Song of the Day

For my utterly and irreconcilably melancholy mood

Song of the Day

Pretty sure I've never posted this one before. . . . . .

Let's talk Hollywood

I'm gonna start by sincerely thanking Hollywood for screwing me (and many other girls) over in the body image department, I now have no idea what the words "normal" and "healthy" mean for me and my body.  I now have practically no self-esteem and am constantly trying to achieve a crazy ideal that I refuse to believe is unachievable for my body.  So thanks for that. . . . . .although if you look at it in a different light, you could say Hollywood is a good motivator for me to get in better shape, but I digress.

Anywho, civilians such as myself are not the only ones who feel the pressure to be thin from Hollywood, celebs are under a huge amount of pressure to maintain their tiny physiques thanks to the constant scrutiny they endure. I read an article about Jennifer Lawrence on People Magazine's website today in which the Oscar Nominated actress stated:

"I'm never going to starve myself for a part ... I don't want little girls to be like, 'Oh, I want to look like Katniss, so I'm going to skip dinner.' That's something I was really conscious of during training, when you're trying to get your body to look exactly right. I was trying to get my body to look fit and strong – not thin and underfed," the actress, 22, tells December's Elle

I would like to say "thank you Jennifer Lawrence, for being a positive role model for the young ladies of the world."  And now I would like to apologize for sounding like a creepy old fart, I'm not, my cleverness has just run out for the day. . . . .maybe it'll return sometime tomorrow (I hope).  So ladies of the world, the next time you think you need to lose a few pounds and think skipping breakfast is the way to go, remember that Jennifer Lawrence is gorgeous (and Oscar-nominated) without skipping any meals and you can be too (all this is coming off like a cheesy motivator thing so I'm gonna quit even though I'm already behind).

 I feel like I've been harping on this subject way too much lately, sorry guys, I'll try to write something cheery or witty next time.

Oh, here's something funny. . . . . .

Little Feller's Song of the Day....

. . . . .signed Psyioux Houghx

The Next Hangover

A) Skylar Astin is in this movie
B) It looks hilarious
So I will be C-ing it ha ha. . . . . . . . .yeah not really all that clever

Song of the Day

Because it's how I'm feeling today:

Song that's stuck in my head this morning

Catchiest. tune. ever.

Song of the Day

I listened to Taylor Swift's new album this weekend and I'm surprised to say I actually enjoyed it.  This song is stuck in my head, enjoy (it's the dude from Snow Patrol if that redeems it for ya):

Wanna go see a movie?

It's now 2 days after Thanksgiving.  The shopping is dying down a little, we're all hungover from the food, and we all need to get out of the house for a while.  Well, if you're looking to see a movie, here are my reviews of the (many) movies I've been to see lately (I have a little movie-going addiction).

1. Pitch Perfect - we all know that I love this movie, but of all the movies I've been to see lately, it is still my favorite.  It is a wonderful comedy that doesn't take itself too seriously.  It is a movie about music, not a musical for all you musical haters out there.  Quick summary - it's about the experience of a rebellious college freshman/aspiring DJ (not deaf Jew) in the world of collegiate, competitive, a capella.  There's mermaid dancing, horizontal & vertical running, an epic fistfight/brawl, someone gets shot, and of course lot's of fantastic music. 
2. Argo - spies, hostages, fake movies, danger/imminent death, and a little bit of love - what's not to like?  The thrilling tale of how the CIA 5 snuck 5 American Embassy employees out of hostile Iran in the 80's.  The best part of this movie?  It's a true story and it never should have worked - simply amazing.
3. House at the End of the Street - a nice thriller with a decent plot twist to keep you guessing.  The best thing about this movie (for me), it'll keep you on the edge of your seat and you'll still be able to sleep at night.  I really enjoyed this movie, it's a thriller, not a horror, and it's possibly playing in a cheap theater near you. 
4. The Perks of Being a Wallflower - a very well-done movie about the difficulties of high school misfits in the 90's.  It's very insightful and makes you look at your own life and views of the world.  Very good in terms of entertainment and filmography.
5. Taken 2 - it starts a little slowly, but once you get into the action it's a non-stop thrillride. . . . . . . . .up till the embassy scene, then you know Liam Neeson's got it covered and you no longer care.  I, personally, enjoyed the action of the first one more (because there was more of it), and the cleverness of certain characters in the second one.  It's ok, go see it in the cheap theater.
6. Breaking Dawn Part 2 - pretty good movie, definitely the best of all the Twilight Saga.  If you like Twilight, you'll like this movie.  If you're a guy and your girlfriend is going to drag you to it, take heart there's some pretty awesome action at the end.  I definitely enjoyed the major plot-twist too, it through the whole audience through a loop.
7. Skyfall - I don't particularly like Daniel Craig as Bond, but of all his Bond movies, this one was definitely his best (brought back some class).  However, it was missing the romance element and could have used a smidge more action.  All in all, a good movie (excellent filmography).

I could have sworn there was another one that I saw recently. . . . .oh well, if I can't remember it, it probably wasn't that good.  

One movie I can't wait to see is:
Silver Linings Playbook - the book was phenomenal so I'm super excited about the movie (and really annoyed that the theater at home doesn't have it yet).  Great actors and an awesome plot with a little bit of everything for everyone.  If you can't see it, at least read the book.

'Night All!! Hope everyone had a fantastic Thanksgiving, back to school Monday for 2 weeks of hell, then the semester is OVER!!!!!!  :p

Song of this, the first day of THANKSGIVING

This is a WONDERFUL song, add it to my list of encouraging music!

What to Watch While You're Working Out

I don't know about all the rest of the world, but when I work out on a machine or do strength/body-weight training, I like to watch something distracting and motivating so I work harder and longer without realizing it.  Motivation comes in a few types: skinny/gorgeous people , if-I-were-them-I'd-be-running-like-hell, they're-working-out-too, and brain-melt.  Here are some examples:

Skinny/Gorgeous People (I could totally look like them if I work out long enough):

• The Vampire Diaries
• What the Expect When You're Expecting
• Monte Carlo
• Push
• Any Step-up Movie/dance movies in general
• Revenge
• Friends With Benefits

 If-I-were-them-I'd-be-running-like-hell (so let's put in a little more effort):

• The Hunger Games
• Jurassic Park
• Red Eye
• Run Lola Run
• Zombieland
• Lost 
• Alias
• Eagle Eye
• Transformers
• The Next Three Days

They're-working-out-too (and they are heavier than I am or they're absolutely fit):

• Biggest Loser
• Fat Chef
• Major Gymnastics Competitions (they're all on YouTube)

 Brain Melt:

• Keeping Up With The Kardashians
• Dance Moms
• 21 Jump Street
• The Great Food Truck Race
• Glee
• That 70's Show

I have now given you stuff to watch while you're working out, music to motivate your workout, and an actual workout, you can also click here for more workout ideas.  You have no excuse (unless you are sick and need to rest), so get off your computer and go physically exert yourself! If I can do it, you can do it, I believe in you (motivational moment done).

Ok, not quite done, doing anything is better than doing nothing at all, so even if all you do today is go on a walk around the block, at least you went on a walk around the block.  Be proud of that achievement and just do your best.  Your best is all you can ask for.

Now I'm really done.  Happy Thanksgiving Break all!! 
 

Not that anyone cares...

. . . .but I'm in the blogging mood (because I probably won't get to do it over break) so I feel the need to blog whatever thought that pops into my head.  Right now I really need to work out so I thought, hey, workout post.  So here ya are world, my little routine that I try to do every night (it's a pyramid, what!?!?!):



Round 1 (can't think of the word I'm trying to think of):
50 crunches
10 reverse crunches
25 chest flies (don't know if that's how you spell it)
x4 sets

Round 2:
15 inner thigh windshield wiper leg things (stand on one leg, slowly move other leg from all the way out to the side to across your midline, squeezing your inner thigh muscles - adductors - as you go)
15 reverse leg lifts
15 weighted plie squats
x3 sets

Round 3:
50 forward lunges
50 side lunges
50 curtsy lunges
x2 sets

Round 4 (optional):
Hold 1 minute plank between each round
Do as many push-ups as you can (I can do 25, pitiful, I know)
50 backward lunges
3 sets of 3 squats (held for 20 seconds each)

I also try to do at least an hour of cardio at least 5 days a week (I'm aiming for 7 people, I needs ta get my skinny on).  Do these rounds. . . .INTERVALS!!! that's the word I was looking for. . . . .no, not quite, I don't know, whatever, do them without resting, should take you 30-45 minutes, maybe, I don't know, I don't time myself.

