Memories, like the corner of my mind...

I've been thinking a lot lately about how Mr. Bunny and I met. And the more I think about it, the more overwhelmed I become by the idea that we could have lived our whole lives and never even run into each other. It makes me really sad to think about, because I'm so happy with my life. But without Mr. Bunny, I'm not sure what I'd be doing now. I know my life would be completely different. When you think about it, everyday we make decisions that could effect the rest of our entire lives. But as a silly 19-year-old girl, there was no way I could have predicted what fate had in store for me the night of January 2, 2004.
I heard about Mr. Bunny before I ever met him. I'm pretty sure I was 16 or 17 the first time his name came up. One of my closest friends from high school, Justin, had an obnoxious, yet oddly endearing older brother named Chris. Justin's family lived in Washington state until he was 15. Chris had several good friends from Washington who would come down to visit Austin and stay with Justin's family. I met them all at some point or another.
There's Rickey, Justin's sweet, good-natured cousin who loves Jesus candles. There's Matt, the youngest and the wittiest, with rumored Canadian roots. I met Todd at Chris's wedding--he's the gentle giant, a hippie who became a dad just after high school. His love for his son is apparent in everything he does. I met Josh right after he lost his mom to breast cancer; he is one of the funniest people I've ever met, and used his humor to mask the sadness. Then there's Bill*, a Marine, one of the smartest people I know--I had quite a crush on him at 16. Little did I know he was gay (I didn't find that out until Mr. Bunny told me three years later).

I met all of them--except for Mr. Bunny. But his name came up over and over. These boys were all about 4 or 5 years older than me and my friends, and as teenagers, we were in awe of them. We listened to their stories of high school hi-jinx with intense interest. I remember hearing about my future husband and the parties he hosted in high school. I heard about the quirkiness of my mother-in-law long before I got to see it with my own eyes. Josh once told me that Mr. Bunny got him a job at the factory where he had his summer job. Josh couldn't force himself to come back after lunch the first day. This was in part because he found out that Chris had been diagnosed with leukemia (Today Chris is healthy as a horse and still stubborn as a mule). But Josh also told me that the half day of work at that factory was the hardest job he ever had. Mr. Bunny worked there for two whole months. Now that I know Mr. Bunny, I'm not surprised-he's a very hard worker.
I always figured I would meet Mr. Bunny eventually, and we came close to meeting each other nine months before we ended up crossing paths. When Chris (Justin's brother) got married, Mr. Bunny was this close to coming down for the wedding. Something came up, and he wasn't able to make it. The wedding took place a month before I graduated from high school-when I think about how different things might have been if he had come to visit then, it scares me. I know that we wouldn't have started dating. As high school girls we were seen as off limits (at least we were then).

Looking back, I'm sure of the fact that I wasn't ready to meet him yet. I was too young, too naive, and had little experience with matters of the heart. I remember being impatient, and wondering when I was going to find somebody to love. But I don't think I could have fully appreciated the wonderfulness that is Mr. Bunny that April. I was 18 at the time and I met him right after turning 19, which may seem to make little difference, but that year had a big impact on me. I went off to college, had some silly dalliances with boys, and I learned a lot about myself. At 18, I was very immature, and I'm pretty sure I would have annoyed him.
Mushy as it sounds, I truly believe that love has a way of finding our hearts when we are ready for it (and in my case, when I least expected it).
Do you want to hear more of this story? I know the majority of you know me, therefore you know all about me and Mr. Bunny, so I don't know if you're interested. If you are, I could make it a multi-part serial, a smaller Elle Bunny version of Black Heels and Tractor Wheels. Bonus points if someone could help me figure out what to name it. "Bunny Hops and Big Dreams"? "The Bluebonnet and the Bunny: A Love Story"? Discuss.
Have a great day!

Love,

Elle Bunny

*Bill is not his real name. If you know me, you most likely know who I'm talking about.

Youtubesday: Cam Gigandet's Funny or Die Video

If you haven't seen this yet, you should definitely watch it. It is quite funny.

Have a great day!

Love,

Elle Bunny

New Moon Monday: A little bit of this, a little bit of that.

There's not much to report today. I'm thinking that this may be my last New Moon Monday for awhile-after this I will be doing Twilight posts more intermittently for awhile until we get closer to New Moon's premiere.
Here is a video taken by one of the extras on the set of The Runaways. Towards the end you can see Kristen rock out as Joan Jett.

