Queen of the Screen

Because people are still friending me...

2009-06-21T03:13:08Z

Even though I haven't posted an entry in over a year people are still friending me. So this isn't my best work, but I feel I owe ya'll ... you're awesome :D

Everyone have a great summer ... just in case I'm not back for a while!

Happy New Year! ... I know, I know, it's been a while... but I come bearing gifts :D

2008-01-09T09:06:26Z

Happy new year to you all! I am saftely nestled back in Htown, and since I felt compelled to reward myself for not having murdered a single family member throughout my almost-3-week-long stay, and those AMAZING new Helen photos emerged just a short while ago... I couldn't resist making at least a few graphics!!

First, REALLY quickly ... I need to give a big WELCOME TO LJ to an RL friend of mine (i know! GASP! hopefully we won't all scare her to death) lapetiteleo and my little brother raffikee    (have fun in Florida and HAPPY BIRTHDAY little brother!)

Second, I feel like i need to give credit where credit is due concerning these graphics... so a HUGE THANK YOU....
To evastefania   , for showing me that awesome trick ... you know the one!
To adgraphomany    for showing me that more subtle icons without much colour hold a beauty of their own.
To frail_elegance    for showing me that purple can be a very classy colour (go check out her beautiful new header.. you'll see what I mean!)
and last, but certainly not least, to EmmaBear (barcelonamme), the best second set of eyes a girl could want!

Hope you all like them!!! 16 icons and 3 headers in all :D

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And now for the headers... (if anyone actually wants to use them but would prefer different text or dimensions just let me know!)

I hope you all have a WONDERFUL day!!!

I PASSED!!!!!!!!!! I PASSED I PASSED I PASSED!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2007-11-01T23:45:28Z

OMG!!! I ACTUALLY PASSED THE TEXAS BAR EXAM!!!!!! I'm a real attorney now!!! (well, I have to get sworn in or whatever, then they send me this nifty gold Bar card, but
I PASSED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

HI everyone!!!! I'm SO sorry I've been missing for so long, but you all knew I had to study, then the exam, then vacation, and I kept putting off posting an entry not wanting to answer questions anyone might have about that AWFUL exam. But I'm BACK!!! Now that life has decided to start straightening up a bit!!

hehe.. my hands are still shaking! I PASSED!!! J-O-B here I come!

No picspam today, but I'm going to do something I've been meaning to for a LONG time. I'm going to post (pretty much) every site I have where I find Helen Pictures... ready?

I'm guessing I don't have to put up sites like wireimage, getty, corbis, Isifa, Polfoto, Alamy images and whatnot since we all know to check those... but here are some of the slightly more obscure ones"

1) http://www.daylife.com/topic/064G2vqcxf2Ke/photos/1
2) http://socialitelife.com/categories/celebrities/helen_mirren/
3) http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Helen+Mirren&s=rec
4) http://justjared.buzznet.com/tags/helen-mirren/
5) http://www.tv.com/helen-mirren/person/71953/photos.html&pg_pics=0
6) http://www.starpulse.com/Actresses/Mirren,_Helen/Pictures/
7) http://www.superiorpics.com/helen_mirren/pictures1.html (updated rarely - but I still got a good post or two out of them)
8) http://updates.absolutely.net/index.html - (and AWESOME find with large, unwatermarked Wenn images!!)
9) http://news.search.yahoo.com/search/news?ei=UTF-8&p=Helen+Mirren&datesort=1&fr=&c=news_photos - small thumbnails, but they have a lot of pictures out before others do, and on more obscure subjects like the castle DHM bought!
10) http://www.viewimages.com/Search.aspx?mid=72958427&partner=Yahoo&epmid=3 (unwatermarked Getty images!! but you cant right click to save so you either have to printscreen or, with firefox, use the page info (then go to "media" and scroll down) to save the images.
11) http://film.wp.pl/id,5504,idPhoto,94019,type,23,osoba_galeria.html - (yes, it's Polish, and they haven't been updating lately, but they have wonderful large AP photos!)
12) http://www.contactmusic.com/photos.nsf/gallery?open&artist=helen_mirren&page=1 (these guys are worth checking out because they've been updating pretty consistently lately! yay!)
13) http://teamsugar.com/celebrity/Helen_Mirren
14) www.filmmagic.com (username: mvento, password: humane1 - although they don't give you the "full size" it's still larger than the itty bitty thumbnails!)

A couple I didn't list because they aren't mine to publish, and some I didn't list because I JUST found them (as in, last week!) and i'm trying to amass enough to post another list for you all soon enough if you guys like this list.... The ones I put up today, however, are the ones i've been checking for a long time :)

and just because I CAN"T BELIEVE I PASSED!!!!!!!!!!! ONE photo that says it all:

sigh... it's good to be back :D

You won't regret having worked too hard, but you will regret not having worked hard enough.

2007-06-12T23:16:44Z

I've been trying to live on those words for a few weeks now... but it hasn't really sunk in. This week is going much better so far, and all too soon I'll have disappeared almost completely. I HAVE to study like I've never studied in my entire life, nor will ever study again. Just until the end of July, and I hope you'll all hang in there and forgive me for not commenting on every entry. It's just not possible right now :( .... of course I'll be checking in! so ya'll behave yourselves ya hear? (yes dayweletgo and sissa - I'm lookin at you two in particular!!!) ... (as well as those of you out of town and on summer vacation! beware the idle hours that lead to mischief!) ::wink::wink::

I know I haven't posted in a Loooooooooong while, and it will likely be a month and a half before I post again, (ok, that's WORST case scenario, but very likely the case) so I tried to make today's picspam really wonderful. I hope I succeeded! *fingers crossed*

Yes, that's a new header!! lol.. I couldn't resist... I LOVE that particular photoshoot ...sigh... those eyes... I may bring the other one back later though... it had a soft, calming effect on me.

There isn't much going on with me :) ... just mailed about 40 thank you cards today (FINALLY!) so now I can REALLY concentrate on my work.... and that's about it! lol, yes, very boring life right now :D

Since I really don't have much to say, I guess we'll just get on with the picspam!! WOOHOO!!! (oh! but first! a shout out to newbie roxierocks5!! welcome to LJ lil Jane!!!)

First we start with VENICE PART TROIS!!!! (part trois? you ask.. but where are Part un and Part deux? well, big sissa Megs (maggiesheridan) posted them!! If you haven't already GO check them out! SO AWESOME!!)

lol... how much do you want to bet that cameraman/woman just about fainted at this look?

Hehe... reassuring us that all's well?

Hey! I was kidding! no really... they don't cut people's heads off anymore Stephen! ... of course I'm sure!

Or.... am I? muahahaha!

More venice!!

OMG!! She almost fell!! thank heavens they caught her!! ... looks scary though :-/

WOOSH! what a shot!

Helen playing with her hair...

Helen arranging her hair part deux...

Helen arranging her hair part trois... (don't photographers know they're supposed to WAIT until she's done! yeesh people!)

Helen arranging her hair part quatre!

hehe... yes dearie, your bra strap is showing! she's SO cute! and that's it for Venice 2006!

Just a couple from CineVegas!! Because you know I can't get through a Helen spam without AT LEAST one Helen/Taylor pic!!

and Helen looking lovely and radiant on her own...

This is a relatively new set from March 2007 of Helen, and I quote, "leaving a meeting" (no idea!) I had seen a few WITH watermarks, but here's a few more and all without those ugly marks! yay! :D

ok girls, he's not THAT cute!

Awwww!! Only Helen is classy enough to WAVE to the paparazi!

AWESOME CLEAVAGE ALERT!!! WARNING! WARNING! :D ... you guessed it! MILL VALLEY HERE WE COME!

not yet.....

Still not yet...

Tada!! ... (he's looking at the paper.. right? ;) wouldn't that be awful! If you were caught on film oogling Helen's assets!?!? LOL!!

(YES, I called them "assets" ... so I'm a straight-laced, uptight conservative! so what!? :D MUAHAHA!)

That purse should be taken to a remote corner of the deepest darkest woods and shot, so as to put it out of its sad existence.   (was that a little too sadistic? *evil grin*) FINE, then it should be sent back in time to the 80s where its family is... poor little lonely purse lost in the 21st century :( ... better?

But Helen clearly OWNS in that dress and shoes!!! *DIES*

Anyone else curious to know what she's saying? My! what an expression!! That's our Dame!

The End.

sigh.... I feel like that was too short. :(

I hope everyone has a FABULOUS June and July!!!! Remember I'll be checking in on all you fun and naughty people!!! :D

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All by myself, don't wanna be, all by myseeelf anymoooooooooooooore!!

2007-05-27T01:52:07Z

WHERE IS EVERYONE!?!?!

Oh, I forgot, you guys are allowed to have lives right now! hehe... lucky devils.

Sissa

maggiesheridanis out of town, Turtle (alataye) had something to do this weekend that I can't remember, miss_analystis sleeping, and I think the rest of the world has joined frail_eleganceat the movies to see Pirates 3.

I hope the rest of you wonderful people are out having fun too!!!! You HAVE to, yes that's an order, so that I can live vicariously through you :D

Everyone in my RL refuses to speak to me ("you should be studying"!) Yes, I think we've established that! But I'm feeling awful, my dog is sick, it's been raining all day, and I NEED a helen picspam to put a smile on my face and motivate me to hit the books again!!!

Here is a Pictoral Representation of how I feel at the moment:

This concludes todays visual demonstration, hehe.

UGH, I hate feeling this way! I'm normally one of the most happy people I know, but today has been awful.... so here's how you all can help! Tell me a joke!!! A fun fact!!! A silly story!! ANYTHING!!! ... I mean, you dont HAVE to, even a simple "hello" would go a loooong way at this point, but it would REALLY brighten my rainy day!

At least I have a new header, hehe, or I'd be staring at it right now going "I really need to change that." Oh, that reminds me - Does anyone have any idea how to change layout styles? (i.e. coding/HTML/whatever) and where I could possibly find some tasteful and simple ones?

