REVIEW | The Maze Runner (Movie)

This post is all about just simply how the movie was.  For a comparison between the book and the movie, check out my video on my channel here!

Overall, I gave the movie 4 stars simply as a movie.

Pros.

There was some awesome action throughout most of the movie, and there was good suspense, and a couple jumpy parts but not too much either!

The boys were real! The casting was so good, they were just all normal boys rather than how a lot of Hollywood movies do it with these ridiculously attractive people in their movies like how are you a person that feels real things when you look so perfect?!

            That was happily not the case.  All of the boys seemed the right age as well, they didn’t look like 25 year olds pretending to be 16.

I also REALLY like the casting of the woman in charge of WICKD.  She’s the mom from Easy A and it was really great seeing her play someone who is probably the main antagonist of the series.  She does a good job of playing the sociopathic “its all for a good cause” evil.

The grievers (the monsters in the maze) WERE UGLY things! Which made them really good bad guys I guess lol.

CONS. ***(MOVIE) SPOILERS SECTION***

Because of changes they made from the book to the movie, there were quite a few plot holes.  In the beginning a boy comes back from the maze and they realize he’s been “stung” by a griever, so they know he won’t survive.  They send him out into the maze because “he belongs to the maze now.”

            BUT THEN later a main character is stung out in the maze and the boys risk their lives to bring him back to the safety of the glade. WHY WOULD THEY BRING HIM BACK IF ALL THEY’RE GONNA DO IS THROW HIM BACK OUT INTO THE MAZE.

if you’ve read the book and are going well duh they brought him back because that’s part of the original story, yes I know that.  But as far as within the movie only, it didn’t make any sense

The ending also DIDN’T MAKE ANY SENSE in the context of the movie only.

When the boys (and Theresa) make it out of the maze, they come into the control room and everyone in the room is dead on the ground. The place has been destroyed.

After the moment when Gally goes crazy because “he belongs to the glade” (DAFUQ?!) and tries to shoot Thomas but kills Chuck (depressing) the “rebels” who destroyed the room and shot everybody comes to save them.

            But if they are the same people who came and destroyed the science experiment known as WCKD because its evil, how come they didn’t bother to save the boys IN THE MAZE and help them out instead of making them go through the whole ordeal of getting out in order to save them?!

I’ll tell you why: IN THE BOOK they don’t come and destroy WCKD until AFTER the boys have come out of the maze. MAKES A LOT MORE FUCKING SENSE THAT WAY I WOULD SAY.

If you want to hear me rant more about the fucked up changes they made from the book, make sure to check out the video linked at the beginning of this post.  Because although as a movie along I gave it 4 stars, I only give it 1 when looking at it as an adaptation from a book.  Comment down below what your thoughts are! But please make sure to warn for spoilers if you want to post any!

The Serving Chronicles #1

9/6/14

I had a shitty Saturday guys.  Usually Sundays are the bad ones, but this week it was Saturday.

Firstly, I come into work and realize I don’t have my apron because I switched cars and UGH.  And when I come into work without an apron that means I don’t have my employee card to clock in, a nametag, ANYTHING.

So I ask my manager for a new card, nametag, and apron and he obliges; except he tells me he doesn’t have any more aprons.  Well how the hell am I supposed to serve without an apron.

            So I go out to my car to grab some pens and another manager is walking in as well as a fellow server and I call out to her asking if she has a spare apron in her car. No.

But the manager says there’s extra in the office.

            “I asked John and he told me there aren’t any more.”

            “There were five last night when I closed, there’s no way he gave five away since he opened this morning. I’ll get you one.”

So John was lying.  I get an apron.

The rest of the day goes by quickly and easily until an hour before I get to leave.

I get sat with a family.  A grandmother, mother, and three children between the ages of under 1 and 10ish.

            The first thing they ask is if Iced Tea is free.

            No.

            Then I’ll have water. With lemon.

So the question that always pops into my head here is “do I make my life easier by bringing them extra lemons to begin with, or do I give them one lemon slice to irritate them knowing they want to make free lemonade with their water?”

