Friday Five

1. I am literally obsessed, crazy, head over heels in love with Miley Cyrus' new song "We Can't Stop."

2. Also obsessed with these printed chino shorts from J.Crew!

The print totally reminds me of The Great Gatsby poster.

3. I saw The Purge the other night. The concept of a night where all crime is legal keeping society in check intrigued me in a somewhat weird, twisted way, so I got my boyfriend to take me. I do not do scary movies. I'm awful at them. I'm a baby. But this wasn't that bad, even though it was a bit cheesy and did creep me out.

4. The night after The Purge, I saw The Internship, which I really enjoyed! The storyline was so adorable, I was laughing out loud the whole time, and Owen Wilson is such a charmer.

5. I just finished my second book of the summer, Bossypants by Tina Fey.

She is truly hilarious and I thoroughly enjoyed reading this one.

XO

The Help

Last year, I was lucky enough to have the pleasure of finding Kathryn Stockett's The Help on the coffee table at my house after Mama's grabbed it off of a table at Costco.

I loved the book, and read it in a matter of days as I couldn't put it down. So of course when I found out that there was a film version in the works, I was stoked.

I saw it this afternoon with Mama and Little Sis (who also read the book and loved it) and was the furthest thing from disappointed. Usually when I read a book as good as The Help, I'll build up the film so much in my mind that, by the time I see it, I'm totally let down. So not the case here. For the most part, the original plot of the book was followed -- which I'm such a stickler for. The casting was also perfect, in my opinion, and I loved seeing such a different side of Emma Stone (of Easy A fame).

In The Help, Stone plays Skeeter, a budding writer who decides to write a book of interviews with the African-American "help" of Mississippi in the 1960's.

All in all, I really loved both the book and the movie. If you haven't seen/read either yet, I highly recommend reading the book first. And if you have seen the movie or read the book, I'd love to hear your thoughts on both!!

XO

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