cecil's crush library

victrolas

2008-12-14T11:56:00.000-08:00

photo by lucianvenutian

the needle on the groove
scratch, scratch perfect
warbling voice
singing a love song

small speaker with a loud heart

My Friends

2008-07-04T15:42:00.000-07:00

Oh, friends. Close friends.
How I love you.
Your bright smiles
and funny jokes that make me laugh
Your hands to hold while in a crowd
Your shoulders that I weep on when I am sad
Your strength that always shines bright
when the world seems dark

Oh, friends. Close friends.
You are so beautiful
I am in awe of your wonderfulness
You are such excellent people
With such large hearts

Oh, friends. Close friends.
I adore you
Here are my arms to hug you
My shoulder to cry on
My body and spirit to lean on

Oh, friends. Close friends.
Nothing better in the world than you

fancy ladies

2008-04-17T14:00:00.000-07:00

photo from the The Library of Congress

Oh, the ladies like you and me
With our hats and pumps and lipstick
Oh, you, and me
Fancy, fancy
With our pretty little dresses
With darts and pleats
Swishing from here to there
We are fanciest
When we have grace and poise
And generous hearts
We are so beautiful then

That we know how to whoosh!
Oh, I do so like to be fancy!
And so do you!
My friends! We are fancy!
With our hair all done in a 21st century cut
Wearing a smart vintage hat, for flair!
You have a boa around your neck
And I wear white kid gloves to be complicated

Your skirt is pencil thin
I am wearing a dress that bounces
When we swing our hips from side to side
The gentlemen look at us

I'll take the one with the hat

Moleskine Notebooks

2008-03-25T14:45:00.000-07:00

photo by samcrockett

Oh, you blank thing
You, with the lines, or graphs, or nothings
You
Little black book
Full of ideas
Phone numbers
Future novels
Dreams
Grocery lists
Directions
I will take you all over the world
I will scribble the things I overhear
I will pour my heart into you
You fit perfectly into my messy purse
Oh, you blank thing
I will fill you up
And then go buy another

Gama Go

2008-01-29T11:05:00.000-08:00

Oh! Gama-go!

How I love you completely
your little ninja kitty
tiger lily
gama go bird
Oh how I love your t-shirts
track jackets
and boxer shorts
Oh, Yeti!
Oh, Owl!
Oh, bestill my heart!
Your wonderful colors
never disappoint
You are truly a wonder
Gama-go, I love you!

Winter Snow

2007-12-15T20:46:00.000-08:00

photo by Serge Arsenie

Oh, you winter snow! Oh, you white fluff!
When i come in from the cold my skin is cold!
Then I drink a warm hot chocolate and all is well.
Oh, how lovely and quiet it is when you fall in big fat flakes.
Oh, how you cover the world with your majesty!
Snow. Snow. Snow.
Forming ice at times on trees.
Always breathtakingly beautiful
Like a ladies fine lace shawl.
Snow, i have not known you all these years I have been away
And I will tell you that it's true
that despite your frigidity
You have my heart
And I miss you

Vanilla Yogurt

2007-10-08T14:35:00.001-07:00

I was always wowed by the fruit on the bottom.
Vanilla was not for me.
It was not flashy enough!
Vanilla was so boring!
Why not just go plain?
Or Lemon flavored?
But one morning there was a delicious accident in my bowl!
"What is this?" I yelled
"Why it's Vanilla!" She said
Smooth, light, sweet and crisp!
Vanilla Yogurt!
I love you!

The Pantry

2007-09-17T10:21:00.000-07:00

Oh, you tiny room. You thing filled with food. You little nook.
Oh, you just off the kitchen. With a small window.
Oh, you with possibilities for meals shared with love.
Oh, you east coast pantry, I love you!

Pants

2007-05-25T17:56:00.001-07:00

Oh, Pants. So comfortable. So easy.
I'm so glad that us ladies can wear them now.
Can't really imagine not being able to slip a pair on.
And pad around the house.

Chocolate Chip Cookies

2007-02-03T19:15:00.000-08:00

Lovely when warm, fresh out of the oven
Homemade or store bought, they are always good
A glass of cold milk completes them
For added pleasyre, add a hint of mint
or orange extract
or peanut butter chips, too

Truly - the perfect cookie

Dr Who

2007-01-17T19:13:00.000-08:00

Oh you in your different forms
brilliant and handsome
good and eccentric
British
Take me in your TARDIS
I want to travel in time

Baths

2006-12-14T18:41:00.000-08:00

Sweet and scented
Hot and relaxing
Warm and wet
I can think
Oh yes. I can think.
And the bubbles
and the bath salt
and the retreat
yes.
a bath.
a bath is always exactly what I need.

