06.14.08 – Ella Jumping on the Bed from navets on Vimeo.
Yesterday we ate lunch at a KFC that happened to have a life-size statue of Colonel Sanders seated on a bench. Ella was quite inquisitive of ‘ol Colonel. When we mentioned that he looked like her Pa-Paw she instantly warmed up to him and continuously called him “Pa-Paw”!
If you’ve ever met my father than you know the resemblance!
Jess and I managed to catch each episode of VH1’s “Celebracadabra” – a brand-new ‘reality’ series that I would’ve otherwise skipped if it weren’t for the magic-content!
I was interested to see seven b(c?)-listed celebrities do their best at a craft that I wish I was better at! The series proved entertaining, though I wish another network would’ve done this instead of VH1 who obviously felt it was important to keep-in as much edgy-material (language, skin, hateful-antics) as possible. This idea would’ve faired much better on one of the “other” networks and reached a much-more attentive audience.
Last night was the finale where C. Thomas Howell won $100k for becoming the ‘best’ celebrity magician. I agreed with the judges final decision, but was hoping for Hal Sparks to win instead of Howell as he is much more a magician.
Most of the tricks up until the finale were great to watch! Each celebrity had obviously been given the entire ellusionist.com library and told to learn as much as they could as quickly as possible! They were also each given a professional magician “coach” and my favorite combo was Hal Sparks and Rocco (creator of the D-Lite trick I love so much).
After the finale they aired another 30-minute “coaches special” without the celebrities. The professionals showed some of their “own” tricks including magician-judge Jeff McBride showing his one-of-a-kind card-throwing skills!
In conclusion, I’ll watch the series if VH1 decides that they’ll do a repeat-season. Some celebrities I’d love to see as celebrity-magicians:
Bill Cosby, Pierce Brosnan, Bono, or What Not To Wear’s Stacy London (she already has a Magish-name!)
I kinda like this.
From the TEN:15 website:
HOW DID IT START: a small group of people looking for an artistic diversion in the morning.
WHY?: We thought it would be interesting to see what one minute in time looks like in different places. A collection of life, work + play that revolves around 10:15 am.
It’s provided us with an opportunity to take a step back and look at our surroundings differently. Plus it’s always fun to see what other people are doing.
JOIN THE EXPERIMENT: If you have a camera phone or camera on you at 10:15 am, take a photo that shows a random glimpse of your life at that moment and email it in. Include your name, the location, a title for your photo and your website link (if you have one). Thanks for playing!
