pre-90s Disney cartoons
Archimedes “hoot hoot whut whut?”
audiobooks
tea parties
tea cans
glass details
Alice in Wonderland and
Huckleberry Finn
sequins and sheer
mini paper lanterns
and cherry blossoms
the ever incomparable and reliable Chi
Berry shades of lipstick
mauve beads
and Rosebud
always Rosebud for winter
Italian cinema
the way Io Sono L’Amore
rolls off my tongue
Guiseppe Tornatore
and La sconosciuta
delving into East of Eden
hot jasmine tea
Spent the last few days going to some screenings during Houston’s first ever Cinema Arts Festival. I’m glad that Houston is beginning to be host to more festivals like this.
Wednesday: A screening of Richard Linklater’s new film, Me and Orson Welles. It was enjoyable , but still not my favorite Linklater movie. Christian McKay, the actor who portrays Orson Welles was top notch. But Richard Linklater was kind enough to take a photo with us so cool celebrity points for him.
I don’t know why but Annie Ray kept telling us in the most monotonous tone to “nuzzle each other” for this. Yeeeeeeeaah, it was awkward. I think Christopher and Ameet took it too seriously. Look at those expressions!
photo courtesy of Annie Ray
Thursday: Saw a documentary by Beth Federici and Laura Harrison about a collaborative team, Ant Farm, I had never heard of them before, but apparently they were pretty well known during the seventies for their controversial performances and architectural installations, including the most well known piece in Amarillo, the Cadillac Ranch. My favorite is their Inflatables project which offered cheap and easy to assemble inflatable structures to the consumer that could be readily transported from one place to another.
Saturday: Tilda Swinton and director Luca Guadagnino debuted their 11 year collaborative film, Io Sono L’amore (I Am Love). It was by far one of my favorite films so far this year. An operatic experience for all the senses. And can I just say that Tilda Swinton in the flesh makes everyone look like common folk? She just glows with regality in person.
(ok this is not the best picture, but thats all I could get! I didn’t want to be that person flashing snapshots during the speeches)
Spent last Saturday with the girls down in Bellaire. Grabbed some dim sum and Juicebox. I haven’t been down in Bellaire for some time so it was nice to see some things haven’t changed at all, like dims Sum at Ocean Palace–for better or for worse I guess you could say. The most deliciouse dim sum I ever had was at this hole in the wall place downtown when downtown was the official Chinatown in Houston. Almost every Sunday my family would make the commute downtown to cram ourselves inside that red building along with a hundred other Asian families to enjoy that heavenly dim sum. And the best thing of all about that place was that you’d always get that dim sum experience with the carts being pushed around and the buffet bar hot and steamy and ready to be picked at. I find, dim sum these days such a dissapointment in Bellaire. Even on an early Saturday morning, you’d have to request items from the waiter instead of having the opportunity to pick from carts. sigh.
MOAR dim sum! I loove dim sum like a fat kid loves cake. But I also love cake like Chinese kids love dim sum.
A new jerky store in the Hong Kong market. mmmm. Just like in Vietnam plus the price overhaul. Just drowns my appetite. 😦
Swatches of fabric on sale.
Found some little vases to use for Tuan’s engagement party (and maybe for a tea party someday). I just love all the little details in the tall blue one. I blame the horrible lace curtains in the background on my dad.
ban.do satin headband and lucile corsage, Anthropologie glimmering magnolia dress, Banana Republic Art deco brooch
a perfect little trailer.
Chloe Sevigny’s character takes lying to a whole new level in this film. Manipulation for power in the simplest ways. It makes me wonder that when someone tells you, “I live in the country.” whether it is true or not can ultimately influence the way you think about that person in some way or another.
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