Top 10: Leading Men

1. Jack Dawson, Titanic
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   hot. resourceful. level-headed. romantic. witty. artistic. hot.
   
   
2. Edward, Edward Scissorhands
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

   
   
   just like michael jackson is the only guy who will ever be able to pull off black ankle pants, white socks and black shoes, johnny depp is probably the only guy who can pull off more makeup than the average female celebrity and still be hot.
   (actually, he was rather frightening in this movie, but endearing too. endearing > frightening.)
   
   
   
3. Lt. Raine, Inglourious Basterds
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   the first movie that made me appreciate brad pitt as an actor.
   
   
4. Christian, Moulin Rouge
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   when he opens his mouth to sing, it's over. i'm like ice cream on a socal summer afternoon.
   
   
5. Bruce Wayne, The Dark Knight
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   ok. i admit. it's partially the car. but christian bale drives it. even better...
   
   
6. Duckie, Pretty in Pink
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   andie was supposed to end up with him. really.
   
   
7. Rick, Casablanca
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   I'm a mobster and pimp.
   Boy, Mariah Carey and Cam'ron
   
   
8. Graham Simpkins, The Holiday
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   he's responsible. ... more or less.
   
   
9. Dimitri, Anastasia
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   if i could date a cartoon character, it'd be dimitri.
   
   
10. Edward Cullen, Twilight
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    i can explain. who wouldn't want a supernatural beau? plus he plays the piano.
    (this has nothing to do with robert pattinson. ... aside from the fact he plays the piano.)
    

Heartbreak Mistakes

I will NOT holler back!

Part 2

Never, EVER put a guy's words over his actions.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

so i just finished Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows last night. i kno, i kno, i'm about 2 years behind or something. it's been a while since i've read for pleasure. and i never really got into the the harry potter books (but i'll watch the movies). i decided to read it coz i'm like, "you're making the last book into TWO movies? really?...REALLY?...um, no." so i decided to read the blasted book instead of waiting 2 years, or however long it's going to take for them to release the last 2 movies.

i was pleasantly surprised by j.k. rowling. i like the book. a lot. i don't think i would've liked the first 5 books in the series though. (i admit, i read the 6th book too. for context.) based on the movies (and the sizes of the books), the first few books in the series didn't have as much depth. but the last one i finished in 3 days. and i think what i loved about it was snape. he was probably the most interesting character in the series.





















(spoiler alert)

now for those of you who actually READ my blog, awhile ago i posted something about how alan rickman plays a suitor in Sense and Sensibility. i thought it was funny coz he has that same slow drawl in that movie as in Harry Potter, and he was supposed to be romantic (in both movies actually)...or trying to be. he won the girl at the end of Sense and Sensibility via erosion, but i think being a martyr for love is more romantic. ... in a romeo and juliet, morbid sort of way. ... not that i would wish it on anyone. ... and it's not like i would swoon with delight if a guy died unnecessarily. ... ok, end blog.

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You mean you followed me around for 7 years like a puppy and then wore me down with your subtle charms. That's not called seduction. It's called...erosion.

Andie, Reaper

At Last

i've been getting Glamour for some reason, and i'm not sure if it's a gift and the giver forgot to inform me or if i accidentally ordered it. i don't think i'd actually spend money on this magazine, as profound and edifying as it is. but at the very least, it's blog-worthy.

the november issue has a list of "The 8 Most Romantic Songs of All Time". i can't say i agree with it, but here it is.

1. at last. etta james. most popular wedding first-dance song.
   
2. i will always love you.
3. isn't it romantic? ah, Sabrina, my favorite. it IS romantic.
4. the first time ever i saw your face.
5. wonderful tonight. eric clapton. i think this was a hs dance song...
6. nessum dorma. whaaaa...?
7. when a man loves a woman.
8. in your eyes.

so now i kno, if i ever get married -- which is not likely -- i will NOT have at last as my first-dance song. i want it to be...less conventional. i think alan had a good one -- the Spirited Away theme. perhaps i'll follow suit with the Howl's Moving Castle theme. it's kind of melancholy, but beautiful nonetheless. and it's a waltz, meaning it'd be easy to dance to. :)

Music and Makeup

a friend of mine recently noted that all my entries of late have been song samples. (i figured listening to a song would be less painful than reading one of my entries.) apparently some ppl actually want to kno what's going on in my life. ... go figure. so while music is actually a big part of my daily life, i'll veer from it for now. this entry is dedicated to josh, who i'm sure will love my "life topic" of choice.

makeup.

now that i'm in a work setting, i feel compelled to look a little more presentable on a day-to-day basis. so in the morning i'll take some time to put on my face, so to speak. and depending on how much i decide to sleep in, my face may or may not make it to work. regardless, on those days i DO have time to make up my face, i also have to take it off at the end of the day. and perhaps my least favorite part is removing eye makeup. in order to get eyeliner off, i always feel like i need to sacrifice a few eyelashes in the process. NO GOOD. i mean, it's a vicious cycle, no? the fewer eyelashes you have, the more you feel like you need mascara/eye liner, the more eye makeup you use and thus, the more eye makeup you have to remove. i dono. maybe i'm doing it wrong. anyone have an eye makeup remover/method they can suggest?

The Climb

i finally heard that miley cirus?...no, miley cyrus song over the summer and i thought it was hanson at first, but accidents happen. and i think the only way i'd like it is, well, like this:



the lead sounds like a lower version of shawn stockman.

awesome.

Swoon

SOTD


*whimper.

would it be too much to ask God for someone who sings like michael?

Maybe

SOTD


lyrics.

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p.s.

Godmother: you were so annoying when you were little!

on a completely separate note: if you haven't noticed, my godparents are visiting. i actually have 2 sets of them. you kno, just in case my parents' incompetency is greater than they anticipated. (kidding. my parents are great.) anyway, they both are here, and something i've noticed -- and appreciate very much -- about my illinois godfather is that he will almost always open the car door for me and my godmother (or any lady for that matter). not only does he open it, but he'll wait until we're settled in and close it for us too. that's impressive. i'm not sure what it is, but maybe it's just an art that (some men in) the midwest and east coast have not lost. the west? well, we're obviously awesomer. but i can't recall any gentleman on this side of the mississippi with that habit.

Quotable: Tough Love

Amy: i yell because i care.
Godfather: i hit because i love.

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while in a candy store:

Godfather: i'm in heaven.

too bad he's diabetic.

we also saw a "pooping penguin". it pooped chocolate pellets. or something like that...