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This short film by Ted Chung is absolutely lovely. I’m so glad I took the time to watch it:

Can you tell what we’ve been Netflixing this week? I’m really digging this song from the end of episode 6 (RSSers will have to click through for both recordings):

A little Googling revealed that this was also once recorded by Don McClean:

Great series, the writing is phenomenal, and we’re loving it despite the horrible feeling that we’re contracting lung cancer just from watching. *cough, cough* I can’t believe we used to live like that. gah!

Last night, I was thinking about my Manic Pixie Dream Girl post from December. Earlier in the day, I’d seen an article about a new movie, 500 Days of Summer, coming out this summer, that talked about Zooey Deschanel’s character being MPDG. I’m wondering if this will be true. It was hard to tell from the preview. Tim and I adore her and can’t wait to see this new movie!

So, that got me thinking once again (like I do- haha) about MPDG’s in other films I’ve seen. I wonder, in a darker light, whether or not Kate Winslet’s character, Clementine, in “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” would count as a MPDG? And if that’s the case, could the Marla Singer character in Fight Club count as one as well? :)

“This is cancer, right?”

I’ve seen 79% of IMDB’s top 250 films. Not sure if that’s a good thing or not. :) How many have you seen?

A couple of months ago, I was tickled to hear this piece on NPR about the “Manic Pixie Dream Girl.” Finally! Another archetype we (as in me and Tim) love is defined! haha

“…they don’t have lives, they don’t have carreers, they just frolic and have fun and imbue people with a sense of life’s infinite possibilities.”

Hands down, probably one of my all-time favorite MPDGs is Amelie:

following at a fairly close second is Natalie Portman’s Character in Garden State:

So, tell me, who is your favorite Manic Pixie Dream Girl?? List ‘em all out in the comments and we can compare notes. :D

This morning we slept in a bit (which means I snoozed the alarm about 10 or 15 times before finally turning it off and getting up. Our awesome little travel clock, the one I bought Tim 10 years ago for his Alaskan cruise ship gig, finally gave up the ghost :( so we’re back to an old giaganticon digital monstrosity that is terrifyingly loud, so snoozing the alarm isn’t as pleasant as it once was. heh that didn’t stop me this morning… :)

I got up and got around so I could meet the Accidental Environmentalist at the Farmer’s Market for the Need-a-Bag Project. Unfortunately, I made the mistake of stopping by the bank on the way there and got stuck in a line (someone two cars up had obviously NEVER used an ATM machine before…sigh) so I was running about 10 minutes late and the poor girl was nearly frozen by the time I got there.

A.E. had already done all the work of collecting the bags and stowing them away for next week, so we got the heck outta there toute de suite and regrouped over at Kay’s Coffee on 34th for a cuppa and a muffin. Had SUCH a great time chatting and catching up that I almost lost track of the time. We parted ways- AE was off on the great saturday candle wick hunt and I headed home to gather up The Tim.

The boy was ready to go when I pulled into the parking lot so we hit the road and headed down to O-ca-la to meet the Wood-Harvin for lunch! We all grabbed a quick bite to eat and then headed over to Gander Mountain so the Wood could look for jeans, the Harvin to find a gift for his pa (and some shoes) and for Murray to fondle all the hiking gear in the store. I was just along for the ride and tried not to pay too much attention to the stuffed critters scowling down on us from shelves and poles, cursing all of us and our children and our children’s children… After 2.5 hours of goofing off (hey, the place is pretty big!), the Wood-Harvin had to go back and help Momma Wood prep for a party.

Tim & I drove home and when we got in, we fed the kitties right away before they decided to take matters into their own hands (thank god they don’t have opposable thumbs, we would’ve been screwed long ago…). He went in and practiced for a couple of hours and I finished book #3 of the weekend.

WARNING! SPOILER ALERT AHEAD: He and I met back up over pad thai and watched a Japanese Ninja vs. Sammurai Shakespearian-based Love Story where EVERYONE dies in the end. God I hate those movies sometimes, can’t there ever be a happily ever after ending just once?? They were such a cute couple… sigh. Oh well, at least the ninjas were cool (yeah, I KNOW, ninjas are ALWAYS cool!). :)

What a great day. :)

Wow, wee, wow, wow! Thanks big-big to Miss CS for this link! Not sure how to describe this vid, you’ll just have to see it for yourself. I’ll warn you- it’s mesmerizing. Man, Run Wrake just made it up on my list of people to meet someday. Be sure to check out his bio on the site: http://www.runwrake.com/

wow! that was fast- it got pulled pretty quickly this morning. hurry and catch a glimpse while you still can. (alternately you can buy a numbered DVD of this video from his site here: http://www.runwrake.com/ )

I am in debt to Gary Shipes for the rest of my life. He introduced me to Hal Hartley’s work back in the early 90s and to this day, Simple Men is, hands down, my all-time favorite film, ever. I love all of Hartley’s work but this one still stands above all. When Gary handed me that glorious dubbed copy, labeled ever so neatly in his flawless, block handwriting, he told me that this would be a film by which I would judge all future films… he was absolutely correct.

I lost contact with Gary after Tim and I moved to Texas and became tangled up in life & school. If you ever run into him, please tell him “Thank You” for me- his suggestions in film and music changed my life…my perceptions of all forms of art altered forever…in a very, very good way. :)

Looking forward to May 22: Fay Grim