The Random Stuff of Interests Page

Katherine von Drachenberg, aka Kat Von D, is the star of the basic channel A&E’s new show “LA Ink”, a spin-off of “Miami Ink”. It’s essentially about a female tattoo artist from L.A. who moves back home to open her own tattoo parlor. And boy, is she tat! The girl has tattoos all over her body, but somehow still manages to look incredibly good. (Usually girls who cover themselves up with unremovable ink strikes me as kind of freakish.) Which probably explains why the folks at A&E gave her her own show. Wouldn’t you rather follow the life and times of a hot L.A. tattoo artist in L.A.? I know I would. I even saw the premiere episode, and it has promise, but only as long as Kat Von D continues to look that good. Tats have never looked better on a hot chick. (The whole “hot chick” part helps, of course.)

Hey, kids, wanna buy something for your doggie to chew on? Try a Michael Vick chew toy for dogs! That’s right, Michael Vick hasn’t exactly been man’s best friend (he-yo!), so why not let your dog take bite out of his ass and see how he likes it? Well now you can. Some entrepreneur has created a Michael Vick Chew Toy for dogs. It’s just Michael Vick standing around in Falcons uniform sans helmet. I wonder how long before they the Atlanta Falcons or the NFL shut this guy down? Oh well, it’s the thought that counts, right? I found a picture of the chew toy from some guy selling it on Ebay. If you head over there now, you’ll see a ton of these on sale.

Homer Simpson, fat and incompetent father of the Simpsons brood, likes to say “d’oh” when he does something wrong. And since Homer tends to do a lot of things very wrong very often, he tends to say “d’oh” a whole lot. Now some geek without a life has collected all of Homer’s “d’oh” utterances and put them on YouTube. Frankly I’m stunned the video hasn’t been pulled yet. I would think FOX has trolls that go around pulling videos of their shows off YouTube and other video upload places. Check it out, kids. Homer’s Greatest D’ohs.

CNBC financial news babe Erin Burnett is being called Maria Bartiromo 2.0, which she’s not liking so much. And really, who can blame her? Maria B. was sooooooooo yesterday, and Erin B. is soooooooo today. Now don’t get me wrong, I don’t spend my time watching financial news networks like CNBC, but when I noticed Erin Burnett on TV, I couldn’t help but stand up and take notice. She’s a riotous looking babe for sure, and smart to boot. You gotta be smart to work in the finance news niche; pretty faces with no brains gets eaten alive there. So keep up the good work, Erin Burnett, and a spread in Maxim or two wouldn’t hurt, either, babe.

As many times as I’ve written this, I still can’t believe it’s true: swimsuit model bombshell Nikki Ziering used to be married to that dude from “Beverly Hills 90210″, but the dude divorced her. Uh huh. The guy divorced HER. I’m telling you, there’s something not right with this world when that’s allowed to happen. But in any case, here’s a Nikki Ziering appreciation post, because there’s no problem in this universe that can’t be solved by ogling half-naked pictures of Nikki Ziering in a two-piece bikini. I’m telling you, the woman was born to wear a bikini. Oooooooh boy.

I always thought that some of the best episodes, and the best years of FOX’s now-cancelled “That 70’s Show” was during the period where Allison Munn played Caroline, the girlfriend of Fez. Caroline was a crazy chick who didn’t take no for an answer, and if she didn’t get her way, well, she tended to do some pretty psychotic things. Maybe it’s the whole crazy psycho bitch persona, but that kind of woman drives me nuts. And Allison Munn ain’t bad to look at, either, which is always a plus. Since “That ’70s Show”, Allison has moved on to the new show “Carpoolers”, and can be seen on the big screen in “Farm Girl in New York”. Love those “’70s Show” reruns…

You gotta admit it, seeing girls like Katy Louise Saunders in Italian cinema makes you want to fly over there tomorrow and get into the Italian film industry. Then again, maybe that’s just me. Other kids dream about being firemen, movie stars, and airline pilots, and I dream about spotting random foreign girls in Italy and wanting to get with them. Hey, call me nuts (no, on second thought, don’t), but that’s just how I like to roll. Do kids still use that kind of phrase? How about raise the roof? Eh, whatever. Here’s actress Katy Louise Saunders. Although she works primarily in Italy, she’s made American appearances on shows like “Law and Order”. Then again, hasn’t everyone? That show has been on for 1,000 years or something.

