Beat The Heat - It's National Watermelon Day!

Stay Cool
Ashley Benson

Since the world is so hot, hot, hot at present I thought we should celebrate one of the best ways to beat the heat on it's own very special day, "Yes" it's National Watermelon Day!!!

Watermelon is 92% water, hence the name. Making it quite satisfying in the summer heat, or any other heat of your choosing I might add. I just did. 

Bear witness to Pretty Little Liars Ashley Benson wrapping her lips around the delectable treat. Pretty Little Watermelon is what Ms. Benson seems to be saying, or perhaps....

Moving on, since it is currently in the 90's in the Los Angeles area I am going out and get me some of the WM today to celebrate and stay cool, not uncool!

National Watermelon Day on the WWW -

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-watermelon-day-august-3/   

The Masked Couple

Who's This Couple???

One of the great things about having to wear a mask is that it makes one harder to recognize. Especially if you happen to be famous. So let's kick off the week with a guessing game, that's correct Minions it's time to play The Masked Couple where you guess, with a clue who are the celebrities under those face coverings.

Here are the clues, he comes in handy when you need something rapped, she is such a liar. Any idea who these two are yet? One last clue they are both creeps. 

Alright if you guessed G-Eazy & Ashley Benson you guessed right! He being a rapper, she having starred in Pretty Little Liars and they collaborated on a cover of Creep by Radiohead. See that's how those clues fit together 😉

So let's get this Monday started and don't forget to wear your mask for yourself and others!

G-Eazy on IG -
https://www.instagram.com/g_eazy/?hl=en

Ashley on IG -
https://www.instagram.com/ashleybenson/?hl=en

"Liars" For Charity

Got a secret, can you keep it? No, not really especially when it's about a Pretty Little Liars reunion! For those of you out of the loop I am huge PLL fan and they are reuniting this Friday for charity.

All proceeds from the to do will go to Feeding America and is spearheaded by Cast4Good, a creative new fundraising platform that was developed in response to the ongoing global health crisis to raise vital funds for charitable organizations and their relief efforts, the virtual event will feature a live panel and a fan Q&A, followed by one-on-one video chats with the actors and King.

Sounds like a blast! Now to decide who I would like to one on one with, so many "Liars" so little time...

Get your tickets at the link below...

https://www.cast4good.com/  

Michael's Musings

Say Hello To My Quarantine Friend..
Michael Shinafelt

We have arrived at yet another episode of As The Quarantine Turns...this week there was much ado about Hollywood on Netflix. Did I binge it? "Yes." What did I think about it? That's for me to know and you to find out, on with the show Minions!!!

Demons have an awful sense of humor, can you blame them? They live in Hell...

Sorry to hear that Ashley Benson and Cara Delevingne have split, not even a sex bench could keep them together 💔

I don't  wear fur but I do eat _______ that's correct Minions it's time to fill in the blank

The latest trend? After everything you say add: "I was just being sarcastic"

Given the reaction everyone's having to Adele's weight loss I assume this means the pandemic is over?!

Oh, so what did I think of Hollywood on Netflix? Did I like it or not? Computer says: NO

Who else wants to show Sutton Stracke on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills the proverbial door and hopes it hits her on the way out?

Dylan McDemott just ran naked through my mind (if only he'd done that in Hollywood, but we'll always have the first season of American Horror Story)

Woman Crush of the Week - Mira Sorvino for being one of the good things in that train wreck known as Hollywood on Netflix

Tell me who, who, who took the cookies from the cookie jar? Was it you?

Murder Hornets, because 2020 hasn't been fun enough

I miss eavesdropping 

Bambi goes to the club alone...

The End

Yep, this weeks episode of As The Quarantine Turns is over, for more intrigue follow me at:

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https://twitter.com/MShinafelt   

Hello Young Lovers...

They Don't Call It "The Magic Kingdom" For Nothing
Ashley Benson & Cara Delevingne

Since I'm feeling quite Frisky Frolic and optimistic in general despite a certain evil Ooompa Loompa I thought today I would illustrate this by posting a photo of my favorite couple. "Yes" it's Cara Delevingne & Ashley Benson at the "Happiest Place On Earth" Disneyland!

