Swoon: Aaron Paul

in the august issue of glamour, they have a brief q&a with breaking bad actor aaron paul. as he recently got married, they asked him about his wife and when they first met. he shares the following:

"we met at cochella. she was seeing someone and i was seeing someone, so we were friends for a year. one year later we were back in coachella, but this time we were both single and checked out a show together. at 1:00 am that night we were lying on a golf course under the stars, and i said, 'don't think i'm crazy, but i'm in love with you. i'm going to court you the rest of your life.'"

um, yeah. if you're not swooning, we may need to have a discussion about romance. enjoy the rest of your day kandids!

Miley Cyrus Rocks a Teddy Backpack Like No Other

so, miley cyrus released a video her new single "we can't stop." and indeedy, she can't stop strutting in those high heels, twerking with her ass in the air, and overall letting everyone know once and for all that she's no hannah montana. in fact, i think miley would probably mug poor hannah on a street corner in broad daylight. anyways, check out the video below!

Russell Brand vs Morning Joe

in case you missed it, russell brand was promoting his upcoming tour on msnbc's morning joe. the anchors thought it would be hilarious to make fun of his accent, call him by fake names and pretty much make him the joke of the segment. alas, they must not have done their homework, because they were going up against a professional comedian. russell brand took it upon himself to take over the interview, and threw in a few jabs for good measure. here's looking at you mika "shaft grasper" brzezinski!

HBO's GIRLS, 30-some Seasons Later

it's thursday, which means just one more day (unless you have summer friday - lucky) until the weekend! so here's a fun video to will make you laugh and ease you through the rest of the week. enjoy!

Furious Love

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remember when everyone was all in a tizzy last year to see lindsay lohan play elizabeth taylor in the made-for-tv lifetime movie "liz and dick"? well, get ready for round two! this time around, the quirky actress helena bonham carter is tossing her hat into the ring, and as you can see in the promo pic, she's practically unrecognizable. i was excited to see lindsay's performance because i knew it would be a trainwreck, but i really like helena, and can't wait to see what she brings to the role on bbc this fall. for anyone wanting to know more about the tumultuous relationship between liz and her twice-husband richard burton, i strongly suggest you read "furious love". it's a fantastic read, and will really give you a sense as to we're still fascinated by this couple's dynamics decades later.

The Long Kiss Goodnight

there are many aspects to my personality, but one thing you should know is that i'm an entertainment buff. i especially love television and movies and am pretty much regarded by my friends as a walking encyclopedia on pop culture. so don't be too surprised if you find many movie/tv references throughout my blog. if anything, maybe you'll find out something fun to watch to add to your must-see viewing list.

strong females are one of my favorite characters to watch, and in the past few days, one of the movie channels has been replaying the long kiss goodnight. if you've never seen this flick, you don't know what you're missing. the general premise? geena davis plays a school teacher who's had amnesia for the past 8 years of her life. she's married with a daughter, and in an attempt to find out who she was, she hires a private investigator, played by the awesomely talented samuel l. jackson. one day a man tries to kill her (unsuccessfully) and she eventually finds out that she's a highly trained government assassin.

this movie has some of the best quotes, action sequences and duo chemistry that's ever graced a silver screen. and let's just say, once you see geena in action, you'd think twice about crossing her in a back alley. some of her most kick-ass scenes involving breaking a man's nose with a pie pan, falling out a 3rd story window while shooting out the ice in a frozen lake below, ice skating across a pond and taking out a car of 3 hit men, and finally shooting a guy out of a helicopter while hanging by one arm from stringed christmas lights. yes, it's really that good!

oh, and i recently heard that a sequel is in the works with mr. jackson. fingers crossed for a release date soon!

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Haven't Even Begun

i'm beyond stoked to have started this blog, and more than anything, i really wanted to have a tag line that i felt encompassed my perspective on life. it's actually taken from a quote from one of my all-time favorite tv shows, buffy, the vampire slayer. the full quote goes as follows:

"you think you know. what you are, what's to come ... you haven't even begun."

i remember hearing this quote years ago and it has stuck with me ever since. i think anyone and everyone can relate to this phrase. it's impossible to really know who we are or what's in store for our future. even if you discover your dream job, you never know how far it might take you. in fact, dream job #1 could always lead you to dream job #2. take rachel zoe for example. she loves fashion and made a career of being a celebrity stylist from her passion. but she didn't stop there. she's gone on to build a career as a clothing designer. you see what i'm saying?

image credit: rachel zoe

don't pigeon hole yourself, or think just because you scored that sweet office job that your journey has ended. i always knew i wanted to live in nyc, and at the age of 23, i moved to the city with dreams of working in publishing. i had no idea that i would achieve my goal and more. during the course of my 7.5 years here, i've held great positions at hearst magazines, bauer publishing, harpercollins publishers and some major pr agencies (my last "desk job" consisted of working events for victoria's secret and heidi klum's halloween party).

sure, i could have continued on my path of job-hopping, but i also had dreams of being self-employed. in february 2012, i did just that, and am now working to launch another business. so keep coming back to see what else is in the works, because as much as i've done so far, in many ways, i haven't even begun.