The Countdown Begins!

How can my favorite story and cartoon get any better? How about when Tim Burton recreates the magical world of Wonderland only the way he can and casts Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter.


I'm counting down the days . . .

Looking Into the Past

A very clever and interesting series by Jason Powell. I would love to do the same thing for Sacramento locations.

My Life According to The Beatles

I was tagged on Facebook to do this and I though it was fun, hard but fun. Using only songs from ONE ARTIST, cleverly answer these questions. Try not to repeat a song title.

Here's my answers . . .

Pick Your Artist:
The Beatles

Are you male or female?
Girl

Describe yourself:
I’ll Follow the Sun

How do you feel?
All Together Now

Describe where you currently live?
Octopus’ Garden

If you could go anywhere, where would you go?:
Here, There, and Everywhere

Your favorite form of transportation:
Flying

Your best friend is:
To Know Her Is To Love Her

Your favorite color is:
Yellow Submarine

What is the weather like?
Here Comes the Sun

Favorite time of day:
Golden Slumbers

If your life was a T.V. show, what would it be called:
A Day In the Life

What is life to you?:
All I Have To Give

Your relationship:
If I Needed Someone

Your fear:
Don’t Let Me Down

What is the best advice you have to give?:
All You Need is Love

If you could change your name, you would change it to?:
Sexy Sadie

Thought for the day:
You Never Give Me Your Money

How I would like to die:
She’s Leaving Home

My soul's present condition:
Let It Be

My Motto:
I Will

Tori

On Monday my friend Lisa and I traveled to Oakland's Paramount Theater to see the remarkable Tori Amos on her Sinful Attraction Tour. Lis lives in Milbrae (right by the SF airport) so it was a quick drive to Oakland and it was so wonderful to crash at her place after the concert.

I also attended her American Doll Posse tour with Lis and it was a fabulous show. But let me tell you -- Monday night's concert was UNBELIEVABLE!!! I didn't want it to end!!

Tori's performance of Siren

Playing double pianos!!

Improving when her mic pack failed and was being switched out.

Happy Release Day, Harry!!

Today is the day that Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince is released in theaters!! I have been anxiously awaiting this day for almost a year!! As with all the previous movies my family and I will travel to the theater to experience the magical world of HP together and Geoff being the wonderful husband that he is accompanies us with a smile. It's a tradition that I absolutely love! I just bought all of our fandango tickets for Friday at 9:00 am and I can't wait!!!!!

Photography

I'm a sucker for photography, especially good photography, and Vania is Ah-maze-ing!! She has a new blog that captures all her photo projects. I especially love when she does her shoots around some of her favorite books. This is one of my favorites . . . can you guess who it represents??

Inspiration

This is an breathtaking set of photos found in the LIFE archive of Picasso doing light graffiti. They were shot in 1949 by LIFE photographer Gjon Mili when he visited Picasso in Vallauris, France.

Pure Inspiration.