1 week

one week from today until the biggest sporting event in the world!
nothing comes close to this for me...nothing.
i can't wait.
this commercial is so much fun!
i wonder what adidas has in store for world cup.

kaur.

Its like you said, this is way too tough.

This is my current fave song.

Enjoy.

Love, Keiko.

congratulations.

i can't wait for mgmt's sophomore album.

ahhhhh hurrrrrrrrryyyyyyy!

kaur.

its tough being king.

i watched the lion king the other day because it was one of my favourite movies as a kid.

it is still an amazing movie...i just love it.

anyways it reminded me of how much i love jonathan taylor thomas.

yahhhh i watched home improvement growing up and he was my favourite.

where'd he go?

kaur.

ps. i sorta want to watch ill be home for christmas now just 'cause he's in it...even though its cheesy

she's got game.

i love anna dobos.

everything she does is so pretty.

ch-ch-check it out here.

kaur.

my favourite.

i love pomegranates.

they are my favourite fruit.

my mom just bought me the first of the year today!!!

however they are only in stores for about a month or so.

so ive stocked up and plan to eat one everyday!

this is so exciting!

kaur.

fall back.

with the commencement of fall i have chosen to make a list of some of my favourite fall things!

- listening to metric (for some reason fall and metric go together in my head)
- turning down the noise & tempo and listening to jazz music...and nouvelle vague
- wearing all my pretty coats and dressing prettier (or at least attempting to sometimes)
- sweaters & cardigans
- pumpkin pie (for obvious reasons...)
- lighting vanilla & cinnamon candles
- once again appreciating the beauty of reds, oranges, and yellows
- wearing oranges and browns (also for obvious reasons)
- resuming drinking copious amounts of tea for the next 8 months
- scarves!
- leaving my window open for a fresh cool breeze (not like the summer where it was to cool down)
- stepping on crunchy fallen leaves
- watching gilmore girls (this was always a show that felt like fall to me...nice and cozy)
- halloween!!! (oh and the monster mash)

kaur.

september!

i have loved this song foreverrr.

kaur.
ps. this song is definitely one of my favourite all time songs (probably top 100).

Rediscovered Love

What an excellent time of year!  While sitting in the living room of my parents' house, procrastination has set in (first paper of the semester, due tomorrow) and I am reminded of my love for TV and Perez/gossip sites.  I forgot how much I love season premiers!  The first five minutes of Grey's Anatomy (aka my fave show/one of my fave shows)? Intense! I suggest you go youtube it.

I can't wait to cable (and internet)...

Love, Keiko.

Four Words

Gossip Girl season premier.

Love, Keiko.

p.s. I hope everyone is as excited as I am.  The finale? Ace.  This should be good.

They didn't really belong there. But there they were.

I've been feeling pretty uninspired lately when it comes to blogging (but I have been on top of all my school work and readings!), and I still don't have a reliable internet connection in my house.  So, because of this I am going to keep it simple.  I am going to review Adam. 

Rating: A

Adam is just a beautiful, endearing, heartwarming (and heartbreaking… really heartbreaking) story about falling in love, growing up and moving on.  I don't know much about Asperger's (other than what I know from reading the book Don't Look Me In the Eye) so I can't comment on how the syndrome is portrayed, but the character Adam is simply adorable (and I may have fallen a bit in love with Hugh Dancy... but I also fell in love with Rose Byrne).  From the moment these two met I had so much hope for the two of them, yet at the same time I was so nervous for the relationship and how it would turn out.  What ends up happening (I won’t spoil it) is unexpected and slightly disappointing, just because it isn’t what I was wanting for the two of them... but I think it was a good ending, it made sense. Oh, and I hated Rose’s dad, Peter Gallagher is so good at playing character’s that are easy to hate/get under your skin, ugh (but Sandy from the O.C was the sweetest)… I wasn’t too into the whole side story about Rose’s family situation – but it’s completely understandable, and is a good parallel to Adam.  I think everyone should see this movie, please.

Love, Keiko.

p.s. I planned to post a youtube clip of a scene that I love - but there are just too many.

dust & trees & tiny little goblins.

i love entourage.
since its inception i knew it was a winner.
last week i chose to watch season 1-6 straight.
(i do this often with my favourite shows)
i love ari, e, and turtle the most.
e is so cute i want to put him (and his baby blues) in my pocket.

i just want to post this video because its a great ari monologue.

kaur.

on the topic of mbar.

so i juuust realized that i have never shared my love for this man.

part of me wants to keep him all to myself.

miles benjamin anthony robinson.

lets just say i love love love his music.

and i am excited for his future.

i think its bright!

i cannot wait for his next release.

summer of fear october 20th!

as for his past...he has quite the story.

i cant remember the details.

nor can i find an article about his past anymore.

think nyu art school, drugs, and homelessness.

and contrary to common belief he's more troubador than gangster,

kaur.

i could have another you by tomorrow.

i love beyonce, there's no hiding it. irreplaceable? one of my faves.  

recently i discovered gregory and the hawk.  her songs are super mellow, acoustic and adorable. i haven't had much luck finding much by her (just an ep), but thanks to youtube i found this little gem...

love, keiko.