TIME FOR PICSPAM!! I know GODESS HELEN makes me feel better... I hope she brings a smile to your face too!!!

I'm going to start with some pics from earlier this week, I think I found one of my all time favorite Helen looks: FLAWLESS!

Her legs look really good in this pic!!! :D

Mirror, mirror on the wall...

who is the fairest of them all?

Mirror/Beckham: Why you, Helen Mirren, are the fairest. No one can compare.

Is she biting her lip here? awww! they both look SO CUTE in this shot!

*JAW DROPS*

*JAW HITS FLOOR*

*JAW crashes through floor and lands in neighbour's apartment*

Jaw, albeit somewhat badly bruised, is now upset at said owner and refuses to resurface.

Jaw finally resurfaces only to be dropped once again at sight of Helen ... currently, Jaw is seeking legal counsel to look into filing emancipation papers in order to ask for severance from its owner.

FINALLY found a picture of her at the podium!!

And I know this one has a watermark but I'm posting it anyway because I love it :D

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NOW.... here's a lovely set of pics I found recently from the press conference held on July 19, 2006 for Elizabeth I
(I had a few already, but the following is a whole set that came together :D)

I love it when she speaks with her hands... this one's for you Sissa!

Aww! I LOVE this expression!

Hmm... I really like her watch.

In case you ever wondered how the Great Helen Mirren holds her tea cup:

Aww! yay! she's smiling!! contagious isn't it!?!

WOW, there's a pretty clear shot of her tattoo!! (and the lovely watch again :D)

Best shot of the bunch! HA! look at!

I can't believe this is it! I've gotten really fast at putting up picspam! LOL!! see? I feel SO MUCH BETTER! :D :D :D
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THE END.

[Insert Witty Quote Here!]

2007-05-19T17:20:09Z

I'm BAAAAAAAAAAAACK!!! Graduation was HOT but SOOO wonderful! I still can't believe my 97 year old gramma made it this long and was able to come and see me graduate!  Her, and my favorite uncle being able to come meant THE WORLD to me!!! I got more gifts from my family than I could have imagined! (most of which made me cry they were so beautiful and meant so much to me)

The party was AWESOME! a TON of people showed up. No one got a head count but I think it was about 70 - 80 ish. Mom really went all out, and everything was PERFECT!!! The kids loved the bounce house too! Which I thought was a bit over the top, but nope! apparently not! This also means that i have a TON of thank you cards to write!! woohoo!

Tons to say, but I don't want to bore you all!! hehe... so I'll keep it short 'n sweet :D
OH! and, OF COURSE, A HUUUUGE THANK YOU to all of you who were SOO INCREDIBLY SWEET and congratulated me :D you guys ROCK!!! and I MISSED YOU ALL SOOOOO MUCH while I was gone!!

Now that the partying is over time to hit the books!! (well, monday, techically) ... what books, you ask? THESE BOOKS!! Why this small mountain of books weighing in at approximately FORTY POUNDS!!

Oh, and that's just the BarBri books, I haven't gotten my MPRE ones yet... but those are only about half the size of these ones! ... I'M SO DEAD! TWO MONTHS! I have to learn all this in TWO MONTHS!! *THUD*

Quick meme! Sissa maggiesheridan tagged me a while back... it's the 10 strange things about you one, so here we go! In no particular order:

1. Whenever I go somewhere where people have heavy accents (i.e. Amarillo, Texas) I pick it up in less than a week (unconsiously!)
2. Whenever people ask me where I'm from I start to panic because I don't know what to answer!
3. Sometimes I sing and I don't even know I'm doing it until someone points it out for me.
4. I love to learn new things, I love school... yah, I'm weird like that :D
5. I use movie quotes in my every day life. As in, I unconsiously slip them into conversation and people don't realize that those aren't my words!
6. I'm 100% Armenian - not many of us left in the world! (and if you've ever seen My Big Fat Greek Wedding you know a bit about what my life is like - so much so that when friends saw the movie they called me and told me it reminded them SO MUCH of me.... I don't quite know how to take that! hehe)
7. I hardly have any sense of smell at all (yes, the opposite of our dear, quirky alataye)
8. I almost always have to have a movie playing in the background, no matter what I'm doing (except reading)
9. I HATE drinking water. I'll drink anything else, even iced tea, to avoid drinking water.
10. My favorite piece of clothing is my well worn volleyball tshirt from the ninth grade (10 years ago) with my last name written across the back - we had an undefeated season that year :D

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FINALLY FINALLY FINALLY!!

1) HUUUGE pics of Tao
2) A few from UNESCO gala
3) LAST instalment of the Getty unwatermarked pics!! (FINALLY!)

These Tao ones are SO HUGE that if you want the full size I'm putting a link at the end of them so that you can go save them :D

hehe... if you ever wanted to know how many freckles our Dame has, download the full size of this pic and count them! lol!!

Yup, a SUPER HI-RES pic of our FAVORITE COUPLE!!! (p.s. this one will work for the counting freckles thing too! ;)

K, so if you want them in their FULL GLORY ... download THESE!
With WIll Ferrel - http://www.sendspace.com/file/zf0yu7 (1810 X 1989)
With red drink - http://www.sendspace.com/file/b4lzwj    (2029 x 3000)
With Hubby! - http://www.sendspace.com/file/e14jb8    (2006 x 3000)

Yah, photobucket kept reducing the size, so the above links contain the massive files we all love! :D

k! onto UNESCO - these are the ones i found... though some you may have seen before:

During the day:

With Don Johnson... he used to be really popular right?

She is SUCH a beautiful woman! WHY doesn't she know that you can't match different kinds of giltter! grr

YAY FOR FINAL INSTALMENT OF UNWATERMARKED GETTY PICS!!! :D
I think I may be more excited about this than you all! hehe... it's no piece of cake posting over 50 pics in one post!

here we go!!
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BAFTA 2007!

THE PILLOW!!! (I made a photoshop file very similar to this :D... i just need to get it ON a pillow!)

With the dude who hosted :D .. lots more of their sillyness coming up!

Doesn't the soft light here make her look like a queen? GORGEOUS!

hehe.. i love over-the-shoulder looks!!

More sillyness as promised!

aww!! no no! be silly again! :D

with HER sissa Kate! (aren't sissa's just THE BEST!?!)

And now... for zee Ozcars!!!   btw - i basically put all of them in, even if they only varied a bit BECAUSE SHE'S JUST SO AMAZINGLY BEAUTIFUL HERE!!!

Onward!

zee happy couple!! my favorite :D

LOVE her expression!! Me thinks this should be a Helen Mood Icon! :D ... yes, I'm still working on those!

ZEE FABULOUS ACCESORIES!!!

Back to zee fabulous best actress winner!!!

My FAVORITE solo helen pic at Oscars - WHAT A VIXEN!!!
Come on, really, what guy WOULDN'T beg her to call him with THAT LOOK!

Yes, yes, I put the oscar ones in meticulous order :D

*DIES*

Zee vixen has stolen zee flag!!!

Ugh, the guy who keeps manhandling her to move on REALLY ANNOYS ME! (GET YOUR HANDS OFF OF HER!)

yah yah, I know they're only "slightly different" but you were forewarned!!

Aww!! What a gentleman Alan Arkin is!!

ooOOooo.. I love these next pics!

Michael Sheen right?

What a REGAL POSE!!! WOW! - every inch the classy beauty right THERE:

Vanity Fair Part-tay! Oops! they're not actually standing IN the circle! Where's that annoying little guy when he's REALLY needed!?

Last of Oscar! ::sniff sniff::

A few Beauts from The Queen Premier in London!

Couldn't you just wrap them up and put them in your pocket!?!

Awww!!! *The Look*

A random one that got left behind... ("The Marines don't leave a man behind!" - what movie is that from? anyone? anyone? Buler?)

VEGAS 06! ... Yah, cause clearly we haven't seen enough of THOSE pics!! hehe... but just wait, the BEST IS YET TO COME!

look at us! look at us!

Aww! they did!

HERE THEY ARE! THE BEST FOR LAST! :D (yah yah, we've all seen this one but i'm posting it anyway! so there! :P)

*MELTS*

Awwwwwwwwww!!! (cameras! leave them alone! :P!)

THE END! PHEW!!!

Ok, folks, its all downhill from here!! hehe! But I hope you enjoyed it while it lasted!!! :D

EVERYONE HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEKEND!!!
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"Let's Go Get Something To Eat, I'm thirsty."

2007-05-06T04:43:16Z

First and foremost I AM SOOOOOOOOOO SORRY GUYS!!!
Why, you ask, is she sorry? In the next 7 days I have a dozen errands, two exams, two graduations, one gigantic party, a VERY messy apt to clean up before the invasion of 7 relatives, a doggy to take to the vet and get a prescription filled, and I'm sure other stuff I can't think of at the moment... in other words... I WILL DISAPPEAR OFF THE FACE OF THE PLANET (aka LJ) for one week. I'll TRY to go back and at least skim through some of my friends list next Monday, but I can't make any promises!! I'll still be on AIM, but likely not very talkative (send me a message anyway ;) ... it'll brighten my day!)

Wish me luck :D!

Before I disappeare, however, here is a short meme and a long overdue picspam!

The wonderfully ingenious and super fun alataye, in her infinate wisdom, gave me the letter "G" for the meme where you have to list 10 things you like that start with a letter you are assigned. (If you want a letter let me know in your comment!), and so... without further ado....

1. Geffen Gala pics! (or Georgina, or anything Helen-related that starts with a "G"!!!)
2. Greta Garbo
3. Godiva
..... Urg, ok, so the letter "G" is not as easy as it looks! thanks Taye :P ....
4. Great ideas
5. Graphic making!
6. Giving
7. Gifts
8. Graduating :D
... the creativity well has officially run dry....
9. Grover
10. Groucho Marx

AND... I lied ... well, I didn't lie so much as not realize how many "watermark-free" Getty pics I had, so you all have another picspam to look forward to AFTER this one! So I guess, instead of this being installment 3 of 3, it's 3 of 4!!

