Indiana Jones Pool Party!

This past weekend we threw our annual outdoor movie party, this year's theme being Indiana Jones! We had friends over to swim, eat "bad dates" and "chilled monkey brains," and watched Raiders of the Lost Ark under the stars! We had a lot of fun with the theme, and drew inspiration from the first three Indiana Jones films, as well as the Indiana Jones ride at Disneyland. Kingdom of the Crystal Skull can go take a hike! Photos below!

Oh, and a video too! There were copyright laws preventing us from using the theme from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, so we sang it instead. And it's terrible. Enjoy!

 

TCM Classic Film Festival 2013

This is today's post from our film blog This Cinematic Life, just wanted to share it here too!

Another year, another TCM Film Fest! Unfortunately, once again Craig's work schedule only permitted us to attend the last day, and once again we were not passholders. The good news is that if you get there early enough, you can hop in the standby line and get in without too much trouble, which is how Craig and I found ourselves outside the Egyptian at 8:30 in the morning. I can't think of anywhere else I'd rather be at 8:30 in the morning, really.

Illustrating Modern Life: The Golden Age of American Illustration

Last weekend I went with Craig and Dri to an art exhibit at Pepperdine University. I'm so glad Dri told us about it, because the art on display was seriously amazing. I like all kinds of art, but the work I saw there was right up my alley.

The artists I walked away most enthralled with were J. C. Leyendecker and Dean Cornwell. Beautiful work! Sigh! I love art.

Trip to the Getty

I've been fighting an awful cold for about a week now. I was tired of being cooped up in the house last weekend, so on Sunday I tagged along on my roommates' trip to the Getty Museum in Los Angeles. The weather was perfect and the art was beckoning, so I threw on a sundress, grabbed my good camera, and away we went! I got to document baby Jamey's first museum trip, and it was a lot of fun.

Every time I go to a museum, I wish I could visit one every weekend. It helps me forget about the day-to-day stresses and worries that tend to consume me, and remember that the world is bigger than me and whatever problems I think I have. I can't wait to take my own future child to look at art and watch their eyes grow huge at an amazing sculpture or tapestry or gigantic painting... 

(all photos by yours truly)