I know you all have been waiting on the edge of your seats for my review of the Twilight movie…and here it is. I actually really enjoyed it overall. There are some super cheesy parts that are really bad, like really bad, but overall, it was a good adaptation. And I thought well-acted. Kristen Stewart was great as Bella. I think that they character developed for the movie is better than the one in the book. Movie-Bella had more kick and ur, pardon my pun, bite to her. I am curious to see how that plays out in the rest of the movies, considering all the stuff in the beginning of Breaking Dawn, which I won’t go into detail for those of you who haven’t yet read it. I thought that the Cullens were all cast well, but I didn’t like the interpretation of Emmet. A white homeboy? Really? The trucker sideways hats? The track suits? So not how I pictured him at all. And it was good to see Nikki Reed. I like her and think she can work it as Rosalie for the next three movies. My favorite though was Rachelle Lefevre as Victoria. She rocked it! And I love that white fur thing she wore during the movie (hopefully fake!) although it was kind of tattered by the end, but whatever. Can’t wait for more of her in the third movie! Her looks and facial expressions were just spot on. Oh, and obviously Robert Pattinson was all sorts of delicious to watch. His American accent wasn’t the best (did anyone else feel like he sounded like he was from Brooklyn?) but whatever, he is young, he can perfect it. Too bad Edward was British!! And his song that was in the movie? Brilliant. I am so downloading that today!

Anyways, lets see…so yesterday I had the day off due to a loooong NOW strategic planning retreat over the weekend and Miss Jamie being in town. Sunday night, after the retreat I went to my sister’s for Pita Inn and to watch 24: Redemption. Oh Jack, how I have missed you! Can’t wait for the new season! Oh, and yes, loved that Jack’s man-bag was in full force for the entire two hours, which included leading a band of children to the American embassy through war-torn country, explosive-hidden jungle, AND getting tourtured by a hot knife on the side of his face. Which obviously did not make any sort of markon his lovely face! Monday I met Jamie and my sister for lunch at Country Kitchen and then Jamie and I shopped/walked around downtown Highland Park for awhile. Such cute stuff at Anthroplogie, sadly not in my budget though.

Anyways, tonight I need to stop by Mac and Benefit for new make up (well technically refills since I am out) plus I am obsessed with this mineral Mac shadow my sister has and need to get it.

Things I am Thankful for today: Ani’s new iTunes exclusive cd, Keifer Southerland, my family, decaf Lady Grey tea, bagels, and 100 caolorie packs.

xoxo

OMF-ingG! Twilight movie tonight! ahaha The movie seems to be getting pretty mixed reviews…I have a feeling I won’t totally love it but won’t hate it either. One of the commercial just sort of shows Kristen Stewart playing Bella with like no emotion. And if she does that for the whole movie, we could have problems. But either way, I am excited to see it! I am going with Shayne (and her friend) and Melissa, and we are wearing our “Team Jacob” t-shirts. I of course bedazzled mine with glitter. Nothing too tacky though don’t worry.

So Dirty Sexy Money is getting cancelled. Can’t say I’m surprised. This season has been chock full of awfulness. I hate they way Nick’s character is turning out. I do hope we find out who killed Dutch though. I mean, we better!

Ugly Betty was soooo good last night! My favorite part was at the end with Marc and Betty. Such an awesome moment between the two and so well acted by America and Michael. Love that at the end of the day, Marc really does like Betty and loved the look he gave her when both Wilimina and Daniel were simultaneously barking orders at them. And Amanda as usual was hysterical just being so shallow and self-absorbed. I didn’t like Wili throwing herself at Connor though. I just think that was out of character for her. As was that dress she was wearing in the Miami scenes. What is up with the sylist for this show? They need to be fired. And sent to live with the make up person from Gossip Girl.

Sad that Life on Mars isn’t back on until January…but will be moving to Wednesdays and paired with Lost! What a great night of tv! So I guess with all the shows on hiatus and getting cancelled I guess that means I actually have to go out and do things…and read. Woo! I can’t finally work my way through my pile. Oh, and read the first book for the NOW book club. If you are interested in joining a feminist book club and live in Chicago, let me know. The first one will meet in January.

