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The Civil Wars...

"Poison and Wine"

"Barton Hollow"

Today at work, one of the sales associates heard me humming a tune as I was re-working a table display and he asked me what I was humming. I told him it was a Civil War song and he busted out with  a laugh sure to awaken Dallas. I told him it wasn't a song from the Civil War but that it's a band and he thought that was even funnier. I didn't understand why there was a second laugh but I guess he thought it was funny. 

My sister (once again) introduced me to The Civil Wars which is a duo band partly from Nashville and partly from Alabama. Joy Williams and John Paul White are the voices behind the name, which isn't funny. Their music is actually somewhat serious and deeply entrenched in story telling with love and the emotions that come with it being the subject.

There is passion and true grit in their sound... thus the name The Civil Wars. Enjoy.

some pretty neat furniture/ lighting designs

When I grow up...

British Humor is Jolly Good

One of my friends showed me this video camping and it made me laugh so hard. This clip is from a Television show on BBC One called "Walk on the Wild Side." The shows website  doesn't have any other episodes up to watch, so I guess YouTube is going to have to suffice. 

Why have I never seen this before

last night I ate meat

For the first time in a couple of years (maybe my boyfriend will argue with me because he thinks my memory is that of of a gold fish) I ate a steak last night. I'm not a veggie but just would prefer to eat other animals besides cow. Any way, I don't know if this news is news but I had pictures of meat art in my inspirational folder on my desktop and I thought well why not celebrate being inspired and eating at the same time. I predict this is a once every once-and-a-while thing but I will admit it I missed A1 Steak Sauce. go meat!

Band of Horses remix

I am bummed that Band of Horses is going to be so close to me (Nokia Theatre in Grand Prarie) on thursday an I am not going to see them. Gosh darn work... This is a remix of the popular song "No one's gonna love you more than I do" by Cleo Green/ Paul Epworth. enjoy.

I am a fan

There are still gentlemen left in Manhattan

I think (in general) after people get out of college most tend to drift away from the ones who gave them the inspiration and knowledge to help them succeed in the world, their professors. I am fortunate enough to say that this isn't the case for me.  One of the most amazing, cooky, well dressed, well spoken, inspiring, and vivacious teachers I have ever had wrote a collumn about me and two other women who inspire him on his blog, TheBespokenFor. Professor Knoth, or Ron Knoth who teaches at LIM College in Manhattan writes weekly exerpts on his blog mainly about "mens fashion, life, and everything else."  His language and wonderful expression of words married with pictures is a breath of fresh air for anyone seeking to read about fashion and the world surrounding it. It is my delight and pleasure to call Mr. Knoth a mentor and a friend of mine. He always surprises me with the things he finds and is truely a New York peach. Please visit his blog and if you are intrested, he included me in one of his more recent articles entitled Three Great Women and One Great Store. 


Professor Knoth, thank you.