To start with, here are some I found a few weeks ago (no idea if they're "new" to you all) but they were too cute to leave out! It seamlessly blends into the getty pics since I had the same event from that batch as well.

And We're OFF!

LOVE the expression!!

Is there a look the woman CAN'T pull off!? Even bright red lipstick suits her!

and blending seamlessly into getty pics as promised! :D

Only two from this event, because I think you've seen the rest.

Venice! YAY! one of my ALL-TIME FAVORITE Helen looks!

LOL! the look on BOTH their faces is precious :D

Yes, yes, we've seen these, but I'm posting them ANYWAY! Ha!

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!

hehe, another *Helen Hug!*

Is it just me, or is Peter Morgan kinda cute?

OF COURSE! PICS OF HELEN AND TAYLOR!! THE MOST PRECIOUS COUPLE ON THE PLANET!

btw - I've kind of lost track of what we "do" or "don't" have so I'm posting almost every pic.

gee... I wonder what event they're at! ::wink::

Yes, Ms. Mirren, the green dress is a fashion "do"!!

Another one of my ABSOLUTE FAVORITE HELEN looks!! *DIES* PERFECTION!

yah, yah, I realize they're kind of the same, and while I usually don't post pics that are "kind of the same" I have to make an exception for THIS! (doesn't Taylor look like a smittened bodyguard? esp with those sunglasses!)

le sigh... (oh dear, ok who'd I get that from!? show yourself!)

WARNING: following pictures may cause excessive "awwww-ing"!!

told ya!

Here are some from the Geffen Gala (because, clearly, we haven't seen enough! hehe)
PERFECT, ABSOLUTELY STUNNING

and to the side...

umm... I want me some more of this!

My personal favorite of the batch... *THUD*

and a lovely smile for the end! contageous isn't it? :D

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VEEEERY QUICKLY... Taye reminded me that there are videos on wireimage (for subscribers only :(... but if you ARE one, GO CHECK THEM OUT!) so I quickly went and watched every single one... and there was one moment that was captured that offered an explanation to a picture that I had wondered about since the moment I saw it!

Now, you have to realize that when these "stars" are walking down the red carpet or having their picture taken in front of those background things there are DOZENS, if not HUNDREDS, of photographers shouting their name at the top of their lungs trying to get their attention so that these famous people will look into their particular camera....I imagine the scene looks something like this:

Yes, they're shouting, and yes, there are more of them! that's just one small chunk of the red carpet!

And so we have this mysterious picture:

Yes, adorable! i know.. but WHAT is she saying!? ... turns out she is, as loudly as I think she was able to manage, asking the press ...

"WHAT'S IT LIKE SHOUTING LIKE THAT ALL THE TIME!?"

HA!! I just thought that was TOO CUTE not to share!!

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k, everyone have a FABULOUS week!! and drop me a line so I can be distracted (just a bit!) from what I really should be doing!! hehe... :D

Ah, ha, ha, ha Stayin' Alive, Stayin' Alive...!

2007-04-26T06:17:21Z

OMG!! HOW CUTE was our Dame last night!?!? LOL!! Yes, I realized that I ended up watching 2 hours of the utter TORTURE that is American Idol for a grand total of less than 30 seconds of Helen... BUT IT WAS WORTH IT!! Ok, for those of you who didn't get to see it click on THIS for the stayin' alive video!! ... and because I can...

It's been HOURS and I still can't get over how PRECIOUS she is!!!

Was anyone else really disappointed with the DVD of The Queen? As an avid (almost rabid) Dame Helen fan I wanted MANY more extra features!!! sigh... i guess we can't have everyting :(

On a happier note, GRADUATION CAP AND GOWN ARRIVED!! :D phew! fancy shmancy! And mom and dad want to take studio pictures cause my little brother is graduating and they think it would be precious to have some pictures together... i guess it would :D And apparently mom is planning this HUGE party where the entire city and their dogs are invited! SO EXCITED!! :D

Also, announcements go out tomorrow (they were SUPPOSED to go out today... UGH!) you'd THINK we know our relatives NAMES let alone their addresses!!! I can't tell you how many times we were stumped by how to spell people's names... or even just figure out their REAL name!! I assured my mom that Maggy was NOT born Maggy, but alas Maggy it is since we have no idea what her real name is!! (that is just ONE of the hundreds of headaches we had getting these out!)

Yah, and somewhere in all this I'm supposed to be studying for finals, finishing up group projects, etc. hehe... stressed? oh... of COURSE NOT!!! LOL!!! :D

HELENIFICATION AHEAD!!!
Enough about me!!! Onto Helen picspam!!!
Because we all know that this makes it AAAAAALLLL better :D
K, so today: Part 2 of 3 of "watermark-free" getty images
and Part 2 of 2 of "Prime Suspect 5: memorable moments"

Hehe... we are going to start AND end with the most precious couple EVER!!

and closer....

Now with the red DGA background...

No, I'm not putting ALL of them up!! :D I never do .. but yes, I am putting MOST of them up

Solo Helen...

Solo Helen - part deux...

I guess this was taken near the end of the eveing... cause all her makeup has come of! (AND SHE STILL LOOKS AMAZING!! go figure...)

She looks mischevious!

How cool is this shot!?

Woohoo! Helen and Taylor at the Whitehouse!

Yah, I forgot to put this up last post with the rest of them *sheepish grin*

These are some of my favorites!!! (and my FAVORITE Helen look!!!!)
I put this one up because the look on her face is different from the "annoyed" pics we're used to seeing!

*DIES* SOOO FREAKING BEAUTIFUL!!

How perfect is this picture!! LOL!

'the goddess' looking down from above!

hehe... love it when she does the 'eyebrow raise'!!!

that pose looks so regal!

Yah, we can't keep our eyes off her either Jeremy!

I think I always end my picspams with pictures of these two.... and today is no different!

I think they're magical :D (is that a silly thing to say?)

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An now, PART DEUX of PRME SUSPECT 5 MEMORABLE MOMENTS!! A biiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiig thank you to Bis Sissa Meg ( maggiesheridan) for helping me come up with a lot of these!!!!!! You're THE BEST!!!!!!

Rating: PG-13!!! ;)

First: Two that SHOULD have been in part one!!

The Street: Yo teacher. Do I get frisked? I love being frisked me.

Ballinger: Jesus Jane I want you now.
Jane: So does the Desk Sergeant sir and he asked me first.

(FINALLY got a good cap of the 'sweater toss'!!! hehe.. (that's for you big sissa!!))

The Street: Good evening. I'd like to leave a message for Superintendent Tennison please. Yah, just say: Beige just isn't you. She'll know who I am.

Henry: Ok Michael. Let me be frank with you. I'm bored. I'm bored of being stuck here in this room with you not talking to me. Your brief's gone into a coma. This is a very dull experience for us all and it'd be a real thrill if you'd answer just one of my questions.

Jane: oh shit.

Ranking: I know
Jane: Who is it Jerry? Who's been playing on the wrong team?
Rankin: Well, I've investigated me, and I think I'm clean. Made some phone calls about you.

DC Growse: I couldn't do it, could you? A woman like Tennison.
DS Pardy: As fast as you could throw her under me Mr. Growse.

Rankin: This must be nice for you lot, then
Forensics: Oh wonderful stuff! Blood, bullets, the works.

Balinger: Yah well just shows you doesn't it? We all make errors of judgment.
Jane: Yes, we do don’t we? I’m going to make one right now.

(and because this HAS to be most of our favorite part!...)

(sigh... never trust a man who'll cheat on his wife!!! I guess our Jane leanred that the hard way)

Rankin: Normal sloppy service will be resumed as soon as possible.

Jane: oh, is it tough at the top sir?

Balinger: Look, if you were me, you’d be doing the same.

Jane: Um, no, no I wouldn’t. I wouldn’t be trying to put both my feet into one leg of my trousers.

Henry: Yah, so? It’s not human? What is it, extraterrestrial?

An that's it for Part Deux!!
Next on the program? NO idea! maybe PL... ;)

Pimpin':
BTW - miss_analystput up OVER ONE HUNDRED HIGH RES IMAGES of our Dame on Helen Mirren Online the other day!!! *DIES* FAN-FREAKIN-TASTIC!!! you guys HAVE to go over there and check it out!! I DIED... A LOT :D

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Until next time!!
HAVE A GREAT DAY EVERYONE!!!
(and a big sorry to gemmi_joo and english_dwarf who found this post last night before it was done! sorry guys! no idea what happened to your comments after I made it a "private" post!!!)

Quality over Quantity! (at least... I hope so!) - Losing Chase Icons!

2007-04-17T20:59:28Z

So... here are the results of my "study breaks"!!

A VERY BIG THANK YOU to my BIG SIS MEG!!! ( maggiesheridan) All the icons with any clever text on it were ALL her ideas!!!! No better Big Sis in the ENTIRE WORLD!!!

These are for everyone... (of course)... but especially to those of us whose heart Chase Phillips stole.... (you know who you are!)

... Just FYI... I tried to give most of the icons the kind of crisp airy look the film itself has... I hope I succeeded! hehe.

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(Just a quick P.S. - although the lobster icon wasn't taken from miss_analyst's cap, I DID get the idea from her!!!)

I also couldn't get this idea out of my head... so here's the first and only Friends Only banner I've ever done:

And this was COMPLETELY maggiesheridan's idea.... (BRILLIANT!) ... but it's 510K (versus the 40K our icons have to be) so we can't actually use it as an icon... but there must be other uses for it!!! So I'm posting it anyway!!

Have a GREAT day everyone!!! Hope you liked them!!
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T - 4 months and counting...

