Dirty Martini Society

Well not exactly the new cocktail...I've realized that unfortunately a Grey Goose Martini w/a twist cannot be consumed every time the urge hits (you can, but there is a word for that:), so that prompted me to hunt for the next best thing. I present to you Teavana. This little slice of heaven provides the public with "Teaologists" who seem to have vast knowledge of how tea works. Since my first visit I have become midly obessed with all things tea. Specializing in only loose tea, Teavana offers regular teas as well as highly creative blended teas. Current DMS favorites include their "Earl Grey Creme" and "MateVana" blends. So find your nearest Teavana and pop in for sample! It's not a martini, but it does help move the day along.

*Disclaimer: If you don't like Abba, the original play, or actors who weren't born to sing, then this isn't for you*

Otherwise I saw grab your besties and sing your heart out to Mamma Mia. Thanks to a dedicated DMS crew member we were able to get a private screening of the movie. From the very beginning to the credits there was never a dull movie as each scene was sprinkled with a little Abba, some hot guys, and amazing scenery. I refuse to spoil any of the scenes, so take my word for it and be a dancing queen of the theater for one evening.

Everyone knows that I'm a huge horror film buff, so when I heard about M. Night Shyamalan's "The Happening" I knew I would be front and center for a decent thriller. What I got instead was a mild heart attack. With most recent thrillers the villain is usually a deranged butcher, a creature from another world, or someone you know. However, 10 minutes into this movie there were still no clues as to what was causing the chaos.



The rest of the movie seems like a warped psych study on mass societal hysteria combined with gruesome suicides that seemed to happen every second. I would get into the storyline of the main characters, but it would be pointless seeing as how the movie could have had the same disturbing effect without them. What happens when there are no answers, only mass suicides?

Originally, I wanted to wait til this movie came out on DVD, but couldn't pass up a late night showing with a couple of DMS members. Dark and Stormy cocktails in hand, we sat in a near empty AMC to catch Get Smart: The Movie. Though it is definitely not Oscar worthy, Get Smart offers enough funny moments and scenes with The Rock a.k.a Dwayne Johnson (Agent 23) that I was very content. Ann Hathaway pulls off a surprisingly sexy Agent 99, although her attraction to Agent 86 (Steve Carell) was a bit far fetched. Overall, it was an entertaining movie and you should certainly queue it up on your netflix when it hits DVD

While grabbing drinks at the Midnight Sun on Castro a friend and I were catching up and updating each other on friends we hadn't seen in weeks. It was weird because 2 years ago my group of friends and I were attached at the hip; a constant fixture in each others lives. However, that has started to change. In reality it is no ones fault because our own personal lives have taken different paths and hanging out isn't as feasible. This seemingly unavoidable distance got me thinking about how friendships evolve and the various places in your life they seem to settle.

For example, your friends in high school are with you through your angsty teen years; trying to figure out who you are in relation to your other peers. Most times than not these friends do not last past high school graduation unless you all go to same college or live in the same region. Then there are the people you meet in college. While still trying to figure out who you are in relation to the rest of the world these people are there with you; partying til the wee hours, cramming for exams, and wading through endless bad relationships. These friends tend to follow you after your college career into the real world. This is where things get a little hairy. As much as you want to hang out with your best buds every weekend and lament about work, life starts to happen. New relationships, new friends, engagements, work stress, etc start to seep into our daily lives and we found ourselves trying to stay afloat. When life starts to happen how can you preserve the friendships of those who mean most of you? Will this evolution be smooth or will there be some friendships that can't adapt thus rendering them extinct?