My Celebrity Crush Of The Month (v3.3.9)

January: Rebecca Hall, for being the heart as Vicky and the longed for as Varya.

February: Will Chase, for being Thomas Weaver in another short-lived musical.

Who will it be in March? No specific potential so far.

My Bachelor Status Updates

I stumbled across 'The Bachelor' with Erica (ten states away) last night during the all important final rose ceremony. Yes, I was a little disturbed by how the guy proposed to a girl only to take that back because he wants to start dating the girl he dumped in the first place. Yes, I was a little disgusted how these people agreed to display all of this on national television. But most of all, I was a little surprised how popular this show was. 

I'll admit it. During the 30 minutes I watched between his proposal and his 'unproposal', I was a little intrigued. No matter the reasoning for my intrigued (confusion, hatred, and the before mentioned disgust), the producers of the show and the ABC network managed to get me to watch for their elusive 18-35 male demographic.

But to see a mass amount (ELEVEN!) of Facebook status updates having to do with the finale of 'The Bachelor' is kind of amusing. Of course I responded to them.

My Chinese Bronze Heads

In another act of unconventional patriotism, a Chinese man refuses to pay his $18 million bid for a pair bronze animal heads discovered outside of Beijing in the 19th century. His reason being the French stole these artifacts without permission from the Chinese government and are auctioning them off at the famed Christie's Auction House in Paris. Though legally those bronzers belong to France, the moral implications are setting the archeological world in a storm. I wonder how, if at all, the Chinese government will retaliate? Whatever they come up with, I won't feel too bad for the French- the next highest bidder came in at $17 million. (NYT)

My 'Beyond The Forest' Outtake

Ever wonder what some Hollywood gods and goddesses are saying in certain candid photos? The Film Experience began a blog challenge asking readers which vintage photos they most want an audio track to. It was almost a no-brainer for me. Besides anything Marlon Brando, this exchange between Joseph Cotten and Bette Davis during some downtime on the set of Beyond The Forest always intrigued me. What could one of my favorite actors of all time and the legendary diva be talking about while basking under the sun? Could it be that Davis threatened to walk out of the film when it was only half completed? Or could it be Cotten's ever complicated relationship with Orson Welles?

My Ironic Dream

Reason #25 Why I'm Not Badass: I dreamt I was singing 'That's How You Know' in Central Park last night. 

My 18th Anniversary In America

Exactly 18 years ago to this day, I set my feet on this great nation for the first time. It's kinda weird to think that once upon a time, I didn't speak English, pronounced 'Z' as 'zed' instead of 'zee' and thought calling sweets 'candy' was silly. But here I am, 18 years later and can barely speak Chinese, making fun of the British and think Candy is a hookerish name (obvious irony on that last one for those who know me). It's a tad sad sometimes to see I've steered this far away from who I was but I still thank my parents every chance I get for not only for having the courage to relocate the entire family for that ever underestimated opportunity for me and my engaged sister, but also for relocating me to the greatest city in the world. I love me some America. In fact, I'll take America behind the middle school and make it pregnant. 

My Snowy March

That's right. It's March 2nd and Brooklyn along with the rest of the Tri-state area just got a huge snow dump last night. The above picture is taken outside of my parent's house after some major shoveling.... I thought it was supposed to be Spring or something like that. Didn't that groundhog come out of hiding a month ago? Sigh. 

I'm sure every kid leaped for joy in front of their television upon hearing the news just like I did many times back in the day.

My Lost Beatles Photos

The New York Post got a hold of, former Beatles and Rolling Stones manager, Bob Bonis's photos of the group's first trip to America. While some of the pictures as fun and what you thought they might be. There are a few eye-popping ones like the one above where actor Burt Lancaster holds a gun to Ringo Starr's face. Let's hope it's not loaded. (NYP)