first came love

coney island plunge

 

Music: Generator (Second Floor) by Freelance Whales

So in the spirit of being a beginner, here is some footage I took on new year's day that I've spliced together.  Ignore the roughness and enjoy how happy (crazy?) everyone was to celebrate.  I had so much fun being a polar bear last year but decided to play it safe and not participate this year due to my chest cold (wimp). Whether you were plunging into freezing water, enjoying the spectacle that is quintessential "coney" or participating in the dance madness; I can't think of a better way to ring in the new year.  Speaking of dance madness, has everyone been following the Girl Walk All Day feature online?  It's really incredible!

spring cleaning

 

 

“In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt.”  Margaret Atwood

 

music //  Twiggy Twiggy/Twiggy Vs. James Bond by Pizzicato Five

magic

Lykke Li & Bon Iver doing 'Dance Dance Dance' in L.A  found via Smitten and Hazel

One of my all time favorite songs. Can you imagine walking by this on your lunch hour?

 

love

 

sneaky commercial making me all excited for valentine's day.  you win this time....

Polar Bear Dip

 

This New Year's Day, we finally did it.  We took the Polar Bear Plunge into the Atlantic Ocean off of Coney Island to start off the new year!  We were accompanied ,ofcourse, by 1500 other people all of whom seemed pretty happy to be alive.  It was uplifting, adventurous and okay.... a little cold!  My dear friend Gwen took this footage with a camera strapped to her head.  Ed and I have been going to watch the plunge for a couple years just for the craziness of it alone. Being a participant this year made it tough to take any good photos so I thought I would share some holga shots from last year. 

Back when the idea of jumping into freezing water on a cool winter's day was still only a whisper.

1st steps

one more piece of cuteness from mister avery.

 

                                                         

1st Steps from Matt Coats on Vimeo.

 

 

happy weekend.

 

via my dear friend  24karas.com

i and love and you.

 

I'm getting VERY excited to see the Avett Brothers this Wednesday at Radio City!  This song always makes me weak...