Saturday, May 28, 2011

"Missouri/Family Radio/I'm Sorry Rachel" song

We drag out death with modern medicines and the marvel of machines.  Lengthening and stretching it for years, even decades, we cure with cures that aren't cures, that just slow the progress of our doom.


The kids and I watched Earth (DinseyNature) this week, and Music sobbed quietly into my shoulder as time and again "...he got the baby."  This beautifully shot film relentlessly drove home the fact in Nature, death is usually and often the progress of a moment.  One minute you're grazing with your mom, the next you're lost in a dust storm.  You're running pointlessly from a cheetah.  


I don't even know what to say about Joplin.  That this is Nature's bedside manner?  That we should all live as if today were our last?  That this kind of thing happens every day?  That it's different when it's those you know and love.




(lyrics)

Confusion is dripping through my eyelids
Play back scene
Abandon all your world's possessions
Payable to: Me
I laughed and posted a little "Blondie"
On Judgement day


Thirty years, four months, twenty minutes, four hands, three hearts in Missouri
Thirty years, four months, twenty minutes, four hands, three hearts 


Mother Nature, it's your nature (to) express yourself
You're so obscene
Slow playback, clock ticking, sweat dripping
You're body's a machine
Last wishes, human rites, meet your maker
We hope you came clean


Thirty years, four months, twenty minutes, four hands, three hearts in Missouri
Thirty years, four months, twenty minutes, four hands, three hearts in Missouri


Oh It all comes down 
To the twist and shout
In a bombed out house
In a closet in Missouri
It all comes down 
To the twist and shout
In a bombed out house
In a closet in Missouri
Thirty years, four months, twenty minutes, four hands, three hearts in a minute
Thirty years, four months, twenty minutes, four hands, three hearts
One will live and two will
Thirty years, four months, twenty minutes, four hands, three hearts in Missouri
Thirty years, four months, twenty minutes, four hands, three hearts 
One will live and two will


On Sunday, May 22 my cousin Rachel P. Markham, four months pregnant, heard the twenty minute warning sirens in Joplin Missouri.  She and her room mate hid in a closet together because their one story house had no basement.  Relatives watched paramedics later extricate Rachel and Katie from the closet in the remains of their leveled house.  Katie was blessedly fine.  Rachel was unresponsive.



Rachel, you will be remembered.  To the rest of the Markham family on the ground in Joplin, our prayers and thoughts are with you.  


Rachel P. Markhem


Thursday, May 12, 2011

Justin Bieber Inspired Marriage Proposal Scene: Take 1, 2, 3


Why, oh WHY did our trusty weekly babysitter ever show the girls a Justin Bieber video?  On my honor, I don't think I've had this many conversations extoling the virtues of an adolescent boy since Twilight hit the big screen.  Guess what the reward for cleaning their rooms is now?  Or for doing a great job with the babysitter at bedtime?  Or putting away all of their laundry?  You guessed it...watching the Justin Beiber video on youtube.  Good Lord.  


Home made paper dolls sketching session of the day:
Bella's Justin Bieber mania...I don't know who this "Juliet" is, at this point.  She cut out and lost Justin's fist sized engagement ring...  "I'll buy you anything, I'll buy you any ring..."
Music's request. 
Bella requested a 'rocker' version of the proposal scene.
Levity's sans Justin Bieber request for a little girl.



Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Vroom

Oooooooh Baby, look what that boy 
dragged home, now.  
Let's save us some gas money, honey.


Ya like how it's sleeping tonight in my living room?  Hmmmm?  New home fragrance; gasoline.  (laughing)



Friday, May 6, 2011

Dress'd Up


C'est Fini!  

Thank you to Ashley at the Riverwalk Cafe for the inspiration to break into the knitting needles...




A wadded up 'flower' made out of the cuff of cast off children's capri's.  Great source of otherwise expensive elements and fabric.
detail on back right shoulder
I snipped the edges to make it floppier/more uniform.
I finally found an application for my favorite bead I've been saving.  (smile)

dress: on




Some matching button earrings I threw together; just strung them onto plain silver hoops.

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Knitting as Fabric Detail: Dress Application

Phase 2:  Find a way to apply knit piece to hand made dress front as an embellishment detail.








More Unflattering and Inaccurate Scribblings from Open Mic

I have this personality hang up; I sometimes get very, very antsy when single tasking.  First off, I'm not much good at having fun; I prefer to be working, doing something, preferably producing or making something.  Because of this, I tend to feel like I'm being held hostage in situations that demand my single, undivided attention, or sitting and standing around. Waiting in line at the grocery store.  Attending live musical events.  Rock Show or String Quartet, I have issues.  So I bought an e reader that borrows books from the public library. Presto, magic: I'm never stranded without a mental lilly pad to leap onto.  I also draw pictures.  Me and every child you know.  You could try it. It's fun.


Matt: digs radiohead, has a cool falsetto I envy, and plays backup guitar on the fly for anyone who asks him!

She said she was TERRIFIED, and that playing out has been a 2 year goal.  Did a nice rendition of Coldplay's Scientist.

This guy was amazing!  Cool voice, chill style, and had a back up guy playing a fantastic box drum.

Jeff played a lovely Ray Lamontagne cover this week in his usual openhearted style.  This is a horrid drawing of him, btw.  Well, they all are, really.

One of the new Ukulele crew

Monday, May 2, 2011

What's with today today?

Top mother's day gift: Sony SuperSteadyShot 9.1 megapixel 15x optical zoom hot piece o' love.  Thank you dear.  I knew I should have left it to you.  (via craigslist)


#1 source meeting my sunglasses needs: The Dollar Store.  
Purchase of the day:  size 50 knitting needles!  Michaels craft store 40% off coupon I printed off the web today.  Check the site for their current scrap booking supply 40% discount.