“He only dreamed of places now and of the lions on the beach.” *** Some updates and stuff: Album art is almost done! More soon…for now we’re gonna be all secretive. Also a secret: what we’ve decided to name the album…rest assured it is appropriately oceanic/nautical. Escorting a young friend to Osheaga tomorrow…excited to see [...]
Archive for July, 2009
Lions on the Beach
Posted in All the other stuff we write about!, tagged album art, album names, alexis o'hara, christian the lion, ernest hemingway, osheaga, the old man and the sea on July 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Serve!
Posted in All the other stuff we write about!, tagged etsy, osheaga, Pauline Forster, Serve, the crumpet closet, The George, The Selby, vintage dress on July 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Summer has finally arrived! Dance party for all of August! Photo above is of the artist Pauline Forster. OK, it’s of her feet. But check out those violet, sparkly shoes! *** If you aren’t going to Osheaga or whatever, come check out the Head & Hands Serve Beach Volleyball Tournament this Sunday! Some of Erin’s [...]
For SW jo
Posted in All the other stuff we write about!, tagged b.b. king, bo diddley, dual guitar action, dueling banjos, dueling guitars, sleater-kinney, The Sadies on July 29, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Less vintage accoutrement and more dual guitar action? Voilà! Ask and ye shall receive. Oh, and well of course…
Babble on.
Posted in All the other stuff we write about!, tagged carrie brownstein, Courtney Love on July 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Man, if only I could understand Courtney Love’s twitter babble, I would know whether or not this is actually a photo of her bedroom in her old house that’s been seized/stolen or something. Regardless, she misses the wallpaper. Interesting… I enjoy the framed Malibu photo and bedside lamp. More Courtney Love twitter gold: No, Yes [...]
Gratitude Attitude xo
Posted in All the other stuff we write about!, tagged Blue Skies Turn Black, Catherine Brooks, friendship necklaces, i love you man, meyer, sea cave on July 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Let’s make like Oprah and take stock of all the good and kind people and things in our lives and then say “thanks, man”! Can you tell that I watched I Love You, Man this weekend? *** Also, received this group e-mail on FB from BSTB: “ELAN will be putting on a discussion panel on [...]
Hello, Ringo.
Posted in All the other stuff we write about!, tagged bathing suit, nerd boyfriend, nerdboyfriend, ringo starr on July 25, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Yeeeeaah. This will keep us sunny despite a rainy summer weekend!
Sunrise (1927)
Posted in All the other stuff we write about!, tagged 1927, murnau, sunrise on July 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I love this film.
Aimée and The Flustered Genius (is that a good band name?)
Posted in All the other stuff we write about!, tagged aimee van drimmelen, album names, caroline desilets, lil andy, Montreal music, naming albums, portraits on July 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Check out these lovely protraits by the talented local arteest Aimée van Drimmelen: “Here are the portraits I exhibited at the SVA end-of-residency show. I came with one under my belt and the rest were completed on weekends or late at night when I was done, or procrastinating, my other work. They are based on [...]
this is not an anchor, this boat is not an anchor
Posted in All the other stuff we write about!, tagged Marianna Milhorat, the crumpet closet, this boat is not an anchor, this is not an anchor, vimeo on July 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Watch this amazing film on the interweb! Have patience and a good pair of headphones to assist you in your experience…the sound is subtle in the beginning. “this is not an anchor, this boat is not an anchor” A film by Marianna Milhorat mariannamilhorat.com “Through a dense mist we emerge into a foggy marshland. Slowly [...]
nautical mind
Posted in All the other stuff we write about!, tagged anchor belt, electric prunes, etsy, prim and proper, rykiel, sailor, sailor dress on July 21, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Amber had too much to dream last night, and has consequently been dreaming up music video concepts for some of the songs on the record. One of them features the NW ladies as “smartly dressed sailors.” Here be some handsome pieces I’ve sourced that could do just the trick! So Amber, [...]


