I wish I was both young and stupid

There was an innocence that you never recognized in my eyes, perhaps it was my age in numbers, or the life you perceived I lead. The girl with a city’s worth of stories carried around in a too-big bag must have been around a few times, or more. Purity did not emenate off of my skin because so much of it had been ripped from me, without warning, or consent. But that’s the thing, if I did not give things away freely had I really given them away at all? Hope was my only refuge, and I clung to it, … Continue reading I wish I was both young and stupid

Dawn of the Dead :: Monday Movie Moments

Dawn of the Dead (2004) One of the things I like best about zombie stories is the humanity within. I suppose having humanity as my favorite part of a story of the undead sounds strange, but to me the social commentary, psychological analysis and questions of morality, as well as mortality, are all part and parcel to a well-told zombie story. The questions brought up such as what it means to be alive, what drives people to keep living even within a world gone terribly astray, and how do people change during such dire situations – often it is the … Continue reading Dawn of the Dead :: Monday Movie Moments

Aimee Mann at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre :: Live Music Review

Aimee Mann October 13, 2012 The Wilshire Ebell, Los Angeles I have a longstanding relationship with Aimee Mann’s music, one that I have written about more than a few times, and one that I can use as a memory map to track and trace times in my life by. Her music has been with me since my adolescence, and has never ceased to be a presence in my life. Here music is a big part of my life’s soundtrack. Saturday night, at the Wilshire Ebell theatre, I got to see Aimee Mann performed live for the third time with one … Continue reading Aimee Mann at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre :: Live Music Review