Ri O'Laughlin: Snarksmith * Pie Aficionado * Social Web Wrangler * Indie Music Fan * Blog Publishing Addict * Passable Site Designer * Ostensible Freelance Writer * Master in the Timeless Art of Housework Avoidance * Vociferous Advocate of Excessive Understatement.Friday’s Fiver was themed about hearing, thanks to the Hear the World initiative’s prompting. And I’m glad, because it sparked more conversation here at home…with my son Liam. We talked about what it means to hear, and the sounds we love. We experimented with our own hearing – covering our ears, standing far apart and…
Yeah, I know I’m a day late. It’s part of the delightfully unexpected charm that is “Ri”. *feel free to indulge in a HUGE, overly dramatic eye roll here* I am busier than a one armed wallpaper hanger lately, so I’ll cut to the chase today. Worth noting, though – when referring below to “Mari”…
Y’know, it dawned on me that I don’t have to make ALL of the songs brand spanking new releases. I mean, seriously – if all of you are right on top of the moment to moment goings on in the Music Scene, then I’m going to have to question the cleanliness of your house, your…
…or, “how I’m avoiding housework this afternoon”. (I totally ripped this off from myself. I put this up on my other, sorely neglected blog, Vacuity back in January of ’09. I’m just having that kind of day. Scroll all the way to the end for playlist.) 1.) Spanish Guitar: Los Lobos w/ Antonio Banderas Desperado…
88 Lines About 44 Women…or, “iPod Shuffle Quiz – Parent Edition”
(Click “play”, then continue reading…) You’ve seen these, right? The iPod Shuffle Quiz meme that goes around via Email and Facebook. You copy and paste the questions, filling in your own answers to the random questions with the song titles that come up…then pass it on to annoy other folks on your friends’ list. It’s…
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