2007-04-12T08:20:14Z

I cannot even BEGIN to tell you how stressed out I am (so I won't!), but whenever it does get to be too much, I take a "time-out" and make an icon :-D or search for pictures :-D My life will be changing in so many ways within the next few months that the pressure is starting to get to me ... WHY can't i just stay in school forever?? WHYYYYYYYYY!???????

Enough ranting!!! ONTO OUR ITINERARY!!!!!

OK, today we have

1) A piece of Helen randomness and a piece of school randomness that MUST be shared!!! (promise they'll make you laugh!! - well, i hope!)
2) BIG pictures - have we seen them before? no idea! but they're huge and i just found them, so i'm posting them anyway!
3) GETTY IMAGE PICTURES WITHOUT WATERMARKS!!!! AHHHH!!!! (I literally FREAKED OUT when i found these!!!) - (actually I was thinking twice about posting these, but our ever-so-amazing HNG (crown_the_queen) told me you guys might like "savable" versions of these photos without ugly white marks across it! - so here they are!); and
4) Prime Suspect 5 - Most Memorable Moments - Part One

So without further ado!!!!

1) a) Apparently these two movie studios hired the same Poster artist!!! LOL!!! (so who do you think'll win? Personally I think the Queen can whoop Hannibal's butt with one frosty glance!! (but then i haven't seen Silence of the Lambs or Hannibal so what do I know?)

1) b) Whenever someone is sent a funny law-related email it basically circulates around the law school (via email) like WILDFIRE. This next one was just SOOOO hilarious I just HAD to share it with you all!!! It made me laugh IN CLASS!!!

Just FYI (in case you don't know) a "deposition" is the recorded testimony of a witness given in preparation for trial (and is usually quite thick!)

LOL!!! This REALLY happend! Whenever something like this tales place the attorney or judge requests the transcript from the court reporter and sends it to Judge Buckmeyer who then weeds through them and publishes the best ones in a segment at the back of the Texas Bar Journal called et cetera!!! (basically the ONLY part of the TBJ i actually read! *evil grin*)

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2) BIG PICTURES!!!!

I left the tags on cause they asked me so politely! :-D (that and i was lazy! tee hee)

This is the "whoosh" picture i posted more than a month ago... just supersized!!

At the Beatle's LOVE by Cirque de Soleil

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3) GETTY IMAGES WITHOUT WATERMARKS!!! (Ok, now, i have over 200 of these, but CLEARLY I can't post them ALL at the moment ... so this is part 1 of ... 3?) Enjoy!

Awwwwwwwwww!!! Aren't Deb's parents PRECIOUS!?!?! ;)

PHEW!!!! Ok, that was just over 1/3 of them!!! Want the rest? - if you do TELL ME (otherwise i really won't post them!)

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4) Prime Suspect 5 - Memorable Moments - Part 1 !!! (A lot of us seem to be on quite the PS kick lately so I knew the next "memorable moments" would have to be a PS... and I chose PS5 for one reason... FOR MY WONDERFUL SIS maggiesheridan!!!!!! (who happens to be obsessed with it right now)

Jane: I don't know what you've heard about me... but,
Balinger: What have I heard?
Jane: That bloody Jane Tennison she'll be storming into your nick, the balls of your best officers trailing from her jaws, spraying people with claret, calling people masons, threatening resignation, ... well.... well, I just wanted to tell you that I'm not a complete maniac.
Balinger: Aren't you? How disappointing.

The Street: Now, I didn't actually hear you read me rights. Did I miss that? Am i under arrest?

Jane: Oh no, if you want me to leave just say so. I won't actually go, but I know saying so will make you feel like a big boy.

Jane: Rankin, when I say 6 o'clock I mean 6:20 I don't mean 8 o'clock. However, I will take your apology for granted as i can't actually be bothered to sit and listen to it, so just tell me what you've got and pray that it's worth me being mildly pissed off about.

Balinger: It isn't just your reputation for snootiness that precedes you.

Michael: Who is it? Who have you got?
Jane: Oh, it's your girlfriend's little brother, Campbell.
Michael: What? [starts laughing]
Jane: [laughing] It's pretty funny isn't it? .... You know what's even funnier? He says it was all your idea.

Jerry: I'd like permission to put armed response on standby, they can sit two minutes away. You never know.
Jane: Hmm... two minutes. Well, let's hope Tony's gun shoots slow bullets.

Jane: How many TV appearances have you made?
Balinger: Don't be silly

Jane: I'm not being silly ... how many?
Balinger: I've done seven.
Jane: Yah, well I've made nine so I win. Anything more to discuss?

WHOOP FOR JANE!!!

Next time... "THE KISS"!! hehe.. YES that sure as heck was a memorable moment!!! (plus Meg would kill me if i leave it out!)

sorry about the length of the entry, but when I tried to cut it, it started yelling at me!!! (stubborn little bugger!)
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HAVE A GREAT DAY EVERYONE!!!

An Iconic Entry...

2007-04-04T18:29:43Z

So... what I'm offering today is a different meal than you are all used to.
I was perusing LJ in absolute AWE of their icons and thought to myself "darnnit! I HAVE to learn how to do this!" Now, I had already made some "old school" icons so I'm posting those as well, but the majority of the following consist of icons that I've basically been experimenting with.

This is where you come in!! I need FEEDBACK!! Which colourings do you like? which do you think is just horrible? Which style would you love to see again?

A lot of these are very different because I used A LOT of different techniques (*cough* layers *cough*). So take your time and let me know which ones you like or don't like!

YES - this post consists ENTIRELY of ICONS! (ok, and three wallpapers :-D) (but there are almost 80 of them, so don't be too disappointed that there's no picspam!)

1) OLD SCHOOL ICONS

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Also, here are two "old school" wallpapers - (my wallpaper style is the next thing to change, so these MAY be the last of their kind!)



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2) NEW STYLE - Miscellaneous

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3) NEW STYLE - Prime Suspect 6!!! (I'm going through a bit of a Prime Suspect 6&7 phase right now :D)

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The rest of the PS6 Icons relate to the actual plotline...

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4) NEW STYLE - Prime Suspect 7 (These are my favorites :D)

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Oh yah! And a PS 7 Wallpaper :D

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5) Last, but not least, Door to Door icons (made from screencaps from the very generous and sweet anniepotato!) - I went for a "vintage" look... hope you all like the colouring! (I think I've fallen in love with the last icon :D)

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Oh, apparently I need more sleep because I skipped from 38 to 49! sorry about that... so there are really only 79 icons :-D .. Thanks to barcelonamme for pointing this out! good eye hon!!

That's All Folks!!

If your taking any drop me a line and let me know what you think! (I'm especially curious because these aren't really the types of icons we've had around here before)

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Have We Sent Him a Protocol Sheet?

2007-03-30T20:43:54Z

Ladies and Gents the Queen (well... OUR queen ::wink::) is in Italy today and we have PICTURES!!! YAY!!!
Ok, there are probably more out there, but I was just SOOOOOOOOOOOOO excited when I found these i just HAD to post them right away!

(Just in case anyone was wondering, the interview went REALLY well! ... the first lady I met with said that she felt really comfortable talking to me, and that I "sparkled"!! how's that for a compliment!? but, sad to say, it's not the kind of job i'm looking for, so even if they make an offer I'm going to turn it down :-( ... darn! maybe monday's interview will be more of what i'm looking for! ::fingers crossed!::)

Ok, right, NEWS AND PICTURES!... (YES, i realize i'm updating two days in a row *GASP* *DIES OF SHOCK* but that doesn't mean you don't have to leave a comment! MAHAHAHAHAHA!!)

So yesterday our Dame was in a town near Lecce in southern Italy where she finalized the sale of the farmhouse-soon-to-be-country-estate-fit-for-a-star. While there, she went to a restaurant where someone (to whom I am indebted!) took pictures!!! YAY!!!

(sorry they're so small, but there's nothing I can do about it!! at least we have pictures right?)

Here she is coming out of the restaurant...

through the window? (gee, this photographer was enterprising!)

The restaurant made her a cake with her face on it!!! (as The Queen!) how AWESOME is that!! (nice to see her being treated like royalty!)

These next ones were taken TODAY! woohoo!! As Dame Helen and Hubby Taylor Hackford toured the provincial capital of Lecce in southern Italy.

Here she is holding local guidebooks! (looking gorgeous as usual!)

Grr! why did it have to be so small!?!! LOVE this picture!

Outside the city's Basilica... (LOVE baroque Italian architecture!)

... looks like half the city council was acting as tourguides today! ;) ...

Good heavens! they are PRECOUS!!!

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SECOND on today's agenda:

I found this really cute clip of the New York Film Festival Press Conference!! It's REALLY entertaining!! (except for James Cromwell's bit - what killjoy! - but everyone else is absolutely charming :D !!)... and our Dame you ask? AS WONDERFUL AS EVER!!! of course!

So, In honour of the clip.... NYFF PICSPAM! (though you've probably seen these all before!)

LOVE the face!!!

Awwwwwww!!! Happy Helen!

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I Wish I Had A River I Could Skate Away On...

2007-03-29T07:39:00Z

Umm, not much to report since Sunday...
Got another interview YAY!! So, one on Friday and one on Monday! Wish me luck! and that's about it!

I've been alternating a lot between creating Helen stuff and studying. Most of you know the drill ... "Ok, If I finish reading for Copyright by 3 that gives me an hour before I have to leave for class to play on photoshop." :D

Well... I'm going to be posting SOME of the fruits of my labour up today!

ITINERARY!!
1) FIRST - I think it's just AWFUL that we don't have an entire Helen mood theme!!! So I went ahead and made one :D. I figured my best bet was with the Prime Suspect series since there's a lot of them and I wanted to make this as easy as possible on myself. I'm planning on doing a second Mood Theme with candid/awards/photoshoot Helen ... but I run into certain problems with moods such as "angry" and "grumpy" ... so we'll see (If anyone has pics they don't mind donating for the cause I'd be very grateful!)

