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I need help finding a (plus size) sweet sixteen dress!? Now my dress needs to be formal, this is a really big party and it's basically my schools "sophmore prom." Sooo..in that case I need to find a really flattering plus size dress (Sizes 16-18) that have really elegant looking dresses. The colors I'm really looking for is red at the top, then black, hot pink, and emerald because I'm going for a really old hollywood Marilyn Monroe look. Sorry if this is rambling, but I need help! Thanks so much! Also I'm really pale and have light blonde hair..so if you think there will be any colors that will look especially good on me, let me know!

Twilight hollywood prom dress idea for 8th grade? okay well we're having a hollywood prom for 8th graders and i wanted to dress like Victoria from Twilight. I kind of want the prom dress she wore but im not sure where i can find that in austin texas that will work for a plus sized 14 year old who is 5'4''. Please help because i would like something similar to what victoria wears in twilight. its at the end of the movie where she is spying on edward and bella. it looks like a red dress.

I'm plus size i need some help? hey soo ya i am pluse and my friend is haveing a big sweet16 bday party and i am looking for a sexy but comfy dress but i just dont no what type of dress will suit me soo i need some help on that and her b-day party is a hollywood UV light theme.

What do you consider a "BIG GIRL"? Or plus sized? Do we define body types as based on Hollywood stars, or real women? Look at these 2 pictures. She is 5'8, 170, size 12 dress. Would you consider her a large woman or a "big girl"? I'm not sure what defines plus sized nowadays. Do you think she is attractive??? 1. http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/2885/ncar23fw3.jpg 2. http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/1013/0000214of9.jpg I'm just sayin---- Imagine being in Hollywood and being 5'8 and 170 pounds, but is that considered attractive by our culture?

Please pick! One, Two or Three!!!? Please pick your most liked to your least liked dress, 1best 3 least. I love all but cant make up my mind!! One: http://wedding-dresses-melbourne.com.au/plus-size-bridal-melbourne_p482.html Two: http://wedding-dresses-melbourne.com.au/cheap-demetrios-wedding-gowns-online_p1110.html Three: http://wedding-dresses-melbourne.com.au/hollywood-gowns-melbourne_p584.html Im not a tall person at all, im not over weight but im also not super skinny either. Thanks for your opinions!!

Plus Sized women and belts? Well, I had a baby not too long ago and now my body is a lot larger than it used to be. I'm having a difficult time dressing this new body of mine. One thing I was told was to always emphasize your waist because it will give you a shape and help you look thinner. Well, some of the blouses I have do not emphasize my waist at all. They are actually pretty shapeless. So, I thought maybe if I put a cute belt over the shirt it would help give it some style. So here's the question: Should I wear a wider belt or a thin belt? I actually like the wider belts better but I'm afraid they won't be comfortable. My tummy is still rather large (I look like I'm 6 months pregnant - still!) and I don't want to wear a belt like this if it hurts to sit down! Have any other plus sized women with larger tummies worn belts like this? What did you think? Did you like it? Comfortable or uncomfortable? Here's a link to the type of belt I'm looking at: http://shoes-handbags.hsn.com/hot-in-hollywood-obi-belt_p-4037811_xp.aspx?webm_id=0&web_id=4037811&sf=so&dept=so0040&cat=so0041&attr=121&ocm=so|121|so0040|so0041&prev=hp!sf!dept!121&ccm=so|121|so0040|so0041 I want to wear the belt higher on my waist and my body type right now is I guess the "apple" shape. I have a large bust, large tummy, my hips are smaller than my tummy, and I have leaner legs and arms. I want to disguise my large tummy but at the same time make it look smaller and more proportionate. Thanks!

LINGERIE HELP!!!!!!!!? so im not very into wearing lingerie because im almost plus size, i know sounds weird like i dont fit into plus size tops but i have a big but and big thighs ne way its my husband and mines 1 year Anniv. and i bought the fredericks hollywood dream corset in red but i dont know what to wear on the bottom i don think the thigh highs with the garters would look good cuz my thighs are big so do you have any ideas? btw this is the first time ive reall ever gotten dressed up for him and its a complete surprise. also if i did end up wearing the thigh highs with the garters do i have to buy special thigh highs made to wear with garters or do u just clip them on the front and back of any kind? DON'T PUT STUPID ANSWERS IF UR NOT ANSWERING MY QUESTION DONT SAY ANYTHING! STOP TELLING ME LA PERLA IM NOT SPENDING 400$ ON SOMTHING ILL WEAR TWICE PROBLY

