I mean, generator. Look: Surrealist Compliment Generator. I should make a category for these…., I find them so durned amusing…..

You know when you search on someone’s name to see what you will find when you are hoping to find that link to their music you forgot to ask for, or their “secret” blog?

This is the most amazing project I’ve heard of this year. By Chris Cobb, done at Adobe Books: Books organized by color. (see superherodesigns.com/journal entry 12/21/04)

And a brand new Andrea has now provided a source of inspiration. Blesses. Thank you.

Things I learned in 2004:

10 things I am grateful for:

10 things I intend to create in my life in 2005:
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Holidays. They’re such a time of love, frustration, depression, and hope, it’s a relief to have them nearly over. Even though my religious persuasion is a somewhat waffling ambiguous mix of atheism, Judaism, paganism, and begrudging Christianity, the three weeks before Christmas are filled with angst over greeting cards and gifts. Who to send a card? Is a card enough? Do I owe a gift? If I get a card or don’t get a card is that terms for sending a card? Do I have a current address? Should I send a letter instead of a card? What do I say? Is Happy Holidays enough? Should I tell what’s happening in my life and what has gone on in the last year (or two):? What is happening in my life or has happened in my life over the last year (or two) that is worth talking about? How many people who want to know what’s happening already read my blog and don’t need an update and will think it’s stupid that I sent a card since I don’t celebrate any of the holidays? Who does this to us? Where does it come from and why? Although I do celebrate Christmas (sort of) and consider it an important time of year (mostly) because it’s one of the few times we are not only encouraged we are nearly required to stop, pay complete attention to others and visit people we love, it is also ridiculous that it makes us feel inadequate and ashamed!

BREATHE!
So.

I didn’t send a card to anyone. The guilt drove me craaazy but as Tonya pointed out, I’ve never sent cards to begin with so it’s not like they’re missed. I’m happy I got to see known people, meet new people, and eat too much but mostly? I’m GLAD it’s over.

Now I can concentrate on a holiday I truly enjoy: NEW YEAR’S!!!

Shamsi Ruhe.

I have been in love with this woman’s voice since the day I met her.
She is so under served by the music world. Buy her CD!

Oh, and by the way, also went to see Cary Brothers play and he is SO much better live than he is on CD,… and he’s really freakin’ good recorded (i.e. Garden State soundtrack).

And I guess the final “oh, by the way” is …, Austin Nicholsen, the world’s most prolific, productive bass player. Or certainly the busiest one in Los Angeles. Check out the list of bands he plays for/with! If you don’t like the style of music from at least one of them, you just don’t like music. Is my opinion. (So there.)

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(p.s. - because I think you won’t be curious enough to try both her name and the words…, there are two sites for her linked here…, one is her site: www.shamsiruhe.com and the other are links to her mp3s.)

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