About a year ago I wrote about "ACT YOUR AGE MAN CANDY" giving a nod to some men women don't mind dreaming about. Idris Elba
Sadly, the Hunkster Hubster and I finished our binge watching of "The Wire" from HBO - a series that came out in 2004, and re-released lately. I highly recommend watching it. Superb plot, artful acting, human interest and hard to let go. As with Act your Age, Ildris Elba is noteworthy as he was a leading character in the series, 13 years ago, as he is today. The difference being, he has a few more miles on him. What hasn't changed is his ability to make the ladies swoon and the guys buckle up.
Granted, I would be accused of "robbing the cradle" with Idris because he is only 45. Since I'm happily married to my own Hunkster Hubster, this is for the gals of all ages and all locales. I began my mission: who else? There are likely a few more scrumptious fellows that are worthy of the ladies to get aflutter over or dream about. Let's meander about which men get our heart pulsating and smiles from the heart.
Dominic West Continuing on my "The Wire" rave, Dominic is brilliant as a Baltimore detective who is battling his own demons: alcoholism (he portrays the best "drunk" I've ever seen) and faithfulness (you have to chuckle at the scene where he is undercover at a brothel, and is suppose to "act" like he is a John.)
Lately, we have seen Dominic in "The Affair" where he continues the theme of a cheating husband, with a much younger woman. Interesting tidbit discovered while meandering around to find excerpts and tidbits:
Game of Thrones has cast a wealth of actors for season 3, but Dominic West isn’t one of them. What major role did the Wire actor turn down?
Speaking to The Huffington Post, West revealed that he was offered a substantial role, but turned it down because he didn’t know much about the show.
While he couldn’t recall what the character’s name was, he did say that, “it was a lovely part, a good part. I’m going to regret it.”
Kit Harington
It may appear as though I am robbing the cradle.
Let's just put it down to "if I were 20 or 30 years
younger click bate".
let's file it under: "if I were You can't claim to be a TV afficionado if you
haven't watched "Game of Thrones". Kit's
character "Jon Snow" is high on the list as
the most memorable character.
To be continued ......
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Oscars magic is on again. The hoopla, ceremonies and after parties (which I would add to my bucket list, except the rule is it has to be realistic), the fashion, styles, fashion 9-1-1 that it brings. Me, along with millions in audience joined to celebrate the #bestofeverything in MOVIES' biggest question it asks me of this night? "What movie will it entice me to see first?" Rapt with anticipation millions in I began surfing on the net ::: long before social media platforms and media stand were beginning to stand ready ::: I discovered that minuscule morsel that would begin to react in mere minutes... A hashtag to be noted to give praise and honor not only the winners, but the nominated for their talent.
The biggest makeover of years before ::: not a person but a symbol ::: of movies, excite-ment, media buzz, or dresses. Floating out to the net was the best story I found from The Daily Mail was that the infamous statue had a makeover for this year (2016)!! We peruse and wonder who hasn't won yet? Right, Leonardo Dicaprio hasn't. Will he finally be restituted to the kingdom of the gifted for a generation? Hardly, it's a snap for him this year in his portrayal in Re-something filmed outside a Canadian city that blasts fumes from the money from its oil billions to only ruin the environment? Uh-hem, he became an expert by just experiencing our unique Chinook mild weather miracle in our parts called Calgary. What are Chinook winds you asked dear Leonardo? Why they are a weather phenomena unique to our climate near the greatest city on the earth: Calgary. I bet you didn't know that the warm west winds we all adore, written by our own Calgary Herald at the turn of the last century:
“Those who have not the warm, invigorating Chinookwinds of this country, cannot well comprehend what a blessing they are. The icy clutch of winter is lessened, the earth throws off its winding sheet of snow. Humanity ventures forth to inhale the balmy spring like air. Animated nature rejoices.” (1900–Calgary weekly Herald)
Sidetracked as usual I am to return to the drool of glamor and stunning dresses. I began my journey, with thoughts erupting in my head, and spoke to me:
“Na-uh honey, thatz pose ta be only da one shouldr” ~Andra Day
“fly-e-EYE-iiiiiiiiiii like a bird …..” ~Cate Blanchette
“No, you’re right … I wasn’t sure what look I was going for.” ~Olivia Wilde
So far my favorite gown is: pulled adorned from her makeup, to her hair to beautifully fitting gown ::: Sophia Vergara ::: proving that a woman in my mind's age can shine over those 20 years her junior:
Sophia is 43 years old! GASP! We should all celebrate how wonderful she looks!!
