The Artist

tonight i smiled after leaving the theater

i smiled, cried, and smiled again

what a lovely film!

The Artist deserves this year's Oscar

and deserves to be watched!

the nicest tribute to the Silent Film era

and to cute dogs on the big screen

it will capture your heart!

a lovely reminder of why we love films

Valentine's day

Happy Valentine's day
glücklich Valentinstag
Feliz Día del Amor y la Amistad

a little post from The Guardian
these Valentine's Day: The 10 best love letters
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/gallery/2012/feb/14/valentines-day-best-love-letters

and there is also this very lovely collection
of Love Poems
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/interactive/2012/feb/13/best-love-poems-interactive
and that is where i got this one
that reminds me of all that is love...

great films to make you cry and smile

i watched two great films this weekend
preparing for the Oscars? maybe?
A Better Life with Demian Bichir was excellent!
close to home, well-known scenarios from L.A.
beautiful sunny gardens and
the familiar faces gardening them
the music is quite a revelation too
and yes, I cried a lot, highly recommended!
You will practice you español y el inglés too



the other one was The Help
]great story, great acting, straight to the heart
and yes, I cried a lot too...
this film is nominated for best picture for the Oscars
after watching it i understood why
http://thehelpmovie.com/us/
don't miss it either!

Google + Creative Kit 60's

domingo por la tarde

on Sunday evening
am Sonntag Abend
en domingo* por la tarde

so the weekend came to an end
and i went for a little Sunday evening walk


*and no, we don't capitalize weekdays in Spanish,
unlike in English und Deutsch

no more "Kissing" in San Diego bay front

no more Kissing at the San Diego bay front!
sadly this month, "Unconditional Surrender"
the Big Kiss sculpture is leaving San Diego
when my mom visits we always go to
The Fish Market and then visit "The Kiss"
we are going to miss it!
http://www.kpbs.org/news/2012/jan/04/kissing-sailor-scheduled-depart/

I am sure I have better pictures of this sculpture
when Herr Thilo was here, we took a bunch

but for the time being

here are these from a couple of weeks ago

with my mom

my mom looking up at the 'Kissers'

my mom and I after a nice dinner at The Fish Market

The Limits of Control, an e-mail/review

a couple of weeks ago i watched
The Limits of Control, directed by Jim Jarmusch
he's one of my preferred directors
so I sent an e-mail to a couple of friends about it
I guess I am too lazy to re-write my review
and usually re-written stuff comes out wrong for me
so here, a couple of copy-pasted e-mails regarding the film

talking about masters of American 'something'

watched yesterday Jim Jarmusch latest film... The Limits of Control

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Limits_Of_Control

worth watching but not for everybody... it reminded me a lot of his Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai film

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_Dog:_The_Way_of_the_Samurai

this The Limits of Control, is not among the 'fun' movies he makes, yes, sure Bill Murray is there, but in a very short and obscure apparance...

the film is superb visually!! superb, as in really really good! and the Flamenco scenes are amazing!!

but over all the film has a really really slow feel to it... and YES the plot is a thriller that keeps you wondering what is about so much that actually feels like a David Lynch film

the acting by Isaach de Bankole is just amazing!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaach_De_Bankol%C3%A9

do watch it, but not late at night 'cause if you are not used to obscure slow films you might fall asleep and if you watch it do pay attention to every single line and detail, it will all make sense at the end... at the very very end

i personally loved it, but then again, i am used to this weird stuff, glad to know Jim Jarmusch is still himself

re: 2
oh forgot! is all filmed in beautiful Spain, from a high-tech looking Madrid to the back desert of Extremadura, beautiful photography!

re: 3

was reading about the soundtrack too! has Bad Rabbit, and LCD Soundsystem

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Limits_Of_Control#Soundtrack

the film is worth it, my favorite film ever i think is actually Dead Man by Jarmusch with Neil Young guitar playing soundtrack, i love his films! Night on Earth from 1991 was the 1st Jarmusch film i watched, i still have fun watching now!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_On_Earth

tea and cement flower

i've been missing my blog again
i've been sick for over a week
cold, cough, cough, cough, sore throat
and more cough
on Thursday i went to the doctor
looking for help, just got some cough syrup
and more sadness...

yet, the sun was stroking my back for a bit
and i got to seat on this pretty bench
with cement flowers on it



and i sipped from this yogi tea
the kind that comes with labels with quotes
remember my tea-advice series?
here comes a little addition to it



and by now, i feel a little better
and i can always sip, breath (even if with difficulty) and read

eating shark

eating shark
Hai gegessen
comiendo tiburón

i have never tried shark before
the other day at the Fish Market i saw it
it was local Southern California shark
either Thresher or Bonito

it was actually pretty good
not a very strong fish flavor
more on the mild side, white lean meat
and very soft, i guess is the freshness too
that made it so soft, the Fish Market has
really fresh fish to go



I cooked with a non-chef proof recipe
olive oil, chopped garlic, fresh ground white pepper
and sea salt, on a pan fried about 5 minutes on each side
it was easy, quick and tasty
for side dish, some grape tomatoes with
home-made dressing of balsamic vinegar, olive oil and rosemary



now i guess the only concern on eating shark
is that apparently has high levels of mercury
too bad 'cause i really liked it and it's very affordable

man in action

photographer, to take!

The Thilo camera in hand
from our Bielefeld / Herford adventure
in Deutschland, free days traveling around just chasing photos

check here for other
Bielefeld and Herford photos