Film Reviews 2 Go are movie review commentaries by Kandie and Shelia – giving you 2 Views in 1.
This episode is about two horror films - 30 Days of Night & Saw IV.
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You’ve probably seen a friend or family member get involved with someone who is obviously not the right person for them. We may have been in a relationship with the one person we probably had no reason being involved with. Why?
It starts with an L and ends with an E or it could end with a T. Lust led to love and love can be blind. Simple.
How many times has someone tried to warn you about a man who you later find out to be a dog with a capital D? Sometimes our own intuition kicks in and warns us that he is not the one, but we ignore our internal radar and fall for the handsome face or buff body.
Here are a few sure signs you need to run away (regardless if he’s heterosexual, bisexual or just came out of the closet gay):
1. If your man is constantly getting checked out by gay men, run the other way.
2. If your man stays in the mirror more than you do, you might want to think again and run the other way.
3. If your man uses vaseline on his lips, you got it–run the other way.
4. If your man stops pleasing you sexually, don’t stand for it–run the other way.
5. If your family and friends tell you something just ain’t right about him–listen–they can see something you can’t–run the other way.
Okay, I think you get the point. To PROTECT your heart AND your HEALTH, you must take off the blinders and see the man for who and what he is.
Love might be blind, but that doesn’t mean you have to be.
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1) DON’T send your kid out to knock on doors until you’ve first taught him/her proper Halloween etiquette. “Give me some candy!” and “Is that all you’ve got?” are not acceptable substitutes for “Trick or treat! and “Thank you.”
2) If you’re 13 years old or older and you’re thinking about knocking on my door and asking for candy . . . DON’T . . . unless you’re looking to be embarrassed or have the police called on your behind.
3) If you’re thinking about letting little Ashley dress up like Peaches the stripper or Kitty the call girl, and calling it a costume . . . DON’T! That mess is SO NOT cute.
4) If you forget to buy candy, DON’T try to substitute those stale mints and those dried up sticks of gum that have been sitting in the bottom of your purse or in that dusty bowl in the living room forever. That’s just nasty . . . and trifling.
5) If you’re one of those anti-sugar freaks, DON’T pass out toothbrushes and dental floss–sheesh, just turn out the lights and keep your durn door shut.
6) DON’T send your child up to my house clutching one of those big, green, 30-gallon sized trash bags, unless he/she is pretending to be a sanitation worker. It’s Halloween folks, not garbage pick-up day.
7) If you’re sitting in the house in your drawers, getting your drank on, when the door bell rings, do us all a favor and just DON’T answer it.
To read the rest of Lori’s 13 Trick or Treat Don’t, CLICK HERE.
Check this out. People in the Arts/Entertainment field are supposedly in the top 5 depressing jobs. Hmm. Is it because we put our hearts into our work and when folks tear the work down, the person might feel like they are being torn down in the process. We have to realize that its the piece of work that’s getting criticized. Folks don’t really know you–the person behind the work, so we have to learn how to seperate ourselves from the work. Is it easy? No, but it’s something that must be done or risk being part of the statistics.
I definately agree with #2 because tell me, when was the last time you went to Mickey D’s and the person giving you your food seemed happy to be there…only time they seemed happy is if they are on their phone talking to somebody when they should be getting you your food.
Top 21 — Most Depressing Jobs
Percentages of full-time workers age 18 to 64 reporting depression lasting two weeks or longer, by categories of occupation, as provided by the National Survey on Drug Use and Health using 2004 through 2006 data:
1. Personal Care and Service: 10.8
2. Food Preparation and Serving Related: 10.3
3. Community and Social Services: 9.6
4. Health Care Practitioners and Technical: 9.6
5. Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media: 9.1
6. Education, Training and Library: 8.7
7. Office and Administrative Support: 8.1
8. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance: 7.3
9. Financial: 6.7
11. Legal: 6.4
12. Transportation and Material Moving: 6.4
13. Mathematical and Computer Scientists: 6.2
14. Production: 5.9
15. Management: 5.8
16. Farming, Fishing and Forestry: 5.6
18. Construction and Extraction: 4.8
19. Installation, Maintenance and Repair: 4.4
20. Life, Physical and Social Science: 4.4
21. Engineering, Architecture and Surveyors: 4.3
Source: The Associated Press, using data from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Prenuptial agreements are not just for the rich. If you have property such as a home, possibility of inheriting property, own your own business, help put a spouse through school, or a spouse helps put you through school, etc. a prenupt might be something you would want to consider. A prenupt protects both parties involved.
