//human behaviour

Doesn’t it just figure that one day before our craft show, I come down with the mother of all colds? I’ve been sniffling and hacking away all morning, and now I’ve resorted to clearing my throat every ten seconds, which can’t be pleasant for anyone who’s within hearing distance.

All in all, this has been a heck of a crappy way to start the weekend.

I don’t know about you, but I get some wacky cravings when I’m sick. I start dreaming about mashed potato and gravy with a big wicker basket full of Pillsbury Doughboy biscuits. I want to watch hours and hours of old school anime (Ranma 1/2, yeah!) or any show/movie with Tina Fey. And I want to bliss out on Björk music.

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Yes, I said Björk music; that woman’s songs deserve their own genre.

Björk: you either hate her or you love her. I don’t know anyone who can just shrug her off. I’m still not quite sure as to how I feel about her, but I know that her music never fails to hit the spot when my body wants some auditory balm.  

Now, let us all close our eyes and zone out to “Human Behaviour.”

//rape survey? really?

Two entries in one day! I’m on a roll!

You can thank CNN for this entry. This morning, I happened to open the CNN app on my iphone, and what did I see? THIS.

What is THIS? It’s a story about a fraternity at the University of Fremont that decided that it would be a great idea to create a survey which included the following question: “If you could rape anyone who would it be?”

 Yep, you read that right: who would you rape?

 Now, I’m all for the freedom of speech. My parents moved to the States when I was a mere lass of four years in order to reap the benefits of the United States Constitution, and I’m always aware and thankful of their sacrifice. Honestly though… does the First Amendment have any say in a situation where a fraternity openly creates an online survey asking members to decide who they would rape?

Way to go, Sigma Phi Epsilon, for underscoring the stereotypes that fraternities have to deal with on a daily basis. I realize that not all fraternity members are bigamists with a penchant for forced sex, but it’s hard to make that distinction when idiots like this make the front page of CNN.

Aaaaand now I'm done with my rant. Whew, I just needed to get that off my chest. 

//cupcake toppers

I promised a preview of what we'll be selling this weekend at our craft show this weekend. Unfortunately, I haven't had a chance to take pictures of our sweet new brooches, but I did steal a few pics of our cupcake toppers from our mates + rubbish store:

You can't tell me that these aren't pretty darned adorable. We have both the kitten and the narwhal in different colors and expressions, so if you're in the Capitol Hill area, you should definitely check us out.

//and we are back... hopefully

And we are back!

Sorry it took months upon months for me to finally get back on the blog train. Hopefully, this round will be a tad more interesting than my initial attempt. I adore my four current friends with a (slightly pathetic) fervor, but I can hopefully round up a few more.

Currently, Emily and I have been super busy putting together items for our first craft fair (huzzah!). I'll post up pictures of our new creations sometime next week.

We did take some time out from the craft room to buy a fake tree and decorate it with all sorts of goodies.

How adorable is the ornament in the third picture? Emily made it for me five years ago, and it is my favorite ornament in the whole entire world. We hadn't even thought to start up a business then, but I should've known that Emily's talents would one day blossom into a business venture.

As for the song of the week, I've decided to stick with the traditional and showcase some of my favorite holiday tunes. Today's is from A Charlie Brown Christmas... you know which one I'm talking about. The cartoon itself depresses me a wee bit (blasphemous, I know), but I love the tune.

//please stand by

Purchasing a home and putting in overtime at work have virtually robbed me of my blog time.

Fear not; I shall be back soon with updates!

//the way we get by

Remember the KEXP countdown I mentioned a few weeks back? Well, they've been currently going down the list, and they have less than a hundred to go. It's really fascinating to see what people have come up with. While I agree with most on the list, there are some that have me scratching my head and muttering, "Huh?"

As I'm sure that there are individuals who have said the same with the choices I've made, I shall not judge.

There's one band that I'd hoped would make it onto the list more often. They're definitely one of my favorite bands of ALL time, and they've been creeping up more often in movies and whatnot. 

Spoon, you may only have made it onto the list once, but all of your songs inhabit special little spaces in my heart. 

I leave you with the one song that did make it on to KEXP's list, and of course, one of my favorite tunes: "The Way We Get By."

As the weather is starting to get a tad chilly, stay warm this weekend, and do something titillating!

//the countdown for 1q84

After months and months and months of anticipation, the final countdown has finally begun!

Haruki Murakami, one of my favorite authors, has finally blessed us with what is said to be his magnum opus: 1Q84. It has already been released in Japan in three volumes, but all volumes of the English language edition will be released on October 25th.

This is Amazon's product description of the novel:

The year is 1984 and the city is Tokyo.

A young woman named Aomame follows a taxi driver’s enigmatic suggestion and begins to notice puzzling discrepancies in the world around her. She has entered, she realizes, a parallel existence, which she calls 1Q84 —“Q is for ‘question mark.’ A world that bears a question.” Meanwhile, an aspiring writer named Tengo takes on a suspect ghostwriting project. He becomes so wrapped up with the work and its unusual author that, soon, his previously placid life begins to come unraveled. 

As Aomame’s and Tengo’s narratives converge over the course of this single year, we learn of the profound and tangled connections that bind them ever closer: a beautiful, dyslexic teenage girl with a unique vision; a mysterious religious cult that instigated a shoot-out with the metropolitan police; a reclusive, wealthy dowager who runs a shelter for abused women; a hideously ugly private investigator; a mild-mannered yet ruthlessly efficient bodyguard; and a peculiarly insistent television-fee collector.A love story, a mystery, a fantasy, a novel of self-discovery, a dystopia to rival George Orwell’s—1Q84 is Haruki Murakami’s most ambitious undertaking yet: an instant best seller in his native Japan, and a tremendous feat of imagination from one of our most revered contemporary writers.

A dystopic [sic] novel about modern Japan? Tangled love connections? A mystery AND a fantasy all in three volumes? SOLD!