Going to workout now!


 

Song of the Day

I know, I've already shared this song but a) it was probably over a year ago, b) this is a GREAT song, c) this song fits my theme for the day, d) this is my blog and I can repost if I want to, ENJOY!

Blessings (because I prolly won't have internet access on Thanksgiving)

We all have moments when life really sucks: illness, relationship troubles, body issues, family issues, financial issues (although apparently people are willing to pay big bucks for midwestern girls - such as myself - to carry their children, I will be looking into this), job issues, what have you.  In spite of all of these things, there is always something to be thankful for, some blessing we have been given.  Your thanks can be something as simple as "Dear God, thank you for creating Chris Evans, nice job on that one, cheers!"  But really it should at least be along the lines of "Dear God, thank you for Your Son, without Him I would be going to hell, but because He sacrificed His perfect, blameless life for me, I get to come chill with You in Heaven, cheers!"

So (there I go with the so again, goodNESS), without further Hallmark card sounding remarks, here is a very abbreviated list of some things I am thankful for:

1. Jesus on the cross - my faith - the gift of eternal life
2. My wonderful relationship with my amazing family
3. My fantastic friends (who are like family)
4. My working, healthy body 
5. My brains, cleverness, and wit (and humility)
6. My horse, the gift of having horses in my life
7. My college education and those who have made it possible
8. The chance to study abroad
9. Technology (and my access to it. . . . . .this includes running water)
10. The nice life I am able to live
11. All my happy memories
12. My abilities (not the superhero kind, unfortunately)
13. The luxury of being able to choose a career path
14. My job - all the opportunities that have been presented to me
15. The hope of and potential for a wonderful future

In making this list I have realized how much stuff I actually have.  I live a very blessed life and I need to spread my blessings with others.  I am going to find time to volunteer this holiday season, and give some of my time and stuff to those who need it.

So I have officially Hallmark Carded it up, and am now done.  I just looked up surrogacy as a potential career and I am not eligible because I have never had a child before, I'm a little bummed, that could have paid for college and study abroad, oh well, back to being thankful for my many blessings.  I encourage you to do the same.  Whenever something is getting you down, physically write a list of all the blessings in your life, it opens your eyes a little.

Some things Jimmy Fallon is thankful for:

Music for Your Mood

So we've covered movies (so I start lot's of sentences with the word so), let's talk about music.  Sometimes you get into a particular mood and you need to validate your feelings with music (or sometimes you just want music to fuel your rage-fire).  I get this way quite often, I actually have a playlist on my computer titled "Anger Management."  Clever idea in the beginning, a list of songs meant to fuel my fire/calm me down (it was a 50/50 deal) when I was in a bad mood; unfortunately, over time, my "Anger Management" list became diluted into "Music Sarah Listens To All the Time/New Music Sarah Wants to Start Listening To All the Time" list.

So for your listening delight (and to feed my list-making addiction) here is a list of Music for Your Mood:

Music for Your Anger Management Needs (particularly for your post-break-up needs):

1. Most anything written by Adele, especially: Someone Like You, Take It All, Someone Like You
2. Anthem Part 2 [Explicit - not for little ears] by blink-182
3. She Wolf  and Titanium- David Guetta ft. Sia
4. The Last Time - the Daylights
5. Don't Owe You a Thing - Gary Clark Jr.
6. Honestly and Whatever - Hot Chelle Rae
7. Bulletproof - La Roux
8. So What - P!nk
9. Gonna Get Over You, Love Song, and Sweet As Whole [Explicit] - Sara Bareilles
10. Dark Horses - Switchfoot

Music for Your "Clarkson Knows" Post Break-up Mood (all by one Miss Kelly Clarkson):

1. Already Gone
2. Walk Away
3. Behind These Hazel Eyes
4. Don't Let Me Stop You
5. How I Feel
6. Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)
7. I Forgive You 
8. Since U Been Gone
9. Mr. Know-It-All
10. The War is Over

Music for When You're Feeling Down and Want to Cry:

1. Cough Syrup - Young the Giant
2. Fix You - Coldplay
3. Ocean Wide -   The Afters
4. Skinny Love - Birdy
5. Poison and Wine - The Civil Wars
6. 100 Years - Five for Fighting
7. Down - Jason Walker
8. Can't Go Back - Rosi Golan
9. Holding on and Letting Go - Ross Copperman
10. Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol
11. Bluebird - Sara Bareilles

Music for when you want to dance out your feelings (like in Grey's Anatomy):

1. Shake it Out - Florence and the Machine
2. Lonely Boy - The Black Keys
3. We Are the Tide - Blind Pilot
4. Dog Days are Over - Florence and the Machine
5. On Top of the World - Imagine Dragons
6. Mountain and the See - Ingrid Michaelson
7. Such a Colorful World - Max & Simon
8. Strip Me - Natasha Bedingfield
9. What You Know - Two Door Cinema Club
10. Change of Seasons - Sweet Thing
11. Some Nights - Fun.

Music for when you're feeling sappy and want to listen to songs about love:

1. Arms - Christina Perri
2. Without You - David Guetta ft. Usher
3. Speakers - Days Difference
4. Never Let Me Go - Florence and the Machine
5. All at Once - The Fray
6. Anything by Gavin Degraw (i.e. Not Over You)
7. Stay - Hurts
8. The Longest Night - Howie Day
9. I Won't Give Up - Jason Mraz
10. A Drop in the Ocean - Ron Pope
11. Drive By - Train

Music that you're a little embarrassed you like, but it always puts a smile on your face:

1. Get Some - Lykke Li
2. Want U Back - Cher Loyd
3. Swagger Jagger - Cher Loyd
4. Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepson
5. Run the World (Girls) - Beyonce
6. Dance Again - J. Lo
7. I Do Not Hook Up - Kelly Clarkson
8. Sexy and I Know It - LMFAO
9. Where Them Girls At - David Guetta ft. Nicki Minaj and Flo Rida
10. Dragostea Din Tei - O-zone

Music (bands to try) for when you're in an adventurous mood:

1. The Civil Wars
2. Band of Horses
3. Imagine Dragons (Radioactive)
4. The Notwist (Consequence)
5. Alex Clare 
6. Lucy Schwartz
7. The Lumineers
8. Sounds Under Radio
9. We Were Promised Jetpacks
10. Mikky Ekko (Who Are You Really?)

Celebratory Music (that you jump around to after you finish a really long paper or receive good news):

1. Feel So Close - Calvin Harris
2. Good Feeling - Flo Rida
3. Tonight Tonight - Hot Chelle Rae
4. Party Rock Anthem - LMFAO
5. Raise Your Glass - P!nk
6. Hava Naguila - DJ Jacob
7. Glad You Came - The Wanted
8. Chasing the Sun - The Wanted
9. Drink to That - Rihanna
10. Don't Stop Believin' - Journey
11. Hello - Martin Solveig ft. Dragonette
12. Hit the Lights - Selena Gomez & the Scene

 The "Period Mix" from No Strings Attached:

1. Even Flow – Pearl Jam
2. Red Red Wine – Bob Marley
3. Sunday Bloody Sunday – U2
4. I've Got the World on a String – Frank Sinatra
5. Keep Bleeding Love – Leona Lewis
6. Tide is High – Blondie
7. Muddy Water – Johnny Rivers
8. Here Comes the Flood – Peter Gabriel
9. Red Rain – Peter Gabriel
10. Waterfalls – TLC
11. Red Red Rose – The Weepies
12. Red Tide- Neko Case
13. Why does it always Rain on Me? – travis
14. I Love You Period – Dan Baird
15. Just a Girl – No doubt
16. Here Comes the Rain Again – eurythmics
17. Everybody Hurts – REM
18. Stormy Pinkness – They might be giants
19. Time to Flow – D-Nice
20. Blood is Thicker than Water – Wyclef Jean

Barney's "Get Psyched Mix" for when you need to get psyched:

1. I Wanna Rock - Twisted Sister
2. You Give Love a Bad Name - Bon Jovi
3. Lick It Up - Kiss
4. Paradise City - Guns N' Roses
5. Dancing with Myself - Billy Idol
6. Rock You Like a Hurricane - The Scorpions
7. Panama - Van Halen
8. Talk Dirty to Me - Poison
9. Thunderstruck - AC/DC
10. Dr. Feelgood - Mötley Crüe
11. Round and Round - Ratt

Music that Motivates You/Makes You Feel Better:

