January 4, 2010

HOLLYWOOD DIRT OVERFLOW

A RANDOM COLLECTION OF CELEBRITY NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS:

Celebrities really ARE just like us. They make stupid, unattainable New Year's resolutions, too. Here's a random collection . . .

--CHRISTINA AGUILERA: "To continue having the best life ever."
--LINDSAY LOHAN: "To stop letting the lucky few that have my heart, try to constantly tear me down." (???)
--JESSICA ALBA: "I want to listen more and talk less this year."
--DENISE RICHARDS: "Cutting out all negative people once and for all. Life is too short for B.S."
--HAILEY GLASSMAN: "To finally stand up for myself, not let myself be controlled and manipulated by Jon [Gosselin]. I wish for him out of my life."
--JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE: "I'm going to underpromise myself for 2010, so if it goes well I'll just be like, 'Oh my God! Such a surprise!'"
--KIM KARDASHIAN: "Just to spend a little bit more time with my family and my friends and to really kick it up in the workout department and to try to eat better. I cannot get it together with eating. I eat way too many Oreos."
--ASHLEE SIMPSON: "All my focus is on my son. Every day being a better mom and learning with him."
--MILEY CYRUS: "I need to stop talking about things I want to do, and just get out there and do it. That's been my biggest goal recently, especially while I'm on the road."
--TARA REID: "I'm not really good with New Year's resolutions. I'm terrible with that."
--ADAM LAMBERT: "To keep being positive and try to live in the moment and enjoy this."
--BILL MURRAY: "To try to remember to look down on myself and realize how good I've got it."

SANDRA BULLOCK IS THE TOP MONEY-MAKING STAR OF 2009:

SANDRA BULLOCK has been named the Top Money-Making Star of 2009 in the annual Quigley Publishing Poll. --The poll, which is in its 78th year . . . (--It started in 1932) . . . asks theater owners and film buyers to vote for the 10 stars they believe generated the most box office revenue for their theaters over the course of the year. --Sandra is only the 8th woman to top the poll, and the first since JULIA ROBERTS did it back in 1999. (--The poll has been topped by a woman 16 times. Several ladies have achieved the honor more than once.) --Sandra appeared in three movies last year: "The Blind Side", "The Proposal" and "All About Steve". --JOHNNY DEPP came in second, followed by MATT DAMON. (--Depp was only in two movies this year: "Public Enemies" and "The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus". And "Imaginarium" only opened in limited release on Christmas Day. Damon had two as well: "Invictus" and "The Informant".)

ARE CHARLIE SHEEN AND HIS WIFE TRYING TO WORK THINGS OUT???

It sounds like CHARLIE SHEEN and his wife, BROOKE MUELLER, are trying to work things out . . . after he was arrested for allegedly attacking her on Christmas Day in Aspen, Colorado. --As you've probably heard by now, Charlie was booked on suspicion of menacing, second-degree assault and criminal mischief at a vacation home he'd been renting along with Brooke and their twin sons, Max and Bob. (--They're 10 months old.) --Brooke had called 911, claiming Charlie threatened her with a KNIFE. (--There are some unconfirmed reports that Charlie held Brooke down and put the knife to her throat after she told him she wanted a divorce.) --Charlie is expected to be back to work on his sitcom, "Two and a Half Men", today . . . while Brooke remains in Aspen with the twins, their nannies and Brooke's mother and stepfather. --Local child services officials visited the house other day, and determined that it was a safe, stable environment for the kids. --A protection order was put in effect after Charlie's arrest . . . but Brooke is now asking that it be modified so that the two of them can get together and try to work things out. The word is that she actually wants to go back to living with Charlie. --But at the same time, she would like to keep certain parts of the existing order in effect . . . Including the parts prohibiting Charlie from possessing weapons, drinking, using drugs and harassing Brooke or any potential witnesses in the case. --There will be a hearing on Brooke's request next Monday. --Now, so-called "sources" are telling E! Online that Brooke doesn't really want to get back together . . . at least not permanently. --Supposedly, she's been wanting out of the marriage for at least two months . . . but she was waiting for Charlie to sign a new contract with CBS, because she thought she could get more money in a divorce settlement that way. --The source adds, quote, "They'll get back together temporarily, but it'll end in divorce." (--Charlie hasn't been charged with anything yet. Police turned the case over to the local district attorney's office on Thursday . . . but they haven't made a decision yet.)