I’ve always thought that Mena Suvari kind of looked like a 12 year old boy. Boys with tiny bumps for breasts, that is. Now I’m sure of it, after seeing these pictures of Mena Suvari pulling a Britney — shaving her head for some unGodly reason. I hope it’s for a movie role, because if not — man, she’s looking pretty freaky. Now I don’t usually mind chicks who shave their heads, but — well, okay, that’s not true. I really do mind chicks who shave their heads. Guys can shave their heads, but NOT women. It’s just not right. Kinda like whenever I walk around my house without my clothes on. It’s just not right! Anyhoo, here’s a bald Mena Suvari dodging the cameras — then later going for a walk on the beach. Um.

You gotta wonder why America hasn’t discovered Caprice Bourret just yet. She’s got all the right ingredients to be a major American model star person — the looks, the face, and God knows she’s got the body. Then again, you only have to “wonder” about this if you’re prone to wondering about things that have nothing to do with you, and which you can’t change, but hey, if you’re that kind of person, you, uh, gotta be wondering. Geez, where is this post going? Anyways, here’s more of Caprice Bourret, because she’s just so hot we must make up for ignoring her for so long.

Mayra Veronica is Cuban, but I believe being Cuban qualifies as being a Latina. And if not — hey, I’m going to make the call that it is, and go with it. Besides looking awfully good in a bikini (gratuitous big butt included), our Mayra Veronica is a model and has appeared in places like FHM, Smooth, and King magazine. And oh yeah, Maxim, Edge, and Open Your Eyes were not far behind. She’s a model, actress, and has been on Univision’s Don Francisco Presenta, which according to my terrible Spanish, means I think means Don Francisco is Cool. But don’t think Mayra is just a pretty face; she’s got a Psychology degree and minor in Theatre from Florida International University. Brains and bootie. Nice!

Look, kids, it’s ABC attempting to spin the Merry Miller travesty into something fun! Oh joy! In the aftermath of Merry Miller’s butchering of an interview with Holly Hunter (see here), ABC News is doing everything it can to try to “deal” with the situation — by making light of it! Even Miller herself has gotten into the act. Gawker says: “In an attempt to make lemonade out of the lemon that was Merry’s interview with Holly Hunter, ABCNewsNow is holding a contest where the “prize” is a guest shot hosting “What’s the Buzz,” the scene of Merry’s famous flameout.” Har har, good try, boys, but everyone recognizes a FUBAR when they see one.

Young Zoe Kravitz is 18 going on 19, but she’s already developing like her mom, Lisa Bonet. The hair is growing in like dad Lenny, but the face is shaping up to be just as pretty as mom in her heyday. (To be fair, Lisa still looks good now.) A model turned actress, you can catch Zoe Kravitz in her first two big movies, “No Reservations” with Catherine Zeta Jones and the upcoming “The Brave One”, the revenge movie with Jodie Foster. And here’s the kicker — she did both movies while she was in high school. That’s right, the girl somehow found time to squeeze in two major Hollywood films into her schedule between graduation, the prom, and SATs! Looks, brains, AND multi-tasking abilities? Damn.

The big news out of Hollywood is that movie star Michelle Pfeiffer has finally gotten her own star on the famous Hollywood walk of fame. Which is a surprise and not so much; actually, until I heard that she was starring in “Stardust”, I didn’t even know Michelle was still a working actress. Big shocker, apparently she was only hibernating, because she’s back with a vengeance, with not one, not two, but three movies to her credit in 2007, including “Stardust”, the fat girl musical “Hairspray”, and something called “I Could Never Be Your Woman”, which I’m guessing is a chick flick. Michelle Pfeiffer used to do a lot of chick flicks back “in the day” (which was a Monday, in case you didn’t know, FYI). Here’s Michelle looking good getting her star. MILF yum yum.

