Knox and Vivienne Jolie-Pitt are Friday's Fun Fearless Twins!

They're ALIVE!!

I love me some babies, and they don't get much cuter than these two little ducks. People have been wondering where they were-the babies have been in hiding. Well, this week the twin messiahs graced us with an appearance in Tokyo along with the rest of the family. I'm so glad they came out for public viewing because they are so freaking adorable. Angie and Brad, take notes--you shouldn't be keeping these two under wraps. People like you more when you have your cute and cuddly babies around. They don't like you as much when you snub Ryan Seacrest on the red carpet,

or when you're giving Anne Hathaway a bitchface that would stop Anna Wintour in her tracks. Keep the kids around you all the time and you might even win matching Academy Awards. But I have a feeling that if you do bring an Oscar home, Maddox may insist on using it as one of his army men, and Shiloh may throw a fit if you won't let her dress it up like one of her baby dolls.

Everyone have a great weekend!

Love,

Elle Bunny

Can we talk about Real Housewives of Orange County for one hot minute?

This show is ridiculous. Do these people know the cameras are on? If they do, they're crazy.

Does anybody else think that Jeana has taken too many happy pills? Nothing phases her. Her sons are so rude. And while Shane is hot, nobody seems that hot when they are mean to their mom.

What the hell is wrong with this woman? Her Kenny Rogers look-alike fiance is literally dying in the hospital, and she's busy getting drunk on tequila and flirting with her friend's son. Gross. I understand she needs a break from it all, and God knows she deserves it, but I honestly doubt that she spends that much time in the hospital because every time I turn around I see her flirting with some guy at the horse races or going to Bass Lake with the family or going to check out gyms to invest in. I don't mean to judge, but I can't help it. And I want to throw up every time she talks about sex or anything sex-related. First off, I certainly don't need to know about you having sex with Jeff in the hospital (no one needs that visual); secondly I don't need to know that because of your apparent lack of sexy-times you need to go shopping for vibrators. Just grow up. I feel sorry for Jeff's kids. This whole thing is just really wrong in my book.

These women are certifiable, and while I understand that she does need to be thinking about these things and that Vicki knows all about everything related to life insurance (otherwise, why would she need to bring her laptop everywhere she goes) but they went about it the complete wrong way. Vicki and Jeana seemed like they were attacking her. It made them seem money hungry. On the other hand, Lynne came out smelling like roses (although her business Cuff Love is ridiculous). I also have to say that I think Lynne's girls must be crazy--drinking and bowling on camera?? Hell to the no--you are 18. If you are going to do that (which you shouldn't) don't be stupid enough to do it on camera. I just kind of hate that whole family; they seem like wet dish rags.

The other ladies certainly do not lack personality, and while many of them grate on my nerves, they're all entertaining in their own way. Jeana with her uppers and sweet daughter; Tamra and her crazy attempts at staying young, horrible annoying son, and likable husband; Gretchen and her ridiculous stripper parties and funny laugh; and Vicki with her constant woo-hooing, trips without her husband, and falling. I live to see Vicki fall. She bothers me and maybe I'm a bad person, but I laugh and hit rewind when she falls/gets hit in the head with a football. She's annoying and self righteous, so I figure that's karma.

To get another sane person's opinion on the situation in California, head over to NY State of Mind, which is the blog of Bethenny, a NY Housewife. She and Jill are my favorites, and I can't wait for the NY season to start up again. They just seem so much classier and interesting than all the other Real Housewives.

Let me know what you think!

Love,

Elle Bunny

(Mostly) Wordless Wednesday: Good Friends, Fun Games

As I alluded to in my last post, this weekend was my best friend Meredith's birthday party. It was fun to hang out with friends, drink and play board games. I seriously enjoy board games and love discovering new games like Balderdash (which has been around forever, but is new to me). Here are some of the pictures I took that night.

This is Jenny with Meredith, the birthday girl. Jenny and Meredith work together. Jenny gave Meredith a very special Christmas gift.

This is Little Bastard (Lil Bastard?). Jenny found him at Goodwill and instantly thought of Meredith, which should say something about how unique my best friend is. She bought him for 99 cents. Unfortunately, Lil Bastard is made out of some very non-durable material, because by the end of the night he had lost the majority of his right leg.

Here is Mary with Meredith. She also works with Mer (you might recognize her from the infamous Take on Me!!! video) and is very funny and sweet.

Here's my favorite picture of the night. Jenny and Mary are throwing gang signs as they rap along to the ridiculous burned cd they brought. Meredith's face cracks me up.

This is Lindsey. I have been friends with her forever. She was one of my bridesmaids. She is one the kindest people I know. She's also one of the funniest people I know, and you can probably understand why when you look at this next picture.This is Lindsey's "I am Cornholio" impression. She's done it ever since we were in high school. I'm not really sure why she started doing it, but it never fails to make me giggle because it doesn't really seem like something Lindsey would do. She is too funny. This is Lindsey with her husband Troy. They've been married for 4 and a half years. Lindsey and Troy met when our other friend Rachel turned 17. We went to a Kenny Chesney concert to celebrate and Lindsey got stars in her eyes when she met a cute soldier who had come down to the concert from Fort Hood with his Army buddies. They've been an item ever since. They are so cute and one of our favorite couples to hang out with; Troy and Mr. Bunny get along so well and Lindsey and I can always pick up where we left off. Here are all of the McNeil High School alumni that attended the party--Meredith, Mary, me, Lindsey and Michael. Does it smell like teen spirit? Oh my goodness. Michael was an escort for the dance/drill team we participated in during high school. He is another one of the funniest people I know. He's also a bit of ham (see example: him posing in the background of this photo). But one of my favorite people ever. Michael and I share a mutual passion for grammar, spelling and punctuation (which you might not always guess I felt so passionately about by reading this blog; but I promise you, I try my hardest not to make too many errors). He has a quick wit, great hair, and he is an excellent Balderdash and Catch Phrase player. Michael strikes a pose with Mr. Bunny, seen here giving his rapist face. I first noticed his rapist expression when he got a driver's license photo taken where he looked just like he does above. I remarked that he looked like a scary rapist. My sister Meredith and I giggled about it, and became a joke for Mr. Bunny to give her that face all the time. He looked at Meredith that way when she walked down the aisle at my wedding. Recently, when I was a bridesmaid in a wedding, he went around to all the tables and picked up the disposable cameras, taking pictures of his rapist face. He cracks me up. Here's a lovely photo of Mary, Meredith, Lil Bastard and Mr. Bunny. Candidates for America's Next Top Model- Mary and Michael. I don't know what the hell kind of face I'm making in this photo. It makes me giggle, though. Balderdash drama faces. Smiley Jenny. Michael cracks up. Mer poses with Lil Bastard. Thanks for bringing us together for your wonderful birthday party, Mer! You know I love you more than my luggage!
Have a great day!

