Saturday, 25 July 2009
Sunday, 19 July 2009
3rd Bridget Jones film - whoopee
Renee Zellweger will return to star in third Bridget Jones film
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I think this will help sales of my book... I hope!
By Mirror.co.uk 16/07/2009
Renee Zellweger is to pile on the pounds once more to star in the third instalment of the Bridget Jones series.
The actress will return to the role as a disaster-prone publishing executive, who is desperate to find true love.
The film is expected to focus on the now 40something Bridget's quest for a baby before it's too late.
British producers Working Title say a director and writer have still to be found.
A musical version of Bridget Jones's Diary is due to open in the West End in 2011.
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I think this will help sales of my book... I hope!
By Mirror.co.uk 16/07/2009
Renee Zellweger is to pile on the pounds once more to star in the third instalment of the Bridget Jones series.
The actress will return to the role as a disaster-prone publishing executive, who is desperate to find true love.
The film is expected to focus on the now 40something Bridget's quest for a baby before it's too late.
British producers Working Title say a director and writer have still to be found.
A musical version of Bridget Jones's Diary is due to open in the West End in 2011.
Thursday, 9 July 2009
Does a career woman have a right to have a baby?
Anyone on the receiving end of a rant from a successful woman lamenting her failure to bear a child will witness the grief, regret and bitterness. This was meant to be the easy bit, right? Not like getting into Cambridge or being appointed to the board. A baby should be a gift from Mother Nature – a female rite of passage. Anyone can do it. And with modern medical science devoted to resetting the biological clock, why can’t a Mistress of the Universe have a baby late in life?
Wednesday, 8 July 2009
Singledom - the comedians' take on things
‘Everything was going great until I said, ‘I love you,’ then he got this look on his face like he’d taken a wrong turn in a really bad neighborhood.’
Roz Doyle, Frasier, Paramount Television
‘I fall in love real quick, which can scare guys away. I’m like, ‘I love you, I want to move in with you, I want to marry you.’ And they’re like, ‘Ma’am, just give me the ten bucks for the pizza and I’ll be out of here.’
Penny Wiggins
‘I’ve learned that you can’t make someone love you. All you can do is stalk them and hope they’ll panic and give in.’
Emo Phillips
‘I’ve never been married, but I tell people I’m divorced so they won’t think there’s something wrong with me.’
Elayne Boosler
‘OK, I want to know the man for a year before I get engaged, another six months before I get married. Then, after a year, we have our first baby, then two years later we have another one... so, by then I’ll be... Good God, I need to meet my husband tonight!’ Monica, Friends, Warner Bros
‘Somehow a bachelor never quite gets over the idea that he is a thing of beauty and a boy forever.’
Helen Rowland
‘Homosexuals and single women in their thirties have natural bonding: both being accustomed to disappointing their parents and being treated as freaks by society.’
From Bridget Jones’ Diary by Helen Fielding, Picador 2001
Boyfriend: Do you want a lift/lunch/to go out tonight?
37-year-old girlfriend: ‘NO! I WANT A FUCKING BABY!’
From Channel 4’s Spoons
‘Odds on meeting a single man: 1 in 23; a cute, single man: 1 in 529; a cute, single, smart man, 1 in 3,245,873; when you look your best, 1 in a billion.’
Lorna Adler
‘Why is it so difficult to find men who are sensitive, caring and good-looking? They all already have boyfriends!’
Jane Caron
‘If he hasn’t called you in about three weeks and you have no idea where he is, the chances are he’s not in an emergency room moaning your name.’
Diane Conway
‘I waited for the phone to ring, and when at last it didn’t, I knew it was you.’
Karen Muir
‘If you love someone, set them free. If they come back, great! If they don’t, they’re probably having dinner with someone more attractive than you.’
Bill Greiser
Roz Doyle, Frasier, Paramount Television
‘I fall in love real quick, which can scare guys away. I’m like, ‘I love you, I want to move in with you, I want to marry you.’ And they’re like, ‘Ma’am, just give me the ten bucks for the pizza and I’ll be out of here.’
Penny Wiggins
‘I’ve learned that you can’t make someone love you. All you can do is stalk them and hope they’ll panic and give in.’