What an outstanding #Oscar acceptance by Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy’s for "The Girl in the River"
Earlier in 2012, Chinoy had won the Oscar for her documentary film ‘Saving Face’ that focused on Pakistan’s another grim issue of disfiguring of the faces of girls and women by men on various pretexts by throwing acid at them.
‘A Girl In TheRiver: The Price Of Forgiveness’ was among five films which were nominated for this year's Academy Award in the BestDocumentary-Short Subject category.
On February 22, Sharmeen’s Oscar nominated documentary was screened at a programme held at the Prime Minister’s House in Islamabad. On the occasion, Premier Nawaz Sharif had said thegovernment is set to formulate legislation to put a curb on thekillings of women in the name of honour.
Sharmeed Obaid Chinoy holds a rare distinction of being among the nine women film directors in the world to have won Oscars for non-fiction films.
Biggest Oscar erruption ::: when Sam Smith upsets Lady Gaga
SamSmith's Writing's on the Wall is the first behind a long list of talent to be finaly named for its first Oscar. I wrote about this song a few months ago for how wonderful I found it when I wrote about it on my blog Meanderings called; called:
Best movies watched before Oscar night :::Before I even cared about winners in order of favorites:
1) Straight outta Compton which I had watched, thought incredible, and wrote about long before the Oscar's white out controversy. You couldn't fail to notice whatever was missing in nominations were presented in FULL COLOR by presenters from past winners like Whooppee Goldberg, Denzel Washington, Quincy Jones.
2) Amy::: a documentary about Amy MillHouse, shed light on not just her musical talent, but also her challenges, showing she was snuffed out to wayyyy toooo early.
3) Spotlight::: about investigative journalism and the men and women who dedicate themselves, regardless how earth shaking and controversial it may be, need to be told for the victims. If for nothing else in the world.
Cuteness reigned and knocked out several adorable Imagineered characters, of the likes of The Room's Jacob Trembley:
Guest mischievious The Minions were there
Will Jason Tremblay avoid the traps of so many former child stars? Become a sad second acts having trouble as grown ups.
This blog has been evolving since it first started in March 2015 as a result of not always wanting to write about business, leadership or sales as I do on my optioneerJM blog. I am thankful for those followers, and want to keep on track to write the articles there that many of my foundlings started out getting to know me. However, as a self-described "fabulous fashionista fighting fifty" I realized that sometimes I just wanted to write with abandon and be freedom of self-expression or reflection. It stemmed from loving to assemble great finds, whether it be art, photography, beauty tips or fashion statements.
"I want you to experience this Blog. It would be great to be a vision for Baby Baby Boomers' experience and perspective. Helping and entertaining is just a byproduct of doing what you love."
I like to ramble on about what is concerning me in my world. Least to say lately, that would be what happened in Paris. I will probably dedicate writing about that on its own because it bothers me what happened.
Not to be conceited or to blow my own horn, but over the span of my lifetime, I have been noted for having a strong style sense. At 5ft0in (rounded up from 4ft11in), busty, with more of a muscular build than a swelt frame, I have to work a little harder at finding what suits me. I have been a major fan of accessories, with a weakness for shoes that MUST have purses to match, that should be coordinated with the rest of the assemble, I think about what I'm going to wear.
I passed a pink moonstone ring by the other week, regrettably.
Jewellery captures beauty by creations with masterful artisans or gemologist that make me almost drool. I have a pretty fair collection, but nothing that would threaten the likes of Elizabeth Taylor, famed for her diamonds. I'm innocent in that regard. Born in April, diamond is my birthstone, and a privilege to own. I don't selfishly collect it. I just spoil myself once in a while when something attracts me, of less rare stones, while still beautiful. Wandering around vintage boutiques, thrift shops and charity stores, I love to find treasures that have been glazed over by others. I have kicked myself for not buying something that I knew was beautiful and a one of a kind ... to me. I make beauty mistakes, whether it being a hair color that is too dramatic for me or make up that isn't always so flattering. I've written about my eyelash folly and discovered a better natural way to plump up the volume since then (stay tuned). I have learned over time what suits me and don't mind being the most over dressed at an event. It is not to show off. Sometimes it is merely by luck to assemble the right outfit with the right accessories, the right footwear with a matching purse.
Having a blog like this, I can fantasize about wearing something quite off-the-wall or not age appropriate. That's the beauty of having an outlet like this blog to express myself. Not necessarily by what I'd want to wear, but a look that would suit others of other generations or age groups.
