TV Squad reported today that Kirstie Alley will be back on TV in the new A & E series "Kirstie Alley's Big Life"
The press release reads: A& E presents "Kirstie Alley's Big Life," a new real-life series that will chronicle the extraordinary life of Golden Globe and two-time Emmy winner Kirstie Alley from her journey with her weight loss program to her life as a single mother trying to raise two normal teenagers in the Hollywood spotlight.
Kirstie Alley? Pardon me, but haven't we seen this show? And hasn't every attempt Kirstie's made to lose weight been a short term victory? I mean, you're talking about a woman who got bounced by Jenny Craig for not being able to stay on a program she was endorsing?
Can we be honest here? Can we discuss what this is really about?
This isn't an attempt to show an everyday single woman struggling to lose weight and raise her kids. This isn't about how hard it is to lose weight in a day of fast food, high fructose corn syrup, and working full time to feed your family.
This is about putting a woman on television that everyone expects to be a self defeating, self mocking, train wreck of a once "thin and famous" actress.
Because that's what makes people watch. It's what makes women who battle their weight feel a bit better about their missteps. It makes people feel "better than" someone like Kirstie Alley, the once shining star.
It's just like a bad night of Jerry Springer.
Nice move there, A & E. When Kirstie can't lose weight, and when the show becomes just another reason she needs therapy, you can pat yourself on the back for having made women with weight issues feel just that much more screwed up.
Friday, February 5, 2010
Screw Edward, Give me Team Rhett vs. Team Scarlett!
Just spotted Gone with the Wind with Vampires over at Topless Robot and wholeheartedly echo Rob when he says " It's a bit subtle, but it's incredibly well done, and extremely well edited."
Gone With The Wind is a personal favorite of mine and, I have to say, I'd totally watch this movie!
Not to mention, Pittypat with fangs may be the most awesome thing I've seen this year.
Gone With The Wind is a personal favorite of mine and, I have to say, I'd totally watch this movie!
Not to mention, Pittypat with fangs may be the most awesome thing I've seen this year.
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Can I Tempt You To Join Me in Dante's Inferno?
Which is why I'm pretty stoked to have gotten my grubby little mitts on passes to the Dante’s Inferno Release Party presented by Devil’s Playground Burlesque.
And I have a 2 extra tickets. So, yep, I'm gonna give 'em away.
If you're in L.A. on February 10th and you'd like to spend a night sinning (and gaming), just post the following and you're entered.
RT by 5pm EST Feb 5th for a chance to spend a night in #dantesinferno with @GeekGirlDiva, @trueburlesque & @gametruckla http://bit.ly/bXAZoy
Good luck and see you in Hell!
The event will take place at the Dragonfly Nightclub on Wednesday, February 10th presented by Devil’s Playground Burlesque – the same troupe that brought you STAR WARS BURLESQUE.
Attendees will also have a chance to demo the game in the GameTruck, a mobile video gaming theater inside a custom-built, climate-controlled trailer that fits 16 people playing the hottest new video games, simultaneously, on four 50” HD Plasma screens.
Tickets are $12 at the door and will be sold on a first-come, frist-serve basis! This is the hottest event in town, so ARRIVE EARLY to get your tickets- you will NOT want to miss this!
Monday, February 1, 2010
In Loving Memory of Jonathan Glyer
My friend Jonathan Glyer was killed Friday January 29th. From the amazing letter his wife Sarah wrote, I know he was smiling that day. I know it was almost immediate and I know he was killed doing what he loved.
If you’ll allow it, I want to tell you about Jon. About who he was in my life and why I’ll miss him so very much.
Jon was the main healer in my Warcraft raiding group. He was, without a doubt, the best healer I’ve ever seen in action. He was an officer in The Grey Order, a member of the Borked cast and someone I spoke to almost every day, even if only for five minutes.
He was a friend, a co-hort, a political sparring partner, a confidante and a mischievous little snot. We laughed together, we fought and we made up and, when it was all said and done, we’d log on the next day, hop into vent and do it all again.
He loved his Seattle Sounders, trying to figure out how to machine a piece of metal to a millimeter’s perfection, his cat Miles, his wife Sarah’s cooking (oh, he loved her cooking and he loved sharing how good her cooking was with all of us over Vent – guaranteeing a volley of groans and jealous whimpers as he munched happily).
He was best friends with David Eagle and Jonathan Mabe.
Which is what makes this so very hard.
Jon was so much a part of people’s lives. He touched so many people. He was so full of life and so full of laughter. Every one I know who has remarked on him has talked about not knowing how to fill the space his passing has left behind.
The ripples are evident. Our raiding team is…fractured. Our guild in shock. So many people have left messages for Sarah and Jon, for his friends, his family, letting them know just what Jon meant to them and just how much he’ll be missed.
This is a man I spoke to for the better part of a year. A man who I only had the pleasure of hugging twice in my life, but who was a very real part of my life and my heart.
