this is pretty self-explanatory.
A Week of Men Part I
because i kind of need to remind myself that all men are not, you know, complete wankers, i've decided to be positive and do a little celebration of men i admire this week.
to start things off -- Dave Matthews.
i appreciate him for all the usual things: the incredible voice, the quirky smile, his heartfelt efforts to make the world a better place, the poetry and music he so carefully crafts and then shares with us, that funny twitchy dance he does on stage...
simply put, he is good. good in the way you hope all people are at heart.
to start things off -- Dave Matthews.
i appreciate him for all the usual things: the incredible voice, the quirky smile, his heartfelt efforts to make the world a better place, the poetry and music he so carefully crafts and then shares with us, that funny twitchy dance he does on stage...
simply put, he is good. good in the way you hope all people are at heart.
Friday, I'm in Love
another love list for friday -- but i thought i'd put a twist on it and do "guilty pleasures" this time, i.e. i'm an even bigger dork than previously suspected.
so here are some highly un-ironically unhip things i wholeheartedly adore:
- the Beckhams (i've read Posh's autobiography twice and at one point i may or may not have had a poster of Becks on my wall...)
- movies where the plot is just a thin excuse to feature lots of gratuitous dancing (a la Save the Last Dance, You Got Served, Bring it On, and so forth)
- Adam Ant: weird 80's pop icon with a penchant for far too much makeup and avant garde hair (this video captures the weirdness quite well, i feel)
- hanging out in the Etc. forum at Etsy (if you need an opinion, or want to complain about anything, or just want to share what you had for dinner, this is the place for it)
- SMAP (always and forever, *sigh*)
so here are some highly un-ironically unhip things i wholeheartedly adore:
- the Beckhams (i've read Posh's autobiography twice and at one point i may or may not have had a poster of Becks on my wall...)
- movies where the plot is just a thin excuse to feature lots of gratuitous dancing (a la Save the Last Dance, You Got Served, Bring it On, and so forth)
- Adam Ant: weird 80's pop icon with a penchant for far too much makeup and avant garde hair (this video captures the weirdness quite well, i feel)
- hanging out in the Etc. forum at Etsy (if you need an opinion, or want to complain about anything, or just want to share what you had for dinner, this is the place for it)
- SMAP (always and forever, *sigh*)
Los Angeles Beckons
a kind of ode to my hometown -- nothing captures the love/hate relationship i have with LA so well as this song.
friday love list
because i like meg's challenges, a list of things i love:
- unexpected emails from friends
- Adobe Illustrator
- the abundance of life in my backyard (lizards, geckos, iguanas, frogs, snakes, blue jays, cardinals, woodpeckers, parrots, orioles)
- Eddie Izzard
- umeboshi
- Lotte Ghana chocolate bars
- Ioan Gruffud as Horatio Hornblower
- helloalena's photos
- empire waist dresses
- homemade gooseberry jam
- reading the first lines of a book i know i'm going to enjoy
- antique maps
- dark and stormy days
- going to a horse show
- learning new words (this week's is gallimaufry)
- baking a perfect lemon meringue pie
- his smile
- unexpected emails from friends
- Adobe Illustrator
- the abundance of life in my backyard (lizards, geckos, iguanas, frogs, snakes, blue jays, cardinals, woodpeckers, parrots, orioles)
- Eddie Izzard
- umeboshi
- Lotte Ghana chocolate bars
- Ioan Gruffud as Horatio Hornblower
- helloalena's photos
- empire waist dresses
- homemade gooseberry jam
- reading the first lines of a book i know i'm going to enjoy
- antique maps
- dark and stormy days
- going to a horse show
- learning new words (this week's is gallimaufry)
- baking a perfect lemon meringue pie
- his smile
oh, the Promenade
i thought it might be fun to revisit the past and see what i was writing about back in the days before blogs were invented. here is, verbatim, an entry from June 18, 1995
dear journal,
i've been 17 years old for five days now. the only noticeable change is my hair colour. i dyed it "plum" yesterday. K and L gave me my bday presents yesterday in a truly unique fashion. they'd entrusted each of my gifts to various people working in our favorite stores along the Promenade. K & L led me to each shop and presented me to the clerk, who would then order me to do something embarrassing before they'd hand over the present. at Congo Square i had to sing "Is She Weird" to Alexander. at NaNa's i had to make animal noises and then was given a box of Fruit Loops tied with ribbon. finally i was forced to propose marriage to the boy at Pyramid Music. in hindsight it was actually rather fun. the best present turned out to be a cd from L with the french song we've been madly searching for all year.
and here is that song, which i still love.
dear journal,
i've been 17 years old for five days now. the only noticeable change is my hair colour. i dyed it "plum" yesterday. K and L gave me my bday presents yesterday in a truly unique fashion. they'd entrusted each of my gifts to various people working in our favorite stores along the Promenade. K & L led me to each shop and presented me to the clerk, who would then order me to do something embarrassing before they'd hand over the present. at Congo Square i had to sing "Is She Weird" to Alexander. at NaNa's i had to make animal noises and then was given a box of Fruit Loops tied with ribbon. finally i was forced to propose marriage to the boy at Pyramid Music. in hindsight it was actually rather fun. the best present turned out to be a cd from L with the french song we've been madly searching for all year.
and here is that song, which i still love.
preview
an illustration from my textbook, ミニドラマで学ぶ楽しい英会話, an English conversation book for Japanese university students. it will be out in stores next spring.
congo square
i spent half my high school life hanging out on this sofa at this cafe.
ordering ice mocha lattes and flirting with the curly-haired waiter.
what was his name?
10 questions
courtesy of Meg's blog:
1. What is your favorite word?
delicious
2. What is your least favorite word?
no
3. What turns you on?
passion
4. What turns you off?
complaining
5. What sound or noise do you love?
bagpipes
6. What sound or noise do you hate?
that high-pitched, barely audible whine when a tv is on
7. What is your favorite curse word?
wanker
8. What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?
park ranger
9. What profession would you not like to do?
butcher
10. If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates?
“well done! are you ready to go again?”
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