Fly me to the moon

Or to NY.

Currently I am on a plane flying back from LA to NY. That's right I AM ON THE PLANE. I am flying Virgin America which means I have wifi. BALLER.

The Beverly Hills Short Film Festival went very well for Stealing Second, and we are looking forward to what will come next. Now I am heading from warm and sunny LA, where I spent the last two days lounging by the pool, to NY where there is over a foot of snow. 

But I am going to take advantage of this wintery weather I think and do wintery activities, perhaps I will finally go ice skating this season. However I think if I attempt to do a special jump like the guys above I will fall and chip a tooth.

See you soon NY, see you soon.

Picture from google life photo archives.

Let's go

I want to pack up this suitcase and go someplace fabulous.

Sans Vous

Two of my best friends have abandoned me this semester to live abroad in France. I miss them dearly, and cannot wait to see them again. If I only I could be like Eloise and jet off to Paris. Okay well, I want to be Eloise for more than just that, but right now that is topping the list.

Photo from here.

Hello Again

Hi Everyone,

Sorry I haven't formally said hello to you since I have gotten back from Tahoe. The trip was amazing, and there are more posts about it to come, so stay tuned. Normally I update you on what book I am reading on the side bar, but I have been through multiple books in the past week while I was on my trip, so here is a little recap incase you were wondering. 

First off I finally finish Lolita. Yay! It was a very good read.

Next off I read the "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon. This is apparently a book everyone has read but me. Okay that is a tad exaggeration, but apparently it is quite a popular book. And now I know why. I highly suggest it.

Then I read "Naked" by David Sedaris. I have been meaning to read his books for a while now, so I finally went to the strand and bought one of his books. Sadly my used copy did not come with the book jacket. This is both sad because the jacket and hardcover together are a very cool design, and also I didn't know what the book was about. Because of this it took a little bit of getting used to, but was incredibly entertaining.

Next up was "Lullaby" by Chuck Palahniuk. Another author I had been meaning to check out for quite some time. Really an interesting concept about the power of words in sound, in a world where silence seems to be hard to come by. Living (the majority of my time) in NYC I definitely crave silence, so this theme resonated with me. I am sure if you have heard of him you have heard that his books a little odd, which I now know is true, but they are also really good reads.

Sidenote: Palahniuk resides in Portland, OR, so he is also my west coast neighbor! Ballin!

Not sure what is next on my bill of books to read. I am thinking maybe "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath, but I plan to head to this amazing used bookstore in town to find some reads for my trip to LA next week. Do you have any recommendations? 

Tahoe my love

Today I will be driving the long drive to this beautiful place called Lake Tahoe for a week of bliss. Cannot wait, but don't expect hear from me until I am back.

Picture by Julianne De La Torre.

Jetting

So I was traveling this week and noticed how nobody was in a good mood. I feel like there was a time before I existed when going to the airport and flying somewhere was somewhat glamorous. I wish it still was. Then suddenly I remembered the jetblue ads for jetting vs flying and immediately started identifying with it. Let's all start jetting.

Chicago

I'm on my way to Chicago!

Beautiful polaroids from Daniel Everett.

St. Maarten

I hate that the rain has come back to NY. Not cool. Send me back to St. Maarten ASAP.

This is...

I love these books. It is a series of books, each featuring a different city, and their illustrations are great. You can find this version and many of the others including New York and London on Amazon.