music is a must.

especially on a windy night like tonight.
a little music helps drown out all the crazy noise my house makes during the wind.
[it's supposed to snow a foot tonight. i don't believe it, but there are already a few inches on the ground and it's not even 1 am. so we'll see.]

anyway. just wanted to share a few things.

1. portugal. the man: i can't stop listening. it just never gets old. and the louder the better. super inspiring too. [http://www.myspace.com/portugaltheman] listen to all of them, but my favorites are "my mind" and "shade".

2. jackie greene: my friend liz told me about him. not only does he have fabulous hair, he's super talented as well.
[http://www.myspace.com/jackiegreene] again. all of the songs are excellent. "closer to you" makes me smile big time. such a sweet song. i just might ask him to play at my wedding. ha. [& no. my wedding is not any time in the near future!]

*just open a new browser, copy & paste one of those addresses, let the songs play while you peruse the internet, & i promise you will have a little extra swing in your step when you get up from the computer. :]

3. a little book i made tonight. i'm hoping to fill it with photos and stuff from korea this summer. i have a lot of work to do convincing my dad to let me go still. so i guess i made this out of wishful thinking. :] that is my favorite shape for the ultra shapexpress. i have to admit. it's a tool i never imagined actually using for my own stuff, but i love love love that shape! it's just too perfect for making minis. i made another very similar mini with the hambly clearly heavy overlays for the covers and some of my favorite scenic route papers. it's far from done, but i'll share it when it's a little closer to done. [p.s. sadly, the usx doesn't cut through the hambly clearly heavy overlays. :[ but i still used the shape template to trace the shape and cut it out with my microtip scissors.]

so much for getting ahead on my homework. :/
goodnight. :]