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Regular friends, don't bother reading this one. Nipples!
Just spent an hour and a half on the internet instead of cuddling my baby in bed to try to figure out how to position this medela orthodontic nipple in Sylvie's mouth. While she was sleepy, I stuck it in her mouth to see if she would take that nipple since she wouldn't take the Avent (she's 7 weeks old) and she seemed to like it a lot better. We've ( Read more... ) -
Belle and Sebastian, you confuse and delight me.
Long, long ago, back in 1997, Belle and Sebastian were easily my favorite band. After releasing If You're Feeling Sinister, they spent the summer releasing three EPs that were all a marvel of clever songwriting and stunning emotional insight. I still remember sitting around listening to each new EP as it came out with my housemate/boyfriend, both ( Read more... ) -
Album List
So, a long time ago, Melty asked me to come up wtih an album list, and here it is. No particular order. You might notice that a great deal of this is old, and it's only stuff I own...I know I've forgotten things I love that I haven't got around to buying yet. Oi, I gotta start finding new music. And try finding your favorite recording of a ( Read more... ) -
Robert Downey, Jr., I Forgive You
Once upon a time, I smuggled fudgy brownies and a candy necklace into a dusty second-run theater for a viewing of the latest Robert Downey, Jr. film, a little something called Restoration. It was also the occasion my ex-boyfriend chose for me to meet his new girlfriend, a recovering anorexic. I had also just been dumped by a different ex, who was ( Read more... ) -
Capote: Count the Cost
For the first 20 minutes of the film, I objectively admired the early 60’s color palette, all muted beige, grey-green, and yellow-orange. I wondered how it is that a camera can make drinking and smoking look so damned good. Then, with only a “Bergdorf’s” warning, Philip Seymour Hoffman slayed me with the line, “Apparently, Detective Foxy’s wife ( Read more... ) -
Why Girl With a Pearl Earring Falls Short
WARNING: LOTS OF SPOILERS (IF THEY CAN BE CONSIDERED AS SUCH)
I apologize for using character and actor names interchangeably.
I’m sure many consider Girl With a Pearl Earring to be a masterpiece. Certainly, much credit goes to Eduardo Serra, as Director of Photography. Scenes are lit so precisely, Vermeer’s style is evoked with breath-catching ( Read more... )