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PinterestGreatest decision I’ve made in the last two months? Deciding to go to Liverpool for a long weekend. We left Thursday, got back yesterday, and had a glorious two-and-a-half days in the city.
we’ve won the league, we’ve won the cup, we’ve been to Europe too
we’ve won the league, we’ve won the cup, we’ve been to Europe too
get back to where you once belonged
get back to where you once belonged
My love affair with the Beatles began when I was thirteen years-old and The Beatles Anthology aired on TV. I don’t want to put too fine a point on it but it CHANGED MY LIFE, and since that point I’ve wanted to go to England. London, yes, but more importantly Liverpool. As cheesy and touristy as it probably is, we decided to roll up for the Magical Mystery Tour to see the sights and sounds of the Liverpool suburbs where the Fab Four grew up.
links of interest for March 25th – April 5th
links of interest for March 25th – April 5th
Sewing / Fashion
- Miss Argentina Costume – Sewing Projects | BurdaStyle.com
Those who commit suicide are destined to come back as civil servants! - Farmer’s Market Shirt « Experiments and Accidents
I'm linking to this because I used the exact same fabric in my "You'll Never Walk Alone" dress and this is the first time I've ever spotted fabric I've used in someone eles's sewing project. I don't know why it's freaking me out. - 37 Ways to Tie a Scarf
- Triangle Fire: Liberating Clothing Made in Confinement – NYTimes.com
"As hundreds of events this week mark the 100th anniversary of the fire on Friday, the shirtwaist style has proved its remarkable staying power."
links of interest for February 16th – February 25th
links of interest for February 16th – February 25th
Soccer
- Bastian Schweinsteiger 2010 World Cup Drinking Game
A) I wish I had discovered this prior to the start of the World Cup. B) I like the bitchface rule under the Ladies Only rules. C) It seems that the creators of said game go to the same pub I do. The world is small! - Letters of Note: You were of course the outstanding candidate
"In May of 2006, armed only with a glittering virtual career on Football Manager 2005 and limited success in charge of a local under-11s team, then-25-year-old John Boileau made the leap and applied – with tongue firmly in cheek – to become the new manager of Middlesbrough Football Club."Once I finally win the Champions League while coaching Bayern Munich, I am totally applying for any and all open Bundesliga positions that may be available in real life.
- The Best Eleven: Premier League: Tallest and Shortest Players – 2010/2011
After Aaron Lennon (5'5") and Peter Crouch (6'6") teamed up to score that great goal for Tottenham during their first leg against AC Milan, I wondered if they were the shortest and tallest players on Tottenham. Turns out they are, and that they're also the shortest and second tallest in the entire Premier League as well.
Movies
- Bitch Flicks: Best Picture Nominee Review Series: 2011 Roundup
"We can't just ignore the Oscars. We need to make our voices heard. That's one reason we run a series of feminist film reviews on the Best Picture nominees. Our reviews focus on the women in these movies, and are written by women who go out and buy movie tickets. We hope you'll read them and add your voices to the discussion." - The Lost Movie Theatres of Toronto
- Hollywood Trusts First Time Male Directors With Big Budget Flicks
Directing a short and a Heineken commercial apparently qualifies you to direct a movie with a $170 million budget.
Miscellaneous
- Songs the Beatles Didn’t Do
"…meaning, songs they wrote while the Beatles existed, but which did not appear on official EMI Beatles records." - Center Of Attention | The Art Of Record Center Labels
"…dedicated to the artwork, graphics and logos of record center labels." - Typedia: Learn: Anatomy of a Typeface
All you need to know about ascenders, ligatures, terminals, and more. - Little Red Infinity Dress Tutorial
I think I already posted a link to a different infinity dress tutorial, but one can never have enough instructions on this. (One might even say… an infinite number of instructions? No.)
links of interest for February 7th – February 13th
links of interest for February 7th – February 13th
Social Justice
- Shifting Cultural Sensibilities and Valentine’s Pleas » Sociological Images
"Dmitriy T.M. sent along a series of vintage Valentine’s Day cards that, similarly, have a different effect given our contemporary cultural sensibilities. After decades of efforts to draw attention to and problematize men’s violence against women, these cards seem misguided at best." - Shakesville: Feminism 101: Helpful Hints for Dudes, Part I
Crafts / Sewing
- Jordan Ferney | Oh Happy Day!: Vellum Mobiles
- Creating a No-Sew Fabric Banner (tutorial) | papernstitch
- Beatles Counted Cross Stitch Index
- Monster Art Totes for Preschoolers
I do not know any preschoolers to make these for, but they're adorable nonetheless. - Mod-Mood Quilt | daintytime ~ Sherri Lynn Wood
Making something like this basically goes against my straight line, right angled nature… which is probably why I should make something like this. - Saltwater Kids: 5 minute bread bag tutorial
I bought "Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day" nearly a year ago but still haven't tried it out yet, on account of not having the right flour at the time of purchase. Creating something cute to put the bread IN, though, could be enough incentive to get baking. - Tips for Online Fabric Shopping – Sewing Blog | BurdaStyle.com
- ruby star rising: Ruby Star Rising is in stores!
