chris’ Neighborhood

I love to read. From now on when people ask me what I do I'm just going to say I read. I read every day, twice a day at least. I read when I have lunch and I read when I go to bed. If I can't sleep or wake early, I read. I try and spend most sundays reading all day.

When my children were babies I read to them and as they got older they read to me. And I loved all those childrens picture books. There are some beautiful books out there but also some not so good and its hard to tell by the cover. So I was pretty pleased to read about this site lookybook through the week. They have a stack of picture books that you can  flip all the way through. You can check them out and if yu like them there is a link and you can buy them. Good idea I think as it is hard to judge a book by its cover. No Lynely Dodd unfortunately. I could spend hours in this place. Worth a look if you have kids. I like Bad Kitty - a good read.

lookybook

17.  We Are All Welcome Here - Elizabeth Berg - This was a good story of strong women dealing with adversity until the end, which was too tidy and unrealistic for me.  I'll have to read more of her novels because she has a good writing style, but this one left me with a bad taste in my mouth.

18.  The Mystery of the Third Lucretia - Susan Runholt - This is a youth mystery that I read for professional development.  It was OK as far as youth mysteries go.  I'm trying to find a good author to suggest when girls love Nancy Drew and want more books like them. 

Reading entries.

Black Ribbon

1. The passing away of my Uncle Bob on July 7, 2008.  This was due to surgical incompetence and massive complications arising from that surgery over the following five months while in the hospital.

Black Ribbon

 2. The disappearance of my friend on July 25th, many years ago when we were teenagers.  Her murdered body was subsequently found 4 months later.  The person who committed this crime has never been found.

Black Ribbon

 

3. The passing away of my ex-father-in-law, Jim, on July 30, 2006.  As I am not part of the family anymore, I do not know of the circumstances.  The obituary stated that family was by his side when he passed, so I assume he was in the hospital.  He was remarried, and my ex-husband does not know much of what happened, either.  They did not have a close relationship.  I know that he was diabetic, overweight, and had survived 3 heart attacks within days of each other when he was younger. 

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twee! friendly song collection

All About Down

Racecar

is it okay that i danced around to both n'sync and backstreet boy tunes while cleaning our washrooms?

well... in my defence, i was completely alone in the house.

wait - is it okay that i admitted to the world of internet that i did such a thing?

Try To Remember :: Memories Are Made of This - Calliope No. 8

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This one is such a treat because I went to google to search for some artwork and there is NOT one mention anywhere online of MEG HINGES - not one - no photos, no blurbs, no nothing.  I didn't think it was possible to stump google any more....  I don't know if Meg Hinges is a person or just a band name, but if you like SLOAN or IMPERIAL TEEN you might like Meg Hinges with her/their catchy lyrics and jangly guitar.  Ahhhhhh.....

This kind of love

meg hinges

 07/26/2008 04:38:40  ♥ written by vu ()

Skybombers - It Goes Off

Here's a quicky, just because there are some news & notes. Since, you may have noticed, I like doing these theme posts, this theme are one-song submissions.

They are very easy to write about (hey, it's just three minutes of your life!) but because they're based on one song, there's really not much I can write about.

First up, if you have a need to get all the latest music news, check out our announcement page. It's updated nearly every few hours, so news junkies will love this.

Some interesting news to note: watch DIG for free, Skybombers Announces new US Tour Dates, download Jeff Hanson music, and if you're in New York - you guys are so lucky. You could be attending Spiegelworld Festival!

That's just a few items from the nearly 100 post I've made since its birth a few days ago!

LOQUAT loquatmusic.com ♥ myspace.com Loqat - There Is A Light That Never Goes Out 1 comment I actually really love San Francisco's Loquat, so imagine my surprise to find that I have an advance copy of their brand new album, Secrets of the Sea - which is not out until the third quarter of this year. I'm probably not even supposed to talk about it until October, but what I can tell you is that it's very, very good. Just keep your eyes here, or site.w♥m for the latest news. Since I can't unveil any music from the new album, I will tell you that I first discovered her a few years ago when Loquat covered The Smiths' classic "There is a Light That Never Goes Out". Since I was already a huge Morrissey/Smiths fan, it's easy to fall in love with her version... which is a safe and very faithful cover. You can download the song from their flash official website.

THERESA ANDERSSON theresaandersson.com ♥ myspace.com Theresa Andersson - Birds Fly Away 1 comment Since I am in love with all-things Swedish, here's a handsome girl called Theresa Andersson. Looking over her press release about her tour dates and the dazzling 700k youtube views. The weird thing is that the press release doesn't indicate any link to the actual video, but if you were curious, it is her playing in her kitchen (in New Orleans?). I was given one of her song, "Birds Fly Away", from her upcoming album Hummingbird, Go! (is that a nod to Thunderbirds Are Go!?) on September 2nd, and I thought it was very 60s pop girl-sounding, but with weird percussion instruments. I was happy to see that Mr Tobias Fröberg is producing her album. Trust me, this is a girl worth keeping an eye on.

THE DARES thedares.com ♥ myspace.com The Dares - Love Me When I Leave 1 comment Speaking of keeping an eye... Here's The Dares, an up-and-coming power pop trio from California, by the way of Vermont. Maybe I'm just old, but usually this kind of high-energy, on the verge of punk, type of music really isn't my cup of tea. However, I would have to admit this "Love Me When I Leave" is pretty catchy. It's very short, I had to re-play it a few more time to hear how well produced it is. They're currently signed to Zomba Recordings, which is a division of Sony/BMG, so expect a push from them on popular radio this Summer. Even if they don't do much this year, youth is on their side, I'm sure you'll hear from them next year.

THE SPACE BETWEEN THINGS myspace.com/thespacebetweenthings The Space Between Things - Towel (More Vocals) 3 comments After three version of his "Towels" song, Chris Hobson, aka The Space Between Things finally settled for his perfect version of "Towels". The irony would be if I f-ed up and uploaded the wrong version :/ I'm not given a whole lot to work with here, just one song and no biography. Instead, he directs me to an interview he did at Daydream Generation, which showcase the awesomely snowy Toronto (which means, shock, he's Canadian). Daydream must really like him, as he's also on their Daydream Generation 5 free compilation (over 300mb of music!) So happy downloading and let me know what you think of his song?

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