I’ve always liked Zooey Deschanel.  I liked her even more when she contacted my old publicist Jane Owen- (fab Brit Pr-girl) and asked if she could have our Citrine RockStar Cuff as “she’d fallen in love with it”.  Click this link to see it:  http://judithbright.com/collection_item_1196.html.

Anyway, we sent her the cuff and since then I’ve had an extra special place in my heart for her.  Well tonight I’ve got big love for her.  Her latest movie (500) Days of Summer is so good.  It’s a must see- funny, smart and definitely romantic.  With some great lines that you will remember when you leave the theater.  My friend Robin and I were thigh-slapping at some of them.  This is a refreshing Rom-Com that only comes along once in a while.  I recommend you see it.  Also mention must be made of the lead man:  Joseph Gordon-Levitt.  He was absolutely amazing in this role.  He’s going to be a HUGE mainstream star.  He’s so subtlety effective and SO cute you will want to eat him up!  Best movie I’ve seen in a while…

Enjoy!  And support indie film!

This past weekend my husband and I went to a screening of Food, Inc. by Robert Kenner & Eric Schlosser Here’s the official website url:  http://www.foodincmovie.com/

It is a fascinating movie that exposes the ugly truths about the food we eat and how it’s grown & raised.  Some of it is pretty hard to take but it never reaches the heavy-handed devices of a Micheal Moore piece.  It’s pretty straightforward and well-organized in disbursing a great deal of information in 90 minutes.  There are some ugly things revealed in this movie and most shockingly about how our governmental regulatory agencies are full of board members and ex-executives of some of the major food corporations.  Can you say conflict of interest?  The greed is staggering and it’s making us all sick to boot, which in turn overloads the healthcare system.  We’ve got to do something and we’ve got to do it now.  The movie makes an important point that we can vote to change the situation- 3 times per day:  breakfast, lunch and dinner.  I’m down!!!

I haven’t eaten meat in over 20 years but I do cook it for my children.  I’ve been a big advocate of WholeFoods & buying organic but in trying to cut corners out of our budget this past difficult year, I’ve been shopping at Publix and have not been buying all organic.  They do have some organic and I buy it when I can.  But not enough & NO MORE!  I went back to WholeFoods for my last shop and am determined to patronize the local growers & head down to the Nashville Farmers Market.  (http://www.nashvillefarmersmarket.org/ for any of you Nashvillians.)  I think if we’re careful we can find ways to decrease our food bills & increase our health.  It might take more effort in making more stuff from scratch but we’ll be certainly healthier & happier because we are making a difference in our world one meal at a time……