Royal Wedding

The Beautiful Couple!

What did you think of her dress?

I think she did good considering how conservative it had to be. I wasn't blown away, but there's no denying she was a simply stunning bride!

JENNIFER ANISTON HAS A BEAUTY SECRET

Many are asking why Jennifer Aniston looks younger for her age. it seems like she has not aged compared to her contemporaries in Hollywood entertainment world. Many Believed that it was botox was her beauty secret because of the non-sagging face. Jennifer Aniston is one of the Hollywood stars that has a pretty face. Jennifer Aniston is using Radiesse to her face. It is injected to her face strategically to look young. It is more natural compared to botox session.

MEGAN FOX IS A BIG LAKERS FAN

Megan Fox is a big Lakers fan. She was on her way to the game match between the Los Angeles Lakers and New Orleans Hornets. She was wearing this short baby shirt with the Lakers logo on it. Megan Fox is one sexy Laker fan, sexier than the Lakers cheering girls on the court. Megan Fox was avoiding mass crowd following her on the court.

PARIS HILTON HARASSED

The heiress of hotels, Paris Hilton was harassed by a man who just wanted her autograph. She was on her way to the court with her boyfriend, Cy when the incident happened. The man allegedly punch Cy on the back of his head. The bodyguards were able to intervene and take the man down. Paris Hilton was supposed to testify about an intruder that entered their house last Wednesday. Now the harasser in imprisoned in jail.

DARING ALESSANDRA AMBROSIO

This is why Victoria Secret is the leading lingerie brand right now. it is because they now how to select the right image model for their product. Alessandra Ambrosio is too hot to handle right now. The new Victoria Secret catalog was already out and the daring Aleesandra Ambrosio just showing her sexy body and poise for the pictorials for Victoria Secret brand.

April - Shopping for gorgeous dresses (Odette Christiane)

Odette Christiane designs and produces two distinct lines of clothing, Dresses.com and MalibuStrings.com. Dresses.com specializes in special occasion dresses. These dresses have been featured on various TV shows including Deal or No Deal and the Price is Right. The other line is Malibu Strings, which specializes in micro bikinis and panties.

I have always loved dresses.com. The seasonal design of formal, cocktail and prom dresses are always stunning and creative

A recent review:
Dresses.com features the amazing designs of Odette Christiane who is known as one of the most creative and influential designers to emerge from the Los Angeles fashion scene in the last twenty years, Odette Christiane has become one of the fashion world's preeminent trendsetters. Born in Marseilles, France and raised in Los Angeles, California, Christiane's fashions reflect a hybrid point of view that integrates her two very distinct cultural experiences. By weaving together the seductive allure of French style and the drama and energy of Los Angeles, Christiane's designs transcend and transform the usual categories of artistic craftsmanship.

Check out this You Tube video all about her dresses!
Some of my favorite new cocktail dresses!








Andrea Nicole Baker

The World's "Best" Place To Call Home?

As the inevitable end-of-April snow flakes whirl around outside the window of my 29th floor office, I ask myself again. Why do I live here?
I must sound like a broken record by now. But then again, we all do.
"I can't believe it out there."
"Please tell me I'm just seeing things?"
"Merry Christmas!"
There can only be so many jovial unpleasantries uttered before the laughter pitters out and we're silently asking ourselves: Why does anyone live here?
At this point, I'd happily uproot my life and relocate to a deserted island to hunt, fish, and be tan.
Okay, so the city I live in isn't THAT bad. We (thankfully) will never face tsunamis, hurricanes, or (hopefully) earthquakes. (For the record, I live in Calgary, Alberta, Canada).
But who wants to settle for "not that bad"?
Lunch breaks are always full of new and exciting things to see; white collared robots ride up and down the Husky escalators like ducks in a row. They'll cheerfully don their cowboy hats and spurs for a week  mid-summer, before clearing the snow to the front door of their suburban cookie cutter home days later.
Of course nowhere is perfect. But me, I'm always searching for perfect, trying to prove it's existence like an imaginary friend to a descerning mother.