Alrighty,Thai food, Twilight, JAMIE!, and Keifer Southerland this weekend. Nice.

xoxo

*Title: Song by Great White

So I am writing my tech column (for work) about the iPhone and the new BlackBerry Storm and how these two smartphones can work well for commercial real estate professionals. Riveting. I know. But now, I really really want an iPhone. Like really bad. I was planning on getting new Ugg boots with my holiday work bonus (if we get one) but now I am thinking…do I need the iPhone? Well, of course I don’t need it, I do like my LG Shine. And also, I would probably drop and break the new phone in like 4.7 seconds after owning it because, as my sister likes to remind me, I’m a dropper, and yeah, it’s actually pretty much true. I don’t even have to be moving for things to fall out of my hands! But anyways, the iPh  one is for sure going on my Hanukkah list. Along with some other fabulous but totally unnecessary items such a: Betsey Johnson party dress,  leopard ballet flats, hot booties, TarinaTarentino headband and vintage Barbie necklace, pink princess phone, Hello Kitty key covers, and a ballgown cheese grater. Happy Shopping! ahaha

Twilight movie tomorrow! Woo! Team Jacob!

xoxo

*Title: Jeffree Star song, Plastic Surgery Slumber Party

Hello! Sorry there have been no posts for the last few days but I was serving as alternate juror number one…on a criminal case in Chicago. It was pretty brutal listening to it since it was an aggravated sexual assault case, and well, it was very hard to listen to the victim recount the night she was raped. And yes, I say raped instead of allegedly because I firmly believe the dirtbag was guilty. I can find out later if the rest of the jury found him guilty as well. Since I wasn’t an alternate I wasn’t allowed to deliberate, but I was allowed to sit in on the who trail. And yes, I can talk about it because it’s all over. But yeah, like I said it was pretty hard to listen to.

Anyways, SO I decided over the weekend that I need to cut the fat. And by cut the fat I mean cut out toxic people and just people I don’t enjoy out of my life. Basically, this weekend I realized that there are some people, that while you are friends with and have many memories, doesn’t mean it makes them good friends. Especially when they roll their eyes when you say stuff, act like you are a huge idiot, don’t even know what your job is, and exclude you from pictures in front of your face. And then I realized that these people were never good friends to begin with. And I don’t need them in my life. And also, if you haven’t wished me a happy birthday in the last two years, only invite me to parties that consist of inviting your whole address book,  blatently lie about being busy with a different story when you in turn actually have plans (I mean really, just say you are busy), and just generally are asshatty, bitching, or snotty to me…I don’t need you in my life. Sounds harsh, I know, but that’s the way I feel right now. 

And for those of you I do consider true friends whether we have just met a few years ago, are my family, reconnected via MySpace/Facebook, met when I was studying abroad, or have known each other since our first soroity football block, I just want to say thank you for being so awesome. :) 

Couple of things I am excited about this week: the new Dylan’s Candy Bar line at Sephora (FYI Dylan is Ralph Lauren’s daughter), leopard print heels, black skinny jeans with zippers at the ankles, the Twighligt movie, Britney’s new album, and Hugh Jackman as GQ’s Man of the Year. Hotness.

xoxo

*Title: The first line in the song “Fabulous” from High School Musical 2.

So doing WW is a lot harder than I envisioned. Carrots have become my best friend! Plain or with hummus or fat free french dressing, measured out to the right amount of course! Anyways, its mainly hard because I am such a snacker, so I just need to make sure that when I snack I have carrots or some other sort of veg since those are zero points. Or the 100 calorie packs of various things. Those are mostly 2 points. So far I am doing 20-22 points a day. And then the extra 35 for the week.

Anyways, Gossip Girl on Monday was eh. Although I loved Cyrus out Blairing Blair! Hee! I still think that the makeup person who did Taylor Momson’s (Little J) should be fired. I mean she is 15…there is no need for that much eye makeup. We get that she is rebel.  Why does heavy eyeliner on tv shows alwas equal evil? Seriously. The Hills was whatever. I really hope that, that Brent Bolthouse was serious when he called Spencer a nightmare and that whole scene was scripted. But it looks as though Heidi will probably get her fake job back anyway. What happened to her “music” career? Haven’t watched Heroes yet. 90210 last was…yeeeah. I don’t even know. Naomi Clarke is no Blair Waldorf, that’s for sure.

Tonight I have a NOW event, it’s actually our annual meeting where we vote on new board members and stuff. I am running again for president! Also, our Health Team is putting on a healthy eating panel (comes just in time for me and my dieting) as well as announcing and reading the winning essays of our annual Love Your Body Day high school essay contest. It should be a great event. Then Models and Top Chef if it’s not too late when I get home.

