True Blood spoilers

I read some interesting True Blood spoilers and they made me even more excited about season 3.  And, that's saying a lot because I'm already reeeeaaaaalllly wound up about season 3. 

Eric Northman and Bill Compton have a fairly sexy (nude-ish??) scene involving handcuffs later this season.

Eric bequeaths a gift to Lafayette in episode 3 (tonight!).

Exec producer Alan Ball teases that a big secret Bill�s �been carrying with him gets revealed at the end of the season.�

Once Sookie finds out what Bill is up to over at the king�s manor house, she is going to be more than ready for some �passionate, primal sex" with Eric.

There is a crazy jaw dropping sex scene in the third episode, which involves Bill and someone else.  That someone else had this to say about the scene: �It was actually the most shocking thing that I�ve ever read in a television script. My jaw dropped on the floor when I read it and thought, �Oh my god, I actually have to do that.� Here�s your script, pray that your parents will be okay when they watch this episode. They may not want to. It was a little uncomfortable, but we got through it and I�m working with the best people from the writers to the producers to the other actors and at the end of the day, I�d rather be on a show that�s provocative and pushes the envelope than one that doesn�t.�

Lafayette's new love interest, Jesus (Kevin Alejandro), is more than just a caretaker for Lafayette's crazy mother: �There is absolutely more to him than meets the eye,� Nelsan Ellis teased. �There is something supernatural about Jesus, and how dark it is has yet to be seen.�

And, as revealed by E! a few weeks ago, you can expect the following from the first three episodes:

1. Someone tries to commit suicide (um, seriously, is anyone else as sick of Tara as I am?)
2. Someone tries to kill a sibling (damn you, Tommy Mickens)
3. Someone loses his head (Hmmm, the trucker that Jessica killed?)
4. Someone is pregnant (again, no shock that Arlene is knocked up)
5. Someone has a one night stand�and it�s the last person you�d expect (hmmm, I can definitely guess who this is)
6. Someone has an underground sex marathon�and it�s the first person you�d expect (holy cow, Eric Northman's ass should be bare in every episode!)

Seriously, this man is so hot that it should be illegal. 

[Spoilers provided by True-Blood.net and The Ausiello Files]

This one is for the ladies

Wow, Jason Stackhouse never looked so delicious!

Booby bottle: in or out?

Would you consider feeding your infant with the new Mimijumi booby bottle?  I mean, in public?  Isn't it sometimes hard enough for women to breastfeed in public?  Now there's a bottle that you can whip out that looks like a boob.  It's apparently better for baby because it mimics the mother's breast, but I'm not so sure it's better for Dad when it's his turn to feed the baby at the park.  Or maybe it is?  I'm actually surprised that this is the first time I'm hearing of such a thing.  However, I certainly am not one to speak of such things since I have no children.  But, I found it interesting, nonetheless. 

Miley says no to college

This just in: Miley turns down college to better her music career.  In a statement released this weekend, Miley confessed: "I have made more money in just a few years than most schmucks make in their lifetime.  I don't need a college degree to tell me I'm smart and successful.  All I need is my Orange Pride.  I'm going to Hooters College and I've already perfected the stripper pole dance - I was the youngest EVER to do so!  My parents are super proud of me.  My Dad hasn't missed one of my shows!"

Aw.  That Cyrus family sure is cute. 

Let's kick some ice

So, apparently there was an ice skating competition at the Eclipse premiere in LA last night.  And, Nikki Reed was the front runner. 

Getting vacation ready

Last weekend I went to Barnes & Noble on a mission to buy several books on my wishlist to bring on vacation with me next month.  My boyfriend and I are doing a beach vacation this year and summer vacation to me means lots of reading.  I can usually get through five books in a week.  However, I walked out of B&N with 15 books, which is absurdly more than I need to bring, and now I'm trying to figure out which ones to pack.  Not to mention, I also downloaded two books to my iKindle app on my iPhone, but I'll most likely make these my plane reads.

I'm also trying to find a new bathing suit, which I detest shopping for, but it's a must have for a beach vacation.  Then I started thinking about what my must haves are for this trip, and this is what I've come up with so far.  Who knows if there will be more.

1. The perfect bathing suit.  I'm not sure this actually exists (for me, anyway), but I'm going to try and find it this weekend.  Being a bigger girl, I like the miraclesuits, although I don't exactly agree with the "miracle" part.  Nordstroms has a few right now that are super cute, like the Camila one piece (with optional shoulder straps). 

2. The do it all dress.  You know the one that you can wear to the beach, around the pool, and then out to dinner with some cute sandals and great accessories.  I have a few of these dresses, one that is similar to Piperlime's Rachel Pally long sleeveless caftan.  

