Clark

While doing research for the 1930's-era play I'm designing, I came across this picture of the late, great Clark Gable:

Doesn't he look like a young, pre-grey George Clooney?  Swoon!

Just--This.

Paris, tu me manques!

I'm back from a lovely weekend staying with Paris friends in Chicago (pictures coming later), and the visit left me feeling oddly detached. It was so much fun catching up and reminiscing about our petit vie français, but now I feel all mixed up to be back in Charleston with suddenly reawakened feelings of Paris-sickness. I can't help but feel that I didn't appreciate the short time that I had there, and I can't begin to imagine the next time I'll get a chance to go back. 

In Chi-town, getting down

So apparently the MoMA and I had the same idea for our pumpkin. . .

Here's mine:

And here's their's:

ha, ha. . . . . . . . . . . . .ha.

Halloween Nostalgia

Vintage before it was cool

I don't know about you, but Christina Ricci in the movie Casper was THE COOLEST girl I knew at 5 years old.  First off, she wore a totally awesome dress to her school's Halloween dance, (not to mention the fact that her school even had a Halloween dance.)  Add to that how seriously dreamy Casper was when he came to life for one dance with her--(that haircut!)--and needless to say I pretty much wanted to be her, in 1995 and many years after.

"If I'm going to kiss her, I count to ten, or I’ll pretend my whole family’s going to die if I don't, and then I do.  -- Andrew, 33

--taken from a piece I read on Cup of Joe today about guys' thoughts on kissing.  Too sweet!