Happy New Year's Eve!

Hi everyone!

I hope you will have a safe new year's eve whether you are partying with your friends, spending time with family, or spending it alone (ehem).
As for new year's resolutions, all I have is three things:
-Keep my room organized.
-Start a daily journal and to write even during uneventful days. Writing "I'm bored" over and over is OKAY.
-Spend more time with mom.

I have a fourth one but I don't know if I'll succeed or if I would have the motivation to try: WORK OUT.

So, what are YOUR resolutions? Let me know in the comments!

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Pink Spotlight (21): Holiday Haul

Hi everyone!

I hope you had a wonderful holiday! What are you all doing to ring in the new year? Any resolutions? Let me know in the comments after you watch the video below! Enjoy!

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Holiday Update

Hi everyone!

How was your holidays so far? Got any good presents? I'm still on holiday vacation so I'm sorry for the lack of posts.

What to expect soon:
-Pink Spotlight (21) - I will highlight all the gifts I've received as well as some extra items I've acquired during my time with my family.

You can expect that on Sunday! Anything else, we'll play by ear.

So, are you all ready to start the new year? What are your plans?

Arianne

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Happy Holidays!

Hi everyone! I hope you all have a wonderful holidays with your family. I will be spending it with my family, possibly going shopping (again). We'll see how it works. I'll be back with a new post on December 26 :)

Let me know in the comments what foods you ate and what gifts you've received!

Arianne

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Pink Spotlight (20): Pink+Books = Me + :)

Hi everyone! I hope you liked my little math equation in the title! This week, I've got a video and some pictures of what I've gotten this week. Wow, I feel like this week was already Christmas!

Thank you to Erin Knightley for such an awesome collection of books! I think it's divine intervention that I won the Pink and Purple book pack :D

I went shopping with my Mom and we went to Bath and Body Works to replenish our stock for the year. I seriously have 9 bottles of full-sized lotion now, 2 mini lotions, and 3 mini shower gels. The full-sized lotion, in my opinion, would last me the entire 2013! A couple weeks ago, I posted my favorite bath and body works products. I was able to buy three new ones from that list: Japanese Cherry Blossom, Cashmere Glow, and Love Love Love :)

mini shower gels - JCB is the one I currently use - AMAZING lather and smell :)

Next I have three books I won from another Facebook Release Party giveaway :) Thanks to Chris Marie Green for beautiful signed books and lots of swags!

Finally, I have Sourcebooks to thank for this next book. I requested a print copy for review and they sent it right over! Thanks Danielle from Sourcebooks! My review of this book will go up late February or early March.

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Short Film: Bear Patrol

Hi everyone! As you may or may not know, acting is my chosen career. I'm still working on my craft and it's been exciting to be able to improve. Last semester in the spring, I was able to be in an on-camera acting class. What you will see here was our final film. I've gotten a lot better during the fall, but I hope you enjoy watching me make a fool of myself!

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Holiday Template

Hi everyone! I hope you like my new holiday template! I am in love with it, partly because it is pink and purple! Let me know what you think in the comments. When you're done with that, check out my Christmas Tag below!

Arianne

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Christmas Tag

Hi everyone! It's just a couple more days before Christmas! Are you as excited as I am?! I've been waiting for this moment since October :) I've been listening to Christmas music since before Halloween :)

This tag was from Secret Diary of a Fashion Journalist. I like tags and the questions in this one seemed easy enough so I thought I would participate :) Let's get started!

Favorite thing about Christmas

I just love the vibe that Christmas brings. Everyone seems to love each other and I just get a warm feeling inside whenever Christmas is here. Of course, I also love the presents ;)

Favorite makeup look for the season

I basically wear a neutral look every single day, except if I feel like doing darker shades when I just use gray shades. I'm not very adventurous with colors on my eyes anymore.

Real or Fake tree

I prefer fake. I like them better. I've never seen a real tree before so I wouldn't really know what they're like. I do know that they shed. I wouldn't want extra things to clean up, so I'll stick with the fake tree.

Giving or receiving presents?

I like both! I like giving because it makes me feel good inside. I get excited when I receive because I like new stuff :D

Do you open presents Christmas morning or Christmas Eve?

Uhm... I think I open them all on Christmas Eve, or right when it strikes midnight. That's just how we do it.

Handmade Christmas cards or bought?

I like both. It's the thought that counts. Of course, if it's bought, I'd like for it to have something handwritten so it's more personal.

Favorite Christmas Film

I don't know if I have one. I just like watching Christmas movies :)

Favorite Christmas food

Is there specific foods? Sugar cookies!!!

