{"id":3990,"date":"2011-04-25T12:57:32","date_gmt":"2011-04-25T16:57:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/?p=3990"},"modified":"2011-04-25T12:57:32","modified_gmt":"2011-04-25T16:57:32","slug":"event-eco-hollywood-earth-day-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/event-eco-hollywood-earth-day-event\/","title":{"rendered":"EVENT: ECO HOLLYWOOD EARTH DAY EVENT"},"content":{"rendered":"

ECO HOLLYWOOD EARTH DAY EVENT<\/h1>\n

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After I wished you all a Happy Earth Day on Friday, I put my money where my mouth is and hopped on over to the lovely Montage Hotel in Beverly Hills to take part in the Debbie Durkin-produced Eco Hollywood Earth Day, a semi-gifting suite who\u2019s main purpose was to showcase leaders of green living, and introduce us to earth-friendly people and products.<\/p>\n

The funny thing is that when I told my little mother where I would be spending the day and why, she said, \u201cOh, don\u2019t you have to wear green then?\u201d I couldn\u2019t believe it! I was so proud of her! I\u2019m usually the first one to be goony and wear whatever is called for on holidays and special days, but this time, I had totally not thought of it. And here was my little mo, who never seems to pay attention to this kind-of thing, (she actually sent me to kindergarten in my Halloween costume\u2026a week early!!! And it was a wedding dress! Now can you understand why I don\u2019t want to get married?,) reminding me to don green attire. Love her!<\/p>\n

I guess the rest of the assemblage should have called her, as well, because there were only a handful of us who were cool enough to wear something green. No matter–a lovely time was had by all, no matter what color they were wearing.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>As we moseyed about the beautiful, peaceful Terrace, we were entertained by many soothing musical performances put together by the charity Music Saves Lives<\/strong>, all of which fit right in with the feeling of the day. We snacked on mini-burgers and chicken and vegetable kabobs from the hotel\u2019s Chefs-On-The-Grill<\/strong>, and diet options courtesy of Food At Bod Health<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>We received a few little tchotchkes from some of the sponsors–a tank top from Odina<\/strong>, Ojavan<\/strong> bath salts, OPI<\/strong> nail polishes (I guess they all had to begin with \u201cO\u201d)–but, shockingly, my absolute favorite, (outside of the Rev7<\/strong> gum that I chew constantly,) was a giant box of household cleaning products from Shaklee<\/strong>. I\u2019ve used them before and I love everything about them, including their pristine packaging. I was lucky enough to get an extra box to give to my good friend, John Cole, who just moved here from NY to open a gift shop in Farmer\u2019s Market, featuring all \u201cgreen\u201d items, as well. What better house-warming gift than environmentally-friendly products to keep your new abode spotless?<\/p>\n

I stopped by a table to learn about Green Wish<\/strong>, a non-profit that helps local green organizations fund community projects. While I was there chatting with a woman from the group, I noticed Raphael Sbarge<\/strong>, an actor who had been a regular on The Guardian<\/em>, Simon Baker\u2019s first starring vehicle in the United States, back in the day. It turns-out, he wasn\u2019t a guest<\/em>–he\u2019s the Founder of Green Wish! Impressive.<\/p>\n

I had two Guardian<\/em>-related questions for him that I was dying to ask, and probably would have, if I hadn\u2019t been standing in the sun–heat makes my mind just shut down for a while. No joke. But here they are, in case he\u2019s reading this:<\/p>\n

1) Just how gorgeous is Simon Baker in real life??? (I\u2019m not too shallow, am I?)<\/p>\n

2) Did Raphael hate that first his character had to develop a crush on, shall we say, a big woman, (which really isn\u2019t that bad,) and then had to turn gay? As an actress who usually likes to know exactly where my character is going, (like when they surprised me on my last film with me being gunned-down in a shootout,) I feel that\u2019s a lot to ask of an actor who didn\u2019t sign up for those developments. I\u2019ve always been curious to hear Raphael\u2019s thoughts on the subject, and here I had my chance and let the heat of the day get in my way. Darn.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>On my way out, I had the most interesting experience of the day. Just as I was about to leave, I noticed a woman sitting at a small table near the exit. (In the shade–I knew she was smart right away.) Never wanting to leave-out a sponsor, or anyone<\/em>, for that matter, I went right over to see what she was about. Turns-out, she\u2019s Jennifer Christi<\/strong>, who does \u201cpsychic counseling,\u201d which I\u2019m sure many of us can benefit from.<\/p>\n

She did a \u201ctransformational healing\u201d on me, which consisted of her finding the bad spots on my back (which took twice as long as with everyone else because my back is a mess of stress!,) and explaining what they meant that I needed to let go of. She was very often correct, and I was more than happy to do my part by relaxing and doing cleansing breaths, as she did all the work massaging them.<\/p>\n

At the end, she told me to just find someplace to sit quietly by myself for several minutes, and admonished that I was \u201cin no condition to drive\u201d right then. I had been on my way out, but, thankfully, deiced to listen to her caution. I\u2019m glad I did because within a few minutes, I began to feel light-headed. I just sat awhile and then gently left. Powerful stuff. It was kind-of like feeling the earth move. Seriously.<\/p>\n

And, isn\u2019t that kind-of the purpose of Earth day? To consider the earth in any way possible? All of us at the Eco Hollywood event did our part.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ECO HOLLYWOOD EARTH DAY EVENT \u00a0 After I wished you all a Happy Earth Day on Friday, I put my money where my mouth is and hopped on over to the lovely Montage Hotel in Beverly Hills to take part in the Debbie Durkin-produced Eco Hollywood Earth Day, a semi-gifting suite who\u2019s main purpose was<\/p>\n

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