I'd wear this but with a colorful scarf and accessories to match ... the boots with heels a must for me
Perhaps others can learn some tricks or looks that I've come up with. There is always Polyvore, that allows someone to create fantasy looks, that may not compliment their frame, personality, or age. That's good. We need a place as adults to go beyond dress up dolls or Barbies. Be sure to wander back to my page as it strikes you. The page itself may have updates on a great movie I recommend, art that has resonated with me, or images that strike my fancy. It's chalk full of stuff. Images. Reading recommendations for books or blogs. It is ever changing and constantly evolving.
One of my favorite places in Calgary during winter, skating with music in the background
Happy Thanksgiving to all my Canadian patriots, friends, family, followers, readers and everyone in between. Lucky for me, I have the whole weekend off, except Monday. Being in thank-ful mode, I do appreciate what I am able to.
The kids will be coming over, with the Stepdaughter bringing a ham, my middle daughter, a fruity baked creation (yummm) and my adorable son. Sadly, my baby is still in Vancouver yet will be celebrating it with my mom, brother, his wife, their daughter and certainly her beau. We'll see if she heeds my advice from our long chat last night: to have Matt pick up a bouquet at Safeway and have it split and wrapped into two wrappings (to be economically wise) and have the ladies swoon.
NEEDED: Someone who can animate or GIFF this? Full CREDIT .This art was created by Markam Shrak
Why are guys so dumb sometimes? It IS spelt out to them everything: in commercials, in the supermarket, on television. It won't mean anything until they run banners along the bottom of videogames - streaming branding. Can you imagine Coca Cola do a 15 ministrobe flash on your device - why is it that shortened names to only keep the original names i.e. Coke?
You aren't getting it yet? This blog was a kinda talking myself out loud thinking some fellow women and sisters would think I was talking with her. A friend. Right there. Hey you felt lost between vegging watching TV and then rolling a joint and then just see what takes shapes.
I seriously should have interjected because my friend Wasp (replaced to protect anonymity)has jumped on the keyboard and chill out with you.
"KEEP SMILING" my ode to you
You're hear so far. So, I'm guessing, go far so good. Woman, girlfriend, daughter, niece, friend, maybe even follower. You're here because you'r a bit unsettled. Ajusting to the feeling that age is around the corner and it's really scary.
Hunkster Hubster and I first started marathon watching, or binge watching was when he had a much younger set of kids. Four of them living together, our roof. Me and the hunkster hubster figured out pretty soon that our really awesome individual kids were great big panksters whenever we never around. On each other, an innocent communication to get attention.
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Every time we have them over. There always seem to be a new tale. I started it about 7 years ago when Hunkster Hubster and I had a family. His one daughter who was a fifteen year old that it amazed me could walk with that big giant chip on her shoulder weighing her down. Times like that were such good times. These sidebars will be my saviour. Saving my ass from going on a tangent of nothing relevant to what I'm writing, but a burst of a though or memory that needs to be shared. This wisdom that I imparted to all my three daughters have worked out. Desiree is getting married next summer. She is marrying a super buy. If you were to try to set up the perfect guy and get by order, wouldn't that be something. I don't know how many times I've told them all that they are going to have to kiss a lot of toads before you find the worthy one. The worthy one is who I am going to define men in your lives as such:
Bread winners: they make decent money (nix millionaires)
They like their music: but they are not necessarily musicians because I perceive being in a committed relationship with a musician would be really hard. Often they are so good looking they could be looked at twice, having others think he must be a retired rock star.
They are good with their hands: Well, ummm, this is no Sisters Shades of 50 Grey. I guess, unless that is one of the topics we want to explore.
Alrighty then. Forcing myself, and if you're still ready, probably to think of the asshole(s) who broke my heart. That was like a splash of cold water, cool awakening.
I need you to have a listen to this music video. Have a lot of good vibes watching it. If it makes you want to stand and dance, just go ahead and doing. Hunkster hubster is fast asleep on the couch. Hogging the remote in case I grab it to watch "Magic Mike with Tatam hearthrob what's his name. F*** I always transposed that: Channing Tatam.
