things that make me smile
By Emily on May 12, 2013
After quite a few months of internship applications, and reconsidering whether or not I wanted to just spend the summer sizzling in Austin, and waiting, waiting, waiting to hear back, I finally got word a few weeks ago that I’ll be spending June and July interning at the Smithsonian in D.C.! This week, I finally [...]
Posted in seasons, things that make me smile, travel, working | Tagged internship, Smithsonian, summer, Washington D.C.
By Emily on May 5, 2013
The semester’s end is a moving goalpost: as soon as I think I can reach it, it slides juuuust out of reach. In the meantime, I am ticking away boxes on my ever-growing academic and otherwise to do list before shifting to my summer to do lists: the mostly fun kind, and the kind involving [...]
Posted in photography, seasons, things that make me smile, travel | Tagged Ann Hamilton, art installation, Houston, Paul Octavious, summer
By Emily on March 20, 2013
III Spring is like a perhaps hand (which comes carefully out of Nowhere)arranging a window,into which people look(while people stare arranging and changing placing carefully there a strange thing and a known thing here)and changing everything carefully spring is like a perhaps Hand in a window (carefully to and fro moving New and Old things,while [...]
Posted in poetry, seasons, things that make me smile | Tagged e.e. cummings, first day of spring, rebirth
By Emily on March 16, 2013
I’ve spent the last couple of days trying to sneak in some SXSW music (and have been mildly successful), which has led me to download some new music and add some new bands on Spotify for the first time in a while. More on that in an upcoming post. But in the meantime, it got [...]
Posted in blogs I read and like, things that make me smile, what I'm listening to now | Tagged Garth Brooks, gingers, Hairpin, red head back in bed before the morning, songs about redheads
By Emily on March 14, 2013
I so want to rock this look. (Photo from here)
Posted in things that make me smile | Tagged ginger, glasses, hipster, Redhead
By Emily on March 12, 2013
Cosmic Love (live on KEXP) Such a beautiful video, such a beautiful voice. And I can’t help but notice her super intense red hair, either… I try not to post videos alone, but this one is worth your time.
Posted in things that make me smile, what I'm listening to now | Tagged carrottop, florence and the machine, gingers, kexp, live, redhead appreciation week
By Emily on March 11, 2013
Yes, that’s right. It’s Redhead Appreciation Week here on ECM. For those who believe the question “do you prefer blondes or brunettes?” is sorely lacking. For those of us who require more anesthesia. For those of us who think sunscreen is a human right (and should be cheaper!) For those of us who have been [...]
Posted in rants, things that make me smile | Tagged ginger, God loves gingers, minority, Redheaded, respect
By Emily on September 22, 2012
Perhaps not surprisingly, seeing as how my name is Emily Elizabeth, I was a fan of the Clifford books growing up. This year, he turns 50! There’s something so special for a kid about seeing his or her name in writing. This invitation to participate in a new world of narratives. For a long time, [...]
Posted in books, things that make me smile | Tagged childhood, Clifford, Emily Elizabeth, NPR, Weekend Edition
By Emily on June 5, 2012
As someone who dreaded running The Mile in gym class every year, who was lapped on the track by the fast kids while limping along with a sideache most of the time, I must admit that even I am surprised by the following statement: I ran seven miles the other day. And I didn’t [...]
Posted in Missoula, things that make me smile | Tagged goals, half marathon, running
By Emily on May 16, 2012
Something you lose in being mobile, a new city or even just a new neighborhood every couple of years, is the ability to judge the passage of time based on a handful of constants. My short walk to work over the past two years has changed very little. It’s not just that I could do [...]
Posted in Missoula, moving, seasons, things that make me smile | Tagged photography, quotidian, rhythm, seasons, the little things
I like writing, photography, reading, music, design, typography, paper products, days in the seventies and sparkly snow, Spanish wine and cans of PBR. I spent a year in Córdoba, Spain, working as a language and culture assistant through the Spanish government, traveling, and writing about it here. After a few years back in my home state of Montana, I moved to Austin, Texas, where I like to go exploring, take pictures of my food, write letters, dream of far-off places, and think about concepts of home.
