Hi, I’m Jillian. Welcome to my little corner of the internet - a space dedicated to celebrating the movies, tv, theatre, books, music, and small wonders that make up my days…or, in other words, the art in my life!
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On surprise occasion (at least until I land on the posting schedule that works best for me), you’ll receive a curated list of my favorite finds, a mix of creative works - sometimes connected by a theme, sometimes not - with a few quick thoughts accompanying each, plus a shot or two of my own photography. For me, it’s like a virtual gratitude journal. But I hope you’ll think of it as a treasure trove of recommendations sent straight to you, waiting in your email to be explored and enjoyed. Maybe it will even lead you to discover a new favorite or two of your own.
Longer posts (“deep dives”) and possibly some extra audio, too, will pop up as inspiration moves. (I also hope to personally record a read-aloud voiceover for every post.)
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Some notes to help you get to know me and the kinds of treasures awaiting you in *the art in my life*:
• I had a blog called The Classic Film Connection on WordPress, but I’ve migrated to Substack as a form of protest against the unsightly ads that invaded my site. It’s also a sort of fresh start - a chance to expand my scope to gushing about other eras and art forms I appreciate just as much.
• That being said, I still have a particular fondness for unique gems in danger of going unnoticed or becoming lost to the sands of time. The rarer, the better!
• I like to get personal and go deep. And in this spirit of total openness, it’s important for me to let you know my faith is an integral part of who I am that influences every aspect of my life - including how I view art - to the extent it would be dishonest of me to ignore it here. But any faith-related insights will be mentioned only with the intent of being fully myself and in the hope of encouraging (and respecting) such freedom in every individual who visits here.
• I’m an INFP 9w1 who’s reasonably obsessed with personality psychology - particularly in terms of analyzing fictional characters - so expect some of that to sneak in now and again as well. (Those codes are my Myers-Briggs and Enneagram types, by the way.) I don’t glorify these systems beyond what they are - unscientific and completely subjective - but I do consider anything that helps me understand and appreciate myself and others to be of special value that’s worth exploration.
If this sparks your interest, then…
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