Celebrity Death Watch 2016

It's that time of year again.  It's time for the annual Celebrity Death List.

In 2011, I predicted 6 deaths correctly (author Lillian Jackson Braun - 97, actor Peter Falk - 83, Kim Jong-il - 69, Andy Rooney - 91, Elizabeth Taylor -78, and Amy Winehouse - 27).

In 2012, I correctly predicted 7 with Ray Bradbury - 91, Dick Clark - 82, Robin Gibb - 62, Andy Griffith - 85, Larry Hagaman - 80, Etta James -73, and Joe Paterno - 85.

2013 was a down year for my predictions with only 4.  Patty Andrews - 94, Nelson Mandela -  95, Peter O'Toole - 81, and Margaret Thatcher - 87 all died this past year.  However, we also lost those we didn't expect, like Paul Walker, James Gandolfini, Cory Monteith,

In 2014, I hit 8 correct predictions with actress and screen legend Lauren Bacall - 89, Sid Caesar - 91, actor (and one of my favorites) James Garner - 86, author PD James - 94, actor (The Professor from Gilligan's Island) Russel Johnson - 89, lawyer (and sister of author Harper Lee) Alice Lee - 103, actor Mickey Rooney - 93, and world leader Ariel Sharon - 85.

For 2015, I only got 4 correct including music legend B.B. King - 89, actor Christopher Lee - 93, actress Maureen O'Hara - 93 (what a legend), and author Terry Pratchett - 67.  Then there were the shocking deaths of Robin Williams and others that no one could predict.

Who knows what this next year will bring.  Hopefully nothing too heartbreaking but... without further ado....

Celebrity Death Watch 2015
Rene Angelil - 73
Muhammad Ali - 74

Fred Armisen - 49
Ed Asner - 86
Bob Barker - 92
Chuck Berry - 89
Justin Bieber - 22
Tom Brokaw - 75
Mel Brooks - 89
Gary Busey - 71
Barbara Bush - 90
George HW Bush - 91
Amanda Bynes - 29
Jimmy Carter - 91
Fidel Castro - 90
Carol Channing - 94

Chevy Chase - 72
Chris Christie - 53
Beverly Cleary - 99
Tim Conway - 82
Macaulay Culkin - 35
Miley Cyrus - 23
Charlie Daniels - 79
Doris Day - 93
Olivia De Havilland - 100
Bob Dole - 92
Kirk Douglas - 99
Dick Van Dyke - 90
Aretha Franklin - 73
Zsa Zsa Gabor - 98
John Glenn - 94
John Goodman - 63
Billy Graham - 97
Merle Haggard - 79
Steven Hawking - 74
Hugh Hefner - 89
Hal Holbrook - 90
Glynis Johns - 92
Louis Jourdan - 94
George Kennedy - 90

Larry King - 82

Kris Kristofferson - 79
Shia LaBeouf - 29
Angela Lansbury - 90

Harper Lee - 89
Stan Lee - 93
Jerry Lewis - 89
Courtney Love - 51
Rose Marie - 89
Taylor Momson - 22
Demi Moore - 53
Mary Tyler Moore - 79
Roger Moore - 88
Jim Nabors - 85
Bob Newhart - 86

Prince Philip - 94

Christopher Plummer - 86

Sidney Poitier - 89
Pope Benedict XVI - 88

Nancy Reagan - 94
Carl Reiner - 93
Burt Reynolds - 79
Keith Richards - 72
Don Rickles - 89
George Segal - 81
Charlie Sheen - 50
Jerry Stiller - 88
Abe Vigoda - 94
Adam West - 87
Gene Wilder - 83
Joann Woodward - 85
Herman Wouk - 100
Alan Young - 97

Celebrity Death Watch 2015

It's that time of year again.  It's time for the annual Celebrity Death List.

In 2011, I predicted 6 deaths correctly (author Lillian Jackson Braun - 97, actor Peter Falk - 83, Kim Jong-il - 69, Andy Rooney - 91, Elizabeth Taylor -78, and Amy Winehouse - 27).

In 2012, I correctly predicted 7 with Ray Bradbury - 91, Dick Clark - 82, Robin Gibb - 62, Andy Griffith - 85, Larry Hagaman - 80, Etta James -73, and Joe Paterno - 85.

