Slow Motion

Occasionally I'll have a day or a week that reminds me time is all relative. One day can pass so quickly, another set of days can seem like a month. This gorgeous short film of dancers from Staatsballett Berlin is captured in slow motion at 1000 frames per second, but I could watch it for hours. A real-time ballet rarely captivates me the same way this does. 

(Via Swissmiss )

Girl Crush

 

After I stormed through World War I in approximately 3 days of a Downton Abbey marathon, I knew I was going to have to find something to fill the Downton gap, and quick (haters just wait, all of you who actually have the patience to watch ep by ep on tv will feel the burn even worse). But then, I found out that Skins, my favorite raunchy BBC show about badass teenagers in Bristol had 3 seasons I hadn't watched yet! Seasons 3 and 4 had me hook, line and sinker- I was totally lost in it.  I soon realized it had a LOT to do with my full fledged girl crush on the lead actress, Kaya Scodelario. It's a close call for me between her and her costar Luke Pasqualino, but Kaya's character Effy Stonem has a beyond cool, vampire slayer's gaze that I absolutely cannot resist.

All Photos from here.

A Mob To Remember

I was just sent a link to this video as inspiration for a new music video I'm choreographing. I'm a fan of the flash mob in all its many forms, but this one is so off -the- chains awesome that a little tiny bit of my faith in humanity may have just been restored.  FOR REAL.

You laughed, you cried. Right?

Nom Noms

Apparently this is the best chocolate mousse I will ever have in mylife, and it only takes 5 minutes to make. NOT that I need an excuse, but sincetoday happens to be one of the biggest chocolate eating days of the year forAmerican women, I might as well. It only takes 5 minutes!

I found the recipe on Cup of Jo, where I also found this great V-day blog post. 

Multiple Choice

I already know I'm going to fall in love with this new French Rom-Dram by Mia Hansen-Love.

How do I know this?

              

 A.

   

                        

B. 

C.

D. 

All of the above.

Oh French Cinema, you get me every time!
All photos from French Cinema.

Room Stories

This morning I woke up feeling that good ole creative itch.  I combed through Decor8 for a visual pick me up.  I feel like home decor is an easy way to quench the artistic impulse when I don't have time to say, make a dance, shoot a short film, or write freely. 

The color+texture of the rooms can tell stories of their own, and sometimes, when I get the itch bad, I'll allow myself 15 minutes to re-arrange something in my home. It's like an instant download from your brain into something tangible and visible, which is great for clearing some mindspace when all of those big ideas get in the way of getting stuff done!

PS. How awesome is that pink on pink??? SOMEBODY'S got a tendency towards neutrals with a pop of color!

*All photos from Decor8

Sh*t New Yorkers Say

I have actually said most of these things at some point during the time that I've lived here. It's official, for better or for worse... I'm a New Yorker!

After leaving home for college, I never imagined that almost seven years later I'd still be in this city. I've traveled the world and will probably never satisfy my wanderlust, but the fact remains that I keep coming back to this place. It's been such a love/hate up/down roller coaster, and I think any New Yorker can empathize with that sentiment. At the end of the day though, no matter how much sh*t I talk about this city, I know in my heart of hearts that I'm right at home.