inspiration(fashion): alice in wonderland
I wanted to post this when I got home from the movie theater, but I didn’t find the images I wanted to use at the time. The DVD just came out, so I guess this entry still counts 
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I wanted to love the movie. I love Tim Burton, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham-Carter, and the combination of all three. It was certainly beautifully done, but it didn’t grab me like I hoped it would. As quirky as the visuals were, I felt that the story was actually pretty tame. I remember Alice being taken for a ride in the Disney version, and I thought she’d really be screwed with in Burton’s world. I felt that Wonderland was really pretty normal, and even the weird characters were pretty helpful. Booo. Â hehe.
But, I digress. This post is really not about the movie itself, but the costumes. I LOVED all of the dresses that Alice wore. Each one was fit in with its respective environment, and yet still made a statement. I pictured myself in each one. The image that delayed this post was one of her in the red dress that she wore while visiting the Queen of Hearts. Luckily my determination (read:stubborness) paid off, and I finally found it. Maybe I can get a white version of it for a wedding dress (when it’s time to get married. not hinting at anything!).
Let me be clear. I have never really watched the World Cup. I’ve tried to get into it, I really have… but I’m simply not a soccer fan. That being said, I will try to get into it again this summer. Why? The awesome posters that ESPN has been using to promote the World Cup have piqued my interest.
I’ve seen them individually on the side of bus stops, but it wasn’t until I saw all of them together plastered on the Port Authority building that I really stopped to notice them. There are 33 different posters out, each representing a participating country.  Each poster really seems to tell the story behind each team. It makes me wish that I knew the players in order to get the references.  Even in my soccer ignorance, they are still captivating pieces and they did a good job getting  a soccer noob  excited to tune in.
You check out and download all of the posters at ESPN’s facebook page. You can also check out this blog to get explanations of each poster.
I’m surprised I haven’t posted a music video here before.  I think it’s because I don’t really see them anymore.  They only get shown late nite on the music channels when Jersey Shore isn’t on, so I sometimes forget to check out people’s vids online. I love interesting, quirky, and/or innovative music videos. At one point in college, I even thought I was going to be a music video director. Then I came to my senses lol.  Anyway, I might post some old videos that I find inspiring (most of Michel Gondry’s!).  In the meantime here  is Sia’s lo-tech video game parody. I like the song as well, and I’m looking forward to the new album.
Little dragon is one of my fav bands, so I was super psyched to see them. Needless to say, the show was amazing. I knew they’d sound great, but I didn’t realize how badass the lead singer, Yukimi Nagano was. She bounced around and grooved out tirelessly all while sounding fantastic. It was a pleasure to see them live. If you don’t know who they are *gasp*, check out the video below.
Actually, my work is the only thing for sale. Sorry to get your hopes up. Â I have finally uploaded some photos to sell at imagekind. You can buy anything from framed prints to greeting cards with my photographs on it. The choice is yours. *cough*framed prints *cough*
There is a lot of hate for the new Big Love opening, and  I’m not sure why. Sure, I loved the ice skating and the Beach Boys song, but it wasn’t anything mind blowing. The new intro is eye-catching and blends beautifully with the new music (“Home” by the Engineers). I know I’m a sucker for good visuals+music, but that’s not the only reason why I’m drawn to it. I think it’s cool that they created a new opening that reflected the turn of events on the show. A lot of intense stuff happened last season, and seeing the new opening made me excited to see what was going to happen this time around.
There will be more posts to come in ‘10! 
I didn’t mention this before, but the launch of my new site , fotogirl.net, (yes, I’m plugging it again), was extra special because it happened on my 30th birthday. I felt it was only fitting then to have my first online mixtape reflect my journey into adulthood. I decided to put up the songs that most reminded me of being a youngin’. The mixtape is subtitled, “stuff my mommy played all the time”, because that’s really what it is!
In the days before cds, mp3s, and ipods, we had good ole fashioned records and tapes. There were certain albums and songs that my mom used to play into the ground, so now whenever I hear them, I get nostalgic.
