It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

Hi guys. I've been kind of MIA for like a week or two (?). Sorry about that. I can't even lie and say I've been busy cause all I've really been doing was not do homework and watch movies that make me cry with my mom (I've watched You Got Mail enough times to reenact it). Also, the 25 Days of Christmas movie special on ABC started! Ahh, I love holiday movies. Here's a list of my favorites:

1. Love Actually: From unrequited love to first love, Love Actually follow's different people on their quest for love during the holidays. Just like Valentine's Day and New Year's Eve, every person is connected. It's a romantic comedy that everyone has to watch because you can relate to one or more of the stories. I love this movie. *WARNING: there are nude scenes* 
2. Elf: WILL FERRELL IS A GIANT ELF. "You sit on a throne of lies!"Enough said. 
3. The Nightmare Before Christmas: This was my childhood, the songs are super catchy, and it's my two favorite holidays, Halloween and Christmas, put together into one holiday. Tim Burton is great. 
4. Edward Scissorhands: This isn't really considered a holiday movie, but the ending is so Christmas-y and dark. Especially the part where Edward (Johnny Depp) is making the ice sculpture and it's "snowing" and Kim (Winona Ryder) is spinning in the snow in her white dress and there's an eerie song playing. That part gives me goosebumps and makes me feel all warm inside. I don't know why. It's beautiful. 
5. The Grinch: This is a classic. I have to watch this every year.
6. Home Alone: Another classic. Plus, I love movies that are filmed in New York during the Holidays. 
7. Jingle All the Way: I don't know what's funnier: Arnold Schwarzenegger's acting or his facial expressions? The storyline is pretty decent. A boy wants a sold out toy for christmas and his dad (Schwarzenegger) forgot to buy it so Dad goes on a shopping spree the day of Christmas Eve. He goes to hell and back for that toy, but I can't help but laugh throughout the whole thing. Sorry Terminator. 
8. The Polar Express: The Polar Express is a train that picks children up in the middle of the night on Christmas Eve and takes them to the North Pole to visit Santa. To this day, I wish this were true. 
9. Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas: Don't laugh, but I actually really like this movie. My grandma had the video when I was a kid and she still has it to this day. That video has been around. From me to my brother to my cousins and now my youngest cousin has to watch it. It's just a bunch of little Christmas stories with Disney characters in them + there's a scene where there are hippos wearing tutus iceskating in a competition. 
10. Friday After Next: Xmas in the Hood: OKAY. This movie isn't even that funny or good to begin with, but it's full of holiday cheer. What I learned from this movie is that if you live in the hood, Santa won't leave you presents, he'll take them and probably grab a sandwhich too.

*~Happy Holidayz~*

Persepolis + Summer Camp = Awesome

This has to be one of the greatest mashups I have ever seen.

1. I love Summer Camp.
2. I love Persepolis, both the comic and the movie. 
3. The song fits perfectly with what's going on in the movie. 
4. I love this song.
5. I can't say I love this enough.

Good job, Sarahi~ 

Mad for Plaid

It's finally getting cold and you know what that means... time to take out the plaid. Plaid always works and will always work. It was a popular pattern in the 1950s found in dresses and mens suits. It was popular in the 1980s and 1990s either worn for a preppy or grunge look. And it's back again. When I think of plaid, there are three awesome things I remember:

1. Clueless: This movie is like the Mean Girls of the 1990s. Cher, Dionne, and Tai have so many memorable outfits throughout the movie. Their plaid on plaid ensembles are so cute. I know I'm not the only girl who was wishing they had Cher's virtual closet or went on a date with that god Christian even though he turned out ______. 
2. My So-Called Life: When I started watching this show on Netflix, I was going through a rough time. Just like any teenager, I spent days thinking about my purpose on this earth and never came to any conclusions. I was full of self-loathing, self-pity, and had no idea who I was. That's why I loved this show. Angela (main character) was a mirror image of me. Plus, I really loved the way they dressed. Patterns on patterns on patterns. Another plus is that Jordan Catalano is attractive and the definition of the teenage heartthrob. 
3. GUYS IN KILTS: Any guy that has the courage to wear a skirt is just awesome. 

I just really want a plaid skirt right now, but I cant find any affordable ones. Can anyone tell me where I can find one? Thanks.

Music Spotlight: Thee Commons

Hi guys. For the first Music Spotlight I decided to go with a band that isn't so well-known, Thee Commons. This band is freaking awesome. A couple months ago, I went to the Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach where Thee Commons were playing a live show. Even though I didnt get to hear their whole set, I went home and looked them up on Youtube. Their music reminds me so much of the Count Five: the catchy lyrics, the twang of the guitar, the powerful drums. It's dance inducing music. I always say that music was way better back then, but Thee Commons proved me wrong. They're producing 60s garage rock in 2012 and because of that I am forever thankful. 

