He's a Tramp

One of my fave Disney songs: I had no idea this footage existed (!)

I have strange stirrings in my pants

Was watching some videos of Craig Ferguson and found this.
Craig Ferguson, if you're not familiar, is Scottish and utterly hilarious. I...he's so wondrous.
And Conor is great. Always. His expressions in this video are SO cute. Ah, love.

Day and Night

Favorite Pixar short.
(Shown before Toy Story 3)

I have made you maaaaaaahhhhd

8/10 movies I've wanted to see lately are proving to be difficult to view.

127 Hours, for instance, is still only in Cleveland, and I think that will remain as the closest location.
The trailer above is for the movie The Tempest ("out" Dec 10, but won't be wide-released until January, probably), which I found whilst looking at Ben Whishaw's IMDB page (who plays Ariel, and looks to do a splendid job, as per usual).

Which leads me to my next thing: my enthrallment with dead men who are in a movie for about 30 seconds and then die.
Example one: Theodred in LOTR TT. Although, in the extended edition, he gets a little more screen time, which makes me (and Cassie) sound less psychotic.
And example two: Tom Keats, aka Olly Alexander, in Bright Star. He's crazy looking and adorable (from what I could tell) and adorable sounding. So I looked him up, and he's going to be in Gulliver's Travels, which, eh, sure. Not a HUGE fan of Jack Black, but I'll watch him. So, O. Alexander has a part.



















What a funny looking chap. I read that someone said, "he looks like a teenage Tim Burton." I'd be his Helena Bonham-Carter, ha ha.
But really, Google image this kid (b.1990, *barf) and look at the hilarious images. Silly little boy.

Landlocked Blues

(William Klein. "Mini Gang" circa 1950s.)

"...And there’s kids playing guns in the street
And ones pointing his tree branch at me
So I put my hands up I say “enough is enough,
If you walk away, I’ll walk away”
And he shot me dead."

Immediately popped into my head the first time I saw this picture.
He has some good stuff, but this particular picture came with a song, ha.

The Factory

Bob Dylan's screen test 1965 at Andy Warhol's Factory.
I, you just have to love how vulnerable and timid Dylan looks. He and my darling Steve Bays have this baby-face, adorable, puffy-cheeked something or rather that I adore entirely. When Dylan looks up at the end, what an angel.

Oh, it doesn't stop there...
I had gone to OSU with my contemporary novel class senior year of college to see The Warhol Exhibit at the Wexner Center and had tried to see as much as I could, but of course, with all the screen tests and wanting to watch Hinson play with the Silver Clouds, I obviously couldn't find everything I wanted. I remember asking something in the very beginning of the tour about Edie and the tour guide looked at me like, "oh!" and Hinson was like, "oh, you like Edie?" I felt like a shining star for a hot second because everyone else was just blank-faced :D Gold star, ta-da! SO, with that said, I knew about Dylan being at The Factory, I THINK I knew about Dali and Bowie having screen tests, but I just came across them on Youtube, which I'm ecstatic about because I didn't get a chance to see them when I saw the exhibit.

To watch on Youtube, type...

Dali: "Dali Screen Test" 0:27 seconds
Bowie: "David Bowie meets Andy Warhol" 0:12 seconds
and also,
Warhol on Allen Ginsberg: "Andy Warhol on Allen Ginsberg" 0:15 seconds

Andddd I just fell in love with the director of Factory Girl because he just described Sienna Miller as "ineffable"--ksadjaslkdjasd.

Twilight blows

Movie Trailers - Movies Blog

Awwwwww. Look at them go; Tom Felton gets a check plus.
Glenn Beck (just accidentally wrote "Glenn Bleck" at first, hahahah), Twilight blows, BOO-YAH!, and Olive Garden lingo are apparently all that America is. Splendid.

I don't care how much anyone tries to make fun of Canada, they're the cutest. And have sublime mountains. On which I can ski.
And lots of French.
And crepes.
And cuties.
I can haz move there now, mahbe?

Guess who?

I love the crap outta him.
MFA from Columbia, doctorate from Yale (creat. writing), this, and sooo much more.




I also respect the crap out of him--get it, girl.


Plus, a recent article about him in GQ hit very close to a final paper I wrote on Whitman in Eng 290 with Dr. Davis. No wonder Davis dug it: it's obviously brilliant, HA.

(Image: James Franco cross-dressing for Candy magazine)

I get to fall in love again

It was complete bliss reading this for the first time when I was 21 and this looks like a fantastic rendering; true to the story (it seems) and captivating and goose bump-making.

