Ohhhhhh Marilyn. Something about crisp fall air makes me wanna get all beautified, and what better beauty inspiration than Marilyn Monroe? Somehow over my decades of Marilyn movie watching I had avoided “There’s No Business Like Show Business” and I still understand why…but the scenes with Marilyn make it all worthwhile. Look at her exuding sex while singing “Lazy” by Irving Berlin. SO GOOD.

Siiiigh timeless. I can’t believe I’ve never painted Marilyn. Maybe because everyone else has? Still. Someday.

Speaking of painting, here’s the platform shoe painting, take II: the electric blue boogaloo.

We finally watched the new “Great Gatsby” movie, and now I really really wish we had seen it in the theater, like we’d talked about. I loved it! “Strictly Ballroom” is one of my favorite movies, but I feel like I’ve been disappointed with every Baz Luhrmann movie since (actually I haven’t seen “Australia” but still…). This movie redeemed him for me. Leonardo was even good! However…

…after it was over I had to quickly put on the 1974 version and remind myself of how slobberingly hot Robert Redford was in the bathing suit scene at the end. Mmmm hmmmmmm. And I don’t even like blondes.

Joshy painting up a storm. We like painting in this family.

Did I mention that my father is in Haiti for three months, building an orphanage? I didn’t think I did. My mother is excited because she knows he’ll lose weight, since he has to boil all of his food! Did I mention I’m on round 4 of Clomid? I am. Did I also mention that I have full time work lined up all this month? I DO. But I’ll always have time for you-u, blog.