When You're Little...

...you don't think about debt

You don't think about jobs

You don't think about loans

You don't think about boys

You dont think about him

Or what he is doing

Or who he is with

You don't wonder if you'll ever talk again

You don't wander out and try to pretend...


When you're little

You like how the sun touches your skin

And how the grass feels under your feet

Your tummy is full and you play just a bit more

Before going to sleep and start all over again tomorrow...

It will never end


---Cristina

Little Anthony and the Imperials - Tears On My Pillow (1958)

I heard this song today coming from the living room TV while I was busy writing in my bedroom. It made pause for a bit and I didn't even notice I stopped until it was over. It's such a beautiful tune.

Yes, Mrs. Patmore! Coming, Mrs. Patmore!

Downton Abbey : The Complete Scripts: Season 1

I want this. Badly. All the scripts from season one plus notes from the author.

"Ironing newspapers is a cliché in a way because everyone knows it was done; but on the other hand a lot of people still think they were ironed to make them flat, as opposed to being ironed so that the ink would dry. It is sometimes quite fun to correct these common misapprehensions"

Reading this, I mean really, you can feel your brain getting bigger.

Also, I would like to write a spec script for kicks.

Jim Croce - Time in a Bottle (1972)

Shocking Blue - Never Marry a Railroad Man (1970)

Awesome video. Great advice! (And you can sing along, too.)

I LOVE her voice.

Mecano - Quédate en Madrid (1988)

2013

Just posting so you stop and realize...




IT'S 2013





Let that sink in.

Peace, Love & Rock the Bracelet

My brother gave me a bracelet a couple of weeks ago and I finally wore it today. No idea why it took me so long. I usually wear things right away. I say usually because he gives me things often. Not big things, but little things just because he saw them and thinks I'll like it. It could be a bracelet or a bookmark or a magazine, etc. He is older than me and has always been protective. In many ways he's taken the role of a father. And it took me a while to understand that someone can do something nice for you simply because.

I think a lot about dating and what I expect from someone and a lot has to do with the way my brother treats me and cares for me. So I know how much the little things count. And I always appreciate them when a guy takes the time to do something seemingly small for me. Not a lot of them do. It's not necessarily material, something simple like taking the time to talk or to make things right when they go wrong.

When it comes to things I like, smaller is better...

---Cristina

Ella Fitzgerald (feat. the Ink Spots) - I'm Making Believe (1944)

For the Duration...

In single day, visitors from US, UK, Russia, Italy & Germany have come to my little blog in what seems is a nostalgic WWII reunion.

Johnny Cash - Doin' My Time (The Heavy Remix) (2009)

2013: Click-click, moving on...

Our collective attention span is becoming shorter and shorter to the point we simply don't view 1 minute videos anymore. It's all about liking funny photos on facebook now.