Top 100 Greatest Characters for the last 20 years

100. Tim Riggins from Friday Night Lights
99. The Bride from Kill Bill
98. Lisbeth Salander from The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo and its sequels
97. Violet Weston from August: Osage County
96. Bernie Mac from The Bernie Mac Show
95. Wilhelmina from Ugly Betty
94. Truman from The Truman Show
93. Game Boys: Nathan Drake from the Uncharted series; Kratos from the God of War series; and Niko Bellic from Grand Theft Auto IV
92. Christopher Boone from The Curious Incident of the Dog in Night-Time
91. Hancock from Hancock
90. Marge Gunderson from Fargo
89. Wikus van de Merwe from District 9
88. Napoleon Dynamite from Napoleon Dynamite
87. Tony Stark from the Iron Man series
86. Karen Walker and Jack McFarland from Will & Grace
85. Daniel Plainview from There Will Be Blood
84. Dr. Gregory House from House, M.D.
83. Jen Yu from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
82. Tracy Flick from Election
81. Amanda Woodward from Melrose Place
80. Gorillaz, the animated rock band
79. Elphaba from Wicked
78. Patty Hewes from Damages
77. Mimi Marquez from Rent
76. Tyler Durden from Fight Club
75. David Brent from The Office (original version)
74. Don Draper from Mad Men
73. Catherine Trammell from Basic Instinct
72. Kara “Starbuck” Thrace from Battlestar Galactica
71. Det. Alonzo Harris from Training Day
70. Mary Katherine Gallagher from Saturday Night Live
69. Miranda Priestly from The Devil Wears Prada
68. Effie White from Dreamgirls
67. Borat from Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
66. Allie and Noah from The Notebook
65. Lorelai and Rory Gilmore from Gilmore Girls
64. Maximus from Gladiator
63. John Locke from Lost
62. Jimmy Corrigan from Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth
61. Vic Mackey from The Shield
60. Mary Jones from Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Saphhire
59. Master Chief from the Halo series
58. Thelma and Louise from Thelma & Louise
57. Clayton Bigsby from Chappelle’s Show
56. Barney Stinson from How I Met Your Mother
55. Tracy Jordan from 30 Rock
54. Juno from Juno
53. Edward Cullen from the Twilight saga
52. Annie Wilkes from Misery
51. Omar Little from The Wire
50. Pearl the Landlord from FunnyorDie.com
49. Vivian Ward from Pretty Woman
48. Red from The Shawshank Redemption
47. Corky St. Clair Waiting for Guffman
46. Jerry Maguire from Jerry Maguire
45. Stewie Griffin from Family Guy
44. Jack Bauer from 24
43. Cal Stephanides from Middlesex
42. Sydney Bristow from Alias
41. Harold and Kumar from the Harold & Kumar series
40. Ron Burgundy from Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
39. Gob Bluth from Arrested Development
38. Elmo from Sesame Street
37. Keyser Söze from The Usual Suspects
36. Gollum from The Lord of the Rings
35. Dexter Morgan from Dexter
34. Cher from Clueless
33. Sarah Connor from Terminator 2: Judgment Day
32. Beavis and Butt-Head from Beavis and Butt-Head
31. Forrest Gump from Forrest Gump
30. “Stephen Colbert” from The Colbert Report
29. Vincent Vega and Jules Winnfield from Pulp Fiction
28. Madea from several Tyler Perry films and plays
27. Frasier from Frasier
26. Kavalier and Clay from The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
25. Woody from the Toy Story series
24. Felicity Porter from Felicity
23. Austin Powers from the Austin Powers series
22. Eric Cartman from South Park
21. Roseanne Conner from Roseanne
20. Ally McBeal from Ally McBeal
19. Morpheus from The Matrix series
18. Sue Sylvester from Glee
17. Lara Croft from the Tomb Raider franchise
16. Bridget Jones from the Bridget Jones series
15. Shrek from the Shrek series
14. Jeff “The Dude” Lebowski from The Big Lebowski
13. Jack Sparrow from the Pirates of the Caribbean series
12. Fox Mulder and Dana Scully from The X-Files
11. Cosmo Kramer from Seinfeld
10. SpongeBob SquarePants from SpongeBob SquarePants
9. Carrie Bradshaw from Sex and the City
8. Hannibal Lecter from The Silence of the Lambs and its sequels
7. Edward Scissorhands from Edward Scissorhands
6. Rachel Green from Friends
5. The Joker from The Dark Knight
4. Tony Soprano from The Sopranos
3. Buffy from Buffy the Vampire Slayer
2. Harry Potter from the Harry Potter series
1. Homer Simpson from The Simpsons

