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If you went to Royal Westmoreland last night, you would swear there was no global recession! Hundreds if not thousands of people quaffing shrimp, quiche, pork dumplings and mini-rumcakes like there’s no tomorrow all washed down with Grey Goose or Champagne.

Meanwhile folks browsed elegant Facets watches at the Sugar Hill estate, all of them really hoping to cop a glimpse of the star of the day - Serena Williams, here for “ Tennis Pon De Rock “!

At four hundred dollars a pop, it was just as well that all and sundry felt pampered - even if only for one night… The Wildey Gymnasium event from the day before was almost as dear - two hundred for a Courtside seat or Corporate Box! Couldn’t make Saturday as I went to another assignment and am also making preparations for a special announcement which is to be revealed in my next (possibly final) entry, here!

Next year - and hopefully there will be a next year’s event - the organisers need to ensure that Media have beverages and some toilets readily available by the Press Box (I was the only blogger for that event). Another thing, while the villa is like a set out of a Fred Astaire picture… When rain falls it’s not that difficult for even the most left-footed hoofer to end up moonwalking like the late Michael Jackson but that may not be such a good thing, so have mops and squeegees aplenty on stand-by for those splendid pink marble floors!

It’s a pity that certain people attending couldn’t be more civilised though, when the Two W’s (Serena Williams: SW and Caroline Wozniacki: CW) arrived to mingle after the match and hear Mighty Gabby come and do a special version of Hit It for them? The crowd went cell-phone and webcam nuts and turned piranha, oy! I did not even TRY to abridge the madding crowd!

Some of the Media were not too far off either, we were told by security (their chief looked a lot like a real life GI Joe , really nice and affable, a valid trait since many security folk seem naturally mean) stay on the Press Box side of the path, but no - two of the paparazzi jumped across the path once they heard the 2 W’s were approaching. BTW - Would you also believe many of the journalists were debating how pink is a colour for homosexuals? Better not let them know I have a salmon short-sleeved shirt, huh? How ridiculous, eh?

Anyways, I got enough pictures from the match - it was 8/6 in Serena’s favour, an exhibition match which was delayed due to a semi-persistent drizzle. One of the guys in the Press box lamented that all shutterbugs were on Serena and not Wozniacki - my man? Please! CW may be up and coming but SW is Ne Plus Ultra , capisce?

Internet is slow today, I tried uploading video and am usually done by now but today is a funny night… I will insert videos in my forthcoming Video gallery and extra shots in the Photo Gallery, location soon to be announced!

You will get to view speeches from Haydn Lewis, CW & Serena as well as get a taste of the action - WATCH THIS SPACE (for now)!

You could see during the sets how Serena favoured her left leg and when she let go a cough, it was obvious she had a touch of flu, since she sounded like she had a baby cement mixer trapped inside her luscious bosom, but she kept plugging away!

There was also “Drilling For Dollars” where all four players tried to hit targets to raise money for charity, the killer was a rum barrel from Foursquare if a ball was sunk in there then $5,000 is handed over by LIME (a Platinum sponsor)!

Everyone except Serena made a landing, but US Top 40 player Jeff Tarango (who’s been here four times now) says the ball would stay in if there was really liquor in the barrel, LOL! Jeff is very nice and humble and has an adorable two year old son called Ace…

Yes, his name is Ace! He must walk around holding a racquet, if neither a racquet or dad is near then a tantrum becomes imminent!

I asked Haydn’s brother and coordinator Jonathan ‘Kodi‘ Lewis afterwards if there are any plans to bring other folk like Ivan Lendl, Martina Navratilova, Bjorn Bjorg (he played at Paradise a while back) Ana Kournikova, Ilie Nastasie or even Billie Jean King? He says it’s under consideration as it adds more variety to an exhibition match where you have previous and current stars pairing with new talent.

As for Serena, I asked when she returns to Barbados if she will try Road Tennis - her curiosity was piqued and wanted to know what was that? When Martin Parris from Starcom jumped in and supplied a response, she said she definitely has to try it next time she’s here!

