Noticed Art Direction

After being a loyal customer of DirecTV for several years, the company gave us a free trial run of Showtime+ for a few months. Last night I caught two episodes of United States of Tara. When I saw the print ads in the subway stations, I thought it was a stupid comedy series, but after reading the review in The New Yorker, my curiosity was piqued. The beginning of the show does an adequate job of recapping what has happened in the last episodes without giving anything away. If you've ever seen the show, it's not as if anyone knows what actual past experiences Tara's been through to cause her to have multiple personalities (which is the premise of the show). The best part of the show is the opening.

My favorite detail is T's ponytail.

And today, I experienced the video for Coldplay's Life In Technicolor II. It does a pretty good job at making you think "What's next?" A catwalk? Pyrotechnics? Awesome.

"Fuck yeah." ~ the video taping dad.

I am 2 Dozen Years Old Today!

I got carded...again.
It's funnier when the dude selling you the ticket is younger than you.

Regular dozens, not baker's. Yay! It's my year as a work horse of society! (So is Obama, so double YAAAAAAY!!) Here are my birthday horoscopes (or as I like to say "horrorscope"):

am New York
Help support your partner this year, and she or he will come up with your structure. You need one, because you're going into full creative mode. You need someone to feed you when you forget. Be kind or this won't work out.

The New York Post
Disruptions of one sort or another are likely over the coming 12 months but according to your birthday chart you are in need of a change, so it's not really a cause for concern. You will find you have reserves of courage you never knew existed. [++]

NY Daily News
Happy birthday, Pisces! You have a colorful and sometimes eccentric personality. You adore being mysterious and can be a dreamer. This year, make a concerted effort to pinpoint your goals. Make a long-range plan for the year and adhere to it — with focus, you can achieve a great deal. This is also a great year for concentrating on your home and domestic life. [++++]

Eh, I buy them.

Plussssss...

Hot shit, I'm part of the cult!!

Museum of Arts & Design

New favorite art museum! I'm the kind of museum goer that likes to look hard and fast. I tend not to look at things too long, and like to read description blurbs of the pieces that catch my attention or am left clueless by. MAD's location is easy to get to at 2 Columbus Circle (A/B/C/D/1 Columbus Circle), and with 5 floors of exhibition space, there's just enough objects/installations to experience without you feeling overwhelmed (like MOMA) or wondering why you paid $10+ to look at a few things that you don't consider well executed "art" (personal op, open to interpretation). There are also three artist studios (with rotating resident artists) that are open to the viewing public, which I found to be very welcoming and accessible.

C'mon, they have Devorah Sperber piece! Visit!!

Must see: Second Lives: Remixing the Ordinary [to April 19, 2009] (There's a piece by Joe Lewis III, the dean of my alma mater, School of Art & Design, NYSCC, Alfred University)

Interact: STUDIO SUNDAYS, Intergenerational Programs, every Sunday 2-4PM (There are so many kids!)

http://madmuseum.org
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