Merry Christmas from the Hudsons...

do you kindle?

Although I am in love with all things paper,

these stop motion commercials do a pretty good job

of convincing me that I want a kindle.

Written and directed by Ithyle Griffiths and Angela Kohler http://www.angelaandithyle.com/.

stop-motion (noun)

An animation technique wherein physical objects are slightly altered and photographed one picture at a time to give an illusion of movement when displayed in sequence. {via wiktionary}

sometimes...

Don't you just wish you could get a bucket of paint

and splash it over everything to make it pretty again....

{video via thatunreliablegirl}

... I know I do....

lazy procrastination

Hello there! So, on Thursday night I started a DIY project. On Friday night I did some more work on it- and by Saturday I spent more than a couple of hours working and the thing wasn't done. So, I quit. My main motivation for completion of the project was having the finished product to show you guys and gals today, but alas... my wanting to be lazy kicked in on Sunday and I didn't complete it.

I hope to have it done soon though :)

{hehe- don't you love the suspense!}

Here's a peek at something else I have been working on though.

Have a looksy:

I painted this on a 12x16 canvas and then "digitized" & edited it in photoshop.

It is for an upcoming symposium we are planning at work. Do you like?

Anyway, happy Monday peeps. I hope you have a wonderful day/evening.

My inspiration for the day has come from Dirty Dancing.

{how cheesy is this guy narrating?!}

What is keeping you going on this monday of a monday?

music-crazy-me

Has anyone else been watching Shark Week on the Discovery Channel? They are so friggin' big!

I don't think I am ever going to swim in the ocean again!!!!

I almost bought this today.....but then thought there is no way I neeeeed this.

Right?! :)

Instead, I downloaded the new Arcade Fire album for $3.99 from Amazon.

I can't believe it is that inexpensive, considering it came out yesterday!

I am sure all of you know this already, but if you don't, Amazon has over 1,000 mp3 albums for only $5. Once you download them from Amazon they automatically import to Itunes. Ok, so maybe I downloaded the latest Decemberists-The Hazards of Love- album too. I am a bit embarrassed to admit that though because it was released so long ago!

I am a creating a "must-have" list now!

Today = music crazy me

This video is so cute- makes me smile every time :)

happy friday!

If it doesn't rain, we plan on showing an outdoor movie in the backyard.

All are welcome to attend.

Admittance is free :)

Also, check out the New Music Video out for 'Thieves' by She & Him . love!

I hope everyone has a relaxing and fun weekend!

marvelously lazy monday

As a hopeless romantic with an affinity for all things unusually beautiful, naturally my favorite movie is Amélie . Audrey Tautou can do no wrong. If you haven't seen it- watch it. If you have- watch it again! I'm going to skip stones and find a photo booth. Viva la Imagination. Amelie Trailer