This is My Light Bulb

Music Video #6

2009-09-14T12:13:00.001-04:00

I love this song, and this music video by Nell (넬), my favorite Korean band. Their music is amazing, and their sound is just as amazing. This one is called 멀어지다 (Drifting Apart). Enjoy!

Art #18

2009-09-09T09:14:00.003-04:00

I love this digital collage, A bit more ballast, by meluseena. Her technique is really cool, and she does a lovely job. This one sort of reminds me of something I'm working on, so I really enjoy looking at it.

Music #8

2009-09-07T11:01:00.002-04:00

I haven't blogged here in ages and ages. Well, I was in Korea, and I was blogging elsewhere about my trip. Plus, I've been starting up my photography biz, and it's been fun and crazy and hectic. I have fallen in love with all kinds of music lately. Here's one, one of many.

Heartbeats by Jose Gonzalez

Music Video #6

2009-05-20T00:23:00.001-04:00

This song is beautiful, and the mood fits this movie beautifully. WARNING: SPOILERS

Art #17

2009-05-06T08:20:00.002-04:00

Meditation III by esee is an unbelievable photograph. So beautiful and surreal it makes me wonder if scenes like this actually exist in the world. Since the artist has several photographs in this series, I guess it really does!

World Beautiful #2

2009-04-28T12:41:00.002-04:00

Amazing Thailand
Originally uploaded by Araleya

Beautiful sunflowers in Thailand. Laughing children, and an elephant! Now that, is beautiful....

Art #16

2009-04-28T12:04:00.002-04:00

Why Apples by pt-photo-inc is a great, fun manipulation that I just had to put up. There are only 4 real apples in the picture. Now if only I could get it to rain money.....

Music #7

2009-04-27T08:11:00.004-04:00

Falling Slowly, from the movie, "Once". I have fallen in love with this song today, now I must go watch the movie, and get sheet music!

World Beautiful #1

2009-04-10T00:22:00.002-04:00

South Korea
Originally uploaded by Bfostter

Ok, so I'm starting a new category. Casey gave me the idea with a photo I posted recently saying that she'd like to find a place to write with such beautiful scenery. So I thought about it....I should put pics up of beautiful inspiring scenery. If I imagine what it would be like to stand there and just brainstorm...ideas start flowing.

So here's the first World Beautiful of the most beautiful tea farm in Gwangju, South Korea called Boseong. Click on it to view the original photo in a larger size. :)

Video #2

2009-04-09T19:38:00.001-04:00

I just saw this on Deviantart a second ago, and I love it! ShadeyKris did a wonderful job on it! Now I want a spark too....

Art #15

2009-04-08T00:12:00.001-04:00

Fly By Night by Ken-Wong....so creative, so serene, yet creepy too! It jumped right out at me when I was browsing DA the other day, so I had to share.

Music #6

2009-03-30T23:36:00.010-04:00

Everyday, by Carly Comando. Seriously. I love this song.

I have the sheet music now, and I am going to start on this bad boy tomorrow. I think if you have any kind of media presentation, slide show, animation, anything, set to this music will seem somehow larger, more meaningful, and dare I say, epic? Ok, maybe not quite, but it's still awesome.

Art #14

2009-03-30T23:22:00.004-04:00

The Laundry Gnomes by RYE-BREAD is just awesome. I'm lovin the muted colors and the half tone shading. I don't know, there are so many good images from his gallery, but I really do love this one.

I want one to do my laundry *shifts eyes away from the ever growing pile in the corner, possibly ready to grow legs and walk away*

Poem #1

2009-03-28T14:25:00.005-04:00

I read this poem today. It's also a song. I only knew the tune and the "Maggie" part, but never knew the words. I admit, I burst into tears. There's something so simple and honest, so heartwarming and heartbreaking about them. So I decided to look up the origins of the poem, and this is what I found:

The author fell in love and his fiancee, Maggie contracted TB. During a time when she was very ill, he went to the top of a hill, looked down below at what he saw, and wrote this poem. He and Maggie were married in 1864, and she died less than a year later.

I wandered today to the hill, Maggie
To watch the scene below
The creek and the rusty old mill, Maggie
Where we sat in the long, long ago.
The green grove is gone from the hill, Maggie
Where first the daisies sprung
The old rusty mill is still, Maggie
Since you and I were young.

A city so silent and lone, Maggie
Where the young and the gay and the best
In polished white mansion of stone, Maggie
Have each found a place of rest
Is built where the birds used to play, Maggie
And join in the songs that were sung
For we sang just as gay as they, Maggie
When you and I were young.