I don't know if anyone is going to end up using these... but regardless...

I would like to make it ABSOLUTELY clear that these are for EVERYONE. You DO NOT have to credit (I don't know how you would frankly!).

There are categories with more than one mood icon so you can mix and match :D


Accomplished                 Aggravated-annoyed      Ammused-happy            Ammused-cheerful-happy

Angry                                 Annoyed                             Anxious                             Awake


Awake2                             Awake3                            Confused                          Confused2


Confused3                       Crappy                               Crappy2                           Curious


Cynical                              Determined                     Devious                             Devious2


Discontent                       Distressed                       Embarassed                   Energetic


Energetic2                       Enthralled                         Exhausted                        Flirty


Flirty2                                Flirty3 or Hungry              Frustrated                         Good or Optimistic


Grateful and                    Happy, etc.                       Happy, etc.2                      Happy, etc.3
Sympathetic


Hopeful                             Hungry                              Impressed                        Impressed2


Indescribable                  Jubilant                             Lazy - Lethargic               Loved


Moody - Irritated -            Nerdy                                 Nerdy2                              Nervous
Grumpy


Numb - Morose              Ok - Blah                           Ok - Blah2                         Pleased


Predatory                         Relaxed - Calm -              Sad, etc.                            Sad, etc.2
                                          Mellow


Sad, etc.3                         Sad, etc.4                         Satisfied or                       Scared
                                                                                      Accomplished


Sick - Nauseated            Silly                                    Sore                                  Stressed


Stressed - Rushed        Surprised                          Surprised2                       Thirsty


Thirsty2 or Drunk            Thoughtful                        Thoughtful - pensive      Thoughtful - contemplative


Tired                                  Touched                           Working                            Working2


Worried                             Worried2

It's enough to fill up everything quite nicely - although you WILL have to use some more than once!

If you need instructions on how to change your mood theme go to LJ FAQs ("How Do I Create A Mood Theme?") and if you still have problems you can always ask me.

Also, if you need to you can use my URL (right click on the picture, go down to Properties and copy Address (URL): ) ... but you do this at your own risk (even though I have no immediate plans to remove them from my photobucket account)

DOWNLOAD IT HERE AS A ZIP FILE!.. at least that's what I hope I did (never created a zip file before, just unzipped!)
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2) PICSPAM!! - continuation of this new "Antalya Film Festival" theme since miss_mirren, alatayeand I have gotten caught up in this not-so-recent event! ... (if you haven't seen alataye's pics of this they are NOT TO BE MISSED.. GORGEOUS!!)

We've seen this... I just stumbled onto a slightly larger version of the pic

She's there... you just have to look hard :D .. I wanted to put this pic because I just LOVE it when those two cheer for each other!

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and ...

3) Most Memorable Moments from NO SUCH THING!! :D

Boss: You’re late

Beatrice: I’m 20 minutes early

Boss: Yah well so what. Here, go make some coffee.

Boss: Has the President shot himself yet?

Journalist: Rumors are unsubstantiated

Boss: Well substantiate them.

Boss: Cop an attitude about it, but not one we can’t change later.

Beatrice: Can I be the one to go and investigate the disappearance of the TV crew?

Boss: You? God Beatrice, I mean who’ll make the coffee in the morning?

Boss: Margaret, if you start crying you’re fired.

Boss (on cellphone): I’m sure we’re going to have an exclusive on the whole thing. She’s worked with me forever… Oh I can’t remember, a long time. [turns to Margaret] How long?

Margaret: Five months.

Boss: [to Jack on phone] For five months… [turns to Margaret] Really?

Dr. Arto: God. I can see right through you.

[Boss looks down to check clothes!]

Female Journalist: [to Boss] Don’t worry it’ll be alright.

Male Journalist: We’ll call the network

Female Journalist: They’ll threaten somebody.

Boss: This is just the twist I’ve been looking for. Sort of demonization of the media type of thing.

Don’t worry. Get to work. Keep me informed… [stands up]… Gentlemen. I’m ready.

[dramatically] take me away.

... that's it for the quotes! but i'm going to put up a few more screencaps because they turned out so purty!...

FIN.

There are plenty more screencaps of course, but I don't think I have the space to post a hundred more! I believe some of them may be up by now on the extremely dedicated miss_analyst's INSANELY AMAZING site (Helen Mirren Online)!!!

Until next time!

P.S. (I was going to post icons and wallpapers this time... but since there seems to be an icon frenzy lately I thought we could just all enjoy the fabulous ones out now!)

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OH!! And before I forget AGAIN... I was supposed to post this for gemmi_joo!! SO SORRY I FORGOT HON!! (I have a horrid memory!)

But I don't want to think of a subject header!! :D

2007-03-25T16:06:45Z

OK, this week was CRAZYNESS!!!

I had a career fair thing (through which I actually got an interview, wish me luck!), was on call in class, had to rescue a friend from a stalled car, met with my career counselor (got my resume crammed into one page! Yes!), puppy got his annual shots yesterday…. And so forth and so on… I am POOPED!!
Oh yah! and most exciting of all... I had to order graduation stuff! (can we say UGLY TAM!?! … ::shudder::) No fair! They didn't make Dame Helen wear an ugly tam!!

(for heavens sake! it's a black velvet berret with a tacky gold tassel... this has to be some cosmic joke.. why can't we wear the flat one?! ::pouts:: k, I know it's not THAT big a deal... but they're still ugly!)

I am also WAAAY overdue on an entry! (you guys are just going to have to be understanding enough to accept the fact that I’m an “updates-once-a-week” kind of gal!! :0D

Apparently, I have been remiss in not posting pictures of my puppy!!! (he’s only 1 year and 3 months so .. yes… a 90lbs puppy!)
His name is Kaiser, he is a White German Shepherd Dog :-D, and, as you’ll see from the photos… he is a handsome devil!!

ONE YEAR AGO...

He used to be SO LITTLE!!!

Yes, that's a piece of the bathroom mat in his mouth! (actually, he left the shoes completely alone, so I can't complain!)

TODAY (well, technically, yesterday):
(hehe, I thought you guys would get a kick out of this...)

A typical German Shepherd pose (the show off!)

My Handsome Devil!! (no, he's not really a devil, he's actually the happiest most wonderful dog EVER! - yah, not biased :: wink ::)

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Now onto Fabulous Heleness!!!!

No idea why the cut didn't work properly... It's SUPPOSED to say... "Pictures of the Farmhouse in Italy our Dame is going to buy..." :oD

Ok folks, our WONDERFUL HNG (aka crown_the_queen) has already posted this story… but I found some pics so here it is again!

A view of the farmhouse "Masseria Matine" is seen from its surrounding fields in the village of Tiggiano, near Lecce in southern Italy March 11, 2007. It may not be Buckingham Palace but British actress Helen Mirren, who won an Oscar for "The Queen", hopes to fix up a tumbledown Italian farmhouse into a country estate fit for a star. Picture taken March 11, 2007.

Umm… yah, is anyone else thinking that she’s got an awful lot of work ahead of her?

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Our Itinerary!! YAY!!

1) Golden Globe Screencaps!! (I was able to get my hands on a pretty good quality digital version of the awards ceremony so YAY!!... and the Oscar ones went over well (at least, I’m assuming they did since they keep popping up everywhere!)

Yah, these Helen/Taylor pictures are NOT on purpose! Every time they had the camera on her she was talking to him!! :D

That's the thing she does with her chin! LOVE IT! "signature Helen!" You know, when she juts it out and closes her eyes? You know what I'm talking about! she does it ALL THE TIME in interviews!

Umm.. she looks... surprised? hehe...

Kiss#1 ... (she does win TWO awards after all!)

Dress snag!! (maybe that's what made the back come undone a bit? hmm....)

GG Number 1...

Hanging on to Hubby's arm for dear life while annoucing the winner for Beat Actress - Drama!
(I just LOVE tha air of "quiet support" that surrounds those two... so unassuming and beautiful)

KISS #2!

Did they have two people to help everyone up? or is Helen just special? :D

Yah, I still don't understand why she was rubbing her butt there... had they been sitting too long?

Yah, that was MAYBE half of them... so I TRIED to keep it short... but I think I failed miserably!

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2) A few random pics of beautifulness!!

I spy with my little eye... a jacket I've seen before! hehe.

I think this photo just begins to capture how gorgeous that dress really is... as well as the person in it!...

What? did they all plan to bring/wear something blue so that they could enhance the aesthetic value of the photos? hehe

This one always makes me smile! (what IS he doing?)

This one makes me want to cry...

and since we've suddenly switched to black and whites...

From O Lucky Man!

... and back to colour... (SO BEAUTIFUL!)

My little brother found these for me!!!! (They're small, but I couldn't believe he was being so supportive of my Helen crazyness so I just HAVE to post them!) ... I know we've all seen the YouTube clip, but here are some pics!

(apparently some other female celebrities had tried to ride the Segway before Helen and fell flat on their butts! but when our Dame gave it a shot after a short lesson she stayed on the whole time!! WHOOP!)

from the same photographer ...

FINALLY!!! A DECENT SIZED PICTURE OF THE 2002 AAs!!!

And one of my ALL-TIME Personal favorites...

and now...

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3) The last installment of CG’s “most memorable moments!” (I’m thinking of doing “No Such Thing" next… the screencaps turned out really great and she has some really funny lines (if I remember correctly)... Unless someone vehemently objects?)

Annie: If we can’t use the name “Women’s Institute,” we just don’t use it.

Chris: If it’s not the Women’s Institute, it’s just a load of middle-aged women mysteriously standing naked behind fruitcakes.

Ruth: Oh my God! It would look like pornography!

Annie: What’s an open spot? Sounds painful.

