this is what i’m doing. and singing. and cooking. i’m a new age lady. watch out.
so goodies.
too cluttered in my brain right now to really fit everything or anything together that wouldn’t quickly stop making any sense…SO just some love shots.
3D radness from avitar…thank god it was imax cause something had to make up for corny dialog….so pretty though
i look SO much like max when i wear his foreman woodworkin lookin glasses
we got a kitten.
he likes fingers and hiding behind doors to spring and attack and climbing up my leg while i’m making ANYTHING at all in the kitchen.
home.
yay.
Ben solee backstage with meggers happy as a clam and full of love. Thinkin we migt get snowed in out here in Arden but somehow I’m totally fine with that. I think sometimes I could never go home and be just fine.
After about 36 hours in park city here we are again at the airport terminal so early that we can’t even check our bags. Yesterday was way fun—-played a little and made nice with some really sweet people givin away free stuff—-somehow my manager charmed her way to supra sneakers for the both of us (Yes ty!!!) and from there we played a fantastic show for 1% for the planet where we played two sets and showed the film short! What a cool compilation to be a part of. It’s so fricking inspiring to know that people like jack Johnson give 1% o his sales to such a rad non profit and did it from the very begining! That shit adds up yo! AND found a banksy wall en route back to car to load out gear! YES!!! So now here we are sitting at the SLC airport watching people put their long ski bags and coats thru security and air cops speed by on segways my eyes get heavier and heavier by the second…3,2,1………..
day 3 of rain in LA…the sun broke through for a few hours yesterday so popick and i sped walked around the block and smiled into the sky for a moment….which is good cause it seems that we won’t be cut ANY slack today—-lightening and thunder outside—-it’s a good day for mixing sad songs like heavy heart and down we go and…well hey…there aren’t too many sad songs on this record! what a surprise. it’s so crazy at this studio…so intimidating and inspiring and encouraging to be less than 100 feet from some of the heaviest hitters in the bizz…at first i didn’t want to turn up the mixes too loud cause i was all nervsies of people walking by hearing it…but i’m so excited now that i couldn’t care less if the door was wide open! and with the owner of the building walking in and smiling over our shoulders patting us on the back and keeping us well caffeinated, we’ll be about finished i think by thursday! ANYWAY….here’s a real old version i found of heavy heart that kyle and i did in our old basement when we first moved to nashville…it’s pretty great…kyle’s killing a giant spider cricket with his guitar at the end…such a perfect ending to such a lovely song…
SO here’s where you can check out the episode where our SONG “wherever you are” is playin in the backround while two hotties are makin each other cry….
mixing in LA! lalalalalalalalalaaaaaaa rain…..nbd….LA!
Me and Pete are tracking vocals to the song we wrote at doggyssssssss soup and sangin on Sunday with my sweetheart. Ew. Yay!!!!!
ITS SNOWING IN NASHVILLE
never ever ever since i’ve taken the plunge south have i EVER EVER seen snow! WOOOO! there is NO salt on the roads…and the bread is gone… and the roads were SO bad that i kinda yielded/ran a stop sign on my way home this evening…luckily no one was crossing our path but my heart WAS fluttering about in my throat for a good 5 minutes after. I’m making chili. i’m drinking a beer. the nashvillians are going crazy. and i am giving up for the night.
JUST GOT RECORD MIXES BACK AND YEEEEHAW THEY BE PUMPIN EN MI CASA ALL DAY LONG!
so this is what natalie prass and i did for an hour yesterday….we made a man horse bird…so that’s fun…AND i just checked out this %1 for the planet cd… and SO MANY OF MY FRIENDS ARE ON IT AND ITS GOT BRANDI CARLILE AND SHES A WICKED BADASS AND LORI MCKENNA WHO IS SO FORREAL ONE OF MY ALLTIME LOVES AND its really really just the greatest thing ever.
sorry i’m talking like i’m 5.
i can’t help it.
i’m just too siked to use real brain words.
I AM NEVER EVER EVER TAKING THIS COAT OFF. It’s 10 degrees outside.
so. already 2010 has 5 million billion things happening at once and after a hefty pep talk from my life coach/MGMT/big sister figure/the woman that i hope to be one day i realized that i needed to let things happen the way i always do and take a moment to unload on ya’ll the VERY exciting up and downs of the new year thus far.
THE NEW RECORD IS SOUNDING FRICKING AWESOME. and i’m SO excited and SO nervous and SO excited to show all of you. and i can’t wait to get out to LA this month and tie up all the loose ends and pack it up and ship it off to you guys. Just a few vocals and a few strings and some muting and ducking and glittery icing and bells and whistles to sort out and then….BAM. in your face.
I’ve moved out of my mold ridden hellish apartment. It’s done. And though some drama is doing it’s best to follow me i’m doing my damn BEST EVER to breathe deep and let it ride off into the distance. Unpacking boxes and bleaching curtains. Thrifting old clothes that i KNOW i will NEVER wear.
my brother’s speed metal band fisthammer was JUST in town. they played last night and were incredible. i love that kid more than ANYTHING. He JUST popped his head in and said
“I want my britney spears circus album back. love you.”
and now he and his dude buds are in their van and back out on the road.
i live with two inspiring and all hell individuals. one’s a super bad ass photographer check her out at:
and her BF/my other roomie is a full time substitute teacher at Nashville inner city schools. i mean, could you possibly ask for anything more? SHE MAKES GRANOLA AND TEA ALL OF THE TIME AND WE HAVE MATCHING BIKES AND WE BOTH WEAR TUBE SOCKS AND HEAD BANDS. HE COOKS DINNER AND KNOWS HOW TO USE A DRILL. I LIKE CLEAN BATHROOMS AND FRESH JUICE.
we will all win this year.
2010.
watch out.
lovemadi.
All day long.