Have a dreamy weekend.
My darlings, what are you up to this weekend? Alex, Toby and I are going to our friends' house for tacos tonight. Also, I recently saw the movie Blue Valentine. It was intense (and hard to watch!) but incredible, and drew such a realistic and heart-wrenching portrait of two people, who had truly loved each other, going through a terrible break-up. I thought it was amazing and can't stop thinking about it. Have you seen it? I'm curious to hear your thoughts. Meanwhile, here are just a few fun links from around the web...
Three eyeliner tricks.
Fudge popsicles.
Color!
Loving these ($50!) wedges for the summer.
Guitar onesie.
How the seasons really work.
New York City.
Have you read the book My Mom, Style Icon? It's funny, sweet and inspiring.
Have a wonderful weekend. xo
(This is a satellite photo of nighttime in Europe.)
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129 comments:
those eyeliner tricks are wild! I'm not courageous enough to try! ;) That seasons chart hits it right on the nose!
I live in toronto. That seasons chart is sadly so true (but it's FINALLY summer).
Blue Valentine WAS hard to watch, no? I thought the acting was awesome. I watched it without my husband, and we get got home I was like "you need to see this random movie I just watched!"
*when he got home. Friday brain strikes again!
I saw Blue Valentine, but I wasn't crazy about it. I think the reasons are three-fold:
1. I was in an exceptionally good/perky mood when I walked into the theater. Which is obviously not how I walked out of the theater.
2. I've never had a seriou breakup.
3. The movie was so, so hyped up! When you hear nothing but amazing things, you can't help but be disappointed.
Normally, I'd consider give it another shot (I loooove Michelle Williams), but I just don't think it's for me. I wasn't interested in it enough the first time to consider trying it a second time.
I don't think I'll give the eyeliner tricks a try, but the fudge Popsicles are calling my name.
I thought that was a photo from "The Notebook"! I haven't ever heard of the movie you mentioned! O_0
yes, saw Blue Valentine--while it's not my fave movie, michelle and ryan are wonderful and i do love the tap dance scene.
enjoy the weekend!
i want to see it. but i'm scared i will hate the world after finishing it. the trailer alone brought tears to my eyes. ahhh!
i loooove the satellite photo!
i've wanted to see "blue valentine" for a long time. glad i can see it at home now in case i cry...
on a happier note, the guitar onesie is adorable!!! i would be tickling that babies tummy all day. :)
My husband and I just watched Blue Valentine last night. I thought it was wonderfully heartbreaking. Also believe Ryan Gosling should have been nominated for an Oscar - what a great performance by both!!
oh la la, I can even see Cyprus, my country in that photo! :)
That satellite photo is AMAZING. We watched the Blue Valentine a few weeks ago and I still have it on my mind at times. It was a truly incredible movie. Have a geat taco night, Joanna! Kisses:)
How funny, my husband & i saw Blue Valentine last weekend! Seriously difficult to watch, but so well acted by Ryan & Michelle and what seemed to make it so poignant was how you only ever saw the blissful beginning of their relationship & falling in love and then the gut-wrenching awfulness of just not being in love anymore.
R.G., the hunkiest hunk of them all, was incredible in Blue Valentine. Even though it was unusually depressing and ended without closure (well at least I thought) I found it relatable and memorable. XO Valerie
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bon weekend!
x
i'll add this to my must see list! if only to swoon at ryan gosling...holy hot stuff! thanks for the links...always fun to have links to dabble in throughout the weekend! happy friday xoxo
enjoy your weekend :)
I watched the blue valentine Ryan Gosling role was spectacular but Cindy was a bitch(sorry)
I cried when he said: you said for better or worse,it was a promise,this is my worst
omg I remember Dean's lines by heart
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I had similar thoughts about Blue Valentine. So well done, and also pretty depressing! They both did an amazing job and it's pretty cool to know how involved they were with the project--living in the house and all. Have a great weekend, Joanna!
Could you please give a warning when linking to Refinery 29? It never fails to freeze my computer and sometimes even shows up as having a trojan virus. Yuck!
