So if you know me – you probably know that I have a serious Jack White problem. Anything he does is perfection to me. When I heard the news that The White Stripes had broken up I nearly died because I knew I would not have the chance to see them live. When I read THIS news – that he would be releasing a solo album in April titled Blunderbuss – I nearly died again. I will be seeing him live for this. Oh yes.
You can click this link to listen to the first single-
I am not someone who stays up to date with The Youtubes. I usually get caught up on all the funniness whenever my sister in law comes over to visit and we have a half day of her showing me funny things on youtube. BUT I am proud to say she did not show me this one.
Its been awhile since we’ve done The Crying Game. Initially I said I was going to keep up with everything that makes me cry and then share all of the ridiculousness at the end of each month. But it was just too much. So I think I’ll just pop in every once in a while and say.
This one gets me every single time.
The parade scene in Ferris Buellers Day Off. Most specifically the part when Ferris “performs” Twist and Shout by The Beatles
It even just made me cry when I watched it on youtube to find it for this blog post….
I don’t know what it is about it. I guess its probably a bunch of little things.
Seeing a Beatles song being “performed” in front of an audience?
Knowing that a lot of the footage was just of real Chicago citizens who showed up for the real parade that went through the streets just before this movie one came trailing behind it and really reacted in such a raucous way – singing and dancing along? (why yes I am a commentary – making of biography-special features watching nerd)
Seeing so many different ages and cultures singing and dancing along to the same rock n roll song? (I guess it also helps that it is The Beatles)
What are ya doing new years, new years eve? We aren’t big partiers so we dont tend to go out and drink or anything like that. Last year we dressed up and went out to a nice dinner though. Today we are heading to Birmingham to do some shopping. In blue jeans and sperrys. Tonight….probably curl up and watch Six Feet Under.
I know this video has been making the rounds already but I adore it – and this song! Also check out the She and Him version and Ella Fitzgerald version!
Well….not really. But I have started my christmas shopping! Is it too early to be talking about christmas you guys? Halloween hasn’t even passed us by yet.
Halloween has always been my favorite holiday – but I think christmas may be beating it out this year. Maybe me being stuck in North Alabama with no friends that are interested in Halloween and a husband who could care less about it too has gotten me a little down over the past few years. When we were home in Mobile, our friends would dress up and go out with us, which made my husband a little more excited about it. But here – nah. We pretty much dress up and sit around the house watching horror movies-and I have to make him do that much. Can anyone say downer?
I have however been pretty excited about christmas. I’m trying to hold off on pulling out the tunes and movies until after Thanksgiving though. We are going to the hometown this year and I can’t wait to see everyone. I have been really missing my friends over this past year. We are going to get our butts to Bellingrath Gardens while we are there too! If you don’t know about Bellingrath – they are beautiful gardens in Mobile, Alabama – at christmas they put up these spectacular light shows that you can walk through and explore and I haven’t been in five years. Here are a few crappy images taken with a point and shoot from that trip five years ago – just to give you an idea. I will bring my camera this year and take some good images to share with you guys.
and one from the web.
I hope it isn’t hot this year though. There are pictures of me from the last Mobile christmas wearing my pea coat so that seems promising.
(me with my Granny, mom, and stepdad – Mobile Christmas 2009)
Anyway – I have been waiting for A Very She and Him Christmas to come out and its here! I had to at LEAST give it a listen before black Friday! You guys take a listen too. Zooeys voice is just delightful.
If you guys would like more christmas music suggestions I have another for you – One of my favorite albums is Ella Fitzgerald Wishes You A Merry Christmas and my favorite christmas song ever is Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas performed by Judy Garland.
(subliminal message for Marsha if she is reading this….I sure do hope there are some buckeyes this christmas – wink wink!)
Good Morning All! This morning I am sitting on my couch, enjoying my second cup of coffee and watching Urban Legend. Remember that movie? I haven’t seen it in a long time but it is kind of nostalgic for me. My 13 year old self watched it a million times on a plastic VHS tape.
I am also window shopping on the web! I was browsing dresses on Macys.com and stumbled upon somthing I thought I’d share just in case someone had been looking for this.
You guys remember Jennifer Lawrence on the red carpet at the Oscars last year? There was a lot of buzz about her in her simple red dress? Here is a little reminder.
I myself was not super impressed. Sure she looks dang good – but the dress was boring to me….. BUT I know a LOT of ladies out there loved it!
If you have some special occasion coming up and have been looking for a dress like Jennifers – here ya go!
Yes I know the picture is tiny – but its all I could get. Here is the link for a better look.
This weeks episode of Community (Remedial Chaos Theory) was so excellent that I had to tell you guys. It made me really miss my hometown friends that I can be as goofy as I want to with! I don’t get to see or talk to them enough! Here are a couple of videos from the episode.
Last week I was about to pop in my ear buds and listen to some tunes on my iPod – when I realized it had reset itself. At first I was angry. I mean, come on, there was so much music on that thing it was going to take me FOR EV ER to fill it up again. But then I thought to myself, whatevs I needed to clean it out anyway. As I was scrolling through our music library, I was looking in the Paul Simon section and my eyes stopped on ‘Kodachrome’. As a photographer, this title stopped me. What is this song about awesome vintage film? The film that my favorite vintage images were taken on? I pushed play and listened up. I KNOW that song. When the upbeat tune started I immediately knew what it was and it took me back. I can actually be very specific about what it took me back to. It took me back to when I was eight years and watching the movie ‘Coneheads’ OVER AND OVER AGAIN. This song was in the movie. But, when I was eight years old I had no idea what kodachrome was, so the lyrics never registered with me. I have been listening to it non stop ever since then. The lyrics just make me smile. So here, listen to Kodachrome. While you’re at it, look at these pictures I took of my baby boy last week. I processed them to mimic Kodachrome film and I think I’ll do this much more often. I hope the song puts a smile on your face as it does mine.
“Kodachrome
You give us those nice bright colors
You give us the greens of summers
Makes you think all the world’s a sunny day, oh yeah! ”
