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AMAZING fan-directed video for "Luck"!! - April 18, 2008

I am completely speechless right now.

A phenomenally talented gentleman by the name of mister charles barton directed, created, conceptualized, animated, etc. this amazing video for my song "Luck"...It is so fantastic, I don't even know what to say, except check it out for yourselves (and tell your friends). And don't forget to leave comments telling mister barton how great it is, because it is... Ok, enough talk; go check it out:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=8EJXwd1d0jA

Canadian Debut! Dino Costume Creations! Ravings and Ramblings! - March 5, 2008

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

On Making a Dino Hoodie... - January 14, 2008

On Making a Dino Hoodie...
Over the past month I’ve gotten a lot of messages regarding my dinosaur costume/hoodie. A lot of people have asked where I got it and I’ve responded to most of you by now...but I just thought I should go ahead and post my dino costume secrets here anyway for all interested parties...

Said costume is the homemade creation of myself and my lovely & crafty girlfriend Faith. We spent a loooong time deciding how to make it; I did consider buying one, but I couldn’t find what I was looking for exactly (plus they’re hella expensive.) So we decided to make it instead (which was, of course, more fun), using... (I put this in extreme detail in case any of you are as craftingly challenged as I...)

1) Stretchy hoodie and leggings (mine are American Apparel)
2) Acrylic paint (i used yellow and green of course)
3) Needle & thread
4) 1 sheet of craft foam, (white) approx. 1/4” thick
5) 2 sheets (1 black, 1 white) of sticky-backed craft foam, approx. 1/8” thick

Faith is responsible for the awesome spikes, which she cut out, painted and sewed along the spine of the hoodie. Then she made a tail out of foam as well (painted,) and this was sewn to the leggings. So basically I made the eyes and nostrils out of the sticky back foam and stuck ‘em on the hood...just cuz I’m lazy like that and when it comes to crafts I like to think of myself more as an “ideas person”...

So there you have it... if/when you make your own dino hoodie all i ask is for you to please please PLEASE send me a picture! Either send a link via myspace or send me an email w/ attachment to dinohoodie[at]haileywojcik[dot]com. I have a dream of making a photo gallery of people in dino costumes and putting on my site...help me make it a reality, will you?

Love Always,
Hailey