When Tomorrow Comes

This is a love letter. Yesterday we went to watch Les Mis. Due to poor timing and massive demand for the 25th Anniversary Tour, we were forced to sit in the cheap seats with the commoners. Ugh, hate when that happens, don't you? Pushed to the back and way on the right, we had a tough time making out exactly what was happening onstage.I mean, of course you can see what's happening, but can you really see? Having watched some musicals from the...

Trapper Keeper

Listening to: "Hot Cheetos and Takis." This song, my goodness. I'm pushing it on everyone -- with an admittedly so-so success rate, but you need to be into it so we can be friends. "Gangnam Style" was so last month, this week it's all about H-O-T Cheetos. This is an informative article from AAWW's Open City blog about "Gangnam Style" though: "Beyond the Horse Dance: Viral Vid 'Gangnam Style' Critiques Korea's Extreme Inequality. Okay, fine, I'm not...

Fortress Around Your Heart

I have a friend who refuses to put any apps on his iPhone and I think it's crazy. "I like to keep it uncluttered." Listen, I'm a Virgo, I understand all about having to keep stuff clean and organized. But why have an iPhone that is stripped bare of anything but Phone, Mail, Messages, Camera, etc. That's like having a premium computer and not downloading any programs. "No no, I'm good with TextEdit." There are wonderful apps out there that make...

Stuff I've Been Consuming 7

BOOKS READ:I Feel Bad About My Neck, Nora EphronEdda, Conor KostickCode Name Verity, Lizzie WeinI Remember Nothing, Nora EphronHow to Be a Woman, Caitlin MoranMOVIES WATCHED:The Amazing Spider-Man, Marc WebbJarhead, Sam MendesDark Knight Rises, Christopher NolanThe Intouchables, Olivier Nakache & Eric ToledanoStep Up Revolution, Scott Speer[fiftyfifty.me | Pinterest | Google Doc]I feel like my months are falling into mini-themes. May was dystopian,...

Five by Five

A sorta weekly feature of things I co-sign: (1) Against Enthusiasm: The epidemic of niceness in online book culture. I've been thinking this myself. How much nice is too nice? I think it should be two bad things said for every one good. Oh wait, that is not the golden rule. (Also Emma Straub's response.)(2) The Best Blogs for Young Adult Books. A definitive list, finally! If I'm only following two of the top ten, does that mean I have crappy taste in YA blogs?(3) Once Upon a Time: The lure of the fairy tale. The best article I've read all year...

Step Up Revolution (2012)

A highly anticipated viewing of the new Step Up has led to this, another in my continuing series of dance movie reviews. Yes I went right away to the theater to see Step Up Revolution so you wouldn't have to. Okay I know you're gonna watch it anyway. Spoilers ahead, as per usual.Tagline: "One step can change your world."1. Plot (4)Emily is the daughter of a wealthy businessman who... Ah whatevers. Emily is a rich kid trying to get into a contemporary...