1. Everything's Not Lost - Coldplay
2. The Fighter - Gym Class Heroes ft. Ryan Tedder
3. Desert Song - Hillsong Live
4. It's Time - Imagine Dragons
5. Be OK - Ingrid Michaelson
6. Home - Phillip Phillips
7. Dream - Priscilla Ahn
8. Let The Rain - Sara Bareilles
9. Redemption - The Strange Familiar
10. Still Here - Superchick
11. One More - Superchick
12. Don't You Worry Child - Swedish House Mafia
13. My Body - Young the Giant
14. The Sun Will Rise - Kelly Clarkson

 Music (soundtracks) that has (have) no lyrics for when you're writing a really long paper:

1. Any of the Pirates of the Caribbean Soundtracks (my personal favorite is the third one)
2. Snow White and the Huntsman
3. We Bought a Zoo
4. Doctor Who
5. Gladiator
   

Music that Sarah still hasn't gotten tired of (and probably never will):

1. The Pitch Perfect Soundtrack
2. Titanium - D.G. ft. Sia
3. She Wolf - D.G. ft. Sia
4. Closing Time - Semisonic
5. I'll Be Waiting - Adele
6. Too Close - Alex Clare
7. Under Pressure - Queen (really anything by Queen)
8. Clocks - Coldplay
9. You Found Me - The Fray
10. Breath of Life - Florence and the Machine
11. 24 - Jem
12. Gone Away - Lucy Schwartz
13. Anything and everything Sara Bareilles

This is a fairly abbreviated taste of the music I listen to and I am ALWAYS looking for new music so PLEASE comment with your own favorites if it doesn't waste too much of your time and energy.

It is now sufficiently late, but that's ok, only one class tomorrow then I'm on BREAK!!!  Which means making cookies and taking a nap so woo-hoo for that.  'Night World!

P.S. I am too lazy and tired to add links for all those songs at this particular moment in time, but I will do it eventually. . . . . .probably. . . . . . . .or you can just YouTube it yourself. 

Here, have a laugh before you go to bed. . . . . .or start your day?  It's funny whenever you watch it (and it's only 2 and 1/2 minutes long):

Song of the Day (Attempting to redeem my taste in music)

Not gonna lie, I enjoy listening to Cher Loyd's music, but I also love Queen and Coldplay.  My taste in music is just very diverse and not as picky as yours.

Let's Talk About Addictions

We all have them, no matter how small and innocent they are.  This is a safe space of honesty. 

According to the Bing Dictionary:
Addiction: great interest in a particular thing to which a lot of time is devoted


All of the other reputable internet dictionaries had drugs in their definition of addiction, which I just don't understand, because I think everyone in America (barring the Amish) has a technology addiction.  We all devote a lot of time to some form of technology be it computers, phones, televisions, or all of the above.  This being said, we would all go through withdrawal symptoms if those items were to be taken away from us.  Don't believe me?  Go a day without technology, I dare ya.  I, however, am not afraid to admit I have this addiction, I have many addictions, let's list them (I'm very into lists lately).

Completely Innocent List of Addictions (shameful or not) in no particular order:

1. Craisins
2. My computer
3. My phone
4. Music (not always the respectable kind, good running music is often not good music)
5. This blog
6. Making lists
7. Keeping Up With the Kardashians
8. Working out
9. Honey Nut Chex (they're delicious)
10. My nice, cozy, warm bed & sleep
11. Cozy clothes
12. Boots
13. Other shoes
14. Shopping
15. Books
16. Movies (occasionally I like the sappy ones too, I'm a lady, get over it)
17. YouTube
18. Amazon.com 
19. Horses
20. Words With Friends (I'm a beast, I triple dog dare you to beat me)
21. Pitch Perfect and the "Cups" song

No worries all, the only intervention I might possibly need is for my craisin addiction, I love them and they're not very good for you :( they're makin me fat.  Nothing terribly dangerous and nothing that causes actual chemical brain addictions (that we know of. . . . .I'm onto you craisins).

Magical Thoughts From My Poor Diseased Brain

Things I thought and/or said recently that caused amusement in my brain:

1. The Kardashians are adorable, they're really nice people. . . .oh God help me!
2. Why are Chex so damn delicious?
3. I have an addiction and it's not like my addiction to craisins, that one I can stop at any time.
4. Oh sure computer, Kardashian is a real word, but craisins isn't, check your priorities at the door please.
5. "Swagger Jagger, swagger jagger! You should get some of your own". . . . .crap.
6. Is watching Twilight more or less socially acceptable than watching KUWTK?
7. This is where I'm gonna set my snacks when I'm pregnant. . . . aw crap, I'm not gonna be able to see the TV!
8. I'm gonna take some drugs, go to bed, then take a shower.
9. Ian Somerhalder needs to get off his soapbox.
10. I don't need to finish this movie, I just read the entire book on my phone => running joke for the rest of The Color Purple you kinda had to be there
11. I'm jealous of kangaroos - can't take credit, my sister said that.
12. I think adopting a husky puppy would cure the flu. . . . .and Lyme Disease.
13. I want a pickle, like all the time.
14. I thought you misspelled idk, you actually wrote ick, as in yuck, it took me a while to figure that out.
15. Would you rather babysit: a Kardashian kid, Snooki's kid, or Honey Boo Boo?  These are the questions that haunt me. . . . . .definitely a Kardashian kid, they're such nice people.

Ha! 15, what I nice number to end a list on.  These really aren't that funny, but, in my defense, I never said they were.  Double Ha! Lawyered.  Also, that concoction at the top looks like a little piece of heaven because it involves craisins and Chex!

Song of This Most Loverly Sunday

I never said I had good taste in music. . . .

Fictional Guys Who Are Not So Fictional That I Have Lost All Hope of Finding Someone Like Them

So, let's be completely honest, guys like Noah from The Notebook and Logan from The Lucky One are the unicorns of the man world.  They're the most magical creatures, almost every girl wants one, and they don't exist.  They're fictitious, you won't find one, stop looking.  With this in mind carefully rethink your idea of a depressing movie (Marley and Me's not looking so sad now is it? I'm just kidding, if you don't think that movie's sad good luck with the rest of your life without a soul).  Seriously though, your life is not a movie, those awesome, sensitive, strong, beautiful, caring, protective guys do not exist in real life (I'm talking about the Greek-god-looking ones).  Of course I know the actors are real, but a) most of them are taken, b) most of them are probably nothing like the characters they play in the movies, and c) your chances of ending up with one of them are close to nil.

How incredibly cynical of me to say these things?  Well don't change the channel just yet, there is hope for us sappy girls of the world.  I believe in true love, and I do believe that wonderful men do exist, I'm just not holding out for a Nicolas Sparks creation.  In spite of this, I have not lost all hope in movie men, I really hope that the semi-realistic ones do exist (going along with the unicorn analogy, these men are like great racehorses).

So without further ado, here is my list of "Fictional Guys Who Are Not So Fictional That I Have Lost All Hope of Finding Someone Like Them"

1. Jesse from Pitch Perfect
2. Scott (the other Tucker) from John Tucker Must Die
3. Woodchuck Todd from Easy A
4. Marco from What to Expect When You're Expecting (I realize he probably won't be as hot as Chace Crawford - I have accepted this, and moved on)
5. Adam from 50/50
6. Logan from Veronica Mars
7. Peter from The Amazing Spiderman (I will happily take the guy without the superheroness)
8. Alex Karev from Grey's Anatomy
9. Jess from Gilmore Girls
10. Edward and/or Bruno from From Prada to Nada
11. Jack from What Happens in Vegas
12. Jasper from Elsewhere 

That's everyone I can think of right now, partially because those are all movies/tv shows I watched recently, and partially because I have flu-brain (and brain-cell-loss from watching too much Keeping Up With the Kardashians. . . . I. am. SO. ashamed.).  I may or may not add to this list as I think of other potentially less than fictional gentleman suitors.

Does it bother anyone that the list ends at 12 instead of some more acceptable end-of-list number (i.e. 15, 20, 25)?

So, all this being said, #1 is my dream man - loves movies, has juice boxes, is hilarious, sings like an angel (with looks to boot), wants to work in film. . . .writing MUSIC!! 

P.S. if I'm wrong and the Nicolas-Sparks-Unicorn-Men are real........dibs.

Songs of 11/17 and 11/18

Because I am in misery...(I know, so clever)


In case you haven't gone to see it yet, feel free to take me with you

It's 6pm and I'm Going to Bed, Song of the Day is All Ya Get

Sorry folks....hahaha.....folks......RSwhatevernewtestamentclassnumber

Song of the Day

Seriously made my day:

Last One I Swear (I also swear that I never lie...except for right now)

She's talking about horses, I had to put it up:

Funny Interviews (Ineedtogetoffyoutubeandworkoutnow)

NoIdon'tknowhowtouseaspacebarJessie.

