End of the year Blizzard of 2006

I'm a big fan of This guy

I love Richard Patrick
Loved him in Nine inch nails and in FILTER
now he has a new band Army of Anyone I am looking for a ride to their show when they come to colorado this coming year

here he is with Flyleaf doing an U2 song

Thankful to hear

I was born half deaf as I go older the hearing I had went down not sure just when all the hearing in my left ear went but its total deaf and the right has like 15% hearing.
well this past week I went to check on places to get an aid for the right ear now hearing aid cost as much as 1200$ up no way can I aford that with help I could and thats what going to get or some help
I went to a place here in town where they checked my hearing and told me that they wanted me to hear for thanksgiving and at a price I could aford but yet still get one that cost 1200$ but for the price of 350$
I pick up my hearing aid on Tuesday and being hearing all the sounds of the world and the sounds I hear I great!!
Music is more clear to me vosies are clear I can hear my Cat meow and purr!
life is loud but its better now

so today I am Thankful to be able to hear!

My Review of The Sensation of Sight

The Sensation of Sight
Its a really deep movie and you can't miss any thing or you wont
understand whats going on. Its an off beat drama about an ex school teacher Finn who
goes around selling encyclopedias not the whole set but 1 book at a time,
he is searching for the meaning of why after a student
kills himself in front of him.
it got off to a slow start I wasnt sure if
I was gonna like it at frist but as it went on I started to
like it better by the end of the movie I loved it! this is one
movie that I want to own when it comes out on DVD.
Theirs a lot of twist and turns in it, each person is connected to
each other in away.
At frist I couldnt fiugher out the guy that was following the Drifter around
he didnt say a word and no one other than Finn could see him, it turned out he
was the ghost of the Drifter dead brother.
I dont want to give to much of the movie away so this better be it before
I tell everything that went on and give it all away

it had a happy ending
It was well make and yes I would watch it again.
Ian can really scream loud!

I even like the Blah blah blah blah part in the bar
you guys are just gonna have to see it
but be ready to do some thinking since is deep movie.

I met Ian Somerhalder

First off
:thud:
OH MY GOD!! he is the sweetest person I ever met
he is genuine, polite, sincere gentlemen to boot!!
I got my birthday hug not just once but a few times he kissed my hand a couple of time I gave him a gift I got for him and I gave to him and he told me I was sweet and kissed me on my cheek, he even sign my ticket stub, than ask who I was here told him I was Ratty that got me another hug (thanks old man for telling him about me going their) he was even polite to my nephew, we talked for a bit and I got a few pix with him


if you read this Ian thanks for making my birthday weekend a great one!!

I'll post my review of the movie in the morning its 2am and I'm off to bed

CATS RULE!

Need a good laugh Watch Hugh

This one is just to Funny I love it!!

CRIKEY!!! Steve Irwin the Croc hunter died at 44

Stingray kills 'Crocodile Hunter' Irwin

By BRIAN CASSEY, Associated Press Writer 2 hours, 52 minutes ago

CAIRNS, Australia - Steve Irwin, the hugely popular Australian television personality and conservationist known as the "Crocodile Hunter," was killed Monday by a stingray while filming off the Great Barrier Reef. He was 44.
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Irwin was at Batt Reef, off the remote coast of northeastern Queensland state, shooting a segment for a series called "Ocean's Deadliest" when he swam too close to one of the animals, which have a poisonous barb on their tails, his friend and colleague John Stainton said.

"He came on top of the stingray and the stingray's barb went up and into his chest and put a hole into his heart," said Stainton, who was on board Irwin's boat at the time.

Crew members aboard the boat, Croc One, called emergency services in the nearest city, Cairns, and administered CPR as they rushed the boat to nearby Low Isle to meet a rescue helicopter. Medical staff pronounced Irwin dead when they arrived a short time later, Stainton said.

Irwin was famous for his enthusiasm for wildlife and his catchword "Crikey!" in his television program "Crocodile Hunter." First broadcast in Australia in 1992, the program was picked up by the Discovery network, catapulting Irwin to international celebrity.

He rode his image into a feature film, 2002's "The Crocodile Hunters: Collision Course" and developed the wildlife park that his parents opened, Australia Zoo, into a major tourist attraction.

