I met Hillary Duff...

...okay, I thought I was about to. I went with some friends to a friend of a friend's party and there she was. OMG it's Lizzie McGuire! Oh wait...is that her? Yeah it's totally her. Wait? What? Are you sure? It wasn't. But it was the weirdest thing. This girl looked exactly like Hillary Duff, but was a little taller, thinner and with Gwen Stefani platinum blonde hair. Okay, after awhile it was clearly NOT little miss Duffet, but she was a really great look alike. It was one of those things that my friends and I couldn't stop talking about(that tells you how much we enjoyed this party...we didn't stay long). It was kind of like when they added the animatronic Johnny Depp at Disney's Pirates ride...you can't stop looking at it because it looks just like him.

It wouldn't have been too surprising if it was her. These celebrities are running loose all over the place here. When I first moved to LA, my first sighting was when a girl bumped into my bag at a restaurant and sweetly said, "Oh..sorry. Excuse me." When I turned around to say, "It's okay," it was mini Alanis herself, Avril Lavigne. I had to tell my little cousin about it right away because she loved her at the time. We later saw her walking around our neighborhood, so I guess she lives near by. That, or she's totally stalking me and wants my Betsey Johnson bag.

I like seeing really random celebrities. I guess I'm used to seeing the faces of super famous ones all the time on magazines and tv, but when you see someone like Scott Bakula...cool beans. Then you remember how awesome "Quantum Leap" was and start thinking..."Whatever happened to that guy?" Well he shops at Best Buy, that's all I can tell you.

Speaking of Scott Bakula, has anyone ever noticed how he looks like Alf? You know the aloha shirt wearing alien guy from the planet Melmac? I'm sure others have pointed this out before, but here's a peek...












Here's another one that's been called out before, but I enjoy it every time I watch a Sox
game or any of the Shrek movies:














Here's a shout out to my friend Cliffton Hall (sorry Cliff...it's so good. I had to do it) He kind of looks like Hillary Swank in "Boys Don't Cry"













I don't think I look like any celebrities, but for some strange reason, people say I look like Tia Carrere all the time. I think it's only by default. They find out I'm from Hawaii and Filipino and then all of a sudden I look like her.

Well...when auditions for "Wayne's World: The Musical Spectacular" come up...I'll be there.

Picnic Baskets, Chipmunks and Barack Obama...

I was out having lunch with my Mom the other day, and we were sitting near a mother of 3 with her kids and her gal pal. It was a Saturday, so lunch and shopping with the girls is a big To Do on the weekend check list for a lot of people. Anyway, I was very impressed with this woman. She was able to carry a conversation with her friend while handing off coloring books, stuffed animals and a video game to each kid. I'm always blown away at how Moms can do that! It was time for them to order and she ordered for herself, but not for the kids. She had packed meals for all of her children (Super Mom Alert). Now, this place had a kids menu, so it wasn't like the kids wouldn't have anything to eat. The server was totally cool with it and they went on to have a great meal.

Here's what I'm thinking. If a group of six adults were having lunch at a restaurant and 3 of them were ordering but the other 3 brought a picnic basket would they let them stay there? If they say no to the adults, but yes to the kids, is that age discrimination? What if their Mom's packed the picnic basket? I'm not saying that people should walk into Mr. Chow with take-out Panda Express. Plus, to me the issue is not about saving money. What if you want to hang out with your friends, but can't or don't want to eat anything at the restaurant. Like a vegetarian at a steakhouse. I have a veggie friend who would sneak tofu in her purse because she couldn't eat anything on the menu. Yes there are salads, but vegetarians need their protein too, and No seafood doesn't count either (seems obvious I know, but people would suggest the fish dishes to her all the time.) Now, I know there's a MAJOR difference between 3 grown adults bringing a picnic basket and a Mom feeding her baby carrots from a jar...It was just a funny thought:)

As I was thinking about this, I started thinking about theme parks. I know, randoms. Maybe it's 'cause my little cousin is really excited about his trip next month to Disneyland and his Mom and I were talking about it at a family get together the other day (see, I mentioned Moms again..there's the connection!) I recently visited Mickey's House and I do love going there, but it's pricey. Luckily I have a friend that works there...

...and he can get me and a couple of pals in on the house (it's great when we have out of town visitors), but what about a whole family coming in from out of town? I recently met a woman that said she couldn't take her kids to Disneyworld anymore because it's just too expensive. Bummers. And what about people who don't really like going on rides? I love going to Disneyland and Six Flags over My Hammy and all that good stuff, but I'm not a huge roller coaster person. Wait...I take that back. I'm NOT a roller coaster person at all (I'm more of a Small World, E.T. Adventure kinda gal.) I'm a bit freaked out when it comes to heights. It probably has something to do with the time I fell out of a hot air balloon as a kid (okay that didn't really happen, but it's much better than my glass elevator story.) I think Theme parks are really fun, and there are a lot of things to do other than roller coasters...but if someone's not riding all the crazy rides, then why should they pay full price? I mean, I'm not even sure if I'm tall enough to ride on these rides. People like me, Alvin and the rest of the chipmunks should get a special pass or something:)

(ps: I used to LOVE the Chipmunks when I was a kid. I had all of their toys and cassette tapes...yes cassette tapes. This is one of my fave videos that they did)

(okay I'm back...)And again, what about those families that have to pay for Mom, Dad, the kids...wowsers! Plus, Mom AND Dad can't ride on the rides all the time (someone has to hold the Churros), they should be able to split their tickets. Just another random thought (Whew, I kinda feel like Cher right now)

If I could talk to Barack Obama right now I'd ask him to look over these things. I know he'll have a lot of things to take care of like the Economy, and re-decorating the White House and all, but when he's President, these are little things he can take care of fairly quickly and he'll for sure gain major creds for the theme park thingy. So Mr. Future President Obama help us out here and thank you in advance for all that you're going to do.
ps: I LOVED you as Nate in Stomp the Yard and Tom Dilton in Mo Money;)