Have a great weekend!
Oh my, I just couldn't watch Blue Valentine after they went to that hideous "theme" hotel room. I have no idea what happened, but it was just SO depressing at that point. But, RG is gorgeous isn't he? The satellite photo of Europe certainly makes all of this, down here on Earth, look small. Happy weekend, Joanna...
oh, ryan gosling -- so lovely, but so, so depressing at times.
happy weekend.
I watched Blue Valentine with my boyfriend as a part of our Valentine's Day weekend. Big mistake. I kept having to rub his knee and repeat "it's ok, that's not going to be us."
Valentine's Da aside, it was fantastic. Sad, but so realistic and well-acted!
i wanted to see that movie! now I have to lol. That picture is so beautiful!!
I really enjoyed Blue Valentine, but it definitely left me with a feeling of sadness. The cast was great and I loved learning the backstory of how they filmed the movie (they really all "lived" together for a period of time...read more about that if you haven't!). A definite beauty in several scenes.
woohoo for taco night!
That's funny...my husband and I watched Blue Valentine last night and I can't stop thinking about it myself. Yes, very intense and well acted! It was a mini roller coaster ride for me. I laughed and I cried. I just love realistic films!
Have a great weekend :)
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For anyone having trouble with a link like Refinery29 - you hover over the link & it comes right up. No one need tell you "warning, you are about to enter Refinery29"
Ahem.
Yes, saw Blue Valentine - excellent & harrowing.
Trying to understand what is "random" about it. I am getting old. Off to look up why it means something else. I always forget.
Sigh.
Have a great weekend, all.
I watched Blue Valentine for the first time last weekend. I loved it and watched it a couple of times before returning it to Netflix. I still can't get it off my mind. I thought it was so beautiful. Their "You and Me" song is haunting. I can't shake it for some reason!
Especially good blogs today Joanna. Thank you!
Nice eyeliner tricks! Great list. Happy weekend
Blue Valentine was super intense but good. I thought the husband (forget the character's name) was a really good guy deep down and was just going through a rough time. It was sad to me that the wife just kind of gave up on him. I understand falling out of love but she really was kind of a bitch about it. The actors really did a great job. Happy weekend!
I thought Blue Valentine was a great performance by Michelle Williams and Ryan Gosling. It was so honest and real.
Seeing Blue Man Group and dining at Cafe Gratitude this evening, volunteering at Glide on Saturday morning, and roasting chicken with my good friend on Sunday night.
Thanks for getting the weekend off to a good start. The red wedges are super cute. Wish I had a pair for my trip to the theatre tonight.
Blue Valentine? Brilliant. Ryan and Michele were complex, authentic, spectacular.
Blue Valentine was AMAZING, but I do agree it was a bit hard to watch. Beautiful acting, though.
My husband and I saw Blue Valentine in the theater in January or February and it really was heart-wrenching. I'm sure my husband was wondering what went through my head during the movie because I was definitely crying. Such sympathetic characters, even Michelle Williams'.
We walked out of the theater and when I asked my hubs what he thought of it, he just said, "I don't know what he did that was so wrong." How do you describe a change of heart to someone who's never had one?
I still think about it often and it was like six months ago.
Great info! Thanks for sharing. :)
Loved Blue Valentine; more their performance than the actual content. It was just so darn depressing. Not just the falling out of love, but their lifestyle. The part where I really lost it though was at the end where the daughter was crying and running after him. Oh man, that killed me. The thought of my little guy asking for his daddy if we were to ever separate. My eyes were still swelled up the next morning!
Best links ever! I was just thinking about homemade popsicles. And I love that sweet book preview on Amazon. This weekend I want to go sailing on the harbor in Boston and eat banana bread. We sneaked into Blue Valentine after another movie, not knowing anything about it, and felt punished for it!
yes! i just watched blue valentine this week with my sister. the film is absolutely amazing! from the storyline to the acting. it's so genuine. it had to watch it again the next day. there is so much to think about...
