Ring out the Old, Ring in the New – Happy New Year!

Ring out the old, ring in the new; Ring, happy bells, across the snow;

 The year is going, let him go; ring out the false, ring in the true.

~Alfred Lord Tennyson ~

2013 - A Went Year to Remember.

While I do believe in letting the past go, there are those special occasions and past moments that deserve to be acknowledged and cherished.  Looking back on 2013 for Went, it certainly was a year that I won’t forget in a hurry and I’m sure that Went won’t either.

The year started off slow for Went but by March it certainly picked up with the release of Wentworth’s screenplay “Stoker” on the big screen on the 1^st March 2013. Stoker was directed by Park Chan-wook.  Starring Nicole Kidman, Matthew Goode, Mia Wasikowska, Dermot Mulroney and Jacki Weaver.  The movie has received wonderful reviews from most of the critics from all over.  You need only to follow “Stoker’s” ratings on the internet to see how well it's done.   

On the 6^th March 2013 an interview by Ramon Setoodeh with Went via e-mail was published by The Daily Beast which lent itself for some very interesting insights into Went’s acting career and his writing process.  Here’s the link for ease of access.

http://wentworthmillerwithlove.blogspot.com/2013/03/wentworth-millers-recent-inteview-on.html

On the 22^nd March 2013 it was announced that Relativity Media had acquired the rights to “Scare Me” a psychological thriller written by Richard Parker and Went was approached to adapt the Screenplay which I’m quite sure he creatively did.  [She teases.]

Went was a judge at the UCLA’s Shorttakes Screen Festival on the 7th May 2013.

http://wentworthmillerwithlove.blogspot.com/2013/05/wentworth-miller-judge-too.html

On the 2^nd June 2013 Went celebrated his 41^st birthday.  I made a video for Went’s birthday and my personal message to him was that I’d hoped he would continue to inspire others and boy he stayed true to form that’s for sure. Perhaps he watched my video and took my advice. [She jokes.]

For those of you who may have missed it here’s the link:

http://wentworthmillerwithlove.blogspot.com/2013/06/a-personal-birthday-message-to.html

It was on the 22 August 2013 when Went shattered many female hearts and warmed many other hearts with his revelation that he was gay.  His truth was written in a letter addressed to the St Petersburg International Film Festival declining an invitation on principle and as an act of solidarity to his LGBT brothers and sisters who were being discriminated against by the Russian Government.

I will always remember Went's act of love and courage on this day.  I’m pretty sure that Went will always remember this day proudly.  I would say it was a day of liberation for Went.

 http://wentworthmillerwithlove.blogspot.com/2013/08/wentworth-miller-man-of-principle.html

On the 23^rd August 2013 “Diner” a moving piece written by Wentworth in April 2013 was published by the Mankind Project Journal on the Internet.  It’s one of Went’s personal experiences and it's obvious that it was a climacteric moment in his life.

 http://wentworthmillerwithlove.blogspot.com/2013/08/diner-by-wentworth-miller.html

Went was invited to speak as an honoured guest at the HRC, Seattle’s Gala Dinner on the 7^thSeptember 2013.  This was the day Went set himself free by being truthful and authentic.  It was one of the most touching and also awe-inspiring speeches that will be remembered for a long, long time to come, by all.  If I had my way it should be written in stone too for everyone to read “over and over again”.  Our world is in desperate need of some shaking and waking up and I’m quite sure Went’s powerful message did just that.

 http://wentworthmillerwithlove.blogspot.com/2013/09/wentworth-miller-writes-another-chapter.html

On the 4^th November 2013 Went and other well-known celebrities donned T-Shirts with the  Russian slogan translated in English meaning “LoveConquersHate” printed on it.  It was a sign of solidarity for the LGBT community organised by the Human Rights Campaign.

http://wentworthmillerwithlove.blogspot.com/2013/11/loveconquershate-hrc-campaign.html

Went attended a special evening at UCLA on the 6th November 2013 to have an open discussion with its students.  The students were given the opportunity of a lifetime to pose questions to Went about his career and his life.  Of course twitter was abuzz with pictures of Went’s attendance and some wonderful pictures of him with the students were tweeted too.

http://wentworthmillerwithlove.blogspot.com/2013/11/ucla-students-tweet.html

http://wentworthmillerwithlove.blogspot.com/2013/11/an-encounter-with-wentworth-miller-at.html

Went was featured in OUT Magazine as News Maker of the Year on the 22nd November 2013 alongside other gay celebrities with their coming out stories together with some fantastic photographs. 

http://wentworthmillerwithlove.blogspot.com/2013/11/wentworth-miller-out.html

Behind the scenes of the photo shoot for OUT Magazine were also published on the 22^nd November 2013.

http://wentworthmillerwithlove.blogspot.com/2013/11/the-photo-shoot-with-wentworth-miller.html

And in between all these major Went events during 2013, Went managed to visit a town called, Ashland in Oregon where he was snapped up by a couple of his fans … mostly in Restaurants, Diners and Taverns.  Ashland is a town where The Bard of Avon is celebrated on a regular basis much to Went’s  delight. [She delights too.]  Therefore it’s no wonder that it has become a place that he frequents often.

