LOL!

I’ve always believed that we all have different meanings to our lives. I think that mine is to share my smile and happiness and help others find their true happiness. It’s kinda cheesy, but when I look at my life as a whole, that’s the main message that I see.
You should look at your life, like someone outside looking in, and try to figure out all the similarities and connect them. Maybe that’s your meaning.

Ask me anything

LOL! You’re very sweet! Maybe it’s because I smile a lot. I also have pretty good-looking parents, I’m sure that helps.

Ask me anything

WOW….just wow.

I’m not one for reading all about celebrity deaths and such, but this is just too creepy not to talk about!

So, a little less than a month ago Brittany Murphy was fired from a film in Puerto Rico and after getting fired, she and her husband, Simon Monjack, thought it would be fun(?) and cool to hang around the island bugging people. He started a fight with some of the locals (because he was too skeezy for Puerto Rico?) and then managed to land at LAX completely “incoherent” and having to be hospitalized that Saturday. (Drugs anyone?!) Link to the
detailed story.

Brittany’s autopsy is scheduled to take place today or tomorrow by the LA County Coroner, contrary to her husband’s wishes. Hollywood news website TMZ reported early today that Murphy was ill with flu-like symptoms for the past several days and had been taking prescription medication to treat those symptoms. (possible H1N1?)

Elizabeth Snead, founder of the celebrity blog The Dish Rag, said Monday that despite having a bubbly personality on the red carpet, Murphy was troubled.

“She was a lot like the characters that she played. She was vulnerable, very sweet, very honest, very emotionally available. But also it seemed that she had a lot of demons inside of her and she was very, very insecure,” Snead told Canada AM.

“On the red carpet, for instance, she seemed to really, really love the attention and she was very kind to people. But she seemed in her personal life to go from boyfriend to boyfriend, she was engaged twice, then she married this older man.”

Seriously, how many times do you have to get engaged to feel better about yourself?! Brittany’s family should have gotten her some help about 9 years ago.

I know it may sound weird, but her death definitely affects me more than MJ’s death. She was one of my first hero’s. Giving all of us gawky, awkward girls the chance to say, “See! A makeover could be what I need to be a pretty girl!”.

But, unfortunately, I think Brittany went a little far with her makeover. Hopefully, her last moments here were beautiful and happy. She was such a lovely heart.

When I first think about the words Taste Casting, the first thing that comes to my mind is a panel of giant-sized Paula, Randy, Simon and Kara sitting at their judges table and stuffing their faces. All this, while giving their uncensored opinions of the good and bad, possibly the ugly.

My next vision of the word Taste Casting is the living room of your typical American household. The All-American, plus-sized family is watching the newest episode of Taste Cast, plumply sitting by and eagerly awaiting their next dish to be spewed out from the television. Wondering which dish will be Simon’s favorite, because everyone knows that if he doesn’t get up– ready to empty his load in the bathroom– that must be a dish worth digesting.

Well, Taste Casting has absolutely NOTHING to do with my morbidly obese fantasies. It’s actually a lot more elegant and delicious.

On Wednesday night, I was welcomed into a new form of food opinionating. It’s called Taste Casting. It’s a new website that let’s a group of techie foodies in major (and some not so major) cities eat out at local restaurants and post their blogs and tweets on the website afterwards.

It’s a pretty cool new way to experience food. You really get to appreciate and think about every bite you’re taking. And you’re doing it with other food techies! Anyway, on to the good stuff!

The eclectic restaurant, Table 16, was the setting for the scene. Located at 600 South Elm St. Greensboro, NC 27406.
In their own words:
“Table 16 & our blueprint of globally influenced New World Cuisine, embodies a style of food that is strong, unique, & indicative of the bold flavors of the New World coupled with the refined and elegant traditions of the Old World.”

The statement they make about themselves is on the ball with the way their food introduces itself to your tongue!

This was my first time trying out this restaurant and I was in heaven the entire evening. With our dishes, the waitstaff recommended a flight of wine that was out of this world! I had many favorite dishes over the course of the evening.
The first course was the vichyssoise with Yukon gold potatoes, Georgia onion and crab salsa. It was the most unbelievable combination of flavors that melded so perfectly together. My taste buds were singing in harmony!

The second course was an unusual, but quite perfect, combination of meats. A delicate Poke tuna tartar with Andouille sausage! Truly different and superb.

The list of amazing dishes goes on and on, but I feel I’ve spouted enough for one blog entry. Below are the links to my fellow taste casters’ blogs, so that you may read more about our delicious meal. And remember, the next time you’re looking for a superb meal in Greensboro, NC, check out Table 16. It’s downtown on Elm St.

Danielle Hatfield, Liv Jones, Scott Brewster, Josh Holden, Adam Arney, Brandon Pierce, Gedeon Maheux and Barbara Nelles

Video: Ryan @RyanRobbins on What is Pi-vot @missPivot at Triangle Startup weekend from Wayne Sutton on Vimeo.

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Also, check out the fun that Scott Brewster & I had while we were there! http://talk2starcast.blogspot.com/2009/04/starcast-178-just-dance-gonna-be-okay.html

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Do you think a small-time blogger like me should go to something of this substantial importance?

I feel like I could learn SO much if I went to this conference, but at the same time, it costs quite a bit and I’m not as proficient in blogging as majority of the other guests that will be attending.

I would love to hear some first hand knowledge from other minimal bloggers like me that have experienced South by Southwest. It sounds like so much fun, but I want to make sure that I can take away a lot from the experience.

Thanks for your help.