Hello out there in cyberspace or whatever space you are in! I know you haven't heard from me in a while so I thought I'd let you know everything that's going on. So I am still alive. So is Juicebox. He has his own spot now. He sits on a couch and has so many jungle pals he's going nuts. He also sits near a computer too but like I said he can't type so he always complains it's mocking him.
He hasn't had any parties just yet. He keeps trying to go sunbathing but I keep telling him you can't sunbathe without the sun. He also had a little bit of an anxiety attack when he saw the leaves changing color. He thought the world was ending. He ran around in circles screaming. It's okay though, I calmed him down, gave him a bag to breathe into. I also put on HGTV (I left the room) and now he's as happy as a koala can be in New Jersey. He even has an endless supply of Peach Iced Tea.
Let's see....I'm also happy here typing away in a library surrounded by Tennyson, Dickenson, and Stephen King. I've been sending out resumes all around New England even the places with dark alleys (just kidding). I actually just finished sending out a slough of them. So fingers crossed everyone!
As far as movies go, it's been a long time and I don't want you to read an endless blog about movies because hey that's what Roger Ebert is for. Instead, I'll just talk about the last three that I saw briefly. I'll start with the best: Scott Pilgrim Versus the World. Yes, I know false advertising, he does not actually face the WHOLE world just a couple evil exes but still it was good and now I can officially say I'm a fan of Michael Cera and Jason Schwartzmann (Yes they were in the movie, that was not just a random comment). I always appreciate when these indie films try to mix mediums where you look and go "huh, that's different." This one made the movie look like a comic book which was nifty.
Next "Morning Glory." Quite different from Scott Pilgrim, it was basically Devil Wears Prada with a Morning Show. I don't want to give anything away (alright she doesn't get run over by a train) but Diane Keaton raps and Harrison Ford says "fluffy." Got ya interested right? It was very cute and yes, a chick flick so now I can say I like a chick flick-I can die happy.
The last one was still good and it was called "Due Date." No, it had nothing to do with a school history report being due. It was all about a father driving to L.A. for his wife's birth with a very annoying roadtrip mate to ride with him. I don't really know what to say other than that about this movie. If you're a Robert Downey Jr. fan see it or if you just like goofy comedy see it. I personally cannot resist a movie with a pug...unless they're talking because that's just creepy.
Well that's all for now. Other than that, I'm still into my creepy, spooky phase with reading and television. I just finished watching "The Vampire Diaries." All I can say is poor Damon. I actually like it better than "Twilight" although that's not saying much because I didn't like those books or movies that much to begin with. And I'm kinda obsessed with "The devil in the White City." I know it's been out a while but I get into things after other people. It's a great book if you're into serial killers or if you like Chicago.
Gotta go, I think I'll pick up a book here and read-what a concept? Reading in a library? Well, I've really gotta go now. Hope all is well with everyone out there with all your fabulous lives!
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Monday, September 13, 2010
Goodbye Santa Barbara!
Hello again,
It's me, Esther. Yes you read that subject correctly, I'm finally leaving Santa Barbara. Now normally I hate to divulge too much on the internet because hey you never know who's going to read your blog, but today I thought I'd tell all you blog readers that I am leaving Santa Barbara and the reasons why (well some of them, I've left some out). As many readers already know Santa Barbara was never a place for me to settle down. I never particularly enjoyed it, I tried but I just couldn't. Monterey was my place but Santa Barbara not so much. (Juicebox loved it though).
I came to Santa Barbara to go to Brooks Institute thinking that I would get another degree in photography because heck that would be fun. Well, you know what I discovered? The first year and a half is where the school crams everything (and I do mean everything) you need to know to become a photographer and the last year and a half is essentially where you take electives and learn pretty much nothing new. Now I could take these electives and get a second bachelor's degree but the logical part of my brain said 'hey, why the heck do you want to take these classes and be miserable when you could get the same knowledge through experience in the field?' So I talked with professors, friends, did a little prayin' and the answer was to leave so that's what I'm doing. I'll be going back to the east coast (who knows it may work out, may being the operative word) and looking for a job in New York. Right now I'm just looking for internships. I just applied for one this morning with Mark Seliger, a noted portrait photographer.
I'm pretty sure I'm doing the right thing (I hope I'm doing the right thing). I'll be leaving though at the end of this month-aaah! Don't worry, Juicebox will be coming with me. He knows a good marsupial bar in Manhattan near Times Square.
