Photo-a-day: July 15th, 2013
July 15, 2013 § Leave a comment
this picture of a heritage house next to a park looking a little Hitchcockian
The Beatles – I Me Mine
July 13, 2013 § Leave a comment
I love how disjointed & fractured & melancholic this video is, like they’re chronicling something that’s already a memory.
Young Hearts Crying by Richard Yates
July 10, 2013 § Leave a comment
Young Hearts Crying feels like one of those stories about children growing up. The stories usually begin with a cast of characters in elementary school and we watch them grow and change through high school, college and into adulthood. This story portrays our cast beginning in college, in their early 20s, and as they grow into middle-age, we see how each character chooses to change and evolve. The times change around them; some adjust, some resist. Success and failures in relationships, career, and personal health plague each character, each react by either accepting their limitations, challenging themselves to grow, or stagnating.
Stagnation is one of the most crippling fears that grip us as we age. Every character in the novel possesses a varying level of creativity: some are geniuses blessed with talent and success; some are clever minds who spark soon and fizzle, never able to grab hold of what…
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Firework Magic
July 4, 2013 § Leave a comment
When I was 9 my dog ran away on the 4th of July. She was trying to hide from the fireworks & wandered off while we stupidly spun around with flaming bits of explosives dancing sparks in the sky, mingling with the fireflies. She was gone for 3 days, and on the third afternoon, I soothed my fretful Mother by saying, with complete assurance, “Don’t worry Mom, I know she’ll come home. God told me.”
God didn’t tell me shit. I just wanted my Mom to feel better. She looked at me like I was an angel, and I was pleased that her creased brow had temporarily smoothed.
An hour later the dog returned, scratching at the door, hungry but unharmed.
For a few years I thought that my lie manifesting itself as a loose interpretation of the resurrection meant I was a soothsayer. I tried to guess what was going…
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Colm Wilkinson singing Gethsemane from Jesus Christ Superstar
June 27, 2013 § Leave a comment
MY HEART!
At James Gandolfini’s funeral today “Bring Him Home” from Les Misérables was performed. The song was originally performed by Colm Wilkinson as Jean Valjean. SB & I listened to one of Wilkinson’s performances, then watched him perform “Music of the Night” from The Phantom of the Opera.
While we were watching “Music of the Night” I became so breathless & moved by Wilkinson’s performance that it overwhelmed me. I also thought to myself, “Wouldn’t it be beautiful to hear this gorgeous tenor perform Ted Neeley’s song “Gethsemane” from Jesus Christ Superstar?” After we finished listening, SB said, “Oh hey, here’s a video of Wilkinson performing Gethsemane from Jesus Christ Superstar.” WHAT? I make magic dreams come true with my musical theatre wishes!
The performance is mesmerizing. Wilkinson speaks about always wanting to sing the song, it’s clear while he performs that he loves it. He captures the same…
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Maximus & Instagram are a beautiful match
June 26, 2013 § Leave a comment
Flower arrangement
June 25, 2013 § 1 Comment
I look this picture of a bouquet at one of the florist in the market at Granville Island on June 15th
Suicide Blondisms 