World's Richest Countries:

1.Norway

GDP per capita - $53 000

2.United States

GDP pc - $45 000

3. Ireland

GDP pc - $43 100

World's Poorest Countries:

1.Zimbabwe

GDP pc - $200

2.Congo Dem. Republic

GDP pc - $300

3. Liberia

GDP pc - $400

World's Most Expensive Cities:

1. Oslo, Norway

2. Paris, France

3.Copenhagen, Denmark

World's Cleanest Countries:

1.Finland

2.Norway

3.Sweden

World's Highest Life Expectancy:

1.Andora - 83.5

2.Macau - 82.4

3.Japan - 82.1

And last but not least, the

  World's Most Livable Countries:

1.Iceland

2.Norway

3.Australia

[Principles of Micro Economics, 6th edition. Source: CIA - World Factbook 2008.]

NO! "Ice" and "most livable" can't go together, not after all the ice I'm trying to escape from here!

There is some refuge to my despair, however.

World's Most Livable Cities:

1. Vienna, Austria

Vienna is noted first for its arts and cultural institutions like its famed opera house, parks and continental architecture that line the Danube. Skies are so sunny that international human resource consulting company Mercer ranks Vienna No. 1 for having the world's highest quality of life, and particularly notes the city's harmonious political and social environment (Forbes.com)


 2.Zurich, Switzerland
 

3.Geneva, Switzerland

4.Vancouver, Canada

My sister was lucky enough to move to Vancouver this month.
She has become an Art Director at Dare Digital, and although I'll miss her dearly, I am so happy for her!
She is living my the dream, working and living downtown in the beautiful city of Vancouver. I'll take a lot of rain over snow any day!

Do you love where you live?
Would you move if you could, or do you feel that you're where you belong now?
I guess the only way to find out, is to travel and see for yourself!

GWENETH PALTROW IS NOW AN AMBASSADOR

Gweneth Paltrow is going the right direction right now. She is named brand ambassador for Coach international. Gweneth Paltrow is then perfect brand ambassador for she has a clean name and good career in Hollywood. Gweneth Paltrow seems lovely everyday. Ageless beauty inside and out.

KATE HUDSON HATES HAVING A BIG BOOBS

Kate Hudson is now experiencing the things that future mother do and having an enlargement of the mammary gland is just a common thing. Kate Hudson is pregnant right now and she is having her first child. There are still many things changing in the coming months. Kate Hudson better expect more and don't be shock when your hips goes wide.

Katy Perry "ET" Song ft Kanye West

"E.T." is a song by American recording artist Katy Perry from her third studio album Teenage Dream (2010). Written by Perry, Dr. Luke, Max Martin, and Ammo, and produced by the last three, it was released as the album's third promotional single on August 17, 2010. The song was later announced as the album's fourth single and released on February 16, 2011. The single version features vocals by American rapper Kanye West, who also appears in its Floria Sigismondi-directed music video, which was released on March 31, 2011. It is the most recent track to top both the Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard Dance Club Play charts simultaneously. Over a "stomp-stomp-clap" beat similar to Queen's "We Will Rock You" (1977), "E.T." is an electronic ballad that tells of "falling in love with a foreigner". Extraterrestrial metaphors are used throughout, and West continues these metaphors in his two verses, making heavy use of Auto-Tune at times.

Katy Perry "ET" Song ft Kanye West

Though the song was widely noted for its darker and more mature theme, in contrast to Perry's conventional works, critics were overall mixed in response. West's presence on the single also received divided opinions. The single topped the Billboard Hot 100—the fourth from Teenage Dream to do so—for four non-consecutive weeks and is Perry's fifth number one on the chart. It has peaked within the top five in New Zealand, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Ireland, as well as within the top twenty in ten other European countries.


The decision to write "E.T." came after its beat was accidentally played in the recording studio—it was originally intended for American hip hop group Three 6 Mafia. Admiring its acoustics, Perry chose to work with the track, wishing to write a "futuristic, alienistic song". Following up to the release of Teenage Dream, "E.T." was released as the third and final promotional single on August 17, 2010. In December 2010, Perry asked fans for their opinion on Teenage Dream's next single, through the social networking site Twitter. Speculation arose that "Peacock" would be its next single, but "E.T." was eventually announced as the record's fourth single through her Facebook page. The announcement was accompanied by the single's artwork, which features Perry with cat eye make-up, bangs, and a sequined top. The single version features vocals from American rapper Kanye West and was released on February 16, 2011.An album track of three minutes and twenty-six seconds, "E.T." is an electronic pop and hip hop ballad, with elements of teen pop. BBC Music described the song as a "rave-influenced quasi ballad". It was written by Perry, Lukasz Gottwald, Max Martin, and Joshua Coleman, and produced by the last three, with Gottwald and Coleman credited as Dr. Luke and Ammo. According to sheet music from Alfred Music Publishing, the song was originally published in F minor and follows a slow tempo of 76 beats per minute in common time.

