A current list of what I'm ingesting through my eyes, ears, and mind...
Reading:
Your Best Birth - Yep, at five and a half months post-partum I am already thinking about what I want out of my next birth experience. No, I'm not pregnant. But I'm being led down a path that I never thought I'd venture down before... And it's quite interesting. I love how life surprises me.
Montessori from the Start - I know next to nothing about Montessori, but one thing I do know is that this philosophy is worth investigating.
Watching:
Sunshine Cleaning - Loved it.
The L Word (final season) - You know, I like this show, as unrealistic as it is. It annoys me sometimes, but still I'm kinda hooked. I love me some drama.
Dexter (season three) - This show never disappoints.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (sixth season) - One of my very favorite shows.
Listening:
Putumayo Digital Sampler - Click here to download for free. Yes, free!
Anything here that strikes my fancy, because hello! It's free.
Daytrotter - a great site that offers free music downloads for emerging artists
(I've mentioned Daytrotter before, but seriously check it out! It's so awesome.)
Thanks for all the blogging ideas; I'll try to get to some of them soon. In the meantime, tell me what you're watching, reading, listening.
Showing posts with label movies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label movies. Show all posts
November 23, 2009
June 28, 2009
Lost in a Sea of Spit-Up
I knew being a new parent would keep me pretty busy, but I had no idea what was in store for me. My days and nights are completely consumed by our 10 lb handsome boy, who is growing like a weed and (sometimes) screaming like a banshee. I'd like to say that I am soaking in every minute of his absolute perfection, but truthfully I haven't learned how to calm down enough to do that. I definitely am enjoying him, though - but it's often tempered by my own meltdowns and freak outs.
I have a very long blog entry in the works about my current emotional landscape. I've realized that being a new parent is a lot like being part of some strange alternate reality. I never know what the date is, and I definitely have my days and nights mixed up. I live in a fog of sleep deprivation and always seem to be up to my eyeballs in dirty laundry. It's a strange place to be, and not necessarily a bad one. It's just hard! I had no idea how hard any of this would be. I guess you just can't know until you're doing it.
Anyway, about that long blog entry - writing it is so tough. I've actually been working on it since we got home from the hospital but I have to take it in pieces because everything is still so raw. Hopefully I'll have that completed and posted soon. While I doubt anyone will be waiting on the edge of their seat for it, I want to get it out there for my own benefit and for others who might be going through the same thing.
I have been terrible at commenting on other people's blogs, but I am still reading! I often read blogs when I am pumping, and it's really hard to type out a comment one-handed. So know that I am thinking of you all and still keeping up with what's going on in your lives. I'm hoping that someday soon I'll figure out how to handle a baby while taking care of other important things.
Another thing I do while pumping is watch movies. I've seen some good ones lately:
Dan in Real Life - This one surprised me with how good it was.
11:14 - This one was a surprise, too. I had it out from Netflix since the beginning of May and just watched it last week. I really, really liked it, but then again, I'm a sucker for those types of movies that have a bunch of random story lines that eventually all merge.
The Reader - I had not heard of this one until one of Roy's friends let us borrow it. It's a really great (but sad) story. And it's totally gotten me hooked on Kate Winslet - I have two more of her movies coming to me next week.
Mulholland Drive - I've seen this movie multiple times, as I'm a huge David Lynch fan, but it had been several years since I had watched it. I still think it's a fantastic movie, one of Lynch's best.
Delicatessen - I'm in the process of rewatching this one. It's by the director of Amelie, which is my favorite movie ever. It's a very interesting, very funny French movie. I really like foreign films when I am in the mood for them.
Anyway, this is all I've got for now. Charlie is three weeks old tomorrow, and I hope to be back with an update on the cutest baby ever.
I have a very long blog entry in the works about my current emotional landscape. I've realized that being a new parent is a lot like being part of some strange alternate reality. I never know what the date is, and I definitely have my days and nights mixed up. I live in a fog of sleep deprivation and always seem to be up to my eyeballs in dirty laundry. It's a strange place to be, and not necessarily a bad one. It's just hard! I had no idea how hard any of this would be. I guess you just can't know until you're doing it.
Anyway, about that long blog entry - writing it is so tough. I've actually been working on it since we got home from the hospital but I have to take it in pieces because everything is still so raw. Hopefully I'll have that completed and posted soon. While I doubt anyone will be waiting on the edge of their seat for it, I want to get it out there for my own benefit and for others who might be going through the same thing.
I have been terrible at commenting on other people's blogs, but I am still reading! I often read blogs when I am pumping, and it's really hard to type out a comment one-handed. So know that I am thinking of you all and still keeping up with what's going on in your lives. I'm hoping that someday soon I'll figure out how to handle a baby while taking care of other important things.
