IN SOME FORM OR FASHION

For years now I've been wanting to watch the beloved, classic movie, "Annie Hall" starring one of my favorite actresses, Diane Keaton, & Woody Allen. And yesterday I finally did. I've seen quite a few of Woody Allen's more current pieces: "Scoop," "Vicky Christina Barcelona," "Midnight in Paris," but have never seen the ones that originally made him famous. It was just as great as everyone said it would be. Most of my friends & family would agree that I was born in the wrong decade. I think I lived in the 70's in a former life. So needless to say, I was in love. Anyway, here's what I absolutely adored about "Annie Hall." Annie was the epitome of the "Manic Pixie Dream Girl" & her clothes did not disappoint. I loved her androgynous looks, her middle part, & her sweet, charming, funny demeanor. She was sassy & smart & stood up for herself. And I loved that she wasn't perfect ei...

As I said before, I recently had a birthday, & it always strikes me as such a funny time of year when it comes around. As a kid it was typically on or around the first day of school. My 18th birthday was my first day of college. And my 21st & 22nd birthdays were spent during recruitment for my college sorority. It's weird in that it always marks the summer ending, & brings me such a bittersweet feeling. Today is September 1st. Although it's not officially the first day of the fall season, in my mind summer is officially over. I look back on this summer with nothing but smiles. It was filled with beer festivals, Braves games, breweries, a work retreat in Destin, a trip home to Ft. Lauderdale, 4th of July at the lake, a food truck festival, Luke Bryan concert, the Atlanta Zoo, countless movies & new restaurants, long afternoons drinking bottomless mimosas, & a few small Netflix obsessions with "Arrested Development" & "Orange is the New ...