3. The comfy shorts.  The kind that I can wear a few days in a row and they still look great.  I bought a couple of pairs of the Gap's roll-up bermudas and, not being a "shorts" person at all, I have to admit I really like these.  They look great with a tank and some flip flops.

4.  Books.  Lots of books.  A few on my list this year: The Gathering by Anne Enright, World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks, The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson, The Monsters of Templeton by Lauren Groff and Lost by Gregory Maguire.

5. Make-up.  I don't wear a lot of make-up as it is, but I have to have my go to lip gloss, my Burt's Bees chapstick, my Stella McCartney scent, and my all over shimmer.  Sephora is definitely where I go to get everything I need, but I have recently become very addicted to a product that I accidently came across at CVS.  New York Color sparkle eye dust in smokey topaz is probably one of the best things I've found - ever.  It takes two seconds to apply and it gives your eyes a sparkle boost.  Totally.  Addicted.  The best part?  It's like $3.

6. Sandals.  Beach vacation = flip flops.  Every day.  But, I have to class it up at some point, right?  Enter the Dolce Vita Dylan sandal.  I bought these a few months ago and they look great with shorts or white chinos, as well as that super cute little black dress.

 

7. Hair.  I need to remember to get my hair cut before we leave, that's a definite must.  My hair doesn't love the heat, and the humidity is the worst.  My hair goes from somewhat wavy to full on frizzy curls.  Gross.  Thank God for Frederick Fekkai.  His latest line, Marine Summer Hair, is ideal for any summer.  Especially the beach waves spray and the zero humidity frizz control. AND, his products are coming soon to a CVS near year. 

8. Accessories.  I absolutely love love love accessories.  It's my all time favorite thing to shop for.  Bags, necklaces, rings... sigh.  It makes me happy.  I'll definitely need a cute practical bag for the flight and for traipsing around St. John.  Hello Anthropologie's Lush & Wild tote.  Super summery, super roomy, and super affordable.  It has an over the shoulder strap, which is ideal for the airport, and for walking around on a lazy Friday morning in Coral Bay.  My favorite ring at the moment is one that I bought in Ireland in April.  It's a very large square shaped piece of hard plastic from Top Shop.  Subtle yet not so subtle.  As for a necklace, I've had some great luck with Target lately and found some really cute stuff.  Like the Long Beaded Floral necklace.

9. Sun block.  My skin isn't a fan of the sun, especially the Caribbean sun.  So, I'll be wearing lots of sun block.  Neutrogena pure & free baby sunblock stick is always in my bag because it's perfect for those excursions where I may not be fully prepared (sitting outside at a cafe, enjoying a park bench).  Since it's a stick, it's easy to swipe on, especially on my shoulders if I'm wearing a tank top.   

10. My new iPhone.  Fingers crossed that I actually have this in time for our vacation.   

This is brutal

There are a few things I try really hard not to talk about on my blog, mostly because I absolutely detest speaking about some things (either I get really opinionated and / or angry, or I feel violently ill).  To name a few:

• Politics
• Spencer and Heidi
• Religion
• Jon and Kate
• Yogurt

When any of my "do not talk about" items (that are non-celebrity gossip related) actually pop up in celebrity gossip, it's a double whammy.  It's almost as if I'm possessed by a demon.  Sometimes I convulse at the thought of what delicious gossip will ensue, how I LOVE a great train wreck.  But, then I convulse at the disgust of talking about inviduals / topics that I hate talking about, sometimes refuse to talk about.  But, in this case, there were no ifs ands or buts about it: this is a pure gem and I just couldn't keep my fingers quiet.

Sarah Palin's daughter, Bristol Palin, has made her acting debut on the series The Secret Life of the American Teenager.  And, oh.  My.  God.  It's horrific.  I mean, her acting chops are not good.  I'd rather listen to her mother, no, wait.  I'd rather listen to a coked out Whitney Houston trying to sing "I Will Always Love You".  Or Denise Richards sing "Take Me Out to the Ball Game".  Or, the incessant buzzing at the World Cup games.  I mean, show some emotion, Bristol!  Didn't you learn anything from your mother??      

New campground opens in Hollywood

And it's called Twilight Fans Unite for the Eclipse Premiere.  Well, maybe not unite.  I have a feeling that there will be some fights.  Some crazy ass 40 year old "Team Edward" cougay is surely going to bitch slap some 16 year old "Team Jacob" fainter and mayhem will erupt.  I mean, it has to happen, right?  These Twilight fans are frickin nuts.  Lines will be drawn.  I'm sure they're all wearing their Team Whatever shirts, with their Team Whatever sleeping bags and pillows, and some of them (the slutty moms) will be wearing their Team Whatever thongs.  No kumbaya here.  Then, security will shut the place down and there won't be any premiere.  Way to be ruiners, Twilight fans. 

[Image via Splash News]

This isn't at all illegal?

