Monday, March 17, 2008

The Wearing of the Green

You're always after me' lucky charms.


















Well they're magically delicious.













A Claddagh Ring in the future?

The hands are there for friendship,
The heart is there for love.
For loyalty throughout the year,
The crown is raised above.

The expression which was associated with these symbols in the giving of the ring was: "Let love and friendship reign."

The way that a Claddagh ring is worn on the hand is usually intended to convey the wearer's romantic availability, or lack thereof.


An Old Irish Blessing

May love and laughter light your days,
and warm your heart and home.
May good and faithful friends be yours,
wherever you may roam.
May peace and plenty bless you
with joy that long endures.
May all life's passing seasons
bring the best to you and yours!


Happy St. Patrick's Day


91 comments:

frenchy said...

Happy St. Patrick's Day to every Irish OMG posters and lurkers! xoxoxo

See you tonight guys!

Anonymous said...

Happy St. Patrick's Day everyone!

love Austin!

Wicked said...

I was wondering how Spesh would find a pic of Jake in green. I don't think it's a color he wears too often. Remember, if you are not wearing green today, you get a pinch!

Anonymous said...

Awwwww, what a great post today! Happy St. Patricks Day to all. Don't worry, I'll be wearin' green. Muah! Big kiss to all. :*

The Bad Seed said...

if you are not wearing green today, you get a pinch!

i'm not gonna wear green today. now you know why i'm the bad seed. :D

happy st. pats day everyone!!!!!

Anonymous said...

Austin on cruches sightings + J&A on dates in August-September 2006.

Defamer 8/14/2006:
"Perusing the DVDs at Virgin Megastore at Sunset and Crescent Heights was Jake Gyllenhaal and his guy friend Austin Nichols. Nichols was on crutches. I commented to my friend, "There's Gyllenbaalls with his lame friend, whatshisface." My friend replied, "Lame...literally." So they looked through the DVDs and we decided to leave. On the way out, my friend almost ran right into Ben Stiller checking out the new releases. I'd like to think that JG and BS were there awaiting midnight when Christina Aguilera's new CD was dropping. They look like dirrty fans."

Perez Hilton mentioned on 8/14/2006 that Jake was at a Death Cab for Cutie concert with a guy on cruches. Someone identified the guy as Austin in the comments section.

Defamer a few weeks later 9/6/2006:
"Out for a romantic dinner at Jar last night, spied dreamy-eyed boat of dreamboat dreams Jake Gyllenhaal dining with Official Jake Gyllenhaal BFF Austin Nichols. Couldn't see what Jake was eating, even through my finest set of opera glasses, but he sat slumped enough in his seat that I momentarily suspected he was being served his meal from unde the table. I wanted to walk by and casually ask him if he ever suffers morning sickness from sympathetic sibling pregnancy, but I didn't."

The Bad Seed said...

Hopeful tb, Thank You for the info. I saved it.
What do you think the last one meant, 'slumped, being served dinner under the table, sympathetic morning sickness'? Like Jake was depressed, sick, or doing some nooky?

Clarity said...

Happy St. Patricks Day everybody!

destiny said...

Happy St. Patrick's Day to everyone. I actually remembered to wear green today. That green t-shirt looks great on Austin. And I'm suprised you found a picture of Jake in green, I don't think it is a good color for him, or at least not the brigher shades of green.

The blessing is very beautiful.

Special K said...

Bad Seed said ...

What do you think the last one meant, 'slumped, being served dinner under the table, sympathetic morning sickness'? Like Jake was depressed, sick, or doing some nooky?


I wouldn't pick the win, or the place, but definitely going with the show. *g*

The Bad Seed said...

Spesh, its too early and too Monday and too many green beers already for me to understand win, place, show crypticspeake. :/

Anonymous said...

slumped, being served dinner under the table

when i read that, I take it that it implies they were playing footsie under the table :)

or maybe it's just me.

Special K said...

winterbird said...

when i read that, I take it that it implies they were playing footsie under the table :)


you're not alone there winterbird
Would you call that a starter? ; )

Special K said...

Win (first) --depressed
Place(second)-- sick
Show(third) -- doing some nooky

When in doubt go with the nooky.

