Twitter Update

In a previous post, I talked about how much I enjoy Twitter. At the time, my account was protected and you had to ask to follow me. I have since changed that and now anyone can follow me without having to ask. If you are interested, you can find me at Joy@joyfulng when you log on to www.twitter.com. Hope to see you there!

This is sweet -

 

 

Fun on Twitter

I've been having a good time on Twitter since I joined awhile ago. I've actually learned a lot about current events there. I first read about the death of the late, great James Gandolfini on Twitter. At first I thought it had to be a hoax but unfortunately it was true.

I think Twitter is a great place for people with similar interests to connect. I have made quite a few connections with other Mad Men addicts or "Maddicts" as true fans have come to be known.

If you would like to follow me on Twitter, I am Joy@joyfulng on www.twitter.com. Currently, my account is in protected status so you have to request to follow me. You can participate as little or as much as you would like. Hope to see you there!

Limericks

The Eagle Harbor Book Co. in the Seattle area held a limerick contest recently.  Here are some of the winners.  Enjoy -

"There was a rich hippie named Julie,
Whose Range Rover smelled like patchouli,
Each day, just for fun
She smoked weed by the ton
With a bong blown by Dale Chihuly."

- Brandon Matsen, Seattle

"To the city we'll go to make merry
After dinner o'er drinks we will tarry.
Alas, with a shout
We pay and rush out
If we run we will catch the last ferry."

- Mary Jensen, Bainbridge Island

"On the 5:30 boat in the quiet zone
A passenger answered his cellphone.
The others gathered en masse
Picked him up by his a...
Crying,"man overboard with his ring tone!"

- Robin Simons (no address given)

"Said Romeo on Bainbridge, "Don't tarry!
"Leave Seattle so that we can marry."
But his Juliette said,
"I'd rather be dead
"Than to have to get on that damn ferry."

- Eva Moon, Redmond

 

 

Happy Easter a few days late...

I hope everyone had a lovely Easter this year.  It was a sunny and warm Easter Sunday here with no rain. 

Here are some winners of the annual Peeps contest that the Seattle Times has every year.  They are so clever and imaginative!

Enjoy!

Peeps de Resistance



 

Seattle Public Library


 

Van Peeps



 

A Peep at Today's Top Stories

 

The first prize winner

One of my favorites

 

The Best of Jon Hamm

I found this online this morning and had to share!  Hope you enjoy the "Top Ten Jon Hamm Moments!"

http://youtu.be/T5UJCvBzI8Y

Roger Sterling and Don Draper

 

The Joy of Books

Hope you enjoy this video about the joy of books as much as I did!

http://youtu.be/SKVcQnyEIT8



And here are some new photos from AMC to remind you that Mad Men starts soon -

 

 

 

 

 

 

Some Jokes for Sunday

As two caterpillars were crawling along, a butterfly flew overhead.
One turned to the other and said, "You'll never get me up in one of those things!"

What do firemen put in their soup?
Fire crackers!

Why did the cookie go to the doctor?
Because it was feeling crummy.

What did the duck say when he bought lipstick?
Put it on my bill.

 

Lawyer Jokes

How many personal injury attorneys does it take to change a light bulb?
How many can you afford?
Three - one to turn the bulb, one to shake him off the ladder, and the third to sue the ladder company.

What's the difference between a good lawyer and a great lawyer?           
A good lawyer knows the law. A great lawyer knows the judge.

What's the difference between an attorney and a pit bull?         
Jewelry.

How does an attorney sleep?
First he lies on one side, and then on the other. 
             

How do you get a group of personal injury lawyers to smile for a picture?
Just say "Fees!" 
            

"You seem to be in some distress," said the kindly judge to the witness. "Is anything the matter?"
"Well, your Honor," said the witness, "I swore to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, but every time I try, some lawyer objects." 
            

A new client had just come in to see a famous lawyer.
"Can you tell me how much you charge?", said the client.
"Of course", the lawyer replied, "I charge $200 to answer three questions!"
"Well that's a bit steep, isn't it?"
"Yes, it is", said the lawyer, "And what's your third question?"

 

6. Take a lawyer to lunch!

 

 

Tweet!

I have found that Twitter is surprisingly fun and highly addictive!  I'm enjoying it very much.  My tweets are protected (which means you have to ask to follow me) but if you'd like to, ask away!  You can find me at @joyfulng on www.twitter.com.

By the way, today is Jon Hamm's 42nd birthday!  Hope it was a good one!  I can't wait for the next season of Mad Men to start next month. 



