In My Opinion....

Although, every once in the awhile I love a good movie re-make, I usually enjoy originality in my movies these days. Perhaps, because most movies lack originality. I recently watched two movies Fame(2009) and 500 Days of Summer.

Personally, I was never really a fan of the original movie Fame, but love the soundtrack of the musical. To be honest, I can't even remember a lot of the original movie; since it bored me. I expected a lot of 2009's remake though. The movie had too many "creative differences" from the original and the play. It just lacked so much, and I can see why the director of the original movie hated this version. Bottom line, not worth seeing.

500 Days of Summer on the other hand, was extremely original. The movie is cute,creative and funny. I would recommend the movie to anyone and everyone. It is definitely a boy meets girl movie,boy falls in love.. but with a twist. Definitely will brighten your day and make you smile. Plus the lead actor is uber cute = )

As for books, I am currently reading "Something Borrowed" by Emily Giffin. I have not yet finished it but am a Chapter or two away from being done. I would definitely recommend this book to someone who was looking for a pleasant light read. The premise of the book, is Rachel this normal type-A lawyer has an affair with her best friend since elementary school Darcy's fiance. The book is realistic but will have you rooting for Rachel, even if you are not an adulteress most women can easily relate to the life style and personality of Rachel. Unless, you're a Darcy... then maybe you won't like this book. The book is cute and not completely original, but not something you've really read before. Once I'm finished I plan on reading "The Lovely Bones" by Alice Sebold. I want to see the movie SO SO bad, but I am a firm believer in reading the books before seeing the movies,mainly because the book is ALWAYS better then the movie. Then after that I will read the follow-up book to "Something Borrowed" called "Something Blue".

Not That My Opinion on these movies or book really matter, but I thought I would share. Besides, that life in Burbank has been nice. Minus the crazy rain storms we've been receiving, which has kept me inside... no offense to southern Californians, but they don't really know how to drive in the rain. So I opted to stay of the roads while it was raining, which is annoying since I need to go run some errands. Hopefully, today won't be so rainy.

One Week Down...

It has finally been a full week since I have moved down to Burbank. How has my experience been so far.....? eh. I can't exactly explain it. Driving and parking are definitely something I will have to get used to down here. Since being down here I have already received a speeding ticket and parking citation. The parking citation kind of sucked..You see, down here they have certain days for street sweeping, which means on those days you cannot park on the street from 8am to 10am. Which sucks even more for me since I do not have a car port and only have street parking. Now, the city is smart and the opposite sides of the road are on different days. My side is Wednesday and the other side is Tuesday. So, Tuesday night i move my car into the court across the street, solving my problem...or so I thought... Apparently, although the court is on the Tuesday side of the street, the court also get cleaned on Wednesday, leaving me with a $40 citation. = ( Besides, that parking in general down here is new to me, most places have small behind the building parking lots that fill quick, which means parking on the street and usually parallel parking. Now, my parallel parking skills have never been terrible.. however, I avoid it as much a possible and usually only parallel park when I know for sure I room to fit. Now, down here all of a sudden; I am the parallel parking queen, it is crazy, how quick and easy it for me. Driving as well is different yet, I am managing, people drive a little more quicker and pushier then I am used to and almost all left hand turns are unprotected. So, I have to definitely keep my guard up and be an amazing defensive driver. Otherwise, I am adapting well.

What Else?
So far, I have eaten breakfast and dinner at Paty's; which was yummy and have stopped off at Target, the post office and Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf. Overall my experience with people here as been AMAZING. [Sidebar:although I Live in Burbank, I am in the are of Toluca Lake and that's where most these places are] I have come to find that Toluca Lake and the people of Toluca Lake are so friendly! I love how it has a touch of LA/Hollywood but without the bitchiness of it. Wherever I go people start conversations with me and greet me on the streets. Just lovely.
Today, I was going to Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf and this old man and I started a conversation. His son owns the Mexican grill next to Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf and the man said if I ever come in and he is there, that I will be his special guest. Could be creepy, but I could tell he was generally a nice man. Also, today I bought lemonade from Miley Cyrus' little sister Noah. Her and her friend were selling lemonade to raise money for the people of Haiti, on the corner near Bob's Big Boy. It was really cute. PS. Although, I have been told Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf is phenomenal I have yet to be impressed by the green tea, it is atrocious... but, I have yet to try their coffee, so hopefully they can redeem their good name.

Besides good friendly people, we can talk about... not so, friendly people. Ugh! The other day I lost two of my best friends (now former best friends) the reasons for this in my opinion are childish. I have a feeling that this is something that was going to happen and I had prolonged from happening, since they have been my close friends for years. The circumstances of how it went down, I wish were different. I honestly have so much to say to them. but probably never will since now, they are useless and saying them on a blog post is just as useless and lame. It is just unfortunate that people can be so selfish and hurtful and blinded. That was something that definitely made this move a downer, especially since a small part of moving down here was to be closer to them.

On a happier note, I have almost finished building everything, that I got at IKEA. Thanks to the help of my dad who is visiting for the weekend. My table is now upright in the kitchen and not laying on it's side, the coffee table and drawer are built and I have Internet and cable service. = ) All that is left is to build the desk and then I can REALLY start unpacking everything and giving it, it's rightful place.

This week has had it's ups and it's downs, but it really is just to make me a stronger person.

You're Now Arriving In Burbank

After a stressful packing session on Saturday morning, My Mom, Brandon and I left to drop me off at my new home, in Burbank,CA. The 6 hour drive was rather easy (minus the heavy fog and crazy rain) and we made our usual stop at Harris Ranch. If you have never been to Harris Ranch and your ever driving I-5 (near Bakersfield) I suggest you stop in. The only not usual about this stop is the fact that CHP decided to pull me over for speeding. Personally, I compared to most of the drivers on I-5 I think I was going pretty slow, and I'm 90% sure i was in 70-80mph range. According to him, I was going 92-97 while he was following me! Now, here is my problem, I regularly check for highway patrol and did NOT see any in site and I also, always check my rear mirror to see if anyone behind me is riding my ass and i need to move over. For the few miles no one was behind me. I Only noticed him when I was getting on to the off ramp for Harris Ranch. Needless to say, I got a ticket and will now be waiting for my letter in the mail about how much my fine is and traffic school. CAN'T WAIT!

Around 7:30pm we arrived in Burbank and got me settled into my apartment. After we ate at Bob's Big Boy and then Brandon and I went and saw Avatar at The Burbank Town Center. For those people who rave and rant about how amazing Avatar is... I would like to ask them WHY?! The story line is UNORIGINAL,The Message is UNORIGINAL (and quite horribly liberal in my opinion) and it's WAY too long! The only thing cool about it, is the special effects, which we've seen before. You could just watch Disney's Pocahontas and you would have the same movie! Anyways, after that was done I took Brandon back to my apartment and I went to the hotel to sleep (Unsuccessfully).

So, now we are on to my day today. Today, we all went and had Breakfast at Paty's then went over to the Mall and shopped at IKEA, Surprisingly the experience was not horrendous and I am very pleased with what I got.(and Thankful, to My mom for getting me the stuff) After that it was grocery shopping at Vons, then back to the apartment for Good-Byes = ( I am sad that my mom and Brandon have left.. Yet, it is truly not hit me; that I am living on my own.

So now, I am laying on the floor, with my two cats, alone in an apartment, full of stuff yet to be unpacked and furniture yet to be assembled....