KAKI KING

Heard her on my Pandora in the car the other day.. she's got some really cool stuff and kind of sounds like another favorite of mine, Caural. Anyways check out her song Soft Shoulder.. as usual I couldn't find a vid.. but it's super nice.

LATELY I FIND THAT

Soooo

I've kind of been interested in photography again. I've had my Canon Rebel XTi for a couple years and really haven't done much with it. I'm interested in getting some new lenses for it so that I'll have a wider range, no pun intended, of images I can capture and create. I have 3 particular types in mind, and unfortunatly they don't come cheap. However, the cool thing about the model of camera I own is that the same mount is that same as the super mega ridiculously professional Canons. Whichhhh meannnnss if I ever decide to upgrade, the lenses would work great haha. But, I really don't intend on doing that anytime soon.

NOUVELLE VAGUE!!!

What on earth is nouvelle vague, one might say.. it is the French New Wave film movement that is near and dear to my hearts. It included actresses Anna Karina and Brigitte Bardot. Two of my favorites, which happen to be work of the fabulous Jean-Luc Godard, include Pierrot le Fou and Une Femme Est Une Femme. Here are a few quotes from Une Femme Est Une Femme, or A Woman is A Woman ;]

WHY ARE YOU CRYING?

BECAUSE I WISH I COULD BE BOTH LITTLE YELLOW ANIMALS AT THE SAME TIME.

YOU ALWAYS WANT THE IMPOSSIBLE.

I'M THINKING THAT I EXIST.

IS A HAPPY EVENT DIFFERENT FROM AN EVENT THAT'S HAPPY?

IN COMEDIES AND TRAGEDIES ALIKE AT THE END OF ACT THREE, THE HEROINE HESITATES, HER FATE UNCERTAIN. CORNIELLE AND MOLIERE CALL IT SUSPENS...ION.

JE SUIS UNE FEMME!!

It really is a divine little film, I recommend you see it before you die.

STRANGER THAN FRICTION

Little known fact about myself, I have always been fascinated by strangers. Maybe it's creepy or weird haha but when I see people I can't help but formulate imaginary questionnaires intended for them. I am not really afraid of them. The whole Never talk to strangers! mantra wasn't very institutional in my household. In fact, I think it was the opposite. Seeing as I am an only child, it was quite the norm for me to associate with friends of my parents or at least people they seemed to know/meet. I know this post seems pretty random, but I've just been thinking about it lately. I know that while I may have been raised to gravitate towards random people, most others have not. It makes me think again to the other common American mantra that You can be anything you want to be! To me this one says that you can theoretically create yourself, and in that statement alone it seems that you need no help in doing so. So what really are we teaching society? Kids grow up with trust issues and a mindset that they have to figure it all out on their own. Maybe this seems a bit dramatic, but just look around you.. divorce rates are insane, and rape is common. I guess all of this goes to say, choose your words wisely. Just because a phrase or saying has been said for years, doesn't mean its actually true. Imagine if our society were more like one big community? I don't know how socialist this sounds, but I'm coming more from a relational perspective rather than a political one. Imagine if people were more reliable rather than independent. Imagine if my agenda and your agenda was our agenda. I'm all for people being more collective and united than alone and divided haha. Ok I think I'm done rambling for today. Go invite a group of strangers to lunch, and really listen to what they have to say. You may be pleasantly surprised :]

ABOUT TO GET SCHOOLED

Soooo school starts in almost a month and I'm anticipating quite the world load (even though I'm only taking 3 classes).

I'm taking Women in Literature from the same professor I took my Comp. II class with. I'm excited but if she's anything like she was in Comp. II, I will have to read a ton, write a ton, and do a lot of projects. However I'm hoping the class will be small so we can have some really good discussions.

I haven't taken History yet, so I'll be taking U.S. History before 1877. I'm guessing this is going to have a lot of reading as well. But hopefully most of it will be vocab, which I kind of have a nack for. Hopefully not too many papers but you never know.

The third class I'm taking is Philosophy. I really have no idea what to expect from this one. I looked up the booklist on the campus website and it included works from Ghandi, Rene Descartes, and Mary Wollstonecraft. I think this could be a class I will really enjoy, but its one of those that really depends on how passionate the professor is. Believe it or not professors at CC aren't always rotten. So cross your fingers!

P.S. Is it sad that I already want to buy school supplies? I think that's my favorite part about school. I could collect pens and notebooks all day long.

P.S.S. I am that pony on top of the books. Number 1 student pony!!!!

TO DO LIST..

I probably should write this down.. but I am super unmotivated today and am still in bed (I did however eat breakfast.. but it sadly consisted of fig newtons seeing as I am out of milk).
LAUNDRY
PACK
DISHES
REPLY TO E-MAILS
GROCERIES
PRINT OUT DISCUSSION ?'s
GET OFF OF FACEBOOK (better still I should just delete it for awhile)
MORE CLEANING/ORGANIZING
WORK ON MY ESSAY
GET A COPY MADE OF MY PASSPORT
PICK A DAY TO GO TO HCC TO SPEAK WITH A TRANSFER COUNSELOR
MAKE PAPER BOOKLETS FOR CAMP

I this is it..if I have time I might make some more banners for etsy. Oh yea that's right I'm re-openeing my etsy store! (Eventually that is..)
Have a good day, I may be back later..

Hilary

I've really started to like this band, especially while driving in the car. I couldn't find a vid for one of my favorite songs they wrote called Indian Angel, but I highly recommend you look it up. I did find one vid I thought was interesting, a tad contrived but interesting none-the-less.

Enjoy :]
Hilary