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! ”
Today I did a lot of at home work. Ordering. Follow up phone calls. Organization. You know the drill. While I worked on my laptop from my own comfy couch I watched Gus Van Sants Elephant. The movie is, according to Netflix, an “unnerving tale about high school violence that unfolds on an ordinary school day…”. Admittedly, I wanted to see it because it IS a Gus Van Sant movie and he is a friggin genius. I didn’t think I’d like it because of the subject matter, which is strange because I am VERY interested in (mostly true) crime movies, shows, and novels. I didn’t think I would like it because I get very aggravated when the subject of school violence comes up. People act so dumbfounded by it and I think its dumb to be dumbfounded. If a person is a violent person, and a teenager, most of their time is spent at school. School is like another home. You know every little nook and crannie of that freakin place! Nearly everyone you know is either related to you or goes to your school. Anyone you feel any animosity towards is probably going to be there. I guess I always look at it as a ‘crap happens’ situation. Don’t get me wrong, its a horrible thing, but I just never understand why people can’t believe it happens and when it does they look for any little ridiculous thing like what kind of music the child listens to or what type of movies they watch. Please. Yes, of course a violent minded person is going to watch violent movies, play violent video games, and listen to hostile music.
Anyway. I was surprised that I DID like the movie, and that it actually did unnerve me – i am pretty desensitized when it comes to violence and the like. I loved the camera work and the way he followed several different students from different crowds on an average day – and you could see how their paths cross.
When the violence started everything seemed pretty calm. This surprised me. In my head I expected a rehearsed or at least talked about course of action to have taken place when the shooting started. The school seemed small – one building. (I don’t know about you but my public high school had about ten.) The students could hear the initial shots – and the kids screaming, but they didnt run, didnt close and barracade doors, they just jumped, and went about their business.
I thought about this and it dawned on me that for instance, when the Columbine School Shooting happened, no one really thought about it ever happening. I’m sure it has happened before that, but the only big school shootings that I can even think of off of the top of my head is Columbine and Virginia Tech. So before Columbine, the fact that someone may be shooting up your high school would probably be the last thing on your mind. You might think someone fell, dropped something very heavy, a drama class is filming some sort of project. Anything but a shooting.
Now it very well may be the first thing to pop into a students head. I think parents should talk to their kids about the possibility of a school shooting and tell them just a few simple things they need to know to do. Don’t go out in the halls. Close your classroom door – barricade it – call the police if anyone has a cell phone – escape through a window if possible – duck under your desk if not. It is likely the shooters will cause a commotion in a big gathering place that will make students run into the halls where they can just shoot through the crowd and hit a larger number of people. I think it would be a good idea for a scheduled drill just like for fires, tornadoes, and hurricanes.
Anyways, sorry if I’m blabbering on, but the movie is good and worth a watch.
and on an unrelated note, I really liked the clean simple design of the DVD menu.
So kids, last week I had a bit of sadness enter my life. One of my most favoritest bands, The White Stripes, are no more.
If you haven’t given them a listen, you have been deprived. We were planning on seeing them live the next time they tour. Now we won’t be able to and this is a lesson in ‘sometimes there may not be a next time.’
They went on a tour across Canada in 2007 and released their only live album, a dvd documentary, and a book of photographs taken documenting the tour. You can get the whole box set for about $260 – or buy it piece by piece like me. I just received the book in the mail. It is normally $45 but right now on Amazon its $9. My friend Jimmy tweeted that deal to me and I immediately snagged it!
I didn’t want to take too many pictures of someone elses photography – so here is the cover and my favorite shots – Meg and Jack sleeping on a plane.
Today I was straightening the kitchen some and decided to take my Cafe Du Monde coffee can out for a little photo shoot. We bought this on our honeymoon trip to New Orleans! I have been wanting to go back ever since – maybe next summer…. This summer we are planning on going to visit my mom at the beach and to Atlanta.
While I was daydreaming about New Orleans I dug up some new orleans and saints centric stuff from the files.
New Orleans area code cards from Etsy seller jetsetpaper.
Street music.
“The Quarter” by Etsy seller montagyoo
Beignets
By Etsy seller jillianaudreydesigns
Who Dat banner from Etsy seller jjspeakman
Fabulous Saints headpiece from Etsy seller lovemarigold.
I’ve been looking around town – and finally have found a dance studio that offers beginners adult tap lessons. Yes, you too can strap on some tippy tappy shoes and attempt to dance your butt off with other adults who arent already dancers. Believe it or not it isnt so easy – most places are only teaching kids. Its understandable. There probably aren’t a ton of adults who actually have the chance to pick up and try new things when they want. Or maybe they just don’t make it a priority.
I’ve always loved musicals and plays – and wanted to go try out and participate. But never quite found the means and the guts. I still want to – now that I have more of the means and guts – I dont have much of the time. But sometimes I hear about our local playhouses hosting auditions and really want to go. But never do. I don’t have any experience or confidence to perform in front of a crowd. Maybe I could build up to it though. Adult tap classes are forty five minutes once a week. I can make time for that right? If we don’t do things while we’re young we’ll never do it and always think what if. Hey, maybe I could even make some friends there.
It all seems good and fine but there is still part of my brain saying “Don’t you have enough to do.”
I just sent an email to a local studio asking questions – I think I’m going to do it! Fashion minded me is already thinking – what shall I wear?!
On another Golden Globes note. I just wanted to give my biggest let down of the night its own post. I was really excited to see Michelle Williams tonight. She is usually so SPOT ON.
She even donned one of my all time favorite red carpet dresses – this tangerine dream.
But tonight….oh my, tonight. Girl fire your stylist.
Its here folks. Awards season. To quote Ryan Seacrest – “the superbowl of the entertainment industry.” I LOVE it! But…not necessarily so I can cheer for whomever I believe deserves each award – I’m more interested in the pre show red carpet footage! WHAT ARE THEY WEARING? I have to say so far this season I’ve been pretty underwhelmed.
Admittedly I didnt catch all of the Critics Choice awards – but these are the only dresses that really caught my attention.
Annette Benning and a pregnant Natalie Portman
and Emma Stone.
Now. Tonight was the Golden Globes. This is where you can really go all out and glam it up! But The first half of the red carpet footage seemed to blahhhh.
Here are my pics for the Golden Globe dresses.
Angelina Jolie
Anne Hathaway
Emma Stone – the color was much brighter on screen.
Julia Stiles
Leighton Meester
Mandy Moore
Now – I dont usually go for poufy princess sort dresses – but I think this is actually the only dress that made me go WOW THATS GORGEOUS!
