wedding dinner and cocktail hour playlist

steve and i were unbelievably lucky to have such fantastic music at our wedding and to have such wonderful people involved.  our DJ, todd brown, of kalamazoo's mobile music entertainment did an absolutely phenomenal job with both our ceremony and our reception.  he was an excellent MC, he saved our ceremony rehearsal, and he worked with our band extremely well, i cannot recommend his work highly enough.

on top of all this he also flattered me immensely by complimenting my taste in some of the music he had never heard before.  i have to admit, music was a huge priority for me, having spent tireless amounts of time (shh over the years) planning my wedding playlist.  we wanted to keep it classic, but still nicely unique.  but now that we're married y'all can enjoy it all the time!  the playlist is on spotify:

happy friday!!!!

excellent music: lunz - murmuring mermaids

a little music

i'm over winter.

not just winter of 2013/2014... i'm pretty much over the general concept.  persistent subzero windchills have me feeling immensely trapped in front of screens lately.  one of the good things to come out of this, however, has been a discovery of some enjoyable new bands, in addition to my inaugural viewing of the movie spaceballs.

to spread the warmth a little, i've put together a mini-mix for you guys to download and enjoy while we all do our best to fight off the winter blues.

click here for the download link 

(note: be sure to select the link that says "click here to start download from sendspace," other buttons are spam).

tracklist in no particular order:

beta radio - either way

peasant - a little one

the oh hellos - hello my old heart

kopecky family band - heartbeat

weinland - people like you

word count: 37,228

mini-mix download

this was my dorm room sophomore year of college circa 2009 hahahahaha

we've finally gotten some nice weather around these parts again!  (ok well, not really nice weather... kind of a damp swampy 90 degrees, but i'm just thankful for a bit of heat since this summer has been colder than i like.  i really don't know what we're doing up so far north these days.)

otherwise we are just trying to catch our breath for a moment and finish putting away all the crap in boxes before ann arbor wakes up for football season.

i hope i get a chance to blog a bit more about all the madness happening around here down the road a bit, but for now here's a mini-mix you are welcome to download, with love from me:

filthy gorgeous - scissor sisters

island song - ashley ericksson

les os - the unicorns

click here to download it!

be sure to right click save target as the link in the box that says "click here to start download from sendspace" other download buttons are spam ads.

music for summertime & a little extra

2009

here's a look at what i've been listening to lately.  as far as i'm concerned, summer wouldn't be summer if it didn't have its own personal playlist.

when the link takes you through, be sure to click the one that says "click here to start download from sendspace" because other buttons are spam:
click here to download the free mix!  

bombay - el guincho

i could be dreaming - belle & sebastian

oh no! - marina and the diamonds

here comes your man -the pixies

kick you out - caesars

from a window seat - dawes

daffodils - charlene soraia

isjaki - sigur ros

what are you guys listening to this summer?

i've been putting photos and side projects on the back burner lately because i'm really pleased with how well things are going with the creative piece of fiction i am writing, and it's keeping me pretty busy.  i've hit the 20 page / 5,000 word mark, which is an early milestone, but an exciting one nonetheless.

and also:  today and tomorrow are the last 2 days to enter my giveaway!

word count: 5,194

everything about this video is lovely

belle & sebastian is just always so good.

this video makes me smile and want to go to disneyworld.

for a less techno-y slightly better version listen here.

have a good evening!

and hey what do you think of the new look?  

i'll probably be tweaking it more tomorrow once i have easier access to photoshop.

that thought bubble looks bojank.

instagram dump and a little extra

yesterday was officially steve's last day of college, which means we are now going head first into a whole new chapter... and we couldn't be more excited!!

the weather has FINALLY been warming up around here too (though the day i wore that shirtdress it ended up snowing and i had to change into something warmer on my lunch break... you can't really trust the weather around here until mid to late june).

right now we are playing chicken with this move to chicago because steve is currently competing in a staring contest with another company and we're daring them to make him an offer he can't refuse.  if they do we'll be stuck in michigan for at least another year (boo) but there would be some pretty excellent factors that would definitely make it worth our while (some logistical details i'll tell you about later and y'know top notch health insurance and dollah dollah bills).

suffice it to say we're totally looking forward to whatever we're doing... even though we STILL aren't positive what exactly that is.

 for now i'm just going to soak up the longest stretch of sunlight we've had since october, the very temporary free time steve actually has for the first time in years, and keep rocking out to this song because, frankly, it makes me feel like a total badass.

p.s. if anyone knew how many selfies i take at work i would get made fun of so much.

music flashback

this song is pretty.

road trip mix tape

as promised i have a mix for you to listen along with steve and i while we power drive nearly 900 miles this saturday.  sadly the forecast is starting to look colder than i am excited to see, but we will forge on and if all else fails at least we can rock out in the car and nom our sandwiches and gushers.  i love to drive, we've got champagne, and we're staying someplace really swanky so i'm pretty sure we'll survive the 54 degree weather!  Download the mix here.

Tracklist:

1.  1957 - Milo Greene (buy)

2.  America - Simon & Garfunkel (buy)

3.  Born Free - The Rassle (free)

4.  Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen (buy)

5.  Churlish May - Johnny Flynn (buy)

6.  Dog on Wheels - Belle & Sebastian (buy)

7.  Down in the Valley - The Head & The Heart (buy)

8.  Under Streetlights - Brooke Annibale (buy)

9.  Walking Far From Home - Iron & Wine (buy)

10.  Water From the Same Source - Rachel's (buy)

etsy style finds

  

tear drop statement ring // antique tibetan tiger rug // antique phrenology bust sculpture // 

handmade wooden sunglasses // 1896 original lithograph - celestial bodies

do you like excellent music?

if you like excellent music, today is your lucky day.

when my sister was in high school she dated the most ultimate super extra hipster guy who introduced me to the likes of radiohead, pinback, neutral milk hotel, and one of my forever favorite bands belle & sebastian.

since those days long gone (i'm pretty sure i was in eighth grade at the time?) i have become a devout indie music snob guru, and i really owe it to david.  

i crossed out snob because i'm pretty sure you can't be an indie music snob and like nicki minaj as much as i am ashamed to admit i do.  i've also noticed that working a full time job really cuts in to the time you can spend hunting down obscure music, so i've been digging on a lot of familiar oldies lately.

i have always loved making music mixes, so for any of the few readers of this blog who are interested, i would love to share a little of what i've been listening to most lately.   it is available to download here.

tracklist:

1.  the monolith - grammatik (buy album)

2.  if you want to sing out, sing out - cat stevens (buy album)

3.  doom and gloom - the rolling stones (buy album)

4.  hurricane - bob dylan (buy album)

5. i'm shakin' (little willie john cover) - jack white (buy album)

6. the flat - johann johannsson (buy album)

7.  hurt (nine inch nails cover) - johnny cash (buy album)

8.  we are the tide - blind pilot (buy album)