Kel. 28. Lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. Graduated from UC Berkeley 2001. Has a small obsession with TV. Enjoys chick lit and teen movies. Major shopaholic. Blogging since January 17, 2002.

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July 27, 2005

Jonathan Rhys Meyers alert! :) New (and positively gorgeous) pictures of JRM on the set of Mission Impossible 3 at JRM Fans. I especially love the ones of him wearing glasses. *swoon*

And now for the rest of my Top 5 answers...

Top 5 Quotes from Books/People/Songs
1. "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of god - your playing small doesn't serve the world. There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people will not feel insecure around you. We were born to make manifest the glory of god that is within us. It is not in just some of us. It is in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others." -- Marianne Williamson
2. "Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies." -- Aristotle
3. "To look life in the face and to know it for what it is. At last to know it. To love it. For what it is." -- Virginia Woolf
4. "Do or do not, there is no try." -- Yoda (HEE!)
5. "Don't waste your time on jealousy. Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind. The race is long and, in the end, it's only with yourself." -- Mary Schmich

Top 5 Britney Spears Fashion Statements (complete with pictures!)
1. WTF?!? There are so many things wrong with this outfit. First of all, the skirt? It's falling off. Then it looks like Britney can't be bothered to wear the camisole properly. It's all bunched up on one side and her breast isn't even in the proper part of the top. Gah. But the worst is that she's BAREFOOT. Blech.
2. EEEK. It's like she got dressed in the dark.
3. Just... no. I actually think Britney looks great -- nice, shiny hair, natural-looking makeup, great body. It's just the whole dominatrix outfit that doesn't work for me. Too over the top.
4. My eyes!!! You'd think she couldn't afford a mirror or something. The skull cap and acid-washed jeans (with studs!) are just so awful. I do love her smile in this picture, though. She was so cute pre-Federline.
5. UGH. You can see her bra! Not attractive. Plus, the top doesn't go well with those plaid pants at all. Normally, I'd think those pants are cute... but with something minimal on top. And that lacy atrocity is anything but minimal.
Sadly, this is just a drop in the bucket... I could have gone on and on and on... heh.

I'll take any other Top 5 requests you guys want to throw at me. I've had fun answering all of them! :)

Posted by Kel at 11:47 PM | Comments (4)

July 25, 2005

Part 1 of my Top 5 answers...

Top 5 Albums
1. *N Sync - No Strings Attached (yes, I still love them. :P)
2. Les Miserables - Original Broadway Cast (although I also adore the "Dream Cast" album with Lea Salonga as Eponine)
3. Kelly Clarkson - Breakaway (I love every song on this album -- I can't say that for the majority of albums in my collection)
4. Britney Spears - In the Zone
5. Linkin Park & Jay-Z - Collision Course (my wake-up music of choice)

Top 5 TV Boyfriends
1. Pacey, Dawson's Creek (he's practically perfect)
2. Tony, 24 (he committed treason for Michelle -- that's true love)
3. Danny, Las Vegas (purely for shallow reasons -- he's SO HOT!)
4. Chandler, Friends (who doesn't love a guy who can make you laugh?)
5. Nathan, One Tree Hill

Top 5 TV Shows
1. Dawson's Creek (my ALL-TIME favorite)
2. Everwood
3. 24
4. CSI
5. Veronica Mars (a newbie on the list! :))

Top 5 Songs (of the Moment -- I can't really think of a definitive list since my favorites change all the time, hee)
1. Collide, Howie Day (I LOVE this song *sigh*)
2. Such Great Heights, The Postal Service
3. Signs, Snoop Dogg ft. Justin Timberlake and Charlie Wilson (makes me want to get up and DANCE!)
4. A Plain Morning, Dashboard Confessional
5. Vindicated Dashboard Confessional

Top 5 Websites You Like To Frequently Visit
1. My Friends page at Live Journal
2. Makeup Alley (I enjoy reading the fashion forum -- the women that post there find the greatest sales; both online and off)
3. Leaky Cauldron (I must keep up-to-date with the latest Harry Potter news)
4. Fanbolt Forums (I only lurk -- I'm a spoiler whore!)
5. SF Gate -- the website for the SF Chronicle (for local news)

