Oscars 2012

I managed to sit through the entire slogfest of an Oscars. It was rather dull and luckily I got to fast forward most of the boring speeches. Although, I did rewind and watch all of the Ellen commercials for JC Penny (they were quite hilarious).

Favorite Award of the evening: Christopher Plummer
Loved the movie. Loved his performance. Well-deserved!


Best Dressed. It's a tie: Gwyneth Paltrow


Viola Davis


Funniest moment we didn't see on TV: Meryl Streep checking Oscar's man-bits

Random Friday Items

Yes, I'll be watching the Oscars this Sunday. I hope that George Clooney finally makes out with Jean Dujardin. THAT'S arresting TV!!!


Yes, I'd watch a movie with Julianne Moore playing Sarah Palin. Palin is an idiot and highlighting more of her buffoonery would be a joy!


Adele is soooooooooo over-rated. She has cute songs that ring true to most 11 year old girls with puppy love in their eyes, but the entire CD is unlistenable in one sitting. All those Grammy's? The Grammy's are still out of touch with reality.


I don't care what you say Jennifer Aniston, I want to see a "Friends" reunion movie! Get 'er done!

Egg Cross

Yep. That's an egg cross.

I spotted it for sale at an Anna's Linens store.

Seems Jesus made an omelet for our sins.

Maui 2011 (Part 8)

The ubiquitous luau was a must on this trip. I really had no preference which one to see, but decided on the luau at the Hyatt Regency. It featured more than just dances from Hawaii, but from all over Polynesia including Tahiti.

The dancers were entertaining, the singer was pretty good, and the food was terrific. I had a great time, as any tourist would.





Who am I kidding? The star of this luau were these 2 chunky monkeys.


Hubba hubba....

Maui 2011 (Part 7)

Might look like any swath of beach, but on the south side of Maui, there's Big Beach. We spent the afternoon here and gave my SPF 85 a workout. Certainly not very many tourists, but mainly locals. The whole place was gorgeous and the shave ice was yummy!


Forget Bo Derek, imagine Tom Selleck running in slow motion...

Yeah, it wasn't like that at all, but imagine...


Wish I was there.


Of course Henri wanted to be a lifeguard but couldn't pass the height requirement. Poor chap.

Hula Hoop Cam

While being at work feels more like being on a hamster wheel with a firecracker up my butt (not that I would know what that really feels like), but this super cool video kind of sums up the last few weeks for me.

Yes, it’s a camera on a hula hoop, but this video won’t make you barf or feel nauseas (not like my job in real life would).

Maui 2011 (Part 6)

The condo in Maui had a terrific sound system. Searching through the radio stations we found a wonderful Hawaiian station, playing all Hawaiian all the time. It seemed like we had the radio on every time we were "home".

As every good tourist does, I had to bring some to the mainland with me. The King is of course, Izzy. The poor chap isn't with us any more but the one CD I bought is fantastic. New and traditional music.

Israel Kamakawiwo'ole "Facing Future"



The park ranger at Haleakala suggested I buy this one from Lei'ohu Ryder. It too is really great.

Lei'ohu Ryder "Lady of the Mountain"


Here's one of Izzy's big hits played live. A life cut too short.

Israel Kamakawiwo'ole sings "Hawai'i '78"