Admiration to Love

I Am Maid of Honor! Oh No!

2009-07-23T17:40:00.000-07:00

I can't believe it's been a month since I last posted on here! What's wrong with me? I promised a LA trip part two and never followed up on my promise! Well I was going to talk about my trip to the Marc Jacobs store on Melrose and my adventure on Rodeo Drive and post some pictures. Maybe I will still post those pics?

So what have I been doing you ask? Lots! I have been really busy just having fun and going to art class, planning my sister's wedding, and hanging out with friends. Crazy times. To me summer is all about having as much fun as possible, staying away from the computer (which heats up like crazy making me not want to turn it on) and tv. I am trying to go out as much as I can.

Today was my last day of art class so I decided it was time for an update on here. Comic Con is this Sunday.. I will try to take pictures of that and put them on here as planned.

Au Revoir <3

LA Trip Part1

2009-06-20T19:26:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I took a little adventure to LA. Turned out to be disastrous. Here's why... I got in a car accident. I was making a left turn and seriously misjudged how far away/how fast the cars were coming at me. Well I stupidly decided to go, and I quickly realized I couldn't make it across, so then I swerved and ran up a big curb and went into a gas station and had to slam on my brakes. Let's just say there was a ton of yelling (from my sister at me for being stupid), crying (by me for feeling like an idiot and putting our lives in danger), and no driving my car home. So we left it overnight in a parking lot where my sister's boyfriend works, thankfully that was sort of close by. Today we had to drive allll the way back to LA just to get it towed. But, we did go to Cheesecake Factory on the way home. Mmmm cheesecake.

My front wheel is all banged up and wobbles, my alignment is completely off, and I have a swollen and bruised knee. If you think about it REALLY hard it was kind of hardcore. I definitely learned a lesson from this one and am very thankfull we are ok.

Part two coming soon!

Au Revoir xx

Guess What I Did......

2009-06-18T20:18:00.000-07:00

Yep, you guessed it I went on a crazy impulse and rented Gossip Girl season one, disc one. I have no shows to watch during the summer and sometimes I just crave a good teen drama. I miss the days of The OC. I watched two episodes last night and am intrigued and frightened. Will watch more soon....

Oh, and I found out which actor/actress is leaving Grey's Anatomy. Maybe I won't watch anymore?

Moving on... I am officially one week into my summer art class. It's four hours long. Yes, four hours! I am completely exhausted when it is over. When I pictured how my art class would be I pictured hot artist boys, a cute slouchy purse to keep all my art supplies in, and me being a good artist. None of those happened. It's mostly me hunched over my desk thinking how much my back hurts from sitting on a stool. Not as glamourous as I thought. Anyways, we need to pick one subject to focus our drawings on for our sketch book. I am thinking: travel, France, movies, or like Jane Austen-y(eighteenth century) clothing, buildings, gardens. I am open to all suggestions and ideas!

Au Revoir xx

Itunes Fun

2009-06-09T00:17:00.000-07:00

On Grace's Birdcage she did a little 10 most played songs on itunes list, so I thought I'd give it a whirl.

1. Dreamlover- Mariah Carey

2. Love At First Sight- Kylie Minogue

3. Woman Trouble- Artful Dodger

4. Not Ur Girl- Katharine Mcphee

5. Jump- Madonna

6. Best of Me- Morningwood

7. Bad Reputation- Joan Jett

8. Let's Hear It For The Boy- Denise Williams

9. My Life Would Suck Without You- Kelly Clarkson

10. Respect- Aretha Franklin

That wasn't too embarassing. As you can tell I mostly listen to uplifting, "pop" songs over and over. They are more fun to dance to and put me in a better mood!

On a sadder note, my cat has been missing for a week now. Around here, I am not very hopeful that I will ever see her again. I have had so many cats in my lifetime and don't know how much more I can take. It's too hard to keep them indoors. I'm heartbroken. She is one of the coolest cats I've ever owned. I got her by chance when I was actually looking for one of my other missing cats, a lady called us and thought she had our cat, but it wasn't ours but we took her in anyways. <3

Au Revoir xx

Thoughts & Brandon Flowers

2009-06-07T00:20:00.000-07:00

Since I can't sleep because of my massive headache, I started thinking about this lil' blog of mine. I like writing in it, but I was thinking that my blog needs a little more focus to it. Oui? Non? So, like many other bloggers I think I'll start writing about cool things I discover/buy, inspiration, and just plain pretty things. Sound good?

Speaking of pretty I thought I'd share some pictures I took a couple years back at The Killers concert. I even used the first one in my photography portfolio =D. Keep in mind Brandon Flowers is wearing sparkly red shoes, like Dorothy from Wizard of Oz. Swoooon.

Au Revoir xx

Rocky Horror Picture Show

2009-05-30T15:12:00.000-07:00

Last night I ventured off to the Rocky Horror Picture Show. You know.. one of those midnight showings with audience participation. If you've never heard of this it's when a theater shows the film, but people act out the movie onstage, the audience shouts back lines, people throw things like rice, toast, cards, and toilet paper during certain scenes, and you can even dress up as the characters. I remember back in high school my friends went but I never wanted to go because I always thought it would be scary and uncomfortable. But, I'm over that and now I'm all about trying new things, so I decided to go. Plus, my love for movies urged me to go and see it.

