So I’m not a super-duper coffee fan, but I certainly know good coffee from bad coffee; and how to appreciate the good. Boca Java is one of the goods. One of the very goods, actually. I sort of live out in a podunk town where the coffee shop closest to me is a Starbucks, and it’s about 8 miles away. Not too bad of a drive, but I don’t really like Starbucks (I find them too commercial, with questionable business ethics) so I don’t venture out for coffee much. Anything I can order online and have delivered to my door is tops in my book. Boca Java does it, and they have... 

Brooding actor Sean Penn and his some-time actress wife Robin Wright Penn have called of their divorce. Again. From Bitten and Bound: The Milk star petitioned the Marin County Superior Court on Thursday to dismiss his current legal separation case. Penn’s rep has confirmed that the report is true and said that according to Sean, “It was an arrogant mistake.” Rumors were flying in February, after the actor accepted his Best Actor Oscar for his role in Milk at the Academy Awards and failed to mention his wife. Two months later Penn filed for a legal separation. The couple... 

Besides being incredibly fun to say, Hoodia is also incredibly powerful in fighting the battle of the bulge. The word Hoodia sounds made up, but it’s actually the botanical name for a cactus like plant that is found in the Southern parts of Africa; the official botanical name of the plant is “Hoodia Gordonii.” The San bushman have used the Hoodia Gordonii plant to help endure long hunting expeditions for hundreds of years. Now, super smart scientists have been able to isolate the compound in Hoodia that acts as an all-natural appetite suppressant. What’s up with all... 

Scottish actor Ewan McGregor sat down with Men’s Heath magazine for a little chat recently and discussed his years of boozing it up and how he’s now a reformed man. Making the needed changes was easy he explained; all he had to do was visualize his own death. “I wasn’t someone who could smoke or drink in moderation, and I recognized that those things would kill me. I started visualizing the doctor telling me that I had cancer from smoking or that I was extremely ill because of how much I’d been drinking. What kind of regret would I have if I had to tell my children... 

I missed the finale of American Idol Season 8 tonight because I was out playing mini golf and arcade games with my boyfriend for our weekly date night, but thankfully I have fellow gossip hounds who watched every minute of it. So seizure-face Kris Allen beat out squeal-rocker Adam Lambert to take home the title of American Idol 2009 – and I’m quite perplexed by the outcome. So, apparently, is Kris Allen, who upon winning said, “Adam deserves this. I’m sorry.” Kris Allen totally bugs me when he sings – something happens to his facial expressions and it simply... 

Do you have a vacation home you’re struggling to rent out because no one really knows about it? Do you need a strong marketing campaign but can’t afford a high-quality one? How about listing your vacation rental on a great Facebook page dedicated to online vacation rental marketing? It’s free and your vacation rental listing will be seen by thousands of people. Say all the negative things you want about Facebook, but you have to admit that it’s an excellent way to reach tons of people all at once. There are a lot of helpful hotel and vacation rental marketing articles... 

Honestly, I don’t have too much to say about this – it’s really about the pictures. It was over 100 degrees at the fair on Sunday and there wasn’t nearly enough shade. But other than that, it was really fun. And the beer was quite refreshing. Every year at the Calaveras Country Fair in Angels Camp, CA there is a Frog Jump. It has been going on for generations. Mark Twain even wrote a short story called The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County. So basically you have a frog, you put him on the starting pad then get behind him to stomp and yell at the frog to jump.... 

This past Saturday afternoon, my boyfriend and I drove to the old Naval Air Station in Alameda, CA and treated ourselves to a tour at St. George Spirits. St. George Spirits was started over 25 years ago by a German man named Jörg Rupf, who had actually come to the States to be a lawyer. Thankfully, Jörg had a change of heart and went with was what in his blood – making great alcohol. “Standing in a California orchard more than 20 years ago, I was inspired by the perfect fruit around me to preserve its extraordinary quality in a brandy, or “eau de vie”. That was the... 

No post from me since Friday? For shame!! But I have a good excuse. Really I do. I spent my weekend going here and there, drinking, having fun and enjoying the sun. And watching frogs jump. But that’s a story for tomorrow; I had some other things I had to take care of this evening. I’ve got a bunch of pictures from my weekend (none of which were actually taken by me) and am looking forward to sharing them with you. In the meantime, here’s some of the latest celebrity gossip. JT Survivor Tocantins Winner: CBS 2009 Survivor Finale – RightTV Jordan & Peter Andre:... 

Last week I told you about South Carolina’s Attorney General Henry McMaster giving an ultimatum to Craigslist and its founder Jim Buckmaster to get rid of all the smut McMaster alleges is polluting the site and creating problems, or else. Not too sure what the ‘or else’ would be, but it looks like we’re not going to find out because today Craigslist released a statement that the sexy stuff will no longer be allowed. Striking A Balance As of today for all US craigslist sites, postings to the “erotic services” category will no longer be accepted, and in 7 days... 

