Two thumbs way up

With the Cannes film festival's end yesterday, it seems only fitting to honor an up-and-coming new director whose work has been receiving critical acclaim here on this blog. Here are two early selections from his oeuvre. You'll notice some of the same themes still evident in his work today.

These two pre-Josie masterpieces also offer a rare glimpse of this influential filmmaker's original costars together. Behold a breathtakingly beautiful Isa Butzbaugh at the height of her career, before her early demise deprived film lovers everywhere of her talent, and her renowned sister, Zeeb Butzbaugh, the grand dame of SimpRoss, Inc. cinema then and now.

Without further ado:

dc hates cats


cat love

Josie's ninth week

Josie turned nine weeks old on Tuesday of this week. She's now weighing in at over 10 pounds. Here are a bunch of pix from this week in Josie:


Josie is starting to smile this week. Here's a glimmer of what's to come...couldn't quite capture her in full-on grin mode yet, but we think it's coming. Stay tuned.


Oooooh....I'm so vewy angwy!


This picture was included mainly to document the "US Weekly" issue in the background. I've been reading to Josie from it so she can keep up on celebrity news.


Josie loves mommy.


Josie loves daddy.


I call this one "demon baby." I could have used the red-eye reduction, but then that title wouldn't have worked.


Artsy tummy time shot.

Josephine and Enihpesoj

Quality time with Josie and Zeeb

Josie on the Move

Here's another movie.

It was a troubled production from the start. The star of the film kept passing out during filming. The kangaroo wrangler walked off the set. But was it worth it? You bet it was!

(Note: when talking about making a movie, it is very easy to start talking like Robert Evans.)




Music: "Mashed Potatoes USA" by James Brown.

Mother's Day

Lob-stah attack II: Don't go back in the water

You may remember the original still from lob-stah attack I, the original lob-stah attack. In this shot, Josie is just over 2 weeks old.










Here she is at almost 8 weeks, chilling out with her lob-stah pal.








Nice lob-stah.