Amanda Bynes Calls Out Model



The actress, who has called out a number of celebs on the social media site recently, slammed model Chrissy Teigen after she wrote, "The fact that Amanda Bynes has any 'support' to retweet is really unsettling...Support people with mental illness, yes. But don't condone/enable scary and poor behavior."
Bynes tweeted, "Ur not a pretty model compared to me. I signed to Ford models @ age 13. I don't look up to u beauty wise. I'm far prettier than u! I'm offended that you're saying I have a mental illness when I show no sign of it, but thankfully not one man that wants me wants you and you are an old ugly model compared to me!"

It sadly looks like Amanda's downward spiral is getting lower everyday.

Mothers Day Shooting

Recently there was a Mothers Day shooting in New Orleans. The shooting injured about 19 and traumatized many others I'm sure. It's pretty sad someone would want to turn a day that is supposed to be filled with joy and happiness and make it into a nightmare. I can only hope they catch whoever did this so justice can be served.

Rainy Days

 

Rainy days for some people can be the best days to just relax. I for one agree, rainy days can be relaxing and makes you just want to sleep. What I'm asking is what your favorite day is? What type of weather gets you in the best of mood?

Rock Climbers Caught in Volcanic Eruption

In the Philippines five mountain climbers were killed and eight were injured when a sudden volcanic eruption sent down rocks that were described as ''big as cars''.
“I heard a sound similar to a sudden drop of coconuts. Then I heard noise of cascading rocks. But the thick fog clouding us that time blinded us from seeing the falling debris,” 21-year-old tour guide and mountaineer Kenneth Jesalva told the Philippine Star in a hospital bed interview.
Nearly 30 climbers were taking part in a trek to the basin of the Mayon volcano, which lies on the Philippine island of Luzon. Despite its tragic outcome, Tuesday’s eruption was not considered out of the ordinary, having erupted an estimated 48 times over the past 400 years, according to Renato Solidum, head of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology.
Several climbers who were not injured in the blast remained stranded atop the 8,070 foot tall mountain and were awaiting rescue by helicopter and rope.
"The injured are all foreigners ... they cannot walk,” Albay provincial Gov. Joey Salceda said. “If you can imagine, the boulders there are as big as cars. Some of them slid and rolled down. We will rappel the rescue team, and we will rappel them up again."

The UN’s Deadliest Month since 2008

 

The United Nations mission to Iraq says more people were killed in violent attacks across the country in April than in any other month since June 2008.The U.N. figures released on Thursday underscore concerns that security is quickly decreasing in Iraq, where violence spiked in the last part of April. The UN says it noted 712 people killed last month, which included 117 members of the Iraqi security forces. The capital district of Baghdad was affected the worst. Casualty tolls in Iraq can vary, with official reports at times differing from accounts from local police and hospital officials. Newspapers that I have seen online have all recorded more than 400 killed last month. Iraq witnessed its deadliest bout of violence between 2006 and 2007, when the country was on the brink of civil war.

Member of hip hop group dies

 

Chris Kelly, who is known for being in a group along Chris Smith made up the 1990s teen rap duo Kris Kross, died last night after being found unresponsive at his home in Atlanta. He was 34.
He was transported to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly after 5 p.m. According to the Fulton County Medical Examiner, the autopsy is planned for today and as an investigation is under way.

E! Network lines up Tons of New Shows

 

 

E! Network who has been known to be the platform for many no name people including the Kardashians is about to freshen up their line up. The mega network is soon to acquire a bucket load of brand new shows including reality shows based on a country singer, boy band, and even to WWE Divas. E! had it's official reveal party this past Monday night and all the future stars of E! were out celebrate. One show that seemed interesting to me is a documentary entitled ''Inner Circle'' that will be based on celebrities looking back into their family tree finding out long lost family secrets. Other than that I'm not that into reality shows and the E! network in general. Although I'm sure many people who are fans will find this amusing at the most.

Boston Marathon Tragedy

Monday, April 15 Boston suffered a horrible tragedy. The world is getting scarier by the day and we can only hope for things to get better. I would like to send my condolences to the injured people and their families and of course the whole city of Boston.