does the hollywood 48-hour miracle diet work? I need to lose like five lbs for new years eve for my dress to fit and not look tight, its a uniform so i cant wear anything else and its thru a catalog. if i dont lose the five lbs. that's fine, but i do need to lose inches, i lose inches first then lbs, so that's a plus. thanks for all your help. im 16, 5'4", about 196lbs., size 14, hourglass shape, so i lose weight evenly and quickly. i really need to know if it works and what happens. I am on a strict diet, so when i stop the 48 hour diet whatever i lost wont come back b/c im not eating junk food or all that, so it will be hard for me to gain it back. tell me if it worked for you and what happened, if you gained the weight back what did you do. thanks. oh if you know of anything else please tell me, thanx.

My Boyfriend And I Need Couple's Costume Ideas For Halloween? We were invited to this awesome Halloween party on the 25th and I was SHOCKED when my boyfriend suggested going in some sort of couples' costumes... (That's really not his thing, so I was pleasantly surprised!) I'm running into a few snags... 1) We're absolutely broke. 2) The party has a 'Hollywood' theme which usually means some sort of cash 3) I'm definitely lacking in creative ideas this year and 4) I'm VERY plus-sized. (For the record, he's not... so finding or making a costume for him is super easy and not so easy for me) I would absolutely LOVE to do a Scarlett/Rhett thing, but there's no way I have the money for a Scarlett O'Hara dress. Any suggestions on costumes we can CHEAPLY make that follow said 'Hollywood' theme? Yeah... except that we want to follow the 'HOLLYWOOD' theme of the party. Does anybody actually read additional details?! Hollywood theme would include : Dead Actors, Dead Actresses, Live Actors, Live Actresses, and Couples' Characters IN movies. Thanks.......

Is my weight healthy? K, so in Hollywood there's lots of people being way to thin. I'm called anorexic sometimes at school. And whenever I dress out for P.E. people always say "wow you are so skinny". I'm 5' 7 and i weight 115 pounds. Is this healthy? Plus I'm a size 00-1. Am I healthy? Because my doctor says I am but also recommends I eat ice cream before going to bed. I kinda feel like she's telling me to gain weight. But idk. So am I healthy? I exercise such as biking and running every night except for weekends. I don't starve myself. that's just the way i am. I'm just so sick of people saying I'm skinny. I probably look like Silver from 90210 but taller.

spanish conjugations???????? can someone change these lyrics, and make spanish conjugation lyrics out of it? Here are the lyrics: I'm through with standing in line To clubs we'll never get in It's like the bottom of the ninth And I'm never gonna win This life hasn't turned out Quite the way I want it to be (Tell me what you want) I want a brand new house On an episode of Cribs And a bathroom I can play baseball in And a king size tub big enough For ten plus me (So what you need?) I'll need a credit card that's got no limit And a big black jet with a bedroom in it Gonna join the mile high club At thirty-seven thousand feet (Been there, done that) I want a new tour bus full of old guitars My own star on Hollywood Boulevard Somewhere between Cher and James Dean is fine for me (So how you gonna do it?) I'm gonna trade this life for fortune and fame I'd even cut my hair and change my name [Chorus:] 'Cause we all just wanna be big rockstars And live in hilltop houses driving fifteen cars The girls come easy and the drugs come cheap We'll all stay skinny 'cause we just won't eat And we'll hang out in the coolest bars In the VIP with the movie stars Every good gold digger's Gonna wind up there Every Playboy bunny With her bleach blond hair Hey hey I wanna be a rockstar Hey hey I wanna be a rockstar I wanna be great like Elvis without the tassels Hire eight body guards that love to beat up assholes Sign a couple autographs So I can eat my meals for free (I'll have the quesadilla on the house) I'm gonna dress my *** With the latest fashion Get a front door key to the Playboy mansion Gonna date a centerfold that loves to Blow my money for me (So how you gonna do it?) I'm gonna trade this life for fortune and fame I'd even cut my hair and change my name [Chorus] And we'll hide out in the private rooms With the latest dictionary and today's who's who They'll get you anything with that evil smile Everybody's got a drug dealer on speed dial, well Hey hey I wanna be a rockstar I'm gonna sing those songs That offend the censors Gonna pop my pills from a pez dispenser I'll get washed-up singers writing all my songs lip sync 'em every night so I don't get 'em wrong [Chorus] And we'll hide out in the private rooms With the latest dictionary and today's who's who They'll get you anything with that evil smile Everybody's got a drug dealer on speed dial Hey hey I wanna be a rockstar Hey hey I wanna be a rockstar

