Omigosh, Gorgeouses. I loved this movie. How come nobody told me to get off mine arse and rent it? Why? It’s SO my type of movie.

It’s my type of movie for lots of reasons. First, I love a good movie musical — can’t go wrong with that. Second, Beatles music — can’t go wrong with that. Third, great story of the turbulent 60’s, war, love, art — canNOT go wrong with that! Fourth, Bono and Salma Hayek special cameos — can’t go wrong with that! Fifth? James Sturgess….

James fareakin’ Sturgess. I can’t believe I have the hots for James Sturgess. The very man I thought was SO NOT CUTE as Anne’s brother George in The Other Boleyn Girl.

No, I was not into him then….

But, THEN, last week, I FELL IN LOVE WITH HIM as we watched him in 21 (which Cheaty also recommends, by the way).

Mmmmmmm…. Here’s another and another….

Cheaty is now salivating…, FYI. Sigh….

On a serious note, I was particularly gripped by the movie’s representation of the youth in 1960’s America — those drafted, as well as those fighting back at home in the anti-war movement.

Young, spirited boys sent to their doom, objectified and ruined. Thrust from a world of innocence, modern comfort and order into one of death, savage danger and chaos.

The movie just REALLY got to the heart of the draft — the EMOTIONS associated with it, the utter tragedy of it ALL. This deeply saddened me.

I think of the soldiers in Iraq and their families….

The sheer BEAUTY of the movie, though, inspired beyond and lifted spirits.

Cheaty highly recommends. And not only because she broke out into song not once. Blackbird singing in the dead of night….

Let us know how YOU like(d) it in the comments.

Peace & Love,
Haley-O

So, we’re in the country. I actually don’t have much time to write this post. Mostly because the battery on my Mac is running out FAST and, if I go upstairs to grab my plug, I KNOW I’ll wake up the Rascal, and then it’s ALL over. And, I’m super comfy here on this country couch…. It’d take a lo-ho-hot for me to get up off it…. Anyway, WOW, I babble.

Okay, so we’re in the country. We’ve been here for a week. It’s our last night here, and Josh-O and I decided FINALLY to whip out the telescope and get outside with it….

I whipped on my long black Lulus and my black hoodie — I was NOT going to get BIT by those obnoxiously buzzing mosquitos — and out we went with the telescope.

It was awesome. So geeky. So romantically geeky!

Anyway, while Josh fumbled to find Venus, I stared at the sky. And, wow. It was like a black sparkly blanket…. While I stared, I saw two magnificent MOON BEAMS! Shooting stars with a trail of SPARKLES. And, you know I LOVE sparkles!!! I actually asked Josh if it was possible that what I was seeing were fireworks. No. Fireworks don’t shoot across the sky….

Then, frustrated, I grabbed the telescope from Josh-the-fumbler and found her. Venus….

Unspeakably gorj…. I mean, it was just a little white orb in the sky. But, amazing to see it! VENUS! I was looking with MINE OWN EYES at a planet. EXISTENTIAL, dude!!!

Then, it was moon time. I’d never seen the moon through a telescope before. And, Gorgeouses? If you’ve never seen the moon through a telescope before, CHEATY HIGHLY RECOMMENDS that you get thine arse out to the country with a telescope and CHECK THE MOOOOOON! For, THIS, is (something like) what I saw:

CRATERS, Gorgeouses! I saw CRATERS! MOON CRATERS!

And, then…, a cloud rolled in, and our romantic night of moonbeams and geekery was dunzo….

I LOVE space. And, so does Josh-O. WHICH is making me think he and I need to bond over this. Expand our knowledge of space and enrich our relationship with this shared passion! Do you LOVE it?

Yes, Gorgeouses. Space. Telescopes. Moonbeams. Cheaty HIGHLY recommends.

P.S.: The things I do for Space…. We took a flashlight out with us for fear of BEARS (and aliens…I have this little fear of aliens when I’m in the country. Just a little one. Not little alien. Little fear. Btw).

Gorgeouses………

I NEVER use hair straighteners. EVER. Even when I go to the hairdresser, I have to INSIST that they don’t blow dry my hair — no matter how cold it is outside. I just get so bored and…and…and hot. And, my bangs always end up in my eyes. I hate it. Besides, I pride myself on having healthy, “virgin” hair: organic shampoo, no gel, no hairspray, no mousse, no colouring, no drying, no nothing.

So, when a GORJ reader asked me to review this brand-new hair straightener, I was VERY reluctant. But, I love her. So, I agreed to do it.

A few days later, a BEAUTIFUL box arrived in the mail……

Sweeeeeeet. I love a good box! And, LOOK AT THAT SEXAY STRAIGHTENER!

The straightener is called the Infiniti Nano Silver, by CONAIR. What’s unique about it, among other things, is that it has a steam feature. You fill up this little reservoir with water, and, when the straightener heats up, it releases the steam into your hair — so that your hair doesn’t dry out from the high heat of the plates! Brillers, right!? Also, I didn’t have to brush my hair before I used it because it has a comb-type feature built in. I probably SHOULD have brushed it beforehand to make things a LITTLE easier…, but I didn’t bother.

Anyhoot, I used it. I FIGURED out how to use it, AND I USED IT, in little over 20 minutes! Check my before and after!

BEFORE:

AFTER:

Note that the AFTER was taken about HALF AN HOUR AFTER because I had to roll around on the floor with my monkeys, and Rascal had to rub drool in my hair for extra special effect. I’m being totally serious.

Honestly? It was SO easy. And, I’m USELESS with things like this! I didn’t even BURN myself! And, and, AND, I barely managed to take pictures of myself WHILE taming the beast using the straightener! Check it….

As you can see, I have, like, the thickest hair ever — and so much of it. EVERY hairdresser tells me this. I’m grateful for this, of course, but it’s a byotch to style. So, obviously, this straightener’s pretty fabulous if it worked on MY HAIR (for my first time straightening it myself, might I remind you) in 20 minutes. Kudos.

Needless to say, Cheaty HIGHLY RECOMMENDS. And, if you go to the Infiniti Nano Silver website, you’ll see you can get one FREE FOR 30 DAYS! Not bad? They do that so they can HOOK YOU IN, of course! Heh. It’s great. If you do get one, let us know how you like it in the comments!

BUT WAIT! I’m giving away TWO of ‘em over at Goodies. GO AND GET IT, GORGEOUSES!

Love! xo Haley-O