Starr had a little bit of holiday cash burning a hole in her pocket so she called Skye and they went shopping in Boulder yesterday. While there she sent me this text message: “I bought the ‘Legalize Gay’ shirt at American Apparel!!” She has had one on her “want” list for a while.
I love that she was so excited about her purchase and that she wanted to share it with me right away! She kinda rocks!
This is what American Apparel has to say about the shirt:
American Apparel believes that sexuality should be celebrated, not condemned. But Proposition 8 is just that, a condemnation of the basic right of marriage of an entire group of people based on their sexuality. We’re proud to stand against Prop 8 and what it represents. In November of 2008 our Legalize Gay shirt was originally printed to give to protesters at rallies and marches. The response was so overwhelming that we had more made and distributed them to our stores and put them up online.
With many of our employees and customers identifying as gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgendered, we are a company that is vocal about our support for the protection of gay rights. Scores of our employees were on the frontlines of protests in Los Angeles, handing out hundreds of Legalize Gay t-shirts to supporters, and we have donated over $17,000 worth of these shirts to protesters, Harvey Milk High School in New York City and local gay-interest businesses. We plan on donating at least 1,000 more to organizations that support marriage equality, and are currently discussing potential projects with GLBT Historical Society in San Francisco.
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Monty Python–Spam
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I started going through my posted music of 2009 this week in order to pull my favorites. There are so many songs that I just love so I’ve decided to keep it as simple as possible and highlight just few songs/bands/artists that moved me this year. I have included some links to the original posts. There you can find more music and links to the artists websites. In no particular order–here goes:
Ben Sollee: I just love what he does with a cello. Unexpected and fun.
“How to See The Sunrise” – Ben Sollee (in Dodge’s living room).
Previously posted: Ben Sollee
Balmorhea: As I said originally “I was captured by this song. Was it the piano? The strings? The sparse, almost not there, vocals? Was it the changes throughout the song, a little like tubing down the river and the changing experiences; the calm moments, the beauty, the rapids, the melancholy, the joy? Or could it be the rather unexpected hand claps that won me over? Who knows? I do know that I played it over and over again..”
mp3: “San Solomon” – Balmorhea
Hold out for the hand claps. In my opinion the whole experience is worth it!
Previously posted: Balmorhea
Local Natives: Local Natives were such a huge part of our year, I am surprised to find that I only posted about them once. Starr just brought up this song in conversation last night. We are both big fans!
I can’t post about Local Natives without including this cover of Cecilia:
“Cecilia-Acoustic Simon and Garfunkel cover” — Local Natives…in the back yard
Fanfarlo: *sigh* Fanfarlo has been on repeat for me for months. I’ve said it before, but I JUST CAN’T GET ENOUGH OF THEM!! I hear that they were just signed by a major label so these mp3s (and the ones previously posted) could disappear, but it also means that they might get better exposure…I think they deserve it.
I bought and downloaded the album when they had it on sale for $1. I have listened to it over and over again. I would definitely pay full price for it. I love the whole thing.
Fruit Bats: Ignore the name. They have been on my playlist for several years. This is one of their latest. Starr and I were Christmas shopping for her siblings a couple weeks ago and this song was playing at American Eagle. I pointed at the ceiling (speakers) and Starr said “yeah, mom, I know…you are cooler than the rest of us mortals!” Not really. In reality, she frowned and said “what?!”
My friend DJT sent me a pie!! A key lime pie from Key West, Florida. It arrived yesterday via FedEx.
What a wonderful surprise! Yum!
Because I am a kid at heart, I had a little fun with the dry ice that kept that pie frozen quite solid during it’s trip to Colorado. I took a video with my phone…don’t look at my kitchen, it is usually clean *seriously…immaculate!* and that gold vinyl floor?! I am not sure where that came from because last time I looked, we had hardwood…yeah.
I don’t make New Year’s resolutions as a rule. Setting myself up for failure is something that I try to avoid. I believe that life is about learning and growing, fixing, changing, laughing, and loving…all the time. I try to make it a constant effort and avoid tying it to a specific day.
However, this year, today…not tomorrow…I am going to make a more conscious effort to allow myself to breathe, to live, to accept that I can’t fix this. To stop taking on everyone’s pain as my own. I have enough. It serves no purpose, it really doesn’t relieve them of any of their grief or suffering, it only adds to mine.
And to smile more and mean it!
Yes, Sunny is still on my mind each and every day. I miss her. I think about and send love to her family daily as well, as they still and will always carry the loss of their beautiful daughter. There are days that it catches up with me more than others, but I do think that I have moved forward in positive ways.
