"Oh the Bitter Winds are Coming In"

Okay so I'm not really sure how to do this. But if it works, you will see above me the song that I have listened to the most on my iPod recently. It is called "Emmylou" by First Aid Kit. It was one of the free downloads that iTunes features once a week, so I went ahead and downloaded it, because hey, it's free. I looove free stuff. But I ended up being a lot more pleased with it than I expected. In fact so pleased that I named my blog after it. Now I'll be the first to admit that I don't have the most discerning taste in music, so if you don't like it, that's your problem.

I really like iTunes' Single of the Week system. It's really great for those of us poor people who don't get iTunes money very often, or who don't come in contact with much music other than their own iPods. I've found that it exposed me to very different kinds of music, so I'm branching out and leaving the safety of my little haven of indie pop.

PS: I didn't actually watch the video so if there's nudity, it's not my fault.

Turkey Monstaaar!

Okay so last night I had a very long talk with my internal therapist, and I explained to her all my reasons for starting a blog. TOGETHER, mind you, together, we came to the conclusion that it was a really dumb idea and that I really should have given myself the night and day that I normally do to think about it. But whatever, I already said I'd do it, posted it on facebook and everything, so, what the heck? I might as well follow through with this teeny tiny commitment.

Anyway, I don't really know what I'm doing. I once had a family blog a few years ago that I got bored with, and now I don't have anything interesting to say. So I suppose I might as well take advantage of the space and use it to post photos or scans of my drawings and paintings and drawing/paintings. How exciting!

Okay so this isn't a drawing or a painting or a drawing/painting, but I like to think of it as a very eccentric sculpture. We made it a few years ago out of a turkey and various foods around the kitchen. It was highly entertaining.

First Entry!!!

Look, aren't the colors pretty? Okay so I'm not exactly sure what I'm doing. Normally before I make a dumb decision I give myself a day and a night before I do anything but today I was just bored so I thought, "Hey, why not start a blog!" This is different from my previous thought of, "Hey, why not start a vlog!" in that I haven't given this any consideration at all. I was just tired of checking my friend's blog and thinking, "Darn! Why won't she post anything?" (hint hint). So here I am!

I used to have a vlog on YouTube but I got bored with that, just as I'll probably get bored with this. But if it gives me something to do for a few weeks, why not? I know some of you guys actually enjoyed my vlog (like one of you) so maybe you'll like this too, I don't know. I'm thinking I'll just post little updates, maybe rants, maybe some of my drawings and paintings. Just like my video blog, my text blog will grow as it goes. And if you truly love me, you'll forgive the dumb things I say.

Testing

So how exactly does this work...? Testing, testing, one two three!