Plenty of you out there. I guess you're the same. You are a pretty good person, work oriented, kids oriented, family oriented, smart, curious, inquisitiveness, creative, idea persons, musicians, artists, players, actors, You believed that whole getting married in the 80s means. Ha ha ha ... t'would appear I'm assembling my audience. Are they going to come check this out and subscribe willingly:
Carry on reading now as we both listen to the song together. So, it's going to be the new Women's Conspiracy Theory. A group of women by invite who dispense their own conspiracy theories on life, women in career, Lean In Chicks, Life Coaches and really around basic nice, smart lady thing you have going on. Listen honey, they're looking for tigers all around you and themselves and all they see is those tigers. Yet there you are, in the very midst of all of them and are unique. Not in a wallflower, stand and tap music kinda of a thing. More like day dreaming about this sort of thing:
So what do you normally do on a Sunday night? And way way back to my starting to watch marathon movie shoes. I'm blasted away and so surprised. The Killing is the best I've watched since Sons of Arnarcy (what the heck, how do you spell that think??) and before SAMCRO (that's easier) it was BREAKINGbad. Somewhere in the midst of it, we realized that with the new OPTIK TV (copyright TELUS) we can rewatch series that were televised, not that very long ago the wonderkind emergences of #Netflix. Now, I'm really not what you would call your typical TV or MOVIE watcher. I didn't start watching movies or on TV until I hit 50. Stop falling on the ground and yank yerself to your feet, you dumb moron.
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I rarely watch TV. I was born in 1961. We started living in Germany by 1969. Norm was an airforce avionics specialist. Take that stat now. What are the chances that my dad chose a career in the military that universities weren't even carrying yet.
He was the equivalent of a phD in that field.
There are so many people of its kind out there. Wasn't big philanthropist take on this cause. For example, if you have been a sales professional for 15 years with a stellar track record. They are The Women's Conspiracy. Only a true member will uncover what their's may be. Yes, it could be a FOODIE MARKETER SPEAKER manager, educator, performer, administrator.
Do we really care? We're going to hang out and read, write, watch and collectively decide what matters. If I create other sites where we women decide what matter. We don't need admirable Mrs. Obama, Ms. Fiorini , Lean In *insert name* Oprah Winfrey (respectfully). I think we're a little bit more special. We're a fraternity of girls who have grown into women, have had a women's lib melt down once or twice before.
We've been on a rollercoaster ride during our lives and now we've come around to be inspirators, creators, artists, poets, writers, journalists, beauty designer, clothes brands, shoe fettishes, and way too many pieces. Now don't force me to give up buying accessories: which we gave birth, in the sixties no less on offcast of groovy styles while we had mothers who first appeared as the wife in Mad Men *insert name*.
So are you keen? Are you a Woman Conspiracy Theorist? Let me know. If I like your blog (blogs that help on life matters, foodies, beauty, fashion, artists, creators, artists, musicians, vocalists, poetry or lyrics. If you want to be here, find me.
Even if you won't ever come back and read or visit again, I sure hope you had as much of a blast as I did making this tonight. Yeppers, after midnight when all accountants, lawyers, construction workers, administrators, stocktraders, sales professionals, transportation drivers, barge captain or professional athlete .... we be all up writing, listen to music, flipping through videos, reading up on the latest interest. Sharing a sleeplessness of how is tomorrow going to be?
Growing up in the 60s/70s you hit your stride in the 80s. LOL at those styles, good heavens. I bet you're a bit of a style horse still. We were kids in the most optimistic of times. All our dads were working, our moms sometimes while often taking care of the family was her full time job ad priority. Our personal wellbeing, a direct advertisement on how life has treated you.
Noooooooooooooooo, I don't want to bet you. GHEeshh. That's not who I am. I'm a direct talker. Imagine that, I decided right then I no longer wanted to ever see, read or write "direct shooter" again. Why would I listen to to the news being devastated as though it happened to me. I think I was given an extra dose of empathy from my creator.
So how else can I attract a strong, dynamic, smart, professional, got the world by the *alls, and know you haven't done your very best "thing". Have you figured out what that is?
Well, I know the main thing. We can't do it alone can we? The sidebars on my Blog page can always be updated, even if I can't always right as much as I'd love to. There will some among of us that would like to jump in. Respond. Say what you think? Can we create an online fraternity of women who are beyond average, have a lot to offer, and with the right support and mentoring by the right role models.
The rules will be very few but unbendable, without exception a forum for gender rights, feminism, and female issues by vote. As your leader, scribe, and promoter, I will profess to promise to be a good example for anyone anywhere, without notice. Not drunk, stoned, lonely or melancholy. We want to help each other.
We will come up with a pledge so that only those who are voted in and qualify, will be given an emblem to share wherever they want. As a bumper sticker, on all their social media profiles, author pages, artists pages, musicians pages, We will give each member a chance to present themselves, their bios, their likes, their favorite flowers, movies, music, best ever book they're written, read and highly recommend and why?
