This is a picture from Gisele Bundchen at her Post-baby bikini shoot. The media applauds women who lose baby weight as fast as possible. It is a competition for who can starve themselves the most, to eat just enough to make it through the day. The important thing is not becoming the celebrity mom's new life with her new baby, but how fast she was able to lose the weight and her BIG secrets that anyone can use to look just like them and drop 30 pounds in two months.

Also, when celebrity moms are pregnant they are to look as beautiful and possible. Meaning the only extra pounds they put on are in the stomach, but their legs, arms and face are to remain the same.

Jesse's Reaction to Divorce

Jesse stated, "My whole life has been full of hard decisions. The decision to let my wife end our marriage, and continue the adoption of Louis on her own, has been the hardest. The love I have for Louis cannot be put in to words. Not having him around to love and to hold has left a huge hole in my heart."

"Sandy is the love of my life, but considering the pain and devastation I have caused her, it would be selfish to not let her go. Right now it is time for me to beat this addiction that has taken two of the things I love the most in my life."

"I ask that you please o not judge Sandy for the things I have done. She ha done no wrong. She played no part in any of this. She has been an amazing wife, mother, and best friend, for the over 6 years we have been together."

I wonder why it is that when males cheat on their wives and are in the public eye, they usually try to blame it on a sex addiction and think that by going to sex rehab they are making some kind of big step to prove their wife that they know they messed up and will one day be the man their wife will want again. It seems to always just be the first step to take when a wife is thinking about divorce.

It has been said that Jesse has been having affairs with several women for the past three years and I wonder how much of that is because he is a sex addict and how much is due to Sandra's building career and stardom. He too is a celebrity and has his own show but is nowhere near as successful as she has become. It makes me wonder how much of his need to seek out other women is due to Sandra's success. Also, no one is judging Bullock for Jesse's infidelities so it seems strange to make that request. Tiger did the same for his wife, even though she did come out swinging a golf club, I don't think she was being judged for his embarrassments.

Sandra Bullock's split from Jesse James will likely be a clean break. She filed for divorce on April 23 in Austin, Texas. It is said that the divorce should wrap up within two months. As far as children, Sandra has no legal rights over Jame's three children and will have to request visitation rights. New Baby Louis will not be an issue either. Bullock signed the divorce papers with her initials backwards, B.A.S, suggesting she is trying to make the divorce as private as possible.

It seems as though Sandra is going through this painful process as best as she could. I think adopting the new baby has been a large part of her coping and he will be the rock in her life. After being humiliated by her husbands infidelities she seems to be taking this time to reflect on the important things in her life like her family, friends, and new baby and through them is finding a new strength. I would think that there would be even more coverage on this but because she is maintaining such a private life right now she is staying out of the public eye and slowing down the media stories.

Sandra's New Baby

Sandra Bullock has filed for divorce from Jesse James and is following in the Hollywood trend of adopting an ethnic baby. Her and Jesse had started the adoption process together, but after the divorce Sandra took it into her own hands to go through with it. She hopes that in the future Jesse will be able to be baby Louis Bardo Bullock's father figure not matter how they choose to gone on with their lives apart from each other. Jesse was quoted saying, "I know in my heart that I can be the best father possible to my four children and the mate Sandy deserves, and realize that this is an incredible mountain to climb. But believe the steps I have taken in the last 30 days are the foundation to making this happen."

I think it is awesome that Sandra was able to finish the adoption process and have this beautiful baby to love and love her back. This baby does promise a continuous tie to Jesse though and I wonder if Sandra is hopeful for a possible future with him or actually done and moving on. Since it took Sandra so long to find a man she saw herself spending her life with and then having that fail, I wonder if adopting this baby will be used to fill the void of being able to have a committed, loving relationship with a man and being able to have babies of her own.

Food Blogging

A new fad is hitting the Internet, food blogs, similar to personal blogs kept about celebrities or about ones personal life, except it is a blog with photos of what people eat during the day. For some reason it has become interesting for people to following others and what they have eaten in the past week. Perhaps this goes along with getting to know the personal life of the celeb or people in general. Usually what we see of every day people is their appearance in the public and how they act in front of other people, this unknowing of the full person and their thoughts and actions when they are alone is a part of their personal life that is interesting to the rest of us. I guess this is what makes following other peoples food blogs so interesting and even addicting.

These blogs can be used for many different reasons. One lady met her boyfriend through some one she didn't even know that was a loyal viewer of her blog. She also found that by posting pictures online of what she ate during the day for all to see, helped keep her on the right diet track. One man said it is motivational and keeps you accountable because you don't want to see that you ate an entire jar of peanut butter. One woman started because she wanted to show her mom the food she ate while on vacation, but it then turned into an addicting routine. It also acts as social networking. In many places food brings people together. Think about it, at every social event, funeral, party, wedding, baby shower, birthday ... there is food, and people love it and look forward to it.

This can be bad, however, if it becomes an obsession that interferes with careers or relationships. One man brought the wrong lens and left his wife at the table alone for an hour while he ran home or get the correct one. Some business, however, are definitely benefiting financially. Nikon realised this new trend that was taking place and added a new "food" mode which allows the food to photograph better.

