Comparing Male Leads

I have been using my employee benefits at Rogers and renting movies. Today, I saw movie #2, an English-version remake of the popular Korean hit, My Sassy Girl. It wasn't bad, but as always, I can't shake the feeling that the original was better just because everything that happened in the English version was anticipated.

I love the two characters in the movie. They're such opposites. The girl is kinda psycho though. However, I like the guy's personality. I see parallels with the guy in this movie and the guy in (500) Days of Summer. Both of them are crazy in love with their dream girl and they're kind of pathetic without her. Pathetic in the sense that they don't know how to have fun by themselves. They would be boring without the girl.

Another of my favourite male leads is Noah Calhoun from the Notebook. He's different from the first two characters that I've mentioned because though his life may be less interesting without his love interest, he still has a life. It might not be a very full life, but Noah is great as a mysterious loner character. I don't know why, but I somehow find that attractive...

It's strange though because he makes a really good father. Usually loners are anti-social (duh!) and do not make good fathers because they lack the social skills in being warm and intimate with other beings, but in the movie, it somehow happens that Noah is a good father since his grown-up kids care for him enough to visit, and not out of obligation.

My other movie crushes:
1. Simba from The Lion King: I think I liked him because he had leadership and fun buddies and because he had spunk as a kid.
2. Captain Li from Mulan: He seems very manly, and he had a good singing voice. (Haha looking back on my movie crushes now, I wonder how delusional and strange I was as a child)
3. James Franco in Spiderman 2. I loved that scene of Kirsten Dunst and him in the kitchen, fooling around.
4. Landon from A Walk to Remember. He was such a sweetie in that movie... not at the beginning of course, but when he dates Jamie.

Of course this list can probably go on for a long time, I like the different characters all for different reasons. It's sad though that no matter what, chick flicks are not real life.

Something to Think About

"Since I was 3 years old, I have been using makeup. I am more than a "makeup junkie", I am an obsessed fiend! I spend my time making youtube makeup tutorials, when I should be doing my homework or going out. Makeup is my life. Its my art."

A quote I found off a contest site where girls submit pictures of themselves with make-up and the winner takes home $1000 worth of make-up.

I get the thrill of make-up. I too like playing up my features or creating a different look on days where I have a different mood.

But does anyone find it ridiculous when girls have been using it since they were toddlers? Shouldn't little girls be playing outdoors instead of trying to be beautiful? Why can't we set better examples of traits that girls should be instead of just "pretty"?

If I ever have a baby girl, I'm going to make sure she grows up to be someone of substance. Someone who is known for being kind and noble instead of "pretty" and "popular". Someone who is known more for her brains than the brands of clothes she wears.

I hope I'm like that in other people's eyes. If not now, you'll begin to see a big change in me soon.

I have a super huge headache, too many assignments and readings to do, and I am now saying goodbye to my social life.

What a nightmare!

Sometimes I see what other people go through, and my life doesn't seem so hard anymore. This really sucks.

Networking Neglect

I went to the media preview of Vanity Fair's Photography exhibit yesterday at the ROM. I was stunned at how well the staff treated us, buffet breakfast at the AGO, a touring of the gallery, then being shuttled off on a double decker bus to the ROM. A viewing of the gallery there, then little hor d'oeuvres for us. The place was decorated spectacularly. I think I was too amazed by the nice treatment, I didn't do something important.

I forgot to network! UGH! Here I am in a room full of people working for the Star, National Post, CBC, The Canadian Press, Metro, Now Magazine... and I didn't talk to them.

I did end up leaving with a business card of the Manager of Tourism Ontario, but honestly... that's just balls. One of my dream jobs is to work for Now Magazine...

I was too intimidated by all the glitz and glamour to talk to anyone. It was at the back of my mind, to talk to people, but... I went with a friend, and we were the youngest ones there. Add to the fact that everyone already seemed to know each other... I guess they see each other at other press conferences often, so they're already buddies.

Secret Plan:

I'm going to finish all of my assignments/ readings to the best of my ability during next week and the week after that and soon I will be free again!

My Waterloo Weekend

Honest promise: tomorrow is my full working day. I will complete all the assignments that I didn't complete this weekend because I was in Waterloo.

Originally, I had brought my laptop so that I could finish some assignments that were all due this week. Guess what? Not only did I not touch any of them this whole weekend, I actually used that computer for gaming. GG right?

Another thing I realized this past weekend was that I actually wouldn't mind being a housewife. It's fun to cook for people. I keep hearing stories about housewives who become extremely sufficient chefs from doing nothing but cooking all day, who later start their own restaurants or catering services. In fact, my friend's mom started a baking service.

The downside of being a housewife of course would be the chores such as cleaning up after people, or vaccumming or doing laundry or dishes. I have to admit though, housewifing is easier than going to university, which is probably why I liked cooking this weekend, since it gave me an excuse to not do school work.

Perspectives

There was this woman I knew who was in my class last semester. We worked on projects together, and I knew she was an older student. I'd guess that she was in her mid-thirties?

Today, I read a feature in the school paper, and she was one of the people interviewed for it. Turns out she has a 13 year old kid. Isn't that crazy? I was just 5 years older than her child and I remember being the one organizing the meetings and telling everyone what to do. We met a couple of times to do the project, but we never talked about personal lives.

It's crazy how everyone has different lives that we don't know about behind the label of "student".

Other Things I want to do:

1. Have a cookie baking weekend. I can't seem to remember the last time I made cookies. The last time I ever baked was back in grade 12 when my cupcakes were needed in a fundraiser. Lately, I haven't done anything for myself. Well I have. But I haven't done anything for myself independently.