I appreciate these people's senses of humor (they're very similar to my own), enjoy:

Song of the Day

1) This song gets stuck in my head often and easily
2) It kinda describes how I'm feeling today...sort of....ish
3) I figured out the movie it was in (I think) - Just Married starring Ashton Kutcher and Brittany Murphy (LOVE that movie, add it to my list of watch it whenever it's on)

Discouragement Meet Encouragement

I have been so conflicted lately about my future and my dreams.  Often I feel that my dreams are unachievable, but recently I saw this quote (and by recently I mean this morning): "If your dreams don't scare you... they're not big enough."  Then I thought to myself, who the hell says I'm not good enough for what I want to do? So far it's only been me, no one else has told me no.  So why shouldn't I pursue acting (after I get my BA of course)?  Why not at least try?  I've been so down on myself about this dream, it's about time I try a positive outlook.

I am a person who hates living with any sort of regret; if I don't at least try to pursue my dream (a dream I've had since I was a child) imagine what a bitter old woman I'm going to be in the future, I'm gonna be a nightmare!

Of course I realize that this road I want to take is not an easy one, it will be an incredible challenge, I realize that; I know that I'm about to enter a shark tank of extreme competitiveness, guess what, I'm extremely competitive.  I also realize that Hollywood is a land of many temptations, and I am a Christian woman.  My faith is extremely important to me and I would never want to jeopardize it.  This being said, God made me this way.  He gave me my love of film, my sharp wit, my determination, my intelligence, my dreams/goals/aspirations, and my talent.  I recently talked to a very wonderful, wise, and God-fearing woman - my God-mother - about my dirty little crackpot dream.  To my surprise, she supported me completely.  She encouraged me to go out and whole-heartedly give it a try.  When I mentioned moving to LA after I graduate she told me to do it; go there and pray about it, if it's meant to happen God will open doors, if not, He'll open some different ones, I just need to pay attention.  I felt incredibly encouraged after our chat.  On top of that, yesterday, a friend showed me a blog written by a small-town girl who moved to Hollywood to pursue acting.  She too, is a Christian with similar values and goals to myself (oh my goodness, I feel grammar Nazis everywhere cringing as they read this post - I apologize, I just don't care enough to fix it).  She is succeeding in her endeavors, God is opening many doors for her.

I feel that these two encouraging happenings/discoveries are (perhaps) God opening the door just a crack on my dreams becoming a reality.  Thus discouragement has met encouragement and I feel just a smidge better about my oh-so-unsure future (now I just need to break the news to my parents who may disown me).

Here's an entertaining interview with Jennifer Lawrence about how she became an actress- therefore it is pertinent to this post:

FOOD TRUCK ROAD TRIP!

So we all know that I have no concrete plan for the future: I know what I would love to do, I don't think it's all that probable.  However, I'm starting to develop a plan to get me there.

My latest television addiction has been "Great Food Truck Race" (I've watched almost 2 seasons of re-runs this weekend).  I am entranced by the food truck business: it looks like a lot of work, it looks fun, and it looks like something I could do.  It also, clearly, only works in big cities with large amounts of foot traffic.  This being said, it fits in well with my plan of moving to NYC/LA/Atlanta/San Francisco/etc.

New (potential) career plan: food truck owner (obviously I'll need a team...and a real chef)

My food truck shall be called GFF (Gluten Free Food/Friends/Fabulous/whateverfloatsyourboat) and I will serve fantastic gluten (and other allergen) free food...but I also like the idea of making things with cheese so not everything will be all allergen free- everything will be gluten free.

Anywho my awesome food truck will serve all sorts of foods that people with gluten allergies want to eat, but can't because they have gluten:

• Pancakes - not just your average pancake, there will be different flavors
• Gourmet Hamburgers and possibly corn dogs
• Hot-pressed sandwiches (paninis)
• Desserts (there may be pie every once in a while)

One thing I've learned from TGFR is to keep the menu fairly simple, easy to prepare, and tasty....also make something that sets you apart from other street food.

I am now tired of writing this post and not really sure why I started writing it in the first place, here's an adorable penguin:

Thirty Day Challenge in One Day

This video has nothing whatsoever to do with my post today...enjoy!

 

Day One: Top Five Favorite Excuses
  1. My pet rock just died, I need a day to mourn
  2. It's too early
  3. It's too late
  4. It's Monday
  5. My pet unicorn fed it to my goat
(I'll let you in on a secret - I don't actually have a goat)


Day Two: Top Five Favorite Books You’ve Read For School (in no particular order)
  1. The Bad Seed
  2. The Other Boleyn Girl
  3. Animal Farm
  4. Of Mice and Men
  5. A Thousand Splendid Suns

Day Three: Top Five Names You Wish Were Yours
  1. Katherine
  2. Elizabeth
  3. Isobel
  4. Joliette
  5. Bridgette
(so many nickname opportunities that I will never have)

Day Four: Top Five Favorite Things About The Internet
  1. It knows everything
  2. It's fairly speedy
  3. It's composed of pure truth
  4. It has the Twitter Machine and the YouTube Monster
  5. It never wastes my time
(Try and figure out if I'm being sarcastic)

Day Five: Top Five Places You’d Like To Live
  1. Somewhere in Scotland
  2. New York City
  3. Somewhere in Cali - LA, San Francisco, what evs
  4. Somewhere in England
  5. Toledo, Spain

Day Six: Top Five Things That Happened To You This Past Year
  1. I changed my major for better or worse (and added a Spanish minor)
  2. I sang a solo (and rocked it)
  3. I lost 20 lbs. (and still going)
  4. I joined a small group
  5. I learned to sing and play "Cups"

Day Seven: Top Five Favorite Historical Figures
  1. Betty White (just kidding)
  2. Katherine of Aragon
  3. Abraham Lincoln
  4. Julia Child
  5. Penny Chenery

Day Eight: Top Five Biggest Fictional Crushes
  1. Logan Thibault - The Lucky One
  2. Ren MacCormack - Footloose
  3. Damon Salvatore - The Vampire Diaries (at least it's not Edward :p)
  4. Marco - What to Expect When You're Expecting (a. He's a really good guy, b. He can cook, c. He was played by Chace Crawford...so sue me)
  5. Jesse - Pitch Perfect (the boy loves movies and sings like an angel, clearly it's meant to be)
  
Day Nine: Top Five People You’d Like To Kill
  1. Hitler
  2. Hitler
  3. Hitler
  4. Hitler
  5. Done

Day Ten: Top Five Reasons You Feel The Way You Do Right Now
  1. I got up at 6am after going to bed at midnight
  2. I had some coffee
  3. That coffee was a while ago
  4. It's Saturday
  5. I haven't exercised today

Day Eleven: Top Five Languages You Wish You Were Fluent In
  1. Russian
  2. Yiddish
  3. Cantonese
  4. French
  5. Dog (give me the hotdog)

Day Twelve: Top Five Trends/Styles You Abhor
  1. YOLO
  2. Boys wearing skinny jeans
  3. Girls who need a man to be happy
  4. Twihardism
  5. People who can seem to finish their words (ex. Totes v. Totally, Probs v. Probably)
 
Day Thirteen: Top Five Dream Jobs
  1. Oscar-nominated actress
  2. Horse Therapy Clinic (for troubled youth and inmates)
  3. Something in a zoo (that doesn't involve giant poo)
  4. Food Truck Chef
  5. Tour Guide
(bottom 3 are just things that sound fun at the moment)

Day Fourteen: Top Five Things You’d Do If You Had Magical Abilities
  1. Turn into any animal I want - see the world
  2. Move things with my mind - correct stupid driving behaviors
  3. Implant thoughts in people's minds - world peace (or is it world domination? haHaHAHAHAH)
  4. Physical regeneration - hostage negotiator (ya can't hurt me, I'm the perfect hostage), oh and olympic gymnast because I would stop aging once I was at perfect health
  5. Manipulate the time/space continuum - find the doctor

Day Fifteen: Top Five Favorite Beverages
  1. Water - I drink it all the time, I'd die without it
  2. Chai Tea - it's my comfort beverage
  3. Cappuccino/Coffee - the juice of life
  4. Strawberry/Mango Lemonade thing I had that one time
  5. Herbal Tea

Day Sixteen: Top Five Things In Life You’d Like An Explanation For
  1. Mosquitoes and ticks - they serve no purpose
  2. Spiders as pets - that's just wrong
  3. Why did we bale out the banks instead of dispersing that money amongst the American population with the stipulation that they must spend it in the U.S., within a year (now that would have boosted the economy)
  4. Hatred in general (why can't we be friends bro?)
  5. Why hasn't anyone invented 0 calorie chocolate?