"So Cold" by Thee Commons. 

Lana Del Rey / Requiem for a Dream / Bob's Burgers

Music:

Track List (in order of my favorites):
1. American
2. Yayo
3. Gods and Monsters
4. Ride
5. Bel Air
6. Blue Velvet
7. Body Electric
8. Cola

Lana Del Rey's new album, Paradise, came out and of course I had to get my hands on it. I have listened to it so many times that my parents know the words to some of the songs. Just like in her Born to Die album, Lana's voice reaches my soul and opens up my innermost dark thoughts. There is a mystifying effect to it that pulls you in and once you're in, it's hard to get out; like an addiction.  Although the title is Paradise, some songs say otherwise. Songs like "Gods and Monsters" and "Yayo" (a song she released when she was formerly known as Lizzy Grant) are dismal and somewhat wicked. While songs like "American" (my favorite) and "Bel Air"refer to the Paradise Lana was seeking.

Movies:

Requiem for a Dream

Requiem for a Dream is insane, but brilliantly executed and so you should watch it. The story revolves around four different characters (all connected) who fall hard into drugs and the lethal effects the drugs have on their bodies and mind. However, it not only addresses drug dependency, but also simple things like addiction to coffee or losing weight. While watching it, I felt as if I was the one going insane because of the different camera/sound effects used. The film is brutally honest and when you think that things are going to get better, they go from bad to worse. Just watch it okay? Ellen Burstyn is amazing. Jared Leto is cute. I never realized how pretty Jennifer Connelly was. Marlon Wayans finally has serious part in a movie. Requiem kept my mind active throughout the whole film just anticipating what was going to happen next. If that's not enough, I hope the preview convinces you. 

TV:

Tina from Bob's Burgers

The show, Bob's Burgers, is about a family who owns a burger joint and their struggle to fit in to society. At the same time, though, it doesn't seem like they want to fit in. They are a strange family, but how they act in public is how a lot of families act in private (mines mines mines). I am in love with this show. It's hilarious, but in a not in your face way. Also, I love Tina; I relate to her so much. I think we all have a Tina inside of us: awkward, weird, full of angst. Tina is every teenage girl in the world. Well, almost every. The first season is streaming on Netflix right now so if you wanna waste time and not do what you're supposed to, watch Bob's Burgers. Actually, It would be more of an investment of time than a waste of time. 

I FOUND A CAT

Meet Royal, my cat for an hour
(Royal Tenenbaums reference)

Royal in action

Royal trying to figure out how the hell he was gonna get off that ledge.

*MEOW*

"Royal, stop running away from me!"

Royal giving me the I know you can't keep me, but youre still cool look

So the story is that earlier today I was telling my parents I wanted a cat because I was feeling kinda lonely and they said no. Then Royal showed up at my doorstep like he was heaven sent (#GodLovesMe ✞). But my mom didn't let me keep him because she hates cats. So she dragged me into the house leaving Royal outside in the cold. I'm not gonna lie, but I cried. He was sitting by the door and meowing at me; it was catastrophic (budumtsss). Hopefully he comes back to play tomorrow. 

Tavi Gevinson: Fashion Icon, Role Model, Teenage Girl

This photo doesn't belong to me

If I could be anyone in the world, I would be Tavi Gevinson. She's fashionable, smart, and ballsy. This girl has some major spunk. At just the age of 11, she created her own fashion blog, The Style Rookie. Four years later, she unveiled her online magazine, Rookie Mag, that was especially made for teenage girls. What have I even been doing with my life? Tavi has done everything I want to do before she even turned my age. She honestly has become one of my biggest influences. I mean just look at her! She models, edits, writes, takes pictures, she recently published a book, and she's even in a band! What girl wouldnt want to be that? Tavi, you are so gr8.

More Tavi pictures I dont own

Bloggin

Hi. My name is Fatima Jimenez, 17. 

There are many reasons as to why I am starting this blog:

• I've always had trouble expressing myself orally. The D I got in my speech class proved that. I just get really nervous and have too many thoughts going on in my head all at once that I end up sounding like a broken record player or say things like, "the cat rain poop tree began giraffe noise." Because of this, writing has become the easiest outlet for my thoughts.

• I like music and fashion and art and books and movies. I think a lot of people do actually. So I said to myself, "Wouldn't it be cool major if I wrote about things I like and other people like too?" (I watched Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century the other day and the slang stuck to me)

• and lastly, I don't really have anything better to do other than watching movies and go to school, my life is pretty lame. 

Even if I don't succeed as a blogger, I'll be kinda happy with myself because I finally got the guts to start a blog in the first place.

✌ Fatima