Stacking Spaniards

Today we did many many laundry, made green rice (using salsa instead of water), drank too much coffee, planned for the upcoming music festival and road trip and studio week and had a dinner party at a friend's house. Ruby and Jesse's favorite part was playing with their extensive african instrument collection and chasing their horrified kitties. My favorite part was the roasted beet goat cheese sandwiches and salvaged wood furniture they've been making. And camaraderie.

Here is a lovely interview with some other friends about the music video we were in, it's been getting tons of press and everyone loves it! Kind of exciting. I also highly recommend watching this video of a coliseum party in Spain where people climb on each other to see who can make the tallest human meat castle.

Big Freedia is performing at my work tomorrow. I am so in for it. Probably "Azz Everywhere".

'Postcard From 1952' New music video by Explosions in the Sky starring...Us

It's finally done. We've been waiting to see the finished version and to share with our friends this beautiful tiny film. The band: Explosions in the Sky (a wonderful Texas band). Directors Annie Gunn and Peter Simonite.

This project is close to my heart because Annie is an old friend of mine (who actually was the photographer at my wedding), Peter is her mega talented and kind sweetheart, our fake family Ryan (Wolfie) Hall and Kathleen the Fashion Queen are the kissing couple, Evan (my husband, Tacks the Boy Disaster) has a short cameo on the piano, Rachael Morgan did the 1950s makeup (she married my old high school chum AND did my hair in my wedding, and Ruby's first haircut) her handsome son Memphis plays the boy in the coonskin cap and of course, Ruby and I are the bubble girl and mom. (Jesse missed his chance at stardom when we had to leave set for naptime)

Aside from being surrounded by my favorite people, I am completely honored to be part of something so well done and gorgeous. The song is epic, the lighting dreamy, the period costumes and set impeccable. I cried the first time I saw it and I hope you thoroughly enjoy the the next 7:06 minutes of your life.

Wolfie on kissing his hot girlfriend: "IT WAS SO HARD BUT I THINK I DID AWESOME"

Here is a short article about it. 
(the video, not kissing)

Still from video of Ruby about to catch a bubble

original inspiration for Ruby's character

inspiration for Wolfie and Kathleen