Elliot

For this week's Photo Assignment, I captured Elliot playing with Bubbles...Wasn't it a beautiful day today? Loved. it. (Love Elliot, too.)

re-flect

Re-flect \ri-'flekt\ transitive verb

1: to turn into or away from a course

2: to prevent passage of and cause to change direction

3: to bend or fold back

4: to give back or exhibit as an image, likeness, or outline

(As you can tell, I've become obsessed with reflections. To me, they're so mysterious, as if the reflection is an entirely different place or thing.)

New Music!

Just heard a singer called Cannonball Jane this morning on a weekly podcast I've subscribed to. The sound is definitely different for me, but I like it.

Ms. Cannonball Jane is an elementary school teacher by day, and by night, she performs and creates busy pop music... How cool is that?

Listen! My faves: Such is the Score and Take it to Fantastic.

Puddle Pictures

I found so many beautiful reflections in the puddles outside our house today. It's a new series of pictures I call (what else?) Puddle Pictures:

Amazing how sharp the reflections are.

More Puddle Pictures
here.

New Voice

You remember the catchy Peter Bjorn and Paul song 'Young Folks,' right? Well, the female vocalist, Victoria Bergsman, who lent her vocals to the track, also of The Concretes fame, has yet another band that's one of her solo projects. The band is called Taken By Trees, and the music is dreamy.

You can listen to the album here. I highly recommend Tell Me, Too Young, Only Yesterday, and the instrumental track Open Field. Isn't it beautiful? I think so.

Robson Dances, again.

Wanna see Wade Robson dance? It'll be the first time he's danced on network television in four years. (gasp!)

He's sure become theatrical over the years. I still remember him bustin' out his hip-hop finest on "The Wade Robson Project." (Right, Allison?)



(Don't ask me how I knew he'd be on "Dancing With The Stars..." Maybe that's just a small, really small, guilty pleasure.)

Spooky Listening

Here's a playlist me and Jeff created for a Mystery Dinner I'm doing tomorrow night for the Young Men and Young Women... There are some classics, and it's all clean: no creepy swearing here-

1. Dead Man's Party: Oingo Boingo

2. Pet Sematary: The Ramones

3. Theme (From "Halloween"): John Carpenter

4. This is Halloween: Danny Elfman

5. (Don't Fear) The Reaper: Blue Oyster Cult

6. Weird Science: Oingo Boingo

7. Time Travel: Donnie Darko

8. Thriller: Michael Jackson

9. Ghostbusters: Ray Parker Jr.

10. Monster Mash: Bobby "Boris" Pickett

11. Candyman Theme/Music Box: "Candyman Theme" (This one gives me the chiiills.)

(That skull is one of Jeff's props for an Art class. I took a shot of him (the skull) while he was looking out the window.)

New Stars

I've been listening to the New Stars album, 'In Our Bedroom After the War,' and I'm loving it. Especially the songs where Amy Millan is the main vocalist.

Tracks including My Favourite Book, Midnight Coward, Window Bird (especially this track!), B*****s in Tokyo, Personal, and Today Will Be Better are my favorite.


And! you can listen to the entire album on their Myspace page...

The Sun Follows

Elli...

This little monkey makes me laugh.

Fall Sounds Like...

I made this mix the other night, and Jeff was asking why all the songs were so slow. Even last Saturday, when it was raining, raining, I just wasn't motivated to get out of bed. Jeff was already up and going, and said: 'You sure get lazy when it's cold outside.' (Don't worry, this did not offend me, because it is true.)

When Fall's the season, sometimes I just wanna hibernate, and this soundtrack helps me do so:

1. Migration, The Innocence Mission



2. Sunset Soon Forgotten, Iron & Wine



3. Sleepy Head, IKO



4. Famous Blue Raincoat, Leonard Cohen (I also really enjoy Tori Amos' cover.)



5. Behind the Moon, Matt Costa (Really enjoyed him when he opened for Rilo Kiley last month.)



6. Any Day Will Be Fine, Mojave 3



7. All Gone, All Gone (Palace Songs- another of Will Oldham's many projects.)



8. I Feel the Rain Fall, Red House Painters



9. Tonight I Will Retire, Damien Jurado



10. Seaweed, Fruit Bats



11. The Warming Sun, Grandaddy



12. Sleeping In, The Postal Service

Quote of the Week

"It's not so much how busy you are, but why you are busy. The bee is praised; the mosquito is swatted." - Marie O'Conner

This quote explains how I feel this week... it's busy, busy! (Not sure how this pictures goes along with this quote, except that I like it. And, that I wish I could be there now taking more pictures.)

