Top Model

I came across this beautiful photo on Pinterest yesterday:

 

What a cute car! Also did you know that this is a rip off of my own model pose? Check this out

That's me at 3 in England in front of my uncle's car! Ah, I could have made a successful career as a model posing next to cars... hehe!

Book Review

Just wanted to share my review of the latest book I read, Anna and the French Kiss. It's also on my Goodreads page if you're there too. I liked it a lot and totally recommend it for young adults and adults alike.

 

"Here is everything I know about France: Madeline and Amelie and Moulin Rouge"

And so begins one of the sweetest young adult novels I have read in a long time. I could not resist especially when my favorite movie is listed in the first sentence and Hogwarts is casually name dropped on page 2.

I've heard a lot of great reviews about this book and they are well deserved. A simple story of Anna being sent to a Parisian boarding school who crushes on her best friend, the charming and handsome Etienne St. Clair. It has swoon-worthy moments the likes of the Twilight series, but this Stephanie author is a much better writer than the other Stephenie. The characters are realistic and likable and the story takes place in Paris. It is not overly sappy, cliched, or drawn out, it only makes me wish I was a teenager again on the cusp of puppy love.

Can't wait for more from this author.

Boy Band Rundown

Recently a friend of mine attended the New Kids on the Block and Backstreet Boys concert in town. As we reminisced about old times and past celebrity favorites I admitted that I probably have an unconscious gay-dar in preferring the gay member of the band out of the others even before they were out and wondered if this contributed to my disastrous love life to date. Is it my fault that I like well dressed, sensitive types? At this rate I'll probably be forever single or resemble Grace from Will & Grace. A brief rundown of my  embarrassing teenage crush list of popstars. 

NKOTB
New Kids was actually a bit ahead of my time. I was still in elementary school but some of the older kids were into them in the early 90s. While most of the girls liked Jordan Knight and Joey McIntyre, I once said to a classmate I preferred Jonathan.

NSYNC
All the girls liked Justin Timberlake and JC Chasez. I thought Justin was too cocky and JC was too boring. On a magazine quiz about the band, I checked Lance Bass as the one I would pick if I had to choose a favorite but I admit the selection to choose from wasn't that great.

RICKY MARTIN
During the Latin craze of the late 90s, I was Living La Vida Loca like all his other fans (sooo embarrassing!). He was cute, dressed well, and polite. Well what do you know, those tight pants Ricky was wearing while shaking his bon-bons was suspiciously too tight even by male Latin standards! Now that I think of it, some of the hands groping him in the She Bangs video definitely look male.


ADAM LAMBERT
I totally preferred him before that other forgettable guy won American Idol, but after he rocketed out of the closet and talked nothing except being gay instead of his music I forgot about him.

And probably a lot more in the UK boybands like Boyzone, Westlife and Take That. Boybands in general just feature a lot of same looking young boys in silly costumes and makeup singing elementary rhyming lyrics about love.. Who were your favorite boy band members?

Scarf Ideas

We're barely into August but the sight of fall clothes on the racks is already making me dream of outfits to wear. I have to admit that fall fashions has always attracted me more than summer. I especially like the preppy look, leather boots, and cozy sweaters. Almost makes going back to school worthwhile. Almost. If you're a scarf person like me, here's a cool video on how to wear your scarf in different styles!