as if i needed to fracture my blogging any further as i endeavor to become a total oversharer (of thoughts), i've started a tumblr: http://susieghahremani.tumblr.comRead more... )

so, 2013 is almost over and i squeaked in with the fifty fifty challenge by reading 50 books and seeing 53 movies (so far) that were new to me for 2013 ( Read more... )

i'm terrible at keeping a blog. i think it's because there's so many micro ways to share thoughts and fragments of days (instagram, twitter, what not) that unless you are a Career Blogger, or just really good at focusing on writing down everything you do, it's just not happening ( Read more... )

hey, happy new year!

this year i will be participating in the fifty fifty challenge and invite you to do the same. 50 books, 50 movies. no re-reads or re-views allowed! i'm beginning my year by trying to wrap up all the books i'm in the middle of reading, and the movies are going to have to wait until i finish plowing through the most recent ( Read more... )

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how is it even possible to be impressed by modern dancing when stuff like this exists? how was i ever impressed by chris brown's 2007 VMA performance when something like this is so clearly where the ideas came from? all the single ladies is the hokey pokey compared to these clips. what do the 2000's offer as their 'most talented'? doesn't it feel ( Read more... )

i had a tremendous find in the providence library catalog: david carradine's tai chi collection ( Read more... )

has anyone seen "julien donkey-boy" by harmony korine?

i'm trying to watch it while i run my 'self-imposed sweatshop' (says jon) but i'm about half an hour in and finding it totally unwatchable. should i just turn it off now, or is something coherent going to take place sometime?

edit: i watched it till the end and i think it sucked, except ( Read more... )

i keep meaning to post this, and anyway, it'll make me stop thinking about the depressing friends-only entry i wrote earlier today:


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i'm still trying to get through it all!
my favorite discoveries in bold

The IDA Top 20 Documentaries of All Time

1. "Bowling for Columbine" (2002)
2. "The Thin Blue Line" (1988)
3. "Roger & Me" (1989)
4. "Hoop Dreams" (1994)
5. "Salesman" (1969)
6. "Nanook of the North" (1922)
7. "Night and Fog" (1955)
8. "Harlan County, USA" (1976)
9. "Grey ( Read more... )