I'm a sucker for anything involving the Muppets (or puppets in general). So imagine my excitement when I caught wind of Kanye West's newest video, "Champion," (see above)...

If you're serious about your writing and equally serious about saving money, you might want to consider the Muse Online Writer's Conference . I've heard it mentioned in a...

Someone with an English degree should have a better handle on the language than the average Joe- according to my husband. He's talking about me, of, course, and I hardly ...

Poor Katie Holmes. As if it weren't bad enough that she was replaced by Maggie Gyllenhaal in the biggest movie of the summer, that the paparazzi follow her every move, th...

Whatever it is you want to do, you can. Put your mind to the task, develop some tunnel vision and start. Nothing is accomplished without effort. Someone said that a trifl...

For a moment or two I would like you all to suspend your disbelief and treat yourself to a metaphor in which each candidate is in fact a confection. On a recent walk thro...

While not specifically celebrity news, there is certainly a Hollywood connection to the discovery of a gigantic creature that looks an awful lot like a Sasquatch. CNN air...

It took about a week to convert the dining room into a study. As you know, we got rid of the cantaloupe color. The existing chair rail and crown molding were stained colo...

The images I've posted today are courtesy of hubby, Ed Michalski. They were captured at the Frankilin Park Conservatory in Columbus, Ohio. There's a stunning image on the...

If the prospect of unearthing your very own ruby without leaving the U.S. sounds alluring, read on. Several years ago, my husband learned about Sheffield Mine via a segme...

My husband and I have been on quite a film spree lately (me being slightly unemployed, him being on holiday from med school). In the last two days we thought we should st...

While you're waiting for that Veronica Mars movie to get solidified you can head over and watch some of the original V. Mars episodes - teen titan TV network The WB have ...

Scandalist posted today that Brad Pitt and George Clooney are having the ultimate bromance. Sure, they travel together, star in movies together, hang out at Clooney's imp...

It's almost as if he foresaw YouTube. Today's Vid is a home movie John Lennon made of himself singing "Dear Yoko" in 1980. ...

Sony's having an ugly week in its gaming department. First, we hear that Sony's Playstation 2 may be a factor in mineral wars in Africa . According to a report by activis...

Wow. My first post. This is something of an exciting moment! The pressure has really mounted... will anyone ever read this? And even more fearsome, will anyone actually e...

Well an afternoon of MySpace stalking really paid off, and yes I said MySpace stalking. After bouncing around from MySpace to MySpace looking for a song to replace my exi...

For days now the gossip news of the world has been totally blah. I'm sure a lot of people do care, but I couldn't care less what American Idol does. Unless they cancel th...

W elcome to Crayon Marks by Christy! Please leave a comment or q uestion. I'd love to hear from you! Smile! Christy Who's Christy? ...

After reading Lauren's post about his nightmare phone call with the bank, I was reminded of a telephone cheat code I heard about a couple of years ago. Basically, if you'...