Summer skies are so dazzling to the eyes. I can't remember what the earth felt or looked like before the golden haze of summer. One of my favorite things about summer is the way it feels like an entire era in itself, like some continual holiday in some beautiful place that seems a bit too good to be real. But summer is real and I love every moment of it.

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This summer I've been digging movies more than ever before. If there is one thing I can grab onto in a film, take it for what its worth, appreciate it, connect with it, then it's a movie worth watching in my opinion. I was thinking about the scenes in movies that really stick with me. I found that ususally the scenes that stick are because of the songs that play. They could be songs you're already pretty familiar with but hearing them in a film makes this solid connection in your brain forever between the scene and the song. I've listed the film/song combinations that have really cemented themselves in my mind.

1. Romeo & Juliet directed by Baz Luhrmann 

Lovefool by The Cardigans

2. The Royal Tenenbaums directed by Wes Anderson

Me and Julio by Paul Simon

3. Forrest Gump directed by Robert Zemeckis 

Stop Children What's That Sound by Buffalo Springfield

4. Ferris Bueller's Day Off directed by John Hughes

Twist and Shout by The Beatles

5. The Sandlot directed by David M. Evans

America the Beautiful by Ray Charles

6. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 directed by David Yates

O Children by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

7. Lost In Translation directed by Sofia Coppola

Just Like Honey by The Jesus and Mary Chain

Listening to these songs strikes such a strong cord in my heart. If you've seen these films, I'm sure you understand the feeling and if not I'm sure there are songs that you connect to certain scenes of your favorite films. Also, O Children in Deathly Hallows is untouchable. Cheers! 

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This week my parents were traveling so my sister and I were riding solo all week long. And it was glorious. Don't get me wrong, my parents are way cool but having the house to ourselves was pretty killer. During the day I would be home alone, drinking coffee, listening to music, drawing, then my sister would get back from work and we'd run around with friends, eat good food, watch movies, and take long walks. Independence is sweet. Summer is here and life is good.

[First photo by Thomas Chudley, last photo of Kate Moss by Glen Luchford ll photos and self portrait taken by me]