Apparently, a lot of people have been finding my blog lately by typing “Legolas” into the Google Image search engine. The picture I used for this one post is the first image result to pop up! Weird. If you’re reading this blog and feel upset that it’s not a fansite, may I offer you this consolation: the author of this blog is an Orlando Bloom lookalike. With that comforting knowledge, feel free to wander the archives and comment if you like. Doesn’t matter how you got here…the more the merrier!
Legolas Was Here August 3, 2009
I Know He’s Not Santa Claus, But… February 23, 2009
Dear God,
I would like one of these, please. As I’m sure you know, my birthday is on July 3rd.
Thank you,
Amen.
Bitten January 17, 2009
We had a day off today and I went to the cinema here in Berlin with Anne-Mai. (Fun fact: They sell wine and beer at the concession stand!) I really wanted to see Valkyrie, cause how cool would that be to see in Berlin? I could almost justify spending money on it, then, because it’s more of a cultural experience and not just a movie. Right?
But Valkyrie hasn’t been released yet here in Germany, so we saw Twilight instead.
I am so embarrassed about how much I liked that movie. I mean, I really liked it! Despite the reservations I had while watching it, the biggest of which was why the heck would this girl be attracted to a vampire lifestyle? You can never eat or sleep again. Those are two of the greatest pleasures in life! Also, when she’s all cuddled up to Edward? I mean, wouldn’t that suck, considering it would be like snuggling with an ice sculpture? I’m just saying.
Okay, but seriously, I’m not so embarrassed that I liked the movie. But I AM embarrassed at how swoony I felt over Robert Pattinson’s character, Edward! I feel like they made him in a factory by pushing the button “Teen Dream Heart Throb.” If I was 14 I would totally be covering my walls with collages made from Tiger Beat magazine right now.
But come on, can you blame me? With his sculpted features, creamy skin, and wild, modern-day-James-Dean hair…sigh. In my defense, I did also love him as Cedric Diggory in Harry Potter. Take a look at him and try NOT to swoon:
Iron Man? Yes, Please! May 19, 2008
So, I saw Iron Man last Friday night. When I first heard it came out, I knew nothing about it. Like, I hadn’t even seen a trailer. Then after it came out everyone was raving about it, and then I heard that Robert Downey, Jr. plays Iron Man. And then I wanted to see it.
I have loved Robert Downey Jr. since I was a kid and watched him in sentimental movies like Hearts and Souls and Only You. Then, in high school, I went through a serious Ally McBeal obsession. They were running that show on FX like 800 times a day (fun fact: that same year they filmed an episode for the last season at the ice rink I worked at, and I got to meet Ally McBeal/Calista Flockhart!). Anyway, RDJ played Ally’s love interest during parts of season 4 and season 5, and I just loved him (despite the fact that his character’s name was Larry). His incredible wit, his rough-around-the-edges good looks, and his confident, don’t give a damn attitude are irresistable. In Hollywood, where tanned, blond-streaked (and yes, beautiful) Jude Law and Brad Pitt-types rule the world and the screen; RDJ is a welcome contrast.
We all know he’s been through some rough patches and taken a few wrong turns, but he’s got a couple of projects lined up for us to look forward to and I’m glad he’s back.
Endorsements March 23, 2008
I freaking love this guy. His song, “Love Today” was pretty much the theme song of our DTS…at least mine and Becca’s. I don’t love every song of his, but songs like “Happy Endings” and “Relax, Take it Easy” are also good. On my way from Taipei to Sydney, I watched “MIKA: Live in Paris” on the plane, and during the “Big Girl (You are Beautiful)” number, two overweight girls in straight up fishnets, corsets, and cowboy hats came out and danced all up on him. Awesome. He’s impossibly skinny, but don’t hold it against him. For a good time, give MIKA a listen. (more…)
Gossip Girl October 10, 2007
Why, oh why, am I so powerless in the clutches of the CW? I knew I shouldn’t watch the pilot of Gossip Girl, but I Tivoed it anyway. And despite my disgust with the way the show portrays sixteen-year-olds partying, talking, and drinking like 35-year olds (what kind of bar serves a martini to a high schooler?), I still find myself drawn in to the drama, the ridiculously good-looking cast, and the top 40 soundtrack. I’m so freaking predictable. But I have to admit, what first drew me to the show was its star, Blake Lively, who plays Serena. She played Bridget in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, and she’s awesome. I totally want to look like her. Or her SoTP co-star and CW vet (Gilmore Girls, what), Alexis Bledel. I was not disappointed in her performance in the pilot. An unforeseen plus was Penn Badgley’s adorable “good guy” character, Dan; the intelligent, confident-yet-self-deprecating type who doesn’t even realize he’s good looking.
All that to say, after being seduced by images of a glamorous, Manhattan socialite lifestyle; I’m about to embark on a minimalist, Australian missionary adventure. And I wouldn’t have it any other way.
Don’t watch Gossip Girl. It’s addicting.
Andy Samberg, I Love You October 4, 2007
Guys, the season premier of Saturday Night Live last week almost restored my faith in the show! Andy Samberg’s digital short, a romantic rap about Mahmoud Ahmadinejad…freaking hilarious. (more…)
Guilty Pleasures August 15, 2007
I’m pretty embarrassed to admit that I like this show, but I totally do. It’s even more embarrassing that it’s made for the ABC Family channel. But it’s so lighthearted and fun, and has just the right combination of ingredients like bad acting, silly plotlines, hit-and-miss wardrobes, good-looking cast members, and the occasional cleverly-written line to have me adding ”Greek” to my list of addictions, right up there with Golden Spoon frozen yogurt and Vallarta tortilla chips. My favorite character on the show has to be Cappie, president of the Kappa Tau fraternity. He’s a total slacker, and not off-the-charts cute, but totally charming. I’m telling you boys, charm will give you two points on the ten-point scale. Little known fact: Casey, the show’s main character, is Frasier star Kelsey Grammer’s daughter. Watch the show and let me know what you think! (more…)
Stop, John Mayer. Just Stop. August 9, 2007
A trail of ruby red and diamond white
Hits her like a sunrise…
–John Mayer, “Neon”
Sometimes I think about this line while I sit in bumper to bumper traffic, especially at midnight on the 405, when they close all but one lane for construction. It really is a beautiful line in a beautiful song. You know what isn’t beautiful? TRAFFIC. I am sick to death of L.A. traffic. I’m sorry, I know I should just buck up, I know I should be thankful that I have an hour every morning to listen to podcasts by Erwin McManus, God bless his brilliant soul; and an hour every afternoon to catch up on phone calls: “Hey it’s Joy! Remember, we met at camp three years ago? I’m just sitting in traffic and wanted to talk to someone…” But you know what? Traffic still makes me a grumpy whiner. Sorry. So John Mayer, you’re wonderful and dreamy and talented and blah-di-blah; you can glamorize breakups, broken father-daughter relationships, and Newton’s laws, but I ain’t buying traffic like a sunrise.
