Cherrybomb

Below is the trailer for Rupert Grint's newest movie Cherrybomb, needless to say Ron has definitely grown up!

Lush Newbie (and Convert)

So I finally broke down and jumped on the Lush band wagon....

Massage Therapy Bar ($8.75)

I'd heard so many raves about this bar and its moisturizing properties I decided I just had to get one. The smell (which reminds me of chocolate) took a little getting but I must admit I'm now in love with it. The bar itself literally melts in your hands without leaving an oily/greasy residue, which is always a huge plus in my book. I highly recommend picking up one if you get the chance.

Emotibomb - Sex in the Shower ($3.95)

Unfortunately I am the owner of a shower only bathroom. Yes that's right folks, no creamy dreamy bubble baths for this girl...Figuring that Lush only had bath type products for in shower use I was pleasantly surprised to find this little gem. I'll admit I bought it for a few reasons: (a) its for shower use; (b) it smelled wonderful; (c) its called Sex in the Shower...hello?! I couldn't resist and will hopefully be using this in the next week as my work load increases two-fold

Lastly as my friendly cashier was ringing up my items she kindly slipped a sample (which is apparently typical, but as a Lush newbie I was floored) of Happy Hippy Shower Gel, which smells of grapefruit.

Verdict on Lush: will definitely be going back!

Next purchase(s): Emotibomb - Too Drunk and Honey I Washed the Kids Soap

(images from Lush website)

Micmacs

I am a huge fan of Jean-Pierre Jeunet (Amelie, Delicatessen, A Very Long Engagement, The City of Lost Children, etc.) and really want to see his latest film Micmacs

*sigh* loving the visuals...

Cleaning Day

You know how you throw your jacket on a chair at the end of the day? Well, like that, except instead of a chair, it's a pile of garbage. And instead of a jacket, its a pile of garbage. And instead of the end of the day, it's the end of time, and garbage is all that has survived - Ross

Need to clean my apartment and it reminded me of Friends: The One with the Dirty Girl (though not nearly as bad!)

Inspiration

Music inspires me a lot, here's what inspired me today...

The Mystic's Dream by Loreena McKennitt

Book Notes...

I recently finished Lauren Weisberger's latest book "Chasing Harry Winston." Weisberger, who is famously known for writing "The Devil Wears Prada" (and the accompanying movie), where she writes about three long time friends who nearing thirty and not married decide to make a pact concerning men (well to be truthful only two of the women decide to join in on the pact). The book can best be described as light, casual, yet easily addictive reading. The only issue I had with the book was the somewhat one-dimensional characters (the workaholic woman who doesn't like her man, the needy woman who drives away men, and the sultry woman who wont settle with one man). That being said I enjoyed reading it as a nice break from studying. There are also rumors around the web that it will soon be made into a movie...check out the author's website here for more details about her books, movie adatations, upcoming projects, etc.: http://www.laurenweisberger.com/

On another note: After devouring Sara Gruen's "Water for Elephants," about a traveling circus I was absolutely thrilled to learn they planned on making the novel into a movie. Shoot to the present with my recent viewing of Reese Witherspoon talking about her involvement in the movie, video included below:




And lastly in my list of great reads turned into moves...Elizabeth Gilbert's "Eat, Pray, Love" whose book I have reccomended to just about everyone, has released the trailer for the movie starring Julia Roberts.



Can't wait to see these movies and be sure to check out the books before they hit the theatres!

(image from www.laurenweisberger.com)

10 Things I Hate About You

In such a girlie mood:

I recently re-watched "10 Things I Hate About You," I had forgotten how much I absolutely love this movie (don't even get me started on the television show). A more modern take of Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew," the movie plays on every teen stereotype and cliche that seemed to penetrate the late nineties.

What I had mainly forgotten was how funny the movie was and how great of a soundtrack it has. Letters to Cleo's cover of Cheap Trick's "I Want You to Want Me," was in heavy rotation at the time this movie appeared in theaters (and I suppose after tonight's showing it will be again pounding through my headphones at the gym later).

I mainly decided to write this somewhat insomniac-driven post because of one of my favorite scenes. The car scene between Bianca (Larisa Oleynik) and Cameron (Joseph Gordon-Levitt, commence swooning...) when he basically calls her spoiled and then lists all the things he's done for her. The scene ends with her cutting him with a kiss, I melt....

