tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85676109724518173072024-03-05T01:53:36.154-08:00Rockabilly LifePassion. Art. Literature. Life. This is me.Rockabillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125676853423256804noreply@blogger.comBlogger76125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567610972451817307.post-591035372645468112015-09-21T01:11:00.002-07:002015-09-21T01:13:46.536-07:00Heart Stories
One of the things I'm most grateful for are the amazing friends I have so I've decided to do simple script paintings for the people in my life who are extraordinary. I'm calling these paintings "Heart Stories" the short stories of people who inspire me. These are my first two:
"Micu"
She is the creator and facilitator of a mail art website that sends loving letters to people who needRockabillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125676853423256804noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567610972451817307.post-86566956236217419022015-09-18T21:16:00.001-07:002015-09-18T21:16:29.768-07:00ConnectionsThere's a yearning I have, it's deep within, and I admit, it only touches me every now and again. It's a need for connection. I am connected to many people through different ways, but this yearning goes deeper. I suppose I feel it most when I notice the self centered-ness of today's social media fueled world (I know: blogging, hypocrisy!) but it goes further than that... It's the fact that this Rockabillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125676853423256804noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567610972451817307.post-31065696108775571472015-09-02T00:17:00.003-07:002015-09-21T01:30:33.547-07:00Happy BirthdayThere was no escaping it. Every year on my birthday, it happened. Early in the morning Grandma would wake me up with a terrible rendition of "Happy Birthday". Part joyous shouting, part tuneless singing, part uncontrollable laughing, it was my favorite part of my birthday. In the grand scheme of things, birthdays rate very low on importance - but Grandma never let that deter her.
Last year was Rockabillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125676853423256804noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567610972451817307.post-41531895190741066632015-07-23T15:55:00.002-07:002015-07-23T21:42:00.375-07:00UntitledSome days are excruciatingly, heartbreakingly beautiful. And sometimes days are excruciating and heartbreaking. Today was one of the latter, I'm sorry to say. It's never easy to lose a friend, all of those sad moments you recount and think, "I should've hugged him a little longer the last time I saw him," or "if only I'd known, I would have told her how much I loved her." I hate those words: IF Rockabillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125676853423256804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567610972451817307.post-32578774294294653932014-01-24T20:30:00.001-08:002014-01-24T20:30:07.228-08:00When the post goes wrongI love mail. Love it. But when it goes wrong, there's almost nothing more irritating. I'm talking about the recent trend I've experienced of non-delivered mail. Seriously, what is going on USPS?! I pay your exorbitant rates and practically keep you in business with the hundreds of letters I've sent... So why won't you deliver my mail?
Recently this has happened:
1 letter to my wonderful pen pal Rockabillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125676853423256804noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567610972451817307.post-34236098646948684742013-07-16T00:11:00.001-07:002013-07-16T00:11:34.619-07:00Why I Love My PostmanAs I dropped off some mail for the current Mail A Smile challenge at the post office, I had an epiphany: I love my postman. There's a bunch of reasons but the main thing is this: he fully accepts and appreciates mail art.
The employee at the post office disapproved so much of my envelope that he told me " Never do this again, okay?" So of course I obliged him and lied by saying "okay." Yeah, oneRockabillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125676853423256804noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567610972451817307.post-46327133696433226262012-08-23T11:22:00.000-07:002012-08-23T11:26:04.295-07:00Felix Holt, The Radical
First off let me say this, I am not a political person. I'm not interested in politics *gasp* on the whole, I think politicians are liars (and that's the nicest thing I can say) and anything having to do with the subject quickly elicits my typical response: glazed eyes, nodding off, little drool at the corner of my mouth... So when I studied up on Felix Holt, The Radical and Rockabillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125676853423256804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567610972451817307.post-80308491172519462472012-08-20T19:35:00.002-07:002012-08-20T19:35:30.350-07:00Agnes Grey
Historically, Anne Bronte has been much overlooked and overshadowed by the incredible brilliance of her illustrious sisters. However, I categorize her on the same level as Charlotte and Emily namely because of her wonderfully vivid style of writing. A defining characteristic of the Bronte sisters is the way they wrote about things they knew a little of and laced themRockabillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125676853423256804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567610972451817307.post-82237753307788461302012-08-13T19:26:00.002-07:002012-08-13T19:26:35.173-07:00The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
If Miss Anne Bronte was intent on writing her novel in a very different fashion, she nailed it. It's an interesting notion to introduce a seriously reserved character who's supposed to be the heroine, and then to show her warmer side once you've read much of the story. The most pervasive themes within the story were love and unrequited love, Bronte interwove those themes Rockabillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125676853423256804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567610972451817307.post-19267374107702732922012-08-13T18:57:00.002-07:002012-08-13T19:32:35.956-07:00First post of 2012, WOO!Ah,Time. Yet again I've left off writing on this blog (I've posted on my other blog more recently), but I haven't left off reading the novels on my epic list. Much to the disappointment of my 3 or so readers, I won't be posting about all of the novels I've finished... I'll just write about one or two.