Look how adorbs the twosome is shuttered on Main Street in the amusement park 😃

Anyway, gotta love these two. They are very much what I would call couples goals for my own personal reasons which I will never disclose, unless you decide to go there with me in a one on one type thing. If you get my drift and I think you must.

So let's get the feels this first Friday of 2020 and raise a glass and enjoy life, live it to the fullest and take no prisoners!

Now about that Oompa Loompa situation...

Cara on IG -
https://www.instagram.com/caradelevingne/?hl=en

Ashley on IG -
https://www.instagram.com/ashleybenson/?hl=en

Michael's Musings

Call Me By My Name
Michael Shinafelt

"Impeach he bop and we bop, Impeach you bop and they bop, Be bop be bop a lu she bop Ohh ohh she do she bop" - Cyndi Lauper, She Bop

"Yes" I altered the lyrics of Cyndi Lauper's awesome hit She Bop to reflect yesterday's event. Now we are going to get more bitch baby whining. It ain't over till the petulant POS Trump says it is. Oh, newsflash it is over bloated one, right here, and right now. Because I say so, that's why!

Lick my tacos Squirrel Wizard!

Knock three times if Satan's doing you up the booty

Choir Boys singing Christmas Carols, discuss...

My 54th Birthday was yesterday, what did I do? Pretty much nothing, yep that is awesome when you are 54!

What am I doing this weekend? Seeing Bombshell 

I love you! Now I need a Popsicle 

The Pooping Pooches 2020 Calendar is real. "Yes" you to can get a different dog taking a squat for twelve months!

Is there anybody out there? Asking for a friend

Woman Crush of the Week - Charlize Theron who portrays Megyn Kelly in Bombshell. My movie pick of the week.

I love Christmas, just not as much as a big fat _____ it's blank fill it in

Ashley Benson from Pretty Little Liars (one of my fave TV shows) and Brad Pitt share the same Birthday as me. Yesterday, December 18th, yeah I'm in good company!!!

Santa Says: Just Coal For You Whore!

Not the bore worms! If you have to ask, then I ain't gonna tell

Your spreading rumors about me? At least you found a hobby spreading something other then your legs!

I'm here for you at:
https://www.instagram.com/michaelshinafelt/?hl=en
https://twitter.com/MShinafelt  

Michael's Musings

What Of It???
Michael Shinafelt

In this weeks edition of things you don't really need to know, I am the guy of one hundred lists, from where I shall be to where I shall follow my bliss. Yeah right, guess what's happening now? I said guess, alright then don't spoil sport. Time to get cracking -

What's on my mind at present? The bowl of frozen blueberries before me. "Yes" I live in the moment.

If I hear Baby Shark one more F#cking time....

Rumor has it Cara Delevnigne & Ashley Benson are engaged, that would be so fetch!

I spy with my one eyed jack

"I want an Oompa Loompa now!" R.I.P. Denise Nickerson aka Violet Beauregarde 

When life gives you lemons, be happy it's not syphilis 

I knew it was you calling when I heard your sleazy ring

Ask yourself, are you a homophobe who can officially not cook? 

Man Crush of the Week: Rugby Player Sean Lamont 

While walking down the street the other day a man turned to me and proclaimed he was pregnant. Is it a boy or a girl?

Shims, discuss...

It's a sex club run by women, cum again

"If you're feeling a little low, put on a pair of high heels and stand a little taller! Always works for me!" - Dolly Parton

They are not underage women, they are children

Get into the groove with me at:

https://www.instagram.com/michaelshinafelt/?hl=en

https://twitter.com/MShinafelt   

Clap Back

I Got You Babe
Cara Delevingne & Ashley Benson

One of the best surprises in recent memory was the unexpected yet way cool coupling of Cara Delevingne & Ashley Benson. It was the twosome you never knew you needed until it happened.

Well they recently came under attack from a ridiculous, I mean religious zealot on Instagram and they both clapped back.

It's nice when a couple has each others backs...

Cara on IG -
https://www.instagram.com/caradelevingne/?hl=en

Ashley on IG -
https://www.instagram.com/ashleybenson/?hl=en

Just Because...You're Horny, Or Not

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Zac Efron

Just Because he has blonde hair, Just Because he's wearing a blue suit & Just Because he has some hot scruff - Gentlemen, Ladies...I present to you Zac Efron @ The Beach Bum premiere in Hollywood!

