Sunday, December 13, 2009

Non-FIP maximum card: Santa Claus


I saw somewhere a T-shirt inscribed: "Hey, Santa! How much for your list of naughty girls?"

Why is Santa saying "Shhh!..."? Or his index is just preaching, away from his lips?

Thursday, December 10, 2009

Cate Blanchett has gone postal...philatelic, too! Now she's unavailable [her maxicard, that is] from Australia Post




I am re-posting above images from saphilatelist at stampboards.com.
"This card is not a maximum card but a prepaid postcard. It differs from the maximum card as the 'stamps' are actually images printed as part of the card design. On the maximum cards the 'stamps' are real stamps affixed to the card and postmarked. "
"And here is the address side showing the postage prepaid imprint."

http://www.stamps.com.au/shop/stamps/2009-australian-legends/sku/1595671

I like all these 4 Australian-born(/raised?) actors, and I salute this initiative of Australia Post.
Another very innovative and open-minded post is Austria Post - I'll post soon about their stamp with meteorite particles incorporated, etc. :)

Cate Blanchett is very versatile - an actress with the proven capability of playing pretty much any type of roles. Plus atypical roles.
Also, I saw a glimpse of her deliciously sharp wit when she outwitted Jay Leno (anagram: JAY LENO = LEAN JOY) on his show.
Instead of telling Jay explicitly that he is "crazy" [she was joking in a light-hearted manner], she smiled and told him slowly, in an apparently innocent tone: "Jay, you could see somebody about this..." [for professional help].

Cate, I really appreciate you and your artistic work in movies, theater, etc.
But I guess that many bimbomaniac spectators don't fully notice and comprehend your unique magnitude of artistic personality.

Best wishes to you and yours! :)

Nicole Kidman is not STOCKy [the maxicard about her is out-of-STOCK with Australia Post]


http://www.stamps.com.au/shop/stamps/2009-australian-legends/sku/1595661

However, some copies of her maxicards are available on FeeBay, maybe Delcampe, maybe others.

Nicole Kidman...she played so many memorable roles (because SHE MADE THEM memorable) in a lot of movies.
Once she was off Cruise-control, she chose to adjust, in a Nic of time, the speed of her acting career, making good decisions about good roles, in general.
[That was just a joking reference to Tom Cruise; I appreciate Tom very much. :) ]

Rumor has it that Nicole has "a frozen forehead", thru Botox injections.
Is that true? How the hell should I know? She certainly looks very good, forefront too.
Eventually, she's due to get "A Wrinkle", "In Time". No?
Even if she used Botox, is there anything wrong about that? Joan (Gossip Me A) River[s] swears, I mean swears-by the usefulness of it for herself.

Maybe other blondes have used Clorox ->bleached blonde.
Maybe other Sillywood actors have used Detox (facilities).
Not even Iron Mike [Tyson] proved to be INOX[idable].

Maybe Botox is a reasonable thing in The Year Of The -OX", even if you also do it in any other year, as needed. What do I know? :)

Somebody said that we should see the beauty, beyond the wrinkles.
Others prefer [face] uplifting experiences.

Nicole Kidman has also played roles for which she accepted to be uglified by makeup artists.
Who's afraid of the big, bad Virginia Woolf's nose? Not Nicole.
Joking aside, Virginia Woolf, played by Nicole, is a very tragic figure of the real life, not a Tinseltown concoction.

Nicole, you know you are a superstar on your own, not somebody's trophy wife.
Yes, nobody can build an artistic career without occasional help (maybe even mentoring).
But you are a bright example of how it's possible to advance your career even in the aftermath of divorcing from a superstar.
Other ex-wives would have been content to just pocket the money and retire from any hard work.
What was that movie line? "He is a sugar-daddy, and she is a whore with a wedding ring".
You certainly are not in that category, whatsoever.
True actors work "for the love of the game" - acting, entertaining the masses and the not-so-snotty critics.

Best wishes to you and yours, Nicole!

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