Photographs of your food are very personal. The not only depict what kind of food you generally eat, but this can also tell what kind of person you are and can bring you back to a certain memory and place in time. Food enables all of your senses which has a more direct contact with your memory than a picture of a person or flower. It is said in the closing of the article that photographing food is a more accurate way of documenting your life, food isn't going to put on a special face when you take a picture of it. I believe this could be a true statement, however, I feel like any other Internet or media addiction, this kind of lifestyle could very much become a controlling part of your life, it is just difficult to say whether or not it would be positive or negative.

Following the launch of her new TV show, the Price of Beauty, Jessica Simpson did a photo shoot and interview for Marie Claire magazine completely bare, with no make up or photo shop. Or so they say. The magazine claims that Jessica Simpson is going completely natural in her new photo shoot, but after reading the comments and looking at the pictures myself it is very difficult to believe that she isn't wearing even a hint of make nor has had the photo touched up. She wanted to do this shoot to prove that beauty comes from the insides and is more than just surface deep. After going under the scrutiny that the media has put her through this past year with her weight and the well known, "mom jean" look, she is using her star power to turn this into a new economic advantage. She is promoting beauty from within, and proving that you don't have to be a size zero with perfectly dyed and styled hair and makeup to be seen as beautiful. Not only is she trying to show this by traveling to different countries and seeing their different views of beauty but she is using herself and an example of every one's natural beauty without the big star makeover. The only question is, that these pictures bring up, is is she really going all natural and standing by her words. It claims that she is bare with no photo shop but what about having the perfect lighting, shadowing and blown hair?

What I also found interesting was at he bottom of this article was another link stating "3 facts that make you skinny." Little bit of a mixed message?

It almost seems like the media is making fun of what she is doing or stating it as something ridiculous and not the common desire by sending this mixed message.

If you are planning on seeing the movie "Remember Me" and do not want the ending to be spoiled then do not read this!

Last night I went with a friend to go see the movie "Remember Me." Going into the movie a friend, who had already seen it, told me that it was a great movie but had a very sad and emotional twist at the end. I figured it was your typical love story where two people meet and fall in love over night, later coming to find that one of them has a life ending illness or tragic accident that separates them. I completely underestimated this tragic event that would soon cause an over whelming amount of emotions to resurface within me.

There were many emotional scenes in the movie that drew you deeper and deeper into the personal life of its main characters. The lead male was a college student who came from divorced parents, not getting along with his father at all who is a workaholic and believes that love is shown through providing a stable income and financial support for his family instead of spending quality time and investing in a nurturing relationship with his children. Early in the movie you find out that he not only has a younger sister who is extremely artistic and talented leading her to be picked on and alienated, but also that they have an older brother who died a few years back. It later comes out that he had committed suicide shortly after going into business with his father, something that the main male character has never let go. He soon meets a fellow classmate and after a few dates the form a bond and love that continues to grow throughout the movie. He had a run in with the cops earlier in the movie, one of which ends up being her father who obviously disapproves of their relationship but can not do anything about it. Like in every movie there is a falling out between the characters and she leaves him thinking the only reason he pursued her was to eventually break her heart and get back at her father. Time passes and his sister goes to a classmates sleepover, to wake up and find that while she was sleeping they chopped off half her her hair. The family seems to be slowly coming together leading up to this point because of the hurt the sister has gone through and the outlandish acts the brother has taken part in because of. Meanwhile, his best friend gets his girlfriend to come back and they slowly begin to build their trust and love once again. Later on in the movie his father asks him to visit him at his office once morning to meet with some lawyers who are working on his case for one of his act outs. His father calls him and tells him that he is going to be running late because he will be taking the younger daughter to school that day. The brother is very happy to hear that his dad is finally taking the time to be a part of his daughters life and waits in his office for him. While he is up there he sees on his fathers screen saver all pictures of the family and his kids and see how much they actually do mean to him in spite of everything. Soon the camera flashes to him looking out the window of the office at the beautiful, sunny morning and as it backs up you can see that he is standing in on of the top stories of the twin towers. The next camera flash is of the sister in class and written on the blackboard is the date, "September 11, 2001."

As I came to the realization of the event that was soon about to happen next, I found myself flushed with emotions and an anxiety I never thought would be the result of this connection. I was immediately thinking "Please don't show the planes crash, please don't show it," not thinking I would be able to watch it again especially now being tied to these characters and their lives. I did not know anyone in the towers and still was filled with such an indescribable anxiety of that day. I believe a larger contributing factor of this was the media coverage of the event for that day and every day since. There are so many feelings, emotions, symbols, attachments, connections etc. that come into play when thinking about September 11, 2001 that would have come naturally, but the media, in my eyes, definitely amplified all of them. From the symbols of the United States Flag, the pictures of the firefighters risking their lives, the live coverage and actually seeing the second plane hit to second tower out of no were, not knowing if this was a repay of this first one or actual reality, the people jumping out of the windows, the collapse of the tower and all of the city under a cloud of dust, the hero's and patriotism that came out of it all, the grieving and the coming together of our country. Everything was felt by everyone that day and I did not expect such a reaction from myself nine years later. How could I not though?

The question that came to my mind immediately was, was our country ready for this yet? But if not, will they ever be? It was a day that has put an emotional scar on everyone's hearts and the smallest event or symbol can take us right back to the extreme emotions that we felt on that very day. I found it to be pretty crazy that this movie was one of those things that could do that. It showed me the great impact that the media does in fact have on us and our emotions and ties to specific events in our lives and that the slightest thing can be shown to us to take us right back to where we were that very day, very second.