Thursday, April 22, 2010

Nashville Film Festival 2010

As in the past I did not get to see as many films as I would of liked. Along with my friend Cali, I spent one day enjoying a few great documentary shorts. 
Born Sweet and Rebel Woman are two that I am still thinking about days later. So, I thought I would post some links so others could enjoy as well.
Born Sweet











Rebel Woman










Short Synopsis
40% of the rebel army—almost half of the rebels that were fighting for ten years in the small mountainous country of Nepal—were made up of women. 
These women believed they were fighting for their right to an education, to own property, to seek justice in domestic abuse cases, and to become equals in village governments.  They believed they were fighting for a better Nepal for themselves and their children. 
Now with the dawn of peace and the first national elections since the takeover of the King, many of these same rebels are running for public offices as high as Parliament—and winning. Amidst the stunning backdrop of Nepal, WOMEN REBELS creates a robust, vulnerably engaging portrait of these women at a turning point in Nepal’s history. www.womenrebels.org



We also saw a documentary, Cleanflix. Very amusing.



Short Synopsis
Dozens of Utah DVD retailers attracted unwanted attention from Hollywood heavyweights when, in the name of conservative family values, they began sanitizing films of sex, nudity, profanity, and violence. Outraged over the unauthorized editing of their work, prominent filmmakers began to speak out, thrusting the two groups into an intense legal, theoretical, and moral battle that would last six years before coming to a shocking conclusion. - 
www.cleanflixthemovie.com

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

My Next Tattoo?

I found this old envelope floating around in a bin at the Goodwill Outlet.  By the end of the day, I was pretty sure it or something close to it will be my next tattoo. I used handy Photoshop and layered it onto a picture of my arm. What do you think? I think its very Amy-ish.



Thursday, April 15, 2010

Garden, why won't you grow?

Choosing a spot for the garden was easy (we only had one small area to do it).  Pulling up all the dead bushes and whatever else we dug up was hard and fun. Tilling was difficult but fun too. Picking out the veggies and flowers to plant was the best! The hard part about gardening is waiting to see if you did everything right...


I had it all planned out...













We worked hard...
And now for the patience to watch it grow...

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Illustration Friday-Linked

























(I didnt have time to finsih this weeks Illustration Friday, Linked.)

Sunday, April 11, 2010

Fall Creek Falls


We went for a short weekend trip to Fall Creek Falls.  The park has nice bike trails, hiking, canoes, and paddle boats. The lake is amazingly clean (no gas operated boats on the lake) and the waterfalls are worth the hikes.  We had a great time. It was one of the most relaxing weekends we had both had in awhile. My favorite parts of camping are the campfires, early mornings, afternoon naps, and cooking on the fire. We are hoping to go back soon before it gets too hot!