Saturday, January 28, 2012

This Week's Love

Here are a few things that made this week lovely:

Good Earth's Energizing Black Tea. Yum! I love this citrus and spice flavor-packed blend. Not your average black tea, especially with a slice of lemon and teaspoon of honey. Every day should start this way.
L'Oreal nail color in Club Prive. The weather in New England this week has been less than inspiring--gray skies, rain, slush, general yuck. I walked by this nail color at the store and couldn't resist its cheeriness. It's spring in a bottle. It's a nod to Tiffany's, to the divine feminine, to making it through the winter in good spirits. It even garnered compliments for the uber-hip sales girl at the local consignment shop. Score.



I read and loved this Jonathan Safran Foer novel a few years ago, and saw the film last night. It gutted me...just soul-scrapingly sad. I sat through the entire second half with tears streaming down my face. Admittedly, it's not the best movie I've ever seen. Acting in the early scenes was touch-and-go, and translating the narration of Oskar Schell from page to screen was not entirely seamless. Reviews have been mixed, though it was nominated for Best Picture earlier this week. Still, there were enough moments of sheer, honest humanity to make me love this film.

Hooray for good stuff!