Can Ryan Gosling Get any hotter? Ummm...probably.

Band: Dead Man's Bones
Song: In The Room Where You Sleep

Split Personality

Okay so there is Amy who is home and there is Amy who goes out. When I am home, I want to collect my thoughts, chill out, eat, watch tv, read, not talk, and just be in my own world. When I go out, I want to throw down drinks, talk it out, laugh, eat, dance, flirt, etc. When I am come home I am prepared to simply focus on me. When I go out I am prepared to focus on others. Who I am when I am home is in a lot of ways someone who is a lot different from that girl who goes out. Am I the only one like this? It seems as though I have been called out on how I act when I am home versus when I go out and I don't see how I can be the same person in both situations when one is personal and the other is social? If your roommate has guests over do you stop, sit down, and socialize when you might be coming home to just veg out in your own space and your own world? Sure saying hi is always polite but what if you just go straight to your room? Does this create a negative atmosphere? In any case what I have realized is that you reach a certain point where you can either continue to live with people or you don't b/c you just want to live in your own little world. Hence my decision to move, yet again, back in with my parents. I need to buy my own damn place and need the open door (thank you mom and dad!) to save. OR I am moving out of the area b/c I found a professional librarian position in another state and thus I will be making more and being able to afford my own place. Which ever comes first needless to say, I will always from here on out be living on my own.

Falling apart from laughter

I walked into Sally's office today to ask her about something and all of a sudden she goes, "I had a friend send me the craaaaziest, craaaziest link" (side note: she does emphasize words in this way when she is really surprised by something). She informed that she was so amazed by that video but that it is no surprise since the email came from her friend who is a "young friend" of hers who is working on his PHD in Biochemistry. So take a look at what Sally was amazed by:

Photostuff

(Self-portrait from newest pinhole pictures!)
I am back on the 8:22 photo project! I was looking through the pictures I took for my same time 365 pictures and realized that it had been really therapeutic for me to do them. Some day when I have more time I am going to write a little snippet about where I was in my life in those 2 & 1/2 months, where I took a picture every day at the sametime, and why I think I stopped.
So, anyway, I am excited to start this project again with where I am now. I wish I hadn't stopped, but I realize I needed to, to get my head together and figure out what this project means to me. It turns out it that taking a picture at the same time every day and sharing it with the world really is important to me! Ha! Go figure.
Anyway here is a link
http://www.flickr.com/photos/amosville/sets/72157610636825143/

We are the Web?

A magical walk

Yesterday evening Ashley, Amanda, and I took the dogs to Bryan Park for a walk. The sun was out when we started but by the time we made it to the park big dark clouds rolled up on us. Down came the rain but it wasn't too bad that we had to end our walk. So partly covered by the trees we trekked on through the rain. The fun began with the rain actually because it was light enough and not too cold. We rounded the azalea's with bright colors of lavender, hot pink, light pink, white....and the trees with budding green leaves. The dogs were extra frisky with joy of playing in the rain and puddles. The rain eventually stopped and out came the sun again but this time joined by a rainbow, and not just one rainbow but two! From one end to the other there were two beautiful rainbows we wanted to catch. We came upon a clearing by the tennis courts and soccer fields to stop and take in the majestic beauty of sky. We were giggly with joy over how pretty the rainbows looked and wonderment about where the pot of gold was. Well to me, the gold was that walk spent with the girls, the dogs, and the nature. Sometimes you want more and you want to do more but really it it is moments that are as simple as a walk in the park that can really make you feel as though you have everything you need. I am loving how sappy this blog is sounding but deal with it.
Random note: On our way back Ashley spotted (hence her finger pointing) a baby bird egg which was sad but pretty at the same time. I thought I would add this pictures b/c it just went along with all that we were discovering on that spring evening.
Random note #2: Thank goodness for Amanda and never being without her phone. She was able to document our walk with her camera phone, thanks for the pictures A!

Softball? No, more like batting practice

Friday, I played in the 3L-v-Faculty Staff softball game at U of R. I knew it was going to be bad considering that people didn't have gloves, didn't know we needed gloves (Sally, thought the ball was soft enough to catch w/out a glove), and people were refusing to pitch. In any case, we lost 30-0. It was still fun though b/c it was a lovely day and we got to at least bat every inning. Best part was seeing Sally finally hit the softball on her very last swing of the game, yaay Sally! Btw the infamous Sally (my boss), is the second row with grey hair, black sunglasses, and white t-shirt. She is awesome.

