Only Talent Interests A Woman Of Taste

You may remember my strange infatuation with men who three, maybe four, other people in this world also find attractive. One of those men, who I forgot to mention, is dear Tom Hulce.
Tom is probably best known for his eponymous role in Amadeus. The first time I saw Amadeus, I was four years old. My [...]

Read Full Post »

England

Some time soon, I will sit down and do this amazing trip more justice.  But for today, I am exhausted and so I offer only this photo gallery (with comments!) and a few random videos I uploaded to YouTube.
Enjoy.
Pictures Of England
Driving Through Bollington
White Nancy
Snow

Read Full Post »

Oh Dear God

I started reading the Harry Potter books when I was in college.  It was only slightly mortifying at the time to be caught with what were seen — at the time — as children’s books.  But I noticed that other people were also reading them on the sly, and that this whole “Harry Potter thing” [...]

Read Full Post »

Why I Think I’ve Grown As A Person

I love and am married to a man despite the fact that he does not share — even in a single, tiny way — the deep and abiding devotion that I have for The Royal Tenenbaums and Lou Reed.
I should get a Nobel prize for this.

Read Full Post »

Cremaster

Apropos of absolutely nothing (except, perhaps, for listening to a lot of Bjork), I’ve been having very strong urges to see Matthew Barney’s Cremaster Cycle yet again.

Should I see a physician for this or something?

Read Full Post »

Confession

In yet another embarassing turn in my world of bizarre celebrity crushes (starting with Michael Biehn and progressing through Peter Weller, Alan Rickman and Jake Weber), I have a new celebrity crush that is, perhaps, the most bizarre one yet: Bryan Cranston.  Yes, that Bryan Cranston; he of Seinfeld dentistry and browbeaten Hal fame.
Seriously?  What [...]

Read Full Post »

That’s Twice

Poking around on YouTube today, I found my favorite scene from my favorite movie ever and I feel compelled now to share it with you:

If this isn’t the most beautiful, most romantic, most amazing move you’ve ever seen, I’ll send you a little, black piece of charcoal through the mail so that [...]

Read Full Post »

AVPR

Are you stoked — like TOTALLY stoked — about the awesome new Aliens vs. Predator movie that’s coming out?  Like, oh my freaking God, man, it’s gonna be so freaking awesomely cool, like, I can’t wait to go see it and then, like, go watch WWE Smackdown at Phil’s house afterwards and drink some MGDs [...]

Read Full Post »

I Still Want A Hula Hoop

Because I’m feeling just a little bit Christmas-y today, with the slight chill in the air and all, here are some of my favorite Christmas songs for your consideration:
Fairytale of New York, by The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl
For a song that includes the lines “You’re a bum, you’re a punk, you’re an old slut on junk” [...]

Read Full Post »

December in Houston

Say what you will about Houston, at least we have mild winters.

We took Daisy to the dog park — the awesome Millie Bush Bark Park, to be precise – last weekend, where she roughhoused with her friend Noodle (an obese rottweiler) and swam to her heart’s content in the doggie swimming pool.  [...]

Read Full Post »

Joanne Herring’s War

If you’re at all interested in the new movie that’s coming out, Charlie Wilson’s War, you’ll be interested in this.
Of course I’m interested, since I’m interested in anything remotely to do with Texas and especially to do with Houston.  Charlie Wilson’s War features one of the grande dames of Houston society, the inimitable Joanne Herring, [...]

Read Full Post »

No Country For Old Men

In a word: masterpiece.

Read Full Post »