Why can’t I be Charlotte Gainsbourg?

Finally got around to seeing Bob Dylan biopic I’m Not There, which inspired the following couple o’ thoughts:

• I don’t think I am stoned enough for this;
  
• Damn, Cate Blanchett. Way to f’ing OWN IT;
  
• Miss you, Heath Ledger. Maybe even moreso when you act like a dick;
  
• Is Charlotte Gainsbourg, in fact, the most attractive woman on the planet??

Listen OK, I love my mom. She is lovely & amazing by all realistically achievable standards. I’m totally pleased being her daughter & looking forward to ageing with the Italian grace she has so far.

But, that said— imagine, instead, if i was the daughter of a model so world-famous she’s got a high-end handbag named after her? Imagine, as her equally model-esque daughter, what my life would be like? Like for instance, if I asked you a favor, you wouldn’t even think twice— you’d just do it, and be all “Oh, for you? Anything, obvi.”





In every Charlotte Gainsbourg interview I’ve read (OK like 3 between “Science of Sleep” and her last album release), the interviewer’s all, “So what was up with your creepo Dad’s song about incest that you sang back-up for at age 13?” And Charlotte answers something nonchalant, like how it seemed pretty normal, just a lovely song & a great opportunity, etc.

Kind of awesome, how unphased by taboo French people tend to be. I’d like to adopt & hone this particularly chill mindset in 2k9. Not about incest, obviously— I’m gonna keep thinking that’s horrible & worth getting upset about. But other stuff— like when people respond negatively to my blog, or how obvious it is that my belt doesn’t match my shoes or purse— I definitely could be more relaxed & Gainsbourgian about.





Some more things to work on:

• Being 5’8”
  
• Buying clothes that sorta make me look 5’8”
  
• Treating my hair kindly so it’s healthy enough to grow long & model-y
  
• Balancing a gentle & gracious disposition with kickass confidence in my many creative pursuits
  
• Just generally being more awesome & beautiful in 2k9 & every year after

Previously on SARAHSPY:
— 13 peeps really fascinated me in 2008
— Pretty sure I can follow my dreams thanks to Kanye West and Auto-Tune
— Amy Poehler proves Smart Girls have more fun
— That Bon Iver guy inspires me 24 hours a day
— Whoa! Chef Julia Child was a WWII spy!