Watching Blue Valentine was like watching Precious. Extremely hard to watch throughout certain scenes. I thought some of the sex scenes were a bit "uncomfortable" to watch with anyone but alone...an very vulgar. I love Ryan Gosling, but I didn't care for this movie at all. I'm glad I didn't even try to drag my man to see it, he prolly would of walked out.
I really loved Blue Valentine - it was hard to watch though! Very realistic, and I think coming from a family with fighting parents, it made it all the more real to see the other side of the situation. I was 100% bawling by the end, but I love Michelle and Ryan.
finally, a comment about the "sex scenes", agree totally. made me unable to recommend the movie to anyone! sorry. great acting and storyline but can't say it was great since it lacked taste. can understand the original rating that it had.
Please tell me you got that satellite photo idea because you saw me post it on Pinterest :)
I absolutely love it. Especially how lit up Italy is. It really does have a fantastic night life.
I've been wanting to watch Blue Valentine. Thanks for the reminder! Adding that to my list of things to do this weekend. :)
Saw the movie. It helps that Ryan Gossling is the most beautiful man ever (even when he is balding and wearing glasses that look just like the ones my dad used to wear). It was such a sad movie, the reality of divorce and how hard it is and how some people just drift. It reminds me to COMMUNICATE honestly with my husband always and don't allow room for us to grow apart!
I saw it and loved it!! Actually I'm listening to You & Me as I type this. It's rough, and sweet, and painful...just like love is sometimes. Yep, I'm broen hearted right now. :/
Going to Vermont for the weekend to attend a friend's wedding.
Thanks for the links!
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Both actors were great, but Michelle Williams had the tougher role. I sympathized with her character the most.
Moving to Toronto in 3 weeks. Thanks for sharing the chart, Joanna!
That's SUCH a cute picture of Ryan...
I especially love the links this week! Thanks!
Ryan Gosling is such a babe. Haven't seen the movie yet. I'm a bit iffy about it/the reviews.
miss k, really? oh no! i'll let Refinery 29 know about the freeze-up, thank you for telling me! xo
yes, love all these comments about blue valentine; really interesting to hear everyone's takes on it. i sympathized with michelle's character and ryan's character. i thought michelle williams was *brilliant.* i haven't read about how they lived in the house together--going to look that up right now! xo
I love to go to Europe, but until now I'm still saving some bucks so that I can afford to go there ;)
Awesome photo! What is the credit?
Also, I saw Blue Valentine and I think it was definitely hard to watch but so moving!
Blue Valentine is AMAZING. Heart-wrenching, but amaaaazing. The acting is beautiful, the storyline is so realistic it hurts...loved it. Though I will say, extra tough to watch with an ex-boyfriend (best friend, but ex none the less)...not my wisest move ever, haha.
Kate
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ah! That guitar onesie again. Where can I get that? I can't find it anywhere!
great movie, I wish hollywood made more movies like it! it's refreshing to see realistic relationships, even when they are ugly and sad.
Oh I've been wondering about this movie....almost ordered it several times but didn't know if it would be too sad.
WARNING: SPOILER ALERT
Watched Blue Valentine a couple weeks ago and thought it was so beautiful. I have only been in one real relationship (and still in it) so you would imagine it is hard to sympathise with the characters but so beautifully written that I had compassion for both. It is so funny how a couple commenters thought that William's character was a bitch when I thought that Gosling's character had more issues, like his comment when the dog died was just so mean. Understandably I think when you find out that his daughter is not really his - although he went into the relationship knowing that. They just didn't seem to understand each other anymore and I think was the tragedy. It would be interesting to see the inbetween story though. Was there are moment or a process when it all started going downhill?
That onesie made me want to have a baby to put in it right now! So damn cute! And I'd totally try that first eyeliner trick, but the second would be reserved for stage and the third would be reserved for crazy people.
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I saw Blue Valentine with my boyfriend, which was really awkward. My parents separated over two years ago but watching the movie brought every emotion back so vividly... I couldn't help but to let a few tears fall. I honestly loved it, though.
