Well, I finally finished with my Etsy ad. It was one of the most miserable experiences I've had (other than spending quality artsy time with the bf). I had to submit it FIVE times to Etsy in order to get them to encode it right and now it's really grainy. Etsy actually told me to not submit it again, but if Magnify.net encoded any video other than .avi correctly I wouldn't have had to! GRRR.
Anyway, please view it HERE! You don't even need to rate it, but viewcounts matter.
On another front, I've been on a music kick lately! I'm always on the prowl for good music to listen to, but lately it's intense, almost primal ; ) My bf introduced me to "The Great Lakes Swimmers" who are good, but at the same time I want to rock out to some classic AC/DC - not their new crap, haha.
Last night I listed some classic vinyl in my Etsy shop to help curb this music-hunger. The inner sleeve of this Tom Petty album is to die for!
This sleeve is sweet as well! That guy on the right (Hall or Oates??) kind of looks like Borat... I also listed some Sergio Mendez, Eddie Money and Alan Parsons!Since I've had summer music on the brain, here's a recent playlist of mine. Most of the songs were free from iTunes, the Urban Outfitters blog or friends. Enjoy!
I had a very enjoyable week! My sisters and I went geocaching for the first time on Wednesday afternoon... which was also the hottest, with a high of 95 and VERY high humidity. We were only able to tolerate the sweltering sun for a long enough to uncover three caches, but it was a very fun and rewarding process. I'd like to do some that require some puzzle solving now! Unfortunately, my youngest sister left today to move to San Diego to finally be with her bf... it's not unfortunate, really. I'm very excited that she'll have a new job, a better college program, and company, but I'm really going to miss her! 
Last night I listed my new knit necklaces! The 
The yellow and black 
New Brunswick
All of the photos here have sunlight bursting through them, so I apologize for the lack of variety, but they're my favorite! The photos that are more well lit tended to be washed out, so yeah. Regardless, this was a hike to be remembered, even as short as it was. The random springs crawling between the rocks were so neat and the breathtaking size of these trees was... just that!
The Japanese Tea Garden in the middle of Golden Gate Park was most assuredly worth the small fee, although I think it would've been more enjoyable if there were fewer people. Maybe it would've had a more traditional atmosphere in that regard. Although I never have been a fan of misbehaving children...
My boyfriend had extra time to spend vacationing, so he left early for Seattle and then we later met in SF. In the meantime I did some cooking for one (which he was sorely disappointed by, haha). I had picked up an artichoke as they were on sale, but I had never eaten one whole before, so it was quite the experience, but a most enjoyable one! I used a combination of two or three 
I also had a bunch of organic kale. A friend of mine recently told me that whenever she eats it for dinner, she feels like a total powerhouse the next morning as it's packed with those good-for-you vitamins and minerals. I used half the bunch to make 
Hand Embroidered Silk Brooch
