An amazing night at the State Fair Grandstand with Brandi Carlile. She is truly awesome and I can't imagine growing tired of seeing/hearing her live. With all my Brandi postings, have I not convinced you yet to see her? :)
The lighting on the stage was dark. Really quite dark. And just not well done (lots of dark eyes). When I first looked at these images on the computer I wasn't feeling it. But then I introduced my best friend "black and white" to the images and bam... the feelings I had last night at the concert came rushing back. Feelings I'd like to bottle for those not-so-great evenings. So while these images maybe aren't perfect (most shot at ISO 3200, 2.8, 1/200), I'm kind of digging them.
The lighting on the stage was dark. Really quite dark. And just not well done (lots of dark eyes). When I first looked at these images on the computer I wasn't feeling it. But then I introduced my best friend "black and white" to the images and bam... the feelings I had last night at the concert came rushing back. Feelings I'd like to bottle for those not-so-great evenings. So while these images maybe aren't perfect (most shot at ISO 3200, 2.8, 1/200), I'm kind of digging them.
Amos Lee was such an added bonus to the evening. He opened and then came on for a song with Brandi. This guy feels his music. Kind of addicted to his song "Careless" right now after hearing it last night.
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although less cute. and less furry. :)
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I'm back for my second installment of "things that make me happy". I think I'm going to try and post this every two weeks. I realize (at least so far) that it makes me pause to think about the past two weeks. It made me remember moments (some included here), that I think I would have forgotten and not appreciated them for what they gave me.
michael cera | my love affair with Michael Cera began years ago with "Arrested Development". My experience has been that you either love or hate this show. (I just have to think about the cornballer and I start laughing.) And then there was Michael Cera in "Juno" (sigh). And most recently "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World". I have to say I thought this movie was super funny. But, for me, Michael Cera can pretty much do anything and I think it's funny.
playing puppets with my niece | last week Jocelin and I got someplace early (story of my life!) and so we had some time to pass (in the car). I had my camera bag, which meant I had my finger puppets and she suggested we play puppets. So we selected puppets like team captains and gave them names (Jos: flutter, pancakes (best name ever!) and pancho; me: molly, nugget and cece). What I loved most about this... it was a much needed reminder to use our imagination more. Kids tap into their imagination in a split-second. Granted, as adults, maybe it isn't always appropriate to break out the puppets when we have some extra time to pass. But how often do we use that time to do something practical or maybe even mindless. Next time try tapping into your imagination and see where it takes you.
ice cream | ok, so I wish ice cream didn't make me happy. But the reality is, it makes me happy. Why can't broccoli or peas make me happy?! A couple of weeks ago, Jocelin and I went to Izzy's for some ice cream. Salted Caramel. Midnight Snack. Lemon Custard. Oreo. So many "happy" options. But really, the best part was (again) seeing Jocelin's excitement over the "izzy" - she thinks it's the coolest. Don't know about the "izzy"... well, I've just given you an excuse to get some ice cream. :)
baby giraffes | how can you resist a baby animal. So when I heard there was a new baby giraffe at the Como Zoo, Jocelin and I had to go visit him. It's so little and so cute. I've never really appreciated how grand giraffes are, until you see a baby next to an adult giraffe. And you don't realize how little the baby is until you see it next to it's mom. It's worth a trip to the zoo...
scala and kolacny brothers | I can't say this music makes me "happy" but I think it's really cool and I'm kind of loving it right now - so I wanted to share. They first caught my attention when I saw the movie trailer for "The Social Network" and had to find out who was singing the "Creep" cover (which, sadly, isn't on itunes yet). But I encourage you to check out their album "One-Winged Angel" (especially their cover of "The Blower's Daughter").
What made you happy recently?
michael cera | my love affair with Michael Cera began years ago with "Arrested Development". My experience has been that you either love or hate this show. (I just have to think about the cornballer and I start laughing.) And then there was Michael Cera in "Juno" (sigh). And most recently "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World". I have to say I thought this movie was super funny. But, for me, Michael Cera can pretty much do anything and I think it's funny.
playing puppets with my niece | last week Jocelin and I got someplace early (story of my life!) and so we had some time to pass (in the car). I had my camera bag, which meant I had my finger puppets and she suggested we play puppets. So we selected puppets like team captains and gave them names (Jos: flutter, pancakes (best name ever!) and pancho; me: molly, nugget and cece). What I loved most about this... it was a much needed reminder to use our imagination more. Kids tap into their imagination in a split-second. Granted, as adults, maybe it isn't always appropriate to break out the puppets when we have some extra time to pass. But how often do we use that time to do something practical or maybe even mindless. Next time try tapping into your imagination and see where it takes you.