The Cranes sing "Goldfinger"

My friend Mary sent me this link to a funny "Frasier" episode.  The James Bond tribute on the Oscars is what brought this clip to mind.  Enjoy!

http://youtu.be/QcJdgHhQDL4

 

Daniel Craig as Bond

Joy's Oscar Review

Joy's Review of the 85th Academy Awards

It's getting late and I haven't written my thoughts on last night's Oscar telecast! I'd better get going while it's still fresh in my mind. First of all, this year I am on Twitter and I tweeted my comments as the stars made their way down the red carpet. That was fun! Here is my list of the best dressed actresses and actors -

1) Charlize Theron

2) Jennifer Lawrence

3) Channing Tatum and his wife Jenna Dewan-Tatum

4) Anne Hathaway

5) Barbra Streisand (who sang "The Way We Were" so beautifully in tribute to the late Marvin Hamlisch)

6) Naomi Watts

7) Quvenzhane Wallis (so adorable in blue - the youngest person ever nominated for Best Actress)

8) Daniel Day-Lewis

9) Salma Hayek

10) Ben Affleck

11) Halle Berry

12) Joseph Gordon-Levitt

13) Jennifer Hudson (whose rendition of "And I am telling you, I'm not going" from "Dreamgirls" gave me goosebumps and wowed the audience)

14) Jennifer Garner

15) Seth MacFarlane

 

There has been a lot of talk on Twitter about Seth MacFarlane's turn as the host. I have to say that I was very impressed by him. I've only seen him once on TV when Piers Morgan interviewed him and I didn't know he could sing so well. I suppose a few of his jokes were tasteless, but on the whole I thought he did a great job and wouldn't mind seeing him host again. It's a tough job and no one does it perfectly. 

 

Check out this article from www.parade.com for more on Seth -

http://www.parade.com/celebrity/celebrity-parade/2013/02/24-seth-macfarlane-gives-oscar-a-lift.html

 

I haven't seen all of the big movies that were nominated and won this year, but eventually I will get to them all. I filled out my own Oscar ballot with my choices for the winners and I got 16 out of 24 correct. That's pretty good, if I do say so myself! I usually get Best Supporting Actor wrong and this year was no exception. I was sure that Tommy Lee Jones would win but I'm sure Christoph Waltz was great in "Django Unchained" (which I haven't seen yet). I think Quentin Tarantino is brilliant and I was sure he would receive the Oscar for Original Screenplay.

 

I was confident that Daniel Day-Lewis would win and he gave his usual witty, gracious accectance speech. He is the only actor to win three best Actor Oscars (for "My Left Foot", "There Will Be Blood" and now "Lincoln"). It was also easy to pick Anne Hathaway for Supporting Actress and I was happy that Jennifer Lawrence (my pick) won for Best Actress since she had some tough competition. I can't wait to see "Silver Linings Playbook" and I'm going to read the book as well.

 

I was very happy that "Argo" won for Best Picture and if Ben Affleck couldn't win Best Director, I'm glad Ang Lee did. I'm looking forward to seeing "Life of Pi." It was great that the first lady Michelle Obama, (looking beautiful as usual) could present the award for Best Picture. It's true that the show was pretty long but I didn't think it was boring at all. I watched the Independent Spirit Awards the night before on IFC and enjoyed that as well. That's about all I can think of for now. Sadly, another award season has come and gone. I look forward to the Oscars so much every year and never miss it. I'll see you at the movies!

 

 

I forgot to mention the wonderful tribute to the James Bond franchise.  My husband and I loved seeing Shirley Bassey sing the title song from "Goldfinger."  We thought that song should have won the Oscar that year but it did not. 

 

Also, it was sad to be reminded that the great Nora Ephron passed away last year (in the In Memoriam portion of the show).  But they forgot to include Andy Griffith, who also appeared in movies as well as "The Andy Griffith Show" which is still shown on TV Land.  They usually always forget someone.

 

 

Oscars are on Sunday, February 24th!