Love,
Elle Bunny

The Duggars do not have Dinomania*

You might remember some of my feelings on the Duggars if you read my first post about them back in October, Michelle Duggar = bat shit crazy or heavily medicated? In that post I specifically discussed the engagement of Josh Duggar and Anna Kellar. Well they finally showed the wedding on Sunday on TLC, and I think Mer called and/or texted me 4 times about it. I was celebrating my Daddy's birthday that night (happy B-Day Captain!) but thankfully I had DVRd the blessed event.This is seriously must-watch television. I don't think I have been that entertained by anything on TV since Sophia Petrillo sang her diddy about Medicare.

So lets talk about it.
First of all, I thought the little pre-show about the preparation of the wedding was kind of cute even if it was a little annoying. I felt really bad for Anna when I saw her home. It makes me feel better knowing that now she lives in the old Duggar home in Arkansas now. But the whole chaperone thing is just so lame. I love that they assign Josh's sisters to chaperone-the parents are too busy having sex all the time to chaperone anything.

I also have to say that I feel incredibly dirty watching Josh and Anna hold hands. They hold hands and it's like I just watched a really gross drunken make out session between my friend and her boyfriend. I just want to go home and take a shower and erase the image from my brain. Josh and Anna probably hold hands while they brush their teeth (or is that against the rules? Are you not allowed to watch your loved one brush their teeth because the hotness of watching them spit out Crest awakens impure thoughts?).
Anyway, here are my top five memorable moments from the awesomeness that was "A Very Duggar Wedding" (and the episode preceding it).

5) That crazy ass waiter at the "fancy" Italian restaurant. Offering to come and perform tantric dance at a Duggar wedding is made of so much win, it can't be covered in this blog. I also love how Josh described how the Duggars rarely go out to such a nice restaurant, where they "have real glass and silverware and plates." WTF? Sounds like Anna has a lot to look forward to this Valentine's Day.
4) Josh stepping on Anna's dress. The train came off the back of the dress and one the 15 Duggar girls sewed it on in a jiffy and saved the day. That's what happens when you see your husband before the wedding on the day of the wedding. It's bad luck. Don't do it. I can't believe they did everything else SO Uber-traditional and couldn't wait to see each other the day of the wedding because it didn't take place until 6 or 7 in the evening. You've waited this long to kiss. Is it really that important to see each other so you can give each other side hugs and hold hands? I'm certainly not a Duggar, but I'm kind of a traditionalist when it comes to weddings, and waited to see Mr. Bunny until I was walking down the aisle. I'm so glad I waited, because this was the look on his face. How cute is that?
3) Awkward man to man talk between Jim Bob and Josh. The book and cd cracked me up and I just couldn't get over the fact that this is the first time they've talked about "the birds and the bees". Like, I know that they are super conservative, but wouldn't the kids have figured some of this stuff out considering their parents have 18 kids? I also thoroughly enjoyed how Jim Bob described sex as being "like Legos." I think we know why Michelle can't resist the man; he's such a romantic! Swoon.
2) Anna's hair. All of the girls' hair. We need an intervention. Someone needs to talk to them about the dangers of hair spray and home perms. But couldn't Anna have straightened her hair for the wedding at least? Or maybe she could have gone crazy and put her hair all the way up? I must have missed the passage in the Bible stating that women must wear their hair half up.
1) The entire last five minutes of the show were pure genius. The vows were really creepy and they had all this stuff about how they would have as many children as God intended and wouldn't interfere with nature. Do they really need to talk about that in church? Gross. I haven't heard anything about them being pregnant yet, but I'm sure it's coming.
Okay, sidebar:here's the thing--at least one of the Duggars will most likely have a fertility problem--purely based on statistics; 12 percent of women have problems getting pregnant; with 18 children all getting married and trying to have kids, chances are, at least one of them would have problems. I wonder if their vow not to mess with what God intended extends to that as well? Just out of curiosity, I wonder if they think that people who use fertility treatments to get pregnant (like that hooker Kate Gosselin) are sinners; and furthermore, if they would feel that way if they themselves could not have kids. I myself think there is nothing wrong with fertility treatments, but then again, I'm a sinner who believes in birth control. Getting off soapbox now.
I nearly died when Josh sang the Loyalty song to her. I mean, don't get me wrong, I thought it was sweet and kind of Uncle Jesse of him to sing to his wife at the wedding (although I think I would have vomited if the idea had been brought up for my own wedding) but he can't sing. And that song stinks. Then, Jim Bob and Michelle and Anna's parents (who I'm sorry, are just gross and make Jim Bob and Michelle look like the Cleavers) get up on the stage and surround the couple. Jim Bob takes the microphone and talks about how Anna and Josh have never kissed and have stayed pure. Then he is the one who says "Josh, you may kiss your bride."
Okay, I'm going to pull a Zack Morris and say "Time Out!" WTF? The preacher wasn't sufficient? Your Dad had to give your permission? I'm sufficiently grossed out now and I haven't even seen you two kiss.
So then, they kiss. And it's not a bad kiss-it's not a peck. I mean, you don't see tongue or anything (thank God) but it was a nice kiss. Then they went to the reception where there is "No booze, no dancing*, just a good time". Um....that doesn't sound like a good time to me. That's the best part of the reception. The dancing and the drinking. Preferably open bar, but I'm not mad at you if you can't afford it--but for the love of God, have a cash bar. Now, my whole family is Baptist (in fact, I consider myself to be a Baptist) and I went to Baylor my freshman year of college, so trust me, I've heard my fair share about the evils of dancing and drinking. And here is what I have to say about that:
"Let them praise his name with dancing and make music to him with tambourine and harp." -- Psalm 149:3
"You cause the grass to grow for the livestock and plants for man to cultivate,that he may bring forth food from the earth and wine to gladden the heart of man,oil to make his face shine and bread to strengthen man's heart." --Psalm 104:14-15
Sounds like Jesus is still my Homeboy even if I drink. He just doesn't want me to get wasted, and I have to agree with him on that.
Anywho,they eat their chicken salad sandwiches and make their way back to the hotel. The camera crew captures them going through the hotel doors after they pull up in the car which the family had decorated/demolished. They act like cousin Amy is such a sinner--I would have drawn penises and boobs all over that car. Speaking of penises and boobs, when Josh and Anna pulled up in the car, they were listening to the how to have sex cd. LOL.
So, in closing, this man

