What a great interview!

Nikki had an amazing interview yesterday and you can hear it here!

http://www.divacraftlounge.com/#ThisWeek

Keeps getting better

Today, Wednesday, Nikki is going to be featured on the Diva Craft Lounge!! For those of you that don't know it's a great radio show that's broadcast's in 107 countries. Danielle and Rayme are the host and are so fun to listen too!! Nikki met Dainelle at her booth at CHA and she knew who she was immediately!! Once she got back home she asked if Nikki would come on her show and soooo tomorrow at 2pm central time I'll be on!

How cool!

Nikki got an email today that she is being featured in an online article. Check this out!!

http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-9098-Scrapbooking-and-Stamping-Examiner%7Ey2009m8d11-Registration-opens-for-Great-American-Scrapbook-Convention-in-Chattanooga

Sun and Movies

Hellloooo

So I got 4 movies in the mail from Netflix this weekend so I thought I would catch ya'll up.

Transporter 3:

First I have to mention that I love Jason Statham. Second, I have to mention that I thought the first one was ok with a couple of great moments but not enough. Third, the second movie sucked with less great moments and not enough to warrant more viewings.

Transporter 3 is just like the others, same complaints I had with the first two. Lousy music with no drive through the action parts. LAME female leads that can't speak the language and have to be dubbed and a stupid plot. The chick in this is the worst. I guess she is eye candy but she keeps talking and sucks the sexy right off her. Jason PLEASE get a decent script and do a great movie you can be proud of!

Rating: ** (If you love Jason you will be forced to see this out of principle but you won't be happy)

Midnight Meat Train:

I've been wanting to rent this for a while. It stars Bradley Cooper who I just love. If you can't place the name he is the jerk in Wedding Crashers and the hot dude in the Hangover. I know him as Will from the first season of Alias. Horror movie starts out with Brad as an aspiring photographer who's live in girl gets him a shot at a big time gallery owner. The big time gallery owner Brooke Shields tells him that his work is good but he is just missing that one shot, you know right place right time. That night he is out looking for that shot. He ends up in a metro station and sees some guys harassing a girl. He takes some shots and THEN breaks them up. Sweet guy. She thanks him and gets on the train. Oh no it is a train of death and there is a crazy dude on there that beats you to death with -- you guessed it, a meat tenderizer. What you didn't guess that! Anywhooo what could have been a simple horror premise gets complicated and though it is creepy and super bloody the pay off was way lame.

Rating: ** (for Bradley and for the super oooz)

Madagacar 2 - Escape to Africa:

Simple did you like the first one? You'll love the second, funnier, cuter and better story.

Rating: *** (two words - Penguins Rock)

Death Note:

Japanese movie that again I happened across some time ago and am just now getting to see.

Great premise. Genius law student, Light, finds a book - "Death Note" inside are the instructions for use. You write someones name in the book and within 45 seconds the die of a heart attack. Very cool. Along with the book is a super creepy looking dude name Ruuk. He is a demon that kinda comes with the book and loves apples. Well said law student going by the code name Kira begins what he think is a cleansing of the city. Killing death row inmates and murders who get off. He must know their full name and be able to picture their face so as not to affect people of the same name. This comes into play when he needs to eliminate someone following him but darn it he doesn't know their name. How he finds out is pretty clever. Light's Dad just happens to be the lead police detective. Add another super genius "L" that is hot on his tail and you are in for a great ride. Clever and smart and great characters.

Rating: *** (Seek and find this great little gem)

Morning

So I thought I would catch up on some movie reviews....

The Spirit -

Wow talk about missing the mark. Visually it was interesting and Scarlet and Eva looked great but the jump between serious and total camp was weird. Of course the biggest problem is that the leading man was not leading at all. I didn't care about him, I didn't care about his backstory, I plain didn't care. The dynamic between him and the villain Sam Jackson was super lacking. Plus did anybody get why he was Dr. Octopus? Waste of time.

* (watch if it is on TV and nothing else is)

The Haunting in Connecticut -

Set up, family has son with cancer they need to move to be closer to where he gets treatments so they take a house that is a real deal. Unfortunately it's a real deal for a reason. While I appreciated that this movie tried to have a real story and character development it just didn't seem to quite connect. I can't say I didn't like it but I didn't love it. I couldn't tell you any of the characters names and that isn't a good sign. There was a subplot with the drinking Dad that seemed put in for no reason. It didn't contribute in any way so I thought they should have cut it. Marks for some spooky moments and no bathroom moment with a medicine cabinet mirror.

** 1/2 (rent if you like Amityville)

Next -

What a perfect title! Next movie please! Ok, guy works in Vegas in a two bit magic act. Thing is isn't not magic, he can see two minutes into the future. In comes the FBI, they want him to do a little looky looky for them. Add Jessica Biel and you have a decent premise. I like Nick Cage but at no time in this movie did I look at Jessica B. and think she would give him the time of day for even a second, much less fall in love after a day. For me this kinda ruined everything else. Nick's hair didn't helped. He needs to call Sean Connery's guy cause I don't know what he was thinking in this. It's too bad cause I liked the idea and some of the effects. Better, hotter, leading man would have made this a hit.

** 1/2 (rent if you love Nick)

Jessica abandoned me!

Well Friday was Jessica's last day at work and I will miss her ever so much.

More from CHA

I stole some more photos from Nikki's blog if you haven't been there yet of the show. Jenni Bowlin came into the booth and Nikki got to meet her and get a picture. Apparently Nikki cried her eyes out but she said she was wonderfully sweet.

Also Jill from Jillibean soup came in. Her booth was next to Nikki's and Nikki said she was so helpful and kind the entire time.

We are so proud of how well we were received and I know in part it is because of Nikki's amazing personality! Great job Nikki your dream is officially a reality!!