Hey local friends!
Here is the schedge for our Spooky Season Film Festival!
The QR code takes you to:
- Brief film capsules
- Gore/Disturbing Factor
- Seat Reservations
4 max most nights, but more welcome for double feature and Halloween (which will include dinner).

And none of this would be possible without my amazing husband Andrew (and our kitty Estrella).
[orchestra plays me off]

[link to the soundtrack in the comments]

I struggle with the all-levels hotness of D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai.

My second meditation album turns 5 today!
A favorite of local yoga instructors, it was written for folks who don’t generally like meditation music.

Check it out where you stream music!

Our Yucca plant blossoms once more!

Having just finished Highsmith’s “Strangers on a Train,” today I begin the journey through Proust’s seven-volume masterwork, “In Search of Lost Time.” Always wanted to do this, and in an age of attention-grabbing ephemera, a good old paper book seems like an appropriate response.

#resist

The must-read trilogy for our current age:

"Doppelgänger" by Naomi Klein
"Filterworld" by Kyle Chayka
"The Siren's Call" by Chris Hayes

All solid audiobooks, as well, and available both at your local library and small booksellers.

Run, don't walk.

I’m selling many dvds and blu-rays on Offer Up. Will also happily make side deals. Message or text is best.

Thrilled to have received a copy of Dogs In Quicksand, from @vinsyn.bsky.social ! Written and directed by the great @miketrippiedi.bsky.social .
Was delighted to see all the bonus extras, including the short film “Jesusville,” in which I can be seen theatrically dying in a mass cult ritual.

Tuesday Night Trivia at Play Lounge in Palm Springs!
Tonight at 6:30.
I’ve got hosting duties.
Get there early to grab a good table. (Last week was packed again.)
Lightning Round: The 80s

See you there!

Join us for Tuesday Night Trivia at Play Lounge in Palm Springs, tonight at 6:30 pm!
I'm looking very forward to squeezing into the hosting shorts for the first time, so I hope you can be there!
(Recommend getting there early to grab a table - the last few weeks have been packed!)

Bonita Estrellita.
@starsinjenseyes.bsky.social

My first theatre sound design project in our new hometown will be for TRU [from the Words and Works of Truman Capote] by Jay Presson Allen. Directed by David Youse & featuring an uncanny performance by Chuck Yates, this’ll be a must-see for the Capote fan.
Palm Springs Cultural Center
Jan 24-Feb 2

My score for "Somewhere Confidential" is nominated for Best Score in a Feature Film by the ALTV Movie Awards. The 90-minute jazz-noir score features Adam Dib (saxophones), Michael VanBodegom-Smith (trumpets, fluegelhorn), and Nathaniel Geiger (trombones). On Bandcamp or Apple Music! (comment link)