Life is Beautiful
Claire | September 30, 2011
“All the best stories in the world are but one story in reality — the story of escape. It is the only thing which interests us all and at all times, how to escape.” -Arthur Christopher Benson
A Thousand Words
Makeup Review: Maybelline LineExpress Eyeliner
Claire | September 28, 2011
The quick version: don’t buy this. Longer version: This eyeliner is supposed to “glide on smoothly with a single stroke.” That part of it is true – and it’s the only good thing about this product. I’m not a fan of pencil eyeliners in general – gel seems vastly superior – but it’s Maybelline and [...]
13 Writing Tips from Chuck Palahniuk
Claire | September 27, 2011
Taken from here Number One: Two years ago, when I wrote the first of these essays it was about my “egg timer method” of writing. You never saw that essay, but here’s the method: When you don’t want to write, set an egg timer for one hour (or half hour) and sit down to write [...]
Tissue: A Love Story
Claire | September 25, 2011
The ending doesn’t fit at all with this otherwise quirky and beautifully rendered short animated piece, but it’s worth watching. Recommended by Roger Ebert. Description from the filmmaker, Krishna Shenoi: Richard Linklater’s wonderful “Waking Life” left me fascinated with rotoscoping, and so I’ve tried some of my own. It took a lot of work: five [...]
Auret Esselen – “Precious Moments” Official MV
Claire | September 23, 2011
Love this. Check out Auret’s website.
Movie Review: Source Code
Claire | September 22, 2011
This is a disappointing film. Science-fiction films that play with concepts of time, reality, and alternate and/or parallel universes are on the rise, but The Adjustment Bureau, which came out just prior to Source Code, was a much better-developed film that falls into this category. Source Code has three strands: Colter Stevens’ (Jake Gylenhaal) attempts [...]
The Script – “For the First Time” Official MV
Claire | September 20, 2011
Download mp3 (not uploaded by me)
Negotiations with a Volcano
Claire | September 19, 2011
We will call you “Agua” like the rivers and cool jugs. We will persuade the clouds to nestle around your neck so you may sleep late. We would be happy if you slept forever. We will tend the slopes we plant, singing the songs our grandfathers taught us before we inherited their fear. We will [...]
J’ADORE DIOR – L’Histoire d’un Mythe
Claire | September 19, 2011
This Dior ad is incredibly beautiful. The coloring is stunning and I love the storytelling, almost fairy-tale approach.
