Make your own cell phone ringtone!

Ok this is definitely not a scam. I know when you usually see headlines like that it's when someone accidentally gets a virus on facebook that writes some bogus message about free ringtones on your wall, but I swear this one is legitimate. It's a website called Mobile 17. Go to the following URL: www.mobile17.com. Follow the instructions to create an account for yourself, and then begin making sweet real music ringtones for cell phone. I have been using this site for over 2 years now, and it's no hassle at all. You create the rings for free and you customize the length (up to 45 seconds) and where in the song the ringtone will start directly from songs you have in your iTunes library. It's so simple! You can also send pictures from your computer to your phone with this program that you can use to customize when some of your close friends call you. There is literally only one downfall that I could find with this site, and that is the fact that you have to wait for the site to send you your ring sometimes. If you want the ring for free, you have to wait. If you want you can get the ring immediately for a small donation, but I usually have the patience to wait.

So for all of you who know me, and think you are a close friend of mine - check my phone sometime. If I haven't given you a ringtone or at least a photo - we aren't as close as you thought we were. SORRY! Otherwise - happy ringtone creating kiddos. You will be completely addicted!

Wub scared me with this...

Ok so about a month ago Wub showed me this video and it is literally the first cartoon that has ever disturbed me this much. I mean seriously - whoever created this must have been high on something dark and wicked when they created this. And of course it would only be fitting that Wub showed me this. Thanks again Wub - really.

A secret show you should all know about...

Last year Showtime began running a brilliant London-based show called Secret Diary of a Call Girl starring Billie Piper.  The show is based off of the writings of the original high class London call girl Belle de Jour.

The first few episodes don't shy away from the scandalous, hardcore and sometimes dark side of being a call girl.  Belle lays down the rules of being a call girl to the viewer while revealing her personal touches to the business.  And that is what sex is to her - business.  There is no time for relationships when your work is sex, and she makes that ever apparent as the series goes on.

The best part about this show is that it's not all about Belle the call girl.  The series also has a lighter side to it, showing you the difficulty that Belle has being her normal self aka Hannah.  Hannah lives most of her life laying low during the day, avoiding her family, and only taking time to hang out with her best friend Ben (who I think is quite handsome).

The bottom line is, this show is a must see.  I was introduced to it by my roomie Chloe, and now I am passing it on to you my fabulous readers.  Currently the show is in its second season, so if you can rent season 1 first, all the better.  Season 2 has started off smashingly, and I can't wait to see how it concludes.  Belle has thus far been confronted with problems ranging from her tubular shaped boobs to the enraged wife of a client.  If I am right, this show will be picked up for a 3rd season without a doubt.  Of course for your viewing pleasure I have included the video to the show's trailer below.  Enjoy and happy watching kiddos!

Changeling won awards for a reason, and I totally get it now!

The combination of Clint Eastwood directing and Angelina Jolie acting made it easy for me to rent this movie once it came out on DVD. Honestly, the only reason I didn't see it when it was in the theaters was because of how busy I was at work at the time (what a joke that turned out to be by the way).

Changeling is what I would call a work of theatrical genius. Angelina Jolie's character Christine Collins is a strong and persistent woman who fails to roll over and take whatever the corrupt 1920's LAPD threw at her. Five months after her son Walter goes missing, she gets a call stating that the cops have found him; to her surprise, the boy that she is presented with is not her son.

I will save the rest of the story for you to watch, but what you can be sure of is that you will be completely disturbed at the end of this movie. The despicable behavior of the LAPD towards a woman who is just looking for the truth about her son will make you shutter - especially once you realize that this was actually a true story. I highly recommend that you rent this movie if you get the chance. Happy movie watching kids!

Taken took my breath away...

Today I went with the boy-toy to go see the thrilling movie Taken. After hearing such wonderful reviews about it from my friends and from the news, I decided that I was ready to go see it.

The story is about an ex-government agent Brian (Liam Neeson) and his journey to find his kidnapped daughter after she is taken and sold to a slave dealer. The movie supplies the viewer with plenty of suspense with the hand-to-hand combat scenes, the car chases and the gun fights. My favorite scene of the entire movie I will say is when the daughter is actually taken - the way they give you a moment of false hope that she won't get taken and then BAM! She is dragged by the legs out from under the bed.

So for those of you who love movies that are suspenseful, thrilling, and have a well developed storyline - this is your movie. Cheers to its director Pierre Morel for doing such an amazing job. I was definitely impressed. Happy movie watching kids!

The Wackness - not as wack as I thought it would be!

Since I have that fabulous Blockbuster 2-week free membership, I decided to maximize my movie watching these past couple of weeks. The most recent arrival to my mailbox was the drug-pusher movie The Wackness. Although most people know this as "the movie that one of the Olsen twins was in", there was so much more to the story than meets the eye.

It's true, Mary-Kate Olsen does have a small role in the movie as a spaced out, drugged up hippie who nearly screws an old man in a phone booth, but aside from that, she is basically non-existent to the overall plot.

What you need to know about this movie is that it is set in NYC in 1994, it is about an 18-year-old pot pusher (who in my opinion is quite a cutie) and his quest to figure his life out during the summer before he leaves for college. He was a loser in high school and his only friend in life is his psychiatrist (whom he pays with weed).

What I found to be interesting about this movie is that everything doesn't totally wind up hunky-dory at the end. I will say that the lead character does figure out his life at least for the time being, but more importantly he realizes that it isn't he who was the loser in life, but the people around him.

My thought is that most of you will actually hate this movie after you watch it; however to those of you who actually look deeper into a movie than just the top layer, you will get this movie more than some of the critics did. I give it an overall thumbs up - but if you are part of the crowd who can't dig deeper into the meaning of movies - stay far away from this one. Also - for those of you who are into the old school hip-hop scene (I'm talking Notorious BIG type stuff), if you don't feel the need to see this movie, at least download the soundtrack. It features hits from Faith Evans, R. Kelly, Notorious BIG, Method Man (who stars in the movie as a Jamaican drug dealer), Craig Mack, and more. I just downloaded the entire thing myself - totally worth it! Below I have posted the trailer to the movie for all of you who aren't familiar. Happy watching kids!

This poor child has made my day!

Ok so after watching this video you should realize that having kids may not be such a bad idea for your future...why? Well because you can totally screw with them by taping them at embarrassing times, and then post the videos on youtube to share with your friends and family. So to all of my friends who are married or engaged - please have kids so that you can keep Auntie Holls entertained for the rest of her life...

And you know for sure that if I do wind up popping one out in my future - I will have my trusty camera on me at all times to capture the good times, the bad times, and the crazy drugged up after the dentist times.