I love the idea of save the date cards. The reason is simple. You and the recipient can both breathe a little bit easier. For hose sending out the card it provides them with a little bit of piece of mind knowing that they have done what they can to remind people that something is important on the horizon. That would be me in a nutshell. For the recipient they can have a physical reminder and in some instances a…
The cult horror film "Alien" turns forty this year! The 20th Century Fox film studio celebrates the "Alien Day" with fans on April 26 – the date is a reference to the planet LV-426 from the "Alien" movies. Director Ridley Scott wanted to celebrate the 40th birthday along with the "alien" enthusiasts around the world: Happy "Alien" Day! Thank you for being such loyal followers of our film for the past 40 years. Hard to believe we shot "Alien" in…
Donuts for the debut, bagels for your birthday: If colleagues decide to throw a birthday party for a co-worker, I like to be there. Unfortunately, I have had to skip some as of late, because decided to go vegan. Still it was a real surprise when one of my colleague Laura baked vegan muffins especially for me … ! My colleague Laura recently came back to work after maturity leave and baked muffins for all of us. Including vegan muffins…
The German-Iranian film composer Ramin Djawadi has composed the score for Hollywood blockbusters such as "Iron Man" and "Battle of the Titans." Yet, he is famous for the score of "Game of Thrones." At his Santa Monica studio, he's working on the final season of the fantasy series: "I looked at it first, as any viewer would for the first time, and I had my emotional 'up and down.' While watching the series, I immediately reflected on how I would…
Wow, I know that it sounds like it is going to be super heavy. And it is heavier than a lot of milkshakes that I have drank, but it is worth every calorie. The texture that the buttermilk adds is simply incredible. I really don't know how else to describe it, but it tastes like it sounds. The banana and the mango go really well together and they just keep adding to the flavors, while the buttermilk blends it all…
Changing cars for some is a difficult task. I am one of those people. If you use something on a daily basis it becomes a part of your life. No matter how unsentimental you want to be, it is there and you have to acknowledge it in some fashion. My car holds that status in my life. And I am in the process of looking for a new one. The thought of exchanging something that has been there reliably for…
It has been so rainy here the last couple of weeks I really feel like I haven't gotten that much vitamin D. Come on, sun where are you?