remula | (500) Days of Summer, Inception, Survey Thing...

(500) Days of Summer, with some Inception on the side (haha).
On Saturday, aznearthdragon and I watched (500) Days of Summer. I honestly knew nothing about this movie before I watched other than the fact that Joseph Gordon-Levitt was in it, LOL. Anyway, I thought the movie was pretty good. I thought that Tom was totally adorable and completely awkward trying to woo Summer and then they were such an adorably awkward couple once they were together, LOLOL. Like, in the beginning of their "relationship", if you can call it that, (since they weren't together yet), there was the part where Summer was like, "Oh, I'm going to the supply room. Need anything?" and Tom was like, "Oh, you know what I need" with that suggestive tone of voice and OMG I was covering my facing and cringing SO MUCH because OMG SO EMBARRASSING! And yeah, there were a lot of little awkward moments between them which I won't mention because that will make this super long, LOL.

So in the movie, Tom was a greeting card writer, which is like, one of the most random jobs ever! I mean, I can't even imagine what a greeting card writer does all day at work. (I imagine that it's kind of dull and you probably feel stupid a lot, trying to come up with "innovative" ways to say the same thing. XP) But anyway, him being a greeting card writer totally reminded me of an HP fic I read a few months ago where Draco was a greeting card writer, LOL. (Greeting Expectations, if you haven't read it.) And yeah, when I read that fic, I also had thoughts about WTF kind of job greeting card writer is. XP

Anyway, besides being a greeting card writer, Tom studied architecture which I thought was completely random, but kind of awesome in the "hey, I'm studying architecture too!" kind of way. XP I was totally with Summer in her thinking that Tom could do so much more if he would just try going back to architecture, you know? And then, of course, he does quit his job (albeit in a horribly embarrassing way -- yes, I cringed through that scene too!) and began his quest to find a job at a firm with chalkboard list (seriously, giant chalkboard in his apartment, WTF?!) and bazillion interviews. And I was totally thinking, "Gosh darn it! He has to get a job because he already lost the girl and quit his job! He needs something good in his life!" and then, of course, we don't find out if he gets a job. x_x But he meets a girl, which I guess is suppose to be the hope for better things to come, hopefully, LOL. (But seriously, dating another architect? I was totally going "HELLS NO!" in my head because I am super bias about not wanting to date someone in architecture. XP)

So while he was going to all those interviews near the end of the movie, JGL was dressed in a suit! And, of course, my brain immediately went to Inception because JGL is in a suit there too! (Ywah, I know.. Don't judge me. XP) And, of course, my brain went "HELLO, Inception/(500) Days of Summer crossover, Y/Y?!" and then today (yesterday), I got my wish! Trouble Sleeping, which features Arthur being, in actual fact, Tom Hansen from (500) Days! It surprisingly works well and I would like to say, more Inception/500 Days crossovers, please!

I was skimming through my f-list and then I saw foxxcub's post where she summarizes her idea for an Inception high school AU with fake!boyfriends. And it's like my mind's been read because I was just thinking earlier that there needs to be more HS AUs and/or fake!boyfriend fics in my life and how HS AU + fake!boyfriends is like the BEST THING EVER and then I saw the post. I HOPE THIS GETS WRITTEN SOON AND POSTED! ♥♥♥

Another survey thing, because _fantasmo_ posted another one and I am easily won over by these things. XP

1. What was the highlight of your week?
Um.. my week has pretty much been uneventful, LOL. I suppose the other day when I went to Costco and they were giving out whole ice cream bars for samples and the coconut ice cream bar was AMAZING and had coconut bits in it! And also all the other samples they had that day were awesome too! XD

2. Whose car were you in last?
Mine! But as discussed in my last survey, I wasn't not the one driving it, LOL.

3. When is the next time you will kiss someone?
I suppose when I finally find the new guy in my life. I hope this will be sometime soon, LOLOLOL.