Day Seventeen: Top Five Favorite Things To Do Where You Live
  1. Ride horses
  2. Run
  3. Go see movies
  4. Hot Yoga
  5. Burst into song in public places

Day Eighteen: Top Five Favorite Sporting Events
  1. Gymnastics
  2. Rodeos
  3. Football
  4. Other equestrian events
  5. Soccer

Day Nineteen: Top Five Favorite Sandwiches
  1. Anything with meatballs
  2. Turkey, swiss, every available vegetable
  3. Hamburgers
  4. Pizza Wraps
  5. Anything I can cook in a skillet

Day Twenty: Top Five Most Annoying Celebrities
  1. Miley Cyrus
  2. Lindsey Lohan
  3. Ashton Kutcher (sorry bro but you ruined 2 and 1/2 Men)
  4. Kristin Stewart
  5. Politicians - I'm tired of seeing them on my TV, I would like to not see them on my TV for a very long LONG time

Day Twenty-One: Top Five Movies You Quote Constantly (it is really hard to pick just 5)
  1. Spaceballs
  2. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
  3. Easy A
  4. Baby Mama
  5. Pitch Perfect- just lately (mostly from random bursts of song that escape my mouth)
 
Day Twenty-Two: Top Five Sexiest People of Your(ish) Generation
  1. Ryan Reynolds
  2. Skylar Astin - that's a boy
  3. Kenny Wormald
  4. Alex Pettyfer
  5. Tyler Posey

Day Twenty-Three: Top Five Worst Teachers You’ve Ever Had
  1. That sub who made us put our heads down so she could yack on her phone in 4th grade
  2. My organobiochem professor freshman year
  3. Any teacher who never let the class play "Heads Up, 7 Up"
  4. The teacher in 5th grade who used to talk about the SARS pandemic killing us all (that is definitely a good story for children - well done)
  5. The people who greatly influenced my switching majors for the negative

Day Twenty-Four: Top Five Things You Do During “Me-Time”
  1. Go for a run
  2. Ride my horse
  3. Drive with the windows down and the radio blasting, sing loudly
  4. Yoga
  5. Read a book/watch a movie (probably more accurate)

Day Twenty-Five: Top Five Products You Most Desire
  1. Boots
  2. An elliptical
  3. Something to make my hair curly
  4. A car of my own
  5. A jetpack
 

Day Twenty-Six: Top Five Most Useful Inventions
  1. The elliptical
  2. KitchenAid
  3. SlapChop
  4. Indoor plumbing (this really should be #1, but there is no particular order)
  5. ForeverLazy

Day Twenty-Seven: Top Five Most Annoying Things About Yourself
  1. I'm a little shy and socially awkward - you kinda have to make the first move and be confident because I am not - also, my shyness sometimes comes off as bitchiness, I probably do want to talk to you, I'm just not because I don't know what to say (if you think I'm being a bitch, I probably really like you)
  2. My thighs
  3. My short fuse
  4. My tendency towards procrastination
  5. My lonerness

Day Twenty-Eight: Top Five Favorite TV Shows
  1. Alias
  2. ER
  3. Heroes (first 3 seasons ONLY)
  4. Friends/How I Met Your Mother (they're basically the exact same show)
  5. Doctor Who
  6. Vampire Diaries
  7. Las Vegas
  8. Heartland
  9. Lost (first 4 seasons)
and the list goes on...

Day Twenty-Nine: Top Five Biggest Guilty Pleasures
  1. Dance Moms
  2. Revenge
  3. The Twilight books
  4. Cookie Dough
  5. Craisins

Day Thirty: Top Five Favorite Song Lyrics (that you can think of right now because there are definitely more than 5)
  1. "Don't you worry, don't you worry child!  See Heaven's got a plan for you..."
  2. "I wanna darken in the skies, open the floodgates up.  I wanna change my mind, I wanna be enough..."
  3. "Lights will guide you home, and ignite your bones, and I will try to fix you..."
  4. "And so here we go bluebird, back to the sky on your own. Oh, let him go bluebird.  Ready to fly, you and I, here we go. Here we go...."
  5. "It's going down, fade to Blackstreet
The homies got RB, collab' creations
Bump like Acne, no doubt
I put it down, never slouch
As long as my credit can vouch
A dog couldn't catch me ass out
Tell me who can stop when Dre making moves
Attracting honeys like a magnet
Giving em eargasms with my mellow accent
Still moving this flavour
With the homies Blackstreet and Teddy
The original rump shakers..." (because the other 4 were serious)

Movie Review: 96 Minutes

So I watched this movie for no reason other than it looked pretty good and I found it on YouTube.  Let me just say that I am so glad I watched it  It was a really well-done movie (at least I thought so, you may think otherwise for you are not me) about an actual event. 

Plus we've been discussing inchoate crimes/parties to a crime and this movie encompasses all of those things.  I almost wish we could've watched it in class then picked it apart in terms of crimes committed, inchoate crimes, and the different parties involved.  Better yet, this movie should have been our test - watch it and then write a persuasive essay about who should be charged with what crime and why.  I digress.
 
It's based on a true story about a 4 people involved in a car-jacking: 2 college seniors and 2 high school boys.  The actual car-jacking and 96 minutes afterwords are shot in semi-real time.  The movie starts with the car-jacking already in progress, then cuts back and forth between events earlier in the day that lead up to the event.  It's a little confusing, but you become more oriented as the movie progresses (I thought it was clever, but I like thinking movies).

Things I Liked:

• The plot is compelling and kept me on the edge of my seat
• The movie is well-acted
• I like thrillers, this movie met my needs for that category
• This movie made me think, not only about what was going to happen next/what happened earlier that day, but about how the little choices you make throughout your day can change your life - butterfly effect type stuff
• It kept me guessing
• I did NOT know how it was going to end
• It was also interesting to examine from a criminal justice point of view (thinking up all the crimes I could charge the carjackers with)
• It brought light to something that happens every day - carjacking/gang violence

Things I Didn't Like:

• Not gonna lie, I was confused at the beginning
• Shakey camera at times and really close close-ups - but I do understand why they used these techniques

Honestly there wasn't a whole lot that I didn't like - I really enjoyed this movie.

Similarish Movies (in my opinion):

• The Next Three Days
• Twelve (according to IMdB)
• Limitless 

That's my schpeel, it's a good crime thriller if that's something you enjoy watching.  Here is a link to the movie. 

Happy Weekend! 

Voy a practicar español porque tengo un examen mañana

Ahora, estoy sola, pero busco un novio.  Quiero que él sea amable, cómico, respetuoso, y cariñoso.  Estos son necesarios.  También, es importante que sea cristiano o judío.  Prefiero que sea guapo, pero supongo que no es necesario.

 Necesito un hombre que le gusta ver películas e ir al cine conmigo (él no necesita pagar todo el tiempo, puedo pagar para mí a veces).  Me gustan películas mucho.  Sueño con ser una estrella de cine.  Yo sé que es improbable, pero no es imposible, es por eso que puedo soñar.  Es importante que el crea en mí (como en Bring It On jajaja).   No tengo un plan para el futuro

Me gusta correr, así sería mejor si él le gusta correr también.  Pero, me molesta hablar cuando estoy corriendo.  Es importante que él no necesite hablar cuando está corriendo.  También, me gusta hacer ejercicios y yoga.  Me gustaría si el hacerlos conmigo a veces.  Me importa la salud, es necesario que él le importe también.

 Música es muy importante a mí  (me encanta música).  Prefiero que él le guste escuchar música también o, por lo menos, no le molesta que yo escuche música (todo el tiempo).  Me gusta cantar (canto con el coro de mi universidad).  Me gustaría si él viene para escucharme con el coro.   

Es necesario que él le gusten animales.  Tengo un caballo, es necesario que él no tenga miedo de caballos.  También, me gustan pájaros y perros, quiero tener un perro de mascota y un pájaro también.  Prefiero que él le gusten pájaros y perros también…al menos perros.

Es vital que se lleve bien con mis amigos y mi familia.  Si no se lleve bien, tenemos un gran problema.  También es importante que me lleve bien con sus amigos y su familia. 