JASON CASTRO IS MARRIED

JASON CASTRO . . . the kid with the dreadlocks from Season 7 of "American Idol" . . . got married Saturday. He and girlfriend Mandy Mayhall made The Big Mistake in Jason's hometown outside of Dallas. (--Castro has an EP coming out next Tuesday, called "The Love Uncompromised". He'll drop a full-length album sometime in the spring.)

KATHY GRIFFIN MADE AN OFF-COLOR REMARK DURING CNN'S LIVE NEW YEAR'S EVE COVERAGE . . . AGAIN:

For the second year in a row, comedienne KATHY GRIFFIN made an off-color comment during CNN's live New Year's telecast. Kathy, for whatever reason, was once again hosting the show with CNN stud ANDERSON COOPER. --This year, Kathy was "discussing" six-year-old Falcon Heene . . . the so-called "balloon boy" . . . when she dropped an F-BOMB. She was shouting out different ways to pronounce his name . . . I guess . . . and it included, quote, "(effin')." --Anderson responded, quote, "You're terrible."(--There's video of this at the link below. ***WARNING***: It's UNCENSORED.)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMWs1A2tKio--On Friday, the show's producers issued a generic apology . . . saying, quote, "CNN regrets that profanity was used during our New Year's Eve coverage." (--Of course, since all this happened on CABLE . . . the FCC won't be going after CNN for violating any obscenity laws or anything.)--Last year, Kathy made a funny, but highly inappropriate comment to a heckler who had shouted something at her from the crowd. --She said, quote, "Shut up! . . . I don't go to your job and knock the (D-word, rhyming with "STICKS") out of your mouth." (--If you didn't know, that line is actually a reference to a classic "Mr. Show" bit.) (--You can find UNEDITED video of that rant, here . . .)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEkd8N_57eo

GOING FOR THE RECORD

"Law & Order" is currently tied with "Gunsmoke" as the longest-running prime-time drama in TV history. Both have lasted 20 seasons. --And it sounds like NBC will give "Law & Order" a 21st season. NBC Entertainment chief Angela Bromstad says, quote, "I'm a 'Law & Order' junkie. I wouldn't want to be responsible for not having [it] break the record."

JOHN MAYER IS IN A SELF-IMPOSED "DIGITAL CLEANSE": (???)

JOHN MAYER is in the middle of a self-imposed, quote, "digital cleanse" . . . which will keep him away from online communication for a week. Yeah, just SEVEN days . . . and he isn't even completely walking away from his computer. --John explained the concept of the digital cleanse on his blog . . . saying, quote, "I'll be de-fragmenting my mental and psychological hard drive during the first seven days of the new year, and I invite you all to participate. --"The cleanse will begin at 9:00 A.M. on January 1st. This gives everyone a chance to text and tweet their new year's well wishes, and theoretically begins upon waking up the morning of January 1st. The cleanse will end at 9:00 A.M. on January 8th." --Although it's a little late to join him, if you're interested in doing your own "digital cleanse," here are the "guidelines" that John is following:#1.) E-mail only from laptop or desktop computers.#2.) Cell phones can only be used to make calls, and no text messages or e-mails are allowed . . . if you receive a text, you must reply in voice over the phone. E-mails must be returned from a laptop or desktop computer.#3.) No use of Twitter or any other social networking site . . . this includes reading as well as posting.#4.) No visiting of any entertainment or gossip sites. (No need to detail which ones . . . you know what they are.)(--Assuming you are not in a digital cleanse yourself right now, you can hit up his website to read more about all this. Here's the link . . .)http://www.johnmayer.com/blog/permalink/5383
(--John says that some people have told him that they'd consider this to be, quote, "impossible" . . . and he bemoans what that says about our society.)#1.) A supposedly unreleased MICHAEL JACKSON song called "Another Day" has been floating around the Internet. (--You can check it out, here . . .) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtoIbz8souQ(--We're not exactly sure what this is, but it sounds pretty similar to a LENNY KRAVITZ song called "Storm", which came out in 2004. And after Michael's death, Lenny said that he'd worked with Michael on an unreleased track. Coincidence???)