Another thing I do while pumping is watch movies. I've seen some good ones lately:
Dan in Real Life - This one surprised me with how good it was.
11:14 - This one was a surprise, too. I had it out from Netflix since the beginning of May and just watched it last week. I really, really liked it, but then again, I'm a sucker for those types of movies that have a bunch of random story lines that eventually all merge.
The Reader - I had not heard of this one until one of Roy's friends let us borrow it. It's a really great (but sad) story. And it's totally gotten me hooked on Kate Winslet - I have two more of her movies coming to me next week.
Mulholland Drive - I've seen this movie multiple times, as I'm a huge David Lynch fan, but it had been several years since I had watched it. I still think it's a fantastic movie, one of Lynch's best.
Delicatessen - I'm in the process of rewatching this one. It's by the director of Amelie, which is my favorite movie ever. It's a very interesting, very funny French movie. I really like foreign films when I am in the mood for them.
Anyway, this is all I've got for now. Charlie is three weeks old tomorrow, and I hope to be back with an update on the cutest baby ever.
May 9, 2009
A Week's Worth of Movies
I was slacking off on my movie watching, and then I went on maternity leave. I've been going a bit crazy with the TV/movie watching since. Here are the movies I've watched in the past week:
1) The Man Who Wasn't There - The only Coen Brothers movie I've seen that I've actually liked
2) Ghost World - I've seen this one before, and frankly, it's never won me over. It can be interesting, but its interestingness is overshadowed by its blahness.
3) Single White Female - A good 90s thriller and another movie I've seen before. I have to admit, though, that I was totally distracted by the disaster that was Bridget Fonda's hair.
4) Rachel Getting Married - I thought the acting in this little indie film was great, although some scenes just went on for way too long. It was also unexpectedly heavy, which was a nice surprise.
5) The 40-Year-Old Virgin - Hilarious. I laughed the whole way through.
6) Hotel Rwanda - Really good. Another heavy one, but worth watching.
7) Role Models - Hilarious, again.
8) The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Definitely on the long side, but I enjoyed this. It was an interesting story.
9) Go - I liked this one a lot. I can't believe I'd never seen it before.
I tried to watch The Hour of the Wolf, one of those artsy-fartsy foreign films that are soooooooooo deep, but I just didn't have the headspace or the attention span to really enjoy it. Thus, I turned it off after thirty minutes, because I was bored, frankly.
And of course I've made some time for some awesome episodes from shows like One Tree Hill (current season), Dollhouse (current season), Grey's Anatomy (fourth season), and Beverly Hills 90210 (fifth season). I love me some cheesy dramas.
Oh, and in the spirit of movie-watching, here are a couple of videos of movie trailers that have been recut to make them look like completely different movies (originally seen on Maegan's blog).
The Shining as a heartwarming comedy:
Mary Poppins as a horror movie:
1) The Man Who Wasn't There - The only Coen Brothers movie I've seen that I've actually liked
2) Ghost World - I've seen this one before, and frankly, it's never won me over. It can be interesting, but its interestingness is overshadowed by its blahness.
3) Single White Female - A good 90s thriller and another movie I've seen before. I have to admit, though, that I was totally distracted by the disaster that was Bridget Fonda's hair.
4) Rachel Getting Married - I thought the acting in this little indie film was great, although some scenes just went on for way too long. It was also unexpectedly heavy, which was a nice surprise.
5) The 40-Year-Old Virgin - Hilarious. I laughed the whole way through.
6) Hotel Rwanda - Really good. Another heavy one, but worth watching.
7) Role Models - Hilarious, again.
8) The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Definitely on the long side, but I enjoyed this. It was an interesting story.
9) Go - I liked this one a lot. I can't believe I'd never seen it before.
I tried to watch The Hour of the Wolf, one of those artsy-fartsy foreign films that are soooooooooo deep, but I just didn't have the headspace or the attention span to really enjoy it. Thus, I turned it off after thirty minutes, because I was bored, frankly.
And of course I've made some time for some awesome episodes from shows like One Tree Hill (current season), Dollhouse (current season), Grey's Anatomy (fourth season), and Beverly Hills 90210 (fifth season). I love me some cheesy dramas.
Oh, and in the spirit of movie-watching, here are a couple of videos of movie trailers that have been recut to make them look like completely different movies (originally seen on Maegan's blog).