Of course there were Went meets in all sorts of places too.  Especially where food, pastries and beverages are sold e.g.  Supermarkets, Take-Aways, and Restaurants in and around LA and Pasadena CA. It wouldn’t surprise me at all if “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” and “Top Chef” are two of Went’s favourite TV programmes.  [She jokes.]

Went was also targeted at Target by one of his fans who couldn’t wait to tweet the phenomenon.

It seems that missing luggage also became an issue for Went in 2013, and hopefully his luggage was recovered intact. Unfortunately we will never know what the outcome was. [She teases.]

So overall I would say Went had an unforgettable 2013.  Wouldn’t you?

I’m certainly looking forward to seeing what good fortune awaits Went in 2014.

I wish Wentworth, and his loved ones and all of his devoted fans a very prosperous and blessed New Year.

"Be Good Everyone!"

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Wenta Claus

Now isn’t this a good looking Santa?   He’d have me going Ho! Ho! Ho! too.

I was wondering if Went headed back home in time for Christmas after his trip to Ashland, Oregon.

I hope you all enjoy your Christmas festivities no matter where you are.

I know for some it’s a case of  ….

 But  in my case it's a matter of ...

I wish you all a very Merry Christmas!  Remember to drive safely and buckle up … yep and no drinking and driving or texting too.  Take care everybody!

Cheerio and God bless!

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Christmas Is ...

Christmas Is ...

Christmas is not about gifts and toys

It’s the time when people rejoice

Christmas is not about food and drinks

It’s not about this world as everybody thinks.

Christmas is about everlasting love

It’s thanking the Lord for what we all have

Christmas is about sharing and family

It’s about Christ who loves us fully.

I wish Wentworth, his Family, Friends and Fans,

A very Merry Christmas,
 One filled with showers of blessings,

On Christmas day and all year through.

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The Magic of Christmas!

I can honestly say that Ashland in Oregon seems to be Went’s kind of town and it’s definitely become mine too.  It seems to have the most enthusiastic "Went Fans" there.  Thank goodness!

A "thank you" to this enthusiastic fan for tweeting this picture of Went. 

lex ‏@lexipierson7 22 Dec

wow my brother just met Michael from prison break pic.twitter.com/jGvdYK47bp

Credited Source:  noldi – Wentology.

It appears that Went believes in the "Magic of Christmas"… note the red gingham shirt and I dare say he looks quite snugly and huggable in it.

 Ashland also has some very interesting venues to visit thanks to Went’s discoveries:-

 (a)The Oregon Shakespeare Festival

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oregon_Shakespeare_Festival

(b)Oberon’s Tavern

http://oberonstavern.com/tag/ashland/

(c) The Morning Glory Restaurant

http://morninggloryrestaurant.com/home.html

I bet Went’s got a lot more quaint restaurants and interesting venues in Ashland hidden under his belt that we are yet to discover.  I'm really looking forward to his next visit.

Until we meet again ... just someone to send loving thoughts to ...

♥

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An Angel Sings!

It appears that Went was spotted by another singing angel who was dining at Larks Restaurant in Ashland, Oregon on Thursday, 19^th December 2013. 

@wchar9999 - Whitney Atha

“Seriously freaking out right now! Wentworth Miller aka Michael Schofield is at larks in Ashland right now, and I am sitting 20 ft from him. For anyone who watches prison break, you know who I'm talking about!” #inawe #sogoodlooking #makeeyecontactwitthme #please

Date & time: 2013-12-29 09:54:25

www.larksrestaurant.com/

Credited Source:  noverapus – Wentology.

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Gentle On My Mind!

Gentle On My Mind

You’re gentle on my mind

So I thought I’d get in touch

I’m praying that all is going well

For we haven’t seen you much

I know our lives can get so busy

With all that we must do

But I wanted to take this time to say

I’m thinking of you too.

~♥~

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Happy Thanksgiving 2013.

To Went and to all of his US fans,

May the good things of life be yours in abundance, not only at Thanksgiving but throughout the coming year.

