Up to ‘M’ already…
Massage: Wonderful. Bliss. Heaven on a stick.
Moon: I’m a night person. I love the moon and stars. Not so keen on the sun. Hate being hot and burn easily. Gimme moonlight and shooting stars.
This is the setting moon, taken as we were leaving on our holiday a week ago…
Marilyn Manson: I have to admit that I don’t like this guys music but I love his aesthetic. How a dweeby little guy like that can create such an amazing persona should be inspiration for us all. Why do we live so beigely?? Check out this for a magnificent wedding photo.
Malachite: gorgeous layers of green yummyness.
Maurice Sendak’s “Where the Wild Things Are”.
A.A. Milne: my childhood was filled with Winnie THER Pooh. I still love the poignancy and humour of these great stories and the beautiful drawings by Ernest Shepherd. Disney Pooh has never grabbed me in any way whatsoever.
Music: Music is so important to me. I can’t play any instruments (and don’t feel a need to) but I love singing (only to myself. God forbid I should injure someone!) and I listen to music most of the time that I’m alone. I like a wide range of music - Jimi Hendrix, Elvis Costello, Led Zeppelin, REM, and French and Italian opera (esp. Tosca, Madama Butterfly and Cosi Fan Tutte) and even stuff like Patsy Cline, Tammy Wynette Standin’ by Her Man (although Dan Ackroyds version in The Blues Bros was pretty damn spectacular!) and Dusty Springfield Getting it on with a Preachers Son. I also realised recently how much of Dolly Parton’s music has gripped me. I will admit that I was somewhat horrified by that epiphany, but she is just so sweet and gorgeous that it’s easy to overlook what an amazing songwriter she is.
Marcella bedspreads.
The Monkees: I was in love with Micky Dolenz.
M*A*S*H, Malcolm in the Middle, Men Behaving Badly, Myth Busters (how nerdy is this? I’ve been watching this long enough now to start finding Adam rather cute. A.D.A.M. The Ginger One. Cute. ahem)
The Muppets: esp. Miss Piggy, who has been one of my role models in life, and Animal, because he’s wild.
Movies, movies, movies! LOVE movies! Some ‘M’ favourites…
Monsoon Wedding: beautiful, funny and romantic.
My Beautiful Laundrette: sweet love story with two gorgeous boys.
Moonstruck and Mermaids: Love Cher to bits - she is so great in both of these movies.
Misery: Kathy Bates was superbly creepy!
Muriel’s Wedding: if you haven’t seen this one YOU SHOULD!!! It’s brilliant.
My Name is Joe: I always enjoy Ken Loach’s movies, even though this one could have done with subtitles. That Scottish brogue can be pretty hard to follow! (ha!! when I looked for a link to this I found out that it IS subtitled in the USA)
Mushrooms: yummy.
Mohawks: one of the worlds best haircuts when done well, one of worlds worst tragedies when done poorly.
Finally, this photo has nothing to do with’M', but I drove out of town 50 km this morning specifically to take some photos of the land , and I really like this one! It’s tumbleweeds snagged in a fence. In some places the fences are completely encrusted with them!
‘M’ words I like the sound of…
maelstrom, manifesto,Medusa, machiavellian, Mephistopheles.
(why are they mostly evil???)
ps I also like Mummy and Meredith *raspberry*
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October 17, 2006 at 4:00 pm
capello
I’m afraid to ask… how’s a massage “heaven on a stick”?
October 17, 2006 at 4:18 pm
Hedgehog
love your Ms!
October 17, 2006 at 9:10 pm
Reel Fanatic
If I may add one, my favorite M movie would have to be Woody Allen’s Manhattan
October 17, 2006 at 11:09 pm
Caitlin
K, I’m just imagining the mischief (MMM!) we could get up to with a movie/music/material get together! You’ve GOTTA hear Dolly’s bluegrass albums (her cover of “I get a kick out of you” is brilliant). Moonstruck - oh, I could watch that movie over again and again “Snap out of it!”
and Mermaids is truly funny. Oh, and one of my all time favourite movies - Monsters Inc. Oh yeah! I find Jamie and his Mo strangely attractive…
October 18, 2006 at 12:23 am
Tracey Petersen
none of us should ever hope to live a ‘beige’ life!
October 18, 2006 at 1:40 am
Meredithhttp://www.meredithcollins.co.nz
oooo you are in so much trouble- you forgot mummy and ….ahem, ME!!!! ooooo soooo much trouble….
October 18, 2006 at 3:49 am
Stomper Girl
Love the M-list, especially the Muppets. Big fans in this house.
And your jellyfish photos were amazing! You made them seem beautiful.
How did your kmart clothes go down at the conference dinner?
October 18, 2006 at 6:04 am
Meredithhttp://www.meredithcollins.co.nz
could you find a smaller font! The visually challenged wont be able to read of your devotion… you know, it may take an extra special Xmas gift to get over this sort of rejection. Say, a two-door-smartcar or if you’re feeling especially generous, perhaps the four door. Yes, I feel the four door would do it….. just.
JUST KIDDING! Cant wait to see you guys.. counting the days! xxx
October 18, 2006 at 9:19 am
monicahttp://www.quiltwhileyoureahead.typepad.com
-marbles, one of my magical treasures as a child.
-maple syrup, on pancakes, on bacon, on waffles… need I go on?
-Mediterranean Sea, I grew up on its shores, beautiful and warm.
-Myths, I love reading about them.
-mashed potatoes
And magic, making, memories.
Me.
October 18, 2006 at 9:46 am
kirsty
Oooh, yes! Definitely with you on the maple syrup. One of my favourites!
October 18, 2006 at 2:54 pm
doow
Yeah, I agree, Muriel’s Wedding is great!
October 19, 2006 at 11:50 pm
The Mater
Wow, you’re back and playing with the alphabet again! I should have gotten over here sooner … hmm, anyone mention Miracle?! Montage. Mural. Moon River (does that count for a song?) Mystery. Messy. Mountains? I’m sure some of these have already been listed but doing this on a run!
I LOVE when you play with the alphabet :>) And I love the Muppets too. Ooh, Marionettes.
Movie: Mad Hot Ballroom, one of my favorites.
October 19, 2006 at 11:51 pm
The Mater
and, last but not least … my blog!! the Mater :>)
October 20, 2006 at 7:24 am
Dy
Hey, cool, someone else who has favourite sounding words, my kids think I’m wierd when I admit to this. My favourite M word is Morocco, just rrrrrolls off the tongue.