Sunday, May 30, 2010

Out Spotlight

Today's Out Spotlight is a best-selling author, columnist, speaker, entrepreneur, businesswoman and television host and one of the most currently well known financial advisers helping people learn how to manager their money. Today's Out Spotlight is Suze Orman.

Born Susan Orman, she made her first appearance June 5, 1951 on the working class neighborhood of South Side of Chicago, to Russian-Jewish immigrants Ann and Morry Orman. Her parent ran a deli in the Hyde Park section Chi town. Orman has said in interviews she did not "grow up with money". After graduating from high school, she enrolled at the University of Illinois to work on a degree in Social Work, supporting herself with part-time jobs. But it wasn't easy, there were some things to overcome before she got to college.

"When I was five or six I could not pronounce my R’s, S’s or T’s. So words such as beautiful came out as boobital. In fact if you listen closely to me speak to this day you can still hear it. Words such as fear and fair, bear and beer come out the same. Because I could not speak, I could not read very well. Because I could not read, I would always score one of the lowest in the class on exams. I knew I was dumb, everyone I knew thought I was dumb."

While at U of I she shared an apartment to cut costs with one her roommates Judy brought around her boyfriend John Belushi. Orman found herself hanging out with her roommates and Judy and John for the duration of her years at college .

In 1973 Orman left college without earning her degree because she had failed to fulfill the foreign language requirement. Having had--but overcome--a speech impediment of which she felt ashamed, she doubted her ability to learn another language.

Deciding that she "wanted to see America," Orman borrowed money from her brother, bought a van, and headed west with three women friends. She ended up in Berkeley, California, where for two months she worked for a tree service while living out of her van and then got a job as a waitress at the Buttercup Bakery.

She ended up completing her degree in 1976 by taking Spanish classes at Hayward State University, while continuing to work at the bakery. Even after getting her B.A. in Social Work, she stayed waitressing at the Buttercup until 1980.

Her dream at that time was to open a restaurant of her own, but she did not have the money for it, she contacted her parents for the downpayment and they told her they didn't have the $20,000 to lend. When she confided her aspirations to a regular customer, Fred Hasbrook, he organized an effort to help her, donating two thousand dollars of his own to a collection of fifty thousand, which he presented to her with a note that read, "This is for people like you, so that your dreams can come true. To be paid back in ten years, if you can, without interest."

On Hasbrook's advice, Orman put the funds into a money market account at Merrill Lynch, but the less than scrupulous broker with whom she dealt put her into very risky option purchases in a aggressive portfolio. Initially her investments did quite well, but a downturn in the market only a few months later wiped out both her profits and her capital.

Knowing that she couldn't make the money back as a waitress, and having started learning more about finances and investing while watching her investments and what her advisor was doing, she went to Merrill Lynch and entered their training program to become an account executive. She discovered during the training that her stockbroker had committed an illegal act and she sued Merrill Lynch while she was still at trainee. Suze received the entire $50,000 back plus interest and was able to pay back her former customers. Suing the company also did something else, it protected her from them firing here.

After she completed the training, she was hired by the firm and remained there for three years when she left to take a position as a vice president of investments at Prudential Bache Securities. In 1987, Orman resigned and opened her own financial planning firm, the Suze Orman Financial Group, in Emeryville, California.

Orman continued her career as a vice-president of investments at Prudential Bache Securities before founding her own company, the Suze Orman Financial Group, specializing in retirement planning, in 1987.

After a rocky start, Orman's company began to prosper. In the early 1990s she started giving speeches to retiree groups. In 1994 the Pacific Gas and Electric Company engaged her to give a talk on retirement advice to some 7,000 of their employees through a satellite broadcast.

She acted as director of the firm until 1997, when she stepped down as her writing career took off with the publication of her second book.

The small-market publisher Newmarket Press picked up on the presentation and encouraged her to write it up as a book. The resulting volume, You've Earned It, Don't Lose It (1994, co-authored with Linda Mead), sold out in minutes when offered on the QVC shopping network. Since then Orman has been a publishing phenomenon.

Orman published her second book, The 9 Steps to Financial Freedom: Practical & Spiritual Steps So You Can Stop Worrying, in 1997, and it topped the New York Times best-seller list for self-help books.

She has written seven consecutive New York Times Best Sellers. As well she has written, co-produced, and hosted six PBS specials based on her books; and is the most successful fundraiser in the history of public television. Two of her specials on PBS, The Laws of Money, The Lessons of Life and The Money Show for the Young, Fabulous, & Broke, brought her two Daytime Emmy Awards in 2004 and 2006. Orman has done similar type of program, Suze Orman's Financial Freedom, for QVC, the leading home shopping network, making her one of their top seller.

But it is not easy street, Orman has had her detractors. While she has proven herself a wealth of information about credit and very general financial issues, her understanding of comprehensive financial planning has been questioned by many in the financial industry. Christopher Caldwell of The New Republic, who dismissively wrote that "Orman's recipe consists largely of commonsense thrift" and that she "may be America's most forthright champion of slogans--and of their thought-eradicating potential."

Senior MarketWatch columnist Chuck Jaffe, for example, said she "scores very high on the personality index, but very low on the knowledge and understanding of the complex issues that face a lot of her audience. She's giving generic, simple solutions to people's most difficult problems, and judging from her [own personal investment] portfolio she's taking them on a path she really hasn't traveled herself." And according to MSN Money's James Scurlock, "the personal-finance guru favors supersimple mantras—even when they're wrong—and psychological explanations for all your money problems.

In 1998 Forbes reported that Orman had misrepresented her credentials, and criticized some of her advice as simplistic. The San Francisco Chronicle ran a follow-up article in which a representative of Orman stated that the book's publisher, Crown, used inaccurate information without Orman's knowledge.

