Crafty Aspirations: music

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Thursday, February 19, 2009

Monday, February 2, 2009

God I love them

More than I can ever explain

This one is my very fave.

Sunday, February 1, 2009

Haven't we all felt like this at some point?

Luckily its been a few years for me.

Friday, January 30, 2009

Via Magpie & Cake.

Thursday, January 29, 2009

Monday, January 26, 2009

Does everyone have that one friend who seems capable of everything? My friend Kristen who co-owns our vintage shop Miriam and Eleanor and writes sporadically with me over at So Sweet & So Cold, just launched her very own music page on Myspace. The girl has talent to spare. Go listen.

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Mediocre

Simply gorgeous.

Monday, January 12, 2009

Too funny!

When it's all over

Amelia Curran singing "Scattered and Small"

Sunday, January 11, 2009

Regular rotation

Friday, January 9, 2009

Biggest big town banker

Thursday, January 8, 2009

Love them!

Especially live.

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

When I grow up

Cracking me up

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Until you came along

Monday, January 5, 2009

A weakness for Irish folk

Sunday, January 4, 2009

Such an f'ing sad song

Saturday, January 3, 2009

Not listening

Friday, January 2, 2009

They paved the roads eventually

Tuesday, December 30, 2008

So perfect

We played this at our wedding and it still gets me.

101 Things in 1,001 Days (Plus extra credit)

List
~~1. Finish this list~~
~~2. Inspire someone else to participate in 101 Things in 1,001 Days~~
3. Write a new list when I’m finished with this one
Travel
4. See whales
5. Take Char to NYC
6. Go snorkeling again
7. Get my passport
8. Visit another country
9. Visit Niagara
~~10. Take a vacation that does not involve family~~
11. Visit Mexico
~~12. Take Char to Chicago~~
13. Visit (at least) 3 different wineries for wine (2/3)tastings
14. See the northern lights
15. Plan a surprise romantic weekend
Self Improvement
~~16. Get an expensive haircut~~
~~17. Get a new pair of glasses~~
~~18. Nose piercing?~~ Finally decided against.
19. Contemplate big life questions
20. Get tattoo #2
21. Learn to do my hair in a few different ways
22. Learn some cool makeup techniques
23. Get a massage
~~24. Get my other wisdom tooth out~~
25. Stop saying “yeah” instead of “yes”
26. Visit a dermatologist and get checked for skin cancer
27. Work on my posture
28. Get a hot stone massage
~~29. Stop drinking soda altogether~~
30. Buy a pair of false eyelashes and try them out
31. Dye my hair something completely different from what I’ve done before
Fitness
~~32. Take at least 2 dance classes (2/2)~~
33. Train to run a 5k
34. Go skiing
35. Learn to play tennis
36. Buff up my arms
37. Kayak in 2 new rivers (0/2)
38. Start a fitness journal (keep it for at least 3 months)
~~39. Join a gym with a pool and use it~~
Culture
40. See all of Shakespeare’s plays (5/37)
41. See 2 more Broadway shows (0/2)
42. Improve upon my Spanish skills
43. Go see an opera
44. Go to the ballet
45. See ten concerts that do not include Flogging Molly (3/10)
Reading
46. Read Lord of the Rings trilogy (0/3)
47. Read all of LM Montgomery’s books (9/32)
48. Read The People’s History of the United States
49. Read 1001 Nights
~~50. Join a book club~~
51. Read the rest of John Irving’s (5/13)
52. Read 50 nonfiction books (43/50)
53. Read all shelf-sitters and pass them along
Creativity
54. Sew a dress for myself
55. Make a hat
56. Write a short story and submit it for publication somewhere
57. Draw in my sketchbook every day for two months
~~58. Make secret project for 3 families (3/3)~~
59. Do the 365 days project
60. Become proficient in Photoshop
61. Enter something fabulously strange in the fair
62. Do something creative every day for a month
63. Sew a quilt
64. Knit myself a scarf
65. Paint 50 paintings (2/50)
66. Learn calligraphy
Volunteerism
67. Volunteer for pro-choice charity
68. Volunteer for an environmental group
Cooking
69. Try 10 new ice cream recipes (2/10)
70. Make bread from scratch 5 times (3/5)
71. Try 20 new fruits & veggies (3/20)
72. Cook dinner every night for two weeks (this is gonna be so hard)
~~73. Make a fruit pie~~
Home
74. Pay off credit card debt
~~75. Own a home~~
~~76. Have my own garden~~
~~77. Adopt dog #2~~
~~78. Foster a dog~~
79. Start a compost pile
~~80. Purchase a new mattress~~
~~81. Get a new TV stand~~ No longer needed
Family & Friends
~~82. Send pointless packages to all my loved ones~~
83. ~~Have a dinner party~~
84. ~~Finish Amy’s photo album~~
~~85. Frame & mail copies of picture to family~~
~~86. Do a better job of keeping and reconnecting with old friends~~
~~87. Have a Halloween party~~
88. Track all important birthdays on my calendar
~~89. Host a girl’s night~~
Randomness
~~90.Start an etsy shop and keep it going for at least 3 months~~
~~91. Invest in the DVDs that never fail to make me smile – Amelie, The Office, Earl, Royal Tenebaums, Raising Arizona.~~ Decided against the clutter.
~~92. Have a respectable amount of wine in my wine rack~~
~~93. Find out if I like scotch~~
~~94. Keep inbox emails at work below 150~~
~~95. Replace Char’s wedding band~~
~~96. Have a real English tea~~
97. Try 5 different fish dishes I’ve never had before (3/5)
98. Ride on a motorcycle
99. Learn to change my car’s oil myself
100. Go sled riding
101. Get a fabulous pair of boots
Extra Credit
~~102. Attend my 10 year class reunion~~
103. Try every recipe in Nigella Lawson’s How To Be a Domestic Goddess Cookbook.
104. Read all the Little House on the Prairie Books
105. Watch all movies that won an Oscar for best picture plus make a dent in all the ones that were nominated.
106. Read all the Newberry award winner books. (10/86)
107. Read 30 Booker Prize nominated books. (2/30)
108. Stop whining.
~~109. Hold a fundraiser for a charity besides the one I work for.~~
110. Do a handstand.
~~111. Ride a city bus.~~
112. Submit 12 entries to The Sun Literary Magazine's "Readers Write" section.
~~113. Build a terrarium.~~
114. ~~Find an awesome red lipstick. (stolen from spacebeaver.)~~
115. Take two fitness classes. (1/2)
~~116. Fix dining room table.~~
Now That We Have a House...
117. Paint bedroom.
~~118. Fix porch.~~
119. Paint dining room.
120. Paint living room.
121. Plant pretty things in front of the porch.
122. Pretty up the fireplace.
123. Have light installed in bedroom closet.
124. Get shower fixture put in.
125. Take out concrete in backyard.
126. Plant outside of back fence.
127. Paint upstairs hallway.
128. Put new siding on house.