Registry alert

wow big news!!
taylor kinney and lady gaga got engaged on valentine's day! Life with Stephanie Germanotta will never be boring that is for sure!
I seriously can't wait to see them have lots of little monsters!!

think of all the gifts and registry items: (possibilities are endless):

50 shades of Teal

Forget about 50 shades of grey... what about a whole palette of soft, tropical pastels?

Feeling SO OVER the 50 shades debut on Valentine's day.. which is not exactly a celebration of bondage, but it's really for two reasons:

- remember when these two were the hottest thing on the small screen? In case the connection is not obvious, Don Johnson is Dakota Johnson's dad.

-secondly The Last Five Years is a way more important debut film.

Enough said!

One cannot help but wonder...how does mortadella,

a notable Italian sausage, orginating from charming collonaded Italian city Bologna, become what is known as Baloney?

 How does a gourmet buche de noel become a hostess ho ho?

How does a classic Burberry motif

become... a snuggie?

How does respected British lawyer, Amal Alamuddin, become... Amal... Clooney? She studied at Oxford and clerked for justice Sotomayor, but now she is hanging out with Cindy and Rande, going to Nobu and Cabo with various celebs.. I kind of wish she had kept her name because Clooney, even though it is from of course GEORGE Clooney, just sounds kind of boring and ordinary. Maybe she did this because she doesn't need to. It is the ultimate ironic power play. Sort of like Madonna's Mrs. Ritchie jacket.

 

I think back to an old favorite dive in SF, Clooneys, a real bar fly haunt..

it even had its own cigarette machine...

but somehow, I want MORE for Amal. but she can pretty much do whatever she wants- you go girl!!

Downton Abbey, separated at birth:

Downton Abbey is the object of fascination, affection, and loyal dedication from fans and viewers around the globe.. Somehow the characters and stories grab hold, captivate and capture our psyches… perhaps it is safe to say it may be because we have seen these characters before. 

Which leave no other option but to present  “Downton Abbey, separated at birth”.

Troubled soul and trouble maker Thomas Barrow:

 and French film star, Jerry Lewis:

 Virtuous lady's maid Anna:

 and nighttime soap siren of the 80's, Joan Van Ark:

 Prickly heartbreaker Lady Mary Crawley:

and nighttime club crawler Rumer Willis:

ex socialist Chauffer Branson:

 and Emilio Estevez (circa St. Elmo's Fire):

Omniscient and charismatic Mr. Carson :

and Al Molinaro from Happy days

Sometimes clueless, but always classy Lord Grantham:

 and Gordon Jump (the clueless but well-meaning boss from WKRP in Cinicinatti):

Downton Abbey:

 and Kylemore Abbey (in Ireland):

Kindhearted but sometimes hapless Moseley:

Mr. Olsen from Little house on the Prarie:

Heroic but tragic Matthew Craweley:

and the boy from the U2 War album cover:

Unlucky and mysterious Mr. Bates:

 and Texas Governor Rick Perry:

Evil but guilt ridden Mrs. O'Brien:

and an average citizen from the ancient Roman Empire:

 

Long suffering Lady Edith:

 

 and Raphael's Madonna:

Lord Gillingham:

and Chris Messina:

 Jilted Spanish flu victim Lavinia Swire:

 and a young Annette Bening:

Serving up some eye candy....Lothario Jimmy

and Troy Donahue:

Last but not least Isis the flawless lab:

 

and Marley (from Marley and me):