Entries from February 2008

February 25, 2008

O Helen, My Helen!

Is it just me, or does Helen Mirren become ever lovelier with each passing year?

Le Swoon.
Photo via.

February 24, 2008

Strange Bedfellows

I’m at my parents’ house, organizing their media cabinet. This just surfaced: one VHS tape with my mother’s impeccable writing on the label,
January 28, 1986 – Shuttle Challenger Explosion (Ends 4382)
Then, in marker, in the scrawling penmanship of a 14-year old boy,
SKATE CELEBRITIES! 
Yikes.

February 21, 2008

Fairly Odd Parents Don’t Get Sick

At least, that’s what I’m telling myself as I maniacally wash and sanitize my hands, and then pick up wads of tissue from the floor and tables. Seriously, Miles just walked from the living room to the dining room where I’m sitting just to toss a used tissue onto the table. I looked at him [...]

February 9, 2008

Eat Cake.

For the third anniversary of Madeline in the Mirror I’ll be giving you some of my favorite things.
First up, Cake’s Short Skirt, Long Jacket, one of my favorite songs. As Miles points out, there’s no real “singing” in the “song.” Doesn’t matter. Listen to the MP3 here.
I’ve been dancing around my house to these guys [...]