Can't wait for Bitch Slap!

Yesterday, I suddenly got in a mood to google Lucy Lawless. You know, the lead actress from 'Xena: Warrior Princess'.
Almost everybody knows that I'm a really big fan of her's and I was hoping to look out for any new films in which she may be acting. I love to check out all the films in which she cameos or has a role. Her cameo in Euro Trip was hilarious!
I found that she's acting as 'Mother Superior' in an upcoming film called 'Bitch Slap'.
I love Indie films, and so I was pleasantly surprised!
But when I further read up on the yet-to-be-released film, I realised that she wasn't the only familiar face in it. Renee O'Connor (Gabrielle from Xena) was there too as Sister Barille and Kevin Sorbo and Michael Hurst (Hercules and Iolaus from Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Xena's parent show)
I was soooooo excited!! I mean, this is no concidence! I checked out some trailers and other stuff on YouTube and saw that I wasn't the only really excited xena fan. Tons of people were there, some hoping that this was a sign for a Xena film! As much as I'd love that, the possibility seems really bleak. But I can't wait for Bitch Slap to release!

xo

Magali

Reckless Barter?

Yesterday was a very busy day for us. Mom got up in the morning to clean (OK, maybe I slept in while mom kick-started the cleaning) and when Mom woke me up she was in an extremely fowl mood, all angry and screaming and insulting.

So we cleaned up, dressed up and went to see a play ('Murder on The Menu'- produced by Raell Padamsee and directed by Karla Singh. It was fabulous.) 

Then Dad came home, and I was roaming the house in the Vietnamese traditional dress at Midnight. Scary, I know. Anyway, this is not really what the post is about. Just before we left for the play, the subscription copy of my favorite magazine arrived. This month was a gadget special. I expected the same old nonsense, iPod, Laptop etc. Yeah yeah I have it all. But when I opened the magazine, I saw this really really cute pocket video camera. Yes it was a little expensive, I don't have that kind of money at the moment. But it was Love at first sight. The camera was on my mind the whole time, and when we had reached the venue of the play I recklessly bartered my potential tattoo if my mom would buy me this camera (the camera costs of triple how much the tattoo would have!) now that mom has agreed, no more tattoo for me, and I am waiting to get my hands on that sweet camera! Mom was joking about how one issue of a magazine changed so much!

xo
Magali

Welcome Home!?

If you're wondering, the title of this post is not a typo. I'm seriously wondering whether it should be an exclamation. I mean, any normal daughter should be overjoyed! Daddy's coming Home this Friday (20th)!
Usually, most children of sailors are happy to see what exotic stuff their dad has brought for them. When I was a kid, my dad used to get me LOADS of stuff. Trinkets, toys, Barbies, Barbie accessories, clothes, a microscope, a compass, books, etc are just some of the things that I can remember at the moment. But very soon his little girl grew into an adolescent with very strong likes and dislikes. Obviously my father didn't know what to get me. No more Barbies, and clothes he would get me would be 10 sizes too large. So I became too unpredictable for him. But there was one thing he still knew about me. I LOVE GADGETS!!!! And so got me my first iPod nano, my first cell phone ( a very expensive one at that!)
But still, generous and full of good intentions that he may be, that man can get on anybody's nerves! It's not that I don't love him, I really do. But I'm just used to living without him most of the time.

His first days at home are lovely for of of us, because he's been missing us and vice versa, but when his leave is coming to and end and is time to join back drawing close, mom and me are sometimes just waiting for him to go (of course we do feel extremely guilt when we see his sad face just as he's leaving). So it's a continuous cycle, and just about a year ago I remarked to my mom that dad being a sailor suited the three of us just fine, and then she solemnly reminded me- 'Retirement is drawing close...'

xo

Magali

'Marley & Me' makes me feel very sad...

About a month ago, I wanted to buy a book. I wasn't sure which one, so, on a whim, I picked out Marley & Me by John Grogan. I read it whenever I got time, and I must say that it is one of the best non-fiction books I've ever read. Funny, heartwarming, with healthy doses of exaggeration and sarcasm, I loved every chapter of it, from start to finish.

The earlier chapters can make you roll on the floor with laughter, while the last two can make you sob.

Anyways, the author repeatedly describes the joys of having a dog, and how when he lost Marley, people replied with condolences and fond memories of their own dogs. I've always yearned for a dog, ever since I was five, but my mom had told me that there was NO Chance of any dog ever living in our house. I know she's just being realistic, we live a pretty hippy lifestyle, go on small trips for hours, sometimes visit relatives overnight, and take of on three week to one month holidays twice a year. How would a dog ever fit in that lifestyle? My mom has always said that dogs weren't meant to live in apartments. And I've always said that I'm a city girl, I could never adjust to a more rural lifestyle. But part of me has been dreaming of a lovely yellow Labrador puppy, I wonder if those dream will ever come true...

John Grogan with young Marley.

xo
Magali