Emo Phillips
‘I’ve never been married, but I tell people I’m divorced so they won’t think there’s something wrong with me.’
Elayne Boosler
‘OK, I want to know the man for a year before I get engaged, another six months before I get married. Then, after a year, we have our first baby, then two years later we have another one... so, by then I’ll be... Good God, I need to meet my husband tonight!’ Monica, Friends, Warner Bros
‘Somehow a bachelor never quite gets over the idea that he is a thing of beauty and a boy forever.’
Helen Rowland
‘Homosexuals and single women in their thirties have natural bonding: both being accustomed to disappointing their parents and being treated as freaks by society.’
From Bridget Jones’ Diary by Helen Fielding, Picador 2001
Boyfriend: Do you want a lift/lunch/to go out tonight?
37-year-old girlfriend: ‘NO! I WANT A FUCKING BABY!’
From Channel 4’s Spoons
‘Odds on meeting a single man: 1 in 23; a cute, single man: 1 in 529; a cute, single, smart man, 1 in 3,245,873; when you look your best, 1 in a billion.’
Lorna Adler
‘Why is it so difficult to find men who are sensitive, caring and good-looking? They all already have boyfriends!’
Jane Caron
‘If he hasn’t called you in about three weeks and you have no idea where he is, the chances are he’s not in an emergency room moaning your name.’
Diane Conway
‘I waited for the phone to ring, and when at last it didn’t, I knew it was you.’
Karen Muir
‘If you love someone, set them free. If they come back, great! If they don’t, they’re probably having dinner with someone more attractive than you.’
Bill Greiser
Tuesday, 7 July 2009
Thoughts from those who have not yet found love
‘Never allow someone to be your priority while allowing yourself to be their option.’
Mark Twain
‘Single women are frightening. If you get to 41 as a single man, you’re quite battle-scarred.’
Hugh Grant
‘My baby clock’s not ticking and I don’t have the marriage gene.’
Lucy, 35
‘Quirkyalone stands in opposition to saccharine, archaic notions of romantic love. It stands for self-respect, independent spirit, creativity, true love and confidence. People are hungry for different ways to look at being single. We don’t want the old ideas rammed down our throat, that if you don’t have someone you are socially stigmatised. We don’t want dating turned into a job, feeling the pressure from the online dating industry and speed-dating services that have revved up in the last decade, and the reality dating TV shows where people are desperate to find someone. We don’t want to think we should change in order to be in a relationship and be validated by family or society. So much of our economy is based on encouraging us to buy lipstick and bikini wax so we won’t feel inadequate if we are not in some air-brushed relationship.’
Sasha, 34
‘OK, so I’m single and childless. I don’t need to be pitied (poor woman, she’s probably infertile) or judged (there’s more to life than luxury holidays and Jimmy Choos) or sneered at (too career-minded to settle down). I’m actually quite content with my lot – sorry to disappoint.’
Sharon, 38
‘I stood at the altar clutching my small bouquet and cringed. Whatever possessed my best friend to want to humiliate me on her wedding day by making me wear a Little Bo Peep frock and be her bridesmaid? It’s bad enough being single, but weddings, lovely as they are, do have a way of rubbing salt into the wounds. Having to wear that hideous dress only served to enhance my age and discomfort at being past my sell-by date. Was Natalie thinking that by including me in her big day this would somehow make me feel better, like it was the next best thing to actually getting married?’
Heather, 38
Mark Twain
‘Single women are frightening. If you get to 41 as a single man, you’re quite battle-scarred.’
Hugh Grant
‘My baby clock’s not ticking and I don’t have the marriage gene.’
Lucy, 35
‘Quirkyalone stands in opposition to saccharine, archaic notions of romantic love. It stands for self-respect, independent spirit, creativity, true love and confidence. People are hungry for different ways to look at being single. We don’t want the old ideas rammed down our throat, that if you don’t have someone you are socially stigmatised. We don’t want dating turned into a job, feeling the pressure from the online dating industry and speed-dating services that have revved up in the last decade, and the reality dating TV shows where people are desperate to find someone. We don’t want to think we should change in order to be in a relationship and be validated by family or society. So much of our economy is based on encouraging us to buy lipstick and bikini wax so we won’t feel inadequate if we are not in some air-brushed relationship.’
