Half-Blood Prince trailer released

Having a Purpose

I have been thinking about this for a while. We all go through the transition from being a kid to having responsibilities and being an adult. Every person takes a different path in life physically, emotionally, and intellectually. Some people have pressure to be a certain way from parents, friends, or even strangers. The world we live in pressures us to live, think, and act in a certain manner. But seriously, do we have an actual purpose in life? Leaving everything aside (parents, friends, influencing parties) what is our purpose?

Do we have a purpose other then to be ourselves in life, something like destiny? Or, do we have to force ourselves to be purposeful? While growing up it seems like we were always told that we have a purpose in life. A purpose? What does that mean?...To satisfy out needs, to make other proud, to help those in need around us? Or is our purpose to find ourselves as an individual and not necessarily to have an impact on other?

Edward Cullen makes me want to become a Vampire.

So I'll be honest with you, a novel revolving around the romance between a weakly teenaged girl (Bella Swan) and an immortal loner vampire (Edward Cullen) doesn't sound like my cup of tea.

But give or take a week, I too fell under the Twilight spell.

The first book in the Twilight saga is from Bella's point-of-view: moving to the gloomy yet quaint little town of Forks, WA. Her self-conscious persona and lack of fine motor skills relates to the awkward teen in all of us. She's never dated, never saw herself as gorgeous or out of the ordinary, just a regular, talk-only-if you-initiate type of chick.

And then came Edward Cullen, who could not resist her. Which has a double meaning (read the book to figure that one out -wink-). And I must praise Ms. Meyer for creating such a heartthrob of a fictional character. I swear her character descriptions are right-on, and if your a teenaged girl like myself, your heart will grown a little attached to Edward's "golden eyes," gentleman-like mannerisms, and badass style. He's just hot. And I feel so pathetic writing this.

I guess it's because I picture Robert Pattinson (played Cedric Diggory in HP, and starrs as Edward Cullen in the upcoming Twilight flick) while reading. And he's just, well - gorgeous of course.

Anyways, Twilight is a super easy read. The size may be intimidating, but if it takes your more than 5 hours to read the book, I'm declaring you illterate.

So if you haven't got anything else to do, and are tired of those That 70's Show and Sex and the City re-runs, I suggest you sit yourself in the nearest Barnes and Noble and read this book along with the other teen girls, middle-aged moms and goths.

But seriously, Love + Suspense + Edward Cullen = a grand time for all.

New section: Random Thoughts

So Brit Brit came up with the idea to have this section... Kind of like a grab bag type deal, where we can express our notions on life, love, and other humanly thoughts that rage in our heads... and don't fit the other categories. As requested by her, here's a post I wrote on fbook:

Within a span of 18 years, few instances have reminded me of how thin life is. This past week has been one of them. And I don't think I can fully understand sorrow, until I've lost a loved one myself.

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I take my friends and family for granted. I take the food in my fridge, the mattress I sleep on, the electricity running through my laptop, tv, and lightbulbs for granted.

I forget that I'm lucky to have the option of walking or running, holding awkward eye contact with a stranger, and being able to feel and hear the sound of thunder.

I let everyday inside jokes and funny moments slip away without appreciation.

And I let some compliments go unspoken, because I feel like I risk sounding fake or cheesy.

Longtime friends who I haven't seen all year are still in my phonebook. Why haven't I called/texted them?

Petty fights and long silences,stubbornness and unsaid apologies.

Down to the last detail - I feel like I've taken it all for granted....

And I know that sooner or later this feeling will fade out, and I'll join everyone else in magnifying stupid problems in my life, but I just want to say, without trying to sound too preachy or cliche or trite...

Drop those who bring you down, but don't confuse them with people who actually care about you. And keep the latter close and within reach. Remember that your horrible day doesn't even compare to someone else's, who's probably worse off in the long run.

Let simple things go, and take it easy.

Cause life is thin.

Wanted and All Its Coolness

I've been meaning to blog about this but haven't had the chance yet, so here it goes.

This movie is pretty amazing. If you are into the whole guns and rock music thing then this is the movie for you. It is a very "bad ass" type movie that has you at the edge of your seat the whole time. Wanted is about a guy who has a boring job with the same old routine. He isn't interesting and he doesn't do much but go to work and let his friends take advantage of him. While picking up a prescription someone is about to assassinate him when a girl (Angelina Jolie) informs him that his father was an assassin and he is in line to take his place. He learns to be an assassin like his father and you see his character turn from lame to attractive and grounded. This movie doesn't have a typical ending and it definitely has an interesting plot. Wanted isn't Oscar worthy, intellectual, or a romance movie but it has its perks. It's interesting and will keep you wanting more


Here is the trailer:

The Dark Knight-> Breaks Box Office Records

It is official. Batman: The Dark Knight broke box office history today. Here are the stats.



Opening night (12am)-
* Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith 16.9 million
* The Dark Knight- 18.4 Million

Opening Day-
* Spider-Man 3- 59.8 Million
* The Dark Knight- 66.4 Million

Opening Weekend-
* Spider-Man 3- 151.1 Million
* The Dark Knight- 155.34 Million

Very Interesting!

I saw this bear at a party once