Category: This and That

  • A Much-Needed Break

    A Much-Needed Break

    ‘ Our beloved cat passed away on Friday evening and I am beyond distraught.  I will be taking the week off from blogging, but hopefully will be feeling more like myself again next Monday. ‘

  • The ” . . . Baby One More Time” Costume

    The ” . . . Baby One More Time” Costume

    ‘ One of the most important items on my Stalking Bucket List was checked off last week while the Grim Cheaper and I were in Las Vegas.  Way back in October 2010 (while doing research for this post), I learned that Britney Spears’ schoolgirl costume from her 1998 “ . . . Baby One More…

  • My Picture on “The Meredith Vieira Show”

    ‘ The Meredith Vieira Show recently used my photograph of The Golden Girls house as part of their “Name That Hollywood Home” segment.  It is a really fun bit, which you can watch by clicking above. ‘

  • The Daisy – Where O.J. Simpson and Nicole Brown Met

    The Daisy – Where O.J. Simpson and Nicole Brown Met

    ‘ I love a good true-crime podcast.  One that recently got me hooked is Confronting: O.J. Simpson with Kim Goldman, which just finished its first season.  In it, the sister of murder victim Ronald Goldman interviews numerous key players in the so-called Trial of the Century, including jurors, prosecutors, witnesses and one of the defense…

  • POP Champagne Bar

    POP Champagne Bar

    ‘ This past weekend I dragged my boyfriend out to stalk Pasadena’”‘”‘s newest hot spot – a little place called POP Champagne & Dessert Bar which opened its doors about three months ago.  Being that champagne is my (and my girl Marilyn’”‘”‘s) fave cocktail, I have been dying to stalk this place ever since it opened…

  • My Latest Mike the Fanboy Article – About the “Pretty Little Liars”: Made Here Exhibit

    My Latest Mike the Fanboy Article – About the “Pretty Little Liars”: Made Here Exhibit

    ‘ I am finally back from my surprise whirlwind vacation!  As it turns out, my best friends flew in from Switzerland for 9 days to spend my 40th with me, along with my parents and the Grim Cheaper.  Though we were originally supposed to spend our time on Coronado Island in San Diego, thanks to…

  • Stalking the WB – For the Third Time!

    Stalking the WB – For the Third Time!

    ‘ As I’ve mentioned a few times before, this past October, my good friends from Switzerland came to visit my family for a few weeks.  While they were here, I decided to take them on a Hollywood studio tour.  The only problem was I couldn’t decide exactly which Hollywood studio tour to take them on.  So,…

  • Tonight’s Without a Trace

    Tonight’s Without a Trace

    ‘ My good friend, Lukas Behnken, is going to be on Without a Trace tonight, so tune in! Lukas is playing a character named Jeff Turner. Lukas is an amazing actor and has starred in episodes of Everwood, Grey’”‘”‘s Anatomy, Cold Case, and Seventh Heaven among others. He also starred in the Mary Kate and…

  • Happy Memorial Day!

    Happy Memorial Day!

    ‘ I would like to wish my fellow stalkers a very happy Memorial Day!  I hope you are all enjoying a fun and safe three-day weekend and taking at least a moment to remember what today is really about – America’”‘”‘s fallen heroes. ‘

  • The Paley Center for Media’s “Television: Out of the Box” Exhibit

    The Paley Center for Media’s “Television: Out of the Box” Exhibit

    ‘ Two weekends ago, as the Grim Cheaper and I were making our way home from the Hollywood Show, I decided to peruse through my Facebook newsfeed and just about died when I saw that a fellow stalker named Brittany had posted photographs of numerous Friends props and costumes on display at the Warner Bros.…