I've recently read:
Silas Marner -George Eliot
Hamlet - William Rockabillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125676853423256804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567610972451817307.post-54581490454068614742011-10-22T00:50:00.000-07:002011-10-22T01:41:46.546-07:00Letter Writers Alliance I’m a member of an interesting group. As a girl with a passion for all things old fashioned and vintage, the Letter Writers Alliance just makes sense to me. Isn’t it sad that writing letters and sending them through the post has become such a rarity? I am an avid letter writer, but I didn’t know it until my brother joined the Marines. It really began when he was in boot camp.I still remember theRockabillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125676853423256804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567610972451817307.post-32922861917398499142011-10-08T11:50:00.000-07:002011-10-08T15:35:10.917-07:00Long Beach 5K It's been a long time since I've posted anything... Between my new baby, work, church, KOTW and the 5K tomorrow, things have been hectic. But hey, here it is, October 8th and I'm ready to rock that run tomorrow. International City Bank's Long Beach Marathon/Half-Marathon/Bike Race/5K is gonna be sweet, I'm very proud to be an official Semper Fi Fund team runner. So far, I've raised $245 from Rockabillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125676853423256804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567610972451817307.post-27183881720897720032011-07-19T17:55:00.000-07:002011-07-20T22:45:42.734-07:00Pamela: or, Virtue Rewarded First of all, let me say, thank goodness I got this novel for so cheap at Camelot Books. I would’ve been extremely upset if I’d spent much more than I did. Of the three disliked novels I’ve read recently, I suppose this one is better, not good, but better than the other two. The Expedition of Humphry Clinker still strikes fear into my very soul, I despise that novel with a passion… whereas Rockabillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125676853423256804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567610972451817307.post-56089963742035836852011-07-19T17:28:00.000-07:002011-07-19T18:01:11.695-07:00Joseph Andrews Is it possible, have I found yet another novel that I dislike as much as The Expedition of Humphry Clinker? Pretty darn near. Okay, it wasn’t as bad, but it was… dull. Now, I mistakenly read this before reading Pamela (which, for those of you who aren’t familiar with Joseph Andrews, it was written as a follow-up sort of mocking piece in which Henry Fielding attacked the weaker morality points heRockabillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125676853423256804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567610972451817307.post-423840150698474922011-07-17T18:30:00.000-07:002011-07-17T22:57:10.109-07:00Shakespeare's Sonnets I’m not going to bore you with a tedious analysis of these sonnets. I’m a firm believer that poetry should be read, felt, enjoyed, experienced… not torn apart or deconstructed, they ought to be left intact (without being dissected) the way the artist intended them to be. Prose should never be used to explain the beauty of a poem.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:Rockabillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125676853423256804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567610972451817307.post-90900477853516665332011-07-15T13:35:00.000-07:002011-07-15T16:43:18.963-07:00The Way of the World I’m one of those people who loves reading plays… that being said, I suppose I should qualify that statement: I love reading most plays. This wasn’t the worst thing I’ve ever read ::ahem Humphry Clinker:: but it was far from dazzlingly wonderful. It’s a fair choice for a play from the Restoration comedy genre; I kind of had a geek moment when Congreve mentioned Ben Johnson’s Volpone… That was Rockabillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125676853423256804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567610972451817307.post-68697539186965983782011-06-20T22:33:00.000-07:002011-06-21T16:53:30.031-07:00Ulysses“If the accused could speak he could a tale unfold one of the strangest that have ever been narrated between the covers of a book.” James Joyce’s Ulysses has been accused of being unreadable and obscene; and its history is far from sedate. For a while it had been banned in the <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />UK and the United States because of its Rockabillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125676853423256804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567610972451817307.post-17982283847235833092011-06-16T22:02:00.000-07:002011-06-16T23:45:06.083-07:00Reading Journal for Book LoversIn my rambles through the sweet little book shops of Solvang a couple months ago; I