ice cream | ok, so I wish ice cream didn't make me happy. But the reality is, it makes me happy. Why can't broccoli or peas make me happy?! A couple of weeks ago, Jocelin and I went to Izzy's for some ice cream. Salted Caramel. Midnight Snack. Lemon Custard. Oreo. So many "happy" options. But really, the best part was (again) seeing Jocelin's excitement over the "izzy" - she thinks it's the coolest. Don't know about the "izzy"... well, I've just given you an excuse to get some ice cream. :)baby giraffes | how can you resist a baby animal. So when I heard there was a new baby giraffe at the Como Zoo, Jocelin and I had to go visit him. It's so little and so cute. I've never really appreciated how grand giraffes are, until you see a baby next to an adult giraffe. And you don't realize how little the baby is until you see it next to it's mom. It's worth a trip to the zoo...
scala and kolacny brothers | I can't say this music makes me "happy" but I think it's really cool and I'm kind of loving it right now - so I wanted to share. They first caught my attention when I saw the movie trailer for "The Social Network" and had to find out who was singing the "Creep" cover (which, sadly, isn't on itunes yet). But I encourage you to check out their album "One-Winged Angel" (especially their cover of "The Blower's Daughter").What made you happy recently?
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I was thinking the other day how when my mom was the age I am right now, that she had a 15-year-old (me), plus my younger brother and sister. I cannot quite imagine being responsible for (and dealing with all the ups and down of) a 15-year-old right now. Then add to that a 13- and 8-year-old. Lucky for her I was such a good kid. ;) Mom, I hope you have a perfectly wonderful birthday. I'll call you later this morning... :)
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Annamay says:
Your mom looks so young! And what a cute baby you were. :)
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I thought it might be fun to (attempt to regularly) share some things that make me happy. Maybe you'll take a moment to think about some things that made you happy today... or last week. Maybe this will get me to pay attention more to when I'm happy. Maybe I'll share something that you didn't know about and then it can make you happy too. Or maybe this idea will end up being lame. Or maybe it won't. ;) Here it goes...
polar bears | a few weeks ago my niece and I participated in a really fun class at the como zoo called "Polar Nights and Northern Lights". It was an overnight class -- so yes, we slept at the zoo, but the polar bears were securely tucked away for the night. ;)
elvis radio | I recently discovered Elvis Radio on my satellite radio. All Elvis, all the time! I also discovered that if I'm crabby when I'm driving, I just need to turn on Elvis Radio and within minutes I'm car-dancing to Elvis. You truly can't help but feel happy.
lawn mowers that start | I learned that running out of oil (my fear, so I keep adding oil), can be as bad as putting in too much oil. Opps. So this week I learned all about draining oil, spark plugs and air filters. And I successfully fixed the mower. And I won't make that oil mistake again!
canoeing | this past friday I took my annual canoe trip with my friend Jandeen. (Well, we call it a trip even if it's just from Taylors Falls to Osceola.) :) I love that this has become a tradition for us! And this year we had perfect weather. Everything about the day was perfect.
air conditioning | I think this one speaks for itself.
I didn't take very many photos on our zoo adventure, but here are a few. It was so cool to be at the zoo without crowds of people. It was almost like the animals were happy to see us. Oh, and that's Jocelin pretending to be a polar bear -- she was kind of a bear at bedtime. ;)
polar bears | a few weeks ago my niece and I participated in a really fun class at the como zoo called "Polar Nights and Northern Lights". It was an overnight class -- so yes, we slept at the zoo, but the polar bears were securely tucked away for the night. ;)
elvis radio | I recently discovered Elvis Radio on my satellite radio. All Elvis, all the time! I also discovered that if I'm crabby when I'm driving, I just need to turn on Elvis Radio and within minutes I'm car-dancing to Elvis. You truly can't help but feel happy.
lawn mowers that start | I learned that running out of oil (my fear, so I keep adding oil), can be as bad as putting in too much oil. Opps. So this week I learned all about draining oil, spark plugs and air filters. And I successfully fixed the mower. And I won't make that oil mistake again!
canoeing | this past friday I took my annual canoe trip with my friend Jandeen. (Well, we call it a trip even if it's just from Taylors Falls to Osceola.) :) I love that this has become a tradition for us! And this year we had perfect weather. Everything about the day was perfect.
air conditioning | I think this one speaks for itself.
I didn't take very many photos on our zoo adventure, but here are a few. It was so cool to be at the zoo without crowds of people. It was almost like the animals were happy to see us. Oh, and that's Jocelin pretending to be a polar bear -- she was kind of a bear at bedtime. ;)
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