Standing out among the Crowd for the Perfect Job!

Although the economy is getting better….it is still tuff out there. So many people are out of work and looking for a job that sometimes it feels like a never ending process of applying and not hearing anything back….even a simple, “Thank you for your interest but NO”

I think one of the reasons that recruiters and HR people don’t respond anymore is because of the massive amounts of application they get. Thanks to CareerBuilder, Monster.com, and even craigslist the number of places for a person hunting for a job to apply is every growing.

So how can you really make yourself stand out among the crowd?!

First you want to get your resume noticed among the all the other rest! The best way to do that is to use KEYWORD! What is the job you are applying for?  What are they looking for, what is listed of requirements? Make your resume fit that, don’t lie and make stuff up, but use similar word and lingo.

If you do manage to get into an interview, make yourself stand out and relax. If you want to know more about interviewing, check out my blog What I Learnt During My Job Hunt & How it May Help You!

Next…make sure you reach out after the interview. You are only one person to interview and it may have been an awesome interview. But you need to follow up, send them a thank you. Send a message through LinkedIn or to their email. LinkedIn is a great way to stand apart!

Don’t forget, jobs fill fast! If you want a job, ACT! Don’t wait a few days and then apply, the opportunity may already be gone!

The Sleeping Beauty trilogy by Anne Rice

Last night I finally finished reading the Sleeping Beauty trilogy by Anne Rice.

Anne Rice has written some amazing books, but she also sometimes writes 20 pages about a tree, how the tree looks in the dark, how the tree folds out against the moon light, how the trees branches stretch out into the night to consume the darkness around it….and so on. When I picked up the Sleeping Beauty trilogy, it was only on a recommendation, and the recommendation was a good one.

Unlike her Lestat series, these books have nothing to do with Vampires or the supernatural really, but instead a twisted version of the fairy tale of Sleeping Beauty. Sleeping Beauty is awaken from her slumber, not by a kiss, but instead by…how should I say it…pleasure, ecstasy, sex…or should I just be blunt, rape, by a Prince.

The Prince takes Beauty back to his land (on agreement from her parents) and forces her into slavery. Not slavery in the terms of working for no pay in the fields all day, but as a sex slave. At first she is tormented and in awe by her treatment, and of princes and princesses from other lands, but soon she breaks and come to love it, crave it, and need it.

The Sleeping Beauty trilogy brings every sexual fantasy to the forefront from simple whips and chains to pony play and rape. It pushes every sexual desire to the limit, no matter what fantasy you have heard of, read about, thought of, or not thought of. I can see why originally the book was published under a sudo name, because it shocks you!

The plot, even if you have no interest in reading an erotic fantasy is actually interesting, even with the few Anne Rice moments of spending to much time on a minor detail.

Beauty it taken to the land of her Prince and savoir and she learns to become a “good” sex slave and she is content until she hears about a village, where “bad” slaves who displease their masters sexual are sent. Beauty becomes fascinated with this village and decides to break the rules so she can go there to experience new forms of sexual pleasure and torture, because as I mentioned before, she has gown to enjoy and crave it!

I do not want to give away the story. I have been told off a number of times for revealing too much J (yes, that was just for you chica) so instead I will stop there….stop before the plot really thickens, I will not tell you what becomes of Beauty. But I did really enjoy the ending, it was not the ending I was expecting, but somehow knew that it had to end that way.