Ray Bradbury

2006-10-21T15:16:00.000-07:00

Because of Farenheit 451
Because of Dandelion Wine
Because of Something Wicked This Way Comes
Because of The Illustrated Man
Because of The Martian Chronicles.
His books made me want to be a writer when I grew up.
And so I did.

Automobiles

2006-10-05T08:12:00.000-07:00

Oh Cars. Cars. How sweet for travelling distances you are!
I like when you work, roll forward and brake.
I like when you take me from my home to eat steak!
I think you pollute the air and the land.
Wish I could afford a hybrid, perhaps one day I can!
Meanwhile, I need you in the city of L.A.
I might drive on highways
It could happen!
One day!

Hands

2006-09-17T11:13:00.000-07:00

Oh hands.
So beautiful and perfect!
How I dream about your hand in mine!
Take my hand!
Ask for it!
Lace your fingers through mine!
Hold it!
Oh, our hands!
So expressive!
Even when sad, and wringing!
Or giving you the finger!
Or making a fist!
Even when waving hello!
Or, goodbye!
Shaking a hand is a wonder!
So sturdy!
Hands that work!
Hands that play!
Hands that know how to draw!
Or play an instrument!
Oh the opposable thumb!
Oh, gorgeous hands!
Making me tremble as I watch yours on the steering wheel!
Or holding a pen!

Hands I LOVE YOU!

Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwiches

2006-08-16T18:42:00.000-07:00

Oh peanut butter and jelly!

you are yummy in my belly!

Always there if I am hungry!

It is so nice and quite comfy.

As breakfast, lunch, dinner or snack.

Creamy and sweet.

mmm I love you!

Clogs

2006-07-26T11:21:00.000-07:00

Oh clogs. You wooden things.

Oh clogs. Like a little Dutch girl on my feet.

I am in a fairy tale in my clogs

Oh perfect fit

Oh clompy clomp!

Oh comfortable you!

Oh slip on delight!

Oh clogs.

In all colors.

Clogs I love you!

The Moon

2006-06-15T23:20:00.000-07:00

Oh moon, beautiful moon.

You are always over my shoulder

Silver and sweet

Slim and fat

you hang like a jewel in the sky

You pull and push the tides in me and the sea

When you are a crescent

my heart sings

When you are low and large

you make me breathless

My love gazes at your face

and maybe sees me

Goddess, legend, myth and companion

Moon, I love you

Tea

2006-05-25T09:29:00.000-07:00

Because it's a cup of comfort

Because it never lets you down

Because it makes everything better

Because it is a ritual

Because it's good morning, noon, or night.

Because it comes with tasty sandwiches

Because it started a revolution

Tea. I'll take two lumps, please.

Cyrano de Bergerac

2006-03-28T19:58:00.000-08:00

Because his soul is the most beautiful thing ever.
Because he loves Roxane truly.
Because he is a dirty boy with a large heart.
Because he knows how to twist a word.
Because he thinks he's ugly, but he's not.
Because we all see past the nose.

Ginger Ale

2006-03-03T10:47:00.000-08:00

Oh so yum. So crisp, so clean.
Accept no sprite or 7 Up that's just mean
It's gingery goodness is good at all times
whether drinking when sick, sad or happy
it's just oh so divine!

Mountains

2006-01-30T15:22:00.000-08:00

Majestic and wonderful.
Tall and mighty.
Strong and fine.
Pushing against each other.
Holding the world up.
I rest my cheek against your peaks.
And throw my arms up in the sky.
Mountains.

Snow

2005-12-31T13:10:00.000-08:00

Because this year I am getting a lot of it.
Because it gets quiet when it falls
Because you have to move in closer
Because when you come in from it you are warm and cold
Because it makes everything look like a cathedral
Because you can play in it
Because it's beautiful.

Snow. I love you.

John Lennon

2005-12-10T19:44:00.000-08:00

because he wrote gorgeous music

because he was a true artist

because he could Imagine

because he did a bed in for peace

because he moved and moves us

Alice

2005-11-29T00:03:00.000-08:00

Because of

"Curiouser and curiouser!"