Impressive, although I wish we could have heard her sing. I admire her for taking on this role so completely-she's learned how to play the guitar, and she's gotten a lot of crap about her hair the whole time. But I guess that is what being an actor is. She certainly looks the part; and she looks tall despite being teeny-tiny. One thing she doesn't look-pregnant. Check out this article from the Wall Street Journal on Harry Potter and Rival Teen Franchise (and the scary picture they had with it). It compares Twilight and my new obsession, Harry Potter, which is something I hate. But it is focusing on how the success of Twilight is forcing Harry Potter to focus more on the romance to ensure that the teenage girls will be satisfied. Apparently, now that Twilight was successful, they are finally taking teenage girls seriously as an audience that goes to see movies multiple times and taking into account that movies should be made for them. While this is true, I think they would be wise to remember that there were also lots of adult women (and men for that matter) that went to see Twilight multiple times. The same has been true for all of the Harry Potter movies and will surely be the case with the one coming out on Wednesday. But it's never a bad thing to bring romance onto the screen and I can't wait to see this movie. I think the only way they could make these movies do better at the box office is by bringing Cedric Diggory back from the dead. Interesting article, though.

Here's an awesome video of Bruno being interviewed about celebrities. Someone from the Twilight cast comes up. Hilarity ensues:

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I need to see Bruno stat. Sacha Baron Cohen is my own personal brand of comedy heroin. Here are some pics of Rob in a suit on the Remember Me set in NYC. And here's Pierce Brosnan (who plays Rob's dad) looking dapper in a suit on set. Perfect casting. When I was seven, we went to California on vacation for Thanksgiving. We went to a restaurant called Alice's in Santa Monica and Pierce Brosnan was there. My mom was quite impressed. I didn't know who he was because, well, I was seven and he wasn't James Bond yet. But I digress; the point is, Pierce is a beautiful man, and I once ate a meal in the same room as that man. And now he's playing Rob's dad. This makes me happy (I realize that it also makes me pathetic).

According to E!'s Mark Malkin, Rob will be gracing the cover of Vanity Fair sometime in the near future. Can't wait for that one!
Don't forget to check out the New Moon panel at Comic Con on Thursday, July 23rd at 1:45 PM Pacific Time. It should be online and if last year's Twilight panel tells us anything it will be full of screaming girls. Rob and Kristen are rumored to be attending, although I won't believe it until I see them there. Have we forgotten this?
Based on last years panel I would have bet money that Rob would have given up his Van Morrison collection before attending this thing again. If he shows up, Summit better buy him a boat And if KStew attends, they should buy her an island, Carlisle-style (remember Isle Esme?). She's the one who has to deal with all the fan hate and pregnancy rumors.

Have a great New Moon Monday!

Love,
Elle Bunny

Emma Watson is Friday's Fun Fearless Female!

As I admitted yesterday, I'm late to the Harry Potter book phenomenon. But I've always loved the movies. And Emma Watson, aka Hermione, has always been my favorite. Something about that character has always reminded me of myself at that age. Anyway, I love Emma Watson. She is a good example of a child star who has grown up to be normal. In fact all of the Harry Potter kids are fairly down to earth compared with winners like Lindsay Lohan.

Just take a look at this interview she did with David Letterman:

So poised! And she totally owned David Letterman in that interview. If you didn't have a chance to watch, she talks about her plans to attend college in the states. She always has intelligent, witty things to say and you just can't help but like her.
Besides being level-headed, she's also quite beautiful and classy. She's a fave of Karl Lagerfield, and she always looks fashion forward without looking too trendy.

I love the pics of her from her recent photo shoot with Teen Vogue. Gorgeous!
Just look at these pictures from her with the cast at the recent rainy world premiere of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.The amount of awesome in this picture is killing me. I adore JK Rowling. And I love Emma's dress. Of course, right now she's getting a lot of attention for a wardrobe malfunction at the event. If you haven't seen the picture yet, here it is.Well, at least she's wearing underwear. This alone puts her heads and shoulders above most Hollywood starlets.
I can't wait for the next movie. I'm sure I won't be anywhere near starting that book in the series, but I always enjoy the movies anyway.
Let's celebrate Emma Watson, Friday's Fun Fearless Female.
Have a great day!
Love,

Elle Bunny

The dog days of summer

It is incredibly hot right now. In my neck of the woods we've had record-breaking temperatures 22 out of the last 26 days. Or something like that (I'm not a meteorologist). The heat brings out the cranky. And I know this doesn't just apply to me; everywhere I turn, there's somebody in a bad mood, whether it's on the phone at work, talking with someone in person, or just casually observing people in line at Subway. There has to be a solution to this epidemic. Here are some of my ideas:

1) Cute baby/animal/baby animal videos on YouTube. Here are two of my faves:

2) Ice Cream. If you're on a diet like me this can be a sore subject, but there's always the glorious Skinny Cow products.