Green beers. Come on really do the Irish and go for the Guinness and big Irish breakfast.

Anonymous said...

I suspect these are not officially sanctioned, pre-arranged PR pics, but real random pap shots. They look like they are taken from a distance and neither shows an awareness of the photogropher. The real relationship on display.

As to the right, left - when you have a foot injury, you favor it, balance is off, it could be he hurt the other leg or foot as a result. I had an injury several years ago, very painful. My biggest fear was having it reinjured, making it worse while it was healing.

Anonymous said...

I am embarrassed to admit that since I used to read all the time, but there is too much slash to read, although it has died off a bit since Heath's passing.

M, been meaning to ask you about this since you said it on Sat. Do you think Jake's silence on Heath is affecting the Brokeback slash community? Or is it just that people are too sad about Heath's death?

Anonymous said...

Reese, you really don't wait up for your injured and on crutches, alleged boyfriend? You really don't? Wow. I agree M, I think this is the real relationship on display too.

Anonymous said...

For a fake relationship they sure spend a lot of time together.

If these pics are not pre-arranged then flynet knows where they like to hang out and shop because there are other pics of them that are not flattering.

One week we have them running from the paps, hiding their faces, the next they are smiling and canoodling, back and forth although in these pics Jake is probably in pain.

It's all an act IMO, the crutches, the sour look, next batch they will be grinning sans crutch.

Wicked said...

M, you seem to be being impersonated on Flynet in the thread with the latest Jake and Reese pics. You've made numerous comments. You must be deeply important! And someone posted over there with the name Wickedisevil. I am really flattered. I may take the rest of the day off! :)

Florida Tom said...

happy St. Pattys day everyone. I am headed off to see the Phils and Indians today. The Phils always wear Green unifroms on St. Pats day. Looking forward to it.

Anonymous said...

of pics will be lovey-dovey. They always do that when a batch comes out that looks less than. And her birthday is this weekend. Odds on engagement?

Anonymous said...

^^Have fun, Tom! :)

Geez, seems our Jeff must have been booted out of every blog and now at Flynet!

I also wonder if the slash community is just now starting to feel better about the loss of Heath, that I'm sure is why the writing has decreased a little.

Florida Tom said...

I am absolutely devastated that I have not been impersonated by a boobblehead. I feel so unimportant.

Anonymous said...

Tom you have enough problems with Twicked. don't wish for any more.

Anonymous said...

I suspect these are not officially sanctioned, pre-arranged PR pics, but real random pap shots. They look like they are taken from a distance and neither shows an awareness of the photogropher. The real relationship on display."

These pics, unlike the Rome shots and Pacific Palisades, were definitely not called in.

Anonymous said...

No they weren't called in but it begs the question: Why does it seem that they are spending 24/7 togehter, sanctiond oics and not?

There is a video of them from yesterday morning getting coffee, they are in seperate cars, she gets in her car and smiles at the paps, he then comes out and turns his head away from the paps and gets in his car. I see they are returning to the let's use seperate cars routine they did last year when this started, there were several pics of them in seperate cars following each other, how lame.

They obviously met up to get some coffee, friends do that all the time but who would alert the paps? Not them from looking at Jake who obviously doesn't want to be photographed.

And this isn;t the 1st time Jake has turned away from the camera, he did it a few times when he was in the car with Reese and she her face, he turned away, in NY pics of him returning from shopping and going into his hotel, he turns his head, he even did it yesterday.

Jake is finally getting sick of the paps and BTW he isn't using his crutch.

Look for cuddling b'day pics next.

The Bad Seed said...

One week we have them running from the paps, hiding their faces, the next they are smiling and canoodling, back and forth

Ah the perfect setup for a classic tempestuous couple. A rocky relationship. Off and on. You know what that usually means, they have PASSIONATE SEX but just can't communicate on an everyday level, have different goals. Awww. The breakup, makeup cycle. Get back together and start 'dating' again. Which is very convenient if/when bearding is needed. They will never be able to make it together, cuz of their love/hate relationship. But in the end they will always be fond of each other and remain the best of buddies. All together now, awwwww.

Anonymous said...

Happy St. Patrick's Day everyone!

Anonymous said...