Fill in the blanks - Rock Star!!! most correct 10 points? I'm through with standing in line to the clubs i'll never get in It's like the bottom of the _____ and I'm never gonna win This life hasn't turned out quite the way I want it to be (tell me what you want) I want a brand new house on an episode of Cribs And a bathroom I can play ________ in And a king size tub big enough for ten plus me (yeah,so what you need) I'll need a, a credit card that's got no limit And a big black jet with a bedroom in it Gonna join the mile high club At thirty-_____ thousand feet (Been there done that) I want a new tour bus full of old _______ My own star on Hollywood Boulevard Somewhere between cher and James ____ is fine for me (So how ya gonna do it?) I'm gonna trade this life for fortune and fame I'd even cut my hair and change my name [CHORUS] 'Cause we all just wanna be big ________ Live in hilltop houses driving _______ cars The girls come easy and the drugs come cheap We'll all stay skinny cause we just won't eat And we'll hang out in the coolest bars In the VIP with the movie stars Every good gold digger's Gonna wind up there Every Playboy bunny with her _____ blonde hair and well.. Hey hey I wanna be a rockstar Hey hey I wanna be a rockstar I wanna be great like _____ without the tassels Hire eight body guards that love to beat up assholes Sign a couple autographs So I can eat my meals for ____ (I have a quesadilla... on the house) I'm gonna dress my ass with the latest fashion Get a front door key to the _______ mansion Gonna date a centerfold that loves to blow my money for me (So how ya gonna do it?) I'm gonna trade this life For fortune and fame I'd even cut my hair And change my ____ 'Cause we all just wanna be big rockstars Live in hilltop houses driving fifteen cars The girls come easy and the drugs come cheap We'll all stay skinny cause we just won't eat And we'll hang out in the coolest bars In the VIP with the movie stars Every good gold digger's Gonna wind up there Every Playboy bunny with her bleach blonde hair And we'll hide out in the private rooms With the latest _________ in today's who's who We'll get you anything with that evil smile Everybody's got a drug dealer on speed ____ well.. Hey hey I wanna be a rockstar I'm gonna sing those songs that offend the censors Gonna pop my pills from a ___ dispenser Get washed-up singers writing all my songs Lip sync 'em every night so I don't get 'em wrong Well we all just wanna be big rockstars Live in hilltop houses driving fifteen cars The girls come easy and the drugs come cheap We'll all stay skinny cause we just won't eat And we'll hang out in the coolest bars In the VIP with the movie stars Every good gold digger's Gonna wind up there Every Playboy bunny with her bleach blonde hair And we'll hide out in the private rooms With the latest dictionary in today's who's who We'll get you anything with that evil smile Everybody's got a drug dealer on speed dial well.. Hey hey I wanna be a rockstar Hey hey I wanna be a rockstar

spanish????????????????????????? can someone change these lyrics, and make spanish conjugation lyrics out of it? Here are the lyrics: I'm through with standing in line To clubs we'll never get in It's like the bottom of the ninth And I'm never gonna win This life hasn't turned out Quite the way I want it to be (Tell me what you want) I want a brand new house On an episode of Cribs And a bathroom I can play baseball in And a king size tub big enough For ten plus me (So what you need?) I'll need a credit card that's got no limit And a big black jet with a bedroom in it Gonna join the mile high club At thirty-seven thousand feet (Been there, done that) I want a new tour bus full of old guitars My own star on Hollywood Boulevard Somewhere between Cher and James Dean is fine for me (So how you gonna do it?) I'm gonna trade this life for fortune and fame I'd even cut my hair and change my name [Chorus:] 'Cause we all just wanna be big rockstars And live in hilltop houses driving fifteen cars The girls come easy and the drugs come cheap We'll all stay skinny 'cause we just won't eat And we'll hang out in the coolest bars In the VIP with the movie stars Every good gold digger's Gonna wind up there Every Playboy bunny With her bleach blond hair Hey hey I wanna be a rockstar Hey hey I wanna be a rockstar I wanna be great like Elvis without the tassels Hire eight body guards that love to beat up assholes Sign a couple autographs So I can eat my meals for free (I'll have the quesadilla on the house) I'm gonna dress my ass With the latest fashion Get a front door key to the Playboy mansion Gonna date a centerfold that loves to Blow my money for me (So how you gonna do it?) I'm gonna trade this life for fortune and fame I'd even cut my hair and change my name [Chorus] And we'll hide out in the private rooms With the latest dictionary and today's who's who They'll get you anything with that evil smile Everybody's got a drug dealer on speed dial, well Hey hey I wanna be a rockstar I'm gonna sing those songs That offend the censors Gonna pop my pills from a pez dispenser I'll get washed-up singers writing all my songs lip sync 'em every night so I don't get 'em wrong [Chorus] And we'll hide out in the private rooms With the latest dictionary and today's who's who They'll get you anything with that evil smile Everybody's got a drug dealer on speed dial Hey hey I wanna be a rockstar Hey hey I wanna be a rockstar i want it a song about spanish conjugations, not just translated into spanish

