Starring Reese Witherspoon and Tobey Maguire I’d been meaning to see this movie for years.  Now that I did, I half wonder why I was so anxious to see it.  And by “so anxious” I mean one day I put it on my Netflix list and it finally wandered to the top of the queue. Not to say the movie is bad, it’s just okay, mediocre at best.  I like the concept of it, and love the making fun of Leave it to Beaver, I guess it just felt a little rushed.  There wasn’t enough character development on David and... Read Full Story

Starring Michael Cera & Jonah Hill Just like I said with Knocked Up, I severely doubt that I’m the target audience for this movie.  I am not male, seventeen, and again, I don’t have a good sense of humor. That all being said, I was totally prepared to hate this movie.  Going into it I thought there would be nothing at all for me.  I’m not really endorsing it either, I wouldn’t go so far as to say I liked it, I just didn’t hate it.  I laughed a few times, although at least half of those laughs... Read Full Story

Starring Steve Carell & Juliette Binoche The first time I heard about this movie, it won me over.  Really all I needed to hear was that Steve Carell was playing an advice columnist and I was sold.  I adore Steve Carell, and I’m addicted to advice columns, so really, what more do you need? I found this movie charming and I think everything I had hoped it would be.  Ten minutes into it, I turned to my boyfriend and said “Unless Dane Cook really screws this up for me, this is going to be my new... Read Full Story

Of all the shoes I own (which, for the record, is not actually that many if we’re comparing me to women who are not a part of my family), this pair has by far gotten me the most compliments. Yes, more than any of the adorable sandals I own, fun heels, even more than my super cute winter boots. I, of course, think they are cute shoes. Why would I own them if not! What I’ve never really grasped, however, is why these shoes have garnered the most compliments. And when I say compliments, I’m... Read Full Story

A fast read, this book is mostly fiction with a little bit of history mixed in. I read it in the span of a weekend and found myself sucked in, feeling as though I was a part of the story. I could see the gowns and all the splendor of court life, yet feel the disappointment that accompanies it all at the same time. In this novel, a knights daughter Margret is to wed the Earl of Lytham. The story starts just before their first meeting and goes through the ups and downs of their marriage... Read Full Story

My copy must be a later one, cuz it says “…continuing story…” There was no continuing at the time the book was written! Before I actually got to high school, all I knew of it I got from Sweet Valley High. I couldn’t really tell you when I started reading these books, but I do know that what I wanted in my youth very much came from what I read about Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield. I really really wanted an older brother, yearned for one. And I likewise heavily desired a twin sister. It... Read Full Story

Although I liked this book, I find myself wondering what exactly I should say about it. When I began it, I thought Will was rather repulsive, and that they really needed someone charming like Hugh Grant in the role so you didn’t start out thinking about how gross Will was in the movie. As the book went on, I found myself growing to like him more, perhaps because he himself was growing. I will go so far as to say that parts of this book can be difficult to read, depending on how you’re... Read Full Story

I really really hate to borrow other people’s words knowingly. Well, I probably hate it when I do it unknowingly as well, but since that implies I don’t know, I have no experience to base it on. So I’m going out on a limb by saying I totally identify and agree with this article about Chick Flick’s.  I’m fortunate in that my boyfriend isn’t completely against the CF, he loves Amelie and likes Legally Blonde.  I would even go so far as to potentially classify Clueless as a CF, and he likes... Read Full Story

Although I do enjoy reading fashion magazines, I think the most important thing about fashion is that you find what works for you and you stick with it. My big requirement is comfortability - there are times when an uncomfortable outfit may be necessary (hello Halloween!), but for every day use, you gotta go with what works for you. Recently I realized I have this tank top from Old Navy that I just love. I don’t know how this escaped me before, maybe I just haven’t worn it much, but it was... Read Full Story

I guess I never remembered that at the start of the series, the girls were 12 and in 7th grade. I swear that they go from 7th to 8th grade pretty fast, especially consider that they are in 8th grade for fucking ever! My first impression, if anyone wondered, is that the BSC books are better written than the SVT. I think this is why I liked the BSC better overall. And aren’t you loving Claudia’s side ponytail? One of her signature styles! For the record, I always had a hard time telling... Read Full Story