Sasha, 34
‘OK, so I’m single and childless. I don’t need to be pitied (poor woman, she’s probably infertile) or judged (there’s more to life than luxury holidays and Jimmy Choos) or sneered at (too career-minded to settle down). I’m actually quite content with my lot – sorry to disappoint.’
Sharon, 38
‘I stood at the altar clutching my small bouquet and cringed. Whatever possessed my best friend to want to humiliate me on her wedding day by making me wear a Little Bo Peep frock and be her bridesmaid? It’s bad enough being single, but weddings, lovely as they are, do have a way of rubbing salt into the wounds. Having to wear that hideous dress only served to enhance my age and discomfort at being past my sell-by date. Was Natalie thinking that by including me in her big day this would somehow make me feel better, like it was the next best thing to actually getting married?’
Heather, 38
Monday, 6 July 2009
Is settling for less really best?
‘From an early age I had an improbably glamorous image of the man I would eventually marry: someone tall, dark and handsome; someone wonderfully funny and gregarious, with lots of money. He would sweep me off my feet when I was in my mid-twenties and we would make love on his yacht in the Mediterranean and organise extravagant parties for other bright young things. We would lead a hedonistic, indulgent lifestyle and travel to the most exclusive and expensive destinations.
‘The reality was somewhat different. I am now married to Adam: he is shorter than me, quite bald, and getting a little rotund around the middle. He doesn’t have loads of money, although we are comfortable. We have three children: George, Henry and Francesca – and we love each other to bits!
‘I was pushing 39 when Adam proposed after a short courtship. I shudder when I think that as I planned my wedding, I went into my old bedroom at my parents’ home and wept. I cried because I felt I was accepting less than my dream; I was accepting second best and I had run out of time to find a perfect life partner.
‘It is only now that I feel so fortunate. Adam has attributes I would never have included in my ‘wish list’: he has a dry, witty sense of humour and a generous smile, he’s creative (he’s a professional photographer), plays the violin and is practical. He cooks all the meals – yes, even breakfast for us all, and is a doting dad. Through his eclectic tastes he has introduced me to many new and exciting things, including Russian literature, bird watching, jazz and modern art. Through his work for National Geographic, we have travelled to remote parts of the world (on occasions with the children) and when he’s around, there’s always a buzz of positivity, music and creativity.
‘It was on our honeymoon that I really fell in love with Adam. To me he epitomises everything that can be good about a person and I feel privileged and honoured to be married to him.
‘I realise that my early aspirations were out of touch with reality. Now I can look back to the shallow and selfish individual I was when I conjured up these stupid ideas. Although I feel shame (and I have never discussed my true feelings prior to our marriage), I now understand that this was a level from which the only way to progress was up. Through Adam, I have grown as a person too. I have changed my values and how I regard other people and feel a sense of completeness, having such a beautiful family.’
Yvonne (41)
‘The reality was somewhat different. I am now married to Adam: he is shorter than me, quite bald, and getting a little rotund around the middle. He doesn’t have loads of money, although we are comfortable. We have three children: George, Henry and Francesca – and we love each other to bits!
‘I was pushing 39 when Adam proposed after a short courtship. I shudder when I think that as I planned my wedding, I went into my old bedroom at my parents’ home and wept. I cried because I felt I was accepting less than my dream; I was accepting second best and I had run out of time to find a perfect life partner.
‘It is only now that I feel so fortunate. Adam has attributes I would never have included in my ‘wish list’: he has a dry, witty sense of humour and a generous smile, he’s creative (he’s a professional photographer), plays the violin and is practical. He cooks all the meals – yes, even breakfast for us all, and is a doting dad. Through his eclectic tastes he has introduced me to many new and exciting things, including Russian literature, bird watching, jazz and modern art. Through his work for National Geographic, we have travelled to remote parts of the world (on occasions with the children) and when he’s around, there’s always a buzz of positivity, music and creativity.
‘It was on our honeymoon that I really fell in love with Adam. To me he epitomises everything that can be good about a person and I feel privileged and honoured to be married to him.