picked up one of the most useful items I’ve ever beheld: A Reading Journal For Book Lovers. Yes, yes… I’m aware that I’m a total geek, but really, how practical for an avid reader! First off, I adore the cover design, but then you open it up and it’s equally impressive inside too.The inside of the journal containsRockabillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125676853423256804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567610972451817307.post-16842875461847874622011-06-10T12:48:00.000-07:002011-06-10T13:04:00.056-07:00The Dream of the RoodWhere can I begin with this poem? It’s stunning. It won’t take any time to read, but oh my goodness, it’ll probably get you started on some serious thinking. I read this poem a few weeks ago with every intention of writing about it then, but it’s taken me this long to find any words about it. The Dream of the Rood is a fine example of Middle English poetry, though the exact date of the poem’s Rockabillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125676853423256804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567610972451817307.post-24954165110902754532011-06-09T14:00:00.000-07:002011-06-10T13:00:38.232-07:00Howards EndIt may be apparent to any readers that my all time favorite author is the great Charles Dickens. I love the way he details scenery, his character’s appearance and his descriptions can go on for pages… E.M. Forster is quite the reverse, yet I love his writing style as well. Forster seems to focus less on outward appearances and much more on the psychological side of things, internal thoughts and Rockabillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125676853423256804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567610972451817307.post-17583125604301689082011-06-08T22:20:00.000-07:002011-06-10T13:01:01.794-07:00The Canterbury TalesGeoffrey Chaucer was certainly modern, considering he was an author who wrote it in the late 14th century. Maybe Canterbury Tales goes to show that despite how different it may look, society hasn’t changed that much. The chivalry (although seemingly nonexistent nowadays) still makes sense and isn’t unbelievable or too archaic, the humor seems like it was plucked out of a sitcom (though, I supposeRockabillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125676853423256804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567610972451817307.post-6058621712542168422011-05-31T14:04:00.001-07:002011-07-15T13:50:07.465-07:00Tess of the d'UrbervillesHow have I, a classic literature lover, gone so many years without reading this novel? This is what happens when you stick to what you know and only read the same authors and novels over and over; you miss out on some fantastic books!<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />I am still in awe of this novel, Thomas Hardy's writing style is so effortless to read, IRockabillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125676853423256804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567610972451817307.post-14645108658522806642011-05-30T19:49:00.000-07:002011-06-10T13:02:06.467-07:00Daniel DerondaI'm back. I've still been reading, just slacking in the blogging department, which, let's be honest: isn't of much consequence. At any rate though, I've had a few people tell me I've gotten them interested in classic literature, score! Up next, George Eliot's splendid Daniel Deronda.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />There's so much to be said about this Rockabillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125676853423256804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567610972451817307.post-32237464744060573472011-04-12T16:13:00.000-07:002011-04-12T16:54:29.423-07:00The Bryan Stow Fund If you know me at all, you know I love the Dodgers with a passion. I was brought up listening to Vin Scully, Tommy Lasorda was one of my childhood heroes, and dad told me stories about the great Sandy Koufax, Jackie Robinson, Pee Wee Reese and countless others... All my life I've adored my team, which makes the recent tragedy hit home so much harder.What can you say when some gutless thugs Rockabillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125676853423256804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567610972451817307.post-24098318368991977262011-04-08T19:15:00.000-07:002011-04-08T19:41:30.947-07:00The Book Loft, Solvang, CA The last store in my ramblings through the little town of Solvang was The Book Loft. It's unique in every sense of the word: embodying a Barnes & Noble-esque downstairs, a lovely used and rare section upstairs, the Hans Christian Andersen museum and the cozy little Bulldog Cafe. Don't panic, I say Barnes & Noble merely because the downstairs is comprised entirely of new books. It's Rockabillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125676853423256804noreply@blogger.com0