This year for Christmas, along with the required romantic comedy in my stocking, Trent got me two lovely gifts. In packages, wrapped up tight, were two Postsecret books. I’ve been following Postsecret for ages, but had never gotten around to purchasing any of the several bound compilations of secrets that creator Frank Warren had put together. I read through the first one, again, amazed and intrigued by the secrets all these strangers put out in to the universe. It truly is a remarkable project, one that always knocks me down flat, even after all these years.
The other book was the newest Postsecret compilation, called “Confessions on Life, Death and God.” This one struck me even more, as secrets that were as light and airy as could be were mixed in with deep, dark confessions about faith, religion and spirituality. The one that struck me the most? One that simply stated:
“I am a Christian who no longer believes in God, but I will never become an atheist because I hate how they think they are smarter than those who believe.”
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I have another long term web-crush on the site Crush + Lovely, a team that puts together the video series “50 People, One Question.” They teamed up with Postsecret to create the video below, based on the book mentioned above. I think watching it will be a wonderful start to your week. A very happy Monday to you.
My Secret: Someday, I hope to be brave enough to share my secret with someone. Anyone.
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Maybe it’s the change in the seasons. The blue skies of summer quickly transforming to grey, the leaves turning from green to red to brown, then falling to the ground. The air brisker, the wind stronger, the frost on the car windows in the morning. I don’t really know. But I have been so uninspired lately. I’m having a hard time reflecting, finding the beauty all around me, even though I know it’s there. I’m happy, I just don’t feel like writing about that happiness, putting it all out there for everyone to see.
I’m feeling fairly content, but I have found myself taking more mental pictures, as opposed to physical ones.
Until I get my groove back, so to speak, here are some things that have been making me smile lately. Little bits of inspiration from around the web, wrapped up in a pretty little virtual bow, just for you.
The Berlin Reunion – Read this and then watch the video below. I totally cried. And then Trent walked in on me and asked why I was crying about a bunch of giant puppets. Because I have issues, Trent! Let me be!
Steven Colbert Vs. Glamour Magazine Readers – Stephen wins “marry” in a “Do, Dump, Marry” game between him, Jimmy Fallon, and Conan as outlined in Glamour magazine. But then he realizes while the readers would “marry” him, they’d be cheating on him with Jimmy Fallon. Hilarity ensues. (via Jezebel)
The Bloggess – Do you all read The Bloggess? No. Well, stop reading this right now and get over there. Warning, you may snort out loud so refrain from drinking soda pop while reading. It will hurt. You’ve been warned. Also, you’ll learn what to do if you’re afraid of black people. Or pandas.
Where the Wild Things Are – The movie came out last week. You should go see it. And then let me know how awesome it is, so if I ever get a chance to get out of my parenting duties for an evening, I will go see it too. If you don’t trust me, you can check out my buddy’s Scene Stealers review here. They’re usually right about these things. (Save that one time they said Harry Potter was bad and I shunned them forever.)
On another note, the movie’s soundtrack by Karen O. and the Kids is seriously fantastic. Beautiful, haunting and lovely. Lucy’s current favorite song is All Is Love and she requests it at least twelve times a day.
New Moon Soundtrack – Speaking of movie soundtracks, our favorite sparkling vampire is going to be back in the theaters in a month, so to get all the crazy Twilighters all hyped up like kids drowning in pixie sticks, they released the movie’s soundtrack last week. While I know the shimmery blood suckers only appeal to a specific demographic (insane people, yes, myself included), the soundtrack is pretty damn good, and includes tunes by Death Cab, Bon Iver & St. Vincent, Lykke Li, Thom Yorke, The Killers and a ton more. My current favorite from the album is Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (who I used to obsess over in college and love, looooveee, and don’t hype up nearly enough) with Done All Wrong. You can buy it here or on iTunes.
Balloons – Anyone else have balloons on the brain lately. I can’t imagine why. Whatever the reason I really want to take some balloon pictures. Maybe that will crack my uninspired streak.
Fortunes – This was in my fortune cookie last week. Am waiting patiently for this “unexpected event.” And hoping it includes copious amounts of pie.
A Day at the Office – Last week I sent this to Trent and Heath and was all “This is totally what you guys are doing in the office all day, isn’t it?” And they were all “No….” But I could tell they were lying.
Apparently all I need to be inspired is a good Backstreet Boys song. Who knew? I figured I was an *Nsync kind of girl.
This video is from the 2009 World Science Fair (Who knew there was such a thing as a World Science Fair? Do they win blue ribbons?), and I think I’ve watched it twenty times already. Bobby McFerrin is the guy who sang “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” when I was a kid, and it seems he’s still in the business of happiness. This is a great piece on perspective. I’m using it to drown out the cable news in the next room at my office, and it seems to be working quite nicely.
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Yes, we’re all going to be dead by morning from some sort of pig flu (although I read somewhere that eating pork rinds is the cure), but there is some good news in the ole’ U.S. of A.
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I had all these big plans to do a live Blogcast of the Oscars, even though early in the day it became obvious I’d be watching on what I like to call “The Kid Delay.” This is what happens when your kid won’t go to bed so you end up watching most shows at least two hours after they’re broadcast. Maybe more if it’s a live show. Damn kids.
Well, as I sat down at 9:30 p.m. to liveblog the Baba Waawa Special, I unintentionally logged in to Twitter, where I was informed by everyone on the planet who had won every award so far. Bastards.
So, let me make a few small points, in lieu of any thoughtful commentary:
1.) Dear Hugh Jackman, Thank you for making my husband laugh during the Oscars. A feat that has never been accomplished in our seven years together.
2.) Milk is an incredible movie and Sean Penn was amazing in it. From it’s first award for best original screenplay, I was so very proud of what we’ve become as a people (even if it is just Hollywood).
3.) I love Mickey Rourke’s style and can’t help wish he would’ve won (in the words of a great Twitter friend, “Prop 8 sez Penn. my heart says Roarke.”)
4.) Both the music from Wall-E and Slumdog Millionaire are amazing. Like, tear up while watching the Oscars, amazing. For anyone who plans to take any type of roadtrip with me in the near future, be aware that this may be our open road soundtrack.
5.) I was so very fortunate to see Slumdog Millionaire this Friday, and while I totally agree with some movies being overrated, I can’t help but give two giant thumbs up to this film. Part of the reason being I could see everyone I know loving it; from my best friends, to my mother (lover of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire), to my conservative inlaws who were the first to recommend it, to my sister to my co-workers. And it makes me automatically smile, thinking about how many have seen this movie not realizing they are cheering for Muslim hero and herione. I know that shouldn’t mean anything to our PC society, but it does. It’s a big effing deal. Seriously, if you haven’t yet seen it, what the hell are you waiting for?
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