Quote of the Week

"Here come my tax dollars at work to arrest me."

-National Treasure 2

Silent Sea

I was happy in my harbour
When you cut me loose
Floating on an ocean
And confused
Winds are whipping waves up
Like skyscrapers
And the harder they hit me
The less I seem to bruise

Oh when I
Find the controls
I'll go where I like
I'll know where I want to be
But maybe for now
I'll stay right here
On a silent sea

-KT Tunstall "Silent Sea"

Old Fashioned Funky Chair

This chair makes me happy. I think because in some ways it reminds me of that worn, old-fashioned type of chair that's perfect to cuddle up in with a mug of hot cocoa and a good book. On the other hand, it's print is kinda modern and funky. Almost Dr. Suess-ish. It's at www.anthroplogie.com.....a website you should definitely check out (if you haven't already.)

Spiral Jetty

Isn't this cool? It's an environmental piece created in Utah....it's real! Reminds me of a Tim Burton movie set piece.

Favorites

Chai Lattes with Soy Milk, White Pizza and smoothies,
Bluesy jazz music and Ol' Blue Eyes,
Animated movies by Pixar or Ghibli,
And standing in the rain for no reason at all.

Big, furry dogs to cuddle with as I read
Books about history, or fantasy, or art,
Hooded sweatshirts and hand-made knee-high socks,
And laying in the grass on a cool autumn night.

Dancing and singing like no one can see me,
Splashing through the creek with my jeans rolled up,
Writing, forever writing, about everything
And laughing so hard my ribs ache from it all.

Swishy skirts, camo pants, and warm knit hats,
Gloves and big mugs full of steaming coffee,
Peter Pan, Bat-Man, and Enter Sandman,
And the Bible, which I try to read every day....

Flight

Quote of the Week

"Don't kill us! Kill eachother!"

-Porco Rosso

Quote of the Week

"The sun never set on the British Empire...because God didn't trust the British in the dark."

-From the board game "Apples to Apples"

Working Crush

Ever had a "working crush"? It's not the kind of crush where you like someone romantically. It's when you really admire someone's work and they're on the top of your list of people you'd like to collaborate with. Well, I have a "working crush" on Christian Bale. He's an incredible actor, and he brings such an intensity to every role that he plays that you're never thinking of him as being "Christian Bale." He's completely that character at that moment. He also has the most believable American accent of any British actor. Ever. And he's in a good percentage of my favorite movies (Newsies, Little Women, Howl's Moving Castle, Batman Begins, etc, etc, etc.)

Environmental Art: The Gates

A couple of years ago, New York City housed an environmental art peice called "The Gates", a series pf hundreds of gates that ran through Central Park. Environmental art isn't art that's "green" or "eco-friendly." Rather, it's art that changes our environment, something that literally becomes a part of our surroundings. I love "The Gates" for it's simplicity and boldness. I wish I could have seen it in person.

The Music That's Rockin' My World

I found out about Leeland from my brother, and boy am I addicted. Leeland has a sound reminiscent of Coldplay or the Fray, with a passionate Christian message. Perfect music for driving with the windows rolled down...as I do every morning on my way to school.

Howl's Moving Castle

I've recently fallen in love with the beautiful animation of Miyazaki. His films have an ethereal lyricism to them...(to use some big words.) Howl's Moving Castle, the story of a girl cursed to look like a 90-year old woman and her lover, a vain, cowardly wizard who's possesed by demons of his own, iscompletely different than any American animated film. Period. I could analyze all of it's elements, talk about the wonderful music, all star cast (yay for Christian Bale, Lauren Bacall, and Billy Crystal!), and layered story....but I'll let you see all of that for yourelf.