louise on the left (coast)

I forgot how much I miss real weather. Lightning strikes three of the tallest buildings in Chicago at the same time! from Craig Shimala on Vimeo . Video of the three tallest buildings in Chicago get struck by lightning at the same time. Willis Tower (Tallest), Trump International Hotel and Tower (2nd Tallest) and the John Hancock Building(4th tallest).

Actually, I'm not sure I'd mind at all if my children were to play this particular "video game" while growing up. It's funny, but also carries a fairly important moral for girls, I think. Watch: Girls suck at video games / Les filles sont nulles aux jeux vidéo from Stéphanie Mercier on Vimeo .

-- Finally! An operatic moment I can relate to.

Just saw " Exit Through The Gift Shop " last night and can't stop thinking about it. Fascinating film.  For so many reasons. First of all, it's so rare and unusual there was actually any filmed documentation of the  street art movement to begin with.  A total fluke .  And then, not to be a spoiler here, but then, there's an interesting twist to the film regarding the true narrative of the film. Don't want to give too much away, but when you do see it - listen closely to the narrator for clues to the film's ultimate vision.  (I wished they'd found a less dopey voice for this role, unless it's supposed to sound that pretentious and dopey so that we never really do trust it.)

According to Buzzfeed, this is the first "That's what she said," joke, courtesy of Alfred Hitchcock.

This summer's attempt at making it all the way through Eric Schaeffer's "I Can't Believe I'm Still Single."