Perry's voice spans E♭4 to D♭5. According to Ann Powers of the Los Angeles Times, "E.T." carries influences from Barbadian singer Rihanna and features Perry using a "hip-hop diva's stutter". The song's instrumentals have been described as "a mishmash and bleeps and blips with a driving drum track". Darryl Sterdan of the QMI Agency noted the song uses the "stomp-stomp-clap" beat from Queen's "We Will Rock You" (1977), while Allmusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine noted similarities to productions by Ryan Tedder. Matthew Perpetua of Rolling Stone felt the song was similar in sound to hard rock ballads by Evanescence. Following its single release featuring West, on March 5, 2011, the song re-entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number twenty-eight with 110,000 copies sold. "E.T." reached number one on the chart on April 9, 2011 in its seventh week, ending the six-week run of Lady Gaga's "Born This Way" to make Teenage Dream the ninth album in the history of the chart to yield four number-one singles. This achievement marked the fifth number-one for Perry and the fourth for West. The song stayed at number-one for three consecutive weeks and returned for a fourth following its American Idol performance, selling 344,000 copies, which according to Nielsen SoundScan, marked a new weekly high for the song. The song has sold over 300,000 digital copies in a week thrice, becoming one of four songs in history to achieve this. "E.T." also reached number one on Billboard's Pop Songs chart, number ten on the Adult Pop Songs chart, and number thirty-eight on the Latin Pop Songs chart. As of April 2011, the song has sold over 2,489,000 in the US.

On the Canadian Hot 100, the song re-entered the chart at number eighteen following its single release. It reached its peak of number two on April 23, 2011. The single has charted in Ireland at number five, and has become a top ten hit in Germany and Italy, a top twenty hit in Austria, Belgium (Wallonia), Denmark, France, Finland, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland, and a top forty hit in Belgium (Flanders). On the UK Singles Chart, the single peaked at number three in its eighth week, becoming her eighth top ten hit there. Elsewhere in Europe, the song charted in its solo version at number twenty-two on the Slovak airplay chart, number twenty-seven on the Dutch Top 40, and number twenty-eight on the Czech airplay chart.Perry has performed "E.T." at several venues, including as a bonus song for her Walmart Soundcheck set, and at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan on December 10, 2010 for Z100's Jingle Ball. The song has also been included on the set list of the California Dreams Tour, Perry's second concert tour. The song was released as a free track on Katy Perry Revenge 2, a game for the iOS application Tap Tap. A lyrics video for the single was posted on Perry's website on March 16, 2011. After playing "We Will Rock You", West performed "E.T." without Perry at the 2011 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. Perry performed the single on the tenth season of American Idol on April 21, 2011. Carried by background dancers, she wore a flickering outfit and was joined by West, who was previously unannounced.

A music video for "E.T." with West was released on March 31, 2011, premiering on MTV.com. The date was announced in a teaser trailer released on March 21, 2011, which showed clips of an unidentified flying object. The video was directed by Canadian Floria Sigismondi, known for her "dark, feminine" music videos for artists including Christina Aguilera and Marilyn Manson. In an interview with NRJ's French radio show Le 6/9 on March 10, 2011, Perry revealed she was satisfied with her decision to collaborate with Sigismondi, after having previewed a 30-second clip. The video begins with the song "Where in the World Can My Lover Be?" by Midge Williams & Her Jazz Jesters playing in the background. In the video, Perry, as an alien, drifts through outer space before landing on an abandoned Earth covered with litter. Clips are interspersed of large felids hunting game. She comes across a broken robot (resembling a spaceman), which turns into a naked male, played by Shaun Ross upon her kiss. It is eventually revealed Perry's legs are in fact those of a gazelle. Meanwhile, West is featured in the video floating in a travelling spacecraft. Throughout the video, Perry wears heavy cosmetics and extravagant outfits, including blue and pink make-up, cat- and reptile-like eyes, and Medusa-esque braids. New York's Willa Paskin compared her looks to "detailed, outlandish, [and] semi-gorgeous rainbow-kabuki". She has also received comparisons to Lady Gaga's look in the music video for "Born This Way", the Queen of Sheba, Ziggy Stardust, the alter ego of English musician David Bowie, and fictional characters Lara Croft, Padmé Amidala, and Jadzia Dax. The video itself has been described as "a sequel to Avatar or a Katy Perry video game".

