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November 29, 2004
Incredible Woman
I'm completely obsessed with the Incredibles. I love Pixar. I still have a Finding Nemo background on my home computer. And the Incredibles is another great movie. So far, I have a ringtone from the movie on my cell phone ('cause the music is awesome), and I've gone to the Incredibles website and created my own Superhero identity (I'm Groovy Girl, btw, with super-agility as my power).
My favorite character from the movie has to be Violet. There's something about her eyes and her attitude that I just love. Violet's voice is provided by Sarah Vowell. What a cool name for a writer. Okay, it's a little cutesy, but it's not like she had much choice in the matter.
Terry sent me this link to an interview with Sarah. That led me to Google her, because she's just so cool-sounding, and I found her site at the Steven Barclay Agency, which I presume is her official representation. She'll be at the Philly library on April 21st! I have to try and remember that. Maybe I'll go see her.
While I could have very easily clicked on the links link, I went back to Google and discovered this - Clips of her speaking on "The American Life" on NPR. It's a little creepy to hear "Violet" talking about revolvers on the kitchen table. But I intend to listen later.
Final proof that she's cool: She wrote for Salon. I really like the tone of Salon. It's thoughtful and even-handed. The articles are well-written. If I could be counted on to read it regularly, I'd buy a subscription. I don't want it to turn into a electronic version of the gym membership though. But I digress.
So, I've put her books on my Amazon Wish List, and I plan to listen to and read her stories later when I'm not procrastinating writing many, many pages myself for the grad school class from hell.
Posted by Janice Ryan at November 29, 2004 8:16 PM