Björk

I love Björk.

Her album "Post" is awesome, one of my favorites.

Just an excuse to show off these lovely photos from her Interview magazine shoot.



Can you believe the woman is 43 years old?? That Icelandic water is good to her (albeit full of crazies, because WOW she can't style herself).

I admire her outspokenness, her unwillingness to compromise, and the firm decisions she makes, whether or not I agree with them. I also admire how much she's willing to go out on a limb with her music, even though I don't like all of it.

This was supposed to be a quick post about the Interview photos, but I got sucked in. Thom Yorke once said that "Unravel" is his favorite song, and Radiohead ended up doing a (great) cover of it:


And one of my favorite music videos, Björk being directed by Spike Jonze for "It's Oh So Quiet," one of the best songs off "Post":

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Cough & Cute

As I have what I am now affectionately referring to as "the bubonic plague," I am in a foul mood. I opted not to come to work yesterday in favor of lying down in my living room, then in my den, then on my bed, always with a trusty box of Kleenex at my side. Kleenex is my new favorite accessory.

In lieu of spouting off about my cold/flu and irritating you lovely people, I am posting this video of a cat:





So enjoy the cat's magical abilities!

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ARTWALK Culver City 2009

Artwalks are an interesting concept: self-guided tours to see art throughout a city/region.

ARTWALK Culver City is, obviously, Culver City's version of the artwalk. I believe there were 44 exhibition spaces this year, mostly right near downtown Culver City. "Downtown" is a big word for the area described- it's really about a three-block-length street with shops, restaurants, and bars on either side.

This event happened on Saturday, May 31, from 12:00 to 8:00. Guess where I was between those hours?? That's right, work.

Since I wasn't able to go to the artwalk, I thought going to the after party would be the next best thing. Plus, I love any reason to go to Royal/T.

The funny part of Saturday night was that it turned into a mini-pub crawl, because places in Culver City close at strange hours. I love Culver City for having everything in one central location, because I left my car at work and walked. Here's the path we took:

1. Royal/T (closed at 10:30 p.m. We had wine and partied in a Porta-Party)
8910 Washington Boulevard

2. Ford's Filling Station (closed at 11:00 p.m. We stayed until 11:20 or so)
9531 Culver Boulevard

3. Fraiche (was closed, so we walked in ... and then walked out)
9411 Culver Boulevard

4. The Culver Hotel (we just missed last call, so off we went, talking about the Munchkins that had stayed at the Culver Hotel during the filming of "The Wizard of Oz." I heard they had some craaaazy parties!)
9400 Culver Boulevard

5. Rush Street (the ol' standby! Unfortunately, some of the boys were wearing flip-flops and didn't meet the dress code. Ugggggghhhhh.)
9546 Washington Boulevard

6. Gyenari (had a drink, had a laugh)
9540 Washington Boulevard

It was strange but fun. Next year, if I'm still in this city, I hope I get to actually see the art instead of just doing for the party after all the art's been safely put away.

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