Top 5 Stores You Like to Shop At
1. Amazon.com (I know it's not a brick and mortar store but it's seriously the best "store" ever)
2. Target (I very rarely EVER leave Target without spending money on something I didn't originally plan to buy)
3. Banana Republic (for my work basics and coats -- they just seem to be cut just right for me)
4. Nordstrom (Can you tell I'm a shopaholic?)
5. GAP Body (home to some of the softest pajamas I own as well as moderately priced intimates)

Top 5 Disney Movies
1. Sleeping Beauty (a classic and my favorite)
2. Aladdin
3. Finding Nemo
4. Beauty and the Beast (the BEST soundtrack)
5. Cinderella

Top 5 Pacey & Joey Moments (OMG Amanda, this one is SO hard!)
1. Joey racing to the dock to tell Pacey she's in love with him -- Episode 323, True Love (I NEVER tire of watching this scene. It makes me unbelievably happy).
2. The "I remember everything" dance -- Episode 322, The Anti-Prom (this scene continues to give me chills)
3. Pacey comforting Joey on her dock -- Episode 301, Like A Virgin
4. Joey asking Pacey to think for two -- Episode 403, Two Gentlemen of Capeside
5. Joey telling Pacey her heart's a fixed point -- Episode 401, Coming Home (an already beautiful scene is made even better by David Gray's This Year's Love in the background -- just perfect)
Honorable Mention goes to the series finale -- finding Pacey and Joey sitting in her apartment together at the end rocked. :)

I have 2 more to do... but I need more time! So if you have any other Top 5 requests, ask away! :D

Posted by Kel at 11:47 PM | Comments (2)

July 21, 2005

Top 5 answers coming tomorrow. :D Thanks to everyone for the suggestions! Keep 'em coming!

And becuase I really haven't been able to think about anything else... some comments on the now infamous JK Rowling interview as well as Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince itself (in list form, of course)...

So... the interview. I guess you can say I'm a *little* (ok, a lot) disappointed in JK Rowling. I don't think I should have to re-read the books just because I'm a Harry/Hermione shipper. I acknowledge there are many obvious hints of a potential Ron/Hermione relationship but it was H/Hr that grabbed me and made me fall in love and I don't understand how that's wrong (or delusional). Books mean different things to the readers because our lives and experiences color our interpretation -- and I just happened to find meaning in the little details rather than taking the text at face value.

Anyway.

Brief comments on the actual book (which I absolutely LOVED and could NOT put down, despite the ships)...

1. It was totally jarring not to start the book with Harry's point of view. Not sure that I liked that at all. But maybe that was JKR's intent? To kind of throw the reader off balance right at the start?

2. Dumbledore's death made my heart ache. He's grounded the books for me (him being the wise old wizard and such) and now that he's gone, it's like all bets are off. And the way he died? Gave me chills. Which brings me to...

3. Snape. He's evil. Or at least I want him to be, if only because he's treated poor Harry like crap since he first arrived at Hogwarts. AND he killed Dumbledore! Come on now. Plus, part of me wants to see what Alan Rickman can do with the role, lol.

4. Horcruxes. Loved how these gave us the opportunity to find out more about Riddle's background. I know he's the villain but Voldemort intrigues me.

5. BWAH at Luna's Quidditch commentary! More Luna! And Neville! I thought that we would be treated to more Neville in this book (especially after OotP). His reduced part was a bit of a letdown. But was it just me or did it seem like there weren't too many characters involved in the story in HBP? I'm currently rereading OotP and it's like every imaginable character is in it. I suppose that's because of the OotP and DA meetings. Nothing significant, just something I noticed.

6. The ships. I'm not surprised at all that R/H happened (doesn't make me happy about it, though -- at least I'll always have H/Hr in fanfic!) but Harry/Ginny was unexpected. I had a feeling R/H would be canon so I didn't think anything AT ALL would become of H/G. It's just too convenient, you know? I did end up enjoying them anyway. In the end all I want is for Harry to be happy... (As an aside, I was just thinking of the movie that will most likely be made for HBP and does anyone else think the producers/director may possibly recast the part of Ginny? Bonnie Wright is cute but she didn't exactly impress me in CoS.)