A man I would definitely have traded places with if I thought it would mean he could be back here and filling the space for those around him. The space that, for so many, can’t be filled.
But I know what he’d say.
He’d make a rude noise and tell me that I was just being silly. That the space I’d leave behind would be just as big and that when you gotta go, you gotta go and quit bein’ all emo. He’d likely start munching a cookie and then go on about how he had them and how good they were and, before long, we’d be laughing together and the conversation would be forgotten.
It’s his laugh I’ve been hearing for the last two days.
His laugh and, would you believe, he and I echoing Rotface at the start of the fight in ICC. The two of us squealing “Wheeeeeeee!” as Jon Mabe calmly chuckles and Dave exclaims “Wil Wheaton!” and in we go to die again like a bunch of mad fools.
It’s not that I don’t feel the pain. I feel the loss. I see the people around me affected and I want to get on a plane and look his wife in the eye and let her know just how much I loved her husband – and how so much of what I loved about him was created by his love of her.
Jonathan Glyer was an amazing human being. He was my friend. And now he’s my Angel.
I feel blessed to have an Angel like Jon.
Especially one with a laugh like his.
If you’ll allow it, I want to tell you about Jon. About who he was in my life and why I’ll miss him so very much.
Jon was the main healer in my Warcraft raiding group. He was, without a doubt, the best healer I’ve ever seen in action. He was an officer in The Grey Order, a member of the Borked cast and someone I spoke to almost every day, even if only for five minutes.
He was a friend, a co-hort, a political sparring partner, a confidante and a mischievous little snot. We laughed together, we fought and we made up and, when it was all said and done, we’d log on the next day, hop into vent and do it all again.
He loved his Seattle Sounders, trying to figure out how to machine a piece of metal to a millimeter’s perfection, his cat Miles, his wife Sarah’s cooking (oh, he loved her cooking and he loved sharing how good her cooking was with all of us over Vent – guaranteeing a volley of groans and jealous whimpers as he munched happily).
He was best friends with David Eagle and Jonathan Mabe.
Which is what makes this so very hard.
Jon was so much a part of people’s lives. He touched so many people. He was so full of life and so full of laughter. Every one I know who has remarked on him has talked about not knowing how to fill the space his passing has left behind.
The ripples are evident. Our raiding team is…fractured. Our guild in shock. So many people have left messages for Sarah and Jon, for his friends, his family, letting them know just what Jon meant to them and just how much he’ll be missed.
This is a man I spoke to for the better part of a year. A man who I only had the pleasure of hugging twice in my life, but who was a very real part of my life and my heart.
A man I would definitely have traded places with if I thought it would mean he could be back here and filling the space for those around him. The space that, for so many, can’t be filled.
But I know what he’d say.
He’d make a rude noise and tell me that I was just being silly. That the space I’d leave behind would be just as big and that when you gotta go, you gotta go and quit bein’ all emo. He’d likely start munching a cookie and then go on about how he had them and how good they were and, before long, we’d be laughing together and the conversation would be forgotten.
It’s his laugh I’ve been hearing for the last two days.
His laugh and, would you believe, he and I echoing Rotface at the start of the fight in ICC. The two of us squealing “Wheeeeeeee!” as Jon Mabe calmly chuckles and Dave exclaims “Wil Wheaton!” and in we go to die again like a bunch of mad fools.
It’s not that I don’t feel the pain. I feel the loss. I see the people around me affected and I want to get on a plane and look his wife in the eye and let her know just how much I loved her husband – and how so much of what I loved about him was created by his love of her.
Jonathan Glyer was an amazing human being. He was my friend. And now he’s my Angel.
I feel blessed to have an Angel like Jon.
Especially one with a laugh like his.
Friday, January 29, 2010
GGD Writing Challenge - Friday Diversion (& Entertainment Earth Shopping Credit)
@huntleychris suggested it and, truly, I can deny him nothing. Not to mention, I love doing this ;-)
Oh and, while I don't normally do this, I decided I'd make this a little more interesting and toss in some Entertainment Earth shopping cash as a possible prize for your entry. (Amounts to be revealed later)
Yep, it's the GGD Writing Challenge! (cue theme music)
Not sure how the challenge works? I'll just link you to the writing tag and let you get aquainted if you're not familiar. And check back to read the responses. I'm always blown away.
Ready?
Starting points are provided below.
You can use one or any combination of the three if you like. Whatever works.
Word: Experiment
Phrase:"Sometimes it's nice to let someone else make the decision"
Image: A full moon in a cloudless sky.