The Joneses

Sometimes I feel like I'm getting to preoccupied with trying to obtain the "newest thing," or at least in management of my bank account...coveting the "newest thing."

Demi Moore's latest movie is just about our desire for the newest "it" product. Playing mom to the perfect suburban family in "The Joneses." Turns out the perfect family is actual a fake family used for marketing purposes (I knew it!). Needless to say I'm loving the trailer and the premise of the movie, hopefully its as good as it looks....

Telephone - Lady Gaga & Beyonce

Title says it all, video is complete fabulous-ness:

Is it Spring Yet?

So I managed to make it out to two really cool things in Chicago this past week. One was a performance of "Bye Bye Liver," and the other was the Shedd Aquarium.

Bye Bye Liver
Part sketch comedy, part drinking game, and all alcohol. I went to this as part of a birthday celebration for a friend and ended up having a blast. The premise is that you watch some funny sketch comedy, while interspersed in between are drinking games that involve the entire audience. Its a lot of fun, especially if you get a whole group of people to go. The actors are great and really funny. Be prepared to drink and laugh a ton. You can check out their website here: www.byebyeliver.com

Shedd Aquarium
Completely different experience but also equally as fun. I'm hoping I can post a ton of pictures, as I finally decided to start using my camera. This is your typical really cool city aquarium. Great for little kids, but equally as fun for the kid-at-heart adults who find themselves wandering in on a rainy day. Be warned that the price of admission is quite steep (read: around $23 for general admission), but there are tons of discounts to be had if you ask. Me and a friend easily completed the entire aquarium in a few hours (around 3), but for those who actually read the signs/go to the show/or have small children I would dedicate at least 4 hours to completing the whole place. (www.sheddaquarium.org)

I'm so excited to finally be exploring the city a bit more!

Ok Go - This Too Shall Pass

So I vaguely remember having to build a mini-Rube Goldberg Machine in 9th grade as part of a science class. Sadly my foray into this scientific concept/art form was short lived as I failed to produce the desired outcome in order to pass (getting the golf ball on the tee). Not everyone is so inept at producing one of these really cool machines...case in point: the band Ok Go (one of the few bands I've seen perform live) recently put out their video for This Too Shall Pass, which (with the help of Syyn Labs) created a giant Rube Goldberg Machine. Admittedly I most likely would not have seen this had there not been so much hype surrounding the video, but found myself amazed along with the several thousand other youtube viewers. According to Syyn Lab's website it was filmed in one shot, which makes it all that more incredible.

Here is the video, definitely worth a view (side note - if you've never seen their treadmill dance that is also worth a view on youtube):

All Things Beauty

So I recently went out and purchased myself a pair of lovely (and professional looking) pink nails. As a nail-bitter, my nails are often a sore subject of my appearance. In desperation I decided to go to my old stand-by...fake nails. After much Internet surfing I chose CiCi's Nails and am so glad I did. Not only do they have a wide selection of services, they also offer the much talked about No Chip Manicure, and UV gel nails. I cannot tell you how happy I am with my nails and the service was fabulous! After looking at my stubby nails the technician then literally "sculpted" me nails (less harsh than acrylics).

On another beauty note:
A friend recently asked me about applying makeup. Being no expert I kindly directed her to where I go all the time...youtube. I know I've already raved about Michelle Phan but here are a few more that I've bookmarked over the past few weeks:

• MakeupByTiffanyD: I love, love this girl's channel on youtube. Not only is she down to earth about makeup, she also provides great reviews of products


• emilynoel83 : emilynoel83 provides some great makeup tutorials using a wide variety of cosmetics, which I love. She has a bunch of great video tutorials concerning Wet N Wild's new revamped makeup collection


• lollipop26 : lollipop26 does a ton of great review videos, what I like is that she is refreshingly honest about all her reviews. A good resource for finding out about new products

And lastly in this post about all things beauty... Coach's Kristin collection. I will admit after the initial thrill of my first few Coach bags I was soon on to others lines, but I am absolutely loving everything in this collection and cannot wait till it hits the Coach Outlets!