Just Gorgeous

Instead of writing a paper, I spent the evening researching calligraphy, pens, and inks. Somewhere along the way I found this video:



It makes me miss scoring music, but mostly makes me happy.

Road Trip Tunes

Dave and I spent the last week on the road to and in Prince Edward Island. We made an effort to compile a good collection of songs, and then tested them thoroughly over the 20+ hours we spent on the highway. For your use, I present the playlist:

Liz and Dave Approve of Cranking it Up

1. Going the Distance -- Cake
2. Short Skirt, Long Jacket -- Cake
3. Come On Eileen -- Dexy's Midnight Runners
4. When the World Ends -- Dave Matthews Band
5. 500 Miles -- The Proclaimers
6. If I Had a Million Dollars -- Barenaked Ladies
7. Stand -- R.E.M.
8. Life is a Highway -- Tom Cochrane
9. American Pie -- Don McLean
10. Jack & Diane -- John Cougar Melloncamp
11. King of Spain -- Moxy Fruvous
12. Free Fallin' -- Tom Petty
13. Sweet Emotion -- Aerosmith
14. I Only Wanna Be With You -- Hootie And the Blowfish
    

Liz and Dave Approve

1. T.N.T. -- AC/DC
2. Smile -- Lily Allen
3. Into the Great Wide Open -- Tom Petty
4. Right Here Right Now -- Jesus Jones
5. The Difference -- The Wallflowers
6. When the Rainbow Comes -- Shawn Colvin
7. All You Need is Love -- The Beatles
8. Sharp Dressed Man -- ZZ Top
9. La Grange -- ZZ Top
10. I Go Blind -- Hootie and the Blowfish
11. Cells -- The Servant
12. Higher Ground -- Red Hot Chili Peppers
13. Orange Crush -- R.E.M.
14. Happiness and Disaster -- Stabilo
15. New Soul -- Yael Naim
16. Pianoman -- Billy Joel
17. We Will Still Need A Song -- Hawksley Workman
18. Stuck in the Middle With You -- Stealer's Wheel
19. Runnin' Down A Dream -- Tom Petty
20. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For -- U2
21. Roll Me Away -- Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
22. Magical Mystery Tour -- The Beatles
23. There She Goes -- Sixpence None The Richer
24. Learning to Fly -- Tom Petty
25. Beautiful Day -- U2
26. I Kissed A Girl -- Katy Perry
27. Highway to Hell -- AC/DC
28. When the Night Feels My Song -- Bedouin Soundclash
29. The Rest of My Life -- Sloan
30. Summer of 69 -- Brian Adams
31. Come Together -- Aerosmith
    

Liz Approved, Dave Tolerates

1. Jealous of Your Cigarette -- Hawksley Workman
2. April Fools -- Rufus Wainwright
3. If You Can Afford Me -- Katy Perry
4. Make a Memory -- Bon Jovi
5. Pocketful of Sunshine -- Natasha Beddingfield
6. Waking Up in Vegas -- Katy Perry
7. Striptease -- Hawksley Workman
8. Grace Kelly -- Mika
9. Brand New Low - Treble Charger
10. Stop This Train -- John Mayer
11. Piano Blink -- Hawksley Workman
12. Easy Tonight -- Five For Fighting
13. Jessica -- Allman Brothers
14. I'm A Believer -- Smash Mouth
15. Semi-Charmed Life -- Third Eye Blind
16. Have a Nice Day -- Bon Jovi
17. Teenage Dirtbag -- Wheatus (barely)
18. Wish I were You -- Patty Smyth
19. Walking on the Sun -- Smash Mouth
20. Time -- Hootie and the Blowfish
21. Only the Young -- Journey
    

Dave Approved, Liz Tolerates

1. Mary Jane's Last Dance -- Tom Petty
2. Here I Go Again On My Own -- White Snake
3. Rubysoho - Rancid
4. On My Way -- Rusted Root
5. You Can Call Me Al - Paul Simon
6. Blister in the Sun -- Violent Femmes
7. Lowrider - War
8. Taking Care of Business -- BTO
9. Brown Eyed Girl -- Van Morrison
10. My Best Friend's Girl -- Cars
11. Papa's Got A Brand New Bag -- James Brown
    

Dave Approved, Liz Whines

1. American Music -- Violent Femmes
2. Gone Daddy Gone -- Violent Femmes
   
3. No Sleep Till Brooklyn -- Beastie Boys
4. Cecilia -- Simon and Garfunkel
5. Say it Ain't So -- Weezer
6. Island in the Sun -- Weezer
   
7. Magic Carpet Ride - Steppenwolf
8. Sweet Home Alabama -- Lynyrd Skynyrd
9. Casey Jones -- Greatful Dead
   

Liz Approved, Dave Vetos

1. Any Other Day -- Bon Jovi
2. Texas Flood -- Stevie Ray Vaughan
3. Crossroads -- Cream
4. Glorious Day -- Weezer
5. Mister Big Time -- Bon Jovi
6. Remember Me -- Journey
7. Lost Highway -- Bon Jovi
   

Duds

1. Who Says You Can't Go Home -- Bon Jovi
2. Ordinary -- Stabilo
3. Behind the Mask -- Anarchy Club
4. Tush -- ZZ Top (I think we just had too much ZZ Top)
5. Ask the Lonely -- Journey
6. Any Way You Want It -- Journey
7. Summertime -- Bon Jovi
8. Alone Here -- Hawksley Workman
9. Revival -- Allman Brothers
10. Midnight Rider -- Allman Brothers
11. Ramblin' Man -- Allman Brothers
    
12. Don't Believe it All -- Treble Charger
13. Walk Idiot Walk -- The Hives
14. Bad Day -- R.E.M.

Much thanks to Courtney, Pat, and Tory for the suggestions!