Maybe if someone won't read the book, someone would maybe perhaps possibly uh could and should see the movie?? You know who you are, my little Rochester.

Maybe I'll read it yet again before March 2011 (release date). Mmmmmmmm, 19th century splendor.

After ANTM

I can't even relay how much I adore Allison Harvard.




All the best people love cats.

I was looking into what she has been doing after ANTM, and she's signed with Nous Model, apparently. I think. She didn't need to win to be spectacular and perfect. Yeeyah. She also has a bunch of photos on Stumbleupon.com if you type in her name. They're divine. There are also a couple nice ones on Tumblr.com, too.




Lovelovelove. Love.


Not sure who took this, but I'm guessing she did because she haz the arts and stuffs. I.e., she draws/is creative&etc.

Bliz, blaze

Today I went thrifting with Michelle and Cassie.

I found another spectacular blazer: this one is quite like the blue velvet one I got a couple months ago, only this new one is a bright-ish maroon. Cassie called it a Willy Wonka blazer. Haw.

Blazer: $2
Vest for a certain someone for Xmas: $2
Dry cleaning to make them both smell/look better: $10 total.



It's darker than this picture, but this is the blazer. It's also a wee bit big, but, it'll be fine.


And this is the vest.

I don't really care about wearing other people's clothes, but I absolutely loathe the smell. And for me, smell is everything.
Speaking of smells, Autumn Lodge by Yankee Candle is my current candle. J'adore.

Morgan Matthews

At about 1:54, there's a clip of this sequence, which I love:

Morgan: Mommy, if my dolly's cold, can I put her in the toaster oven?
Amy: No, honey. That would be a mistake.
Morgan: Mommy?
Amy: Yes?
Morgan: I made a mistake
Amy: *runs into the kitchen. Cory! Didn’t you smell that?
Cory: I just thought we were having plastic for dinner.
*Amy pulls out the flattened doll
Morgan: I don’t care what she looks like. Debbie’s my doll and I love her.
Amy: Well sweetheart, we’ll get you another doll.
Morgan: OK! *throws Debbie across the kitchen and runs upstairs.

Lily Nicksay is the cuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuutest.

Steampunk

Steampunk: is a sub-genre of science fiction, alternate history, and speculative fiction that came into prominence during the 1980s and early 1990s. Specifically, steampunk involves an era or world where steam power is still widely used—usually the 19th century and often Victorian era Britain—that incorporates prominent elements of either science fiction or fantasy. Works of steampunk often feature anachronistic technology or futuristic innovations as Victorians may have envisioned them; in other words, based on a Victorian perspective on fashion, culture, architectural style, art, etc.



Boots from a website that specializes in this fashion. There were a lot of things going on in my dreams last night, and these boots were one of the subjects, haaa.

Simple, plain shirt. But I dig.


They also sell lots of men's clothes, which have the look of Sherlock Holmes or a ringleader. I would love on any man who wore these get-ups.

Almost all the men's vests are super-swankilicious.

I also liked the Black Cherry Jacquard Vest, om num num.


This particular website also sells retro bathing suits (men and women), canes, mustaches, watches, suspenders, hats, &etc.
www.steampunkemporium.com

That's just like Jell-O on springs!

They actually look very pretty in some scenes. And I've never been one for Marilyn, but she, Jack Lemmon, and Tony Curtis are incredible in this. Some of the best acting I've seen in a while. Especially from that era because a lot of those movies/actors sort of run together after a while, but the acting here really stands out: it's not only utterly hilarious, but it's genuine.

5 stars and a check plus.

Dear David,

TOUR.
Love,
Lauryn



I think this will be my wedding song, HA. It's such greatness. Makes me smile. David Bowie, the Francos, Bob Davis, and a couple of my friends have this same talent; the talent of rendering an uncontrollable smile on my face BECAUSE of their smiles.

David Bowie's definitely one of those people who's smile is contagious. I was watching some of his videos and was saddened because I want to watch him dance around LIVE. C'mon, lover, just tour. Bob Dylan did! And he's like 103. Haaaa. Kidding, Bobby D--loveee you. It WAS great seeing Dylan live. And I bet Bowie would be just as kickA.

Doo doo doo, doo doo. Doo doo doo, doo doo.

Death Camp for Cutie

http://blogs.seattleweekly.com/reverb/2010/03/okay_ben_gibbard_how_do_people.php

I couldn't get it to embed but whatever. Hilarious Ben Gibbard interview. Laughing ensued. A lot.

In other news, these are some commercials that I saw one after the other yesterday night on some local channel:

"S&M take out" -a fast food, Swenson's-esque looking place that claimed to have very "fresh" food. Looked greasy and disgusting. Also, the name. WHATTTT.

