Walmart that the redbox drops movies around 12:01 AM for new releases. Today being Tuesday the new releases drop today. I have been awaiting today for "Little Fockers". I wanted to see it before now. What was holding me back however was that Spencer had not seen the first 2. Netflix mailed us "Meet The Parents" just in time. So at 12:01 am we were at a Redbox to get "Little Fockers".
Admittedly, It did not live up to my expectations. While it is still a good movie I expected more. Perhaps it was all the hype from the lead up that I found myself just not as happy with the film as I had hoped. It contains more serious tones in this one as well. There is adultery and heart conditions in this one which tends to take away some points of humor. Overall though the 3 movies combined are worth the watch. It is not nearly as great as the first two but they are a hard act to follow. So here is the layout of the movie:
Five years have passed since the Focker wedding. The pregnancy turned out to be twins, a boy and a girl. The twins 5th birthday is fast approaching so the family is getting together for it. Of course this means something is bound to go wrong.
Jack is having heart issues, even had a mild heart attack that he keeps hidden by confiding in Greg. Because of his failing heart he becomes panicked to know the family in general will be well cared for and be in good hands should something happen. Greg is his only choice now. Doctor Bob had an affair so he is now out of the circle of trust, thus leaving only Greg, the male nurse. Greg has maintained the male nurse though he now has a higher position in the hospital and not enough money.
Jack putting pressure on Greg makes him take on a drug campaign for some extra cash. This extra money is not going to come easy when the lovely Andy comes with it. Andy seems more interested in Greg than in his work for the drug campaign. The drug is for erectile dysfunction for people with heart conditions. While he has prepared the presentation from the medical view he is told that is not what they are here for, he has to win them over to buy it. This becomes a comedic routine about his father-in-law. Greg wows them and goes about his business running into Doctor Bob along the way.
Now Greg is bound for disaster with Jack. He is fraternizing with the enemy and has a sexy work partner. Kevin is back in the area well in the money. He still loves Pam. He decides since the house is not in shape for the twins birthday party he will have it at his place. This does not sit well with Greg at first because he wants to prove he can do it all. The renovations on the house leave him no choice. Now all you need is for Pam to find out Andy is not as plain as Greg stated to ignite the flames.
Jack feels Kevin is a better suitor for Pam. He wants to correct her course and have her be with Kevin so he can rely on Kevin to care for the family when he is gone. It will push things too far and all truths will be laid out on the table. Will Kevin get Pam? Will Jack just give up? Is there something more with Greg and Andy? Will everyone wind up the typical family in the end?
In IMVU I of course had to offer another version of the Free Companion Ceremony so silver it is:
FREE COMPANION CEREMONY
Often in traveling free women were completely covered. In fact more often than not unless in their own home they were completely concealed. This does not change for a "bride" on the way to her companions city.
In the books some of the Free Companionship caravans were raided and the companions taken for ransom or even put into slavery.
There is no marriage, as we know it, on Gor, but there is the institute of the Free Companionship, which is its nearest correspondent. - Outlaw
In certain cities, in connection with the free companionship, the betrothed or pledged beauty may wear eight veils, several of which are ritualistically removed during various phases of the ceremony of companionship; the final veils, and robes, of course, are removed in private by the male who, following their removal, arms interlocked with the girl, drinks with her the wine of the companionship, after which he completes the ceremony. This sort of thing, however, varies considerably from city to city. In some cities the girl is unveiled, though not disrobed, of course, during the public ceremony. The friends of the male may then express their pleasure and joy in her beauty, and their celebration of the good fortune of their friend. - Slave Girl
AVAILABLE FOR THIS SILVER AND WHITE COLLECTION:
VEIL - GLOVES - SLIPPERS
HOOD - A hood capable of being with numerous hairstyles pick your favorite.
ROBE - Call it what you wish, a robe, a gown, or even a dress. This is a floor length gown. It has a fluted bottom and fluted long lacy sleeves. It is edged with colored lace. Even though it has a sweetheart neckline their is no flesh to be seen. It even has stockings!
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ALSO AVAILABLE - CROWN OF TALENDERS
A talender is a beautiful, delicate, yellow-petaled flower often associated with feminine love, beauty and passion.
AVAILABLE WITH SILVER OR GOLD RIBBONS
The talendarGorean mind, is associated with beauty and passion.