It's me, Esther. Yes you read that subject correctly, I'm finally leaving Santa Barbara. Now normally I hate to divulge too much on the internet because hey you never know who's going to read your blog, but today I thought I'd tell all you blog readers that I am leaving Santa Barbara and the reasons why (well some of them, I've left some out). As many readers already know Santa Barbara was never a place for me to settle down. I never particularly enjoyed it, I tried but I just couldn't. Monterey was my place but Santa Barbara not so much. (Juicebox loved it though).
I came to Santa Barbara to go to Brooks Institute thinking that I would get another degree in photography because heck that would be fun. Well, you know what I discovered? The first year and a half is where the school crams everything (and I do mean everything) you need to know to become a photographer and the last year and a half is essentially where you take electives and learn pretty much nothing new. Now I could take these electives and get a second bachelor's degree but the logical part of my brain said 'hey, why the heck do you want to take these classes and be miserable when you could get the same knowledge through experience in the field?' So I talked with professors, friends, did a little prayin' and the answer was to leave so that's what I'm doing. I'll be going back to the east coast (who knows it may work out, may being the operative word) and looking for a job in New York. Right now I'm just looking for internships. I just applied for one this morning with Mark Seliger, a noted portrait photographer.
I'm pretty sure I'm doing the right thing (I hope I'm doing the right thing). I'll be leaving though at the end of this month-aaah! Don't worry, Juicebox will be coming with me. He knows a good marsupial bar in Manhattan near Times Square.
Monday, July 12, 2010
Welcome to Napa!
Hello Everyone,
I'm here enjoying my very humble abode here in Napa which makes my apartment in Santa Barbara seem gigantic. I'm currently in an RV that just started running internet an hour ago so now I'm on the web. I honestly don't know how people live without the internet...after all without it how would I blog or get news about Juicebox? To answer all your questions, no there haven't been any noise complaints from the neighbors. Actually, I got an email stating that he's going away too! He had a huge fourth of July bash and it was such a success that all the animals decided to keep the party going, so they are going all over Southern California. If you see a pink-polka dotted van with a giraffe driving and tons of marsupials in the back, wave because that's Juicebox. He'd drive but he can't see over the steering wheel and to answer your question the van is a convertible van which is how the giraffe can drive.
I start work tomorrow-bet you never thought you'd see that written down about me but it's the truth. On Thursday we are going to start preparations for Burning Man which I'm already incredibly nervous about because call me kooky but I don't want to try hallucinogenic drugs. My brain's already screwed up enough as it is so why add more chemicals into the mix. Anyway my supervisor assured me that they stay away from it and are seasoned veterans. In any case they are doing an art piece that I am going to be involved with which is very very mixed media. They have this Jeep that they are converting into a dragon...so...um...yeah. I really hope I won't be the one driving it down.
Well I've gotta go-I'll take some pictures later in the week and post them. This town is so darling. It reminds me a bit of Carmel except it's flat (very flat which made my 5 mile walk around town today FUN) and the weather is like Santa Barbara. Plus, there's a TARGET which there wasn't in Santa Barbara. Alright, now I've really gotta go. Off to watch something from Netflix. Have a great day!
I'm here enjoying my very humble abode here in Napa which makes my apartment in Santa Barbara seem gigantic. I'm currently in an RV that just started running internet an hour ago so now I'm on the web. I honestly don't know how people live without the internet...after all without it how would I blog or get news about Juicebox? To answer all your questions, no there haven't been any noise complaints from the neighbors. Actually, I got an email stating that he's going away too! He had a huge fourth of July bash and it was such a success that all the animals decided to keep the party going, so they are going all over Southern California. If you see a pink-polka dotted van with a giraffe driving and tons of marsupials in the back, wave because that's Juicebox. He'd drive but he can't see over the steering wheel and to answer your question the van is a convertible van which is how the giraffe can drive.
I start work tomorrow-bet you never thought you'd see that written down about me but it's the truth. On Thursday we are going to start preparations for Burning Man which I'm already incredibly nervous about because call me kooky but I don't want to try hallucinogenic drugs. My brain's already screwed up enough as it is so why add more chemicals into the mix. Anyway my supervisor assured me that they stay away from it and are seasoned veterans. In any case they are doing an art piece that I am going to be involved with which is very very mixed media. They have this Jeep that they are converting into a dragon...so...um...yeah. I really hope I won't be the one driving it down.
Well I've gotta go-I'll take some pictures later in the week and post them. This town is so darling. It reminds me a bit of Carmel except it's flat (very flat which made my 5 mile walk around town today FUN) and the weather is like Santa Barbara. Plus, there's a TARGET which there wasn't in Santa Barbara. Alright, now I've really gotta go. Off to watch something from Netflix. Have a great day!
Monday, June 28, 2010
Hello everyone!
