Ice Dreams

Sleep has been missing from my existence lately, but more on that later. As usual, life has been stabbing me up with icicle daggers, which is quite green really since I can use the shards to make cocktails. Speaking of ice, I am so captivated by the beauty and artistry of ICEHOTEL. Take a moment to visit the site and check out the various creations, for each room features a different theme as its inspiration.

City Movers by Benny Ekman

One room that caught my eye is City Movers , but they are all amazing in their own unique way. I want to visit. Now.

Yoko Ono - Walking On Thin Ice

This song has been in my head, so now it can infiltrate yours as well.
The Knife - You Take My Breath Away



Fever Ray is exciting me. Karin's voice is so distinct and wonderfully eerie.

Back to sleep or should I say my lack of sleep? Images visit me in folds of fabric, but I'm not lucky enough to have wicked Dali designed dreams like those featured in the clip below from Spellbound (I just get demons, lions, birds, and contorted faces):



Pauline Murray and The Invisible Girls-Dream Sequence 1

School of Seven Bells-Half Asleep

Lulu Rouge-Sweeter Than Sweet

Movies keep me company when I should be hanging with Morpheus. Recently I watched two films that were quite nice. Wristcutters: A Love Story was a lovely film about life after suicide and it features Tom Waits and lots of music by Gogol Bordello. Another strangeness regarding music played in the bar scenes, was the fact that they used only bands who lost members to suicide, like Joy Division and Christian Death.

The second movie is nothing shy of magnificent! Phantom of the Paradise is brilliant and I love everything about it. The costumes, the music, and the way the "Phantom" gets disfigured is genius on a silver platter. Glam baby!



Sometimes you just want to be all enclosed away from everything (maybe it would help me sleep better?). I was going to post a beautiful picture of a snuggly cocoon, but rather than looking warm and cozy, they just looked like a tampon. Bummer. Besides, my isolation would possibly end up a shambles like the Ab Fab episode Iso Tank.

These songs make me feel.

Deerhunter - Agoraphobia

Cat Stevens - Wild World

Telepathe - Can't Stand It