i'm bringing sexy back.

Okay, not really [JT's got that covered], but I am going to try to be better about my Saturday Picks this year. See, this is why I don't like resolutions. You start all gung-ho about them, but by January 3rd, you're all "eh, eff it." Maybe I'll make it to February ;)

Music

Joe Purdy. I'm officially obsessed, I think. He plays the sensitive acoustic folk music that I love. I heard this song, This Morning Blue, on pandora last night and it sent me on a wild google search

to find more about the artist. His songs have been featured on Dawn and Kia ads, as well as in Grey's Anatomy. He's got record execs foaming at the mouth to sign him, but he flatly refuses, because he wants to make his music how he wants, not how some guy thinks will be best for selling records. Gotta admire a person for being dedicated to his vision!

Books

Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic, by Alison Bechdel. I received this from Jeff for Christmas. It's a graphic novel-autobiography. Bechdel writes the "Dykes to Watch Out For" comic strip...you obviously don't find that in your standard newpaper ;) I really loved the book: a coming-of-age story, a story of familial trials, all woven together with excellent drawings, humor, and heartbreaking honesty. It doesn't matter that her coming-of-age story involves realizing she is a

lesbian, and that her father is gay; familial dysfunction and finding yourself is all-encompassing. I felt the same way about Brokeback Mountain: a love story is a love story, no matter who the lovers are.

Push, by Sapphire. The hit film Precious is based on this book. It's a quick read, only 140 pages, but it is jam-packed with substance. It will leave you outraged and overjoyed at the same time. Pregnant with her 2nd child from her abusive father, Precious is kicked out of her school, kicked

out of her home by her abusive, jealous mother, and tossed into the streets by a system that labels her as just another Harlem failure. However, she meets a passionate teacher who won't let her fail, and begins a new journey where she takes the steps to own her life.

Movie

I'm thinking that this category might have to go. I just don't watch enough movies to have it be a regular fixture! Mom and I saw 2012 at the fancy movie theatre when she visited in the beginning of December--it was totally lame, but we got to drink beer in the theatre. I watched Fahrenheit 451 last night on TV. That was pretty good, you really can't go wrong with the old movies. I think it's telling how all of our dystopian literature seems to be coming true these days!

Covet

I've been looking for wall art for my bedroom. I have this big white wall [like every other wall in Casa de Meg] that is begging for decoration. I just haven't found the right thing yet. It will be something in the vein of this painting that I found on etsy.

peace and love, m