Top 5 Thursday: Characters from "Toy Story" series

"Toy Story" isn't just for kids!! I love it. And that's mainly because of its cute, funny, great and amazing characters. Here are my five favorites.

5. Buzz Lightyear
He's one of the two leading characters and in the beginning the most ignorant. Buzz really thinks he's an astronaut and not a toy. I liked him in the third installment, where he's set to Spanish mode.

4. Hamm
A talking piggy bank... Hamm is funny and knows much about the world outside. I like how he feels uncomfortable when his cork is out.

3. Aliëns
They are adorable. Especially when they see Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head as their parents. And how they say, ooooh.....

2. Mr. Potato Head
His humor is priceless and he can change his face in one second. And then I mean literaly change it. And the burrito version of him is also funny.

1. Rex
The number one was easy! Rex is such a loveable dino, although he is supposed to be a scary tyrannosaurus. He is constantly worried about the fact he isn't scary enough and that his arms are to short. We love his naive view on the world.

They almost made the top 5: Slinky, Weezy and Mr. Pricklepants.

50 Books Challenge 2012 - # 49: The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown

Title: The Da Vinci Code
Author: Dan Brown
Story: An ingenious code hidden in the works of Leonardo da Vinci. A desperate race through the cathedrals and castles of Europe. An astonishing truth concealed for centuries ... unveiled at last.
Start: november 19th 2012
End: november 28th 2012
Comment: I read this book not long after it was released. So many people talked about it, it was so popular. With this theme I found the perfect opportunity to reread "The Da Vinci Code". This books has also been very much critized, mostly by Catholics. Understandable, but maybe because of the controverse I like it even more. I'm not very religious and I believe more of a scientific believer. Things don't 'just happen', there's always an explanaition. Dan Brown is a very clever writer, without making things too complicated. His books are definitely not for just any reader. You need to have an affinity with the subject. But it's pretty certain you getted sucked in this story. It's a rush and you go on the adventure with Langdon and Sophie. Both lead characters are likeable in their own way. It's really hard to dislike them. They have enough backstory to understand them and I like the bond they develope throughout the story. I didn't give it a five star rating because then it would be eually as good as "Angels & Demons". Well, I think that one is a little better, but I love "The Da Vinci Code" very much!
Rating: 4,5/ 5

Pic Spam: Andrew Garfield

I haven't seen many of Andrew Garfields movies, but he is very cute. And in "The Social Network" he showed us that he's a good actor. And he's with Emma Stone, come on!! Here are some of his best pictures.

Movie Trailer Sunday (61)

This weeks trailers are about a magical universe, a father fighting for the rights of his son, Jack the giant slayer, aliën presence and a young woman with her life at a crossroads.

Epic
Description: When a teen age girl finds herself magically transported into this secret universe, she must band together with a rag-tag team of fun and whimsical characters in order to save their world, and ours.
Director: Chris Wedge
Starring: Beyonce Knowles, Colin Farrell, Josh Hutcherson, Amanda Seyfried, Johnny Knoxville, Aziz Ansari, Pitbull, Jason Sudeikis, Steven Tyler
Trailer: Trailer "Epic"

Snitch
Description: A father's (Dwayne Johnson) teenage son is wrongly accused of a drug distribution crime and is looking at a mandatory minimum prison sentence of 10 years. Desperate and determined to rescue his son at all costs, he makes a deal with the U.S. Attorney to work as an undercover informant and infiltrate a drug cartel on a dangerous mission- risking everything, including his family and his own life.
Director: Ric Roman Waugh
Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Susan Sarandon, Benjamin Bratt, Barry Pepper
Trailer: Trailer "Snitch"

Jack the Giant Slayer
Description: A young farmhand unwittingly opens a gateway between our world and a fearsome race of giants. Unleashed on the Earth for the first time in centuries, the giants strive to reclaim the land they once lost, forcing the young man, Jack (Nicholas Hoult), into the battle of his life to stop them. Fighting for a kingdom, its people, and the love of a brave princess (Eleanor Tomlison), he comes face to face with the unstoppable warriors he thought only existed in legend, and gets the chance to become a legend himself.
Director: Bryan Singer
Starring: Nicholas Hoult, Stanley Tucci, Ian McShane, Bill Nighy, Eleanor Tomlinson, Ewan McGregor
Trailer: Trailer "Jack the Giant Slayer"
Comment: I shared it before, but that was when it was still called "Jack the Giant Killer".

