Archive for June, 2007

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When Tom and I first met, the first thing we bonded over was our love of film. Most nights we spent racking up major late fees at every video rental place in St. Clair County. The weekends we spent at the theatre, and barely missed a beat.
But, after a year or so, it was slim [...]

Although the grass is greener, it is also soggy and muddy and full of branches.
All week the weather has been humid and steamy on the streets of St. Louis. The sky breaks into erratic thunderstorms every few hours.
Poor Roxy. She keeps sitting by her leash, hoping for a walk. Yet, she hates rain and [...]

As my mother’s daughter, I grew up watching AMC and TCM. Sesame Street and Fraggle Rock crawled in there, somewhere, but I loved the dream-like world of old movies.
A favorite of mine and my mother’s is Esther Williams. She was a US competitive swimmer, but I knew her from her movies, such as my favorite [...]