Hazy Shade Of Winter

Winter Vibes
Kristen Stewart

Today, despite chilling temperatures that tell a different story prior to it, is the first day of winter. Shall we dance? 

Here is Kirsten Stewart as Princess Diana to help us commemorate the shortest day of the year. Because when I think of the film Spencer it is an honestly bone chilling portrayal of a life lead by protocol over love. Tradition over comfort. Expectations over reality. Cold if you will.

Everything about the image above says cold, isolated and dark. 

While today is going to be cold and dark, isolated is not one of the things it need be. I was simply extrapolating on what I see.

So get out there and Winter Solstice Minions!

Winter Solstice on Wikipedia -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_solstice 

The Monday Before Christmas

Santa Claus & Marilyn Monroe

It's the Monday before Christmas aka only five more day until it's here! I was taken to lunch for my Birthday Saturday at The Cheesecake Factory in the Americana in Glendale. For those who aren't familiar The Americana is basically a mall.

Oh, and it was busy! I haven't seen that many people gathered in one area in a loooooong time!

So my guess is with a scant five days left you all are gonna be manic AF, am I correct? Well being as there is so little time left and it is Monday and such I thought that seeing a magical rendition of Marilyn Monroe and Santa Claus might brighten your day a little.

"Yes" I'm a giver this time of year.

So smiles everyone, and put a ribbon on it...

Christmas on Wikipedia -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas   

A Vassy Christmas

 

Tis the season and all, thus here is a Christmas message from Vassy....😎

It's that time of the year and I'm a bit of a nerd when it comes to Christmas songs so I put together a little Christmas album for you to Enjoy!!

I want to thank everyone for supporting my current single "DON'T WANNA BE RIGHT" a collaboration with Vinny Vibe. 
We are currently Top 15 across the US at Dance Radio & To celebrate I recorded an Acoustic Version of it which you can listen to HERE.

The new single follow my latest release “CHASE”  a collaboration with Aussie Duo Bonka which hit #1 on both the US Mediabase Dance Radio Chart & Australia's Aria Dance Charts.  Thank you for making my year memorable, I look forward to 2022. I appreciate you listening to my music and showing me much love. Luv VASSY xxx   Join VASSYVIP Follow VASSY on SPOTIFY

LISTEN TO THE VASSY CHRISTMAS EP VASSYMUSIC.COM

Happy Birthday To Me...

Oh God! It's My Birthday! 

Today is my Birthday, well Happy Birthday to me! Not in a Melissa Sue Anderson sort of way either (although that could be interesting!) -

Usually every year I have something profound to say,  or some hot take on something that I newly discovered about myself.

Not so much this year. We are still coming to terms as to what the new normal will be for all of us. How this world will function when the dust has settled. 

Thus my Birthday Wish is for us all is to have our health, piece of mind and something that truly makes every one of us smile when we are down.

Wishes do some true and thus I decree that this is what you and I shall all have in 2022. 

So be it, indeed!

Join me on the WWW, won't you?

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Film Buff Friday: The Miracle Worker

Being it's the season of miracles I thought we should commemorate it with a movie about that very thing, The Miracle Worker.

This film is based on two real people Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan. Helen Keller is famous for her courage in overcoming her handicaps of being blind and deaf and achieving great things. The movie focuses on the time period where Anne Sullivan was employed by Helen's parents to teach her how to do those things.

Helen played by Patty Duke and Anne played by another Anne, Anne Bancroft both went on to win Academy Awards for their roles. Rightfully so their performances are honest and raw.

Wanna know more about this miracle? Click on the link  below to my buddy Jay Jacobson's Classic Movie Blog for his expert musings on it.

Remember miracles happen every day.

https://www.jaysclassicmovieblog.com/post/86-the-miracle-worker-1960

Michael's Musings

"I Just Want To Be Wonderful"
Michael Shinafelt

It's the most wonderful time of the year so why else would you want to be anything but, well, wonderful?!

Why not bend it like Marilyn Monroe and myself and be simply wonderful! That's it, that's this week's seasonal cheer, time to get it!!!

Those times when you eat toilet paper so it wipes on the way out, discuss

Say hello to my little friend, say goodbye to the trash bandit

Retweet if you're an alien sex fiend

Nurses are the back bone of American health

Only 9 more days until Christmas

Remember surviving 2021 is an accomplishment itself

When the hottest guy in the store comes and unlocks the lube for you

Did you know there's a new Nicholas Cage movie starring Nicholas Cage as Nicholas Cage, well now you do

Woman Crush of the Week - Kim Kardashian she failed the baby bar exam three time, but kept going and passed it the fourth. Inspirational!

And that's the story of how I grew a tail...

For the record, I never wanna go to space, I don't need that

I give good Gangsta Rap Face

Never have I ever had to get an urgent message to either of my parents through someone working for them

Heads Up! Saturday is my Birthday, the more you know...

Celebrate with me here -

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https://twitter.com/MShinafelt

Hump Day & Chill

Pinch Hitter
Whoopi Goldberg

With a scant 10 more days until Christmas I'd thought we would commemorate it with Whoopi Goldberg filling in for Santa Claus.

"Yes" Minions Whoopi as Lucy Collins in Call Me Claus found out just how hard Santa works when the guy in red chose her to fill his shoes.

I have never seen this, nor did I know it even existed until now. Thus I am going to have to seek it out now, it sounds fun!

So today we are going to Hump Day & Chill to visions of sugar plums dancing in our heads as we eagerly await the arrival of the big SC.

It's the season to be jolly for a reason.

Now go find yourself a place to Hump Day & Chill to those sugar plums.

Santa is on his way....

Call Me Claus on  IMDb -

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0272018/