Hamilton Homecoming 2009!!!

Sorry this debrief is so late, but little D has been too preoccupied with Halloween to notice much else. However, a pre-Halloween event that should definitely not be overlooked was the Homecoming dance attended by me and my BFFF Serena! All dressed up with somewhere to go, we ruled the school as we danced all night, from 8 to midnight, a display that would have made Di and Do weep with pride. It was all a blast, from the hair-and-makeup prep show to the dance to the post boogie-down In-N-Out run (fun fact: most In-N-Outs are open until midnight or later). Would have having a date made the night more fun? Of course not! It was just a girls night out with great results. So thanks to Serena for coming along! I hope this will not be out last!

Ricahrd Simmons Adventure- Part 2

Ok, so maybe the second installment of what seems to be an ongoing series was not as successful as the first time around. Richard was much more hands-on (which is not something to be appreciated when sweating that much)and about 1/2 the class was taught by the other teachers. It's one thing to be working out with a slightly frail 60-70 something year old man. It's quite another to have his much-fitter-than-thou trainers up there. Still, it was all in good fun and Richard played tons of records while threatening to lock us in and play Anne Frank. Besides, after the painful procedures of sit-ups and choriographed aerobics, there was a delicious Pavillions lunch and a trip to TX in store for Do. So how was the return to Richard Simmonsville? Not bad, although now we have better expectations of what a regular class is like.

The Richard Simmons Adventure!!!!

Thanks must be paid to the twins' super-diva BFF Victoria for coming up with such a fabulous birthday idea!!! True, it was not the twins' birthday, nor mine, but we felt like it was as we spent one amazing hour (or so) doing aerobics with the incredible Richard Simmons! The party arrived to the studio that morning in (of course) our best 80s wear and Richard was just thrilled to bits! He took special notice of Di and Do (dressed exacly alike), so they may have been Richard's favorites, to the jealousy of everyone else. As a special treat, Richard played all 80s music during our workout and there were even beauty queen tears in our eyes when Bruce's "Dancing in the Dark" came on. Plus, at the end of the class, even though all of Victoria's guests (and there were at least 40) were sweaty hot messes, Richard took a bunch of pictures with us, both in a group and individual. These picture are just so FAB that of course we had to post all three along with the review, and Richard even gave twin elite follower Roger a run for his money! But we must thank Victoria for inviting all three of us to her super amazing birthday party!!!! We hope she had a great one because we know we did!

John Hughes, RIP August 6, 2009

Devastating news to the Twinflix team as John Hughes is most likely the first Director to make the Hall of Fame (will vote on this soon). Certainly there is much supporting evidence for his candidacy--mainly a tri-fecta of favorites that includes: Pretty in Pink, The Breakfast Club, and Some Kind of Wonderful (producer & writer credit--not director). Twinflix trivia: John Hughes plays Brian's father in the car scene from "The Breakfast Club" (totally Brill!).

We will miss you!

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!