The Preemie's Prayer

This is dedicated to my friend's daughter, who was born prematurely at 24 weeks this past Saturday.  Please send your thoughts and prayers to this little fighter, that she may get stronger and stronger everyday so that she can go home with Mommy and Daddy soon.

Dear God, as you look down upon us,

We know that you might have to squint.

We're located here in the NICU:

It's the nursery that we rent.

There are many alarms and sirens,

Connected to condos and flats.

The nurses tape our booties on,

And dress us in funny hats.

We have a lot in common;

All of us were in a hurry.

For many different reasons,

Our storks came a little early.

Some of us don't know why,

We bursted out from our bubbles.

We entered into this world,

Never meaning to cause any troubles.

Mommy and Daddy are worried sick

About the odds that we must beat.

Please God, help them to realize,

That seeing us grow is a treat.

Breath by breath, we'll learn to breathe.

Ounce by ounce we'll tip the scale.

We're like a boat in the ocean,

That knows not sink- only sail.

For we are living miracles,

Mommy and Daddy must simply believe,

That you have angels watching over us;

From the time we arrive, till the time we leave.

Author Unknown

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Director Found to Adapt Stephen King's "Cell"

~From ShockTillYouDrop.com

Last fall we saw John Cusack being attached to an adaptation of Stephen King's Cell which is now being developed at Cargo Entertainment.

Today, we learn Tod Williams (Paranormal Activity 2) is going to direct.  The project was once a directing vehicle for Eli Roth when the adaptation was set up at Dimension Films.

 Screen Daily reports King and Adam Alleca (The Last House on the Left) penned the script and production is expected to begin this May.

Here is the synopsis if you are unfamiliar with the story:

Artist Clayton Riddell had been in Boston negotiating a successful deal to sell his comic book project. His joy at finally hitting it big is shattered by an event called The Pulse which causes all those who were using their cell phones at the time of The Pulse to become zombies attacking and killing anyone in their way. Fortunately for Clay, he does not own a cell phone. In the panic to get out of Boston and find his way home to his wife and son in Maine, he is joined by Tom McCourt, a man he meets in the meleé immediately following The Pulse and a young girl, Alice, who they rescue from being killed by one of the “crazies.” The story follows their terrifying journey, avoiding capture—and worse—by the “crazies” who are beginning to “flock” and are led by one they call Raggedy Man as they attempt to reach Maine and a place called Kashwak which they hope will be their salvation.

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Zombieland Series Casting Update

~From ShockTillYouDrop.com

It was revealed last month that Amazon is making plans to turn Ruben Fleischer's 2009 horror comedy Zombieland into a streaming series and, today, Deadline has learned two of the actors that will be joining the central four-person cast. Tyler Ross (Milkshake) will play Columbus and relative newcomer Izabela Vidovic will play Little Rock.

The original film, written by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, starred Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Emma Stone and Abigail Breslin as a group of survivors trying to stay alive in the face of the zombie apocalypse. Ross and Vidovic's roles are those originally played by Eisenberg and Breslin, respectively.

Planned for 30-minute episodes, the "television" version of "Zombieland" returns the franchise to its original concept of an ongoing serialized comedy adventure.

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First Look at Stephen King's "Under the Dome"

During Super Bowl XLVII, we got our first look at "Under the Dome", the much-anticipated CBS adaptation of Stephen King's 2009 thriller, which is scheduled to debut on June 24th, 2013.

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So Fetch! Mean Girls Musical In Early Development!

~From Broadway.com

Broadway may get a little more mean thanks to Tina Fey and the Plastics. Seven-time Emmy winner Tina Fey is working on a musical adaptation of her hit 2004 film Mean Girls, according to E! Online.

“We want to. I would love to,” Fey said of adapting the movie for the stage. “I’m trying to develop it with my husband [Jeff Richmond], who does all the music for 30 Rock, and I think Paramount’s onboard.”

Based on the book Queen Bees and Wannabes, Mean Girls follows a group of popular girls, known as the Plastics, who rule a suburban high school with an iron first and the group of outcasts who takes them down. The film was written by Fey and starred Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Lacey Chabert, Amanda Seyfried and Lizzy Caplan.

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Video of the Day: Carrie Underwood - Two Black Cadillacs

Music video by Carrie Underwood performing Two Black Cadillacs from her 2012 album Blown Away.

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Zombieland Series Heading to Amazon

~From ShockTillYouDrop.com

It appears Amazon doesn't want to be left out of the "genre series" business. This maneuver seems like an appropriate counter to what is brewing at Netflix: Hemlock Grove, an original series which is set to debut on April 19th.

Planned for 30-minute episodes, the small screen version of "Zombieland", which initially began as a TV series idea until it was reworked into a feature film, returns the franchise to that original concept of an ongoing serialized comedy adventure. The Zombieland series will blend familiar characters from the feature film with brand new characters specifically for the series.

Sadly, it doesn't look like the original film's cast will be a part of the production as there have been casting calls for the four major characters (Tallahassee, Columbus, Wichita and Little Rock) as well as other minor characters.

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The 10 Most Painful Places to Get a Tattoo

~From chacha.com

Tattoos are everywhere. We see them on all types of people and in all different places on the body. The decision to get inked is always an important one. Tattoos are permanent body modifications, unless you decide to shell out major cash to have them removed. Many people use tattoos as a way to memorialize important people or events in their lives, and where the tattoo is placed is often as significant as the tattoo image itself. Like it or not, tattoos hurt. Usually, the most painful places are areas of thin skin or where the tat is being placed directly over bone. That being said, here are the 10 most painful spots to get a tattoo.

10. Inside of the wrist	9. Knee, elbow, ankle
8. Anywhere around the eye	7. Neck
6. Ribcage	5. Behind the ear
4. Lips	3. Top of the foot
2. Along the spine	1. Bikini/genital area

Among my many tattoos, I have one on my spine and I will tell you this... sitting for that tat was the longest 3 hours of my life! But I will also say that once you go tat, you'll never go back! ;-)

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THE GATE: Dazzling DNA mutation short

95% of the human genome is composed of redundant gene sequences. They appear to have no known biological function. Could a chance event reactivate them?

DISCLAIMER: Contains disturbing images. Viewer discretion advised. Although, anyone following this blog shouldn't have a problem. ;-)

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Paramedic Revives Cat Rescued from Fire

~From LoveMeow.com

Disclaimer: May cause sweaty eyeballs. Have a tissue handy before reading this and watching the video.

Paramedic Shane Collectte of Rural Metro Fire revived a cat pulled from a fire by the use of a oxygen mask. initially the firefighters thought the cat didn’t survive, but Shane didn’t give up on the cat, and administered oxygen for 15 minutes, finally the kitty came around.

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