Chris: If it means that we get closer to killing off this shitty, cheating, sly conniving, bloody disease that cancer is. Oh, God, I tell you. I’d run around Skipton market naked, smeared in plum jam, wearing nothing but a knitted tea cozy on me head and singing “Jerusalem.”

Chris: For the last two hours I have been exchanging phonecalls with Hollywood.
Celia: What!? The real one?

Chris: No Celia, the chocolate one. Yes, the real one.

Jessie’s Husband: You’re nude in “The Telegraph” dear... Can you pass the bacon?

Jessie: Hiya dear. I brought my journalists to meet your journalists.

Christ: Hello!

Ruth: Annie. Chris. This is Frank, Scott, and John, they’re in a band called Anthrax

Chris: How’s Jem?

Rod: He made a quiche on Tuesday. We’ve been stoned ever since.

Annie: We can get that sofa in the leather, then.

Chris: I’ve put our names down for next month’s speakers. “Chris and Annie: What we learned in Hollywood.”

Annie: You’re lying. I know for a fact Collin Pectley’s coming from Keighley with his collection of tea towels.

Chris: Be still my beating heart.

Annie: Anyone fancy some chips?

All: Oh yes…. I’m starving.

.... and, just because I think it's a beautiful cap!.....

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Because Watermarks are Eeeeeeeevil!

2007-03-19T06:49:52Z

YEEHAW!! No one does a Rodeo like the city I live in!! I mean, when was the last time you heard people like Beyonce, Hillary Duff and Sheryl Crow singing on a weekday at a rodeo?! So why would they? Because it’s AWESOME, that’s why!!! (I have no idea why I have so much fun there every year! And at the State Fair! I’m more of a “museum, theater, wine and cheese” type of girl!) … I even got my puppy a new collar with his name and my cell number stitched into it! (it looks better than it sounds :D)

And so, in honour of the rodeo....!!

Oh yah, I’m BAAAAAAAAACK!! Spring Break with the ‘rents and little bro was …. Hmm… more than its usual dose of insanity. All I can say is that I love them, they are family, and at this moment (and I’ll probably change my mind tomorrow), I’m so glad that I live a four hour drive away.

Now, a bit of reading for you before that surprise I promised before I left!!

A Question:

Will someone PLEASE tell me how on earth we’re supposed to credit someone when you use an icon another LJ person created?

Headers? Pictures one “steals”? got it. Those make sense! But it’s beyond me how, in a reply on an LJ post, I’m supposed to credit someone for the use of an icon they created…. If someone can clear this mystery up for me it would be MUCH appreciated!!

Can’t Be the Only One Who Hasn’t Posted One!

So I come back from spring break to see that pretty much EVERYONE has answered this very fun looking movie meme!!

Hope you’re not sick of this meme yet because now it’s my turn!

Stole the meme from… all of you!

Yes, I KNOW that it asks for AN answer (singular), but who really can narrow their answers down to one single movie/actor/etc?

1.Name a movie you've seen more than 10 times.

HA! Pretty much everything I own. FINE! I’ll name the most recent one to have passed that mark: Cause Celebre,

2. Name a movie that you've seen multiple times in the theatre.

I don’t usually do this. I think the last one was Titanic … (that can’t be right. Ugh, I have a horrible memory!)

3. Name an actor that would make you more inclined to see a movie.
The FABULOUS and INCOMPRABLE DAME HELEN MIRREN!!! (shocked anyone? ::wink::)

also I’d have to say, and I’m assuming this question refers to actors still alive today, Maggie Smith, Colin Firth, Emma Thompson and Michael Caine. (Woah, wait! They’re all British! That was weird…)

4. Name an actor that would make you less likely to see a movie.

Ashton Kutcher (ugh!) and equally abhorrent a thought: Paris Hilton (*gag*)

5. Name a movie that you can and do quote from.
Oh good heavens… when you see as many movies as I do, as many times as I do, you inadvertently end up quoting them even in everyday conversation!

A few of the ones I use that don’t blend in quite so well (and therefore are obviously quotes form movies) include: Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Pride and Prejudice (the A&E miniseries!), and all the Marx Brothers movies!! (“Go! And never darken my towels again!”)

6. Name a movie musical to which you know all of the lyrics to all of the songs.

HA! Never ask a singer this question! (maybe this meme wasn’t such a good idea…) To name a FEW: The Sound of Music, The Band Wagon (or ANYTHING with Fred Astaire!), The Music Man, Victor/Victoria, The Easter Parade … and on and on and on.

7. Name a movie that you have been known to sing along with.

Umm… all of the above, and any movie that has music in it!

8. Name a movie that you would recommend everyone see.

Can’t pick just one!
1) The Philadelphia Story (1941) – Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, Jimmy Stuart … need I say more?

2) Camille (1936) – Garbo should have won the Oscar that year!… Louise Reiner who?

3) Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) – this… wow… I mean… wow!

4) The Great Dictator (1940) – Charlie Chaplin was a GENIUS!

… and anything Helen Mirren of course! (Start with The Queen and work backwards!)…

9. Name a movie that you own.

Nope. Can’t do it. Too many to chose from.

10. Name an actor that launched his/her entertainment career in another medium but who has surprised you with his/her acting chops.

I can’t think of one right now. (We all know our Dame started out in the theater, but I don’t think she shocked anyone with just how utterly amazing she is!)

11. Have you ever seen a movie in a drive-in? If so, what?

Nope. N/A.

13. Name a movie that you keep meaning to see but just haven't yet gotten around to it.

Ben-Hur.

14. Ever walked out of a movie?
Not that I can recall. (Which isn't saying much)

15. Name a movie that made you cry in the theater.

Most recently? Happy Feet! (ironic isn’t it? – AH! I just quoted from a movie! See what I mean?)

Most memorably? In the 10^th grade, a bunch of us girls went to see Ever After. In the first five minutes the father dies and after that it was just one horrible moment after another for Drew Barrymore’s character! I couldn’t stop crying! … well, a few of my friends looked over and noticed (even though I don’t make a sound when I cry) and after that kept checking on me every five minutes offering me tissues and whispering down the line that I was still crying! … I was teased about it for TWO YEARS!! (There has to be a statute of limitations on something like that!!) Lucky for them I’m a good sport :-D

16. Popcorn?

At the theater? Never.

17. How often do you go to the movies (as opposed to renting them or watching them at home)?

It keeps getting less and less. This year (2007) I’ve only seen one movie in the theater.

18. What's the last movie you saw in the theatre?

Wild Hogs! FUNNY! (William H. Macy’s character had those magnetic glasses that come apart in the middle!!! I totally had a “Holy Helen” moment when I saw them!!)

19. What's your favorite/preferred genre of movie?

Not Scary… anything else is fine.

20. What's the first movie you remember seeing in the theater?

Daddy took me to see Disney’s Cinderella when it first came out!

21. What movie do you wish you had never seen?

Little Shop of Horrors … the first and last scary movie I ever saw in my life (I was in the 6^th grade and I can still see them feeding human limbs to the giant carnivorous plant!) … oh, and Syriana.

22. What is the weirdest movie you enjoyed?

That would HAVE to be The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover.

23. What is the scariest movie you've seen?

Little Shop of Horrors (again, I don’t “do” scary movies…they give me nightmares)

24. What is the funniest movie you've seen?

Hmm… I’d have to narrow it down to the Nick & Nora movies (especially the first few), Bringing up Baby, His Girl Friday, Walk, Don’t Run, Duck Soup and A Night at the Opera. (Yes, that’s narrowing it down!)

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Our Itinerary!!!

1) Have you ever found a picture that just stopped you in your tracks but it had an UGLY GROSS watermark RIGHT ACROSS THE FRONT!?!? Well, it finalyl happened one too many times to me. In fact it all started with THIS picture

Grr... So I started saving them in their own folder and slowly but surely began to remove them! Today, I'm posting what I have so far...

(BTW - there is a rational as to why there are so many Helen/Taylor pics - see, those watermakrs didn't normally go right through the face (esp the eyes!) and were MUCH easier to remove... plus they were SOOOOO sweet!)

MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE!!! (if your heart doesn't melt at this... well... I wouldn't sign up to be an organ donor!)

I give you... THE GODDESS!

If one can fall in love with a picture... well... I'd chose these next two!

A MATCHED SET!!!

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2) Surfing the web the other day I came across a photo shoot I had seen before… but wait… I hadn’t actually seen THESE pictures from that photo shoot! Some of them are so beautiful that I couldn’t help but post them! (and if you HAVE seen these particular pics… my apologies! But isn’t she just SO UNBELIEVABLY FABULOUS ANYWAY!?!?)

In case you were wondering... yes, these have been "digitally enhanced" for your viewing pleasure. When I found them they were a real mess.
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3) A (mostly) chronologically ordered and carefully timed Helen Mirren & Taylor Hackford montage which I set to Shania Twain’s “You’ve Got A Way” (thanks to miss_analyst for helping me choose the song!) I couldn't resist putting this together with all the new Helen/Taylor pics!!

… I’ll have to save the last installment of “Calendar Girls memorable moments” until next time! Too much to post today!...

Hope you enjoyed, and that this post wasn't too ridiculously long for you all!

In Honour of Spring Break ... MEGAPOST!! YAY!

2007-03-09T07:55:16Z

Ok, before I say ANYTHING else, I just HAVE to ask ... did anyone else know about THIS?

LOL!! HOW CUTE IS THAT!?! I didn't know she could "power whistle"!!! (I call it power whisteling - no idea what the correct term is) SO PRECIOUS!!! ok, now on with the post (I just had to get that out first!!)

For me, Spring Break has officially begun!!! My last one EVER :-( ... so I'm going to take this next week and be VERY LAZY! YAY! I'm going to do nothing but visit with friends, see my family, paint and practice piano! (note to self: save up for piano). The point is that I'll be online checking in on you guys (make sure you're all behaving yourselves!! :: wink ::) but I won't be posting for about a week... which is why I'm making it up to you in advance with this rather gargantuan post!

