Okay – I think a lot of people missed Diary of a Mad Black Woman. But my mom bought it, and I have to say that it is an absolutely hilarious movie. If you missed it – try to get your hands on a copy because it one of the funniest movie I’ve seen in years.
If you don’t want to rent Diary of a Mad Black Woman, go see Madea’s Family Reunion in the theaters. I’m so excited about it – I think I might go see it tomorrow afternoon.
The mastermind behind this movie is a guy named Tyler Perry. I think he is genius. And he has an amazing story. He went from being homeless to being a multimillionaire. I love his story. He now lives in a mansion on a 12 acre estate outside of the ATL. Here is what he has to say about his house:
"I wanted this house to be vast. I wanted to make a statement, not in
any grand or boastful way, but to let people know what God can do when
you believe," he says. "I don’t care how low you go, there’s an
opposite of low, and as low as I went I wanted to go that much higher.
And if there was an opposite of homelessness, I wanted to find it."
Diary of a Mad Black Woman was originally a play, and when they made it into a movie, Perry’s house was used as one of the sets. So if you want to see what the house actually looks like – watch the movie.
He was on Oprah a couple of weeks ago and I have to say that of all the famous people I would be excited to run into in the ATL – he is number one on my list. Go to Oprah’s website – there is a lot of great stuff on Perry.
Just thought I would give you all a heads up and make sure that you see the movie you know what an amazing story is behind it. Read the article – it makes me want to cry.
the thin line between optimism and delusion... 
I can’t wait to see Madea’s Family Reunion. There have been “bootleg” tapes of this play circulating all over the place for years…when I was a teacher, my students used to bring it in all the time to watch when tests were over. Hilarious.