It occurs to me that in a way, I've been doing more updating of a personal nature on my music blog. Not sure if it's of interest to anyone over here, but just in case, here's the link:
http://heathermillermusic.tumblr.com/
Lots of songwriting contests and such and posting my latest demos there.
Loving the fall. Got myself a brown corduroy jacket and feel pretty spiffy about that. :-)
Read my grandma's memoirs again tonight. Lots of little insights and sweet anecdotes. Feels like there's gotta be a song in there somewhere. Would like to do one for all my grand parents. Hopefully before they go.
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Thursday, October 21, 2010
Thursday, January 01, 2009
Nandi's 100th Post Contest!
So one time, back in June I guess it was, I told my friend who always sends me great links that she should start a blog. Because the whole world should know about her great links, not just me. So 6 months later, Nandi has hit her 100th post! Whoo Hoo! And she's having a contest to celebrate!
All you have to do is go to her blog and leave a comment on this post about something you've done that was unusual or spontaneous and you could win a hand-knitted chapstick holder, complete with chapstick. And it's really yummy chapstick.
And while you're there, check out some links and other posts!
All you have to do is go to her blog and leave a comment on this post about something you've done that was unusual or spontaneous and you could win a hand-knitted chapstick holder, complete with chapstick. And it's really yummy chapstick.
And while you're there, check out some links and other posts!
Sunday, May 20, 2007
Blogging from Dublin - New Travel Blog
Our Days Inn had internet access, hooray!
I've started a travel blog for my two week journey, check it out here: http://celtichum.blogspot.com/
Very stream of consciousness, so forgive the roughness, but I thought it was better to just get it down than to lose it all together.
I've started a travel blog for my two week journey, check it out here: http://celtichum.blogspot.com/
Very stream of consciousness, so forgive the roughness, but I thought it was better to just get it down than to lose it all together.
Saturday, May 12, 2007
Traveling with Ember and Imogen
Two musicians I love are traveling these days. They both have blogs they update regularly that I find fascinating to read. Their little glimpses into other cultures make me want to get out and see them myself, but I guess it's pretty much the next best thing!
Ember Swift is about two months through a three month stay in Beijing where she is immersing herself in the language, culture and the music scene. She has a degree in East Asian Studies and had always planned to go to China "when the music thing died down", but when she realized that there was no dying down to the music, maybe she'd better make space to just go anyway, and see if she could find that place where music and the Mandarin language mix. Sounds like she's having a blast following her dream, and her writing is really descriptive, poetic and insightful. I love how she even takes pictures of/explains the toilets in the floor on occasion - one of those different culture things you wonder about but no one seems to explain, till now!
Imogen Heap is really trotting around the globe and staying in all sorts of exotic places while she writes material for her next album. I just discovered her somewhat recently, but apparently she kept a regular blog the last time she made an album too. Says it keeps her accountable and actually working. (I totally get that!) She takes pictures and also little video clips which is cool. Her brain works in such amazing ways, it pushes me to explore wacky possibilities.
Anyway, a really cool thing is that their traveling paths crossed somewhat in Beijing recently! Imogen ended up playing at a festival called the Midi Festival, and Ember was there to see the performance! They didn't actually meet or anything, but it was neat to make the connection after reading both their blogs. I ended up leaving a comment on Ember's blog directing her to Imogen's, but she couldn't read it because a lot of MySpace is blocked where she was. She wrote me back to ask if I could copy and paste the text in an email so I did! :)
I feel all like I've brushed with fame or something, and all proud of myself for figuring the link out.
Anyhoo, check it out for yourself if you wish!
Ember's experience:
http://tinyurl.com/ypu6vv
Imogen Heap's experience:
http://tinyurl.com/38n6g4
Ember Swift is about two months through a three month stay in Beijing where she is immersing herself in the language, culture and the music scene. She has a degree in East Asian Studies and had always planned to go to China "when the music thing died down", but when she realized that there was no dying down to the music, maybe she'd better make space to just go anyway, and see if she could find that place where music and the Mandarin language mix. Sounds like she's having a blast following her dream, and her writing is really descriptive, poetic and insightful. I love how she even takes pictures of/explains the toilets in the floor on occasion - one of those different culture things you wonder about but no one seems to explain, till now!
