it's actually winter here

i just went for a walk to the humane society and look at what it was like outside...



That's right folks! 42 DEGREES!!! I was totally legit in wearing my fleece, puffy vest, a scarf, hat, with some crappy mittens, and still being cold!!!

BAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!! i love it when it's cold outside.

My sister, bro, and i usually take walks in the winter, so it was lovely to get outside with Jesus and just hang out. I also put away the fall stuff and got out the Christmas stuff - yeaH!

Hope you can enjoy Tucson's cold weather!

happy thanksgiving

(notice the title of the file) - oh nataliedee

i am very grateful for awesome food, awesome friends, my job that I love, and an amazing God who is with me

The Weepies live - heck friggin yes

Yes, they were amazing. Their sound was impeccable, produced by their very awesome gear. They also tons of BEAUTIFUL guitars (open body Gibson electric, gorgeous Taylor, telecaster, Les Paul) and a really fun drummer.

Though it was super late last night, I'm so grateful - I prayed this morning begging God for help to get through the day, and he didn't have to because it was my own dang fault I was so tired - but he helped me have a super awesome day and really enjoy my students :)

So here's one of their music videos...

a weekend with The National

This weekend I basically did 3 things: designed the curriculum for the new classes I'm going to teach next year, baked pies, and listened to The National.

I've spent 7 hours designing my new courses and about 5 hours baking yesterday, all the while listening to The National. I knew they were good, but I had never spent a ton of time listening to them. Does that ever happen to you? Where you respect a band, know they're incredible, but haven't arrived at the place where you're jamming out to them?

Well this weekend I made up for it.

So here's a few songs from them...such amazing musicians!

Portland Cello Project

I saw this band with Laelia during Tucson's first Second Saturdays Downtown - they were spectacular.

This is their new-ish video for their song "Denmark". It's so beautiful, powerful, inspiring, and yet soothing - listen to it...and then listen to it again.

Tucson is a Science City

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An article from the Star about Tucson's science heritage. Fun to read, but explains a lot about our punky attitude here in town..

carla morrison

Carla Morrison is awesome indie musician from Mexico. She guest DJed for NPR and played some great songs, including a few of her own. It's a great listen.

at the botanical gardens

tracy and i hung out and read our Bibles at the botanical gardens today. it's only about 67 degrees outside, and it was so freaking awesome. we read hunks of isaiah and psalms and i love it when i can feel Jesus right there with us, and he totally was today.

i'm very grateful for his presence these days...and the cool weather....

it's 56 degrees outside

heck friggin' yes. thank you God for answering my prayers.



so I sat outside and read my Bible, while I drank a cubano I made at the Sage and listened to Bon Iver.

what a glorious evening...

it's not winter

but I feel like I've jumped straight past fall and am longing for winter...so there's your explanation for the snowy background. tucson has just started to feel like fall, but it snowed at my parent's house in indiana this weekend - crazy!

Our Favorite Signs at the Rally to Restore Sanity :: Blogs :: List of the Day :: Paste

Our Favorite Signs at the Rally to Restore Sanity :: Blogs :: List of the Day :: Paste

so funny...

go see WAITING FOR SUPERMAN

a few little previews...