Friday's Featured Film: I'm Here

I first heard about I'm here earlier this year, and it's one of those films, I feel, where you can totally love it, or totally hate it. Of course, I loved it, or I wouldn't be featuring it.

I'm here is short film romance directed and written by Spike Jonze and is about two robots living in Los Angeles where robots and humans coexist. The story is based off of Shel Silverstein's The Giving Tree and was funded by and is a promotion for Absolut Vodka. The tagline for this short film is: A Love Story In An Absolut World.

The main character, Sheldon (named after Shel), can easily be someone you know in real life. Always giving, never taking. He really sets a tone for the 30 minute film as a robot living a lonely, and secluded life. Shortly after the intro, we are introduced to Francesca, clearly the opposite of Sheldon, who introduces Sheldon to new things, and so marks the beginning of a romance.

The relationship runs very smoothly but really takes a sudden turn when Francesca becomes a lot more reckless. But through every accident, Sheldon sticks with her until the end, literally.

Below is a preview, but to enjoy the film in it's entirety, visit their website: http://imheremovie.com/. The site gives you a full cinematic experience to fully enjoy the film and comes along with information about the cast, bonus features, etc. You'll need to be 21 or over to watch the movie.

Romano's Macaroni Grill

Last night, a few friends and I headed to Romano's Macaroni Grill at Ala Moana. The initial plan was to have dinner at Shokudo, but with our last minute planning, we weren't able to get reservations. We got seated at around 6:30 and since it's been around 2 months since we've last been together as a whole, we caught up with each other. Our waiter for the day was Toni -

If you've been to Macaroni Grill before, the waiters all have their own awesome name writing skills. Toni (and I'm sure all other waiters) was able to write his name upside down for all of us to see. The last time I ate at this restaurant, our waiter incorporated his name into a drawing of his face. I really wouldn't mind working there. We ordered spinach artichoke dip as an appetizer, and for my meal, I ordered Carla's Chicken Rigatoni (or so I thought).

With the little knowledge I have of pasta (even though it's my favorite food), I failed to notice that this was not what I ordered. After eating about a sixth of this plate, my friend, Cassey, finally mentioned the awkward shape of our noodles. We deduced that we were both given the wrong plate, and quickly switched. I was slow to notice, so it was a good thing she caught on. I did have a feeling though (I was staring at her plate for a while). I had leftovers, so I was able to get a picture of what I really ordered afterward.

Cassey brought along her cute little daughter, Adi. She was too adorable. I drew a picture for her on the table with the crayons they had available. Unfortunately, I was having too much fun and wasn't able to snap a quick picture of it. But I did get one of her.

When we finished eating, the dessert menu came around. I was too full to order anything, but doesn't the Roasted Almond dessert sound like the most delicious thing ever? As soon as I turn 21, I'll be sure to save some room for it.

Afterward, we headed to The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf for some coffee, while the others headed to Cinnabon. I was looking for a Bank Machine to get some cash, but the shopping center so stupidly got rid of MY bank's bank machine and replaced it with a bank that absolutely no one has. Worst idea ever, Ala Moana. So to no avail, we gave up and chit-chatted for a bit before heading to the car. We walked past a window display showcasing Spongebob Squarepants and Adi wanted to say Hi, which eventually led to us stepping into the store to get her something. It was quite amusing as we were trying to find out what she really wanted. While she was occupied with the mass of toys, we checked out the cutest bags and purses. The brand is called Angry Little Girls, and if you haven't heard of it, you must take a look for yourself asap!

This was my favorite:

After rummaging through that store, we were pooped and stuffed. We headed to our cars but had to wait a while for one friend, Ana, to get her car to pick up Cassey and Adi since Ana didn't want to drive alone. While we waited, I took pictures of Adi and her new cup.

And how small she is compared to my friend Nescia's boyfriend, Art.

I really suck at taking group pictures, but I really couldn't since there was no one around to really take our picture and we couldn't really get everyone together. Or maybe it was my lack of trying, haha!

Anyway, after saying our goodbyes, we headed out, me with Nescia and Art. But before we went home, we stopped by Target to get a lock for Nescia's suitcase (she took off to the Philippines today with her mom for two weeks). After Target, we dropped Art home, then went on our way. I live four houses down from Nescia, so it's always easy to catch a ride with her if I don't have a car available.

On our way home, friends on twitter mentioned major traffic on the freeway (and mind you, this is at 10:30 at night, and in a non-traffic area), so we were advised to take a different route. Me and Nescia were being hopeful, so we decided to skip the exit for the alternate route on the Highway and stayed on route. We thought that by 10:30, it would've cleared up, but no, what a bad idea. We were stuck in traffic for about 45 minutes, just complaining about our bad choice. We were also freaking out a bit because of the fact that we were low on gas and phone battery. I was going to take a picture of the craziness that was the traffic that ensued, but figured you would only see red lights. Eventually, we got out, headed to the gas station, and headed home.

I said my goodbyes and my 'have a safe trip' and that was my night. Apparently my parents also went out and witnessed the traffic as well. It was a fun night, and I haven't had one of those in a while. It seems like everything always starts picking up near the end of summer. But I'm not complaining. Now, I need to step on it with my tests and training for nursing.

Look forward to a post about Inception tomorrow!

The Sweetest Thing

We've had a ton of these ingredients in the fridge, so do expect to see different variations of this meal in future posts. I've already mentioned some of these ingredients in my Greek Strained Yogurt post, so there's no need to revisit that. This meal is very similar to what I've had before, but with this post, you're able to see the yogurt I was talking about, as well as a few slices of pear.

Also added to this meal was a slice of bread with nutella and strawberries. Such a delicious combo, and if you haven't tried it out yet, you must. Strawberries and nutella alone (without the bread) is a great snack if you ever get hungry throughout the day.

And of course, the drink. The drink is simply iced coffee made from a ready to make packet. Nothing too special.

This meal was very filling; I felt quite bloated after eating/drinking all three parts. I'll take a note of that next time I plan on eating a big breakfast. But yes, as I mentioned earlier, with so much of these ingredients in the fridge, do plan on seeing this type of meal post again.

LOVE IT: Dr Bronner's

I mentioned Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps in my last post, but I felt it needed it's own glorious post to describe its magic. My uncle and aunt introduced me to this 'jesus soap' on our way to Koa Pancake House after the Tin Man. They raved on about it for a good 10 minutes while we waited for my brother, his girlfriend, and her friend. The way they described it was to imagine yourself applying Tiger Balm or Burt's Bees Chapstick all over your body. I was sold. I live off of Burt's Beeswax, and if there was a soap that could make my body feel like my lips after application, then I'm in!

I mentioned it to everyone else, then my aunt and uncle went over it's magical properties once again; I didn't mind hearing it. After our meal we stopped at Vitamin World to read more about it, and it came to the point where my brother purchased it. If you're wondering why there are so many words on the bottle is because religious sayings and quotes are printed onto the bottle, and a few other factoids about what you use the soap for, which include washing your car, brushing your teeth, etc.

Once we got home, we tried it out, and everything was true! While lathering it upon my body, you could smell the peppermint clearing up your nose, and giving you a fresh feeling. Although this feeling only lasts about 10-20 minutes after you take a shower, it is worth it. I'm always finding myself looking forward to taking a shower.

Well, don't just sit there! Buy one for yourself to find out it's magical soap abilities for yourself! There are more scents available, but I believe peppermint is the only scent capable of giving you the feeling of rubbing Tiger Balm all over your body.