Seldom does my mind wander to the younger set, I tend to like dudes my own advanced age. Yet something tells me Zac is where it's at. I mean, he like totally has a musical background and such, thus I am willing to bet he has a vast knowledge of things of yore and we could communicate for hours, while he was picking things up off the floor.

Here is a breakdown of the film:

"A rebellious stoner named Moondog lives life by his own rules."

A) Aren't all movie stoners name Monndog???

B) This is written and directed by Harmony Korine

C) If you are asking who Harmony is then F#ck off

Yeah, this pic not only draws my attention because my Boy Toy fixation is in it. It is from auteur Harmony Korine, who wrote and  an explosive (at the time) film called Kids in 1995.

He has kept on keeping with his most recent effort behind the camera as a writer and director being Spring Breakers with an extremely high profile young female cast - Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens & Ashley Benson anyone? Anyone???

Thus I am intrigued....

The Beach Bum on IMDB:

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6511932/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_1  

Coupling

Leaving on a Jet Plane
Ashley Benson & Cara Delevingne

When news broke that Pretty Little Liars Ashley Benson & Model/Actress Cara Delevingne were a couple it was one of those "Wow" came out of nowhere moments that was actually one of the coolest surprises ever. They were the couple you never knew you needed, but did.

Cut to post the press letting the cat out of the bag, they hadn't been seen in the the public together for quite some time. I thought did the press outing them as a couple halt the sexy twosome before they even had a chance to get started?!

Fear not Ashley & Cara fans, finally  the two were spotted by the press this past Friday at London's Gatwick Airport. "Yay" these two are still very much together. Wanna know why? They stay out of the public eye for the most part and another thing that is quite obvious to myself is they both are autonomous, having their own very separate lives. 

Kudos these two seem like they are going to last. Even if they don't this is how you relationship peeps!

Ashley on IG -
https://www.instagram.com/ashleybenson/?hl=en

Cara on IG -
https://www.instagram.com/caradelevingne/?hl=en

Hello Young Lovers

PDA All The Way
l-r
Cara Delevingne & Ashley Benson

Once in a while something catches this jaded guy by complete surprise. Sometimes that surprise is not too great, others are whatever and in the case of this one it's spectacular!

While I am not one to gossip, I have to say the news that Pretty Little Liars Ashley Benson and model Cara Delevingne are dating was something I never saw coming. Ashley has always remained low key about her personal life and never did I ever have any clue she was into women. Delevingne likewise on the personal life front, however I know less about her as by now you all know what a huge fan of Pretty Little Liars I am.

Honestly this is a couple I never knew I needed to happen until they did. I love them together!

They outed themselves as s duo when they were spotted packing on the PDA in a London airport. Awwwwwwww...young love, I remember that, sort of.

Ashley I have one request. I follow you on Instagram (duh) please post many pics of you and Cara, pretty please, with sugar on top.

Thanks grrrrrrrrl!

Ashley on IG - 
https://www.instagram.com/ashleybenson/   

Horror Is Universal

Boo!
Shay Mitchell & Ashley Benson

Tis the season to be scary, Fa la la la la...

Look what I spy with my detached eye. Why it's Pretty Little Liars alumni and BFF's Ashley Benson & Shay Mitchell attending Universal Studios Hollywood, Halloween Horror Nights. Put that in your cauldron and boil it!

Yes, these two attended the place known for it's horror movies and now it's horror nights, Universal Studios in Hollywood. 

Did they get scared, scream or merely get their entertainment on? There is no word as to what went down with the fearless twosome -whatever happened it is nice to see them hang out post the end game of PLL, nostalgia is in after all.

No better way to kick off Monday October 9th if I say so, and I just did. 

22 more days until Halloween, Silver Shamrock!

Ashley on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/ashleybenson/?hl=en

Shay on Instagram: 
https://www.instagram.com/shaymitchell/?hl=en   

The End(Game) Is Near

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The Secrets End Tonight!
l-r Ashley Benson, Shay Mitchell, Sasha Pieterse, Lucy Hale & Troian Bellisario

Tonight is the two hour series finale of one of my favorite shows ever, Pretty Little Liars, if you haven't seen it, don't judge me, and if you have and are a fan like myself, well you get it!