Now I have to move onto a new book, not an erotic fantasy this time…I think I will go with what is always good, zombies!

How to know if you ever lived in St. Louis?

My best friend forwarded me this "What Jeff Foxworthy has to say about St. Louis". Not only did I find it funny but it made me super home sick...for a split second, until my mum told me it had been in the 40's last night...then I remembered why I love FL so much. But for everyone that has ever lived in St. Louis...you will enjoy this!




If someone mentions "The Landing" and it has nothing to do with the space shuttle,
                                      you might live in St. Louis .

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If you've worn shorts and a parka at the same time,
                you  might live  in St. Louis .

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If you've seen a tornado touchdown and ONLY thought "Darn it, I  just waxed the car",
                                  you might live in St. Louis .

   ___________________________

If you've had a lengthy telephone conversation with someone who dialed a wrong number,
                                you might live in St. Louis .

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If you measure distance in hours instead of miles,
              you might live in  St. Louis .

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If you have switched from 'heat' to 'A/C' in the same day and back again,
                          you might live in St. Louis.

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If you drive 75 miles through 2 feet of snow during a raging blizzard for some White Castles,
                             you might live in St. Louis.

 ___________________________

If you carry jumper cables in your car and your wife knows how to use them,
                                  you might live in St. Louis .

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If you take I-Farty-Far to Six Flags,
            You might live in St. Louis .

   ___________________________

If someone says concrete and you think of Ted Drewes instead of pavement,
                        you might live in St. Louis

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If you design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit,
                           you might live in St. Louis .

   ___________________________

If the speed limit on the highway is 55 mph -  you're going 80 and  everybody is passing you,
                             you might live in St. Louis .

   ___________________________

If you've ever skipped school, work, or even a court-date because you had tickets to an afternoon Cards game,
                              you might live in St. Louis .

 ___________________________

If you can say the words "Cahokia Mounds" and not think of a candy bar,
                             you might live in St. Louis .

   ___________________________

If driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow,
                          you might live in St. Louis .

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If you actually understand these jokes and shared them with your friends,
                            you live or have lived in  St. Louis

What are You Feeding Your Dog?? The Truth of What is in Your Dog Food!

So I love my puppy Jake, and I always want the best for him, so when I found out that my puppy was eating pretty much the worst food I could be feeding him, I decided I needed to find a better food. When I first got Jake, I was feeding him pretty good food, then I decided to check out online and find him a better one....what I switched him to was NOT better, but in fact MUCH worse. So after my poor puppy suffering for about 4 months and my puppy dealing with dry skin and just all around non-positive things, I decided it was time to look into the dog food situation again.
After some digging around I found this grading system for dog food, which I actually liked and it goes like this:

Start with a grade of 100:
1) For every listing of "by-product" subtract 10 points
2) For every non-specified animal source (such as "meat" or "poultry", meat, meal or fat reference) subtract 10 points
3) If the food contains BHA, BHT, or ethoxyquin, subtract 10 points
4) For every grain "mill run" or non-specific grain source, subtract 5 points
5) If the same grain ingredient is used 2 or more times in the first five ingredients (i.e. "ground brown rice", "brewer's rice", "rice flour") subtract 5 points
6) If the protein sources are not meat meal and there are less than 2 meats in the top 3 ingredients, subtract 3 points
7) It it contains an artificial colorant, subtract 3 points
8) If it contains ground corn or whole grain corn, subtract 3 points
9) If corn is listed in the top 5 ingredients, subtract 2 points
10) If the food contains any animal fat other than fish oil, subtract 2 points
11) If lamb is the only animal protein source (unless your dog is allergic to other protein sources) subtract 2 points
12) If it contains soy or soybean, subtract 2 points
13) If it contains wheat (unless you know that your dog is allergic to wheat) subtract 2 points
14) If it contains beef (unless your know your dog is allergic to beef) subtract 1 point
15) If it contains salt, subtract 1 point

