A Few of My Favorite Things

There are some things that just make you happy when you look at them. This piece of furniture -- the mirror with a planter box -- is one of them. It belonged to my grandmother and my cousin now has it at her house. When I see it, I'm reminded of Mamadelina and all the trips we made to Guadalajara to visit her. I would so love to have it in my house one day.

Art - Out and About

I am a big fan of public art. This piece (partial photo) can be found in the Baggage Claim Area of the Seattle Airport. When I first saw it, I thought it was a blown glass piece. It is actually made out of bicycle reflectors. I wrote done the name of the piece and the artist and now I can't find it. If anyone knows, please enlighten me.

Update: Shout out to Grenadine, who suggested I check out the Seattle airport's website. The above piece is called "Eyes on the World" and it's by Richard Elliott. It's great to have a librarian in the family.

TV or not TV?

Isn't this a clever way to display a TV? We saw this in the bathroom at Pizzetta 211 (23rd Avenue and California). It's a tiny restaurant that serves great pizza.

Cool Silverware

Wouldn't these forks and knives be cool for a beach house? This is the silverware they use at Franciscan Restaurant in Fisherman's Wharf.

Movie Mania!

Well, Chica Cherry has gone to Mexico for our cousin's wedding so I had to work the San Francisco International Film Festival all by myself. Actually, they have plenty of volunteers. They get quite a unique crowd and Gina, the volunteer coordinator, does a terrific job. So this week, CC and I will see five fabulous movies in two days.

On May 7th, we see --
Vasermil: An Israeli film about teens on a soccer team.
La Zona: A Mexican Movie. Viva Mexico!!

On May 8th --
American Teen: It's a documentary a la breakfast club.
Glasses: My personal favorite. It has a dance scene so I am really excited to see it.
The Secret Life of Grain: It is a French movie and I love France.

This year we'll only have seen 7 movies which is quite a let down from previous years but sometimes that happens. We just have to make do and pray we get the right ones. With so few movies to see you really don't want to get stuck watching a bummer film.

There are plenty of movies I wish I could have seen this year like the Danish film, "Just Like Home" and "Secret". Hopefully, they will get picked up for distribution.