Tuesday, December 22, 2009

come on!



i am pretty sure this picture just cuted me out.

christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat.



wish we could sit here for hours over christmas. miss your guts while you're away.



oh no- poor layla- anne, she is getting strewn tonight after seeing this pic.



i think i have posted this picture at least 10 times- it is my absolute favorite part of the flick! i don't even need the cue cards. romance makes my belly feel like a pirate ship on rough waters.



bohemian christmas- stunning. i can never get enough bohemian, so much that i have a bohemian dog. sigh, layla- anne would murder these adorable pom poms.

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

we were raised by wolves and we are still wild.




i am killing it with energy today- i am young, wild and free. that's what i am always reminding beaner of anyhow.
recording last night went well, better than anticipated seeing as jordache and i had barely touched the songs as of late, i am having a strong day at work, and i have been daydreaming about some things plenty- which is a positively gorgeous feeling in itself. whoa- heavy i know, but when the cold months start rolling in, it is nice to be positive and have some energy flowing through your veins. i am inspired by you (billy joel style) is all. xo

Thursday, December 10, 2009

his hands were cold but his heart was warm.



the heading of this post is actually the tag line found on tmn and various other websites for scissorhands. i wonder if the writer got canned for this? ps- i am totally watching this flick tonight after dins with my bestie biz.

these cold, windy nights are making me want to laylabun it up and with someone special. quite possibly layla even.

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

with scarves of red tied ’round their throats to keep their little heads from falling in the snow





today's playlist (hump day soundtrack)

your protector- fleet foxes
spend the night- deer tick
morning is a long way down- josh ritter
river- joni mitchell
jolleen- jack white (dolly parton cover)
white winter hymnal- fleet foxes
american heart- aa bondy
north country girl- bob dylan and johnny cash
lived in bars- cat power

i feel like an environmental artist today- just kidding.

xo

Monday, December 7, 2009

in the mood for this.



"The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes "Awww!”
-jack kerouac

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

THIS is what it's like on a fantasy beanerpie.




beaner is coming for the weekend!!! and this is a treat, once a month for the past 4 months i have seen my bean, which is kind of unheard of. Shots of apple pie are in my very near and dear future.

2nd day of the patch, not bad. it’s not ideal but keeping myself turbo busy is fun, i hope I can do this. if i do it’ll be all ‘money bags sharpe’ for the rest of the season.

christmas amongst other things is making me feel warm and fuzzy, dizzy even, trip to nathan philips square in the next couple weeks. also, i have to get on my holiday pie jars, make some mulled wine- and hopefully watch some snowfall. le sigh.

and once the holiday high has worn off…..i am hitting cali. indeed i am, fish tacos, pizza (the band), miss drew denny, in n out burgers, porch sleeping, big whup, echo park (get ready little joy- canadians like whiskey), venice beach here I come!!

Also- anyone know where I can get some cheap oxford (flats)? Ebay is my nightmare.

i want to be the boy to warm your heart.



i held this dude for 2 hours the other day, i don’t really see eye to eye with babies yet, but this guy (Hayden) and I hit it off. apparently he doesn’t like being held, but i held, kissed, cuddled, oogled and awed over him for about 2 hours. my arms felt like jello and i never wanted to let go. i am not the kind to get all baby gay- so i wanted to document the moment… this was the day a baby and i got along for real. i wish you got to hold him too.

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

daydreamy and dusty.




when am i not lately- why isn't it sunday. or at least friday. weekends have been so good to me lately, they're making work feel like a bummerama.
watched home alone 2 for the first time ever on sunday- how is everything macaulay culkin touches gold?? kudos culkin, you're still cool in my books.
i am killing an egg nog latte at the moment- christmas is soon and nathan phillips square was supposed to open last week, the christmas season is lovely to say the least. i cannot wait to get under blankets with some good flicks and watch it snow, or run around during the first snowfall when everything is so glittery and perfect in the air. sighsighsigh. take me there please! and if not there, at least to california to dip my toes in the ocean.

one.



i have started writing this post over and over again these past couple of days, and i can't find the words, not because i don't remember, because i can't seem to get my thoughts in order.
you dreamed big and then you made it happen even bigger, you were true to your word, you were strong and complete. i am proud to have been a part of your life, however small my role was, and you will never be forgotten. take care of apollo.