            I chose to irritate them.

            “Um, I’m gonna need a lot more lemon than that. And blue sugar.”

            “I’m sorry, we don’t carry blue sugar.  We carry the yellow, pink, and white and they’re all in the little catty at the end of the table there.”

            “hm.”

They’re ready to order.

            “How much are mozzarella sticks?”

            “8.99”

            “FOR MOZZARELLA STICKS??”

            “Yes.”

            “How many do you get??”

            “Eight.”

            “So a dollar per mozzarella stick”

            “Yes.”

            “Well we don’t want those.”

            “Okay, that’s alright. What would you like today?”

They order a different appetizer, kids meals (with mozzarella sticks as the side so they can mooch off the children), and two meals.

            “What side comes with this chicken?”

            “White rice.”

We have realized that they're looking at a menu right? That has descriptions of everything... And even pictures! WOAH! 

            “Can I get something else instead?”

            “Of course, for no charge you can do French fries, mashed potatoes, fruit, or vegetables.  For an upcharge you can do onion rings, a side salad, or a cup of soup.”

            “How much of an upcharge?”

            “It depends on which one you’re thinking about”

            “The salad.”

            “It’s 2.49 to get the salad instead of a different side.”

            “2.49??”

            “Yes. A salad on it’s own would be 4.49.”

            Hmmm. Okay I’ll do a salad and mashed potatoes.”

I made sure to explain once again that you could only substitute one side for the side of rice she was getting rid of and she still wanted both. Okay.

After they’ve eaten and gone through their meal, which went smoothly and they were very kind to me throughout the time spent at the table.  There were no rude comments or anything like that.  I drop off their bill and when I pass by the next time they’re sitting looking over the bill and they call me over.

            “Why am I being charged for both the mashed potatoes and the salad? I thought one of them came with the meal.”

            “Well the salad is what came as the side instead of the rice.  It’s normally 4.49 but you’ve been charged 2.49 since you chose not to get the rice.”

            “How come I’m being charged for the mashed potatoes?”

Have you caught on to my frustration yet?

I explain again what I’ve already explained and the daughter finally understands.  She nods to me that I can walk away now and she’ll handle explaining the rest.

That was my shitty Saturday guys.  Don’t worry there’s more to come.

Comment down below if you’re in the service industry and you have a funny story

Or if you’d like to read more of the crazy things that happen to me as a server!

Also side note: I will be posting less now that I’m in school.  I just spend too much time typing already!  But for regular Monday and Fridays videos, make sure to check out my channel. The link is on the side bar to the right! Have a great week nerds!

REVIEW | Dermalogica "Precleanse" Wipes

Hey nerds, what's up?!

So about a month and a half ago, and went and bought some skincare products at Planet Beauty (see full HAUL here).  Among everything, I tried out the Dermalogica Precleanse Wipes.

I absolutely loved this product!  They took off my makeup so easy; I just had to gently wipe it across my skin and BOOM makeup gone.  It was crazy how soft I could wipe my face and still get everything off my face.

Now this is a "pre cleanse" wipe, so you have to wash your face with a facial cleanser after you use this product.  It's an oil based product, so if you just leave this on your face and go to bed, it probably wouldn't not end well for your skin.

I have to say that this product is on the pricey side, and that if I were to repurchase, I would probably go for the pre cleanse solution instead.

This is just the liquid, and I would probably use a cotton round to apply.  I say I would probably repurchase this version instead of the wipes because it's the same price for the wipes as this product, but there are way more uses in the bottle than the wipes.

All together I give this product a 4/5 because although the wipes worked VERY well for me, I would say that it wasn't enough usage for the price tag.

Comment down below what product(s) you've been loving for taking your makeup off in the meantime! :)

A WEEK IN MY LIFE | First week of REAL college ;)

Hey nerds, what's up?!

So last week was my first week of school at a Cal State University.

I've been in college for three years: 2 years at one community college and a third at a separate community college.

