hiatus

hey all. sorry for the lack of photos! amist teaching, going to indiana, and my computer trying to commit suicide, posting pics has been difficult. I'll get some up soon of the tree and indiana. :)

WATCH THIS VIDEO!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ql58kZE7hL0&feature=related


Oh my word...first off the song is amazing! She picks such baller songs to cover - The Beatles, Elton John's Madman Across the Water?! - it's such a great song, but so obscure! good call...and here's a classic by the Counting Crows. It's just such an tension-y song. It just makes my soul ache and long for love and beauty and Jesus...and to go back to New England when it's raining. :) She does such a great job with it because it's dang hard to cover a Counting Crows' song because the guy's voice is so unique. And the addition of the cello (its a cello right?) is awesome. Small, trivial request to God- to marry a man who plays the violin or cello. It's a small detail, but he says to ask for what we want right? ;)

woops-no tree

I'll post the pic of the tree tomorrow...

Brandi and tree

Apparently I haven't put a pic on my blog since Friday...I didn't think it's been that long...but the past few weeks have been NUTS. I stayed up til 5:30 this morning doing a powerpoint I'm supposed to teach tomorrow, only have to have my prof completely change most of it this afternoon. :/ Life is just frustrating sometimes. This blog is geared to help me reduce anxiety, and today has been a very, very anxious day...but I've felt the Spirit encouraging me and helping to ward off me placing too much on my shoulders. I still do my part and try to heap it on there for myself to carry, but He's been so gracious to me today. I am grateful God.

For now, I am chilling at Espresso Art, jamming to Brandi Carlile while I attempt to memorize the new presentation and grade my students unit projects. Being a teacher is going to be a crazy mess...I wonder what God is inviting me into...hmmmm....

http://youtube.com/watch?v=CNYOea9eRPo

The above is a link to Brandi's song "Closer to You". It's such a fun song. It has more energy than her other songs. I really like to listen to it when I ride my bike or drive. I also love her style - she's so inspirational for me!!! She's so young, but has this rockin', low voice and can change her inflections so it sounds frickin awesome. Her music has very folky elements, which I am very into these days. But she sings about relationships, not just with guys, but family and others (particularly her brother)...which also makes me happy. I love how she takes simple things and tweaks them into these creative songs. :) Wow-thanks Jesus for music.

She's playing here soon with the Indigo Girls - woot. I'm there

my job

Tonight, Erin graciously attended a symposium banquet with me as a culmination of my research. Officially, it is done with, but I'll still be finishing up some loose ends this summer. It was a really random evening with good food. At least working for NASA gets you something because I'll be honest, the pay isn't great... :)

Here's the website of the people I work for...click on Impact Processes and you'll see some of the images I work with.

www.hirise.lpl.arizona.edu

mums the word

These flowers were for Hannah's friend and family reception. They're mums - a typical flower of autumn, but usually they're smaller and more fall-ish colors. But apparently they're still blooming in Spring as well. They were pretty dang beautiful (and still are - sitting on our counter), but unfortunately I couldn't get the shots I wanted. Here are two that I thought were better than the others. They look kinda like sea anenomes.

For Julie

Per her request...here's a link to the recorded version of the band I played in a few weeks ago at church.

http://www.villagersonline.com/download/index_byContent.php?type=music

Click on anything by the Refrigerator Magnets or Three Chicks and a Drummer...I'm singing/playing on these songs...