"Dollar Paradise" -a dollar store. The voice of a man was rattling off items they sell in a normal, advertisement way, and then all of the sudden, he pauses, and in a very deep voice says, "BRAS!"

This last one is sort of just a grammatical thing:
"Free braces for children 20 and under!"
Apparently all you 18-20 year olds are still children. Only when you're 21 are you an adult. Ok, that's all fine and dandy, but 18+ is the general "adult" age.

Les Miserables

Reunion of original London cast, 1985, performing in 2006. Although there are really no clips of this like there are for the version that was on TV some years ago, I grew up on these voices and think I'm partial to them.

Plus, she's my favorite Eponine:


She's 80s-tastic in this video, but she's the same lovely lady singing after the couple in the reunion. The whiny girl, yeah. And my favvvvorite character, always has been. And "On My Own" (second video) has never gotten old. She sings it a bit differently than the version I have but it's mostly the same.
Le sigh<3

I read once

in this article this woman had written that we don't have to find justifications for the things we like. Or something. I just spent a good 15 minutes trying to find the article in my old journals and didn't find it. I KNOW it's there...hmph. Anyway, my dad had given me the article years ago and I LOVED it. It made me feel great.

Some things I like:
-Dog the bounty hunter
-organized clutter
-difficult people
-olives
-Sylvia Plath

Some things I don't like:
-PBR
-fixed gear bikes (I will admit that I haven't tried one but I DO know that when I'm on my bike, I shift a lot and appreciate the ability to do so)
-cherry-flavored things and grenadine
-confrontation (although, when I was little, I remember declaring that I wanted to be a lawyer like grandpa because I liked to argue)
-silk pajamas/bedding



Something nice to leave you with: Joel McCale is a snazzy man.

YYYs

I feel fussy. I feel this.

Velvet-voiced boy

I wanted to see this before. Now I NEED to see this because my childhood friend whom I took dance with and was in Babes in Toyland with, John Magaro, is in My Soul to Take (Wes Craven). He's the one with the curly, dark hair. He was a sweetie and I remember one of my friends had a crush on him, but he was 3 years older, an eternity when you're 7 and he's 10. This is my second friend from Brad French Studio to "make it big," which is really spectacular because it was such a little baby studio (that ended up closing (so sad) when I was about 12 or so).

I'm just waiting for MY crush from the studio to do something great. Oh, what a guy ;)

Rare-Ra

The moneymaker: George Clooney.



A lovely still of Edie, early on.



Patti Smith and Bobby Dylan.


A young Helena Bonham-Carter.



Drew Barrymore.


Salvador Dali and a Triceratops.


Judy Garland.


Marilyn Monroe in a funhouse mirror.


Iggy and Blondie.


Sean Penn.


My relative (Clark Gable) and Marilyn Monroe.



Allen Ginsberg.

Man-boots

Besides this being a hilarious and great picture, he wore those boots (click the picture to make it bigger/make boots more visable) at the show in September and they are the best man-boots ever. It's like they were made for himmmmm.

Delaware, Ohio Antique Shops

The Savoy: mostly produced in the 1960s, I believe, and comes in other colors, but this is the color I found it in (!)

Lauren and I went to a couple of the antique shops in Delaware, Ohio, and I found this little number. Yes, it takes 620 film, but it can take 120 if re-spooled.

Little box of joy.
And I was also informed my dad has some Brownies upstairs. I think his collection is never-ending.

I also bought some old postcards (for Geoff, K, Caitlin, and probably others, can't remember right now)something for K, something for Amy, something for my mom, and this lovely necklace that has one of Toulouse-Lautrec's paintings on it. I'm actually not familiar with the painting, nor can I find it, but it's this sassy-looking, perhaps contemplating woman. *Shrugs.*

Despicable Me

Agnes from Despicable Me at her finest.
This could be paralleled to my reaction to Christian in Moulin Rouge! when he "hides" in the corner (i.e. covers his face with his hands) when The Duke is in The Elephant and Satine is trying to hide Christian: I laugh, HARD, EVERY time.

Bahahaha.

Who gives this up?

I have mad respect for Natalie Portman but, but, BUT, NATALIE--sheesh. Old news, but, watching some videos of Devendra and, puhhh.

In other news, birthday was fine and dandy. 24 on 24.
I'ma make some $$s and go places. iMiss: CO, SF/Monterey, NM, and would very much dig a trip to LA in early 2011.

Oh, and Scotland. No big.

Outrageous

Tonight on ANTM, Andre Leon Talley compared Ann to Penelope Tree. I find myself loving him more and more, and his comparisons are generally very interesting and enlightening.