So where does the food you feed your dog stand now. It is really amazing how quickly the number drops from 100 with items like Kibbles & Bits, Iams & even Science Diet

But you can get extra credit

Extra Credit:
1) If any of the meat sources are organic, add 5 points
2) If the food is endorsed by any major breed groups or nutritionist, add 5 points
3) If the food is baked not extruded, add 5 points
4) If the food contains probiotics, add 3 points
5) If the food contains fruit, add 3 points
6) If the food contains vegetables (NOT corn or other grains), add 3 points
7) If the animal sources are hormone-free and antibiotic-free, add 2 points
8) If the food contains barley, add 2 points
9) If the food contains flax seed oil (not just the seeds) add 2 points
10) If the food contains oats or oatmeal, add 1 point
11) If the food contains sunflower oil, add 1 point
12) If it contains glucosamine and chondroitin, add 1 point
13) If the vegetables have been tested from pesticides and are pesticide-free, add 1 point


So I have now changed my dogs food, we are going with all natural and organic ones, yes it cost a little more, but I wouldn't feed my child fast food every day....WHY THE HELL would I feed my dog that type of crap as well.

Some of the TOP Dog foods are:
Wellness Super 5 Mix Chicken
Timberwolf Organics Wild & Natural Dry
Artemis Large/medium breed Puppy
Authority Harvest Baked

Pretty much all of the brands at stores like Whole Foods.

So if you love your dog as much as I do, check what you are putting into your puppy's body. You want your puppy to live a long healthy life and cheap fast food/puppy chow is not doing the trick!

The Law of Cat

My best friend, as I mentioned before always sends me stuff, some of it is funny, some of it is strange, and some - no one would get but us. I wish I knew where my friend had gotten this from too, cuz I would love to give the originally writer credit, but this was from an very long email train. I am a dog person, but growing up I always had cats at home. I recently posted a Dog post that my friend sent me, this one is for my mum, she was and always will be a cat person. So for my mum and for all you cat people out there this one is for you.

Law of Cat Inertia
A cat at rest will tend to remain at rest, unless acting upon by some outside force - such as the opening of cat food, or a nearby scurrying mouse.

Law of Cat Motion
A cat will move in a straight line, unless there is a really good reason to change direction.


Law of Cat Magnetism
All blue blazers and black sweaters attract cat hair in direct proportion to the darkness of the fabric.

Law of Cat Thermodynamics
Heat flows from a warmer to a cooler body, except in the case of a cat, in which case all heat flows to the cat.

Law of Cat Stretching
A cat will stretch to a distance proportional to the length of the nap just taken.

Law of Cat Sleeping
All cats must sleep with people whenever possible, in a position as uncomfortable for the people involved, and as comfortable as possible for the cat.

Law of Cat Elongation
A cat can make her body long enough to reach just about any counter top that has anything remotely interesting on it.

Law of Cat Obstruction
A cat must lay on the floor in such a position to obstruct the maximum amount of human foot traffic.

Law of Cat Acceleration
A cat will accelerate at a constant rate, until he gets good and ready to stop

Law of Dinner Table Attendance
Cats must attend all meals when anything good is served.

Law of Rug Configuration
No rug may remain in its naturally flat state for very long.

Law of Obedience Resistance
A cat's resistance varies in proportion to a human's desire for her to do something.

First Law of Energy Conservation
Cats know that energy can neither be created nor destroyed and will, therefore, use as little energy as possible.

Second Law of Energy Conservation
Cats also know that energy can only be stored by a lot of napping

Law of Refrigerator Observation
If a cat watches a refrigerator long enough, someone will come along and take out something good to eat.

Law of Electric Blanket Attraction
Turn on an electric blanket and a cat will jump into bed at the speed of light.

Law of Random Comfort Seeking
A cat will always seek, and usually take over, the most comfortable spot in any room.

Law of Bag/Box Occupancy
All bags and boxes in a given room must contain a cat within the earlier possible nanosecond.

Law of Cat Embarrassment
A cat's irritation rises in direct proportion to her embarrassment times the amount of human laughter.