"The world has lost a great wildlife icon, a passionate conservationist and one of the proudest dads on the planet," Stainton told reporters in Cairns. "He died doing what he loved best and left this world in a happy and peaceful state of mind. He would have said, 'Crocs Rule!'"

Prime Minister John Howard, who hand-picked Irwin to attend a gala barbecue to honor
President Bush when he visited in 2003, said he was "shocked and distressed at Steve Irwin's sudden, untimely and freakish death."

"It's a huge loss to Australia," Howard told reporters. "He was a wonderful character. He was a passionate environmentalist. He brought joy and entertainment and excitement to millions of people."

Irwin, who made a trademark of hovering dangerously close to untethered crocodiles and leaping on their backs, spoke in rapid-fire bursts with a thick Australian accent and was almost never seen without his uniform of khaki shorts and shirt and heavy boots.

Wild animal expert Jack Hanna, who frequently appears on TV with his subjects, offered praise for Irwin.

"Steve was one of these guys, we thought of him as invincible," Hanna, director emeritus of the Columbus (Ohio) Zoo and Aquarium, told ABC's "Good Morning America" Monday.

"The guy was incredible. His knowledge was incredible," Hanna said. "Some people that are doing this stuff are actors and that type of thing, but Steve was truly a zoologist, so to speak, a person who knew what he was doing. Yes, he did things a lot of people wouldn't do. I think he knew what he was doing."

Irwin's ebullience was infectious and Australian officials sought him out for photo opportunities and to promote Australia internationally.

His public image was dented, however, in 2004 when he caused an uproar by holding his infant son in one arm while feeding large crocodiles inside a zoo pen. Irwin claimed at the time there was no danger to the child, and authorities declined to charge Irwin with violating safety regulations.

Later that year, he was accused of getting too close to penguins, a seal and humpback whales in Antarctica while making a documentary. Irwin denied any wrongdoing, and an Australian Environment Department investigation recommended no action be taken against him.

Stingrays have a serrated, toxin-loaded barb, or spine, on the top of their tail. The barb, which can be up to 10 inches long, flexes if a ray is frightened. Stings usually occur to people when they step on or swim too close to a ray and can be excruciatingly painful but are rarely fatal, said University of Queensland marine neuroscientist Shaun Collin.

Collin said he suspected Irwin died because the barb pierced under his ribcage and directly into his heart.

"It was extraordinarily bad luck. It's not easy to get spined by a stingray and to be killed by one is very rare," Collin said.

News of Irwin's death spread quickly, and tributes flowed from all quarters of society.

At Australia Zoo at Beerwah, south Queensland, floral tributes were dropped at the entrance, where a huge fake crocodile gapes. Drivers honked their horns as they passed.

"Steve, from all God's creatures, thank you. Rest in peace," was written on a card with a bouquet of native flowers.

"We're all very shocked. I don't know what the zoo will do without him. He's done so much for us, the environment and it's a big loss," said Paula Kelly, a local resident and volunteer at the zoo, after dropping off a wreath at the gate.

Stainton said Irwin's American-born wife Terri, from Eugene, Ore., had been informed of his death, and had told their daughter Bindi Sue, 8, and son Bob, who will turn 3 in December.

The couple met when she went on vacation in Australia in 1991 and visited Irwin's Australia Zoo; they were married six months later. Sometimes referred to as the "Crocodile Huntress," she costarred on her husband's television show and in his 2002 movie.

Nick Lea aka RATBOY!

I really like this guy while everyone was rooting for Mulder I was rooting for the Ratboy

Nicholas Lea
full name
Nicholas Christopher Schroeder
Was the lead singer in an alternative rock band called Beau Monde for five years
Auditioned for the part of Cal in Titanic (1997)
Attended Prince of Wales Secondary School in Vancouver (Grad of 1980).
Served in the Canadian Navy.
Worked in a clothing store.
Went to art school for three years to become an illustrator.
Read for the role of Danny on "NYPD Blue" (1993).
Best known for his portrayal of "Alex Krycek" in "The X-Files"
Last name is pronounced Lee.

Born Nicholas Christopher Schroeder -- but after his parent's divorce, was raised as Nicholas Christopher Herbert.

