Check out this little guy who was hanging out in our backyard with his siblings and mom yesterday, stuffing Saskatoon berries in his mouth as fast as he could.
After the photoshoot, Mama and cubs took off to find a quieter eating establishment:
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I was never a big fan of Michael Jackson’s, but I have to give him credit. Not only was he the first African-American entertainer to accumulate a strong crossover following on MTV, but his 1982 Thriller is the world’s best-selling record of all time. He’s made into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice, and his contribution to four decades of popular culture cannot be denied.
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The Toronto municipal workers’ strike has begun, and Toronto-types are all crossing their fingers in hopes that a settlement can be reached soon, especially with the upcoming warm weather (see forecast below). I was inspired to doodle the cartoon above after reading a Toronto Star article about how the strike is affecting the operation of kid-friendly venues.
Post/read Wordpress comments | Blatherings homepageHappy Father’s Day to all you dads all out there! Especially my own father. :-)
Before you dismiss the video above as just another heavy metal band video, give it a try. I discovered this song by New York hard-rock band Guyz Nite while looking for a Father’s Day song to post on my Blip.fm page. It didn’t look like my kind of music, but I was amused by the over-the-top opening scene in the video…and discovered that the song was much more entertaining and moving than I expected.
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Enjoyed meeting Beth on the weekend; she’s a friend of Jeff’s gaming buddies whom everyone had met online but not yet in person.
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A while back, I mentioned that I was disappointed that Urban Tapestry hasn’t performed Library Boy much since we debuted it for our friend Rand in 2002 because of my sucky tendinitis tendons. Allison already has so much on her plate these days (she’s in the midst of writing report cards right now!). Thanks to those who volunteered to learn the song for singing in public — I’m pretty pleased with the song, and it seems a shame to retire it.
Sadly, I wasn’t able to find a taped recording of the song.
Happily, Jodi kindly volunteered to help me put together a recording for people to use as reference. I created a crude accompaniment using a bit of live guitar and a Garageband guitar loop; it’s not perfect, but it was enough for her to sing with. Jodi, by the way, is an excellent and reliable voiceover artist, so if you need professional voiceover work done, please do check out Voiceoversandvocals.com.
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I’m continuing to gradually revamp the Urban Tapestry website, gradually adding songs back to our list. To make it more interesting for me and for visitors, I’m enhancing each song page as I add it back in — often with cartoons or photos, plus a bit of background info about the song and how it was created. Allison and Jodi will add notes to their own songs when they have time but meanwhile I’ve been monopolizing the song list. :-)
Post/read Wordpress comments | Blatherings homepageSecondly, Phil Mills has kindly granted Urban Tapestry the permission to post a recording he made during our FilKONtario concert where we covered his wonderful song, Heart of the Mountain. You can find the recording in the FilkArchive.
To find out more about Phil Mills and his new CD, "Rain On The Sand," please visit his website.
On the weekend, Jeff and I attended the celebration of the 20th wedding anniversary of our friends Michelle and Tom. It’s hard to believe that it’s been that long though I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised; Jeff and I will have been married 18 years this year.
Post/read Wordpress comments | Blatherings homepageI’ve updated the Urban Tapestry MySpace page with some new songs since we can now post 10 songs. I’m also starting to add UT songs with lyrics and background info to the official Urban Tapestry site, blog-style. Whenever possible, I’ll also include a link to a place online where you can hear the song. Our MySpace page includes a song from our Very First album (now out of print, was only available on cassette): “I’ll Be Fine”, one of Jodi’s songs.
I also need to upload more songs to the FilkArchive soon, include Urban Tapestry’s rendition of Heart Of The Mountain (Phil Mills has kindly given his permission). Hoping to do that this afternoon…
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Yay, the art I ordered from Beckett Gladney’s Etsy store arrived! It actually arrived a while ago, expertly packaged and looking even more gorgeous in real life than on the computer screen.
Beckett’s added more art and photos to her shop, by the way, so I encourage you all to go visit RIGHT NOW. Check out this gorgeous batik case:
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John and I got together yesterday with Patricia Storms at The Butler’s Pantry in the Annex. There was a lot of artsy talk, which was fun, as well as comics and kids’ books.
Post/read Wordpress comments | Blatherings homepageHm…Love the theme, but the online documentation certainly needs some beefing up and there doesn’t seem to be much online support; I suspect the creator is pretty busy with other lifestuff. I may switch back to Thesis. I like the look of TMA better, but without the support I’m not sure if I’m willing to stick with it. I’ve already paid a developer’s fee for Thesis, and that theme comes with a lot of online support from the developer as well as the online community.
Post/read Wordpress comments | Blatherings homepageWow. I’m impressed that artist Jorge Columbo had the patience to paint the image above on the iPhone; he used a $4.99 iPhone app called Brushes (which, of course, I was compelled to immediately buy).
But back to Evil Squirrels and gardening…
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Watched the season finale of Lost with Jeff and our friend John Kalisz. No spoilers in this entry, don’t worry. All I’ll say is that I keep getting more confused.
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Embracing the warmer weather, Jeff and I picked up a bunch of plants at a local nursery on the weekend. I tend to opt for plants I can eat while Jeff prefers nicer-looking plants that blend with the rest of the garden. My choices: sweet basil, Italian parsley, marjoram, German thyme, woolly thyme, red creeping thyme, peppermint, spearmint, sage, rosemary, stevia, two types of tomato plants, eggplant, red pepper, zucchini, cucumber and lavender. Ok, I can’t eat lavender, but I love the fragrance.
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For those who sometimes send stuff to my P.O. Box address, my new address is:
1543 Bayview Ave, P.O. Box 116
Toronto, ON
Canada M4G 3B5
The new P.O. Box is easier for me to access, so I’ll be checking it much more regularly than the other address…at least once a week instead of once every few months. :-\
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Photo by Walter.
My Marcher application arrived recently, but I’m not interested in participating this year (I had a ton of fun last year, though!). If anyone out there is interested in being a Marcher in this year’s parade, please let me know ASAP and I’ll mail you the form. Deadline for applications is June 1st, and marching positions are given out on a first-come, first-serve basis.
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I’ll be attending the annual summer conference of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators so won’t be able to attend Worldcon this year, but for those filkers out there who -are- going, here’s a message from Peggi and Judith:
Post/read Wordpress comments | Blatherings homepageThis is a tough year to be thinking about a Worldcon. Money’s tight, time is tight and we all have more important things to think about. However, those of us running the filk track are trying to decide whether to cut the planned track to 2 or 3 days. Open filk will run the full con. Right now we just don’t have enough people to run that full track. So….. If you were thinking about Worldcon, planning on Worldcon, absolutely certain of Worldcon, AND you’d be interested in filk programming, please let us know asap.
If we’re cutting the track, it needs to happen now. We have room space to cancel, sound equipment to cancel, etc. That asap really means ASAP.
Many thanks from Judith and Peggi
hayman at mountaincable dot net
peggiwl at rogers dot net
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