This seems far too shady to be real. 

Unemployed?  Well, you're definitely shit out of luck.  Apparently some companies are ignoring all unemployed applicants.  And, it's not just that they're "ignoring" them, like shifting through some resumes and tossing all those that currently don't have a job.  They're explicitly stating that unemployed applicants will not be considered. What?

"It's our preference that they currently be employed," an HR rep at one of these shady companies said. "We typically go after people that are happy where they are and then tell them about the opportunities here. We do get a lot of applications blindly from people who are currently unemployed -- with the economy being what it is, we've had a lot of people contact us that don't have the skill sets we want, so we try to minimize the amount of time we spent on that and try to rifle-shoot the folks we're interested in."

Okay, the second half of that statement is fine.  Sure, all companies want to get more applicants that actually have the skills for the job, but immediately dismissing them based solely on the fact that they're unemployed is horrific!!  There are about 5.5 people looking for work for every job available, according to the latest data from the Labor Department.

Apparently there is no law prohibiting discrimination against the unemployed, though advocates said the practice could be illegal if it had a "disparate impact" on minority groups.

Read the full article here.

Political and marital hijinks

Yeah, we all know that Al and Tipper Gore split after like 68 years of marriage, but apparently their eldest daughter, Karenna, and her husband have just split after 13 years.  Wait, what?  How random and how scandalous at the same time!  Maybe Karenna's husband and mother have a thing going on the side, hence the dual split?  Or maybe Karenna and her dad, oh, wait.  Gross.  Never mind. 

I am zee greatest zinger in zee world! People love me!

Well, they don't in Florida, Ms. Dion.  Apparently, Celine Dion has royally pissed off her very rich neighbors on Jupiter Island in FL where her waterpark home has caused quite a drought.  Her home, which is over 9,000 square feet and sits on close to six acres of land, boasts two swimming pools, two water slides and a lazy river, which has a slow current to carry bathers around the pool.  The waterpark uses 6.5 million gallons of water each year, and she had no qualms about using up all the fresh water supply on Jupiter Island to fill it, which led to a drought and many water restrictions for the other residents on the island.

So, what do you do when something like this happens?  Well, if you're really rich, you just buy off some people.  It didn't matter that Celine was fined for the massive use of water, nah, she just pulled out a few rolls of hundies and had six wells constructed on the property to store enough water to keep the pipes pumping the water.  How'd she get away with that, you ask?  Well, she's Celine Dion.  Forget that she could've done that for the entire island, y'know, money flows like water for her, so why not construct these wells all over the island and not just for her own ridiculous waterpark?

However, on the upside, she's certainly not one of those radical environmentalist that Sarah Palin's been bitching about lately.  At least Celine has that going for her.

   [Image via Splash News]

I'm not a fan of Tom Cruise, but gimme some Les Grossman anytime

If you didn't see this on Sunday night or any clips since then, well, you're lame.  As Les Grossman once said, "Now I want you to take a step back... and literally f--k your own face!"  But, seriously, who knew Tom Cruise could dance??  Apparently Jennifer Lopez did.  Those Scientologists really can surprise us, can't they?

So what if she's boring

There have been many instances where I have thought that Jessica Biel was not very attractive.  There's something about her upper lip that sort of freaks me out... I mean, it's so big and flat.  It kinda looks like a slug.  Or a leech.  Imagine seeing that coming at your face for a big kiss?  No thanks. 

However, having said that, there have been several instances where I have thought she was quite pretty, and this is one of those instances.  Her hair is stunning and her make-up is perfect.  Who cares if she elicits more yawns than cheers?  She takes very good care of herself and it shows.     

[Image vis Splash News]

The dirtiest place on earth. Nope, it's not the Gulf Coast.

It's Linfen, China.  The air quality is the equivalent of smoking three packs of cigarettes a day.  What's worse for China?  16 out of 20 of the world's most polluted cities are in China.  16!!  And Linfen, a coal mining city, is at the top of the list with a constant toxic smog hovering over the city. 

The sun sets before it is supposed to, disappearing into a curtain of smog above the true horizon. Residents scavenge the roadside for coal that falls from the seemingly endless cavalcade of coal trucks, gathering it with bare hands. Schoolchildren play against the nonstop backdrop of billowing exhaust. Many of the elderly have trouble speaking between gasps of widespread emphysema.


The video of Linfen is incredibly disturbing.  My lungs seized up just watching it. 

Celebrities... they're not at all like us

Take a gander at how some celebs live. 

Aaron Spelling's estate

Ellen Degeneres

Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban

Halle Berry

Zac Efron

Owen Wilson

Oh my eyes!

This picture nearly caused me to have a seizure.  Start with the horrendous O face and then let your eyes slide south.  Um, ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!! 

 [Image via WireImage]