crazy man

Herzog - you gotta love his crazy. He just gets all up in there.

Saw this flick up on NY in 3D - it was so Herzog-ish. I can't put a finger on what exactly makes his films so signature. I guess its that he just goes for it and actually doesn't give a what. You gotta respect it even-though it can be painful.

undercurrent

Gill Scott-Heron passed away on Friday.

specimen

Happy Friday enjoy skeletons galore



Headed to NY for the wheee-kend! See you later DC!

hair and eyes

you can be a proud owner of these 80s x-women shirts at Mighty Fine

Rogue, I want your jacket.
Storm, I want your earrings.

mel mel

summer fun - a big fan of Lower Dens - enjoy

wish they'd come to DC.

damn you

Stupid bug was keeping me awake last night. Its so friggin loud when it flies and then bashes up against the window. In my sleep it sounds like a weed whackers toasting. I'm looking at it right now as it paces back and forth on my sill. Close up picture makes me gag. I need sleep.

by request

at the request of DKT - here you go

here is me stretching in preparation for posing as an elegant lady



watch out world: elegant lady!

Meredith & Alex

Friends, Fun & True Love.

trembling

Fantastic.
Julian Callos knows.





these are how I feel after trying to keep up with Dona during aerobic exercise.

from this to this

here is what happened today. Thanks sis.

smooth sailing

today was great. Pear Pie with crumb topping anyone?



Makes four 6 inch mini tarts

3 cups sliced pears (used 3 large bartlett pears)
2 tbl sp lemon juice (used one large lemon)
1/3 cup sugar
1/4 tsp of ground ginger
1 tbl sp whole wheat flour
1 unbaked pastry shell - 9 in (rolled out into 4 little shells)

Crumb Topping
1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup whole wheat flour

Spray tart dishes with a lot of non-stick cooking spray - line with dough
Mix sliced pears, lemon juice, sugar, ginger & flour and place into pie dishes
Mix together room temp butter & brown sugar; stir in flour - top pies
Bake @ 375 degrees for 45 mins.

dot dot

Aint DC grand?



Spent some time with Dona and Zig by the museums the other day. I feel so fortunate to have grown amongst amazing museums with no entry fees. My sister is teaching Zig to be a culture lover the way our mom taught us. Soak it all in little buddy.

unknown

not sure where either of these came from. not a fan of the copy but thought they had a nice look.

things

Eagle Nebula, Comb Jelly FIsh, Missile Test

not as weird

Saw Lykke Li live last night. She really wasn't as weird as I had hoped but still put on a great show. Lets hear it for that top eh?

In other news, CSS & Sleigh Bells put on the second best show in memory. XX continues to hold the title.

degrees

Uhhh this is my brother in-laws' boss' wife. Never thought that would happen. Never thought about it.

ragged

Whoa came across the Photographs of Katy Granna by way of a pretty cool blog.

See more of her series STREET PORTRAITS OF “DELUSIONAL” STRANGERS

summer digs

New Summer gear at the online shop with more to come by the end of tomorrow! Check it out - tell your friends. Thanks!

Shanimalschool on Etsy

adult things

Not to worry - this isn't a picture of breast implants. I'm in love with shoe inserts at the moment. I think they've changed my life.

I love you jelly inserts. i love you!



I got two pairs of the ones pictured above for a total $4 - I feel great about it.

Genetic Besties

Happy Birthday Hana!!! So fortunate to have an older sister like you!

wugly greetings

whoa these are ugly but I really do like the second one. I love you mom.

tone & firm

Welps I think its about time that I begin to focus on toning. I was in the best shape of my life the year I took Kumdo lessons with my mom. Unfortunately its kind of hard to find the space to swing a sword around. Maybe this is the answer.

forward halt!

Slipped my radar - The Sounds released a new album at the end of March. Apparently James Iha co-produced it.

You can listen to the entire album here: Something to Die For

It kind of sucks, it definitely sounds like em but just not gelling with my current music tastes and feels a little uninspired.

under my skin

soaking it in - stage lighting - so rad.

we all scream

This week I decided to learn to make ice-cream instead of try a new pie recipe. It was pretty simple but takes prep time and you have to have an ice-cream maker which is pretty annoying. None-the-less we have one and I broke it in sine receiving it as a gift a couple years ago.

1 - you have to wait till the mixing bowl to the ice-cream maker is completely frozen, i just popped it in our freezer the night before
2 - once cooking all the ingredients you have to let it cool completely
3 - once mixing the ice-cream you have to put it in the freezer for a couple hours before you can serve it firm.

I kind of liked eating it while it was still sort of slushy. We had some lovely vanilla beans from India that Hana brought home with her when she went on her world travels so I just made a classic French Vanilla. Next time I may cut the whole milk to low-fat milk and use a bit less sugar.

This recipe is pretty close to the one I followed except added real vanilla bean along with the vanilla extract it calls for: Vanilla Ice-Cream Recipe

Bryan Singer, bringing it back!

and by "it" I mean intelligence.

This looks awesome - Bryan Singer, Matt Vaughn (Director/Producer of Kick Ass), James McAvoy, Kevin Bacon, Rose Byrne - The Cold War?! its gonna be good.

Concept Designs by Rhythm & Hues - who knew they still had it in them? Their latest stuff hasn't been as crispy.
VFX by MPC and Weta Digital amongst many great houses

I'm psyched.

uncomfortable silence

Lykke Li is a pretty good actress.