Bloggyversary!

Posted on October 31, 2005
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Oh hey! Looks like I missed my bloggyversary! Happy bloggyversary to me/Happy bloggyversary to me/Happy bloggyversary dear mee-eee/Happy bloggyversary to meeee! (My bloggyversary, for your perpetual calendars, is October 27th.)

Hail Social-Track #1

Posted on October 31, 2005
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I’ve been so remiss about updating the Song of the Day. It’s hard to decide which one of the Hail Social songs to pick. Admit it–their songs are catchy!!

Rasputina-Rusty the Skatemaker

Posted on October 25, 2005
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Really, this should have been the song of the day several days ago. As I was saying to Ez, I like this one because I don’t think it gets too caught up in worrying about, “Who ARE Rasputina?” It’s just a pretty little song.

A Little Brattle Update

Posted on October 20, 2005
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Last night we saw Queen Christina at the Brattle. It was wonderful! Garbo’s acting is very fine… very subtle for your average MGM blockbuster in 1933. John Gilbert is not generally considered to a be a particularly great actor, and there are a few spots where the obvious gap between her talent and his is beyond glaring, but he’s not terrible. The supporting cast does a great job–in my opinion they make some of the scenes. I won’t give too much of the plot away, but in some of the scenes at the end, as you’re a viewer on the precipice, about to bust out crying, the supporting cast nudges you over the edge.

I am so annoyed at myself for not getting my butt down to the Brattle to see more of the Garbo centennial screenings. It makes such a huge difference to see them in a theater, on a big screen, with minimal distraction. Encore!!! Encore!!! And shame on me.

An anonymous donor matched donations to the Brattle Film Foundation dollar for dollar at last night’s 7:30 screening. It seemed like people were pitching in. They’ll be doing benefit screenings on Thursday nights throughout November and December. The schedule isn’t posted yet to my knowledge, but they’re promising Brattle favorites. Tickets for those shows will be $15–well worth it to see a great film and help keep the Brattle afloat.

Interpol-Mascara

Posted on October 20, 2005
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Mascara is an old, slow, unreleased Interpol track. It’s treating me right today.

Beloved Brattle Theatre in Peril!

Posted on October 17, 2005
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OK, so those of you who also frequent Ezra’s blog will know this, but I’ll take my chances that someone else might read this… and besides, I can’t hold back!

The Brattle Theatre, one of my most loved Cambridge institutions, is in danger of closing!! It’s very distressing! The Brattle has been one of my favorite places in Cambridge since I moved to this area in 1996. Over that time, I’ve seen many good movies there. It’s a great place to see movies I love, but that I’ve never before seen on a big screen. For example, at the Brattle I’ve seen North by Northwest, Vertigo, The Shining, Evil Dead 2, The Philadelphia Story, Harold and Maude, and To Have and Have Not. I saw The Third Man and Lawrence of Arabia for the first time at the Brattle. This year I saw the documentary We Jam Econo at the Brattle. Unless I’m mistaken, this very cool film on the Minutemen didn’t play anywhere else in the area. The holiday screening of It’s A Wonderful Life has become a tradition for me and Ez. There’s nothing like seeing it in a theater. When I saw The Graduate at the Brattle not long after graduating from college myself it was like a personal revelation.

I am headed down on Wednesday with Ez to see Greta Garbo in Queen Christina. Shame on me for missing their screenings of Grand Hotel and Ninotchka last week. If you’re interested, their schedule can be found here. If you have the means (I suspect they will accept donations in any amount) or are just interested in learning more, information on their fundraising campaign is online at their website http://www.brattlefilm.org/brattlefilm/filmfoundation/legacy_campaign.html.

Fancy Meeting You Here

Posted on October 14, 2005
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If you can’t get into Rosemary Clooney and Bing Crosby, circa 1959, singing jazzy, class versions of tunes like “I Can’t Get Started,” “You Came a Long Way from St. Louis,” and “Brazil”… well, then you’re not me. We stood beneath an amber moon… and softly murmured someday soon/we kissed and clung together then/tomorrow was another day/the morning found me miles away/with still a million things to say/now when twilight dims the sky above/recalling thrills of our love/there’s one thing I’m certain of/RE-turn!–I willll–to old–Brazillll

Rainy world

Posted on October 12, 2005
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Rain is often associated with change and cleansing. Maybe we’re lucky and that’s what all this windswept damp is about (lucky assuming that this change would be good). I’m not really complaining too much, actually. I hated how hot it was. Bring on cool damp autumn, I say!

Last night was sort of a classic Terri and Ezra date night… well, most of it. We met in Harvard Square after kind of rough days at work and walked a bit in the rain. We ended up at Cambridge 1 and shared tasty salad, pizza, and drinks. We talked about good things… and then we walked some more. Coffees in hand, we decided to take in the Hyphens show at The Middle East. It seemed more energetic and the crowd seemed more into it than the last time I saw them. I played with Ezra’s new camera, which I haven’t quite figured out yet. I think I got a few fun images, though, which I’ll maybe post whenever Ez dumps them off the camera. I would have taken my camera if I’d known ahead of time that we’d be going. Next time.