A crown of talenders was often worn by the girl at the feast celebrating her Free Companionship. - Outlaw
Free Companions, on the Feast of their Free Companionship, commonly wear a garland of talendars. Sometimes slave girls, having been subdued, but fearing to speak, will fix talendars in their hair, that their master may know that they have at last surrendered themselves to him as helpless love slaves. - Raider
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Well I had an absolutely fantastic day. Just what the doctor ordered for my severe slump into depression of late. I spent the day with my sister from Georgia. We went and ran some errands. Got lost... literally. We learned a valuable lesson, GPS is much better than APS (Aylen Positioning System). I zigged when I should have zagged. We were to go to WalMart. Instead I found our way to Joe and Heidi's house. Oops lol. Its all good though. In our wrong turn we found a bank that she needed. And across from that was the main road for lunch. We had some Texas Roadhouse. Absolutely delicious. We did find Walmart from there with the waiter's help. Then we finished it off with yummy desserts from the Kroeger bakery case. No better known cure for depression than love and affection. I love my sister, and I am so thrilled we had a day together. She left the movie 'Inception' which I will likely watch tomorrow.
As for a movie for today I watched 'Four Weddings and a Funeral". I loved this movie. I am always up for a good laugh and this movie definitely did the trick. Perhaps because I could relate to the film. I have a very large extended family. My Mother remarried. My biological father remarried. My Mother's second husband loved me enough to adopt me to call me his. Along the way if you count them all... My Mother has called 3 girls hers. My biological father called 3 boys and 4 girls his. My adoptive father has 2 girls of his own other than the 2 he shares with my mother, as well as a handful of children from the 3 marriages he has had he called his. Not to mention I grew up a ward of New York State. That means I have very strong bonds with other I call my family as well. Oh, I can't forget the brother I adopted with pound puppy papers, or the 2 sisters I have picked up in the last few years. So in short this movie was a definite thought of life as I would most likely call it. It is a movie for every taste I think.
Charles seems to like to oversleep. He is late as he rushes a young lady out of the house as well. They are late for the wedding. Charles is a mess in general. He seems to not have much luck with women. At the wedding he will find Carrie. He really likes her and blows off his family to be with her for the night. After a few roadblocks they spend an intimate night together and she leaves in the morning. Before long she is engaged to someone and it is not Charles.
Charles goes to yet another wedding. Once more he is late. His friends and family seem to not have a ton of luck in marrying off. So much so in fact that their father wants it most to see one of them marry before he dies. However they are all free spirits much like their father who is usually the center of the party. The family is beyond unique though their bluntness and seeming lack of tact makes for interesting situations.
Carrie invites Charles to her wedding. It is absolutely beautiful. At the wedding one of Charles' family members will die. They say nothing to disturb the festivities, rather keep it hushed. Now they will attend the funeral. After the funeral, a few months down the road, Charles himself will find himself at the altar. Who will the lucky bride be?
Speaking of weddings... In IMVU today I finally released the Free Companion Ceremony. You might wonder what that has to do with a wedding. Well, a Free Companion is the woman of a man on Gor. By this I mean it is the closest thing they have to a marriage. It is often used as a kind of power play between high castes. The power play would be much like Kings betrothing their children for alliances. Some are offered off to pay debts. Some just fall in love. Where the companionship differs severely from a wedding as we know it is this: In a wedding it is supposed to be until death you do part. In a companionship it is in a year agreement. It can be broken legally at any time. It is also considered null and void in instances of slavery, death and if in one year from that original drinking of the wine they do not drink wine again. So now you have seen the "goofs" on the way here. Now you get to see the final project:
FREE COMPANION CEREMONY
Often in traveling free women were completely covered. In fact more often than not unless in their own home they were completely concealed. This does not change for a "bride" on the way to her companions city.
In the books some of the Free Companionship caravans were raided and the companions taken for ransom or even put into slavery.
There is no marriage, as we know it, on Gor, but there is the institute of the Free Companionship, which is its nearest correspondent. - Outlaw
AVAILABLE FOR THIS GOLD AND WHITE COLLECTION:
VEIL - GLOVES - SLIPPERS
HOOD - A hood capable of being with numerous hairstyles pick your favorite.
ROBE - Call it what you wish, a robe, a gown, or even a dress. This is a floor length gown. It has a fluted bottom and fluted long lacy sleeves. It is edged with colored lace. Even though it has a sweetheart neckline their is no flesh to be seen. It even has stockings!
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ALSO AVAILABLE - CROWN OF TALENDERS
A talender is a beautiful, delicate, yellow-petaled flower often associated with feminine love, beauty and passion.
