Blind Item #1- Fashion Week
This B- list mostly television actress from a fairly hit pay cable show was overheard talking about one of her co-stars who she used to date. She says the hardest acting she ever has to do is pretending she even likes the guy after he cheated on her multiple times during the brief time they dated and that even though he has a girlfriend now he says that he would love to get back together with the actress.
Frist!
ReplyDeleteNina fibreglass/somerholder/reed
ReplyDeleteDobrev lol
DeleteCw is not pay cable
DeleteLizzy Caplan?
ReplyDeleteNot Nina, her show isn't on pay cable.
ReplyDeleteWildly off topic, but i need help. What is someone dies and the family asks in lieu of fliwers you donate to a charity that u dont happen to believe in or support? Do you donate against your beliefs, or donate to another charity you know to do good works?? Help!!
ReplyDeleteAuntliddy, I wouldn't donate to a charity I don't believe in. I'm with sandy.
DeleteYou are no more obligated to donate to the charity than you are to send flowers. If you wish to make a donation in the name of the deceased to a charity of your choosing, there's nothing wrong with that. Having recently dealt with organizing the funerals of both of my parents and my aunt, I know that most people choose to simply attend and extend condolences which is perfectly acceptable.
DeleteDemandah, so very sorry for your loss. I arranged my father and mothers funerals as well, but years ago. Some made a donation in one of my parents names to a Quaker school for blind children. At the time i was mildly annoyed; i didnt see what that had ti do with my parents. But as time passed, they sent me their newsletter, and they really did good works for these children, my parents loved children, and that was a way of spreading their name and love around. So i ended up grateful. Alright, im overthinking this, but thank you fir ur input, and again so very sorry about your mom , dad and aunt. Hugs.
DeleteAuntLicky, sorry for your loss.
DeleteJust for some history, my family on the maternal side (in the south) are Quaker and the Quakers were staunch abolitionists. Good to know that none of my family had slaves. Not sure how they could anyway being dirt poor but there ya have it. Quakers seem to be the more benevolent of the religious groups.
Okay, so I have no idea how Quakers entered the original equation, but I'd try to donate to a charity the deceased would have approved of, in lieu of the one you don't wish to support.
DeletePay cable = HBO or Showtime (plus Cinemax and Starz). Vampire Diaries is The CW, aka almost network.
ReplyDeleteFairly hit pay cable shows? Shameless, Girls, The Leftovers, Episodes, House of Lies, Masters of Sex, Nurse Jackie, Boardwalk Empire, The Newsroom
I just would leave it Liddy. Go to the funeral pay respects and go home.
ReplyDeleteMaybe the actress could be Olivia Munn?
Emmy Rossum?
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ReplyDeleteYou donate to the charity (even if you don't support) just a little money?
At Aunt Liddy- I would honor their last request with a token amount, then give more generously to a charity you feel comfortable with in their memory.
ReplyDeletePerfect answer in my book!
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ReplyDeletePatrjiciat Marquette/bobbby cannavale/boardwalk empire...
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If you were going to take flowers to the family--you donate. If you had no intention of buying flowers then you don't have to worry about it. Go to the funeral, pay your respects and mourn your friend.
ReplyDeleteI was going to say Emmy Rossum too, but she and her co-star were together for two years. Not exactly a "brief time"?
ReplyDeleteHow bad is the charity..? @ aunt liddy if it's completely against your core values and beliefs than by all means don't
ReplyDelete@Liddy, i'm just jumping in here to say, I am very sorry for your loss hon.
ReplyDeleteI would never want someone to donate to a charity they didn't support, and I wouldn't do it myself. I'm sorry for your loss.
ReplyDeleteThanks guys for your input. Puts things in perspective. I like the some for that charity and more for mine. Naturally i wldnt say anything about how i feel, goes without saying.
ReplyDelete@Liddy: I'm with KMS on this one. How bad is this charity? Will you b upset with yourself for making donation, even a small amount?
