virtue & moir.

yeah yeah americans blah blah blah. these two canadian ice dancers are pretty high up on the list of things i like right now. they're essentially the cutest thing since bunnies.



i pretty much adore them. every time they've been on the olympics in vancouver this week i have said, out loud, "they're SO cute!" or something to that effect.
tessa virtue and scott moir have been skating together since they were 12 and 14, respectively, in 1997. awh.
they've won countless competitions, including a gold medal in vancouver.
in conclusion, i basically want them to get married and be happy and adorable forever.

that said, watch their gold-medal-winning routine from the 2010 winter olympics!



congratulations, tessa and scott! you deserved your medals.

cheers,

emma

gotta love that tramp

charlie chaplin.




the man was a genius. he wrote scripts, composed scores, directed, and acted.
an incredibly funny man who could easily make you cry with the wave of his hand, chaplin redefined cinema.

yes, the mustache was fake, and yes, he was kicked out of the country. don't let that stop you though. in fact, let that encourage you.





though in younger generations it never recieves the respect it deserves, his was the golden age of hollywood.
in fact, chaplin co-founded united artists in 1919 with douglas fairbanks, mary pickford, and d. w. griffith. (more on them in later posts, perhaps.)

despite leading an extraodinarily difficult life, charlie chaplin 'brought pleasure and relief to so many human beings when they needed it most.' to learn more about his life in a painless and enjoyable manner, check out the movie chaplin, which is available free right now on imdb and other websites. also, its robert downey jr. at his very best.
hark! a preview for your viewing pleasure:

anyway, the man is pretty much my hero. he was the king of slapstick, and comedy, and life.

i would higly encourage anyone to learn more about him.

p.s. he was british. that makes him cool, by default.


cheers,


grace

friends, and their alter-egos.

we have a friend, over here at things we like. he is amazing. amazingtastic. anyway, his real name is not to be mentioned, but his alter ego is equally superlative-worthy. i present you with:

BRIAN MICHAEL ESTERWOOD.

as he is fond of saying, CHEA.
mr. esterwood likes partying. a lot. and basically everything extreme and crazy, but it's fantastic. truly.
now, it needs to be noted that this post is in no way condoning blogs from the point of view of mr. esterwood, seeing as he hates them. but he was gracious enough to allow his photo to appear here. kudos, mr. esterwood, and stay fresh.

cheers,

emma

and the view is fantastic.

one of my all-time favorite movies is the merchant ivory production a room with a view. it's based on e.m. forester's novel of the same name.


set in turn-of-the-century england and italy, the film is an exquisite exploration of what it means to follow one's heart. the main character is miss lucy honeychurch, played by the lovely helena bonham carter! back before she started dressing like she actually is bellatrix lestrange. of course. the scenery is fantastic, the cinematography lovely, and the script is in turns romantic and quietly comedic. and, since it is a merchant ivory film, the costuming is gorgeous! all in all, a marvelous film. i highly reccommend it.


WARNING: that contains brief, full frontal male nudity. it's actually one of the funnier parts of the movie, but that's there. just saying.

in addition, the film also contains one of my most favorite songs ever! of the classical variety, anyway. how perfect.


ahhhh. lovely.

cheers,

emma

a partnership to die for, among other things.

hey y'all, can we just talk about bones for a minute? kthx. it's my favorite show on television. it might even surpass lost for the time being, on account of how irritating all of the characters are being right now. ahem. are you hearing this, abrams? anyway, i digress. BONES. i was talking about it.

here we have the main characters (also, the partership to die for) dr. temperance "bones" brennen and fbi special agent seeley booth. how adorable are they?

so, why i like it: it's always intriguing and totally captivating, the plot lines are original, the dialogue is witty and spot on, and the character relationships are deliciously complex. and all of the characters are geniuses. just saying.

i highly suggest you go watch bones, right now. what are you doing reading my blog? you should be watching bones!!

sadly, despite a long while searching, there was no clip suitable enough to live up to the glory that is emily deschanel and david boreanaz. my apologies. so just look at this cute picture instead!

