music trivia, anyone?

who doesn't love trivia? when music is the theme, ain't nothin' gonna hold me down. oh no! this is right up my alley. so when my homegirl asked me to play with her team a few nights ago (apparently, they needed my rap/hip hop knowledge), i promptly replied "hellz yeah".

we felt like we were on a roll that fateful evening. "mustang sally" by wilson pickett, "ramble on" by led zepplin, someone on our team even got "baker street" by gerry rafferty (that dude was wearing a steely dan tshirt). then something perfectly normal happened: i screwed up. my homegirl and i high-fived (she probably didn't want to leave me hanging) when the track came on...you know, the whole song and dance. i was almost crying because i was so delighted to hear the epic jam of my junior high daze.



then it was time to swap answers with other teams. i began to recall that anxious feeling of a classmate scrutinizing my answers, mentally checking their own answers against mine. because, frankly, that is exactly what i was doing. i scanned an opponent's answers and discovered, after my song and dance and premature celebratory high fives, that i had answered too soon. to top it off, i heard the team checking our answers say "wow. that is a really good song though.".

it was, in fact, this jam which is "a really good song though."

hey sara! what's in your bag??

"hey sara! what's in your bag?", you ask.  well, hold onto your hats because it's about to get *that* interesting up in here.

* my black leather wallet (the one that reminds my son of "tomorrow")
* sweet mint orbit gum
* appointment card
* directions to iz's friend's house
* carmex
* "smart"phone (it isn't really!)
* knit hat i bought at an estate sale and wear entirely too often
* barrette
* red lighter (i smoke)
* blue lighter (in case i can't find my red one)
* 1 1/4 pack camel filters (it's a terrible habit; one that i am not ready to give up on yet)
* loose gum
* loose tobacco
* 4 2" dee rings (can't remember what project those were for)
* 7 cigarette butts (hey, i ain't no litter bug!)
* cellophane, receipts, you know....garbage
* $2.12 in loose change
* keys
* alvin graph paper notebook

all of these objects fall to the bottom of my black canvas bag featuring a silkscreened image of michael jackson ala "beat it".
thanks for asking.  am i too low maintenance?  i think i should hold myself to a higher standard....

what's in your bag?

my lucky 13th's

the moss maiden of multnomah falls (august 13th) & feral boy of flowing water (may 13th)

happy birthday iz!  welcome to double digits!!!

it's time...

to finally get my loom back together and start weaving!!!

i saw this posted on poppytalk today.  it's so inspiring.  the negative image and the red yarn in the center....i just love it. 

and this from batixa

so cute!  these look like little samplers from a tapestry class that i took in college a million years ago.  would look perfect in a little girl's dream dollhouse.


it's definitely time.

born to run

how do you say hubba?

thanks hillary.

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