But millions of readers disagreed. Her books continue to become top sellers. Phoebe Connelly of The American Prospect notes that Orman's success has been due to "offering what people are actually looking for when they seek financial advice-- a basic literacy in how it all works, coupled with the reassurance that despite what past experience has shown them, it will work for them."

In addition to books, Orman also writes a syndicated newspaper column, an advice column for Oprah Winfrey's magazine, O, and has a column "Money Matters"on the finance web page of Yahoo! For many years, she has contributed on a monthly basis to Costco Connection, a magazine published by the membership wholesaler.

She also provides advice on the weekly Suze Orman Show on CNBC, which is among the highest-rated on the network, and also airs on XM and Sirius radio. Her work on the program has made her a five-time recipient of Gracie Awards, which honor America's "best radio, television, and cable programming for, by, and about women." The Suze Orman Show was named the outstanding talk show in 2003, 2007, and 2008. Orman herself won awards for individual achievement as a program host in 2005 and 2006. She has won more than anyone in the 34-year history of the awards.

She is a frequent guest on such television shows as Larry King Live, The Oprah Winfrey Show, the Today Show, and The View and has offered her expert opinions on many news broadcasts.

Her catch phrases are "Self-worth equals net worth", "People first, then money, then things", and "Truth creates money. Lies destroy it."

In February 2008, Orman appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show and announced that her most book, Women and Money, would be available for free on Oprah's website for 33 hours. Over 1 million people downloaded the book.

In April 2008 online interview with the The Young Turks, Orman stated that her net worth is more than ten million USD. Orman shared her personal investment portfolio strategy. It is highly concentrated compared with traditional investment theory, which emphasizes asset diversification and a significant allocation to equities for long-term growth. Orman stated: "I have a million dollars in the stock market because if I lose a million dollars, I don't personally care. I buy zero-coupon municipal bonds, and all the bonds I buy are triple-A rated and insured so even if the city goes under, I get my money. I take a little lower interest rate to make sure my bonds are 100 percent safe and sound." She now boasts a liquid net worth of approximately $25 million (with $7 million more in real estate).

In the Feb. 25, 2007, issue of the New York Times Magazine, financial guru Suze Orman revealed that she is a lesbian and has been with her partner, Kathy Travis, since 2000.

During the interview, which covered her latest book, Women and Money, writer Deborah Solomon asked Orman if she is married, and Orman replied initially, "I'm in a relationship with life."

When asked, "Meaning what?" and Orman replied: "K.T. is my life partner. K.T. stands for Kathy Travis. We're going on seven years. I have never been with a man in my whole life. I'm still a 55-year-old virgin."

In reaction to Orman's coming-out, numerous media outlets have focused on her statements regarding her inability to legally marry her partner and the financial repercussions of that status. "Both of us have millions of dollars in our name," Orman told the New York Times Magazine. "It's killing me that upon my death, K.T. is going to lose 50 percent of everything I have to estate taxes. Or vice versa."

Her concerned with the difficulties of same-sex couples in achieving equity, particularly when one of the partners die makers her a strong supporter of same sex marriage, but until then for same sex couple to establish trusts in lieu of wills.

As she has written, "A trust gives the trustee the legal authority to distribute assets immediately to the beneficiaries based on the terms of the trust. No court is involved. No public notice of death is required as it is with a will. All that is required is a death certificate and a trust document that describes how things are to be distributed through the trust. Because a trust bypasses the court system, or probate, there are no fees, and there is no public record of the value of your estate, protecting your privacy."

She has become known for her straightforward, passionate financial advice that often is delivered with a spiritual angle. "In all realms of life it takes courage to stretch your limits, express your power, and fulfill your potential," she has said. "It's no different in the financial realm."

She received the honorary degree of doctor of humane letters from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2009.


Suze Orman Official Site

Suze's Story (Biography)



Update: Jake & Austin hit Gym with Sophia


160 comments:

Florida Tom said...

Suzie Orman is awesome and well respected in her field.

t said...

marcolabelle: CELEB SPOTTING: Jake Gyllenhaal at Hollywood farmers market.
11 minutes ago

Special K said...

It is it me or is Erma Bombeck and Suze Orman seperated at birth.

Erma Bombeck

Suze Orman

OMG! said...

Jake Gyllenhaal works up a sweat during an intense two hour work-out on Saturday afternoon (May 29) in Los Angeles.

The 29-year-old actor was accompanied by One Tree Hill co-stars (and real-life couple) Austin Nichols and Sophia Bush.

Jake and Austin used to bike together all the time and have been hitting the trails since at least 2006. They look quite snug in their spandex together!

Read more: http://justjared.buzznet.com/2010/05/30/jake-gyllenhaal-austin-nichols-hit-gym-with-sophia-bush/#ixzz0pRXxKglk

Special K said...

Here's the link

Jake & Austin hit gym with Sophia Bush

lol said...

Here are two links! :)

JJ said...

Good to know that Jake and Austin remained friends.

Florida Tom:-) said...

I just got a call from Boston and I have named them Sophinhaal.

Oh my God those socks. I wonder if Sophinhaal will next be seen with Sophiaa little neice and nephew?

Special K said...

Austin bring his own fashion statement with the socks. : )

Think they were doing pre or post exercise? Perhaps some hot bikram yoga?

Like the matching bottles of water. Notice how they are in sync walking.

Florida Tom said...

Pudge Pudge Pudge. Someone has been eating up some goodies.

prairiegirl said...

Yessssss!!!!!!

Florida Tom said...

Notice how Austin doesnt hold the door for Sophia. He must have learned that from Jake:-)

Special K said...

It's great to see Jake and Austin together.

Wonder if Jake was a little low about the weekend opening and Austin knew there was no better way to pick up spirits than for them to go out together.

Love Jake's little smile of satisfaction after he gets in the car. Like yup you go it, out with my guy.

prairiegirl said...

This caps a fantastic weekend! Nothing can top this. What an incredible surprise.