AVAILABLE WITH SILVER OR GOLD RIBBONS
The talendar is a flower which, in the Gorean mind, is associated with beauty and passion.
A crown of talenders was often worn by the girl at the feast celebrating her Free Companionship. - Outlaw
Free Companions, on the Feast of their Free Companionship, commonly wear a garland of talendars. Sometimes slave girls, having been subdued, but fearing to speak, will fix talendars in their hair, that their master may know that they have at last surrendered themselves to him as helpless love slaves. - Raider
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The movie for today was based on a true story. It is foreign and has subtitles. Admittedly parts of it were very difficult to watch. It was very well done in my mind, very believable. Hard to remember they were actors and actresses. You fall in love with who you are supposed to and hate who you are supposed to. You can't help but feel in this movie. The movie was "The Stoning of Soraya M." Wikipedia offers this: Stoning of Soraya
Soraya is a woman from Iran. She has no rights. She is under the laws nothing compared to the men around her. She will do as she is told no questions asked or pay for her behavior. Her husband is in love with another woman. He wants a divorce and his sons. Soraya does not wish this since it will leave her and the girls in poor shape.
Her husband wants her out of his life. After a village man's wife passes Soraya for wages takes on a womanly role for him. She cooks and cleans as well as cares for his son. She returns to her home and cares for her family as well. The rumors begin as she spends much time there that she and he are not acting appropriately. Many of these rumors are started by the husband who wishes to be rid of her.
Soraya will be faced with charges of adultery. In her society that is punishable by death. All he needs is to get the man she works for to say she has done something she should not have. After all in the world she lives in a woman must prove a man's guilt, however she must prove her own innocence.
In IMVU I found 2 if my products in the outfit challenge again. Here the facial piece and the cuffs she is wearing are mine! YAY!
Okay we are finally getting to the goods I promised... I am finishing up all the things I need to for the Free Companion outfit. I have kept you waiting though so let me show you at least the floral crown that goes with it
CROWN OF TALENDERS
A talender is a beautiful, delicate, yellow-petaled flower often associated with feminine love, beauty and passion.
AVAILABLE WITH SILVER OR GOLD RIBBONS
A crown of talenders was often worn by the girl at the feast celebrating her Free Companionship. - Outlaw
The talendar is a flower which, in the Gorean mind, is associated with beauty and passion. Free Companions, on the Feast of their Free Companionship, commonly wear a garland of talendars. Sometimes slave girls, having been subdued, but fearing to speak, will fix talendars in their hair, that their master may know that they have at last surrendered themselves to him as helpless love slaves. - Raider
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The movie that was watched for today I have both positive and negative views about. I suppose that can happen to anyone. The movie was "Winter's Bone". It is obviously in a small town where everyone is related and or knows each other. That is fine, I had no issues with that. More often than not they are great environments when you need a hand which the movie did portray. Where I had the issue was it seemed a bit stereotypical in the way the people were versus how they were most likely.
That said however. I really did like it. It was a little slow in parts but I liked the overall story and concept of the film. There was no "Hollywood flash" very plain in setting, natural. I was very impressed with that. I felt it showed how much one's family can mean to them and the things family can, will, and should do for each other.
Ree is only 17. She however is raising her 12 and 6 year old siblings. Her mother is of no help as she is ill. Her father is of even less help being out on bond for making drugs. Though only 17 Ree is well rounded and can survive just about anything thrown her way.
Ree is visited by the local sheriff who informs her that her father put their home up for his bond. Should her father who not a soul has seen, not show up for court, they will take the only thing they have left. Ree must find her father. She begins her journey to find him among the rest of the things she has to get done. She needs to teach the children how to fend for themselves should they need to. They are in a very poor state of affairs.
While teaching the children how to hunt, cook, skin, clean and how to survive she holds herself together trying to keep her family together. If she can just find her father. People try to steer her away from finding him, even abandon hope of finding him. He is even spoken of in the past tense by some. Ree figures if he does not show for court he is dead somewhere.
Will the father show up for court? Will Ree find her father? What will become of the home and the family? Ree will find a way if she can to protect her family even if it means risking her own safety.
In IMVU I decided that the Chayna dresses were beautiful, yet lacking something. What was that something? Perhaps a touch of color. I was working with a few textures and had a beautiful crimson one I had dropped into that set as I pondered what to do for a design. It was shifted on the piece that the white was amazing behind it. So I figured I would try it and see if I liked it. Oh it was fantastic. It made me say out loud, "Oooo, I know a few 'Vamps' that would love that color on black. So the new look of Chayna became this:
THE CHAYNA COLLECTION
Floor length gown. Fluted sleeves and skirt. Bared shoulders.