Slash fan, yes Jake's lack of words has defintely had an impact. Some authors have said they are over him because of it. A few others have defended him. But, overall, the biggest impact that has reduced slash is Heath's being gone.

Off topic, but justjared has new pics of Matilda and Michelle. In this case the words cute and adorable really do apply to Matilda. Her daddy's face has been rubber stamped on her.

Thanks Wicked for the info re being impersonated. I will have to check it out. For the record, WFT and OMG are the only places I ever have or will make comments. And lately, only rarely at WFT.

Anonymous said...

Jake=Reese's personal but wiper,

Where is this video? Do you have a link?

Wicked said...

Tom, be careful what you wish for!

Anonymous said...

They obviously met up to get some coffee, friends do that all the time but who would alert the paps? Not them

Not them, not Jake. But Reese? Sure she would. Don't put it past her to have her or the nanny call it in. Reese is calculating, you can bet on it.

Anonymous said...

Video of Jake and Reese getting coffee in separate cars

Going somewhere different after, perhaps?

Anonymous said...

Heh, yeah right. What a charade. That limp even looks fake. We saw him and Reese walking around that Farmers market with the brace on and it didn't look like he was limping then or maybe he was (there was no video) but they were all smiles.

Then a few days later he is on a crutc, crutch under the wrong arm and looking like he has gas, hobbling behind Reese like a 19th century Chinese peasant.

Now yesterday he is "limping" to his car with his head turned to show his displeasure at the paps.

And why would Reese call the paps? Lamest photo op ever. And what about the other times he turned away from the camera, recent pics.

And again they sure spen a lot of time together for just friends, what happened to their friends? Do they both have BO and drove them away? They are both tools.

Anonymous said...

No crutch in that video.

Anonymous said...

in today's NY Daily News

Just in case you were wondering, Michael Stipe is gay. The R.E.M. front man has been notoriously vague about his sexuality, but says he now sees the value in coming clean. "I recognize that to have public figures be very open about their sexuality helps some kid somewhere out there," he tells Spin magazine, on stands tomorrow. He also says his identity crisis helped fuel his songwriting: "'7 Chinese Brothers' was about me breaking up a couple and then dating both of them — a man and a woman — which is a terrible thing to do. But I was young and stupid."

destiny said...

Maybe Jake was using the crutch to measure how far away he wanted to be from Reese.

Tom, I think you don't get impersonated because that would blow the troll's argument that the only ones insisting Jake is gay are delusional, older women imposing their fantasies on Jake. The trolls in particular seem to think that no gay men would think Jake is gay.

Anonymous said...

Just in case you were wondering, Michael Stipe is gay.

Huh?

Michael Stipe reveals he is gay and joins a select band of pop stars

15 May 2001

...
Using the conservative American magazine Time as an unlikely platform, Stipe yesterday declared his sexual preference almost as an aside, buried in a lengthy interview.

His decision to "out" himself formally was welcomed by gay campaigners last night, while the music world waited to see whether his admission would affect sales of the band's latest album, appropriately called Reveal, which was released yesterday.

Departing from his oft-delivered reply "I'm an equal opportunities lech" and saying simply that he has been in a relationship with "an amazing man" for three years, the 41-year-old singer explained: "I was being made to be a coward about it, rather than someone who felt like it really was a very private thing."
...

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/michael-stipe-reveals-he-is-gay-and-joins-a-select-band-of-pop-stars-684839.html

Anonymous said...

According to someone at WFT, this was posted at DC-

From DC :

"As we approach the six-month anniversary of Reeke, Inc., I think that it's time to assess the cultural impact of this trainwreck.

Now, it's clear that Jake is receiving a great deal of emotional support from this charade (and God knows he needs it, poor boo-boo), and it's given Reese something to talk about besides her Oscar, her production company, her southern values, her children, her charities, her take on the perils of modern motherhood and, of course, her favorite skin and beauty-care products, but alas, I don't see too any Oscar-worthy films on the horizon for either of them in the short term.

But take heart, true believers, there is one thing that we can say about Reeke, Inc. Thanks to Jake and Reese, bearding is *definitely* the new black! I'm telling you, everyone should try this. Give it a whirl, right after roller-blading, parasailing, macrobiotics, wheat-germ, tiger's milk, botox, the Seg-way and the iPhone. Trust me, this is what all the cool people do during slow news cycles!

