Unbelievably sad....RIP.

As I'm sure most of you have heard by now, actor Heath Ledger died today. He was only 28 years old. This is the second time this week that a talented young actor has been taken from this world (Brad Renfro died last Tuesday, he was only 25 years old). I don't know why I'm so unbelievably torn up about Heath's death, maybe because it's so tragic and such a shock. I've never been a huge fan but I've always liked his movies, especially 10 Things I Hate About You. And I was really looking forward to seeing him as the Joker with Christian Bale in The Dark Knight. Now I don't know if I'll go see it. For some reason or another, hearing about his death has just hit me so hard. I've been seeing it on gossip blogs and the news all day and I cry every time.

It's just so unbelievable. He was only 28 years old, and he has a beautiful little daughter. He actually had talent, unlike some of the young actors today *cough*Lindsay Lohan*cough*. And the truly sad thing is that he was just really starting to be noticed, since Brokeback Mountain in 2005. He was really going places and would have gone on to do some truly great things had his life not been cut so tragically short.

The main gossip going around is that he killed himself by overdosing on pills, whether it's accidental or intentional is not known. But he also had pneumonia so possibly the pills screwed with his already sick body and caused complications. I guess the autopsy is set for tomorrow so more will be known soon. But whatever it was, it's just so tragic.

RIP Heath Ledger, 4/4/1979 - 1/22/2008.

Christmas and such.

Wow, I haven't written in here in a while. Maybe because nothing notable really happens in my life.

New obsession: Jimmy Stewart.

Oh my god he was such an amazing actor (and cute!). They just don't make movies like his anymore, and it's sad. Stuff from the 30s and 40s is the best. My Jimmy obsession has helped me discover some truly amazing classic films. So that's good. You just don't find actors like Jimmy Stewart anymore.

Blah. Movies suck so hard nowadays, it's hard to sift through all the teen sex comedies and violent action movies and gory horror crap to actually find a decent movie. Occasionally you find one, but good movies are getting rarer.

But let's not get me started on that topic, because I could go on forever.

Anyhoo, Christmas. It was hectic, I'm broke, I spent time with some family members that I dislike, and I'm glad it's over.

Here's the stuff that I got, because that's all Christmas seems to be about anymore.

From my parents:
~Pirates Of The Caribbean 3: At World's End (the 2-disc special edition!)
~a POTC shirt w/ Johnny Depp on it <3333
~SpongeBob hot cocoa & mug set
~fleece Happy Bunny pajamas
~$20 Bath & Body Works gift card
~gold claddagh earrings <333
~Life Magazine's The Most Notorious Crimes In American History

From my cousins:
~$25 Borders gift card

From co-workers:
~crate of clementines (Pat)
~Chipmunks Christmas CD (Pat)
~pretty nail polish and pretty headband (Pat)
~cookies (Stef, Karen)
~candy (Maria, and Bob though he doesn't work with us)

So what did you guys get, anything good? I hope you all had a nice holiday!

And Happy New Year to all of you if I don't post here again before then! :)

<3 Eliza

Official Iron Man Trailer!!!!!

Watch Robert Downey Jr In Official Iron Man Trailer

RIP Warren Zevon, 1/24/1947-9/7/2003

Unique. Quirky. Absolutely Genius.

My idol.

I can't believe it's been 4 years since he's been gone.

But I listen to him every day, so it's like he never left.

His music was so different than anything else, I miss it.

I miss him.

You were "too old to die young but too young to die now."

Rest in peace, Warren.

Why Today Sucked

1. I worked 4 hours, blah. Didn't get a chance to sit down once. My legs are killing me.

2. My cousin Tif was supposed to meet me at the library at 2 but missed her bus twice so I waited at work forever for nothing.

3. When Tif got to my house, she had one of her kids with her (Alice, who's not as much of a problem as the other one), I'd figured it'd be just the 2 of us. So I had to keep Allie occupied so, I still didn't get a chance to rest for 5 minutes.

4. Tif got into a huge screaming/swearing match with my bitch of a neighbor that already hates my family. Tif had every right to flip out at her, but I fear retaliation, such as animal control or city hall stopping by sometime next week to harass us some more.

5. My dog Rosey got sprayed by a skunk in my backyard. The yard, the dog, and the house reek so badly my eyes are still watering. I had to rub her down in tomato juice but I smell like crap and she still smells too (but not nearly as bad).

6. Alice slammed my elbow in the car door when we went to Shaws. Not purposely (I was reaching in to lock it and she closed it on me, she loves closing the car door), but it still freaking hurts and is still swelling. Hit my damn funny bone! I had frozen raspberries on it while we were in the store, swelling went down a little, but it hurts like hell and it's starting to bruise. I don't want to think about how it will feel tomorrow.

I do believe Warren Zevon's lyrics are quite fitting for my crappy day:

This just ain't gonna be my day
Trouble waiting to happen
Things just ain't gonna go my way
Trouble waiting to happen
I'd write this down if I could hold a pen
I might get better but I don't know when
So I'm gonna wait right here 'til then
Trouble waiting to happen

Look at all of the fun things...

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<3 Eliza

I'm disgusted at the media. As usual.

WTF is with Lindsay Lohan. All I've heard about all freaking day is the crazy DUI/cocaine/chasing someone in her car and then getting arrested, blah blah I DON'T CARE. I never liked her anyways, and I don't feel bad that any of this is happening. She's an adult. She caused her own problems and she should deal with them, not get special treatment because she's a celebrity.

But what ticks me off yet kind of amuses me is that a lot of articles I read today are calling her the "Robert Downey Jr of her generation". We all know how much I love Robert, but sadly this is true. I like the way this article puts it:

Lindsay Lohan is now officially the Robert Downey Jr. of her generation. And I say that with all due respect to Downey, who once was a mess but who has cleaned up his life and is back to doing excellent work, as in “Zodiac.”

The Downey comparison is appropriate because when he was going through his troubles he kept going before a judge and kept pleading for another chance — and to stay out of jail. After numerous run-ins with the law, he told one judge in 1999: “It’s like I have a loaded gun in my mouth and my finger’s on the trigger. And I like the taste of the gun metal.”

Downey spent a short time in prison. Three months after he got out, he was arrested again on drug charges. That killed his gig on “Ally McBeal.”

One of the big differences here is that Downey was an Oscar nominee, in 1992 for “Chaplin.” In other words, he had a career. He reached a certain rarified place in the business. Creatively, he fulfilled his potential. But drugs plagued his career from a business standpoint. He became unemployable for a time. Only a slow march toward sobriety enabled him to rebound and work again, and the cold slap of jail time undoubtedly had something to do with setting him straight.

Lohan has an enormous amount of talent, but unlike Downey she hasn’t distinguished herself as an actress. Sure, she was good in “Mean Girls” and “A Prairie Home Companion,” even “Herbie Fully Loaded.”

Yet Hollywood is all about perception. And what do people remember most, her roles in those films and others? Or the car accidents and partying?

That’s why she belongs in jail. For her own good.

At least it doesn't make Robert sound totally horrible. But it has a point, jail turned him around, look at him now. Maybe it would do the same for LL, because as much as I dislike her I wouldn't want to see her die. Too many people die from drug and alcohol abuse. It's sad. She needs jail time, but also some real help.

Blah. No more ranting. No one cares. I'm just mostly sick of this being treated as the most important news ever. Hello, there's still soldiers in Iraq dying every day, campaigning for next year's election, etc. Celebrities aren't that important.

I hate media.

The end.