is no longer a virgin.
I wonder how his parents feel about that?
Me and Mer have decided to send in a show idea to TLC-have normal people like us come stay with the Duggars for the weekend. We can corrupt the kids with tales of shopping for brand-new items (we don't buy used and save the rest like the Duggars; I think between the two of us, we could feed a small country with our shoe budget) and they can teach us how to make Tater-Tot Casserole. It sounds like a winning formula to me.
*So over the weekend, at Mer's birthday party we played a game called Balderdash. If you haven't played it, you have to come up with a legitimate sounding definition for different rare words. Well, the first rare word we got was Dinomania. And Dinomania is defined as an urge to dance. This is my new favorite word, and I would definitely say that I consistently have dinomania. Unfortunately, the Duggars do not have Dinomania. This makes me sad for them.
But at least Josh and Anna are having sex.
Have a great day!
Love,
Elle Bunny

My Favorite Things Monday: Website

Today I will highlight a website that has brought me endless hours of entertainment. Jezebel is such an awesome site. There are several things that make Jezebel so great-the first being an intelligent staff who post about interesting and funny things. But the thing that really makes Jezebel work is the comments. I can guarantee you that you will never click on a post there and have the first five comments read "First!". This is a good thing, especially when many of the sites I read (which admittedly, are gossip blogs, so I should expect it) have readers who compete for the dunce cap for ultimate in inane Internet behavior. Jezebel readers (for the most part) are intelligent, opinionated, fun women (there are a couple of men) with a razor sharp wit and biting sense of humor. Everyday, the Jezebel team acknowledges the best comment of the day and calls out the worst comment of the day.

For example, in response to the post

A Big To Do About Drew's 'Do

here are the best comments of the day and Jezebel's response to them.

You say: "I thought she looked like she got electrocuted by a hairdryer, and then nuzzled by 10 kittens, and then caught in a windstorm." We say: It's Hollywood; it's Drew. This might have happened.
You say: "She looks like a Stepford Wife after escaping across the cornfield." We say: But more drunk, amirite?
You say: "Add me to the list of people that loved it. She kind of looked like she fucked in a wind tunnel on the way to the awards." We say: Um, see number one?
You say: "I liked it! It's totally 1963 office party after a half hour in the closet with a junior copywriter." We say: Bingo! People will be flocking to salons to get the "Pete Campbell special."

Too funny. You can read my thoughts on Drew's 'Do here.

So I guess what I'm saying is, you should check out Jezebel if you haven't already.

Have a great day!

Love,

Elle Bunny

Michael McDonald is Friday's Fun Fearless MALE!

I think it has been established that I love me some Michael McDonald.

My best friend Mer also loves Michael McDonald. It is one of the many things we have in common. I love that we sing Michael McDonald songs together. I love that she gave me a Michael McDonald Christmas ornament that she decoupaged herself. Wednesday was her birthday and we had fun going out to dinner and doing Michael McDonald impressions. So in honor of her birthday, Michael McDonald is today's Fun Fearless Male.

Our love for Michael McDonald is one of those things unique things about our friendship-like our love for Karen Carpenter or our unfortunate inability to whistle.

Michael was born in St Louis, Mo is 1952. In his early career he worked with Steely Dan and the dubious Doobie Brothers. Then he went out and had a very successful solo career singing blue-eyed soul and performing in commercials for long-distance phone service. Our hero is the original regulator! He has been married to singer Amy Holland since 1983. M squared lives in Tennessee with his family. Have I mentioned that we are friends with the original Eminem's daughter on MySpace? Her name is Scarlet and she's awesome. I admit, it IS a little stalkerish that we befriended her on Myspace, but she could have denied us if she wanted to.

Anywho, Meredith called me yesterday to let me know that her friend's boyfriend knows Michael Mcdonald and has his telephone number. I nearly died. We've got to call him and do our impressions for him! I'm sure he would be honored.

Let's give it up for Michael McDonald, Friday's Fun Fearless Male!

Have a great weekend!

Love,

Elle Bunny

I'm going to paint my front door red and change my name to Elizabeth Arden!

Has anybody else noticed that there have been a lot of fashion faux pas as of late? It seems like every time I turn on E!, some celebrity has gone out with bad hair, a bad dress, bad undergarments (which can ruin an outfit) or bad accessories (to continue the theme, I'll just go ahead and say it: The only thing that separates us from the animals is our ability to accessorize). Maybe they are just trying to get attention/press? They are performers--by definition, they seek out an audience. So today, I will be that audience--I'll be doing my best Fug girl impression and give my thoughts on some of the looks that celebrities have been rocking recently.

