Mockingjay Part 1 Trailer!

Appropriate for this to come out just days before I dress as Katniss for Halloween!



Ok, I admit, J-Law rocks the look better than I do, but my bow was a broken hanger with a rubber band for the string, so, you know, work with what you've got!

Jezebel's Round-Up of Celeb Costumes

For more fun costumery, Jezebel has a great round-up of celebs doing Halloween right. My favorite is the last one. Too flippin' cute. What's yours?

Happy Potterween! New Stories up on Pottermore!

Six new essays from J.K. Rowling about various Harry Potter characters (including Dolores Umbridge, thestrals, and Sybil Trelawney) are up on Pottermore as you read this! Very exciting. The telegraph has a whole live blog about it. I know what I'll be doing at work today! Ok, I'll be doing work, but hopefully I can fit a little of this in, too.

Happy Halloween Nails!

Happy Halloween, reader(s)! Check out these spooky nails I did! We've got a jack-o-lantern, a mummy, a pensive Frankenstein, spooky eyes in the dark, and a ghost!

(based on this design)

Green Halloween Candy!

Halloween time = Candy time

But candy time doesn't have to be destroy the world time! Of course, the best candies are going to be ones that are organic and fancy and all that goodness, but if you want to have some nostalgic candy going on, and don't want to get caught up in the whirl that is the palm oil industry, check out all the palm oil-free candies at this list here. And another list here!

And you can read more about palm oil (which I wasn't too familiar with) at ThinkProgress.

Fall Tree Nails with Colorful Falling Leaves

I'll admit it - I went above and beyond for this one. First off, I didn't even base this off of anyone else's design. I created it all myself out of my OWN BRAIN! Second off, I painted these beautiful little branches underneath the leaves you see there. Needless to say, my bare winter tree nails will be gorgeous. Also, check out the fun, more abstract falling leaves thumb nail. Pretty fun and super colorful, right? Go, me!

Bastille Day and Tour de France Nails!

Came up with this stellar design while the husb was watching the Tour de France and I saw the Bastille Day colors on the Empire State Building. I'm actually really surprised at how well the bike turned out - looks like a real bike!

Hammock and Tree Nails!

Went on a trip to Pawley's Island, SC for a beach vacation with my husband and his family. We stayed at a wonderful house right on the beach with a screened in porch, boogie boards, and all the board games and puzzles we could play! I strongly recommend SpaceTeam! Also, if you're ever in Pawley's Island, you've got to visit Paradice Ice Cream. Stick to the ice cream (the ice is not up to Rita's or Louie G's standards), but it really is amazing - super fun flavors and wacky combinations that really work, like banana pudding!

"Wild" Trailer

Below is a trailer for Reese Witherspoon's new movie, Wild, about a woman who hikes 1,000 miles to help her heal over a tragedy (and her reactions to that tragedy). It's based on a memoir by Cheryl Strayed.



It looks like it could be really good or really schmaltzy, but considering it was adapted by Nick Hornby, I'm guessing good. I also really love Reese Witherspoon as an actress, so this feels like a solid showcase for her talent. It's coming December 5th, so just in time for the post-and-pre holidays!

[via GITS]

Speaking of Satanists, Tina Fey's a Witch!

Or at least she is set to produce and star in a Disney witch-themed movie. Considering the last, great Disney + witches big screen pair up was Hocus Pocus (which this is not a sequel of), I'd say it's about time for a new Halloween classic. I can't wait to read more about it and then eventually watch the movie!

[via /Film]

Happy Memorial Day!

I hope you honored our nation's veterans today. And if, in doing so, things got a little too real, here is this:



You're welcome.

But, of course, to the veterans, thank you.

Nail Art: Easter Nails!

Below is my attempt to recreate some lovely Easter egg nails, completely with Easter chick:

They were actually really fun to do, even if I ended up barely leaving any room for the little chick. Plus, we can always say my shaky lines are trying to mimic how a child would paint eggs. Right?

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler Team up for 'The Nest' Take On 'Star Wars VII"

Not only are powerhouses Tina Fey and Amy Poehler teaming up for Paula Pell-scribed comedy, The Nest, said movie is going to premiere on December 18, 2015. That's right, just in time for Christmas AND the highly-anticipated Star Wars: Episode VII. My first thought was, "Why December instead of May or June?" since it seems like a summer comedy blockbuster ala Bridesmaids or The Heat? But there could be a holiday or seasonal element to the script that we don't know about yet,  and it sure is a sign of confidence that they're willing to throw it up against what's sure to be a blockbuster (at least the first weekend for sure). Whatever the reason, I'm super pumped for a year and eight months from now!

Here's a summary of the flick:
"Tina Fey and Amy Poehler reunite for THE NEST, a new film from Pitch Perfect director Jason Moore about two disconnected sisters summoned home to clean out their childhood bedroom before their parents sell the family house.  Looking to recapture their glory days, they throw one final high-school-style party for their classmates, which turns into the cathartic rager that a bunch of ground-down adults really need.  Fey produces the comedy alongside Jay Roach (Meet the Parents series), and Poehler executive produces from a script by Paula Pell (TV’s Saturday Night Live, 30 Rock)."

[via /Film]

Tiny Felt Easter Diorama

Happy Easter!

I spent Sunday celebrating with friends and bacon-greased chocolate-chip pancakes, but clearly this Deviant Artist was more productive. Check out her miniature Easter diorama, complete with bunny, chick, eggs, and a tiny whisker basket!

Isn't it totes adorbs? So tiny and whimsical.

[via Neatorama]

Happy Birthday to Me!

27! Very exciting.

This was a super incredible year - getting married, going on an incredible honeymoon (with real hot lava!), going to the Emmy's, going to St. John's, Maine, Greece, and London! I wrote a pilot, a first draft of a feature, a lot of late night packets, and a ton of sketches, and tried storytelling for the first time - pretty good stuff.

Onward and upward into (my) new year!

Nail Art: Union Jack!

In honor of our time in London, last week I painted my nails in the classic Union Jack visage.

Pretty soon all the other nails will be colonized.

Nail Art: Greek Nails!

Before we went to London, the husband and I went to Greece - specifically Athens and Naxos - to visit our friends, one of whom is an archaeologist studying ancient Greek temples. Pretty sweet deal, right? In her honor, I painted my nails in a classical Greek pattern... which I copied off the internet.

But are the columns nonperipteral?

Nail Art: Birch and/or Aspen Trees!

Possibly my favorite nails of all time (tied with Snoopy and candy canes??). Totally copied from this tutorial. I just love, love, love the design. I kept staring at them the entire week, getting lost in the forest. I felt totally transported to the Colorado mountains. Which I'd say is a pretty big feat for some tiny trees on a tiny backdrop on tiny fingernails.

If you don't get lost in them, do you have a soul?

Underwater Nail Selfie!

Below is an underwater nail selfie I took in St. John's over the break!

That snowman's sure in over his head, am I right!?

Maybe Pairing Harry Potter and Christmas Makes More Sense After All...

Alyssa Rosenberg just reread the whole Harry Potter series, a most delightful chore, and she came up with some interesting connections between the beloved series and the beloved holiday (Christmas, that is). Well worth the read - even if it just inspires you to reread the whole series for the nth time yourself!