extra ordinary

 

i helped make a movie. just a short one. but a movie! nonetheless! and it's a superhero movie!

i helped develop the concept along with fornwald and finch. then fornwald wrote it and directed it and it was mostly his movie, but i still helped out. it's about a superhero who longs for a boring life. it's only seven minute and you'll probably really like it, so you should watch it: here.

bonus feature: mikeyaz and i are in it. and we're looking pretty good. this might be because we shot it on our friend tim's camera and everyone looks like a flawless god. but seriously - go watch it while you fold your laundry!

west shore theater

this is my favorite movie theater. it's pretty old with a big marquee on the front. there's only one screen so it's just a giant room inside. tickets are $3.50. they show two different movies a night. sometimes (like last time) they have really cool movies like best exotic marigold hotel. (we were the only people who weren't able to get senior citizen discounts at the snack bar but that movie was SO GOOD. i clapped at the end and hugged my friend jimmy because i was so excited. totally go see it.)

the theater is operated by a bunch of older folks. the snack lady is pretty harsh - she likes to keep things moving. don't dawdle with your soda selection. the screen itself is framed by velvet curtains. it's a whole experience.

in my daydreams recently, i've been thinking about owning an old theater like this. and running old classic movies. and serving ridiculous concoctions at the snack bar. and serving beer. or milkshakes. or both. and having quote-a-longs. and giving people discounts if they dress up. that would be the good life.

pretty little house

 

i passed this little house in sea isle on my quest for tacos. (for those interested: the inital question did not go so well. they were closed. i got tacos the next day, but that didn't stop me from being majorly bummed.) it's cute and tiny and looks a lot like minnie mouse's house at disney world.

having just recently moved, i know now more than ever that i am a stuff-appreciator to such an extreme that it borders on hoarding.  if it takes five trips in a van to move all your stuff and you're only twenty two? you might have too much stuff. but the idea of living simply (and small-y) does appeal to me. i recently watched the documentary we are the tiny house people which centers around people living in extremely small spaces. it's a well titled documentary. some of the people they talk to live in caves or house boats or re-purposed garages or tool sheds - it's seriously amazing. and the spaces are still insanely gorgeous and stylish and conducive to having intimate gatherings. and they save insane money on rent which i'm sure is spent on records and fine wines and cheeses.

you can watch the entire thing on youtube and i highly recommend it. could you be a tiny house person? would you ever want to be?