The Red Carpet Project

Of all the fashionable events that take place during the awards season, the red carpet at the Academy Awards remains the main attraction.  See the archive of Oscar red carpet looks that span 15 years by name, designer, color and silhouette.   http://www.nytimes.com/projects/oscars/red-carpet-history/?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20130131

Taschen Warehouse Sale

Get lost among the hundreds of books from tattoos to travel, 50 - 75% off.  Always coveted that coffee table volume on comics or photograph?  Now is the time to hit the shelves. This weekend, January 25 - 27th at Taschen Books.  327 North Beverly Drive  www.taschen.com

Inauguration Day

"We demand of our political life greater certainty and greater perfection than we demand of our personal life." -  Max Lerner

Travel Fact

According to Amadeus' Worldwide Estimate of Ancillary Revenue, what is the estimated amount, in dollars, collected by airlines in ancillary fees in 2012?
a) $79.9 million
b) $560.5 million
c) 1.2 million
d) $8.4 billion
e) $36.1 billion

                                                                     The answer is e) $36.1 billion

Genlux Magazine launch

See here with Cecilia Moreno, Publisher Genlux Magazine, at Winter issue launch at Sofitel Hotel, January 16, 2013.

Santa Monica Museum of Art: Patterns and Perception

Last evening was the opening of Pattern and Perception featuring work by Peter Shire, Samir Yamin and the work of Miriam Wosk.  Abundance and Devotion, Miriam Wosk's suite of work is available for viewing through April 20th.  Worth a trip to Bergamot Station!  Her mixed media creations combine materials such as fragments of old paper, painted metallic foils, jewels, wire and found objects.  Collectively, they evoke a world of dreams with their vibrant colors and joyful sense of life and mortality. www.smmoa.org

Travel Fact

Nature retreats, political travel will thrive in 2013.  Travelers i 2013 will seek experiences such as politics-themed tours, nature vacations and film-inspired travel, marketing communications firm JWT says in its Things to Watch in 2013 Travel Report.  On the services front, on-the-go fitness options, huge shopping malls with hotels and improved live-steaming technology are forecast to be on the rise.

Best Dressed

Besides all of the well deserved Golden Globe winners, wasn't it fun to sit at home and watch what everyone was wearing?  I know there were a lot of tweets flying last night but I thought everyone looked great.  Here's what US Weekly had to say, http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-style/pictures/golden-globes-2013-best-dressed-stars-2013131/27564

Award Season Under Way!

 

Check out this link for your New York Times Oscar ballot: http://oscars.nytimes.com/2013/ballot/8907jqm7

Another Candle on the Birthday Cake

Hi Wendy – Thank you for your thoughtful card and the horoscope pieceis always fun to read! Have a great weekend and be well! Angela [Associate Director, TravelSONY Music Entertainment]

Back to the Diet

I hear this over and over again on Facebook posts.  Why is it so easy to put on a pound and so difficult to get off?

More snow

There's something about the way holiday decorations reflect in the snow that makes the nighttime especially beautiful.  Of course, we had to drive around and see all neighbors and their decorations too. It's part of the Christmas ritual.

Snow snow snow

When Bing sang "I'm dreaming of a white Christmas", I wonder if that is what everyone really wanted or did it just make for great scene stealing?  Just returned from Wisconsin and they got what he wished for.  When I arrived at Billy Mitchell Field, there were light flurries.  My two nieces and took advantage of the white stuff and took to the sledding hill at Worth Park in Brookfield.  I admit that I like the old fashioned wooden sleds best for speed and control but the newest plastic and foam is a lot easier to pull back up the slopes.

Happy New Year!

May your blessings be many this year; and your troubles few.