tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1161205516276934852024-03-14T05:12:54.937-07:00ka·lei·do·scopeCourtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12676796437713875861noreply@blogger.comBlogger377125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116120551627693485.post-56628936192230754822013-08-12T09:04:00.000-07:002013-08-12T09:04:34.523-07:00music for your Monday<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/2F-02yhAAMw?rel=0" width="640"></iframe><br />
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I had a slightly traumatic weekend, so I'm listening to Bibio with Lovers' Carvings to calm my nerves on this rainy Monday morning.Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12676796437713875861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116120551627693485.post-75011116504212140212013-08-05T12:17:00.001-07:002013-08-05T12:17:09.257-07:00music for your Monday<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/_LzWgmj0fzs?rel=0" width="640"></iframe><br />
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Lucy Michelle and the Velvet Lapelles singing Just A KidCourtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12676796437713875861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116120551627693485.post-80834981328429375472013-07-31T23:56:00.003-07:002013-07-31T23:56:54.927-07:00it is August<div>
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I came out here towards the tail end of February, days after my twenty-sixth birthday. I stepped off of the plane with no real plan, no place for me to call home. Just an internship that I still don't know how I got lucky enough to get and no return ticket home. I was excited. I was terrified.</div>
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I found roommates through Craigslist the day I got there. I moved in three days later. Hangers were bought to help house my one suitcase worth of clothes. I slept on an air mattress on the floor. My desk was made of two cardboard boxes stacked on one another. Weekly walks to Goodwill brought lamps, mirrors, curtains, bedding, new additions to my little wardrobe. Kind new friends let me tag along while running their errands so I could benefit from their cars. I had information overload at my internship. I learned new skills, made new friends, printed cool posters. </div>
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I left. I went home to California. For a month I participated in a friend's wedding festivities. Throwing bridal showers and bachelorette parties. Spending time with my family while my dad was going through chemo and radiation. Picking up work. Visiting friends. Visiting my favorite place in the world, San Francisco, a place that will forever feel like home to me.</div>
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I came back. This time I brought two suitcases, one full of shoes alone. I started watching The Wonder Years from episode one. I decided that Winnie Cooper is a bitch. I found job. A good job. At least for now. I felt out of place. Out of sorts. Somedays I still do. I took myself on a solo dinner. And then I took myself to the bar. I made new friends. There was roommate drama. Now there's a new roommate. I watched lived music. Mostly by myself. Sometimes with new friends. I walked. Here. There. Anywhere I needed to be. I frequented Goodwill and scoured their clothes. I tried not to think about how they've probably all already been farted in. I ate poorly. I bought a basil plant and a fern. Haven't died yet. I danced. In the living room. In the kitchen. At Motown Mondays down the street. I cried. Sometimes in public. Sometimes in the shower. And I learned more about who I am. As a person, as a woman.</div>
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It is August. I'm living in Tennessee. And it feels right. </div>
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Paper Bird singing "Hold It Down."Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12676796437713875861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116120551627693485.post-43611003950184428012013-07-22T08:00:00.000-07:002013-07-22T08:00:08.267-07:00music for your Monday<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/5JFtPTe4gLY?rel=0" width="640"></iframe><br />
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Sydney Wayser singing "Alright."Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12676796437713875861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116120551627693485.post-90758004274546017262013-07-15T08:00:00.000-07:002013-07-15T08:00:07.926-07:00music for your Monday<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/MnxsVhBLDS4?rel=0" width="640"></iframe><br />
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Pokey LaFarge. Look this guy up. And if you get the chance to see them live, then lucky you.Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12676796437713875861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116120551627693485.post-14602235229446295612013-07-08T08:00:00.000-07:002013-07-08T08:00:08.644-07:00music for your Monday<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/TOipdIcoiNI?rel=0" width="640"></iframe><br />