VIEWMASTER. FABRIC. WHAT. - A Sound of Music Birthday Party – The Sew Weekly
Best. Birthday. Party. EVER.
Soccer
- ontd_football: Steven Gerrard today revealed how Fernando Torres’ transfer deadline day move to Chelsea left him broken-hearted
Reblogging mostly for the Gerrard/Torres picspams, not going to lie. THEIR LOVE WAS SO EPIC. - Fan Chants.com: Liverpool FC
One of my greatest problems in learning any of the LFC songs is that I never know what the tunes are, since most sites just list the lyrics. This gives you both.
Miscellaneous
- The Four Icon Challenge
"I decided it would be a fun project to attempt to sum up some of my favorite books, movies, historical events, anything, with just four icons." - The Many Faces Of… Leonardo DiCaprio
"As Doctors of Filmology, we advise you to take your meds now as we put our test subject under the microscope. Because no one can FREAK OUT!!! quite like Leo can. We will delve deep into his psyche and watch him lose his mind, his family and his shaving kit." - Oscar bingo: 2011 edition | How About Orange
When your light is on the blink, you never think of worrying
When your light is on the blink, you never think of worrying
In a fit of obsession, I got last minute tickets to the second Paul McCartney show last night and went with my sister. The crowd last night was better than the one previous, but it’s only in going to back to back shows that you realise how scripted and rehearsed they are when he starts making all the same jokes in the same places or telling all the same moderately interesting anecdotes, etc. Still. I can ignore that since the music is still phenomenal the second time round; there were only a handful of new songs, though, and I think the show was identical from “Blackbird” onwards.
Set list and some additional comments below the jump. (more…)
we’re so sorry, Uncle Albert, but we haven’t done a bloody thing all day
we’re so sorry, Uncle Albert, but we haven’t done a bloody thing all day
Um, best concert of my life? I THINK THAT’S A YES. More details to come when I finally find a set list online, but suffice it to say I promptly came home and ordered tickets for tomorrow night’s show because I need to experience this again.
ETA Okay!! (more…)
let me roll it
let me roll it
In what can only be a clear case of temporary insanity, I just spent $275 on a ticket to the Paul McCartney concert in August. Holy crap.
I decided last night that perhaps I should try to see him in concert. I am, after all, a lifelong fan of Los Beatles and I owe it to myself to see at least one of them in concert before the remaining members die. Could I live with myself if I ended up in a position where Ringo was the only one left? No, no I could not.
I hadn’t talked to anyone about going with me so I decided to get two cheapo tickets and figure it out later. Colour me shocked (but not really) when it was impossible to find two tickets at any price level once the tickets had gone on sale. Naturally, I panicked, searched for a single ticket at any price range, and then purchased before my ticket was released back into the pool.
This is more than twice what I’ve ever paid for a concert ticket. Still. Paul McCartney was my first ever celebrity crush when I was thirteen. This has been a long time coming!
you’d never guess that the Rolling Stones are actually my favourite band
you’d never guess that the Rolling Stones are actually my favourite band
If there’s one thing I love almost as much as The Beatles, it’s infographics. Laura has brought these amazing Beatles infographics to my attention and they’re blowing my mind. I just love visual representations of stuff!! Excitingly, it’s just apparently sneak peak of a collaborative project called Charting the Beatles (with accompanying Flickr group, which has the much loved Hey Jude flowchart).
I was also happy to discover that most of the data thus far has come from William J. Dowlding’s book Beatlesongs, which is exciting because a) I couldn’t for the life of me remember who wrote that book, and b) I read that book religiously when I was thirteen and thus when I got Beatles Rock Band in October I was able to annoy my friends with random Beatles stats that I had memorized from this book oh so many years ago. Do I need this book? No. Am I itching to order it against my better judgement? Yes.
well she was just seventeen (months?), you know what I mean
well she was just seventeen (months?), you know what I mean
If I had a child, she (or he, if he was so inclined) would wear this twirly, sparkly Beatles skirt. I’ve always been of the belief that it’s never too early to indoctrinate children with a love for the Fab Four.
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