"Who are you?"
"I hardly know, Sir, just at present - at least I know who I was when I got up this morning, but I think I must have been changed several times since then."

"Twinkle, Twinkle little bat, How I wonder where you're at!"

"Why, they're only a pack of cards, after all. I needn't be afraid of them!"

"Will you, won't you, will you, won't you, will you join the dance?
Will you, won't you, will you won't you, won't you join the dance?"

"Soo-oop of the e-e-evening, Beautiful, beauti-FUL SOUP!"

"Twas brillig and the slithy tove
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe"

"The Walrus and the Carpenter
Were walking clost at hand
They wept like anything to see
Such quantaties of sand."

and so on...

Brains

2005-11-05T23:42:00.000-08:00

Because it's the sexiest organ in the body.

Because I like mine.

Because yours is pretty, too.

Because of thought! intelligence! fantasy! conciousness!

Because there's always room for improvement with those synaptic pathways!

My dad studies them.

Because if you don't use it, you lose it.

Victorian Houses

2005-10-09T13:40:00.000-07:00

Because they look like cakes.

Because I'm sure there is magic in there.

Because I'm sure those walls whisper secret stories.

Because you can get lost in those nooks and crannies.

Because it is probably filled with the laughter of children.

Because it would be a very nice home.

Because there is plenty of room for me and you.

Broccoli

2005-09-17T17:10:00.000-07:00

Because it's green.

Because it never lets you down.

Because it's good all sorts of ways.

Because you can eat it with a meal, or on it's own.

Because it's good for you.

Because I always want a second helping.

mmmmmm mmmmmmm mmmmmmm

Suffragists

2005-08-29T18:28:00.000-07:00

Because a tea party among five friends on July 13, 1848, began the women's suffrage movement in America.

Because it means women have a voice.

Because we just celebrated the anniversary of the 19th amendment on August 26.

Because those ladies fought hard and kicked ass.

Because they are kind of like, heroines.

Go Ladies! Go!

I'm wearing a white rose.

Comfy Chairs

2005-08-06T14:00:00.000-07:00

because they're comfy

because they look good in your living room

because they are good for reading and napping in

because they are soft

because all my friends have one

St-Hubert Chicken

2005-07-23T13:38:00.000-07:00

Why? Who knows why. But it is my most fave fast food ever.
Mmmm. The skin.
Mmmm. The gravy.
Mmmm. The chicken-y goodness.

Yes. It's the family joke. Yes. I know. Ha ha. The girl who loves Beluga Caviar salivates at the mere mention of St. Hubert Chicken.

But I'll go eat it anytime with you.

And you'll like it.

http://www.st-hubert.com/engl/

My iPod

2005-07-02T23:40:00.000-07:00

Because it made me fall in love with music again.

Because Music will save the world.

Because it is so cute.

Because it gives a soundtrack to my life.

Because of the word POD

Because it's the perfect travel companion.

Anne Bancroft (and Mel Brooks)

2005-06-11T23:04:00.000-07:00

She was saucy, beautiful and an individual.

She had character and strength.

She was an incredible actress.

She had a life long love affair with a man that made her laugh and who was clearly her perfect match.

RIP you fine lady! I salute you!

Nordstrom

2005-06-03T11:37:00.000-07:00

Because I bought these shoes there.

Because they have size 4 1/2.

Because I'm now going to at long last be a lady who understands the joy of shoe shopping.

Because it marked the start of my new phase for summer 2005. HOT GROWN UP!

Scarlet and Rhett

2005-05-27T22:11:00.000-07:00

They just keep going back for more.

They just never give up.

They are really hot for each other.

OK, maybe they're a bit dysfunctional. Maybe they enable each other. But dudes, they are kindred spirits. They are each others match.

And tomorrow is another day. They can go to couples counseling then.

Meanwhile, I like them firey!

The BBC

2005-05-19T22:12:00.000-07:00

because hands down, best shows on earth.

because they all speak with those accents.

because it's from a place that calls itself THE UNITED KINGDOM, which sounds (and is) pretty magical.

Public Libraries

2005-05-03T09:55:00.000-07:00

Because they defend of free speech.

Because Librarians know what book you're talking about...(but please, you have to at least know the name, plot, subject or cover art)

Because there is something soothing about a building filled with pages.

Because books (like music) will save us.

Because of Shhhhhhhhh!

Because amazingly, and wonderfully, all those books are free!