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Caitlin Rose singing "I Was Cruel."Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12676796437713875861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116120551627693485.post-16252313917596038842013-02-11T09:54:00.005-08:002013-02-11T09:54:31.344-08:00music for your Monday<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="281" mozallowfullscreen="" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/58191121" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="500"></iframe> <a href="http://vimeo.com/58191121">Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros "That's What's Up"</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/austincitylimits">Austin City Limits</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br />
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Did anyone catch Austin City Limits this past weekend? Loved seeing Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros. Here they are singing That's What's Up.Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12676796437713875861noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116120551627693485.post-57723596333975240542013-02-04T01:39:00.001-08:002013-02-04T01:39:56.254-08:00music for your Monday<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/BXtwa_IQ3t8?rel=0" width="640"></iframe><br />
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Widowspeak singing In The PinesCourtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12676796437713875861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116120551627693485.post-37117417149293015602013-01-14T01:27:00.000-08:002013-01-14T01:27:00.244-08:00music for your Monday<iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/2WmlUXsjSv8?rel=0" width="640"></iframe><br />
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Wilco, Nick Lowe, and Mavis Staples (who sang the original backup vocals) covering one of my many favorites, The Weight by The Band.<br />
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First Aid Kit singing EmmylouCourtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12676796437713875861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116120551627693485.post-76891026789569531882013-01-03T19:23:00.000-08:002013-01-03T19:23:00.314-08:00oh what the hellI've never been one to make a New Year's resolution list. But as I laid in bed all day long on the first day of 2013, I thought <i>this is either the best way to start the year, or the absolute worst</i>. I don't want 2013 to be defined as the year I moped around, trying to "figure out" what I want to do with my life, another stagnant year, the pre-curser to a stagnant life, because I was too afraid to get out of bed, get dressed, and challenge myself. So here they are. Resolutions, goals, challenges. Albeit small, they are things that need to happen in order to reclaim my slowly dwindling self-respect.<br />
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<br />Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12676796437713875861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116120551627693485.post-23010342562208840682013-01-02T22:26:00.001-08:002013-01-02T22:26:56.575-08:00I just ran in place for four minutes because my mind was moving way too fast for my body.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Tomorrow I have a phone interview for an internship that I really really want.<br />
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Caroline Smith and the Good Night Sleeps singing Darling Light.<br />
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Caroline Smith and Jesse Schuster singing a cover of Bonnie Raitt's I Can't Make You Love Me.<br />
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Caroline Smith singing She Ain't Got It.<br />
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Earl Scruggs and The Byrds jamming.Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12676796437713875861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116120551627693485.post-50131729875979937812012-12-14T12:30:00.000-08:002012-12-14T12:30:00.960-08:00threadsI'm really digging this Autumn and Winter line by <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16.78333282470703px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://sessun.com/" target="_blank">Sessùn</a>. </span></span><br />
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My mom found this photograph that my Grandpa took probably fifty or so years ago in San Francisco. How cool would it be to find this same street and see how it has evolved over the years?</div>
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<br />Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12676796437713875861noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116120551627693485.post-11710310430449332542012-12-13T12:51:00.000-08:002012-12-13T16:03:56.389-08:00I wish I may, I wish I might<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="text-align: start;">I wouldn't mind it if any of these items were in my possession by 2013. Just saying.</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Moleskine-Square-Cahier-Journal-Kraft/dp/8883704991/?keywords=moleskin+grid&qid=1354707961&ref=sr_1_4&ie=UTF8&sr=8-4" target="_blank">Gridded Moleskin Notebooks</a> I love gridded notebooks. Especially these ones. Perfect for taking little notes throughout the day, collecting inspiration, and of course, mindless doodling.<br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Vintage-Cocktails-Laziz-Hamani/dp/2759404137/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1355346288&sr=1-1&keywords=vintage+cocktails" target="_blank">Vintage Cocktails Book</a> Who doesn't want a beautiful book with classic cocktail recipes.<br />