Imogen Heap is really trotting around the globe and staying in all sorts of exotic places while she writes material for her next album. I just discovered her somewhat recently, but apparently she kept a regular blog the last time she made an album too. Says it keeps her accountable and actually working. (I totally get that!) She takes pictures and also little video clips which is cool. Her brain works in such amazing ways, it pushes me to explore wacky possibilities.
Anyway, a really cool thing is that their traveling paths crossed somewhat in Beijing recently! Imogen ended up playing at a festival called the Midi Festival, and Ember was there to see the performance! They didn't actually meet or anything, but it was neat to make the connection after reading both their blogs. I ended up leaving a comment on Ember's blog directing her to Imogen's, but she couldn't read it because a lot of MySpace is blocked where she was. She wrote me back to ask if I could copy and paste the text in an email so I did! :)
I feel all like I've brushed with fame or something, and all proud of myself for figuring the link out.
Anyhoo, check it out for yourself if you wish!
Ember's experience:
http://tinyurl.com/ypu6vv
Imogen Heap's experience:
http://tinyurl.com/38n6g4
Sunday, May 06, 2007
It FEELS like I've been blogging... or something...
So I guess I haven't blogged much in a while, yet I feel very immersed in blogs in general, since we've started one at work and are trying to figure out how the whole commercial blog thing works. (add "blog" to the end of our address to find it). so I'm reading blogs about copywriting, blogs about home decorating, blogs about blogs, blogs about marketing and SEO... It's pretty amazing really. Makes me wish I had something I actually was passionate or knowledgeable about on a regular basis that people also wanted to hear about.
Two of my blog heroes are:
copyblogger
and
design*sponge
Copyblogger cuz he's so damn good at what he does - his posts are always a great example of what he's teaching in that post - it kind of blows my mind actually.
Design*Sponge cuz she's just so enthusiastic and fresh and generous and honest and supportive of independent designers.
Oh, and let's not forget No Impact Man. The guy in NYC who is trying to live sustainably/off the grid with his family for one year (at least). I'm totally in awe. It's also opened my mind to the concept of how we're so disconnected from each other, that it's no wonder we're disconnected from the environment. We're all plugged in to things that keep us from interacting in real life.
Now, I have a lot of long distance friends and family, and I've found the internet to be a blessing for keeping in touch with them. I bet I would not be nearly as close to some of my college friends, and perhaps would have lost touch with them altogether if not for the internet. Might not even be married right now if G and I hadn't been able to get to know each other online from across the continents, quite honestly! And I love being able to video conference with his family, and I think the whole "on demand" concept of media is wonderful. So that's great. I lurv teh intarwebs! but it's so hard to recognize where that line crosses over from amazing tool for connecting to addictive time-waster for hiding behind... Blogs, flickr, podcasts, MySpace, everyone is generating content, but who is listening and responding? Is it just going out into a void? It's kinda crazy...
Two of my blog heroes are:
copyblogger
and
design*sponge
Copyblogger cuz he's so damn good at what he does - his posts are always a great example of what he's teaching in that post - it kind of blows my mind actually.
Design*Sponge cuz she's just so enthusiastic and fresh and generous and honest and supportive of independent designers.
Oh, and let's not forget No Impact Man. The guy in NYC who is trying to live sustainably/off the grid with his family for one year (at least). I'm totally in awe. It's also opened my mind to the concept of how we're so disconnected from each other, that it's no wonder we're disconnected from the environment. We're all plugged in to things that keep us from interacting in real life.
Now, I have a lot of long distance friends and family, and I've found the internet to be a blessing for keeping in touch with them. I bet I would not be nearly as close to some of my college friends, and perhaps would have lost touch with them altogether if not for the internet. Might not even be married right now if G and I hadn't been able to get to know each other online from across the continents, quite honestly! And I love being able to video conference with his family, and I think the whole "on demand" concept of media is wonderful. So that's great. I lurv teh intarwebs! but it's so hard to recognize where that line crosses over from amazing tool for connecting to addictive time-waster for hiding behind... Blogs, flickr, podcasts, MySpace, everyone is generating content, but who is listening and responding? Is it just going out into a void? It's kinda crazy...
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