NAZZY'S RANDOM STUFF

BRITISH RESEARCHERS CLAIM THE G-SPOT DOES *NOT* EXIST:

Ladies . . . I hate to be the one to break this to you, but according to a new study out of Britain's King's College London, the G-spot does not exist. --They asked more than 1,800 twin sisters whether or not they thought they had a G-spot. Here's the logic . . . --Basically, the G-spot is thought to be a cluster of nerve endings inside a woman's most intimate of areas. The idea was that if one identical twin said she had a G-spot, then her sister would too, since identical twins share the same DNA. --But that's not what they found. In fact, according to the study, identical twins are no more likely to have a G-spot than fraternal twins. --According to the researchers, that's proof that the G-spot is just a figment of our imagination. --A woman named Andrea Burri led the study. She says the study's finding is a GOOD thing because, quote, "It is rather irresponsible to claim the existence of an entity that has never really been proven and pressurize women, and men, too." (London Times) (--If you're interested in doing a little extracurricular work to find the G-spot on your own . . . and I know you are . . . you can listen to DR. OZ discuss its exact location here . . .)http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/search-g-spot

HERE ARE SEVEN NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS THAT EVERYONE BREAKS:

We're just four days into 2010, and I'll bet a lot of you have already broken your New Year's resolution. If you have, don't feel too bad. A lot of us are right there with you . . . or we will be soon. --With that in mind, here are seven New Year's resolutions that EVERYONE breaks:

#1.) To lose weight: There's a good chance you've made this resolution at least once in the past . . . and then broke it. So the real question is: What changed that makes you think the outcome will be any different this time around?

#2.) To follow your dreams: Are you really going to quit your job in this economy to train for the Iron Man Competition, or to move to Hollywood to become a star? Really?

#3.) To spend more time with the family: There's a good chance that when you made this resolution, you were a little buzzed. But in the harsh light of day, your family is just as needy and annoying this year as they were last year.

#4.) To stop drinking so much: My only question is: Why should you?

#5.) To learn something new: I hate to tell you, but this isn't the year you finally learn to speak Portuguese, or to ride a unicycle. It just isn't. Stop fooling yourself.

#6.) To relax more: The only way you're going to keep this resolution is if you just got laid off last month. In that case . . . kick back, buddy.

#7.) To be a better person: Someone you know makes this resolution every year. But what does it even mean? You're going to give more to charity? Please . . . you'll have forgotten the whole thing well before President's Day. (Guyism)


ROUGHLY ONE IN EIGHT HOLIDAY GIFTS IS UNWANTED:

This survey took place in Australia, but we have no doubt the results would be similar here . . . --According to a new study by eBay, roughly ONE in EIGHT holiday gifts is "unwanted" . . . meaning it'll be re-gifted, exchanged, sold, or never used. So what sort of stuff might qualify as unwanted?
--Underwear--Socks--Bath products --Skin creams
--Overall, women are more likely to receive "unwanted" gifts than men. And people between the ages of 18 and 24 are most likely to have gotten something they didn't want.


YOU'RE NOW OFFICIALLY BANNED FROM USING THE WORDS "SEXTING" AND "CHILLAXIN":

Every year, researchers at Lake Superior State University in Michigan compile a list of obnoxious words and phrases that need to be banned. Here's a look at some of the words that made this year's list:

--"Sexting"--"Unfriended" . . . which is what it's called when you get rid of a friend on Facebook--"Tweeting" . . . or any other Twitter-related word like "ReTweeting" or "Tweetaholic"--Anything that starts with BARACK OBAMA'S name . . . like "Obama-care" and "Obama-nomics"--"Czar" . . . as in drug czar, car czar, or housing czar--"Teachable moment"--"Bromance"--"Chillaxin"(Yahoo News)

IT'S A SCIENTIFIC FACT . . . MEN ARE BETTER AT PARKING THAN WOMEN:

