C. S. Lewis
Local(ish) musician Jonathan Sunde (J.E. Sunde) is permanently on my radar. From fronting The Daredevil Christopher Wright to his new solo work, Jonathan's complex melodies and arrangements, philosophic lyrics, and timbre of voice is captivating, striking, and fresh.
The first video is an early release from Jonathan's solo album. The second is an older Daredevil favorite.
WHAT I'M LISTENING TO
This comes first because it's the most important. Mostly old stuff that's new to me. Some new stuff, too.
WHERE I'VE BEEN
I went to Chicago with my parents last week. They let me take them to some of my favorite spots. I will never ever turn down a trip to that town.
WHAT I'M ... DRINKING
I've taken over my sister's Cocktail Friday posts on her food blog which has been a learning experience.
One of my duties at work is to art direct food advertisements. I'm used to a world where I have loads of talented people at the ready to execute my whims and imaginings. Food blogging is different. I'm a perfectionist and these posts are far from perfect ... but no matter. My iPhone and I are Making It Work. Kinda.
The life lesson is that I like drinking cocktails so much more than blogging cocktails.
You can check my posts out at http://rachaelwhite.me.
WHAT I'M READING
Favorite book title ever? Reading it makes me want to have affairs in foreign countries because life is short and there are no rules.
“I don't understand how a woman can leave the house without fixing herself up a little - if only out of politeness. And then, you never know, maybe that's the day she has a date with destiny. And it's best to be as pretty as possible for destiny.”
- Coco Chanel
Maybe a little vanity is okay. It has always felt like a waste of time to me ... but deep down we all know that to look lovely is to feel lovely. It's one of the harsh (non-gender-specific!) truths of being human.
It might just take some time, money, and energy. We'll still have plenty left for all the books, right?
Jean Patchett by photographer Nina Leen, 1949
“What is a fear of living? It's being preeminently afraid of dying. It is not doing what you came here to do, out of timidity and spinelessness. The antidote is to take full responsibility for yourself - for the time you take up and the space you occupy. If you don't know what you're here to do, then just do some good.” -- Maya Angelou