This is entry 2,999 what will happen for our next item? A definite MILESTONE, I assure you!

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The works of art by Nelson Viera, hosted by the SAVE Dade Women’s Committee. Join us in our very first social art event during Art Basel/Art Miami Week 2009 (a portion of the art sales will be donated to SAVE…

The works of art by Nelson Viera, hosted by the SAVE Dade Women’s Committee. Join us in our very first social art event during Art Basel/Art Miami Week 2009 (a portion of the art sales will be donated to SAVE Dade)

Raffle tickets will be sold at the door. Main prize includes 2 Viera original, signed and numbered canvas art from his original cube collection.

Open Bar & Signature Cocktail ("Orange Blossom Martini") Sponsored by 4 Orange Vodka

Special Guest DJ

Friday December 4, 2009
6:00pm-9:00pm
4500 Biscayne Blvd. Miami, FL 33137

Tickets
$25 in advance
$35 at the door

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After my second tantrum (or third) of the day. No, actually, of the morning, seeing as, it’s just barely the afternoon. I hung up the phone, although pressing end on a cellular call doesn’t make as much of an impact as being able to slam the phone down on the hook. BUT. [...]

After my second tantrum (or third) of the day. No, actually, of the morning, seeing as, it’s just barely the afternoon. I hung up the phone, although pressing end on a cellular call doesn’t make as much of an impact as being able to slam the phone down on the hook. BUT. I got rid of my husband who was yelling at me as I was yelling at him. Yeah, it’s been that kind of day already. Another sick kid home. This kid can’t be left alone due to some emotional issues, so I couldn’t go in to work. Keep in mind, I had already been home for over a week with my youngest son who had the flu.

Over. It.

I headed over to Twitter to find friends to chat with so I could calm down. And, perhaps find a few good blog posts to read. Coincidentally, a blogger whose blog I’ve never read before called The Ohana Mama posted a link to her Momversation post that included Jessica , Finslippy and another blogger. They were discussing having Mommy Tantrums.

Seriously!

I got so excited. Because doooooood…helloo!! I have them. All. The. Time. Not only that but, I’m presently in the throes of one doozy whooping mother of a Mommy tantrum!

It’s so NOT uncommon in my house for me to have a Mommy tantrum! Yelling. Screaming. Slamming doors. Throwing things…soft, of course. And not AT anyone. Except maybe my husband.

One HUGE thorn in my side cause of my having a screaming fit is over dinner. When the brats decide that they don’t like what I’ve made. And they sit at the table, whining about the hunger pangs. Despite the fact that there is a perfectly delish dinner, steaming hot in front of them.

Pisses me right off.

I’ve been known to go into the garage, which is through the kitchen, and scream. Loudly.

Or, how about finally, break is over. The kid that had been sick for over a week…is healthy again and will be going back to school. I am healthy again, after being sick for days. And the day all the kids are supposed to go back to school…

And the highest maintenance kid is home sick.

What else is there to do besides send threatening texts and emails to my husbands cell phone. Call my mother constantly, whining and screaming to her about how unfair life is and how badly you want to run away.

Or how about when every single kid in the house is saying a different variation of my name. All at once?! And they all want m to answer them. All at once. And the only thing I can do is SCREAM, shrilly, telling them all to shut their fricking mouths and the next one to say my name is going to get a mouth FULL of pepper. Because today, your name is a bad word worthy of having their mouths washed out.

How about this? When my husband, after playing poker every weekend…with a major losing streak, every weekend…tells me Thursday that he is having cards at our house on Friday. Not to mention that I am so sick of him playing poker. Plus, I don’t like when it’s at our house because of how late it lasts and it keeps the kids up late. Making my work as a Mommy go into double overtime on a Friday night. Because the kids refuse to settle down and go to bed, leaving me to blog and Twitter. At least I have Twitter! When really? Friday night, late night, should be WAY past quittin time and a quarter to lovin’ time…hubba hubba.