The Shining as a heartwarming comedy:
Mary Poppins as a horror movie:
March 11, 2009
Things I Love This Week
Obsessions of the week:
1) This song, which I heard about here:
2) This song, from my favorite movie ever:
3) This movie:
1) This song, which I heard about here:
2) This song, from my favorite movie ever:
3) This movie:
January 19, 2009
The Laramie Project
I watched The Laramie Project today. We've had the movie at home for weeks, gathering dust by the TV, and I've often asked Roy if he wanted to watch it.
"Too depressing," he said.
And that's true. It's the story of Matthew Shepard and the hate crime committed against him in October 1998. It's not exactly light and fun. But in the spirit of what today stands for, I decided to watch it. And I'd recommend it.
The most emotional part was the dramatization of Dennis Shepard's (Matthew's father) speech, which can be heard in the video below:
The full text of the speech can be found here. It's definitely worth a read.
At the risk of sounding trite, I'll say this: I will never forget Matthew Shepard or his legacy of social justice and equality.
"Too depressing," he said.
And that's true. It's the story of Matthew Shepard and the hate crime committed against him in October 1998. It's not exactly light and fun. But in the spirit of what today stands for, I decided to watch it. And I'd recommend it.
The most emotional part was the dramatization of Dennis Shepard's (Matthew's father) speech, which can be heard in the video below:
The full text of the speech can be found here. It's definitely worth a read.
At the risk of sounding trite, I'll say this: I will never forget Matthew Shepard or his legacy of social justice and equality.
January 14, 2009
Ezekiel 25:17
The other night I saw this:
And it reminded me of how much I love this:
Particularly this:
So Roy and I sat down and watched the movie, and I had a chocolate shake that wasn't a $5 shake and thought about how awesome it would be to be Samuel L. Jackson.
The end.
And it reminded me of how much I love this:
Particularly this:
So Roy and I sat down and watched the movie, and I had a chocolate shake that wasn't a $5 shake and thought about how awesome it would be to be Samuel L. Jackson.
The end.
August 9, 2008
Things That Make Me Go "Wow"
This is a collection of cool things I've come across lately.
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2) I found this on Kari's blog. Hilarious.
3) The Head Project!
(Image by the ever-so-lovely and talented Elle Moss.)
4) Things I've seen around town that have made me smile:
5) Angelina and I embraced our inner dancing queens when we saw Mamma Mia! today. What a great movie! I haven't been able to stop dancing yet. I'm even dancing as I write this. Just in case you've been living under a rock, here's the trailer:
6) Jenn showcased her radness when she sent me an edible arrangement as a thank you for taking her engagement pictures. Yummy, pretty, and incredibly thoughtful! Thanks so much, Jenn!
I have (what feels like) a bazillion posts in progress, so I'm going to try to catch up on those this weekend.
1)
2) I found this on Kari's blog. Hilarious.
3) The Head Project!
(Image by the ever-so-lovely and talented Elle Moss.)
4) Things I've seen around town that have made me smile:
5) Angelina and I embraced our inner dancing queens when we saw Mamma Mia! today. What a great movie! I haven't been able to stop dancing yet. I'm even dancing as I write this. Just in case you've been living under a rock, here's the trailer:
6) Jenn showcased her radness when she sent me an edible arrangement as a thank you for taking her engagement pictures. Yummy, pretty, and incredibly thoughtful! Thanks so much, Jenn!
I have (what feels like) a bazillion posts in progress, so I'm going to try to catch up on those this weekend.
July 27, 2008
Church vs. State vs. the Dark Knight vs. the Joker: Day Six of Our Anniversary Trip
We spent the majority of our last day in Minneapolis with Stacy (Wade's girlfriend) while Wade worked. Our first stop was Stacy's ultra-cool apartment, where we had the extreme pleasure of meeting Flash the bulldog and Lydia the hairless rat.
Stacy drove us out to Minnehaha Falls, and we walked around for awhile. It was so gorgeous there!
After lunch at Sea Salt, we drove out to St. Paul. Stacy was convinced that we needed to see the capitol building, as well as St. Paul's Cathedral. I'm very grateful for her convictions, as both were well worth the time.
Since Charles Schultz was a St. Paul native, there are Peanuts statues all over the city. We saw this one in a park near the capitol building.
The capitol building was awesome! We decided to head out on our own instead of joining a group for a tour. We almost immediately ran into a very sweet old man who was carrying the same camera I was hauling around. We got to talking a bit, and then I asked him if I could take his picture. (I'm not going to post it here, though, because it's not a very good picture.)
Anyway, here are a few highlights from the capitol building.
We joined a tour group just in time to go to the roof of the building.
(There's nothing like gold horse asses, is there?)
Then we went to the bottom floor of the building. I really liked looking at the portraits of all the Minnesota governors.
