At MOMA, there was a line a mile long to see The Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh, and every single person in line was the absolute worst. I felt so bad for the docents, so I hung out in the back because I rather hang out with my girls like Lee Krasnser, Joan Mitchell, and Georgia O’Keefe anyway.
A Trip to The Morgan
What better way than to kick off the fall season than taking a trip to New England? It’s been a few years since I’ve been back to visit my brother and his family in CT, so earlier this summer I booked a trip to check off experiencing a New England Halloween. Before taking the train to Connecticut, my husband and I stayed in my sister’s newly bough studio in Murray Hill in The City.
And what do you know, The Morgan Library is just a five minute walk from my sister’s new place. A quick stop at our favorite bagel place and off to The Morgan we went. What I would do to be a librarian/archivist a the Morgan!
Friday Night
Going to enjoy a lazy Friday night since I have a pretty packed weekend of work and family things. What are weekend plans?
Reading: An Ode to 90s Kids Birthdays by Samantha Matt
Watching: The Mid-2000s CBS sitcom Life in Pieces
Listening: I’m currently listening to Rochelle Jordan’s newest album, Through the Wall
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Friday Escape
What’s on your travel bucket list for the upcoming year? Having grown up in Southern California, I’m a little embarrassed to admit I haven’t spent that much time north of Los Angeles. Driving the one along the coast to San Francisco to visit my brother has been one of my favorite trips in the last ten years. Next year, I’d love to see more of the Northern California coast line and one place I really want to visit is the Santa Cruz area.
If you haven’t added the Channel Islands’ Painted Cave to the top of your list for whenever you visit California, do so now. Even though I’ve never been, the Channel Islands have a special place in my heart. Island of the Blue Dolphin by Scott O’Dell was one of my favorite books growing up, I cannot tell you how many times I’ve read that book. It’s also the home of my husband’s indigenous roots. The Channel Islands’ Painted Cave is one of the largest sea caves on the planet. Very few people have ventured all the way into the grotto’s deepest chamber. So if your interested, excursions of the cave are available through Channel Islands Expeditions.
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Monthly Recap
Monthly recommendations on what to read, watch and listen too.
Read: Maine Characters by Hannah Orenstein
A spin on the classic Parent Trap plot, I absolutely loved this book. A coming of age novel set at an idyllic lake in Maine where half sisters Vivian and Lucy have to grapple with coming to terms about each other’s existence, the death of their father and the person he was to each of them while also finding themselves and what they mean to each other.
Watch: Campfire Tales
A horror anthology film I just stumbled across and liked way more than I thought I would. Starring James Marsden, Amy Smart, Ron Livingston, Cristina Taylor, Campfire Tales is very much a blend of Are You Afraid of the Dark meets Urban Legends from the 90s. A blend of a few classic urban legends and others I’m not as familiar with. Calling all millennials, this movie is currently streaming on Amazon Prime. A few honorable mentions include Gilda, the 1946 film noir starring Rita Hayworth. a four star movie in my opinion and in the classic 80s, Return of the Living Dead. Both movies are streaming on Tubi.
Listen: The Box Podcast
Remember the horror fiction podcasts that came out between 2015-2018? There so many excellent series - The Black Tapes, The White Vault, The Bridge, Darkest Night, Archive 81, Magnus Archives and The Box. I’m feeling a little nostalgic to visit those stories again. I started the The Box when it first came out almost ten years ago but never finished it. Unfortunately, The entire catalog of episodes is missing on both, Apple and Spotify (and most other podcast streaming services). If you’re looking for the full archive, here’s a link to Reddit.
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