Oops

So it's been a while.....but since I last posted, we celebrated Halloween!! Wahoo!!

Here is our group! We were characters from Batman. Front row: Collin as Commissioner Gordon, Dionthe as Catwoman, Charity as Poison Ivy. Back row: Brent as Batman, Blair as Rachel, John as Two Face, Frank as the Joker, Heather as Harley Quinn. We are definitely such a good looking group :)

And in other news, I'm still not done with my paper, oops!!

x Blair

Wahoo!

Yeah Denver!! 5th smartest city in America!! I'm so proud.

x Blair

...big news...

This might be strange.

Some of you know that I've been trying to decide if I should serve an 18-month mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

(Now here's the strange bit...)

Somehow I found myself watching videos on YouTube of future missionaries opening their calls. Before this massive distraction to my Anthropology paper, I had been struggling with the same doubts.....delay graduation 1 1/2 years?

Grad school? Family? Friends? My whole life behind? Whoa. Lots of big questions.

But as I watched these other sisters, more or less the same age as I, it just kind of hit me. I just knew.

I WANT TO SERVE A MISSION.

Oh my goodness, hip hip hooray!!

So there's my big news.

x Blair

YES! As if I needed more things to stuff in my face.

HARRY POTTER COOKBOOK

And the best Peep Show moment ever.....

x Blair

Ling 450

My professor sometimes says ridiculous things. Today:

"Sometimes linguistics is one of those non-sciences...sometimes it's a religion."

One of my favorite things

Now that it's finally autumn (hooray!!), I can actually drink my tea hot! In the summer it's just too much warmth and I have to let it cool considerably before it's even enjoyable. But in the last couple of weeks with the light rain and cool evenings, I've brought my absolutely darling little tea cup and saucer out from hibernation! Believe it or not, I found this gem for $10 at DI. And I love it so.

To go with my hot cup of tea (peppermint today), here is a lovely poem by Christopher Marlowe: The Passionate Shepherd to his Love.

Come live with me and be my love,

And we will all the pleasures prove

That valleys, groves, hills, and fields,

Woods, or steepy mountain yields.

And we will sit upon rocks,

Seeing the shepherds feed their flocks,

By shallow rivers to whose falls

Melodious birds sing madrigals.

And I will make thee beds of roses

And a thousand fragrant poises,

A cap of flowers, and a kirtle

Embroidered all with leaves of myrtle;

A gown made of the finest wool

Which from our pretty lambs we pull;

Fair lined slippers for the cold,

With buckles of the purest gold;

A belt of straw and ivy buds,

With coral clasps and amber studs;

And if these pleasures may thee move,

Come live with me, and be my love.

The shepherds's swains shall dance and sing

For thy delight each May morning:

If these delights thy mind may move,

Then live with me and be my love.

Simply beautiful!

Garance Doré's best video ever. Here it is, Chanel. Though I suppose most things Chanel are the best ever. After the grace here, I have a hard time seeing the appeal of Prada's brightness or Roberto Cavalli's edginess or really anything else. Ah! J'adore.

x Blair

Grenadine

YES I did find grenadine! It's such good news. Every time I take a sip, suddenly I feel like I'm back at 2 Rue Bellanger, sitting on those ikea bar stools that look like squished chess pawns, feeling a kitten weave between my ankles and try to jump on my lap. Now, when I'm wearing Chanel N˚5, the sudden wave of nostalgia and familiarity knocks me back. No, really. I have to sit down so I don't fall over.

Rose's Grenadine at Macey's--that terrible, dark, crowded and unorganized grocery store. Who would ever have thought?

My book envy is officially ignited.

This is one of the neatest posts by the Selby of all time--Jeanne Lanvin's private library! And since Lanvin is one of my absolute favorite designers, this peek into history is just wonderful! Someday I hope my library is just as perfect--right now this is Blair's travelling collection:

(sorry for the poor quality cell phone photos! My camera is out of battery!)

Anyway. Someday I'll have a fantastic--I mean, even more fantastic than it is currently--collection of books, libros, livres, libri. Love, love, love.

Have a happiest of days, mes moutons!

xx Blair

Some fun things

This one is for my book loving friends, and is thanks to Mathilde.

And this one is for my snarky friends, and is hilarious.

xx Blair

lovely!!

This blog is just full of beautiful things!! The auburn and ivory . blogspot . com

xx Blair

What a party!!

Doesn't this Vogue France 90 Years party look fun?! Oh parties :) another something inspiring....just watch, the next party we have will be simply sensational!!

xx Blair

It's been fun

Mmm fashion week. Inspiring. Here is one of my favorite show videos from Garance Doré, the Jil Sander show--the gentle, long, brightly colored skirts are just lovely!! And we all know how I feel about super feminine skirts :) Isn't it fun to see Franca Sozzani and Anna Wintour and all the other stars? I always wonder at Franca's hair...how does it get curled enough that it's neat, carefree, cool, but not frizzy or unkempt? I may never know. (Speaking of crazy fashion hair....Grace Coddington.....with Willy Wonka Anna in the background, no less)

Now I just need to find a bigger closet :)

x Blair

President Dieter Uchtdorf - Of Things That Matter Most

And this one, too

What I learned at conference

Love your family. Act on faith. Pray.

Thank you Elder Holland! And enjoy, tous mes amis.

x Blair

37%, not bad.

