by Ira | Nov 15, 2013 | Challenge, Journal
So much to talk about today…and I’m too damn tired 😛 Yup. This blog will have to wait to be filled out until tomorrow. But! Here’s what happened in glorious bullet-point form (also, so I can remember what to go back and fill in: -Batkid -Mission work...
by Ira | Nov 15, 2013 | Music, Today's Track
Cheeky. Gypsy Electro Swing. There is a name for this stuff, I’ve found. Of course there is. I have to say that I love gypsy swing, or parisian jazz – it has a very different feel to it than big band american swing, it’s more frenetic. I also loooove...
by Ira | Nov 14, 2013 | Challenge, Film, Journal, Reviews
Finally! The Ho and I went and saw it today in all its 3D glory. And it was pretty glorious, that 3D. I’ve always been partial to Cuarón as opposed to his two Mexican contemporaries, even though I love them too. He’s had an eye for that fluid...
by Ira | Nov 13, 2013 | Challenge, Journal, Reviews, TV
Tonight, Liz and I watched what I guess was the season finale of Tony Bourdain’s new show on CNN, “Parts Unknown” where he visited the city of Detroit. It was stunning. The city, I mean. The show too, obviously, but really the city. I’m on...
by Ira | Nov 12, 2013 | Challenge, Journal
I did it. I shaved the beard of doom. In its place is a glorious mustache. I know, I kind of tipped that it was likely to happen a couple days ago, but at the point, I wasn’t actually sure I was going to do it. Yes, I do realize that I’ve now written TWO...