Dark Skies
Description: A suburban couple lives become a nightmare when a terrifying alien presence enters their home each night to prey upon their children. Increasingly isolated from skeptical friends and neighbors, the couple is forced to take matters into their own hands to save their family
Director: Scott Stewart
Starring: Keri Russell, Josh Hamilton
Trailer: Trailer "The Dark Skies"
Comment: Looks really great and terrifying.

Flying Lessons
Description: With her life at a crossroads, 25 year old Sophie Conway (Maggie Grace) returns home to the small town she always wanted to forget. Once home, she is faced with the friends and lovers she left behind, a tangled relationship with her Mother (Christine Lahti), and Harry Pleasant (Hal Holbrook), an Alzheimer's Disease patient who, in an opposing way, shares Sophie's struggle to remember.
Director: Derek Magyar
Starring: Maggie Grace, Christine Lahti, Cary Elwes, Jonathan Tucker, Hal Holbrook
Trailer: Trailer "Flying Lessons"

In My Mailbox (73)

Five postcards this week and one private swap. The first card came from Newport, North Carolina, US. It's a long pine leaf, the national tree of the state.

Sent: november 10th 2012
Received: november 19th 2012
Distance: 6,610 km (4,107 miles)
Travel Time: 9 days

From Taipei, Taiwan I received this beautiful, misty view. This is such a beautiful postcard.

Sent: november 14th 2012
Received: november 21st 2012
Distance: 9,477 km (5,889 miles)
Travel Time: 7 days

A lioncard always makes me happy. It's from Minsk, Belarus. Such a gorgeous creature.

Sent: november 15th 2012
Received: november 22nd 2012
Distance: 1,551 km (964 miles)
Travel Time: 7 days

This adorable cat postcard came from Taipei, Taiwan. It looks like one cat is stroking the other one with its tail.

Sent: october 28th 2012
Received: november 23rd 2012
Distance: 9,477 km (5,889 miles)
Travel Time: 26 days

And I received a pretty ballet card. I like it a lot. It's from Beverwijk, the Netherlands but the sender is Lithuanian.

Sent: november 22nd 2012
Received: november 24th 2012
Distance: 170 km (106 miles)
Travel Time: 2 days

From my penpal Patricia from Gdansk, Poland I received this perfect tiger postcard. Yes, another one for my collection.

Thanks Carolina, May, Dasha, Ivy, Sandra and Patricia.

Top 5 Thursday: Girl Crushes

I like guys, men, males, gentlemen. But, if I were a man, who would I go for? Here's a list of my girl crushes.

5. Jennifer Aniston
Still, after so many years, she is one of the prettiest actresses in Hollywood. She's so natural. And I always enjoy her films.

4. Mila Kunis
She is definitely the sexiest woman on this list. It's really hard to overlook this fabulous woman.

3. Amy Adams
Such a gorgeous woman in an extraordinay way. And a brilliant actress. Amy Adams is both good in comdies and dramatic movies.

2. Rachel McAdams
She used to be number one, but I still love her. She is mostly the girl next door in movies, but gets more challenging roles nowadays. I'm happy about that. Rachel McAdams is great.

1. Emma Stone
Emma Stone is a fantastic actress, she's funny, charming and beautiful. I would definitely marry her if I was a man. And as a woman, I would like her as my friend.

They Almost Made the Top 5: Charlize Theron, Naomi Watts, Elizabeth Harnois, Jessica Chastain, Jennifer Lawrence and Natasha Bedingfield

In the Picture: The Characters from "Zombieland"

Zombie movies are always fun to watch, especially with a big dose of humor. And some cool characters. Here are the characters from “Zombieland”.

Columbus
Played by: Jesse Eisenberg
Columbus is a very kind and loyal guy, who might seem a bit whimpy but he isn’t. He has a list of rules to follow in order to survive zombieland. He is trying to get to his parents and to find out if they’re still alive.

Tallahassee
Played by: Woody Harrelson
Tallahassee is a tough guy and he decides to travel together with Columbus. Deep inside he isn’t all that tough, because he lost someone important. And Tallahassee has a week spot for Twinkies.

Wichita
Played by: Emma Stone
Wichita is a girl you don’t want to mess with. All she wants is to protect her sister and she will stop at nothing. Wichita isn’t your average girl, she knows her way around a gun and she can be quite manipulative. She was a con artist before the catastrophe.

Little Rock
Played by: Abigail Breslin
Little Rock is Wichita’s sister and she leans on her. She wants to go to “Pacific Playland” with her big sister, because it’s supposed to be zombie free. Little Rock is a nice girl, but she did learn some tricks from her sister.

Favorite Character: Tallahassee