The Return of the Photoshoots

Isn't that precious?

Do you remember the "Rockstar!" photoshoot that I posted last year
around Halloween time? Well... we're bringing back our photo adven-
tures and this time... Lalaine and I are reliving our childhood by
giving the footsies a comeback! Randomly shopping through the girls
and boys section at Target can inspire some crazy ideas. I was trying
this sucker on in the boys area and I could not stop laughing. They
sure are comfy, but cannot be worn at this time. They be bringin'
some extra heat!

She's a purple leopard and I think I'm a cool athlete... with our Mickey props.


Laugh out loud...wooow

In the end, I decided to be a fiesty cat too. Rawr!

Yeeah... I don't know what happened there. I still like my footsie fit though.

To be continued...

Moment of Truth

If you're an avid reader of my blog, which I bet is probably just me, you may recall that I did an entry about my experience as an extra in the upcoming movie Milk. Well, the trailer is finally here! I am now very excited to finally get a glimpse of the movie I have been anticipating. Apparently, a premiere is going to take place in the Castro late October. I may want to check that out. I'm eager to finally see Harvey Milk's story, played by one of my favorites. If you're interested in seeing the trailer in a better HQ, you can watch the Apple version. I was able to spot a little portion of my face in the last crowd shot right before it whites out at the end. Haha. It's no big deal, but it was a great opportunity to be part of it all. Thank you. I can say that I was technically in the movie even if you can't see me clearly. Here's the Apple version:

http://www.apple.com/trailers/focus_features/milk/

Twilight Updated Teaser Trailer 2

It could be like the Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings kind of craziness. It definitely targets the young audience. Hey, I'm diggin' it.

Twilight Updated Teaser Trailer 1

Just to give you an idea of what the film adaptation of the book is going to offer.

The Twilight Saga

You may have heard about this book, you may have not. If you have, you know that it's a phenomenon. If you haven't, you will see it everywhere once the movie is ready for promotion. People are crazy about Stephenie Meyer's Twilight saga. I am a fan myself. Thanks to Lalaine, who shoved her own paperback copy in my face, which is also now mine. Normally, I don't like to read for fun while I'm in session at school. However, it took me a week (this past week) to finish the first two novels in the series. They're pretty fat too. I just couldn't put the books down. They're insanely addictive, but they're also the kind of books that you don't want to finish because then it will all be over. Either way, you're stuck in hole. My mind is concentrated on thinking about the story a lot. It's ridiculous. Like everyone else, I can't wait until the movie comes out in November. I don't want to watch it on the first day though 'cause I know there will be madness and a frenzy of young girls screaming and swooning over the film's highly-populated number of hot men or even women. That last bit I don't mind. If you need a little background on the story, it goes like this: Bella is an ordinary, simple city girl who moves to the small town of Forks, where her dad lives. Living in a new place is obviously a challenge in the beginning, knowing you have to get used to everything and meeting new people. During the lunch hour of her first day of school, she notices a table of unique people. They are seemingly flawless, good-looking, and a little off at same time. She can't seem to stop glancing at the one boy that appeals to her most: Edward. Eventually, she finds out that he and the others are vampires. She also realizes that she's in love with him, as he is with her. The rest of the book provides a well-detailed story on the relationship that develops between Edward and Bella and all the emotions, complications, and events involved because of the differences in their existence. It's a love story. If you decide to read it, let me know if it sucked you into the whole mania of the saga. No pun intended. Haha.

FYI: After Twilight, the series continues with New Moon, Eclipse, and Breaking Dawn. The books are everywhere. You'll notice once you recognize and know the saga.

Time for some updating

What a great summer it has been! It was probably my most productive summer yet. If people ask me how my summer went, I can't say "nothing" as a reply this time. So what did I do exactly? Let me sum it up. I worked for just the month of June. I spent 4th of July weekend watching three little piggies. I took and survived two history classes in summer school. I passed both with double B's. Immediately after, I went to SoCal to enjoy Disneyland, California Adventure, and Hollywood. Back home, I celebrated Xtina's 21st year of debauchery at Cafe Kokomo. I had to bust out with my awkward salsa dancing, but the band was peachy. I also went to the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk and Six Flags Discovery Kingdom to accompany the kiddies. Chrissy and I had our 2nd Sean Penn marathon at her crib. I took two of the kiddies to watch The Dark Knight (with a portion of the city also watching it) at Metreon and fed their hungry little tummies at Denny's after. Nightlife was only two nights for me: one at Suede and one at Temple; both in SF. I saw Alfonso Ribeiro (Carlton from Fresh Prince) go into Temple for the Gumball 3000 party. The next day, I walked up and got lost in the hills of Nob Hill. Extreme exercise. I went there with my two nephews to check out this year's Gumball 3000 kick off in front of the Fairmont. We saw David Hasselhoff (all tanned, lean, and tall), Tyson Beckford (sassy), and Bam Margera (surprised me). Later on that day, I went to Projekt Revolution with Lalaine. I LOVED it, except Busta Rhymes wasn't there. I love Linkin Park regardless. For Chrissy's 21st, her, Zheena, and I kept it light and chill and ate lunch at Fuddruckers. Zheena kept getting hit on by the same guy. Then, Chrissy and I watched "Tropic Thunder" and "Pineapple Express." They were equally funny to me. I can't say they were hilarious, but just enough to satisfy my comedic mood. I was able to hang out with Alvin and go to the wonderful world of Target. I only read one full book over the summer and it wasn't great. I started reading Gossip Girl (if you're familiar with the show), but I couldn't come up with the right mindset to complete it. I suppose those were all the highlights; minus the negatives that I previously wrote about.

Oh did I mention that I just love Michael Phelps?!? I mean, who doesn't love the guy?!? The Summer Olympics was really fun to watch, I must say. I haven't been this much into the Olympics since 1996 with the "Magnificent 7." It's over now, but I'm still fascinated by the history that Phelps created. Swimming was what I looked forward to the most. He's just crazy GOOD! The guy's a fish! I'm mostly amazed because of his motivation and inspiration that helped him achieve his goals. He came into Beijing knowing what he wanted, and he left with exactly that and more. That is very inspiring. It makes me very proud of him and his representation of our country. Yet, the guy's so humble about everything. He's so cool! He deserves everything he has. I heard he was in the Bay this past Thursday. Aww...I missed out. It would of been a pleasure to see or meet him in person. At least, I'll get to watch his appearances coming up this week on tv.

This post really hurts to read huh?