Good God, woman! You are so tall and skinny and beautiful and you're walking around with Brad Pitt. Why do you insist on wearing your hair on the side of your head like some kind of half-assed homage to Princess Leia? And the suit is a little too granny if you ask me. She's much younger than Brad, but she's making herself look about 15 years too old for him with this look. Next!

This is what I was talking about with the whole undergarments thing. I love Marisa Tomei, but can't she afford a good bra? I mean, I know she probably didn't get paid much to play a stripper in The Wrestler, but the residual checks from My Cousin Vinny must be pretty nice.

Words of advice: Push-up bra. Lift and separate. Give it a try!

By now you probably know my feelings on Katie Holmes and her ill-fated attempts to recapture her youth and/or start a trend (if not, read this). And while I appreciate the awesomeness of her Blue Steel pose, I will never condone wearing shorts with a scarf and/or stirruped tights. It's just not kosher.

As if I didn't already have enough reasons to hate Miley, she came out of the house looking like this. Perhaps she is taking style tips from Katie, but trying to funk them up like the hip teenager she is? Everything is wrong here-hate the color of the boots, hate the look of the boot, hate the holey tights, hate her shirt, hate the skirt, hate her scraggly hair. And I can honestly say that if somebody else who didn't annoy me as much wore the same thing I would feel the same way. Oh, Renee. This could have been great. I love it from the knee down! But goodness gracious. That hair. The yucky see-through bodice and bad neckline. The too-tight top of the skirt. This was a bad idea. Go back to the boring beige Caroline Herrera dresses.

Drew, you know I love you more than my luggage! But that hair-do is a definite don't. I really like your dress, but this whole look is just a little too cotton candy and hairspray for me. Take it from a Texas Girl, the higher your hair is, the closer God comes to blaming you for the hole in the ozone layer. Oh, and by the way...

Turn to your buddy Cameron and tell her "Get your roots done!" Then turn around and tell Jay-Z and Beyonce to pretend like they aren't bored to tears. Thanks Josie Grossie!

I'd rather walk on my lips than talk bad about somebody, but this is a bad look for Anne Hathaway. She's such a beautiful girl; one of Friday's Fun Fearless females and a very talented actress. I think she would benefit from learning what Mr. Bunny calls the KISS theory-KISS stands for Keep It Simple, Stupid. That's all you have to do Anne.

Carrie couldn't look more like Barbie if she tried. Her extensions look like they came from the Jessica Simpson collection, which I'm assuming wasn't the look she was going for since they seem to hate each other because of stupid Tony Romo. But I digress-you're beautiful Carrie. Don't try so hard.

Now we enter the gold lamé portion of the blog.

They should really change the name of the material to lame. That little accent mark is so freaking pretentious, and lame is a much better word for this. I have a severe reaction to this dress. I think I got hives the first time I saw it. It's just so tacky. It reminds me of something a performer on a cruise would wear. And the neckline seems desperate, not sexy. But JLo always gives good face, so her makeup and hair looked fierce, even if the hair is a little severe. Oh, Glenn. Shopping in the MOB section again, I see. I've never forgiven you for boiling that bunny in Fatal Attraction. This just gives me another reason to dislike you.

Now don't go thinking I forgot about the fellas. They are some of the most horrifying offenders. My goodness. This is really bad. I hate mullets. They look so ridiculous and dated and make men look much older than they are. This is not a good look for Kanye. I'm not even going to comment on the leather gloves.
Joaquin Phoenix: This is your second time appearing on my blog in less than a week. You look more like a homeless person than the homeless people I pass every day on my way to work. Please, take some time off and go relax away from the cameras for awhile. Get your head on straight. And cut the beard.

That is all for now.

What do you think? What do you think were the worst fashion faux pas of the last couple of months?

And I'll give you bonus points if you can name the movie that I've quoted a billion times in this blog rant!

Have a great day!

Love,

Elle Bunny

Oh, Perez! Just Shut Up with Your Face!

Sorry, no Wordless Wednesday today. It was a busy weekend with little time for picture taking, so no new pics to speak of. But I do have lots to talk about and it's all about the cast of Twilight, so feel free to tune out if you're not interested.

During the past week, Bert's face has been plastered all over PerezHilton.com

I get it. It never fails for him--it's a sure fire way to get lots of hits on his site. I'm sure right now he is getting more hits than ever, since all of us Twilighters are desperate for any new Rob-related news. We just miss seeing him, that's all. Well, for the past week, Princess P's posts about Rob have been a mainstay at the #1 spot of his Most Emailed list.
I just wish that he would get a clue.

Bath Time With Robert Pattinson

This is from The Haunted Airman, a weird-ass movie Rob did back in the day for the BBC. It is easily accessible online (you can check it out here). Perez acted like it was a big deal that he got a 2 minute clip and posted it. Annoying.

Courtney Love's Trying To Nab Robert Pattinson for Frances Bean

These bitches are crazy. Run, Rob!

Robert Pattinson Found!
This just makes me sad. Not that I wouldn't do the same thing if I ran into Rob out and about somewhere, but I sure as hell wouldn't run and e-mail Perez Hilton about it. Dumb.
R-Patz Bumming Around, Playing Surprise Gigs

Poor Rob. This used to be one of his favorite things to do. Now he can't even do it in England. While I must admit that I was happy to know that he was alive and well and hanging out with friends instead of having a nervous breakdown and refusing to do anymore movies, I'm sad that all these bitches refuse to let him lay low. I understand approaching him and getting a picture, but I don't get why they run and send it to Perez Hilton. And for Christ's sake, it's RPattz. Two T's--like his last name--get it?.
Stupid.

He Sure Loves To Booze It Up!

