Real men knit

So. Great.



PS - A guy who can knit and/or sew scores major points in my books. ;)

Do it right

What a fantastic morning! Not only did I sleep wonderfully last night, I woke up to check my e-mails and discovered that my work day got shortened and my only class today was cancelled!

I think, in celebration, I will do some reading for Psychology, knit, and drink copious amounts of eggnog chai tea. :)

Ray Charles is the perfect accompaniment to such a morning as this!

She lived alone except for a nameless cat.

Breakfast at Tiffany's is one of my all-time favourite movies. Audrey Hepburn is a jewel.

In Flanders Fields

In Flanders fields the poppies blow 

Between the crosses, row on row,

That mark our place; and in the sky

The larks, still bravely singing, fly

Scarce heard amid the guns below.



We are the Dead. Short days ago

We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,

Loved, and were loved, and now we lie

In Flanders Fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe: 

To you from failing hands we throw

The torch; be yours to hold it high.

If ye break faith with us who die

We shall not sleep, though poppies grow

In Flanders Fields.



- John McCrae

"But he smells like ranch dressing!"

Bang Bang

I love shopping in thrift stores! I always manage to find interesting things. Here's what I bought yesterday [along with U2's Achtung Baby CD, which is not photographed here...look it up though, the album art is awesome]:

There was no way I could pass up on this cute ceramic owl! It now sits happily on my drawer.

I couldn't pass up on these either. I mean really, who shouldn't own a copy of the complete works of Shakespeare? And the Anthology of English Literature included a whole section of Edgar Allan Poe, and that in itself was enough to make me want to buy the book.

And these heels, which are amazingly comfortable!

Finally, here's a tune by Nancy Sinatra I enjoy listening to - particularly on rainy days such as today. I found this video that was overlaid with the original footage of Nancy singing, which I thought was pretty neat.

Nancy & Kurosawa - Bang Bang from Mikel Àngel Rotger on Vimeo.

If Sinatra puts you to sleep, try this cover of the song by The Raconteurs. I quite like this video as well.

The Raconteurs - Bang Bang from flash master on Vimeo.

Jusqu’ici tout va bien

I watched this movie in french class a couple years ago and I was captivated by the cinematography and the simplicity of it.

La Haine

"C’est l’histoire d’un homme qui tombe d’un immeuble de cinquante étages. Le mec, au fur et à mesure de sa chute - il se répète sans cesse pour se rassurer : jusqu’ici tout va bien, jusqu’ici tout va bien, jusqu’ici tout va bien.

Mais l’important c’est pas la chute, c’est l’atterrissage."

 Trailer


La Haine from Antony Sun on Vimeo.


And here's one of my favourite scenes from the movie.

La haine from edgar pixel on Vimeo.