2013 was a down year for my predictions with only 4.  Patty Andrew - 94, Nelson Mandela -  95, Peter O'Toole - 81, and Margaret Thatcher - 87 all died this past year.  However, we also lost those we didn't expect, like Paul Walker, James Gandolfini, Cory Monteith,

In 2014, I hit 8 correct predictions with actress and screen legend Lauren Bacall - 89, Sid Caesar - 91, actor (and one of my favorites) James Garner - 86), author PD James - 94, actor (The Professor from Gilligan's Island) Russel Johnson - 89, lawyer (and sister of author Harper Lee) Alice Lee - 103, actor Mickey Rooney - 93, and world leader Ariel Sharon - 85.

Who knows what this next year will bring.  Hopefully nothing too heartbreaking but... without further ado....

Celebrity Death Watch 2015
Muhammad Ali - 73

Fred Armisen - 48
Ed Asner - 85
Bob Barker - 91
Chuck Berry - 88
Justin Bieber - 20
Tom Brokaw - 74
Gary Busey - 70
Barbara Bush - 89
George HW Bush - 90
Jimmy Carter - 90
Fidel Castro - 89
Carol Channing - 93

Chevy Chase - 71
Chris Christie - 52
Tim Conway - 81
Macaulay Culkin - 34
Miley Cyrus - 22
Charlie Daniels - 78
Doris Day - 92
Olivia De Havilland - 99
Bob Dole - 91
Kirk Douglas - 98
Dick Van Dyke - 88
Aretha Franklin - 72
Zsa Zsa Gabor - 97
Billy Graham - 96
Merle Haggard - 78
Steven Hawking - 73
Hal Holbrook - 89
Ron Howard - 60
Glynis Johns - 91
Louis Jourdan - 93
Ke$ha - 27
B.B. King - 89
Larry King - 81

Kris Kristofferson - 78
Shia LaBeouf - 28
Angela Lansbury - 89
Christopher Lee - 93

Harper Lee - 88
Stan Lee - 92
Jerry Lewis - 88
Lindsay Lohan - 28
Courtney Love - 50
Rose Marie - 88
Taylor Momson - 21
Demi Moore - 52
Mary Tyler Moore - 78
Maureen O'Hara - 93
Prince Philip - 93
Christopher Plummer - 85

Sidney Poitier - 88
Pope Benedict XVI - 87

Terry Pratchett - 67
Nancy Reagan - 93
Carl Reiner - 92
Burt Reynolds - 78
Keith Richards - 71
Don Rickles - 88
George Segal - 80
Charlie Sheen - 49
Jerry Stiller - 87
Abe Vigoda - 93
Joann Woodward - 84
Herman Wouk - 99
Alan Young - 96

SHORTLIST
Amanda Bynes - 28
John Goodman - 62
George Kennedy - 89
Roger Moore - 87
Jim Nabors - 84
Bob Newhart - 85
Adam West - 86

Celebrity Death Watch 2014

It's that time of year again.  No, not the holidays.  It's time for the annual Celebrity Death List.

In 2011, I predicted 6 deaths correctly (author Lillian Jackson Braun - 97, actor Peter Falk - 83, Kim Jong-il - 69, Andy Rooney - 91, Elizabeth Taylor -78, and Amy Winehouse - 27).

In 2012, I correctly predicted 7 with Ray Bradbury - 91, Dick Clark - 82, Robin Gibb - 62, Andy Griffith - 85, Larry Hagaman - 80, Etta James -73, and Joe Paterno - 85.

2013 was a down year for my predictions with only 3.  Patty Andrew - 94, Nelson Mandela -  95, Peter O'Toole - 81 all died this past year.  However, we also lost those we didn't expect, like Paul Walker, James Gandolfini, Cory Monteith,

Who knows what this next year will bring.  Hopefully nothing too heartbreaking but... without further ado....

Celebrity Death Watch 2014
Muhammad Ali - 72

Fred Armisen - 47
Ed Asner - 84
Lauren Bacall - 89
Bob Barker - 90
Chuck Berry - 87
Justin Bieber - 19
Gary Busey - 69
Barbara Bush - 88
George HW Bush - 89
Jimmy Carter - 89
Sid Caesar - 92
Fidel Castro - 87
Tim Conway - 80
Macaulay Culkin - 33
Miley Cyrus - 21
Charlie Daniels - 77
Doris Day - 91
Olivia De Havilland - 98
Bob Dole - 90
Kirk Douglas - 97
Dick Van Dyke - 87
Aretha Franklin - 71
Zsa Zsa Gabor - 96
James Garner - 85
Billy Graham - 95
Merle Haggard - 77
Valerie Harper - 74
Steven Hawking - 72
Ron Howard - 59
PD James - 93
Glynis Johns - 90
Russel Johnson - 89 (Gilligan's Island)
Ke$ha - 26
Larry King - 80