The only better thing could be if POP has a rebound of box office sales.

But I'll take these pics any day, any hour.

hanging out with the beard said...

These pictures might mean that Jake and Austin are just friends.

Special K said...

adrisabelove: Me encontre a Jake Gyllenhaal y pedi una foto y me dijo "I'm with a friend sorry but thanks for asking". pero le tire una solo!
about 2 hours ago from MOTOBLUR

Someone asked for a picture when they met Jake.

Wonder if the friend was his gym buddy?

Special K said...

hanging out with the beard said...

These pictures might mean that Jake and Austin are just friends.



Hi Jack see you're back and all aboard friends only wagon.

Worried said...

I wonder if UV and FL have called their therapists? I am worried sick.

hanging out with the beard said...

Special K,

everyone is entitled to an opinion. You are speculating like anyone else, you don't know what is going on between Jake and Austin, I hope you are aware of that.

Special K said...

SATC2 is dropping by double digit each day and if PoP can just pretty much stay out of the double digits, it has a really good chance to beat SATC2 for second. Waiting for the hard numbers on Tuesday.

Special K said...

Yes Jack I am giving my opinion. But I still know it's you.

Special K said...

If they were just friends they wouldn't need the bearded lady escort that's with them.

hanging out with the beard said...

I am giving my opinion.

I'll believe it when I see it.

hanging out with the beard said...

If they were just friends they wouldn't need the bearded lady escort that's with them.

What were Jake and Austin in April 2009 when they were photographed without beards?

Special K said...

Notice the Headline at Just Jared.

It says "Jake Gyllenhaal & Austin Nichols hit Gym with Sophia Bush"
Making the couple Jake & Austin.

Now if it were this way -
"Jake Gyllenhaal hits gym with Austin Nichols & Sophia Bush" it would make Austin and Sophia the couple.

Special K said...

Still here Jack huh.

hanging out with the beard said...

Not Jack. Special K, you sure hate when people don't agree with your opinion and try to use common sense.

Florida Tom said...

I wonder what Jake and Austin think when they know there is a select group of people who have them figured out?

Special K said...

I don't mind an differing of opinion. But Jack I've know you're pattern of posting after four years.

hanging out with the beard said...

I'm not trolly.

Good, please answer my 4:35 PM question.

Florida Tom said...

This was definitely a photo op and now gives Jake and Austin the freedom to be seen together again without fear. It has been established via JJ that Sophin is a couple and Jake and Austin are still friends.

Florida Tom said...

I will answer that question Jake and Austin were what they are today. Partners.

Special K said...

Looking the Adult Boutique that is next door on the pictures to the gym (when Jake and Austin were walking out) helped figured out where they all were.

They were working out at Reel Fitness 12215 Venture Blvd. Studio City.

"Catering to the Entertainment Industry in the heart of Studio City, Reel Fitness has everything you're looking for in a small, private gym. We have qualified personal trainers available, private pilates instruction, as well as members who work out on their own."

hanging out with the beard said...

Florida Tom,

how do you know they aren't just ex lovers and friends?

prairiegirl said...

And dads.

Meg said...

All I can say is OMG!! The box office for PoP may not be looking too good but I'm liking the photo ops its causing.

Who would have predicted this.

Meg said...

Also loving Austin's socks, hardly stylish but certainly unique.

prairiegirl said...

I'm hoping the 2 guys made a pit stop at that Romantix store! A little something for the toy box, and I am not talking about the kids' toybox, lol

hanging out with the beard said...

For the sake of everyone involved, I hope Jake and Austin aren't dads - Hollywood has enough lousy parents.

M2 said...

Austin's socks are awesome! I love striped socks. :)

for god sake said...

good to see them together again but I feel no vibe at all like before! I am frustrated really.

hanging out with the beard said...

Maybe they are together, but after years of not spending much time together it is possible that they are just friends now.

well said...

suspicious is the word

Florida Tom said...

I think we are going to start and see some things change for the better. PoP is over and thank God it is. OTH has been renewed. Sophin wont last long. I think Jake and Austin may be tiring of the games and the lies. It has to be exhausting. Eventually if they have kids they will have to come out and I am sure the plan is now in the works. Ted was easy on Jake during PoP promotion. We will see what he has to say in the next couple of weeks. For sure Ted for follow this one to the conclusion.

well said...

"I wonder what Jake and Austin think when they know there is a select group of people who have them figured out?"


judging by those pics, nothing exiting to figure out.

m said...

Sophia's purpose is now revealed. The beard acts a cover so the boys can spend time together in the open. Hallelujah. That's all I can say. I don't care if they need a beard to make it happen, this has made my day and at this moment nothing else matters but that they are together and out in the open. I am so excited I cant even read the day's post. Too distracted and excited.

hopeful tb said...

I disagree that there is no vibe of J&A being together. Thoughut the set of pictures Jake seems like he knows there is something extraordinary about him being photographed with Austin. He's uncomfortable, walking far apart from Austin (but in sync) and then all the tongue action by his car.

Which one is he looking at by the car? I have difficulty figuring out the reflections.

Great to see them together again, though I'd like to see them loloose the beards.

hopeful tb said...

I disagree that there is no vibe of J&A being together. Thoughut the set of pictures Jake seems like he knows there is something extraordinary about him being photographed with Austin. He's uncomfortable, walking far apart from Austin (but in sync) and then all the tongue action by his car.

Which one is he looking at by the car? I have difficulty figuring out the reflections.

Great to see them together again, though I'd like to see them loloose the beards.

just asking said...

Tom don't get me wrong but I think you're a bit naive. These pics are staged obviously. Isn't it funny PR decided to let it appear whereas POP isn't the hit disney expected?

hanging out with the beard said...

Picture are staged, no question about it, Sophia talked about 4 years of dating only a few days ago.

The question remains - what is really going on?

well said...