4. What colour shirt are you wearing?
Orange, LOL.

5. How long is your hair?
Down to my boobs.

6. Are you good looking?
Umm.. I suppose? I have the natural look going on (it is a combination of me being cheap and me being lazy, haha), so I guess if you're into that...

7. Last movie you watched?
As seen above, in my extended discussion of it, (500) Days of Summer.

8. Who were you with?
aznearthdragon

9. Last thing you ate?
Dinner, which was homemade pho. YUM.

10. Last thing you drank?
Water, the best tasting drink on earth. XP

11. When was the last time you had your heart broken?
March 2009.

12. Who came over last?
Uhh.. I have no idea. People don't visit my house much.

13. Are you happy right now?
I'm okay.

14. What did you say last?
"Good night" to my dad.

15. Where is your phone?
Right next to me.

16. What colour are your eyes?
Brown.

17. Are you left-handed?
I used to be, back in pre-school before I decided that all the cool kids were right-handed (oh peer pressure, I did not know what you were back then! I just didn't want to be the only person who didn't use their right hand!). Though I write with my right hand, I still do a lot of things with my left, like most sports.

18. Spell your name without vowels:
Hln.

19. Do you have any pets?
Nope.

20. Favourite Vacation?
Never been on this thing called a vacation, so I will have to say summer breaks where I don't have anything to do and can just lounge around reading fics all day.

21. What do you dislike currently?
Not having enough money. (Agreed!)

22. What are you listening to?
Right now, Katy Perry - E.T. (Futuristic Lover). Yeah, don't judge me! I'm not ashamed of what I listen to! XP

23. If you could have one thing right now what would it be?
An awesome job that I love to death.

24. What is your favourite scent?
I like the smell of citrus. XP

25. Who makes you happiest?
Friends and family, pretty much the most generic answer ever.

26. What were you doing at midnight last night?
I'm pretty sure I was doing one of these survey things, LOL. Either that or reading Inception fics.

27. When is your birthday?
December 13.

28. Who has the same phone as you?
Seeing as I just got a new phone, I have no idea. Well, besides aznearthdragon. (Yeah, we got the same phone. It was the best option of the free ones!)

29. Last time you went swimming in a pool?
Umm.. Forever ago.

30. Do you read your horoscope?
Rarely.

31. Where was the last place you bought something?
JC Penny, clothes for my brother.

32. How do you feel about your hair right now?
It's okay.

33. Do you bite your nails?
Never.

34. Do you have any expensive jewelery?
My jewelry is okay-priced, I guess. My parents bought me pretty much all of it, so I don't really know how expensive it is. I remember the price of my watch though and I guess I would say that it was expensive-ish, in comparasion to the watches I see other people my age wearing (if they even wear watches), but it is kind of old, so depreciated value. XP

(#35, you are not around!)

36. Myspace or Facebook?
Twitter. And LJ. XP

37. How fast have you driven a car?
I think I drove 85 once.

38. Have you ever smoked?
Never.

39. What was or is your favourite subject in school?
Math.

40. Do you have Verizon?
No, T-Mobile.

41. What type of boy or girl do you usually fall for?
I like cute nerdy/geeky boys, haha (though my ex wasn't, so who knows).

42. Do you have any hidden talents?
Nope.

43. Favourite Song?
One of my favorites is Tomokazu Seki - SHOOT (from Gundam Seed, Isaac's image song). I like the violins and his voice, haha.

44. Do you like to sing at all?
Badly.

45. Dream Job?
Successful writer. (Yeah, my architecture schooling is totally leading me to my dreams, as you can see. XP It's okay, I'm sure I'll get there. =) I like to have multiple skills.)

