Frodo, Don't Wear The Ring

Flight of the Conchords on HBO. It's about a fictional New Zealand duo living in New York. The Arwen in the video is Mel, their one fan. They have a lot of good videos-within-the-show, I just like the line "the magical bling-bling". Classic. So I present it to you.

the Black Pearl

the Black Pearl
Originally uploaded by mariannes_stuff

Check it out- Pirates 3 filmed from Kings Harbor by the Redondo Beach Pier. This was a much more happening place a year ago, it seems like!

The 11th Hour

I'm excited to see this new Get-Off-Your-Ass-and-Do Something film produced by Leonardo DiCaprio (I wasn't a huge fan of his earlier work - "Jack!" "Rose!", but he has now won my heart). It doesn't open here for a couple of weeks though! Mark your calendars.

First Week of School

So far, so good...Amelie seems to be enjoying Kindergarten, though the only answer I can usually get to the "How was your day today?" question is "Fine." Already. Yeah. Anyway, while I highly value individual creativity and expression, I am a huge fan of school uniforms and I think A looked super cute on the first day, don't you?

Selling a house

The market's just so great in Phoenix right now we decided to get the house ready to sell...ok, well, seriously, y'all, sometimes in life things can't happen at the perfect time. We'll see what happens. We're just ready for a change. Not sure where to yet but first things first, I need a handyman! :)

Off to the beach! Look for me biking the strand this weekend, and possibly the fam will be entering a castle in the Manhattan Beach contest on Sunday. High of 74, here we come!!