soundtrack of my life

moldy peaches rock

(Go ahead and click play; it will play while loading.) I saw the movie Juno this weekend and fell in love with Moldy Peaches. Their fresh, unpolished, unspun attitude and lyrics feel perfect not only for the character of Juno, the pregnant 16 year old in the movie (Ellen Page, who plays Juno, recommended them [...]

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Love Shark

I stumbled across my “free will astrology” horoscope recently, which factually advised me that “it is an excellent time to coax out the tender, romantic side of [my] inner shark, as well as the inner shark of anyone [I'm] attracted to.” As I reflected on my inner love shark, I decided the best way to [...]

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driving-to-church music

My boys love to DJ in the car. I keep all my playlists on CD’s (since all the iPods in the family have been appropriated by family members other than me) and the boys sift through to request and play their favorites. Maybe it was mostly about the timing, but I couldn’t help but smile [...]

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i miss my man

an’ he been gone all week. So I made him a playlist called Get Back To Me. Here it is: Don’t Make Me Wait / LocksleyDo You Want to / Franz FerdinandSugar Magnolia / Grateful DeadYou Only Live Once / The StrokesSugar on My Tongue / Talking HeadsStickshifts and Safetybelts / CakeCome On Home / [...]

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tragedy

You know all those people whose well-insured million-dollar houses burned down in California? The Husband and I were commenting on the media people who kept referring to the loss of these houses as a “tragedy” (links too numerous to list here). NPR aired a long story about a writer guy who “braved the flames” of [...]

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Our Wedding Photos (all 11)

I know y’all have been waiting, like, for a really loooong time for me to get our wedding photos uploaded so you can see them. Well the wait is over. Here’s all eleven of those shots from that famous fifteen minutes in 1987 that changed the world. (If you can’t see them above, click over [...]

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four men rockin the town

I’m having a great time making these movies on Animoto. The site is still in beta (can’t upload to YouTube yet, or download to desktop) but I am really looking forward to seeing what it can become. Definitely check their blog and try a video of your own. I pull my resource files directly from [...]

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Toast to the Weekend

This morning I slept late (wow, my kids are growing up and can fix their own cereal and fight quietly!) and woke to infinite sunshine and a swooshy breeze coming in my window. The boys and I listened to tunes (I chose Rocky Horror and Justin Timberlake and they queued up Daughtry and Relient K) [...]

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boyfriend sweater

I may have outdone myself. This is one of the best mixtapes I’ve made so far. Comforting, with boyfriend-scented memories and a slow dance or two. Eminently listenable, it’s the perfect mix of blues, folk, pop, indie, and rock-n-roll. A little bit of cheery whistling, some harmonica, even some faux snake rattles (REO, in homage [...]

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one more day

Here’s the playlist which is the soundtrack of my life for this past week and maybe the one coming too. It’s inspired by the Wood Brother’s simple and profoundly affecting tune “One More Day.” Listen to it when you’re feeling melancholy but want to remember that life goes on. In addition to the Wood Brothers, [...]

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