Ups and Downs

Posted on October 3, 2005
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It’s been a crazy, busy couple of days.

On Friday I went up to Portland for what will be my last Interpol show for a while. They wrapped up their touring for Antics in New York on Sunday night. I had originally planned to go to that show, but then Hope was born and plans changed. The Portland show was good, but kind of strange for me. I was hoping they would play a song or two that I’d never heard live before, because they’d been playing them at other shows recently, but they didn’t. I had also hoped to take pictures with Ezra’s camera… and I could have taken AMAZING pictures because I was in the front row, slightly left of center, and security was pretty mellow. But, alas, the camera wouldn’t turn on. I also had a raging headache from not eating much and probably also from not sleeping properly last week (that’s another story…).

But here’s the good news story of the Interpol show. I drove up and arrived at about 1:00 or 1:30, and met up with Interpol friends Lacinda (from DC) and Michelle (from Israel via Dallas). We hung out around the theater. Michelle is pretty young and was very excited and hoping to meet the guys (especially Carlos). We didn’t have any close encounters or anything, but there were a few pre-show sightings…

John met up with me at around 4:30 or so. I’m sure my Interpol friends and I made him chuckle. After arriving quite early, I easily managed to perch myself in the front row. I had Ezra’s camera (it’s much smaller than mine) and I would have been able to take amazing pictures, but alas, his camera wouldn’t turn on. I was pretty bummed about it for a minute. The barrier was SO close to the stage that the photos would have been great. I did get an up close and personal view of some sort of speaker or monitor seriously bursting into flame during Not Even Jail. It was on Daniel’s side of the stage, and I think it went unnoticed at first because of their smoke/fog machines. The security guy in front of me was just eyeing it helplessly. There was a huge plume of smoke and I started coughing. When Paul noticed what was going on he stopped playing and tried to stop the others. One of their roadies emerged from backstage with a load of towels and pulled off the flaming equipment. Daniel showed that it hadn’t affected his ability to play, so they started up again and all was well. It was pretty dramatic for a minute, though.

The opening band, Boom Bip, was really pretty good. I may seek out their recordings, though I’ve heard that they have a lot more energy live than they do on record.

Though it wasn’t my favorite Interpol show, it was a good one, and it was cool to be up front. Paul threw cookies out into the crowd at the end of the main set. I didn’t get one, but I did get Paul’s setlist and one of Daniel’s picks at the end of the night.

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After the show, I was totally wiped out and was grateful for a nice place to sleep in John’s cozy apartment with John’s cozy cats.

The next day I was dazed and still had a headache from the previous night. Ez and I gobbled some wonderful goodies at a place called Mims down by the water, did a little more in Portland, but then had to get back home. I was exhausted.

Next day I dragged my sorry bones and drove to State College. I hadn’t done the drive on my own in a while. It was a bit surreal, but I stayed awake and made it just in time to see the beginnings of a beautiful sunset over the Pennsylvania countryside.

Then on Monday I drove down here, to Virginia. I met my sweetie tweet niece, Hope, and have been able see her, hold her, and feed her each day I’ve been here. She is soo soo tiny and so totally unblemished and sweet. I have taken approximately a zillion pictures of her. Here are a few of my favorites, in case you haven’t already seen them:

Hope, eyes open, 10-3-05

Hope!

Oooo

Well… this has been a totally wandering post. Somebody get me a cozy, uninterupted nap–stat!

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Rhapsody in Tweed cabled pullover for Ezra! using Tahki Donegal Tweed in Forest, from Fall 2004 Interweave Knits. I've just picked this one up again, so it's moving up in the queue!

Sweater with Cable Patterns pullover using Araucania Nature Wool Chunky in Mauve, from Rebecca Magazine Number 28

Heather Pullover using Classic Elite Wings in Larkspur, from Rowan’s A Season’s Tale... This needs the knit doctor. I'm going to have to frog back a little bit and redo the shoulder area. Long story.

Hush Pullover using Jo Sharp DK wool in Wine, from Rowan’s Calmer Collection

Recently Finished Projects

In the Groove boatneck pullover using Manos del Uruguay in Black and Cheek (pale pink), from Fall 2006 issue of knitscene. SWEATER IS DONE!

Stash Stealer Scarf for me, using delicious yarn that darling Amy let me raid from her stash. I made up the pattern--a couple of wide ribs rimmed in moss stitch. It's soft and fuzzy and DONE!

Moss Stitch Jacket with Collar for Hope using Classic Elite Wool Bam Boo in Ivy, from Quick Baby Knits by Debbie Bliss. JACKET IS DONE!

Next in line

Brompton cardigan using Noro Cash Iroha in Jewel Green (my name for shade #100)

Eyelet Yoke Pullover using Debbie Bliss Merino Aran

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