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)
Today I didn’t go anywhere special. Just to run an errand to staples pretty much. Todd wasn’t here to photograph my outfit so I photographed the cloche I wore. I spotted this hat while I was out holiday shopping this year. I was at Marshalls and it called to me from the hat rack – I had walked into the store that day telling myself ” I will not spend ANY money on me!” but when I saw this hat I had to have it. The tag inside reads Madison 88.
Aren’t the colors fabulous?! Please – click on the image to enlarge and get a better look at those feathers.
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!
Do any of you guys have recurring dreams? Ya know, dreams that you have over and over again throughout your life? I have always been interested in dreams and dream interpretation. I know that some dreams are just ‘I watched some show today and now I’m dreaming about the same thing’, and some dreams are addled with symbols to sort though, but I believe (as many others do) that most dreams are your brain putting you in certain situations so you have a chance for a walk through. ESPECIALLY recurring dreams. If you constantly dream of the same situation your brain is able to try out different responses to give you different outcomes and you will be better prepared with an automatic response if the situation ever happens in real life…because you’ve done it before…only in your mind.
I have a recurring dream – of zombie apocalypse. I have this dream constantly! It is different every time – different place, different people, different reactions – but it is the same situation of a zombie apocalypse. I do not think this is a “symbolism dream” If you look up zombies in dreams you will find an explanation that if you are being attacked by zombies in your dreams it could symbolize that you are feeling overwhelmed by forces beyond your control. I do not feel like this is me! I think this is my brain feeling that I need to know what to do if there were ever to be a real life zombie apocalypse.
No, sitting here being sane I will tell you that I do not believe that dead bodies will just dig out of their graves and come to eat us. BUT, I do not find the premise of some sort of biological weapon seeping from some military base could do some major crazy damage (28 Days Later style). There I said it. My brain knows I feel this way and is giving me plenty of zombie destroying practice.
So. I have these Ray Bans and I’m wanting to get some prescription lenses put in them but I wanted to make sure you guys like them on me first. As you can tell by the dust around the lenses they have been laying in my vanity tray looking pretty for quite a long while now.
I love the look of fresh cotton! I love neutrals so cotton fits right in with that – and I love the combination of the fluffy white cotton and the brown prickly plant. I’m sure me being southern and driving past huge fields of the stuff might have something to do with it too. It is perfect to decorate your home, party, or wedding!
And here are a couple of shots I did recently (Jacquelyn Jackson Photography) in a cotton field just the day before it was harvested.
So today I was…can you guess it? I was walkin around Target. I had an extra twenty or thirty minutes so I thought to myself….”What better to do than walk round Target?”
Really I was picking up a couple of Christmas presents when something caught my eye….thats how my ADD works. One minute I’m walking to the registers and the next, ohhh sparkles.
Today it was Dana Kellin for Target. Her jewelry collection for Target had lots delicate pieces using blues, champagnes, and peachy pinks in gold.
To take from the site “Her style is a delicate balance of metal wire and naturally sculpted stones – both beautifully modern and timelessly classic.”
There are a million awesome things about this time of year and the holidays. The things that are on my mind are full of calories and totally scrumptious.
Thats right is is definitely time for Starbucks eggnog latte, gingerbread latte, and peppermint mochas!
And just what is the most perfect thing to go with any one of these? Peppermint bark! I LOOOVE peppermint bark. Ghiradelli is yummy and easily accessible, but if you have thirty bucks to drop on chocolate treats my favorite is from Williams-Sonoma.
(p.s. I was browsing the holiday coffee creamers at the grocery store yesterday and there is eggnog latte, maple brown sugar latte, peppermint mocha, white chocolate raspberry, and gingerbread latte!)
