February 15, 2010

New Favorite Thing: Threadless












Threadless: An online store based in Chicago that has the BEST t-shirts around.

Pros: The shirts are way creative and sooooo soft and comfy.

Cons: As I am a college student, I cannot buy all the shirts like I would like.

Verdict: I will be visiting the physical store in Chicago over Spring Break but in the meantime, I believe I'll browse through the shirts that are on sale for only $10 this week.

February 9, 2010

New Favorite Thing: Gigantic


















Gigantic: Paul Dano (Little Miss Sunshine) plays Brian, a man who works at a mattress store and dreams of adopting a baby from China. Throughout the process of adoption, the movie tells the story of how he meets and falls in love with a girl named Happy (Zooey Deschanel).

Pros: Paul Dano (it's nice to see him in a bigger role than Little Miss Sunshine) and Zooey Deschanel (who is great in everything)

Cons: There are these weird scenes with a man who is a figment of Brian's imagination. He is constantly attacking him and he doesn't really seem to fit into the story. I'm sure the guy represents something significant that I just don't understand, but it's still a great movie.

Verdict: I watched it on Netflix, but whenever I can find the DVD, I'm going to buy it!