"Willy Wonka...."

Doesn't this picture just make you think of Willy Wonka and the chocolate factory? The old version though, not the new one with Johnny Depp. Or maybe I prefer the new one because Depp's character is so cynical. Yeah, I prefer the newer version. When I stood there and took this picture all I could think about was Umpa Lumpa's and Golden tickets... It's like a childhood dream coming to life.

There's just so much there that you lose focus and dive into this world of bright colors and fall into the trap of indecisiveness because you don't know which candy bar you want in that moment. And secretly you want them all. This picture was taken in Dylan's Candy Bar, New York. Oh. My. God. It's like a chunk of heaven smack in Manhattan- lucky New Yorkers!

Seriously though, wasn't there a time where you would buy Hershey bars and slowly unwrap them because you were looking for a golden ticket? Or was that just me?

"Musical Boots"

When I was younger I always wanted musical boots. Growing up music was a really big part of my family. I remember my dad would wake me and my siblings up by turning on MTV every morning before heading out for school, and I would move around in my bed to whatever beat was on, typically in the 90’s it was either Nirvana or Red hot chili peppers….ah, the days of good music! As I grew up music had to be everywhere, in the car, in my bedroom, and watching TV mainly entailed watching music videos….really, music was played all the time.

Clearly, my fantasy of musical boots sprung way before the creation of the iPod. I always envisioned boots that would instantly play a song that matched my current state of mind and emotion, but unlike the iPod it would communicate with others on the street that felt that same emotion as the music would play out loud and would act like a magnet to attract people with the same mindset. How cool is that? I know...the mind of an 8 year old is extremely creative.

Funnily enough, I still think of the idea of having musical boots. It would draw people together and there would be this connection, like this sense of belonging. I dunno, the idea just sounds comforting.

November tune

It just feels like November. Listening to this song early morning, when it's still dark outside, warm coffee in-hand, behind the wheel and on the way to work....