*sigh* and listen

Gentle Hour - Yo La Tengo

Bridget went crazy on the TP

So I opened our hall closet to get some Advil and to my surprise I notice we have a crap ton of toilet paper! It is almost a bit overwhelming. Needless to say we are stocked until our rent is up. Thanks B for making sure we never run out of toilet paper!

Thanks JoJo and SP!

How fortunate I am to have awesome friends who like great music.
Monday night: Roadtrip with the girls to Cville. Had a yummy dinner (although extemely bad service) at Bang. Headed onto the Outback Lodge for the Great Lake Swimmers show.
Kate Maki was the first opener. We got there for her last few songs and what I heard was soft and lovely. I would recommend checking out a good Canadian female singer/songwriter.
The Cinnamon Band went up next. Apparently the sound was given this 2 piece band a lot of trouble and they couldn't hear each other. Despite the obvious issues I couldn't help but be floored by the drummer. This guy was killing it and I can only imagine how much better he would be with a better sound/speaker system.
Finally the Great Lake Swimmers LIVE! Ohhh man what a great show. What incredibly eloquent lyrics. What talented musicians. I'm more in love.

moving pictures silent films - Great Lake Swimmers

Librarians on a field trip

What a day yesterday was! It started out with an introduction and lesson on how to navigate the Virginia General Assembly Website. Lots of good tips if anyone needs help on trying to find a bill or interpret one, hit yours truly up. Then a group of about 11 librarians proceeded from the Library of Virginia to the Virginia State Capital. We had a catered lunch with Senator Henry L. Marsh II and Senator Walter Stosch. Following the lunch the "Librarians", received a tour of the newly renovated Captial and I learned more bits and pieces of Virginia history. The best part was viewing the life size marble statue of George Washington. The Carrara marble statue is probably the best authentic portrayal of what George Washington looked like considering the artist, "made a plaster mask of Washington's face, took detailed measurements of his body, and modeled a terra cotta bust". Following the tour we had a mock senate session on voting for a bill. I sat in Senator William C. Wampler Jr.'s chair and voted "nay" in voting for the bill which would allow an armed person to buy an alcoholic beverage in a public place. The last part was having 2 news reporters talk to us about reporting about the legislators and the meetings. Columnist Jeff Schapiro of the RTD and Bob Lewis of the Associated Press. These two guys were highly informative and witty. I think I was more impressed with Jeff Schapiro's dapper pocket square, sports coat, and round eyeglasses....I think I have a new crush.

Weirdest part of the whole trip was meeting a "librarian" who directs the Suffolk 5th district circuit court library. She doesn't have her MLS, is deferring her law school admission, runs a 42 acre farm full of soybeans of something else, has 3 kids, a single mom, has to let the air out of her big mac truck to park in parking decks in Richmond (ie: LVA parking garage), and just show a coyote last week who was about to get her chickens. She ended up showing me pictures of a bobcat and a black mama bear with it's cub from her blackberry (she has surveillance camera's to capture shots of anyone and anything on her property). She ended up in her position as a "librarian" b/c the law librarian quit after 2 months and the circuit court board members decided to let her run the small library since she was an assistant. You never know what type of librarian you will meet in this world...

Story time.

It's time to leave again.
But if you wishes.
I'll be back soon.
With lots of love.
And kisses.

Boyfriend meets the parents.

Tomorrow. Sunday April 12th. Wish us luck.

(Second roll from the pinhole camera...getting better at it!)

April 21st can't come soon enough!

So I am going to Lollapalooza again this year. I didn't get to go to a music festival last summer year b/c of school and this year I most definitely plan on going to one. My cousin Andrew who lives in Chicago (across from Oprah's studio might I add) suggested Lollapalooza. Since I crashed at his place for the 2007 festival and had a blast, I of course agreed to do so again! I've been reading about the line up and getting more and more excited!

Check out the specuclation going on:

Everybody's getting antsy to hear who's playing the Lollapalooza festival, which takes place from Aug. 7 to 9 in Chicago's Grant Park — so much so that bloggers will even post "mostly true" lineups from so-called reputable sources.

