Japan is soooo beautiful

SO MANY PICTURES- SUCH LITTLE TIME--- ENJOY A FEW MORE PICS- MORE TO COME!!

JAPAN IS MAGICAL... KYOTO
SOUTH KOREA......... MAKE SOME NOISE!!!! BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA

Beautiful 2010

LEARNING TO FLY AN F-16 WHOOHOO

This has been a beautiful year so far- filled with new places- faces- learning-love and laughter..... From China to Ireland and everything in between.... am so lucky to have my world filled with so much goodness.... Here are some pics.... hope you enjoy!!!

THE BEST PLACE TO BE IN ROME... ELENA'S ROOFTOP GARDEN.... IN THE CENTER OF THE CITY....
FLYING TO SHANGHAI.... OVER ALASKA... WHAT A VISION OF BEAUTY
HELLO CHINA- HELLO SHANGHAI- A NEVER ENDING CITY...
BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA.... A TEMPLE FAR OFF IN THE HILLS
HIROSHIMA, JAPAN---- WHERE THE ATOMIC BOMB LANDED- MAKES YOU THINK.
SOME OF THE BEAUTIFUL NEW PEOPLE I MET- HAVING FUN... AND DRESSING UP...
OK I HAVE SO MUCH MORE TO SHOW YOU- BUT THIS IS JUST A SMALL TASTE- GOT TO GET YOU TO SEE THE REST OF ASIA- INCLUDING JAPAN AND HONG KONG- NOT TO MENTION IRELAND..... BUT ENJOY FOR NOW....

CHEERS!

MASADA

Happy Everything!!!!

Wishing everyone a shiny happy new year filled with light, love, laughter and fun.... not to mention health and happiness... look out for some interesting updates this year... got some mischief up my sleeves.......
keep smiling everyone!!!

Swimming with Olympic Gold Medalist Jason Lezak

What fun I had Interviewing and having a Swim lesson with Olympic Gold Medalist Jason Lezak..... one of the coolest most interactive interviews I have ever done...

So If you have ever needed inspiration to workout on your own, talk to Jason Lezak, Olympic Gold Medalist, World Record Holder, Nine Time World Champion and eight time National Champion. He’s a team player, who practices alone.

Lezak started training on his own two years ago when his longtime coach left to take a position at the University of Southern California. “I was at a point in my career where I knew what I needed to do to coach myself. But that does not mean just going to the pool.”

Lezak is a firm believer in quality not quantity, “You’ve got to make every stroke count.” It’s not about having a coach poolside to motivate him. “I swim because I have goals, not because anyone is telling me.” He is as strong in mind and in body, and it certainly was evident in the Beijing Olympic Games.

Lezak was one of the swimmers in the epic 4 by 100 relay. The United States has won this race 13 consecutive times until 2000 and 2004 when they started coming in second place. This year the French were favored to win, and they were having a field day trash talking the Americans. It was also the race the Americans needed to win, if Michael Phelps would keep his dream alive of winning eight Olympic Gold Medals.

Lezak was the anchor and when it was his turn to swim, the Americans, as predicted were placing second. “In the lead up to my race, we were behind, and knew I had to get off the block as fast as I could. I thought I false started, and spent the next five seconds thinking I disqualified team USA.”

The average person might have given up, but Jason smiled as he told me his thoughts, “I refocused and kept going. When I got to the 50 wall, I saw the French swimmer had pulled away and I thought there was no way I could catch up.”

World class competitors don’t make it to the games by giving up, and Lezak was in no mood to come in second place.

“It’s all about the power of the mind. I blocked it out, felt strong and good, it was the Olympic Games.” He grinned and leaned forward, “I was breathing to the right side, so every time I took a breath I could see where he was in the water, when I got to the 85 meter mark, typically the body shuts down, but I had an extra surge of adrenaline. I’ve looked at the replays, I did not go faster, but he tightened up and faded, dying like a dog.”

Lezak broke a world record, stunned even the announcers as he overtook the French swimmer who was a full body length ahead of him, and clinched the Gold Medal for Team USA.

So when you need a little inspiration to get moving.... think Jason and get your suit on and hit the pool.......

Special Thanks to my photographer Matreetta Talsi- who is in the photo above-for all her hard work and great shots.

Fancy Famous Friends...

Hey - being the fun girl correspondent is hard work.... so here I am out having fun with friends... some famous.... some not... certainly fancy regardless.... and well fun!!!

Check out Shawn Pelofsky- in lights at the Comedy store in San Diego..... she's a great friend and a hilarious comedian..... she's been to Afghanistan twice to entertain the troops- as well as Europe and Asia.... so she is spreading good cheer around the world... for people who need it.... as well as here at home....


Here is her website...... check her out...
http://www.myspace.com/hahachick

Some of her funny fans in San Diego at the show..... how cool!
Do you happen to recognize this EXTRA reporter AJ..... met up with him in NYC....

That's the latest..... hope you are having fun- and enjoying your day!!!! :)

Good Times, Good Friends....

THE BEST PARTIES... ARE ONE YOU CRASH..... AT THIS ONE I PLAYED THE ROLE OF STEFANIE MILLER... IT WAS A HIGH SCHOOL REUNION... A HIGH SCHOOL I DID NOT ATTEND.... BUT LOTS OF MY OLDER FRIENDS DID.... AMAZING HOW SUCCESSFUL ALL THESE GUYS ARE.... WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT WAY BACK IN HIGH SCHOOL.... GREAT TO HANG WITH JEFF, JON, CRAIG , GREG AND SAM... WE MISSED YOU BRANT- AND CAN'T WAIT FOR YOU TO COME HOME SAFELY FROM IRAQ..... XOXOOXOX

PENGUINS IN AFRICA

SO I WAS LOOKING AT A FEW PICS OF ANTARTICA.... AS I WANT TO GO VISIT... AND I BET YOU DID NOT KNOW THAT AFRICA HAS PENGUINS.... THEY ARE CALLED "AFRICAN PENGUINS" IMAGINE THAT.... ANYWAY THESE PICS ARE FROM SIMONSTOWN... THERE IS A WHOLE AREA WHERE THEY HANG OUT- BUT THESE WERE IN AN AREA WHERE PEOPLE SWIM- IT WAS SUCH A COOL OPPORTUNITY TO GET UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL... SO I LEFT MY FANCY LUNCH.... AND WANDERED THRU THE WATER TO GET TO MEET SOME NEW FRIENDS.....
GOOD THING I WAS WEARING A SKIRT.... AS MY NEW FRIENDS ARE FANCY AND IN TUXES...
THESE KIDS GOT SO CLOSE THE PENGUINS WERE SNAPPING AT THEM..
SWEET HUH?
HERE IS A VIDEO.... TAKE A LOOK...