Paper Shadows

ByCorpus floral flannel work shirt ($48), BDG cable knit beanie ($20), BDG woven ankle bootie ($48).

Neal by Neal Sperling plait sweater ($68), UO faux leather plimsoll ($24), Silence and Noise satin trouser ($58).

Silence and Noise studded tank ($58), Silence and Noise tiered faux leather skirt ($78), and XL knit eternity scarf ($28).

Strangely beautiful video, too.

They also seem like a slightly more practical option than flats for winter.

Mairal Cordones ($69), Poe TOMS ($54), Ash Canvas TOMS ($44) all from TOMS

But...Sasquatch! 2008 was quite possibly the best weekend ever. Period. Post pictures soon.

Her voice is quite simply indescribable, but we decided that SULTRY was the perfect word to describe her. She is mysteriously gorgeous and quirky. I am kind of still reeling from how good it was. We are all even more obsessed now. Haha.

She played some great songs, but I think "New York," "Ramblin' (Wo)man," "Metal Heart," and "Song to Bobby" were my favorite. She is a passionate performer. Wow. I think she has had a pretty crazy life, too. Amazing.

A video of her playing "Song to Bobby" live, which she wrote about Bob Dylan: 

Playing "New York" live at a show:

An interview: 

Pretty amazing. Enough said.

The combination of the piano melody and Sia's raspy voice is so powerful. I loved this song the minute I heard it. It's undeniably raw and honest. The song builds and builds until you are completely sucked in. I have always wanted to do a dance piece to this song. Beautiful.

JOHN MAYER-Stop This Train

This is definitely a rock out song. The rhythm is infectious. Who knew Feist could be such a rock star? This is a great song to listen to when you just need a minute to let everything go and shake your hair around. Or dance around your house. You know. This song always makes me smile. The banjo melody is perfectly happy and the lyrics are ridiculous in the best way possible. This song feels like one of those crazy, insane family stories that lives on for generations. And...there is a horn section and mention of an Oboe. 


What a beautiful song. Truly heartfelt, but powerful. He sings this song like he really means it. It manages to be heartbreaking and courageous at the same time. Enough said. 

This song sends me straight back to childhood. The intro with Ladysmith Black Mambazo is a perfect set up for the mellow rhythm of the rest of the song. One of my earliest memories of music is from this song. Great song.

I was always drawn to Barack Obama for his charisma and inspiring attitude. I took a good long look at his policies and those of Hillary Clinton, but I am willing and ready to say that I truly, deeply want Barack Obama to be our next president. 

Beside the fact that his policies go along with everything I believe in, there is something special about this man. I feel it in my gut when he speaks. He is not here to play a game. He is here to change this country. He will make a difference. He could change the way we think about politics. I can imagine being inspired by our own president and striving to mimic his example. That would be a much happier country than the one I know now. 

His wife Michelle also seems to be an amazing and admirable woman. I want a family like theirs to represent what this country is really about. 

I want change. 

I hate that people are trying to criticize him about his use of the word HOPE. Isn't that something we could all use a little more of? What have we come to when we are even cynics about hope?

"In the unlikely story that is America, there has never been anything false about hope."

I truly believe this man can unite this country. I am more emotionally involved now than I planned to be. But hey, caring matters.

"Nothing can stand in the way of the power of millions of voices calling for CHANGE."

Yes we can. 

:)

The fact that an obviously intoxicated Amy Winehouse won five awards is distressing, to say the least. It is disrespectful to place her above artists who actually take their careers seriously. I'm sorry, but drugs or no drugs, she should not have beat out Feist for best new artist. Feist is not a new artist either, so evidently whoever gives out the Grammys does not do a lot of research. 

Kanye West's performance with Daft Punk was a highlight of the show. His tribute to his mother was also quite stunning.

Kanye's outfit was quite possibly the greatest thing I have seen in a while.

In other news, I now have three papers due on wednesday and one midterm. Yikes! I am going back to Portland on thursday so I can interview all kinds of people about hybrid cars. This promises to be an interesting week. 

Here is some Kanye and Daft Punk: 

The blue coat has such a lovely feminine fit and the color is perfectly soft. 

The plaid coat is hardly feminine in style, but it looks form fitting. I think it would look great with slim black pants. 

PS-I also kind of have a thing for toggles.

In other news, the Coachella lineup was announced recently and it is AMAZING. I am hoping that this bodes well for Sasquatch this year, because Coachella is sadly out of the question. I would love to see M.I.A. and Radiohead, so I am keeping my fingers crossed. 

Song of the day: 

For dinner we ordered typical college fare of Pizza Hut and, had an intense Wii tennis tournament, and rediscovered the undeniable fun of pictionary. The girls beat the boys, of course!

I also got some great new music from Joey including: Hot Chip, Burial, Justice, new Cat Power, The National, and Panda bear. More thoughts on those later.

My friend Barrett recently got a fisheye camera and ended up with some really cool results. There is something fun about non-digital photography. The anticipation of actually having to wait and see what turns out is the best part. 

Plus, the images from these cameras have a sort of polaroid-ish, flawed but really cool, look. 

Neither is very expensive, but I don't exactly have extra money for fun cameras at the moment. Maybe I will end up with one soon.

I feel like I am getting tired of digital photography right now. I need something more fun to inspire me. These ought to do the trick!

 is "Keep The Car Running" by The Arcade Fire. Such a great song. Word has it that they performed the song with Bruce Springsteen at a show. Man, do I wish I could have been there!