Me gusta hablar de mis problemas y de mi día y de mucho.  Espero que le guste escuchar.  Es más importante que él me ame por la que soy.  Soy imperfecta, MUY imperfecta.  Tengo problemas.  No espero que sea perfecto.  Espero que sea un hombre bueno, y que le guste a mí.   

Well, I think that's good enough practice for now.  Not a lot of vocabulary, and I don't think I used any reflexive verbs => no me maquillo todos los días, espero que no le moleste.  There now we're good.  Good night.  I leave you with this video:

Things to do When You're Sick:

1. Sleep, a lot, all the time, don't care who knows it
2. Watch an entire TV Series on Netflix
3. Spend way too much time on YouTube
4. Read an entire book - frivolous reading, nothing too serious
5. Eat whatever you want (which probably won't be much because you're sick)
6. Spend the day in pajamas
7. Do homework (hahahaha...yeah I'm not gonna do homework)
8. Watch Bridesmaids, it'll make ya feel better
9. Curl up in a snuggie
10. Drink some tea with honey and lemon
11. Write a blog post about what to do when you're sick
12. Eat some soup. . . . Soup UP!
13. Beat every level of Angry Birds
14. Crush everyone you play in Words With Friends
15. Sleep some more

The internet machine gets distracting at times

Blah blah blah or blablabla?
I think Rebel Wilson should indeed babysit Honey Boo Boo - that would be an entertaining couple of hours.



So there are plenty of things I should be doing, but instead I spent some time on the YouTube monster (which is only slightly less dangerous than the Pinterest fiend, because that one sucks out your soul like a dementor...this one just puts you in a coma/trance thing and suddenly there goes half your day).

Things I should be doing but am not because YouTube is too freakin entertaining:

1. Yoga - I always say I'm gonna get up and do yoga in the mornings and then I don't because my bed is warm and my room is cold.
2. Eating breakfast - it's sorta the most important meal of the day, especially if you intend on exercising later.
3. Writing my essays - 4 down, 2 to go
4. Watching The Station Agent - believe it or not, watching this movie is part of my homework
5. Reading a book - then I would be growing my brain instead of shrinking it
6. Inventing a cure for cancer - get up, cure cancer, then YouTube (sheez I need to get my priorities straight)
7. Studying for that Spanish Exam I have on Friday - hahahaha I'm not gonna study
8. Working on my term paper for my honors course - it's only 30% of my grade, no big
9. Thinking up clever catch phrases to use in an argument - I always think of the clever things after the fact
10. Figuring out what I'm gonna do with my life - all I've got right now is star in a movie with Rebel Wilson...or Kristin Wiig...or Chace Crawford? Priorities.
11. Putting some effort into my appearance - I'm not feeling the best and I plan on working out after class so I really don't see the point...but I haven't put any effort into how I look pretty much all week sooo.....
12. Making money - I need money
13. Rejoicing because the election is OVER - no more commercials, no more calls, no more candidates ugly.....drawls? sure.
14. Stapling my essays to my test - but they both have my name on them so it's kinda a wasted staple
15. Clean my room - it's not messy per se (is that how you spell that?), it's just lived in

Ok time to go do one of those things, but I leave you with this:

I Just LOLed and am now going to bed

Remember when I said I was going to bed, well that was a lie, now I'm going to bed (which hopefully isn't a lie...?)

Reasons Why the World is Not Allowed to End This Year

1. Ted Mosby's kids live in the year 2030 where, clearly, the world is fine.
• Also, I'd never get to find out how Ted met their mother = travesty
2. I will never get to go to the U.K. which is unacceptable, especially when I'm sooo close.
3. I will have wasted my entire life in school, living semi-frugally, and watching my weight.
4. I won't ever get to be a mom.
5. I will probably never have been in love (which is really quite depressing).
6. Christmas won't get to come this year...I am soooo in the mood to do Christmasy things!
7. I will never get to turn 21 (although I've declared December 20th my official 21st birthday since I am oh-so-close and I don't really want to remember the world ending)
8. I will never get to move away and have an adventure.
9. I will never have an actual career.
10. I will never discover what my dream job is....well I know what I want it to be, but it's nigh impossible.
11. I will never have owned a dog <= I was robbed of my childhood
12. I will die in debt...college debt.
13. I could have skipped the whole higher education thing and used that money for an adventure abroad, or helping people in need.....while having an adventure abroad.
14. There are still 37 states I haven't set foot in.
15. The end of the world will be terrifying.

There are more reasons, but I'd rather go to bed than think of them.  Night all, hope you voted today...... or didn't....whatever.

Just for fun...

Ok, so I recently watched "When A Stranger Calls" (for kicks and giggles) with my brother and learned 2 things:

1) The "stranger" is a vampire - this explains:

• Why he wants "your blood, all over me"
• How he was able to rip the other babysitter and kids apart with nothing but his bare hands
• Why he attacks at night
• Mind. BLOWN!

 2) I judged the main chick (Jill Johnson) a bit too harshly, she actually followed my rules pretty well, and she does survive the ordeal (and save the kids so bonus points for that).  Let's have a look:

• Rules Jill manages to follow:

1. Cardio - Jill is a champion sprinter at her high school and she uses her speed to her advantage
2. Don't Hesitate - she is pretty quick-witted when she's actually under attack, she even manages to blow up a fireplace causing a distraction (while being strangled) and stab her attacker in the hand, pinning him to the floor
3. Sensible shoes - running shoes, can't get much more sensible than that
4. Ditch your phone - she doesn't have a cell phone with her, but uses the phone she does have to her advantage; she doesn't, however, ditch it, but it works to her advantage so I'm not gonna count it against her
5. Think things through - she carefully considers how to move around the house and where to go.  She responds fairly well as the situation unfolds - she is capable of thinking on her feet.
6. Don't be an idiot - although she is clearly scared by the situation, she doesn't lose her head, and manages to form a decent plan of attack/escape - she doesn't just stand around screaming
7. Trust Your Instincts - she realizes something is wrong pretty quickly and tries to get help (calls the police, the parents, her dad, the maid, the restaurant, and everyone else she can think of)
8. Weapon - she almost always carries something she can use as a weapon with her when she investigates noises or whatever
9. Know your surroundings - she knows them well enough to cause an explosion with a bottle of tequila and a fireplace power button
10. Don't hesitate to call the police - she calls them as soon as she starts getting weirded out and they help her, huh, who-da-thunk? 
11. Look up - she sees him in the rafters and reacts immediately

• Rules Jill blatantly ignores:

1. DON'T ANSWER THE PHONE - had Jill let the calls go to the answering machine she probably wouldn't have has a problem (this vampire clearly likes to play with his food, if his food won't play he'll prolly just find new food).  Not only does she answer it once
2. Buddy System - Jill has multiple opportunities to have a friend stay with her when things start getting weird, by the time she actually seeks out a buddy it's too late
3. Have good taste in men - Bobby is a lying, cheating, weasily, little bastard
4. Don't Answer the Door - not only does she answer the door, but at one point she actually leaves the house
5. Don't go upstairs - she does go upstairs and then has to get back down them in a state of shear terror without getting killed.  She also gets drug down stairs which looked really painful, but had she not made for the stairs it never would've happened.
6. Don't assume you're safe - she assumes that she's ok when she sees Rosa's car, even though Rosa mysteriously disappeared earlier that evening and isn't answering her phone or vocal calls. . .hmmm that's just a little odd

All things considered Jill did do pretty well for herself and didn't end up getting killed.  She also didn't survive because someone saved her; she saved herself by fighting like hell and taking steps earlier in the evening to ensure she got help if and when need be.  Not only did Jill save herself, she saved a couple idiot kids who she didn't even know (and had never met until the serial killer vampire guy started his actual attack) so kudos to Jill for that. 

Isn't watching "scary" movies educational?