And you know what they say about librarians...

Cheese

2005-04-17T23:34:00.000-07:00

Because triple creme is delcious.

Because fromage in my life and fromage in my drama is fun!

Because it's perfect for breakfast. lunch, dinner or snack.

Because it smells (good).

Orangina

2005-04-07T19:08:00.000-07:00

Cause it makes you feel like you're in France.

Cause it's great to bring along on a picnic.

Cause it's not orange and it's not tangerine.

Cause it's an adventure drink.

Dolly Parton

2005-03-25T11:30:00.000-08:00

Because she knows she's not dumb, and not blonde.

Because she seems like the nicest person with the best attitude ever about everything.

Because children's literacy is important to her and she gives books to kids.

Because she's an excellent song writere (uhm, Jolene anyone)

Because she'd probably be an excellent dinner guest, and I would love to have a beer with her and just shoot the shit.

Because I don't care what kind of work she's had done to herself, Dolly is fucking HOT!

skoobys

2005-03-15T19:40:00.000-08:00

I love it because it is so close to the Egyptian Theatre and lately I've been seeing a lot of movies and am always in need a delicious quick bite to eat, and skoobys has the best hot dogs, the most rock attitude and when I went in they asked what they should call me, I said, "You may call me fabulous."

And when my food is ready they say "Fabulous! Your food is ready."

I heart them and their kick-ass coolness.

Ronald Colman

2005-03-02T19:29:00.000-08:00

Have you seen him A Tale of Two Cities?

Perhaps in Shangri-la?

He is handsome and oh what a voice.

Go Netflix him now!

My Daily Bread

2005-02-13T12:35:00.000-08:00

I like the fact that I can make fluffy french toast or a healthy sandwich by reaching into one bag.

I'd like to think that it's true love between the slices of wheat and white.

I'd like to think of me and my guy as an "unlikely twosome".

The perfect slice are the swirly half slices in the middle of the loaf!

Go Trader Joe's!

Griffith Park Observatory

2005-02-03T22:41:00.000-08:00

It reopens May 14th 2006

I'll probably get married here. By the sun dial.

Probably I'll wear a comet on top of my head.

And then my guests will look through the telescope up at the stars and planets.

Cape Cod

2005-01-20T19:02:00.001-08:00

I walked on snow covered dunes and was confused by the sun.

I ate pizza and wore boots and my steps crunched in the snow.

The Ocean is in the East

Gene Wilder

2005-01-04T01:16:00.000-08:00

Do I need to sing the praises of Gene Wilder? Doesn't his resume as a genius say enough?

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Young Frankenstein
Blazing Saddles
The Producers
The Frisco Kid

and he just did the voice of the Mock Turtle.

Did I ever tell you that I could marry a man that knows the Mock Turtle Song or The Walrus and The Carpenter by heart?

I think yes. Yes. I say.

Do we love him? Oh yes.

Charles Dickens

2004-12-27T18:58:00.000-08:00

Because he wrote A Christmas Carol. Because he was a master of the written word. Because he has a whole feeling of a time and a city named after him. Because he's important. Because I bet he'd be nice enough to invite you over for dinner and shop talk.

Star Trek: The Original Series

2004-12-19T13:04:00.000-08:00

who can really choose who to love most amongst the cast of Star Trek: The Original Series?

Oh sure, Captain Kirk has his charms, and we've all been there done that.

Mr. Spock, sexy steel eyed, emotionless, logical. You might be the gal (or guy) to make him crack a smile.

Uhura, oh, Uhura, with those short skirts and that lovely smile. She can "communicate" with me anytime.

"Bones", well, that might mean more than one thing, if you know what I mean...

And Sulu, let's not forget Sulu. Remember the one with him and the epee!

Let's just say we have a crush on all 420 crew members of the Starship Enterprise. I swear I won't call you a slut.

First Crush!

2004-12-11T01:01:00.000-08:00

This weeks crush, HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS, comes in the form of a tortured Chinese love story. Beautifully shot, sublime acting by actors who are, all three, tres easy on the eyes.

There's everything a gal could desire: sword play, love, war.

I keep hoping that in one of these movies, they're all going to live happily ever after, but, well, a gal can't have everything.

as an added bonus, as I entered the cineramadome to fall in love with this movie, I saw Viggo Mortensen, who is always crushworthy and certainly would have been on the crush list if I were keeping tabs then.