Oh, Rob. That face is just adorable. And yes, he looks drunk, but there's nothing wrong with that. At least his hair looks a little longer (I'm starting to worry that they may suggest extensions for the movie). Figure it out Perez-Rob is not your beloved Zaqueisha, he doesn't have Disney to answer to and he's from London. Drinking is the norm over there. Just Shut-up!

So, in summary, Perez Hilton pisses me off. I prefer to do my stalking on Livejournal, MySpace,and Facebook, like any other self-respecting Twilighter. Here's a picture that the dude on the left posted on his MySpace. That's Ashley Greene next to Rob.

This is the kind of picture that makes me wonder--what are they doing? Where are they? Did the meet there or ride together? If so, who drove? These are all the questions that confirm my insanity and make me question whether I have a life.

These are pics from somebody's Facebook (I think) that have been posted to Livejournal (supposedly taken on New Years Eve). Bert looks pissed off in this one.

Too funny. Love the plaid. This next picture is the best.

This picture makes me happy. I think this picture is proof of the fact that I need to get to England ASAP to party with these folks. And apparently, Rob's hatred of children does not extend to the adolescent variety, because the boy next to him can't be a day over 16.

Now onto more fun pics. Words cannot express how much I love the V-Man and Vanity Fair photoshoots. They kind of made my year. Well, now they keep coming out with more unreleased pics.

First, from V-Man:

Oh, you silly Cullen kids. Trying to do your best Rhett Butler, huh?

OME&E. Hotness.

Kind of scary, yet hot. Anything to see Failcob in pain.

Why do I find it hot when a guy smokes? It's really a disgusting habit, but man, I guess all of the Joe Camel advertising screwed me up as a child because I fall hook, line and sinker for this everytime. Why is it even hotter that he is smoking through the plastic fangs? Why are his eyes so pretty?

Next, there were a bunch of new pics released from Vanity Fair, but here is my favorite:

So Pretty.

KStew is currently in Sundance at the Film Festival. She is promoting her movie Adventureland, which looks awesome. Here's an interview.

She seems happy. She looks pretty and well-rested after her much deserved break.

So that's all for now.

Happy Birthday, Mernickel!

Love,

Elle Bunny

The good, the bad, and the ugly

Well, the Bunny household had a very eventful, emotional rollercoaster of a weekend.
I'll start with the bad news:My sweet furbaby Scout died. She just passed away in her sleep on the living room floor on Sunday night/Monday morning. They still hadn't come back with any results at that point, but we talked to her vet on Monday and he had talked to the pathologist who said she had hyperplasia most likely related to an auto-immune disease. She was only 2 1/2 years old, but she lived a very full life. She was born in the garage of family friends. Then, as a little baby kitten, she escaped and ran away from her mom and brothers and sisters. She lived a life on the streets and joined a gang. Then, about a week later, she suddenly came back to her senses and ran back to the family and the home she was born in.

Mr. Bunny and I adopted her on the weekend of the Austin City Limits Festival in 2006. She ran around in circles in Mr. Bunny's apartment, chasing her tail.

Things I will miss about Scout: the way that she would lean up to me and kiss my face; the way she would curl up and snuggle and watch tv with me; the way she chirped more than meowed. She was so sweet and will be missed.

Good news:We made a deal with the seller of the house we love on Friday night. Tomorrow is the inspection and we are scheduled to close on February 23. It is bittersweet, because I know Scout would have loved the house, but I'm glad that it will be a fresh start for us. It is so exciting. I can't wait to live there. Apparently, both Mr Bunny's Dad and Stepmom and his Mom and Brother are planning on coming separately to visit on Washington State's Spring Break at the end of March-beginning of April (we will be scheduling Denny and Chris, who is a school librarian Dad and Stepmom at the beginning of the week, with Roxy and Sean coming at the end of the week to avoid any awkwardness), so I guess that will be motivation enough to get things settled quickly, right?

The Ugly:

Joaquin, honey. Say Bye Good to your career. This is embarrassing. Johnny Cash picked you to play him in Walk the Line. You are too good for this shit. I'm hoping this is a big joke that you and Casey Affleck (who's following him around filming him for a documentary) cooked up, and I know you said that you are retiring from acting, but are you sure? Because you were really good at that. Maybe this could be more of a side project? Just a suggestion.

Have a great day everyone!

Love,

Elle Bunny

House Hunting: A Tale of Triumph?

So, we are in the process of looking for a house. It is really scary and nerve racking and overwhelming and exciting. It is most definitely an emotional rollercoaster. So here's our story so far.

Act I: Elle Bunny falls in love with a limestone two story.

I totally fell in love with this house. It's in a cute family neighborhood. It's big and the master bedroom is downstairs. I loved the flooring and the paint. I loved the cute little porch swing. And well, because I was bitten by the house love bug, I was willing to overlook the fact that we were really hoping to find a one story, and I never really wanted an all-white kitchen like they had and they don't have two sinks in the master bath. I was too busy picturing myself hosting huge dinner parties (like I do it all the time) instead of imagining what it would be like to get ready at the same time as Mr. Bunny in the morning. We made an offer, they countered, we countered, then they countered back. The first time they countered with $2000 less than their asking price, the second time with $3500 less than their asking price (which by the way, was way to high to begin with). We had to give up--it wasn't that we couldn't afford it, it's that we were afraid it would be found to be worth less than that in the appraisal. So we gave up the house. I felt devastated. I moped for two days. Mr. Bunny had warned me not to get emotionally invested in the house, and I thought he was just being a silly boy. But he was totally right. I felt like a stupid emotional girl.

Act II: Where we find something that feels like home

Last Sunday, Mr. Bunny and I went with our realtor to look at 10 different houses. It was really crazy and overwhelming. There is a neighboring suburban city that I always find intriguing homes in on the Internet and end up driving past the homes and deciding not to even look at the inside. I found myself thinking that I knew there was probably an area in that suburb that was nice, but I wasn't sure if we could afford it. Then we came to see this house. It's got great curb appeal and is in a quiet neighborhood. Wonderful landscaping and trees. I figured it must be a mess on the inside since it was something we could afford even at the asking price.