Scary Movie V Bombs

Scary Movie 5 proved itself to be a franchise that probably wasn’t worth reviving. Funny; A Haunted House was a modest hit and Scary Movie 5 bombs. Seems the Wayans Bros. finally got their revenge against Dimension. Back in 2006, Scary Movie 4 opened to over $40 million. Seven years later, Scary Movie 5 could only lure in $15 million. So why exactly did the film do so bad? Was it the lack of franchise star Anna Faris? Did audiences already get their fill of horror movie spoofing with A Haunted House? Were viewers put off by a marketing campaign built around Charlie Sheen and Lindsay Lohan? Whatever the reason may be, the horrible reviews it got from critics could be a large reason.

McDonald's Apologizes for Unapproved Ad That Mocks Mental Illness PSAs





Last month, Ford made headlines for an allegedly unapproved ad featuring Silvio Berlusconi with a trunk full of gagged, hog tied, and crying women. The ad, found as a poster on the Boston metro, parodied mental health and depression PSAs: "You're not alone. Million of people love the Big Mac," the ad reads, next to the photo of a crying woman and an 800-number that connects to McDonald's corporate office. The McDonald's advertisement in question is part of a larger, unapproved, campaign that pokes fun at stereotypical subway ads. The personal injuries lawyer ad promises to "get you the sausage you deserve." The continuing education spoof reads, "It's never too late for an Angus Bacon Cheese."

Oh, McDonalds.

School shootings

 

 

 

Whenever you hear about school shootings you automatically think it's tragic. Apparently someone brought a rifle to a college nearby to the school in which I attend. I'm pretty sure there could very well be more to the story than I know. Anyways, school safety is always important. Believe it or not one time in elementary school I had a water gun which I was going to bring for recess and nearly got tackled completely on the ground by a teacher. Talk about the embarrassment she and I both had when it was revealed that it was a plastic water gun. Either way guns in school is horrible and has costed the lives of many innocent people. I can only hope these school shootings can only stop from now.

If you have ever known someone or been in a similar situation, sound off in the comments.

Shocking Reality TV Statistics

 



 

When you think of Reality TV, you think of the television genre that many people are guilty of watching at times. But, you would be a little surprised as to how much of an impact reality TV has on the state of California.

 

·         The number of shooting days for reality TV in Los Angeles rose 53% last year, making up about 40% of all on-location production.

·         Of the 240,000 entertainment jobs in Los Angeles, 30,000 are tied to Reality television.

·         Reality television episodes have increased to 57% of all television shows that can be found on your TV screens.

·         In 2000 there was nearly 4 reality television shows, by 2010 there were more than 320 reality shows.

 

To say that Reality television has taken over more than we could imagine would be an understatement. It seems as if it is the top form of getting entertained by television these days.

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10 Year Plan

In the next ten years there is a lot that I would like to accomplish. Of course going to college and getting a great job is at the top of the list. My plan is to go to school and help develop my writing skills to showcase. Something that would interest me is something that I have been doing on and off through high school, acting. It really is something that has been a fun experience for me and something I would love to do more of in the next ten years. Getting and education and continuing to do things I love is pretty much my ten year plan and something that will keep me steady.

Angelina Jolie

 

Angelina Jolie Voight was born on June 4, 1975. Jolie was born and raised in Los Angeles, California as the daughter of actors Jon Voight and Maximilian Schell. Angelina enrolled in Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute after her family moved to New York when she was just six years old. She attended Beverly Hills High School. While she was in her teen years Angelina suffered depression due to feeling isolated from some of her peers at school. She has one brother an actor named James Haven; she is the niece of singer Chip Taylor and goddaughter of actors Jacqueline Bisset and Maximilian Schell. On her father's side, Jolie is of German and Slovak descent, on her mother's side, she is of primarily French Canadian, Dutch, and German ancestry.

