Sunday, January 30, 2011

Top Four Songs Called "Closing Time"

  1. Tom Waits, "Closing Time"
  2. Lyle Lovett, "Closing Time"
  3. Leonard Cohen, "Closing Time"
  4. Semisonic, "Closing Time" (aaahh, the 90's)

Friday, January 28, 2011

A Few Things I Need to Add to My Life


  1. More pattern in my wardrobe, as today I can't help but notice I'm wearing The World's Most Boring Outfit.

  2. More music, because I've gotten into a bad habit of listening to nothing or to the same things over and over.

  3. Less clutter. Adding less of something makes total sense to me.

  4. More fruits and vegetables.
  5. Daily art-making.

Monday, January 3, 2011

Crochet 2010!

1. squares for Terron



















































2. granny squares for Robin





















3. zig-zag stripes for Amy's baby Rachel


























4. log cabin for Heather's baby Miriam


























5. log cabin for Greg's baby Jason























6. stripes for Mary's baby Charlie


























7. zig-zags for Katherine's baby Charlie



















8. grid for Angeles




















































9. log cabin for Alley household


























10. un-finished log cabin squares afghan

11. coffee cup sleeves for co-workers

12. Harry Potter scarves for nieces and nephews

Sunday, January 2, 2011

Books I Read in 2010

  1. The Interrogative Mood, by Padgett Powell
  2. The Recipe Club: A Tale of Food and Friendship, by Andrea Israel
  3. Nowhere Else on Earth, by Josephine Humphreys
  4. The Sun Also Rises, by Ernest Hemingway
  5. Olive Kitteridge, by Elizabeth Strout
  6. The Code of the Woosters, by P.G. Wodehouse
  7. Wild Ginger, by Anchee Min
  8. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, by Stieg Larsson
  9. The Pickup, by Nadine Gordimer
  10. The Girl Who Played with Fire, by Stieg Larsson
  11. Rules of Prey, by John Sanford
  12. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, by Mary Ann Shaffer
  13. Of Bees and Mist, by Erick Setiawan
  14. Freedom, by Jonathan Franzen
  15. Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen
  16. Gunn's Golden Rules: Life's Little Lessons for Making It Work, by Tim Gunn
  17. An Object of Beauty, by Steve Martin
(I feel like something is missing.)