le ballon rouge

i can smell the gym on those rainy midwest days.

oh how i loved this movie. how do i get this on dvd? these clips aren't enough to satisfy.

another gym time great was hardware wars, youtube that if you need more odor.

you can't touch this

This photo comes from The Fruits of Imagination blog of the Leo Burnett Agency/Toronto

kindness...pass it on

you who?

Halloween is tomorrow. Many people have already donned costumes for weekend festivities. What did you dress as? What was the best costume you saw? While we're on the subject...check out this link to one of my favorite street style blogs
facehunter
I wish I was invited to the eyes wide shut party.

i hate blogger

why does this always happen to me when i haven't posted in a long time?

films that I am waiting for...

Babel: multiple plots in cross-cultural/national settings. It could be a mess if it weren't in the skilled hands of Inarittu.



Volver: Pedro Almodovar strikes again and this has got the oscar bees buzzing for Cruz.

View the trailer if you like

so glad

Pablo Picasso was born on this day.
Visit the Picasso Museum in Barcelona if you have ever doubted his talent.

Don't mind the drama

We have entered the time of Scorpio. Intensity is the theme of the next few weeks. Some suggestions for how to best enjoy the energy: Be creative. Ponder the mysteries. Let go.
Mercury goes retrograde next week so start double-checking facts, dates and all pertinent details. Use this period to re-connect with old friends and yourself.

more than skin deep?

I never really liked Dove ad campaigns until now...check out this link
She's a beauty

Out of the ordinary

favorite dress















sugar coat me


Fashion. Art. Music. Multi-Media saturation at the Grove last night. All-ages got in to see local designer Halle Balou's creations. Halle and teen apprentice design collaborations were also featured. Local store Habit kicked off the runway action.








favorite model





It was well attended and rightfully so. My only complaint is the $5 cover...who did it go to? It would have been cool to donate to a scholarship for some of those up and coming designers.













at the bar getting wiggy with it






Stay tuned for street style investigations from the pacific nw.

cinemantastic!

awards ceremony
I spent all of last weekend enjoying my favorite festival in Bend (and believe me, that is saying something when there are a score or more festivals in our fair city). It was not the fall, beer, or octoberfest. It was the bendfilm festival. I love it. I love identifying the hipster writers, directors and few and far between actors. I love the parties when the real estate millionaires come out dressed to the nines shaking their groove thing next to the denim clad filmmakers. Their were other bizarre juxtapositions to be witnessed. Such as C.Thomas Howell aka Ponyboy doing his best to kiss John Waters' ass while emceeing the awards ceremony. It was painful yet somehow captured the yuk & kitsch of Hollywood.
As Ponyboy shared that his first hand job was provided by Lea Thompson I thought, glory days have past him by. When he repeated the story pity turned to disgust and disinterest. Did it matter that I was sitting at his table? Only when my friend heckled him audibly and he responded.thursday night was the bash at the box




photos from bendfilm website, check the link!

Autumn days

Mem-o-random

I've found some meme efforts floating in the blogosphere and have decided to post my own. What's a meme? You tell me, I'm guessing meme is short for memorandum. Well, this puts the random in the word.
Please feel free to go postal, post your own meme or comment on any of these.


Things that scare me: an undereducated and overfed populace

Things I hate most: Arrogance, Racism, Close-mindedness

Things I don't understand: The continuing popularity of Reality Television, Exclusion, Greediness and Hoarding

Things I'm doing right now: Learning how to swim correctly, Brainstorming a new blog, Redefining and setting new goals, Quitting my caffeine habit, Being more direct in asking for what I want,

Things I want to do before I die: become fluent in Spanish, Have a nice yard,Write a book, Be kinder to myself

Things I can do: Mountain bike, Snowboard, be flexible (but not in the yoga way)

Things I can't do: Dive/Jump off of any sort of platform into the water--but I'd like to change this

Ways to describe my personality: playful, engaging, curious, patient, tenacious, well-intentioned

Things I think you should listen to: your own compassionate thoughts, the music you love, words of encouragement

Things you should never listen to: words spoken out of fear

Things I'd like to learn: how to use photoshop for better blogging


Shows I watched as a kid: The only programs regularly allowed were The Nightly News (with Dan Rather), Star Trek re-runs and 60 minutes.

Hello Again

Tell me about your lifestyle



Summer is rolling along and I have neglected my investigations. Could it be the new full-time job, the inviting out-of-doors weather or a lack of things to write about? Chalk it up to the "lifestyle changes" I am currently undergoing.

And, did you know, that the term lifestyle is fairly young in our lexicon. Before our lifestyles, how did we live? What does a life-style say about someone? Is it an image-conscious concept reflecting a culture more style than substance?

How would you describe your life style? Do you describe your life in those terms? Or do such terms make a mockery of the meaning? You tell me, in whatever style you please.