Like Crazy

Yesterday night I faced my fear of driving through Hollywood (especially the crazy downtown freeway) and went to the Arclight to have a date with myself to see Like Crazy. I've been anticipating this movie since I heard the rave reviews come from those who saw it at Sundance. It's just my kind of movie: independent, heartbreaking, filled with accents, and of course moving cameras. I loved the cinematography of the film more than I loved the plot. The camera was always focused on the main characters, other faces were rarely ever shown to not take away from the importance of what the character was saying. Motion was also a big factor in the film, cameras moved with the characters instead of on balanced cranes so steps that the cameraman was taking could be experienced by the audience. I really love when films do that it gives a certain real world feeling to it. All in all I think the film is the best, most real movie I've seen in a long time. Felicity Jones, who plays Anna, plays her character so well and brought me to tears during her emotional scenes when she was stuck in England saying what every person has felt before in their lives. Once again, it's such a real film. I emphasize that because it's been said by the director that nearly all scenes in the movie were improvised, which is what makes the film great. Next to Anna's emotional phone call the ending was probably the most heartbreaking of the film, the couple, who have loved, broken up, cheated on each other, married, and broken up again, are finally reunited back in Santa Monica trying to make their marriage work. It's awkward, they rarely speak to each other not knowing what to say because both know the other has been seeing their past lovers. Together they take a shower, the feeling between both is so uncomfortable the audience could feel it, and then they embrace and they hold it there. No one says a word and then previous scenes from their first date flash onto the screen. Then Anna walks out and the screen goes black. It's unknown what happens to the couple, does Anna leave and not come back? Or do they work it out? It's left to the imagination of the audience. For me it was a punch in the gut when that black screen came because to me it was a sign that she left.  But it's truly for the individual to decide which fate they choose. As I said before, it's a wonderful film and I hope it's gets more recognition than just a limited release, hopefully it'll get a national one soon.

12 days until YMAS

oh boy these past weeks have flown by! Let's see...I've been writing quite a bit, which has been really fun. Spent friday with my best friend watching Community, I've been wanting to see it for so long and it's SO good! Saturday, on the other hand, was very emotional. I was having a great night chatting with Karen and cleaning out my computer when I accidently deleted most of my personal photos with friends and of my different hair colors over the years; I was so sad and so heartbroken but thankfully because of photobucket and my "personal" tumblr tag I recovered most of my favorite pictures. It was mostly an emotional night for me because it was Arcade Fire's last show for the next 2 years. I feel like every weekend I'm prepping for a livestream from wherever they're at and now I have nothing to look forward to! So to celebrate the night i made cookies and lemonade and watched the show while eating both. My favorite violinists (aka Sarah and Marika from AF) played with Mumford and Sons and it was so beautiful, it was such a dream come true for me to see both of those bands coming together. As hard as it's going to be being arcade fire-less I will have the Maine, they're coming out with  new album soon so expect that obsession to take over my blog soon enough!

favorite finds:

source: dailymail

source: Jose Pulido

source: atlantic-pacific

source: OTMD

(how can you not love Shannon?)

source: sdupreebemis

I also got this little bugger today! So cute!

I got this from etsy @ madaristocrat

Rivers, Roads, and the Horrible Voices of 3 Drunk Girls

I found it again.

I'm back, My happiness is back. My smile is back. But more than anything my faith in humanity is back.

Jealous, mad, angry, sad. Just another teenage angst blog.

Oh blog, today has not been my day at all. As I write this I'm crying from so many mixed emotions that I've bottled up for so long coming out. First I got news about something that I introduced to the school that I'm not getting credit for and then witnessing something I wished I've never seen. I feel so taken advantage of and so ignored. I'm not involved in school enough, I'm not pretty enough, I'm not tall enough, I'm never enough for anything. I'm so mediocre I'm ignored everyday by everyone, I could careless about that but when the one person I care about the most makes me feel invisible it kills me. I always try to look on the bright side of things and be happy but today I'm such a wreck. I feel like I'm losing everything; my happiness, my self-confidence, my smile. I don't like feeling like this but I can't seem to stop.

blah blah blah tl;dr, anyway I was actually happy on friday when I had a blast at universal studios for horror night. It was so much fun, the mazes were great! I wish I had gotten some pictures though.

I don't have many favorite finds but here are some to lighten the mood: 

I'm excited to see them on thursday

source: pinterest

source: pinterest

source: eatdrinkchic

source: iamyourdaddy

source: obsessivethemainedisorder

Rainy Day Playlist

Down in the Valley - the Head and the Heart

Cavanaugh Park - Something Corporate

Oh My Sweet Carolina - Ryan Adams

Fireworks - You Me at Six

People & Things

Sunday I went to Pasadena for some thrifting (which everything I found was too big for me) and for a nice breakfast at Chado Tea Room. I ate a wonderful cranberry/chicken sandwich with some english breakfast tea and it was so good, EB may just surpass green tea and honey as my favorite tea.  Of course, I was stupid enough to not look at the camera while I was getting my picture taken, I suck at looking at the lens when I'm not the one taking the picture of myself.                 Last week was the season finale of Doctor Who, I'm so sad that it's over I feel like I have nothing to look forward to on saturdays now. The saddest part is that the next season comes out next autumn which means I can't obsess and geek out with my friend Julio once Mondays come since I will be out in AZ. Skype will have to be the only answer to our problem. 

Anyway about college, I'm starting to look into event planning as a major instead of creative writing. My obsession for wedding photography has now moved onto wedding decorating/planning. I don't know if I'd ever be successful in it or if I'd even be serious about it but it's definitely something I'm looking in to. 

(source: Sherri Dupree Bemis)

(I really love Max and Sherri Bemis)

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(source: charlavail)

The new Jack's Mannequin CD was streamed yesterday and came out today and I love it so much! I'm so excited to see them in November. 

You Me at Six also released a great album. I really enjoy 'Bite my Tongue' but only up until some random screaming gets incorporated into it, aside from that I really like Crash. YMAS always make great ballads. 

Random unlinked finds: 

there's nothing more than I want in life than to live in London.