Life Right Now

News Flash- I am in the process of getting a divorce and it SUCKS.  This is why I have been neglecting my blog.  Suddenly, home decor doesn’t seem as important as it was eight months ago.  I would rather have my teeth pulled than write about kitchen accessories or outdoor living spaces.  I can still stomach music so maybe I will write about that today.  I don’t know.  It is 3:44 in the morning and I really just want to be able to sleep.

Who hasn’t seen Drew Barrymore’s Whip It ?  Rent it NOW.  It was good in a cult movie sense but the best part about it is the soundtrack.  Go to iTunes NOW and download it.  Don’t pick through the songs; splurge and buy the whole thing. Do it NOW.

Check out this song from the movie - Cut Chemist featuring Hymnal…

Ok, Hymnal, dude – please tell me you don’t really dance with that head bounce thing going on.  Surely they made you do that for the video?  I don’t know – I just tried doing it myself and it kind of makes  me in a better mood.  Maybe I have discovered an alternative to anti-depressants – the head bounce.  Try it and tell me what you think.

Ok – what else is there to report on?

Don’t want to decorate.

Don’t want to exercise.

Don’t want to eat.

Can’t sleep.

Head bounce, anyone?

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Yoga

I’ve been into yoga lately. I’m not a freak about it, I just like what it does to my body and how I feel afterwards. The most annoying thing about yoga is the yoga teacher. Some of them take it way too seriously. Get a grip – it is yoga. “Prahna” in this Forgetting Sarah Marshall deleted scene embodies the most annoying characteristics about yoga teachers. She is hilarious. I like the end when Jason Segel’s character says, “I’m doing a handstand motherf#@r!”.

Luckily, most of my teachers so far have been great and nothing like “Prahna”.

Namaste…

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East Texas House Flip - Before

My uncle, Charlie Ham, is a house flipper out in Palestine, Texas. He has really great taste and a good eye for what works and what doesn’t work on a house flip. While visiting family at Thanksgiving, I got to tour his latest purchase. It is straight out of “Mad Men”. These are the “before” pictures. I can’t wait to see what he does with this house!

It sits on a 1.5 acre treed lot. This is a winter time picture, so you can imagine the yard in full bloom.

The interior is original 1950’s. Check out the vintage stove.

For a small kitchen, it has a lot of cabinet storage.

This is a neat banquette.

This wallpaper was probably the hip thing in 1955.

Close up of the wallpaper.

Ok – here’s the “Mad Men” kitchen set. Same countertops and style of cabinets.

The living room / dining room combo.

This is a little tv room / den. This exact paneling is in the “Mad Men” tv room.

The only full bathroom.

One of the two bedrooms.

This wallpaper looks like something you might see now but it is original to the home.

The second bedroom. More wallpaper…

This is a little half bath. I guess it was designed so that one could sit on the toilet and wash hands at same time?

The neighborhood is really pretty. This is the home next door.

Stay tuned for the “after” photos.

Later.

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Can’t Get Enough Devendra Banhart

Born in Texas, raised in Venezuela, studied in California at the San Francisco Art Institute, adored by many – this is Devendra Banhart.  His music is different than any other’s.  His voice ranges from sexy to silly to far-out to what the #@!*?  Listen and love…

 

Check out my previous post on Devendra to hear “Carmensita”.  The video features once girlfriend, Natalie Portman. Devendra’s  mother is Venezuelan, his father American and his name Indian.  You can definitely feel the different influences in his music. 

Another good one…

 

Adios!

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“French Navy” – Camera Obscura

Camera Obscura of Scotland is one of my new favorite bands. I don’t know anyone else that sounds like them. Their sound is retro but still relevant. This is a great song and video.

Spoiler alert: relationship goes bad.

I promise to do some decor related posts soon. I’m just more interested in music right now.

“Myriad Harbour” – The New Pornographers

I hope everyone had a super, fabulous, merry Christmas! My decorations are down and put away. Yay!

Not only do I love this song, the video is awesomely cool. Love the artwork.

“The Royal Tenenbaums”

This is one of my favorite movies. I have seen it countless times. I am not a big Gwenyth Paltrow fan but I LOVE her in this movie. The whole cast is perfect – Gene Hackman, Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson, Gwenyth Paltrow, Anjelica Huston, Ben Stiller, Danny Glover, and Bill Murray.

Here’s the trailer -

Margot and Ritchie -

Richie -

Royal, Chas, Uzi, Ari, and Margot -

Eli Cash and friends – I love that “Rock the Casbah” was playing in the background of this scene. Perfection.

Eli’s art – CRAZY!

I think it is funny how all of the characters have so much literal and figurative baggage. They all have a “look” that they carry with them throughout their lives. Margot sports the same haircut, eyeliner, barrette, and fur coat throughout the film. Chas has the red tracksuit and even passes that look on to his two kids (kind of like how we pass our emotional baggage on to our children). Richie holds on to the tennis clothes, headband, and sunglasses even though those days have long gone. Eli has the retro cowboy thing going on. It is telling. The whole movie is brilliant.

Check out Richie’s baggage in this clip…

And last -

One of my favorite scenes and songs in the movie. The song is by Elliott Smith. Richie finally loses his “look” and tries to lose his life.

And the award for BEST SUICIDE SCENE goes to ...

One more day until Christmas!

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