The record project

I'm old enough that I still think of CDs as records; deal.

Anyway, I miss some of the records I've lost over the years (because I sold them, or actually lost them, or lent them out without getting them back, or whatever), and I'm going to try to replace as many of them as I can over time. I earmarked $100 from my prize money for this project, and I'm also giving myself a $100 reward for completing my first 5K, which I did on Saturday, so I've got $200 to spend on music! First, I'm going to set up the computer to make sure that all my music is on my external drive, so that I can easily see what I've got and what I haven't. Then I'm going to add to this list and make it as complete as I can. You may laugh at some of the stuff I wish I still had, but that's okay. It's part of the nature of nostalgia that some of this stuff is kind of funny.

Tapestry, Carole King
Diamonds and Rust, Joan Baez
Streisand/Kristofferson, A Star Is Born
Hotel California, Eagles
ELO, A New World Record
Anne Murray, Let's Keep It That Way
Sade, Diamond Life & Promise
Tracy Chapman, Crossroads
PPM: Peter Paul & Mary; Peter Paul & Mommy
Queen: A Night at the Opera
Fleetwood Mac: Rumours
Beatles: Sgt. Pepper
Jennifer O'Connor: Over the Mountain, Across the Valley, and Back to the Stars

Being Clarity Girl

Earlier, I posted "No one but me cares about all the impossible tasks I keep trying and
failing to do. No one."

By which I did not mean "I am a failure and nobody gives a shit."

What I meant was more like "It's okay to do what I want and try and fail, because I'm not letting anyone down; no one expects me to do eight million things except me, and I can even let go of that expectation and just do as I see fit."

Just wanted to make that clear.

Ailbhe, look!

She looks a little coached, but still. Love.

http://jezebel.com/5871009/video-of-little-girl-getting-pissed-off-at-gender+specific-toy-colors-will-make-your-heart-swell