Somewhere Over The Rainbow

 I AM HOME HOME HOME! BEING (SEMI) UNPACKED AND BASKING IN THE UNIQUE IDEA OF HAVING A SCHEDULE MAY BE STARTING TO REFORM ME! SCHOOL, MUSIC, WRITING, HORSES, CRAFTS OF ALL KINDS, SPRING AND THE PROMISE OF THE NEXT DAY AND ALL THE EXCITING THINGS I GET TO DO AND LIVE, MAKE ME GO GO GO TO TRY TO SEE HOW I COULD POSSIBLY GO ANY FASTER THAN I ALREADY AM!

THE NATIONAL COWBOY POETRY GATHERING IN ELKO NEVADA, WAS; OF COURSE AMAZING AGAIN THIS YEAR. TAMERA  AND THE WHOLE WFC CREW REALLY OUTDID THEMSELVES THIS TIME AND WE HAD A SLAM-BANG TIME! I WILL HAVE PICTURES UP ON THE MYSPACE PAGE, AS WELL AS (GASP) FACEBOOK SOON!

 I WILL POST A LINK TO MY FACEBOOK PAGE AS SOON AS IT IS UP AND RUNNING!

HERE IS A NEW IDEA I WAS PASSED ALONG FOR BLOGS THAT I THOUGHT I MIGHT GIVE A TRY, WHAT DO YOU THINK?

A FUN, FUNNY LITTLE Q&A……HERE GO’S NOTHING!

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YOUR CELL PHONE? blackberry.cute.black

YOUR HAIR? Half and half.blonde & brown.

YOUR MOTHER? funny.brave.me.

YOUR FATHER? Fierce.sweet.heroic.

 YOUR FAVORITE FOOD? ramen.steak. ( yes I know I am weird, can’t help it!)

YOUR DREAM LAST NIGHT? Uneventful.

YOUR FAVORITE DRINK? Blended Dutch Brothers. SWEETENED Ice tea.

YOUR DREAM/GOAL? TO BE incandescently happy and succeed in everything I put my mind to..

WHAT ROOM ARE YOU IN? a messy one.

YOUR HOBBY? Creating noise and surprising myself.

YOUR FEAR? snakes. getting too close. Falling off the Eiffel Tower.

WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF IN SIX YEARS? I’m sure I can’t say..

 WHERE WERE YOU LAST NIGHT? A cloud. and a truck that is protesting being driven..

SOMETHING THAT YOU AREN’T? tidy. organized.

MUFFINS? GOOD IN A bad way.

WISH LIST ITEM? Leopard throw for my silly house.

WHERE DID YOU GROW UP? Inside the confines of my imagination, which are limitless.

 LAST THING YOU DID? Dream..and homework.

WHAT ARE YOU WEARING? The colors of Valentines day.

 YOUR TV? tiny.quiet.calm.

YOUR PETS? present.sick. waiting. not yet arrived.

FRIENDS? ALL Over the earth.

YOUR LIFE? Like living in a tumble dryer..

YOUR MOOD? Adored..

MISSING SOMEONE? insanely.

VEHICLE? dirty.white and brown. Breaking-down.

SOMETHING YOU AREN’T WEARING? make-up.my heart on my sleeve.

YOUR FAVORITE STORE? Buckle.junk. thrift stores. (Yes I know I am classy)

 YOUR FAVORITE COLOR?..pink..red..does black count? .

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU LAUGHED? this.minute.

LAST TIME YOU CRIED? Ages ago.too happy to cry.

YOUR BEST FRIEND? My other half.sister. love of my life.

 ONE PLACE YOU GO TO OVER AND OVER AGAIN? DESERT…anywhere my family is.

FACEBOOK? Gone gone gone.but soon to be brought back to life for the sake of music.

FAVORITE PLACE TO EAT? STAR.

WHEW! That was actually quite fun….what did you think?

Love love love you all!

 Xoxo ~Adrian

Happy New Year!!!

 

HEEELLLOOO!!!

HAPPY 2010!!!

Can you believe that yet another year has gone by? I certainly can’t!

Although I must say I really and truly had the best new years I have ever had when we brought in 2010.

Boots and jeans being my everyday staple, this year was fun in the way that the girls of the house just decided to get dressed up and go dance!

Albeit the four and a half inch heels did hurt at the end of the night…but it was more than worth it!