(2001) In 2001 Nick was teaching acting at the Lyric School of Actors in Vancouver along with Martin Cummins, Benjamin Ratner, Nancy Sivak, Brent Stait , Michael Tiernan, David Palffy and Mark Regan.

the frist time I watched anything with Nick in it I didnt know who he was and no it wasnt the X-Files either it was a sci fi movie about a Robot he was the Robot I'm not even sure what the movie was called just that he was an android who was to die but he wanted to live so he took off the find someone who could help him

Nick has been in 50 movies and TV shows
right now he is in one called "Whistler" and "Kyle X/Y"
he is doing a movie called "vice"
he is also a Producer

One Cool Doctor!

Hugh Laurie
full name
James Hugh Calum Laurie


married to Jo Green and has 3 children


Achieved a third-class degree in anthropology & archaeology at Selwyn College, Cambridge University.

Bought an all-black Triumph Bonneville motorcycle, a replica of the '60s British model, in Los Angeles, upon getting the role in _"House, M.D." (2004)_ but he was always an avid motorcyclist, even in England. He enjoys the anonymity the motorcycle helmet gives him.

Attended the Dragon School, a renowned British "public" college preparatory school located in Oxford, England. Also attended by actress Emma Watson and tennis player Tim Henman.

Douglas Adams, author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005), originally wanted him to play Arthur Dent for the film adaptation. A deal was almost in place to have Hugh play Dent, along with Jim Carrey as Zaphod and Jay Roach directing, before Adams's untimely death.

Won the 1977 National Junior Championship for rowing (coxed pair). In the same year, he and his rowing partner represented England in the World Junior Championship for rowing where they finished fourth place.

He lives in a West Hollywood apartment rental while working on _"House, M.D." (2004)_ , but flies home to London to be with his family whenever he has a break in filming. Has said that he will move his whole family to America to be with him if the second season looks to be equally successful as the first.

Plays the husband opposite Imelda Staunton's characters in two films: Sense and Sensibility (1995) and Peter's Friends (1992).

His father, William George Ranald Mundell Laurie (known as Ran), and mother, Patricia, are both of Scottish descent.

Is the youngest of four children, by six years. He has a brother, Charles, who works as a lawyer/shepherd in Scotland, and two sisters.

His father won an Olympic gold medal for coxless pairs in the 1948 Games. Hugh also had a promising career as an oarsman, but he was forced to give it up while at Cambridge when he contracted glandular fever (mononucleosis). His brother was also an oarsman.

He is an accomplished piano player.

Entered the 1980 Silver Goblets and Nicklass Cup with his Eton rowing partner J.S. Palmer at the Henley Royal Regatta, becoming the only British crew to reach the final that year. They finished in second place behind the favored American crew.

Was first cast in the role of Perry White in Superman Returns (2006). However, the popularity of his TV show _"House, M.D." (2004)_ caused schedule conflicts. Frank Langella was then cast.

Auditioned for the part of Rimmer in "Red Dwarf" (1988). Others to audition for the part were Norman Lovett, Lee Cornes, Alfred Molina, Alan Rickman, and Craig Ferguson. The role went to Chris Barrie.

He was a house captain (senior prefect) in his last year at Eton College. He also played percussion for the school's orchestra and was a "wet bob" - a member of Eton's prestigious rowing team.

He received his first motorcycle when he was 16 as a present from his father. The same year he owned his first guitar, a Yamaha.

Although his first name is James, he has never been called that. His third name, Calum, is an old Scottish variant of the name Malcolm. His brother's full name is Charles Alexander Lyon Mundell Laurie.

He took up diving a few years ago.

He's a big fan of Clint Eastwood.

Was a member of Cambridge Footlights throughout his university years, serving as a writer and cast member for two years (1978-1980) and president during his last year (1980-1981). Emma Thompson was the vice president.

He is a member of the Leander Club, one of the oldest rowing clubs in the world. His father once served as the club's president.

His son Bill auditioned for a role in a Harry Potter film but was told he was too young.

His daughter Rebecca Laurie starred in the film Wit (2001) (TV) as Emma Thompson's character aged five.

He is a member of the celebrity band 16:9 with Greg Grunberg of "Alias" (2001) and _"Felicity" (1998)_ , James Denton of "Desperate Housewives" (2004), Bob Guiney of "The Bachelor" (2002), and other special guests.

