Hey guess what? Its cold. Colder than cold. In Idaho, it wasnt a big deal cause the cold was dry and we had a new home to live in. Here, Our house is really old with no real updates in the last 15 years. (Our windows are metal frames to we get icicles on the inside of our windows!). its a wet and cold outside, and it cuts right through the house. Read the Rest »

This was a great year for headphones. It seems we have finally pulled ourselves out of the distortion-laden music that dominated the 90’s. Artists are paying particular attention to the nuances of subtle production. Even metal bands are concentrating on the background noises. In fact, we’re entering an era of music that needs a new name. Having moved past “alternative” into “indie,” we’re on the cusp of something entirely new. I am nowhere near important enough to coin a new term, so I won’t try. Everyone seems to be able to feel it, though. Independent-label music is being used for everything from network television shows to the NBA.

This was also a very good year for live music, which is nice. It could be argued that every year is a good year for live music, since bands are almost always defined by how well they perform with a crowd, but the intrinsic value of live performances getting some deserved attention. Lip-syncing (which it a low point in 2005 with Ashley Simpson’s embarrassing spectacle) has all but disappeared. Even artists like Kanye West, who genuinely can’t sing (even with the help of a vocoder) are brave enough to perform honestly to highlight their true emotions.

For me, it was just a great year.

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Here are a few videos from lately. Some requested, others posted just because I laughed as I watched. None are Ethan’s great videos that always have a knack to make me cry. They are just simple clips for your enjoyment on a snowy Friday. Read the Rest »

With all the new baby craziness going on, we got so distracted from posting any thanksgiving pictures. We didn’t take enough pictures (as usual) but here are a few of what we did get.
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I think 12 days might be the longest time for no updates from either Ethan or me in a really long time. We noticed we were still averaging about 15-30 original visitors a day. Thank you guys for being such faithful friends! Read the Rest »

The Elliot Movie from Feb28 on Vimeo.
I felt so silly for not re-posting the obvious. So here it is. The Elliott Movie on Elliott’s birthday.
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Dear Elliott, Today I think about where we were 4 years ago.
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This is my Aunt Anona and Uncle Bob Read the Rest »

Remember that game we used to play where we would post a drawing by Elliott and you guys would guess what it was? Yeah, we can’t play that game any more:

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So yummy, so yummy yummy! (such a good picture of the Cheese stick master. (Aka Elliott)
These are the last trickling pictures from my moms visit last week.
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