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The Photo Shoot With Wentworth Miller for OUT100 Magazine.

A look at behind the scenes of the photo shoot with Went Miller and others for OUT100 Magazine on video was a special treat for all of Went’s fans.

There’s nothing more exciting than to see Went in action behind the camera even if it’s only for a photo shoot.

 

I must say “the man” has style in this photo shoot from the top of his head ...

all the way down to his naked ankles and his loafers.

Yup! Not one word from Went.  However, when you spot him laughing, it turns your ordinary day into an extraordinary day ...   

Went is like a ray of sunshine...

  

in every way ...

Read the full article and view the full video here:

http://www.out.com/out-exclusives/out100-2013/2013/11/22/jim-parsons-wentworth-miller-edie-windsor-lee-daniels

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A Dedication to Wentworth Miller!

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Wentworth Miller & OUT

Little Boy Blue

by Eugene Field (1850-1895)

The little toy dog is covered with dust,

But sturdy and stanch he stands;

And the little toy soldier is red with rust,

And his musket moulds in his hands.

Time was when the little toy dog was new,

And the soldier was passing fair;

And that was the time when our Little Boy Blue

Kissed them and put them there.

"Now, don't you go till I come," he said,

"And don't you make any noise!"

So, toddling off to his trundle-bed,

He dreamt of the pretty toys;

And, as he was dreaming, an angel song

Awakened our Little Boy Blue---

Oh! the years are many, the years are long,

But the little toy friends are true!

Ay, faithful to Little Boy Blue they stand,

Each in the same old place---

Awaiting the touch of a little hand,

The smile of a little face;

And they wonder, as waiting the long years through

In the dust of that little chair,

What has become of our Little Boy Blue,

Since he kissed them and put them there.

Out100: Wentworth Miller

11.13.2013 

BY OUT.COM EDITORS 

Newsmaker of the Year

Photography by Danielle Levitt

There have been many powerful coming-out statements, but few as elegant and considered as Miller’s letter this August declining an invitation to be honored at the St. Petersburg International Film Festival. “As someone who has enjoyed visiting Russia in the past and can also claim a degree of Russian ancestry, it would make me happy to say yes. However, as a gay man, I must decline,” Miller wrote to festival director Maria Averbakh.

“Like everyone, I’d been reading reports online about what was happening in Russia,” Miller says. “So when the invitation arrived, I thought, There is no way I can say yes. Then it occurred to me that if I made my response public, it might help draw additional attention to the situation. It felt like the right move at the right time.”

Best known to millions of Americans for his role as Michael Scofield in the hit Fox series Prison Break (for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe in 2006), Miller has since transitioned from acting to writing. He was responsible for the screenplay to this year’s well-received thriller Stoker, starring Nicole Kidman, Matthew Goode, and Mia Wasikowska, and has another screenplay, The Disappointments Room, in development with Voltage Pictures and Christine Vachon’s Killer Films.

http://www.out.com/out-exclusives/out100-2013/2013/11/13/out100-wentworth-miller?page=0,0

Out100: Wentworth Miller

11.13.2013

BY OUT.COM EDITORS

Newsmaker of the Year

Miller took another courageous step in September, appearing at a Seattle event for the Human Rights Campaign, where he opened up about his suicide attempts as a teenager, concluding with a powerful statement of intent: “Let me be to someone else what no one was to me. Let me send a message to that kid, maybe in America, maybe someplace far overseas, maybe somewhere deep inside — a kid who is being targeted at home or at school or in the streets — that someone is watching and listening and caring, that there is an ‘us,’ that there is a ‘we,’ and that kid or teenager or adult is loved and they are not alone.”

Out asked Miller, who praises the Mankind Project for much of his personal growth — “It sounded way out of my comfort zone, but I was looking for a change, shift, growth” — to consider what he might say to his 15-year-old self. Here’s how he replied:

“There are plenty of things I’d say to my 15-year-old self, especially prior to his suicide attempt. However, I’d have things to say to him in the aftermath as well. I remember carrying around deep feelings of shame after I tried to kill myself, feeling like I’d stumbled or failed life’s exam. That I was now ‘damaged goods.’ What I would say to that younger self — what I’d say to anyone who’s walked a similar road — is to focus less on the fact that you nearly ended your life and more on the fact that you survived, that you lived to tell the tale. And then tell it. I’d say, ‘What you think of as scars are medals. They’re badges of honor, testifying to something inside you that is determined and tenacious and enduring.’ That’s why when someone who knows my story approaches me with a ‘poor you’ attitude, my response is, ‘Don’t feel sorry for me. Because I know what it is to be tested. I know what it’s like to be broken and to have to pick myself up again. I know who I am in those moments. And I’m stronger for it.’ There are people out there who have never been tested, who have never been broken, so when life eventually comes for them they can’t say for sure how they’ll respond. Maybe they’ll pick themselves up and maybe they won’t. And my heart goes out to them. Because sooner or later, life comes for everybody.”

