Must SEE MOVIES

I love movies as much as the next person, but honestly I don't watch them that much. I go to the theater for movies worth the $10, I rent them when I'm bummin it on a weekend night, and I rarely buy them unless they are classics in the $5 bin. The problem I've run into when I go to rent a movie or even buy one is-- what are the "classic"/"must-see" movies? I went to Blockbuster.com yesterday to check and see if 'Into the Wild' was released yet and stumbled upon 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die. Jeepers Creepers I had a good time. They were divided by years so I went to the most present and then backwards. I started a list with movies I have not seen but have heard of, or heard great things about that I really want to see.

Here it goes...it's short but prone to grow.

Cry, the Beloved Country (read the book a year ago....A Must Read)

Hoop Dreams (The synopsis sold me)

Philadelphia

Rain Man

The Untouchables

Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid

Once Upon a Time in the West (Watch the Arcade Fire music video 'My body is a cage' they use this movie)

The Graduate (Thank You Simon & Garfunkel)

Ben-Hur (Saw some of it when I was a kid with my parents)

North by Northwest (Anything for Cary Grant)

Okay...now this list is meant to be added on to...What Movies do you think I MUST see?

Music Monday 7

I just finished reading Into the Wild which really drew me to feature my next artist for Music Monday...

Bon Iver. I just read this fascinating article on the man behind the artist name. Reading 'Into the Wild' has led me to ponder the effect of nature and the effect it has on people. There are individuals who find that they need to isolate themselves in the beauty of the world by leaving everything they know behind to be with-the-earth.

Take a read..."Justin Vernon moved to a remote cabin in the woods of Northwestern Wisconsin at the onset of winter. Tailing from the swirling breakup of his long time band, he escaped to the property and surrounded himself with simple work, quiet, and space. He lived there alone for three months, filling his days with wood splitting and other chores around the land. This special time slowly began feeding a bold, uninhibited new musical focus.This slowly evolved into days filled with twelve-hour recording blocks, breaking only for trips on the tractor into the pines to saw and haul firewood, or for frozen sunrises high up a deer stand. All of his personal trouble, lack of perspective, heartache, longing, love, loss and guilt that had been stock piled over the course of the past six years, was suddenly purged into the form of song. The end result is, For Emma, Forever Ago, a nine-song album comprised of what's been dubbed a striking debut by critics and fans alike. "

I suggest you take a listen, I enjoy "Skinny Love" myself. The article concludes "the record was created entirely by Vernon with nothing more than a few microphones and some aged recording equipment. This homemade aspect shows itself in sections as creaks and accidentals are exposed in the folds of the songs, but is hidden well by the highly impressive and almost orchestral sound that Vernon managed to produce by his lonesome, within the creaky skeleton of his father's cabin."

Pretty unique...I think you will like.

California and the Porters

Annie and the family came down this week to play at Disneyland. Before they headed off for there 3 days at the Happiest Place on Earth we spent a day shopping and going to the beach. We went down to my favorite place in Laguna The Montage. The kids didn't mind the cold water one bit....well....not until they got out and had to walk back in their soaking wet clothes. Turns out the Utah kids want water as much as the California kids want snow. Go figure!

Last night we met them at Downtown Disney and ate at the Rainforest Cafe. Kid friendly. Good food. Great time

I recommend..

I heard about this product recently and purchased it at Target the other day. Lately my face has been feeling white, oily, and zitty. I decided to pay the $13 and I am SO glad I did. I wondered whether I should go for light/medium or medium/dark and my sister convinced me to go light/medium. My face as felt moisturized all day, my makeup stays on all day with out getting oily and blotchy. Next time I go to Target I'm looking for the body lotion!
Also a Target purchase, I use this mouthwash after every teeth brushing. Although my teeth aren't as white as they are when I use white strips, I get the cleansing feeling of mouthwash and the brightening of the whiteness. Try it out! p.s. I heard Ryan Seacrest has mouthwash in his glove compartment. Great idea for much needed freshness.

Music Monday 6

Spoon. Their new album Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga is as incredible as ever. Take a listen to "The Underdog", "You Got Yr. Cherry Bomb", and "Don't You Evah". There is something addicting to Britt Daniels pipes! Well matched lyrics to a variety of instruments. You won't regret it.

I want to try...

I was just watching Extra and they were featuring Jessica Simpson and her hairstylists product Hairdo. A friend uses it and says it is fantastic. I say...Life is too short to use cheap products on your hair. I'm no moneybags either...so I'm hoping it is in my "price range"!!! Anyone tried this stuff?

Kite Runner

I read this book about 2 years ago or more and LOVED it. I've raved about it to everyone since. I fell in love all over again with Khaled Hosseini's second book A Thousand Splendid Suns. Yesterday I went to a matinee with two of my sisters to see Kite Runner and it was fantastic. It's a heavy movie with a powerful message. A must see movie that is emotional and heart wrenching. Read First, See Second.