Jun 11th, 2007 | 6 Comments
stuff
I think I've done enough blog sprucing up that I don't feel needlessly tortured by the way it looks every time I try to update, so that's good. There is new content! If you click the 'who?' under the info ... READ MORE ›
May 3rd, 2007 | 4 Comments
ishuffle
My Dad gave me an iPod shuffle for my birthday which was super awesome of him. I call it my Dirty Hipster Noisemaker. So far we are inseperable, as humans and their noisemakers go. It has this neat quirk ... READ MORE ›
Apr 6th, 2007
timberlake
My Mom totally let me have an NSYNC t-shirt that somehow found its way into our home and I am going to wear it while I listen to Justin Timberlake singing What Goes Around and pondering an incredible passage of time where ... READ MORE ›
Mar 17th, 2007 | 5 Comments
breaking news
I have bruises on my arm, a bruise on my collarbone and blister on my thumb. I can see my future: death by autoharp.
But three days of non-stop practicing has vastly improved my ability to strum, and I ... READ MORE ›
Mar 15th, 2007
just joking, joanna
My autoharp came today!!!
For those keeping track at home I have already:
1) learned how to tune an autoharp
2) gotten a blister on my good thumb (already!)
3) had several emotional breakdowns over the fact I am not magically gifted at playing the autoharp ... READ MORE ›
I am very into the Tragically Hip right now. Everything about Gord Downie's voice and lyrics satisfies and inspires me. He's one of those musicians who writes songs like I'd like to write novels--not one wasted word, no over-extending and ... READ MORE ›
Feb 27th, 2007 | 7 Comments
my future career
So the longer it takes this autoharp thing to happen, the greater the expectations I have for the instrument become.
With an autoharp, I will become the next Joanna Newsom, with an equally "interesting" voice, except more folksy and bluegrassy! I will ... READ MORE ›
Feb 23rd, 2007 | 3 Comments
99.5% fangirling
There is this amazing scene in the Trailer Park Boys movie where Ricky heads to the Gentlemen's Club to see his on/off again girl Lucy, because he has something very important to tell her. Their relationship has been kinda rocky since ... READ MORE ›
Feb 5th, 2007 | 6 Comments
your brain on autoharp
Revisions are so... I need a word here. Dry? Revisions are so dry, people. Dry work. After the initial excitement of I-am-strengthening-my-book-I-am wears off all that is left is DRYNESS.
But I'm still plugging away.
That in itself is largely ... READ MORE ›
Nov 29th, 2006 | 6 Comments
dear santa
I love, love, love my beautiful piano with all of my heart but, oh, I wouldn't mind owning one of these.
The problem is, if I ever did own one of those (check me when I'm rich), I've been told I'd have to ... READ MORE ›
