Review- 500 Days of Summer

The beginning of this cute little film says it all- "this is a boy-meets-girl story, but it is not a love story". And indeed it isn't a love story, but it is ridiculously cute and quirky regardless. A total Daphne favorite Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays Tom, a dreamer and a hopeless romantic who falls in love almost instantly with Summer, a perky little drifter who lives life solely how she wants to. As Tom and Summer grow closer and closer, he starts falling more and more as she slowly dips in and out of love with him, finally cutting him out of her romantic life completely. However, Tom is not ready to give up, ignoring advice from his two best friends and his wise-beyond-her-years little sister. This movie, told out of order throughout every part of their entire relationship, is about love and fate. Zooey Dechanel plays the same role yet again, the quirky girl with dreams in her eyes, while Levitt plays the most sympathetic character, and I myself found it too easy not to like Summer, even though Tom was head-over-heels for her. Still, this is definitely worth a look and has some very funny and sweet scenes thrown in at just the right moments. I was definitely glad I saw it.

Review- The Proposal

My apologies to Di and Do for jumping the gun and seeing this T-flick before we all had the chance to get together!!!! However, this movie choice was not up to me, since I was with my bfff Serena and her comrades in arms at the time. No matter, this piece of twin cinema still deserves a blog review. It stars Hollywood Hunk (and hubby to Scarlett Johansson) Ryan Reynolds as the ever-present and totally over-worked assistant to Sandra Bullock's pushy and headstrong editor-in chief Margret. When Margret faces deportation back to Toronto, she bribes Reynold's character Andrew to marry her just until her Visa is cleared. However, in order to get the Immigration Office investigator off their backs, Andrew and Margret fly up to Alaska, where they announce their engagement to his loving (if erratic) family and attempt to learn more about each other to pass a government test of authenticity (a sub-plot, something not important in the story). This film is just like all others of its kind- the plot is predictable, not all the jokes are laughable, and it touches that warm place in your heart in the same way as a cute kitten or a thoughtful card. But Sandra Bullock has been a twin favorite since Miss Congeniality and Ryan Reynolds is definitely to be considered a new twin favorite (especially after a very comical and extremely attractive shower mix-up scene). It is worth a run to Di's beloved Blockbuster for a twin-night-in, but is it worth $13.50 at a local theater? Not really

Viva la Espana!

Little D has yet again broadened her horizons by becoming even more of an international traveler! This summer was marked for me by a two week venture to SPAIN at the beginning of the month. It was the first time I was over boarders minus the 'rents (although I think it worried my mother a whole lot more than it worried me) but I still had a blast as me and 13 of my fellow students joined other USA kids on a grand tour of Spain's marvelous Eastern regions. From Madrid to Seville, from Granada to San Sebastian, from Bilbao to Burgos, the whole journey was just a non stop adventure! There were even day trips taken to other countries (and continents!) as me and my peers journeyed to France and Morocco. The entire trip was too fabulous and too beautiful for words, but that it why I have over 400 pictures to describe what I simply can not. If ever I had the chance, I would definitely return, to spend time on the Mediterranean beaches of Costa del Sol and the ever-hustling cities of Barcelona and Pamploma. I couldn't have had a more fabulous vacation- Spain is certainly an experience everyone should have the chance to have!

FAB vacay weekend!!!!

Who doesn't love extended family? These last four days have been made especially fun by the visit of our Phoenix family, Rose and Amy. Amy, the original niece before yours truly came along, was recruited to look after me while her mother, my parents, Di, and Do threw their hips out at an especially rockin' Eric Clapton concert. Even so, the trip began Saturday, as we all met up in Santa Monica for a very delicious Mexican dinner (after both our original plans fell to error- oops). Sunday followed up with a trip to a spectacular succulent gardening shop (Di, my father, and I opted out) followed by a yummy BBQ at Do's. Monday consisted of a tour of the stars home, which made it very clear that little D can not read a map for squat =(. Tuesday included a trip to the lovely Getty museum, followed by a night of partying (the siblings) and a girls nite in (the nieces). Overall, everyone had a blast, and we all wish 'Mary and Mis Me-Mo would drop in more often. It was so fun!!!!

Just a quick update...

With not long to go before my grand trip to Spain (!!!!!!), I thought I'd put in a little final request of the twins: a new blog report. There is new, in-the-flesh twin bait to report on! I was lucky enough to stumble upon this 26-yr-old gem when I took soccer my first semester of my new high school. He later went on to coach the award winning swim team, something that launched him in to consideration. But when it was discovered that he shared some twin music tenancies (and the fact that he's kind of a babe), he was instantly voted in. I'm lucky I won't have him anymore, otherwise the twins would be showing up at every open house and conference night scheduled (and even a few unscheduled...). Hopefully, Mr. B does't catch on to his new admirers- his girlfriend might get jealous!