I wonder if you've kept the ones you have
Keep 'em locked up somewhere safe
'Cause it's the only place you'll see my face
~Maroon 5
^Why, yes, thank you for asking, I'm still obsessed with this song. lol u jelly bro?
>>For a while now I've kinda believed I've associated better with and am more comfortable conversing with girls rather than guys. No idea why. But the downside of this? Girl drama. Yowzers.
>>I watched Flipped (2010) and Love and Other Drugs (2010).
Flipped
So this was highly recommended by my sister, enthused as she was for it's AWWW factor. I have to say, this movie is pretty darn AWWW indeed. Basically, it's a boy-meets-girl story. Set in the late 50s/early 60s. Based on the novel of the same title. The boy and girl first meet while they're in 2nd grade, when he and his family first move into town, and the story progresses as they get older into junior high.
But what's really neat is that it takes turns between the boy and the girl's point of view, or the POVs are "flipped," as the title implies. There would be a sequence in the story, and we see and hear the narrative from the boy, then at a certain point, we go back, and get to see the girl's side of the event. Pretty neat. I'm a sucker for stories that take multiple POVs.
This movie is definitely cute. It reminds me of Little Manhattan (2005). Both of the movies' stories explore the dynamic of young, first loves. Hell, even the tag lines from each movie say that.
Flipped: You never forget your first love.
Little Manhattan: Nothing's as big as your first love.
Interesting.
Love and Other Drugs
Another movie I've been meaning to watch for the longest time now. Why? Anne Hathaway. That's why. Although honestly, I was not expecting boobs. Guess that's what I get for forgetting it had an R-rating. Go figure. Then I've also yet to watch Havoc (2005), which also stars Anne Hathaway.
...don't judge me.
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Ok! Moving right along:
The premise of this story is actually very K-drama, I thought. Playboy-ish guy meets artsy girl who happens to have a terminal illness. They fall in love anyways. Some hilarity and much drama ensues. See? Totes K-drama plot. But the difference between Hollywood and Korea is that Hollywood gives movies happy endings. If this were K-drama she'd be dead (except, ok, fine, Parkinson's doesn't kill you. I think. Don't quote me.) Gyllenhaal (FUCK why is his name so hard to spell) is a smooth-talkin', hot shit, pharmaceutical rep. Meets Hathaway, who's a artist of some type, affected with early onset Parkinson's disease (because evidently PD usually manifests around 50 years old). Despite his apparent lack of human compassion and her fears of not being cared for because of her disease, they fall in love.
The movie is set in the 90s. To be honest, if it weren't for the technology they were using and the drug names being mentioned/introduced so I can create a timeline in my head, I would've forgotten it was supposed to be set in 1994. I think it's the costumes. They just didn't seem very 90s-esque, to me.
Although I REALLY want the sunglasses Gyllenhaal uses. So BA lookin'.
Also: they never explained what Hathaway's character was going to make with all those photos. And they seemed so important, too! There were numerous shots of her arranging the photos on her table, and various camera motifs. But what was she doing to do? No one knows. Way to go, story writers.
Gyllenhaal's speech at the end to try and win her back, however: DAMN. That shit was SERIOUSLY corny. And cliche. But hey, it's a rom-com, whaddaya expect?
But I did really enjoy this movie (and not just because of Anne Hathaway). I think Gyllenhaal does a great job as Randall. There's good interaction between both actors. But I think a lot of it has to do with the Kdrama-like plot.
>>Freaking anxious about BPG audition results. My friend found out she got in, because she's friends with current dancers and they just told her (because they determine who passes and who doesn't based on voting). So jelly. I wish they'd just post the results and get it over with.
I've been trying to think and understand why I enjoy ballroom so much. The "it's another form of expression" reason is nice and all, but I feel like there's something else to it. Maybe it's a confidence sorta thing. Yeah...because after all, a good lead has to be confident in knowing what he's doing so the follow can...follow. Right. I think one example would be east coast swing. Granted, it's one of the easiest dances, but hey, I've got it, and I love it. It's fun. I can add my own attitude and really get into a good song, now. Woo.
I feel like one reason I'd be voted against joining the group is because I only have one year left here at the university. So putting in effort into training me only to have me stick around for one year and not even reach principal dancer status would be almost pointless/unhelpful to the group. But I REALLY want to learn as much as possible. And I think BPG will help me do just that. I sincerely regret not getting into ballroom much sooner. Funny thing is, my freshman year, I put my name and email down on the ballroom club listserv. And once, I did go to the location where lessons were usually held, but I was a bit early, saw that no one was there, got freaked out / spooked, and left. And ever since then, I've gotten updates on ballroom going ons, but have never attended anything ballroom related. Yeah. But finally, this past February, I saw there was a tango lesson. And I've always wanted to learn tango. So, fuck it, I thought, let's do this. The rest is history.
I think it also helps because I don't feel socially awkward at dances.
Speaking of which:
>>Socially awkward penguin is my FAVORITE. Why? Because I'm usually socially awkward, that's why.
STORY OF MY LIFE (part 2)
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