They say I am feeble with age, Maggie
My steps are less sprightly than then
My face is a well written page, Maggie
But time alone was the pen.
They say we are aged and grey, Maggie
As spray by the white breakers flung
But to me you're as fair as you were, Maggie
When you and I were young.

And now we are aged and grey, Maggie
The trials of life nearly done
Let us sing of the days that are gone, Maggie
When you and I were young.

When You and I were Young, by George Washington Johnson, 1864

Art #13

2009-03-26T16:59:00.003-04:00

Twin Pears House by Cristalart is so quaint and inventive. There's even smoke coming out of the chimney! Now I'm off to wonder what kind of inhabitants would live in those fruity houses.

Lyrics #6

2009-03-26T16:54:00.001-04:00

And the days like this make me miss those summer evenings
We were younger then
And everything was easy
I just want them back
But you can't relive the past
I will never them back again
But I'm alright with that

Those lonely days have gone away
And carried with them all the memories
I am starting over
And I just realized that the world is starting over with me

Sunny Afternoons by Chase Coy

Music #5

2009-03-26T16:37:00.002-04:00

The theme from Goong. Makes me think of shamrocks and hanboks!

Goong - Opening Theme - musical

Music Video #5

2009-03-19T20:13:00.000-04:00

I have loved this song for a long time, and I play it on the piano whenever I really want to sing out. It always seems to get my creativity flowing, even though I've been playing and singing it for over a year and a half. I'm not sure why that is, but it's a wonderful song. Plus, the music video is great.

Art #12

2009-03-18T08:56:00.002-04:00

Sorry I haven't posted here in a little while. I've been under the weather. Also, I kept trying to find a quote, or something else to put up besides art and music. I would ideally like this blog to be more well rounded, but art and music are my main inspirations. So I have to apologize for the art and music overload, but from now on I'm going to post whatever inspires me, even if that means 75% art and music.

I found this photograph this morning, and I am just in love. The Forgotten by pagihari is pure poetry.

Art #11

2009-03-04T08:43:00.003-05:00

I adore this image. So Creative. White umbrella by CHEER--UP.

Music Video #4

2009-02-27T12:36:00.003-05:00

The promised music video that goes to the lyrics I posted earlier. It's simple, and captivating. It held my attention so much more than all those other busy music videos. Simple song, simple video, simply good. And I love the end. :)

Art #10

2009-02-25T14:27:00.003-05:00

this lullaby by ethe is wonderfully serene and calming. The mood it envokes is awesome. I can almost imagine her listening to the song I just posted.

Music #4

2009-02-25T14:01:00.002-05:00

Chase Coy did a cover of Death Cab For Cutie's "I'll Follow You Into the Dark" and I am in love.

Music Video #3

2009-02-21T19:53:00.003-05:00

Dai Wo Zou by Rainie Yang is a lovely video. It means "Take Me Away". I love the subtle, soft, and muted tones in it. The look is wonderful and makes me want to find a field and/or a big window with a white dress and get my photography on.

Rainie Yang - Dai Wo Zou [NEW PV]
Uploaded by ChaOko_01

Art #9

2009-02-18T22:10:00.003-05:00

I don't know why I love That Monday by Zaphk as much as I do, but I love it, none the less. Then again, anything that looks like it might have a story in it, one you don't fully see or understand, just floors me. There's so much creative energy and potential in them. Anyway, I ramble.

Lyrics #5

2009-02-17T13:35:00.002-05:00

So Goodbye 　　
Those bittersweet memories once so lovely 　　
So Goodbye, I'm gone 　　
So Goodbye 　　
Those pretty starry eyes once just for me 　　
So Goodbye, i'm gone

So Goodbye, by Sogyumo Acacia Band

I'll be posting this music video as well...soon. I'm in a mellow music kick, so chillax and enjoy the ride with me.

Art #8

2009-02-15T23:25:00.003-05:00

This photomanipulation was a huge inspiration for me. I don't want to share too much on this blog, but hopefully it will inspire you too!

Her Only Friend, by enigma-astralis

Music Video #2

2009-02-11T20:53:00.004-05:00

Very Heartbreaking Words.....although it's in Korean, it's an amazingly creative music video. I love the story, and the mood. Even if I don't know exactly what everything means, it still gets my creative juices flowing.

Alex (Clazziquai) feat. Jisun (Loveholic) - Very Heartbreaki
Uploaded by Clothildeavecunh

Art #7

2009-02-03T23:56:00.003-05:00

I just found Lost and Found by 7eme-RuelleRouge tonight, and I love it!

The lighting, the details. I love finding things that have stories waiting to be written in them. I'll probably be posting a lot of things like that here. Enjoy!

Art #6

2009-01-27T23:05:00.002-05:00

The Rainy Day by Fhrankee is so amazing. I am in awe....

