I’ve been watching Flight of the Conchords alllllll day.

fromdisneywithlove:

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true story

I really must see this.  I read the book in high school, and at the time, I never thought it was the sort of story that could transfer to film, but Peter Jackson just may have done it.

doehlebread:

justbesplendid:

1. 1. An act of kissing puts 29 facial muscles in motion. In other words, kissing can be used as an effective exercise to prevent the development of wrinkles
   2. Lovers swap saliva containing various substances e.g. fats, mineral salts, proteins while kissing. According to latest studies, the exchange of the above substances can give a boost to the production of antibodies which are made specifically to deal with the antigens associated with different diseases as they are encountered.
   3. As a rule, 66 percent of people keep their eyes closed while kissing. The rest take pleasure in watching the emotions run the gamut on the faces of their partners.
   4. Smooching passionately for 90 seconds will elevate blood pressure and cause the pulse rate to go racing. It will also increase the level of hormones in the blood, thus reducing life by one minute.
   5. It is thought that men who kiss their wives goodbye before going to work live five years longer than those who just slam the door. Men of the latter category are said to be more prone to traffic accidents.
   6. Contrary to a popular belief, the Eskimos do not merely rub their noses against each other in a display of love and affection. The lips open up a bit once the olfactory organs of the kissing partners meet. Then the Eskimos take a deep breath and send the air out while holding their lips closed. After savoring the scent of each other, the partners press noses against each other’s cheeks and freeze for a minute of two.
   7. The bodies of those engaged in kissing produce a substance that is 200 times more powerful than morphine in terms of narcotic effect. That is why the kissing partners can experience feelings of euphoria and bliss in the process.
   8. Kissing can help women relax and ease the effects of stress.
   9. On the average, a person spends 20,160 minutes (two weeks) of his life on kissing.
   10. A kiss that lasts one minute can relieve your body of 26 calories. (source)

I’m giving a presentation on this film tomorrow.  I love Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Audrey Tatou.

Cute, Google. Real cute.

ubiquitousamericana:

booklover:

royalrainboww:libraryland:tylenemoo:

1. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
2. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
3. The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
4. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
5. The Color Purple by Alice Walker
6. Ulysses by James Joyce
7. Beloved by Toni Morrison
8. The Lord of the Flies by William Golding
9. 1984 by George Orwell
10. The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner
11. Lolita by Vladmir Nabokov
12. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
13. Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White
14. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce
15. Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
16. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
17. Animal Farm by George Orwell
18. The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
19. As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
20. A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway

So, I don’t mean to offend anyone, but Steinbeck and Hemingway….well, I wish they’d stayed on the banned books list.  They took up the entire reading list in my high school English courses, yet I never developed a taste for them.

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Adore.

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This makes me think of I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith.  Anyone else read it?  If not, you should.