More stuff i have been working on...

today, as a matter of fact.

Some art i have been working on

So some of these are a little older, but this is the stuff i have been working on. or am about to restart working on.





More to come!

Music I am listening to...

This week, i am listening to...

Teenage Dream, sung by Darren Criss, from Glee. i can't help myself, i love this song. The original, by the always amusing Katy Perry, kind of fell below my radar, but i love the gender bending in this version, and the (sort of dreamy in a non-pervy way) Darren Criss has a ridiculously pure voice. i am more then interested to see what they have him sing next.

The Mad Men Theme Song, with a twist. Not sure if there is a single on this one, but the video is a fun watch, and the singer, Allison Williams, is the daughter of Brian Williams, the news anchor. It is two songs mashed up, "A Beautiful Mine" by RJD2 and "Nature Boy", an old standard. According to the video information, this was filmed in one take, no cuts, no lip-syncing or auto-tuning. very impressive.

"All I Want" by Ahn Trio, sung by Susie Suh. I don't know too much about these ladies, other then the musicians are sisters. This song is haunting to me.

I am also currently obsessed with Better Off as 2 and 3 Little Words by Frankmusik, a british electropop musician. Very Pet Shop boys, eighties europop sensibilities.

Ruby Tuesday, Sympathy for the Devil and Gimme Shelter, all by the Rolling Stones. I have been in a Stones mood lately. Weird, right? Especially since I have been listening to Glee songs. Oh well. Anyway, within the last few years I have been getting into some older stuff, and the Stones have quickly become a favorite of mine. I also think that they use some of "Ruby Tuesday" in glee, for sad background piano music. I might be nutty though.

catching up, again, again and photo stuff

yeah, so clearly need to work on being on top of the blog.

want to start up picture of the day, but need to decide if i want to start now or january. but to get the ball rolling (and to maybe give some other shutterbugs some ideas) i am going to post the list of topics my photo friends from the advisory board and myself came up with for our (sadly) never got off the ground photo contest. We wrote down random words, song titles, books and the like and placed them in a bag to be pulled out and used for a theme in a photograph. here is the bag:

Some of these i did already, but new start and all! Feel free to join in!

(in no order)

Stop coming to my house
False alarm
Breathe me
Crowds

Typography

Texture

"Ratts [sic] of the Capital" (song by Mogwai, i believe)

"Love is in Need of Love Today" Stevie Wonder

"Funny Time of Year" Beth Gibbons

Kicking and Screaming

Single color, full picture

Depression

Closing in

Work/Life balance

Rain

Sound

"Sympathy for the Devil" The Rolling Stones