But I've finally made it.  I'm a junior in college, two years away from my Bachelors degree in Anthropology!  I intend to go to graduate school so I won't be done for a few extra years but I still can't believe I'm halfway through my degree!

Okay so now that you have a bit of a background in what I'm going to school for, I just wanted to talk about my first week of experience on a university campus as a student.

First of all, all my professors actually know what they're talking about. Which is fantastic, especially since all my classes are major related (with the exception of one that I'm considering minoring in).

        They all want to be teaching us and they all know we're smart and here for a reason.  And that we want to be in these specific classes, since they're all upper division. That is just amazing to me.

Not to mention that the staff in the random areas on campus, like the library, are all super helpful and have smiles on their faces, which is just not something I've witnessed at community college first week of school since its so busy and they all hate their lives.

But here, regardless of how busy it was and how many new students with dumb questions they've dealt with, they were still nice and helpful to me, the thousandth new student with dumb questions to ask.

I am so excited to continue on with these classes, because I know all of them are going to FASCINATE me.  

And with that I just want to say, for those of you who are still deciding on schools and majors and all of that, make sure to take your time.  Really figure out what you like and what you're interested in because that way you will love the classes you're taking and the eventual careers in that field of study.

Comment down below what you're majoring in, or what you want to major in when you get to college.

HAVE A GREAT DAY!

FAVORITES | August 2014

hey nerds whats up?!

Today's post is all about my favorites for the last month.  There isn't going to be any mutual video with this post this time around, but be sure to check out my channel for my August Wrap up on what I read as well as September's TBR pile!

MAKEUP

I only have a few makeup things I want to talk about specifically, and the first two go together.

I just posted a whole blog for these two babies, so make sure to check that out for a more in depth review.  These are the Revlon Colorstay 24 hour Foundation and the Sigma F82 round topped kabuki brush.  I used these two products basically every day this month when I put on makeup. They are divine.

The last makeup product I have here is the Revlon lipstick "wine with everything"  It's such a good bright red, but not too bright that it's not wearable for everyday.

FASHION

I've been trying to pair this kimono from Forever 21 (thanks Dilara for the hammy down :D) with every outfit this month.  I haven't actually worn it that many times but I just want to have it on all the time.  This summer has been super hot and this gives me plenty of air but covers enough so that in the evenings I'm not shivering.

Here's a link to an instagram photo of me in it

BOOK

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern.  Once again, an entire blog post went up about this book last week, so check it out here for a full review.  This book was beautiful though, the writing was just wonderful, and I couldn't get enough of it.

RANDOM FAVORITES

The first thing I want to talk about is a tv show: Orphan Black.

I have been obsessing over this show, and I'm not quite finished with season 2 yet so I'm not all caught up.  But Tatiana Maslany is a god, I swear.  Her acting is AMAZING in this show.  For those who haven't seen it, it's on BBC America and the plot is basically that someone years ago decided to make a human cloning experiment, and Tatiana Maslany plays all of the clones!  WHICH IS WHY SHE'S BADASS (and really attractive if I do say so myself).

Tatiana Maslany as Cosima.  My favorite clone.

The show's editing is also amazing, because the clones are in scenes together and you can't tell where the editing is!  It just looks like two Tatiana Maslany's were in that shot when they filmed!

There's lots of unknowns in the show too, so the expense is always a fun time :)

Another random favorite has been Vietnamese food this month.  I personally have become a huge fan of cold vermicelli noodles with chicken, and I usually get a side of peanut sauce to dip the chicken in and oh god it's mouthwatering!

Lastly in the randoms section, I recently deleted the Facebook app from my phone when the messenger app became mandatory in order to get fb messages on your phone.  If you didn't know, the when adding the messenger app onto your phone, you're okaying them opening up your camera whenever the app wants, as well as access to pictures and personal messages and all sorts of things.  So because I don't like that and don't like the fact that I needed to apps to have access to the full website basically, I got rid of the fb app altogether.  And I HAVE BEEN LOVING IT.  I'm not staring at my phone as often, and I've been using twitter more often than Facebook now, which I love.