If you’re like me, and you hang around with rich socialites who drinks champagne and dine on caviar, then you’ll no doubt recognize Tamara Beckwith’s last name, and immediately peg her as the daughter of realty king Peter Beckwith. Then again, if you’re one of the peons who have no access to the rich and famous (unlike me, remember), then you won’t have a clue. Oh, you fools! You and your poor selves. Become a rich tycoon and then you’ll know what it’s like to live the good life. Muhahahahahhaha. Ahem. Where was I? Oh right, here’s socialite babe Tamara Beckwith in a two-piece bikini. She looks pretty good for someone born with a silver spoon in her mouth. Then again, I reckon her definition of “hard work” is probably trekking to the tanning salon every day. Oh, the humanity. Nice abs, too.

Hey look, kids, it’s California Stereotype Central — aka the cast of MTV’s “The Hills” Season 3! Yes, that’s right, the Cali girls and their ridiculously inane problems are back. It’s Lauren Conrad fretting about her boy problems, Heidi Montag introducing the gang to her new implants, Whitney Port explaining the magazine business to her buds, and Audrina Patridge getting cozy with Lauren in Heidi’s old pads. Can you say, “Potential lesbian action”? Okay, so you can say that, but it’s probably not gonna happen, which is a damn crying shame. Anyhoo, here are the girls in their show’s Season 3 promos. I gotsa get me to California and hang out in them hills…

I’m torn about these bikini pictures of Geri Halliwell, of Spice Girls fame. (I believe she was Baby Spice. Or maybe she was Sporty Spice. All I know is that the black chick was Scary Spice, and the skinny chick was Posh Spice. Yeah, I’m going with Baby Spice. If I’m wrong — eh.) Anyhoo. I’m torn about these bikini pictures of Geri Halliwell. On the one hand, I’m a sucker for redheads, and Geri has certainly kept herself in shape, which is very respectable for any celebrity. But on the negative side, there’s something weird going on with that tummy. Are those stretch marks? If so, aren’t there surgical procedures one (such as a rich celebrity) could pay to get fixed? Still kinda hot, though. I love the fact that she’s just walking along and paparazzi are snapping pictures of her like bees. What a weird life, huh?

People scoffed at me when I told them that a “perfect girlfriend” did indeed exist, and she wouldn’t care if you were a little bit fat (me), a little bit hairy (me again), watched too much football (soooooo me), and from time to time, journeyed into the dark dens of hell called strip clubs (oh dear god SOOOOO me). In fact, she would PREFER you do all those things, and she would spend all her time in a bra and panties, and she would look so hot in them. Plus, she’d let you do whatever you wanted to her. I’m telling you, guys, this perfect girlfriend DOES in fact exist, and now we have video evidence.

So when did Avril Lavigne gets stacked? And of course by “stacked” I mean, “Dude, did Avril Lavigne get breast implants or is she just showing natural cleavage here”? Of course that generous celebrity cleavage could just be the product of a wonderous wonderbra. In which case, I think men everywhere should band together and make a law banning these wonderbras. I mean, come on, man, it’s like false advertisement! Of course, the superficial part of me wants to believe that Avril Lavigne has gone under the knife and got some breast implants, but the practical side of me knows it’s just the product of a wonderbra. Whatever happened to the days when girls just got implants? Sigh.

So sue me, but the “Rush Hour 3″ trailer looks funny as hell. Yeah, I know Chris Tucker is annoying, and Jackie Chan is getting kinda long in the tooth, but it STILL LOOKS FUNNY. Check out the latest trailer for Tucker and Lee’s third-go-around as partners in crime (or is that partners in coppering?) in “Rush Hour 3″. I hear that the film has been banned in China. Why? Because the Chinese Government sucks eggs, because if you start taking movies like “Rush Hour 3″ seriously enough to ban it, you’re a couple of brain cells short of, well, brains.

I wonder if Natalie Imbruglia wakes up everyday, looks at herself in the mirror, and goes, “Holy Mother of God am I gorgeous.” I mean, seriously, the woman is basically flawless. That face can launch a thousand ships or set off a 10 year war. Forget Helen of Troy, Natalie Imbruglia actually LOOKS like an angel. So what’s Natalie Imbruglia been up to since we saw her in the States doing “Torn” everywhere? I don’t know, I recommend she’s back in Australia or in the UK doing movies and still touring. Just because we in the States don’t hear from her doesn’t mean she’s given up singing. I hope not. She’s got a very good voice, and as mentioned, that face — damn. I’d buy a concert ticket just to see those eyes up close.