Stacy made a friend!
Our next stop was the Cathedral of St. Paul. What a truly amazing place. Since I was raised Catholic, I felt a special sort of affinity for it, even though I am not practicing anymore. It's hard to describe, but let's just say that I can appreciate the beauty and history in such a sacred place and even experience a sense of awe at being in such a place. I just have no desire to return to Catholicism - ever.
This is St. Patrick. He was my favorite out of all the statues there.
We were exhausted by the time we were done at the Cathedral, but we made one last stop: the shoe tree. As you can see, this is a tree with tons of shoes hanging from its branches. I'm not sure what the history of this is, but it's pretty cool to look at.
Stacy was an awesome tour guide. She even dropped us at Wade's to rest up for the evening to come. Without her, we would not have gotten to see St. Paul at all. Thank you, Stacy!
We had a few hours of downtime at Wade's house, so we rested and read. I photographed Wade's extensive book and music collection.
A little later, Roy and I took one last walk so I could get a few photos.
Once Wade was off work and Stacy came over (again), we headed over to the Bad Waitress for our final Minneapolis dinner.
Afterwards, we went to a late showing of The Dark Knight. It was awesome; the only thing that annoyed me was Christian Bale's voice (as Batman). Otherwise, it was a great flick, and I highly recommend it. It may even be my new favorite Batman film, although it's hard to top Batman Returns.
We got home around 1:30 AM and were asleep by 2 AM. And then we were awake four hours later to catch our flight home. We made it to SLC early and then had to sit in the plane for an hour, but other than that, we made it home without a hitch.
Am I happy to be home? Sure, all our stuff is here, as well as our cats and our life. But it's been hard adjusting to reality since we had such a wonderful time in Minneapolis. We have Wade and all of his group (especially Stacy) to thank for showing us a little bit of what the city has to offer. Thank you for having us, Wade. We are so grateful.
Stacy drove us out to Minnehaha Falls, and we walked around for awhile. It was so gorgeous there!
After lunch at Sea Salt, we drove out to St. Paul. Stacy was convinced that we needed to see the capitol building, as well as St. Paul's Cathedral. I'm very grateful for her convictions, as both were well worth the time.
Since Charles Schultz was a St. Paul native, there are Peanuts statues all over the city. We saw this one in a park near the capitol building.
The capitol building was awesome! We decided to head out on our own instead of joining a group for a tour. We almost immediately ran into a very sweet old man who was carrying the same camera I was hauling around. We got to talking a bit, and then I asked him if I could take his picture. (I'm not going to post it here, though, because it's not a very good picture.)
Anyway, here are a few highlights from the capitol building.
We joined a tour group just in time to go to the roof of the building.
(There's nothing like gold horse asses, is there?)
Then we went to the bottom floor of the building. I really liked looking at the portraits of all the Minnesota governors.
Stacy made a friend!
Our next stop was the Cathedral of St. Paul. What a truly amazing place. Since I was raised Catholic, I felt a special sort of affinity for it, even though I am not practicing anymore. It's hard to describe, but let's just say that I can appreciate the beauty and history in such a sacred place and even experience a sense of awe at being in such a place. I just have no desire to return to Catholicism - ever.
This is St. Patrick. He was my favorite out of all the statues there.
We were exhausted by the time we were done at the Cathedral, but we made one last stop: the shoe tree. As you can see, this is a tree with tons of shoes hanging from its branches. I'm not sure what the history of this is, but it's pretty cool to look at.
Stacy was an awesome tour guide. She even dropped us at Wade's to rest up for the evening to come. Without her, we would not have gotten to see St. Paul at all. Thank you, Stacy!
We had a few hours of downtime at Wade's house, so we rested and read. I photographed Wade's extensive book and music collection.
A little later, Roy and I took one last walk so I could get a few photos.
Once Wade was off work and Stacy came over (again), we headed over to the Bad Waitress for our final Minneapolis dinner.
Afterwards, we went to a late showing of The Dark Knight. It was awesome; the only thing that annoyed me was Christian Bale's voice (as Batman). Otherwise, it was a great flick, and I highly recommend it. It may even be my new favorite Batman film, although it's hard to top Batman Returns.
We got home around 1:30 AM and were asleep by 2 AM. And then we were awake four hours later to catch our flight home. We made it to SLC early and then had to sit in the plane for an hour, but other than that, we made it home without a hitch.
Am I happy to be home? Sure, all our stuff is here, as well as our cats and our life. But it's been hard adjusting to reality since we had such a wonderful time in Minneapolis. We have Wade and all of his group (especially Stacy) to thank for showing us a little bit of what the city has to offer. Thank you for having us, Wade. We are so grateful.
