My brother spontaneously moved out last weekend and I’ve now inherited his side of the house. It’s basically just two bedrooms and a kitchen, but I’ll have a lot more privacy than before, which is always a bonus.

I’m planning to redecorate the first bedroom with kind of a Venetian feel (I really wanted to use the word ambience here, just because I’ve never used it in a sentence before, but I couldn’t, it sounded soo pretentious), and the second bedroom I want to convert into a studio/study. No plans for the kitchen thus far, but I doubt I’ll be using it much anyway. Except to possibly store homely items like 50s housewife aprons and novelty salt-and-pepper shakers and babushka doll measuring cups, an adorable illusion to the oblivious passerby that I’m some kind of suburban housewife (though, let’s face it, everyone knows I don’t bake/cook/touch appliances that generate heat).

I’ll probably post updates as I go along, just because I have little else to post by way of photos.

My hand-me-down windows.

timbalonee: Armie Hammer - King of photobombing Favourite part of the SAG awards!

timbalonee:

Armie Hammer - King of photobombing

Favourite part of the SAG awards!

zoerule: Requested, part of last years folio.

zoerule:

Requested, part of last years folio.

(Source: -theperfectmistake, via thewindofadream)

bookmania: Kafka, F., Das Schloss (The Castle). (via kettererkunst) I read this last year. Ending killed me.

bookmania:

Kafka, F., Das Schloss (The Castle). (via kettererkunst)

I read this last year. Ending killed me.

bookmania: “Literature, real literature, must not be gulped down like some potion which may be good for the heart or good for the brain—the brain, that stomach of the soul. Literature must be taken and broken to bits, pulled apart, squashed—then its lovely reek will be smelt in the hollow of the palm, it will be munched and rolled upon the tongue with relish; then, and only then, its rare flavor will be appreciated at its true worth and the broken and crushed parts will again come together in your mind and disclose the beauty of a unity to which you have contributed something of your own blood.” ― Vladimir Nabokov, Lectures on Russian Literature

bookmania:

“Literature, real literature, must not be gulped down like some potion which may be good for the heart or good for the brain—the brain, that stomach of the soul. Literature must be taken and broken to bits, pulled apart, squashed—then its lovely reek will be smelt in the hollow of the palm, it will be munched and rolled upon the tongue with relish; then, and only then, its rare flavor will be appreciated at its true worth and the broken and crushed parts will again come together in your mind and disclose the beauty of a unity to which you have contributed something of your own blood.” ― Vladimir Nabokov, Lectures on Russian Literature

I saw Hugo today. I’m not really into these kinds of films, but I’d heard it was getting a lot of buzz so I thought I would give it a shot. I was pleasantly surprised. It doesn’t play out like a children’s film at all.  It certainly possesses the elements of one (the prodigal protagonist, the whirlwind adventure, the brash and occasionally comedic antagonist), but as a whole, the heart of the film- and its main theme- is more adult. (Spoilers ahead!) It is, essentially, about the dying art of cinema. I was in tears as Méliès, a once-esteemed filmmaker, and his wife, his muse and lead actress, revisited one of their long-lost films, conserved by a film historian who, as a child, had been irrevocably inspired by their work. It’s about the deterioration of artistic mediums constantly replaced or removed by the modern world, and the legacy left behind from the labour and love put into these mediums. As a photographer and film enthusiast, I am forever appreciative of the time and effort put into art of any form and furthermore, empathetic when it goes unappreciated. I guess in the back of every artist’s mind is that fear of failure, of being a has-been or, to quote The Mighty Ducks, a never-was.The characters are all fleshed out so wonderfully. There is something humane about every character- even the minor ones - that weave together the narrative so well. And the cinematography and art direction was beautiful. I saw it in 3D, which I usually hate, but everything was so intricately entwined that I hardly cared. I was rooting for Melancholia to win the Oscar for Best Cinematography, but since Von Trier’s Nazi-sympathizing shenanigans killed his chances of even a nomination, all bets are now on Hugo. I’ve written a spiel, and far more than I intended. (A far cry from the three-sentence reviews/summations I usually write. I guess being a film minor is finally coming in handy.) But you should see it. It’s definitely my pick for Best Picture.

