Wednesday, October 29, 2008

1000 Songs



Do yourself a favor and listen to this podcast and buy this book. I was listening to it this morning on the bus to work. It's all great music but the one that stopped me in my tracks was Reinbert de Leeuw version of Satie's Gnossiennes No. 2. I am a HUGE fan of Satie and I love to hear him get exposure, even though he wrote this in the late 1800s.

Go to the link below to listen.

1,000 Recordings To Hear Before You Die

My new project is to gather all these songs and burn them to a DVD. I might even give them a lucky few as a christmas gift :)

Thursday, October 16, 2008

Crashed Car



For the last week or so since I've been working at a firm only 2.5 or so miles down Capitol Hill, I've been walking either to work or home. Depending on if it's raining or not. I try to pick a different route every time. Yesterday on Pine just off 20th I stumbled upon the Girly Man truck. I'm not sure what happened to these vehicles or why they're sitting on a city street. But it was entertainment for me as I walked home...

my future floor


After lunch with my aunt Alice a few days ago I went by the Seattle Public Library to get my new library card and also wait for my sister to come pick me up.

This floor is in the first floor check out area of the library. I thought it was really cool with the letters raised up. There are multiple languages featured but they didn't seem to spell or say anything. It might be something the architect created for the building or maybe it's artwork. Not sure. More investigation may be necessary.

Meanwhile I am legal to check out books from the library. A friend said they have a fabulous collection of music (Seattle, go figure). So that will be the first thing on my list next time I go by.

http://www.spl.org/default.asp?pageID=branch_central_visit_art&branchID=1

Oh! I was right about the artwork. It's by Ann Hamilton. Read about it at the link above...

Friday, October 10, 2008

Stars



Well I am no longer a Seattle concert virgin. Last night my sis and I went to see Stars for my very first Seattle concert ever. It was at a fantastic venue called The Showbox. I don't think it was a sold out show, but there was a TON of people there. We started the night at The Pink Door and had their yummy pappardelle al ragù bolognese and tiramisu. Then we went to The Zig Zag Cafe for a couple drinks before the show. The show was great and we loved the venue. We had alot of fun, maybe too much fun!

Tonight


Tonight I get to go to an actual couture fashion show. The firm I've been freelancing for had me design the event's invitation. The designer is Luly Yang. The event starts at 6 with a pre-party. Then all of us from Rocketdog have runway seats and then we get to go to the afterparty with Luly herself. We even get special Luly Signature gift bags! I'll post photos if I get any with the iPhone. :)