obsessed: joanna newsom

joanna newsom is the kind of girl i hate - talented, whimsical, and so naturally beautiful with her long flowing hair and skinny legs i can't help but be jealous. but as if all that wasn't enough, shes so fucking likable i want to scream because i'll never be that soft spoken or have that sweet, coquettish little laugh that draws people to me and makes them wonder what's going on in that pretty little head. that is to say, i wish i were joanna newsom. the little pixie is coming out with a new album on february 23, which i am most excited to hear, but i'm revelling in the cover art for now. my dream apartment interior decor scheme - cluttered fairytale.

as if the cover art didn't get me going enough, album details have me sitting on the edge of my seat: Have One on Me is a triple album (triple album!!!), it runs about 2 hours, and a most delicate song, kingfisher, can be streamed currently at drag city. i'm sure after listening you will see what all the fuss is about.

miss joanna also performed some songs live in australia about a month ago, below is 'easy' but you can find others on cloudedsunny's youtube page. perhaps you may be the next to see her live. she's gracing toronto with her presence on march 13 and plays back to back dates in montreal on the 14th and 15th.

contest part 1: winners

i finally got around to choosing winners for the contest, and although my methods may have been unorthodox i can't help to be compelled to think that the winners were meant to be.

you see, i said i would use random.org to choose winners and hey, i went there! the only thing is, i don't have a subscription so i couldn't use the third-party draw service but the random number generator was in the sidebar so i decided i'd run it twice instead. each entrant was given a number equivalent to the sequence in which they entered. the first number thrown back was 1 which was cool, yea. and then the second one was 2 at which point i started to get annoyed. i know, i know random is random and any sequence is only coincidental, but gosh darn statistics get me everytime! i just had to cheat and run a function in excel because 1 and 2 simply didn't feel random enough (i know! quit hastling me over it!). you know what i got thrown back by excel?! 1 and 2! things were getting eerie now, was i doing it wrong?! i just had to use another program to get random numbers again and considering there were 6 entrants i thought, hey! virtual dice! duh! and the goshdarn thing rolled 1 and 2 again. i quit there, it must have been meant to be and so it is!

after all, congratulations to Lola and Reece! i will be in touch to deliver the cards.

stay tuned for part two of the contest coming friday/saturday (don't hold me to it)

contest part 1: the ampersand card

growing up, my parents were always making promises they could never follow through on. i always thought they made these promises with the intention of breaking them and i swore i'd never become one of those people. lo and behold, i've become just like my parents, as everyone eventually does, and i've started to make promises i find increasingly difficult to fulfill. i've come to realize that they did intend to keep their promises but unexpected obligations would arise and, poof! there goes the disney land savings fund. similarly, i did have every intention of posting the contest on this blog days ago but things came up! a broken backlight on my laptop for example, or a missing usb cord to transfer photos from my camera to my backup computer. and listen, i hate being that person to make excuses but damn it, i think i deserve to this time! i spent over $50 to make this blog entry today! (kinkos = assholes). in conclusion, please forgive the delay and enter the contest so i know it was all worth it!

now for the contest details

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with valentines day approaching i thought it was only appropriate to make the prize valentines themed and i also wanted to put my printmaking skills (or lack there of) back to use. up for grabs are 2 valentines cards (approx. 15 cm x 15 cm) with this sexy little pin up on a background of ampersands.


relation between the two, you ask? well take a look inside! perfect for that special someone you just can't get enough of!


to enter, simply send me a message, or leave a comment below that says 'enter me' along with some valentines day musings. you must have a blogger account so i can message you if you have won and we can arrange delivery. for those in waterloo, we can exchange in person, and who knows - maybe i'll have some baked treats for you as well. to select the winners, i will enter all the entrants into 'random.com' and select 2 winners from there.

the last day to enter is monday february 8 but stay tuned for part two of the giveaway within the next couple of days - there will be 3 more cards available following the same theme but with a different design.

exes and ohs!