<a href="http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/catalog/productdetail.jsp?id=25835430" target="_blank">Jewel In The Rough Pouch</a> I have been lusting after this since the latest Anthro catalog came in the mail. Gosh darn those catalogs.<br />
<a href="http://www.target.com/p/totes-clear-bubble-umbrella-silver-trim/-/A-10780081?ref=tgt_adv_xasd0001&AFID=Performics_rewardStyle_0004d0ae375216b00a4276e47f007fba&LNM=Primary" target="_blank">Bubble Umbrella</a> Umm matches everything? Super cute? Less chances of hitting someone with my umbrella? Done and done.<br />
<a href="http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/product/home-linens/21238993.jsp" target="_blank">Apron</a> I have a strange love for aprons.<br />
<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/90067346/everything-was-beautiful-big-size-poster?utm_campaign=Share&utm_medium=PageTools&utm_source=Pinterest" target="_blank">Print</a> Would be pretty beautiful on my wall.<br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/KitchenAid-KSM150PSGA-Artisan-Series-5-Quart/dp/B000BIVIH0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1355348055&sr=8-1&keywords=kitchenaid+mixer+green+apple" target="_blank">Kitchenaid Mixer</a> Doesn't every girl dream of having a KitchenAid with all the attachments?<br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Japanese-Washi-Masking-Tape-Orange/dp/B007EALN7S/ref=sr_1_132?ie=UTF8&qid=1355349265&sr=8-132&keywords=washi+tape+mt" target="_blank">Washi Tape</a> For adding a little zest to letters and wrapping gifts.<br />
<a href="http://www.onabags.com/store/shoulder-bags/the-palma.html?color=cognac#cognac" target="_blank">Crossbody Camera Satchel by ONA</a> I'm really tired of shoving my nice camera into my purse because I don't want to lug around an ugly camera bag. I'm vain. It's okay.<br />
<a href="http://www.jcrew.com/womens_category/outerwear/wool/PRDOVR~18597/18597.jsp" target="_blank">Coral Trench</a> Pretty.<br />
<a href="http://www.target.com/p/kitchen-aid-2qt-globe-tea-kettle/-/A-14013485#prodSlot=medium_1_4&term=kitchenaid tea kettle" target="_blank">Turquoise Tea Kettle</a> Confession. I already know that I'm getting this for Christmas. Shh.<br />
<a href="http://www.paper-source.com/cgi-bin/paper/color/5.75-x-5.75-square-envelopes/2506.001/108.html" target="_blank">Bright colored envelopes</a> Another obsession. I am slightly embarrassed of my envelope collection. Actually, no, no I'm not. Because white envelopes are boring. Opening up your mailbox to hot pink vellum envelopes is the best. Man, I am SUCH a good friend, spicing up mailboxes.<br />
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What are you guys wishing for this year?<br />
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I really truly have one of the very best moms out there. </div>
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Bahamas, the solo project of guitarist Afie Jurvanen.<br />
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The Avett Brothers singing A Fathers First Spring. Such a sweet, sweet song.<br />
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<i>When I'm in the sweet daughters eyes</i><br />
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<i>I never lived til I lived in your light</i><br />
<i>and my heart never beat like it does at the sight</i><br />
<i>of you baby blue</i><br />
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<i>I do not live less I live in your light</i>Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12676796437713875861noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116120551627693485.post-49513500045383509352012-11-19T23:40:00.000-08:002012-11-19T23:49:22.075-08:00music for your MondayLast fall, thanks to my friend, Paul, I was introduced to the music of the <a href="http://courtneyskaleidoscope.blogspot.com/search?q=alabama+shakes" target="_blank">Alabama Shakes</a>. If you didn't check them out when I told you about them back then, give them a listen today. Lucky for me, I got the chance to see them live this summer and, just as I presumed, it was fantastic. Love them. And so will you.<br />
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<i>"put them worries on the shelf. Learn to love yourself. Don't be your own worst enemy. Hang loose. Hang loose. Let the ocean worry 'bout being blue."</i></div>
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The coolest tree shadow. It makes me happy. I might have seen it a week or so prior to taking this photo and I might have gone back with a camera just to take a quick snap to remember it by. That's how glad it made me. Plus, you know, it's really close to my favorite sandwich shop. There's a win win for you.Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12676796437713875861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116120551627693485.post-85583062513937154362012-11-16T05:19:00.000-08:002012-11-16T05:19:00.256-08:00THE GLAD POST | No. 9<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Staying up late and watching <a href="http://www.theconversation.tv/videos/" target="_blank">The Conversation</a> with Amanda de Cadenet. If you haven't seen any of the episodes, you should check them out, they're really intriguing. Just two girls, hanging out on a couch and getting down to the nitty gritty bits of conversation. </div>
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