LA, Day One... New Years Eve

It's about time for a new post!
This is our (Liz and I) New Years' Eve! We flew into LAX on NYE, and after some terrifying cab rides and primping and general OMG-we're-in-LA-freaking out we headed out to the Viper Room for a night of The Binges/Rhinobucket/Head Cat.
The Binges were amazing and the absolute cutest Punky band I have ever witnessed. I would like to put them in a box and keep it in my closet, and take them out when I need a good dose of ridiculously cute punk. I highly recommend checking them out.
Rhinobucket was interesting. I talked to one of them and he seemed not to like me one bit. Or maybe that was him being the aloof rock star... So, I made him feel old. Not entirely on purpose... quite by accident. But looking back, I'm glad. Ha! The one good thing about them is their bass player's dimples. That, in my opinion, saves them.
And Head Cat was, of course, amazing. Lemmy from Motorhead, Slim Jim from the Stray Cats, and Danny from.....
They were lovely lovely lovely, and Slim Jim has not changed one bit since the Eighties. LURVE!
It was absolutely wonderous to spend the New Year in short sleeves. Lizzie and I decided that every NYE from now on should be spent on Sunset Blvd.

Time for workout! Day 2 Tomorrow!

xo,

G

Holiday

Off to LA, bright (actually not bright at all. 2 o' clock is nowhere near bright) and early in the morning with Miss Liz!

Loot And My Little Collection

My stash of intruments is growing! Added to my collection were a new Ukulele, a new Keyboard, a sweet new Mic, and some software to get it all going. I'm beside myself with excitement, and it's a good thing I have a whole ten days off to play with my new things(minus one day. I don't count Monday as a day off. It's a dentist day, in which I expect to have teeth pulled, and things filled, and shots, and blood, and general nastiness. ). I've expirimented a bit with the new Uke, and the Mic, and they are beautiful. I cannot wait to officially start recording legitimate things!
Also cannot wait for New Years in California! Lizzie Menthol and I are heading out on Thursday for fun times at The Viper Room, and Disneyland! A far cry from last years' New Years, in which we were both very very ill and spent the New Year watching "Mean Girls" and drinking White Zinfandel , whilst bemoaning the fact that we were not out celebrating at somewhere more fascinating than my living room. Hooray for LA!!!
In sadder news, I took down the classy black and white Christmas tree to make way for the Keyboards and everything else. I hate taking down Christmas trees and decorations. But not so much that I leave them up til the Fourth of July like some around here... And the joy of new instruments made the "Day After Christmas Blues" not so bad.

Glaedelig Jul!!

Merry Christmas Everyone!! It was a wonderful day, lots of family, food, silly string, and musical intruments for everyone! I'm off to play with my new things and finally make Chrimboll Cards for everyone. Pictures of my loot coming soon!

New Loves

I've had the guitar for quite some time, but never really touched it. I only ever played the piano for ages, and I was somewhat afraid of the guitar. Then I became obsessed with the sound of the ukulele beginning last year and have wanted one ever since. Then a week ago I found one for next to nothing. It's really just a toy, but it works nicely when you have no idea what you're doing. Then I decided if I could figure out Uke tabs, I could surely figure out guitar tabs! And so today I learned the A, E and D chords! My fingertips are on fire, but I'm fantastically proud of myself.

Richardson Family Christmas Tree Decoration Process...

Once a year my whole family (or most of it) gets together for the Decorating of the Christmas tree, a much anticipated event. Mums makes far too much food, we play card games (or in this years' case, "Guesstures".... somewhat like charades), watch Christmas specials, listen to Handel's" Messiah" about 800 times through, and drink champagne, then everyone falls into a serious food coma and Mums decorates the tree entirely by herself. Everyone else encourages her by telling her how well the tree decorating is coming along, and how they'll get up in just a minute and put something on the tree (this rarely happens).
Thanks Mum for being a such a good sport, and loverly job on the tree, as always!

I Heart Sweden; First Aid Kit Edition

Sisters, Klara & Johanna Söderberg create the prettiest harmonies I've heard in quite some time. Not only are they ridiculously freaking cute, but they are greatly talented too. I adore them, and my crush on Sweden deepens...

Hard Believer

In The Morning

You're Not Coming Home Tonight