Chicago Tribune and Billboard.com previously leaked that Beastie Boys, Depeche Mode, Kings Of Leon and Jane's Addiction will be among the festival's headliners.

The Tribune also named Tool and The Killers as the fest's other headliners on Monday. The newspaper reported that The Decemberists are expected to play, as well as Lou Reed, who will have a late afternoon or early evening showcase with longtime bassist Fernando Saunders.

A post on the Faronheit blog states that the blogger was given a list of 60 artists that's "at least 90% correct" that are confirmed to play Lollapalooza.

The blogger is apparently friends with someone who works at Lollapalooza promoter C3 Presents and is "an inside source, a source I trust." Said source sent the blogger a list of performers, but threw "a few fake picks in with the real ones" as a safety precaution.

"How many exactly, I won't say," wrote the source in an email. "But I will promise you that this list is at least 90% correct. In other words, as much as 10% of this list could be fake... All things considered, I think that's a pretty solid little percentage game."

A Chicago Reader blog post also speculates that since there's usually a blackout window of time on festival contracts for artists to play a city before and after the festival's dates, any band that's skipping Chicago on a U.S. tour between April and July could technically be playing Lolla.

The post lists possibilities such as Bon Iver, No Age, Peter Bjorn And John, Animal Collective, Atmosphere, Bat For Lashes, Jason Mraz, Lykke Li, Fall Out Boy, M.I.A., PJ Harvey and Lil Wayne.

I <3 Kanye

South Park created an episode with Kanye in it, who is apparently a "gay fish" hilarious!
Also Kanye responded to the episode in his own Blog

A Library I would want to work at, Scottsdale, AZ anyone?

The $4.6 million Arabian Library, which is currently undergoing LEED certification, aims to bridge a building and its surroundings. Organized around a central court, the structure is entered through a “canyon” of steel and glass. Walls of weathered steel plate reflect the terra-cotta stone as they lean overhead. The interior of the reading room is clad in sustainable Peg-Board™, which absorbs noise. The sedimentary rock formation of the surrounding canyon is recalled in the zebra-wood veneer of the service desks (awesome).That's not the only award for this library; richärd + bauer also garnered one of three Smart Environments Awards, cosponsored by the IIDA and Metropolis Magazine. They recognize designers that assimilate beautiful design with sustainability in a creative, functional way.

New addition to the neighborhood

Although this isn't the picture of the new puppy next door, he looks just like this one. Jack is a 12 week old corgi who lives next door to me now. He is the cutest little thing and I am now wanting another puppy/dog again. What to do, what to do....

Nursing is CRAZY

I am just taking a break to read blogs and say this.
Nursing is fuckin' CRAZY!!!!!!!!!!
I feel better
Love
Amy L.

Random

This book caught my eye today because of the title. For some reason, I just found the title Sexuality, Law and Legal Practice and the Reformation in Norway, to be completely out of place amongst the other books I have been cataloging such as: Constitutional Law, The People and Their Peace, Cross-border Internet Dispute Resolution, and so on. I know though that there will be someone out there who will be researching Norwegian laws on "Bestiality and Homosexuality", "Moral Looseness", etc. So I support the fact that the law library owns this book for those few people who are into learning about sex crimes, in Norway, during Medieval times.

A cold spring grilling menu #4

I don't know what it is with us but we are all into grilling these days, even if it is a cold spring night.

Location: Ashley's and Aaron's backyard
Guest: A,A,A,A,E, and C (+ 3 dogs)

Appetizer:
Homemade pita chips and Hummus
Grandma's recipe of saltines, cream cheese, and pickapeppa sauce

Main Course:
Skewered marinated vegetables (marinated in an italian dressing) included-tomatoes, onions, yellow squash, and green peppers
Skewered marinated chicken cutlets (marinated in the same italian dressing)
Skewered scallops and shrimp-seasoned with salt and pepper and evoo
Grilled green onions-wrapped in foil seasoned with salt and pepper, evoo, and lime juice

Beverage-Wine

Watching out for wagging dog tails but should have watched out for a O's head
Spilt wine
Apples to Apples
Gynecological tools or just a heavy duty wine key
Girl talks and one boy
A decent magnum
Denny's

While Amy is at work her friends go out to play

Amanda sent me this picture of our friend Carolyn today and this image made me completely lose it. I would have wanted to ride the unicorn too but I was at work, bummer.

