Hi there,
So, I’m making my Canadian Debut this weekend, eh? I am so excited! My video for “Dinosaur Bone” is being aired on national Canadian television show, Dave’s Indie Rock Talk (D.I.R.T.) this Sunday, March 9th (and again on the 16th.) D.I.R.T. Airs across Canada on StarChoice Satellite (ch. 323) and Express-Vu (ch. 258) Satellite Networks, and the Novus TV network (ch. 4) in Vancouver on Sundays at Midnight, Pacific Time. It’s an awesome show and I’m so excited to be a part of it! Check out the website at
www.dirt-tv.com
And speaking of “Dinosaur Bone”... How much do i LOVE this?! Click the link below and just look at the fine craftsmanship... (You may have to scroll down a bit, there are 2 photos...)
http://www.haileywojcik.com/photos.html
This amazing, crafty, talented bloke, (also a member of the Certain Scientists Street Team...) made this dino costume after reading my foray-into-martha-stewart-living-how-to-blog, “On Making A Dino Hoodie.” He’s giving me a run for my money! Seriously, this rocks, and props on the teeth. Thank you so much for sending this in! Anyone else have dino costume pics? Send ‘em thisaway: dinohoodie@haileywojcik.com
In other news (please brace yourself for some rambling...)
I’ve been writing a lot of new songs. Which is good, because I was starting to think I’d forgotten how. I was feeling really blocked for a few months. I felt like I didn’t have my usual antennae out – or at least not being so thrilled by what they pick up. Am I getting old? I kept thinking of this blog post of Amanda Palmer’s (Dresden Dolls singer), whose blog I read obsessively... Anyway, the post was all about getting older and “learning to feel less,” and how “You cannot protect yourself from sadness without protecting yourself from happiness.” Coupled with this ad I kept seeing on the train: “Do you forget about peanut butter when you get old? Or do you get old when you forget about peanut butter?” I don’t know.
I think living in New York, as stimulating/exciting as it is, presents an interesting, near-constant, catch-22. There is so much more to take in here, but people get to a point of having their jaded attitude and having their guard up too much to enjoy/absorb it. At least that’s how I was feeling. And so I started just forcing myself to write down every stupid thing I thought of, or disconnected thing that I noticed again. (This sounds so obvious, I know, but don’t underestimate the power of self-censorship.) Anyway, it seems to have done some good because I’ve got a few new songs going. And I guess that’s my point. So be on the lookout for some new recordings... And those of you in the NYC vicinity, I’ll be debuting them at my upcoming shows this month.
That is all for now.
pieces,
hailey