Posts filed under 'Beautiful Things'
To Philip Glass, to Virginia Woolf, and to Michael Cunningham
The music of Philip Glass has moved me more than any music I have ever heard. I recently obtained a copy of Glass’s music to the movie, The Hours, and in the CD booklet is an essay by Michael Cunningham. This essay has explained to me my unexplainable and odd fascination with Glass, and in addition, with the work of Virginia Wolf. I guess I am one of the “wild and lonely ones,” because I often listen to Einstein on the Beach (and any other work of his that I have collected) on repeat, especially while writing.
2 comments August 18, 2009
Let Us Consider, by Russell Edson
I stumbled on this by accident while doing research for my unit of instruction on modern poetry. It gives me the chills every time.
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1 comment July 31, 2009
Garden Flowers
My beautiful flowers that I planted by seed (gift from my mom, thanks Mom!) have bloomed!
3 comments July 17, 2009
Swingin Martinis Designs
I am posting to promote my friend Shannon’s super awesome company: Swingin Martinis Designs. She makes unique, very well made, crafty delights: purses, aprons, hair clips, clothing, and jewelry. She will even custom design the products by letting you pick out the fabric, at no extra cost. Shannon made me a custom made apron, make-up bag, and also a very adorable wallet and Nintendo-64 coin purse. I have been very happy with her products, and I get compliments on them all the time (especially the Nintendo-64 coin purse!). Did I mention her hand-made products are reasonably priced, and you get free shipping if you purchase over $30?
So, if you are looking for a great gift, or something special to treat yourself, definitely check it out!
Our Lady of Guadalupe Virgin Mary Purse (my personal favorite)
Bottle Cap Hair Clips
Pleated Purse
1 comment July 2, 2009
I Love Philip Glass
Everything must have an ending except for my love for you.
1 comment April 27, 2009
Raw Banana Pancakes
Raw Banana Pancakes
Pancake: Ground flaxseed, pureed banana, raw agave
Coconut Creme: Young thai coconut meat, cashews, vanilla, water
Top with fresh organic strawberrues, raw agave, and raw walnuts.
4 comments March 29, 2009
Everyone’s everyone.
Millicent Weems: Now it is waiting and nobody cares. And when you’re wait is over this room will still exist and it will continue to hold shoes and dress and boxes and maybe someday another waiting person. And maybe not. The room doesn’t care either.
Millicent Weems: What was once before you – an exciting, mysterious future – is now behind you. Lived; understood; disappointing. You realize you are not special. You have struggled into existence, and are now slipping silently out of it. This is everyone’s experience. Every single one. The specifics hardly matter. Everyone’s everyone. So you are Adele, Hazel, Claire, Olive. You are Ellen. All her meager sadnesses are yours; all her loneliness; the gray, straw-like hair; her red raw hands. It’s yours. It is time for you to understand this.
Millicent Weems: Walk.
Millicent Weems: As the people who adore you stop adoring you; as they die; as they move on; as you shed them; as you shed your beauty; your youth; as the world forgets you; as you recognize your transience; as you begin to lose your characteristics one by one; as you learn there is no-one watching you, and there never was, you think only about driving – not coming from any place; not arriving any place. Just driving, counting off time. Now you are here, at 7:43. Now you are here, at 7:44. Now you are…
Millicent Weems: Gone.
—- Charlie Kaufman, Synecdoche, New York
Add comment March 8, 2009
