New York, I Love You. I Really Do.

"New York I love you" Teaser
by Mollyryan

Having seen the first movie 'Paris, Je t'aime', I'm super excited to see the next movie, 'New York, I Love You', which takes place in one of my favorite cities of all time, New York City, respectively. Like the previous film, New York is an anthology collection, and this one consists of twelve various filmmakers each creating a five-minute short movie depicting the universal theme of love in all five New York boroughs. And just as the first one did, this boasts an all-star cast that made me die swooning upon first discovering. Including:

Shia LaBeouf
Blake Lively
Natalie Portman*
Hayden Christensen*
Christina Ricci
Orlando Bloom
Rachel Bilson
Kevin Bacon
Ethan Hawke
James Caan
Bradley Cooper
Julie Christie
Goran Visnjic

This movie of epic proportions is set to be released on February 13, 2009 (Right before Valentine's Day! How apropos). Though I'm not a fan of over-the-top romance or fake superficial hallmark holidays, I will definitely enrich my cold heart with some good-ole fashioned love stories from some of the greatest actors of today.

* My climax of 'squeeness' upon discovering this movie is because of Natalie and Hayden. It's kind of hard letting out this deep fangirlness out, but I've been a HUGE Natalie/Hayden shipper since Star Wars (Yes, go ahead. You can make fun now). Anyways, I'm hoping they'll be in a segment together? It'll be the first time they've been in the same production as each other since Star Wars ended about 3 years ago, so I'm very pumped for the potential of that! Alright, fangirling done.

"Shoot an apple off my head"

I apologize for the disappearance in the last few days. I went down to Ocean City, Maryland for a few days and enjoyed the nice beaches there. Weather was a little sketchy, but I couldn't complain. It was the first time in two years that I went to the beach and it was as pleasant as the last time. (By the way, the new Coldplay album is great to listen to while watching the waves crash into the shore...so lovely.)

And this is what I woke up to in the morning when I looked out my window. My bed was right next to the balcony and I got the most beautiful view of the early morning ocean. I woke up to 'Clocks' as I looked out to the sea, and the song made the scenery even more lovely.





Beautiful, huh? Because of rain I didn't see a gorgeous sunset...*sigh*

Expect a new post soon!

Bless Us, Saint Iker.

Today when I logged onto the internet I checked through my usual list of internet musts: Facebook, forums, etc. etc. And one site that I check quite frequently is Kickette, which is the ladies's football haven. I could do without the constant WAG posts, but who am I to say. Anyways, apparently some girls from a Livejournal community made a shirt that got my full undivided attention:


What? An Iker tshirt?! Impossible! But indeed, some great masterminds made an Iker Casillas tshirt depicting the keeper's true holiness. The shirt comes in a plethora of colors, and I am in need of a quirky football shirt. Not to mention, I know I will always be blessed with happiness when wearing San Iker on me.

"My Hunger Pangs Are Sticking Like Duct Tape"

As any girl would know, some times we just get those random, needy cravings for certain foods. Whether it be the cliché chocolate or indulgent cake, we have our moments. I am not sure if men get them as well, but I sure do have the strongest, dying cravings at times. It's as if I can't think straight and I feel like my whole stomach will turn inside out if I can't satisfy it. I know, it sounds bad. And it probably is, but the satisfaction of eating it makes it all the better, of course. And as I sit here typing this post, I can hear my stomach bellowing and groaning with hunger, though there is very little to eat at the moment besides some scant Chinese leftovers. Anyways, I have been having particular cravings to foods, and right now I could use some of these:

[[mmmm...steak....]]

I could really use a nice, juicy, medium-rare steak grilled to perfection, with the perfect blend of herbs along with it. I can just smell it right now as I think of it...although maybe that's just the hunger making me imagine vividly.

[[Pop!]]

The other day I had eaten a whole gigantic bowl of cherries-- just for the hell of it. And it was sweet and enjoyable, and we ran out after that. And I still want some more. It really is addictive. I just pop one in and before I know it...it's all gone.

[[Chocolaty goodness.]]

I have been deprived of Nutella for so long that, at this point, if I were to get a jar of it I'd just scoop it out and eat it with a spoon. And I'm usually extremely meticulous about saving Nutella, using it to spread on bread or crepes and such.

Luisa Beccaria Fall 2008 Collection

As summer flies by, bring on the durable, warm fabrics of the fall. And one collection that stood out for me last Fashion Week was Luisa Beccaria's line, which showed at Milan in the designer's district shop. The collection altogether was reminiscent of candied sweets and frothy milkshakes, with their adorable shades of gentle pastels and sugary lace. Ruffles, tulle, satin, and candy buttons galore! To contrast the frilliness of the line, there are darker, more demure fabrics and satins for evening. And although it might seem on the verge of Lolita and what a little four year-old ballerina might don, when worn right these pieces I'm sure can be pulled off as crisp and sophisticated. If I might say myself, it's quite 'Blair Waldorf-ish' in the clean and classiness of it all. My personal favorites? A blush pink peacoat adorned with iridescent buttons, a bluish printed frock cinched at the waist with a belt, and a pinkish dress with some colored luster in the thread with a similar printed jacket and gigantic bow on the neck. In those cold, winter days, in these garments a girl can look like a sophisticated ice princess.

[[photos from style.com]]

Heartwarming Tunes, Some 80s-tastic Designs, and a Not-So Eventful Emirates Cup

Geez, it's been over a week since I've updated. And I was planning on a long-ass post on the Coldplay concert, but I never got to it. And so, I thought I might as well get everything I wanted to say in this one post, so I can just move on.

The concert was beyond amazing. It was...heaven. At least that's where I thought I was when I was at the Wachovia center. I didn't think that it was possible that I could love them even more. But this concert proved me otherwise. They played the classics as well as the new songs from the new album, and they even came into the audience to sing The Scientist and Will sang 'Death Will Never Conquer'. Over all, a breathtaking live performance the whole night and the audience was full of liveliness and sang along with such enthusiasm! I actually cried when I came home, because I couldn't believe it was over. Until next tour, boys!! I miss you all!

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So the latest Project Runway was at last, a normal PR challenge! The designers were to go around NYC and take pictures of inspiration to create a 'night out on the town' look. Very much so like a similar challenge from season two, but it's interesting to see what the newer designers have to offer. The winner?


Kenley's design! At first I wasn't so keen on her choice of fabric...for it seemed tacky. But the whole look together with the iridescent tulle and the fabric was surprisingly refreshing! I would have usually thought that this was too tacky and fromage for me, but it was quite a nice surprise. Sure, it had some vintage (erm, 80s) vibes, but it was a nice blast from the past and I absolutely adored the fabric/tulle hybrid of the skirt. The loser:


Emily's frumpy frock. I'll admit, it wasn't really as bad as Nina made it out to be (though that little drama queen likes to make nonsense out of everything these days...) but it was just so off and a little cha-cha Guadalajara queen for me. I would have rather have this design go home than Jennifer's because hers at least had a nice thought to it.

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So Arsenal did not perform as well as I expected them to during this season's Emirates Cup. It's fine to me, it's only a friendly little competition that they created themselves, but I like to think of all this pre-season jumbo as some sight into the incoming season. I won't even get into the whole Real Madrid conflict with Diaby/Snejider, but I do wish Wesley a nice and speedy recovery. Bring on the few other friendlies and then the new season!!!

[[photos from Bravotv.com and Arsenal.com]]