Can someone give an in depth analysis of the poetic/literary/rhetorical devices used in Rockstar by Nickelback? "Rockstar" I'm through with standing in line To clubs we'll never get in It's like the bottom of the ninth And I'm never gonna win This life hasn't turned out Quite the way I want it to be (Tell me what you want) I want a brand new house On an episode of Cribs And a bathroom I can play baseball in And a king size tub big enough For ten plus me (So what you need?) I'll need a credit card that's got no limit And a big black jet with a bedroom in it Gonna join the mile high club At thirty-seven thousand feet (Been there, done that) I want a new tour bus full of old guitars My own star on Hollywood Boulevard Somewhere between Cher and James Dean is fine for me (So how you gonna do it?) I'm gonna trade this life for fortune and fame I'd even cut my hair and change my name [Chorus:] 'Cause we all just wanna be big rockstars And live in hilltop houses driving fifteen cars The girls come easy and the drugs come cheap We'll all stay skinny 'cause we just won't eat And we'll hang out in the coolest bars In the VIP with the movie stars Every good gold digger's Gonna wind up there Every Playboy bunny With her bleach blond hair Hey hey I wanna be a rockstar Hey hey I wanna be a rockstar I wanna be great like Elvis without the tassels Hire eight body guards that love to beat up assholes Sign a couple autographs So I can eat my meals for free (I'll have the quesadilla on the house) I'm gonna dress my ass With the latest fashion Get a front door key to the Playboy mansion Gonna date a centerfold that loves to Blow my money for me (So how you gonna do it?) I'm gonna trade this life for fortune and fame I'd even cut my hair and change my name [Chorus] And we'll hide out in the private rooms With the latest dictionary and today's who's who They'll get you anything with that evil smile Everybody's got a drug dealer on speed dial, well Hey hey I wanna be a rockstar I'm gonna sing those songs That offend the censors Gonna pop my pills from a pez dispenser I'll get washed-up singers writing all my songs lip sync 'em every night so I don't get 'em wrong [Chorus] And we'll hide out in the private rooms With the latest dictionary and today's who's who They'll get you anything with that evil smile Everybody's got a drug dealer on speed dial Hey hey I wanna be a rockstar Hey hey I wanna be a rockstar