But I was wrong. It was so beautiful.
The rooms are all a nice size. The front bedroom has a beautiful bay window. The master, which is on the back of the house, has french doors and plantation blinds. That room feels like an oasis. The master bathroom has two sinks, a water closet, a separate shower and a nice big tub. Not only are there pergo wood floors throughout all of the hallways and living area, but there is beautiful tile in the kitchen, dining area and bathrooms, and nice, well-kept carpet in the bedrooms. The rooms are painted beautifully. There is an amazing back yard.

This is the covered back porch. I can picture sitting there holding hands with Mr. Bunny after a long day at work. From the back porch, you step onto the large deck, where I can picture Mr. Bunny cooking out hamburgers for our family and friends. From there you step out into the large back yard, with a grove of trees and plenty of room to play bocce ball, croquet, horseshoes or washers. I have to admit, I can also picture a swing set and little babies playing back there. Maybe I'm just a stupid emotional girl, but I feel myself getting attached to this house. But I feel like Goldilocks--we've seen bigger houses, we've seen smaller houses; we've seen more expensive houses, we've seen less expensive houses; but this one feels just right. It's cozy and homey. It makes my heart sing (I know this is extremely corny, but it's true).

We are putting in an offer tonight. I'm scared to death that we won't be able to reach a deal on this house either. But I really don't see how we could lose on this house.
What do you think? Reassure me, dealing with money and things that make my heart sing is super scary.

Stay tuned to find out what happens!

Have a great day!

Love,
Elle Bunny

Newsflash

****NEWSFLASH****

Ann Coulter-You are not witty or funny. You are a vile human being and a disgrace to your beloved grand ole party.

****NEWSFLASH****

This is not a good idea.

****NEWSFLASH****

Your 15 minutes officially ran out 3 months ago. Please exit stage left.

****NEWSFLASH****

We don't care if you're getting married. I didn't care when you said you were engaged the first time. But I really don't care this time around and I'm starting to hate you even more now than I did when you left your beautiful pregnant girlfriend for a Victoria's Secret model.

****NEWSFLASH****

You're not clever, you're not funny, you're famous because your Dad had a mullet and sang about his Achy-Breaky Heart. Please go away. The only thing I find more annoying than you is the dumb people who are hanging out with you in this horrible video (who are WAY too old to enjoy spending time with a 16 year old and are only hanging out with you to ride on your coattails).

That's all I have to say. I feel better now.

Have a great day everyone!

Love,

Elle Bunny

Does his being half naked bother you?

Since it's My Favorite Things Monday, I thought I would talk about the plethora of Jacob related media that has come about lately. Here is a video of Taylor showing off his muscles.
Way to go Taylor! I'm still not sure how you are going to get past the whole height thing, but I'm proud of you for working so hard! Even though you're kind of annoying and your voice grates on my last nerve (especially when he says "It's really just a scary story" to Bella on the beach),I thought you did a really good job in Twilight and I hope you can do well in New Moon. Here are my only words of advice: I know you are really proud that you beat out the evil Michael Copon (whose name reminds me of Grey Poupon which makes me think of Poop-on, which makes me giggle because I am apparently 6 years old). Please don't get a big head. You kind of bordered on jack-ass in that clip. It's not becoming. No one will like you. At this point, the only reason I do like you is the fact that you suck less than Michael Poop-on. But you will always be our favorite tool, Failcob. Here is my favorite celebratory video, courtesy of the Twicurls.

If you didn't get it, the name of this blog is in reference to Jacob's line in Eclipse.Everyone have a great day!

Love,

Elle Bunny

Anne Hathaway is Friday's Fun Fearless Female

I love Anne Hathaway. Have you seen Rachel Getting Married yet? Because if you haven't, you should go see it. Or maybe you shouldn't. It is kind of incredible in my opinion, but Mr. Bunny said that he thought it was a train wreck--I also thought it was a train wreck, but in a very heartbreaking and funny, entertaining way. The wedding is awesome. You want Elle Bunny's opinion--go see it. Mr. Bunny would say to run the other way. But apparently, the critics agree with me because Anne Hathaway won a Critic's Choice Award last night for portraying Kym, Rachel's sister. Here she is accepting the award.

I just adore her. She plays against type in the movie, and does it so well that at the end of it you kind of want to hate her, but then how awesome she was in The Princess Diaries and The Devil Wears Prada and you come back to your senses.

Anyway, Anne has had quite a year, what with the end of her ill-fated relationship with con-artist/Zach Braff look-alike Raffaello Follieri and movies that showed both her comedic and dramatic skills, with Get Smart and Rachel Getting Married. But I love her. And much as I hate to admit it, I will probably see Bride Wars (which comes out today) and love it. Because I'm a sucker for that kind of movie, even if the plot is totally implausible and ridiculous and nobody would ever act like that. Here are some of my favorite Anne moments, courtesy of YouTube.

I love that movie. Julie Andrews and Anne Hathaway are an unbeatable combination.

I love Brokeback Mountain so much. It's impossible to describe how moving that movie is and it is impossible to find the best Anne scene from the movie on YouTube. But if you've seen the movie, you know about how awesome she is during the phone call scene.

She's so good. And Rosemarie Dewitt (who plays Rachel) is also so amazing.

So let's celebrate Anne Hathaway, Friday's Fun Fearless Female! (She would probably want us to go see her movie Bride Wars to celebrate)
Have a great weekend!

