First, a couple of new songs. Joanna Newsom is releasing a new triple-LP next month, and her label has a new song streaming (click the link on the right). I’m a bit of a fan, and thought maybe you were too.
Ferraby Lionheart has a new album coming out soon, too, and Harry and Bess is a fun song from that.
It’s almost February. What’s even up with that. That being said, I’ve somehow managed to get Christmas (mostly) put away in various closets, daily and weekly schedules (mostly) back to their norm, and plants (mostly) brought in from the winter cold. Here is the lesson I have learned from that: mid-January is, in fact, too late to bring in most plants for the winter season, since the first frost has likely already happened. As is my gardening style, I waited until after the plants were already looking pretty rough, dragged them en masse to the dining room/nook (arranging furniture as necessary to accommodate such a jungle), and tried to place them strategically near windows based on each plant’s individual light needs. A for effort, right? No. Heating vents, combined with a new kitten, sparse/sporadic watering, and what turned out to be poor lighting for even the most dismal of plants, I now have a dining room full of overturned flowerpots, clumps of soil, and primarily dead brown greenery. It doesn’t even come close to the verdant, elegant, herb-scented wonderland I’d imagined. Once I’m finished mourning properly, I suppose I’ll sweep the whole mess out the front door. Maybe I’m just doomed only to buy annual plants.
I finally pulled out my Wacom drawing tablet last night, which I honestly hadn’t touched since my senior art project at Lander. My macbook / CS4 package are newer than that, and so I’d never tried the Wacom on my mac. It’s a lot more fun than I remember it being. I managed to piece together a little cartoon for a retiring co-worker within a couple of hours, and while I’ll always prefer messy “real” art to click-and-drag anything, I’m reminded of what it is that fascinated me about vector design in the first place.
In the spirit of one of the last post’s resolutions, I’m batch-uploading a bunch of photos to Flickr (ok, so most of them are 2009 photos, but still!). You can see them on the photostream to your right over here: –>
listening to: Andrew Bird – Souverian
My comment won’t have much to do with Amy’s recent post, but more with Amy’s time at Eaton Corporation in Greenwood, SC. I’ve had the pleasure of working with Amy for the past couple years, and unfortunately today is her last day here at Eaton. I could regale you about her impressive talents and abilities as a top-flight programmer, project manager and coffee connoisseur (all true). But the most impressive thing about Amy during her time here was her consistent witness to the Lord Jesus, demonstrated by her cheery attitude, diligent work and impeccable character. She routinely chose kindness and mercy to as her response to all situations, including less-pleasant ones.
The most impressive accomplishment any person could hope to lay claim to is to love others, to reflect James 3:17 in their daily lives: “Wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure, then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness.” Amy routinely sows and reaps this verse – may God continue His good work in her, wherever He leads.
well said, Ray.
want to buy updatez