"I disagree that there is no vibe of J&A being together. Thoughut the set of pictures Jake seems like he knows there is something extraordinary about him being photographed with Austin. He's uncomfortable, walking far apart from Austin (but in sync) and then all the tongue action by his car."

they look perfectly indifferent, just two friends walking from gym class. Sorry I can't see anything else.

prairiegirl said...

Well one declaration has been refuted today. And that is that Austin and Jake do see each other. They are not the long-over, once upon a time friends that some proclaimed.

There they are in all their Jaustin glory.

And it is a huge day no matter what was going on this weekend. It certainly wasn't done for OMG'S benefit. We've been here all along and have already seen PoP.

hanging out with the beard said...

They are not the long-over, once upon a time friends that some proclaimed.

No one said that they aren't friends, some people think/thought that they aren't dating any more.

lol said...

"The beard acts a cover so the boys can spend time together in the open"

Oh god if sophia has to go out with them all the time, a bit annoying no lol

no trouble said...

Jake and Austin are together every 13 months, I think Sophia will be OK with that.

^^^ said...

are out together

prairiegirl said...

13 months??? Hmmmm...

Could the 2 guys be feeling the urge to swirl the juices again?

well said...

"Well one declaration has been refuted today. And that is that Austin and Jake do see each other. They are not the long-over, once upon a time friends that some proclaimed. "

Of course I agree but I can't help thiking that along with reeke before and sophin now, jake and austin release photo oops when it's convenient wathever their real relationship.

not so bad said...

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i41595b3b7aad282d5b29433fb0603e13


"Powerful opening launches in a handful of key overseas markets on the Memorial Day weekend propelled " Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time" to the No. 1 spot on the foreign-theatrical circuit.

The Disney film drew $59 million from 7,100 screens in 47 territories for an early international cume of $87.5 million. Taking second place on the weekend was " Sex and the City 2," which opened on the foreign circuit with $27.6 million from 3,700 screens in 17 markets.

But back in the U.S., "Sex" and "Prince" finished second and third behind "Shrek Forever After," which shook off the competition during a slow Memorial Day weekend stateside. After Saturday, "Shrek" collected $43.3 million, stronger than "Sex" ($32.1 million) and "Prince" ($30.2 million).

In "Prince's" second week on the foreign circuit, the Jerry Bruckheimer production finished No. 1 in at least 40 of its 47 markets and helped drive Disney's 2010 foreign boxoffice revenues past the $1-billion for the 16th consecutive year.

It was the fastest that Disney has ever reached that benchmark. The studio joins Warner Bros. and 20th Century Fox in 2010's $1-billion foreign b.o. club, confirming that this year on the overseas circuit is exceptionally strong.

"Shrek" finished third wordwide, which opened in six markets including Turkey. Overall weekend tally was $18.5 million from 1,685 venues in 15 territories. "

destiny said...

Wow, just wow (thanks PG for the message). Been out all day, and just resting up for a bit before heading out to meet friends for dinner.

This is a fascinating development. Clearly a photo opp. Did they decide that with POP not doing as well as expected, they'd try something different to stir up some excitement.

Wish Sophia wasn't there, but still, pretty exciting. It's also got me seriously rethinking my not going to see POP.

hanging out with the beard said...

Clearly a photo opp.

Photo op for Jake's gay fandom, to give them "seriously rethinking not going to see POP" idea?

really not so bad said...

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time ruled the international box office this weekend with an estimated gross of $59m. And Sex and the City 2 made a strong international start with big openings in the UK and Germany.

Prince of Persia took its weekend haul from 47 markets, ranking top in 41 of them, said distributor Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International (WDSMPI). The $59m take pushed the fantasy adventure’s running international total to $87.5m, 39% ahead of National Treasure in the same group of markets and time frame, 1% behind Iron Man and 24% behind Clash of the Titans.

The performance took Disney past $1bn in aggregate international grosses for the year, the earliest the company - which has now passed that mark for an industry-record 16 consecutive years - has ever achieved the feat.

Prince of Persia opened in Russia with an estimated $9.7m, topping the opening of Iron Man 2 by more than 30%, said WDSMPI, and almost doubling the opening take of The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian.

In China, Prince opened with $8.1m, the second biggest opening (after Alice in Wonderland) Disney has ever had in the territory.

Prince opened top in France with $5.5m, beating the openings of 300 and Troy by almost 10%, according to WDSMPI, and that of Prince Caspian by nearly 20%.

The film’s chart-topping $4.3m opening in Korea almost matched the debut of Alice in Wonderland and beat the openings of 300 and Troy by 15%.

Mexico produced a chart-dominating $3.7m opening, 20% ahead of Troy but 25% behind Prince Caspian, which was a major hit in the country.

Australia produced a number one opening of $2.9m, matching the start in that market, said Disney, of The Mummy 3.

Prince was down only 20% in its second weekend in Germany, taking $2.3m for a total to date in the country of $7m. And it was up 9% in its second weekend in the UK, taking $2.2m for a territory total of $5.6m

any strategies are good said...

"Photo op for Jake's gay fandom, to give them "seriously rethinking not going to see POP" idea?"


well it seems! PR are evil.

$$$ said...

PoP needs to make 400m just to break-even.

Meg said...

By some very dodgy maths if the non-US figures and the US figures are correct PoP is looking at around $250m overall (these are totally made up calcs so bear with me!). Not the world's worst bo but not brilliant. However, if poor bo brings out more Jake and Austin photo-ops I say bring it on! looking forward to the Jar dinner date.

destiny said...

Also a belated attempt to recapture the old magic Jake had? The sexual ambiguity and mystery that I think a lot of fans liked, and that Reeke killed, even among the JIS crowd?

PR is being manipulative, that's for sure. Is going to POP encouraging him to be more himself??? Or it caving to PR, and then once they get me into the theater, it'll all just be a dim memory and we won't see them together again or any other signs of change???

prairiegirl said...