"E.T." has received mixed reviews from professional critics. It has been noted for bringing out a different side of Perry, with a darker, deeper, and more mature tone. This was praised by BBC Music's Al Fox who enjoyed the contrast from her conventionally upbeat pop tracks like "Hot n Cold" and "California Gurls". Leah Greenblatt of Entertainment Weekly felt Perry showed strength on the song, comparing its sound to a combination of American rock musicians Lita Ford and Trent Reznor. Matthew Cole of Slant Magazine disliked the track's inscrutability and said that "E.T."'s backing track was reminiscent of t.A.T.u.'s "All the Things She Said" (2002). Now's Jason Richards called the song "awkward" and Sputnikmusic's Rudy Clapper dismissed its attempt at a more mature sound, calling it "cheesy". Bill Lamb, writing for About.com, gave a three-and-a-half star review out of five: he was disappointed with the lack of a defined hook, remarking the song could have had more potential and that its "edginess builds without release." Reviewing the remix, critics were divided over West's appearance. Kaplan lauded the track as a "great duet", praising the vocals of both performers, a statement echoed by Lamb, who felt West's verses intensified the song. Further, Entertainment Weekly's Brad Wete felt the song was improved with a male perspective. Digital Spy's Robert Copsey gave a review of four stars out of five, but felt, on the other hand, that the rapper's contribution added nothing to the track. Amos Barshad of New York felt West's alien metaphors went into "strange directions".

JENNIFER LOPEZ REQUEST FOR AMERICAN IDOL

Jennifer Lopez has said to pocket 12 million dollars in her first season with American Idol. But now, there is a changed in that figure. Jennifer Lopez will remain in American Idol if she gets 20 million dollars as a judge fee. Jennifer Lopez is one qualified judge for the search show and the amount that she is requesting is just fair enough for her unsolicited comments on contestants.

BEYONCE SUED IN COURT

Hollywood singer, Beyonce is being sued by a video game company for breach of agreement. Gate Five said that in 2010, Beyonce Knowles agreed to make a video game with them. But in the middle of the video making, Beyonce decided to quit and demanded for more money from the video company. The game was not finished because of Beyonce's move out of the game making leaving many employees out of job before Christmas. Beyonce Knowles will have a day in court because of this charge.

KATE MIDDLETON AND PRINCE WILLIAM NEARING THE BIG DAY

Prince William and Kate Middleton were spotted together and super sweet towards each other. Just looking at them, they seemed to be happy with one another. Hope they last a lifetime because it has been observed that royal weddings don't last forever. Kate Middleton is from the normal class and while Prince William was born to be the next King of England. The couple looks perfectly happy together. They look like a common Hollywood celebrities walking along the street.

MIRANDA KERR ATTENDS A MOVIE PREMIERE

Miranda Kerr attends a movie premiere of Sympathy for Delicious. She was with Orlando Bloom, the hot man in the movie Lord of the Rings. It was a private screening of the movie only selected Hollywood celebrities were given the chance for the first show of the movie. Miranda Kerr was wearing a black attire at the movie screening as well as Orlando Bloom. Miranda Kerr still looks hot even at the cold movie house in New York city.

KRISTIN CAVALLARI IS ENGAGED

Many Hollywood celebrities right now are going to the chapel and gonna get married. Kristin Cavallari has just accepted the marriage proposal of Jay Cutler of the Chicago Bears to get married. It all happened in Mexico when Kristin Cavallari and Jay Cutler went on a vacation. Jay Cutler proposed marriage to Kristin Cavallari and accepted it. Kristin Cavallari is a very good person with a kind heart. She is very active in charitable missions and as well as Jay Cutler who is very helpful and active in missionary activities. The two would make a wonderful couple once married.

