December 24, 2007
Hi everyone! Sorry this is a photo-free post, as I have no access to my normal computer with iPhoto and ability to hook my camera up to upload photos.
Anyway, I just thought I’d check in.
My knitting is going good, although I’ll have to wait until another post to show you what I’ve been working on.
I had an idea a few days ago of thinking back through the months of this past year and trying to sum up each with a song that stands out that I may have listened to more than others. It was surprising, too, doing that, because some of them actually represented somewhat accurately what how I was feeling at that particular time. Others, though, were just caused by the buying a new album or receiving a mix from a friend (like the awesome one Liv gave me for my birthday) and listening a lot to get familiar with the songs.
For November and December, the songs I’ve been listening to most are fresher in my mind than, say, February, so I had trouble picking just one.
My Soundtrack to 2007:
January…A Lack of Color (Death Cab for Cutie)
February…No Hay Problema (Pink Martini)
March…Yankee Bayonet (The Decemberists)
April…Brand New Colony (The Postal Service)
May…Song for You (Alexi Murdoch)
June…Annie Waits (Ben Folds)
July…Bubble Toes (Jack Johnson)
August…The Engine Driver (The Decemberists)
September…Blackbird (The Beatles)
October…Gone (Ben Folds)
November…Trapeze Swinger (Iron & Wine) / The Predatory Wasp of the Palisades Is Out To Get Us (Sufjan Stevens)
December…Casimir Pulaski Day (Sufjan Stevens) / Baby We’ll Be Fine (The National)
I hope you all are having a good Christmastime/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa/whatever holiday you celebrate!
December 24, 2007 at 11:05 pm
I’m not going to lie, little lady, that’s a pretty righteous mix of tunes. Seriously. I think I’ve done at least a month of each one of those bad boys. Good idea for the list. Hope your celebrations go well :)
Cheers,
leah
December 25, 2007 at 11:26 pm
Same here, I’m definitley a fan of most of that music (okay, not a big fan of Ben Folds, and I’m already out of my Jack Johnson phase, though it might come back) - especially The National and The Decemberists.
I’m sure you’ve probably already heard of them (since they’re from the 90s and not recent at all), but do you listen to Jets to Brazil? I’m sure you’d also like The Weepies and probably Camera Obscura. I used to have a radio show, and some personal favorites are The Beat Strings (they live close and are great friends, besides being amazing) and Husky Rescue (from Finland, lilting tones and mediocre english, I love them.)
December 26, 2007 at 4:42 pm
Hi! Happy holidays to you too!!! I am writing here from Spain, so i should say: FELIZ NAVIDAD!!!
By the way, i just found your blog a few weeks ago and i just love it!! And i love your pictures a loooottt!! So keep posting! I will send you my knitting blog when i manage to start it!
December 28, 2007 at 7:45 pm
Hey mary!
i have listened to about 7 out of the 13 songs in your “soundtrack”. perhaps you should hire someone to walk around with you with a stereo and play your songs. then you could pretend that you are in a movie. or a music video. you decide.
December 29, 2007 at 12:45 am
I totally came across your site through Knitty, and I gotta say, you are some talented. I really enjoy your blog!
I think it must be the last name…