3) Find things to laugh about. Even if they're not really that funny.

Today I laughed off and on for twenty minutes about something I overheard at work. Somebody got a caller who couldn't hear very well, and my coworker had to yell the letters of a word out so that the person on the phone could understand. This person works clear across the center from me, so I honestly have no idea who it was, but all of a sudden I hear someone yelling "No, P as in Papa, the Pope, or Potato." Makes me giggle right now just thinking about it (it might be one of those things you have to be there for. My coworker's delivery was pretty funny).

4) Find a new series and read it. I have finally started reading the Harry Potter books. I may be 10 years late to the party, but I'm finally there. I'm on the second book and enjoying every minute of it. I can't help but smile when I think about Hagrid.

So there are some ideas. If you have any suggestions of ways to get through the dog days of summer sanity intact please share them in the comments section. They are greatly appreciated.

Have a great day!

Love,

Elle Bunny

5 reasons you should go see Public Enemies

Mr. Bunny and I saw Public Enemies on Monday. I really loved it. It's one of those movies that sticks with you. I've heard that some of the critics didn't like it that much, but I don't know what's wrong with them. Did they see the same movie as me?

The move was made of awesome. A total shoot-em-up, but there is a lot there under the surface. I cried twice (but most people probably wouldn't--I'm a sap). Anyway, here are 5 reasons to see the movie:

1) Johnny Depp. I'm certainly not the first person to say it, but Johnny is a breathtakingly beautiful man. And thank goodness. This is what the real John Dillinger looked like. I prefer the Hollywood version any day. Beyond the looks, though, he is so good in this. Watching his face during one of the final scenes (when he watches Manhattan Melodrama) is so incredibly heartbreaking. He brings humanity to a character who, in reality, was a murderer. In my opinion, this is something only the best actors can really pull off (ex: James Gandolfini).

2) Marion Cotillard. She gives a sensational performance as Billie Frechette, the love of John Dillinger's life. Their relationship is very believable onscreen and her performance is the one that drove me to tears twice. From what I understand, this is one of her first performances in English and I was quite impressed. And she is one of the few women beautiful enough to make you look away from Johnny when she's onscreen.

3) The supporting cast. Christian Bale is really great in this movie, and whatever your feelings might be on him as a person, you have to admit that he is one of the best actors of our generation (go see American Psycho immediately if you disagree with me). He does a great southern accent, and he looks good in the suits.Emilie de Ravin also has a minor role in this movie (she plays a hostage in one the Dillinger bank heists). In case you don't recognize the name, that's Claire from "Lost" and Ally from Remember Me. Lucky girl.

But the best supporting actor by a mile was Billy Crudup. Now I dislike him way more than Christian Bale based on what I know of his personal life (he left Mary Louise Parker when she was pregnant for Claire Danes; Ew!) but he is insanely talented and gives and incredible performance in this movie. He plays J. Edgar Hoover, a hard role to pull off, but he did it with style. I wouldn't be surprised if he gets nominated for an Oscar.

4) The history. After watching this movie, I felt the need to research every aspect of it. Some of it just seemed impossible to believe. But there are only minor changes based on what I've read (and the minor changes that they made added to the story). My conclusion-all of the men involved were incredibly complicated, interesting characters with giant egos. Dillinger was able to justify stealing money from banks but wouldn't take the money from a "little man" making a withdrawal. Melvin Purvis (Christian Bale's character) seemed to have a kind of awed fascination with Dillinger, and at the same time seemed intimidated by both Hoover and Dillinger. In the end, he is forced into the middle man role, constantly dealing with bureaucracy making it more difficult to do his job at the same time that they pressured him to get the job done. Perhaps the most insane is J. Edgar Hoover, although they didn't necessarily know the extent of it back then. He was obsessed with persecuting individuals like John Dillinger. It has been reported by numerous sources that he was homosexual, and possibly even a crossdresser. I think I might be reading more on each of these men as they are all fascinating. If you would like to read more on the topic of John Dillinger, check out his FBI page.
5) The fashion. The suits are beautiful and reflect each character so perfectly. They are perfectly tailored. Marion's wardrobe is also beautiful. The costume designer deserves an Oscar as well.

Go check out the movie! It's great!

Love,

Elle Bunny

Youtubesday: What the Buck

OMG, I can't believe I haven't talked about What the Buck yet. I love this guy.

I swear on my life, that is what my brain is like all the time. Ideas bouncing around so fast that my mouth can barely keep up. Only in my head, I'm way less funny than Buck.

Have a great day!

Love,

Elle Bunny