Just a friendly reminder not to forget that the 85th Academy Awards are on this Sunday night!  I haven't missed the Oscars since I was about 9 years old (I think!) and this looks like a great year.  I'm lucky that I live on the west coast because I get to see the show live at 4:00 pm. :-)

Check this out -

http://oscar.go.com/

Here are the major nominations -

Best Picture:	Amour, Argo, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Django Unchained, Les Misérables, Life of Pi, Lincoln, Silver Linings Playbook, Zero Dark Thirty
Best Actor:	Bradley Cooper, Daniel Day-Lewis, Hugh Jackman, Joaquin Phoenix, Denzel Washington
Best Actress:	Jessica Chastain, Jennifer Lawrence, Emmanuelle Riva, Quvenzhané Wallis, Naomi Watts
Best Director:	Amour (Michael Haneke), Beasts of the Southern Wild (Benh Zeitlin), Life of Pi (Ang Lee), Silver Linings Playbook (David O. Russell), Lincoln (Steven Spielberg) Richard Gere, a presenter this year

Birthday Greetings

I celebrated my birthday recently and one of the greetings I received was from ING Direct and I thought it had a nice message.  Enjoy -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfY_vbrQrDQ&feature=colike

Facts about Labor Day

Since Labor Day is coming up soon I thought I'd post these facts about it -

Peter McGuire, co-founder of the American Federation of Labor (AFL) and general secretary of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners, is often recognized as being responsible for the first suggestion of Labor Day. An issue with recognizing McGuire as the first person to suggest Labor Day is a man named Matthew Maguire.

Matthew Maguire was a machinist, secretary of Local 344 of the International Association of Machinists. Those who believe that Maguire and not McGuire first suggested Labor Day assert that Maguire made the suggestion while he was secretary of the Central Labor Union in New York in 1882.

 

It was indeed in New York City, in 1882, that the first Labor Day observance was held, when more than 10,000 workers walked off their jobs, parade-style, on a Tuesday. The majority did so without permission.

The Central Labor Union suggested that labor unions in other cities join in to celebrate the contributions of working men. The idea quickly spread from New York to other industrial areas by 1884.  Despite the efforts of workers in New York, Oregon was actually the first state to make Labor Day a holiday in 1887. By the end of the year, New York and three other states followed suit.

 

After hundreds of employees were laid off in 1893, the Pullman Strike led to the nationwide boycott of trains with Pullman Cars, rioting, and the deaths of two striking workers.  Although he'd been a staunch opponent, President Grover Cleveland made Labor Day a federally recognized holiday in 1894, pushing it through Congress in just six days.

 

Canada also celebrates Labor Day on the first Monday in September. But several other countries celebrate it on May 1.  The fashion faux pas of not wearing white after Labor Day is history. Wearing white after Labor Day is quite acceptable and promoted in many stores.

Labor Day is the “official” end of hot dog season. According to the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council, Americans eat more than 7 billion hot dogs between Memorial Day and Labor Day.

Detroit was responsible for a shortened workday during the early labor movement. Houston’s Mix 96.5 says Detroit workers demanded a pay raise of $2 per hour and that the workday be shortened to 10 hours.

Labor Day is the unofficial end of the summer season, a time for one last barbecue or dip in the pool. However you celebrate, make the most of your day and raise a glass to the holiday's history.

 

- from the BWM Northwest newsletter

Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee

I just watched Jerry Seinfeld's new web series called Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.  In the first episode Jerry picks up his old pal Larry David and they go out for breakfast together.  It's fun to watch but evidently there is a British web series called Carpool that is very similar.  Here is the article that talks about it -

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/08/02/jerry-seinfeld-s-comedians-in-cars-web-series-ruffles-u-k-feathers-with-similarity-to-british-carpool.html

Seinfeld's web series will appear every second Thursday of the month.  Check it out on www.comediansincarsgettingcoffee.com.  Ricky Gervais appears in the second episode.

More Books Like 50 Shades...

Just in case you've read the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy and are looking for similar books, here's a list from The Daily Beast -

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/07/12/more-books-like-50-shades-of-grey-naughtiest-bits-from-12-other-erotica-bestsellers.html

I'm waiting for the third book in the trilogy to come from the library.  No, they are not great literature but they are entertaining!

Good Movies You've Never Seen

Here is Entertainment Weekly's list of the 50 best movies you've never seen -

http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20483133_20609091,00.html?xid=email-top25-today-50+best+movies+you%27ve+never+seen#21180887

I've seen several of them already.

Seinfeld's new web show

Jerry Seinfeld will soon have a new web series called "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee."
Here is a teaser -

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/jerry-seinfelds-comedians-cars-getting-coffee-teaser-345564

Rita Hayworth is Stayin' Alive

My friend Sue just sent me this great clip from YouTube where someone spliced dance routines of Rita Hayworth in sync with the Bee Gee's classic song "Stayin' Alive" from the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack.  Saturday Night Fever is one of my favorite movies.  Some clever person did an outstanding job putting old movie clips together with the music.  I thought it was a nice tribute to the memory of Bee Gee Robin Gibb who passed away on May 20, 2012 of cancer at the age of 62. 

Enjoy -

http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=mz3CPzdCDws