That satellite photo is magical!
Unfortunately, I haven't seen Blue Valentine and actually haven't even heard of it...I know it's sad. But since moving out here to Asia, we don't get movies like we used to in the States. I love the pic of Ryan Gosling...what a great way to start off the weekend. The satellite shots are great as well! Thanks for your blog.
- Grace
Hey Jo yes i have seen Blue Valentine,
it was a little depressing but i still found if a great watch...
Thanks for your Blog xx
I've been debating watching Blue Valentine..... Oh man I am sill on the fence! Maybe I will do it this weekend!
blue valentine was just so sad. seeing people fall out of love is heart wrenching and scary. i called my fiance afterwards, crying, asking him to promise me we'll never let each other fall out of love. ha. all this like a week after he was deployed. awesome. so he promised me that and then made me promise i'll never watch that movie again. ha
Love Ryan Gosling. I must admit I heard Blue Valentine was beyond depressing so I think i'm going to skip out on watching it even though I've heard it's a good movie.
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love the photo
have a great weekend :)
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great movie......amazing photo of ryan!
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Blue Valentine stuck with me for days. It kinda fucked me up actually. It felt so real. After watching it I didn't want to let go of my husband.
Hi Jo
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oh my goodness oh my goodness. i know the little baby in the onesie photo! so incredibly random! we live in a little town in oklahoma. how did you come across the photo? his mom made the onesie, cute huh?
It may be a hard movie to watch - but their acting is superb. They portray the rejection, gut-wrenching pain, everyday cruelties and sense of coming lose at your core that comes with impending divorce.
Whilst everyone's experience in divorce is different, 'Blue Valentine' is extraordinary in calibre of the performances, the raw honesty...Ryan Gosling was robbed an Oscar nomination.
i love that picture of Europe at night!
Those fudgesicles look AMAZING! I am now going to have to make them!!
Ryan Gosling is very dreamy. I was a bit hesitant to see this movie because (though I am an adult) the rating was such an issue (debated NC-17 or rated R)... But I want to see it because the main story line looks good and Ryan Gosling is wonderful.
That is a nice cup of jo!
Hi !!! I haven´t watched yet! (Blue Valentine-film-) but I love the actor Ryan Gosling!!! and I heard that it is a good film,so I feel like watching it soon!
I recently saw it too. I enjoyed it but got pretty emotional at the end...it really stuck with me too. very raw/realistic and sad. Great acting...
In my opinion Blue Valentine is the best movie of 2010! It got stuck with me and stayed for almost a week, no other film of this year had such effect on me.
I love the photo of Europe at night but most of all I love your blog!! I came across it just the other day, a famous Brazilian fashion blogger gave us the tip and I can't stop browsing through all of your posts!! Also, i'm in love with Toby!! :)
Keep up the great posts!!
The movie was, indeed, a bit hard to watch at times, and I think Williams and Gosling did a wonderful job of portraying their characters and their relationship from beautiful to decayed. It's depressing but definitely realistic.
Hope you enjoy the weekend!
what an amazing nighttime shot of Europe! and what a deeelish photo of Ryan Gosling! that onesie makes me excited for when i eventually have a baby! :) As for Blue Valentine, i have been wanting to see it really bad! Just haven't got a chance yet... i am bit freaked to watch it tho cuz i hear its super sad and intense. also not sure if my hubby will want to see it too. He's more into comedy and action movies, not intense dramas. i love ryan and michelle tho - great actors! i WILL watch it... eventually! :)
Blue Valentine was absolutely heartbreaking but SO good. Definitely worth the tears/mild depression that followed watching it.
Hope you're having a wonderful weekend! :)
I LOVED Blue Valentine. It's the first movie I've bought in a while. I heard that the family lived in that house together before filming which would explain why they are so perfectly intimate together.
I thought that it was one of the more courageous movies about marriage. There is a whole culture of people out there who get married really young when life is seen through the eyes of youth and invinciblizm. When we can do no wrong. then we grow, change and life gets real. I felt drawn to the flaws of each character. They both started out with great intentions towards each other but ended up choosing self over the other person. Sad. Made me remember that as a priority in my own relationship.