Three outfits and three events. Keep these? Or can you suggest something else? Okay. So I've got three things that are coming up; They are, a party tomorrow night [crazy highschool party with a bunch of over privledged kids in a mansion with no parents , keep that in mind], a dinner party that my father is throwing exclusively for his male executive friends [I'll be the youngest and only girl, keep that in mind], and the Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 movie premiere in Hollywood on June 4th. So, I've got outfits planned for each and I'm going to post the links from Neiman Marcus for the most part, just cause it's easy. Let me know what you think and be COMPLETELY honest please!! Suggestions on other things would be helpful too! HIGHSCHOOL PARTY::: Super fun, totally amazing party. Everybody else is wearing stuff like this, don't think I'm insane. http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/catalog/prod.jhtml?itemId=prod83930023&parentId=cat9360743&masterId=cat9360733&index=13&cmCat=cat000000cat000001cat17740747cat000131cat9360733cat9360743 It's this dress, but I got the ruching taken out around the stomach and on the back side because it was bothering me. So now it's just smooth. http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/catalog/prod.jhtml?itemId=prod71720032&parentId=cat000209&masterId=cat000199&index=48&cmCat=cat000000cat000141cat000149cat000199cat000209 Mine are navy, specially made. DAD'S DINNER PARTY::: Okay. So daddy's older friends are always more agreeable when they're looking at something hot. I have to look good and professional, but I need them to want me. :D No, I don't go for creepy old men, but my father says his job is tons easier when they're vying for me. P.S. No, I never go TOOOO far with them. http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/catalog/prod.jhtml?itemId=prod77990039&parentId=cat9360743&masterId=cat9360733&index=42&cmCat=cat000000cat000001cat17740747cat000131cat9360733cat9360743 This dress mine is altered. (Yes I altered a Mandalay dress, total sin right?) Anyway, mine is in a raspberry red, seductive and gorgeous right? Plus, the length of mine is shorter (if you look at the model, my dress stops at where her fingertips stop on her outstretched hand) http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/catalog/prod.jhtml?itemId=prod67870140&parentId=cat19580734&masterId=cat13510750&index=21&cmCat=cat000000cat000141cat000149cat000199cat3410736cat13510750cat19580734 In black. http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/catalog/prod.jhtml?itemId=prod74200002&parentId=cat21790742&masterId=cat14840756&index=21&cmCat=cat000000cat2830732cat14460734cat14840756cat21790742 [medium sized] PREMEIRE::: Gotta be formal, gotta be hot. Whatcha think?? http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/catalog/prod.jhtml?itemId=prod86260025&parentId=cat9360741&masterId=cat9360733&index=13&cmCat=cat000000cat000001cat17740747cat000131cat9360733cat9360741 This dress makes me nervous because I've never owned a dress that I've worn to a premiere that is under $2,000. Does it still look okay? http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/catalog/prod.jhtml?itemId=prod76100008&parentId=cat13410734&masterId=cat13030734&index=1&cmCat=cat000000cat000141cat13030734cat13410734 http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/catalog/prod.jhtml?itemId=prod76020048&parentId=cat21790741&masterId=cat14840756&index=30&cmCat=cat000000cat2830732cat14460734cat14840756cat21790741

