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And the winner is . . . (Me!)

Winning is one thing but looking your best at the Oscars is the requirement. No one made a fashion error this year - especially Me!

At my Oscars I won for Best Actress, Best Blog and Best Dressed. . .

Movies are magic!

I love that each year we honor all those who are involved in this world of wonders.

Many or us who are not on the red carpet for all to see, create our own with friends and family to celebrate our achievements.

But the I think Forest Whitaker's speech hit it on the head and used his win at the Oscars to honor that which I believe is the most important part of the human experience: Connecting.

Movies help people connect with themselves and with each other.
What could be better than that?

Go to CK's Blog to view Forest's entire speech (video and text).

Red Says: quirky quotable (#6)

"Life is too short – be true!
Don’t do anything you don’t want to, even if you think you should."

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Who ARE You???

Impostors . . . they sneak up on you.  Suddenly they are just right there, in your life - when you didn't intend them to be - and you didn't see it coming.  They are people who pretend to be something they are not. They use you for their own selfish gain. I find them to be a waste of time and space and I have no use for them. But sometimes, I don't recognize them.

Please, people: trust your gut. You know when you're dealing with a fraud. But don't judge yourself for not seeing it at first; some frauds are very well rehearsed in their act, so it can take some time to see through them. Yet, we all know that feeling in our gut when we think "something is wrong here". You can rely on that feeling, it's probably telling you the truth.

Don't let the imposters' duplicitous ways make you doubt yourself. Whether you believe it or not, we are all born with the ability of discernment. If we pay attention, we'll know when we are being fooled. We just sometime forget this, or don't trust it, or ignore it. But don't despair.

I've been known to ignore my gut when I really want to like someone or want them to like me. It's only human. I've definitely put up with someone's dishonesty far too much, for far too long. I hate that this is true, but I have done this from time to time, in all areas of my life (work, play, love) and it always ends up hurting me.

Because I'm an optimist, I hope beyond hope that the people I run across will be true -- but not everyone is. But the beauty of life is that there are all kinds and we can choose with whom we associate ourselves.

It's a wonderful human quality to have hope and to be optimistic, so don't give that up. Don't let imposter's get in the way of your optimism (or get in bed with you again).

That's the lesson. Trust and be open - but mostly trust yourself. Because you already know.

$pend your time and your money wi$ely.

Money. It comes and goes. We spend so much time worrying about where we'll get it and if we'll have enough and if we can afford it. What a waist of time and life!!

All too often I've seen people live for the Almighty Dollar. It rules their every decision and their state of mind. Most people are living in accordance with what they think they can't do, rather than what they want to do. Now, I'm not saying be stupid and run your credit cards up, and get into terrible debt, and feel overwhelmed with bills. I'm saying if you live as if you can't have anything - then you can't. Live in abundance and you'll have abundance.

Maybe I'm just lucky - or - as my accountant says, I'm a financial genius. Because, I don't really make a lot of money, but I live like I do. I travel when I want, I have what I want and I choose a career in the arts - I'm an Actress (live theatre being my true love) - where there is little opportunity to get rich. (Hence, the term starving artist.) But, if I took my financial situation into consideration, when making a career decision, I'd have never had the rich experience of living my dream and having a passion filled life. Yes, it's risky but I've found it to be well worth the risk.

In fact, I've taken financial risks - some have panned out some have not. I've invested in things I love and I've spent money on people I love, even when I really didn't have it for myself. And guess what? The rewards are endless. What I'm absolutely sure of is that I will always have enough money. Remember, it comes and goes. There is always more coming. Believe it.

Be smart with your money, yes, but don't be ruled by it when it comes to your life. If you think you can't afford to take my advise, you're wrong.

To have a truly rich life, you can't afford not to.

Red Says: quirky quotable (#5)

"Theatre . . . in a nutshell: it’s not what it appears."

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Happy Presidents Day

Red wishes you a HAPPY PRESIDENTS DAY with a song.

Hey, it is a national holiday after all -- why not sing?   Marilyn did!!!

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Your time is up. . .Next!

I believe that some people are only meant to be in your life for a short time. All too often we try to make something different than what it is -- or stretch it out for longer than we should. When, if only we'd left it alone and not tried to stay together or gone back to something that was only a momentary thing, we'd have fond and beautiful memories, instead of resentment and sadness.

This is why I always believe that it is ever so important to live only in the moment in all aspects of life, including our relationships. And, be honest and up-front from the start.

There are times, we all know, when we spend time with someone with no intention of ever seeing them again once the fun is over. We've all done it, haven't we? And those of you who say you haven't, either have not truly lived, or have been lying to yourselves. Granted you may not sleep with them all, like I do. But you've had this expreience with someone in your life when you knew from the beginning that it would go nowhere.

Anyway, back to the up-front, honest part -- I tell the guys that I'm with for only a night, that I don't want them to call me or not to give me their number. It may seem harsh, but I consider honesty more loving and respectful than deceiving the other person.

I really believe that if there is potential, we know it from the start. At least that's true for me. I don't fall in love over time: I fall fast and hard, or not at all. I'm either really attached, or not at all. That's the beauty of me. I'm either one way or the other (and sometimes both).

So, instead of drawing things out -- because of habit, guilt, or whatnot -- don't waste time. Allow yourself to do the loving thing and respect the other by moving on . . . Next!

A Valentine's Poem

Once upon a time, I fell in love.

Once upon a time I fell in love over and over again.

Twice upon a time, I fell in love.

Thrice upon a time, I fell in love and in love and in love and in love again.

Some people might say that I’m in love with love.

                                        But I think I’m just trying to perfect the art of falling. 

Red Says: quirky quotable (#4)

"Pussy whipped – I love that in a man!"

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What do you get when you MIX Red and Blue?

That's right -- a beautiful song!
Sit back, look and listen to Red and Electro Blue sing about the cold... it just may get you HOT! (RSS Readers: go here)