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It's no secret that Kelly and I loved the recent Oscar-worthy chick flick that is 17 Again. It's also no secret that we weren't the only ones who adore the shining star that is Zac Efron. And after we repeatedly checked his Wikipedia to make sure the was 21 (and indeed, he is) we express our love proudly throughout the blogosphere.

ANYWAYS, this love is how I discovered my new favorite celebrity Internet thing: Elizabeth Banks' Blog. Not off topic, I swear! After I saw that the Huffington Post picked up Elizabeth's 17 Again review verbatim from her official blog, I ending up reading the entire archives and fell in love. Girl crush alert: Elizabeth (who has been in such flicks as Zack and Miri Make a Porno, Role Models, the Spider-Mans and yes: Wet Hot American Summer) still manages to act exactly as I (and any other awkward, easily excitable lady) would when interacting with other celebrities. I don't just want to have Elizabeth's star-studded interactions, I also want her to be my best friend.

Elizabeth's official blog -- packed with all the realness you expect from a down-to-earth celeb -- is the subject of my first High Five. With thanks for Kelly for help with the layout and photos, as well as the encouragement to follow my obsession, here are my 5 all-time favorite things said by Elizabeth Banks on her blog:


"I went to see 17 AGAIN this past weekend. Not because I have an 11-year-old daughter. Not because I am an HSM fan - never seen it! No, I plunked down my soft-earned money for this flick for one reason: I am a 3?-year-old woman inappropriately lustful of Zac Efron (Ya got me, media, especially you, GQ!).

First, a disclaimer: I really enjoyed this movie and everybody's performances in it (I do like working in this town). Zac Efron did not disappoint. He's charming, makes use of many fingers while "twirling a basketball" (you get it) and looks great with his shirt off (some term that "star power").

...(Question: Why didn't Hunter Parrish also take his shirt off in this flick?)"



"Wow, it's 2009 and I have a Myspace page.

I'm pretty sure that's the lamest thing ever but somebody offered to make it for me so there it is. It had a really bad pic from imdb at first, I promise to change it.

 So, okay. I guess add me as a friend? is that how it works? And maybe don't write mean stuff or solicit any sexual favors, cool?"

  • She wrote about her "celebrity birthday" (which actually sound lamer than normal people ones!)
"The cake was very pretty but I never saw it again after these hot chicks (note cleavage) sang the bday song, which was too bad because when I finally went up to my room, I would've loved something to nosh on. That's Yiddish for eat."

  • We'll let Elizabeth's original post title remain on this one: "Fart Paws"
"Ryan Phillippe is cool. He's talented and handsome. He's always nice to me. He made the ultra-suave move of shaking my hand across a table: "It's been a long time," he says. To which I reply some gibberish: "yeah-um-us-an-then-love-seeing-your-work-um-cool" with the kicker being that I gave him the decidedly uncool two-thumbs-up. WTF? Two thumbs up? What am I, his grandmother? His Aunt Bessie from Nova Scotia? Who does that? I'll tell you who: me. Fart paw."

"Second, Fiddy is wearing this watch, right? I spy it from across the patio we're all standing on and I think to myself, "that's gotta be Prada or maybe one of those amazing Japanese watches with the digital numbers." Basically, I'm thinking it's the hottest watch I've ever seen. So I go over and tell him and we admire the watch and you know what? It's from Macy's. And it's not expensive. He can have any watch in the world (and I've seen the pics, he has them) yet he wears this totally, as it turns out, modest piece cuz, you know, it's Tuesday or whatever and why does he have to be a big show-off? I love it. And I am buying me that watch and no, I'm not telling ya'll the brand name cuz then everyone will run out and buy it and then it won't be my "me-n-Fiddy-only" watch. You'll have to go to Macy's and guess."