Hello Everyone,
It's the end of June which means the year is half over-can you believe it? Before you know it, it will be 2011. Juicebox isn't looking forward to that date because he's decided to stock up for the end of the world which is in 2012. I've told him this is ludicrous because we have so much time to stock up but he disagrees. He plans on getting peached iced tea that will fill ten freezers-where I will put them is another story entirely. I told him perhaps we should get toilet paper and paper towels too but he doesn't see a need for them since he never uses them so he plans on only having a roll of each.
However this is really far away, right now he's more concerned with my apartment and making it into his bachelor pad. I'm going to be at an internship in Napa for two months so I told him I'd leave him and instead of crying, he bumped up the volume on the boom box. (I think I have the last boom box in use). He moved my bed into the living room (I know, he brought over some pals-a gorilla is freakishly strong) and put a hammock there instead. He turned my desk into a smoothie bar and the television is constantly on "Clean house." I really hope that when I return, I won't find him hungover on Peach Iced tea. If so, I have experience cleaning up after his animal parties.
Well, I've gotta go. Hope everyone's June ends nicely and the heat along with the humidity doesn't put you in a foul mood like it does so often for me. Have a great day!
It's the end of June which means the year is half over-can you believe it? Before you know it, it will be 2011. Juicebox isn't looking forward to that date because he's decided to stock up for the end of the world which is in 2012. I've told him this is ludicrous because we have so much time to stock up but he disagrees. He plans on getting peached iced tea that will fill ten freezers-where I will put them is another story entirely. I told him perhaps we should get toilet paper and paper towels too but he doesn't see a need for them since he never uses them so he plans on only having a roll of each.
However this is really far away, right now he's more concerned with my apartment and making it into his bachelor pad. I'm going to be at an internship in Napa for two months so I told him I'd leave him and instead of crying, he bumped up the volume on the boom box. (I think I have the last boom box in use). He moved my bed into the living room (I know, he brought over some pals-a gorilla is freakishly strong) and put a hammock there instead. He turned my desk into a smoothie bar and the television is constantly on "Clean house." I really hope that when I return, I won't find him hungover on Peach Iced tea. If so, I have experience cleaning up after his animal parties.
Well, I've gotta go. Hope everyone's June ends nicely and the heat along with the humidity doesn't put you in a foul mood like it does so often for me. Have a great day!
Monday, June 14, 2010
I'm in a philosophical mood
Hey Everyone,
I've been feeling very deep lately so this will be an incredibly incredibly boring blog. I attribute it to seeing two depressing films in a row. One of them "Up in the air" had a nice message about how it's the people in our lives that matter and not the places we go. However, the ending was sooooo bad. I never felt more lonely after a movie in my life. So if you see it, don't see it alone. I know, where was Juicebox? He actually went to the Chumash Casino with a new jungle pal-a possum actually-named Raphael. They've been having oodles of fun. Raphael's from India so he's absolutely in love with California. Juicebox loves being his tour guide. I've never seen a possum happier to be at the beach.
The other film I saw was "Seven." It didn't depress me initially but then I listened to the audio commentary (I know what a film dork). David Fincher (the director) mainly talked about the color temperature of the film and how he used Keno lights for the cool look of the film. Today's films are all about harsh, hard lighting. He seems very intelligent, he kept giving very very random facts about life and how at the time he was concerned with making footnote films (ones that have an important point but in the long run aren't remembered).
Then the writer (Andrew Kevin Walker) talked about how he came up with the idea. He came from Pennsylvania and just moved to New York. He was immediately depressed because he saw sins everywhere he went. He spent alot of the time talking about how we live in a society where you can't go a day without seeing one of the seven deadly sins. He talked about how we actually celebrate them. He then talked about the seven virtues and how the average person can't come up with them. So I was thinking to get me out of this depressed humanity funk, I would meditate on one of the seven virtues and stop dwelling on the seven sins, but we'll see how that goes.
Other than that, my industrial class is ending this week and I should be doing my portfolio, okay I'm going to do my portfolio, oh wait getting dressed would help. See everyone later!
I've been feeling very deep lately so this will be an incredibly incredibly boring blog. I attribute it to seeing two depressing films in a row. One of them "Up in the air" had a nice message about how it's the people in our lives that matter and not the places we go. However, the ending was sooooo bad. I never felt more lonely after a movie in my life. So if you see it, don't see it alone. I know, where was Juicebox? He actually went to the Chumash Casino with a new jungle pal-a possum actually-named Raphael. They've been having oodles of fun. Raphael's from India so he's absolutely in love with California. Juicebox loves being his tour guide. I've never seen a possum happier to be at the beach.
