Portraits

Apparently there's a book of Harry Benson photography coming out. It's got some gorgeous, entertaining, and really quite personal portraits of some of my favorite celebrities. Benson is able to capture some surprises and some soul in his shots, and that's really what the art form is all about, if you ask me.

So of course I can't resist posting them.

The Many Sides of My One True Love, Jack Nicholson

A really genuine smile from Jackie

James Brown being fabulous

Dolly Parton Primping

I can't quite pick a favorite, but the composition on this is stunning.

Can it be? The Clintons in a private moment after Bill announced his candicacy for Pres.

Who knew they could make such a romantic image? It's actually kind of hot.

The Beatles having a pillow fight. This is now my desktop background.

Brush with Greatness

Last night, Norabelle and I met one of this generation's heroes.

He truly is one of my favorite authors, especially out of those that are living.

He is Jonathan Safran Foer, and he has written two of the most beautiful books I have ever read.



And look -- here we are, in a picture, sitting behind his mother at his reading to promote his latest, Eating Animals.

Awk and Fail and Evolution

me: oh my life is filled w/ awk and fail

fail fail fail

i must start anew and build from scratch

Emma: o stop

we all have fails

trust

we all do

me: i mean, i guess i tried right?

thats what people do

it's called flirting

sometimes it's welcomed, sometimes rejected

Emma: exactly

all you can do is try

me: and that's the mating ritual

Emma: obvi

me: evolution baby

clearly i was not made to reproduce

New Fave Place

This glorious coffee shop:

. . . also happens to be right down the street from my new apartment.