cool today - hot tamale

Weather has gone deeply erratic. Saw Whip It last night, it was super cute, I like Drew Barrymore.
I just wish they had filmed that here. I heard that the Austin scenes were shot over a few days just to get those landmarks "hi - How are you?" and of course SoCo.

Though the real bouts are actually held far from downtown and our vintage shops are way better curated than the shop they filmed in that was supposed to represent Atomic City. Still, despite the critics who panned it, I thought it was sweet. J and I were both kind of impressed that the film had no cussing, very very subtle drinking, no drugs and the tattoos didn't play a major part.
It could have been totally different if it had been directed by a guy, so I personally appreciated that it celebrated all the good parts of the sport.

Embarrassed myself by shouting out "OMG it's Chloe!" in the opening scenes. She was working for me when she first tried out for and joined the Holy Rollers, and while her full immersion in RD culture while she was my employee made me nuts... as a person I think her continued involvement in TXRD is terrific.
I had read that she was a body double but didn't realize she had any "face time" in the movie.
Yeay Chloe!

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NYT has a great article on buying a historic home in Venice Italy. Because, THAT'S so affordable.

We love watching international house hunters and the voice over says "Dick and Jane Hossenpheffer are leaving behind their small 6k sqft home in New Hampshire for a new life in the South of France.. with a budget of just 4 million dollars we hope they can find something!"
Because nothing gives people hope when the economy is hanging out in file 13, to know that with just 4 mil. we could all just scoot off to the south of France.

Personally I'd like it if these shows would point out that a lot of countries will not allow you to purchase property without citizenship, or a bank account with x amount opened in the country for x amount of time, that some countries require a separate purchase bonus that makes the NY Key Money scam look like daily allowance for a child. I like numbers and facts.

It's a lot easier to buy in your own country.