Jolie's first movie role was when she was just seven years old in a movie called Lookin’ to Get Out in 1982. In 1999 Jolie starred in her first breakout feature film, ''Girl, Interrupted''. The film garnered universal acclaim from critics and movie fans. Angelina is best known for being one of the highest paid and best female actresses in the acting business today. But, Jolie is also best known for her widely announced relationship with actor Brad Pitt. One of the main reasons why the pair's relationship has been so publicly known is because when the two met on the set of their movie ''Mr. & Ms. Smith'' Brad was married to another actress Jennifer Aniston. Brad and Jennifer divorced not long after making the public question whether Brad and Angelina were having an affair on the set of their movie. Angelina and Brad have been together since and have six children three of which were adopted and three who were their biological children.

 Angelina Jolie won her first and only Academy Award in 2000 for ''Girl, Interrupted''. Angelina has received three Golden Globe awards out of seven nominations. Jolie has won two Screen Actors Guild Awards out of four nominations. Amongst these awards she has also ranked at the top of several year end magazine awards including People, Time, Maxim, and Forbes. She has also been rewarded from numerous organizations due to her humanitarian work.

Jolie has several projects lined up for the future including starring as Maleficent from the ''Sleeping Beauty'' series in a live action version of the film. She is also currently directing a film on War World II with film makers The Coen Brothers named ''Unbroken''.Jolie has also been named the Ambassador of Unicef's organization.

 My opinion on Angelina Jolie's career is that she is a highly accomplished actress who's had many blockbuster starring films. Better than all of that she has done tons of humanitarian work showing what type of person she is personally. Of course the fact that she is a mother of six, which shows how much she loves being a mother. Angelina has been in the news and media for various reasons some good and some bad, but my presumption of her is that she is a hard working woman who shows much perseverance.

 

 

Works Cited: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelina_Jolie
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001401/
http://www.allmovie.com/artist/p36009

 

 

New Years Resolution

 

My only New Years Resolution was just to be a lot more organized with everything. Being in school and trying to handle other things have become really stressful. You forget something here and something there, and it just becomes too much. From now on I will have things more planned out and organized. So far I have actually kept up with my resolution for me it’s nothing too difficult so I will try my best. So tell me what your amazing resolutions are below in the comments.

My Favorite Meal

 

 

My favorite meal I ever had was filled with a flavor bash. It was actually a really good meal with how my maid mother cooked it. The best portion was cooked down to a very crisp and tender way where you could also taste all the extra flavors she added. There was also a side that is pretty dirty, which added a lot of needed flavor. When I tasted the second side they tasted very nice and comfortable like they should. The smell of the meal was just full of different amazing smells; you could smell the tenderness of the main course, the sweetness in the second, and the great taste of the third. I honestly don’t have a particular drink for this meal, so it’s to each their own. Nonetheless, this meal has always put me in a good mood. It has always tasted so good no matter what, and I will probably always love it.

3 Wishes

 

 

If I could have three wishes, they would be to be successful, live a healthy life, and last but not least have a lifetime supply of strawberry shortcakes.

It’s pretty obvious my wish that would be placed third would be the endless supply of shortcakes. I mean you can only wish to be able to eat at least one strawberry shortcake a day. They’re just so delicious, from the cream and strawberry in the middle to the little swirl. God bless the remarkable human being who invented it. Now that I’m done being an obsessed fan over strawberry shortcakes we shall move on.

Second place would respectfully go to being successful. This one doesn’t bother me the slightest, no matter what career path I drive past, I will always succeed. But we can always wish, right?

This leads me to my numerous Uno biggest wish, a healthy life. This one should arguably be on just about everyone’s list. If you don’t want to have a healthy life then something is partially wrong with you. Who doesn’t want to have a long healthy life like oh, I don’t know…… Betty White? Nonetheless being in great health is the most important wish I could possibly make because I love life and expect to see a lot of it.

Now that you all know what my three wishes would be if I rubbed a genie lamp, tell me what your three wishes would be in the comments.

Two Cents

Every week I want to let readers put their two cents on stories, remedies, or anything out of the ordinary. So I can see what you feel about certain situations and how you handle them.

