it's called a macguffin!

I forget who I was talking to about this the other day, but we were talking about a plot device in movies (or tv shows or any story) where the whole storyline revolves around this one object -- but the actual object is not significant to the story (like the briefcase in pulp fiction).

a couple days later I was reading wikipedia about peter lorre (whom I adore) and then I read the wikipedia for the maltese falcon (b/c I had forgotten how it ends) and lookey tharr, it says the maltese falcon is a macguffin, or a "plot device that motivates the characters or advances the story, but the details of which are of little or no importance otherwise" !!

and of course, like all things that are sweet, hitchcock popularized both the term and the technique. below are some examples of a macguffin

maltese falcon in the maltese falcon (duh)

briefcase in pulp fiction

allspark in transformers

anything in an indiana jones movie!

any more that you can think of??

it's called a macguffin!

I forget who I was talking to about this the other day, but we were talking about a plot device in movies (or tv shows or any story) where the whole storyline revolves around this one object -- but the actual object is not significant to the story (like the briefcase in pulp fiction).

a couple days later I was reading wikipedia about peter lorre (whom I adore) and then I read the wikipedia for the maltese falcon (b/c I had forgotten how it ends) and lookey tharr, it says the maltese falcon is a macguffin, or a "plot device that motivates the characters or advances the story, but the details of which are of little or no importance otherwise" !!

and of course, like all things that are sweet, hitchcock popularized both the term and the technique. below are some examples of a macguffin

maltese falcon in the maltese falcon (duh)

briefcase in pulp fiction

allspark in transformers

anything in an indiana jones movie!

any more that you can think of??

hair everywhere

. . . I seemed to have noticed a hair-trend and I like it!!! thank you my cousin vinny

marisa tomei, circa 1992

rihanna, today

rachel mcadams, today (hers is kinda hard to see, but it's there)

more more more!

hair everywhere

. . . I seemed to have noticed a hair-trend and I like it!!! thank you my cousin vinny

marisa tomei, circa 1992

rihanna, today

rachel mcadams, today (hers is kinda hard to see, but it's there)

more more more!

Paul is Dead...

Paul Newman, the last of the great actors, has died at 83.

I just found out earlier today.

I'm horrified and saddened beyond belief at the loss of one of the greatest icons American acting ever had.

I think it only fitting to eulogize him with a clip from the movie that SHOULD have won him the Oscar long ago: The Verdict.



What else is there to say?

Dope out.

-TGWD

you smell!

mr. fantasy has told me before that he thinks i have a really sensitive sense of smell. I always notice little smells no one else notices (usually farts) and people's/ houses' individual smells. unicorn jones and i have even said before that we don't think a relationship will work out if the two individuals aren't indo each other's scent/ pheromones. Body Odor aside, I think it's really nice when people have a signature scent that they always wear. I am currently looking for a new smell, but here are some of the fragrances i have worn and how i feel about them:

Clinique Happy: this was the first 'fancy' perfume i ever wore (that means i'm not counting body spray that smells like an ice pop from the body shop). I wore it for 3 years i think, maybe even 4. It's really youthful and fun, citrusy i suppose. i even bought my then boyfriend the men's version.... i was 15, i was lame.

Chanel Chance: this was when i was in college and wanted to be more sophisticated. I was single, too. Smells of jasmine, a bit seductive.

Henri Bendel: I traded my sister something for this. Her rich boyfriend gave it to her, and it smells amazing, mostly of orange blossoms. Then i found out they sell it at bath & body works. I still like it a lot though.

L'eau d'Issey: Mr. Fantasy picked this out for me. I really liked it. It was light and refreshing, and a bit different than what i would normally pick for myself. Then airport security took it from me.

Penhaligons Elizabethan Rose: mr. fantasy's dad bought this for me, it's from a really posh really old english perfume house. it smells exactly like a rose, and i like it but sometimes i feel bored.

i am on the look out for a new scent. i'm going to the store tomorrow to try and get some samples from the sales ladies to take home. I have my eye on Acqua di Parma Iris

you smell!

mr. fantasy has told me before that he thinks i have a really sensitive sense of smell. I always notice little smells no one else notices (usually farts) and people's/ houses' individual smells. unicorn jones and i have even said before that we don't think a relationship will work out if the two individuals aren't indo each other's scent/ pheromones. Body Odor aside, I think it's really nice when people have a signature scent that they always wear. I am currently looking for a new smell, but here are some of the fragrances i have worn and how i feel about them:

Clinique Happy: this was the first 'fancy' perfume i ever wore (that means i'm not counting body spray that smells like an ice pop from the body shop). I wore it for 3 years i think, maybe even 4. It's really youthful and fun, citrusy i suppose. i even bought my then boyfriend the men's version.... i was 15, i was lame.

Chanel Chance: this was when i was in college and wanted to be more sophisticated. I was single, too. Smells of jasmine, a bit seductive.

Henri Bendel: I traded my sister something for this. Her rich boyfriend gave it to her, and it smells amazing, mostly of orange blossoms. Then i found out they sell it at bath & body works. I still like it a lot though.

L'eau d'Issey: Mr. Fantasy picked this out for me. I really liked it. It was light and refreshing, and a bit different than what i would normally pick for myself. Then airport security took it from me.

Penhaligons Elizabethan Rose: mr. fantasy's dad bought this for me, it's from a really posh really old english perfume house. it smells exactly like a rose, and i like it but sometimes i feel bored.

i am on the look out for a new scent. i'm going to the store tomorrow to try and get some samples from the sales ladies to take home. I have my eye on Acqua di Parma Iris

americana! (cont.)

rodeos!!!! in cowtown, nj!

americana! (cont.)

rodeos!!!! in cowtown, nj!

americana!

for some reason lately I have been super into americana. the good stuff -- basically, anything that invokes a sort of nostalgia for me, even if I can't place why -- not the incredible myriad of bad stuff. I know america sucks hardcore, but here is some americana stuff I am into at the moment:

jack and diane by john mellencamp (the song and by extension, the people in the video)


new jersey diners

the beach boys (and by extension, the beach boys w/ uncle jesse)

robert johnson

going to baseball games

and here is some "typical" americana stuff I am NOT into at the moment:

hot dogs

"americana" art

misogynist bible thumpers

please feel free to add to this list or rebuff anything on it!

americana!

for some reason lately I have been super into americana. the good stuff -- basically, anything that invokes a sort of nostalgia for me, even if I can't place why -- not the incredible myriad of bad stuff. I know america sucks hardcore, but here is some americana stuff I am into at the moment:

jack and diane by john mellencamp (the song and by extension, the people in the video)


new jersey diners

the beach boys (and by extension, the beach boys w/ uncle jesse)

robert johnson

going to baseball games

and here is some "typical" americana stuff I am NOT into at the moment:

hot dogs

"americana" art

misogynist bible thumpers

please feel free to add to this list or rebuff anything on it!

mad hatters

I never ever wear hats besides the occasional beret (my sister, however, wore a hat for at least a third of her life), but i really do love them and feel the hat is today's most unappreciated accessory. Why can't we still live in an era where a gentleman isn't dressed without his hat and a well-dressed lady's outfit is as dependent on her fascinator as it is on her shoes?

Two modern milliners (hatters) that i really really admire are Stephen Jones and Phillip Treacy. Actually, are there any other milliners? Stephen Jones has done all of boy george's hats, some tricorns for dita von teese, and collaborated with Westwood, Galliano for Dior, Comme des Garcons, Gaultier, and Theirry Mulger. here are some favorites:





and then there's Philip Treacy who has done hats for grace jones (my favorite) and done collaborations with chanel, givency, and mcqueen.