Anyway, I rather think, and can't get out of my mind, that Ann is quite similar to Allison of cycle 12. But, I think I agree with Mr. Talley on this.



This is a picture Diane Arbus took of Penelope Tree at age 13. Arbus was actually the one to find her, but Tree's dad (who was very wealthy) said that if Arbus published the pictures of Penelope, he would have Arbus sued because he and his wife didn't approve of Penelope being a model. So, Penelope went on to do more modeling, being quite successful, but then she had a late spell of acne which left scars and then no one wanted her. Psh. OUTRAGEOUS. Make-up, anyone? Or find something to do WITH it? I'm not a professional, but I have a heart. And yes, it can very well be argued that people in the modeling world don't have a heart, but some do, and those people should have found something creative about it. I hate to say it, but I can totally see Tyra doing something like that. Because that would be typical Tyra. Oh, you crazy, crazy woman.
Presently, Penelope Tree works for an organization that helps out girls from the poorest of families have a chance to go to school. Very cool and good for her.

She was very known for her VERY long legs:


And a few I was quite fond of:






I'm not head over heals for modeling, but I do appreciate it when it's done "right," or rather, done in an very unique, interesting way.

A few

of my (new) favorite things:



Nikon wide lens. I was looking at wide angle lenses and voila! Dad produced this little lovely.



Argus C3. Mass produced from 1939-1966. Produces, I believe, Lomo-esque pictures in that they seem to be vivid in color, but better quality than Lomo, what with the focus and all.

And last but certainly not not NOT least...

I FINALLY FOUND BOOTS!! I had been eyeing them for a while, but didn't think they were what I really wanted. But then I tried them on, and da da da DA! Deena and Ozzy brown boots from UO.

My baby panther

She sometimes sleeps like this, notice her little crossed paws over her nose.



My angel and meeeee.



Holding hands. One time I woke up and she actually had her paw in my hand. I hadn't put it there, she just did it.


Love at its finest.

Too bitty

"I'm always changing my mind, well I guess I am...I'm a goddamn hypocrite" -my man Conor Oberst.

What I mean to say is that I seem to change my mind once and a while, as much as I don't like to admit it.

Example, Top Model.

Sure Tyra's wack, but some of these gals on the cycles are fantastic.

Run through for cycle 15:

Anamaria: "you bitty" -one of the girls to her. She was too skinny and most likely has a little eating problem, and they sent her home tonight on ep. 2. She was also too full of herself and set in her ways. So long to her.
Ann: the Allison of this cycle, but I can't help but love and root for her. She's also 6'2".
Chelsey: nothing about her has grabbed me yet, but I don't hate her, either.
Chris: one of two sisters on the show this season (Terra is her older sister). She's cute and funny and a stronger model than her sister.
Esther: one of my favorites, and the lady has G size tatas. G. I'm with Tyra in not understanding how she carries her Gs better than Tyra and I carry our DDs. And for that, I love her. And she's not in your face about it, either.
Jane: I liked her for a split second, but then she got sassy or run-of-the-mill or something and now I'm over her.
Kacey: has tried out before and again, I don't like her. Seems drama-filled and annoying. Also, one of the Js said that she's not that "attractive" without her glasses. But she DID hold her own when she wasn't wearing them on the catwalk. But, contacts? No? Hmm...
Kayla: at first, no, no, no. But, then she grew on me and I love her with straight hair. She's the little ANTM lezzie and good for her. Go, girl.
Kendal: is pretty but nothing has grabbed me yet.
Lexie: I read this on someone else's blog and thank you, person: "she looks like Haylie Duff." And that's all I can ever think when I see her. I hope she goes home next; she bugs me. And she's 18 and thinks she knows the world. No. These 18 year old gals on here always think that. Wrong, ladies.
Liz: Love. Love. Love. She is great. And reminds me of a friend who I always thought should try out. Love.
Rhianna: Hahahaha, she's cute, I enjoy her. She is inspired by plants and tries to model like them. If that's what it takes, get it, hippie lady. And she reminds me of Maggie Gyllenhaal.
Sara: episode 2, third from last called, eh. Nothing great, but maybe there will be.
Terra: weakest of the two sisters, but I hope she can pick it up a bit!

No Humans Allowed

I have nooo idea when this was made, but Steve Bays and Paul Hawney from Hot Hot Heat made this video, apparently. I don't know how I found it, but here it is.

Yesterday was the best: 5 years, 5 shows, jsdkalsjd.
Love The Basement, and it's the best venue for them.