Photographed in Los Angeles on October 7, 2013

http://www.out.com/out-exclusives/out100-2013/2013/11/13/out100-wentworth-miller?page=0,1

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An Encounter with Wentworth Miller at UCLA

It gives me great pleasure to share this worthwhile written piece by Jessica about her encounter with Wentworth at the UCLA event on 6^thNovember 2013.  Enjoy!

Please click on the link below.

http://jessicaysl.tumblr.com/post/66658841113

"We’ve been culturally trained to react to a coming out story, but there is still a lot of silence when it comes to suicide."

To anyone who is reading this blog right now and who may be feeling sad, desperate or alone please remember never lose Hope and never Give Up.

No matter how overwhelmed you feel right now, remember life is going to get better.

It's okay to feel down or lost. It's okay to feel anxious or alone. It's okay to cry, to need a shoulder to cry on, to be held.

We are human and it's not possible to have it all together all the time. Picture perfect is laced with invisible cracks.  It’s better to be broken and healed. You learn, you are wiser and stronger. It's okay to make mistakes and it’s okay to be different.  People respect and admire you when you’re authentic and being true to yourself.

Let no one judge you. It's your Path and no one truly understands how you feel unless they walk a mile in your shoes. Some of them would not be able to walk two steps, let alone a mile. So please don't be discouraged. Don't feel lost. You are not alone.

Be the best that you are, the best way you can.  You are a beautiful human being inside and out.  Let no one tell you different. 

Try and be Positive. Think good feeling thoughts. Live each moment and find the little things that can make you feel happy.

Suicide should never be an option.  Don’t quit!  You may not realise it but people are counting on you as you are here to help them too.  Everyone is precious and you are needed.

God only gives you as much as you can handle, but sometimes it’s hard to remember how strong you really are.  You’re allowed to ask for help.  God gives you that too … when you ask for it. 

Whatever you’ve gotten yourself into, there’s a way out that doesn’t involve quitting.

If you do not have hope you have nothing.  Good things are just down the road.  Miracles do happen every day.Just stay strong and believe.

You are Safe, you are beautiful and you are loved.

~♥ ~

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UCLA Students Tweet!

On the 6^th November 2013, Went attended an event at UCLA to have a chat with its students.  They were given a wonderful opportunity to quiz Went about his career and anything else they wanted to know about him.  Shortly afterwards a few students got to tweeting about their encounter with "the amazing man". 

http://instagram.com/p/gZtiJYKmda/#

Mélaine Ricard @MRicardBoulieu

Thank you @uclacec ! Such a smart guy... #WentworthMiller pic.twitter.com/0LNPgy87VL

https://twitter.com/MRicardBoulieu/status/398340525708697600/photo/1

Elise McKelvey @elisemckelvey15m

Casual deep conversations with Wentworth Miller #loveit

 http://instagram.com/p/gZsLCnpzEL/

Raehan Ahmed @Raehizzle18m

https://twitter.com/Raehizzle

Monica Vuong ‏@ms_monicaa 7 Nov

WENTWORTH MILLER AT UCLA I AM DYING pic.twitter.com/WllAuJBERK

https://twitter.com/ms_monicaa

Joshua Fruto @joshfruto5m

Actor/writer Wentworth Miller speaking at UCLA tonight #prisonbreak #michaelscofield… http://instagram.com/p/gZtiJYKmda/

Raehan Ahmed ‏@Raehizzle 1h

#Wentworth #miller #omg #celebrity #imethim #interview #UCLA #lucky #winner #Twitter7 https://vine.co/v/hIOX67FD1LD

 Raehan Ahmed ‏@Raehizzle 1h

#omfg #wentworth #miller #prisonbreak #celebrity #famous #love #michaelscofield #lovetohisfans #russia #UK ...

https://vine.co/v/hIOpImMqY3i

http://tieba.baidu.com/p/2692248223

And others nabbed Went outside to have pictures taken with him too … now that’s what I call ingenuity.

As I always say “Where there’s a will there’s a way” and God knows my will is strong but unfortunately the way was way too far for me to go.  So you can count your lucky starsMr Miller that I live at the arse/ass end of the world, otherwise I would have been there to meet you … boots and all! [She laughs.] 

Photos & links - Courtesy of Wentology.

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