Two days after New Year’s another fun thing happened, I turned 18!

I spent it with the three people I love most (That would be the Daddy, Momma and sissy!)

In the big city….for me at least! San Francisco was SO much fun and really exactly what I’ve wanted to do for so long. I got to see the King Tut exhibit, which is on its last tour of the world; and was in a word, magical.

It was so crazy to be that close to the beautiful amazing things that such creative craftsmen thousands of years ago built.

After our “Egypt hit” of the day, Chinatown and hot tea called and boy did we answer!

Fisherman’s Warf, hot clam chowder and laughing at the goofy fat seagulls was a rollicking good time, and the final ride around the hill filled city in an old cable car made the perfect end to an already perfect birthday.

I promise to be writing more from now on!

Holidays and birthdays and dancing now past…it’s time to buckle down to more school, work and always the best part, hearing from my wonderful listeners!

I love you all, Happy New Year…Let’s make it the best yet!

Xoxo

~Adrian  

 

Thats the jingle bell rock!

Hello Hello everyone!

Are you recovered from the festivities of Thanksgiving yet?

I know I’m not. I think had enough home cooked food to feed a small country!

But the leftovers are always the best part right?

Well now that I’m over the little break I had, I’m starting to gear up for Christmas! I love this time of the year….I will admit, I am a sucker for Christmas music, and after Thanksgiving is over I take that as a one way ticket to exonerate holiday cheer and spirit non-stop! I miss the seasons changing and becoming cold here in California…But I will have my fingers crossed until Santa comes that maybe it will be a white Christmas!

I hope everyone is having a rocking week, zip me off a note I always love hearing from you all!

Love love love

~Adrian

 

“For there is no friend like a sister”

This little quote, although popular- has always been one of my favorites. I have been pondering as to why it is though lately. My other half is traveling today, and while I started missing her in just a few hours, I started thinking about something she and I have always talked about.

Why is it, that those with sisters [or even other siblings] search and search for a “best friend?” You know, that someone to love, someone to cry with, someone to laugh with, someone to have hobbies with, someone to take silly pictures with, someone to try crazy cooking experiments with at midnight when you both can’t sleep….All of those wonderful crazy things that we search for in our best friend, are RIGHT THERE in front of our noses!

I have had a built in best friend since when I was born. I never have had to look for her; she’s always there for me before I even know I need help. When I say that someone has my back, I mean someone I can count on! Also known as Sissy…. I wonder why, when we search for the “perfect” best friend our whole lives, standing right there beside us, is the one true best friend that will never really and truly leave you. Because you are connected no matter how far away they are!

Love love love to you all!

xoxo.

"Sisters stick together"

~Adrian

 

Winter Blues? Hardly!

Hello everyone!

It’s finally starting to get cold here at the ranch, and I love it!

I’m far from being stuck inside with nothing to do though, the saddle shop is starting to come alive….dare I mention PINK ostrich?! Quilling and cooking have started up with a vengeance.  School never seems to stop either, although this I have to admit I don’t mind too much. A bunch of new songs are in the works, writing writing writing has been the theme of my life for the past week, I think I’ve used a whole forest of trees by now with all the scribbling!

I’m starting to look forward to the holiday’s IE Thanksgiving so much! Almost all of my family is coming from down in Southern California; Grandparents and My uncle along with friends from in town are all braving the insane roads to our valley to come eat way too much and make too much noise!

What do your holiday plans look like???? Write and tell me! I always love to hear from you all!

Well I’m off! I’m heading down the hill for a quick fun jam session with all the awesome folks down at Scotty’s Landing at the river in Chico! Hope to see you all down there! : )  

Xoxo

~Adrian

“Rolling down Highway 80″

Hello all!

I am currently sitting in a sweet little hotel room in Winnemucca Nevada, heading home to California!

I have had so much fun out in Heber city for the 15^th annual Heber Poetry Gathering; I got to see old friends like Mr. Dave Stamey, Mr. Waddie Mitchell and Belinda Gail and Curly Musgrave, meet lots new ones and hear a ton of new talent!

I was very honored to open a show for The Three Amigos on Saturday night. I sang a song called Smile at Me off of my new album Boots and Pearls, and was blessed to be able to introduce my three heroes Don Edwards, Waddie Mitchell and Michael Martin Murphy. It was a total blast and I can’t wait till the next time!