Love,

Elle Bunny

A Smörgåsbord of celebrity gossip and 90210 stalking

So...I had a really hard time staying awake during the last episode of 90210 2.0. Which really stinks because I have been looking forward to it being back on after the holidays. It was just so boring. Do I really care if Harry and crazy-eyes Tracy are being duped by some low life Sean (played by the stupid guy from Desperate Housewives) who is posing as the son they gave up for adoption (but Harry didn't know about) 20-something years ago? I think you can guess that the answer is no. Do I really care that this show has more incestuous undertones than Jerry Springer (I'm grossed out by Harry and the way he carried his daughter Annie out of the party at Silver's house and also think that Naomi's weird relationship with her "brother" Sean is grodie). No, not really. They nauseate me...but I don't care about them. It's such a snooze-fest. In fact, the only people I really care about anymore on this show are the ones I started out caring about--Kelly and Brenda, because they actually appeared on the original show which was SOOOO much better than this. Silver, because I'm curious about her, and I think her hate-filled blog rants are a symptom of her deep-seeded hatred of Druggie David in his stupid Kanga hat for falling asleep in the park while baby-sitting her. Tabitha Wilson, because she's like a toned down version of Lucille Bluth. Debbie Wilson, because she was Aunt Becky and got to make out with Uncle Jesse.

That veil is hotness.

So basically the only reason I like anybody on this show is because they did another, better show. And it's sad when you are heralding the greatness of shows like Beverly Hills, 90210 and Full House like they're Shakespeare, but compared to this shit, they are.

Apparently, Donna Martin Is Back!!!!!!!!! Here is what Perez reported yesterday:

Those rumors of Tori Spelling joining the new cast of 90210 have finally come true. FINALLY!!!!
TV Guide is reporting that Tori is about to sign a deal to return to the show, along with Jennie Garth and Jason Priestley.
Apparently, Priestly will direct Tori's debut on the show, which is scheduled to begin filming at the end of January.
Reports originally were that Tori wasn't being offered enough money.
After some recent negotiations, they seem to have hooked her in! But, only under the condition that they will allow her to portray only the material she thinks lives up to the original 90210 standards.
Diva!

Way to go Tori! I'm a fan, even though in my household we lovingly refer to her as Lamb Eyes. I'm proud of her for trying to hold this ripoff up to the standards of the old show. I've been watching the second stalking of Donna in reruns (a plot which I lovingly refer to as Watching the Weathergirl: A Love Story because, weirdly enough, I find Donna's stalker hot in a John Cusack kind of way; and btw, I love that Zack Morris's one-time dad played the negotiator. Unfortunately there are no videos of this momentous occasion on YouTube so you will just have to use your imagination) and that shit was amazing; spectacular, even. It's the plot that James E. Reilly wishes he wrote. But I digress; I'm truly excited about the return of Donna and I can't wait to see the episode directed by Brando (my nickname for Brandon, aka Jason Priestly, because he is such a badass mofo)!

Pwned once again by Dylan McKay.

Speaking of Dylan McKay and stalkers, I'm being stalked by all things 90210. Last night, I watched the People's Choice Awards for like 10 minutes. I managed to see Jennie Garth present an award with AnnaLynne McCord (the poor man's Kelly Taylor who is rumored to be dating Kellan Lutz aka Emmett Cullen, who also played George the A-Hole on 90210) and I also spotted Dylan McKay...oh, er, Luke Perry, who was nominated for an award (the category was Favorite Scene Stealing Guest Star--he was nominated for his stint as a rapist on Law & Order SVU and he duked it out with Britney Spears for her role on How I Met Your Mother and Robin Williams being awesome on Law & Order SVU. He was beat by Robin). This is after watching 3 hours of Beverly Hills, 90210 reruns that I taped on DVR. And reading about Tori Spelling on Perez Hilton. I'm honestly astonished anytime anyone other than me acknowledges that Bev Hills, 90210 even existed. I think the People's Choice Awards almost gave me an aneurysm. If RPattz had been there I would have had a panic attack.

And I must admit that I'm continually shocked by the amount of Twilight-90210 connections. It's like the entertainment world knows that they are my two favorite things so it continues to associate them for my enjoyment. First, you have the mother of all connections--Peter Facinelli, aka Mr. Kelly Taylor (I call him the Fach for short) is Dr. Cullen. Then you have the unfortunate mall mobbings of the stars. Kellan Lutz is Emmett in Twilight and plays George the douchebag on 90210. He is now supposedly dating AnnaLynne McCord. That hot teacher Ryan that Brenda and Kelly both slept with (hookers!) is only 4 months older than me (gah--way to make me feel old 90210) and supposedly dated Ashley Greene, aka Alice. I could go on an on.

But I'll spare you the torment and move onto other related topics.

The big news: It's Official! Taylor Lautner To Return as Jacob in New Moon

Here's what Chris Weitz and Stephenie had to say about it:
I'm very happy to announce that Taylor Lautner will be playing Jacob Black in New Moon and that he's doing so with the enthusiastic support of Summit Entertainment, the producers, and Stephenie Meyer.
The characters in Stephenie's books go through extraordinary changes of circumstance and also appearance; so it is not surprising that there has been speculation about whether the same actor would portray a character who changes in so many surprising ways throughout the series. But it was my first instinct that Taylor was, is, and should be Jacob, and that the books would be best served by the actor who is emotionally right for the part. I think that fans of Twilight the book and the movie will be surprised by the Jacob Black that Taylor will bring to the screen in New Moon; and I'm looking forward to working with him and the rest of the cast in realizing the film.
very best
Chris Weitz
I'd just like to add that I was very much a part of this decision. My first priority was always what was best for New Moon—what was going to give us the best possible movie. I'm truly thrilled that Taylor was the one who proved to the director, to Summit, and to me that he is the best possible Jacob we could have. And I'm very much looking forward to seeing what he's going to bring to Jacob's character this year.
- Steph

Much as I enjoy bitching and moaning about Taylor Lautner,

I'm so glad they kept him and didn't pick Michael Copon.To borrow one of my favorite Daddy expressions, he seems like a Grade A Asshole.