 

This week I decided to bring up what else other than myths. This past week I saw something online that talked about the infamous ‘’3 days of darkness’’. There is the read below describing the entire situation. After reading the picture below I want to know how you all feel. Do you think it’s real or just some more fabrication some crazy person keeps trying to put in our heads? Sound off in the comments.

 

Holiday Seasons

 

 

The Holidays has always been a time of the year that makes me happy and filled with joy. The Holiday season has always been my favorite time of the year. It’s the decorations and just how happy everyone is at the time of the year. Not having to go to school is the biggest plus to the winter school break. Most people can see their family year round so I’m sure it wouldn’t hurt them. The thing that gets me the most into the moment is definitely the music and decorations. Everything just feels so animated and magical, which is amazing in my eyes. I’ve always loved looking at people’s decorations and seeing how unique some people are with it. Some of my favorite decorations to see were always the really bright flashy lights. I have a strange obsession with lights, so I was always fascinated with the green, red, or any other colored lights. Christmas is obviously one of my favorite Holidays. I want you all to sound off what you love about Christmas and how you like to spend it!

2013 Grammy Nominations

 

Last night marked the nomination special for the 55th Annual Grammy Awards. Exciting, right? Just keep reading and find out. I strictly want to talk about the nominations since the performances had thrown me off, from when the show opened with Taylor Swift beat boxing. Any who, speaking of Taylor she co-hosted the festival alongside LL Cool J in her hometown of Nashville, TN.

The first nominations of the night were ''Best Pop Vocals''. The nominees were:  Kelly Clarkson’s Stronger, Florence + the Machine Ceremonials, Fun. Some Nights, Maroon 5 Overexposed and Pink The Truth About Love. I don't keep up too much with pop music. But Pink is always a fine singer so that's a plus.

 

Sheryl Crow and Chris Young announced the ''Record of The Year'' nominees which were:  “Lonely Boy” by Black Keys, “Stronger” by Kelly Clarkson, “We Are Young” by fun. Featuring Janelle Monae, “Somebody I Used To Know” by Gotye, Frank Ocean’s “Thinkin Bout You” and, of course, Taylor Swift for “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together.” Of course the camera shoots to Taylor to see her reaction. And, of course she has her general ''shocking'' expression as if she just won the lottery. Nonetheless, she shouldn't expect to win as her nominated song is not even Grammy worthy. On the bright side it's nice to see Frank Ocean and Kelly Clarkson nominated.

 

''Best New Artist'' was next on the agenda and the nominees were the following: Alabama Shakes, fun, Hunter Hayes, the Lumineers and Frank Ocean. I literally only knew two out the five that were nominated. Of course the Grammys are a lot more critical when it comes to actual ''talent''. But nominating artist that the viewers actually know wouldn't hurt.

 

 ''Song of The Year'' followed as the nominees: ''Call Me Maybe'' by Carly Rae Jepsen, ''Adorn'' by Miguel, ''We are Young'' by fun, ''Stronger'' by Kelly Clarkson, and ''The A Team'' by Ed Shearan. Not a bad category as I can agree with who were nominated.

 

The biggest award of the night ''Album of The Year'' consisted of the following nominees: The Black Keys ‘’El Camino’’, fun ‘’Some Nights’’, Mumford and Sons ‘’Babel’’, Frank Ocean ‘’Channel Orange’’ and Jack White ‘’Blunderbuss’’. Yeah, the names alone could put me to sleep. Can' say I agree or disagree with this one as I have not heard none these albums.

 

Of course we can't talk about nominations without mentioning the snubs. I honestly cackled when Justin Bieber and Nicki Minaj fans raided the internet over their favorites not being nominated. Something people will have to understand is, the Grammys nominate off of talent. Being popular and putting out mediocre music is not worthy.

 

At the end of the night there was a six way tie for the top number of nominations: fun, Jay-Z, Dan Auer Bach of The Black Keys, Mumford & Sons, Frank Ocean and Kanye West lead the nominations with six apiece.

Head over to the Grammys official website for the complete list of nominations. The 55th Annual Grammy Awards air Sunday, Feb. 10th.