I don’t know about you but…I get FUMING mad. I cross my arms over my chest and don’t lift a finger to help clean up the dining room table where the cards will be played. I smugly look at the mess of laundry that covers the wood top. I think to myself…FUCK HIM.

And I go off and slam the door to the bathroom.

My family witnesses my having conniption fits and tantrums.

My kids know that Mommy gets mad. They know that, no matter what, Mommy gets over being mad and still hugs, kisses and loves them. Even if they are the ones that made me angry.

They also know that Daddy has tantrums also. And boy, does he ever. But, like Mommy, they know he loves them always and forever too. Regardless of how mad he was.

Kids can’t be completely and utterly sheltered and coddled. Because then, they grow up and have unrealistic visions of relationships and behavior.

Children need to be aware of the human side of their parents. Well…within reason. It’s one thing for them to see tantrums. It’s completely another for them to see, say…what goes on behind closed and padlocked doors when the parents are making up after the tantrums…

*Wink wink*

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Chelsea Clinton is engaged to her long-term boyfriend Marc Mezvinsky. Chelsea and Marc have been dating since they attended Stanford University together. Rumors circulated last summer that the two had married in Martha’s Vineyard, but these proved false. more Chelsea after the hop… The two released an informal press release of sorts in e-mail form over Thanksgiving [...]
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Michael Sheen from paperboy, to burger boy, to star on Bonnie Hunt.

Michael Sheen from paperboy, to burger boy, to star on Bonnie Hunt.

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“I don’t have any interest in acting anymore. Movies are part of my past. It’s been 30 years. I’m not young, but I have time to do something else. It’s a difficult thing to say, but I believe it: I consider my entire movie career a complete failure. I’ll tell you why. [...]
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After few SCR releases of this film now NeDiVx have just released a dvdrip of “The Bad Lieutenant”, it`s a crime,drama film directed by Werner Herzog and starring with Nicolas Cage, Val Kilmer, Eva Mendes, Fairuza Balk,it`s in standard single cd film,dont miss that. Plot: In Werner Herzog’s new film “Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans,” Nicolas [...]

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After few SCR releases of this film now NeDiVx have just released a dvdrip of “The Bad Lieutenant”, it`s a crime,drama film directed by Werner Herzog and starring with Nicolas Cage, Val Kilmer, Eva Mendes, Fairuza Balk,it`s in standard single cd film,dont miss that.

Plot: In Werner Herzog’s new film “Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans,” Nicolas Cage plays a rogue detective who is as devoted to his job as he is at scoring drugs — while playing fast and loose with the law. He wields his badge as often as he wields his gun in order to get his way. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina he becomes a high-functioning addict who is a deeply intuitive, fearless detective reigning over the beautiful ruins of New Orleans with authority and abandon. Complicating his tumultuous life is the prostitute he loves (played by Eva Mendes). Together they descend into their own world marked by desire, compulsion, and conscience. The result is a singular masterpiece of filmmaking: equally sad and manically humorous.

Genre: Crime | Drama
IMDB rating: 7.8/10 (1,120 votes)
Directed by: Werner Herzog
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Val Kilmer, Eva Mendes, Fairuza Balk

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Size: 700 mb
Video: 592×320, 667 kbps
Audio: 157 Kbps, MP3
Runtime: 116 minutes

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Paramount has debuted the first official teaser poster for Iron Man 2 this afternoon over on Yahoo. Jon Favreau tipped us off via Twitter that this would be debuting and it’s a beauty. I wasn’t overly fond of the final Iron Man posters they used on the first movie, I just thought there was too much going on, but this one is sleek and sexy and just plaina wesome. This also shows that they’re certainly going to be giving us lots of War Machine in this sequel. They’re definitely off to a good start with the marketing on Iron Man 2 so far. Don’t forget that we should also be seeing a trailer for Iron Man 2 in front of Sherlock Holmes. Take a look! Iron Man 2 takes place only “six months after Stark revealed his identity as Iron Man” at the end of the first movie. Jon Favreau is …

