amy loves books

just waiting for that nation-wide distribution.

mmmm. pancakes.

(via. boing boing)

go green

Are there really girls that show up at the recycling dumpster between 11-12:00 waring a dress and pilling it up because they like to have fun?

Somebody sure hopes there are.

magic

and we were so lucky to grow up in a time when they still sat us all on the floor and showed us films of reel-to-reel projectors in school. i honestly do not know who i would be if i had not seen some of the things i saw sitting cross-legged on the blue school carpet.

the best.

It may be too much to hope that the entire movie will be a homage, but this traileris reason enough to finally show my son Brazil. I only wish I had a big screen.

I really liked Juno

Since I have no movie-watching buddy, I'm still trying to get to where I don't hate seeing movies alone -
but I loved this even though I had to see it all by myself.

It's my favorite currently-out-thing I've seen so far, and the soundtrack is nifty.

hooray!

Last year, we bought the kids the great, transcendent, classic Christmas film Santa Conquers the Martians on DVD from the dollar bins at Target.

It's hard to say what the best thing about the film is - but the theme song is up there. Lucky for you, dear readers, Senor Tonto has covered the song as a little extra-special holiday treat.

Enjoy!!!

merry little christmas

there is a light and it never goes out

go speedracer go

eveidently, i am not the only child that sat on their sit and spin and pretended to be speedracer.

heros

My friend jane lee alerted me to the Ebola outbreak in Uganda.

Please pray for Dr. Jennifer and Dr. Scott Myhre and Scott Will.