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i am often impressed and get distracted easily. this is what's taking up a lot of my time and brainspace lately. i should also add that i am always open to recommendations and love gifts. thank you. you're nice.

now:
feb. 2001 & beyond


previously:
18 dec 2000
29 nov 2000
03 nov 2000
16 oct 2000
04 oct 2000
19 sept 2000
13 sept 2000



the virgin suicides
original motion picture score

this CD puts me in a trance. all the songs have an eerie, ethereal quality to them that makes perfect stay-up-late background music. not to mention that i love air.

also listening to:
weezer pinkerton & weezer, fountains of wayne utopia parkway, radiohead the bends, ivy apartment life, the sound of music motion picture soundtrack, olivia tremor control singles & beyond, fa la la la la a handmade christmas compilation.



crouching tiger, hidden dragon
this is next on my must-see film list. i've heard only amazing things about this flick, and i believe them all, especially seeing how ang lee makes always seems to make stunning movies.

also recently seen:
roman holiday for the umpteenth time
charlies angels which was entertaining, no more, no less
bounce because i'm a sucker for ben affleck



bird by bird: some instructions on writing & life
anne lamott
i have barely begun to read this book, which came highly recommended by people i respect and admire (who, coincidentally are both good writers and good humans). i can't wait to dive right into the pages.

waiting on bookshelf:
norwegian wood haruki marukami, love in the time of cholera gabriel garcia marquez, the museum at purgatory nick bantock



made in california
art, image and identity

it's been way too long since i've checked out an exhibit at the la county museum of art. i used to work in the area and take advantage of free thusrday nights. there's this exhibit that i've heard tons about, "exploring the arts and image of california in the past century," that i must go to. wanna come?




no-time bracelets
by karin spitzer

i met karin this spring at sxsw. she worked for gURL.com at the time, but obviously had ideas bigger and style hipper than that website. i love her work. support her. buy me bracelets! ha. or buy yourself some.




diddy riese
westwood
cookies, my friends, cookies. but not just cookies. cookies and ice cream! they sandwich a scoop of dreyers ice cream between any two cookies for a buck. oh my god, i think i've found heaven.