all the pretty girls

So I don't have work until next Wednesday, which means I'll probably be on here a lot. Aren't you excited? (Oh, also, I did lots better than I thought this quarter, even though I peaced out on a lot of my class meetings. Two As, two Bs, and a B-).




"My favorite kinds of actors are the chameleons, like Daniel Day-Lewis or Peter Sellers, people like that. To me, the highest compliment you can pay to an actor is, "Man, I didn't recognize you". So yeah, "Hesher" is really different from "Tom" in (500) Days of Summer (2009)" and you know, that's what keeps it spicy for me." -- Joseph Gordon-Levitt



Joseph Gordon-Levitt has always been a favorite of mine since 3rd Rock From the Sun and 10 Things I Hate About You (I guess he has a thing for numbers, what with (500) Days of Summer added to the list). He's really come into his own since the cute-little-puppy-dog-face that reeled me in. And my goodness he knows how to dress. Thanks Gigi, for this link. Click here for the style article that goes along with the pictures above.

Everything that follows are just pretty things or things I want like a dutch bike and the necklace of books. I'll probably narrow it down to just a couple pictures to a post, but right now, as an end of the month treat, you get an overload. Tomorrow is April 1, so I'll do a whole new playlist for you to ring in the day of fools.















And the thing giving me the most happies right now: my overstuffed bookcase housing the likes of Otis Redding, Flannery O'Connor, George Saunders, Donovan, Paul Simon (and Art), Joy Williams, Lorrie Moorie, Jim Halpert, Dave Eggers, and David Sedaris.

me and you and everyone we know.

edit:: Blurg. This is the actual link I meant to put, J.
http://windriderforum.org/2010/02/16/now-playing-fan-mail-by-sean-christensen/
Try that. Sorry!

Watch this, fools. Please? You'll like it :)


Click on the picture above to go to the short "Fan Mail" by Sean Christensen. It wouldn't let me embed it. It's just a few minutes long. And it's also an homage of sorts to Miranda July; you can't beat that. She's wonderful. A writer, a filmmaker, actress, musician. The d-bag. And to top it off, she's super cute. Poop, back and forth forever. I forgot how to write it. With the < and the ).




Also, speaking of geniuses and short films...

Spike Jonze's 30-minute short film I'm Here, featuring robot love. What could be better?

let's have some fun, this beat is sick

Happy birthday, Lady Gaga.

Combining two amazing things, Gaga (and acoustic "Poker Face") and my fave designer Marc Jacobs...
Did you catch the indecency at 7min 10sec? =P


I dig the retro underwear. :)

"You like me so much more than you think you do."

Sometimes I end up being really impulsive and acting on those impulses. Blurg. (I'm getting more Liz Lemon-y by the second. By the way, I really wanted her to end up with Floyd, but now he's getting married and she's somehow gotten roped into being in the wedding? What the what?! Seems like something that would happen to me, too.)

There's been a lot of reconnection with old high school classmates of late (blame Facebook) and, in turn, I've been thinking of who I used to be. Not a lot has changed, although I used to be even more shy than I am now. It's strange, though, because when I say I'm shy-- because I'm used to thinking I am-- people (at work and school) say they don't think I am, not really. And I get all defensive, weirdly, like "Yes, I am! I'm shy, dammit!"

But when I got together with my high school friends who already had that impression of me, I realized I had changed. I mean, I'm still shy, but I just don't let it show as much. I remember reading or hearing something to the effect of "If you pretend something long enough, you're not really pretending anymore". And that can apply to a lot of things.

Some happy news: Belle and Sebastian


And also, you're welcome::

blueberry head (and updated weekly playlist)

EDIT:: Greenberg got a pretty dern good review. I wants to watch, please! Read reviews.
"I never knew who Ben Stiller was born to play, but now I do." --Roger Ebert

We all know I'll always love dogs more, but this guy right here is really tipping the scales. Also, there was one kind of cat Johnny and I found and I can't remember the name of it. Blurg. But, in all his glory, Shironeko!

Click on this link to see more, but these are the ones I like best. I was only going to put one up, but I couldn't decide so I narrowed it down to two. Why is his head so out of proportion in this shot? I don't know the answer, but I'm glad it is. (As always, click on them to see the full fantastical-ness).





Also of note, I got free Chipotle yesterday! They're opening a location at Victoria Gardens and last night was a test run for the staff before the Grande -- yes, grande -- Opening on Friday. Yum. The cheese and sour cream guy at the end of the assembly line definitely skimped on the goods, though.

ALSO also, I've actually been keeping up with Lost. Thoughts on the last and final season so far? Right now, as far as tv goes, I'd rank the best shows as follows (not ranked by overall but this season specifically; because I love you forever, Office, but you're slackin'):

1. Modern Family!!!! I love any arc with the dad Phil Dunphy, or the cutest couple Mitch and Cam (mostly Cam).
2. 30 Rock. Tina Fey is my role model. (After George Costanza. I should be fat.)
3. The Office. Andy and Erin are keeping this season alive.
4. Community. I'm liking this show a lot more, especially from when it first started, but it's still a little bit fumble-y at times.
5. and then Lost for when I don't have anything to watch in the beginning of the week :)

As promised, the playlist from this week that wasn't loading properly on Tuesday. For those windows-down-on-the-freeway-70-degree-and-still-sunny-at-7pm drives.

Or, if you're feeling a little lost-- and you like it.

wandering/road trippin

Be kinder than necessary because everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle ~ Sir James Barrie, "Peter Pan"

"Even if we're wised-up, grown up, and made a little (or a lot) cynical by life, don't we all want our heads resting on a lap?" - RE: Love Is All's new album

penny lane is in my ears and in my eyes

Click to see bigger beautifuller version.

I miss my stinker.

yours truly, confused n10

I like to write letters. I'm writing one right now. It's wonderfully old-timey. Past times are my favorite kind of time. I wish I had a quill and some parchment; or OR, even better, a typewriter. Which one should I get?

green typewriter
grey typewriter
black typewriter

The first(green) and the third(black) one I like best, but the second(grey) one is nice too, and it comes with a super cute yellowish case. If anything, I want to green one. Any way, to the right is a really great, absolutely mystifying letter of divorcement written by this crazy homeless woman that would frequent Book Soup and sit on the couch in the back while her "friend", to whom this letter was addressed to, slept on the other seat. (Click on it to read it).

I like to listen to music. Free music is nice. Get some here.

And lala was being dumb as usual today and it wouldn't load my playlist for some reason. Here it is, not quite in order, though. I'll try and have it up once lala stops being poopoo.

Wandering/Road Trippin'
1.back of a car - big star
2.strangers - the kinks
3.emitt rhodes - lullaby
4.running up that hill - kate bush
5.stephanie says - velvet underground
6.riding in my car - she & him
7.this time tomorrow - the kinks
8.unsatisfied - replacements
9.gypsy - fleetwood mac
10.why don't we do it in the road - the beatles
11.i can't quit you babe - otis rush


I'm taking to sleeping on the other side of the bed. It's been looking rather empty.