Seeing Yellow

So happy the sun came out, so I could also get out and enjoy this weather...

Scout+Will

I'm falling all over this video. Scout Niblett and Will Oldham's voices, together, sound perfect. (Just wait for Will's voice.)

I really love the shots of Scout and Will on the phones chanting 'don't break my dream-' woah, what a powerful phrase. And, of them in the open field... I want to be there too. Maybe even in a skeleton costume.

Also, who knew Mr. Will could dance so?



It's long. But, it's worth it.

Did You Hear?

Hey, 'Twilight' fans, looks like the movie's really going to happen...

And, 'Pushing Daisies' is supposed to be one of the best new shows. This preview sure makes me think so. (Did anyone watch last night? I haven't been able to... yet.)




The imagery alone!

Jeff's Day

Happy, happy birthday to my sweet husband Jeffrey!

Put it on your calendars...

'Project Runway 4' starts Wednesday, November 14th.

It's about time!

Do the iPod Shuffle

So... here's the game:

Turn your iPod on, go to Shuffle Songs, and name the first 10 songs that come up. No skipping songs! (Especially those you'd rather not admit that are actually on your iPod. That would be cheating.)

Here goes mine:

1. 'The Old Plantation' by The Minus 5... I'll admit. I haven't listened much to The Minus 5. My husband bought this album, as it's one of Jeff Tweety's side projects. But, this song's pretty good.

2. 'Go' by The Innocence Mission... I swear, probably 3/4 of my iPod is packed with The Innocence Mission; they're one of my favorite bands. Such beautiful music, and this track is no exception.

3. 'These Days' by Nico... Ah. I love this song. Perfect track for this time of year, too. Whenever I come across this song, I always listen to it in its entirety.

4. 'First Day of My Life' by Bright Eyes. This song holds a special place in my heart. It's a song Jeff and me used on our wedding video. Jeff and I are big fans of Mr. Oberst.

5. 'Maybe This Christmas' by Ron Sexsmith! Ha... guess with this weekend's snow, it's never too soon to get into the Holiday spirit. This was from the 'Music from the O.C. 'compilation.

6. 'The First Five Times' by Stars. Ms. Ali introduced me to this band; I was skeptical at first- a bit too poppy for my tastes at the time. But, now, I really adore this band. (Their new album is just as great as 'Heart.')

7. 'Bullets & Blue Eyes' by The Silencers. Again, don't listen to much of The Silencers. This is a Jeff track. But, Jeff's taste in music=good. Gotta listen more.

8. 'Christmas Time is Here' from The Royal Tennenbaum Soundtrack. Wow. Christmas must be on the brain. I love that Mothersbaugh picked this Charlie Brown Christmas anthem. Just listening to it now gets me excited for holly berries, hot cocoa, and icicles.

9. 'Winning a Battle, Losing the War' by The Kings of Convenience. What beautiful harmony. Can't listen to this band in heavy doses- especially this album; it's very mellow. But, I really enjoy their music.

10. 'Pencil Rot' by Stephen Malkmus. Gotta love Malkmus. Jeff and I saw him play at Liquid Joe's years ago- what a show it was! I love the chorus in this song.

And, there you have it. Wasn't as painful, as I was anticipating. (There are many hidden treasures on my pod, some of which, would be very difficult to admit that they actually live in my library.)

Now, it's your turn; do the shuffle...!

Monkeys

I owe these sweet kids Ice Cream. They were such great models for me while I attempted to complete my homework assignments:

Thanks, monkeys!

Wanting to Move?

You'll definitely re-consider once you see my friend's Brad and Maeve's beautiful house, which is now on the market:

To take a glimpse inside, click here:

http://forsaleinsugarhouse.blogspot.com/

You're gonna love it!

Wednesday Thought

"To sit in the shade on a fine day, and look upon verdure is the most perfect refreshment." --Jane Austen

(Like me, for those of you who don't know what verdure is, it's defined as: The green color associated with lush vegetation. That Austen sure had a way with words.)