7. Trio Love at the end. SO GREAT. This is *THE* relationship of the books me for me (OT3, hee!) and it made me so happy to know that while Harry has a huge undertaking ahead of him, he has his best friends by his side. HRH4eva!!!11! But no Hogwarts in Book 7?! Wow.

Posted by Kel at 11:51 PM | Comments (3)

July 20, 2005

Stealing this meme from just about everybody...

Ask me for "top five" lists of pretty much anything ('ships, places, songs, etc.) and I will list my top five of that thing or things.

Do it! Do it! :P

Posted by Kel at 09:46 PM | Comments (7)

July 18, 2005

Before I forget, just wanted to do a quick Hawaii post...

Hawaii was amazing. I've visited many times now and each time I love it more and more. For me, there really isn't a more perfect vacation spot.

Aww man, I miss Hawaii. My first day back at work was *harsh.* I had 250+ emails to wade through and all I could think about was getting some more sun on the beach. Guh.

Anyway. Enough wallowing.

I finally got my Harry Potter book on Saturday afternoon (stinking black-out!!!). And finished it Sunday night. Thoughts to come...

Posted by Kel at 10:59 PM | Comments (1)

July 15, 2005

I AM SO UPSET.

So right before I head over to Borders to pick up my Harry Potter book, Rob and I notice that there's a black-out on the other side of our block... the side where the Borders just happens to be.

But I walk across the street anyway. Just in case, you know. And OF COURSE, it's closed. %$#@! Why couldn't they have some kind of emergency generator in the store for situations JUST LIKE THIS?!? I want my book!

I wore my Gryffindor shirt and everything. Humph.

Posted by Kel at 11:40 PM | Comments (4)

... And I'm off to pick up my copy of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.

:)

YAY!

Posted by Kel at 10:31 PM | Comments (0)

July 13, 2005

... So I'm back. And I miss Hawaii already (I could seriously pack up and move there; I love it so much). I can't believe I have to go back to work tomorrow. Noooo!!!

Pictures and an actual blog about the trip to follow... as well as an entry about Veronica Mars and my shipping inclinations. ;)

*sigh* Off to finish unpacking.

Posted by Kel at 11:37 PM | Comments (4)

July 8, 2005

I'm in Hawaii right now posting from the Apple store. Heh. I'm so silly.

Anyway, just wanted to say Hi! :) Will blog all about the trip when I get back.

Posted by Kel at 06:20 PM | Comments (3)

July 6, 2005

So I finished off Veronica Mars yesterday. It's amazing how quickly I went through the episodes. I seriously couldn't stop until I was done with the entire season, lol. It's not so much the "mysteries/cases" that reeled me in -- it's the characters. They're the real draw. I started to care about what happened to them (well, that's not really true for Lianne or Celeste, heh). Now I can't wait for season 2 (and finding out who's at Veronica's door)! And of course the DVDs come out on my birthday. What perfect timing.

Well, I'm off to finish packing. Our flight leaves at 9am so we have to wake up really early (5:30AM!!!) to be ready when the airport shuttle arrives. I'll be back in a week -- Aloha!!! :)

Posted by Kel at 09:58 PM | Comments (4)

July 4, 2005

Thanks for all the support with the driving, everyone! All the kind words mean A LOT. Reading everyone's comments have made me more psyched to learn... I even convinced Rob to take me out tomorrow morning to practice -- let's cross our fingers that it goes well.

Rob and I have been having a Veronica Mars marathon. We spent Saturday night watching episodes 2-11... we got so into it that we stayed up until 4am! I don't have many comments really -- mostly because I know what's coming (that's what I get for always clicking on spoiler links and episode commentaries, lol). I do have to say, though, that I LOVE Weevil. He makes me smile, like really wide. Awww. He's probably my favorite character, with Wallace and/or Duncan coming in second. My favorite episode so far has been An Echolls Family Christmas... I guess I'm a sucker for group episodes. Plus, seeing all the guys together playing poker (and Duncan/Logan had the same boxers, hee) made me swoon. VM has such an attractive cast. Anyway, off to watch more episodes...

Countdown: 3 days until Hawaii!!!

Posted by Kel at 01:06 AM | Comments (2)