And why do I know all of this? Well, I get my *all* of my information from reputable news sources like US Magazine, People and the National Enquirer. I mean, if the National Enquirer says it, it must be true, right? I mean, like, fer sher!

And now, there are franchise opportunities available. Yes, you too can own your own little piece of the Reeke, Inc. empire. Operators are standing by now. Just call 1-800-GO-BEARD. They take checks, credit cards, and if you call in the next ten minutes, they'll even take kitchen appliances and Avon samplers!

Do it today, brothers and sisters. Opportunities like this don't happen everyday. Unless your own film bombs at the box office, or no one downloads it from YouTube, you simply won't be able to take advantage of bearding directly. So, call today. And remember, it's the next best thing to being there!

;)"


I would love to know which thread that's in! And I can't wait to see UV's meltdown when she sees it!

Anonymous said...

For St. Patrick's Day

A Guinness ad that never aired.

Guinness -- "Mess"

Sorry for the funky color.

Anonymous said...

Thanks, that was great! :)

Anonymous said...

I thought M. Stipes was out already. or at least everyone knew.

My theory on now you see the crutch now you don't: He is tring to get out of doing Nailed, yeah it's a stretch but I find it odd that he is still listed as rumored, where Biel is confirmed. Shooting starts next month, so it should be a done deal.

If true, he was probably holding out for more money after he agreed, and they are either still working on it or they balked and now he has a fake boo-boo.

Pics of him hobbling around w/o a crutch will seem like he injured his foot further, drag it out to April and viola! It's been re-cast.

I know cynical, but I thought that "njury" looked fake from the beggining.

Wicked said...

Love that Guinness commercial!

Marie Kreutz said...

I was reading some messages at WFT and at flynet and I must say I cannot believe HOW ABUSIVE and INTOLERANT towards other posters the gyllenbabblers are. I wouldn’t bother to make a single post on their own blogs, much less attack anybody on the net or in real life just because they have a different belief than I on any matter. It looks really BAD on that people. Their anger comes from the guilt of knowing they have doubts about what Jake doesn’t say, what he does, and specially the Hollywood system and its truthness (their business is to sell an image). They are closed-minded, absolutist, and monolithic. Poor Jake, with fans like those he doesn’t need enemies. Jake pretending to be “dating” Reese shows how society pressures gay people to pretend they're straight and the sadness of gay actors in the closet because of intolerant people.

Marie Kreutz said...

On a lighter note, Happy Saint Patrick's Day everybody!

:)

Anonymous said...

Marie Kreutz- to be fair to the Babblets, I think quite a few of those comments at Flynet were posted by Jeff Puim. He posted at Gyllenbabble for a while but even the Babblers could not stand him and UV kicked him out.

Anonymous said...

FWIW IHJ has the Wait-Up reese pics.

Anonymous said...

ex IMDb Jeff Puim = IMDb Jack Bourassa

Anonymous said...

FWIW IHJ has the Wait-Up reese pics.

She never looks back at him once. Nothing says loving like ignoring the cripple!

Anonymous said...

I would love to know which thread that's in! And I can't wait to see UV's meltdown when she sees it!

That post is a couple of days old. Very few people commented on it.

Anonymous said...

Interesting video. Why use separate cars now? Everybody knows you're a couple, right? Why be coy? Besides, it's not terribly green now is it, Reeke?

Anonymous said...

Happy St Patrick's Day, OMG!

I'll be back (with Blogger ID) when I've seen everything new ...

Florida Tom said...

Wow what a day just got back from the Phils Indians game. Great seats right behind the Phils dugout near home plate. I have never saw so many nice asses in my life. Utley and Burrell are amazing. Phils wore green and won 6 to 5. One game left for me on Thursday. This has been a dream come true for me.

Anonymous said...

That post is a couple of days old. Very few people commented on it.

Which thread was it in?

london tb said...

^
That post was at Lashes, there's a bit of an atmos there again and at Serious. It really isn't worth it other than as a spectator sport.

Couldn't get that X17 vid to work, it really is the flimsiest site :(
So Reese and Jake are now dating outdoors all the time, having spent months 'dating indoors'?. I'm not sure the ankle injury was supposed to be part of the story.

