David Sedaris

Last night Hunky, my stunning parents and I went to see David Sedaris at the Wharton Center. It was a lovely evening full of good food, giggles, and great company.

It's just so inspiring to listen to someone who has such a clever mind. Sedaris has such a quick whit and a horribly dry sense of humor, two things I greatly appreciate.

Sedaris with one of my favorite books that he has written, Me Talk Pretty One Day

One of my favorite bits of the night was about his experience on his Country Club's Swim Team. His father constantly compared him to another boy, who was "going to be a start." When Sedaris finally beat the boy in a race during the last meet of the season his father chimed in that this was only 1 time out of 50 or so and that he shouldn't be too proud... Sedaris also mentioned that his father grabbed onto several other "dream sons" throughout his childhood, this has left him with an eternal dislike of random neighborhood children as well as Donny Osmond.

Here is a clip of Sedaris reading one of his short stories "The Squirrel & The Chipmunk." Enjoy!

I giggled so much last night that I am going to link this post up to Tickle Me Tuesday over at Yes, Teacher!

The Adjustment Bureau - A Movie Review

I simply love Emily Blunt and Hunky loves Matt Damon, therefore The Adjustment Bureau seemed like our kind of movie! We finally remembered to go see a movie on cheap movie night, tickets on Tuesday are only $5. This means we put some of that saved ticket money towards a huge tub of popcorn and a red freezy drink. (Yum!)

The movie is all about destiny - is it something that we ourselves control or are there other forces at work? Damon plays David Norris a man who gets a forbidden glimpse at the forces behind the scenes - we follow him through life after this revelation and see how his new knowledge effects his choices and actions. The kicker is when Norris falls in love with a woman, Elise (Emily Blunt,) who is not apart of his destiny... There will be times during this movie that you are on the edge of your seat!

I really enjoyed the movie, there were so many twists and turns. I found myself gasping quite a bit and getting really involved in the story. This is one of those movies that you'll want to discuss after it's over - so bring a friend who will let you talk over all the little details. I would really like to watch the film again - as I feel like there were things that I missed out on when I was trying to piece together the puzzle. Hunky stated that it was better than he expected it to be... ha ha ha!

If you haven't already seen it - here's the trailer:


Movie themed Etsy Items that I <3:

I am all about flavoring popcorn - these topping party favors would be great to throw in your purse and dump in your popcorn bucket! From dellcovespices

Movie reels would be such a neat addition to any media space - from mgatlin32

This film maker barrette is just too cute - from edgarsemporium

Happy Monday!