This and That

These beautiful flower prints.

Just tried this broccoli, cheddar, and wild rice casserole from Smitten Kitchen.

First kiss.

Twenty-eight sleep remedies, including Calm.

How to open a banana.

Idina Menzel, Jimmy Fallon, and The Roots sing together.

Amazing emoji video.

An epic spelling bee.

Cool curtains.

(Image via Pinterest)

Friday Love: Wes Anderson

Have you seen the new Wes Anderson? I'm a longtime Anderson fan (I used to be obsessed with Bottle Rocket, and Chris and I even dressed up as Sam and Suzy from Moonrise Kingdom one year) so I might be biased, but I thought that it was a lovely Russian-nesting-doll of a film.

Here are some Friday links in honor of The Grand Budapest Hotel and all the things we love about Wes Anderson (and his fans).

Wes Anderson, centered.

Moonrise Kingdom watercolor.

148 Wes Anderson GIFs.

How to make Mendl's courtesan au chocolate.

Steve Zissou baby costume. (!!)

Anderson's short film for Prada.

The amazing backstories on ten props from The Grand Budapest Hotel.

Three Plays by Margot Tenenbaum.

(Watercolor image via Etsy)

SXSW: Days 4 and 5

Thirty bands in four days. Good-bye, SXSW. Until you run us ragged again next year.

Friday
Secretly Canadian/Jagjaguwar/Dead Oceans Showcase at Red Eyed Fly
Tomas Barford
Small Black
Mark McGuire
Woman's Hour

Saturday
Brooklyn Vegan Day Party at Red 7
Quilt
Ex Hex
Connan Mockasin
Hundred Waters
Bob Nanna
ProtoMartyr
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart

Neon Gold Records Showcase at Empire Garage
Great Good Fine OK
Tove Lo
Wet
HAERTS
Magic Man

SXSW: Days 2 and 3

(If you want to make a donation to those affected by the Red River crash, more info can be found at SXSW Cares. My heart goes out to everyone affected.)

Here's what we've been up to.

Wednesday
House of Vans at Mohawk
Dum Dum Girls
Angel Olsen
Deap Vally
Pusha T

NPR Opening Night Showcase at Stubb's
Perfect Pussy
Eagulls
Kelis
St. Vincent

Thursday
Red Ryder Showcase at Central Presbyterian Church
Milagres
Haley Bonar

Merge Records Showcase at the Parish
Hospitality
Ex Hex

Ground Control Recording Showcase at Red 7
Steve Gunn
Kurt Vile

Pi in the sky

Milagres at Central Presbyterian Church

Pusha T at Mohawk

 Waiting for St. Vincent

SXSW Day 1: Wristbands and Game of Thrones

The last time I bought a SXSW music wristband was in 2004, when I was a first-year grad student at NYU and home for spring break. Ten years ago! Although the festival and all the surrounding hoopla has changed a lot in the intervening decade (more corporate everything, more free events that attract a boozy crowd), I still love it and the energy it brings to Austin.

Yesterday, Chris and I were able to pick up our music wristbands in about two seconds (just like I did ten years ago!) at the Austin Convention Center, and then we headed over to the Game of Thrones exhibition since it was the last day. (Most of the music events don't start until today.) Below, some shots of our adventures.

 Game of Thrones exhibition line at Austin Music Hall.

 Waiting in the sun.

Wristbanded.

In charge.

Khaleesi!

Chris in the virtual-reality immersive experience of ascending the wall. More info on that here.