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Who Watches the Watchmen?

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Well…I do!

A group of us (9 to be exact) went Saturday night to the Aventura theater to watch Watchmen in one of their IMAX theaters. I had the pleasure of reading the comic before sitting down to watch the movie, and I am so glad I did. My first opinion of the movie was that someone who did not read the comic would probably not understand it or hate it altogether because it did a great job replicating the comic, which tended to be a bit disjointed. With that said, I absolutely loved it. I thought it did the comic great justice and really nailed a lot of the main characters, especially Rorschach. Some scenes were panel-perfect and a lot of the dialogue stayed true to the original. I was pleasantly surprised to see that a lot of scenes I thought would be omitted were not and I was very happy with the intro – overall, I give it two thumbs up and would love to see it again, 3 hours and all!

But, I had some gripes although few (warning: SPOILERS under cut):

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Lovable Friday!

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Watchmen Premiere
1. Watchmen Premiere

Finally after what feels like a terribly long wait, the Watchmen movie premieres tonight!!! I’ve been reading the comic (almost done with all 12) and must say it is amazing. I’ve heard early reviews already and the movie seems to live up to the greatness of the comic, which is quite the feat. The hubs and I along with about 10 of our friends (no joke) have tickets for Saturday at the IMAX theater. Much excitement.

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Spotlight: The Sofia Valeria Collection

Cute Clippies!
Cute Clippies!

I am fortunate enough to have a very talented and creative group of friends. One in particular is Nadia. She is a student, mother, wife, teacher and owner of The Sofia Valeria Collection. Can you say multi-tasker?

Her line ranges from wall art to adorable clippies, all of which can be found in her Etsy store. She is constantly having sales and special offers so definitely check it out for those little ones in your life!

And as if that wasn’t enough cute in your life, Nadia just announced that she is going to begin a big girl’s line! That’s right, big girls like you and me can get in on the adorable train! After hearing some of her ideas yesterday afternoon, you will not be disappointed – they are going to make some great & sassy additions to your outfits!

So support local DIY art & give Nadia and the SV Collection some lovin’!

The Twitterverse

On my old blog, I did a very quick post about my participation on the social networking site, Twitter, but I think it has definitely blown up since then and needs further attention. 😉

I’m a huge fan of social networking (obviously) and Twitter has drastically morphed since the first day I joined a couple of years ago (I deleted my account because literally no one I knew was on it). I rejoined last year and have loved watching it become the mecca of information and interaction that it is today.

One of my favorite aspects? The influx of celebrities that have taken over Twitter and realized its potential to further connect them to their fans. There is something about reading “I just pooped” coming from one of your favorite musicians to make you realize that yes, we are all human.

Courtesy of JamesProp's Twit Pics.
Courtesy of JamesProp's Twit Pics.

One of my favorite shows, Heroes, has definitely taken it to the next level. Cast  member and general mind-reader extraordinaire, Greg Grunberg, heads up this band of merry Twits often updating with pictures from the set, ranch-loving tales or the random YOWZA! His cohorts include other cast members, makeup artists, writers and prop masters just to name a few. Thanks to the constant tweets, the show has been able to get direct feedback after each episode from its legions of fans. The best part? They interact right back with you! It’s a great time to be a fan, people. Even the LA Times agree.

Are you curious as to which famous faces I follow? Wonder no longer.

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Vicky Christina Barcelona

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This past weekend Augi and I watched Vicky Christina Barcelona and were blown away. Besides being an amazing story with fabulous actors, the scenery was breathtaking. It basically made us want to impulsively find airfare to Spain and throw whatever clothes we found into a suitcase. Seriously, I checked and found some pretty good deals, I must say. 😉

I also loved how almost all the characters were dressed head to toe in linen. Living somewhere as hot and humid as Miami, I’ve always been a fan of light & airy linen shirts & pants but unfortunately no longer have any pieces in my wardrobe. After watching VCB, it made me want to look as effortlessly comfortable yet stylish as both its female and male characters.

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