A Place I'd Like to Travel

I am failing miserably at remembering to post on here. So I am going to try to follow along with this lovely blogger and post everyday in November. We shall see how I do.

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If I could travel anywhere I would go to Paris. I know that is not exactly unique or anything, but I have only barely been out of the United States (Cabo San Lucas - and they get Los Angeles television so...). Among other things I would love to see a ballet at the Paris Opera. Paris is the birthplace of ballet, which is only one reason I have always been so enchanted with it. I also am very inspired by the French New Wave and one aspect of that movement was location shooting. So, I already feel very familiar with Paris in a 1960s kind of way.

If all goes as planned I will be back tomorrow.

Ballerina Cupcakes

I will take advantage of any opportunity to make cupcakes. Before we left for North Carolina I had a really small screening of the film at my parents house and knew it was the perfect time to make cupcakes. Since I hadn't made any since moving to Denver I was itching to give it a shot in high altititude with a different oven.

I chose to make dulce de leche cupcakes with a lime and coconut icing. Of course they had to be pink. The frosting was supposed to look like a tutu, but at the last minute I realized that I did not have a ruffle frosting tip that I was planning to use. C'est la vie; I still think they look pretty good. The recipe came from Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World, which has some of the best recipes for cupcakes ever. Of course, you have to remember that just because they are vegan that doesn't mean they are healthy. For some reason it is easy to think vegan equals healthy, but there is a lot of sugar in these guys!

My cupcakes were a hit and I am thinking about making some more for my next test screening.

Arriving in North Carolina

We flew into Raleigh on Thursday and immediately hopped on I-40 to get to Chapel Hill/Carrboro for dinner at Carrburritoes and then headed to Greensboro to spend the next couple of nights with my grandmother. It is amazing how a highway can evoke such memories. So much so that I had to try to capture the feeling of the light on the road. I am not sure if my phone really does it justice, but here it is anyway. I wonder how many hours I have spent driving back and forth on this road? This particular highway covers the entire US, starting in Wilmington (where I was born) and ending in California. I have always wanted to drive the entire length of it one day. We shall see how that goes.

Vacation Shopping

Currently I am in North Carolina for both a vacation and also because I did a test screening of my film in Charlotte yesterday. I will have to post about that later. Today I am relaxing in Asheville and thinking of expanding my jewelry collection. Recently, I have been wanting more bracelets, but have realized I don't have any.  Asheville is a very artsy town and perhaps I will be able to find a handcrafted one here. I have been checking out Etsy so that I can make an educated purchase. I kind of want bangles like the ones above, but am thinking it may be better to start with something more subdued like this or this. We shall see.

And I'm back!

I think I need to get back in the habit of posting to this blog at least once a week. It keeps me feeling accomplished. I have been using every moment of my free time editing the documentary and am inching into the very tedious editing tasks, like making sure the sound is all at the same level. Some would ask me isn't all editing tedious? I don't think so myself, but I like it, so I am not a good judge. What I hate is the sweetening, which is what I am currently approaching. What I like about editing is creating the story, working out the arcs and looking at shots and matching them together. You watch the same thing over and over again until it just clicks in your head and you put two shots together and suddenly they seem like one. Maybe it does sound a little tedious. Just a little.

I thought I would include a shot of my glorious view of Coors Field. It's fun to watch all the people on game day from the window. They have had fireworks four times this year (once was a practice that we accidentally caught) and it is an experience to sit in your own living room and see them so close-up. I am settling into Denver and glad to be near the mountains again. I love to stand at my window and stare at everything, especially at night. Though, I normally look out the other direction where There is a street and the mountains and visible and many Denver suburbs stretch out in the distance. At night it seems so calm and the lights are twinkling and you can watch lone cars sit at the lights. It's peaceful and intriguing at the same time, which is a very different kind of sereneness when compared to my house in North Carolina. 

Ballet Documentary

I know I have neglected this blog for awhile, but it is hopefully for a good reason. I have been working on a documentary about ballerinas. Check out the trailer above and visit the website here. I will try to post here when possible, but with a two year-old running around while trying to produce a feature length documentary I am not sure how regular my posting will be.

Burritos, YUM!

One of our favorite places to eat is Carrburitos, in Carrboro, NC, which is about one step away (and one degree cooler) from Chapel Hill, NC. When we lived in Carrboro we ate there weekly.  Now, we are 45 minutes away and eat there every few months. My husband loves the verde salsa almost more than he loves me. It is pretty good, but honestly I he probably dreams about it. I usually get a burrito with sweet potatoes, excellent. While I often get the verde salsa I also have a soft spot for there fruit salsa. This past weekend we went to the music festival in Saxapahaw, NC and drove the extra 15 minutes to eat at Carrburitos.