Archive for December, 2006
If you are like most people, you probably have a wardrobe full of the little black dress. It’s perfect for all occasions; except this one. Get ready to kick your heels up and add some color to your closet. It is Christmas time after all.
Take a page from the December issue of O Magazine and brighten up your days. You’ll feel the immediate lighteinging of your spirit as you go about in your vibrantly coloured frocks. No crows hanging around this holiday season.
Instead of going for your usual somber shades, go for some reds, yellows, blues and greens. Choosing a material like satin brings an added texture. Think of it as your gift wrapping. You take the time to wrap your presents in beautiful gilt paper. Your colorful dresses go around your best gift – yourself. Isn’t that a great reason to leave the little black dress in the closet this month?
TV has become part of our daily lives. For quite a number, they can’t imagine life without it. They know their TV shows better than they do their spouse in some cases. In fact, they would know which TV character was speaking on their favorite show even if they can’t see the screen, usually by their catch phrases. Guess that’s why they call it the TV generation.
Well, TV Land has decided to make their list of the 100 greatest quotes and catch phrases. TV Land will be running a week long show, counting down the list til we get to the number one, most recognized catchprase (or quote). The show starts on December 11 and? runs til December 15.
Some of the phrases that have made it to the list are:
- Paris Hilton’s “That’s Hot” from the Simple Life at number 86
- Lurch of the Addams Family comes in at number 49 asking if “You rang?”
- At number 26 is “Smile, You’re on Candid Camera”
- Walter Cronkite is at number 21 “And that’s the way it is.”
- Donald Trump is number three saying “Youre fired!”
And the number one spot goes to….check out the show to find out who got the top spot. It may just surprise you.
It is always great to have legends among us. There is a lot of music around but they truly don’t make them like they used to and Tony Bennett is proving this saying very true.
Tony Bennett just recently celebrated his 80th birthday. Many would say 80 is too old, he should already be retired. Maybe that would be true for most, but not this man. He’s still got that beautiful voice and in fact his most recent album “TONY BENNETT: DUETS/An American Classic” has gone platinum with over 1,000,000 copies sold according to the RIAA.
Tony Bennett began performing in the 1950′s and he is still going strong. He is still very passionate about his music. That passion has now translated into 3 Grammy Award nominations for the music icon including Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals for his duet with Stevie Wonder in “For Once in My Life”.
His music spans over 50 years and his voice and music still strike a chord in our hearts. Truly the oldies are still goodies.
It can be difficult to find gifts for one’s loved ones these days. With the increasing emphasis on technology and gadgets, gifts are often just too expensive. The sentiment still holds true though: as long as it comes from the heart.
Speaking of which, if you’re looking for a way to your game loving boy’s heart, keep abreast of what games are coming out this December. Today, the newest addition to the Metal Gear Series hits the stands. Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops is perhaps the most awaited PSP game of the year. It provides a link between the popular Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater and the original game, Metal Gear.
Another game released today is Star Trek: Legacy. For those who’ve always wanted to know how James T. Kirk would fare against the relentless Borg, this is the game to have. The game spans all the generations of the Star Trek TV Series, from Enterprise, to the Original Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine and Voyager. Definitely a game that any Trekkie or Trekker would be looking forward to. Available for PC and XBOX 360.
NASA has given the go for the launch of space shuttle Discovery. The Discovery is now scheduled to launch on December 7 at 2135h PST.
The crew is headed by Commander Mark Polansky. Their pilot is Bill Oefelein. Mission specialists Nicholas Patrick, Bob Curbeam and Joan Higginbotham as well as astronauts Christer Fusglesang and Sunita Williams of the European Space Agency (ESA) will also be on board. Williams will be staying on board the space station for another six months, replacing ESA astronaut Thomas Reiter who came on board the station in July.
The mission of this team is to continue building the international space station. It is a 12 day mission with three space walks. According to NASA’s senior management the team will be installing girder-like truss to form a new segment. They will also be activating the permanent power and cooling systems of the station. They will be in constant communication with NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.