46. Where does most of your family live?
Most of them live in LA.

47. Are you an only child or do you have siblings?
A younger sister and brother.

48. Would you consider yourself to be spoiled?
No.

49. What was the first thing you thought when you woke up?
UGH, have to get up already?!

50. Do you drink?
No.

51. Know any other languages?
Once upon a time in middle school/high school, I took Spanish. In college, I took two quarters of Mandarin. I grew up knowing Cantonese, but I kind of fail spectacularly at speaking it. (It probably doesn't help that I don't try to speak it either. -_-)

52. Ever write a coded message?
Back in pre-school / kindergarten, me and aznearthdragon used to write to each other in pig latin. XP

53. Have you ever been IN a wedding?
Not yet.

54. Do you have any children?
Nope.

55. Did you take a nap today?
I find it really hard to take naps. I can't fall asleep!

56. Who has the same birthday as you?
Last birthday, I found out Taylor Swift had the same birthday as me. (Because I follow her, lol.) It was news to me, hahahahah.

57. Ever met anyone famous before?
Uhh.. How famous are we talking here? I've gotten something signed by the guys from One Republic. And I've gotten my books signed by Megan Whalen Turner (The Queen's Thief series) and Cindy Pon (Silver Phoenix). Other than that, I can't really think of any other encounter, LOL.

58. Do you want to be famous one day?
Yeah, haha. I don't want to deal with paparazzi though. I figure they wouldn't matter much in the grand scheme of things even if I were famous though, because I would probably still lead one of the most boring lives ever, LOL.

59. Any Pet Peeves?
So many, I don't even think I could listen them all.

60. Are you multitasking right now?
Reading fic, listening to music.

61. Do you like Britney Spears?
I have all her music, if that's what you mean. XP

62. What is your least favourite chore?
Cleaning bathrooms and kitchens.

63. Last place you drove your car?
From the trolley station to home.

64. Ever been out of the country?
Nope. (Someday!)

65. Where were you born?
San Diego.

66. Could you handle being in the military?
I probably could, but I wouldn't want to.

67. What is your average cell phone bill?
Family plan, 5 phones -- it's about $110.

68. Who are you thinking about right now?
Nobody?

69. When was the last time you laughed REALLY hard?
The other day with that deer video. XP

70. How many pairs of shoes do you own?
Not that many (maybe 5-7 at the most), but according to my parents, TOO many. x_X

71. Are your toes always painted?
Never.

72. How many piercings do you have?
Two, one in each earlobe.

73. What are you doing today?
Sleeping after this, then waking up, eating, reading fics, and twittering. Same old, same old...

74. Have you ever been gambling?
I've gone to the casino once for aznearthdragon's birthday.

75. When is the last time you updated your page?
My page of what? LJ, at 11:59PM, when my tweets are crossposted. FB, like, maybe a week ago (maybe two, who knows). Twitter, probably an hour ago.

76. Do you like rollercoasters?
Fun, but too much anxiety! I'm getting old...

77. Have you ever been to Disneyland or world?
Disneyland, twice.

78. Do you have a favourite cartoon character?
My favorite is Touya Akira from Hikaru no Go. ♥

79. Last thing you cooked?
Too long since that's happened! Been at home for half a year -- I don't need to cook. XP

80. How's the weather?
In the 70s, like usual. But right now, it's nighttime, so probably in the 60s.

81. Do you e-mail?
When I need to.

82. What's the stupidest thing you ever did with your cell phone?
Probably the many times I drop it.

83. Last time you were sick?
Spring quarter, it sucked.

84. What states have you lived in?
California.

85. Do you wish you could move?
No, I love California. I would like to visit other places though.

86. Do you like doing surveys?
They're the best way to waste your time away.

87. What is your dream car?
I know nothing about cars. Maybe a Prius, since it's a hybrid, LOL.

88. Have you ever wanted someone you can't have?
Probably.

89. If you could be anywhere right now where would it be?
Anywhere! I want to see a little more of the world!

90. Are you happy with your life?
It's pretty good, I suppose.

Okay, that was super long. I'm pretty sleepy now.. g'night!