9.12.10
One of my favorite men in the entire world. Great show, lovies.

This is my new scarf

...and my bed.


I couldn't resist: Target $12.99.
I tried walking away from it, only to look longingly back and cringe because I knew I was going to buy it. HA.

Also, I started reading Water for Elephants because a friend said I may like it. After I read the back and expressed my immense interest, she told me RobPatz was going to play the lead role. I like watching him, and I think he's good. Honestly, take him out of Twilight and he's stellar. Let him be a weirdo-goon, and he flourishes. Reese Witherspoon on the other hand, I don't really know about. She DID direct Legally Blondes (a sequel? or something?) and that looks pretty bad. However, I was never a huge fan of Legally Blonde in the first place. In Vanity Fair, though, she did quite well, as I recall.

Fall Festival

Fall Festival Yankee Candle is the smell in my VERY CLEAN room.

Mmmm.

That and Evening Air are my favorites, I think. And also, Juicy Grapefruit, which I couldn't resist buying when there was a sale.

In other news,
Steve and I took my Nikon with a wide angle lens out to Brimfield and probably took some really awesome pictures. It's a shame that the film went amok. Speaking of "amok," that word has a hilarious explanation on my word-of-the-day calendar. It's a ridiculous image if you let yourself think about it:
"...entered the English [language] in the mid-1600s as a noun meaning "murderous frenzy." Since the 16th century, visitors to Southeast Asia have reported on a psychiatric disorder known in Malay as amok. Typically, the afflicted person (usually a Malay man) attacks bystanders in a blind frenzy, killing everyone in sight until he collapses in exhaustion or is himself killed..."

Hahahahaha. Ah.

Anyway, the film went ka-put and now we're back to square one. But, my uncle and my dad have seen fit to give me a kajillion rolls of B&W film. So now I have all the B&W film I will EVER need. EVER. Seriously, K (and Hanna!), if you want some, don't hesitate to ask, I will gladly send you some.

Triple H happens so soon at The Basement. So. Excited.
LKskjdasdjasd.

Dinner rez with my moms

Dave Franco as Cole in Scrubs.
<3
Chiseled chap, mmm.

LA, here Michelle and I come.

Miroslav Tichý

So, my dad hands me his American Photo magazine today and shows me this Czech photographer who was born in 1926, has suffered mental breakdowns, endured critics calling his photos "exploitative," and makes his own cameras from trash, i.e., toliet paper rolls, string, tin cans, and other things. "Because his quirky cameras did not have viewfinders, he lacked exact control over composition of images" (American Photo, March/April 2010).



So, like a pinhole. Of sorts.

"not so concerned with formal issues of technique and composition, and are more willing to accept a more slapdash approach to image-making..."

He's nuts and "wild" looking. I really liked a quote of his at the end of the article that says, "Photography is something concrete, a perception, what you see with your eyes. And it happens so fast that you may not see anything at all! To photograph is to paint with light! The flaws are part of it. That's what makes the poetry. And for that you need a bad camera. If you want to be famous, you have to be worse at something than everyone else in the world!" And as for people calling his pictures "exploitive," he tells the reader, "the pictures are about discovering joy and pleasure in an oppressive political situation."


Typical Tichý; he really likes females in respose/female legs:


And a few I liked...










So ghostly and spiffy. Especially this last one of Austrian women dancing; the Czech government controlled the TVs, but Tichý was able to pick up some Austrian channels and took a series of pictures. There are a bunch of other pictures, just Google his name and "photography" and you should get a ton. They're awesome.

Quasi-distracted

"Trailer" for Super Sad True Love Story: A Novel
by Gary Shteyngart.

If you want to know what it's actually about, since the trailer is just hilarious and not about the book (as I thought it would be), you can read a good write-up here:

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7334201-super-sad-true-love-story

Not entirely sure I'll read it SOON, but perhaps eventually (I can't even think about how many books I have that I claim "are the start of my future library," as I often say in defense of all the non-read books that currently reside in my room).

Anyway, found out about this little book at indiebound.org as I was doing research for [publishing] networking websites and whatnot. Only a wee bit distracted...

Says the girl who thinks...

Charles Manson is cute. Ack, haha. It's a wonder I haven't fallen in love with a serial killer. Or someone equally insane. Oh boy.

Anyway,



Chexy Che. Found on acidcow.com, rare photos of celebrities &etc.

Tambien...


Akjasdlkajsd. Another rare photo from acidcow.com.
As much as I've read about him, I still have trouble fully understanding all that hoop-la, but I think it's because politics don't really resonate with me, for the most part. Maybe a "Che for Dummies" book would be helpful, hawww.