Wow, So sad!

So I took the "What early 80's wrestler are you?" quiz on Facebook and was hoping to get Miss Elizabeth (I know she wasn't an actual wrestler but she did get thrown in the ring a couple of times). I then started wondering whatever happened to one of my childhood idols (I loved the hair, the beaded and sequin dresses, and love story with Macho Man). I googled her and found out that she died from overdosing on pain killers and vodka, while partying with Lex Luger (also a wrestler). What a tragic end to one of my favorite childhood celebrity. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FCO/is_2_5/ai_104609878/

David Shultz and the Skyline

These boys are REALLY good.

At The Triple on Saturday.

Maymont

And then it was warm again...

Spring Grilling Menu #3

Location: Backyard
Day: Saturday=Perfect spring evening
Attendance= The girls

Grilled Tuna Steaks seasoned with evoo, salt, and pepper (topped with (optional) mango chutney or red pepper relish)
Vegetable kabobs-skewered cherry tomatoes, red onion,red pepper, and zucchini
(Seasoned with evoo, salt, and pepper)
Grilled green onions
Guacamole and chips-Amanda made awesome guac by adding some type of Mexican cream, oh so good.
Dessert-homemade chocolate chip cookies

Beverage=wine


Perfect day/nigh-walking, ice cream, Maymont, a high feeling of happiness, DSW, super comfortable tennis shoes, great wine, no brown sugar, started a movie, and passed out.

Pinhole camera!!!

(Above is the production of the Pinhole)
One of my many purchases in Austin was a put it together yourself pinhole camera called a "Kikkerland Solagrapher". The other day I spent a couple of hours pasting and taping this little thing together. SUCCESS! Its a different kind of pinhole camera. Instead of just one shot it actually fits a whole role of 35 mm film in it. I went out that day to experiment and took all 24 the shots on the roll. I fucked up and only a handful came out...but they are still neat regardless. Today I went around the fan again experimenting some more with my little paper camera and I am so excited to see how these turn out! I think they are going to be better :)! I'll keep you updated.

(One of the successful shots)
See my flickr/facebook for the rest!
www.flickr.com/photos/amosville

Josh Ritter in Norfolk

So I went to Norfolk with Curtis last night to see David Shulz and Josh Ritter and his band play at the Attics. They were all amazing! Seriously awesome show and great venue...its a total seated house with great views from anywhere you are sitting. We went back stage to see Josh Ritter play his last song and then played pass the pigs with the band! (I won...by the way) First back stage experience! Sorry I'm a total dork cause I'm geekin' out about going back stage...whatevs.
We all stayed up until way too late hanging out on the bus and then Curtis and I slept in the Trail-Blay until we were sober enough to drive home (til six in the mornin'!). What a great night!!!! I can't believe I forgot my camera!!!

(Zach from the band getting killed by me at "Pass the Pigs." Photo courtesy Matt Morton)

Solid show

1st band-
SunBears
Rockin 2 piece band (bonus: cute boys)

2nd band-
The Black Kids
Fun, danceable, classic pop sound (bonus: lead singer getting bras thrown at him)

3rd band-
Mates of State
Husband and Wife duo who rocked it last night (bonus: big light bulb/fixture almost taking out the cellist and violinist)

Houseguest

So B and I have a house guest for about a month and she is wonderful. Despite the fact that she has bought us wine and food, she brought us children's books.
We have a huge stack of library books that C checked out from the Richmond Public Library (extra points for her) to help bring joy. She said she likes to read a children's book if she needs to relieve some stress or just to read something that is fun and happy. I read a couple this morning before work and I have to say the stories did put me in a good mood, despite this horrible weather.

Spring grilling Menu #2

Tuesday evening:
Dinner party of 4, then 5, then 6...

Grilled tilapia seasoned with a evoo, salt, and pepper then topped with a mango chutney
Black Beans-salt, cumin, red onion, garlic
Avocado salsa-avocados, tomatoes, mango, red onion, garlic, lime, salt (served with chips but good by its self)
Salad-avocado, red pepper, red onion, carrots, and an ancho chipotle dressing

Added:
Wine, beer, laughter, tears, good talks, lights off, lights on, and children's books.