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By Becka, June 25, 2009 3:48 pm

I can’t believe this, but both Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson have died today.  Farrah lost her long battle with cancer and Michael of causes still unknown (he was rushed about an hour ago to an L.A. hospital under cardiac arrest, went into a coma and has since died).  For entertainment, we have lost two very iconic individuals.

The last time I remember a death having such an affect as Michael Jackson was Princess Diana.  This is truly a sad day.

Rest peacefully Farrah and Michael.

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By Becka, June 24, 2009 7:57 pm

Mandala

Originally uploaded by Dhareza

So Dhare and I have this beautiful Mandala that his best friend brought back from Nepal, hanging on our wall. And Dhare has this new lens that he was all excited about, so we decided to do a project! Here is the outcome:

Photo – Dhareza.com

Mandala – David “Gweetay”

Necklace (also from Nepal) – Silla

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By Becka, June 10, 2009 6:38 pm

Luke Wilson as ‘Henry Poole’-2008.

I just had the pleasure of watching Overature Films’ 2008 “Henry Poole is Here” on Netflix’s Watch Instantly (which my boyfriend and I just love because sometimes we are lazy bums and can’t be bothered to walk the two blocks to Blockbuster).  The film which stars Luke Wilson and Radha Mitchell as well as Adriana Barraza and Morgan Lily was released on DVD in the U.S in January 2009.  While not having many people recognize this movie, I did remember seeing previews for this film when I came across the name on Netflix.  It was one of those “Hey!  I remember seeing the preview, this movie looked good…how come we never saw it?”  I decided to give it a go, and was very pleasantly surprised and taken aback to how powerful this movie was.  I have to admit that I did get a little teary eyed touched by the way Wilson’s character Henry, Barraza’s Esperanza and Mitchell’s Dawn interacted with each other.

Radha Mitchell, Morgan Lily and Luke Wilson in “Henry Poole is Here” by Overature Pictures 2008.

Esperanza, the “pushy”, relentless yet loving neighbor and Dawn as the lovely and sexy mother of six year old Milly (Lily), Poole’s other neighbor.  The quirky group interact delicately with each other during the course of the movie and Henry Poole has a secret which he hides until the very end.  ‘Henry Poole’ has a powerful message and surprising ending to a touching story.  I recommend!

♦♦♦ (Skrew the hearts…I hate hearts)

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By Becka, June 8, 2009 8:00 pm

“Up“ by Pixar Animation Studios

Today we went to see the newest Pixar (I am a huge fan) movie, “Up” which was adorable and heartbreaking at the same time. Although I have to admit, I still rank Wall-e and the Incredibles as Pixar’s best.  “Up” had a little something for everybody.  Children, adults and even the hardest to please movie critics and analyzers will find this film enjoyable. This was a chance for Pixar, not to display their animation brillance (they already did that with flying colors in the past), but to show off their story telling abilities.  And story tell they did.  “Up” is a wonderful story about love, friendship, an old man and his floating house and most importantly, adventure.  With hidden metaphors and symbolism everywhere, there is much to see and think about in this film.  What could be more adorable than an old man and a soft, cuddley kid who embark on a once in a lifetime adventure together in a house carried by balloons?  Go see Up and get “lifted” away.

♥♥♥♥ (hearts instead of stars until I find the html coding for a star!)

After the movie (and wiping the tears away with paper towls), we set out to find dinner. Just a few blocks from our apartment is restaurant row, convenient, eh! We walked from the theater on 42nd to restaurant row where there was a street festival taking place. I snapped a pic as we settled into a nice, cozy spanish restaurant called “Sangria” where we ordered olives, and an assortment from their tapas menu. I love olives! We left around 10:30pm and now I’m cozy at home with cats.

Looking especially girly in a yellow dress.  Rare, very rare.

Lots of people on restaurant row!

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By Becka, June 7, 2009 6:46 pm

Another Valspar commercial!  I just can’t get enough.  Of course the music is great as always and the concept is amazing!

Okay, so the author of this video has disabled embedding…so, here is a link to it on youtube.

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By Becka,

I was finally able to finish my logo design, after months of brainstorming and hours of sketching ideas. You’d think that as an artist I would have a better idea of I wanted my own logo to look like, but this was so hard for me to do! Then all of a sudden the idea came and with some graphic help from Dhare, my new logo is ready to make its debut!