I know Wicked is noticing my JfC tags :D

Anonymous said...

OMG, my heart has been stolen, what a beautiful, beautiful Guinness commercial! Especially the kiss before leaving for work, and the soulful glances. Fit so well with the song too. LOVED IT!!!! :)

Anonymous said...

Looks like Flynet has pics from the Reese getting coffee video. No Jake pics. Re that video, do we even know they were in the same place? Looks like two different places to me.

Anonymous said...

Wow, more snark from Flynet towards Reese. What's the deal there, I wonder? Being a difficult client perhaps?

Anonymous said...

Arctic said She never looks back at him once. Nothing says loving like ignoring the cripple!

LOL! You have some of the best comments!

Anonymous said...

Do Flynet and x17 share resources? They both have footage of the same event- Reese getting coffee.

Wicked said...

London, I bet you think you're all that with your icon!

Anonymous said...

Yes, they do share, they use the same photographers some time.

The Jake stuff was useless to flynet with him seemingly "cured" of his boo-boo and the "limp", plus he wasn't looking at the camera and they were in seperate cars, Xi17 didn't care obviously.

Flynet were snarky because they got crap pics of them on Sat. after the lovefest on Wed.

They will make flynet happy again with the upcoming b'day pics.

Anonymous said...

New Ted-

Jake Gyllenhaal,lapping up some lunch with a studio head on the Fox lot. J.G. spent the sunny day in a long-sleeve white thermal and black pants—can't report he was strutting around butt-nekkid in the sunshine, sorry. Jakey Blue Eyes finally shaved his babyface of that in-mourning scruff—hope the babe's feelin' better, we don't want those pearly whites to be hidden forever. J.G. also was slightly limping. I suspect it's all that cavorting around cafés with Reese that's taking a toll on this typically tight-lipped, low-key lad. He trotted off in a Toyota Camry, proof that this unobnoxious stud likes to keep his presence truly private and out of People spreads. Wonder what changed his clandestine ways...maybe love? Hardly.

Anonymous said...

Ted clearly likes Jake...interesting.

Anonymous said...

^^Yes, this has a different tone than his usual snark. :)

Special K said...

And cleary Ted is not the head cheerleader for Reese.

Anonymous said...

Spesh, have to say I'm lovin' this song - love Shane MacGowan's beautiful gravely voice! Thanks! :)

Marie Kreutz said...

I find interesting the mention of a "mystery companion":

Much Askew About Nothing

Who’s the mystery companion for Jake Gyllenhaal’s lunch in Hollywood? Should Reese be concerned? Well, we sure know you Awful Truth terribles are up in e-arms for Tuesday’s mailbag—per usual—over the silliest things. Like, it’s Tinseltown, folks. Things are supposed to be outta whack here, get used to it!


http://www.eonline.com/gossip/awful/index.jsp

Special K said...

NETB -- thank Wicked, she found this great one for today.

Anonymous said...

OK, thanks Wicked! :*

frenchy said...

Patio, thanks for the Guinness commercial. I loved it too! :)

About the X17 video: Correct me if I'm wrong but I think this is the first time Jake is being so uncooperative with the paps. I'm sure he's been pissed by them before but he always kept his side of the bargain. Now it seems all caution was thrown to the wind and the contrast with Reese gamely smirking for the camera is striking.

Those Jake-on-a-Crutch pics I found terribly embarrassing. Both for Jake and for Reese. If I was their publicists I'd be sending leaks about a breakup pronto then about them trying to find an elegant way out of a relationship that was not meant to be. Although being the eternal realist, I wouldn't be surprised if they milked that miserable cow for a couple of additional months (sigh).

Over here the St. Pat parade attraced some 250,000 people. I know this figure probably pales before any New York or Boston crowd but for Montreal it's extremely good! :)

frenchy said...

Thanks for the Eonline info Marie Kreutz. Are you our Marie who formerly posted without a blogger ID or do we have two Maries now?

Marie Kreutz said...

yeah, Frenchy I'm the same Marie (not Maria, I think there was someone called Maria from time to time who was not me). I decided to get a blogger account a few days ago.
:)

frenchy said...