(500) days of perfection.

wowowowowowowowowowowowowowow.

so after many months and then some of waiting i finally saw 500 days of summer.

thank goodness it was perfect.

no let downs in sight.

i agree with keiko (who saw it before i could) it was the best movie i saw in awhile.

A++

here's the dl:

the story is real...its believable and i bet everyone can relate in some way. i really enjoyed how the story was told. the audience knows the end result (its not a love story per say) and they know the beginning...what the plotline follows is what comes in between. the cinematography was gorgeous. the music was incredible (so obviously i was sold).  the way art was integrated was magnificent - id love to give more details but i feel like ill give parts of it away. the 'day' interludes were clever. i loved loved loved the imaginative dance-ish sequence that gordon-levitt was a part of with the animated bird...it was so much fun and just exuded happiness. oh but my favourite part was the ikea scene for sure. i kinda do the same thing when im in furniture stores and whatnot. i like to pretend im at home! though the way joseph and zooey did it was pure perfection! really i dont have a single bad thing to say about it and i should stop before i continue rambling about how much i loved it. it really embodied what i love in a movie and though i kinda hated zooey in the movie (mostly because she broke joseph's heart - so it wasnt her but the type of person she had to be i guess...i cant explain it) i thought the characters were gorgeously portrayed. joseph gordon levitt was absolutely adorable through and through i loved him and wanted to just go and make him feel better and zooey is just so darn cute i want to put her in my pocket. it was heartbreaking and perfect. i just really felt this movie annnd would watch it again in a heartbeat! go watch it as soon as you can. 

kaur.

recommendation.

today i had my first folk fest experience.  it was glorious.  it was a perfect day of laying in the sun, chillin', listening to sweet music.  never again will i miss folk fest, i've been wanting to go since the summer i graduated high school... but it always happens to be when i go on vacation.

some highlights?

- my rekindled love for mirah.  i was all about mirah a few years ago, and then sort of forgot about her(/forgot how sweet she is).  she is amazing.  she is adorable.  when i got home i decided that i was going to make a playlist called "i love mirah" and fill it with only my fave songs by her... so difficult (especially when i hit the album you think it's like this but it's really like this... seriously, i forgot how much i love this album!).  making the playlist got me to sit down and listen to (a)spera (which i downloaded a while ago, and only listened to a few songs off it), and it is really good! i just really love mirah, and you should too.  once i have completed the playlist i will share it.

- we started out the day with a bit of michael bernard fitzgerald, who is just about the cutest boy ever - best moment? throwing in some "apple bottom jeans/boots with the fur/the whole club was lookin' at her..." just beautiful. 

- the hilarious knee sunburn that my friend alexandra got, just a circle directly above her kneecap on both knees... it was radiating heat.

- all of the terrible tattoos, ugh! (example: giant black stars covering a woman's kneecaps).

- all of the beautiful tattoos, and beautiful people.

- discovering that the shakespeare in the park's version of romeo & juliet features music by biggie and m.i.a.! 

the end.

love, keiko.

glorious!

when you get the chance, GO SEE (500) DAYS OF SUMMER.

really, go.  it is the best movie that i've seen in a while.  i am not going to fully review it (but if i did, it would get an A+).  just know that zooey and joseph gordon-levitt are beyond adorable, and it is perfect... even when it is heartbreaking.

that is all.

love, keiko.

just a list.

here is a quick list of things that i am liking/things that i am looking forward to (this week).

1.  free screening of 500 days of summer - on thursday.  i am in love with zooey deschanel (a reminder, in case you've forgotten).

2.  lately, this calgary weather.  so nice!  perfect for a late night walk/afternoon reading (or napping) in the sun.

3.  this blog: http://inthecolours.wordpress.com/ (belonging to one of my fave people ever/one of my bffs).

4.  etsy.com !!! i bought something off it a few years ago... and then forgot about it - and then spent hours and hours one night clicking "add to cart"... and then resisting the intense urge to click "checkout"

5.  calgary folk music festival! 

6.  (this one already happened, but i liked it and looked forward to it) sun and salsa in kensington (the art supply store=the best salsa... good amount of spice, and very little cilantro!)... and the farmer's market!

7.  baking! i love to bake.

8.  ellen on sytycd!

9.  (this also is in the past) tie-dye parties! i had only tie-dyed twice before (once when i was 10... which turned out amazing, and once when i was 19... which was a disaster), this time i am certain that my shirt turned out great, and i am stoked to tie-dye some more!

love, keiko.

good news.

ellen degeneres will be a guest judge on sytycd next week!!!!!! this is going to be amazing.

love, keiko.

what the world needs now is love sweet love.

kaur.