You'll NEVER believe this. So I went to my local Hollywood Video (it's a library store-where they have the more rare movies) and they had 1) Cal, 2) The Cook, the Thief, the Wife and her Lover, 3) The Hawk, 4) Pascali's Island and 5) some other one I can't remember right now (and I didn't even check to see if they had the rest on my list!). So I rented the first three in honour of Spring Break!! YAY!! This just makes it the ultimate break!! So Excited!!

I have no news to report with this post. I don't usually anyway, seeing as how I have my own personal HNG ("Helen News Guru" a.k.a. the fabulous crown_the_queen!) who finds pretty much everything I could ever want to know about our Dame!! So I'll stick to what I do best.... :-D

Our itinerary.... (or, "this post is primarily going to be composed of"):
1) pretty good quality Oscar Screencaps (I made TONS, but I'm going to post just the highlights),
2) some rather rare Oscar pics (at least, I think they're rare), and finally
3) the long overdue continuation of Calendar Girls - most memorable moments!!

EVERYONE READY FOR SOME DAME HELEN AWESOMNESS!?!?

First... Oscar's most memorable moments of Dame Helen...

good heavens, her face has so many adorable expressions!

LOVE THIS ONE!! this is after Ellen's joke that went something like ... "This has to be your favorite part of the evening though because it's still a level playing field. You don't really know who's going to win. Unless you're British and then you know you have a pretty good shot." And the camera CUTS TO OUR DAME where she's trying not to be too embarassed!! awww!

This one needs no introduction!!

::sings:: Helen Mirren and an Oscar will be coming home with meeeeee...

When the kids came out to present best "shorts"...

Tom...Tom... (Is it just me or did Tom Hanks do a really poor job with his lines?)

Awwwwwwwwwww! Deb's parents! ;-)

RIGHT after they called her name! Look at Meryl Streep! - I think that's her "I knew it!" expression!

LOL!! So, apparently the entire theater saw Helen yank her hubby out of his chair to kiss him!! awww!!

... you know I had to! ...

The moment where our Dame realizes she probably should have been paying more attention to when her category was up!!! (and when the Chopard reps watching had a minor stroke)

The proud hubby who can't wipe that grin off his face!

And the last one for Oscar Screencaps... (when the Queen was presented as a Best Picture Nominee)

Section 2
OK!! NOW TIME FOR AWESOME PICS!!! (well, arguably ANY picture with Helen Mirren is an AWESOME PIC!) ... I'll start with the most fabulous first!

The hair, the expression, the pose.... I'm speachless.....

whoosh!

Strike a pose!!

Happy Helen! (Priceless expression!)

The beautiful winner and proud hubby!!! (WOOHOO!! We actually get to see what the card looks like!! how cool is that?!)

surrounded by men.... honestly, who could resist?

No one should be allowed to be this beautiful...

And my little bit of photoshop fun... They were SO certain that she'd win that they just handed our Dame her Oscar on the Red Carpet!!! hehe.

Section 3
The looooong overdue continuation of CG most memorable moments!!!
NO movie makes me laugh quite like this one!! :-D

Cora: I'm surprised they printed it.
Jessie: It's probably on the internet by now.
Celia: From the sound of it most people have seen it already.

Jessie: Look, what we have to ask ourselves is this: What's the difference between this and the Venus De Milo?
Celia: Oh I love quizzes. The cooker?

Photographer: The blood represents globalization... and the sheep's skull is the death of democracy.

Chris: and the carrot?
Photographer: The carrot's capitalism.

Chris and Cora: Ohhhh

Chris: Yours are good are they?
Celia: They're tremendous.

W.I. gals: April!

Chris: Lawrence! We're going to need considerably bigger buns.

Chris: Bun toucher.

Lawrence: She needs to look relaxed.
Celia: I am bloody relaxed!
Jessie: She looks like she's seen somebody she knows in the distance.

Jessie: Come on, Sugden. It's your own time you're wasting. I was his junior school teacher.

Annie: Ohhh Jessie. What did we say about relaxing him?

Chris: What did she say about relaxing him?

Cora: There's no E flat in Jerusalem.
Annie: I'll be disappointed if they're looking at me fingers.

Chris: Can I have.. well... some privacy?

All: Noooooo.....

Off!

Off!

Off!

and, of course...

Lawrence: Congratulations... it's a calendar.

Oh dear... it's waaaaaaay past my bedtime!!
So was that enough to make up for a week of no updates??
Hey! just because it's spring break doesn't mean I don't want comments! They make my day :D
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oooOOOoooo... btw, I have a special treat for my sister Mirrinites coming up after spring break!!

Real Estate Anyone? (oh yah, and Oscar Icons and Wallpapers!)

2007-03-05T17:31:12Z

I found a few really cute stories I just had to post with my icons and wallpapers!!

First: Did you guys hear that Chopard representatives/bodyguards (I've read both in different articles) stopped Dame Helen outside the Vanity Fair party last Sunday night and had to carefully cut off the 62 carat yellow diamond (worth three million pounds!) off the back of her dress? As it had been stiched onto the back of the dress it took them a few minutes to carefully cut it off! I'll bet a few Chopard reps had a minor stroke when they saw that our Dame was holding one of their 16 carat cluster earings in her hand while making her acceptance speech!! (good press, but I'm sure they didn't want to lose it either!)
In case you were wondering: 62 carat diamond broach + 16 carat cluster earings + 55 carat cluster bracelet = $4 million (INSANITY!!)

Second: Dame Helen Mirren claims they key to her youthful looks is simply being happy. The 61-year-old says, "I'm quite a happy person. I always have been. My tendency is to smile." The article goes on to say that she eats fairly healthily, but not always and that the burger she had at the Vanity Fair party was her FIRST ONE IN FOUR YEARS!! (yikes! I don't have that much self-control!)

Third: I decided to post this in its entirety as it's really interesting! HA! If only I was super wealthy, lived in LA, and was in need of a 6 acre estate!

Roll up red carpet: Mirren leasing home
By Ruth Ryon, Los Angeles Times

LOS ANGELES - Is the flag lowered? The royal standard should be down because the queen is out, and her Hollywood home is for lease.

OK, maybe she's not really the queen, but Helen Mirren and her husband, Taylor Hackford, are Hollywood royalty these days.

Mirren, 61, won the best actress Oscar Sunday night for her portrayal of Elizabeth II in "The Queen." It was her third nomination. Hackford, 62, was nominated in 2004 for best director for "Ray."

The couple's Mediterranean-style home is for lease at $40,000 a month. That may sound like a princely sum, but nearby homes have rented for three times as much.

There are no takers yet.

The house, built in 1911, belonged at one time to movie star Dustin Farnum, a protege of Cecil B. DeMille. The 6-acre property has a main house of almost 7,000 square feet and a 2,700-square-foot guest cottage with room for an office and a staff. There are six bedrooms and nine bathrooms in the primary residence.

The park-like grounds are covered with mature trees and flowers. The pool and terraces have been described as "breathtakingly beautiful." As for security, the estate is double gated.

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OK, now the stuff I've slowly been working on for the last week...

01. 02. 03.

04. 05. 06.

07.          08.          09.

10.          11.          12.

13.          14.          15.

Wallpapers...

(looks better when enlarged... promise)

This one was harder than it looks!! (I wonder if anyone can figure out why...?)

I WAS going to do a few more.. .but I'm all photoshoped out!
Plus I have a really exciting art project I'm working on right now so that's taking up most of my time (maybe I'll post a picture of it when it's done! If anyone in the world would "get it" it would be you wonderful people!!)
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It Held Me Like Two Angel's Hands..... LOL!

2007-03-01T18:33:16Z

I don't normally post only a couple days apart, but I couldn't tresist when I found this!!
I haven't seen Oprah's After-Oscar Party show (yes, I was DEVISTATED when I realized I missed it!!) ... so when I found this I thought I'd share it with my sisterhood of unlucky ducks out there who also missed it!

ugh! ok it wouldn't let me embed the video ... so just hop on over Here to watch it!

This next one is one I made myself (my first one, so be nice!) ... It's a video montage set to Billy Joel's "She's Got a Way." Yes, you read that correctly .. a VIDEO montage. I wanted to do something different! Hope you like it!

I got the idea from a meme the wonderful joanie_dearest5had posted on her LJ. (You can go see her slideshow on either helenmirren, where we put up a joint post, or on her LJ!)

and, because a post is not a post without at least an itsy bitsy picspam!! ...

You know me well enough by now to know that I have to have at least one picture of these two!!...

SO CUTE!!!

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YAY!!! SHE WON!! ... YAY!!! VIDEO AND PICSPAM!!!

2007-02-27T07:33:45Z

Ok, so the subject heading pretty much sums up this entry. It's all about Sunday night and about the FABULOUS pictures!!!

At this point if i just go through the night and give my impressions I'm going to sound like a broken record of what's come before. So I decided just to post my FAVORITE part of the night!!! (of course, SECOND to when she actually WON!... so let's ammend that and call it the FUNNIEST part of the night!)

Right here, for your enjoyment!! (The best part of this piece is that our DAME was the center of attention! WHOOP!)

Now, for the pictures!!!
I don't care what anyone else says, although everyone pretty much agreed - experts and non-experts alike, that HELEN MIRREN WAS FLAWLESS!! I mean... just look!!

Poetry in Motion...

The 62 carat diamond Chopard broach! (ugh! took me forever to find a picture of it!)

.... I think my heart just melted....

One of my absolute favorites...

Why didn't Jennifer Hudson just wear this dress the entire time?

... and I have to end with a couple pictures of the both of them... because they are too precious for words!

Update: Because Anniepotato requested it!

TWO DAYS!!! Ahead: Rantings and Picspam!!

2007-02-23T11:30:37Z

Hello Lovelies!!

