different place, different look

Birmingham, AL makes me look almost pale green and sickly. It was probably the smog that covered the entire city while I was there. Portland, OR makes my skin look softer and my lips darker. Anywhere in Texas my blemishes can be spotted. Sedona, AZ makes my teeth seem whiter and my hair straighter. Chicago, IL makes me seem chubbier; that or I really do get chubbier during my visits there. These are just the places that I could really see the differences. I might just be imagining things but I have photographic proof.

Go Do

I was reviewing my previous entries here and they all seem like such downers. I really don't know what that's about. My other collab. blog isn't like this. It's fun and for the most part up-beat. So here's something that gets me going in the mornings right now: http://vimeo.com/9289064

I love the low key, high contrast, hard lighting, blue hue of it all. There are some scenes that are music video cliché, such as the person standing at the edge of the ocean, but they still work. I love the constant movement and that there's really no structured plot. I think they echo the message of spontaneity and action in the lyrics, which are literally, "Go do."

Idealist

Yesterday, I realized that my mother is an idealist. I don't know why I always assumed she was a realist because of the work she does. And then I realized how silly it was of me to even think she wasn't an idealist because of the work she does. She and one of her sisters is night and day but they're both idealists. This world would be drab and stuck in a rut if there weren't any idealists around. I don't have anything against hope or idealism but I prefer my realist self.