Clearly a photo opp.

Clearly. I don't care, lol. I'll take it.


Photo op for Jake's gay fandom, to give them "seriously rethinking not going to see POP" idea?

LOL. Really? And how many extra tickets would that sell?

There is nothing, nothing that will dampen the enthusiasm and joy these pictures bring.

I extend the Ricardo Montalban "Fantasy Island" greeting to all here today.

destiny said...

I hope Ted has a field day with this.

destiny said...

I don't care either PG. Just fascinated and puzzled by it all at the same time. Inquiring minds want to know. :-D

Florida Tom said...

No way this photo op gets Jakes old legion of fans out to see this movie. If that was the reason this photo op was staged Jakes PR is even more imcompetent than I thought.

hanging out with the beard said...

looking forward to the Jar dinner date.

I wouldn't count on that, Austin has the beard and berading obligations.

hanging out with the beard said...

There is nothing, nothing that will dampen the enthusiasm and joy these pictures bring.

Enjoy ignoring the reality, just don't expect others to do the same.

real faith said...

"There is nothing, nothing that will dampen the enthusiasm and joy these pictures bring"

we waiting that every 13 months lol

real faith said...

"If that was the reason this photo op was staged Jakes PR is even more imcompetent than I thought"

I think once a year we have photo oops of them cause PR have pity of us!

prairiegirl said...

If it was an attempt to manipulate fans like us, they would've done it before the movie even came out.

And LOL, come on. Looking like that??? LOLL.

Austin looks like a tourist and Jake looks like he came from.....what? well, a gym.

I'm sure Jake & Austin sat around at the lunch table today while feeding the brood trying to think how they could lure the disgruntled fans back.

Yeah. Right.

This is the best movie going on right here today. Watching people squirm and do a running man dance trying to tell themselves these pictures are just showing two buddies who only see each other every 13 months.

Hey, whatever. :)

hanging out with the beard said...

Prairiegirl, we are fine with you deluding yourself, just please stop insulting everyone's intelligence.

Florida Tom said...

I pay ten dollars to see Jake and Austin sitting at Jar having a nice dinner tohgether PR. Near a window of course. Just like reeke.

Special K said...

Just can't stay away can you Jack?

Florida Tom said...

Wasnt sure myself if you were right on Jack this time SK until he made that statement. Good work.

hanging out with the beard said...

Not Jack. What seems to be the problem? Should everyone agree with Prairiegirl or ignore her playing stupid?

vanity fair said...

You're a riot Jack. You have spent the last year telling us how Jake and Austin are clearly no longer friends. Now that we have evidence to the contrary, you've changed your tune to "they are just friends."

The rest of us at omg don't change our beliefs just to suit the wind.

Seaweed said...

What a great way to celebrate your visit with Special in Boston PG! Hope you both enjoy all the time together, and hope you rocked the lobster PG. Just had a nice feed last week, love those claws and knuckles especially.

Austin's socks were the first thing I spotted when I saw the picture... still chuckling to myself on that one.

Very interesting background on the Jake and Austin timelines with BT etc. The review and re-look always tend to add a bit more clarity, at least IMHO.

Another great Out Spotlight as well Special, enjoy the rest of your long weekend.

Best to everyone.... cheers.

Seaweed

well said...

"If it was an attempt to manipulate fans like us, they would've done it before the movie even came out"

those staged pics are here for one reason though. Clearly they want to sell the "buddies confortable image"

prairiegirl said...

Jack, you are in my backyard now.

You come here, be prepared to love and hear all that is Jaustin.

And today I celebrate our 2 main guys: Austin and Jake. Reunited on the internet and it feels so good

hanging out with the beard said...

You're a riot Jack. You have spent the last year telling us how Jake and Austin are clearly no longer friends.

I'm not Jack and I'm not the only one here who isn't sure about Austin and Jake still being a couple.

Special K said...

Seeing some old faces back this weekend (and not just you Jack). Hey hopeful tb it's been awhile. Monk, Vanity Fair, and just now Seaweed.

Great to see everybody.

Florida tom said...

well said...
"If it was an attempt to manipulate fans like us, they would've done it before the movie even came out"

those staged pics are here for one reason though. Clearly they want to sell the "buddies confortable image"



Well very well said. I think you nailed it.

Special K said...

They're going to be more comfortable later. ; )

Cirrus said...

Oh My Godot! I just heard. *swoon*. :)

prairiegirl said...

Oh I agree!! The guys are def comfortable, trust.

hanging out with the beard said...

Special K, please stop making a fool of youself.

destiny said...

Prarie girl is not insulting any one's intelligence, quite the opposite.name-calling is the sign of someone who cannot come up with anything else.

We're all too happy to care.

Florida Tom said...

I say 200 comments today. It is still early. Great way to end a holiday. Right PG!

hanging out with the beard said...

Destiny, please read posts more carefuly.

Made up crap like Watching people squirm and do a running man dance trying to tell themselves these pictures are just showing two buddies who only see each other every 13 months. is insulting.

prairiegirl said...

Great way to end the holiday, Tom. This and the lobster. I'm telling you guys, that was my fir9st taste of lobster and it was awesome!

Special K said...

Jake tried to keep from grinning as they were walking out of the gym. That corner of his mouth just starting, and then the mouth and tongue at the door of the car, finally a grin right at the paps in the car, and Austin walking behind it. Bet he had that grin all the way home and a even bigger one later.

Wonder who Austin was checking in with on the phone as they stepped out the door? Not his "girlfriend" and not the hubs. Maybe the babysitter?

prairiegirl said...

Oops - typo.

Well, it's back to the land of Oz tomorrow. :(

I will be anxious to get home tho and catch up with the guys. And a day of Big V on Tuesday.


Hopefully get some writing done. I was supposed to write tonight but the guys took care of that.

Special K said...

Demographics of the PoP crowd via boxoffice mojo.

Distributor Walt Disney Pictures' research showed that 58 percent of the audience was male, and 58 percent was aged 25 years and older.

OMG! said...

I say in times of stress, they ran to each other for comfort. Just look at Austin's socks; if those aren't relaxin' socks you wear around someone who loves you no matter what, I don't know what is. I half expected to hear about them being together in Texas, with all of this box office numbers stuff to worry about. C'mere baby! :)

duh! said...

I say in times of stress, they ran to each other for comfort.

That's what friends are for!

well said...

"Jake tried to keep from grinning as they were walking out of the gym. That corner of his mouth just starting, and then the mouth and tongue at the door of the car, finally a grin right at the paps in the car, and Austin walking behind it. Bet he had that grin all the way home and a even bigger one later."

that's sweet... but maybe he smiled thinking of OMG's reactions! lol

ok I stop!

all alone said...

At I'm Stalking Jake -Prophecy Girl's back- post is Jake getting into a car. Only pictures of Jake. No Austin. No Sophia. No Gym. Jake alone. Austin not important, Austin just a friend then why cut him and Sophia out?

tweet said...

MollyImagines: http://ping.fm/p/51 - LOL my mom put up a "Prince of Persia" poster in the dining room. Apprently she is a Jake Gyllenhaal fan?

M and M said...

Holy, sh*t. Here I go and support Jake at the movies this afternoon and I come home to this! Happy dance. With a little jig and cherry on top. Talk about a hedgehog doing karate!

It's so great to see these two together, where they obviously belong. And, yes, OMG, those are relaxing socks that you wear when someone loves you no matter what.

prairiegirl said...

I think Austin should either have worn polyester or seersucker to go with those socks.

LOL

Special K said...

You know there's suspenders that go with those socks. ; )

m said...

PG, slash minds think alike. My first thought, after being excited about seeing the photos, was I wonder if they swirled any juices during their after workout shower. After all Toothy loves to do it in public places.

Florida Tom said...

I love the little love nest pudge they both have.

M and M said...

Awww. Let's be a little more forgiving when it comes to the boys', ahem, sportswear choices. Let's face it, Austin has a unique sense of fashion. Totally memorable and color coordinated...at least when it comes to Jake's outfit! Maybe there was a power outage at the gym and Jake and Austin got their clothes mixed up after they took a shower together. ;-)

What I like most of all is that both men seem utterly relaxed to be seen in public and photographed together. Jake has a very relaxed, almost serene expression on his face in several of the shots. Looks like Jake pushed the jewel on the hilt of his dagger and turned back time to exactly where it should be.

OMG! said...

:)

You just know there was some makin' up for lost time in that post-workout shower, or at home.

prairiegirl said...

Awww I love Austin 's sox. They are working fine for me.

I'm also liking the sweaty, messy look on them both.

Special K said...

oh don't think I don't love the sock i do, it is just so totally him

Can you imagine the sock drawer? No problem telling who's socks are who's. LOL

m said...

Just viewed the pics on IHJ where I could enlarge them a bit more. Not only do they have matching belly bulges but matching beards - the facial hair kind. Cute.

Special K said...

Did you notice Austin reflection in the glass in the one picture
Here is its at JJ

Austin is facing them, smiling saying something but only Jake is paying attention.

M and M said...

Love their matching aviator glasses too. Jake may be looking downward but he has a very sweet smile on that face of his. Like everything's looking up from here. Wow! I think Sam Cooke was right:

There were times when I thought I couldn't last for long
But now I think I'm able to carry on
It's been a long, been a long time coming
But I know a change is gonna come, oh yes it will

It's been a look time coming.

M and M said...

Austin is facing them, smiling saying something but only Jake is paying attention.

I noticed that. Perhaps they're planning a family picnic lunch for later on and Austin wanted Jake to bring the pickled onions. *grin*

Special K said...

You know those socks remind me of Pippi Longstocking's (just the crew sock version). Well Pippi is Swedish. And I not going anywhere near the longstocking part.

You think Austin has some crazy braids, Sophia is Mr. Neilson, and Jake's Old Man/Little Uncle?

OMG! said...

:)

Henry Cavill didn't mean anything, I swear! It was a momentary lapse of reason. I'm a J&A fan still. :)

prairiegirl said...

I don't think Jake's gotten pudge because look how thin he was on the red carpet and in his suits on all the talk shows this past week. I mean, that guy is lean as lean can be. It's got to be the camera angle.

prairiegirl said...

I'm glad the guys did this. I don't think there's any doubt that the guys had to have called the paps for this one. There aren't going to be paps hanging around this gym, even if it is a private celeb workout gym.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank ms. Sophia Bush for providing an adequate chaperone for our guys. Thanks, Sophia. Some of us are greatly appreciative. This works out great. We get to see our guys.

Also, thanks for opening the trap and uttering that ridiculous lie about having dated Austin for four years. Here's your big thank u; right here.

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well said...

"At I'm Stalking Jake -Prophecy Girl's back- post is Jake getting into a car. Only pictures of Jake. No Austin. No Sophia. No Gym. Jake alone. Austin not important, Austin just a friend then why cut him and Sophia out?"

prophecy girl isn't interesting in any jake relationship,their posts concern him alone.

anyway they don't make buzz anymore, a bit like the biking pics last year,it's like "routine"

see you boys in 13 months I guess!

Special K said...

This is going to be long my apologies.


There are a couple of things I think that happened this week that were the cause for this event.

First off. What Sophia said this week was pretty much a slam against Jake. She made all the significant moments Jake and Austin have had over the past 4 years insignificant. And not just the Lakers but much much more than that, their relationship, commitment, marriage, children. She made Jake insignificant in Austin's "life". She said Austin took the job for her, moved for her. She is throwing down "the most important person in Austin's life" gauntlet.