What do you think of this chapter? I found the perfect shade of lipstick as I pressed my lips together a couple times just as I heard the door bell ring. I glanced down at the clock and noticed it was 10:55 pm. Wow! Right on time. I opened the door and let Sky and her two friends in. I watched them all walk in as I shut the door behind them. They were are fabulous. “Hey Bree! This is Kelly and Rachel” she introduced. Kelly was the taller one with shoulder length red hair, who was wearing a silver sequined top and a very short purple skirt that definitely showcased her slender legs. Rachel had a brunette up-do that made her shoulders and neck look good enough to eat. She was a few inches shorter everyone else also wearing a black and red leather dress with stiletto heels. I would have to say that together, we all looked like we were about to walk down a run way rather then go to a club. At least that’s what I thought. “Hi. Thank you for taking me out. Since I’ve only been in town just a few hours this is a real treat” I said. “No problem. We are all usually connected at the hip, so when someone comes up with the excuse to go out, we all jump in head first” Kelly explained. “Yeah! We love this city and all it’s habitual offenses. Plus, any reason to get dressed up will work for me” Rachel laughed out. “Let’s head out ladies” Sky insisted. Climbing into Sky’s white SUV she really knew how to get the party started. Kelly and Rachel sat in the back with me as Sky cranked the music up so loud that people passing on the street were stopping and staring wondering where the noise was coming from. Just as we pulled up to a stop light Rachel caught sight of a group of young guys standing on the corner getting ready to cross the street, she rolled the window down and stuck her head out as she screamed out over the music, “Shake whatcha momma gave you baby!” They all immediately started their cat calls back. Whooping and whistling. The light turned green before they entered the cross walk. As Sky pulled forwarded, Rachel blew them a kiss and bounced back into her seat rolling the window back up. We all busted out laughing as Sky turned the corner and headed to the club. The city sparkled with so many diverse styles and colors of lights at night. Strangers walking amongst each other, up and down the streets. The hustle and bustle of the night life, was in full swing. Men whistling, cars honking, different music bumping from the various cars on the street. All trying to show off their systems while one upping each other with their varying bass sounds. Pulling into the under ground parking garage we filed out of the SUV. Rachel wrapped her arm into mine as Sky took my other arm and Kelly’s. Conquering the night as we walked up to the huge line outside the club. We could hear the pounding music every time the door opened. Arm in arm we walked straight past the line and up to the guy standing at the door with the head set on and a clip board. As we approached a man with a chest the size of a semi truck stepped forward. “Can I help you?” his deep voice bared at us. Sky stepped forward, “4 with Samantha Torrez” she said to the huge man standing in front of her with his arms crossed at his chest. Just as she spoke, the guy with the headset stepped up and glanced at the body guard. “Right threw here please” he motioned at us. Sky winked at him as we all walked in the club single file threw the door. Upon entering, I was taken back. The green and purple strobe light beams were bouncy off every wall, the fuzzy crowd of people all dancing with the same rhythm pounced on my sanity. Standing still, I glared around noticing the bar in the back. The bar had a top that was storming different color lights inside of it and looked as if it were made of ice as fog was coming up from all sides. Seeming like I was lost apparently, Kelly and Sky grabbed my hands and rushed me threw the crowd as we headed to the bar. “4 shots of patron please” Rachel yelled. “Here we are ladies” as she handed all of us our shots. “Bree, on the count of four we toast the night with a salute. Ok? Ready…1…2…3…4...” she explicated. “SALUTE!” we all shouted as we slammed the shot glasses back onto the bar top. Turning into each other, Sky suggested we head to the V.I.P and thank Samantha for the invitation. “Who is Samantha?” I asked. “She works on most of the Hollywood sets. Helping the director with wardrobes and designing looks for different movies and scenes. She’s very fashionable and in the know. If you know what I mean” Sky said as she winked at me. “Really! Wow! Will you introduce me?” “Uh sure. Why?” she frowned at me looking puzzled. “That’s what I came to California for Sky! To do fashion and hair for the movies. Please you got to introduce me…” I pleaded. “No problem. Besides, you are right up Samantha’s alley. She’ll just love you and your look tonight. C’mon let’s go” as she grabbed my hand leading the way up the metal s I wish I could redo this question. As I posted I realized it only included 1/2 of my story. The grammer and spelling aren't a factor right now. I was brainstorming and I was just letting stuff flow. Grammer and spelling come later. Sometimes, my fingers don't work as fast as my thoughts. Though I am happy you two commented and I take corrective critisim rather well, I did find your comments a rude. But considering only 1/2 the story was posted I guess I can let it slide. Had you been able to read the other 1/2, you comments might have been a bit different.