The theater they held the movie in was really amazing- it was from 1928 and it was one of the first theaters to show "talkies" (movies with words and sound)! The movie was strange but also pretty amusing. The acting by the cast members was.. different. Yes, it was a little uncomfortable because there are cast members walking up and down the aisles yelling things and cursing, men wearing garters, people throwing rolls of toilet paper in your face. It was also kind of fun and an unusual experience. I liked dancing to the Time Warp. The only part I didn't like was the fact that I could barely ever hear the movie. Overall, an interesting experience to remember!

Au Revoir xx

I Have Some Nerdy News

2009-05-27T21:22:00.000-07:00

Ok that was a ridiculous title. Anyways, I am attending Comic Con 2009 at the end of July. Don't laugh! I know it is for really geeky, nerdy, type people. The kind of people that are going to dress up like The Joker from Batman or Yoda. But, hear me out.. there are gonna be celebs there and possible free stuff. What's better than that? Here's a link to info about comic con and what celebs have attended if you're interested. I decided to go because I love doing new things and meeting new people and it's held at the San Diego Convention Center which is only like a half hour from where I live. I've been kind of living in a bubble and just realized people actually travel long distances to attend comic con and it's a big deal. Oh, and I'm a fan of Star Wars, Xmen, and Iron Man. There, I am qualified.

Here's some of what I'm looking forward to:

Just some guys casually dressed as Ghostbusters and Luke Skywalker

Who knows, maybe I'll meet my future husband here? Maybe not..

I will post more on this, including the schedule they will post and maybe some pics of when I go. I know this will bring lots of readers! Haha =) Stay tuned!

Au Revoir xx

My Favorite Actors and Actresses

2009-05-25T00:27:00.000-07:00

I now officially have three weeks off, with absolutely nothing to do. This a very rare opportunity that I need to cherish by 1) watching as many movies as I can 2) selling things on ebay so it's not a complete waste of time 3) read as many of my "books to read in 2009" and 4) exercising.. ugh!

Now on to my fave actors and actresses.. my favorite actor is James Stewart. The first movie I saw him in was of course It's a Wonderful Life. But, it was really Harvey that did it for me. I also really enjoyed him in some of Alfred Hitchcock's movies like Vertigo, Rear Window, Rope, etc. Oh, and who can't forget The Shop Around the Corner. Runners up are Robert Downey Jr., as a lover of Romantic comedies he's been in some of my faves, Cary Grant, and Johnny Depp.

As you may have guessed my favorite actress is Audrey Hepburn. No need for explanation, girl could do anything! Some of my other favorites are Kate Winslet and Meryl Streep. This is just a short list of course.. I could go on forever!

I am always fascinated by AFI's (American Film Institute) lists. I found this one of 100 greatest stars. Here are their top 3 men and women.

Men

1. Humphrey Bogart

2. Cary Grant

3. James Stewart

Women

1. Katharine Hepburn

2. Bette Davis

3. Audrey Hepburn

Do you agree with AFI's lists?

Au Revoir xx

Blogging is confusing

2009-05-21T23:17:00.000-07:00

I am bad at blogging. I don't know how to do it!

Moving on... American Idol anyone? Well Kris won! When he won.. I was like what?! Everyone including me thought Adam would take it. Even Kris did! His face said it all. Not that it really matters, people get record deals either way. I couldn't believe it's been a year since I went to the finale last season! The rehearsal was the best part, I was lucky enough to have been in the third row. Also, seeing Simon, Paula, Randy, and Ryan in person was sort of weird because it's like their not real or something. If that makes sense at all. The taping of the show wasn't as fun, I had to sit further back and had to break every few minutes for a commercial. Still a lot of fun. Idol gives back was cool as well, got to see a lot of great performers and the money from the tickets went to a good cause. Everyone should go see a taping of a TV show/ be in the audience.. it's just a lot of fun and you'll always remember it. Speaking of that, I might go be a seatfiller at the Teen Choice Awards in August. Eh, something to do right? =)

Although I've been pretty busy with finals and stuff I did get the chance to watch Bonnie and Clyde and Slumdog Millionare. Both really good. Almost started crying at the end of Slumdog Millionare (almost).

While watching Bonnie and Clyde the whole time I was thinking how could they remake it with Hilary Duff playing Bonnie? Google this if you haven't heard of it yet. Just wrong!

Au Revoir xx

Disneyland!

2009-05-11T21:24:00.000-07:00

I can't believe it's been so long since I've updated! I've just been really busy with lots of homework and getting ready for finals. Only two more weeks of classes! But then sadly a few weeks after that I am going to be taking an art class and maybe one other class. I miss the days of having summer break!