The other film I saw was "Seven." It didn't depress me initially but then I listened to the audio commentary (I know what a film dork). David Fincher (the director) mainly talked about the color temperature of the film and how he used Keno lights for the cool look of the film. Today's films are all about harsh, hard lighting. He seems very intelligent, he kept giving very very random facts about life and how at the time he was concerned with making footnote films (ones that have an important point but in the long run aren't remembered).
Then the writer (Andrew Kevin Walker) talked about how he came up with the idea. He came from Pennsylvania and just moved to New York. He was immediately depressed because he saw sins everywhere he went. He spent alot of the time talking about how we live in a society where you can't go a day without seeing one of the seven deadly sins. He talked about how we actually celebrate them. He then talked about the seven virtues and how the average person can't come up with them. So I was thinking to get me out of this depressed humanity funk, I would meditate on one of the seven virtues and stop dwelling on the seven sins, but we'll see how that goes.
Other than that, my industrial class is ending this week and I should be doing my portfolio, okay I'm going to do my portfolio, oh wait getting dressed would help. See everyone later!
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Hello June!
Hi Blog-readers!
So all of you are most likely shocked that I am blogging, because I normally blog maybe once a season but this is not a joke. And no, this is not Juicebox. Fortunately, for me he can't type. He can't write either...he tried once but the pen exploded into his fur. Although even if he could it wouldn't be useful to him-he can't read. Oh gosh, I hope nobody is feeling bad for Juicebox now. He does look at magazines. We get catalogs every week with Peach smoothies...it's amazing the type of containers you can get smoothies in.
Speaking of Juicebox, we are about to enter his favorite season-summer. I'm actually not sure if we're technically in it bc I never know the dates, but I always think June equals summer. Normally, he'd be out tanning, but it has been cloudy here so Juicebox was a bit sad. In order to cheer him up, I gave him full control of the remote control. So as you know, that means designer shows and chick flicks. Even as I type, he's watching "My sister's Keeper." (FYI don't see the movie, read the book). I can't wait till the sun comes out (from the clouds) so Juicebox can turn that frown upside down.
Apart from this, I had a fun memorial day in Riverside, CA. I was able to visit the rambunctious Michelsen's and see Sara's beautiful house and their new headboard. Actually, I even did a bit of sunbathing (I told Juicebox just to rub it in). Sara and I watched "The Education." I give it 3 stars. I'd only see it if you like movies written by Nick Hornby (or books for that matter). It was wierd but good.
I'm not quite sure where my life is headed right now. June has been getting me down lately (not because of the weather) because my sister's birthday is coming up and she is miles and miles away. Juicebox told me that we could have a party in her honor and serve nothing but spam and peached iced tea. He's going to invite all his jungle pals, just not the gorillas because they're against the apartment policy. Well I've gotta go. Have a great day everyone and I hope to blog twice a month from now on!
So all of you are most likely shocked that I am blogging, because I normally blog maybe once a season but this is not a joke. And no, this is not Juicebox. Fortunately, for me he can't type. He can't write either...he tried once but the pen exploded into his fur. Although even if he could it wouldn't be useful to him-he can't read. Oh gosh, I hope nobody is feeling bad for Juicebox now. He does look at magazines. We get catalogs every week with Peach smoothies...it's amazing the type of containers you can get smoothies in.
Speaking of Juicebox, we are about to enter his favorite season-summer. I'm actually not sure if we're technically in it bc I never know the dates, but I always think June equals summer. Normally, he'd be out tanning, but it has been cloudy here so Juicebox was a bit sad. In order to cheer him up, I gave him full control of the remote control. So as you know, that means designer shows and chick flicks. Even as I type, he's watching "My sister's Keeper." (FYI don't see the movie, read the book). I can't wait till the sun comes out (from the clouds) so Juicebox can turn that frown upside down.
Apart from this, I had a fun memorial day in Riverside, CA. I was able to visit the rambunctious Michelsen's and see Sara's beautiful house and their new headboard. Actually, I even did a bit of sunbathing (I told Juicebox just to rub it in). Sara and I watched "The Education." I give it 3 stars. I'd only see it if you like movies written by Nick Hornby (or books for that matter). It was wierd but good.
I'm not quite sure where my life is headed right now. June has been getting me down lately (not because of the weather) because my sister's birthday is coming up and she is miles and miles away. Juicebox told me that we could have a party in her honor and serve nothing but spam and peached iced tea. He's going to invite all his jungle pals, just not the gorillas because they're against the apartment policy. Well I've gotta go. Have a great day everyone and I hope to blog twice a month from now on!
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