Where The Wild Things Are

Oh, guys. Where the Wild Things Are was so good. So, so good.

We were lucky enough to see this movie the day it was released in a very nice theater in Charleston. .I really don't even know what to tell you. If the costume and set designers don't win academy awards for this, then justice has not been done. I've never seen anything like it...every minute was a visual treat. It's just insane the emotion and character development of the monsters and how they were EXACTLY like the character illustrations in the book.

Also, Max Records, who played Max, was magical. At first I thought he was too old for the character, but he was a fantastic little actor who was full of emotion and who was so everything beautiful about little boys in one tough-but-vulnerable, medium-sized package that I was completely in love. I was especially touched by how much he's like WLCG. He is naughty and mad and out of control and wonderful and imaginative and sweet and funny. The mom was great too, and the two of them together brought me to tears.

However, I didn't cry like I thought I would. It was beautiful and nostalgic and wonderful in every sense of the word and I did tear up at least twice. Also, it wasn't that scary. There's one scene near the beginning where the monsters gather in a circle and threaten to eat him--and that's a little scary, but the monsters were mostly funny and endearing.

Before the movie began, I was worried I would feel let down since I had built it up so much in my mind, but that didn't happen. The kids were entranced, WCLG almost wet his pants because he didn't want to miss a minute. At the beginning, there's a rough ocean scene with Max in a sailboat and the waves are crashing and the cinematography was all crazy and our seats were vibrating with the sound, and WLCG kept looking at me and saying, I love this movie Mom! Yep, I was impressed. WLCG sat at the edge of his seat, occasionally grabbing my arm and squeezing it or kissing my hand and smiling.

This seems absurdly long, but I seriously loved this movie. I think childless people would love it, I think people who haven't read the book would love it, I really can't imagine not loving it.
Ridiculously so, I was even thinking if I had a 3rd child and it was a boy, I'm naming him Max Atlas.

However, after reading reviews of the movie, many parents have said they thought the movie to be "joyless" and dark and that it isn't a kids movie. My child LOVED it. It is about a child's imagination. What is not to love about that?
So, if you haven't seen it..judge for yourself...just sayin....

An Awful Lot

Hello Bloggy! I'm baAAck!! Not that I was missed or anything...Anyway..I did take a little trip down south to one of my favorite places, Charleston, SC. Such romance and charm, history and a few ghosts too. Leisurely roaming is something I love to do.
Mom went along and well, things are always a hoot when Mom comes along. Her infectious laughter really brings out my funny side. The more she laughs, the more I can make her laugh! Don't ya love it?
Mom decided she wanted to have lunch at Bubba Gump's on Saturday...While we were enjoying our lunch of Fish and Chips and Shock Top, Mom abruptly gets up from the table and mumbles something along the lines of "be right back". We look around at each other..???? She disappears. Hmmm. Approximately 10 minutes later she appears with an excited grin on her face says "Oh! and I have something for you. " She pulls this out of her bag....

"Thought you could use it for the blog" she says. Ahhh! I think I will frame it and hang it in my office. It was a pivotal point for me..for what is a blog afterall? Many words...I am much more intrigued by actions.
It sure is the the little things......

Spotted in Charleston.....

WoW!

It's funny what even one day can do for perspective, and I have Donald J. Pliner, I have Donald J. Pliner....=)

Ambiguity..say it ain't so.

So...here's the thing....I over-think EVERYTHING. Sometimes I like this about myself, I think it gives me a confident perspective on things and well, other times...it just sucks.
I started this blog because, I have a passion, I have a passion for shoes and I wanted to share that passion and also offer great bargains along the way. I realized tonight that I also have a passion for many other things in my life and it certainly isn't reflected here in my blog. No, believe it or not, I am not ALL about shoes ALL the time......The thing is this: I’m not big on sharing. I’m not the sort of person that will randomly tell you my secrets. Sharing things with people is really hard for me.

I’m stuck right now with what to do with this place. I am feeling torn. blogging about shoes all the time? notsomuch. sharing my love for shoes? absolutely. sharing my life?? hmmm

Anyway. I think I’m going to spend this week thinking some things over...oh and sharing my fab finds with you too.. =)

In pursuit of my passions,