For My Grandma
Saint Joseph, you are the faithful protector and intercessor
of all who love and venerate you.
I have special confidence in you
for you are powerful with God
and will never abandon your faithful servants.
I humbly invoke you and commend myself,
with all who are dear to me,
to your protection and intercession.
Do not abandon me or them during life,
and assist me and them when we die.
Amen.
Wide-Eyed Girl
(Allure September 2009 Cover)
I loved her in Mean Girls (favorite lines from the movie: [Karen] I can’t go out. [fakes cough] I’m sick. [Regina] Boo, you whore.) I loved her in Mamma Mia! … And now I love these pictures from her photo shoot in Allure.
photos from Allure
Brilliantly done. Cute and quirky. Featuring Joseph-Gordon Levitt and Zooey Deschanel. A wonderful addition to (500) Days of Summer.
P.S. In case you’re wondering, the song featured is “Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?” by She & Him (a.k.a. M. Ward and Zooey Deschanel).
This is for all my fellow Shopaholic addicts out there. I recently received this email from Sophie Kinsella that made me so happy. Why? Because there’s going to be another Shopaholic book!
A special thanks from Sophie!
Hello!
I want to thank everyone so, SO much. I’ve been overwhelmed, by the numbers of you who have bought Twenties Girl, and by all the lovely comments I’ve received. It means so much to me to know that you’ve enjoyed my books—and this one is particularly special to me.
A big wave to anyone who has seen me at one of my Skype events. They’ve worked so well, I’ve been thrilled!
As I told everyone who came to the events, I’m working on a new Shopaholic book. Yay! I am so happy to be back in Becky’s crazy world. It’s too early for me to tell you much more at the moment, but over the coming months I’ll be sharing a few sneak-preview details…
Hope you’re having a wonderful summer and see you again soon!
xoxo
PS: I have been thinking about all the great new books coming this fall and I can’t wait for the new Dan Brown! I’m a complete sucker for his page-turners. I’ll be making sure I avoid reading any reviews and won’t even read the back cover, because I hate having the plot revealed to me in advance. I want to just plunge in and see where the story takes me. I’m also looking forward to the new Audrey Niffenegger novel, as I adored The Time Traveler’s Wife.
Premiered: January 16th, 2009
U.S. Theatrical Release: August 28th, 2009
The September 2007 issue of Vogue magazine weighed nearly five pounds, and was the single largest issue of a magazine ever published. With unprecedented access, The September Issue, directed and produced by R.J. Cutler, tells the story of legendary Vogue editor in chief Anna Wintour and her larger-than-life team of editors creating the issue and ruling the world of fashion.
I was tempted to buy this Kimchi Blue Bow Sandal when I first saw it online on sale for $19.99 during this past Memorial Day Weekend. I went as far as printing out the picture and bringing it in store to find the sandals, which I did. I took it a step further by trying on the sandals and getting excited over the prospect of buying them. Pushing me even more towards the cash register were the positive online reviews from the padded cushioning to the style to the wearability. The only thing stopping me from purchasing these sandals was the price and the fact that I had a pair of Nine West sandals that looked vaguely similar. (Both pairs have no back strap and have black straps though the Nine West pair resembles fancy flip flops and this Kimchi blue pair do not.) That day, I decided not to go for the Kimchi Blue Bow Sandal because I knew I could find sandals that were cheaper and different from my Nine West sandals.
Well, this past week, I caved and I bought these sandals. The deal breaker for me was the price online dropped even further to $9.99 even though it was still originally marked at $28.00 in store. It might have been on sale for $19.00, but I still got the price adjustment for the online price. Now, I have another great pair of black sandals to wear. (I also believe it was fate that wanted me to buy these sandals. How else could you explain the price drop?)
Another deliciously good tale from Sophie Kinsella. I found myself staying up all night reading Can You Keep A Secret?. It is one of those books you do not want to put down. (I finished it within half a day.) As the female lead, Emma is absolutely hilarious and you just cringe with her during her various embarrassing moments throughout the book. (WARNING: Spoiler coming up in the next few sentences. Skip to the next paragraph to avoid it.) The only problem I had while reading Can You Keep A Secret? was during the beginning of the dating relationship between Jack Harper and Emma. To me, it seemed sort of out of the blue (it happened so quickly for me) yet it was predictable. I would have liked to see the relationship develop a bit more before he asks her out to dinner.
Other than that, Ms. Kinsella has done it again in creating a relatable, lovable, yet fictional, female character in Can You Keep A Secret?. I certainly hope she will write a follow-up to this book because the tale of Emma Corrigan needs to be continued.