Paramount has debuted the first official teaser poster for Iron Man 2 this afternoon over on Yahoo . Jon Favreau tipped us off via Twitter that this would be debuting and it’s a beauty. I wasn’t overly fond of the final Iron Man posters they used on the first movie, I just thought there was too much going on, but this one is sleek and sexy and just plaina wesome. This also shows that they’re certainly going to be giving us lots of War Machine in this sequel. They’re definitely off to a good start with the marketing on Iron Man 2 so far. Don’t forget that we should also be seeing a trailer for Iron Man 2 in front of Sherlock Holmes. Take a look!

Iron Man 2 takes place only “six months after Stark revealed his identity as Iron Man” at the end of the first movie. Jon Favreau is directing again from a screenplay written by actor-turned-writer Justin Theroux . Iron Man 2 stars Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark, Mickey Rourke as Whiplash, Gwyneth Paltrow as Pepper Potts, Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow, Sam Rockwell as Justin Hammer, and Don Cheadle as Rhodey. Favreau revealed that the first official trailer would be attached to Sherlock Holmes this Christmas, so be on the lookout for that next month. Paramount is bringing Iron Man 2 to theaters on May 7th next summer.

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For the second week in a row, The Twilight Saga: New Moon took the top spot at the box office. Through the five-day Thanksgiving weekend, it earned $65.9 million, bringing its total gross to $230 million. The two-week total exceeds…

For the second week in a row, The Twilight Saga: New Moon took the top spot at the box office.  Through the five-day Thanksgiving weekend, it earned $65.9 million, bringing its total gross to $230 million.  The two-week total exceeds that of the entire run of the first Twilight movie, which never passed the $200 million mark.  The blockbuster success of a franchise targeted almost exclusively to young teen girls should change the film landscape for years to come.  Studios should be scurrying to replicate its success, especially given the comparative lack of female-driven blockbusters (Sex and the City and the slightly broader Mamma Mia! notwithstanding)

In second place, The Blind Side grabbed $40 million over the holiday weekend and even beat New Moon on Thanksgiving day because of its broader, family appeal.  Many have compared the movie to Precious, but its heartwarming flavor is more reminiscent of last year's Christmas hit Marley & Me.

Old Dogs had a softer Thanksgiving open than a similar Disney comedy, Wild Hogs, opening at $24 million to Wild Hogs' $40 million.  The first movie opened in a less competitive March timeslot, making the movie a bit of a scheduling victim, lost among the more appealing side dishes.  The other male-oriented film, Ninja Assassin, opened two spots lower at $13.1 million.

As the holiday season kicks into high gear, A Christmas Carol was there to reap the seasonal cheer.  The performance-capture tale went up 30% from last week, and 80% including the five-day weekend.

On the horizon, The Princess and the Frog had a promising debut in limited release, bringing in $1.1 million from just two screens thanks to high ticket prices because of a tie-in to character meet-and-greets and behind-the-scenes looks at the movie.  When it opens wide on December 11th, girls who have grown up on the Disney "Princesses" merchandising line will have a chance to add another heroine to their princess collection.

Fantastic Mr. Fox, a rather different sort of children's movie, brought in $9.4 million over the five-day weekend.  A quarter of the audience was under 19, suggesting the movie has greater appeal among adults and Wes Anderson fans.

The bleak The Road opened in the last spot in the top ten, earning $2 million from 111 theatres.  Delayed for over a year, the movie has finally seen the light…but not much green.  Unlike the last Cormac McCarthy book to be made into a movie, No Country For Old Men, this one will do considerably lighter business.

The next few weeks between Thanksgiving and New Year's will see a whole slate of quality, Academy-worthy films released and crowd-pleasing blockbusters (I can vouch for Up in the Air, but I'm still waiting to see Avatar like everyone else).  Time to ring in the holiday season with some popcorn and egg nog.

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