The scene with the young daughter at the end almost took me over the edge. SO heartbreaking.
Beautiful movie! so full of little and amazing things.
I wasn't much in love of Ryan Gosling but then, in the same week I watched "Blue Valentine" and "Lars and the real girl". Great great movies!!
Yup, I'm lined up to watch it myself! Ryan is quiet talented and lovely to watch.
aw, bianca, thank you so much!!
wildchild, haha, that is so cute :)
colleen, the first photo is from The Notebook (the movie) and the second is a satellite photo from NASA.
I absolutely loved blue valentine, I rushed to see it when I was in SF last february cause I suspected it would not get a release date in Europe anytime soon (which is an absolute shame!)
I was amazed at how it managed to be both harsh and beautiful, and both naive and heartbreaking... not to mention the actors' performance... i would love to see it again now that you mention it!
I saw the movie today.. twice!!First time by myself, second time with my husband! I loved it..
Such a hart-breaking story that tell so well and so much about the end of a love story..
I love your blog!
Annalisa
i hope your baby looks as cute as mine does in that picture!!
Ryan is such a cutie! Also, love the photograph of NY. You're Friday posts always make my weekend a little better :)
I have seen it! It was really thought-provoking and so painful to watch, but I really really enjoyed it.
I saw it, cried and am still thinking about it months later. I just watched it to see it again. I can't decide how I feel about the ending -- I saw an interview with Ryan Gosling where he said they may not be broken up, that they'll get back together to talk and work things out. Which made me feel somewhat okay through those final scenes, but still so tough to watch. I think he should've been nominated for an Oscar.
I was lucky enough to see Blue Valentine when it showed at Sundance Film Festival. I thought it was incredibly powerful and am so glad that everyone else is loving it too!
he is such a dreamboat! oh la la @ those eyeliner tricks! i might just have to be brave and try one out! :)
I watched blue valentine last weekend. it was a wonderful, heartbreaking film. I cried from beginning to end. I really related to Ryan's character and could feel everything he was going through. To have fallen out of love, but wanting to save it when the other does not is even harder to bare. But everything about the film was so well done. The movie is definitely worth those feelings surfacing.
I TOO JUST WATCHED BLUE VALENTINE ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON, AND YEAH, I THOUGHT IT WAS ONE OF THE MOST REALISTIC MOVIES I'VE EVER SEEN. SO GOOD. SO INCREDIBLY GOOD.
HUGS FROM MY HEART
I loved Blue Valentine!it's a sad movie but, a realistic one. They described, amazingly, how hard life is & how you have to nurture your relationships every day because we can't take things for granted. I think that overall the message is a positive one even if the story is really sad.
Silvia
My weekend went in sleeping :)
I;ve seen the trailer for "Blue Valentine" and I found it depressing, so no, I've decided to pass. I know what a break up feels like in real life! No need to to revist. I have no doubt it's well acted as both actors are extremely talented.
Oh I loved Blue Valentine, I thought it was so beautiful and so real and soooo good! That picture of Ryan Gosling is my fave, ha, love it! Also, I love eyeliner so much, I'm going to be trying out those tips!
That's the second time I've heard someone refer to Blue Valentine in two days!! I need to watch it, STAT! Hope you had a nice weekend :)
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I watched it...hurt my heart terribly. loved his tattoo.
omg omg... i just saw blue valentine last week.. lol. michelle willam's character was such a bitch! but yeah awesome movie
I just watched Blue Valentine last week and can't stop thinking about it either. Such a great, real movie. Check out this link to Ryan Gosling explaining the movie - it's perfect http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5rz-meL5Kg
Apart from THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT, BLUE VALENTINE was far + wide my favorite film of last year. I was crushed {CRUSHED} when Ryan Gosling wasn't nominated for an Academy Award. I thought both performances were nothing short of extraordinary. xo Lola
I don't understand the comments about Michelle's character being such a bitch. In the movie she worked full time and then had a house to take care of, a child and a husband. She seemed exhausted! Plus, it appeared that she had put her own professional dreams on the back burner to support her family. I think she felt resentful and at the same time, guilty for feeling resentful because he stuck with her despite being pregnant.