HAPPY FRIDAY!!! Could this day/weekend get any better!? TWO DAYS till Oscar Night!! Beautiful new pics of our Dame!!! More Helen Mirren articles than you can shake a stick at!!! ... Oh, let it never end!!!

Oscar is EVERYWHERE right now!! Yes, even in my textbook!! In a totally bizarre coincidence we ended up talking about a copyright case in class yesterday where the Academy sued this Ad agency because their "Star" award was too similar to the Oscar statuette! (and therefore, infringing on their copyright!) blah blah blah... lots of technical/legal jargon later... Court rules that the statuette IS protected by copyright and defendants WERE infringing (1991) !! ... ok, how many people fell asleep? WAKE UP!!!
We all laughed about the bizarre timing, but as is the strict fashion in grad school, we were not allowed to go into our own thoughts on the upcoming oscars :-( ... no fair!!! I'll take any moment I can to pontificate on the AMAZINGNESS that is Helen Mirren!!

Ok, 'nough about me!!

I have a very special treat for you all!!! You may have already found the pictures I posted on the Helenmirren community, but what you wouldn't have realized was that I saved the best ones for you!! (is that eeeeevil?)
Actually, the ones I posted yonder I didn't have to sell my soul to the devil to obtain. These on the other hand.... these I cannot, absolutely CANNOT post on a forum quite as public as that. So you are the only ones who get to enjoy them ...

(btw - We'll continue with the Calendar Girl screencaps and quotes at another time! It's 5:24 am here and I haven't slept yet!! I certainly am a night person, but this is just ridiculous! I NEED SLEEP!! so good night! or good morning! depending on where you are!)

LOVING that purse!!!

Get ready to turn up the "AWWWWWWWWWWWW" factor!!!

(lol! they totally cut taylor out of this shot!!)

**THE LOOK**

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T-6 days = OSCARS!! ...Dame Helen goodness... and a bit about me

2007-02-20T02:00:49Z

Sorry I havn't updated in a while! (four days? five days?) But I've decided to try and make it up to you!!!!

Well, today is my two week LJ birthday! hehe... ok it might not seem like much, but this comes from someone who swore she had neither the patience nor the time to keep up with something like this. So far so good! (actually, it's been kind of addicting... NOT so good!)

I also realize that in the last two weeks I've said pretty much NOTHING about me! Eh, what a boring subject... maybe that's why? For now, let it be known that I will be graduating from grad school in May '07 (THREE MONTHS!!) and after taking the dreaded and highly feared state exam those in my profession have to take I have to go into the "real world" (darnnit!... I want more school!!).
I was born and raised in Canada (O, Canada, Our home and native land...) but now I live in the southern U.S. where I resist and firmly refuse to use the words y'all and howdy. I also use elipses ENTIRELY TOO MUCH!

That's it for now :-D OH! Except... I LOVE movies!! (Especially Classics and those with Helen Mirren (of course!))
I also ADORE and simply cannot EVER get enough of the fabulous most wonderful actress.... wait for it...... mmmm... and a bit longer..... believe me it's worth the wait...... DAME HELEN MIRREN!!! YAY!!! (for whom my enthusiasm knows no bounds!... quite obviously!)

Phew!

Next... for your enjoyment (and as my apology for not updating for a while...):
1) some of my favorite Calendar Girl moments (because I need a good laugh right now!),
2) one lone wallpaper, and
3) PICSPAM!! ...
(when I post, I make it count!)

(I actually made the screencaps for CG myself a couple months ago, but if you all want a lot more you can go to the wonderful kayjay's site TributeToTalent!)

and, because a picture is worth a thousand words (or a really good one-liner!) ...

I give you... Memorable Moments from Calendar Girls...

Marie: Ladies, I'd like to welcome Iris Benton form Ilkley. She's come to lead us through the facinating world of rugs... I beg your pardon Iris, I stand corrected. It's not just rugs, It's all forms of carpeting.
Chris: Oh, thank God. For a minute there I thought it was going to be dull.

Chris: So... what kind is it he's got?
Annie: Says he's going to call it "Saddam Hussein."

Chris: You know if more people did W.I. there'd be half the need for hallucinogenic drugs.

Annie: You baked that?
Chris: I'm not a total dead loss as a woman. I can't knit or make plum jam. But I can bake a bloody Victoria Sponge.
Annie: Alright, thank you.
Chris: Of course I didn't actually bake this, I got it from Marks & Spencer's.

Annie and Ruth: What?!
Annie: You can't enter a cake that you bought in a shop!!

W.I. Announcer: Ladies and Gentlemen. The winner of this year's May Wilkenson trophy for Victoria Sponge, Maximum 12-in diameter, I'm pleased to say is entry number 213.
Annie: Nice knowing you Chris.
Chris (squeeking): Help me!
Ruth: Oh that's interesting.

Celia: I have to admit. I'm concerned about our great leader's grasp of Tai Chi.
Chris: ... and into the llama....
All: Llama?
Someone: Are there Llamas in China?

Chris: Okay? Are you all looking in the right direction?

Ruth: Well I think it's a great idea.
Cora: You weren't concentrating were you Ruth?

Chris: Oh sit down! I'm not asking you to straddle a Harley Davidson.

Chris: Right.... Can anyone see my nipples?

There's no quote with this... I just love the expression on her face!!!

Ok, that's it for that part.... If you liked that segment and want me to continue it as a part of my posts (with CG then with others) drop me a line and LET ME KNOW!!! (otherwise, that's all folks!)

Ok, now the ONE Wallpaper !! (If you don't understand the meaning of the bottom line go here... http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7006290156)

As always, click to enlarge!

and... the PICSPAM!!

Two more edited photos of the Good Housekeeping photoshoot (no, these wern't on the Helenmirren community post)

(these next ones i found... I did not remove the watermarks!)

Some of my FAV BAFTA pics!! (GODS SHE LOOKED GORGEOUS!!!)

LOL.. ok i put this one up because my interpretation is... She's scared of Michael Sheen's HORRID haircut!! (or rather... lack of one!)

Loved the light here... :-D (look! she's glowing!)

Some classic Emmy moments...

Winnowing... (tee hee)

Her FACE!!! AHH!!! SOOO FUNNY!!! (I must say, that segment was HILARIOUS!)

Just because they are too precious not to have at least one pic up!

And the piece de resistance... one of my FAVORITE PICS EVER!....

PHEW!!! ... had enough?? (... wow.. I think I just heard someone yell: NEVER!!)

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Bag of Goodies!!

2007-02-14T10:53:12Z

K, so I have a test today but here I am, yet again, playing on my computer and procrastinating memorizing the last few definitions. The result is a bag of goodies for you all :-D including, but not limited to, my first batch of icons ever and a couple BAFTA wallpapers! woohoo!
In addition... I had this idea for a cartoon. It's not really funny, I suppose, but nonetheless I wanted it to finish up looking like a newspaper/cartoon-type image. It's not really useful for anything, except to amuse of course, but it was super fun to make!

ENJOY!

OK, First the "cartoon-ish" image! (I couldn't decide between the B&W and the colour so I posted both!)

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And here's a little preview of the icons ...

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.04     .05     .06

.07     .08    .09

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And Now the Wallpapers...

(click on them to make them larger! ... they look much better when they're full size)

BAFTA in Blue

BAFTA in Champagne

White Coat Photo Shoot

... and finally... Sitting

Again, if you need one to fit a 17" screen let me know so I can post them!

That's All Folks!
Hope you like them!

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WOW!

2007-02-11T20:23:50Z

Ok, so I was sitting at my computer trying to get some homework done, feeling sorry for myself because I won't be able to watch the BAFTA awards (yes, I'm one of those primitive people who don't have cable). THEN, I started surfing the web and it seems that the pictures are up already!!! YAY!!

I must say, when I saw what H.M. (::wink::) was wearing... WOW... speechless. The woman gets more beautiful every time I see her!! (which should be theoretically impossible!!) SHE'D BETTER WIN!!!!!

So, without further ado... drum roll please...

3:40pm - update!
Btw - i'm just going to keep adding more and more pics .. there's a TON up now... all WITHOUT Watermarks!! enjoy!
YAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!! SHE WON!!!!!!

sigh... so much beauty!

And my favorite!! heavens! the expression!

I just HAD to get back on to add this!! lol!

ok, and this :-D .. just because you can never have too much!

and this...

Oh! and this just came in and i couldn't resist!

and I think I'm finally done! ... I think...
... I'm thinking I went a little overboard actually.. but she DOES look lovely, and she DID win!

ok, THIS is the last one... a fitting end:

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Papering the Walls!

2007-02-09T16:28:42Z

I've been meaning to post these for DAYS now, but it's taking me FOR-E-VER to figure out how to do that "lj-cut" feature (or to put in a link that takes you to that blue and white page where people can also leave comments)... sigh... I'm so lost!! Oh well :-D

Regardless of my sub-par mastry of LJ, I realized I at least had to put the Oscar Wallpaper up soon! (Just over two weeks now! YAY!) I threw some of my other ones on there just so the post doesn't look too pathetic. :-D The wallpapers I've posted are actually edited versions of ones I've made for myself. They have been scaled down to fit a 15" screen (1024X768). If anyone needs my larger ones (that fit a 17" screen) just drop me a line and I'll post it.

As you can tell I tend to opt for more simple wallpapers. Simple, yet still with attention to detail. Hope you all approve :-D

(oh, and snaps to anyone who can guess what my avatar (is that what that square icon on the top left is called?) is from!)

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All Hail Mighty Photoshop!

2007-02-06T22:38:48Z

So I have been a very bad girl lately. Even during class I've been playing on the computer (Curse you school "manadatory laptop policy"!!!).

In a couple days I'm going to post some of my wallpapers, but for today I'm posting these lovely pictures of Ms. Mirren. Those of you out there who have these pictures might recognize a slight change/edit between the ones you have and the ones i've posted... look closely!

All together now...1...2...3... siiiigh :-D