dear Santa:

Heard Museum

----> ancient to contemporary Native art from all over the world. i love the minimalism and how that minimalism is so un-contrived & organic, unlike so much Western ultra-modern minimalist & abstract art (which i love too). and it is astounding how modern some of the stuff from like the 1100's is. i can't stand most Western art pre-18th century; this was all so much more exciting. they had it right.






a "fence" (looks sort of like drug paraphanalia to me...uh...)
















made with felt-tip markers








feather necklace


punk bracelet!




Europeans HAHA




"like a fat child..."

i went to PHX, AZ

Funny the cat






Feelies, The New Yorker, brogues


ate breakfast at the famous & delicious Over Easy

shopped at Stinkweeds where i purchased: Joy Division's Unknown Pleasures on vinyl & Robyn Hitchcock's Respect, The The's Infected, Jesus & Mary Chain singles collection, & Superchunk's new EP Leaves In The Gutter on cd.

iced coffee from LUX


went to a wine/beer/sweet-tea-vodka tasting where we bought some Dogfish Head Punkin Ale...


...and to a bar that had PBR on the bathroom door


went to the Heard Museum






rode the Light Rail




saw Those Darlins, who are on the fantastically named Oh Wow Dang Records


and best of all was the Bloodshot Records BBQ, which ended up being one of the greatest things ever. saw The Silos & talked to the wonderful Walter Salas-Humara about my favorite band ever, Vulgar Boatmen, saw the Waco Brothers, who are MINDBLOWING live, & met Jon Langford (from Wacos & MEKONSSS). also saw Exene Cervanka from X and other good people & met/hung out with lots of super dudes.

"RESERVED"


The Silos




Jon Langford playing with Rosie Flores


WACO BROS


their rendition of George Jones' "White Lightning" was FREAKING INSANEly amazing.


Jon is my new BFF. also note my dad's sweet Pavement t.

Around My Room, Around The House, Around Town

Things Of Interest In My Room


my mom made this for her art class but i loved it so much i had to have it. it's Rapunzel, made out of a cardboard tube. you can pull the string and her hair falls out of the "castle."


i love this bust of Ben Franklin- it's actually a cologne bottle, from an antique store, that i got as a gift several years ago. next to it is a sweet globe pencil sharpener i got in Mexico last summer. oh & behind Ben is Daniel Manus Pinkwater's autograph!


poem in the shape of Manhattan


homemade CORGI NECKLACE, that i envisioned & my mom made for me. i think his name is Carl.


'Round The Frontyard & Backyard & Indoors


my two favorite boys in the world! my Saab JoJo & my kitty William.




just hangin'




i made the stained glass thing in high school when my class spent a week in Pine Mountain, Kentucky.


folk art on the walls


Buddy Holly & Everly Brothers postcards & Old 97's concert poster in my bathroom


We Saw Blue Mountain At A Blues Bar On The Water, Then Took Pictures In The Parking Lot






Pensacola Beach