The chest and lace adornments are crimson or perhaps a dark blood red.
Stunningly beautiful to make any woman feel like a queen.
Available in: Black or White
Perfect for a formal wedding or prom. Be the most talked about bride, bridesmaid, or prom queen today!
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Today will make history. It is the date of the Royal Wedding. Today one of Princess Diana's sons will be wed. William will marry his commoner love Kate. She will not be able to kiss the groom since that is "A Hollywood thing.". After today she will no longer be "Kate" rather "Her Majesty Katherine". I am offended however.... We do not get a special day off of work as Americans. Yet it is a "Bank Holiday" in England due to the wedding. So cheers on the day to go down in history.
I am so thrilled with the movie choice for today! I have been waiting for this one since I heard about it. Though Angelina Jolie is not a favorite of mine I knew i would find my way to see this since it had Johnny Depp in it. He looked handsome as ever. I admit he made her look good. I really loved "The Tourist". The movie was dang near perfect.
Elise is apparently being followed by police. She is more than aware of them. It seems they are following her to attempt to know more of her missing boyfriend, Alexander. Alexander owes millions in taxes. He is wanted in over 14 countries. She receives a letter from him today. She is to lose her friends and take a train.
Elise does as she is instructed to do. She is to find a man of similar height and build to fool the police with. On the train she finds Frank. Frank is an American, a tourist here. A math teacher from Wisconsin who has a love of mystery novels. After a nice dinner on the train they part ways. At least for a moment. Elise invites him to her boat and into her hotel room as her husband.
She must convince people that Frank is really Alexander. She is in love with Alexander. She just wishes he had not left her with no word for 2 long years. She has to see him even if it is only when summoned. Frank however is now a target and loves her. Somehow the people Alexander robbed now believe Frank is truly Alexander. They can kill Elise but they are not to kill Alexander, yet.
Will Elise find her Alexander? Will Frank be killed in the belief he is Alexander? Will Frank's love for Elise truly matter in the end if she is in love with Alexander?
Okay so yesterday I showed you one of my goofs that turned into something fantastic. As I was looking at it I was thinking "You know, that might look really nice in silver." As I was staring at the black one. Which BTW the black was entirely a screw up. I was trying to make a specific texture. It was a mixture of the textures which became the white in a few more filters. I just fell in love with the black texture and had to use it. I mean it is stunning against that gold yesterday. Now look how amazing it is in silver.
THE CHAYNA COLLECTION
Floor length gown. Fluted sleeves and skirt. Bared shoulders.
The chest and lace adornments are silver.
Stunningly beautiful to make any woman feel like a queen.
Available in: Black or White
Perfect for a formal wedding or prom. Be the most talked about bride, bridesmaid, or prom queen today!
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Today's movie got some extremely harsh reviews...This is a prime example of what many thought of "North"
Seriously... I did not think it sucked that bad. While I do admit I was always a sucker for the adorable as a child Elijah Wood. Perhaps it is that innocent face and those amazing eyes that made me not hate this movie as bad as the above critics. While I did find the story very unique for it's time I did find pieces of it a bit pointless. You can't help but fall in love with the boy named North. You also cannot help but dislike his enemies and question the parents intentions. Some of it is extremely far fetched but I found much humor in this movie. Not to mention a star studded cast. I do not expect all to like this movie. I figure it was geared more to children than to parents. I did like the basic message that you find in this: The grass is not always greener on the other side of the fence.
North is an eleven year old boy. He gets great grades and is fantastic at baseball. While many of the parents wish their children could and would be more like North, North feels ignored and unappreciated by his own parents. He is fed up. He needs to get away and think. He heads to his special spot. His special spot is a nice comfy recliner in a store. While sitting there and thinking he meets "The Easter Bunny" who tells him it is not like a baseball team he can't just trade, he is stuck with the parents he has. This puts an idea into North's head.
North tells a friend he intends to tell his parents if they cannot give him the love and attention he seeks he will trade them in for new more deserving parents. He was only venting at the time but the friend encourages him to do so and prints it in the local school paper. North takes his parents to court where he is told he has to have parents by Labor Day or go to an orphanage. So he now has a goal of what kind of family he seeks and sets off to find them.