I saw Hugo today. I’m not really into these kinds of films, but I’d heard it was getting a lot of buzz so I thought I would give it a shot. I was pleasantly surprised. It doesn’t play out like a children’s film at all.  It certainly possesses the elements of one (the prodigal protagonist, the whirlwind adventure, the brash and occasionally comedic antagonist), but as a whole, the heart of the film- and its main theme- is more adult.

(Spoilers ahead!) It is, essentially, about the dying art of cinema. I was in tears as Méliès, a once-esteemed filmmaker, and his wife, his muse and lead actress, revisited one of their long-lost films, conserved by a film historian who, as a child, had been irrevocably inspired by their work. It’s about the deterioration of artistic mediums constantly replaced or removed by the modern world, and the legacy left behind from the labour and love put into these mediums. As a photographer and film enthusiast, I am forever appreciative of the time and effort put into art of any form and furthermore, empathetic when it goes unappreciated. I guess in the back of every artist’s mind is that fear of failure, of being a has-been or, to quote The Mighty Ducks, a never-was.

The characters are all fleshed out so wonderfully. There is something humane about every character- even the minor ones - that weave together the narrative so well. And the cinematography and art direction was beautiful. I saw it in 3D, which I usually hate, but everything was so intricately entwined that I hardly cared. I was rooting for Melancholia to win the Oscar for Best Cinematography, but since Von Trier’s Nazi-sympathizing shenanigans killed his chances of even a nomination, all bets are now on Hugo.

I’ve written a spiel, and far more than I intended. (A far cry from the three-sentence reviews/summations I usually write. I guess being a film minor is finally coming in handy.) But you should see it. It’s definitely my pick for Best Picture.

jawn-meet-roes: gastly-haunter-gengar: Thanks to John Green for the quote that defines my life. yep I think I’m going to post this all over my wall for the rest of my life my life Yes.

jawn-meet-roes:

gastly-haunter-gengar:

Thanks to John Green for the quote that defines my life.

yep I think I’m going to post this all over my wall for the rest of my life

my life

Yes.

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Michelle Williams talks about her third Oscar nomination on the Today Show. Such a good interview. Was I the only one who noticed that she was asked much better questions than the other Oscar-nominated actresses? I saw one of Rooney’s and it was just the endless typical “what was your reaction?” and “how do you feel right now?” questions. Interviewer: When you got up there at the Golden Globes, you thanked your daughter, Matilda, and so I was wondering, because you’ve also described this role as really the hardest for you so far,  how does your daughter get credit for your being in this position now- being so lauded for this role and how you portrayed it? Michelle: She gives me balance. And I know that any risks that I take in my work are actually in a way- they’re safe, because nothing really bad can happen there. And my success as a parent is what matters most to me. Interviewer: Is there a part of [Marilyn], given her ability in the past to grab onto people, that’s clearly portrayed in this movie, is there a part of her that you cannot let go fully? Michelle: In some ways, something that I really love about acting is that you never really have to say goodbye. And that as long as it’s not destructive or harmful to your personal, daily waking life, there’s a way to keep people, characters, situations, events close in your heart, and I kind of feel that way with her, maybe more than everybody I’ve ever played, because she was real and in some ways I feel to let go of her is an abandonment that I don’t want her to suffer again.

Michelle Williams talks about her third Oscar nomination on the Today Show. Such a good interview. Was I the only one who noticed that she was asked much better questions than the other Oscar-nominated actresses? I saw one of Rooney’s and it was just the endless typical “what was your reaction?” and “how do you feel right now?” questions.

Interviewer: When you got up there at the Golden Globes, you thanked your daughter, Matilda, and so I was wondering, because you’ve also described this role as really the hardest for you so far,  how does your daughter get credit for your being in this position now- being so lauded for this role and how you portrayed it?

Michelle: She gives me balance. And I know that any risks that I take in my work are actually in a way- they’re safe, because nothing really bad can happen there. And my success as a parent is what matters most to me.

Interviewer: Is there a part of [Marilyn], given her ability in the past to grab onto people, that’s clearly portrayed in this movie, is there a part of her that you cannot let go fully?

Michelle: In some ways, something that I really love about acting is that you never really have to say goodbye. And that as long as it’s not destructive or harmful to your personal, daily waking life, there’s a way to keep people, characters, situations, events close in your heart, and I kind of feel that way with her, maybe more than everybody I’ve ever played, because she was real and in some ways I feel to let go of her is an abandonment that I don’t want her to suffer again.

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hum with things i've never done."

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