Another promise I can almost assure. If it catches on, we'll create ways that we can identify our members. That's where I need people who have hidden talents and can get things done. They'll be SEO pros, IT gurus, CLOUD masters, APP developers, smartphone geeks.
Eek, I guess I went off on a real meandering about a bunch of different things. I'm sure if I keep coming back and reading, I will want to continue editing it, tweaking it. More, different photos, quotes and outside links. Maybe I can make money off of links rather than ADworks from #Google.
Well, I did include Heinz Tomatoe, maybe they'll dish out some do shopping money because it was an artistic statement used as an example without any intent to infringe on any copyright, and to only use it as a creative example of getting a message across by borrowing an image that captures the point you are making. In fact, I'm sharing the coolest image I found today ...
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My favorite day of the week is Saturdays. It has long been my chillax day. The best part is rolling out of bed any where between 9 am and 12:30 pm. I love it when the Hunkster Hubster has it made and sends our dog, Buddy, upstairs. Buddy's jobs is to wake me up. As a natural herder, he is talented at digging his wet cold nose on my face, not liking me, but ending up nuzzled in my neck. Which is by no ways a way you want to be shock into becoming awake.
Then I do.
I cannot believe it. Still, I have meandering and carried on. Completely omitting the reason why I wrote this Blog. How the Hunkster Hubster and I forayed into our first binge watching or weekend marathon with The Lord of the Rings. From his collection. We were having this conversation where I said I hadn't seen the movie when it was the biggest book of my life: my Grade 5 teacher Mr. Quinn, started reading it to us every Friday afternoon for the last couple of hours of class. Then based on behaviour criteria, he chose one of us students to go to the front of the room and read the next number of chapters of The Hobbit. That person also was given a stamp. Yes, most of us were engaged, well behaved students, gloriously best with the best teacher, if not ever, the best teacher in its time. I went on my own and read the Lord of the Rings. That may have seemed quite an accomplishment for Grade 5, but it launched my love of reading.
Hunkster Hubster is these days playing "Farga" that
driving game that is new to X-Box. That is, if the Seattle Seahawks are playing on the NFL. I get to spend an hour to three just looking at what is on the web. Quite often, I could be on a mission after reading a book that I was so pleased with: The Girl in the Spider's WEB by David Lagercrantz, who has masterfully carried on the same feel and story as though it were still written by the Stieg Larsson's series that hooked me: "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo."
Let me see, what draws me first? I'm going to say Facebook, then Twitter, if Pinterest or Linked IN haven't grabbed me beforehand. Then I'm Jeannette in just chill mode. Absorption ready. Eyes sharp for that great image or idea that ignites my imagination. Then this overwhelming feeling takes over like I'm being dragged to either of my blogs and writes something about what needs to be written.
I don't expect you to like every selection of music I chose. Then again, it is MY blog ... lol, giggles.
I chuckle, here I went, sidetracked on telling you about the series I highly recommend watching. I'm a fan of detective, mystery, thrillers, and "The Killing" on NETFLIX is masterful. It grabs you really early on and you are transfixed on the events that unfold. The trailer won't do it justice.
Don't be discouraged that there are four seasons. You will only regret if you don't give it a try. The acting, script, setting from Seattle should be getting a lot more attention. True Detective was at the top of the game when they launched it. But I hardly think those fans will mind watching this one.
I wonder if I'm on the right track? Will I be able to attract new subscribers or followers? It sure is a matter of self discipline. I like what I'm writing, I see how it is evolving and decided what it can be about.
Send me a note on Twitter, Facebook or Google if you're on board and/or whether you want to be @optioneerJM Women Conspiracy member. We've got lots to talk about. My main goal is to help it avoid being a lonely, isolated one. You know, you can be surrounded by people, do a lot of things, even accomplish a lot. Where's your safe zone?
This can be it. We'll be focussing on the positive force of being pushed into 50. Neither a Baby Boomer yet likely a parent of a Millinnial. People should paying attention to us. We've been squished from both sides. We're the ones making a difference while faded into the background on the tidal wave of events happening in our world.
It is like an open forum, mic turned on, and people tuned in to what is really going on. This is not gender specific, it is gender influenced. The issues facing both ones, are sometimes very similar, and in some unresolved ones.
"Stay inquisitive"
~Jeannette Marshall
Until next time ... have the sweetest of sweet dreams:
