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Wednesday, August 18, 2010

confused

She's lost in a happy nightmare where all dreams come true
He's everything she ever wanted and everything that ever haunted her
She's confussed and restless estatic and anxious
Thinking yes and saying no
All she can see is dirty sunshine
And she's not sorry but she can't stop apologizing
Though she made a promise when she finally told the truth but she lied enough
She sits waiting worried about what will really happen because she look when she wasn't supposed to her feelings bleed out of the songs that's why she doesn't sign anymore
The sleepless nights are her best her mind races so fast but will never win
She's too lazy but she's off the wall She's unchained but caged in
She's waited so long for this moment and can't wait for it to be over
Her feelings run so deep they soon become shallow
She's lost inside but knows her way
She will be found but tries to hide
She will give in without a fight
She uses the "L" word without knowing the meaning
Soon she'll understand

Friday, August 6, 2010

Random quotes by Random people

These are quotes that crack me up and hopefully they crack you up to.
  1. A celebrity is a person who works hard all his life to become well known, then wears dark glasses to avoid being recognized. ~Fred Allen

  2.  A conclusion is the place where you got tired of thinking.  ~McBride Bloch

  3. Don't worry about the world coming to an end today.  It is already tomorrow in Australia.  ~Charles Schulz 

  4. An expert is a man who tells you a simple thing in a confused way in such a fashion as to make you think the confusion is your own fault.  ~William Castle

  5. "It is amazing how quickly the kids learn to drive a car, yet are unable to understand the lawnmower, snowblower or vacuum cleaner." - ben

  6. "Graduation speeches were invented largely in the belief that college students should never be released into the world until they have been properly sedated."-garry

  7. "Have no fear of perfection--you'll never reach it." -Salvador Dali 

  8. "Women are like cell phones. They like to be held and talked to, but push the wrong button, and you'll be disconnected." 

  9. When you're in jail, a good friend will be trying to bail you out. A best friend will be in the cell next to you saying, 'Damn, that was fun.'" 

  10. "A hard man is good to find." -Mae West

  11. "No matter how happily a woman may be married, it always pleases her to discover that there is a nice man who wishes she were not." -H.L. Mencken

  12. "Yes, madam, I am drunk. But in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly." - Winston Churchill

  13. You can't put a price tag on love, but you can on all its accessories." - Melanie Clark 

  14. You know you're getting old when the candles cost more than the cake." – Bob Hope

  15. "What the world really needs is more love and less paper work." - Pearl Bailey

    18

    I barely turned 18 and it feels weird to me. I have all these hormones that are going through my body that i have never felt before and it feel weird. since i titled this 18, i'll give you 18 reasons why being 18 feels good.
    1. You are able to vote whoop dit do who cares lol. i shouldn't even say who cares because back in the day women weren't even allowed to vote and they had to fight for their right to vote even when the men didn't want them to and men thought women were stupid and should only be in the kitchen cooking and staying home and having babies.
    2.You finally get to go to the doctors and get to sign your own papers without your parents there treating you like a baby telling you what to do.oh yeah did i mention the confidential clause where doctors are not allowed to release your medical reports to your parents without your permission. tight right lol.
    3.You are able to get married without your parents consent in Missouri if you want to. lol
    4.You finally get to open up your own credit card account and run up as much debts as you want to and end up having to owe the irs money if you aren't careful :)
    5.You get to sign contracts on your own, buy a car and rent an apartment without your parents consent yayayaya :)
    6.You can enlist in the army> scary place to go to.
    7. You get to buy drugs. well i dont understand why the age limit to buy drugs is 18 and to drink is 21? they might as well make them the same age cause both of them is bad.
    8. you get a license without having to go through all the drivers ed classes >omg so boring lol
    9.You get to work with out your parents permission isnt that awesome
    10.you finally get to have sex with someone who is older. plus you get to get birth control and plan b without their permission
    11.you can sue mean people in court > me likey this one hehhe
    12.you can choose whether or not you want to drop out of school.
    13.you can go to clubs without fake ids
    14. You can move out
    15. you are mature
    16. you can watch pornos lmao
    17.you can travel without any parents.
    18. last but not least> you can buy and go places where 18 year old can go :)

    He's not interested in you.

    I'm the type of woman who likes to study people and their movement. I like to study people and observe them before i talk to them or bother saying hi. All my friends say that I'm a big weirdo for studying people but i only do it because i want to be sure that the person i talk to is safe and isn't some kind of creep or stalker.When i think a guy/man is cute i tend to hit them up first or sometimes they hit me up to talk and make a convo. with them and see how it goes and where it will lead to. Guys are way more complicated than females.They like to play as much games as we females do but theirs are even worst. They have a wall and they always have their guard up so they don't get hurt. some men play girls like toys even when they have the right one in their life.All my life I've been played, cheated on, lied to by guys and I'll always ask myself why is this happening to me? why can't i find one good guy who would loves me for me and not want other females? i even asked myself how come i didn't see the signs when it was right there in my face. Then it hit me and as i got older i started to realize the games guys play on females, and how they can lie to you in your face telling you how much they care for you and then next minute you see them telling another chick the same bullshit. here's some ways to tell that he really isn't interested in you at all.

    1.The conversations are short and his communications lessens. If he has little/nothing to say on a consistent basis.
    2. You ask him out during special occasions or holidays and he tells you that he's unavailable or can't make it and makes up a stupid excuse
    3. He never hits you up
    4. He doesn't bother checking up on you
    5.He stops calling you.
    6.You send him a text message,or aim and hours maybe even a day later he still hasn't responded, or he waits hours or a day later to respond: You are an afterthought. if he really wanted to be with you or get to know you he would respond right away in a heart beat.
    7. If he calls you at 11 pm or later you're just a booty call and all he wants is sex. he's really not interested in much more.
    8.If he constantly calls you boo, cutie, hot and never seem to remember your name then he's not interested.
    9.if you hear him say i'm no good at relationships or something like that it means that he has no intentions of being in a relationship with you.
    10.If he calls you out of nowhere. it means that he is bored and he is lonely and knows that you'll fill the gap especially when everyone else he called were too busy for to answer his calls.
    11.He does not encourage conversation or volunteers anything about himself. He maintains his distance from you.
    12.he is ignoring you or disrespects you by putting down your values, thoughts and ideas, he's just not interested in you or in a relationship with you.
    13.He declines a social invitation from you and never wants to do a rain check.
    14.A guy stands you up, blows you off or shows up late, he does not have respect for your time and plans. Bottom line, he does not respect you and does not care whether or not you are in his life.
    15.He's never available on the weekends or occasions that are reserved as date nights, know you're just a passing phase or flavor of the moment.
    16.is too busy to see you during daylight hours but has time to swing by for a quick hook up
    17.He never wants to introduce you to his family members or his friends
    18.he never calls you back the same day and never answers his phone when you call.
    19.He blocks you from his buddy list and doesn't respond to your emails
    20.he encourages you to date others and not wait around for him, it's because he does not see a future with you and wants to be free to date others as well.
    21. He never invites you over to his place.
    22.He Never Discusses Your Future
    23.You are constantly paying for the bills every time you two go out and he never wants to pay.He is only interested in what he can get out of you
    24.He stops calling, changes his phone number, the visits become less and less frequent.


    Wednesday, August 4, 2010

    FAQ by Tina Okoli

    Are you a freak?
    No, not that type of girl
    Are you single?
    Yes i am
    Are you looking for a relationship?
    honestly that's not my main concern right now but if it happens then it happens.
    Are you a virgin?
    Yes i am.
    When are you going to stop being a virgin?
    when i get married lol. if i happen to lose it before getting married then i lose it. i don't know my future so we'll just have to see what and who's in it
    Are you really 18?
    Yes i am i just turned 18
    What school you go to?
    I'm sorry thats really a classified information :)
    Is it true that you never wear make-up in your pictures?
    yes its true. i only wear make-up to my job because its one of the requirements.
    Are you in to girls?
    No, i'm not. i may think say a girl is pretty or hot but all girls do that even if they arent gay.
    Do you support the gays?
    Of course i do 100%%%
    Do you like animals?
    certain ones yes. i love puppies and newborn dogs
    Do you want to have sex?
    one day i would like to experience how it feels like but again its not my biggest worries.
    Are you scared of life ?
    who isn't lol. i love my life. i'm a girl i get scared sometimes
    Are your tits real?
    yes they are.

    Thursday, July 15, 2010

    The Way they world view me By Tina Okoli

    This is the way the world view me.
    They see me as a poor girl
    A worthless, unmeaning full person
    who can't do anything in her life
    They see me as a liar
    everytime i open my mouth
    No body believes what i say
    It's like i'm in this world fighting to be someone
    Thats better.
    A part of me feels neglected
    and the other part of me feels ignored
    When i open my mouth people think
    every word that comes out of my mouth is a lie
    They feel sorry for me because they think i'm useless
    They talk mess about me
    Saying that i can never accomplish anything in life
    They say all i can ever be is homeless
    They say this godly way that i changed to is a act and i'm nothing but a fake.
    Some care so much about begin popular that they ignore me
    every day i feel like crying but i cant because i have to stay strong and act like im strong
    They see me as a user when i'm not
    Life is about fighting for what you want
    Even when people doubt you
    i've lost so many people.
    I'm too shy in class
    They put me down because they think they are better than me
    i'm losing focus of what really matters and paying attention to what doesn't matter.
    Even When i try making a new friend they hear somethings about me that was in the past that makes them wanna run away.
    People see me as untrustworthy, fake and who can't handle things in a mature way.
    They say so many stuff about me that it makes me wanna cry and laugh at the same time.
    They say i'm too weak minded and stupid to accomplish becoming a lawyer and model
    but the one thing i can do is smile and give god my problems to solve for me
    I've did and said some things in the past that i'm not every proud of doing and saying but that's the past and i can't go back in time and change it.
    I've been know to be shy, awkward weird and strange.
    People make so many bad jokes and say things not knowing that i wouldn't hear them
    I've made mistakes in my past and i'm in the future trying to make things better and giving my whole soul to god to make me a better person
    yes i have my flaws and i've made tons of mistakes but that doesn't mean that i'm still the same old me.
    I've lost sight of whats really important.
    People i've trusted can't even keep their mouth shut.
    They think that them going out there and saying things i tell them makes them cool and a better person but it only puts them in other peoples level
    i've been know to be a little crazy and other stuff too.
    I'm almost 18 and still feel like i have a mind of a little girl.
    i can't think straight
    i've lost those who truly care about me
    yes i'll admit that my personality gets the best of me and changes who i am
    i can be emotionally at times and i can be sane.
    I'm me and the way i view life and people are different.
    I don't judge anyone
    i'll let god do the judging for me.
    you can judge me, say all the mess that you want about me but remember one thing god always holds your future in his hands.
    He works his magic in mysterious ways
    i will no longer let myself be lowered to anyone's level
    they say i'm lesbian and so forth
    but they don't know me.
    When i try making friends girls always think that i'm trying to hit on them when i'm not.
    I'm straight and always will be.
    They think that all my pictures are photoshoped but it's not
    i don't like school
    Too many backstabbing
    i really don't know why girls have to be jealous for

    Saturday, April 3, 2010

    His Type

    He is a jock
    He is in almost every sports you could ever think of that a young boy in school does.
    He has ladies coming in from left to right.
    He is the type to go for the most prettiest girl at school
    And have the most prettiest date ever.
    He is the type of person who would never go out with a fat chick because it would ruin his rep.
    He is the type to go for girls who has money and can afford clothes and certain things in life.
    He never goes out with a girl who wears the same thing twice or even more.
    He cares a lot about what people think.
    His the type to chase a girl until she says that she likes him then he backs off.
    He keeps his things private.
    He likes comedy and anything that makes people laugh.
    He says that he doesn't like her but then he stares at her like he does.
    He holds a grudge on people for a really long time.
    He never goes out with a girl who isn't pretty
    He tells her that she isn't his type and she lets go cause she knew she messed up first.

    Friday, March 26, 2010

    in love with you(edit)

    Verse 1:
    Hands holding hands
    Running fingers through hair strands
    Lips touch lips
    Hands holding hips
    This love is something Im goin to miss
    I am surrounded by bliss
    As he surroundes me with arms like towers
    Telling me he loves me for hours
    He must wear cocaine chapstick
    Because I am addictied to his lips
    There is nothing that I want more
    Because love isnt something you can buy in the store
    If we could, then what would we have hearts for?
    Its all about me and you
    Nobody else, its nothin new
    Im so attached stuck like glue
    Chorus:
    I am so in love with you
    In love with everything you do
    In love with everything you are
    In love with everything you want to be
    In love with how you can talk to me
    I am so in love with you
    Verse 2:
    if it was fake, then it wouldnt have lasted
    if they did movie of my life, you woudve been the only one casted
    ur like my own personal disease
    ur like the rain and im the seas
    U fill me up and help me breath
    without you there is no me
    ur the wings that make me free
    ur the eyes that help me see
    ur like the roots and im the tree
    u stay strong so i can stand
    only God can understand
    the silent conversations we share
    you took my heart and handled it with care
    The only part of life that I thinks not fair
    is the fact that in the end, one of us wont be there


    the things love can create...wat i would give to have it again....doesnt amount to much lol

    pretty sick

    All yall wack dudes, come at me if you dare
    but trust and believe, yall are in for a scare
    ill slit ya wrists, put u in a warm tub, and not even care
    id be sittin there watchin you bleed everywhere
    i might give you an asprin, does that sound fair?
    a chick with a metaphorical dick, does that sound rare?
    i murder dudes like buffy the vamp slayer
    all my bitches are all former players
    if there was a CrazyTown, id be the mayor
    naaaaw id be the president
    and youd all be the residents
    doesn it sound like a happy ending?
    then we can buy little hamsters for blending
    make a little smoothie for sending
    to the people who make machines for vending
    or give to girls who are popular for bending
    anyways...i forgot what i was thinking
    like the Titanic, my sanity is sinking
    18 bars down without even blinking
    lets see how long you can go without stinking

    super bleh freestyle

    try to face me? im the hottest chick around
    imma do u like chris brown and take yo ass down
    wit no makeup, ill make u look like a clown
    come wit a smile and leave wit a frown
    i wanna thank you for the mic check
    jus wanna let you know the divas on deck
    i feel like goin off the current topic
    "no Yazzy, no stop it!"
    thats what youll be sayin
    get on ya knees to start prayin
    you wanna fuck wit me, u betta build ya arsenal
    cause imma bad bitch and i will get personal

    Saturday, March 6, 2010

    For My Mom Denise V. R.I.P.

    Months and years pass by
    and i miss you.
    Even though i never got to know
    you were the one who gave birth to me.
    You are my inspiration in life.
    You are the one who makes me push myself
    you are the type of woman and mother that i one day hope to become.
    You are the reason that i'm still living
    You are the reason that i'm on this earth.
    Every time i see a star up in the sky
    i look up and wish you were here in this earth with me, dad, sis and bro.
    We all miss you and wish that you could be here to see us grow up in to a young lady, and young men.
    You were the perfect mother.
    You always had a smile on your face
    even when things got hard
    Sometimes i wonder if i were the one who cause your death.
    If i was never born you would still be alive.
    everyday i think about it and
    blame myself for the fact that you are gone.
    i wish you were here.
    i would give anything to see you, hear your voice,for you to yell at me, touch you, and tell you that i love you.
    Even though your gone,
    you're never forgotten.
    You are my mother and you are irreplaceable.
    No body will ever take your place
    or even come close too.
    you will always be in my heart and i miss you each and everyday.
    R.I.P. TO THE GREATEST WOMAN THAT EVER LIVED - MY MOMMY - DENISE V.
    LOVE HER FOREVER AND ONE DAY I KNOW THAT WHEN MY TIME COMES I WILL BE WITH HER.

    My Family

    As i get older and mature
    my family are there to mature with me.
    My family is all i have.
    When something goes wrong they are the first people to know about it.
    They love me no matter what
    and i love them too
    They are my life and my joy.
    My family makes me happy and sometimes sad but i still love them.
    My family are the best and i wouldn't trade them for anything or replace them.
    My family has my back through thick and thin.
    My family has been there for me in every aspect of my life.
    They support me in everything i decide to do and sometimes they don't.
    I respect my family and i will do anything for them.
    As life goes by god has showed me the wonderful gift i have and that's my family.
    My family can be over protective of me sometimes
    but i know they mean well
    My family isn't perfect but i love them.
    They are on my side when things go wrong.
    My family are my best friend.
    They know everything about me.
    We never hide anything from each other.
    We are open- minded and love to have fun.
    When i'm sad or anger my family are there to help me
    through the pain.
    they're the only ones that have been there for me through my heart breaks, sadness and my emotion roller coaster.
    My family are the ones who bring me back to reality
    They taught me right from wrong
    They made me in to a better person and a young woman
    My family are the only ones that i can trust.
    They are the only ones who wouldn't betray me.
    We've been through a lot together and
    i can't wait to go through many more with them.
    Without my family by my side i really don't know what i would do or where i would be today.
    My family are my everything and nobody will ever change that or come in between it.

    Cutesy icons thingy :)

    these things are cute and i like the sayings


















    Marilyn Monroe Quotes






    These are all my favorite quotes from marilyn monroe. one day i wanna do a shoot like hers but not nude. All these quotes are by marilyn monroe completely.i swear marilyn monroe and i were separated at birth haha.
    Quotes :
    1.Fame will go by and, so long, I've had you, fame. If it goes by, I've always known it was fickle. So at least it's something I experience, but that's not where I live.
    2.Hollywood is a place where they'll pay you a thousand dollars for a kiss and fifty cents for your soul.
    3. First, I'm trying to prove to myself that I'm a person. Then maybe I'll convince myself that I'm an actress.
    4.I am invariably late for appointments - sometimes as much as two hours. I've tried to change my ways but the things that make me late are too strong, and too pleasing.
    5. I don't know who invented high heels, but all women owe him a lot.
    6.I don't mind living in a man's world as long as I can be a woman in it.
    7.I don't mind making jokes, but I don't want to look like one.
    8. I have feelings too. I am still human. All I want is to be loved, for myself and for my talent.
    9.Dreaming about being an actress, is more exciting then being one
    10.An actress is not a machine, but they treat you like a machine. A money machine.
    11.A career is wonderful, but you can't curl up with it on a cold night.
    12. I knew I belonged to the public and to the world, not because I was talented or even beautiful, but because I had never belonged to anything or anyone else.
    13. If I'd observed all the rules, I'd never have got anywhere.
    14.If I'm a star, then the people made me a star.
    15.It's better to be unhappy alone than unhappy with someone
    16.It's often just enough to be with someone. I don't need to touch them. Not even talk. A feeling passes between you both. You're not alone.
    17. Men are so willing to respect anything that bores them
    18. No one ever told me I was pretty when I was a little girl. All little girls should be told they're pretty, even if they aren't.
    19.The trouble with censors is that they worry if a girl has cleavage. They ought to worry if she hasn't any.
    20."I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best."
    21."I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them when their right, you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust noone but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together."
    22.Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring."
    23."A wise girl kisses but doesn't love, listens but doesn't believe, and leaves before she is left."
    24."If you can make a girl laugh, you can make her do anything."
    25."I am good, but not an angel. I do sin,
    but I am not the devil. I am just
    a small girl in a big world trying to
    find someone to love."
    26."When it comes down to it, I let them think what they want. If they care enough to bother with what I do, then I'm already better than them."
    27.Give a girl the right shoes, and she can conquer the world."
    28."If you're gonna be two-faced at least make one of them pretty."
    29."Beneath the makeup and behind the smile I am just a girl who wishes for the world."
    30."Ever notice how 'What the hell' is always the right answer?"
    31.The real lover is the man who can thrill you by kissing your forehead or smiling into your eyes or just staring into space."
    32."I've never fooled anyone. I've let people fool themselves. They didn't bother to find out who and what I was. Instead they would invent a character for me. I wouldn't argue with them. They were obviously loving somebody I wasn't."
    33."The nicest thing for me is sleep, then at least I can dream."
    34.She was a girl who knew how to be happy even when she was sad. And that’s important—you know "
    35.I want to grow old without facelifts. I want to have the courage to be loyal to the face I have made."
    36."Success makes so many people hate you. I wish it wasn't that way. It would be wonderful to enjoy success without seeing envy in the eyes of those around you."
    37.Women who seek to be equal with men lack ambition."
    38. I don't mind being burdened with being glamorous and sexual. Beauty and femininity are ageless and can't be contrived, and glamour, although the manufacturers won't like this, cannot be manufactured. Not real glamour; it's based on femininity. We are all born sexual creatures, thank God, but it's a pity so many people despise and crush this natural gift. Art, real art, comes from it, everything."
    39."I used to think as I looked out on the Hollywood night — there must be thousands of girls sitting alone like me, dreaming of becoming a movie star. But I'm not going to worry about them. I'm dreaming the hardest."
    40.If I play a stupid girl and ask a stupid question, I've got to follow it through, what am I supposed to do, look intelligent?"
    41."Some people have been unkind. If I say I want to grow as an actress, they look at my figure. If I say I want to develop, to learn my craft, they laugh. Somehow they don't expect me to be serious about my work. "
    42. I'm for the individual as opposed to the corporation. The way it is the individual is the underdog, and with all the things a corporation has going for them the individual comes out banged on her head. The artist is nothing. It's really tragic. "
    43.i'll make your heart jump like it was on cocaine."
    44."sometimes good things fall apart so that better things can fall together"

    ALL ABOUT MARILYN MONROE PART 1


    I am like a huge fan of Marilyn Monroe despite everything people say of her or think of her. i decided to do something about her on our page so here it goes. i totally got this from wikipedia.
    Marilyn Monroe biography: Marilyn was born in the Los Angeles County Hospital on June 1, 1926,as Norma Jeane Baker, the third child born to Gladys Pearl Baker, née Monroe, 1902–1984).Monroe's birth certificate names the father as Martin Edward Mortenson (of Norwegian ancestry), with his residence stated as "unknown".The name Mortenson is listed as her surname on the birth certificate, although Gladys immediately had it changed to Baker, the surname of her first husband and which she still used. Gladys Baker had married a Martin E. Mortenson in 1924, but they had separated before Gladys' pregnancy.Several of Monroe's biographers suggest that Gladys Baker used his name to avoid the stigma of illegitimacy. Mortenson died at the age of 85, and Monroe's birth certificate, together with her parents' marriage and divorce documents, were discovered. The documents showed that Mortenson filed for divorce from Gladys on March 5, 1927, and it was finalized on October 15, 1928.Throughout her life, Marilyn Monroe denied that Mortenson was her father.She said that, when she was a child, she had been shown a photograph of a man that Gladys identified as her father, Charles Stanley Gifford. She remembered that he had a thin mustache and somewhat resembled Clark Gable, and that she had amused herself by pretending that Gable was her father.Gladys was mentally unstable and financially unable to care for the young Norma Jeane, so she placed her with foster parents Albert and Ida Bolender of Hawthorne, California, where she lived until she was seven.In 1933, Gladys bought a house and brought Norma Jeane to live with her. A few months after moving in, however, Gladys suffered a mental breakdown, beginning a series of mental episodes that would plague her for the rest of her life. In My Story, Monroe recalls her mother "screaming and laughing" as she was forcibly removed to the State Hospital in Norwalk. Norma Jeane was declared a ward of the state, and Gladys' best friend, Grace McKee, became her guardian. It was Grace who had told Monroe that someday she would become a movie star. Grace was captivated by Jean Harlow, and would let Norma Jeane wear makeup and take her out to get her hair curled. They would go to the movies together, forming the basis for Norma Jeane's fascination with the cinema and the stars on screen.Grace McKee married Ervin Silliman (Doc) Goddard in 1935, and nine-year-old Norma Jeane was sent to the Los Angeles Orphans Home (later renamed Hollygrove), and then to a succession of foster homes.[11] During the time at Hollygrove, several families were interested in adopting her; however, reluctance on Gladys' part to sign adoption papers thwarted those attempts. In 1937, Grace took Norma Jeane back to live with her, Goddard, and one of Goddard's daughters from a previous marriage. This arrangement did not last for long, as she was nearly sexually assaulted by a drunk Doc Goddard on at least one occasion. Grace sent her to live in with her great-aunt, Olive Brunings. This arrangement also did not last long, as 12-year-old Norma Jeane was assaulted (some reports say sexually) by one of Olive's sons. Biographers and psychologists have questioned whether at least some of Norma Jeane's later behavior (i.e. hypersexuality, sleep disturbances, substance abuse, disturbed interpersonal relationships), was a manifestation of the effects of childhood sexual abuse in the context of her already problematic relationships with her psychiatrically ill mother and subsequent caregivers.In early 1938, Grace sent her to live with yet another one of her aunts, Anna Lower, who lived in the Van Nuys section of Los Angeles. The time with Lower provided the young Norma Jeane with one of the few stable periods in her life. Years later, she would reflect fondly about the time that she spent with Lower, whom she affectionately called "Aunt Ana." Unfortunately, by 1942, the elderly Lower developed serious health problems, and thus Norma Jeane went back to live with the Goddards. It was there where she met a neighbor's son, James Dougherty, and began a relationship with him.Her time with the Goddards would once again prove to be short. At the end of 1942, Grace and Doc decided to relocate to Virginia, where Doc had received a lucrative job offer. It is unclear whether the Goddards did not or could not take Norma Jeane with them; nevertheless, Grace needed to find a home for her before they moved. An offer from a neighborhood family to adopt Norma Jeane was proposed but Gladys still would not allow it. With few options left, Grace approached Dougherty's mother and suggested that Jim marry her so that she would not have to return to an orphanage or foster care. Dougherty was initially reluctant because Norma Jeane was only sixteen years old, but he finally relented and married her in a ceremony, arranged by Ana Lower, after graduating from high school in June 1942. Monroe would state in her autobiography that she did not feel like a wife; she enjoyed playing with the neighborhood children until her husband would call her home. In 1943, with World War II raging, Dougherty enlisted in the Merchant Marine and was shipped out to the Pacific. Frightened that he might not come back alive, Norma Jeane begged him to give her a child before he left. Dougherty disagreed, feeling that she was too young to have a baby, but he promised that they would revisit the subject when he returned home. After he shipped out, Norma Jeane moved in with Dougherty's mother.While Dougherty was in the Merchant Marine, Norma Jeane found employment in the Radioplane Munitions Factory. She sprayed airplane parts with fire retardant and inspected parachutes. During this time, Army photographer David Conover snapped a photograph of her for a Yank magazine article. He encouraged her to apply to The Blue Book Modeling Agency. She signed with the agency and began researching the work of Jean Harlow and Lana Turner. She was told that they were looking for models with lighter hair, so Norma Jeane bleached her brunette hair to a golden blonde.Norma Jeane Dougherty became one of Blue Book's most successful models, appearing on dozens of magazine covers. Jim Dougherty was oblivious of his wife's new job and only became aware of it when he discovered a shipmate of his admiring a photo of a sexy model in a magazine -- and the model was Norma Jeane. Dougherty wrote her several letters telling her that once he returned from service, she would have to give up her modeling. A dissatisfied Norma Jeane, who now saw the possibilities of a modeling and acting career, decided then to divorce Dougherty. The marriage ended when he returned from overseas in 1946.Her successful modeling career brought her to the attention of Ben Lyon, a 20th Century Fox executive, who arranged a screen test for her. Lyon was impressed and commented, "It's Jean Harlow all over again."She was offered a standard six-month contract with a starting salary of $125 per week. Lyon did not like her name and chose "Carole Lind" as a stagename, after Carole Lombard and Jenny Lind, but he soon decided it was not an appropriate choice. Norma Jeane was invited to spend the weekend with Lyon and his wife Bebe Daniels at their home. It was there that they decided to find her a new name. Following her idol Jean Harlow, Norma Jeane decided to choose her mother's maiden name of Monroe. Several variations such as Norma Jeane Monroe and Norma Monroe were tried and initially "Jeane Monroe" was chosen. Lyon, however, felt that there were too many actresses with the name Jean, or a variation of it such as Jean Peters, Gene Tierney, Jeanne Crain, and Jean Arthur. Wanting a more distinctive name, Lyon suggested "Marilyn," commenting that she reminded him of Marilyn Miller, the sexy 1920's Broadway actress. Norma Jeane was initially hesitant due to the fact that Marilyn was the contraction of the name Mary Lynn, a name she did not like. Lyon, however, felt that the name "Marilyn Monroe" was sexy, had a "nice flow," and would be "lucky" due to the double "M" and thus Norma Jeane Baker took the name Marilyn Monroe.She appeared in Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! and Dangerous Years (both 1947), but when her contract was not renewed, she returned to modeling. She attempted to find opportunities for film work, and while unemployed, she posed for nude photographs. That year, she was also crowned the first "Miss California Artichoke Queen" at the annual artichoke festival in Castroville.In 1948, Monroe signed a six-month contract with Columbia Pictures and was introduced to the studio's head drama coach Natasha Lytess, who became her acting coach for several years.She starred in the low-budget musical Ladies of the Chorus, but the film was not a success, and her contract was not renewed. During her short stint at Columbia, studio head Harry Cohn softened her appearance somewhat by correcting a slight overbite she had. In addition, he had her golden brownish-blonde hair lightened to platinum blonde.She appeared in a small role in the Marx Brothers film Love Happy (1949) and impressed the producers, who sent her to New York to feature in the film's promotional campaign.in The Asphalt Jungle (1950)Love Happy brought Monroe to the attention of the talent agent, Johnny Hyde, who agreed to represent her. He arranged for her to audition for John Huston, who cast her in the drama The Asphalt Jungle as the young mistress of an aging criminal. Her performance brought strong reviews, and was seen by the writer and director, Joseph Mankiewicz. He accepted Hyde's suggestion of Monroe for a small comedic role in All About Eve as Miss Caswell, an aspiring actress, described by another character as a student of "The Copacabana School of Dramatic Art". Mankiewicz later commented that he had seen an innocence in her that he found appealing, and that this had confirmed his belief in her suitability for the role.Following Monroe's success in these roles, Hyde negotiated a seven-year contract for her with 20th Century Fox, shortly before his death in December 1950.It was at some time during this 1949-50 period that Hyde arranged for her to have a slight bump of cartilage removed from her somewhat bulbous nose which further softened her appearance and accounts for the slight variation in look she had in films after 1950.Monroe enrolled at UCLA in 1951 where she studied literature and art appreciation,and appeared in several minor films playing opposite such long-established performers as Mickey Rooney, Constance Bennett, June Allyson, Dick Powell and Claudette Colbert.In March 1951, she appeared as a presenter at the 23rd Academy Awards ceremony.In 1952, Monroe appeared on the cover of Look magazine wearing a Georgia Tech sweater as part of an article celebrating female enrollment to the school's main campus.In the early 1950s, Monroe and Gregg Palmer both unsuccessfully auditioned for roles as Daisy Mae and Abner in a proposed Li'l Abner television series based on the Al Capp comic strip, but the effort never materialized.First issue of Playboy In March 1952, Monroe faced a possible scandal when one of her nude photos from a 1949 session with photographer Tom Kelley was featured in a calendar. The press speculated about the identity of the anonymous model and commented that she closely resembled Monroe. As the studio discussed how to deal with the problem, Monroe suggested that she should simply admit that she had posed for the photograph but that she should emphasize that she had done so only because she had no money to pay her rent.She gave an interview in which she discussed the circumstances that led to her posing for the photographs, and the resulting publicity elicited a degree of sympathy for her plight as a struggling actress.She made her first appearance on the cover of Life magazine in April 1952, where she was described as "The Talk of Hollywood". Stories of her childhood and upbringing portrayed her in a sympathetic light: a cover story for the May 1952 edition of True Experiences magazine showed a smiling and wholesome Monroe beside a caption that read, "Do I look happy? I should — for I was a child nobody wanted. A lonely girl with a dream — who awakened to find that dream come true. I am Marilyn Monroe. Read my Cinderella story."It was also during this time that she began dating baseball player Joe DiMaggio. A photograph of DiMaggio visiting Monroe at the 20th Century Fox studio was printed in newspapers throughout the United States, and reports of a developing romance between them generated further interest in Monroe.with Keith Andes in Clash by Night (1952)Over the following months, four films in which Monroe featured were released. She had been lent to RKO Studios to appear in a supporting role in Clash by Night, a Barbara Stanwyck drama, directed by Fritz Lang.Released in June 1952, the film was popular with audiences, with much of its success credited to curiosity about Monroe, who received generally favorable reviews from critics.This was followed by two films released in July, the comedy We're Not Married, and the drama Don't Bother to Knock; We're Not Married featured Monroe as a beauty pageant contestant, and while Variety described the film as "lightweight", its reviewer commented that Monroe was featured to full advantage in a bathing suit, but that some of her scenes suggested a degree of exploitation.In Don't Bother to Knock, she played a starring role[33] as a babysitter who threatens to attack the child in her care. The downbeat melodrama was poorly reviewed, although Monroe commented that it contained some of her strongest dramatic acting. Monkey Business, a Howard Hawks directed comedy, costarring Cary Grant and Ginger Rogers, was released in September, and achieved good ticket sales despite weak reviews.In O. Henry's Full House for 20th Century Fox, released in August 1952, she had a single one-minute scene with Charles Laughton yet received top billing alongside him and the film's other stars, including Anne Baxter, Jeanne Crain, Farley Granger, Jean Peters, Richard Widmark, Dale Robertson and Oscar Levant.As Rose in NiagaraDarryl F. Zanuck considered that Monroe's film potential was worth developing and cast her in Niagara, as a femme fatale scheming to murder her husband, played by Joseph Cotten.During filming, Monroe's make-up artist Whitey Snyder noticed her stage fright (that would ultimately mark her behavior on film sets throughout her career); the director assigned him to spend hours gently coaxing and comforting Monroe as she prepared to film her scenes.Much of the critical commentary following the release of the film focused on Monroe's overtly sexual performance,and a scene which shows Monroe (from the back) making a long walk toward Niagara Falls received frequent note in reviews. After seeing the film, Constance Bennett reportedly quipped, "There's a broad with her future behind her."Whitey Snyder also commented that it was during preparation for this film, after much experimentation, that Monroe achieved "the look, and we used that look for several pictures in a row ... the look was established."While the film was a success, and Monroe's performance had positive reviews, her conduct at promotional events sometimes drew negative comments. Her appearance at the Photoplay awards dinner in a skin-tight gold lamé dress was criticized. Louella Parsons' newspaper column quoted Joan Crawford discussing Monroe's "vulgarity" and describing her behavior as "unbecoming an actress and a lady". Monroe had previously received criticism for wearing a dress with a neckline cut almost to her navel when she acted as Grand Marshall at the Miss America Parade in September 1952. A photograph from this event was used on the cover of the first issue of Playboy in December 1953, with a nude photograph of Monroe, taken in 1949, inside the magazine.Her next film was Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) co-starring Jane Russell and directed by Howard Hawks. Her role as Lorelei Lee, a gold-digging showgirl, required her to act, sing, and dance. The two stars became friends, with Russell describing Monroe as "very shy and very sweet and far more intelligent than people gave her credit for".She later recalled that Monroe showed her dedication by rehearsing her dance routines each evening after most of the crew had left, but she arrived habitually late on set for filming. Realizing that Monroe remained in her dressing room due to stage fright, and that Hawks was growing impatient with her tardiness, Russell started escorting her to the set.At the Los Angeles premiere of the film, Monroe and Russell pressed their hand- and footprints in the cement in the forecourt of Grauman's Chinese Theatre. Monroe received positive reviews and the film grossed more than double its production costs.[44] Her rendition of "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" became associated with her. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes also marked one of the earliest films in which William Travilla dressed Monroe. Travilla dressed Monroe in eight of her films including Bus Stop, Don't Bother to Knock, How to Marry a Millionaire, River of No Return, There’s No Business Like Show Business, Monkey Business, and The Seven Year Itch.How to Marry a Millionaire, a comedy about three models scheming to attract a wealthy husband, teamed Monroe with Betty Grable and Lauren Bacall, directed by Jean Negulesco.The producer and scriptwriter, Nunnally Johnson, said that it was the first film in which audiences "liked Marilyn for herself [and that] she diagnosed the reason very shrewdly. She said that it was the only picture she'd been in, in which she had a measure of modesty... about her own attractiveness."Monroe's films of this period established her "dumb blonde" persona and contributed to her popularity. In 1953 and 1954, she was listed in the annual "Quigley Poll of the Top Ten Money Making Stars", which was compiled from the votes of movie exhibitors throughout the United States for the stars that had generated the most revenue in their theaters over the previous year.Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell putting signatures, hand and foot prints in cement at Grauman's Chinese Theater on June 27, 1953.During this time, Monroe discussed her acting ambitions, telling the New York Times "I want to grow and develop and play serious dramatic parts. My dramatic coach, Natasha Lytess, tells everybody that I have a great soul, but so far nobody's interested in it."She saw a possibility in 20th Century Fox's upcoming film, The Egyptian, but was rebuffed by Darryl F. Zanuck who refused to screen test her.Instead, she was assigned to the western River of No Return, opposite Robert Mitchum. Director Otto Preminger resented Monroe's reliance on Natasha Lytess, who coached Monroe and announced her verdict at the end of each scene. Eventually Monroe refused to speak to Preminger, and Mitchum had to mediate.On the finished product, she commented, "I think I deserve a better deal than a grade Z cowboy movie in which the acting finished second to the scenery and the CinemaScope process."In late 1953, Monroe was scheduled to begin filming The Girl in Pink Tights with Frank Sinatra, and when she failed to appear for work, 20th Century Fox suspended her.She and Joe DiMaggio were married in San Francisco on January 14, 1954, and they travelled to Japan soon after, combining a honeymoon with a business trip previously arranged by DiMaggio. For two weeks she took a secondary role to DiMaggio as he conducted his business, and said to a reporter, "Marriage is my main career from now on."She then travelled alone to Korea where she performed for 13,000 American Marines over a three-day period, and later commented that the experience had helped her overcome a fear of performing in front of large crowds.Marilyn Monroe, appearing with the USO, poses for soldiers in Korea after a performance at the 3rd U.S. Inf. Div. area during the Korean War. February 17, 1954.
    Returning to Hollywood in March 1954, Monroe settled her disagreement with 20th Century Fox and appeared in There's No Business Like Show Business, a musical which failed to recover its production costs.The film was received poorly; Ed Sullivan described Monroe's performance of the song "Heat Wave" as "one of the most flagrant violations of good taste" he had witnessed,Time compared her unfavorably to co-star Ethel Merman, while Bosley Crowther for The New York Times said that Mitzi Gaynor had surpassed Monroe's "embarrassing to behold" performance.The reviews echoed Monroe's opinion of the film, which she had made reluctantly, with the assurance that she would be given the starring role in the film adaptation of the Broadway hit The Seven Year Itch.In September 1954, Monroe filmed one of the key scenes for The Seven Year Itch in New York City. In it, she stands with her co-star, Tom Ewell, while the air from a subway grating blows her skirt up. A large crowd watched as director Billy Wilder ordered the scene to be refilmed many times. Among the crowd was Joe DiMaggio, who was reported to have been infuriated by the spectacle.After a quarrel, witnessed by journalist Walter Winchell, the couple returned to California where they avoided the press for two weeks, until Monroe announced that they had separated.Their divorce was granted in November 1954.The filming was completed in early 1955, and after refusing what Monroe considered to be inferior parts in The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing and How to Be Very, Very Popular, she decided to leave Hollywood on the advice of Milton Greene.Greene had first met Monroe in 1953 when he was assigned to photograph her for Look magazine. While many photographers tried to emphasize her sexy image, Greene presented her in more modest poses, and she was pleased with his work. As a friendship developed between them, she confided in him her frustration with her 20th Century Fox contract and the roles she was offered. Her salary for Gentlemen Prefer Blondes amounted to $18,000, while freelancer Jane Russell was paid more than $100,000.[62] Greene agreed that she could earn more by breaking away from 20th Century Fox. He gave up his job in 1954, mortgaged his home to finance Monroe, and allowed her to live with his family as they determined the future course of her career.On April 8, 1955, veteran journalist Edward R. Murrow interviewed Greene and his wife Amy, as well as Monroe, at the Greene's home in Connecticut on a live telecast of the CBS program Person to Person. The kinescope of the telecast has been released on home video.Truman Capote introduced Monroe to Constance Collier, who gave her acting lessons. She felt that Monroe was not suited to stage acting, but possessed a "lovely talent" that was "so fragile and subtle, it can only be caught by the camera". After only a few weeks of lessons, Collier died. Monroe had met Paula Strasberg and her daughter Susan on the set of There's No Business Like Show Business,and had previously said that she would like to study with Lee Strasberg at the Actors Studio. In March 1955, Monroe met with Cheryl Crawford, one of the founders of the Actors Studio, and convinced her to introduce her to Lee Strasberg, who interviewed her the following day and agreed to accept her as a student.Monroe's dramatic performance as Chérie in Bus Stop, a saloon singer with little talent, marked a departure from her earlier comedies.In May 1955, Monroe started dating playwright Arthur Miller; they had met in Hollywood in 1950 and when Miller discovered she was in New York, he arranged for a mutual friend to reintroduce them.On June 1, 1955, Monroe's birthday, Joe DiMaggio accompanied Monroe to the premiere of The Seven Year Itch in New York City. He later hosted a birthday party for her, but the evening ended with a public quarrel, and Monroe left the party without him. A lengthy period of estrangement followed.Throughout 1955, Monroe studied with the Actors Studio, and found that one of her biggest obstacles was her severe stage fright. She was befriended by the actors Kevin McCarthy and Eli Wallach who each recalled her as studious and sincere in her approach to her studies, and noted that she tried to avoid attention by sitting quietly in the back of the class.When Strasberg felt Monroe was ready to give a performance in front of her peers, Monroe and Maureen Stapleton chose the opening scene from Eugene O'Neill's Anna Christie, and although she had faltered during each rehearsal, she was able to complete the performance without forgetting her lines. Kim Stanley later recalled that students were discouraged from applauding, but that Monroe's performance had resulted in spontaneous applause from the audience.While Monroe was a student, Lee Strasberg commented, "I have worked with hundreds and hundreds of actors and actresses, and there are only two that stand out way above the rest. Number one is Marlon Brando, and the second is Marilyn Monroe."The Seven Year Itch was released and became a success, earning an estimated $8 million. Monroe received positive reviews for her performance and was in a strong position to negotiate with 20th Century Fox.On New Year's Eve 1955, they signed a new contract which required Monroe to make four films over a seven-year period. The newly formed Marilyn Monroe Productions would be paid $100,000 plus a share of profits for each film. In addition to being able to work for other studios, Monroe had the right to reject any script, director or cinematographer she did not approve of.The first film to be made under the contract and production company was Bus Stop directed by Joshua Logan. Logan had studied under Konstantin Stanislavsky, approved of method acting, and was supportive of Monroe. Monroe severed contact with her drama coach, Natasha Lytess, replacing her with Paula Strasberg, who became a constant presence during the filming of Monroe's subsequent films.In The Prince and the Showgirl (1957), Monroe co-starred with Laurence Olivier, who also directed the film.In Bus Stop, Monroe played Chérie, a saloon bar singer with little talent who falls in love with a cowboy. Her costumes, make-up and hair reflected a character who lacked sophistication, and Monroe provided deliberately mediocre singing and dancing. Bosley Crowther of The New York Times proclaimed: "Hold on to your chairs, everybody, and get set for a rattling surprise. Marilyn Monroe has finally proved herself an actress." In his autobiography, Movie Stars, Real People and Me, director Logan wrote: "I found Marilyn to be one of the great talents of all time... she struck me as being a much brighter person than I had ever imagined, and I think that was the first time I learned that intelligence and, yes, brilliance have nothing to do with education." Logan championed Monroe for an Academy Award nomination and complimented her professionalism until the end of his life. Though not nominated for an Academy Award,she received a Golden Globe nomination.During this time, the relationship between Monroe and Miller had developed, and although the couple were able to maintain their privacy for almost a year, the press began to write about them as a couple, often referred to as "The Egghead and The Hourglass".The reports of their romance were soon overtaken by news that Miller had been called to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee to explain his supposed communist affiliations. Called upon to identify communists he was acquainted with, Miller refused and was charged with contempt of Congress. He was acquitted on appeal.During the investigation, Monroe was urged by film executives to abandon Miller, rather than risk her career but she refused, later branding them as "born cowards".The press began to discuss an impending marriage, but Monroe and Miller refused to confirm the rumor. In June 1956, a reporter was following them by car, and as they attempted to elude him, the reporter's car crashed, killing a female passenger. Monroe became hysterical upon hearing the news, and their engagement was announced, partly in the expectation that it would reduce the excessive media interest they were being subjected to.They were married on June 29, 1956.Bus Stop was followed by The Prince and the Showgirl directed by Laurence Olivier, who also co-starred. Prior to filming, Olivier praised Monroe as "a brilliant comedienne, which to me means she is also an extremely skilled actress". During filming in England he resented Monroe's dependence on her drama coach, Paula Strasberg, regarding Strasberg as a fraud whose only talent was the ability to "butter Marilyn up". He recalled his attempts at explaining a scene to Monroe, only to hear Strasberg interject, "Honey - just think of Coca-Cola and Frank Sinatra."Despite Monroe and Olivier clashing, Olivier later commented that in the film "Marilyn was quite wonderful, the best of all."Monroe's performance was hailed by critics, especially in Europe, where she won the David di Donatello, the Italian equivalent of the Academy Award, as well as the French Crystal Star Award. She was also nominated for a BAFTA.It was more than a year before Monroe began her next film. During her hiatus, she lived with Miller in Amagansett, Long Island and suffered a miscarriage on August 1, 1957. With Miller's encouragement, she returned to Hollywood in August 1958, and filmed Some Like it Hot directed by Billy Wilder, and co-starring Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis. Wilder had experienced Monroe's tardiness, stage fright, and inability to remember lines during production of The Seven Year Itch, but now her behavior was more hostile, and was marked by refusals to participate in filming, and occasional outbursts of profanity.She consistently refused to take direction from Wilder, or insisted on numerous retakes of simple scenes until she was satisfied.She developed a rapport with Lemmon, but she disliked Curtis after hearing that he had described their love scenes as "like kissing Hitler".Curtis later stated that the comment was intended as a joke.During filming, Monroe discovered that she was pregnant, but suffered another miscarriage in December 1958, as filming was completed.In Some Like It Hot (1959)The film became a resounding success, and was nominated for five Academy Awards. Monroe was acclaimed for her performance and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. Wilder commented that the film was the biggest success he had ever been associated with.He discussed the problems he encountered during filming, saying "Marilyn was so difficult because she was totally unpredictable. I never knew what kind of day we were going to have... would she be cooperative or obstructive?"He had little patience with her method acting technique and said that instead of going to the Actors Studio "she should have gone to a train-engineer's school ... to learn something about arriving on schedule."Wilder had become ill during filming, and explained, "We were in mid-flight – and there was a nut on the plane."In hindsight, he discussed Monroe's "certain indefinable magic" and "absolute genius as a comic actress."By this time, Monroe had only completed one film, Bus Stop, under her four picture contract with 20th Century Fox. She agreed to appear in Let's Make Love, which was to be directed by George Cukor, but she was not satisfied with the script, and Arthur Miller rewrote it.Gregory Peck was originally cast in the male lead role, but he refused the role after Miller's rewrite; Cary Grant, Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner and Rock Hudson also refused the role before it was offered to Yves Montand.Monroe and Miller befriended Montand and his wife, actress Simone Signoret, and filming progressed well until Miller was required to travel to Europe on business. Monroe began to leave the film set early and on several occasions failed to attend, but her attitude improved after Montand confronted her. Signoret returned to Europe to make a film, and Monroe and Montand began a brief affair that ended when Montand refused to leave Signoret. The film was not a critical or commercial success.Monroe's health deteriorated during this period, and she began to see a Los Angeles psychiatrist, Dr. Ralph Greenson. He later recalled that during this time she frequently complained of insomnia, and told Greenson that she visited several medical doctors to obtain what Greenson considered an excessive variety of drugs. He concluded that she was progressing to the point of addiction, but also noted that she could give up the drugs for extended periods without suffering any withdrawal symptoms.According to Greenson, the marriage between Miller and Monroe was strained; he said that Miller appeared to genuinely care for Monroe and was willing to help her, but that Monroe rebuffed while also expressing resentment towards him for not doing more to help her.[101] Greenson stated that his main objective at the time was to enforce a drastic reduction in Monroe's drug intake.In 1956 Arthur Miller had lived briefly in Nevada and wrote a short story about some of the local people he had become acquainted with, a divorced woman and some aging cowboys. By 1960 he had developed the short story into a screenplay, and envisaged it as containing a suitable role for Monroe. It became her last completed film, The Misfits, directed by John Huston and costarring Clark Gable, Montgomery Clift, Eli Wallach and Thelma Ritter. Shooting commenced in July 1960, with most taking place in the hot Northern Nevada Black Rock Desert. Monroe was frequently ill and unable to perform, and away from the influence of Dr. Greenson, she had resumed her consumption of sleeping pills and alcohol. A visitor to the set, Susan Strasberg, later described Monroe as "mortally injured in some way,"and in August, Monroe was rushed to Los Angeles where she was hospitalized for ten days. Newspapers reported that she had been near death, although the nature of her illness was not disclosed.Louella Parsons wrote in her newspaper column that Monroe was "a very sick girl, much sicker than at first believed," and disclosed that she was being treated by a psychiatrist.Monroe returned to Nevada and completed the film, but she became hostile towards Arthur Miller, and public arguments were reported by the press. Making the film had proved to be an arduous experience for the actors; in addition to Monroe's distress, Montgomery Clift had frequently been unable to perform due to illness, and by the final day of shooting, Thelma Ritter was in hospital suffering from exhaustion. Gable, commenting that he felt unwell, left the set without attending the wrap party.Monroe and Miller returned to New York on separate flights.Monroe in her final completed film, The Misfits Within ten days Monroe had announced her separation from Miller, and Gable had died from a heart attack.Gable's widow, Kay, commented to Louella Parsons that it had been the "eternal waiting" on the set of The Misfits that had contributed to his death, though she did not name Monroe. When reporters asked Monroe if she felt guilty about Gable's death, she refused to answer,but the journalist Sidney Skolsky recalled that privately she expressed regret for her poor treatment of Gable during filming and described her as being in "a dark pit of despair."Monroe later attended the christening of the Gables' son, at the invitation of Kay Gable.The Misfits was the subject of mediocre reviews, and was not a commercial success, though some praised the performances of Monroe and Gable. Huston later commented that Monroe's performance was not acting in the true sense, and that she had drawn from her own experiences to show herself, rather than a character. "She had no techniques. It was all the truth. It was only Marilyn."During the following months, Monroe's dependence on alcohol and prescription medications began to take a toll on her health, and friends such as Susan Strasberg later spoke of her illness.Her divorce from Arthur Miller was finalized in January 1961, with Monroe citing "incompatibility of character,and in February she voluntarily entered the Payne Whitney Psychiatric Clinic. Later describing the experience as a "nightmare,"she was able to phone Joe DiMaggio from the clinic, who immediately traveled from Florida to New York to facilitate her transfer to the Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, where she remained for three weeks. Illness prevented her from working for the remainder of the year; she underwent surgery to correct a blockage in her Fallopian tubes in May, and the following month underwent gall bladder surgery. She returned to California and lived in a rented apartment as she convalesced.In 1962 Monroe began filming Something's Got to Give, which was to be the third film of her four-film contract with 20th Century Fox. It was to be directed by George Cukor, and co-starred Dean Martin and Cyd Charisse. She was ill with a virus as filming commenced, and suffered from high temperatures and recurrent sinusitis. On one occasion she refused to perform with Martin as he had a cold, and the producer Henry Weinstein recalled seeing her on several occasions being physically ill as she prepared to film her scenes, and attributed it to her dread of performing. He commented, "Very few people experience terror. We all experience anxiety, unhappiness, heartbreaks, but that was sheer primal terror."Happy Birthday, Mr. President"Monroe's performance of the song On May 19, 1962, she attended the birthday celebration of President John F. Kennedy at Madison Square Garden, at the suggestion of Kennedy's brother-in-law, actor Peter Lawford. Monroe performed "Happy Birthday" along with a specially written verse based on Bob Hope's "Thanks for the Memory". Kennedy responded to her performance with the remark, "Thank you. I can now retire from politics after having had 'Happy Birthday' sung to me in such a sweet, wholesome way."Monroe returned to the set of Something's Got to Give and filmed a sequence in which she appeared nude in a swimming pool. Commenting that she wanted to "push Liz Taylor off the magazine covers," she gave permission for several partially nude photographs to be published by Life. Having only reported for work on twelve occasions out of a total of 35 days of production,Monroe was dismissed. The studio 20th Century Fox filed a lawsuit against her for half a million dollars,and the studio's vice president, Peter Levathes, issued a statement saying "The star system has gotten way out of hand. We've let the inmates run the asylum, and they've practically destroyed it."Monroe was replaced by Lee Remick, and when Dean Martin refused to work with any other actress, he was also threatened with a lawsuit.Following her dismissal, Monroe engaged in several high-profile publicity ventures. She gave an interview to Cosmopolitan and was photographed at Peter Lawford's beach house sipping champagne and walking on the beach.She next posed for Bert Stern for Vogue in a series of photographs that included several nudes.Published after her death, they became known as 'The Last Sitting'. Richard Meryman interviewed her for Life, in which Monroe reflected upon her relationship with her fans and her uncertainties in identifying herself as a "star" and a "sex symbol." She referred to the events surrounding Arthur Miller's appearance before the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1956, and her studio's warning that she would be "finished" if she showed public support for him, and commented, "You have to start all over again. But I believe you're always as good as your potential. I now live in my work and in a few relationships with the few people I can really count on. Fame will go by, and, so long, I've had you fame. If it goes by, I've always known it was fickle. So at least it's something I experienced, but that's not where I live."In the final weeks of her life, Monroe engaged in discussions about future film projects, and firm arrangements were made to continue negotiations.Among the projects was a biography of Jean Harlow later filmed unsuccessfully with Carroll Baker. Starring roles in Billy Wilder's Irma La Douceand What a Way to Go! were also discussed; Shirley MacLaine eventually played the roles in both films. Kim Novak replaced her in Kiss Me, Stupid, a comedy in which she was to star opposite Dean Martin. A film version of the Broadway musical, A Tree Grows In Brooklyn, and an unnamed World War I–themed musical co-starring Gene Kelly were also discussed, but the projects did not occur.Her dispute with 20th Century Fox was resolved, and her contract renewed into a $1 million two-picture deal, and filming of Something's Got to Give was scheduled to resume in early fall 1962. Also on the table was an Italian film offer worth several million giving her script, director and co-star approval.Allan "Whitey" Snyder who saw her during the last week of her life, said Monroe was pleased by the opportunities available to her, and that she "never looked better [and] was in great spirits.She was 36 years old WHEN SHE DIED :(

    Modeling

    hmm... where do i start with this one.Modeling is a diversify. it is difficult to get in to. If you have the looks and the body agency will take you if you don't they will be straight out with you and tell you that you aren't what they are looking. In the modeling industry there are tons of rejection trust me i would know.some modeling agency want females who weight 125 or less and some want girls who have a little meat in their body and are still fit. For guys, modeling agency want them to be attractive and fit when i say fit i mean have a six part or a flat tummy. something that would make people buy their products.In modeling they really don't look at you as a person they look at you as an object someone there to advertise their product or magazines.Modeling is fun. it's a great way to boost your self- esteem and make you have more confidence in yourself and who you are.Don't get me wrong, but i love modeling. it has always been my passion and dream. modeling isn't the only thing i want to do. i want to become a lawyer and get a job from a law firm and work with them. school is my #1 priority and always will be. nothing will ever come between my education and my future. What i decide to do in the future is my choice and what ever criticism i get is something that i will have to deal with in the future but it wouldn't bother me cause I've heard it all before and nothing could ever break me. modeling has tons of competition involved. there's always new faces and new people coming along. you can't always be a model for the rest of your life. that's the same as acting. once you get old you get traded fast unless you have the genetic body that makes you look old then you will always be in the industry. The modeling world has its pros and cons so i'm just going to list some of the pros and cons about it. if you already in the industry then you already know it but if your thinking about beginning in the industry then you should seriously think about these pros and cons to decide whether or not you can handle it.
    CONS:
    1. being in a diet most of the time to have that slim body
    2.Aging, when you age and get fat they trade you for someone who is new and hot
    3.Getting paid less in the beginning
    4. It can get boring and tiring
    5. too many scams out there. be careful if they want you to pay and promise to get you a modeling deal run as fast as you can. those are scams.
    6. being criticized by everyone in the world including you family member who doesn't understand.
    7. Having sex with people to make it on top
    8. getting naked.
    Pros:
    1.Get to meet new and interesting people
    2. getting to travel to exotic locations
    3. becoming famous and getting paid tons
    4.beginning the first to wear designer clothes,shoes, and accessories before anyone else does.
    5. getting tons of confidence and boosting your self - esteem
    6. getting fans
    7. have a personal trainer who can get you in shape.
    8. getting signed to an agency
    those are just a few but there are tons of other ones but i can't think of right now. i'm one of those beginner models who have to literally google companies and model terms because modeling is all about competition. its like everybody for themselves and nobody wants to help you out.you would be lucky if you find someone who is really nice and willing to help you out.

    Friday, March 5, 2010

    What Happens Now?

    High school is a stage in our young life that we have to enter before we fully mature in to an adult and go in to college. High school is almost coming close to an end for me, yet i feel like i never want it to end. What will i do after high school? my mind is racing with too many thoughts. i know what i want to do but how i get there is the problem. We all wish things were super easy and if we wanted something we will get it right away but reality is that it's not. College is a step to getting that dream job that you have always wanted. It changes you physically and mentally. The best part about college is that you wouldn't have to deal with all that high school bullshit. People there have way more important things to worry about than to sit there and spread some rumors about you.The thought of college scares me. A part of me never wants to grow up and the other part wants to. I'm so torn about college that the thought of leaving high school scares the shit out of me. Everyone is getting their life in order, what classes/ community service to do and what college that they want to apply to.I'm one of those people who just waits until the time comes to apply for the college. Maybe i am having that newbie fear about college or maybe that i have been so spoiled by my family that college freaks me out. college means having to do things by yourself and not having people to do it for you. it also means more freedom to party and meet new people to hang out with.college is a place where you can find that one person that you might spend the rest of your life with. college is a place for adventure and learning. it is also a place where they make us pay 50 grand or more to get one little paper that gets us that job.Going out of state for college would be good for me. it would mean exploring who i am without my family, doing things by myself with no one telling me what to do and when to do it, and no one trying to boss me around or try to put me down just cause they are having a bad day or something. college is a really big step for me and i think i'm not ready for that step just yet. i want to enjoy my youth but i don't want to stay home forever i want to have my own life, pay my own bills and be independent. i hope one day when i get there i would be able to adjust to it and not make such a big deal about it. ugh, what i'm i going to do? i don't wanna go to college and yet i do. what do i do? decisions, decisions. only god knows.

    Sunday, January 17, 2010

    The New Me Tina

    everyone this is tina. i have had my ups and downs but lately everybody has been seeing my downs. which isn't a pretty sight thats why everyone decides to leave my side and stop talking to me. which is kool cause i made new and amazing cool friends who brightens up my day and keeps things to themselves that i tell them.Everybody in my school always talks about me in a negative way,which honestly i could care less because Girls talk shit cuz they think they know me.Truth is if i had a dick they'd be the first to blow me. Life is so good right now all i am focusing on is the good part of life and helping out the people in need.noticed that people i call my little sis and those who are close to me left because they couldn't handle my crazines and my sad side but thats life nobody is perfect and no body is always happy all the time. me being happy is the happiest day of my life hehee. life for me is full of joy and happiness. i may get sad and crazy sometimes but there are days when i'm always gonna be happy and hyper. that's life and it shouldn't be dull it should be fill with happiness and thoughts.The older we get the more wiser we are. i'm just living life and figuring me out.i'm still a teenager not an adult yet.through everything i have been through i am still standing. this is my song that inspires me to be better and take the right path in life.

    LIFE AS WE KNOW IT

    You guess always see me writing things about life. you probably think that i'm crazy and weird but that's understandable. I'm addicted to life, the images that life has to offer. i observe things and people to understand them better. when i start working on my own experiment i get so into it that i lose who i am. you can say that when i start something i have to finish it. i'm a visualary. I observe everything and everyone in the world. you might not know when i observe you but when i do i usually don't get the answers that i'm looking for.it's always the opposite. When you look at peopl what do you see? i'll tell you, you will see a human being standing right in front of you, wearing clothes and acting normal. No body knows their life story but them and their family.When you truly take the time out to observe people and life around you. you would see that the grass isn't always greenier on the other side. Some people are so miseriable that they cover it up with a smile and never want to talk about it. others just try to block it out and see what they can make out of life right now. For examples celebrities, they are always smiling, happy,you never know what happens behind close doors but when you observe them. most of them has alot of stalkers but they don't put it out there they try and work it out with the cops, give them alot of information about them and try to put them in jail. others do it in a more direct approach by telling everyone that they know about you, how you would never leave them alone,never to talk to you, they really try every thing possible in the world to put it low key but when the time comes they would try and put it out there in the media. if you stand one place you will notice that the world keeps moving even though your still. every decision we make results in what direction our life would go in. if we make bad decisions we become bad people but if we change it around and become good and happy people then thats who we will become in the future. life is about decisions and what we say. so its better for us to think before we speak, and act carely. In the world alot of people would talk about you. that's life but you just have to deal with it.life is the same routine. go to kingdergarten >middle school> high school> college>get a degree>look for a job> Get a job> move out of your parents house > look for love> get married > start a family> Have kids> and watch them grow up then we die but for some of us things might be a little different along the road. either road we take sometimes make it on top and some times we don't.