Music #3

2009-01-20T22:47:00.005-05:00

Anna Nalick's "In My Head"

pure love for this song....

p.s. Fixed the problem with previewing the music. Now you can hear the whole song. :)

Art #5

2009-01-17T23:18:00.002-05:00

Marian Poster by yumedust is lovely...I'm so curious about the story.

Artisan Craft #2

2009-01-11T11:16:00.003-05:00

Shirayuki. Kanzashi. by hanatsukuri is amazingly gorgeous. All the petals are made with squares of silk. Beautiful and romantic.

Lyrics #4

2009-01-10T23:55:00.002-05:00

Burn your fire on the altar
Leave a candle on the porch
I'm still too far away to see it
But I'm aching for its warmth
And I'm so tired and cold and dark and lonesome
But still I hear your song inside
So sing it louder if you want me home tonight
Sing it loud now, 'cause I'm comin' home tonight

Home Tonight, by Chris Rice

I love his lyrics so much. Definitely expect more of his stuff on this blog.

Art #4

2009-01-08T19:58:00.002-05:00

WhereamIgoing by P0RG is so cool. It's not manipulated, it's an actual photo. How did he do that?!

Lyrics #3

2009-01-07T23:00:00.006-05:00

Now I've traveled across the ocean,
With the same shoes just longer hair.
I still carry that picture in my wallet,
From the photo booth, yeah it's still there.

Chorus
Just give me some kind of sign,
Is this the right place?
Or the right time?
Is this the right time?

Now I've landed in the Midwest,
Where you lived so long ago.
Remember I was always freezing,
Now I'm covered up in snow.

Chorus
Just give me some kind of sign,
Is this the right place?
Or the right time?
Is this the right time?

Across the Ocean, by Azure Ray

(I know I posted the song of this a while back, but I really like the lyrics too.)

Video #1

2009-01-02T21:11:00.003-05:00

When Genevieve Ruled the World....

by Katy Towell

The girl is amazingly talented.

Music #2

2009-01-01T23:38:00.004-05:00

Rainy Day Song by Chase Coy is a beautiful little song. I love so many of his songs, you can most likely look forward to a whole bunch of his music on here. Soft, peaceful, highly visual, and all around wonderful. He's still just a teenager, but has the most beautiful lyrics. Enjoy....

Quote #1

2009-01-01T13:33:00.002-05:00

“What if I should fall right through the center of the earth... oh, and come out the other side, where people walk upside down.”

Alice- Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

Artisan Craft #1

2008-12-30T00:10:00.003-05:00

This amazing dress by wearydrearies is so cool. I love the details. I can just see it on a doll, or drawn on a little emo girl. The soft monochromatic color scheme is great too. Maybe a piece of art with these colors....get your idea machine working!

Art #3

2008-12-26T20:50:00.005-05:00

Alone is a very power photo. It's breathtaking.

This beautiful, emotive piece by Sharon Pruitt aka Pink Sherbet Photography. She also has a Flickr account with many amazing photos here

Lyrics #2

2008-12-25T20:56:00.001-05:00

I'm standing here falling,
Before you falling.
If it weren't for your wings I'd be gone.

Falling, by Kate Rusby

Art #2

2008-12-23T17:57:00.002-05:00

I love this painting by shel-yang...The soft colors, the mood, everything. It's a story waiting to be written.

And remember, you can use anything for inspiration. Maybe the colors inspire you to make something completely unrelated. So many things can inspire you to create something beautiful.

Music #1

2008-12-21T01:29:00.003-05:00

I've loved this Azure Ray song for a while, but I think it's perfect for this blog. I'm always left wondering what the story is behind the song. Then of course, I start making one of my own. :)

Art #1

2008-12-18T22:11:00.003-05:00

icyWhispers by mercier is just beautiful. I love the atmosphere.

The lettering that might be hard to see on the blog says:

So often I take a quick glance back
over my shoulder, this memory
in retrospect these times are blurred
i guess it's better this way
everything at once, too many lives
flicker in the spotlight
waver in the sunlight
we knew that it was eternal
but we forgot it was forever.

Lyrics #1

2008-12-04T21:58:00.002-05:00

Baby's black balloon makes her fly.....

Black Balloon, by The Goo Goo Dolls

Music Video #1

2008-11-29T17:00:00.002-05:00

For me, sometimes watching a music video set to a movie or a show that I haven't seen gets my creative juices flowing.

This song is called Strange & Beautiful, by Aqualung. I love the atmosphere of it. Listen to the words, the melody, take in the scenes....bits of a story you don't fully see, and let your mind wander.

Random Blurb #1

2008-11-29T16:41:00.005-05:00

....It's only a paper moon.....