Wintour Wunderkind

I am not big on going to the movies (for all the previously listed reasons) and have taken to waiting for dvd releases to keep up to date.  There are a few movies that I really want to see and would in theory be willing to go to a theater to see, although they will probably be Netflix'd.  

"Julie & Julia" has been out for a bit and at this point I will probably wait until it can be viewed on my bedroom tv.  Blogging and food, my interest is obvious.

A must see is "The September Issue" which covers all that must happen at American Vogue for the traditionally largest issue of the year, let alone, in Vogue history.  It's the real life "Devil Wears Prada", just to see some of the conversations between Anna Wintour, Andre Leon Talley and Grace Coddington has to be entertaining and enlightning all at once. (Note: Andre Leon Talley plays tennis with a Louis Vitton towl, cooler and racket sleeve.  That alone is well worth the price of admission.)

Another movie that looks interesting in both concept and artistry is "9".  It would be too wordy to describe the complete concept, it's better to see the trailer.  I will say that it is co-produced by Tim Burton and the character 9's voice is provided by Elijah Wood.  I don't think that with everything combined it could be bad.

Do Something Creative Everyday

More than ago I came across the "Daily Monster" blog and since I last visited his blog things seem to have really taken off. The artist, Stefan Bucher, challenged himself to draw a monster everyday for 100 days. Sounds simple enough. He uses the same basic supplies every time; white paper, black ink, a toothbrush, a straw and black Sharpie markers. (every once in a while he mixes it up with a tan marker) He is off and going with a few drops of black ink, a swish of the toothbrush or a puff from the straw. But wait there's more, he films the whole thing. (each monster video is only a couple minutes long)

It is truly an entertaining and inspiring blog. I never feel like there is enough time in the day for me to do something creative, let alone daily. I think my problem is my belief that the time I would need to carve out of every day has to be significant. The monsters prove that 5 minutes or less could be more than enough.