In closing, I would like to ask you to pray for my baby kitten Scout. She had to have a biopsy today. They think she might have an Auto-Immune Disorder. She has always suffered from what we thought were allergies but it has gotten worse in recent months. We should find out what is wrong with her for sure this weekend. But please thinking good thoughts for Scout!

Hope I didn't bum you out to bad with my tales of cat diseases!

Have a good day!

Love,

Elle Bunny

Sorry for my sporadic posting...

I swear I'm trying to get back to 5 days a week, but yesterday I took a sick day. And last week I had time off from work for the holidays. Anyway, I'm thinking I'm going to get back on track now. And today I will be discussing what I got for Christmas (I would discuss what I gave everyone else, but then I couldn't go on and on about how much I love everything I got).

First of all, I got a really awesome camera from my parents. It is called a Canon Rebel and it is an SLR. It's really high-tech and fancy (at least to a novice like me) and it is the perfect way for me to pursue my dream of becoming a half-way decent photographer. I'm thinking I will eventually incorporate my pictures into my blog, in the form of a Wordless Wednesday feature (which, if you know anything about me, is a joke; I'm sure there will be plenty of words underneath every picture describing what I did or where I took it or who is in the picture. They always said a picture is worth a thousand words, and I'm likely to spend 1001 describing one).

Mr. Bunny gave me an awesome iPod Touch. I cannot describe how much I love this thing. It's amazing. I think it was probably 4 years ago that I got my first iPod. I was the first person in my immediate family to get one and I was puzzle by this newfangled gadget. How do I get the songs on it? And how do I make it play them? It only took me a couple of days to become completely dependent on it and after three and a half lovely years with my iPod, it died. I don't honestly know what happened, but suddenly it just wouldn't play. It was a sad day in the life of Elle Bunny, and it was only when iPod numero uno died that I realized how absolutely necessary it was in my life. So I wanted to buy another (after I went to the Apple store and they told me that the warranty runs out after a year and there is no way to fix it that doesn't cost more than an iPod) but didn't have $250 just laying around to spend on whatever my heart desire, so I settled on the next best thing--an iPod Shuffle. Which is nice and really great for working out (which I need to do more of) but not the best when you just want to make a playlist and listen to it in perfect sequential order. When I opened the iPod touch on Christmas Eve, I literally got tears in my eyes. It is so beautiful and I'm going to take really good care of it (Mr. Bunny has it named on iTunes as Bunny Touch, which makes me giggle every time I see it). It has an awesome pink case.

I also got lots of wonderful books. I have already read Looking for Alaska and Nick and Nora's Infinite Playlist, which were both awesomely entertaining gifts from my sister and Cam. Right now I'm reading The Hour I First Believed by Wally Lamb, which is long but so far it is pretty good. I love reading!

I also got lots of fun clothes, a bunch of pajamas,accessories, jewelry, etc, etc. I love Christmas! And honestly, this year, I wasn't as sad to see the day pass as I usually am. I think it had something to do with looking forward to spending time with all the amazing people around me and with all of the wonderful gifts that they have given me.

Have a great day and I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and are having a Happy New Year!

Love,

Elle Bunny

My Favorite Things Monday: Movie

If you haven't seen The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button go see it immediately.

It is a magical movie that will make you laugh and cry. It reminds me a little bit of Forrest Gump. Brad Pitt is amazing, as is Cate Blanchett.
That is all for now. Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and is having a Happy New Year so far!

Love,

Elle Bunny

Crazy Days and Nights

So there is this blog called Crazy Days and Nights where a guy who claims to be an entertainment lawyer in LA posts a bunch of blind items and gossip, etc. Then he reveals the celebrities behind them on special days, such as New Years Day. He is generally regarded in the gossip community as being full of shit, but I think he might be onto something here.
Blind Items Revealed

September 17, 2008

#1 - What film brother/sister duo in an upcoming blockbuster film are having to keep their relationship secret because of fears that the general public will not make the distinction between film and real life?

OMG--it's finally happened. It was only a matter of time. I knew it all along....they just have such chemistry! Jalice lives!!!! Jackson and Ashley 4-eva!!
...but wait...yesterday he revealed the peeps behind the blind item... as Robert Pattinson/Nikki Reed.

Seriously? I'm not sure I buy it. I honestly think that they are just good friends. Maybe I'm just kidding my poor shipper heart, but I choose to believe that they really are friends and that someday, Nikki will be with Oregano and Rob and Kristen will be together. Because that's how it should be. And obviously Jackson and Ashley belong together. Have you seen this video?

Swoon.

And really, based on that video, I would be more likely to believe that Kristen and Nikki were getting it on than Rob and Nikki.
Anyway, I'm obviously kidding. I know that if Jackson and Ashley were dating it wouldn't make a blind item. And I doubt anyone would encourage them to hide it. But I joked about it to prove a point. This is the stupidest reasoning ever. Of course, there is no way that sweet young innocent Twilighters could get used to the fact that Rosalie and Edward are dating in real life. We can't deal with people who play brothers and sisters who aren't really brothers and sisters but a coven of vampires dating. But wait. Alice and Jasper date in the books and no one is weirded out by the fact (other than fictional character Jessica) that they are adopted brother and sister. Same goes for Rosalie and Emmett. And I won't even get into the fact that Rosalie was brought home by Carlisle in the hopes that Edward would fall in love with her, because this is getting way too stupid. It's a freaking book and a freaking movie and even in the freaking book and freaking movie, the brothers and sisters date. I honestly don't mind if Nikki and Rob date in real life--good for them. Nikki seems like a really nice girl and she helped Rob move. The only thing that pisses me off is people who are obsessed with Ashley Greene and Peter Facinelli and call them OTP (one true pairing), because let me tell you,

KELLY TAYLOR DOES NOT APPROVE

and she will cut the bitch who messes with her man. Just ask Brenda.

Have a great day and Happy New Year!

Love,

Elle Bunny