Yeah, Frenchy I'm the same Marie (not Maria, I think there was someone called Maria from time to time who was not me). I decided to get a blogger account a few days ago.

Great! By the way Austin's crotch pic hasn't found any taker yet! ;) If nobody gets a "Sold!" I'm gonna use it in May. :D

Anonymous said...

we don't want those pearly whites to be hidden forever.

TT & coming out?

Wicked said...

I once saw Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper, the Pogues, and the Violent Femmes in concert together. Shane MacGowan was so drunk he did several songs laying down on the stage!

Nice to see Ted has remembered who Jake Gyllenhaal is. But I have to say that I'm not too impressed with this mention. I wonder if Ted will remember who Toothy Tile is any time soon.

Florida Tom said...

Good to hear Ted talking about Jake again. Bout time. Couple things that jumped out at me he refered to Jake s pearly whites(Toothy). He also said he hopes Jake is out of morning and feeling better. I think Ted may have given Jake some time off after Heaths death.

Yes who was the mystery man? At first I thought he was talking about the studio ecexutive. Was Ted saying Jake is now single?

Again Ted tells us that reeke is fake.

I wonder when Ted will mention Toothy again. Hopefully next week. I miss Toothy/Jake.

Anonymous said...

Busted! - I was the mystery companion with Jake.

Special K said...

The key word is companion:

Companion:
1): one that accompanies another : comrade, associate; also : one that keeps company with another

2)a: one that is closely connected with something similar b: one employed to live with and serve another

3): a celestial body that appears close to another but that may or may not be associated with it in space

frenchy said...

The key word is companion

I thought about the phrase "long-time companion" Spesh. :)

But the word "mystery" had me wondering too Tom. Or maybe Ted is indeed giving Jake some slack, for whatever reason.

Anonymous said...

Ted's phrase "Jakey Blue Eyes" was rattling around in my head, and I finally figured out why - it sounds like "Judy Blue Eyes" a song about an imminent breakup. Crazy and wishful thinking, I know - just hope it's the right breakup! ;)

frenchy said...

"Judy Blue Eyes" a song about an imminent breakup.

Special, Wicked, this is a great song! I'd love to hear it. Thanks for the idea Mr. Stills. ;)

Special K said...

I thought of Long time companion too Frenchy.

And when you think of men of mystery you have to think of one man... Austin Powers or is that Nichols? : )

frenchy said...

And when you think of men of mystery you have to think of one man... Austin Powers

LOL! Seriously, a post comparing Austin Powers to Austin's powers could be fun. Ok, second request in what, four or five comments? Time to get the hell outta here! :D :D

Sweet dreams! :)

bltb said...

I'm enjoying the description "up in e-arms", lol.

Had Jake's "mystery companion" been a woman, I think they would've mentioned it; too juicy not to. As it is, well... ;)

destiny said...

Thanks Patio, I finally got a chance to watch that commercial, I loved it. And I assume your name is a reference to a really corny joke :-)

Just to add to the Ted-speak, I noticed as is often the case when he talks about Jake one of the letters he answered came from Austin, Texas.

Anonymous said...

"Those Jake-on-a-Crutch pics I found terribly embarrassing. Both for Jake and for Reese."

I agree. The coffee pics/video were no better either. They definately need to take this relationship/friendship back under wraps. It's very unflattering at this point.

Anonymous said...

"Jakey Blue Eyes finally shaved his babyface of that in-mourning scruff—hope the babe's feelin' better, we don't want those pearly whites to be hidden forever."

Jake's getting rid of the metaphorical beard to let his metaphorical toothy tiles shine, it sounds like! I wonder if he relaly will come out.

Anonymous said...

I wonder if he relaly will come out.

He can't now. It would make Reese look bad. That is not allowed.

The Bobbleheads are knitting booties! LOL

Anonymous said...

Just to add to the Ted-speak, I noticed as is often the case when he talks about Jake one of the letters he answered came from Austin, Texas.

Dear Ted:
Is Vicky Vamp Void Ashley Tisdale? I hope not. It's such a shame. Young girls have no one to look up to these days.
Tina
Austin, Texas

Florida Tom said...

The boobleheads are knitting booties. That is so funny. I am off to Georgia for a couple days. No internet. Hopefully Miss Wicked will keep me updated.