So I have to retire another freaking pair of my rainboots. I ordered some from Amazon last winter…and they are cracked and what not. I took them to the shoe doctor but that didn’t help. I think I am going to order some from Target and hope for the best. The Amazon one’s were slightly more than I wanted to pay for rain boots, so I am a little pissed. The other pair of rainboots I have…leak and are not waterproof. Which sort of defeats the purpose.

Alrighty, stay dry everyone, well if you live in Chicago!

xoxo

*Title: Will & Grace, Will says that to Grace in the second episode of Season One

So yesterday I decided I am going to do Weight Watchers. Mostly because, while I’m not technically overweight for my height, I personally would like to be at the lower end of my weight group and learn how to eat a little healthier. Living alone is great, but for me, that means sometimes I have no willpower and end up eating crap for both lunch and dinner. So today at lunch I bought a bunch of Smart Ones (all 5 points or less) to keep in the freezer at work for lunch and after work, Melissa is taking me grocery shopping. I also got some sugar free jello and pudding to snack on at lunch as well. And Melissa set me up with some good Web sites to help me out. So I am excited. I think its going to be hard but I am keeping a food journal as well, so hopefully that will help to motivate me. Plus, a lot of people I know do it, so it’s nice to have support. Yes, this may sound shallow me saying I technically am at a healthy weight and wanting to diet, but it is a personal choice for me and the way I feel.

Anyways, this weekend I saw the movie “W.” It was really good, but just really long. Josh Brolin did an amazing job portraying GW. As did James Cromwell (who I would like to wish a speedy recovery to!) portraying Bush Senior. Overall, the movie sort of humanized Bush and showed that he really is a regular guy…and even though Jeb was being primed for the presidency, it was W who prevailed at the end. Overall, the movie was well done. It didn’t change my opinion of Bush as president or anything. Now I just need to watch the movie Recount.

I finally started Breaking Dawn. I am only at the very beginning so I won’t say anything and won’t spoil anything…but like 50 pages in and I am already annoyed with Bella. Hahah I am also reading  The Electric Koolaid Acid Test by Tom Wolfe at the same time…I’m only in the beginning of that book too. I plan on reading BD first then going back to Wolfe. I know, I lead such an exciting life. haha

Gossip Girl, Heroes, and The Hills on tonight! Grocery shopping, NOW stuff, and hopefully sushi also shoved into there too!

Hope everyone had a good weekend. What is the last movie you saw in or out of the theaters?

xoxo

Ugly Betty, The Office, and Life on Mars tonight. Yeah, I really do watch a lot of tv. This weekend I am planning to go see the movie “W.” Has anyone seen it? Please share your thoughts. I really want to see the movie “The Boy in the Striped Pajamas . ” Sounds like its going to be an amazing movie (I think it’s based on a true story) and a total tear jerker.

So on a total whim, when I was at Trader Joe’s a few days ago, I bought some pumpkin spice Whoopie pies. They are delicious. And totally not good for you but if you are at Trader Joe’s you should totally get them. They are located in the bread area. There also is plain chocolate.

For Thanksgiving I think I am going to try and make cupcakes. And decorate them with fun fall colors and turkeys. If anyone has a good recipie let me know. I am thinking vanilla with chocolate frosting. I need to check out Martha online. I am sure she has a good recipie. And hopefully it won’t be as complicated as when I made a cranberry compote. We actually had to get fresh cranberries. Simmer things. Oh and zest a lemon. And coming from a family that doesn’t really cook, my dad and I did a pretty good job doing the zesting with a knife. Although I am pretty sure he made me use a butter knife haha.

Anyways, I am pretty sure a friend of mine lied about running the marathon. Who does that.

xoxo

*title: taken from the poem “Jabberwocky” by Louis Carroll, 1872

Woo! Barak Obama, former senator of Illinois, is now our nation’s president elect. I for one cried. Love that his girls are getting a puppy. And how excited to you think they are to live in the White House?! And also, I am curious as to who Rod is going to appoint to the senate. But what a historic day. I spent the evening watching CNN and WGN. And texting Melissa updates since she was at Wicked. So yeah, it was pretty awesome as soon as they announced Obama had won! I bet the feeling at Grant Park was amazing. I also am happy for Dick Durbin and Anita Alvarez. First Latino AND woman for Illinois State’s Attorney. Pretty fantastic. I am sad though that Peter Roskum won again for representative of the 6th district. I was pulling for Jill Morganthaler even though I am in a different district. But yay to John Cullerton who won mine! Woo! And congrats to Jan Schakowsky for getting re-elected. Can’t wait for my breakfast with her (and Melissa, Juana, and Shayne) it should be fun!