Ok, so we now know that Lindsay Lohan’s house wasn’t actually broken into, and that the colossal mess inside was actually created by Lindsay herself. Dang, how dirty does your place have to be for police to think it’s been ransacked? Gross. But her alarm was tripped, that’s true, and the culprits were caught on surveillance video. From Pop Crunch: “On May 12, 2009, a pair of burglars attempted to break into a home in the Hollywood Hills during broad daylight and their images were caught on surveillance video. The Los Angeles Police Department is asking for the public’s... 

Ashton Kutcher beat CNN in the race to be the first to reach one million followers on Twitter. And, as promised, he and wife Demi Moore punked CNN. On Wednesday Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore went to the CNN Center in Atlanta, Georgia and in front of a large crowd draped a banner over the red CNN logo on the building that read “aplusk” – Ashton Kutcher’s Twitter name. Earlier in the day the couple visited Ted Turner’s house where they performed a “ding dong ditch” complete with the required bag of poop. All pranks aside, having one million followers first means... 

I love stories like this. It only reminds me of how wonderful gay people are and how much love they have in their hearts. You know, like “normal” people. Oh wait, they are normal. Anywhoo, funny lady Wanda Sykes and her wife Alex are now proud parents of twins. Alex gave birth to their son and daughter on April 27th; they are the first children for the couple, who wed last October. Lucas Claude weighed 7lbs 9oz at birth and was 20-inches long, while Olivia Lou was a little smaller at 6lbs 7oz and 19-inches long. Sykes’s rep says, “All are happy and healthy and at home.” [source] In... 

TV reality star and Survivor’s dumbest winner ever, Richard Hatch, was released from federal prison Thursday after four years of serving time for tax evasion. He was sent to a halfway house in Pennsylvania where he will remain until October 7th. Richard Hatch was the “fat naked guy” on season one of Survivor and the first contestant to truly play the game – he outwitted, outplayed, and outlasted with cunning intelligence. It wasn’t until after he won the million dollars that he got stupid. In January 2006 Richard Hatch, 48, was convicted after being found guilty of... 

Shanna Moakler resigned from the Miss California organization this week after Donald Trump overlooked Carrie Prejean’s long line of lies and let her keep her crown. The former Miss USA told Ryan Seacrest on his radio show this morning that she had every intention of standing behind and supporting Carrie Prejean during her year as Miss California – at first. But then Shanna saw Carrie on the Today show and quickly changed her mind, “the turning point for me, I guess, was when I was watching the Today show and she was sitting there continuing to lie…And it’s obvious... 

Do you know which board game is the best-selling in the whole world? It’s Monopoly. Yup, Monopoly is sold in 103 countries and produced in 37 languages. Wow! That includes Simpsons Monopoly which, you guessed it, is about The Simpsons and their town of Springfield. Simpsons Monopoly revolves around the new Monorail in Springfield that has caused a crazy real estate boom. Everyone wants a piece of the action and they’re battling to buy up all the properties around town: Moe’s Barney’s Bowl-a-Rama Springfield Nuclear Power Plant Krustylu Studios Kwik-E-Mart ... 

Nicole Richie and her cute little pregnant self spent the day today supporting organic gardens and greenery in urban schools throughout Los Angeles. My day was not nearly as rewarding; was yours? The Helen Bernstein High School in Hollywood played host Tuesday to the official launch of the Environmental Media Association Organic Gardens. Nicole was joined by fellow ambassador actress Amy Smart in kicking off the new partnership between the Environmental Media Association (EMA) and the Los Angeles Unified School District. [source] So who and what exactly is the Environmental... 

Kate Moss’ boyfriend Jamie Hince, 40, is missing. As in, no one can find him and no one has seen him since Wednesday, missing. Jamie Hince, the guitarist for the indie rock band The Kills, was last seen Wednesday night (May 6th) after his band’s show at La Tulipe bar in Montreal, Canada. His bandmate Alison Mosshart says Jamie went for a late-night walk in the city following their show and has not been heard from since. She has made a plea on her Facebook page asking anyone with information to come forward and contact her or the police. Jamie Hince’s disappearance comes... 

This just in from TMZ.com Carrie Prejean must have a really, really bad memory — because TMZ uncovered a brand new set of topless photos “biblically correct” Miss California took before she applied for the crown. These pics were taken just last year — meaning Carrie was the ripe ol’ LEGAL age of 20. This time, Carrie dropped her top for a professional photo shoot … another partially nude gig that she forgot to tell the Miss California officials about. Donald Trump will decide today whether or not he’ll give Carrie the heave ho. Tsk,... 

Ok, so I totally had it in my head that I would come home from the office today and crank out some posts. But then I said something to my boyfriend which took my night in a different direction. Have you ever had a phone call that has made you so mad you can’t even grasp your true level of madness? And then you have to be the bigger person and not make things worse by biting back. But all you really want to do is bite – and bite big! Please do not take that to mean I am mad at my boyfriend, as I most certainly am not. Let’s put it this way…..I am a 30-year-old adult woman...