I thought I was going to squeak in a post for my blog's birthday, but here I am, checking my facts to find that I'm a day late already. My first entry was posted on June 13, 2005. It was actually a post I had written up three days previously, but hadn't had the courage yet to create a blog. It was about a movie I saw, one I still think of from time to time, about a rag tag group of ticket collectors in the Budapest subway. It was odd and engaging.
Instead of listing out the wonderful people who I've met in the past six years of having an online life, which I seem to do every year, I think I'll return to my roots to talk about a movie I saw tonight, and one I saw this weekend. (Hey, it's summer and I've suddenly got a bunch of movies I want to see. When it rains, it pours.)
Tonight my friend Tina and I went to see the documentary Bill Cunningham New York. Oh man was it fabulous. It made my heart brim over and want to hug Mr. Cunningham the entire time. "Oh you kids!," I'm sure he'd say to that. While I'm not particularly a stylish person, I love the documentation he has done over the years of high fashion and street fashion. If you have any interest in fashion, in people, in New York, go see it. Seriously. Now. (A bit more here.)
This weekend my mother and I went to see Woody Allen's new film, Midnight in Paris. What a charming film. Wilson was born to play one of Allen's nervous alter egos. He gets the chattering neuroses down perfectly, but softens it and is completely charming. I know I used that word already, but Wilson and the film were just that. Oh and Paris. What's not to love about a film where you get to visit the Paris of today and the 1920s? Go see it now too.
Before I go, I just want to thank everyone who stops by to read my thoughts or look at my photos. I know some of you and wish we could all get together for a big dinner and chat away in person. Thanks.
Happy Blogiversary, Claire! It's been nice knowing you these six years! Cheers!
Posted by: blue girl | June 15, 2011 at 08:31 AM
It's been so nice knowing you too! Here's to many more years!
Posted by: clairehelene7 | June 15, 2011 at 02:36 PM
Thanks for always giving us something lovely to see and read, Claire! Thank you for sharing so much of yourself with us.
Posted by: Bird | June 19, 2011 at 11:02 PM