ReplyDeleteGreen, its the american cancer society. I lost my mom to melanoma. I dont like AMer can soc as they have a very incestuous relationship with big pharm. Their thrust is for more chemicals to TREAT cancer, and I am interested in research for a CURE. You need both, but i want my money going toward a research for cure, not to fatten big pharms wallets. And yes, having a mom who died of cancer has skewed my view.
DeleteAs a kid I thought my grandpa was crazy, but he used to tell me that there would never be a cure for cancer because there's no money in it, that doctors and pharmaceutical companies make money off treating it, not curing it.
DeleteHe said the answers lay in natural foods and herbs, but there was no was to patent or sell it.
As an adult I don't think he was crazy at all.
Sarah, your grandfather was way way way ahead of his time.
Delete@auntliddy, instead of donating money to their charity, how about sending a condolences card? I know that when my grandmother died, my parents and I were very touched by people taking time to write to us. That's WAY more meaningful than a donation.
ReplyDeleteHow about jennifer carpenter? Altho dexter was huge hit.
ReplyDelete@auntliddy, I wouldn't donate to a charity I didn't believe in (and I agree, ACS is in bed with big pharma). I wouldn't give a dime to Susan G Komen Foundation after reading about their research spending distribution.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the above: give to the charity of your choice in their deceased's name if you want, but be sure to send a card or letter letting them know your fondness for the deceased. My condolences on your loss.
Back to the BI: Is Emmy Rossum B- list? She's got a good run on Shameless and was a random photos staple for a while there. Also, I don't get the logic of staying with a guy after he cheats on you multiple times. Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me, fool me thrice, there's the door.
I agree with Karen. From my point of view, one of the best things you can do is send a condolences card that describes some of the ways the deceased has touched your life, helped you, made you laugh. It reminds the family that the person they loved is still alive in many people's hearts.
ReplyDeleteNobody's going to be making a checklist of donations to the charity, anyway. It's just an option so people can feel they are 'doing something' to commemorate the deceased's life, rather than spend money on flowers that will soon be dead. You can certainly 'do something' else - assuming it's not in complete opposition to what the deceased would have wanted, ie giving to the Bill Clinton Presidential Library for a registered Republican.
I recently had a parent pass. And the best thing I received was the nice cards, with kind words about my Daddy. Don't do bible verses in them. Just write something kind and heart felt. And it last a lot longer than any flowers would. Or a donation to that for so call "non-profit" Cancer Society.
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Now I get to admit doing this... a few years ago...
"giving to the Bill Clinton Presidential Library for a registered Republican....
OMG... I did this! And did so anonymously too! :)
But in place of accepting a birthday gift... the birthday boy had ask for small donations for his pet GOP causes.
So I sent in a nice donation in his name... to Clinton's Library. And they sent out a lovely card, showing it had been given in his name.
OMG. That paid off in more ways, than I can even begin to explain.
This was a man I saw often, socially. And three years later, when I felt he had calmed down from his rantings about it. I sent in another birthday donation for him.
I am thinking about sending Hillary Clinton a donation, in his name this year. For I believe that one would kill him. There is nothing a hard core GOP'er hates more... than Hillary.
You're my new hero, Farm Girl.
DeleteI'm so very sorry for your loss Aunt Liddy.
ReplyDeleteIf the blind hadn't qualified the show as a "fairly" big pay cable TV hit, I would've guessed Rose Leslie and Kit Harington from GoT, but that show is a huge hit. Otherwise, I've got nothing.
ReplyDeletePlease stop with the fake "overheard saying" blinds.
ReplyDelete@Liddy how about making a donation to Stand UP to Cancer? (If you wanted a donation for cancer research)
ReplyDeleteIf not, I say do what feels best for you. Something that meant something meaningful between you and your loved one.
Did the two of you have a special memory? Or a giggle over a certain animal? Or even something simple like buying a stranger a cup of coffee.
I am sure you will find something special or meaningful, that will be perfect.
^^ Exactly what she said. You could always donate to a hospice or other local group. They'd love the donation and would put it to good use.
DeleteThis "frist" business is annoying and cutesy. But don't mind me.
ReplyDeleteAlso, if you're going to say "frist" shouldn't you actually GUESS the subject of the blind?