Plays keyboard in the band Poor White Thrash with Lenny Henry, Shade Adejumo, Kate McKenzie, Sophie Elton (wife of Ben Elton), Ken Bowley, Andy Gangadeen, John Thirkell, and Phil Smith.

He has three children: Charles Laurie (b. 1988), William (Bill) Laurie (b. 1990), and Rebecca Laurie (b. 1992).

Directed some scenes of his film Maybe Baby (2000) when Ben Elton had to go to hospital for the birth of his children.

He is a big fan of Steve McQueen.

He was a member of the Cambridge Footlights and in 1981, along with Stephen Fry, Tony Slattery, Emma Thompson, Paul Dwyer and Paul Shearer, he became the winner of the first ever Perrier Award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Godfather of his three children with Jo Green is Stephen Fry
Personal quotes

On Cambridge: "I went there to row. I'll be blunt with it. It's been ten years, and I think the admissions tutor can take it now...but that's really what I went for, and anthropology was the most convenient subject to read while spending eight hours a day on the river."

On the Oxford vs. Cambridge Boat Race: "The year was 1980, I was no. 4 in this particular encounter, and the result was a loss by Cambridge by a distance of five feet, which is something which I will carry to my grave....In fact, I shouldn't really say this, because I still to this day wouldn't want to give any pleasure or satisfaction to the opposing crew. But yes, it's true, it was a very bitter defeat."

On picking up his new hobby: "Boxing is fascinating. It's good for the soul to be made to feel clumsy. I swank around during the week thinking I'm a big cheese, but you don't feel like that when you're in the ring with a chap who knows what he's doing. It's ritual humiliation. I'm going to be slugged about and probably killed, but I love it and have to do something to keep fit."

"I picked a reverence for medicine because I rather hero-worshiped my father [a former doctor], and because I admire doctors, I admire study, empiricism and rational thought. I don't admire crystals and chewing willow bark and herbal remedies."

On his late father's reaction to Dr. House: "He would be absolutely appalled. He was an endlessly polite, generous and soft-spoken man. He was no pushover, but he would never hurt, shock or outrage people just for the hell of it. At the same time, I hope he would be entertained and see that science and logic are like a religion to House. He'd approve of that."

On what he misses about England: "The buildings and the cruelty. They're very harsh people, the British: hard to impress, very tough on each other, but I rather like that. It's not that the British are more honest - you're just under no illusion with them. LA runs on optimism, enthusiasm and flattery. I think you can go a little bit crazy. I've heard people say there's a limit to the number of years you can stay in this city without going slightly mad. It's just too damn sunny in every dimension - weather-wise, socially and professionally."

"I travel to work on my motorcycle, so it's jeans, boots and a brown Aero leather jacket that weighs as much as I do. If it were black, it would seem like I've got a Brando idea going on, which I don't."

On raising his daughter: "Girls are complicated. The instruction manual that comes with girls is 800 pages, with chapters 14, 19, 26 and 32 missing, and it's badly translated, hard to figure out."

"I grew up with an impatience with the anti-scientific. So I'm a bit miffed with our current love affair with all things Eastern. If I sneeze on the set, 40 people hand me echinacea. But I'd no sooner take that than eat a pencil. Maybe that's why I took up boxing. It's my response to men in white pajamas feeling each other's chi."

"It's as if you're playing left-handed. Or like everyone else is playing with a tennis racket and you have a salmon." - on the difficulty of performing with an American accent.
Where are they now

(March 2005) He is now starring as Dr. Gregory House on Fox's new TV series _"House, M.D." (2004)_ .

Hugh has has been in 74 Movies and TV shows everything from comedy to drama

he was in such movies the "Stuart Little" movies
"Flight of the Phoenix"
"The Man in the Iron Mask"
"101 Dalmatians"
britsh shows like "A Bit of Fry and Laurie"
"Jeeves and Wooster"
"Blackadder Goes Forth"
Blackadder: The Cavalier Years (1988)
"Blackadder the Third"
to name a few

Orlando Bloom

Ok Jean heres Orlando just for you!
Orlando Bloom
his full name is
Orlando Jonathan Blanchard Bloom
He was born in Canterbury, Kent, England on January 13, 1977. The man he briefly knew as his father, Harry Bloom, was a legendary political activist who fought for civil rights in South Africa. But Harry died of a stroke when Orlando was only four years old. After that, Orlando and his older sister, Samantha Bloom, were raised by their mother, Sonia, and family friend, Colin Stone. When Orlando was 13, Sonia revealed to him that Colin was actually his biological father.