North will travel the world to find his dream parents. In his traveling he will find many of the things he desires. He will also find some people only want a child to better their own personal needs. Even when faced with a seemingly perfect family will North find what he is looking for? What is this hole he has? Will his parents try to convince him he should just come home? Will North find his family before noon on Labor Day?
Today in IMVU I will show you 2 of the goofs I was speaking of. I have a few more goofs I am putting final touches and colors on. As I stated I was working on a free companion ceremony set. This obviously includes a robe or conservative gown that shows little to no skin. In playing around for a look I liked that to me screamed I am being companions for the better of my city and or family. These were beautiful just not what I was looking for. So if you like these stay tuned.
THE CHAYNA COLLECTION
Floor length gown. Fluted sleeves and skirt. Bared shoulders.
The chest and lace adornments are gold.
Stunningly beautiful to make any woman feel like a queen.
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Today, I decided to watch a classic I had never seen. Admittedly, I was surprised to learn there were 5 more. I really was not all that impressed with the first one. I suppose for the time, that it was likely one of the best werewolf movies out. Though in light of what is available today, I found it very cheesy. I mean come on, what other movie in this day and age has a 15 min long segment of a body bubbling to turn in to a werewolf, like "The Howling"?
Karen, is a newswoman who has been getting phone calls from a stalker named Eddie. It is believed that Eddie is a serial killer. Karen with the help of police, is going to attempt to set up Eddie. The police momentarily lose contact with Karen and in that moment of no contact, she has a near fatal encounter with Eddie before he is shot through the door.
Karen in her shock and trauma, recalls nothing. She remembers going in the video store, , then being with the police afterward. She watches as Eddie is taken away from the scene, dead. The Dr. she recently interviewed thinks it will benefit her to getaway to a retreat called the colony. Though she believes this may not be what is best for her, with the support of friends, she goes with her husband.
She gets wierded out by noises she is not used to, and her husband tries to convince her that these are normal noises for the country. Is it her imagination running away with her? or are the inhabitants of the colony something different then they seem?
Today for IMVU, I decided to make a silver version of yesterday's hair. It turned out something like this:
BRAIDED BRIDE HAIR
BELLIX HAIR BASED
Beautiful hair braided tightly in an upswept fashion. This updo is perfect for a blushing bride or a prom queen. Decorated with silver flowers. The silver flowers add an elegant royal appeal.
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This blog is a hair late today. The things were done and ready. I just could not focus. I wanted to vomit and my head was pounding. I fought a migraine most of the day and still had this to do. So I had it prepared just could no longer see straight and had to rest.
The movie for today was an oldie but a goody. I do not know what prompted us to watch this one. Overall it was not bad at all. Was kind of romantic and twisted which always makes for a happy ending in my book. I liked it and think it might have been a movie i would have overlooked otherwise. The move was "Agatha Christie's Endless Night". I only found one trailer and it is awful but here it is:
Michael is a single and handsome you man who dreams beyond his current means. He has fallen in love with a clearing and can picture his future home there. While he was admiring the area a beautiful young woman was dancing in the clearing. It was obvious they both loved the area and might like each other. Ellie was a bit embarrassed he had seen her dancing though.
As they talk about the lovely land they are on there is a creepy woman who frightens Ellie and heeds a warning to them both. They ignore her and plan to meet there once more. Ellie and Michael fall for each other before Ellie tells Michael how she truly feels he finds out she is a woman of substantial means. Even their favorite place has been sold.
Michael and Ellie wind up married and that land she had bought it. They hire a fantastic architect to design the home of their dreams. Ellie's best friend, Gretta will come to stay. She drives Michael just shy of insane. Will Gretta be the ruin of their marriage if she stays? Will the creepy old woman continue to scare Ellie? Perhaps there is more than meets the eye?
In IMVU I was realizing while I was making the dresses I did not have an elegant looking hairdo that showed off the details rather than hiding them. So I decided to look for something that might work. While this has an adornment for the hair I am debating making a set later without the flowers. The flowers ones I think will look lovely with the project I have in my head that is slow in forming. I hope to have that completed within a week. It is a "companionship" outfit. Admittedly it gives me great ideas along the way in "goofs". I just need to perfect those "goofs". So for today it was hair.
BRAIDED BRIDE HAIR
BELLIX HAIR BASED
Beautiful hair braided tightly in an upswept fashion. This updo is perfect for a blushing bride or a prom queen. Decorated with golden flowers. The gold flowers add an elegant royal appeal.
