happy wednesday!

the work week is officially half over... i know, i work from home, i have no reason to complain... but, i'm looking forward to friday none the less.

so, more photos are beginning to emerge from vancouver.

turns out i was wrong, taylor lautner did indeed put in an appearance in van this week.. supposedly in and out.

here's a shot of taylor and nikki hanging out in downtown van


the photos were taken by a fan who just happened to be in the right place at the right time...

if you'd like to see more, visit -- taylor and nikki at twilight gossip

today seems to be taylor day... as robsten are MIA... (and, possibly, together? )

anyway, so, yep, more taylor (even though i still can't bring myself to really give a damn about him...)

there's a taylor feature in the august 09 issue of 'interview'

this is a decent shot of him, i think...



if you care to see more of the puppy, visit taylor lautner daily

apparently there was fight training today for some of the cullen family members including peter, elizabeth and ashley. here are some photos of them en route:

tracy -- look at the concrete elizabeth and ashley are walking on... i think this confirms what you said to me earlier about the locale. but, again, you know better than i.




i've officially decided that peter is the only male in the twilight series that i find even remotely appealing, aside from you know who...

oh, whilst i remember, i wanted to come right out and apologize for the fact that i've begun using the odious terms kstew and robsten

i really do not approve of these mushed together terms... but, now that i can't simply upload photos to flickr quickly and cut and paste labels on everything, time must be conserved however possible!

oh, so, another day another bad movie seen.

THE WATCHMEN

***/*****



i'd actually like to give this 2 stars... but, i try to be generous with movies that i should never have watched to begin with.

see, melissa doesn't like movies where people are dressed up in action hero costumes. it's just not my thing...

and, then, i start paying only partial attention to the movie... which makes me enjoy it even less.

so, for me, this is really 2 stars but i give it the benefit of the doubt and add another one on!

basically it's about a bunch of superheros who are no longer allowed to practice their craft despite the fact that the world is in a really shitty way...

when one of their friends (also a former superhero) is killed, they reunite to try to figure out what the fuck is going on.

and... yeah, whatever. who cares.

another reason why this movie upsets me terribly is that it's yet another entry into the "really fucking awful movies that patrick wilson did instead of appearing in a broadway musical" file

patrick is an amazing singer and one of my all time fave broadway performers... and he hasn't done a musical in forever. (the craptastic phantom of the opera movie does NOT count).

anyway, i'm ranting, enough... just indulge me on one more little thing --

i know pretty much everyone reading is aware that i have a flickr with doll pix... but, i wanted to
share this one anyway since this was one of my all time most desired dolls... that i finally got after months and months of lusting!

if you're not a doll person, it's hard to believe, but this doll often sells for something like $3000. i wound up getting mine for $700. she was in used condition and i had to fix her up... but, it's still the deal of the century!



okay, i think that's it for today.

tomorrow is going to suck. i have to get up early to have a phone appointment with a customer... the appointment will probably take all of 20 minutes... so, it's incredibly annoying to have to get up specifically for it. (again, i know, i should have some real problems!)

and, after that, i get to experience the joy of a visit to the sadistic gyno... (nothin special, just 6 mo checkup)... tmi, i know.

anyway, so, yep, may thursday fly by quickly for me... and for you. (unless your thursday will be better than mine... in which case i hope you get to savor it!)

m

ps. in case you missed it on twitter, today i saw a license plate which read VAJYNAH. oy vey.

and the vancouver arrivals have begun...

so, supporting cast for 'eclipse' arrives in vancouver for pre-production this week...

the big 3 (kristen, rob, taylor) don't arrive till next week -- after they attend the 'teen choice awards' in LA this coming weekend....

first pix to emerge from the airport are of nikki reed with her skeeve-tastic new bf paris latsis... former fiancee of the skeeve-tastic paris hilton





if that's not enough to horrify you, fear not, there's more...

the hideodious BDH is also en route to vancouver. blah. she looks so freaking old... i know she's not that old.. but, she looks it. and, as always, i swear on a stack of bibles that i've always hated her... way before any twi association. but, now, i really realy hate her.