‘I realise that my early aspirations were out of touch with reality. Now I can look back to the shallow and selfish individual I was when I conjured up these stupid ideas. Although I feel shame (and I have never discussed my true feelings prior to our marriage), I now understand that this was a level from which the only way to progress was up. Through Adam, I have grown as a person too. I have changed my values and how I regard other people and feel a sense of completeness, having such a beautiful family.’
Yvonne (41)
Friday, 3 July 2009
It must be so hard starting from scratch at your age
Heard any of these ‘meant to be helpful’ expressions that mothers, ex-boyfriends, friends and the world at large seem to say to single women, reminding them of their single status.
‘Have you met ‘the one’ yet?’
‘I can’t understand it – you’re lovely, attractive, smart and successful. Why haven’t you been snapped up?’
‘Are you a lesbian?’
At a wedding: ‘We’ve put all the singles together on an odds and ends table.’
From your mother: ‘When, oh when, am I going to get some grandchildren?’
Also: ‘I read an article the other day which said that by their late thirties, women’s fertility plunges to such an extent that only five per cent can actually get pregnant. You’d better get a move on finding a husband.’
Or even: ‘It’s such a pity that you didn’t marry Paul. He was so charming. Didn’t he get married to Sarah – that really beautiful girl? Do you still see him in your circle of friends?’
From your best friend: ‘Guess what? We’re engaged! Look at my ring!’
Also: ‘I’m pregnant! We’re going to have a baby!’
From your last serious boyfriend: ‘Although Saskia and I have only known each other for a couple of months, I thought it only fair to tell you. I have asked her to marry me.’
From your employer: ‘The board has requested all single members of staff to provide skeleton cover in the office between Christmas and New Year as other staff members have family commitments.’
From the holiday company: ‘Children go free. 40 per cent surcharge for single room occupancy.’
From the estate agent at a viewing: ‘And in here we have the nursery… You could make this into a study or office.’
From a married woman with children: ‘You’re so wise not to have married and had kids. I tell you, every second of my life is taken up with family stuff – husband, children, school – you’ve got the right idea. Don’t go there.’
And we read it everywhere too: [sub heading]
Mini Christmas Pudding: Serves 1.
On a wedding invitation: (Name) plus guest
On a Christmas card: To Jane, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, Lots of love from Camilla, Rupert, Naomi, Charlie, Toby, Anouska…and the bump!
Invitation: St Margaret’s School 1982 Reunion. Bring husbands and children. See you there!
‘Have you met ‘the one’ yet?’
‘I can’t understand it – you’re lovely, attractive, smart and successful. Why haven’t you been snapped up?’
‘Are you a lesbian?’
At a wedding: ‘We’ve put all the singles together on an odds and ends table.’
From your mother: ‘When, oh when, am I going to get some grandchildren?’
Also: ‘I read an article the other day which said that by their late thirties, women’s fertility plunges to such an extent that only five per cent can actually get pregnant. You’d better get a move on finding a husband.’
Or even: ‘It’s such a pity that you didn’t marry Paul. He was so charming. Didn’t he get married to Sarah – that really beautiful girl? Do you still see him in your circle of friends?’
From your best friend: ‘Guess what? We’re engaged! Look at my ring!’
Also: ‘I’m pregnant! We’re going to have a baby!’
From your last serious boyfriend: ‘Although Saskia and I have only known each other for a couple of months, I thought it only fair to tell you. I have asked her to marry me.’
From your employer: ‘The board has requested all single members of staff to provide skeleton cover in the office between Christmas and New Year as other staff members have family commitments.’
From the holiday company: ‘Children go free. 40 per cent surcharge for single room occupancy.’
From the estate agent at a viewing: ‘And in here we have the nursery… You could make this into a study or office.’
From a married woman with children: ‘You’re so wise not to have married and had kids. I tell you, every second of my life is taken up with family stuff – husband, children, school – you’ve got the right idea. Don’t go there.’
And we read it everywhere too: [sub heading]
Mini Christmas Pudding: Serves 1.
On a wedding invitation: (Name) plus guest
On a Christmas card: To Jane, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, Lots of love from Camilla, Rupert, Naomi, Charlie, Toby, Anouska…and the bump!
Invitation: St Margaret’s School 1982 Reunion. Bring husbands and children. See you there!
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