Women these days are making just as much (if not more) money than men, so getting a prenupt before marriage isn’t just something to benefit the man anymore. Grant it, the mention of “prenupt” might make a man or woman run away. Especially if they feel that the mere idea of one is a sign that the relationship isn’t as solid as it should be or that the party requesting the other person to sign one doesn’t believe “in their love” enough. A prenupt isn’t personal, it’s business. It’s a way to protect yourself. In the ideal world, “Until death do us part” would be true 100 percent of the time, but unfortunately divorce does happen–especially if relationships are based on false pretenses.
Do you believe in prenupts? What if you are the one with the money or potential to make a lot of money? Should it be the deciding factor on whether or not you marry?
I’ve been tagged by Don over @ Minus the Bars. The rules of the game are:
A). Link to the person that tagged you and post the rules on your blog…
B). Share 7 random and/or weird facts about yourself…
C). Tag 7 random people at the end of your post and include links to their blogs…
D). Let each person know that they’ve been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.
Do you believe in love at first sight? In the book, My Invisible Husband, Nikki is immediately attracted to Byron even though she wouldn’t admit it. Some would say, it was love at first sight.
I’ve seen surveys that both men and women believe there is “love at first sight” and in fact, I asked this question to a few males and out of the males asked, 95 percent agreed that “love at first sight” exists.
I’m a romantic and would love to meet a man and him and I instantly fall in love like in the movies or some of the romance stories I write. But it has yet to happen to me. I have been in “lust at first sight.”
Have you ever experienced “love at first sight?” If so, are you still with that love or did it fizzle because it was more “lust” at first sight instead?
I got the first review back for my next novel - DOUBLE PLATINUM . Check out the blurb:
“An evocative look at the music industry from the inside. Double Platinum is a gripping portrayal of one woman’s quest to climb back to the top of the charts while overcoming personal obstacles”. ~ Vonnie Woods - HoneySoul.com
Here’s what I’m reading now:
Nappily Married: A Novel by Trisha R. Thomas
Halle Berry has purchased the film rights to her first book and will be starring in the movie “Nappily Ever After.”
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Brian McKnight is currently starring in the Broadway musical “Chicago.” Below is an interview I had with the R & B crooner when he was promoting his last CD.
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Shelia Goss: Why do you think you’ve had longevity in this business?
Brian Mcknight: I wish I had the answer to that question. I don’t have it. That question would be better answered by the people who have been fans. All I do is go to the studio to write songs that I love and hope that there are people out there who love them as well. Up until now, there have been a few (smile).
Shelia: You’re very humble. When you write, do you write from personal experiences?
Brian Mcknight: A lot of its personal…some of it is what other people are going through I suppose. If I had to do percentage wise, it’s about 80 percent personal and 20 percent emphatic.
Shelia: The name of your album is “10″ which is befitting since it’s your tenth album. What do you want listeners to feel after they hear “10?”
Brian Mcknight: That’s a hard question to answer. When I make a record all I’m hoping for is that people will hear one song that makes them feel something familiar about one thing or another…the songs will probably make you cry…make you think about your own relationships–ones you’ve been in or one you’re hoping to have…that’s all I hope for.
Shelia: With this album did you have a lot of creative control?
Brian Mcknight: I always have creative control.
Shelia: Not too many artists can say that.
Brian Mcknight: From the beginning…I said if I didn’t have creative control, I didn’t want to do it; so I’ve had that since my very first album.
Shelia: What’s different from this album than from some of your previous ones?