Thanks to all the awesome people that made this a great gathering!

Love love love

~Adrian

My feet hurt!!!

Hey you guys!

I am writing really quickly tonight [ this morning] because I have JUST gotten in from a dance at the Heber City Poetry Gathering and I am tired!!! But I felt just awful I haven’t been keeping you guys posted since I’ve been here at this awesome Gathering!

I’ve been having so much fun getting to see old friends and getting to meet new ones! Thanks o much to everyone who has come to the shows and been there supporting me, It means a lot! J

I promise I’ll be updating a lot more in the next few days….right after I’m done with my homework!!!

Love love love to you all

~Adrian

Living for the night ; )

Hello friends!

So I know it’s crazy to be posting something at 3 am…but because of the time of night/morning, it made me think of something I wanted to share with you guys really quickly. Someone asked me at a show at the beginning of this month how I came up with the inspiration for a few of my new songs that are on Boots & Pearls that I had sung.

& I think I finally know where those good songs came from!

They come from these nights when I can’t sleep.

When I’ve drank three pots of coffee on my own.

When I sit around barefoot, and play things that don’t make any sense on my guitar.

When I braid little braids in my hair and then take them all out again.

When I write out a list of a hundred words just to find the perfect one for a song no one will hear, but will make me feel better.

So I know it’s silly, but I truly believe that great songs evolve from those sleepless nights that cause thinking, pondering and the songs that maybe no one else will understand, maybe even I won’t understand….but a good song will always come out of a sleepless night!

I think after this post maybe I’ll be able to get some shut eye!

night night!

xoxo.

~Adrian

 

PS. Have you ever heard of this amazing singer and instrumentalist Andrew Bird???? If you haven’t you totally need to go check him out! He’s awesome, and I have to admit my new favorite music crush!!!! : )

Pure happiness

 

Hello everybody!

Whew. I am wiped out! For some reason, the weather here in California has decided to take a turn for the hotter! I am so looking forward to when it is blustery and cold! There are only so many PERFECT days you can take right? : )

I’ve been up around five and five thirty the past few mornings, which is not usually my natural tendency.  But they have been such great mornings that lead into days; I don’t think I will discontinue them anytime soon! I’ve been going out with a pair of binoculars and glassing pigs and coyotes just as its getting light out back of the ranch. Being able to watch all the busy life that goes on at the ranch in our beautiful valley just makes for a great day! The birds practically DRIP from the trees there are so many of them, and I love the feeling of being alone and quiet with big open spaces.

I’ve also been out with a couple of my fat ponies the past week! I felt bad because I neglected them for so long while I was away…they like getting used, and I like using em’….but boy are they out of shape from all eating and no working! Along with that and catching up on some quill and beadwork, school [senior year!] and getting gassed up for the Boots and Pearls release soon, I have been a busy bee! : )

Well, I’m off to go cook up some dangerous concoction in the kitchen for a Sunday breakfast….it’s always worrisome when I get turned loose to cook, as my idea of food is Ramen or a PB&J sandwich! Wish me luck! : )

I’m sorry there are no pictures with this post….I’ll have some up as soon as I can in the nest few days!

Love to all! Thanks for stopping by!

Xoxo.

~Adrian

Onto Sacramento!!!!

Hey everyone!

Okay, for the last time ever I promise I’ll be posting more! J

I am just running out the door for my semi-weekly guitar session with a great teacher and mentor Arnie Gamble.  Arnie is a luther in Sacramento California, and is probably the most amazing guitar player/maker ever. I always look forward so much to my time with him, he teaches me in a way that I can understand and have fun with, not out of the book step by step…but in a free, fluid way where we play and jam together while he shows me through playing, not just listening. If you get a chance to, check out his Web-site and see for yourself how cool he is!   WWW.ArnieGamble.com. Also, his wonderful wife Erin does such beautiful work in all areas of art, go see all her creations here WWW.erinotoole.com.  I also have been trying to work in the saddle shop more [ !!!] and am in the middle of getting a couple of my fat ponies back into shape! They have had a nice little break like me while I have been on the road, and it is time to get in some serious miles together!

I hope you are all awesome! Write and tell me how your fall is going….I miss being able to watch the seasons change as I am in dry dry dry California now, but every place have beautiful things about it and I am learning more and more about our gorgeous Valley!

Love love love to all!

Xoxo

~Adrian