Movies and Afghans

I saw this trailer today! It looks incredible! That may have to do with the fact that they use Arcade Fire.... how can you go wrong? I'm not one to enjoy fantasy/childrens movies, but I think I might have to make an exception for this one.





And here's another trailer I just had to post. The King and I (from 1956, starring Deborah Kerr and Yul Brynner was my favorite movie from about age 5 to age 10. I think I watched the entire 2+ hour long musical at at least 3 of my birthday parties (I'm surprised any of my friends came after the first time). It's such a charming movie! Anyways, the trailer is absolutely hilarious. They sure have changed in the past 50 years.




In some very good news, I finished my afghan last night! After about $110 of Vanna White yarn and 110 hours of crocheting, it's finally done. It only took me two months to finish (my last one was starting 5 years ago and still not complete...).




I don't have a camera to take nice pictures of it, so I just took a few with my iMac. You can't really see any detail or how big it is (queen size).

When I was a kid my parents had two big afghans in our family room. I liked to hang them across furniture and make forts, and I'd poke at the light coming in through the holes.

Louis Riel

My beloved fashionation is back online with new content! I am so excited to once again be seeing high-fashion campaigns from around the world.


Natalia Vodianova photographed by Craig McDean for W Magazine. Beautiful.



I am always working on my afghan. After spending about 40 hours on it, I am currently done 27 of the required 64 squares. It is exciting to see it take shape.


I was watching one of my favorite movies last night while crocheting and was once again reminded why it's a favorite. Little Miss Sunshine is so clever and cute and honest, without trying too hard to be something different. It has an all-star cast, but you wouldn't know it. There's nothing pretentious about this film, and even Steve Carell manages to reign in the drama in his role as a suicidal uncle.

Here is my favorite shot from the film. I just had to include it. Aren't the colors wonderful?




And now I'll leave you with a picture of my (almost 2 year old) nephew Ben on Valentine's day.


He had gotten his mother tulips and was quite intrigued by them. He had also been quite mischievous earlier in the week, having built a tower of pillows on the bed and then promptly fell off of it and scratched his face up on the way down.