Dizzy Swallows

Little Bits for a Monday: Pre-Halloween Edition

October 29th, 2012

Hello my lovelies, I hope you all had a good weekend! We had a fairly relaxing couple of days, enjoying The World Series, sipping on hot spiced cider (judiciously spiked with bourbon), and continuing to batten-down the proverbial hatches for winter. It seems that this weekend was also the de facto Halloween, certainly for the adults. I’m curious to see if we get any trick-or-treaters on Wednesday. I certainly hope so!

Last night we thoroughly enjoyed Wes Anderson‘s newest film, Moonrise Kingdom, which amongst other nostalgic memories, revived my adoration of Francois Hardy.

With a stellar cast, and visuals that are a marvel of Andersonian perfection, the film is an absolute delight. The film also offers several killer costume possibilities, if you’re still looking:

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Group costume anyone?

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I’m curious to know how you celebrate Halloween? I feel slightly behind in the decorations departement, with nary … Continue reading

Awesome People

June 9th, 2011 2 Comments

I’ve been sitting on this one for awhile now and decided not another day could go by without sharing this fantastic Tumblr site with you. Meet: Awesome People Hanging Out Together, a collection of just that. I’ve always imagined celebrity would come with the perk of rubbing elbows with like-minded people, whose genius creates a palpable aura of awesome. Apparently for those a-listers with a prefrontal cortex, that is in fact reality.

Alain Delon, Brigitte Bardot and Eddie barclay

Bob Dylan, Neil Young and Eric Clapton

Frida Kahlo and Josephine Baker

Helen Mirren and Her Majesty the Queen

Jack Nicholson, Lauren Baccal and Warren Beatty

Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney

Paul Newman and Clint Eastwood

Salvador Dali and Coco Chanel

Steve McQueen, Paul Newman (again. forever.), Barbara Streisand and Sidney Poitier

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