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Thursday, November 12, 2009

The soundtrack to the past couple weeks.

The Avett Brothers - "And It Spread"



Florence and the Machine - "Dog Days Are Over"

Carrie at 11/12/2009

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Saturday, October 31, 2009

Happy Halloween!!!


Sincerely,
Pumpkin Mustache Man.

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Carrie at 10/31/2009

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Friday, October 23, 2009

Favorite Songs: I And Love And You



I had more that I wanted to post about this week, but preparation to be out of the office for most of next week made this one fly by. Today I offer you a very pretty song by The Avett Brothers, whom I also recently wrote about on Don't Forget To Dance. Their new album is providing a lovely soundtrack to the fall, even with all this miserable weather.

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Carrie at 10/23/2009

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Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Thoughts on Where The Wild Things Are...

We went to go see Where The Wild Things Are this weekend, and I've been mulling over my thoughts about the movie since. Which requires its own blog post, of course. Paul was definitely more taken with the movie than I was, although I really liked it. I just wish I was completely captivated with it.

The movie is amazing to look at. Seriously, amazing. The monsters look perfect, and it really feels like James Gandolfini was acting, instead of just providing voice work. I loved the camera shots, and how there's an sense of danger throughout the movie. I knew this movie wasn't necessarily made for kids going into it, but I was surprised how bored they could potentially be by it. Kids were running around like crazy during the movie, and I heard one kid say to his dad, "I didn't think that was a very good movie." Not that any of this really affects how I feel about the film, as an adult, but maybe a little part of me wishes that Spike Jonze made it a bit more accessible to kids.

The thing I thought made the film drag was when it delved into the emotions and psyches of Wild Things. (I would discuss this more, but I don't want to get too spoilery.) I agree with Roger Ebert when he said, "The movie felt long to me, and there were some stretches during which I was less than riveted." I, like Ebert, definitely liked the film, but I bet he'd concur when I say it didn't carry me away, which I was hoping it would.

If anyone else has seen it, I'd be really curious to hear your thoughts.

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Carrie at 10/21/2009

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Monday, October 19, 2009

Ballad of Catan

Ok, this will be amusing to exactly 3 people, but our friend Steve found this pretty ingenious ode to our favorite game, Settlers of Catan. This video obviously took some people a bit of time, with the board game pieces stop-motion animation.

Learn it, sing it the next time you play.

Danke, Klaus!!!

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Carrie at 10/19/2009

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Saturday, October 17, 2009

Slumber Party!!!


Here, Daisy, you can have the top bunk.

(Hee hee hee. She's totally going to fall off once she starts dreaming about mice.)


Daisy has stolen Monty's sleeping spot on the towels, so he's had to improvise. Sigh - time to do laundry again!

Happy Caturday.

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Carrie at 10/17/2009

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Thursday, October 15, 2009

Ree-aaal-iiii-teee TV time.

Added: Oh, and how do I feel about the news that Mia Michaels is leaving SYTYCD? I'm surprisingly indifferent. I appreciate that Mia's a big deal in the dance world, but with the exception of the addiction piece from last season, I haven't been that blown away by anything she's done. (No, I do not get the big deal about that damn bench dance.) I think the show has other talented contemporary choreographers who can share more of the spotlight now. And a little part of me hopes that this means there's more room for Wade Robson. That would rule.

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Carrie at 10/15/2009

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