The Timeless Beauty of Adaline

“A young woman, born at the turn of the 20th century, is rendered ageless after an accident. After many solitary years, she meets a man who complicates the eternal life she has settled into.” (Source: IMDb) Narrator: On December 31, 2014, a taxicab traveled through San Francisco, from Chinatown to Marin. The car carried a single passenger: a woman, her birth name Adaline Bowman, current alias Jennifer Larson. This is the first and last chapter of her story. (Source: IMDb) I recently watched The Age of Adaline, and was surprised by how much I enjoyed it. Like The Curious Case of […]

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What to Watch: December Movie Releases

With more than 25 movies coming out during the month of December, there is something for everyone. What do you plan to see this month? Coming out on December 4th: MI5; Christmas Eve; The Wannabe; and Life. The Lady in the Van – Miss Shepherd, a vagrant woman, parks her decrepit van outside a man’s house and stays living there for 15 years. He eventually allows her to park her vehicle in his drive, sparking an often-strained relationship which ends when she dies in 1989. The Letters -A drama that explores the life of Mother Teresa through letters she wrote to […]

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My Top 8 November Movie Releases

November is a great month for movie releases, especially around Thanksgiving. After we stuff ourselves with turkey and all the fixin’s, what best way to spend the afternoon or evening – if you’re not watching football, that is – is to head to your local theater and watch a new movie. This November is going to be pretty awesome for movie-goers. Photo Source: IMDb via Pinterest There is The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2, The Good Dinosaur, Creed, Love the Coopers, The 33, By the Sea, The Secret in their Eyes, and Victor Frankenstein. There is also The Danish Girl starring […]

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6 Things I Want To See in Aggieland

I’m sitting here, watching Texas A&M play Auburn, and I’m already excited about next weekend because I’ll be in College Station, Texas, at the Texas A&M football game! It started out as a joke when I texted by brother, who is currently a student at Texas A&M, and asked him which football game he was going to take me to this season. Well, after a few back-and-forth texts, it was decided… I’m going to the last home game of the season. I booked a room through Airbnb (excited to meet my hosts) and booked my flight! I know my brother, […]

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Friday Favorites: Instagram Bloggers

Instagram is my favorite form of social media, simply because pictures are literally worth a thousand words, or in this case, a thousand #hashtags. Some days I can’t wait to open my Instagram feed just to see what people post. Instagram is a treasure trove of beauty, indulgence, food, fashion, love, and life. I follow people, models, magazines, businesses, as well as friends and fmily. I follow fitness, beauty, fashion, and celebrities. I watch as people travel, party, change their hairstyle or haircolor, announce their pregnancy and then the birth, announce new business ventures, celebrate birthdays, anniversaries,  and deaths, and […]

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