Jul
12
Today I had a little Cosby Show marathon, since it is Bill Cosby’s birthday. I’ve actually been watching Cosby Show on Netflix Streaming for the last few weeks on and off, but today I decided to just go to town. 
While I was watching, I was cutting and sorting paper & ephemera all afternoon. I’m working on new Paper Packs for the shop. These should be listed in the next day or two. Up until now I’ve put together “colorful” and “neutral” packs, but these new packs will be sorted by color. Today I put together red & orange packs.
What’s your favorite color?
Jul
11
I had to make a difficult decision this morning, regarding my career. I know it was the right decision for me, and it was made only after a lot of thought and careful consideration, but I still feel regret.
There are empowering side-effects from taking control of our lives when faced with these types of situations, however, and today I feel immersed in positive energy. There’s a raw excitement in the air, and it should come as no surprise that I’m reminded of books: specifically, the satisfaction of finishing a chapter you’ve been reading, and the thrill of taking a quick peek at the first paragraphs of the next.
On an unrelated note, here are a couple type writer doodles.
I hope all of you are having a great Monday morning.
Jul
10
Early yesterday morning, we had a yard sale (which was a great success!) and Jonah has had a mild fever this afternoon. Jonah’s doing fine now, and I’ve been trying to sneak a little bit of time to organize the studio and put together some new journals.
My etsy shop has been featured in two more beautiful treasuries:
Thanks so much to both of these awesome curators!
Jul
08
We’re having a yard sale tomorrow, so Tod and I have been pulling everything out of closets and dumping everything out of the attic, and we’re tired and it was a long day and tomorrow will be even longer.
It’s only appropriate that I play you one of my favorite Weakerthans songs (which itself is quite appropriate, since it’s about a garage sale.)
Garage Sale. Saturday.I need to pay
my heart’s outstanding bills.
A cracked-up compass and a pocket watch,
some plastic daffodils.
The cutlery and coffee cups I stole from all-night restaurants,
a sense of wonder only slightly used
a year or two to haunt you in the dark.
For a phone call from far away
with a "Hi, how are you today?",
and a sign recovery comes
to the broken ones.
A wage-slave forty-hour work week weighs
a thousand kilograms.
So bend your knees comes with a free fake smile
for all your dumb demands.
The cordless razor that my father bought
when I turned 17,
a puke-green sofa, and the outline too
a complicated dream of dignity.
For a laugh, too loud and too long.
For a place where awkward belong,
and a sign recovery comes
to the broken ones.to the broken ones.to the broken ones.
For the broken ones.
"Our Best Offer."
It’s been rainy today. (It’s been rainy all week.) Hoping we’ll get sunshine tomorrow morning.
Jul
07
The Mister had an unexpected afternoon off today, so I drove into town to pick him up and we took the opportunity to visit our favorite record shop, Steady Sounds.
I picked up two records. I finally got my hands on a cheap copy of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club! I’ve been wanting a copy of this album since before we even started collecting vinyl. This is my favorite Beatles album (though I think Abbey Road is a superior record, and is a close second, this one is my favorite. It is my personal opinion that A Day in the Life is the absolute, no question, best piece of music ever composed.) and now I can finally listen to Sgt. Pepper’s as it was intended to be heard. There’s something so magical about listening to the Beatles on vinyl.
I also treated myself to a copy of Magnetic Fields’ Charm of the Highway Strip. I really love basically every song on this album, too. Especially this one:
Then we headed over to Popkin’s Tavern for a yummy late lunch. It’s a really cool restaurant/bar that is built in an old furniture factory.
Hooray for surprise afternoon dates! ♥ ♥