Weekend in Photos

Ryan made some home made crepes for breakfast =)

Finally some nice weather!

Straight up Polar Ice with a twist - Keg martini =)

How was your Easter weekend?

Today is my last day of the long weekend befor heading back to work tomorrow. It was nice getting some downtime in and relaxing.

Hope you have a good week!

KATE BOSWORTH NUDE

Kate Bosworth was in Cancun and she was topless as she goes swimming in the beach of Mexico. Kate Bosworth was so sexy and many people were able to noticed that she was wearing no bikini on top of her boobs. She was flawless and gorgeous looking. Hope all days are summer because it would mean that more pictures of Kate Bosworth in nude will be seen.

120 DAYS JAIL SENTENCED OF LINDSAY LOHAN

Lindsay Lohan is having a good time right now. She won't be going to a rehabilitation center anymore. Instead, she will be staying in jail for 120 days as the court sentenced her. But that's not all. After serving the jail sentence, Lindsay Lohan must do 480 hours of community service and that would mean we would be seeing Lindsay Lohan cleaning the public toilet for good. Lindsay Lohan is not smart enough to get away with her crime of stealing a jewelry and she violated her probation for drugs and alcoholism. Lindsay Lohan is now officially a criminal. Lindsay Lohan should get a tattoo done inside the prison cell.

CHRISTINA AGUILERA DROPS ON JAY LENO SHOW

Christina Aguilera drops on Jay Leno show recently. She was wearing this micro mini dress and obviously, Jay Leno likes it so much. Christina Aguilera was the guest that night. She talked about her recent divorce and marriage failure. She also talked about her latest reality show, the voice where Christina Aguilera is the host. Christina Aguilera still looks good even at her age right now. But her arms are already big for a hot sexy woman.

RACHEL BILSON IN BIKINI

The hot Rachel Bilson was spotted with Hayden Christiansen together in the beach of Barbados. Rachel Bilson still got this sexy llok that many men out there like to see. There were plenty of kids around them and staring at RAchel Bilson takes away the sunny side of the beach. All attention was on Rachel Bilson and not on Hayden Christiansen.

RYAN PHILIPPE ACTING NO MORE

Ryan Philippe is no longer interested in acting in Hollywood. According to Ryan Philippe, he wants to get out o LA and moved to another place where acting is no longer needed. Ryan Philippe portrayed the role as a journalist in the movie, Bang Bang Club. Ryan Philippe used to be the husband of Reese Witherspoon. He has two children with Reese Witherspoon and now Ryan Philippe's ex-girlfriend is pregnant and Ryan Philippe is believed to be the father of that child.

April - Disney Princess Skirt

MEL GIBSON IS ALREADY OLD LOOKING

Recently, Mel Gibson was pictured and it he is already old looking. He was in court regarding his special friend, Oksana Grigorieva scandal case. Mel Gibson has lost his touch and too old for things. His make up also looks odd for him. Acting wise, nobody can match the way Mel Gibson acted on several movies like the Patriot. He is a total performer, director and producer as well. It is just sad that he is a situation where he is a total loser with all his words said during the recorded conversation.

CAKE Strawberry Shortcake Haul!

Today I popped into Sephora to pick up a refill of my Clinique face wash, and told myself NOT to get anything else - I'm in saving mode!!Right before I got in line to pay I saw the ADORABLE Cake Strawberry Shortcake set though - and b lined it over to take a look.
 Who was I kidding? I'd already fell in love with the purse size hand lotion weeks ago, and the cute packaging is to die for! Of course, I couldn't find a price on it (I believe they do that deliberately!). I brought the set to the cashier, telling myself it couldn't be more than .... $70? There's no way it could be!! Ok ... so it turned out it was $59 .... BUT- it was a 15% off day at good old Sephora, so that helped!!! I've LOVED SSC for YEARS, so it's totally worth it in my books =)
Here's what came in the Strawberry Shortcake Bag!

Body Butter:

Lip Balm:

Bubble Bath:

Hand Cream:

I fell in love with Strawberry Shortcake years ago, so was SO happy to come across this commemorative set to the fun cartoon. It must have been meant to be, as tonight while at dinner with Ryan, we came across a Strawberry Shortcake dessert on the menu. Did I order it

That would be a YES =)

Do you love Strawberry Shortcake as much as I do?