Monday, April 5, 2010

"A clever mind is not a heart..."

Sunday, March 28, 2010

Even Stephen...

"The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out."

Saturday, March 27, 2010

Team Zissou

I want this please.

I Like to See People Reunited

“I like to see people reunited, maybe that’s a silly thing, but what can I say, I like to see people run into each other, I like the kissing and the crying, I like the impatience, the stories that the mouth can’t tell fast enough, the ears that aren’t big enough, the eyes that can’t take in all of the change, I like the hugging, the bringing together, the end of missing someone…”

One of my favorite quotes from one of the best books...

Sunday, January 31, 2010

Painting that inspired the poetic voice...

My favorite poem about this painting:


The three men are fully clothed, long sleeves,
even hats, though it's indoors, and brightly lit,
and there's a woman. The woman is wearing
a short-sleeved red dress cut to expose her arms,
a curve of her creamy chest; she's contemplating
a cigarette in her right hand, thinking that
her companion has finally left his wife but
can she trust him? Her heavy-lidded eyes,
pouty lipsticked mouth, she has the redhead's
true pallor like skim milk, damned good-looking
and she guesses she knows it, but what exactly
has it gotten her so far, and where?--he'll start
to feel guilty in a few days, she knows
the signs, an actual smell, sweaty, rancid, like
dirty socks; he'll slip away to make telephone calls
and she swears she isn't going to go through that
again, isn't going to break down crying or begging
nor is she going to scream at him, she's finished
with all that. And he's silent beside her,
not the kind to talk much but he's thinking
thank God he made the right move at last,
he's a little dazed like a man in a dream-
is this a dream? --so much that's wide, still,
mute, horizontal, and the counterman in white,
stooped as he is and unmoving, and the man
on the other stool unmoving except to sip
his coffee; but he's feeling pretty good,
it's primarily relief, this time he's sure
as hell going to make it work, he owes it to her
and to himself.... And she's thinking
the light in this place is too bright, probably
not very flattering, she hates it when her lipstick
wears off and her makeup gets caked, she'd like
to use a ladies' room but there isn't one here
and.... how long before a gas station opens?-
it's the middle of the night and she has a feeling
time is never going to budge. This time
though she isn't going to demean herself-
he starts in about his wife, his kids, how
he let them down, they trusted him and he let
them down, she'll slam out of the goddamned room
and if he calls her Sugar or Baby in that voice,
running his hands over her like he has the right,
she'll slap his face hard, You know I hate that: STOP!
And he'll stop. He'd better. The angrier
she gets the stiller she is, hasn't said a word
for the past ten minutes, not a strand
of her hair stirs, and it smells a little like ashes
or like the henna she uses to brighten it, but
the smell is faint or anyway, crazy for her
like he is, he doesn't notice, or mind-
burying his hot face in her neck..... She's still contemplating
the cigarette burning in her hand,
the counterman is still stooped gaping
at her, and he doesn't mind that, why not,
as long as she doesn't look back, in fact
he's thinking he's the luckiest man in the world
so why isn't he happier?
-Joyce Carol Oates

Up in the Air


"The stars will wheel forth from their daytime hiding places; and one of those lights, slightly brighter than the rest, will be my wingtip passing over."
Here he is...a man who has completely abandoned the idea of stability and commitment. Yes, he is committed to his work, where he flys 300 and something days a year, but committment to someone and a relationship, well he has made that impossible. When he finally meets someone "up in the air" there is a connection that isn't forced and is easy, so he thinks. This movie makes one realize how important human relationships are, even if they carry a lot of weight and baggage. While this movie may have been one of the most depressing movies I have seen in a long time (Closer), I recommend seeing it.




Saturday, January 30, 2010

Broken Bells...Band to check out!



Broken Bells...so good. : ) Do I hear James Mercer of the shins? Yes I do...

gRay gray gray!


I don't care if people hate or the fact that they weren't permanent highlights! Next time I get my hair done....