Then again, baking cookies is more fun with a friend or two. Too bad all my friends that bake are in different towns right now.

Excited about life again!

Today was the first day that I worked as a Rogers Plus employee. It's not bad. I'm really excited about the free video rentals. There are rows and rows of movies and television series. This winter, I'm probably going to be a hermit and catch up on all the movies I didn't watch. See ya all in the spring!

Other things I want to do sometime: sew a dress.

Proof that I have been away from my T.V. set for too long!

I completely missed watching the VMAs today. I didn't even know it was going on until all the Facebook statuses were commenting on the performances. It's a shame, I would have loved watching it.

This is one of my favourite VMA performances. Back in the day, when Usher was big. I'm sad he hasn't made his comeback yet.


I'm slightly disappointed that I'm so caught up in my career and life that I don't even have time to turn on the T.V. or watch a movie. But at least I saw a concert for fun recently. Anyway, I guess this is crunch time. Today, I'm seeing a concert, but it's not for fun. I have to document it and write about it. Oh stress...

What Have I Gotten Myself Into?

I was chosen to be a features writer. On top of homework and other things, now I have to produce a 2000 word article about an exhibit at the ROM. I'm not sure if I can do this, and I feel scared. Writer's block doesn't often happen to me, but I honestly don't know if I can even find so much to write about something I don't have much knowledge in. There's alot of history going on in what I have to cover. I can only hope I find the words to fill up the word count and produce a quality article.

Back to School Blog

Today was the last day of summer. I am not pleased. It was a nice way to end though. I saw Ingrid Michaelson and she was worth every penny I paid to go see her. She is one funny and witty girl. I wish I could be funnier and wittier now. But you know, we are who we are.

If I were a guy, I would totally go nuts for this chick.

Anyway, I'm excited for the school year. I've already planned out what I want to do beside school. Hopefully it all works out. I have quite a full plate. Acting, writing for the Underground, photographing for the Varsity, hopefully writing and photographing for blogTo, probably making coffees for Starbucks or if I'm lucky, Rogers Video still wants me. And then there's always school, my art, my guitar, friends and one boyfriend to balance it all out.

Sometimes, I fear that I might burn out and fade away. Does anyone else feel like this too or is it just me?

Small Writings

Tomorrow is my last day of summer. I already have plans for what I want to do next summer. But before we get ahead of ourselves, tomorrow, I am going all out. I am going to try to cram as much fun into a single day as humanly possible. It's going to be like my birthday combined with Christmas.

Today was the last day of sailing. It's nice to have closure and say goodbye to everyone, but I know I'm going to miss it all.

Jumping for Joy!

Gosh I am so excited about being in Journalism. I just got off the phone with the manager of the Bloor Cinema. I love how everyone has their own little stories to tell the world. I love how I get to meet so many different people through networking and interviews.

I hope I can still be this excited 10 years from now.

Thoughts after seeing West Side Story today:

Guys who can dance are dreamy...

Biking Observations

Recently, I became confident in my abilities of biking with traffic, so I've been biking to different destinations that are close to me.

I've noticed that when I encounter other bikers, they smile at me, sort of like they're saying "good on you, you're keeping fit and helping the environment!"

I like the biking community so far. Everyone shares a bond because together, we're all fighting for more bike lanes, we deal with rude drivers, we share biking tips. We unite under the oppression from the rest of society.

It's also nice to watch people get on and off busses, wait for busses, because you know that you have it better. Biking is free, you don't have to wait for busses, you keep fit, and there is never a chance where someone with bad body odour sits next to you.

So what if I'm significantly slower than busses? I'm in no rush to speed through life. I enjoy the laid-back atmosphere of merrily cruising along. I'm satisfied that I'm not feeding money into the TTC: a corporation that is occasionally rude to me when I ride their busses, paying their overpriced fares.

Yeah, I'm bitter.

Comparing pros and cons

It's not as easy as it seems to get a job at Starbucks as I once thought. You have two interviews. Both are really easy though. But then again, I think I lucked out since both interviewers liked me from the beginning. The first interview was harder than the second one actually, probably because the second interviewer was closer to my age. It was more like a conversation really.

Somehow, we got to talking about the multiculturalness of Toronto, and then I mentioned Indian food, and she said she liked spicy food, so I told her about the Hot and Spicy Food Festival that was going on this weekend at the Harbourfront.

Originally, I liked the Rogers job more, but since they haven't called back like they said they would, I think I might just go for Starbucks. The co-workers are nice, and I get free coffee every week. I'm sure my mom would love for me to work at Starbucks, same with all my friends who drink coffee since I don't really drink it myself. I'm scared of a dependance on coffee. The last thing I want is to be wired on coffee.

Starbucks offers full healthcare plans even for part-time workers, and the pay is better than Rogers, even though you wouldn't think so.

The best benefit of Rogers though, is the free movie rentals. I love movies but I cannot afford to always rent. I suppose the library could help me out, but then again, so many movies aren't avaliable at the library.

I wonder if I can somehow get both jobs and keep them.

Cons of working at Rogers would be: 1. I'd have to learn the different functions of cell phones and the different plans, and I'd have to do that on my own time, unpaid. 2. I'd have to sell things to customers, and I know that I hate pressuring customers to buy things. 3. Minimum wage. 4. Standing on feet for hours and hours.

Cons of working at Starbucks: 1. Standing on feet for hours and hours. 2. Grouchy customers who haven't had their coffee in the morning. 3. Waking up at 5am! I think that's crazy! I'm also in journalism, so I stay up until 4am sometimes to finish articles, which means 1 hour of sleep?! 4. Breathing in too much coffee air. 5. I don't know if I want to spend my life making coffee.