Katrina

Boing Boing: Email attributed to NOLA rescue worker; economics of disaster

The people who have perished or been harmed because of Hurricane Katrina are in my heart, as are their families who must be scared and profoundly sad.

I gotta ask, though: why would you live in a place like coastal Florida which is regularly prey to severe weather or New Orleans which is in existence only because water was drained out of marshes (and so at constant risk of flooding from even regular storm weather)?

And, has anyone else realised that we are currently living in the global warming era?

May peace be upon the souls of the lost and hope within those of the living.

Obsession

THE POSTAL SERVICE

I am totally obsessed with The Postal Service's 2003 album Give Up. Totally obsessed.

CLICK THIS to listen to their dreamy goodness.

Here Comes the Bride! Part 1: The Music

Here comes the first of the Wedding posts telling you all about my wonderful wedding.

Song I walked down the aisle to:
Be My Baby, Ronnettes

Song Sean and I walked back up the aisle to:
Let's Fall In Love, Alanis Morisette

Wedding Playlist:
Harvest Moon, Neil Young
That's How Strong My Love Is, Otis Redding
I Want To Be Your Boyfriend, The Ramones
Wouldn't It Be Nice, Beach Boys
Saturday In The Park, Chicago
Do You Realize??, The Flaming Lips
Down On The Corner, Creedance Clearwater Revival
Celebration, Kool & The Gang
Electric Avenue, Eddie Grant
Hip Hug Her, Booker T & The MGs
God Only Knows, The Beach Boys
Hey Ya, Andre 3000
Waterloo Sunset, The Kinks
Mr. Pharmacist, The Fall
Glad Girls, Guided By Voices
La Bamba, Los Lobos
Chicken Playback, Madlib Vs Bees (mashup)
3rd Planet, Modest Mouse
Into My Arms, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Dry Your Eyes, The Streets
Juxtaposed With U, Super Furry Animals
Get It On, T.Rex
Mony Mony, Tommy James & The Shondells
Tin Soldier, The Small Faces
Buddy Holly, Weezer
Dance To The Music, Sly & The Family Stone
Brown Eyed Girl, Van Morrison
Rock & Roll, The Velvet Underground
Here Comes The Sun, The Beatles
Sweet Soul Music, Sam & Dave
Pretty Woman, Roy Orbison
Because I Love You, Dave Clark Five
Day After Day, Badfinger
Melissa, Allman Brothers
Fall On Me, R.E.M.
Satisfaction, Otis Redding
Sweet Jane, The Velvet Underground
Take Me Out, Franz Ferdinand
Soulful Shade of Blue, Neko Case
Make Me Smile, Chicago
That'll Be The Day, Buddy Holly
Rebellion (Lies) The Arcade Fire
Roads Must Roll, Boom Bip
Such Great Heights, The Postal Service
Eyes Of The World, Grateful Dead
Motor Away, Guided By Voices
One, Johnny Cash
Two-Step, Low
Fire In My Heart, Super Furry Animals
Louie Louie, The Kingsmen
Do You Wanna Dance, The Ramones
Psycho, The Sonics
Rhinestone Cowboy, Glen Campbell
Behind Blue Eyes, The Who

54 Songs, 3 Hours of Music

Hell Is Other Bloggers

The Sarcastic Journalist: N'Secure

I'm just not cool enough, not funny enough, not famous enough, not anonymous enough, not moneyed enough, not prolific enough, not motivated enough, not serious enough, not smart enough, not worshipped enough. I could go on, but even I'm bored with the whining.

Some bloggers have a "What I'm Reading" list on their site. ManicMom is reading Tolstoy's Anna Karenina. Freaking Tolstoy! Sarnomical has Prague: A Novel and God and the Philosophers: The Reconciliation of Faith and Reason on her list of current reads. Sweetney is reading The Coming Plague: Newly Emerging Diseases in a World Out of Balance by Laurie Garrett.

If I had a "Reading Now" list it would consist of: Pandora's Star by Peter F. Hamilton. Yes, that's a sci fi paperback. Gawd, how unsmart of me. I'm just not as smart as other bloggers.

Some bloggers post about all the crafty things they make. Daphne Blue has crocheted fruit and veggies and a market back for her daughter to play with. This was a few days after she crocheted a soaker (diaper cover) for her daughter and I saw on a blog somewhere that she also sent someone a cute orange shrug, also likely crocheted! It goes on and on! hopskipjump sews gorgeous soft sculptures. And then there is the incomparable Loobylu who aslo makes soft scultptures and who started the very popular A Month of Softies.

If I were to write about my crafty stuff I would tell you about the beautiful scarf I am making for myself (or someone else if I need a gift right away). It is from Last Minute Knitted Gifts. This book is brilliant and makes simple, elegant and interesting projects for the lazy, er, time-challenged knitter. Like me!

I probably wouldn't tell you about the massive amount of papercraft supplies I'm amassing for the scrapbooks I'm never going to complete! Or the piles of yarn spilling onto floors and the accompanying knitting pattern magazines and books which I do little more than droll on. Yeah, I won't talk about that. It'll just show what a lazy clod I am.

Other bloggers show me up. Damn them! They have to be wittier than I am, more prolific writers. Heck, most of 'em are better writers!

Me, I just seem to whine a lot.

Time to stop whining.

I'll show them!

I think I'll start by having a shower. I mean, it is 11am and all.

By the hair of my chinny chin chin

It is a fact of life that every few days a woman must do the finger-tip test.

You very gently run your fingertips along the underside of your chin and neck and feel for a stray mannish hair amongst the girly down. With shiny plucking tool in hand, you pull that sucker out before it becomes long enough to become a noose in your sleep.

It is very disconcerting to suddenly notice a 2-inch long hair at the base of your neck, despite semi-weekly chin checks.

Thing 486 about being a woman they didn't tell you: it isn't just the mediterranean girls and weird grammas who get beards!

Re-Define

finslippy: BlogHer, BlogMe

I'm with Sweetney, I'm a Mutha Blogga.

Mommyblogging is for the haters.

And, just because that came totally out of left field, I have been doing some research on blogging for an article I'm working on and have been reading about the BlogHer '05 conference via Finslippy, Suburban Bliss, Dooce and whoever they link to.

It sounds wonderful. Maybe I'll be able to go next year. Maybe their inspiration will pay off with better writing on this site.

But, yeah, I love that term Mutha Blogga. It's got bite.

Back!

We went to Port Dover this weekend. That's where Sean's Dad and sister live. We went out on the boat, anchored and swam for a few hours. I also got a lot of knitting done. Life is calmer.

Have you checked out the latest PalmCast?

Well? What are you waiting for?!