I ♥ Office Supplies

Although I can't stay organized to save my life, I love office supplies and things that let me at least pretend to be organized. And of course I will need a shredder, what with the top-secret documents I will have in my college dorm room and whatnot.

Of course I want it in pink, but they have it in white and black, too.

Latest reading, listening, and watching (Part 1)

Now that it is summer, I have had a lot of spare time to read, discover music, and watch TV and movies. And that is pretty much what I have been doing since I can't seem to find a job. Now for a few brief blurbs about some of the reading and watching.

BOOKS:

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

So yeah, I am the only person I know past the seventh grade who hadn't read this yet. But now that I have, I see what all the hype is about, and I really want to watch the movie.
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Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
I have just started this, but so far it is really interesting. I must say, the foreword by Christopher Hitchens is a bit intense, but in a way that really makes you think about the role of censorship, religion, and religious tolerance as integral pieces in working societies (you know, light stuff). I am literally on Chapter 2 of the first part, but already I am really excited about this book. Besides, she was on the Colbert Report, so she must be interesting, right?
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Flappers and Philosophers by F. Scott Fitzgerald

I love F. Scott Fitzgerald. I love Gatsby, This Side of Paradise, and every short story of his I have ever read, including the ones I have started in F and P. I have only started the fourth story, but the first two have a really interesting balance between Fitzgerald's richly descriptive writing and plots that border on something near Magic Realism.


MOVIES

The Godfather and The Godfather: Part II

Again, I was almost the only person to not have seen these, except for another good friend of mine who hadn't. And so we (and SugarSnap!) watched both of these together (we didn't wast time on the shitty one). And again, I see what all the hype was about. They are amazing, everything that films should be. And I had no idea that Diane Keaton was in them, which just makes them better. I love pre-90's Diane Keaton.
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Land of the Lost

OK, so I was not expecting anything amazing out of this movie. Which is good, because there really wasn't anything amazing about this movie. I mean, I love Will Ferrell. I think that his skits on SNL constitute some of the greatest humor...ever. And the guy who was in Tropic Thunder is also really hilarious. And the movie overall has some really amazing parts, but for the most part, it kind of sucks. I get why it got all those shitty reviews. Although Matt Lauer's cameo was great.
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So that is Part 1. Part 2 will involve some music, blogs, Internet videos, and random...stuff.

pharrell

I have the most massive crush on Pharrell Williams. Like, no joke. Legit. As my friend once said, "He is so sexy. I would love to be his baby mama."

So my new-found love Paper Magazine has an article about him. Of course, I die.

http://www.papermag.com/?section=article&parid=2662

Spring Mix

So I am in a program called Club Arthouse, a program in Austin for teens to participate in the Austin art community and plan ArtBash, a teen art show. I have been doing things at Arthouse since my sophomore year, so I know the programs and the people pretty well.

A few weeks ago, Erin (who is in charge of outreach programs, etc.) asked me if I would make a spring-themed mix tape for an online magazine she works for, Paperdolls. And so I did. And it is here (and it is pretty good, if I say so myself).

I love art, I love color, I love pens, I love circles, I love art supplies, and I love installation pieces. That makes this a totally epic win.

Everything Color Circle, Brooke Inman



I found Brooke Inman through one of the design blogs I read, Design Milk. As someone who is really interested in contemporary art, the work on her website is über appealing to me. It's got that kind of 21st century indie vibe thing going on (especially her non-installation pieces), while not being too hipster or pretentious about it. These structures are all pretty cool.

The first three pictures are from Karlanda, and the last is part of an installation called Tunnel.



She also has some pretty cool, less fort-like pieces, some of which seem kind of PostSecret-y in their frank and poetic phrases (those just might be my favorites after Everything Color Circle).





http://www.brookeinman.com/portfolio/

http://www.myspace.com/brookeanninman

Me Geeking Out

A. I fucking LOVE "Arrested Development." It was the first TV show that I was old enough to appreciate for its dry, subtle humor (and as a complete aside, I am pissed as hell that Michael Cera is being a total downer about a potential movie).

B. I am a total Sims 2 geek. Hardcore. I bought it the day I had enough money, and although I have never had the money and energy to invest in all of the expansion packs, I am geek enough to appreciate them.

C. Both of those combine to make me completely excited that in the Sims 3, in which characters can have traits that combine to make unique personalities, there is a "Never Nude" trait, just like Tobias.



I die.

Remember your old school SNL/obscure science references when answering this question

"Animal face-off! Who would win in a fight between a bear and a shark?"

This is tough. I mean, bears are strong. But sharks have sharper teeth. They both mostly hunt fish. But one of them is craftier, and that is:

The Shark. Do we not remember the Land Shark? Besides, I have never heard of a "Water Bear."

OK, so I looked it up, and apparently it exists. But it is microscopic. So Land Shark would win.