Speaking of Marilyn Monroe . . . I picked up a pair of black and white portraits of Marilyn Monroe for only $10 total at a new antiques fair in San Francisco yesterday. I'm not generally a pop icon buff, but I like the juxtaposition; there's something about seeing the same face in different settings (and outfits) that's intriguing. They also integrate well with my bedroom's black and white artwork theme!
So I hung the duo beside my DIY upholstered nailhead trim headboard, above my makeshift candleholder nightstand. It may not be original artwork, and I admit it's a bit gimmicky. But for now the pair of photos is a good placeholder until I find more artwork I want to invest in.
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The blond bombshell's last home is now on the market, and it got me thinking — could I live there? Even a home as beautiful as this one, with a previous owner as iconic as Norma Jean, might weird me out. I could just imagine her perfect hourglass figure haunting me in the full-length mirrors. If you think you could stomach it, 
Has any other celebrity been copied as much as the illustrious 
Many of us have, at some time or other, lightened our hair, and more than a few have probably gone blond. But although a lot of us have been flaxen-haired at some point or another, I'm betting our reasons for doing so vary pretty widely. Some people go blond to cover up gray hair, some just want add a little contrast, and some want to feel like Marilyn Monroe. I've been blond for a whole host of reasons personally, from needing a change after a breakup to trying to copy 