Read this crappy short story I found on some website.? post-28 weeks later, post fantastic 4: rise of the silver surfer. i'm beyond all that now. a fun-filled evil day at the theatre can be more fun than a case of beer and and a very aroused ex girlfriend, who you randomly bumped into in the middle of new york city. alas, the former is what i delved into today. with me now are three others, i'd like to mention. all three all small seedlings of the cannabis sativa plant. germinated, planted and miracle grown. they are coming in fairly nice. we worried about the properly lighting, temperatures, etc. neither one of us had any expierence in growing things. horticulture, is quite possibly an art. those artists, who grow the grapes, and make an amount of wine to be called delicious, they deserve special racognition. here's to you guys. at the wave pool the other day, i left my keys on the driver's side door. and henceforth locked them into my car. another careless mistake in the same vein as leaving my lights on. this event marks notch number four into the dialed triple a genre, and the score is now tied between leaving my lights on and locking my keys inside the vehicle. it's a serious game, dangerous and serious. who will win? it comes down, in the end, to whatever stupidity i feel like being involved in that day. last night at the bar. the hofbrau, located in the luxourious and wealthy east end canonsburg. east end has been home to some of the greats over the past few years. these selective few, they are awaiting admission into the rock n roll hame of fame. these elite, they are waiting for their stars on that street in hollywood, that highlights the stars. the hofbrau, the center of the heart of canonburg. the streets connecting to it, they are arteries. deeply clogged arteries that require economic properity and renewed interest to continue flowing blood at perfect level. the horbrau was a bar i would never go into by myself, or with a group of people for that matter. in any case, i went last night. external forces were acting on my and strange and mysterious ways. despite myths and legends that still haunt the woods of canonsburg the hofbrau was a fairly ordinary bar. the patrons were different, but the bar resembled the classic slapshots of dormont. sitting there i felt out of place, but at the same time i felt at home. there's a pool table at the hofbrau. my brother, friend, colleuage, and associate, and our wacky neighbor Alan were playing the table. working their balls in magical ways. after a few games of who fucked who first, a former co-worker of all of ours came into the bar. placing fifty cents on the side of the table, she signaled that she would want to play next. name changed for legal reasons, we shall call her female #1. her shirt was worn slighty above the top of the jeans. strange how the 360 degree piece of skin can draw so much eye, and banter. strange how every time she was cueing on my side of the table, the universe would suddenly become euphoric. strange how i still remember that, 24 hours later and sober now. but not that strange at all. first place girls are everywhere. always drawing my attention from the road i should be watching. or the ice cream cone i should be eating. poor, poor ryan connelly. perhaps his first time to stage. perhaps his first time delivering material, in front of a live studio audicence. poor, poor ryan connelly. at an amateur stand-up contest, ryan connelly was the first to stage. among the nice contestants, ryan went on first. the weight of the entire evening in his hands, ryan forgot his material. ryan couldn't remember the even slightest inkling of his observations. he puttered at the microphone. stumbling for his words. a second viewing of 28 weeks later, revealed some overly novice acting. but what can one expect from a horror film. most of the budget is spent on make-up and with a meager stock pile of money, acting is usually the least of a horror films worries. 28 weeks later is of course a sequel to the intensely popular 28 days later. the two compared are very different films. recently deceased cannibals have been a favorite genre of mine for as long as i can remember. night of the living dead(remake) was the first i can remember seeing. from there i went down of road of return of the living dead 2, dawn of the dead, day of the dead, return of the living dead, return of the living dead part 3, land of the dead, 28 days later, dawn of the dead, shaun of the dead, grindhouse, 28 weeks later. plus an even or odd number of less popular zombie films. perhaps its the post-devestation, or the struggle for survival, the valuable insight on the human condition or dilema, however i love zombie movies. the casino opened this week. ha, and on the same day west virginia counties began passing laws to allow card games. wheeling is expected to have them as early as labor day. pennsylvanians feeble minded plan to draw more interest and money to the state has been outwitted by the back woods bumpkins of w.v. i can't help but think of scooby doo. west virginia serves as scooby doo, and pennsylvania acts as a random masked man dressed up as some creature. we would have gotten away with it, if it hadn't been for those darn west virginians. in any case, scott and i sleazed our way down there, to get first hand expierience in the post modern pennsylvania life. many were worried that crime and drugs would come to western pa, if we allowed such triffel machines in our precious corner of the world. i saw no crime while i was there. there were however one dozen grade a, pastuerized cop vehicles sprawled all along race track road. waiting for some depressed, and broke drunk to pick a fight with the wrong cocktail waitress. every police guy in the building had one hand firmly placed on their night stick, their other gently stroking their man sized manhood. excited masturbation is all they would see this night. forty dollars, folded neatly into twenties were in my wallet. ready to win, win big. casinos are truly the meaning of america. the possibilty of winning. i don't understand why there needs to be any laws prohibiting or allowing them. the outlawing of gambling is outlawing our entire way of life. my first eleven dollars is blown real quick, with a blue moon, a heinken, and a cold shot of citron. the remaining twenty nine is lost among the hungry slots. ready for their first truly blood thirsty appetite. and these beast will not stop taking your money, even after they've mugged and raped you, they still thirst for more penetrating your entire soul, and causing some to take the great final plunge from a commercialized, xbox filthy planet to the big beyond below. on a lighter note, scott did leave the casino with more than he brought in. that bastard. i recommend going to anyone who is not currently perscribed to any mao inhibitors. the big finish to that fun time, was scott's acquisition of the attractive female bartenders number. now among the list of the many such phone numbers, the future of course in air. her name for legal reasons will also be omitted. only now known as female #2. fanatastic four 2. slightly better than the original, but still hasty on the eyes. tonight brought back memories of nancy callahan. the pole dancing alba from sin city. jessica is my one true love. and bill pullman is my dad. bill paxton my even less popular uncle. next up of course the much anticipated live free or die hard. i'm a bruce willis wannabe. he's is seriously the man. a diverse portfolio of work, and a pretty cool dude in general. from here on out, everything's going be ok. i can feel like everything that needed to fall into place has fallen. the casino has great carpet, a dump truck load of movies are coming out this summer. the pools are open and the out door barbeque pits are fired up. it's certainly not happiness or fulfillment, but summer break students are getting all the nourishment they need for this year.