A Message From Alicia:

Like most people, I wasn’t always a vegetarian, but I’ve always loved animals. If you ever have a chance to meet a cow, pig, turkey, or goat, you will see that they are just as cute and funny as your dogs and cats and that they, too, want to live and feel love. They don’t like pain. Now when I see a steak, it makes me feel sad and sick because right away, I see my dog or the amazing cows I met at a sanctuary. I’ve been vegan for 10 years, and it’s the single-most important and helpful decision I have ever made. Physically, the effect has been amazing. Once I went vegan, I lost the weight I wanted to lose, my nails were stronger, and my skin was glowing. I feel great, and I look better now than I did 11 years ago.

Being vegan truly is the secret to my life’s joy and peace. I feel physically and spiritually better than I could have ever imagined knowing that I am doing everything I can to reduce animal suffering with simple lifestyle choices like being vegan, never wearing any products made from animals (like wool and leather), and buying only from companies that NEVER test their products or ingredients on animals.

Apologies for my lack of posts during the 4 day holiday weekend but I was at war with my home computer since adding about 100 gigs of software and such. I will be pimp style Mac booking as soon as I read a bizillion instructions.

I think crazy and fun…and crazy fun pretty much describes my 4th of July. It was about 100 of my peeps and new peeps at a pool party, BBQ, shenanigans o’ plenty soiree.

I have not seen the pictures from yesterday but I’m sure several of them will make me laugh out-loud and others…I will have to ask to be removed from the files asap.

Um, okay, cutest thing Eva!!! Apparently a mommy tiger lost her cubs in birth and started to fall into a state of depression and decline in health.

Sometimes a mom of one species will surrogate babies from another species in order to heal past the loss. The only orphaned babies the vets could find were these little pigs in tiger skin jackets.

Now if that don’t warm the cockleshells of your heart…then you’re obviously a cold blooded killer.

Can you imagine the three little pigs with a moms like that. “Blow down my house, bitch. I dare you!”

Um, my only question is, HOW did he beat out Jake Gyllenhaal? Freakin’ blasphemy!!!

Precious Jackie came in third, being beat out by Nick Lachey who took 2nd place. Meh, Nick is okay.

For the number one spot, Taylor Hicks also beat out Matthew McConaughey, who only managed to squeeze in at number 10. Sure, ol’ Mattie ain’t really for me but the ladies seem to like him…and the menses.

Chris Evans, most known for his role as Johnny Storm in the Fantastic Four, made it to number eleven…which I don’t understand since he’s not a bachelor. I think a long-term relationship to Jessica Biel constitutes not being single.

Meh, he’s not really for me either. He’s got nice lips and a rockin’ body but I just find him utterly annoying. If I could stand his presence he’s definitely a kick to the “friend’s zone” kinda guy.

Sean Ashmore, who played Iceman in the X-Men trilogy came in at number thirteen.

He gets my cootie patootie nod and extra points for being Michelle Trachtenberg’s supa honey.

And last but not least…Ryan Seacrest? What the…???

Okay, Taylor at number one, Ryan making it on the list at all…clearly some money exchanged hands in the People editorial staff or somebody in there is a fan club, card carrying American Idol fan.

But now I’ve learned the errors of my ways. Give that saucy minx a runway and my number. 1-800-WANNA-BE-ON-YOU.

Guess who came out today. Yeah, I thought they were going to say Tobey Maguire, being that he’s such a bitter, little, troll, but no, Peter Parker, the web-swinging wall-crawler reveals the truth. Spidey is gay.

In the latest edition of the Marvel comic Civil War on sale this week, Spider-Man takes off his mask and announces to the world he’s gay…and apparently his secret identity along with it.

The seven-issue Civil War series, launched in May, sees Marvel’s writers taking on the topical issue of civil liberties.

Huh, I wonder if Mary Jane knows?

This is Burning Safari, one of the winners from the 2006 Goeblins International Animation Film Festival. I can’t say that much about it…cause the site is in French, but the animtion is pretty rad.

Pyrats, another winner, is a Disneyesque, swashbuckling, action-packed adventure.

For a bit of an artistic flair with cool music check out, La migration Bigoudenn.

Lionel, I just straight-up thought the character design work was funny and it’s pretty cute. There’s dialogue in French in this one so it’s more for visual purposes…unless, of course, you speak Francais.

Perry Taylor, Britney Spear’s hunky new Guy Friday is just a mouse click away on MySpace. Just this morning he had 22 friends and now it’s shot up to 167.

After shows like Benson, Charle’s in Charge, The Nanny, I see a sitcom in the future…or at least a Playgirl spread.

Jeremy wasn’t having the bump and challenged Dorffie on the matter. Dorff replied in a very schoolyard manner of, “I’ll do what I want.”

That wasn’t sitting well with Piven who pulled out his penis lightsaber with a, “You’re a has-been.” Dorff then parried and thrust with, “At least I am a movie star – you’re only on TV! Cable TV!”

I wish security would have given them time to slap it out but apparently they broke up the fray before any blood or dignity was spilt.

The Smarmy Brit singer, James Blunt catches some rays on the beach of Ibiza, Spain with supermodel girlfriend Petra Nemcova.

I’m beginning to wonder, what defines a supermodel? These days, apparently EVERYONE is dating a supermodel. Are any of them just a regularmodel or a mediocremodel? I mean, let’s face it, most of America’s Nest Top Models look like they could do catalogue work at best and would be living on Ramen to make ends meet.

Okay, well, Petra’s no Rebecca Romijn but I guess she’ll do.