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Today I went with another Sean Patrick Flanery movie. My goodness was he so young looking in this one. He does have a very handsome yet plain look about him. I feel he was upstaged by the leading actress of the film however. She was just fantastic. The movie was "Eden"
Eden is a school. Bill is an instructor at the school. He and his wife Helen have two beautiful children. They also room 3 boys from the school. One of which, Dave, is brilliant but needs a push to succeed. Not only that but he fancies Helen.
Helen is an extraordinary woman. Mother of two who works at home. She cares for the two children as well as 3 boys not her own. She is a loving mother, wife and mentor. She also deals with multiple sclerosis or MS. It makes her tired and weak but she holds her head up and tries her best.
Bill is far from easy on her nor is he thoughtful or kind to her. This bothers Dave who feels Helen should be shown more care and compassion in her illness. Bill and Helen disagree in the teaching method of Dave. Bill is very hard on him. Helen believes he should be nurtured in his learning. Softer versus harder.
Things will begin to change when Helen gets sicker. As she gets sicker she seems to have out of body experiences. They make it easier to get her mind off things. They even make it easier for her to deal with her illness. Bill notices she is becoming more haggard but pushes on. That is until she falls to a coma. Will she awake from her coma? Will Bill come to realize just how much he should appreciate her?
As far as IMVU there was another contest. I entered it and before I could post this blog was announced as one of the winners. YAY!! My first win! It was a part of the "Refound Contest". It means I get a handful of credits back on it from the creator of the mesh. The handful are their profit. This was my submission:
CONTEST INSPIRED
THE ORTO COLLECTION
An amazing unique jewelry set in a solid band or cuff.
Stunningly beautiful to make any woman feel like a queen.
Available in: Gold or Silver
THREE PIECES ARE AVAILABLE:
CHOOPS - Hoop style earrings with dangling diamond shaped charms
ARMBAND - Upper right arm solid band
FOREARM - The forearm looks like 3 pieces. There is a cuff bracelet and two upper forearm bangles or bands
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The silver set was proclaimed as a winner. Also a couple people bought them so win win!
I Made the GIF above special for today. It was fun. Maybe next Easter I can make better ones, you never know. I just thought it might be fun to make a "Hoppy Easter" for today.
No this was not my only brainstorm for today. I did also get a listing or two in the catalog. Six to be precise. A little more colors in expanding from yesterday with more things in the works. Here are the new colors:
THE OONA COLLECTION
An elegant, floor length, fluted gown. With a strapless sweetheart neckline.
Stunningly beautiful to make any woman feel like a queen.
Available in:
Black - Silver - Gold - Pink - Teal - White
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Also Available In:
Red - Orange - Yellow - Green - Blue - Purple
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For a movie I had thought about watching something Easter related. I saw nothing I could watch now that I had not already seen. So I let Spencer pick a family movie. A family movie would still be appropriate as it is a day to spend with your family. He picked "Her Best Move"
Overall not a bad movie. Definitely geared to tween and teen viewers. A great story of what do we do things we do for. Even worthy of reaching for dreams and goals. Well done and natural in acting not over acted.
Sara is a sophomore in high school. She is a star player on her soccer team. Her father is a soccer coach. Her mother is a family therapist. Sara seems a rounded girl. She attends dance with her best friend. She has no boyfriend. She is also trying to become the youngest to be on the U.S. National Team.
Sara's dreams are shattered when she receives an e-mail that says to try again next year. Her mother while trying to be sympathetic really does not help matters. Her father tries to pull a few strings to get her another try out. She will get a break when a spot opens. However she is neck in neck with one of her team mates for the spot. Now she will have to out shine her team mate.
Sara meets the yearbook photographer and there is a connection between them. She barely has time for her much less time for a boy. She tries her best to have it all and things begin to fall apart. Some things have a helping hand. Sara tries to stay strong as her heart aches and breaks for the boy. As she begins to realize her life is out of her control. Who is she doing what for? Is she trying to do this soccer thing for her or her father? Certainly they can do more than talk about and breathe soccer together right? His constant pushing has made mom not want to go to the games in general.
So what will Sara do? She is getting tired and worn out. She wants to have a boyfriend and learn new things with him. She has no time. She would love to dance in a production with her best friend. She has no time and the try outs conflict with soccer practice. She has her team soccer practice and her one on one practice with her father. She even has her job at the ice cream shop. Is she too busy juggling everything to realize where her priorities are and what they should be? Will she figure out what she wants and needs for her own goals before she loses sight of them all?
