Art you should check out..

One of my good friends Jamee, is FINALLY selling her art on Etsy. This has been a long time coming, and I hope to see huge things come from this girl, she has an insane amount of talent. If you live in Minneapolis, her art will be displayed at Plan B on Hennepin Ave. in Uptown starting on July 15th.

If you've ever been in my apartment, most of the paintings are done by Jamee, the tattoo on my right arm of the women with the flower in her hair came from a drawing that Jamee gave me, that sat in a notebook in my purse for about a year before it finally was added to my arm. I love this girl.

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a small glimpse of where I've been....

I love blogging. I love reading blogs. I've been MIA.

My life has been a chaotic mess of music, friends and travel.

Trying to find a new place to live in, trying to have a day job and a real life, and no internet at home has taken it's tole on my blog life.

Everything is amazing. I am so happy. xoxo.

to sum it up.

In places all over the internet i have been reading people re-capping the best things that happened to them in 2009. I'm avoiding driving home due to the impending snow... so i figured i would take a look back at a year which was more monumental to me then i ever could have guessed...

travel travel travel - i took some great trips this year. arizona to see astronautalis was one of the best trips on a few days notice. His performance is something that everyone should see, completely captivating and his music laid a solid sound track for my 2009.

black clover beerfest - thank god for beer. this was such an amazing event that brought together so many people. Who meets people from minneapolis in other cities - me me me. who shares drinks with randoms doesn't recall this at all - and then runs into them months later to be told the story ((and become instant friends)) - me me me. Who gets tattoos just to get tattoos with friends - me me me. This weekend was one for the books. I had the best time, with some of the best people, and saw some amazing dudes do there thing - KCMO style.

LA - i fell in love with this city. Never ever in my life did i think i would love LA, but i now do. I got to see so many faces that i never get to see which was so amazing. i cried at Michael Jackson's star on the walk of fame. i stayed in the comfiest beds i've ever slept in. i want - no need to get back west.

People traveling to MPLS - Sharing my city with so many people this year was amazing. Nothing ever could top this years blowout - and i was a skeptic about even going. Thank you Stef for helping make one of the best moments ever possible. Max moving away was tough but that weekend (reunion) was priceless.

So much good music i could never make a list, but Astronautalis, P.O.S., Radical Face, The lawrence Arms, Cecil Otter, Prof, Mac Lethal, Cursive, Aesop Rock, Bluebird, and Grieves are a few names that topped my charts - Played amazing shows - or are just great people.

Some of the most amazing people came into my life this year, re-appeared, or just proved to be the right people to have in life. My friends are more then friends, a lot of you are closer then family. Thank you. I appreciate you.

cheers 2009, it's been a pleasure.