July 22, 2008
Memento Mori in Art and Film: Day Three of Our Anniversary Trip
Tuesday began as I woke up in our very comfortable bed. Before our noon check-out time, Roy and I decided to go have breakfast in the Grand Hotel restaurant, Martini Blu.
The place was completely deserted when we got there. It felt like the absolute best place to have a murder mystery dinner theatre performance, with its blue lighting and dark wood. After wandering around for a few minutes, we were finally greeted by someone who turned out to be our server.
I ordered the rosemary potatoes and a side of bacon. The potatoes were to die for. I'm not one to normally take pictures of food, but I should have taken a whole portfolio of those babies.
Wade picked us up at noon, and after dropping all of our crap off at his place, we went to the grocery store for some provisions for the week. After lunch, we went to the Minneapolis Institute of Art to check out some art objects. It was free, which was very cool. And the art contained within wasn't too shabby, either. Below are some of my favorite pieces.
This one is by Georgia O'Keefe.
These next two are by my new favorite artist, Yves Tanguy. I love me some surrealism.
I have no clue who did this one, but it's super creepy and awesome.
This one is also creepy, especially because the placard indicated that the portrait of the girl on the left was probably based on how she looked after dying (apparently, the shadows under her eyes and the coral she's holding are symbolic of death). Freaky, yes?
The second after I took this photo of this clock detail, one of the museum security guards told me I couldn't photograph it. But I kept the illegal pictures I had already taken anyway.
Love this, but I have no idea who the artist is. I suck.
I call this one "Lady Looks Like a Dude."
Scary stuff.
Another illegal photo. Photography was not allowed in this room, but Wade really wanted this picture. How does that saying go? "Ask for forgiveness, not for permission"? Works for me!
We decided to have a laid-back night at Wade's place, watching movies and eating crap. Unfortunately it took us a long time to get situated. I was convinced that Wade needed to see Amelie (Hello! Best movie ever!), which led us back to the Electric Fetus in search of a used copy. There were none to be found there, so we went to Target. No Amelie there, either - but we did pick up a movie called Control and a shitload of junk food. After a stop at the grocery store, we were finally ready to sit down and watch movies all night.
But we only ended up watching Control, which was a kind of depressing movie about the lead singer of Joy Division. I enjoyed the movie, but I kind of wanted more from it.
After a day spent under the influence of different depictions of death, sleep was a welcome reprieve.
The place was completely deserted when we got there. It felt like the absolute best place to have a murder mystery dinner theatre performance, with its blue lighting and dark wood. After wandering around for a few minutes, we were finally greeted by someone who turned out to be our server.
I ordered the rosemary potatoes and a side of bacon. The potatoes were to die for. I'm not one to normally take pictures of food, but I should have taken a whole portfolio of those babies.
Wade picked us up at noon, and after dropping all of our crap off at his place, we went to the grocery store for some provisions for the week. After lunch, we went to the Minneapolis Institute of Art to check out some art objects. It was free, which was very cool. And the art contained within wasn't too shabby, either. Below are some of my favorite pieces.
This one is by Georgia O'Keefe.
These next two are by my new favorite artist, Yves Tanguy. I love me some surrealism.
I have no clue who did this one, but it's super creepy and awesome.
This one is also creepy, especially because the placard indicated that the portrait of the girl on the left was probably based on how she looked after dying (apparently, the shadows under her eyes and the coral she's holding are symbolic of death). Freaky, yes?
The second after I took this photo of this clock detail, one of the museum security guards told me I couldn't photograph it. But I kept the illegal pictures I had already taken anyway.
Love this, but I have no idea who the artist is. I suck.
I call this one "Lady Looks Like a Dude."
Scary stuff.
Another illegal photo. Photography was not allowed in this room, but Wade really wanted this picture. How does that saying go? "Ask for forgiveness, not for permission"? Works for me!
We decided to have a laid-back night at Wade's place, watching movies and eating crap. Unfortunately it took us a long time to get situated. I was convinced that Wade needed to see Amelie (Hello! Best movie ever!), which led us back to the Electric Fetus in search of a used copy. There were none to be found there, so we went to Target. No Amelie there, either - but we did pick up a movie called Control and a shitload of junk food. After a stop at the grocery store, we were finally ready to sit down and watch movies all night.
But we only ended up watching Control, which was a kind of depressing movie about the lead singer of Joy Division. I enjoyed the movie, but I kind of wanted more from it.
After a day spent under the influence of different depictions of death, sleep was a welcome reprieve.
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