In the moment that you meet Alex Witjas your first challenge is to keep up with her energy. She’s a living emoticon, embodying all of the silliness and giddy excitement of a teenager in the most endearing way. Your second challenge is to resist falling in love with her. Alex is one of those people that has this magnetic pull: a mix of shameless goofiness, talent, envious personal style, and genuine charisma that makes you wanna be around her. Never mind the fact that she is a total babe. As a talented graphic designer, her clever visual style captures her forever young spirit through fun layouts and quirky color combinations. She also has the most amazing parents whose antics she catalogs in a hilarious tumblr dedicated to their texts, loving overbearingness and adventures in LA. A photo of them at a Lady Gaga concert nearly had me filling out my own adoption papers and forging their signatures. As we used to say in Philly, Alex is all that and a bag of chips! Here in no particular order is Alex’s The Perfect Ten.
Twilight: New Moon (2009)
Haters gun hate but this movie is LEGIT entertainment. By far the best out of the ~saga~ thus far. *Editor’s note: Alex, loose my number.
Clueless (1995)
“Sometimes you have to show a little skin. This reminds boys of being naked, and then they think of sex.” *Editor’s note: This movie really captures an era. Do you ever remember plaid, knee highs, and Mary Janes EVER looking this good? And Wallace Shawn. How can you not love Wallace Shawn? The best! I want to always remember Brittany Murphy as Tai, her makeover scene is so great. Clueless also has amazing one liners, really great writing.
Showgirls (1995)
Watched this a lot as a child for some reason? It’s a true masterpiece, best scene to YouTube is the fish out of water pool sex scene with Trey from Sex and the City.*Editor’s note: One of the reasons that I love Showgirls is that I wanna believe that Paul Verhoeven was in on the joke. I find it impossible for him to not realize how ridiculous and tawdry (read: A-M-A-Z-I-N-G) some of these scenes and their ajoining dialogue were. The lap dance scene in the champagne room, the dance off in the club where she’s is basically having a seizure standing up, every scene with Gina Gershon. Elizabeth Berkley was gonna make sure you forgot that she was that nerdy spazz Jessie Spano, one nude scene at a time. Nomi Malone 4 EVA.
Pretty Persuasion (2005)
Dark indie film about a high school girl, Evan Rachel Wood (before she got weird with Manson and cut all her hair off, not a good look for you girl) who accuses a teacher of sexual harassment in order to become famous. L O V E S I T !
Jawbreaker (1999)
A bunch of popular girls kill their friend in a birthday surprise because she chokes on a jawbreaker, lead character is named Fern Mayo, Marilyn Manson sans make-up, fuzzy sweaters and patent leather pants. 2 DIE 4.*Editor’s note: Rose McGowen is so good at playing a bitch. And Julie Benz before she was Dexter’s wife! Whoa, Flashback!
Tell No One (2006)
Subtitles are annoying (TO ME THEY ARE OK?) but this movie is really great. Suspense and romance and I double doggy dare you to not cry at the end!
My Boyfriend’s Back (1993)
Johnny Dingle comes back from the grave to take the most popular girl in school Missy McCloud out on a date. UGH, why has a boy never done this for me?!?!*Editor’s note: Alex, repeat after me: It’s only a movie, It’s only a movie…
10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
Julia Stiles dancing on the table to ODB at the party is who I’ve always wanted to be in life and Heath Ledger singing to her on the school bleachers is the boy I’ve always dreamed of.*Editor’s note: I think I’ve seen this one million times thanks to TBS’s Sunday afternoon movie series. This time slot is a black hole people, look away! Titanic is a staple in their lineup. And what ever happened to Andrew Keegan? I think Larry Clark’s Teenage Caveman killed him. He went full indie, big mistake.
House of D (2004)
Ok so it’s kind of your typical cheesy formula indie film (and written and directed by David douche-ovny, whaaa?) but it’s all very sweet. Also I love a movie set in 1970’s New York and ANTON YELCHIN I DIE. Cutest.
Powder (1995)
The poster is epic and Powder was sort of hot.*Editor’s note: I cannot co-sign this. The dude looks embalmed and he basically had Michael Jackson’s chest. Remember the video for You Are Not Alone? One of the worst brain stains of my entire life. No, really.
Alex Witjas is a graphic designer living, working, and breaking hearts in Los Angeles.
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Her work: Alexwitjas.com
She likes to blog: rainbowgradientcatboom.tumblr.com, billyandscott.tumblr.com **my personal favorite** and www.eatingmyfeelings.com
