this blog is a baby blog. it's still just a little infantile version of what it will grow up to be. it still has indistinguishable features, awkward balancing, and plenty of baby fat. when it grows up it will be steady with a clear voice and much better pictures. oh, the pictures! they are driving me crazy. i need a better camera. need. if my blog was in first grade it would have big pink awkward glasses (like i did), a retainer (thankfully i didn't) and an arm cast (did) because the pictures just aren't perfect and serene like the other kids blogs. grr...but we all know the thing about the awkward kids right? they blossom into swans or something..or they just stay awkward.
so please, just wait and see.
in the meantime, i wanted to mention a few things that are making me happy right now:
THE MIDWEST sort of. i'll explain:
firstly, i am happy about sufjan stevens who is from detroit, michigan.
i had the great pleasure of seeing sufjan in concert on tuesday night, and it was an amazing experience. sufjan, who is honey-voiced and soft-eyed on stage, is best know for quiet, intimate melodies that are both poetically spiritual and heartbreakingly tender. he is an accomplished musician who played several different instruments over the course of the night (including guitar, banjo, and piano) as well as an amazing composer who was at times accompanied by several harmonies and a variety of wind, percussion, and string instruments. he was able to seamlessly transition from a haunting solo song at the piano to an explosive cacophany of music featuring a 10-piece band creating a dissonant wall of sound that would suddenly retract into the purest of melodies. i have been in awe of sufjan's talents ever since i heard his album, greetings from michigan, which features nostalgic renderings of his birth place. he is also well known for the equally cogent illinoise, another midwest state-themed concept album. so thanks midwest for making sufjan.
i am happy right now about louisville, kentucky, because that's where i am headed in the morning. my sweetie is in a production of a midsummer night's dream at the actors theatre of louisville, and i am very much looking forward to seeing him and exploring a new place.
i am also happy about the midwest because i grew up there-in shaker heights, oh to be exact, and i think it was a pretty cool place to spend the better part of my formative years.
CHILDREN'S MOVIES
children's movies have been ruling the silver screen lately. i'm still reeling from up, salivating at the previews for where the wild things are, and gushing over how much i loved cloudy with a chance of meatballs. seriously, the term "children's movie" is no longer a pejorative way to describe a film because the folks who make these flicks are smart-- they have figured out how to make movies that are poignant, entertaining, and bitingly funny. they often contain the perfect mix of humor and tenderness that anyone can appreciate. i also want to point out that when i saw cloudy.., i LOVED the previews. no tedious action flicks, no cheesy horror films, just cool interesting creative films like the fantastic mr. fox directed by wes anderson! watch the trailer here.
HATS, SCARVES, & GLOVES
i know, winter can be so long and cold and dark, but i must admit that there's nothing like breaking out those cozy scarves and hats after they've spent a summer hibernating in the closet. and what could be more romantic looking than this ensemble from anthropologie?
mmm..so cozy.
i'll be back in a few days with news from kentucky!
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