Why 500 Days of Summer is what Garden State should have been

I loved Natalie Portman as the 12 year old Lolita-esque character in Beautiful Girls. Love that movie. So I got semi-excited to see Garden State. I think Scrubs is overacted and Zack Braff is full of himself but I thought he'd be bearable in Garden State. Not so much. "I need to feel things and blah blah blah cry cry cry I love myself" ugggghhhh. Terrible. Portman couldn't even save this Indie flick desperately trying to come across as...well an indie flick. I do like the noise Natalie Portman makes to put herself in a good mood and when she says "you're like IN it right now aren't you?" But other than that it's a big old suckfest and made me hate him more than ever.


Then along comes 500 Days of Summer. Woo hoo! Just weird and quirky and cynical enough for me to like. Yea it also tries desperately to come across and indie and different but I still liked it. Everyone in this movie looks like they could be in an iPod ad but that's OK. I'm not one for romantic comedies but how could I not like a movie that starts off by saying "This is not a love story". Tugs at the non-existent heart strings. I won't spoil the movie for peoples but I will mention some of the things I liked:

Zooey Deshcanel's outfits which pretty much were probably just her outfits. I'm also pretty sure they just had her play herself. The scene with her apartment is awesome. Cool decorating ideas. Oragami looks so cool when it's mini. Her favorite Beatle is Ringo Starr because nobody else likes him and thinks Octopus's garden is the best Beatles song (I love that song!) I'm also not blind to our personality parallels. She's pretty monotone. Loves awesome music. And swears love doesn't really exist and relationships aren't worth it. Hmm I don't know why I liked this movie...


Love the karaoke scene. Joseph Gordon Levitt (I suck at spelling these people's names) can actually sing and has somehow adopted Heath Ledger's face. Despite his greasy hair he's gotten pretty cute since Third Rock from the Sun (and I usually love greasy hair! But seriously he has really really greasy bangs).

The dance scene after he gets laid is awesome. This is how I imagine every guy feels afterward even if they slept with a fatty or an uggo. You'll also realize what I said about the iPod ad during this part. I'm pretty sure some of those people ARE actually in iPod commercials. Just sayin...

The part that breaks my little heart is the split screen Expectations vs. Reality scene. I won't spoil it but it's simple and realistic and sad and awesome. Remnicent of the writing-of-his-own-happy-ending from Annie Hall. Oooo Annie Hall. Go see that movie too. I'm picky with my Rom Coms but if you want to see "realistic" love stories go rent these:

500 Days of Summer

Annie Hall

When Harry Met Sally

If you want a surreal love story but still amazing and ridden with metaphors about life and death and love then see:

Big Fish

I read a quote from this movie at my Grandfather's wake, that's how much I love it.

And also under this category falls

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Across the Universe (I hate love stories and musicals but this one works. Could be because it's named and based on my favorite song ever but no biggie.)

Ok so I digressed. But these are all great flicks even though they're based on "love".

More Semi-Celebs That Dress Awesome

So I heard that some ladies enoy my style-driven blog entries so I'll try to add a few more here and there. Anything for the ladies....

I'll start with a quick kudos to whatever-her-name-is from House at the People's Choice Awards last week. Cute dress. I'm glad to actually see a celebrity NOT look like a slutty pile of bones with mermaid hair. Way to think outside the whoever you are.


Gotta love Rachel Bilson for her little L.A. get-ups. Especially for someone who hasn't really had a real job in years. Hey! Sounds like me! But seriously she rocks the tan leather bags and Monrow tee shirts and dresses. Nooj.

Vanessa Hudge-piece. Or as I like to call her: The Beav. We're not judging people by coolness here or fake hollywood relationships. Just their outfits. And she's the queen of Free People and Joie. Fringe, granny sweaters and hippie shit, gotta love it.

Diane Kruger. So she gets a little help from one of her best friends Karl Lagerfeild. But needless to say she dresses awesome despite her raging anorexia. But she dresses up those knobby knees quite awesomely. Just weird enough to be cute. She also dates Pacey from Dawson's Creek. I know I said we weren't judging people on their coolness....but you know...

Streetstyle says "What"?

Some street style to inspire you. Makes me want it to be summer. Then again I ALWAYS want it to be summer.

Ode to Urban

So the new Urban Outfitters catalog came in the mail today. Oh Urban, you've been good to me since high school. Even though people may not have "gotten" my bright green Puma sneakers and off stitched tee shirts back in '99 I will continue to be faithful to you and your stylish weirdness. I need some ankle jeans and red heels stat!

Times they are a changing

So this week I want to reorganize/clean my room (hopefully). I'm kind of inspired by these things. Picture of Bellagio ceiling, my painting, Urban Outfitters rug and curtain and want to incorporate them all in my room. But my room is blue and black and a rustic type beachy theme. Goddammit. And my bedspread is kind of the color and almost pattern of my blog. Why does everything I like never go together... So if anyone is remodeling a room feel free to use my ideas.

New Year's Resolutions

Typical of me to procrastinate two weeks on my New Year's/Life Resolutions:

Number One: Paint More (but it's soooo time consuming)

Number Two: Eat better for "health reasons" (cause bad food tastes so much better when you're breaking resolutions. This one is already highly broken and totally worth it)

Number Three: Put on lotion more (but it's so cooooold to put on. brrrrr. goosebumps. why did i even shave?)

Number Four: Keep in better touch with non-immediate family (facebook doesn't count....dammit...)

Number Five: Actually WEAR the cute clothes and outfits I own (at work included) instead of just looking at them in my closet even at the risk of people thinking I'm overdressed or look weird. (It makes me feel cool and pretty so get over it you drab dressed New Englanders)

Number Six: Travel more. Enter road trip in February. Start taking advantage of my friends that live in other states (Chicago anyone? Here's lookin' at you Mega!)

Number Seven: Start being nicer to people. Especially boys. (But some people are just asking for wise ass sarcastic remarks... This one is going as well as the food one.)

Number Eight: Save more money (now where can I get some)

Number Nine: Decide what I will do with my life this year and take at least one step to execute it (professional resolution writer here I come!)

Number Ten: Spend less time watching TV and on the computer. (uh oh....gotta go....to watch TV....I mean check my facebook....I mean....dammit....)

Can't you see what I see?

Picture the Girl with the Sun in her Eyes and She's Gone