I remember when PLL first came on the air it received enormous buzz thanks to the savvy use of Social Media. The buzz was strong, it was a noise that I ignored at first. How could a gay man in his 40's possibly get into a show aimed a tween girls on ABC Family (now Freeform.)

Cut to one day when I had nothing really pressing to do, I decided to check out my On Demand and saw it listed, I thought: OK let's give it a shot. I was hooked and immediately binge watched the whole season.

The thing that strikes me odd is the people who watch the show and complain about who  "A" is being drawn out too long. To me that was never really the point of the show, sure it made it fun and who doesn't love a good freaky suspense/mystery/horror show. The real driving force behind the show has always been the characters and story. Besides think about it everyone on the show really pretty much was "A" even though there was the big "A" reveal - all of them have done some shady things that gave them all some "A" ness.

So tonight after seven entertaining and fun seasons it all comes to an end with the reveal of Uber "A." While I do think it is time for the show to bid farewell and I can't wait for the biggest reveal, I will miss seeing the "Liars" every week. 

Hey there's always reruns! 

PLL on IMDB:
www.imdb.com/title/tt157887

The Final Countdown

Giving Shhhh Finger Realness
The Pretty Little Liars
l-r Lucy Hale, Sasha Pieterse, Troian Bellasario, Ashley Benson & Shay Mitchell

"Got a secret, Can you keep it? Swear this one you’ll save, Better lock it, in your pocket, Taking this one to the grave...." 

Can you believe tonight is the first of the last ten times we will ever hear the theme song to Pretty Little Liars again? Well OK, there are re-runs etc...it will be the last ten times we ever hear it with new episodes. 

I remember when I first saw PLL I believe it was already in it's second season and I had been hearing so much about it that one night I turned it on out of curiosity, from that moment on I was hooked. Escapist entertainment at it's finest!

Fond memories of driving my then boyfriend crazy by insisting we catch up on the show when he was over are the best. There was also the time when I was going through a rough period and the show lifted my spirits then there was another time...well you get the picture. 

One Happy "PLL" Fan
Me & Sasha Pieterse

While the show ending will be like losing an old friend who has always been there for you, the time for it to wrap itself up has definitely come. 

So with fond memories and anticipation of seeing what will happen to my favorite "Liars" I am excited for the final countdown to the end of the show. 

If any of you need me you know where to find me tonight at 8!

PLL on  Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/prettylittleliars/   

Pretty In Pink???

Love It or Leave It?
Ashley Benson

Alright all you Pretty Little Liars fans, of which I am one. Ashley Benson aka Hanna Marin sported pink hair in a photo taken on her vacation to Puerto Rico.

What do you think of the new look? Love It or Leave It?

I say Love It for as long as her heart desires. Even if I personally thought it looked bad, which I don't, I support an individuals right to express themselves however they choose. 

Can't wait until April 18th when the final ten episodes of Pretty Little Liars air, it's going to be one doozy of an end to a great show!

PS Next time Ashley I would love to see you with blue hair! 

Ashley on Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/itsashbenzo/?hl=en 

Pretty Little Laughers

Laughing Liars
Ashley Benson & Shay Mitchell

With the final ten episodes of the series Pretty Little Liars set to premiere on April 18th, you are going to be seeing a few, or maybe a lot of posts regarding the series on here. Why? Because it is one of my favorite shows and it's my blog and I can write what I want to, so there!

Even though I will miss the girls, it feels like it is time to stop "A"s tyranny after seven great seasons. Here we have two of it's stars Ashley Benson aka Hanna Marin and Shay Mitchell aka Emily Fields, engaging in a laugh while attending PaleyFest in Hollywood.

For those of you not in the loop PaleyFest is an annual television festival hosted by the Paley Center in Los Angeles. Ashley and Shay were there to participate in, what else? A panel on what to expect from the final season of Pretty Little Liars. 

What secrets did they spill? Wouldn't you like to know...click on EW link below for the 411!

http://ew.com/tv/2017/03/25/pretty-little-liars-paleyfest-season-7b/  

Things That Make You Go Shhhhhhh...

Got A Tattoo?
l-r Troian Bellisario, Ashley Benson, Shay Mitchell, Sasha Pieterse,
Lucy Hale & Janel Parrish  

The final season of Pretty Little Liars is already wrapped and ready for it's eagerly anticipated April 18th premiere date, yes I said eagerly anticipated premiere date, don't judge me. What's a "Liar" to do after seven successful seasons? Why commemorate the show with a tattoo of course!

