The World from On High

Stephan Zirwes takes incredible photographs from 10,000 feet.

The world is a gorgeous, bustling geography.

See the "Zones and Fields" series in its entirety here.

Take a break from the everyday — and see the world from 10,000 feet — with Stephan Zirwes’s hypnotic series of aerial photographs, “Zones and Fields.”

You’ll see stunning shots of industrial areas, ski races, beaches, construction sites, and airfields — all of them taken from vertigo-inducing angles. Zirwes’s soccer fields look like foosball tables; his tropical islands resemble jellyfish; his world is full of striking patterns and beautiful geometries. We suggest that you view the series in full screen, that you turn the volume up — and enjoy your flight.

from 21 May 09 Very Short List.

Lifetime, Wow

It's Tuesday night in the Marcantel/Wint abode and damnit, we're watching the Nora Roberts' "Midnight Bayou" on Lifetime. Three letters: DVR.

Here's the recap according to Lifetime:

In the Nora Roberts movie "Midnight Bayou," Harvard-educated lawyer Declan Fitzpatrick (Jerry O'Connell) impulsively gives up his settled life to buy Manet Hall, a newly restored plantation manor near New Orleans to which he has always found himself drawn. Legend has it that the house is haunted, and shortly after Declan moves in he starts hearing voices and seeing things. Declan is also distracted by an undeniable attraction to Cajun local Lena Simone (Lauren Stamile), who grew up on the bayou with her grandmother Odette (Faye Dunaway) and has her own deep connection to the manor. Living in the house, Declan begins to have visions from a century past and details of events that took place in the mansion. With the help of Odette, Declan and Lena realize that they are inextricably linked with Manet Hall and uncover a shocking secret that has been hidden there for more than 100 years. (The "Midnight Bayou" movie is based on the Nora Roberts book title of the same name.)

Ya'll, this is THE BEST THING WE'VE EVER WATCHED. EVER. EVER. 

The end.

Nuff Said.

It's bigger (read: better) here.