southern culture trivia quiz

Check out the southern culture trivia quiz over at Maud Newton's blog. I got more right than wrong, but am still disappointed that I didn't score higher. Let me know how you fare.

action-packed weekend here

I've been running non-stop the last couple of days.
Friday
- water-skiing at Standley Lake
- a jillion errands, including the lovely DMV
- house concert last night with The Blackthorn Project
The water-skiing made my heart happy and my muscles sore. The Blackthorns were great.
Today
- bridal shower for a friend
- church
- trip to Meininger to get supplies for my upcoming Glen Workshop
Tomorrow
- make grits casserole
- host brunch at my house
- bake birthday cake
- attend birthday dinner for a friend
- plan my strategy to get through this next week with the least amount of stress possible.
I have more to do at work than seems humanly possible to get done in the next six days. Also need to work on my photography portfolio. You know, the one that I was going to have together several weeks ago. Granted, the busy weekend stuff has been fun, but my batteries are running low. Hopefully I can find some little pockets of time to re-charge in the next few days.

books I've read in 2008

February
The Friday Night Knitting Club, Kate Jacobs
The Artist's Way, Julia Cameron
God's Silence, Franz Wright

January
Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer, Warren St. John
Creole Thrift: Premium Southern Living Without Spending a Mint, Angela Parlange
Simplicity, Kim Thomas

books I've read in 2008

January
Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer, Warren St. John
Creole Thrift: Premium Southern Living Without Spending a Mint, Angela Parlange
Simplicity, Kim Thomas

flicks

Geez, I wish I was at the movies right now, instead of un-decking my halls. A movie today would make three days of movies in a row for this holiday week.

Enjoyed both Juno and The Kite Runner this week.

do you hear what I hear

I'm not the music junkie I used to be, but I was still happy to see some of my favorite albums of 2007 on Paste Music's Top 100 Album List.

In no particular order:
Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
Bruce Springsteen - Magic
Wilco - Sky Blue Sky
Iron & Wine - The Shepherd's Dog
Amy Winehouse - Back to Black
Patty Griffin - Children Running Through
Over The Rhine - The Trumpet Child
The Shins - Wincing the Night Away
Andrew Bird - Armchair Apocrypha

good mornin', captain

Did you ever wonder if Dancing Bear was really Mr. Green Jeans on Captain Kangaroo?