and now we move to kellan who i do not despise in any way... but, he also does absolutely nothing for me.

i apologize to all who don't get that... but, chiseled generically attractive boys just hold no appeal to my eyes. who knows why.





and ashley... who i guess i sort of like. i think she looks adorable when she's "dressed down." it's when she tries to glam up like a 40 year old that i want to slap her... anyway, she looks cute today and she's got a great bag for her laptop!





photos from twifans - http://www.twifans.com/

HAPPY ACCIDENTS

****/*****



this was pretty decent. movie-wise, it's probably more like 3 stars but i really enjoy marisa tomei when she's given something to work with... so, i upped it to 4 :-)

it's a quirky nyc romance about a woman who finally meets mr. right... except that he says he's from the future and came back in time to find her after seeing her photo... a little something to get me ready for the opening of 'time traveler's wife' in a couple of weeks (i looove that book but fear the movie might be a train wreck!)

that's all for now. tomorrow is supposed to be a really nice day here in new york... i'm going to try to haul my ass to one of the local pools. i feel like i haven't done a single summery thing so far this year...

hope your week is off to a good start!

m

ps. rob is officially done in nyc as of tonite. he'll be back in la very shortly.

another long day draws to a close...

so, i got 3 hours of sleep last night before heading off to my family party this afternoon...

that was.... unpleasant. i don't do well on little sleep.

so, i didn't stay too long and then came home and slept from about 4 pm to 10 pm... very healthy.

i've now been up for less than 4 hours but i'm pretty sure i'm going to sleep again now. maybe get back on a normal schedule tomorrow.

oh, flickr and i are back on speaking terms. i wrote them late last night after deleting the twi photos and they've made me searchable once more. so, that's a good thing. i still curse them for their annoyingness... but, whatever. we have to move on!

okay, on to a few quick orders of business.

this is an edward shot from the new moon 2010 calendar which just shipped. i have no idea if i ordered this calendar or not. i'm thinking i did not. i'll have to get on that tomorrow.



the eyes kill me. they look so good. 4,307% better than in the first movie. i think we need to petition for 'twilight' to be re-made.

what else...

kellan, nikki & rachelle at comicon...




oh, and a couple of movie reviews.

THE HEARTBREAK KID

****/*****




I seem to remember this doing really badly in theaters and getting awful reviews. so, i wasn't expecting much...

maybe it's jut b/c i was exhausted and my expectations were low... but, i thought it was cute and amusing. probably more like 3.5 but still a fairly pleasant film.


LOVE LIZA


**/*****


i love phillip seymour hoffman... i have since 1997 when i first laid eyes on him in an off bway play called 'shopping & fucking'

i think he's one of the best actors we have today... and, his performance here is spectacular as usual.

that said, didn't like the movie at all.

lame and depressing story of a man whose life crumbles after his wife unexpectadly takes her own life...

he begins sniffing gasoline to dull the pain and... i start wishing the movie would be over.


cybermelli product endorsement:




in target the other night i realized that i was extremely thirsty while standing in front of a fridge full of this simply lemonade stuff...

i don't remember being aware of this product in the past but i decided to open the fridge and start drinking one right there in the aisle.

it turns out that it's fucking fabtastic. it's going to give my love for nestea a run for its money.

did a bit of research on it tonite and discovered that it's a coca cola product... (what isn't??? nestea is as well)

anyone know if they sell this in some sort of multipack or can in supermarkets? i'm going to have to check that out asap... also think it might taste awesome mixed with some sort of alcohol...

finally, this is a problem....


i happened to notice this sign in the window of the combo KFC/A&W we visited last night.

why the fuck would hot dogs contain milk... i mean... i just don't get it!

i guess they put this up so that lactose intolerant people are forewarned... but, honestly, i'd have preferred it if they kept this knowledge to themselves.

also, A&W sells something called "cheese curds"... i don't know what the word curd means... but, it's not an appealing term for a food. it's one letter away from turd.

okay, i think that's about all the ranting i have energy for today.

this week is.... not all that busy.

a few appointments, a few doctors appointments...

next week: boston for sales meeting.

:-)

hope you had a great weekend kids!

m