Orlando attended St. Edmunds School in Canterbury but struggled in many courses because of dyslexia. He did embrace the arts, however, and enjoyed pottery, photography and sculpturing. He also participated in school plays and was active at his local theater. As a teen, Orlando landed his first job: he was a clay trapper at a pigeon shooting range. Encouraged by his mother, he and his sister began studying poetry and prose, eventually giving readings at Kent Festival. Orlando and Samantha won many poetry and Bible reciting competitions. Then Orlando, who always idolized larger-than-life characters, gravitated towards serious acting. At the age of 16, he moved to London and joined the National Youth Theatre, spending two seasons there and gaining a scholarship to train with the British American Drama Academy. Like many young actors, he also auditioned for a number of television roles to further his career, landing bit parts in British television shows "Casualty" (1986), "Midsomer Murders" (1997) and "Smack the Pony" (1999). He also appeared in the critically acclaimed movie Wilde (1997).

He then attended the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. It was there, in 1998, that Orlando fell three stories from a rooftop terrace and broke his back. Despite fears that he would be permanently paralyzed, he quickly recovered and returned to the stage. As fate would have it, seated in the audience one night in 1999 was a director named Peter Jackson. After the show, he met with Orlando and asked him to audition for his new set of movies. After graduating from Guildhall, Orlando began work on the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, spending 18 months in New Zealand bringing to life "Legolas", a part which made him a household name. Today, he is one of the busiest and most sought-after actors in the industry.

It was as Legolas that I frist seen Orlando
he has made around 19 movies and is now working on Pirates of the Caribbean 3

Welcome

Hello and Welcome To Ratty Ann's Place here I will put all kinds of things that I like.
My faveorite actors, Bands, Movies, TV shows, Books

A few of the actors I like and love
Alan Rickman:: Frist movie I saw him in was "Die Hard" and "Robin Hood: Prince of Theives"
now he is doing the Harry Potter movies and gaining more fans
anouther movie I loved him is "Truly Madly Deeply" he's made around 44 movies.

Next theirs Rutger Hauer:: frist movie I saw him in was "NightHawk" he is best known for his role as Roy Batty in "Blade Runner" he has made around 100 movies in both enlish and Dutch

Adam Goldberg:: ok I know your all going who the hell is that? well he was Chandlers Bings roommate you know Crazy Eddie, he has in been in alot of movies and TV shows as well as being a director, one of his more well known roles was in "Saving Private Ryan" as Pvt. Stanley Mellish he has also done some voise work for shows like the voise of Flealick in "Babe: Pig in the City"
My faveorite movie of his is "The Hebrew Hammer" he was Mordechai Jefferson Carver

HUGH LAURIE ::Yes Doctor House himself I like this guy frist time I saw him and he was over shadowed by Mr. Bean was in a BBC show called Blackaddler, he was also in the Stuart Little movies, he has been in around 74 movies and TV shows

Viggo Mortensen :: the King in the lord of the Ring movies I think the frist movie I saw him in was "Vanishing Point" hes done around 46 movies

Naveen Andrews ::I frist saw him in a really bad movie "Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love"
didnt really start likeing him tell LOST
he has been in around 23 movies

NICK LEA!! ::The Ratboy I love this guy!! ok he was Alex Krycek in the "X-Files" if you didnt know that you must have been under a rock the younger kids will know him as Tom Foss From "Kyle X/Y" and "Whistler" he has been in 50 movies and TV shows and I have tryed to see them all

Eric Balfour:: Frist time I saw him was in "six feet under" cool show a bit morbid but cool
Seen him in "Lie with me'' ok saw a bit more than I would have like of him in that movie but he did a good job of acting in his birthday suit. he has been in around 44 movies and TV shows

IAN SOMERHALDER:: what a hottie! Frist time I saw him was LOST than they killed him
he has been in 22 movies and TV shows he is also a model
You can see him now in the movie "Pulse" and you can see him soon in "The Sensation of Sight"
"National Lampoon's TV the Movie" and the Mini TV Series "Marco Polo"