So, my favorite movie is Roman Holiday and I get all excited anytime I see it mentioned anywhere. Well on Saturday I was watching You, Me, and Dupree with Kate Hudson & Owen Wilson while doing my assignments for music class. I always need a TV show or a movie on while doing homework or studying, it just works that way. Anyways, there was a part in the movie when Owen Wilson's character is watching Roman Holiday. I thought that was so cute and reminded me how much I love Roman Holiday. After finals are over I'm just going to kick back, relax, and watch it since it's been ages since I've seen it.

Tomorrow I am off to Disneyland for my mom's birthday since they are doing the free admission on your birthday thing. I am going to get another annual pass so I can go with my friend whenever we want. Haha last year we went there so many times we would get bored and sit on a bench or just go there to get some food.

I read an article in the L.A. times about Bonnie and Clyde and I thought it was really interesting and so now I'm planning on watching the 1967 movie "Bonnie and Clyde" with Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty. Hope it's good!

Au Revoir xx

Having a Bad Day

2009-04-30T15:49:00.000-07:00

Today has not been a very good day, but I have found some things that have cheered me up such as seeing people have left me comments (yay! I really appreciate it) and the little boy I tutor told me that I would make a really good teacher. Aw, very sweet! Even though I don't think I have the patience to be a teacher.

Listing things that make me happy also makes me happy. So here's a list of my top 10 things/people that make me happy.

1. My mom
2. My dog (even though she is very grouchy- she's a chihuahua)

3. Dlisted.com -where else would I get important news?
4. Anything with sugar

5. Watching Audrey Hepburn movies

6. Coffee
7. Finding good things at thrift stores, rummage sales, etc.
8. Genuinely kind people
9. Traveling

10. Receiving letters or packages in the mail.

There you have it! Try it one time if you're not having the best of days.

Au Revoir xx

The Birds!

2009-04-29T17:09:00.000-07:00

Sometimes there are movies that have special meaning to us. One movie that has special meaning for me is The Birds. Here's why... back in the day when my family would take vacations together we would travel up and down the California coast. We would often stay in a little town in Central California called Cambria (it's my mom's favorite). Well one night we decided to watch one of the movies the hotel had to offer on VHS (remember those? haha). We chose The Birds because the movie was filmed around where we were staying and the Bay Area, which we were going to the next day. Ok, I know this is an Alfred Hitchcock movie.. but I can say we thought this movie was more funny than it was scary. Something about birds attacking people is just funny. But, don't get me wrong it is still kind of scary.. I have never looked at crows the same way again. I feel as if they could attack any moment. After that time when we watched The Birds, every time we have gone back to Cambria we have watched it.

Are there any movies that have special meaning to you? Or bring up good memories watching?

Au Revoir xx

A Movie to Remember

2009-04-26T20:44:00.000-07:00

Last night I watched An Affair to Remember. It was on my list of romance movies to watch. I have to admit I got all teary-eyed at the end! One thing bothered me a little bit though.. why didn't she tell him she got hit by a car right away?! I was tempted to scream "TELL HIM!!!" at the screen. I was thinking what I would've done in that situation and I'm pretty sure I would've blurted out what happened the first chance I got. But I'm extremely impatient. Even though I wanted to scream at some points, it was definetly better that she keept her accident a secret for as long as she did. Cary Grant was great in this as always and I also enjoyed Deborah Kerr. Overall the movie was great and a classic for sure.

What's next? Priceless with Audrey Tautou because I'm in a French mood and then either To Catch a Thief, Rope, or Paris When It Sizzles. I'll have to consult my good friend Netflix.

Au Revoir xx

"Never fear being vulgar, just boring"

2009-04-25T14:27:00.000-07:00

Went to a rummage sale today and a few other places. Got some cool things. Well I think they are cool. I picked up a red Coach wallet. I managed to get a $2 discount on it because it's a bit dirty.. but who cares I have always wanted a red wallet! I also got an old San Francisco ceramic box thing. I have a strange obsession with buying San Francisco trinkets. No idea why.. I have plenty. I also bought some sunglasses and two books.. The Color Purple and this one..

I'm excited to read this one. The book features 14 women who were fashion icons in their time and still inspire to this day. I of course already skimmed through and looked at all the pictures and read some quotes. I have to say they seem really sassy. That's a good thing.

Daisy Fellowes. She was heiress to the Singer sewing machine, editor in chief at the French Harper's Bazaar, & writer.

Au Revoir xx

Continued!

2009-04-24T17:51:00.000-07:00

I think I do one embarassing thing per day. Today, I fell during yoga. Of course no one saw (I think) But I was still embarassed! A couple of days ago I was leaving class during our break and my teacher saw me and said "Ditching?" I replied "Have to go. Have an appointment." Why do these stupid things come out of my mouth?

Speaking of embarassing.. I couldn't help feeling embarassed for Milo in An American in Paris. Oh well she was creepy anyways. Jerry could do so much better.. and he did!

Speaking of Gene Kelly (sorry for all the "speaking ofs").. do you prefer Gene Kelly or Fred Astaire?

I choose both!

Au Revoir xx