Happy Valentine's Day!
As promised last time (and I know everyone has been waiting with baited breath) here is the playlist that I made to celebrate this wonderful day of love.
Love in the Oh-Ten
Haven't Met You Yet - Michael Buble
You and Me - Dave Matthews Band
I and Love and You - The Avett Brothers
First Day of My Life - Bright Eyes
Falling Slowly - The Swell Season (Glen Hansard and Marketa Iglova)
Electric Twist - A Fine Frenzy
The Way I Am - Ingrid Michaelson
All is Love - Karen O and the Kids (from Where the Wild Things Are)
The Book of Love - Peter Gabriel
All You Need is Love - The Beatles
I Want to Know Your Plans - Say Anything
Valentine - The Get Up Kids
You Really Got a Hold on Me - She&Him
Friday I'm in Love - The Cure
No One's Gonna Love You - Band of Horses
I Will Follow You Into The Dark (Cover) - Amy Millan
Ice Cream - Sarah McLachlan
12:59 Lullaby - Bedouin Soundclash
Quit Your Life - MXPX
Sexy Bitch - David Guetta and Akon (This one is just for fun. Stop it. I can feel you judging me.)
And here... watch this because it's sweet and Postsecret is awesome.
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Monday, February 8, 2010
Everybody's working for the weekend.
Any misgivings I had about my job initially have all melted away for several reasons that don't need going into. I have fun pretty much every day at work which is a good thing, obviously. My daily tasks aren't necessarily thrilling, but my interactions with my boss and a few of my colleagues are what make the workday great.
Last Wednesday, for example, my boss and I colored this picture together - well, not at the same time but as a collaborative effort.
The landscape work was my boss, and I added the details like the sun, birds, pond, flowers, and lily pads. I know that the perspective is off on the flowers. Let it go. Your art rules aren't the boss of me.
The story behind the picture is longish and pretty funny, but I feel as though it would lose something in translation from spoken word to blog. However, I did want to quickly share this picture with the world so that you can all know how hard I'm working.
2010 is shaping up pretty nicely so far. I haven't had a bad day yet in February actually (knock on wood).
My next blog is going to have something to do with the AWESOME playlist I just made for Valentine's Day. Just a little something to look forward to.
Last Wednesday, for example, my boss and I colored this picture together - well, not at the same time but as a collaborative effort.
The landscape work was my boss, and I added the details like the sun, birds, pond, flowers, and lily pads. I know that the perspective is off on the flowers. Let it go. Your art rules aren't the boss of me.
The story behind the picture is longish and pretty funny, but I feel as though it would lose something in translation from spoken word to blog. However, I did want to quickly share this picture with the world so that you can all know how hard I'm working.
2010 is shaping up pretty nicely so far. I haven't had a bad day yet in February actually (knock on wood).
My next blog is going to have something to do with the AWESOME playlist I just made for Valentine's Day. Just a little something to look forward to.
Sunday, December 27, 2009
And I don't feel any different...
2009
The Good...
- Continued 4.0 in grad school
- 2 big family gatherings
1. Grammy's 75th birthday:
and 2. Katy's 50th Birthday!
- Cousin/Nephew Omaha Trip
- Totally Rad 1984 themed 25th birthday party
- BEARCATS ARE NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!!!
The Bad...
- laid off (bright side - I wasn't unemployed for long.)
- the "situation" (don't you love it when people are really vague about things on a blog?)
The Ugly...
- maybe next year.
The Good...
- Continued 4.0 in grad school
- 2 big family gatherings
1. Grammy's 75th birthday:
and 2. Katy's 50th Birthday!
- Cousin/Nephew Omaha Trip
- Totally Rad 1984 themed 25th birthday party
- BEARCATS ARE NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!!!
The Bad...
- laid off (bright side - I wasn't unemployed for long.)
- the "situation" (don't you love it when people are really vague about things on a blog?)
The Ugly...
- maybe next year.
Saturday, November 14, 2009
I'm through with playing by the rules of someone else's game
Musicals are one of my favorite cultural experiences.
I had the opportunity to see Wicked (finally) at the Kansas City Music Hall last night. It was so excellent. It was whimsical and delightful. The performers' voices were outstanding. However, I think my favorite thing about it is the idea that a change in perspective can change the whole meaning and feeling of a story. I discovered as I was doing some obsessive reading about the story that one of the prevailing themes was to be "things aren't always what they seem." The tale of an Oz "backstory" changes everything you ever knew about Dorothy's story.
I think the most important lesson in Wicked is that nothing is ever exactly what you perceive in the moment. It's an invitation to dig a little deeper and explore what you think life is.
I had the opportunity to see Wicked (finally) at the Kansas City Music Hall last night. It was so excellent. It was whimsical and delightful. The performers' voices were outstanding. However, I think my favorite thing about it is the idea that a change in perspective can change the whole meaning and feeling of a story. I discovered as I was doing some obsessive reading about the story that one of the prevailing themes was to be "things aren't always what they seem." The tale of an Oz "backstory" changes everything you ever knew about Dorothy's story.
I think the most important lesson in Wicked is that nothing is ever exactly what you perceive in the moment. It's an invitation to dig a little deeper and explore what you think life is.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Friday, October 30, 2009
Sometimes you've got to fold before you're found out.
In case anyone was wondering, I quit doing the football picks for the following reasons:
1. I wasn't competing with anyone, thus motivation to actually think beyond which team I liked better before I made the choice was absent.
2. Due to reason number one, I was bad at it.
3. It's my blog, and I don't want to suck.
That's all.
1. I wasn't competing with anyone, thus motivation to actually think beyond which team I liked better before I made the choice was absent.
2. Due to reason number one, I was bad at it.
3. It's my blog, and I don't want to suck.
That's all.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
just because everything's changing doesn't mean it's never been this way before.
I just read this paragraph that I wrote about myself two years ago:
"If you know anything about me, you know that I am fond of the spoken word. Now, I'm fond of all words, I love reading and writing... but talking is something that I enjoy doing. I'm a quality time/words of affirmation person..."
At least some things stay the same.
"If you know anything about me, you know that I am fond of the spoken word. Now, I'm fond of all words, I love reading and writing... but talking is something that I enjoy doing. I'm a quality time/words of affirmation person..."
At least some things stay the same.
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