Kris Kristofferson - 77
Shia LaBeouf - 27
Angela Lansbury - 88
Christopher Lee - 91

Alice Lee - 102

Harper Lee - 87
Stan Lee - 91
Jerry Lewis - 87
Lindsay Lohan - 27
Courtney Love - 49
Rose Marie - 87
Taylor Momson - 20
Demi Moore - 51
Mary Tyler Moore - 77
Prince Philip - 92
Christopher Plummer - 84

Sidney Poitier - 87

Terry Pratchett - 66
Nancy Reagan - 92
Carl Reiner - 91
Keith Richards - 70
Mickey Rooney - 93
George Segal - 79
Ariel Sharon - 85 (He's been in a coma since 2006)
Charlie Sheen - 48
Margaret Thatcher - 88
Abe Vigoda - 92
Herman Wouk - 98

DWTS Dream Season - a list in progress

7 seasons ago I started watching Dancing with the Stars ONLY because Shawn Johnson was on Season 8.  Little did I know that I would fall in love with the competition so quickly.  It is now my favorite competition show that I always have to watch.

So, as I wait for the announcement of the Season 16 cast I will list the people I would love to see perform on the show.

John Stamos

Dick Van Dyke

Mary Tyler Moore

Nastia Liukin

Lindsay Lohan

Kirk Cameron

Jamie Lee Curtis

Bonnie Hunt

Candace Cameron Bure

Tom Selleck

Vanessa Hudgins

Mary Kate Olsen

Ashley Olsen

Girl Crush List

Everyone has a crush on someone of the same sex.  It's just a rule of life.  It doesn't mean you're gay (and I'm not saying that's wrong) but it just happens.  The person is usually someone exceptional who you have to see or hear everything they do.  You fangirl them.  It's just something that happens.

Now, my list is short.  The people on it are talented and wonderful people who I believe are amazing in their field.  So, here it is...

 

Emily's Girl Crush List

 

Zooey Deschanel

 

 

 

Emma Stone

 

 

Katy Perry

 

 

Anna Kendrick

 

 

Tina Fey

 

Top 50 Hollywood Hotties - a list in progress

Chris Pine
Hugh Jackman
Robert Pattinson
Karl Urban
Nathan Fillion
Ryan Reynolds
Gerard Butler
Jonny Lee Miller
Robert Downey Jr.
Chris Hemsworth
Jared Followill
Garrett Hedlund
David Boreanaz
Caleb Followill
Jake Johnson
Jensen Ackles
Chris Pratt
Pierce Brosnan
David Gordh
John Stamos
Ryan Gosling
Aaron Rodgers
Jon Hamm
George Clooney
Colin Firth
Jason O'Mara
Dennis Quaid
Josh Duhamel
Jason Sudeikis
Liam Hemsworth
Ryan Lochte
Kellan Lutz
Jared Padalecki
Matt Bomer
Geoff Stults
Scott Eastwood
Josh Lucas
Lee Pace
Chace Crawford
Christian Bale
Tom Mison
Sam Page
Henry Cavill
Ashton Kutcher
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Josh Holloway
Zac Efron
Nathan Followill
Josh Hutcherson
Jimmy Fallon

An Exciting Day

It was so hard to get up this morning.  I lied in bed snuggled up under warm blankets in the dark wishing I was sick so I could stay home.  I know, right.  Who wished they were sick?  But, as soon as I remembered my morning project at work I hopped right out of bed.

This morning I got to shift the YA area!  And yes, I know it's lame to be excited about that but I LOVE shifting.  The organizational fun of it all! So, last night at work I got a short bookcase and was able to move my games off the regular shelves where books are located and into the teen area for easier accessibility.  And, after clearing off the shelves I was going to shift but only had 5 minutes left of the work day.  So... fun morning project!  The entire YA fiction section is shifted around and has more space!  And in other news, I'm a nerd.

But wait!  That wasn't the only exciting thing today because I now have clicky pens in a variety of colors thanks to BiC!  Here they are in a variety of colors...

BAM!  Gorgeous.
So yes, today is going pretty well.  But wait!  There's even more! 

My favorite new fandom - The Lizzie Bennet Diaries is EXPLODING!  Not only did we have an AMAZING new video in #83 but we now have a new video diaries series from Gigi in the form of Pemberly Digital!  AND then this news comes out today...

A LYDIA BENNET SEX TAPE!  Poor Lydia!  I knew that Wickham was a giant douche!  Things are about to get messy.