You write whatever you like using that starting point and see what comes. (Note, no rules on length, content, whatever. Just see what happens) And please feel free to RT & invite others. ;*
Oh and, while I don't normally do this, I decided I'd make this a little more interesting and toss in some Entertainment Earth shopping cash as a possible prize for your entry. (Amounts to be revealed later)
Yep, it's the GGD Writing Challenge! (cue theme music)
Not sure how the challenge works? I'll just link you to the writing tag and let you get aquainted if you're not familiar. And check back to read the responses. I'm always blown away.
Ready?
Starting points are provided below.
You can use one or any combination of the three if you like. Whatever works.
Word: Experiment
Phrase:"Sometimes it's nice to let someone else make the decision"
Image: A full moon in a cloudless sky.
You write whatever you like using that starting point and see what comes. (Note, no rules on length, content, whatever. Just see what happens) And please feel free to RT & invite others. ;*
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Kella Nightbow Nekkid! OMG!
The Daily Blink is fast becoming one of my favorite little stops in my Google Reader and this comic is one of the reasons why.
I mean, c'mon. She's hawt. Maybe the next one'll put her on a mailbox?
And, I won't lie. Maybe if I send enough people their way, they'll let my little warlock guest one day.
Friday, January 22, 2010
Win Neil Gaiman's Vertigo Tarot and Vampire Tarot oils from BPAL & Entertainment Earth
(We have a winner! Grats to @punkrockscience)
Entertainment Earth and Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab have teamed up to offer you a chance at winning a gift made for fans of Neil Gaiman, Black Phoenix perfume oils, Tarot, comic books and collectibles.
Just RT the following between now and January 31st. Follow Entertainment Earth's Geek Girl Diva and BPAL on Twitter (@geekgirldiva @bpal) for additional prize opportunities.
RT to win Neil Gaiman's Vertigo Tarot & Black Phoenix oils from @bpal & Entertainment Earth's @geekgirldiva! details: http://bit.ly/eebpal
You could win this Vertigo 20th Anniversary Edition Tarot Deck, the first three scents and tarot card sets from Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab's 15 Painted Cards from a Vampire's Tarot series and more!
With evocative card images and illustrations by award-winning artist Dave McKean, the 78 tarot cards in the set are designed to be utilized by any practicioner of tarot. The Major Arcana of the set features an array of Vertigo characters, including:
The Fool - John Constantine
The Magician - Tim Hunter
The High Priestess - Titania, Queen of Faerie
The Hierophan - Morpheus
The Wheel of Fortune - Destiny of the Endless
Death - Death of the Endless
The Devil - Lucifer
The World - Swamp Thing
This anniversary edition also features a softcover 128-page book and an introduction by author Neil Gaiman, plus a black velvet-like drawstring bag to hold the tarot cards. The book cover, box front, spines and velvet-quality bag are gold foil-stamped with a special Sandman 20th Anniversary logo!
In addition to the Vertigo Tarot set, winners will receive the first three scents (the third one isn't even released yet!) and tarot card sets from Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab's 15 Painted Cards from a Vampire's Tarot series, in addition to a "The Fool" t-shirt from Black Phoenix Trading Post.
The series is based on Neil Gaiman's short story, 15 Painted Cards from a Vampire Tarot and the corresponding tarot cards were created by Madame Talbot.
Proceeds from every single set and t-shirt go to Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, which works to preserve the First Amendment rights of the comics community,
Entertainment Earth and Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab have teamed up to offer you a chance at winning a gift made for fans of Neil Gaiman, Black Phoenix perfume oils, Tarot, comic books and collectibles.
Just RT the following between now and January 31st. Follow Entertainment Earth's Geek Girl Diva and BPAL on Twitter (@geekgirldiva @bpal) for additional prize opportunities.
RT to win Neil Gaiman's Vertigo Tarot & Black Phoenix oils from @bpal & Entertainment Earth's @geekgirldiva! details: http://bit.ly/eebpal
You could win this Vertigo 20th Anniversary Edition Tarot Deck, the first three scents and tarot card sets from Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab's 15 Painted Cards from a Vampire's Tarot series and more!
With evocative card images and illustrations by award-winning artist Dave McKean, the 78 tarot cards in the set are designed to be utilized by any practicioner of tarot. The Major Arcana of the set features an array of Vertigo characters, including:
The Fool - John Constantine
The Magician - Tim Hunter
The High Priestess - Titania, Queen of Faerie
The Hierophan - Morpheus
The Wheel of Fortune - Destiny of the Endless
Death - Death of the Endless
The Devil - Lucifer
The World - Swamp Thing
This anniversary edition also features a softcover 128-page book and an introduction by author Neil Gaiman, plus a black velvet-like drawstring bag to hold the tarot cards. The book cover, box front, spines and velvet-quality bag are gold foil-stamped with a special Sandman 20th Anniversary logo!
The series is based on Neil Gaiman's short story, 15 Painted Cards from a Vampire Tarot and the corresponding tarot cards were created by Madame Talbot.
Proceeds from every single set and t-shirt go to Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, which works to preserve the First Amendment rights of the comics community,
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