Anyways, so rewind to yesterday during our headline meeting…and a sign you know you watch too much tv. SO we were talking about our account manager at The Magazine Group, Jerry, and how we haven’t heard from him in a few days. He ran a triatholan in Panama (Florida) but before that part came out, Jennifer, one of the other editors, made a joke that he was probably kidnapped or something (okay not really funny but you know). And then we both turn and look at each other and exclaim…”SONA!!” Those of you who watch Prison Break will find this funny. It was then that we learned he was in Panama City, Fla., and not in the actual country.  And that he was in fact not kidnapped or thrown into a fictitious prison. Well, if Michael Schofield was still there, he totally would have had a chance to get out. Haha I need help.

So yeeeeah music in rotation this week so far: BoysBoysBoys (Lady GaGa),  Naive (The Kooks), Holiday in Cambodia (Dead Kennedys), F**k Was I (Jenny Owens Youngs), God Save the Queen (the Sex Pistols), Hong Kong Garden (Siouxsie & the Banshees), and 3’s and 7’s (Queens of the Stone Age)

I know, again, a random mix. But whatever I have broad music tastes/appreciation, right?

So who is happy Obama/Biden won?!!!

xoxo

*title: Lyrics from Lady GaGa’s song LoveGame. I’m obsessed with her.

So I am off…my office is closing early due to the Obama hoopla that is right down the street. I am not attending but to those of you who are…please be safe. And have fun!! I am going home and putting on CNN and WGN so I can see who wins the local elections.

Anyways, I really enjoyed last night Gossip Girl. I love the way they write Blair and Serenas’ friendship. Like one minute Blair is yelling at Serena and two seconds later Serene is lecturing Blair on making sure the jailbait girl was okay. And then finally at the end of the episode when they were reading the Yale course catalog was too cute.  And of course you just caught yourself a Bass line…love. I heart Chuck Bass. But really, Nate, just go live with the Bass-Van der Woodsens. And also, I wish the writers would make the whole college thing a little more realistic. Like at least for Dan. Yale is not the be all for writing programs. I would much rather seem him wanting to go to Northwestern or Iowa (hello Writers Workshop) but really, they will all get into Yale so that it can be Gossip Girl Goes to Yale. Too bad they aren’t juniors instead of seniors. Haha Remember when on 90210 they totally repeated their senior year? I think Dawson’s might have done that soon. Oh and please stop putting so much eye makeup on Little J. She looks like a raccoon. We get that she is a”rebel.” But really, tone it down. Also, I am curious as too who all her new friends are suppossed to be modeled after. I get that Travis was suppossed to be a sleezy version of Mark Hunter aka The Cobrasnake …so is Agnes suppossed to be Cory Kennedy ?

Anyways, I am off to go home, get an iced pumpkin chai from Argo, do some work, buy tights from AA, watch CNN, and hopefully celebrate!

Don’t forget to vote!!!

xoxo

Don’t forget to vote tomorrow everyone!! Polls in Illinois are open from 6:00am-7:00pm. And if you head over to Grant Park for the Obama festivities…please be safe.

Anyways, so yeah, I am definately at some point really soon going to mesh both my blogs together. It’s just too hard having two, and really, I am sooo not that interesting so you know, this way I can mush everything into one exciting blog post every day. And I may end up renaming this one (if I can) to the title of my other one, since, well that’s where I got my start. haha

Hope everyone had a fabulous Halloween. I ate Thai food and watched like 14 minutes of Interview with A Vampire before falling asleep. I really wanted to watch House of 1000 Corpses, but not by myself. And I couldn’t convince the boy to watch it either. Instead, on Saturday night we contemplated going to see Zach and Miri Make a Porno but ended up watching American Psycho instead. I enjoyed it…and now I can’t stop reading things about the book. Also I didn’t realize that Bret Easton Ellis uses Patrick Bateman in his other books as well as other characters crossing over. I love when writers do that. Kurt Vonnegut does that too. But anyways, I think I need to read American Psycho, Glamorama, and The Rules of Attraction. I guess I will add them to the pile. Has any one read these books or others by BEE? What are your thoughts?

Right now I am working my way through Eclipse. I like this one the best so far. Although I think it’s a wee bit too long. Next Monday me, Shayne, and Melissa are making our Team Jacob shirts! Woo! I am for sure bring some sort of glitter glue. I mean might as well go all out right?! hahah

Alrighty, Gossip Girl, SNL Poltical Show, and pink nail polish tonight! Woo!

xoxo and the like.

*title: Sophie Ellis Baxter song: Murder on the Dance Floor