cheers,

emma

p.s. i too love tea. immensely. i have a monstrous love of tea.

and, also, emily's adorable sister zooey deschanel. and her band, she & him.

her voice is pretty much amazing.

so yeah. that's it. for real.

cheers,

emma

cup of brown joy

i do enjoy a good cup of tea.

cheers,

grace

oh, joanna

i know she's old news now that her fantastic new album, have one on me, is so high on the charts, but joanna newsom is exquisite.

i just got the album, and i'm going through my first listen now. two tracks in you can tell that her melodies are as ancient and perfect as always. i'll admit that i kind of worship her, but there's no one like her on the music scene.

listening to a joanna newsom song is like going through the looking glass and discovering wonderland. something about them seems so eternal but magical, and the bizarre and detailed imagery never loses its charm.

my favorite so far is '81, which feels like a walk in the woods and an invitation to be at peace:

to conclude, i would recommend any of her albums, as they're all different. though at first i was unsure when i heard her four years ago, i now own every single song i can get my hands on.

cheers,

grace

james mcavoy. yes.

dear world,

we would like to invite you to watch the wondrous film atonement. and by invite, we mean order.

we just watched it, and it's only one of the most amazing pieces of cinema. ever.

let's talk about its features: the score. amazing. also, who doesn't love clare de lune?

yes, that video is odd, and they spelled the song title wrong, but it's the best video we could find.

another thing: this film possesses one of the longest continuous shots in the history of film. that's pretty epic.

yet another thing: keira knightley and james mcavoy. need we say more?

go watch.

cheers,

emma and grace

p.s. we're naming all of our children briony. even the boys.

things emma likes, post one.

howdy.

of the myriad things i enjoy, here are a few that i'd like to share with you (unintentional rhyming!). first up:

mod cloth clothing & accessories.

shut. up. how beast are those shoes? they're the "oxford comma heels." a little expensive, but i am in love with this website all the same.

second up:

fellow bloggers tavi gevenson of style rookie and berkely of oh, don't be shy, let's make a scene

i love tavi's spunk: she's only 13 but amazingly bold and really fashion forward. plus, she's really adorable!

and berkely's poetry is pretty darn cool. it's a great description of what it's like to be a teen. this is one of my favorites:

for reasons unknown

i don't understad why i care, but i know why i still try.
it's harder to quit; you can't quite grasp the situtation

we've little to no time
to make us make sense.

you have no idea how hard it was
to resist; you were feet away
it would've been perfect.

because you're an astonishing person.
and i want you to be mine

more than anything

ahhh. good stuff.

lastly: the song paper lace by swan lake. it's awesome. just give it a listen!

oh, i just love it!

that's all for now.

cheers,

emma

first thing grace likes

hello,

grace reporting for duty!

who doesn't love belle and sebastian?

the band from glasgow, scotland is considered one of the most important and influential indie bands.

they were really popular in the 90's, but they still have a lot of fans, myself included. belle and sebastian were recently given a shout-out in the movie 500 days of summer and they've been featured on numerous soundtracks.

one final fact: the name belle and sebastian is lifted from a french children's book, which might be an indication of their musical style.

have a listen:

cheers,

grace

information.

we love andy warhol. just in general. and we thought this picture of his banana painting was just random enough to go with the rest of our blog, no? tres chic.

that's all.

cheers,

emma and grace

bonjour, amigos!

we have a question: have you ever raced a turtle? this should probably be a metaphor for something, but it isn't. we just wanted to say hello, and willkommen (welcome in german) to our blog. danke (thanks in dutch) for visiting.

as is the case with any new endeavor, we have no idea what we're doing. on this here blog, we fully intend to discuss things we like (see: blog title) and that we think you should like too. we might sometimes digress into other awesomeness, but for the most part, that's about it.

do svidaniya! (that'd be goodbye in russian)

cheers,

emma and grace

p.s. a thing we like: randomly speaking other languages.