We know she did it on the very day that her "relationship" with Austin was called out by Ted. She went to the big HQ E! party and she spoked directly to them. Talk about going to the source. Can you not see the spite in that?

Don't think Austin knew she did it until after it was done. Why? Austin wouldn't make Sophia say like she said for bearding or agree to it because he knew what it would do to Jake. Either he would have to be the biggest idiot, incredibly cruel, to let her do that or he's a masochist. He's too smart to not to know what all that would happen.

So Jake's in a hotel in NY working having to do everything everyone is telling him to do to promote the movie. Alone, seperated from everyone and can't say anything after this all goes down. Hell hath no fury like a prince scorn.

What must have happened after that in phone calls texts and emails and Austin knowing he's deep in the shit and know he's got to do everything to make it up when Jake gets home.

If Jake says they he wants to go out together they are going. And Sophia? Hey she made some of this mess Austin's going to make her help him fix it.

Jake did everything everyone asked him to do for PoP. And spent the last two weeks doing the dog and pony show around the world for the movie. The first numbers come in and saw it and thought that's it. And just reacted. How? Doing what he wanted. Going out with Austin.

Notice how Sophia and Jake do not interact all. No eye contact, her back turned to him and he could care less. His attention is focused on Austin. Austin attention is focused on
Jake. "Who's insignificant now?" Oh we know who.

And you can see Jake's glee in the car that he has pretty much f' u to all the people telling him what to do all. He just did what he wanted to do and there's nothing they could do now about it. And oh yeah it's his man.

m said...

Every so often the guys send us a message to not lose faith in them by showing up together and today was one of those days. They both know there are at least 3 sites devoted to their long term love affair and exactly what impact being seen together has. Let's hope for more sightings now that POP can stand on its own. I'm still on cloud nine.

Based on their similar beard growth, I think they vegged out in bed most of the time since Jake got back from NY.

m said...

Special K, I think you nailed it. The whole dating 4 years bit is so ludicrous you just know it had to be a spur of the moment thing, not endorsed by Austin. Maybe she never bothered to read his blogging. And I can so see the F you in Jake's eyes. It will be interesting to watch his behavior in the coming weeks.

well said...

How I would love to have the same vision.
First the interaction sophia/jake is hard to apreciate based on one pic. Secondly sophia hurting jake and austin by her words is a bit exagerated and sorry ridiculous knowing the boys did everything possible during many years to push the rumours away ( true or not) so complaining after her is rude, I am sure boys don't blame her that much.
it's good to see them again but I can't be all exited every time we get pics , hoping finally a change, thinking it's undoubtly a message of faith sending to their "special fanbase" bla bla. My cynism and reality came over my joy. no doubt they know the fans sites devoted to their supposed love affair but doubt they really care ( their long time behaviour prove it). If they really were pissed off by sophia or wanted to send a message she wouldn't be there with them. Here the situation is convenient cause they give the ordinary image of a guy who simply goes out with his couple of friends. I think sadly there is nothing else to read in those pics. Jake expressions don't change what I think , on the contrary his smile at the end give me the impression of someone who accomplished his duty.

well said...

just to add, I don't want to be depressing lol. Hoping don't hurt either.

hjulia said...

Wow. I'd basically given up on these two, to be honest. But I'm glad to finally have a reason to step out of lurkerdom for a moment. :)

Still, I have no idea what this means. Why now? It always seems that paparazzi photos aren't completely random, after all. But no matter what, I'm very glad to see these two hang out - in public.

Seeing all these talk shows with Jake has renewed my love for him, he's such a charmer. Meanwhile, OTH has done the opposite for Austin - it's just such a bad show, IMO. However, seeing them together again is terribly endearing. I hope we don't have to wait another year or so again...

So so said...

Jake validates sophin, kind of him.

just asking said...

"Notice how Sophia and Jake do not interact all. No eye contact, her back turned to him and he could care less. His attention is focused on Austin. Austin attention is focused on
Jake. "Who's insignificant now?" Oh we know who."

What about on one of the last pics of jake going to his car with austin behind far away who doesn't look back to the man "he loves" but focuses on sophia?

IHJ gallery said...

Austin still not important enough to be mentioned:

May 29 - Leaving A Gym In Los Angeles

Special K said...

(((Hjulia!))) It's awesome to see you again.

well said...

I know Kate from WDW aren't well loved on WFT but at least she mentioned him in her post!

prairiegirl said...

Jake isn't validating Sophin. Heck, look at Just Jared's title. Who's the lead couple? Sophin? No. It's Jake and Austin. Do you see who has only one full face shot? Is it JJ's fave crush girl Sophia?

No. This photo op was not about Sophin. LoL. Jake commanded this little appearance. Of these 3, Jake is the one with the clout to have Austin get Sophia's lil fanny down there. And it's Jake 's clout that called the paps to come check out the exclusive Jaustin pics.

And like Special said, that is why the Jake smirk.

JJ said...

This photo op was not about Sophin.

Of course it was, Sophia was there with a purpose.

JJ title is totally irrelevant, these pictures will be posted 100 times with other titles.

prairiegirl said...

If this had been all about Sophin, sorry but Sophin would have had the title and Sophin would have had the camera time.

Sophia is there to give the guys their cover. And for once, I thank the woman. LOL.

JJ said...

Jake Gyllenhaal works up a sweat during an intense two hour work-out on Saturday afternoon (May 29) in Los Angeles.

The 29-year-old actor was accompanied by One Tree Hill co-stars (and real-life couple) Austin Nichols and Sophia Bush.

prairiegirl said...

LOL, I am sorry but the pics do not support your theory. If that's what you need to get through the day, well you just go on & spin.

JJ said...

Sophia is there to give the guys their cover.

Sophia is there to promote her "relationship", just like she did a week ago with '4 years of dating'.

lol indeed said...

LOL, I am sorry but the pics do not support your theory.

