Farewell Summertime!

Can you believe how fast this summer has gone by? It's crazy!

I feel like the start of a new school year is kind of like the New Year in its own respect, so I've decided to make some End of Summer Resolutions!

1. Watch at least 30 more movies from The Book before summer.
2. Read at least 50 books during the school year.
3. Finish Charmed before Christmas.
4. Write at least one post a week for my blog!

Those seem pretty reasonable right?

Well I have quite a few things to write about today since I've been a bit of a procrastinator lately...

First I'll start with books.
There were two more books I read for book club.
The first is called Stolen by Lucy Christopher. I gave it three stars. Overall, it was very similar to Living Dead Girl. Same concept anyways. Girl gets kidnapped, kidnapper psycho. But this kidnapper doesn't try to kill the girl, instead he thinks he's saving her by taking her to the middle of nowhere in Australia. i felt sorry for the characters. Both seemed so lost in their own respects. This book definitely had a better ending than Living Dead Girl.

Then our final book of the summer was The Help by Kathryn Stockett.

Talk about a GREAT book. I haven't given a book 5 stars since reading Catching Fire in the beginning of June. People kept comparing The Help to To Kill A Mockingbird and for good reason. It will always have a place on your bookshelf, and it's one of those comfort reads that just makes you feel good inside after you read it.

The Help is set in the 1960's around the time of all the Civil Rights commotion. The book is actually about a book, kind of ironic, haha. Three characters, Skeeter, Minny, and Aibeleen, must work together in secret, against all odds, to reveal the truth about what it was like for the help: maids, gardeners, butlers, etc.
The book made me laugh, and cry (just a little) and above all, it gave me goosebumps and a greater appreciation for a generations worth of people.

If your not a reader, then go see the movie instead! The movie was almost (emphasize on the almost) word for word from the book.

I loved both, and play to read/watch them many times again.

Another great summer movie I strongly recommend is Friends With Benefits. I gave it 5 stars. I feel like in its own way, it's very similar to When Harry Met Sally, which as you all know is my absolute favorite movie of all time. Friends with Benefits is just more of a modern day twist to a classic love story. Plus, the chemistry between Mila Kunis and Justin Timberlake is undeniably wonderful. Those two were made for those parts. Combine classic love story, a few twists and turns, a gay sports news broadcaster, many familiar faces, and a few flash mobs and you get a great summer flick.

Now, I've gotten a bit behind on my 1001 movies, but I'm starting to improve on my Meryl Streep movies. I watched The Ant Bully the other day to bring my Streep counter up to 8 out of 63! wooooooooo.

A more just cause for celebration would be that I actually sat through the entire movie. I gave it two stars, generously. It's a cheap rip off of A Bug's Life with a moral in it. Why adults try to teach kids lessons using animated cartoons about animals and bugs, I don't know, because kids these days only watch reality TV and look up to people like the Kardashians, not some little minuscule ants.

Moral of the story, don't flood an ants home, or the wizard ant will shrink you to bug size and force you to be an ant until you learn your lesson by saving the colony from an exterminator. yay.
Don't waste your time watching this.
I already did for you.

See the sacrifices I make for you people.

Then I made another sacrifice by watching The Hot Chick.
That movie was about as good as The Ant Bully.

Only this time the moral of the story was don't steal earrings from an African American valuables store or you'll wake up in the morning in a man's body.

Can you say been there done that with Freaky Friday (in two movies actually).

The only reason I watched this movie is because Rachel McAdams is in it.

Yes, I have a McAdams counter too, but I've actually seen a number of her movies. She is another one of my many favorite actresses. So here goes it:

• The Hot Chick (2 stars)
• Mean Girls (5 stars)
• The Notebook (5 stars)
• The Family Stone (4 stars)
• The Time Traveler's Wife (4 stars)
• Sherlock Holmes (4 stars)
• Midnight In Paris (5 stars)

That would be 7 out of 16, almost halfway! WOOOOOOO.

Well, I hope everyone is dreading the first day of school as much as I am.

I'm off to finish reading my summer book, Pride and Prejudice. (See, I told you I was procrastinating...)

Until Next Time!