current obsessions.

 

one day.

for some reason this summer, i've found myself falling into reading selections from the "chick-lit with an upcoming movie adaptation"category. first was the help, now onto one day, the romance that will star jim sturgess and anne hathaway as two star-crossed british lovers-with-a-question-mark. the story visits each character on the same day each year for twenty years, and chronicles how their relationship changes and evolves over time. i'm digging the book so far–nearly finished now–as a breezy summer read that doesn't bend my brain too much and is full of love and witty repartee. i haven't fully jumped aboard the "anne hathaway as a believable brit" train, but i'm all about jim sturgess. so we'll see how it goes.

the muppets.

i know this may seem like a no-brainer, but my appreciation and obsession with these creatures now extends beyond re-runs of the muppet show or sesame street. recently, my friends and i checked out the jim henson exhibit at the museum of the moving image here in astoria. it was amazing - a trip through the mind and manner of a certifiable genius who started out as a boy who just wanted to work in television. armed with a puppet made out of his mom's old coat and a couple of halved ping-pong balls, jim henson created a world, and a philosophy of education, that has spanned generations and defined comedy for many children. to test my theory that the muppets will never NOT be funny, i added ALL of their movies to my netfix queue (except a muppet christmas carol because i obviously own it). last week, i made blueberry lemonades and watched the muppet movie. still brilliant after all these years. "the rainbow connection?" forget it.