Favorite Christmas Song

Oh gosh, I have two. First is Last Christmas - this song is stuck in the my head. Well, just the beginning part that goes "Last Christmas, I gave you my heart, but the very next day, you gave it away. This year, to save me from tears, I'll give it to someone special." That's all I know ;)

The second song is Jingle Bell Rock. I heard it from Mean Girls movie and I just love it :)

Favorite Christmas memory

I don't know any specific memories. Well, I guess there's one. Last year, I got my very first toaster oven. It's the first appliance I've gotten. Also, a few years before that, my mom used her credit cards to buy me a lot of jackets. She really just wanted to give me and my brother everything, even if it put her in debt. I love you, Mom!

That's all the questions for the tag! Let me know your answers in the comment below!

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Duo Review: Vampire Diaries

The last two episode before the mid-season finale was intense! Is everyone caught up? Sorry my reviews are late, but here they are! Let me know what you think in the comments!

Episode: We'll Always Have Bourbon Street

-The sexy morning after with Damon and Elena was such a great start to the episode. They are so cute! It sucks that Elena seems like she really is sired to Damon. For once, I wish it was real.

-Damon's face after confirming that Elena is sired to him was just so sad. I wish there was a way without him getting hurt. Why does he have to get hurt every time?

-Stefan thinks his own brother is wrong for Elena. Is that just because he wants her for himself? Selfish intentions? I'm getting annoyed with Stefan.

-Sometimes Caroline needs to mind her own business. She wasn't supposed to tell Elena she was sired to Damon!

-Have I mentioned how I'm not a fan of the hybrids? They think they're so tough. Jerks.

-So, the way to break the bond is to break their hearts. Really? Can this get any more cruel? Oh yeah, Damon having to do it to Elena!

-I love the flashback scenes. Damon looks HOT! I love that even though he seems like the bad brother, in the flashbacks, he's the noble one. Anyone else notice that?!!

-I thought Damon was going to make Elena hate him. But his vulnerability just makes Elena love him more. He won't do it. He's just not that great of a guy to let Elena go. Good thing though, I don't have to see him hurt too much.

Episode: O Come, All Ye Faithful

-I was right! Damon didn't let Elena go... Well, okay... He didn't let her go for another day. Eventually, he did the right thing. Boo... I mean, go Damon's honor! The hope on his face in the beginning while he was still debating his decision was just priceless. I wish he didn't have to get hurt.

-Stefan thinks that Klaus's painting is a giant postmodern snowflake. Some people have no sense of art.

-I don't mind Tyler being buried in concrete at all. I much prefer Klaus and Caroline as a pair.

-Wow, even in a trance, Jeremy wants to kill Elena. That hunter curse goes too deep. It corrupts everything, even the unconscious.

-Stefan almost going against an entire pack in which Tyler was alpha? Sometimes, Stefan is just SO irritating. Although, this episode highlights the reasons why I don't like Tyler.

-I love how Damon is very nonchalant about threatening Professor Shady Pants three times in just a week.

-As always, Phoebe Tonkin as Hailey is the same villain as she always is in the characters she play. She just doesn't speak as much. Can we get some variety here?

-Caroline looked amazing in this episode. I also love how she tried to compel April, not knowing it won't work.

-Klaus is brilliant. He notices when Caroline is being nice and being used as a distraction. I also love it when he says "Ripper" in his sexy British accent. And yes, thank you to the writers for Klaus's vulnerability. Joseph Morgan is such an amazing actor.

-I hate Hailey. Klaus went crazy thanks to her. That's a lot to kill in one succession. Is it wrong to think of him as really sexy with all that blood covering him? What is wrong with me?!

-It's amazing how Caroline didn't have to say anything, but Stefan still understood what she meant. Oh gosh. It wasn't Caroline's place to tell Stefan!! Damon pulled through, just a day late.

-Seriously, April's loyalty to Rebekah is ridiculous. Why are the characters in this show becoming very irritating?

-Finale moment! Klaus drowned Tyler's mother instead of eating her. And the song that was playing was "Merry Little Christmas"... WOW. E-P-I-C.

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Christmas Wish List

I was thinking about and decided I will share my wish list for Christmas. Are you ready?

1. I want MATT BOMER for Christmas, thank you very much.

2. I want a DVD copy of THE HUNGER GAMES. Thrown in a poster in there, too.

3. I don't really know what brand is good, but I want a high-end CAMERA so I can film my own short films :)

4. I want a SEPHORA GIFT CARD. I will need a new tube/bottle of foundation soon.

5. I would love some STEVE MADDEN shoes. Click the image if you'd like to order them for me online ;)
In order from left to right: Wishes, Clarionn, Lleve, Realize. Size 6.5 or 7 :)

   

6. I watched acoustic versions of three of the songs in this album and I was sold. Also, the new single out right now is so addicting! So, please, I want RED by Taylor Swift!

