May 19, 2008

• David, David & Dorian

  Guess where I’m going tomorrow?

  

  Me:  No plans.  Why??

  

  Carey Anthony>

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  GET READY FOR THE AMERICAN IDOL FINALE!

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  From: Lora	Mon, May 19, 2008 at 4:04 PM
  To: Carey Anthony
  so tomorrow – meet at my place promptly at 2:55p! we want to be on the road by 3pm – b/c i just got the memo and we need to allot enough time to park and go through security!! Did you say you have an extra parking space??? my friend tiffany needs to park her car and just in case our garage is full can she park it at your garage??? On the Idol memo that arrived with the tix — NO camera, cellphones, video cameras are allowed. You’ll have to leave in the car! :(  i remember when i went 2 years ago, security goes through your bags, pockets, etc..so don’t try to sneak it in!! also, dress code is “concert” attire – no tshirts, hats, shorts, jeans!!! so dress accordingly!!! i think our tix are pretty good seating – i think its above orchestra in the center…yay!!! call me with any questions!!! i’ll see you tomorrow outside of my apt at 2:55pm!!!!! xoxoxoxo

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  One of my favorite books is coming to the big screen, and guess who’s playing the title character?  It’s funny.  The whole time I was watching Narnia/Prince Caspian, I felt his looks were just too distracting.  Who better then, to play Dorian Gray!?   From BuzzSugar:

  
  Right on the heels of starring in the No. 1 movie at the box office, Ben Barnes has landed another gig — and it’s a doozy. The adorable Prince Caspian will play the title character in a film adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray.

  According to The Hollywood Reporter, director Oliver Parker
  is “planning to make a visceral, dark horror story and says the themes
  of stardom are as relevant as ever.”

  That was my immediate thought as well, that the book’s themes of
  vanity and the desire for everlasting youth and beauty seem to be
  incredibly relevant to today’s world (especially in American society,
  though Dorian Gray does not take place in America). I had to
  read this novel in college and I’m so glad I did. It’s a riveting — and
  often scary — read. If you haven’t read it, this is the plot description:
  “Dorian Gray is a young man of impossible physical beauty whose
  portrait — painted by the artist Basil Hallward — becomes connected on
  an occult level with the workings of his soul. Drawn into a corrupt and
  sensual life by the dissolute Lord Henry Wotton, Dorian remains young
  and beautiful, while the painting ages in his stead, ultimately
  becoming a monstrosity.”

  Have you read this work by Oscar Wilde? What do you think of this movie news?  Source and source

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  Here are the last of the weekend photos:

  

   

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
  This pretty much sums up the weekend

  
  There was a fire off the 101 on the way home.  If you look at the full size version of this photo, you can see the flames.  I just snapped it while driving by.  There’s a helicopter above you can’t see.  The temperature was 100°.

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