Very very interesting!

http://money.cnn.com/2010/10/01/pf/college/Americas_brainiest_cities/index.htm?hpt=Sbin

I'm glad Denver ranks high, that's nice.

September Issue

So I know I'm a bit late on this.....but I just got out my September Issue of Vogue (not for the first time, I promise), and I just love the Céline leopard bag that's featured in the Nordstrom ad....of course it is far out of reach of the uni student budget, but it's inspired me to be more open to leopard print, where I'm normally very very conservative. To the point of hardly ever wearing it. Anyway. Part of it (and a big part of it) is that this model has the most beautiful look ever! I think maybe I can imitate it....green eyes, dark hair, red lips.....got it. Now I just have to perfect my bone structure, hmm.

Of course the PhotoBooth image of the page (han

ging on my wall, where else) does no justice to the original photograph, but it's a hint :)

So there it is. That's what's keeping me up on a Saturday night (date? Who wants a date?), but now it's definitely time for bed. CONFERENCE in the morning, hooray! Come listen to a Prophet's voice! Wonderful.

Bonne nuit, mes lapins

Blair x

A love letter

Sweetheart,

Is it odd to write you a letter, even though I don't know you? I just feel like there are some things you should know about me, and about what will someday be us.

A nice song is "Our Love is Here to Stay," sung by Ella Fitzgerald. Someday let's dance to it, and know that we'll be around after the Rockies crumble and Gibraltar tumbles.

Please don't treat me like a spoiled little girl. I'm a woman, always growing, and I don't appreciate being treated like a child, especially when I'm the child that you only like to spend time with because it gives you something to laugh at. I'm not your entertainment--I'm your partner.

I really really love when you smell good. Ralph Lauren Safari is especially good.

Someday, I hope we can sit on our porch, looking over wilderness acres, and be content just knowing we're together.

Please let's have a dog!! I think terriers are my favorites, but I definitely want to know what you think. And if you're not opposed, a cat would be nice.

Let's also make sure we travel together. It's such a nice way to travel, with someone you love!

I like wearing men's clothes--which is good for this coming season, if anyone saw the Dries Van Noten show in Paris last week. Well, let me revise. I like clothes in general. And hats, too. Oooh and fun lipstick (Chanel Rouge Coco in Rivoli and Satin, with a new color coming soon!). So I hope you don't mind a very crowded closet.

Let's go to the temple together at least twice a month--it's the best place to learn and grow, and I'd like nothing better than to learn and grow with you by my side.

My favorite hymns are Christmas and Easter ones! And I listen to them all year.

George Harrison and Bob Dylan rank among my favorite song writers.

I have an unhealthy habit of buying art books. I really love art.

Laughing is one of my favorite things to do, especially with you.

And I can hardly wait to fall in love with you.

x Blair

A fabulous film about a fabulous destiny

Tonight, le Club at BYU is watching Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain, directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, otherwise known as my favorite movie.

photo from here

It features the fabulous Audrey Tautou, as well as handsome Mathieu Kassovitz.

photo from here

So in honor of a soirée cinéma that I can't attend (working instead), here's another clip. Amusez vous!

x Blair

The first steps....

Les premiers pas....Here I am in the blogosphere (is that what it's called?), one more voice in the sea of millions. I'm not sure if I'm here to be read--or just to write. I guess it's a combination of the two, maybe mixed with a little avoidance of homework. Hm.

To start things out here, I suppose I'd better share one of my favorite songs--by Alain Souchon, "la vie ne vaut rien." It's just a lovely song, and I'm sorry it won't let me embed it properly. But it's worth the click :)

Alain Souchon chante "La vie ne vaut rien"

And lyrics:
Il a tourné sa vie dans tous sens
Pour savoir si ça avait un sens
L'existence
Il a demandé leur avis
A des tas de gens ravis
Ravis ravis
De donner leur avis sur la vie
Il a traversé les vapeurs
Des derviches tourneurs
Des haschich fumeurs
Et il a dit

La vie ne vaut rien rien
La vie ne vaut rien
Mais moi quand je tiens tiens
Mais moi quand je tiens
Là dans mes deux mains éblouies
Les deux jolis petits seins de mon amie
Là je dis
Rien rien rien
Rien ne vaut la vie

Il a vu l'espace qui passe
Entre la jet set, les fastes les palaces
Et puis les techniciens de surface
D'autres espèrent dans les clochers les monastères
Voir le vieux sergent pépère
Mais ce n'est que Richard Gere
Il est entré comm' un insecte
Sur sites d'internet
Voir les gens des sectes
Et il a dit

La vie ne vaut rien rien
La vie ne vaut rien
Mais moi quand je tiens tiens
Mais moi quand je tiens
Là dans mes deux mains éblouies
Les deux jolis petits seins de mon amie
Là je dis
Rien rien rien
Rien ne vaut la vie

Il a vu manqu' d'amour, manqu' d'argent
Comm' la vie c'est détergent
Et comm' ça nettoie les gens
Il a joué jeux interdits
Pour des amis endormis
Et il a dit

La vie ne vaut rien rien
La vie ne vaut rien
Mais moi quand je tiens tiens
Mais moi quand je tiens
Là dans mes deux mains éblouies
Les deux jolis petits seins de mon amie
Là je dis
Rien rien rien
Rien ne vaut la vie

Alors mes lapins, je vous dis bonne nuit! Je vous verrez bientôt, c'est certain :)

xx Blair