Only YOUR theory can be right! God, you are pathetic.

$$$ said...

Jake is a movie star, his paparazzi pictures get more money, of course there are more pictures of Jake.

But that is not the point and doesn't change anything. The point is that Jake, Austin and Sophia wanted to be seen and photographed together.

glee said...

And you can see Jake's glee in the car that he has pretty much f' u to all the people telling him what to do all. He just did what he wanted to do and there's nothing they could do now about it.

Jake wanted to spend some time with Austin's beard?!? Jake really showed them! LOL

Special K said...

Jake did what he wanted to do after so long. Be seen with Austin

Sophia? There to fix some of the mess she started, whether she liked it or not.

About Sophin? It that was the case she would have put on her big smile got closer to Austin and looked right at the camera (daughter of photographers know this) like she did for the past pap pics of them. Hell she didn't smile once.
And you know she's too savy not to taken advantage of the opportunity.

well said...

"The point is that Jake, Austin and Sophia wanted to be seen and photographed together."

On this point everyone is agree. Prairie G is right when she speaks up the link between those photos and POP. Jaustin fans won't change box office result lol
BUT I do see obvious link with sophia "revelation" last week. even the best will won't make me believe she did that in Austin back,suddeny out of the blues. Just jared title don't change anything, he never promote jaustin so I don't know why he would now, without saying he is pretty non ambigues in his post.

excuse me said...

Jake did what he wanted to do after so long. Be seen with Austin.
Jake was seen with Austin and Sophia, a 'dating couple'.

There to fix some of the mess she started
What mess?
You forgot about Austin bearding with Sophia, doing photo ops and traveling with her?
You forgot about Austin saying that he dated Sophia during 2006?

well said...

"About Sophin? It that was the case she would have put on her big smile got closer to Austin and looked right at the camera (daughter of photographers know this) like she did for the past pap pics of them. Hell she didn't smile once."

yes but I don't see jaustin either; it's about jake hanging out with austin and sophia. Like someone said above, the THREE wanted to be seen together.

what? said...

"There to fix some of the mess she started"

Guh,they started together.

prairiegirl said...

well said, Well. You got it. I do correct myself on this point. Jake, of course, is numero uno.

But it is the exclusivity of Jaustin together that is the catch of this post.

Welcome to you, well. I don't recognize you so forgive me if I'm wrong in thinking you haven't posted on here before or at least very often. I enjoy seeing your thoughts and just wanted to say hi to you.

prairiegirl said...

Well, these are the waning hours of my time in the Beantown. Soon, I will be on my way back to the prairie flatlands of the midwest. **sigh**

It has been a blast, as usual. Endless yak, beautiful scenery, and a good, fun movie seen with someone else who also enjoyed it.

Stubborn TB said...

I think the new People magazine feature on Jake is proof that all his talking about family was never for the promotion of PoP.

Notice how in the upper left corner they changed his quote. Instead of what he really said about his family being the most important thing and if his career stopped they'd still be there, they changed that quote into being about his friends.
They wouldn't do something like that if the family talk was for promotion. And they also really wouldn't need to do that if the family Jake had been talking about here was his parents and sister.

I'm really not sure what I love more. The new pictures or the spin it sent some people into to explain them.
No, I think I'm going to go with the pictures :)
I think I should plan a new vacation ASAP though, cause they always do these things when I'm away with no internet access.

wrong said...

And they also really wouldn't need to do that if the family Jake had been talking about here was his parents and sister.

Check out Elle interview, Jake's family is Maggie, Peter, Ramona an the rest.

prairiegirl said...

I think you may need to plan another trip, too, Stubborn. And I may have to come back & visit the Beantown, too. lol.

Well, I'll have to give Special a sufficient break from me after this trip.

This was indeed a weekend to remember.


I can't believe People changed his quote. Unbelievable.

geez said...

I'm really not sure what I love more. The new pictures or the spin it sent some people into to explain them.

Yes, we are sure that you KNOW what is really going on with Austin and Jake.

prairiegirl said...

an the rest.

Oh yeah! Austin, BT and possibly a BT2. The rest.

Elle said...

Elle interview - Jake talked only about Ramona.

hjulia said...

Thanks, special! :)

No matter what you believe, the relationship between J & A is kind of loaded. Even if they're just good friends, surely they'd hang out a lot more than published photos would suggest? Or do they have a deal that says they have to do some kind of sport together, once a year? It's a little odd. If they had never been seen together again, I'd have believed they had broken off a relationship. Now that they obviously do hang out, they were either always just friends, or they never broke up. I do prefer the latter theory, but I'm in general a sceptic at heart.

Either way, I'm awfully tired of bearding, let me tell you. Hence why I only come out and play when something like THIS happens. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for more.

Special K said...

Amazing catch Stubborn about the quote in People.

It does look like they spliced two of Jake's previously published quotes into one quote that means something totally different that what the two other quotes meant.

There is something about what the word family represents when he says it that makes many nervous

safe said...

There is something about what the word represents when he says it that makes many nervous.

Only die hard TBs are buying BT, others couldn't care less and wouldn't believe it in 100 years.

Family is 100% safe subject for Jake, especially after years of Reeke family bullshit.

well said...

Of course the foolish thought "they aren't close anymore cause we have no pics" is nonsense. actors are good at hidding when they want. now the curious thing in jake case it's the pattern jake/family then jake/bestfriend,then jake/austin with this year sophia in guest star. like if someone is telling you "everything is ok for him" life is good in california sun.

Drive My Car said...

I'm looking at the pictures again. Did Jake and Austin/Sophia drive separate cars or ride together? Looking at the pictures of Jake alone, you can see Austin and Sophia's reflections in the background and it looks like they are getting in a car on the same side...? Austin in the front and Sophia in the back. So were they all in the same car? I'm not good at the detective work like you guys so what is your opinion?