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Interview/Giveaway: Holiday Jinx by Abbey McInnis

Title: Holiday Jinx
Author: Abbey McInnis
Self-Published
Release Date: November 23, 2012
Pages: 298
Buy Link: Amazon (Paperback) | Amazon (Kindle)

Blurb:

Jinx—one of Santa’s elves—is in trouble with the Big Guy. She’s been charged with bringing holiday happiness to Christopher Ragan, CEO of Wondrous Toys. It’s a big job especially when he’s more attached to the bottom of a bottle than helping his fellow man. She’s got enough trouble without spilling the secrets of the North Pole, but then along comes Natalie Burnes, a newbie CEO of Enchanted Toys and in trouble of a hostile takeover from Christopher’s company.

The woman literally crashes Christopher’s vacation plans in a tucked away Michigan cabin---and the sparks start flying. As if Jinx’s job of matchmaking the toy makers isn’t hard enough, she’s got to stay one step ahead of the North Pole patrol and keep out of sight of the humans. No way is she gonna screw up and lose her magic again. If the humans can’t find happiness and love by Christmas, Jinx forfeits her chance of seeing her true love too. What’s an elf to do?

Interview

1. When was your first snow encounter?

Ahaha. You mean those frozen-fingered fumbling encounters? Brrr, never. LOL I save that for my characters. Though it was fun when that scene in Holiday Jinx became romantic. I think in reality though, it would be rather uncomfortable. Makes me shiver just thinking of that cold wet snow getting under your clothes. That’s the cool thing about fiction. Putting your characters in situations you wouldn’t particularly enjoy is fun. I myself, like to get personal before a blazing fire with plenty of blankets and throws and maybe some wine.

2. Why did you name your character "Jinx"?

It sounded like a good name for an elf. And she’s not your usual elf, IMO. It fits her character perfectly because she’s always wanting to use her magic. She’s a little flighty too, but I love her.

3. Have you figured out who Santa is?

No. I mean I wish I have, but well the Santa I got to know in the book wasn’t as nice as the Santa I thought I knew as a child. I kind of like the nicer Santa better. This Santa in the book is well, kind of mean. I feel bad for Jinx, even though she got herself in trouble all on her own.

4. What do you do during a writer's block?

I write. LOL I know that might seem odd, but sometimes I just have to push my way through the sticky problem. Or if I’m not able to fix it, I’ll work on another project, which I have plenty of.

5. Anything you'd like to ask our readers?

Sure. What’s your favorite thing to do during the holiday season? It can be anything. I love baking with my Mom. Of course, we make too much candy and sweets, but I just love spending time with her.

Thanks to Arianne for having me here today! And good luck and happy holidays!

Giveaway

Abbey is gifting one randomly drawn commenter from each tour stop a $5 electronic gift certificate to either Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or Smashwords; Winners’ choice.

Additionally, Abbey is gifting a Grand Prize tour wide giveaway of a zip file filled with various author digital book donations. The winner can only win ONCE during the entire tour. Please leave a comment with your broken up email addy and follow the Rafflecopter directions. The giveaway is open internationally and the winners will be notified via email after the close of the tour.

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How I Celebrated My Graduation...

Last Thursday, December 13, 2012, at 9PM Pacific time, I officially graduated from college! Isn't that exciting? I feel like it still hasn't hit me yet. Am I supposed to feel super elated? My emotions are either delayed or non-existent ;(

Anyway, last Saturday, my mom was off from work so we decided to celebrate. First thing we did was have lunch at Pat & Oscar's :) I also took some pictures while I was on my way to see her. It was such a beautiful day.

The pasta looked a little pale. Should have ordered Alfredo,
but I to be smart,both of us are not friends with lactose.

After we ate, we went to Marshalls to do some bargain shopping. Oh my! I found what I wanted, tried it on, and was ready to purchase it. My mom stayed a little longer so, naturally, I ended up with two more things in my basket.

My second Steve Madden pair! It was $30 off compared to the online price!

I love that they have the Papyrus stickers to seal the envelopes :D

IN LOVE with this nail polish right now. So glad I bought it.

Finally, we went to my brother's performance where he did a hip-hop piece. I also took some pictures of the snow-peaked mountains while we drove there.

Sorry, my eyes were so tired. I tried to smize the best I could ;)

I was so proud of my brother. If you'd like to say hi or maybe tell him how awesome he is, visit his Facebook page here. Also, feel free to leave your praises in the comments :)

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