I do smile and laugh more and I definitely mean it!!
So, for 2010, I plan to continue…learning, growing, living, laughing, being silly, loving and healing. And I want to make more art.
I finally had a cheeseburger this week that satisfied my craving! The french fries were so-so, but the cheeseburger definitely worked! A great dining companion, dinner and a good movie. It was a good night!
I still haven’t caved in to the donut craving yet though.
Speaking of burgers, Starr and I were flipping channels last night when we landed on The Travel Channel’s Extreme Pig Outs. Which profiled a few restaurants that serve ridiculously large portions of food. They don’t even look appetizing to me.
One of the highlighted restaurants was The Heart Attack Grill in Chandler, Arizona. They slather each burger with LARD, using it like mayo! I will admit, I am curious.
My heart feels a little sluggish just thinking about it. The kicker for this store is that if you weigh over 350 lbs. you eat for free. All day every day. You just have to weigh in and prove it!! I guess if I ever venture to Chandler and succumb to my curiosity, I will have to pay for my own burger…I am not sad about that fact!!
My friend Rosemary shared this with her friends this morning. It was a lovely gift. She might just change my mind about poetry one of these days!! I loved it and it brought tears to my eyes, so I am sharing with you. Link in the title goes to Maya’s blog.
I want the water to fill your glass the moment
it sees your thirst.
I want the staircase to meet your footfalls.
I want the line to the freeway to move like breath.
I want the wind flattering your hairline, the rainshower
a welcome refreshment. I want the parking space to fit your car.
I want the birds on your back deck to warble in the exact way
they did during your childhood. I want the photographs
of all your holiday dinners buzzing with a certain unnamable
happiness. I want the dry cleaners to understand
your outrageous requests.
I want the man calling your house to survey
your thoughts on phone companies to remember
the evening is precious as silk. I want your new jeans to not
come undone in the wash. I want snow to land on your eyelashes
like it does in the movies, an etheric, slow-moving kiss.
I want a letter to arrive the moment
you feel most unwelcome of your own company.
I want the scent of lemons in the air. I want the power lines
overshadowed by the view your neighborhood offers at twilight.
I want the downtown ice rink to keep your fantasies aloft.
I want the moon to articulate your most punishing silence.
I want the willow tree revived and teeming, the broken daisies
resurrected and obstinate with brightness.
I want the labyrinth of what ifs narrowed
to a single, poignant sentence.
I want the tulips to be wild as clover, as fog, as good intentions.
I want your heart to cut through its own brutality,
for your body to see everything about you that’s beautiful.
I want love to come at you in thick pats of butter,
in strands of spun sugar, heavy and light as cream.
I want it to bathe your skin until you are nothing
but forgiveness, until your shadows have disappeared,
until all of your perfect right angles have collapsed,
until you are a curve of a curve,
and your hands slide forward and open
and are able, at last, to feel everything.
I found this while wasting time on the internet this morning. Loved it!!
How to avoid losing your camera:
All you have to do is take some photos which you never delete from your camera so when someone finds your camera at the bottom of the gorilla pit they are able to locate you and return the lost property to its rightful owner. Let’s see those photos:
My list seems a little light this year so I want to point you in the direction of a couple additional sources of awesome holiday music:
*Alan Williamson over at Sixeyes music blog has posted (as of today) seven (seven!) holiday mixes. They include selections from Burl Ives, Queen, Stevie Wonder, James Brown and many more. I love the variety that he shared with us this year!
I may or may not be posting over the next few days, so just in case….I hope that you all have a wonderful holiday, however you chose to celebrate it! Much love to all!!
Name? Kelly. Mysterious? Not really. Passionate? Yes. Lazy? Sometimes. Outgoing? Not a bit. Trusting? Mmhmm. Artistic? On good days. Crazy? Could be. Trustworthy? Absolutely. Graceful? I wish. Sarcastic? Often. Deserving? You bet. Forgiving? Yes. Religious? No. Spiritual? Yes. Uncertain? At times. Confused? Sure. Distracted? Daily. Silly? Yeah. Talkative? Not. Punctual? To a fault. Breakable? Quite.
This is not a music blog. While it is my desire to share free and legal music here (music is a part of me), it is not my goal to critique this music.
If I have posted music, it is because I like it, and it moves me at the moment. It might match my mood, it could be on repeat, or mirror the sentiment of my post. It might be quite random, and just what I wish to share.
*Older links may not always work, as promotional MP3s, in particular, are known to disappear without warning.
Artists and labels: if I have erred and posted a song inappropriately, let me know, and I will remove it.
To download a song: on a PC, right click the link and choose "save link as"
