Julius Shulman

Last night Dusty and I watched Visual Acoustics: The Modernism of Julius Shulman, a documentary on the late architectural photographer's life and work. Shulman collaborated with some of the biggest names in architecture including Frank Lloyd Wright, Pierre Koenig, Charles Eames, Albert Frey, and Frank Gehry (just to name a few). The film was both fascinating and incredibly visually appealing, I highly recommend. If you'd like to watch, the documentary is available on Netflix or can be purchased here. I hope you're having a fabulous Friday! (Photograph by Julius Shulman)

Mean Streets and Meatballs

Look at baby DeNiro!

Tonight Dusty and I are planning on watching Mean Streets--I'm a huge Scorsese fan and the sound track is perfection, I highly recommend (by the way the film is currently available on Netflix Instant Play). The only thing that could make watching a good old Italian mobster movie better is having a good bottle of wine and some delicious pasta to go along with it. My go-to recipe when it comes to Italian is spaghetti, homemade (or doctored up store bought) sauce with tons of mushrooms, and these meatballs from The Joy of Cooking cookbook. The only changes I make to the recipe are that I substitute turkey (I recommend Jennie-O Italian Seasoned ground turkey) for the beef, and sometimes use cilantro instead of the parsley because I use cilantro more often and therefore it makes more sense to buy a bushel of it. What are your plans for tonight?

Frank Lloyd Wright

Fallingwater by Frank Lloyd Wright

Yesterday Dusty and I watched a documentary made by Ken Burns about the life of architect Frank Lloyd Wright. I'd always been a fan of his work but his life story is super interesting/crazy too. What kind of architecture do you like?

Lazy Saturday

A scene from Shakespeare in Love

Ahhh. It's finally the weekend. This week has been a bit hectic what with school starting and all. What are your plans for the weekend? If you want to have a lazy Saturday night and are looking for something to watch I recommend Shakespeare in Love (you may have already seen it as it came out in 1998) Dusty and I watched it last night and that movie never fails to put me in a good mood, and it's great because it's a love story that even men enjoy. What sorts of movies do you like to watch? Anyway, I hope that you're up to something wonderful. Happy Saturday!