Filed under: christian spirituality, film, lists, music | Tags: books, excitement, film, media, movies, music, wizard rock
Excited for the following:
movies…
+ New York, I Love You (doesn’t look like it will be as good as Paris, Je T’Aime)
+ An Education (I’ve been told I look like the girl in this… weird)
music…
+ The Swell Season’s ‘Strict Joy’ album
+ Ministry of Magic in concert (local(ish) “wizard rock”* band)
+ Fun. in concert (the guy from The Format formed a new band, thank goodness!)
books…
+ Her Fearful Symmetry (second from The Time Traveler’s Wife author)
+ A Million Miles in a Thousand Years
+ God’s Neighborhood (heard the author of this speak at Together for Adoption)
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*wizard rock: musical movement started in 2000 that consists of at least 600 bands playing songs about Harry Potter
Filed under: crafty, etsy, lists, love but don't need | Tags: etsy, journal
I’m turning into my mom. She loves little journals. She writes tons of lists in them. And look at me now…
Just bought this cutie to use at work:
from summersville on etsy
I’m getting sick of the overuse of this term, but my purchase was definitely a money-saving “fail.”
goals accomplished:
+ be a regular somewhere
+ go to places no tourists go
+ find a good local band
+ unselfishly volunteer time
+ see “indie” movies
+ find a church
will be accomplished before leaving:
+ hang out at the park by the Brooklyn Bridge
+ attend a concert at a hip venue
+ go to MoMA
unaccomplished:
+ go to a poetry slam
+ go to the Central Park Zoo
Futures posts to be made…
+ my first experience with Korean food
+ background on where I’ll be volunteering
+ experiences with churches in NYC
+ my first published piece for HouseBeautiful.com
Filed under: lists, random | Tags: episodes, radio, radio show, this american life
This American Life — TAL for true fans — is super great. To this day, it’s the only podcast I listen to on a regular basis. And I recommend it to everyone. Anyone can love it.
TAL newbie? Here are my episode recommendations.
note: The episodes are generally broken into three acts… three separate stories on the same general topic.
ep. 347: Matchmakers — The third act, “Babies Buying Babies,” is about the life-like dolls at FAO Schwartz. The narrator tells of which dolls sell fast. Also, which special little guy wouldn’t sell at all. Hilarious. And sad?
ep. 241: 20 Acts in 60 Minutes — Great for the attention deficit. Or anyone looking to get a feel for what TAL is all about. Some are short and oh-so-poignant. Others longer and simply hilarious. Keep your ears perked for the bit about opening jars…
ep. 186: Prom — A completely touching act about a prom hit by a tornado. Maybe I’m still stuck in high school or something, but I love a good prom story.
Friends have said they don’t have time for this. Well, I recommend you do one of the following:
- Listen in the bathtub or while getting ready in the morning.
- Listen in bed while falling asleep.
- Listen in the car. Always. No more music.
- Listen in the gym while working out.
- Listen while cleaning the house.
Okay, now just go listen.
The next month’s moive/music/musical to-do list
watch ‘Billy the Kid’
buy Anathallo’s new CD on Nov. 18
go to Chicago – ‘Wicked,’ Shedd Aquarium, adventures with friends
start on my ‘Sweeney Todd’/‘Edward Scissorhands’ comparison term paper
see another movie alone
