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Friday!

Good Morning!

TGIF :)

It's been a busy week, and I wasn't organized, which drives me crazy. So this weekend I am armed with quite a list and by golly I will get through the whole thing. I hate scrambling, arriving home from work and inhaling a thrown together salad or whatever and heading out again - nope, I like things to run as smoothly as possible.

This post is a mish mash, just things I've seen/thought/wondered about:

1. Yahoo!

Love this deal! As you know, I have a love/hate relationship with diet coke, but when a large diet coke with extra ice from the McD's drive through costs me a dollar, it's cheap happiness! This deal starts on Tuesday and to me screams summer!

2.I just signed up for this deal! $25 for 52 issues of Entertainment Weekly - mindless and fun!

 

3. Saw the extended trailer last night for Cowboys and Aliens

 
What do you think? Very odd premise? But it has some huge names attached to it, and an equally gigantic budget, so it could be interesting?  Who am I kidding? I'll go; I love movies!

4. Just finishing up People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks. I'm liking it, not loving it. But I'm learning a lot, which is always good.

 

5. Looking forward to photo shoots with two brand new babes, both born yesterday, which happened to be my sister's birthday - so a good day indeed :)

That's about it folks! Just wanted to check in and say have a great weekend!

Movie Time!

Good Morning! The last day of March - wow!

Are you watching Survivor this time around? I almost gave up when Russell was given the boot (yes, I am a fan, for entertainment purposes only) but I stuck around and I think it's as good as it's been in awhile.

Idol? That'll be a whole other post!

The week-long birthday celebration is continuing over at the Scrapbook and Cards Today Blog, and in fact I'm up today with some birthday photo shooting tips so head on over!

OK, movies! As you know, I love them - love going to the theatre, love watching them on dvd or on demand, love Netflix, I am a movie girl!

Here are some I've seen lately:

 
LIMITLESS: Entertaining. Bradley Cooper can definitely carry a movie. It had a few silly moments, but I liked it overall. Robert deNiro always reminds me of my father, and Emma saw it and said exactly the same thing!

 
RED RIDING HOOD: Twilight with a cape, really. However, when my teenage daughter organizes a movie night with her 2 friends and their moms, who am I to say no?? The company was lovely :)

 
LOVE AND OTHER DRUGS: Pretty bad. Between the Oscars and this, I am losing faith in Ann Hathaway. Although Jake is hot :)

 
DUE DATE: Double awful. 2 of my favourites and it just went so wrong!

Now a couple I am looking forward to:

 
DIARY OF A WIMPY KID RODRICK RULES: The first one cracked.me.up. I have a weird sense of humour, which would explain why I want to rent this:

 
JACKASS 3: I have been a Johnny Knoxville fan for a long time, and I don't like the gross stuff they do, but the blindfolded skateboarding and wasps in locked limos - love it! 

 
THE LINCOLN LAWYER : I actually think this one looks good - has anyone seen it?

 
INSIDIOUS: I am a sucker for a really good  scary movie and this trailer scared the sh!t out of me so I have high hopes; the only question is, am I brave enough to go see it in a theatre and who would go with me?? (PS - same makers as Paranormal Activity - eek!)

I'll close with this one:

 
WATER FOR ELEPHANTS: Loved the book, loved it. Not sure if R-Patz has the depth to play Jacob, but we'll soon see!

Have you seen anything good lately? Looking forward to anything?

Have a great Thursday!

The OSCARS!

Good Morning!

I was asked whether or not I have any cards in the new issue of Cardmaps. Yes, yes I do. I am a sel;f-professed NON cardmaker, and am really thrilled that a few of my very simple cards (3, I think?) have made it into the pages of this fun publication along with the who's who of cardmaking

OK, on to the business at hand!

I will first say that I thought Ann Hathway and James Franco did a less than stellar job of hosting. I think it's a tough gig anyways, and she was just forcibly giddy while he was, as Rebecca said, perma-baked!

Onto the important stuff. . . the gowns!!!

A few favourites:

 
sleek, modern, pulled together.

 
so feminine, so lovely.

 
perfect choice for a young mom-to-be.

 
amazing fit and stunning colour on her.  I don't like the look of red gowns on the red carpet though.

 
understated bombshell. Gorgeous!

 
how age appropriate and adorable!

Now for a couple that I wanted to like, but. . .
Normally I am a big fan of vintage dresses, and I do love that midnight blue, but seriously, someone should have altered the gown properly!

 
again, normally I'm a big fan of Calvin Klein and his amazingly simple gowns, but this one, I don't know if it was the blond hair or the neckline, but all I could think of was:

 
can you see it? yikes. Not a great inspiration piece for the Oscars!

My choice for epic fail of the night was:

 
star wars meets easter? I have no idea. Loved the hair and makeup, though.

Lastly, my choice for best dressed was a tie. I love classic fashion, especially when everything else is done properly too (hair, make up, accessories). I thought these two were impeccable:

 

and

 

although Reese's look did remind me a lot of Julia Roberts' 2001 Oscar look:

 

All in all a fun night, I watched the first half with my movie-loving friends which was awesome!

That pretty much wraps up awards-show season, which I just enjoy so much! I still want to see some of the Oscar-nominated movies, especially Winter's Bone and Biutiful.

So, did you watch? Did you agree with the winners? Who wore your favourite gown??

Mid-Week Random Ramblings

Good Morning!

I think I am going to make Wednesdays my random ramblings day!

1. Movies.

Like them? Hate them? Couldn't be bothered?

I love movies. Going to the theatre, watching them at home, you name it!

Thought I'd recap what I've seen lately:

A) The Black Swan

 
I honestly don't know what to say. I've never seen a movie quite like it. I didn't love it; I didn't hate it. Her performance was convincing, the movie was very dramatic. It was weird. It stayed with me for days afterwards; not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing. Really glad Rebecca abandoned ballet when she did, though!!

B) The Fighter

 

Loved it. Christian Bale was hearbreaking, Mark Wahlberg very convincing, loved the supporting cast too. Those sisters! Yikes. How many ways can you spell dysfunctional??

C)  The Social Network

 

Excellent. Jesse Eisenberg was outstanding. I know there's a lot of talk about what's true and what's not and at the end of the day only a handful of people will ever know that, but it still makes for a great story.

D)  True Grit

 

Loved this! Didn't know if I would because I started watching the original and it was pretty hokey, but it was great.  Sad scene with a horse, those still get me, but great movie.

E) Case 39

 

This one had promise, it really did, it started out strong and hello? Bradley Cooper in a scary movie? I'm in! But, like most 'thrillers', it disintegrated very quickly.

There were a few more that are escaping me at the moment; I'll add them to my list next time!

OK, what else?

2. Looking forward to this:

 
Really loved some of those teams, and the show needed a shake up!

3. And this:

 
 
Although, if they have to roll Boston Rob out for a 4th attempt at the million bucks, I think the show might just be in trouble?

 That's all I've got for today.

Make sure you come back tomorrow, there might be a giveaway. . . . just sayin' :)