Haven't had my morning coffee yet. Can you tell?
Oh Prunella, saying Frist is way low on the list of annoying things about this blog.
DeleteWell, prunella, u ruined my joy and feeling of satisfaction in being frist. Now i just feel bleh. I cldnt guess b/c nothing had occured to me yet. Still friends?
DeleteFarm Girl Pink, sorry about your loss.
ReplyDeleteBut, I gotta say that was awesome what you did to that birthday boy! LOL
@Farm Girl Pink...
ReplyDeleteI was already laughing and loving you and then I read "[a]nd three years later, when I felt he had calmed down from his rantings about it. I sent in another birthday donation for him"!!! As for the Hilary donation... this man isn't a gun owner, is he?
Let me say, his rantings about that first donation, were legendary. All the men in the group, were trying to figure out who did it. I loved it. Somehow people started to suspect his Mother in Law had done it. Since she can't stand him.
DeleteUnfortunately, this man... is a gigantic ass, A typical loud mouth. A first rate know it all. So when his name got on that master list of mailers, for the Democrats. Then I made the second donation. : ) He went ballistic. I really am thinking Hillary has a donation coming her way, later this year in honor of his birthday.
And of course he is a gun owner. But a really bad shooter. So the only person he would end up hurting is himself or the ground.
I say as long as it isn't Scientology....
ReplyDeleteI'm watching the runways live at mbfashionweek.com! Angel Sanchez is coming up.
ReplyDeleteSorry if this comes off as adware...I was a participant clear back to the Timmy/Shimmy days but just a lurker the past few years.
You guys keep me coming back! :-)
Full url: http://mbfashionweek.com/new-york/watch-live
ReplyDeleteApologize for no clicky. =.=
auntliddy, send a condolence letter describing all the great memories you 2 shared and then donate to a charity that you think the deceased would have liked and explain why in the letter and just don't mention the acs at all.. sneaky condolences..wink,wink..
ReplyDeletesorry for your loss btw..
If you feel you should make a donation, I'd try to pick a local charity that may have some relation to the deceased and their life or their care like a hospice or hospital foundation if possible. I think one should usually specify more than one charitable option unless for example a friend of ours died from a very specific and rare disease so there is only one charity that works to do research on it in all of Canada.
ReplyDeleteAunt Liddy, so sorry for your loss. I agree with the others, I would find a charity that the deceased would have supported, as Tina said, maybe to a hospice or a charity that might help with quality of life for cancer patients (respite care, bills, etc.).
ReplyDeleteI can't remember who upthread said Rose Leslie and Kit Harington...I don't know if Enty considers GoT higher than "fairly hit"...but those two were off and now are supposedly back on again. And I would not consider them brief. I could see this being Emmy Rossum but who did she date?
Lizzy Caplan for the ex.
ReplyDeleteMichael Sheen for the male ex who wants her back.
Sarah Silverman for the current girlfriend.
@liddy I agree with others. If you don't agree with the charity then don't donate. These are always suggestions. You can do things like send a card or make the family a meal they can just pop in the micro to warm up. When my dad passed away we had a freezer full of food that friends dropped off. It was very helpful those first couple weeks.
Lizzy Caplan was at the Cushnie et Ochs show on Friday (September 5th). Olivia Munn and Kate Mara haven't appeared at fashion week as of yet.
ReplyDeleteRecently we lost someone close (family) in a horrific suicide. Also having lost my dad, all people need is a message; such as a card, of love and support. Usually you're so numb & overwhelmed, initially surrounded by people, flowers, arranging the funeral, that it's not until things quieten down that you really grieve. The flowers are nice, but a card with a heartfelt message will be there for you to read later, when things settle, and after all the flowers have died and been thrown away.
ReplyDeleteIn regards to charities? Donate or don't. It's a nice idea, but if I didn't support a charity, I'd send a card and maybe donate to a more worthwhile charity relevant to the cause.
@Bee Haven
ReplyDeleteOh, Bee, I'm so sorry.
@scifichick- I like that guess for sure!
ReplyDeleteOH &@sandybrook, I didn't see you wrote lizzie kaplan
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