School Finals - Time for a Brain Break

I have been bombarded with work this past week with finals and feel the need to take a bit of a break from it all. And what better way to take a break than to watch my favorite eye candy of the moment...Joseph Gordon -Levitt

Things I'm Loving Right Now

Here are a few of the things I am loving right now...


The Twilight Sage: Eclipse
I finally got around to seeing this the other day and was pleasantly surprised. Eclipse is my favorite out of the series and I thought David Slade (the director) did an excellent job portraying a fairly chaotic book plot. What I particularly loved about this film was the soundtrack. While watching the film I caught myself thinking several times how I should definitely download the music (which I did). One particular song I absolutely adore is Beck and Bats for Lashes's "Lets Get Lost."











"The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time" by Mark Haddon











I'd been meaning to write a review of this for a while now, but haven't just gotten around to it. Needless to say I absolutely loved this book, and managed to finish it in a night. It is about a boy named Christopher who investigates the killing of their neighbor's dog. What makes the story so interesting is that Christopher has Asperger Syndrome and he is the one narrating the story. The story itself is completely engrossing, but having Christopher for a narrator makes it all that more interesting. I highly recommend reading it if you get a chance





Prestige Cosmetics Lipstick in Beautifully Buff

Absolutely my favorite new lipstick. While I am a hard core lip gloss devotee, I occasionally test the waters in a new lipstick. I picked this up at Ulta a few days ago and have fallen in love. Its creamy, and is just slightly darker than my natural lips.




Amy's Kitchen As a person's whose diet largely consists of prepacked or microwavable meals, I have developed a list of reliable titles who I continue to frequent. Amy's is one of those lines. Largely organic, Amy's foods are absolutely delicious and make me feel less bad about rummaging through the freezer for tonight's meal.

Timer

Imagine a society in which a gadget had been invented that would tell you the precise time you would run into your soul mate? Impossible you say, well not in the movie Timer. The movie starts out by explaining that just such a device has been invented. While people are initially hesitant to implant this device into their arms, it soon becomes common place. The story revolves around a woman named Oona (Emma Caulfield), who nearing thirty is obsessed with her timer. Oona's timer does not read a specific date as her "one" has not gotten a timer yet. We are first introduced to Oona as she takes her current boyfriend in to get a timer to determine if they each other's "ones." It is clearly implied that this is not the first time she has done this. As the movie progresses she goes on to meet a young man named Mikey (John Patrick Amedori), who tries to teach her that sometimes its not all about guarantees in life.

Needless to say I loved this movie. The plot was insanely intriguing. I found myself, long after the credits rolled, wondering who I would be if a device such as the Timer actually existed. Would I get it? Would I want to know? What would happen if my timer didn't read anything, or read that I'd be 105 when I met my "one"? Along with the plot the dialogue itself never felt forced. Somehow even in this bizarre environment you could see people reacting just as these characters did. I highly recommend seeing this film if you haven't gotten around to yet.

Sometimes You Just Need To Smile

As I post this I reluctantly lie in my bed, a position that unfortunately is due to hurting my back again...sigh. Needless to say I have spent plenty of time surfing the Internet over the weekend. One video that made me smile was this one of a photo shoot with Glee's Harry Shum Jr., whose moves inspire the makeup artist's poodle to join in as well. Too cute...

J'Adore Paris Necklace

I am one of those people who finds a necklace and wears it literally until it falls apart. Lately I've been in a Paris-themed mood and have been searching for a necklace with a similar feel. As I was perusing Etsy the other day (http://www.etsy.com/) I came across ChristineWDesigns (www.etsy.com/shop/ChristineWDesigns) and fell in love with her J'Adore Paris Necklace. As you can see from the picture, on the necklace was a little Eiffel Tower and crystal pearl. So gorgeous, I can't wait to purchase more items!

(image is from Etsy website)

Blog Love

It is widely known amongst my friends how much I surf the Internet, and how often I turn up odd little websites or videos. What is not widely known is how many blogs I happen to read during any given week. Every once in a while I happen to run across a few blogs that I literally read from first post to latest post. These get filed in my "Blogs I love" favorites section of my computer. As my list gets longer and longer I figured that it might be worthwhile sharing a few of these blogs every once in a while. To start off here are two that I recently read cover-to-cover, so to speak:

1. Unruly things (www.unruly-things.com): as I type this I currently have a tab opened to this blog. I typically like blogs that are full of pictures and have links to sites/shops/etc. of interest...this blog has both. Easy to navigate and read this, blog is truly an enjoyable rainy day splurge to sift through.


2. The Kind Life (www.thekindlife.com): this is Alicia Silverstone's (aka Cher from Clueless) blog. Spinning off of her book, "The Kind Diet," Silverstone talks about everything from animal rights to great vegan recipes on her blog. I particularly like how when she discusses organic foods or eco-friendly fashions she mentions affordable or budget friendly options.

So those are just two of several of the blogs I have fallen in love with over the past few months. I know I'll be posting again soon with many more!

Twilight

As a 24 year old graduated student I have for years tried to justify my liking for Harry Potter.

- When the books/movies started I was in middle school so technically I grew up on them

- I've been going to the movies opening night since they first started, it would be a shame to break tradition...



I unfortunately have no such justifications for Twilight. For awhile I resisted the Twilight universe, adamantly refusing to read the books or even to see the movies. Then, slowly but surely I started to drift over to the dark side. And surprisingly enough found I liked it. Now I know I'm not alone in this...that is to say I'm not the only one who is addicted to these books/movies who is clearly over the age bracket that these books were intended for. And I know I'm not alone in devouring all the media frenzy around the movies. And I just got my friend addicted to the movies as well, isn't that how it always starts?

So what you say brings about this little rant about Twilight?

1. I just picked up the last book, "Breaking Dawn" (*tear*) I hate ending series


2. I just found out that I can read the little novella, "The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner" online for free at http://www.breetanner.com/ now until July 5
3. Alice is my absolute favorite character in the book and I love her fashion in the movies. Check out this fan made video called "How to dress like Alice Cullen" which I am loving right now:





4. I have found my favorite Eclipse website: http://www.eclipsemovie.org/, seriously addictive

And most importantly... Eclipse (my favorite of the book series) comes out June 30th