From LA to Canada

I know I promised to blog about TIFF on Friday, but clearly that didn't happen.  It just so happened that Friday afternoon I found out Cosmopolis was playing at a theater near me (aka 2 hours away), so I hoped in a car with a couple of friends and off we went.  Seriously, you cannot imagine my excitement when I walked up to the theater and saw this:

I was sincerely conviced that I was going to have to wait until it came out on DVD to see this.  So yeah, pretty damn excited.  Plus that theater sold beer so double the excitement.  Honestly, if you get a chance to go see this movie, DO IT.  It's not the kind of movie I would typically go see.  But Rob absolutely NAILS it.  It is one of those movies where you literally can't take your eyes off the screen...or him (does that surprise anyone?  No? Okay, moving on.)

This was basically my explanation on why I failed to post Friday.  So Thursday night was a double-wamey.  Rob was at the VMA's introducing the last BD part 2 trailer. *Pauses for sobs because in two months it will all be over.*  Intoxicated, giddy Rob was out in full force as he premiered the trailer.

hello there giddy man



He also surprised everyone the next day by showing up, unannounced, to a Stand Up to Cancer event. 

obviously a cause very close to his heart.  you sir, are the epitome of what a man should be.

Meanwhile, Kristen was up in Canada promoting On the Road at the Toronto International Film Festival.  This was her first public appearance since the Teen Choice Awards back in July.  And man, was it good to see her pretty face again.  Kristen came out swinging when she showed up at TIFF...head held high.  I'll let the pictures speak for themselves.

Her dress was from the Zuhair Murad Fall 2012 Couture collection

hi, I missed your smile



I'm not sure when we will see R/K next.  Balenciaga has their fashion show presentation towards the end of the month in Paris, so I will more than likely expect Kristen to be there. 

Next time, we may talk a book recommendation or NYFW.  Decisions, decisions.....

If you missed the new Breaking Dawn trailer, here it is.

***that move E/B do at the end...OMG watched it on repeat like 50 times now

A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives only one.

First off, I want to thank my twitter lovely, Rachel, for tweeting this quote this morning:

"A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives only one." 

While I was searching for titles to name today's blog post, I thought back to what Rachel tweeted this morning and PERFECTION!  So yeah, today's topic is books.

Can I have a room in my house like this PLEASE?!?

A little background on how I came to love them.  I grew up on Sandra Brown and Nora Roberts books.  For as long as I can remember, my mom has always had a book on her nightstand.  There is something about watching someone read that immediately draws you in.  Questions immediately start floating through your mind, "What are they reading? What are the characters like? What is going on in the story?  Are vampires taking over a small town called Forks, Washington?  Is a simple girl's touch killing the people around her?" <---maybe you don't really think about those last two questions, but they are references to some of my favorite books.  Anyway, back to the point.  When I was in 6th grade, my homeroom teacher had a mini library in our classroom.  I don't know if any of you did AR (Accelerated Reading) but that was a BIG thing at our school.  Basically you chose a book off a list, read it, then took a test on it.  I'm not lying when I say, I would literally check out a book one day and then turn it back in the next.  Not because I read it, but because I could never find one I liked.  Then this book happened:

That is the first book I remember reading that I loved.  And then something clicked.  I wanted to know more.  I wanted to jump into these other worlds and be consumed by them.  So here's where my mom comes in. My mom LOVED Sandra Brown and Nora Roberts books.  I'm pretty sure she has read every single one.  After I started reading a few, I very quickly found myself in our local library trying to find the latest trashy romance novel to read.  Hey, we've got to start somewhere right? Also, I'm pretty sure my mother would die of embarrassment if she knew I referred to them as "those trashy romance novels."

I keep getting sidetracked as I write this.  Something you will quickly learn about me is that when I write, my thoughts tend to be all over the place.  My apologies in advance.  Back to the point...okay, focus J.  In early 2009 I was introduced to Twilight.  When the movie first came out in November 2008, I repelled it with everything I had.  I was a HUGE Buffy/Angel fan, and I felt like Twilight was trying to impose on the fictional vampire world I knew.  Long story short, I eventually caved and rented the movie.  WOAH.  Something that's hard to put in words happened.  Yes, I was a movie before book kinda girl when it came to this series.  So after watching the movie, I quickly got my hands on the books.  Like a lot of people with this series, I got sucked in...hard and fast. <---TWSS.  Whoops, sorry about that.  Couldn't resist.

THOSE, those were the books that made me fall in love with reading again.

not saying that they are great works of literature by any means, but still, they have this power over you that's unexplainable

Ever since then, I have craved having a book with me at all times.  Barnes & Noble has quickly become one of my favorite places in the world.  In early January, I discovered Goodreads.  If you've never been to that site and you love to read, GO.NOW. --->  Goodreads

Okay, I think I'm finally about to make the point that I've been trying to do for about 4 paragraphs now.  Kate.  I got introduced to this lovely woman a while back ago via Twitter.  If you don't know her, you should.  Seriously, go meet her now.  She is my cute little Canadian that loves to say "Ma Belle" in pretty much the loveliest voice ever.  Two other very important things about Kate...she loves coffee and books.  RIGHT?!?!? I told you you would love her.  She is constantly reading.  And when I say constantly, I mean she's read 3 books in the time that I'm on page 50 of book 1.  So if you are ever in need of a good book recommendation, go follow her twitter handle @imlostinabook  She also has an awesome blog where she discusses the latest book she's obsessed with.  The blog link is over in my sidebar under "blogs I follow." --> I'm Lost in a Book Somewhere

Apologies if I rambled too much.  In all fairness, I did warn you.  ;-)

xoxo 'till next time!

Here we go again....

Here goes nothing...

I don't know if any of you remember, but I used to have blog named "Random Rants Kristen and Rob."  Clever title right?  Well needless to say, that fell by the wayside.  But today my brother made a comment while we strolling through Target (one of my happy places by the way).  The conversation went a little something like this:

C: "So are R/K broken up?" 

Me: "I don't really know what's going on." 

C: "What? Aren't you supposed to be the expert on this? Don't you have a blog dedicated to that?"

That conversation got me thinking...why not start the blog back up again....not necessarily focusing on R/K/Twi anymore but round things out a bit.   Oh trust me, R/K/Twi will work their way in here frequently.  I feel like words have an enormous impact.  There is something about written words that form such a deep connection for people.  99.9% of the time, I find it so much easier to express myself by writing stuff down.  So...now comes the fun part.  What are we going to discuss?  Obviously Rob and Kristen and Twilight will be a much-loved topic.  But I also want to throw out favorite books I've been reading, music I'm loving, new gifs I've found (trust me, you will quickly learn that I LOVEEEEE me a good gif).  

So I hope you guys will come join me on the occasions that I flock here to share my thoughts.  Thoughts and ideas and very much welcome!  Hope to see you soon..........