Brian Mcknight: I think the only difference is my outlook. I’m finally at a place where my view of myself and the view the label has of me is the same. I’m emancipated. I got out of a situation I wasn’t happy in. I think this music here is very light, not too deep and it seems like I’m having a lot more fun and I am.
Shelia: How do you stay motivated in between albums?
Brian Mcknight: I just love to write music.
Shelia: Do you have plans on recording a gospel album?
Brian Mcknight: Not at this time. I choose to put an inspirational song on every album as opposed to doing an entire gospel album.
Shelia: What are some of your goals for the upcoming year?
Brian Mcknight: Single digit handy cap on the golf course.
Shelia: It sounds like golf is one of your favorite pastimes.
Brian Mcknight: Yes. I’ve only been playing about eight months but I’m bit by the bug.
Shelia: What do you like to do besides play golf?
Brian Mcknight: I still play basketball, skydive, and motorcycles, but right now golf is taking precedence over everything.
Shelia: Will you be doing some of those celebrity golf tournaments?
Brian Mcknight: Soon. Not yet, but soon.
Shelia: I know it’s hard to pick favorite songs on your own album; especially when the whole album means so much to you, but tell me about three songs in three different categories on your CD–one that makes you feel good, one that makes you think and the third one in any category.
Brian McKnight: A feel good song would be “For the Rest of My Life.” It’s probably one of the best songs I’ve every written. The title says it all. It’s the kind of love you’re looking for.
One song that makes you think about things is sort of my theme song and it’s “Should Have Been Loving You.” It’s a song where it makes you look at your life and ask yourself what would you change? You know you can’t change the past, but you can go back and tell the people whose lives you’ve affected that you’re sorry.
I wrote a song for the troops called “Red, White, and Blue.”
Shelia: Sylvia Hubbard is a huge Brian McKnight fan and she’s the winner of the “Speak with Brian Mcknight” contest that I had last month. After Sylvia got over the excitement of speaking with “the Brian Mcknight”, she was given an opportunity to ask him a few questions.
Below are her questions and his responses.
Sylvia: Where do you get your inspiration from when you make your music?
Brian Mcknight: I get it from everywhere. Most of it comes from personal experiences but there’s some from other people’s affairs…
Sylvia: How do you feel about the type of music being made in your genre and how does it compare to your music?
Brian Mcknight: I don’t do comparisons…I kind of live in my own world. I listen to the same music I listened to when I was a kid. My kids keep me up to date on what’s going on, but everything kind of sounds the same so I don’t know who’s who. People are expressing themselves the way that they are. Every next generation is different than the last one, so I don’t know.
I just do what I do.
To learn more about Brian Mcknight, be sure to visit his website. If you’re in New York, catch his performance on Broadway.
Shelia M Goss is an entertainment writer and National Bestselling author of Paige’s Web, My Invisible Husband, Roses are thorns, Violets are true and Double Platinum. For a full bio, go to www.sheliagoss.com.
Song for the day - Just Got Paid by Johnny Kemp
O.P.B. stands for Other People Blogs. These are a few places I visited this past week. Check them out:
My Invisible Husband is still going strong almost a year later. I found this link while surfing last night. Check this out:
Alicia Keys Contest - If you win, don’t forget about me
Don put in overtime this week. He has a few hot topics over at Minus the Bars:
The Good Man versus The Man You Wish You Never Met
Are you easy to fall in love? (Why or why not?)
Click on the following link only if you want to see animals do some things that your kid shouldn’t see. Be warned, its not G-rated.
Click here: Divalicious Opinions: 5 Reasons NOT to take your kids to the zoo
Just like it’s important for people to go see a movie on “opening weekend,” authors need the support the first month the book hits the shelves. It’s all about the numbers and publishers are looking at the bottom line. Check out Adrianne Byrd’s post:
For you movie buffs, there will be another Mummy movie. Jet Li will be in this one. Check out The Mummy - Tomb of the Dragon Emperor.
Here’s a little eye candy for the ladies:
Tyson Beckford is ready for his close-up — again. Read more…
