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In which I load up our queue with Christmas films; knowing in my head we will watch only a fraction but heart convinced there's the tiniest of possibilities that every day in December will expand to allow 27 hours of holiday binge watching, which, of cour
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DC? I used to love Neko Case, but I'm kind of on a big Sharon Van Etten kick currently. Speaking of current...(see image). And speaking of current, our son (foreground) inadvertently recited Nikola Tesla as the third President yesterday. Ha! I'm sure he
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When the dusk. ____ #44pacificnwplaces #pnwonderland #44landscapes #mtsthelens
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Probably the main reason this day is memorable is because it is the one where our son confused Johnny Cash with Deafheaven, which is understandable, but still hilarious. But I'm sure if I thought deeply I could come up with some other things that were mem
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Not the optimal lake for waterskiing. Also, it is taking all my willpower to not listen to Moby's new album on repeat. As a giant fan of his since 1996, and a giant of New Order since 1989, his latest is a flagrant and delicious tribute to their massive
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When the dawn. ____ #44pacificnwplaces #waterfalls #yacolt #pnwonderland #m83 #pnwonderland
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October is such a great month for listening to PJ Harvey, exploring dark rainy forests, and writing yourself a memo to not vote for anyone whose name is Ronald Rump, or anything similar. Happy Oktobre. I'm shooting a scene close to here for a short film
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If I was asked to soundtrack today, it would definitely include a heavy dose of the Pixies and Regina Spektor. Also, my son is wondering what happened to Bernie Sanders. "I don't know," I said. "You didn't grow up fast enough to vote." ____ #44pacificn
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CONVERSATION #47,319 I've always wondered, he asked from the backseat. how actors in movies, in really long movies, go to the bathroom. His sister burst in before I could reply. They don't shoot the whole movie all at once! she said. They say 'cut!' when
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RELATIVITY VS. RIVER. I used to think I was pretty good at multitasking, but now science says I'm not. I've also been thinking a lot about Mark Twain recently, while simultaneously listening to an old Prodigy album that dove under my radar in 2009, and re
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ALBERT SCHWEITZER, EDWARD SNOWDEN, SIRI, JOSEPH LONG. One of the gifts I have offered the world aggressively the last couple years is that of volunteering to take pictures of of strangers trying to take pictures of themselves; thus rescuing them from the
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KINSKI / HERZOG. So what do you want me to do? I asked. We only have 25 minutes to shoot until your sister's finished with her music lesson. You're directing. I want you, he said assertively. to start at the bus stop. Okay. I said. I can do that. And then
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FALL/RISE. The summer has set but never the dawn. Some will speak what is not egregiously dumb. And the sun will rise even when winter will come.
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THIS IS HOW I SORT OF KEEP ALIVE (A FEW MOMENTS OF CONVERSATION WITH OUR SON).* Hey DSLR Man! he yelled as we exited the vehicle. I turned. You talking to me? Yeah. he said. I call you DSLR Man because you always have a DSLR camera. Oh. I said. That's not
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"There were four things about her early on that I was mesmerized by. One was her hair, which danced with the light like wind ballet. Also (this was not one of the four, but something I noted), she rarely seemed to worry that my future ability to be a good
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EILONWY (PEAS IN A ). Probably one of the most currently underrated classic children's authors I can think of is Lloyd Alexander. He wrote a bunch of books that were pretty good, but his pinnacle was the five-book Prydain Chronicles and the (for older rea
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FOG (THIS IS NOT ERROL MORRIS). "I like the idea of making films about ostensibly absolutely nothing. I like the irrelevant, the tangential, the sidebar excursion to nowhere that suddenly becomes revelatory. That's what all my movies are about." - Errol M
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INGRID BERGMAN. Kvinnen hvem har ynde meg hjertet alltid. (loosely translates as: Les jeune fille qui a séduire mon coeur à jamais.)
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An Education (Finnish What You Start). Happy schooling, students young and elder and middle-lish, in the many varied venues and methods in which you choose to learn yourself an edukation. __
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I love looking at old photographs and trying to interpret what someone was thinking at that particular point in time. I am remarkably accurate at doing so. This picture was seven years ago. My wife, the inimitable, uncopyable Countess Becca Nutter Long, w
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THIS FIRE IS TOTALLY NOT OUT OF CONTROL...YET. I heard a creak on the stairs, followed by the slow, deliberate footstep cadence that distinctly belongs to one person in the universe. That one person in the universe made the 17-stair descent in less than t
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“I understand what you’re saying, and your comments are valuable, but I’m gonna ignore your advice.” - Mr. Fox, from Fantastic Mr. Fox (a fantastic book by the inimitable Roald Dahl, interpreted into a fantastic film by the oft- and pale-imitated Wes Ande
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FILE UNDER: MIXED UPSIDE DOWN, BASIL. I think, she said. That you would really enjoy this book. It's REALLY good! Oh really. I said. Tell me about it. It's about, she said. a mystery that has to to do with Michelangelo and some kids who sneak into a museu
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MY HEART WAS HURT BAD, AND I'LL BE FINE. I don’t want to call undue attention to this, but I do want to update everyone who might have seen me limping around Portland recently, and apprise you of the situation, as I know some of you are curious. What happ
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FIVE THINGS THAT MAKE MY HEART ALIVE TODAY. 1. Discovering that longtime fave British art-punk band Clinic somehow had a great little 2010 album, Bubblegum, that slipped past my radar. 2. Seeing our daughter's joy at getting a package in the mail today fr
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“Anyone who knew her well could tell she was thinking hard, because her long hair was tied up in a ribbon to keep it out of her eyes. She had a real knack for inventing and building strange devices, so her brain was often filled with images of pulleys, le
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YOUNG, ARMSTRONG, HARRIS, GAIMAN. It is difficult to calculate the degree of joy I felt when I looked up recently, and realised my daughter and I were simultaneously reading different Neil Gaiman books. There is a special bond that comes with sharing your
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Playstation (Deluxe Classic Edition with Unlimited Bonus Levels*). *until bedtime ____ with Becca Nutter Long
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ANDRE. I don't know what would be the greater gift for my son: to inherit my style, or to inherit my tennis skills. If the universe is just, he will ever-so-slightly surpass me in both areas, but that would take magic or miracle or commitment, because the
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SWIM CAPS, WEAPON CACHES, AND COOL CIGARETTES, MAN. Buddy, I said. I know it doesn't seem fair, and that's probably because it's not fair. But the answer is still no: just because your sister is getting a swim cap for class doesn't mean you are too. But D