I had a similar reaction as you and actually blogged about it several weeks ago. Check it out on gpantin.blogspot.com.
Saw Blue Valentine! All I can say is, ARRGGGHH!! I walked out of the theater soo MAD!! (the actors did a great job by the way) The movie is so real--so true to life about why people get divorced. I felt like they just gave up, which unfortunately is what alot of us do way too often in life/marriage. It's a great movie cause it made you think, but I HATED it!!
To Anonymous: Michelle Williams was totally a bitch for just giving. What the heck! OPEN YOUR FREAKING MOUTH AND TELL YOUR PARTNER/HUSBAND WHAT YOU WANT/ARE THINKING/FEELING!! HE CAN'T READ YOU'RE FREAKING MIND!! That was my problem with her, and she was listening to people who were negative. She was already married, so it shouldn't be so easy to walk away. AND, if she had exhausted all options like: counseling/therapy, actually talking about issues, and giving her partner a chance to see/understand how she's feeling and nothing changes, THEN you may start considering options. She didn't really try. She was only thinking about herself.
I have Blue Valentine on my coffee table right now. Can't wait to watch.. although I'm hesitant to b/c of how sad it will be. But I love both Ryan and Michelle. They are both wonderful actors!
we saw it a few weeks ago. kind of a spoiler alert for who ever hasn't seen it.... I couldn't stop thinking about it for a while after either! I felt haunted by them and their heartbreaking love story. I felt so sorry for them and their reality. it was so honest and real even though it was something so foreign to me. I felt especially sorry for her bc her loneliness was almost palpable and sad for him bc he just loved her so much and could not see that she was like...drowning. and their sweet girl. omg. that little girl killed me. after I saw it and it was so late, I wished it wasn't so late so I could find something to do other than go to bed with that film in my head.
Hi can you please tell me where I can buy the Guitar Onesie...it is soooooo cute!!!! Grazie, Amalia
Re: the color-blocking: so timely! Just yesterday, I saw this gorgeous Asian woman walking down the street wearing a hot pink tank and candy apple red pants. I loved the bold color combo, and I was inspired to try putting red and pink together.
Oh my gosh. I watched Blue Valentine this weekend and it was really great, but just left me with an empty feeling. Movies like that make me so mad!! Ha. I love a happy ending. But, the acting was awesome.
I saw it in the theater with my husband and he was traumatized. Just last night, I was talking about it with a friend and I told my husband to tell her how he felt about it and he said it was really depressing. In an interview for the movie, Ryan Gosling said it was a companion piece to 'The Notebook'. I love him and can't wait to see him in 'Crazy, Stupid, Love'!
I saw it last night with a friend and as the credits rolled we just sat in silence until finally getting upset with the lack of closure the end provided. It was so sad, but I also slowly started to really hate Michelle Williams' character and was surprised to read some of the comments here in her favor. To me, she wasn't acknowledging her feelings, stringing Dean along and not acting thankful for his dedication as a father all these years to another man's child. She seems to dwell only on the negative, which I hated about her! She also seemed so selfish!
blue valentine was one of my favorite movies so far this year. it was beautifully acted and filmed. michelle williams deserved the oscar, and ryan gosling deserved an nomination at least. and i love the story behind it, with them living in a house together in between shooting the early and later scenes. very real, both characters had moments where they were likable and when they were not. a good reminder to focus on the positivesin your relationship every day, and not take things for granted.
Yummy...thank you!
ok-commenting on an old post-but just recently saw blue valentine and couldn't stop thinking about it for days and days-heartbraking amazement
For my part everybody ought to glance at this.
Thanks for sharing it!!So handsome!HAHA
Why you don't upload some lovely girls in your blog, it would be nice!
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