Be Still, My Heart

I get to tell you all about an event last night that I attended; an event I had been looking forward to forever. Last night, Floria Sigismondi was at the MOCCA for her book launch Immune. Immune is Floria’s second photography book showcasing her work in music video production, painting, abstract, surrealism, goth and other deliciously naughty things. I love Floria. Okay, let me restate that for a more profound effect. I LOVE FLORIA. I have a very difficult time expressing my love for anything. I occasionally tell my parents they’re all right. I've been known to tell girlfriends from time to time that they’ll do. But I have no difficulty confessing my outright love for Floria. And celebrities never impress me. I never get all goose-pimply with a case of the shakes when I hear a certain person is in town. But for Floria, I become a 19 year old girl. So what? Fuck you! Stop judging me. I can feel your judgment seeping through the LAN cord, flooding my hard drive with your virtual condemnation!

The evening started out with free wine. Then, when everyone was nice and toasty, we were treated to 45 minutes of her new videos (ranging from The Cure, Sigur Ros, Living Things, White Stripes, Incubus, Amon Tobin, Martina Topley Bird, Tricky and Christina Aguilera). After we were blown away by that, the proprietor of Pages (book store on Queen West, who I'm also convinced is just a monkey who was dipped in Nair) interviewed her with the most ghetto setup not worthy of such a queen. After that, it was a book signing, followed by a schmooze fest and then more drinks and sushi.

What an evening!

The thing about Floria is that she’s not only the most gorgeous woman in the world, she’s so creative. The woman made me actually enjoy a Christina Aguilera song! Floria is something made flesh from a lost childhood dream, as though God itself breathed in and then exhaled its quintessence of perfection in the form of Floria. I thought it unwise to reveal these feelings to her with her husband and daughter present, but I did have a good little chat with her towards the end of the evening where I refrained somehow from making a total blithering ass of myself. What a doll! Can't wait for her first feature!

Check her out: www.floriasigismondi.com