Law of Milk Consumption
A cat will drink his weight in milk, squared, just to show you he can.

Law of Furniture Replacement
A cat's desire to scratch furniture is directly proportional to the cost of the furniture.

Law of Cat Landing
A cat will always land in the softest possible; often the mid-section of an unsuspecting, reclining human.

Law of Fluid Displacement
A cat immersed in milk will displace her own volume, minus the amount of milk consumed.

Law of Cat Disinterest
A cat's interest level will vary in inverse proportion to the amount of effort a human expends in trying to interest him.

Law of Pill Rejection
Any pill given to a cat has the potential energy to reach escape velocity

Law of Cat Composition
A cat is composed of Matter + Anti-Matter + It Doesn't

Doctor Who 2010

I have been a fan of Doctor Who for a long time (maybe not as much as my uncle who is like a trivia genius when it comes to the Doctor, but still a huge fan) and when they brought it back in 2005 I was ecstatic. Thanks to my TiVo, I don’t watch many shows when they are actually playing, I wait until the weekend and go back, but not with Doctor Who. I give it about 20 minutes of recording and then I start watching so I can finish when the show does and still skip all the commercials. Yes, crazy, I know :-).

So in 2005, I fell in love with the Doctor all over again. Christopher Eccleston did a wonderful job as the Doctor and although I would have loved to see him in a few more episodes, David Tennant replacing him was about as lucky as it could have been. David Tennant made the Doctor….like every other doctor before him. I loved David Tennant and I was sad to see him go. I didn’t want him to leave (although I am still waiting patiently to hear if he takes the part of Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit.).

Seeing the previews for this new…young Doctor, I was a little nervous. He just didn’t quite fit the part of this handsome MAN. He seemed to be a boy, in his early 20s and to me the doctor has always been older, and as an older woman…I like an older man :-). His companions, Rose Tyler (played by Billie Piper) & Martha Jones (Played by Freema Agyeman), seemed right, young girls that fall in love with an older guy. I was a little surprised when they introduced Donna Noble (played by Catherine Tate), but I fell in love with her, she was strong and outgoing and I loved the fact that she became BEST FRIENDS with the Doctor, not falling in love with him like Rose and Martha had. She showed the Doctor in a new light that Rose and Martha even Jack (Captain Jack Harkness) never could. I must say I cried when Donna….well if you watch it….you know, if you don’t….I don’t want to spoil it.

Once “The End of Time” finished, with tears streaming down my face I started seeking out this NEW Doctor. I wanted to see him, who had the Doctor regenerated to….and I was not only a little disappointed….but frustrated. He had become a boy. Matt Smith, became the new Doctor, but being an avid Doctor Who lover, I waited until after the first episode to make my decision….and I am not as impressed as I could be. I gave him the same chance I gave David Tennant, David created a new Doctor, a unique Doctor, and maybe it was because it was the first episode or maybe it is because I like men and not boys (wow I am getting old), but I just felt that Matt Smith was trying WAY too hard to be as good as Christopher and David. He didn’t fall into the part of the Doctor, he didn’t become the Doctor; he read the scrip and just acted out the part. His new partner, Amy Pond played by Karen Gillan, even seems younger than Rose & Martha. So far I like her (which is unusually because I am not the biggest fan of red heads); she is strong and outgoing and challenging. But I think she will out play the Doctor. I guess I don’t really know how to explain what is wrong.

The first story….well…what can I say, it was good, it could have been better, but it could have been a lot worse. Having to introduce all of the characters and re-introduce the Doctor for those who may not know who he is, it did the trick. I did enjoy the flash back of all the previous doctors going all the way back into the 60’s. I didn’t like quite a few things, but I will let everyone make their own opinions. I think that with time, the episodes will get better. Matt Smith did about as well as I expected, and Karen Gillan did a lot better.

But incase you haven’t seen or do not know – Doctor Who is on Saturdays 9/8c on BBC! Check it out. TiVo it. It is definitely worth watching.