Superhero movie?!

I don't know if I was exhausted because it was a long movie, or because it was nearly midnight when it was over or if it was because the Joker (Heath Ledger) was so dang frightening. Loved 'The Dark Knight' but it could have been called 'The Joker'. I've never seen a superhero movie quite like it.

I'm kinda embarrased to admit that...

...all of this came from my closet. I took all the winter clothes out, everything that doesn't fit, is out of date or is stained, missing buttons or torn. Why did I hang on to so much? That's a good question.

Winter clothes and sweaters vacuum sealed to give away.
Clothes to give away to whomever wants them.
Clothes on the way to the Incinerator.

I LOVE three day weekends!

The possibilities are endless and the plans are few. The perfect storm of a holiday weekend. I've started an online photography class to learn how to use my Nikon D80 SLR camera and I'm ready to get started on the first lesson. I've realized after owning this camera for over a year that I have no clue how to really use it and my pictures suck. I took better pictures with a point and shoot camera, but I've always wanted to do more.

This week I'm listening to John Hiatt - Same Old Man. I went to his concert at the Pantages last Saturday night and loved his show. I'm not sure how I've gone through my whole life without knowing this singer...he's folk, he's John Prine like, he's a singer, songwriter, story-teller like my uncles. He had me at hello.

This week I'm reading 'Queen of Fashion" a frock by frock account of the French Revolution and Marie Antoinette. It's very detailed and quite long so it will take a while to get to the bloody revolution part, but it's well written and engaging. I recently saw a documentary on public tv about her and wanted to learn more. We all know the shocking ending, but I really wanted to understand what led up to that. The brutality and hatred is mind boggling even by todays standards. Good 4th of July reading, don't ya think?