week in review: hmmmm.....

Well, I feel like I don't have a whole lot to share about the week that I haven't already. It's included a trip to court, a number of now finished craft projects, and the anticipation of a long weekend.

But since something is usually better than nothing, I'll leave you with a song that's been in my head all day. I'm a big fan of Ingrid Michaelson and even got to see her in concert this spring. Her song Far Away was an instant favorite of mine. Something in its whimsical nature feels like a three minute and four second daydream. She doesn't have an official video for it, so I heisted this one off of YouTube. It's cleverly done, even if it's not my exact interpretation.

(As I was searching for her link, I just discovered she's releasing a new album next week! Could I be this lucky?)

So my one plan this weekend is to sit on the back porch with the fall breeze and a bottle of Woodchuck (hey, it's cider! that's fall-ish, right?) as I listen to some Ingrid and drift far away.

Have a great weekend!

music: from KY to VA

My lovely friend Kerri snail-mailed me the perfect mix CD for my move from KY to VA.  It's gotten a lot of mileage, even since my arrival.  What kind of music you ask?  I call it a folky mix with a twinge of country.  Kerri calls it Americana.  It's well worth sharing, so from Kerri to me to you, here is possibly the Best Mix Ever (via iTunes).

1)  Unglamorous*  -  Lori McKenna

2)  Surrounded  -  Chantal Kreviazuk

3)  Basement Apt.*  -  Sarah Harmer

4)  Come On Get Higher  -  Matt Nathanson

5)  Naked as We Came  -  Iron & Wine

6)  Trouble  -  Ray LaMontagne

7)  One Man  -  Lori McKenna

8)  Out Loud  -  Mindy Smith

9)  I Play Music  -  Rosie Thomas

10) Witness To Your Life*  -  Lori McKenna

11) Windmills  -  Mutual Admiration Society

12) World Spins Madly On  -  The Weepies 

13) Lost in the Valley  -  Rose Cousins

14) Such Great Heights  -  Iron & Wine

15) If You Ask  -  Lori McKenna

16) Tennessee  -  Mindy Smith

17) Look At Miss Ohio  -  Gillian Welch

18) Dance If You Want To  -  Rose Cousins

19) If Not for You  -  Derek Webb & Sandra McCracken

20) Southern Anthem  -  Iron & Wine

* not included in iTunes iMix

new music for a new year

I'm digging this new artist Yael Naim. That is to say I like this song, but not so sure about the rest. Never took French in high school, so I'm a little lost on the majority of her album. But I love the happiness of "New Soul". I plan to add it to my work playlist and fill my office with sunshine on those Kentucky-gray winter days.