Where are they?! What are they?! You beg to ask. Well being as the show is about secrets and keeping them and the iconic opening credits show all the "Liars" wagging there Shhhhhhh finger at you to keep your mouth shut, each of the cast members got the the first letter of the name of their respective characters tattooed on their, what else, Shhhhhhh finger, naturally.

That's correct minions Shay Mitchell, Ashley Benson, Troian Bellisario, Lucy Hale, Janel Parrish and Sasha Pieterse got themselves a tattoo artist to inscribe their pointer finger with the first letter of their character from the shows first name. How could they not after all "A" has put them through?!

Enjoy the photo above of all the girls sharing their pseudo matching tatts, because sharing is caring after all.

Pretty Little Liars on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/prettylittleliars/  

Pretty Little Liars: #SaveHanna

By now most of you should know that Pretty Little Liars is one of my favorite shows. Despite all of it's implausibilities it is sharply written, well acted and with engaging story lines and characters.

At the end of season six big liar Hanna went missing, kidnap to be exact and perhaps...dead?

OMG! I hope not I love Hanna as does my niece Shauna Waters. We would both be truly upset at her demise. 

Suspiciously Hanna portrayed by Ashley Benson, is absent from the smoking hot teaser art for season seven, as is one of Alison's, played by actress Sasha Pieterse, legs. 

OK, I can get the Hanna tease, but WTF? with Ally's leg? When did she become an amputee? Foreshadowing or bad photo shop? Other than Hanna's fate that so far is the biggest mystery of the upcoming season. 

The season seven premiere bears the title: " Tick-Tock Bitches," how rude! It kicks of with those lying women frantically trying to turn back time to a day when Hanna was still around and Uber "A" was not inside their heads.  

Join the "Liars" and my inner dork on June 21st at 8 pm on Freeform. 

So many lies, so little time at:
https://www.facebook.com/prettylittleliars

Got A Secret..?

Pretty Little Liars
Hits Paleyfest

With the Pretty Little Liars winter premiere set in the not too distant future, but distant enough for those of us (ahem, me!) who are fans of the show, January 12, 2016. The "Liars" recently took to a panel discussion of the show in NYC for Paleyfest, which takes place at the Paley Center for Media and bills itself as "the ultimate TV fan festival."

It not only hosts the stars of the show, but the creators as well. Everyone who works hard to give you an evening of entertainment on your favorite shows all in one place, yes!

Joining in the chat about what's to come on PLL, as the kids call it these days, this season were: Troian Bellisario, Ashley Benson, Lucy Hale, Sasha Pieterse, Joe Dougherty, Oliver Goldstick, I Marlene King and moderator Andy Swift.

The fan boy in me wishes I could have been there! But I am sure we will get teased with tantalizing bits of information plenty between now and January 12. 

Buckle up PLL fans it's going to be a bumpy 2016!

Remember the greatest story ever told started with a lie.

Keep track of the deceit at: 

https://www.facebook.com/prettylittleliars   

TBT: Pretty Little Liars "A is for Answers"

Everybody Run, Hanna Marin Has A Gun!

With only one more episode to go until the Big "A" reveal it's time for another Throwback Thursday Pretty Little Liars post.

This still is from Season 4 Episode 24 bearing the title "A is for Answers." 

I'm really not sure if anything got answered in this one, but I have always wondered why Hanna never shot "A" and how she learned to brandish a gun like that.

Yes, I find Hanna's behavior, especially of late highly suspicious. She has gotten real tough and edgy behind bars and does not seem all that phased by any of it.

My niece Shauna Waters agrees. She doesn't want the big "A" to turn out to be Hanna because she loves the character so much. Me I personally would love it to be her, it would take the show to a whole new level of entertaining.

What's that you say? Oh, yeah Hanna's in jail and they keep showing a shadowy figure at the end of each episode doing sinister things. Well they did introduce a character who goes by the name of Varjack, who is not necessarily "A," perhaps it is them we see, hmmmmmmmm?

Just a thought.

Shauna and myself are probably wrong about Hanna, but honestly isn't her behavior getting less flighty and more calculated? Just sayin'.

Lying is fun! at: https://www.facebook.com/prettylittleliars