on a jennifer aniston hunt...

So... Lance and I just spent the week in Clarkesville, GA... not Hollywood, not LA, not New York... but Clarkesville... Clarkesville, GA. Small Town, America. But you wouldn't guess it with all the movie star sightings around there. And I'm talking some serious A-listers... more specifically, Jennifer Aniston.

They are filming the movie Wanderlust right around the corner from where we were staying. I won't go into details about the actual plot of the movie, as it's a little controversial... But basically, Wanderlust is about a New York couple that wants to get away from hectic city living, so they travel to a bed & breakfast in Georgia... which actually turns out to be some weirdo-hippie-pot-smoking-nudist-colony or something. Told you... a little controversial. You can read up on the movie yourself by going here.

Scandalous or not... I was stil on a major Jennifer Aniston hunt. But unfortunately for me, I was only in town for one week, which really limited my stalking ability. The cast trailers were set up literally half a mile away from where Lance and I were staying. Which of course meant that I made Lance drive by so I could take paparazzi style photos out of the passenger side window of the prius. No Jennifer though.

But... I did happen to see the rest of the cast on Wednesday night at the Copper Pot. There was literally about 20 of them there. You might recognize...

Malin Akerman: You might recognize her as the younger sister (Tess) on 27 Dresses... the ex-girlfriend, Gertrude, on The Proposal... Ronnie from Couples Retreat... or as Lila from Heartbreak Kid. She is absolutely gorgeous... and did not disappoint in person, even without make-up.

Lauren Ambrose: She played Denise from the movie Can't Hardly Wait, back in the day. She also had a voice role in Where the Wild Things Are. She was hard to miss with her gorgeous red hair... absolutely stunning.

Alan Alda: Alan is best known for his role on M*A*S*H as Captain Benjamin Franklin Pierce. He was also in several episodes of The West Wing as Senator Arnold Vinick. Alan looked as though he just finished a day at the golf course, with a yellow sweater and a visor... he looked completely at home with the younger cast.

I'm a little disappointed that "Jenn" and I never bumped into each other. I was really hoping she and I could hang out while I was in town... maybe next time.

breakfast at tiffany's...

Among my weekend festivities, and in between playing with my new camera... Saturday night I made time to cozy up on the couch and watch "Breakfast at Tiffany's." I loved it.

I kind of expected that I would love it... just from the cover of the DVD and the brief description on the back. But this classic film still managed to surprise me. I think I was anticipating more of a serious romantic love story... and while, yes, there was a love story indeed, it was fun and flirty and quite humorous at parts. Audrey Hepburn's character was a mix between Sara Jessica Parker on Sex in the City and Jennifer Aniston on Along Came Polly... kind of this unorganized, sexy, fun twenty-something living life in the Big Apple. Holly Golightly is much like so many young girls today... desperately trying to figure out who they are, while hiding their insecurities behind glitz and glam. For anyone who has not yet watched this instant classic, I truly recommend it.

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Thanks so much to a special friend who included this movie in my fun birthday package, I was finally able to cross #6 off on my 30 by 30 list. I'm thinking about continuing my classic film project and trying "My Fair Lady" next. Any other recommendations?

"here's looking at you, kid"

I watched Casablanca last night. And I must say, I was very impressed. It's true... movies can still be great in black & white. It took me a few minutes to figure out the setting and really understand why everyone was in Casablanca to begin with. But once Humphrey Bogart showed up on the big screen, it all came together. After that, it wasn't hard to get lost in the love story unfolding before me. Great movie. I give it 5 stars :)

mad as a hatter...

Lance took me to see Alice in Wonderland tonight... It was brilliant. Loved every bit of it... Loved the 3D, loved Johnny Depp, loved the "tweedles," loved Alice...

And I love how it forces us lame, grown adults to use our imagination a little bit. We can actually set aside the boring, no-nonsense, rigid routine of life and immerse ourselves in a world where flowers can talk, hatters are mad, and rabbits tell time. In a world where the impossible suddenly seems possible.

"Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast."

--Alice