The song that hits home for me the most is the Wayne Shorter/Milton Nascimiento song, “Ponta de Areia”. My mom said that she used to put it on and start dancing with me and my brother.When I got old enough for a record player, I would play the album in my room contstantly. I still have said album.
Eliane Elias was/is another Watson favorite. We had a few of her albums, and they were constantly on repeat…which, in the days of records and tapes, meant actually getting up and turning the record/ tape over. *shudder* I now have her music on my ipod even though I still can’t pronounce her name correctly .
.I know it doesn’t seem like it, but I did listen to actual children’s music as well! I loved Carole King’s, “Really Rosie”, album. I have the original tape, but eventually had to get it for my ipod. I still listen to it frequently, and take pride in knowing all the words to, “Alligators all around”. The Al Jarreau song is actually from a Sesame Street album called, “In Harmony”. It’s a great album with special guests like James Taylor (my mom LOVES James Taylor), Bette Midler, and George Benson. And yes, I still have that album, too.
I loved Angela Winbush’s, ” Your Smile” so much that, apparently, mom had to tape it multiple times in a row so I could listen to it back to back. I don’t know why that song appealed to a 6 yr old, but it did. What can I say? I’m an old soul.
Overall, the mixtape shows the musical foundation that I had growing up, and I believe those songs and others laid the groundwork for my current eclectic taste in music. Thanks, mom.
- go to fotogirl radio
In my last post I quickly mentioned one of the new sections on my site, fotogirl.net. The section is called “radio”, and it is an online mixtape that will be the home to ever changing playlists that you can check out and (hopefully) enjoy. I added this section for several reasons. One, I’m a music addict. No, really. I don’t know what I would do without it. Probably cry. At any rate, I got jealous the musicians who got to have music playing on their website, so I decided I was gonna put some on mine! Over the years, I’ve gotten compliments about my music selections, so I decided to take it a step further.
Two, I loved Muxtape. For those who didn’t know Muxtape, it was a site that allowed you to make online “mixtapes” and share them with others. You weren’t able to download anything. You were only allowed to stream it. It was a great way to share music, as well as discover new music. Unfortunately, the RIAA had some beef with the site and took it down. It’s back up now, but it’s not the same. People may say that sites like that cause musicians to lose money, but I disagree. Because of Muxtape, I discovered the band Grizzly Bear. I later ended up purchasing their album, the album of their sideband, and bought two tickets to see them in concert. All because of one person’s mix. Anyhoo, after mMxtape went kaput, someone else came out with Opentape. It’s basically like Muxtape, but it’s hosted on your own site. You aren’t able to easily discover anyone else mixes anymore, but it’s still cool.
Lastly, I created this page to put the songs that couldn’t go directly on my website. I try to find calming, mellow songs for my site so as not to scare anyone off lol. But, there are times when I’d love to throw Bjork ,Nine Inch Nails, or Plaid up on it and I can’t. So…now I have a place to put it all.
I’m not gonna proclaim to change it at specific intervals. I will keep a mix up until I feel the need to change it. That could be once a week, or once a month. I will write a corresponding post about it though, so people know when it’s up.
Let me just start off by saying…YAY! I am pleased to announce the relaunch of my portfolio site, fotogirl.net. Why the new site? Well, it was just time for a change. I loved my old site, but over the years I’ve learned, I’ve grown, and I’ve discovered new features. I felt it was time for my site to reflect all of that. The site now has links to this blog, as well as my new mixtape page (see next post), and it features a new shop section that will be up and running soon.
I’ll let you in on a little secret. I wanted to launch LAST year! That obviously didn’t happen . The up and downside to being able to design my own website is that I can do whatever I want. It is very satisfying, yet extremely overwhelming. I tried hard to come up with an idea I liked, and for a while I put a lot of pressure on myself, but I eventually came to the realization that it would come to me when it was supposed to. Sure enough, a few months ago, the idea popped into my head while I was taking a nap. I woke up and fleshed it out, and then I finally had something that I was excited about. Flash forward to today, and I am finally able to write a blog post about my new site! You have no idea how happy I am to have it up. It’s been in my head for the last year, so now I can start thinking about something else! Anyways, please check it out and let me know what you think. I hope you like it!
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