Why I want to be BFF with Lucille Ball

Why I admire Martin Luther King, Jr.

MLK's "I Have A Dream" Speech

Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. Day! I loved looking up quotes and watching this video to remind me why I have a day off of work...and then I spent the rest of the day cleaning + cooking up a storm. I only seem to have energy to do things around the house on days when I don't have work. 

Anyway, I'm glad we have the Internet to share things like this speech for those of us who weren't there that day.

Why I want to be BFF with Zooey Deschanel

Why I want to be BFF with Meryl Streep

I'm pretty sure Meryl Streep has navigated Hollywood aging in the most graceful way ever. Plus, in the span of a year she played The Devil in The Devil Wears Prada + Julia Childe in Julie + Julia. I want to give her a hug and maybe go to an art museum with her. And then I'd ask her how Alec Baldwin is at kissing, on a scale of 1-10. 

Why I want to be BFF with Emma Stone

I think I've written about Emma Stone before. I love the vulnerability and humor she brings to the roles she plays. She has a personality behind the beauty, which is rare in women in Hollywood. Plus, she advocates eating the damn red velvet cupcake because life is short. Here, here! 

Why I want to be BFF with Sarah Jessica Parker

I fell in love with Sarah Jessica Parker watching Sex + the City. She just has this undefinable quality that makes me want to follow her around and give her things. I love the clothes her character wore and the ideas she brought up in her column. I wish I could pull of that wardrobe and I want to be a writer like Carrie, using my life as inspiration for words. 

SJP is married to Ferris from Ferris Bueller's Day Off. I would never have put them together, but I get it. Her life choices just seem so interesting. So cheers to you, SJP! You have fabulous style! Don't listen to what anybody says about your face, because I think it's beautiful.

Why I want to be BFF with Shia Labeouf

Do you guys remember Even Stevens? That show from the Disney Channel? By some grace of God, that annoying little brother turned out to be the smokin lead character in Lawless. I would probably just take him out for proverbial coffee and ask him what it took to get from point A to point B...and then recreate it in girl form. 

Why I want to be BFF with Tom Hardy

Every movie I have seen with Tom Hardy in it has been mesmerizing. Even his walk is mesmerizing. Turns out he's just an old softie under that beautiful face. Need I say more? Tom, let's be friends.

Why I want to be BFF with Abraham Lincoln

Have you guys seen the movie Lincoln yet? We saw it in Arizona over Thanksgiving break. First of all, we went on a Tuesday afternoon, so I'm pretty sure Matt, our BIL + I were the only three people there under the age of 60. We walked in and were surrounded by seniors! When I pointed it out to Matt, he just said, "Babe, look at the only other movie playing at this theater. Twilight. That just goes to show how dumb our generation is." What has become of our generation when most people would rather see a poorly-written movie about glittery vampires than an amazingly produced movie about our best president ever? I mean, he got rid of slavery, for crying out loud. There is my rant. Go see Lincoln. 

BTW, the uptight mom from Mrs. Doubtfire played Mary Todd Lincoln. She brought me to tears during their fight scene. But then again, I think I also cried during Twilight, so...

Why I want to be friends with Mindy Kaling

If you haven't read her book, Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?, drop everything and go buy it. I read it at the gym and almost fell off my elliptical about 12 billion times because I was laughing so hard. I love a book or a person when they can say things that are smart, observant, funny, humble and totally true. This is basically every sentence in her book. Do it. Go read it. Do it now. 

Edit: I just found this gem.