For years, there's been a battle raging over which gender has superior skills when it comes to driving and parking. Well, the issue has finally been settled. Listen to this . . . --A new study from Ruhr University in Germany has found that . . . without a doubt . . . men are better at parking than women. --Basically, a group of researchers observed as men and women parked an Audi A6 sedan in three different ways . . . head-on, in reverse, and the dreaded parallel parking --What they found is that, overall, women take about 20 seconds longer to park their car. And even then, they're less accurate when they finally get it in the spot. --A woman . . . yes, a WOMAN . . . named Dr. Claudia Wolf led the study. She downplayed its results saying, quote, "It is not as if there was a massive failing by women. It is just about parking, not the triumph of men over women." (--If you say so, Dr. Wolf. But if you ask me, it most certainly IS a triumph of men over women. I can only hope that Dr. Wolf's next study involves examining female superiority in the arena of getting off their butts and baking me a pie.) (???) (AOL Autos)


HERE ARE TEN REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD DATE AN OLD DUDE:

It's true what they say, ladies . . . variety is the spice of life. So if you've only been dating young guys, you're missing out.
--If you don't believe me, here are ten reasons why you should consider dating an old dude, according to CNN.
#1.) He'll know cool stuff you've never heard of . . . like classic music and movies.#2.) He'll be really supportive in your career because he's already secure in his. And he'll probably be able to offer you some useful advice.#3.) Chances are, another woman already "domesticated" him in a failed relationship years ago. The point is, he's not living like a bachelor anymore.#4.) He won't stay out late chasing poon every night.#5.) He knows himself, and he can warn you about all the annoying stuff he does ahead of time.#6.) You're bound to be the good-looking one in the relationship.#7.) He's doesn't want to be alone anymore, so he'll treat you extra special to keep you around.#8.) He'll have salt-and-pepper hair. You know . . . if you find that sort of thing attractive.#9.) There's a good chance he's financially secure, which means he'll pay for everything.#10.) The fact that he can keep up with someone your age is a sign he's never going to lose his lust for life. That means he'll always be cool. (--And now, with readily available drugs like Viagra, you've got nothing to worry about in the performance area either. Food for thought.) (CNN)


NAZZY'S SILLY VIDEO'S OF THE DAY

#1.) On New Year's Eve, stuntman TRAVIS PASTRANA set a new world record by jumping his rally car 269 feet over open water. (--He hits the gas at :21, and jumps into the water at 1:47.)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5N7R9Wbe_E

(Search Terms: Travis Pastrana 269 feet jump rally car video)

#2.) A guy who calls himself PROFESSOR SPLASH broke his own world record by diving 35 feet and belly-flopping into a pool of water only 12 inches deep. (--He dives at 1:10.)http://www.fandome.com/video/101976/Professor-Splash-High-Dives-into-Kiddie-Pool-Breaks-World-Record/

(Search Terms: Professor Splash high dives into kiddie pool world record video)

#3.) Here's a commercial for a women's butt-enhancement product called BOOTY POP.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4EvVErNhVE(Search Terms: "Booty Pop" commercial)


FIVE WAYS TO LOSE WEIGHT AND IMPROVE YOUR SEX LIFE:

Losing weight is one of the most common New Year's resolutions. And so is having more sex. So here's how to kill two birds with one stone. These five tips can help you lose weight and improve your sex life at the same time . . .

#1.) DON'T LOAD UP ON CARBS. If you eat too many carbohydrates at lunch, your blood sugar will spike, then fall, and you'll feel tired and sluggish in the evening. In other words, the only thing you'll be in the mood for is a nap.

#2.) DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. When you're low on fluids, you're low on ALL fluids . . . including the important sex-related ones. And drinking more water can help you lose weight because it makes you feel full without adding calories.

#3.) EAT PLENTY OF PROTEIN. Chicken, fish, and beans are good sources. When you don't have enough protein in your diet, your brain doesn't produce as much dopamine, which is associated with feelings of happiness and romance.

#4.) DON'T EAT TOO MUCH RED MEAT OR TOO MANY BAKED GOODS. They have saturated fat and trans fat, which clog your arteries and decrease blood flow. --That can affect your sex life because decreased blood flow makes it harder for women to get aroused. And it makes men more likely to experience erectile dysfunction.

#5.) DON'T EAT A BIG MEAL BEFORE BED. If you go to sleep right away, it all gets stored as fat. Plus, you won't feel frisky if you're bloated, and a big meal increases blood flow to your gut . . . which is the COMPLETELY wrong organ. (Prevention.com)