Thursday, November 19, 2009

fallin' like the leaves



how is something so perfect and easy? how i am in this good of a mood today? sigh- life has a pretty adorable way of working itself out. but you need tunes regardless.

today's playlist:

sweet jane- velvet underground
mykonos- fleet foxes
they killed john henry- justin townes earle
whisky & wine- matt costa
you can't judge a book by it's cover- bo diddley
the boy with the arab strap- belle & sebastian
lovelier girl- beach house
rave on- m ward (covering buddy holly)
baby it's you- smith
sight to behold- devendra banhart
art isn't real- deer tick
to the dogs and whoever- josh ritter

Monday, November 16, 2009

she spoke gypsy, until his love found her a place to call home.





check today's playlist:

for your love- the yardbirds
here i am (come and take me)- al green
rocky mountain way- joe walsh
my girl- temptations
shop around- the miracles
truckin'- grateful dead
stage fright- the band
memphis, tennessee- chuck berry
go your own way- fleetwood mac
hey love- stevie wonder
tom petty- mary jane's last dance
all i have to do is dream- everly brothers

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

i do.



so, after the past four years of being jaded by circumstance and my childhood ideas about marriage being squashed likes crunchy autumn ladybugs, i have finally come to the realization that i actually would like to get married. i have talked a lot of smack on it in the past few, but some new, inspiring, and brilliant ideas on the topic have been realized over the past couple months (mostly amy and stu's amazing relationship and watching them prepare for their baby girl), and i am really liking the sounds of caring about someone enough to build a life together. basically i want to go ice skating with someone for life, make pies for our families, and knit blankets to keep us warm. geesh- who am i today? i love how colorful my life is lately, even on the dark and cold days. xo

bursting with sweetness



friends are lovely. here are a couple of reasons why i love my friends today:

1) goodnight message from katie- 'nighty night my blonde princess of poetry, my queen of scissors and pirouettes, xox'
pretty amazing and guaranteed to give you a wonderful sleep.

2)jordan packed a lunch for me today, jambalaya. sweetness.

love you guys, every single one of you.

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

daydream believer

cardboard love is precious. people can be so lovely to one another sometimes. i like that.




i think lay wants a cat buddy. she loves them.


Thursday, November 5, 2009








come here friday, come give mama a big ol' kiss.

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

you taught me everything i know about taking other people for a ride




wow. went to see monsters of folk last night. this was the most incredible show i have been to in a goooood, long while. matthew, mike, conor and jim....i can't even handle how good you looked out there, stunning really.

Friday, October 30, 2009

you sent my life a whirlin' darling when you're twirlin' on the floor

happy friday lovers, this post goes out to all the hopeless fall romantics out there, have a lovely friday.




Thursday, October 22, 2009

oh hey




amir is here, beaner is almost here, bno on saturday. i am a lucky girl let me tell you.

Monday, October 19, 2009

c'est l'halloween



so, i have decided what i am going to be for halloween, and i am pretty stoked! one paper bag princess coming right up!

in case you don't remember the book, here's the premise:

Princess Elizabeth was planning on marrying Prince Ronald, who was practically perfect. Then along came a dragon, which destroyed her kingdom, kidnapped Ronald, and burned all her clothes so that she had no choice but to wear a paper bag. She tracked down and outwitted the dragon. She challenged the dragon to burn forests with fire and to fly around the world. The dragon completes the tasks but after flying around the world a second time becomes tired and falls asleep. Elizabeth then saves Ronald. He didn't even thank her and told her to come back to rescue him when she looked more princessy. Then Elizabeth realized what a bum Ronald was, told him off, and went off to live her own life.

Friday, October 16, 2009

high life high love





please please please me balcony world. i love them. i think everyone knows how much i love balconies.

am i stoned right now? geesh. i am on a happy high that's for sure. who knows why even. going to check out the art show tonight with some lovelies (sorry dodes for not lending a helping hand yesterday), then i am going to see where this night takes me, somewhere special i hope.

Thursday, October 15, 2009

beautiful is all.





dylan song- was covered by buckley. some kind of magic let me tell you.

Perhaps it is the color of the sun cut flat
An' cov'rin' the crossroads I'm standing at,
Or maybe it's the weather or something like that,
But mama, you been on my mind.

I mean no trouble, please don't put me down, don’t get upset,
I am not pleading or saying that "I can't forget you."
I do not pace the floor bowed down and bent, but yet,
Mama, you been on my mind.

Even though my eyes are hazy and my thoughts they might be narrow,
Where you been don't bother me or bring me down in sorrow.
I don't even mind who you'll be waking with tomorrow,
But mama, you're just on my mind.

I am not askin' you to say words like "yes" or "no,"
Please understand me, I have no place I’m callin’ you to go.
I'm just whispering to myself so I can't pretend that I don't know,
But mama, you're just on my mind.

When you wake up in the mornin' and look inside your mirror,
You know I won't be next to you, you know I won't be near.
I'd just be curious to know if you can see yourself as clear
As someone who has had you on his mind.