My Model Boat

The U.S.S. Constitution, also called "Old Ironsides," was named by George Washington, and was the America's first Navy ship. She fought Frenchmen, and Brits, and pirates.

New Song!

I had to work a double at the restaurant yesterday and this is me being a baby about it. Mostly I just wanted to write the most morbid ukulele summertime jam smash hit this year.

Many exciting (to me) details in this video: My cardigan was like a dollar from America's Thrift Store. It is green leopard print! I found it last week when Jace and I took a rainy day to go thrift shopping all around town. The keyboard in the background was found at Goodwill on the same day. Jace and I split the price ($5) in case it was broken, but it works! It's an amazing Yamaha Portasound that has some pretty adorable tones. Just out of the shot is the amazing model boat I also bought at Goodwill that day (also $5). I'll have to post a photo of that. It can only be described as "fancy as shit." My shirt is one my mom got me for Christmas maybe 3 years ago. It's got a New Yorker comic on it about a beaver and a capybara. I have a soft spot for capybara's.

PS: You can watch the video on vimeo where the lyrics are located in the video description.

Feather

I had to sell my bike, but somehow I don't feel too sad. I never rode her--my area is too hilly--and I think now she will be ridden all the time. Farewell, Feather! Have a wonderful life!

Silar Bald

Yesterday Jace and I climbed a mountain. We saw the bluest bluebirds in the world--I think they glowed--that were so light that they could balance on the thinnest of twigs without bowing them. We saw woodpeckers pecking at trees, and trees with dead crooked arms covered in the eeriest green moss. We went into the haunted forest of dead moss-trees, and we felt something neither of us could explain, but we both heard and felt at the exact same moment, and we both thought it came from within ourselves.

Give Yourself a Present

"Harry, I'm going to let you in on a little secret. Every day, once a day, give yourself a present. Don't plan it. Don't wait for it. Just let it happen. It could be a new shirt at the men's store, a catnap in your office chair, or two cups of good, hot black coffee."

-Agent Cooper, Twin Peaks

Four Years

Me in 2007...

Me in 2011...

Internally, these are two completely different girls.

Externally...yeah, I don't go shopping very often.

Gallery Wall

I have been a little addicted to buying art lately, and a little lazy about buying frames for all of it. Today I felt like finally getting it all up on the wall and here is the result! I've always wanted that "gallery wall" look that seems to be present in every house you see on Apartment Therapy or Design*Sponge, so this is my attempt to have a blog worthy home. The large center print is by my friend Dena Zilber, the poster on the top right is from a charity event last year called Take Back the Night (I think the poster was designed by Winston Parker) which was part of the event that Jace and I played music for--it was our first show ever! The print to the immediate left of Dena's print is by a co-worker, Sarah T. It's called "Handy Eyes"...it's a girl with hands for eyes! The rest are things I've found at thrift stores or online.

I'm not too bad at being a grown-up, I think.

Birthday Lunch with Jace

For my birthday, Jace took me to an amazing vegetarian restaurant in Atlanta called Green Sprout.

Jace posing with my delicious taro bubble tea.

Vegetarian Hot & Sour soup and spring rolls!

There is no meat in this photograph! This restaurant has the most absurdly realistic meat substitutes I've ever seen. I got sweet and sour "chicken" and Jace got some sort of basil "beef" dish and...holy crap. I wish I could eat here every week. I don't eat meat, but Jace does and he was still impressed with how convincing the flavors were.

Enjoying my taro bubble tea. If you've never experienced the flavor "taro" (which I've only ever seen at yogurt shops and Asian restaurants) you must try taro because you are missing out! The only way I can think to describe it is if vanilla wasn't boring. If vanilla was the best thing you'd ever had. If vanilla was purple! And this is coming from a die-hard chocolate lover.

This was a happy day.

A Great Night at the 40 Watt

I'm sad that it's all over.

Tomorrow Night

I am playing at this event. This will be only the second time I've ever performed at the 40 Watt, and this time I won't be playing DEVO covers!