Posted in Soundrack on Dec 15th, 2008 3 Comments »
I hesitate to mention this because I feel like such a whiner, but I just can’t seem to get into Christmas this year. Jesus, shopping, family, friends, baking – whatever Christmas represents, I’m not feelin’ it. We’re not traveling this year, and even though I love visiting family, I look forward to the years we [...]
Posted in Soundrack on Oct 1st, 2008 No Comments »
The Muxtape is back! Only I’m going back to calling it a Mixtape. Muxtape was shut down by the RIAA this summer, and I cried in my beer for days over it. I don’t know who this Justin kid is, but I feel like he represented the Say Anything generation well in his fight to [...]
Posted in Bryan, Soundrack, Until Death Do Us Part (and to the Death it will be) on Jul 27th, 2008 9 Comments »
About a month ago a new friend asked me how I met Bryan, and I was caught up in telling our story. It’s a fun story, and I love to tell it, so please ask me to whenever you see me next. It makes me smile. Today is our 7th wedding anniversary. And in writing [...]
Posted in Picture Book, Soundrack on Jul 23rd, 2008 No Comments »
It occurred to me this year that Sufjan Stevens may never release another album EVER AGAIN. It sure seems like that, anyway, and I’m not the only one who thinks so. But listening to Andrew Bird play live at Zoo Tunes tonight, I decided I just might be able to live with that. Andrew Bird [...]
Posted in Soundrack on Jul 13th, 2008 5 Comments »
I discovered most of these songs while driving around in my car during our latest heat wave, so it’s become a road trip mix. It’s true that I have a minivan, but this mini van happens to have a sun roof, a decent stereo, and two kids who like the music I listen to. So [...]
Posted in Soundrack on Jun 29th, 2008 1 Comment »
I meant to post this mix weeks ago, but I’ve been having so much fun reading and playing outside that I just couldn’t be bothered. My apologies, but I hope you’ll understand. As before, click here to listen (remember to open a new browser or tab), then come back to read all about it. The [...]
Posted in Soundrack on Jun 2nd, 2008 3 Comments »
I’m so forever in love with Muxtape.com. Even though my last mix was accidentally deleted by a software error, I’m still a fan. Because really, how fair would it be for me to put up with all the consistent Twitter outages, only to slam Muxtape for one mistake? They seem to be on the ball [...]
Posted in Soundrack on May 18th, 2008 9 Comments »
Like any child of the 80′s, I heart the mix tape. I make them all the time, for every possible reason. I’ve even considered writing a book about the soundtrack to my life, but this guy thought of it first (and I’m not the only one bitter about it). I’m always trying to figure out [...]
Posted in Seen, Heard, Said, Soundrack on Mar 20th, 2008 No Comments »
I went back to the gym today after a month long hiatus (kids were sick, my back went out, my mom was here, blah blah blah). I ran/walked 2.5 miles on the treadmill and the endorphins definitely kicked in. My soul and my body are very happy right now. I’ve listened to Cloud Cult’s Meaning [...]
Posted in Seen, Heard, Said, Soundrack on Mar 15th, 2008 1 Comment »
We just got back from the Gymnastics studio where we threw a joint birthday party for Thomas and Ruthie. (Which is THE way to do winter birthdays, by the way. I walked in with my pizzas and walked out with my brain intact). Bryan continued the party at home by putting on a Daft Punk [...]
Posted in Seen, Heard, Said, Soundrack on Jan 11th, 2008 2 Comments »
This is Mike Doughty. I love his voice and his rockin’ music. It must be played loud.
Posted in Soundrack on Jan 7th, 2008 No Comments »
I recently heard a song by Nikka Costa on KCRW’s Morning Becomes Ecclectic, and checked out her stuff on iTunes. I ended up buying her debut album from 2001, Everybody Got Their Something. I really like it because the whole thing has a vibe, it’s very cohesive. Plus, I have a special place in my [...]
Posted in Seen, Heard, Said, Soundrack on Nov 18th, 2007 8 Comments »
Staying home from church with Thomas this morning to avoid spreading the croup, I heard this interesting story on NPR’s weekend edition about the Southern Baptist Conference updating its hymnal with hundreds of contemporary praise songs written by famous recording artists like Michael W. Smith and Matt Redman. Behind the scenes here at This Pile [...]
Posted in Soundrack on Oct 5th, 2007 4 Comments »
Lately I’ve been in a domestic mood – making weekly dinner menus, catching up on laundry, decorating with fresh things, lighting candles, baking bread, and the like. I’m just trying to stay afloat when the dreariness outside makes it always feel like just before dawn. The music that has carried me through this week is [...]
Posted in Soundrack on Sep 27th, 2007 2 Comments »
Bryan and I both enjoy making music mixes, and over the years people have asked us where we find our music. I will now let you in on our little secret… For the last few years we have subscribed to Paste Magazine, which is an awesome music/movie/culture publication that actually includes a CD with each [...]
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