YOUTUBER(s)

I have basically 2.5 you tubers to talk about, sort of lol.

Firstly PolandBananaBook or Christine May has been my favorite book tuber this month! This girl is hilarious!  She's such a little spazz in her videos (which is a compliment okay guys) and she does silly accents throughout her videos and it's so fantastic! 

Secondly is ZALFIE lol, better known as Zoella and PointlessBlog separately, I have been loving all of their videos that they've been doing together.  Whether they're doing challenges or just plainly vlogging together, I just find myself cracking up at the two of them, and always smiling watching their daily vlogs.  They're great!

That's everything for my August 2014 favorites! Comment down below what you've been loving this month!  See you guys soon :)

PRODUCT REVIEW | Revlon Colorstay 24 Hour Foundation

Hey nerds what's up?

Today's post is all about the foundation up there in the title, the Revlon Colorstay 24 hour Foundation.

I've been using this foundation consistently for about a month now.  AND I LOVE IT.  

My favorite thing about it is that it's not too runny! But it is still definitely a liquid foundation.  I usually put the product on the back of my hand and then use a brush to apply it from there to my face, and it stays put on my hand rather than running down to the floor.  When foundations do that I get so mad!

They also have a wide arrange of colors, in my opinion, until it gets to the darker spectrum.  Unfortunately the colors taper off before getting too dark which is of course a problem a lot of foundation lines have.

I personally only have one in the shade ___ which matches my skin during the summer time after I've gone out and been tanning, but I haven't gone out and bought a lighter shade for the colder months yet.

As far as application goes, my favorite brush to use with this foundation is the round top kabuki face brush from sigma (F82).

With that being said, I've applied this foundation with flat top kabukis, tapered, and a stippling brush as well.  With the exception of the stippling brush, all worked well with this foundation.  However it was a little too thick of a consistency to work well with the stippling brush.

Overall I give this product a 4/5 stars :)  I will definitely be repurchasing!

BOOK REVIEW | The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

I recently finished reading The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern to read a long with the Booksplosion book of the month Goodreads group (check that out here).

Also for a short review, view my review I made on goodreads here :)

I will warn before I get into spoilers in the post! So no worries yet!

I gave this book a full 5/5 stars because of the writing and the suspense.  The circus arrived with no warning, and throughout a good chunk of the book you're only getting bits of information, and you don't have all the answers until the end of the book, when everything comes together in some way ;)

The writing is so fucking gorgeous in this book, I can't even explain.  The best way I can describe is that it's like reading a dance. A VERY GOOD DANCE.  And if you're into dance like I am, you'll be able to picture it, I hope.

There are two love stories going on in this story, and one is crazy and unreal and shouldn't be happening while the other is so innocent and divine, with a love at first sight sort of feel.  I ended up rooting for both, when at first I only took to one of the couples.

I highly highly recommend this story. EVERYONE should read it! :)

SPOILER ALERT

I loved finding out about Tsukiko's story, and how it felt for her to lose her fellow player when she won her game.  It was so heartbreaking, especially since we really don't see her get emotional before then.

I hated Isobel.  She was so irrelevant for me, and so it frustrated me even more when it turns out that she had a very important part to the survival of the circus.  I just wanted her to go away the whole time.  When she first showed up, I thought she was Celia, and I was disappointed when that didn't turn out to be true.

My personal favorite part of the entire story was Bailey and Poppet.  I almost wish Poppet hadn't been written with a twin because although I loved Widget, there wasn't enough play into the love story since Widget and Poppet were so inseparable.  Although I really did love the twin's story of birth at the beginning of the circus, and having their powers of past and future because of their birth before and after the birth of the circus. ONCE AGAIN wonderful storytelling by Erin Morgenstern!

I guess that's really all I have to say about this lovely story.  Comment down below your favorite character or scene or magical place that Marco or Celia made up as part of the circus :)