Movies For Your Mood

Ever find yourself wishing you had a good movie to watch that would fit your mood?  Well I do, all the time (especially when working out).  I'm a very indecisive person so it takes me forever to pick a movie to watch and am always looking for new movies to try.  I am girl though so the movie I want to watch is wholly dependent on my mood (which has a tendency to swing); for this reason I have compiled a list of various movies to suit (almost) every mood.  Enjoy (and share your suggestions):

Sad and in need of a good cry:

1. P.S. I Love You - husband dies; he loves his wife so much that he leaves her instructions for how to move on.  Starring Hilary Swank, Gerard Butler, Lisa Kudrow, Jeffrey Dean Morgan - Rated PG-13
2. Marley and Me - story of a dog's people; shows how this dog has affected the lives of a family.  You'll laugh a lot, you'll probably bawl like a baby at the end (that is, if you have a soul), the word heartwarming comes to mind.  Starring Jennifer Aniston, Owen Wilson, Eric Dane - Rated PG
3. A Walk to Remember - a young girl is dying of cancer, Nicholas Sparks book, 'nuff said.  Starring Mandy Moore, Shane West, Daryl Hannah - Rated PG
4. Up - a whimsical children's movie that covers some very adult-ish themes about aging.  Starring Edward Asner, Christopher Plummer - Rated PG

Movies about real life teenage ansgt and/or coping with disabilities in high school:

1. The Breakfast Club - random group of teenagers are stuck in Saturday school - shenanigans ensue; they learn a lot about each other and themselves.  Rains down some truth about high school and cliques - 80's Classic.  Starring Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald, and a bunch of other 80's kids - Rated R
2. Perks of Being a Wallflower - story of group of outcast kids in high school in the 90's.  Covers variety of important difficulties of high school - depression, mental illness, child abuse, abusive relationships, homosexuality, sex, friendships vs. relationships, substance abuse, etc.  Starring Logan Lerman, Emma Watson, Ezra Miller, Mae Whitman, Nina Dobrev and some famous adults too - Rated PG-13
3. Rocket Science - story of a boy with a stutter who gets conned into joining the debate team by a fast-talking girl he is crushing on.  Quirky, quick-witted, and clever.  Starring Nicholas D'Agosto, Reece Thompson, Anna Kendrick - Rated R
4. Juno - seriously if you don't know what this movie's about you deserve the difficulty of looking it up yourself.  Starring Ellen Page, Michael Cera, Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman, etc. - Rated PG-13

Movies about real-life issues - they make you ponder aspects of society and the world:

1. The Poker House - Iowa teen grows up with 2 younger siblings in a house used for gambling, prostitution and partying in the 70's.  True Story.  Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Chloë Grace Moretz, Selma Blair - Rated R
2. Boot Camp - portrays the lives of troubled teens at a boot camp (for behavioral correction).  Based on fact.  Starring Mila Kunis, Gregory Smith - Rated R
3. Human Trafficking - multiple storylines about different instances of human trafficking around the world and the law-enforcement agents working to shut it down.  Starring Mira Sorvino, Donald Sutherland, Robert Carlyle - Rated TV14
4. Winter's Bone - struggles of a girl in the Ozarks as she tries to track down her lousy, drug-dealing father who leveraged her family's house for bail and skipped his court-date.  Deals with some interesting struggles of life in the Ozarks.  Starring Jennifer Lawrence, John Hawkes,Garret Dillahunt - Rated R
5. The Stoning of Soraya M. - True story about the murder of a young mother in 1986 Iran.  Starring Shohreh Aghdashloo, Jim Caviezel - Rated R
6. Up in the Air - a man who flies around the country firing people for a living gets a shock about life when his lifestyle is thrown into jeopardy by a young new-hire.  Nominated for 6 Oscars (which usually means nothing to me, but I really enjoyed this one).  Starring George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick, Jason Bateman - Rated R
7. 50/50 - a young man is diagnosed with cancer and given a 50/50 chance of survival.  This is a story of coping and the effect such diseases have, not only on their victims, but on the lives of those they are close to.  Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogan, Anna Kendrick, the mean one from The Help, Anjelica Huston - Rated R
8. The Help - based on a book (which I sadly haven't read) about the lives of African American maids during the civil rights movement.  Starring Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard (the mean one), Octavia Spencer, Jessica Chastain, Anna Camp (the dumb one)

 Movies about Horses:

1. Seabiscuit - true story of a racehorse and the people whose lives he touched.  Starring Toby McGuire, Jeff Bridges, Elizabeth Banks, Chris Cooper - Rated PG-13
2. The Horse Whisperer - based on another book I haven't read.  Young girl and horse are in a traffic accident, both are almost killed (girl's friend and friend's horse are killed).  Story of healing after the accident; girl and mother seek out "horse whisperer" in Montana.  Starring Robert Redford, Kristin Scott Thomas, Scarlett Johansson, Chris Cooper - Rated PG-13
3. Flicka (the first one ONLY) - girl has teenage angst about school and parent expectations, deals with them by attempting to tame a mustang on her parent's quarter horse ranch.  A little cheesy, but I love it.  Starring - Alison Lohman, Tim McGraw, Maria Bello - Rated PG
4. Secretariat - True, inspiring story of a racehorse and people affected....effected....somebody straighten that out....by his career.  Starring Diane Lane, John Malkovich - Rated PG
5. War Horse - based on yet another book I've never read about a horse trained by a young English boy sold to English soldiers for use in the first world war.  It is a story of both their journeys in the war.  Tearjerker. Starring the guy who plays Loki in Thor and a bunch of people I don't recognize - rated PG-13

 Comedies about teenage angst:

1. Mean Girls - an awesome tale of a white girl who moves from Africa (her parents are explorers or anthropologists or something) to America.  She infiltrates her high school's popular girl clique (the Plastics) as a joke => SHENANIGANS of the hilarious variety.  Starring Lindsey Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Tina Fey, Lacey Chabert, Amanda Seyfried (who will forever be known as the stupid girl in Mean Girls), etc. - Rated PG-13
2. Chasing Liberty - the POTUS's daughter runs away from her secret security detail while abroad in an attempt to have some freedom.  She and a hot British guy hitchhike across Europe.  Starring Mandy Moore, Matthew Goodes, Mark Harmon (is he related or married to Angie Harmon?) - Rated PG-13
3. What a Girl Wants - girl finds her estranged father to be some sort of higher up Duke or something in England => entertaining escapades.  Starring Amanda Bynes, Colin Firth, Johnathan Pryce - Rated RG
4. She's the Man - modern day take on Twelfth Night involving Soccer and Boarding School...and Channing Tatum without a shirt.  Starring Amanda Bynes, shirtless Channing Tatum, and who cares who else - Rated PG-13
   
5. Easy A - girl pretends to have sex with a bunch of guys in exchange for coupons/gift cards because someone calls her a slut => hilarious antics and sharp wit.  Starring Emma Stone, Penn Badgely, Amanda Bynes, Lisa Kudrow, a whole host of other famous people - Rated PG-13 (surprisingly not R)

 Movies to watch after a break-up:

1. John Tucker Must Die - girls decide to hate the player and play the game.  If your break-up ended badly, it's everything you would love to put your ex through.  Starring Brittany Snow, Jesse Metcalfe, Ashanti, Sophia Bush, Arielle Kebbel - Rated PG-13
2. No Strings Attached - girl and guy try to keep their relationship strictly physical, guy gets too attached, girl rejects him (kinda a nice role reversal there).  There's enough comedy to keep you laughing and make you forget about that dude who broke your heart.  Better story than Friends With Benefits.  Starring Ashton Kutcher, Natalie Portman - Rated R
3. Friends With Benefits - best friends decide to have sex like "playing tennis" hilarity ensues because that will clearly never work.  Funnier than No Strings Attached.  Starring Mila Kunis, Justin Timberlake, Dharma from Dharma and Greg - Rated R
4. Crazy Stupid Love - multiple storylines that are all cleverly connected.  Relationships fail, new ones are born, and someone gets a make-over (he also gets slapped a lot).  Very clever RomCom starring Steve Carrell, Julianne Moore, Emma Stone, shirtless Ryan Gosling, stupid Kevin Bacon - Rated PG-13
5. Just Friends - guy who was put in the "friend zone" in high school gets stuck in his hometown with a famous client due to a snowstorm.  He tries to get himself out of the friend zone once and for all.  Starring Ryan Reynolds, Amy Smart, Anna Faris - Rated R
6. Stick It - hilariously witty movie about the world of elite gymnastics - almost NO romance.  Starring Missy Peregrym, Jeff Bridges, Vanessa Lengies - Rated PG-13
7. The Holiday - 2 scorned women decide to swap homes over Christmas and swear off men.  Starring Kate Winslet, Cameron Diaz, Jack Black, Jude Law - Rated PG-13

 Movies to watch because you're a lady and every once in a while you like stupid chick flicks:

1. Monte Carlo - girl gets mistaken for snobby British Heiress on a botched trip to Paris.  Starring Selena Gomez, Leighton Meester, Katie Cassidy, Cory Monteith - Rated PG
2. From Prada to Nada - two sisters living in L.A. lose everything after their father dies unexpectedly and move in with their very Mexican family.  Modern take on Sense and Sensibility.  Starring Camilla Belle, Alexa Vega, Nicholas D'Agosto - Rated PG-13
3. The House Bunny - homeless playboy bunny becomes a house mother for a group of outcasts and attempts to transform them into a popular sorority to save their house.  Starring Anna Faris, Emma Stone, Kat Dennings, Katharine McPhee, Tom Hanks's son - Rated PG-13
4. One for the Money - out-of-work Jersey girl bites off more than she intended when she starts working as a Bounty Hunter.  Starring Katherine Heigl, Jason O'Mara - Rated PG-13
5. 27 Dresses - always a bridesmaid never a bride but her sister's bridezilla.  Starring Katherine Heigl, James Marsden, Malin Akerman - Rated PG-13
6. The Notebook - seriously? Starring Rachel McAdams, Ryan Gosling - Rated PG-13
7. Bring it On - cheerleaders are funny.  Starring Kirsten Dunst, Eliza Dushku, Gabrielle Union - Rated PG-13
8. The Lucky One - soldier finds picture of girl in Iraq, finding this picture saves his life so he seeks her out when he gets home.  Starring Zac Efron, Taylor Schilling, Gwyneth Paltrow's mom - Rated PG-13

Movies that are so entertaining (to me) that I will watch them whenever I run across them on TV:

1. The Proposal - witchy boss convinces her assistant to pretend to be her fiance so she won't be deported =>nonstop laughs.  Starring Ryan Reynolds, Sandra Bullock, Betty White - Rated PG-13
2. What Happens in Vegas - 2 complete strangers going through difficult times in life (just got fired/dumped) get shwasted in Vegas and get married.  Next morning they realize they don't like each other and decide to get a divorce, but he plays a slot machine with her quarter and wins the jackpot but doesn't want to share.  Judge sentences them to 2 months of marriage before granting divorce => funny funny shtuff.  Starring Ashton Kutcher, Cameron Diaz - Rated PG-13

 Movies about babies (for when you're feeling maternal):

1. What to Expect When You're Expecting - multiple storylines about multiple women expecting babies.  Looks at EVERY aspect of having a baby.  You'll laugh, you may cry, but altogether you will enjoy.  Starring J. Lo, Elizabeth Banks, Cameron Diaz, Anna Kendrick, and many MANY more - Rated PG-13
2. Baby Mama - infertile woman hires a "white-trash" surrogate who moves in with her after getting a commonlaw divorce => hilariousness.  Starring Amy Poehler, Tina Fey, Sigourney Weaver - Rated PG-13
3. Life as We Know It - 2 platonic friends are given custody of their mutual friends' baby after they die in a car accident.  This is their adventure as they are thrown into parenthood (laugh and cry, you will).  Starring Josh Duhamel, Katherine Heigl - Rated PG-13

Movies with multiple plotlines where all the characters are cleverly connected (also known as movies that Bradelynn hates):

1. Valentine's Day - shenanigans on V-day. Starring lots of celebrities - Rated PG-13
2. New Year's Eve - antics on New Years Eve.  Starring more celebrities than rehab - Rated PG-13

Christmas Movies:
They're all about Christmas and star famous people...I think they're all rated PG as well.

1. White Christmas
2. Elf
3. A Christmas Story
4. Christmas with the Kranks
5. Home Alone
6. It's a Wonderful Life

Good Thrillers (for when you want some suspense but you want to be able to sleep that night) - the ones that set a good example (AKA movies to watch while you work out):

1. Red Eye - a hotel manager is held hostage on a red-eye flight and coerced into participating in a terrorist plot.  Starring Rachel McAdams, Cillian Murphy, that guy who always plays a bad guy except in this movie, Jayma Mays - Rated PG-13
2. The Glass House - kids are sent to live with old friends after their parents die in a car crash.  Something isn't quite right about the new family and the daughter slowly pieces it together.  Starring Leelee Sobieski, Diane Lane, Stellan Skarsgård - Rated PG-13
3. The Eye - blind woman gets eye transplant and sees strange crap through the eyes of a dead woman...literally.  Starring Jessica Alba - Rated PG-13
4. Elsewhere - a girls friend goes missing after a party, no one else will look for her so she starts digging for information and uncovers a serial killer.  Starring Anna Kendrick, Paul Wesley, Tania Raymonde - Rated R
5. The Next Three Days - a husband runs out of options after being denied an appeal for his wife's trial (she has been convicted of homicide).  He believes she is innocent and concocts a plan to spring her from maximum security prison.  Starring Russell Crowe, Elizabeth Banks, Olivia Wilde, Liam Neeson - Rated PG-13
6. Flightplan - a woman loses her daughter on board a jumbo jet, as she searches for her, it becomes unclear whether her daughter actually exists.  Starring Jodie Foster - Rated PG-13
7. House at the End of the Street - a mother and daughter move into a house next to a house where 2 parents were murdered by their daughter who then disappeared.  The daughter befriends the son, it becomes clear he's hiding a deadly secret.  Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Max Thieriot - Rated PG-13
8. Firewall - a man's family is taken hostage as he is coerced to help electronically rob a bank (the actual movie is way more awesome than my description).  Starring Harrison Ford, Virginia Madsen, Paul Bettany - Rated PG-13

Bad Thrillers/Scary Movies that are fun to laugh at with your friends  - the ones that show you what NOT to do:

1. When A Stranger Calls - a babysitter is threatened over the phone by a mysterious stranger(serial killer) and continues answering the phone whenever it rings.  Starring Camilla Belle - Rated PG-13
2. Prom Night - a girl is stalked by a lunatic teacher (who killed her family trying to get to her 3 years earlier) at her prom.  She and her friends are complete idiots.  Starring Brittany Snow - rated PG-13
3. Turistas - idiot tourists get drunk and robbed in a isolated tropical paradise they then continue being stupid.  Starring Josh Duhamel, Olivia Wilde, Melissa George - Rated R
4. The Fog - mysterious fog kills people, girls can't ever seem to find pants.  Starring Tom Welling, Maggie Grace, Selma Blair - rated PG-13
5. The Mist - something deadly lurks in the mist, it rips people apart.  Civilians hide, argue, and go semi-loco in a grocery store.  Starring no one of interest - Rated R
6. Trespass - really bad semi-knock-off of Firewall where everyone is stupid.  Starring Nicholas Cage, Nichole Kidman - Rated R

Superhero Movies (for when you're feeling super):
They're all about various superheroes (usually the ones in the title), all are rated PG-13

1. The Avengers Starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Jeremy Renner, Chris Evans, etc.
2. Ironman Starring Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Jeff Bridges
3. X-Men 1 & 2 Starring Hugh Jackman, James Marsden, Anna Paquin, Patrick Stewart, Ian Mckellan, etc.
4. X-Men First Class Starring James McAvoy, Jennifer Lawrence, and lots of other people
5. Sherlock Holmes - ok so not really a superhero but if Batman's extreme wealth (and the crap he buys with it, constitute as a superpower) so should Sherlock Holmes's sheer genius.  Starring Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Rachel McAdams

Movies that were Books first that I approve of:
Read the books and you'll know.

1. The Hunger Games
2. Harry Potter (1, 2, 7)
3. Memoirs of a Geisha
4. The Other Boleyn Girl

Movies that I love for no other reason than THEY'RE AWESOME:

1. Push - too awesome for me to accurately describe, just give it a chance, it's a very clever movie with the perfect balance of action, comedy, and romance.  Starring Chris Evans, Camilla Belle, Dakota Fanning - Rated PG-13
2. The Mummy - future classic that also contains the PERFECT balance of action, "horror," comedy, and romance.  Starring Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weiz, Arnold Vosloo - Rated PG-13
3. Pitch Perfect - a movie I have seen twice in theaters (so far, although I should probably just save my money and buy it as soon as it comes out).  A hilarious tale of a cynical DJ's experience with competitive collegiate a cappella groups.  Starring Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, the stupid one from the Help, Brittany Snow, and a really hot guy with a voice like an angel - Rated PG-13
4. Stardust - you kind of just need to watch it to know what it's about, it sounds stupid when you try to explain it, but its really quite good.  Starring Claire Danes, Charlie Cox, Michelle Pfeifer - Rated PG-13
5. Prince of Persia - awesome action flick based on a popular video game, perfect combination of those things I mentioned earlier.  Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Gemma Arterton, Ben Kingsley - Rated PG-13
6. Knight and Day  - 007 meets car-savvy malibu barbie => crazy awesomeness full of great one-liners.  Starring Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz, Maggie Grace - Rated PG-13

This list took me 3 days to create so it better be helpful to someone.