tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63646294855282394152012-02-16T20:37:43.472-08:00kelseywildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01195840564980377412noreply@blogger.comBlogger41100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364629485528239415.post-72676855556826311922008-09-01T23:51:00.002-07:002008-09-01T23:53:51.309-07:00this is what i'm thinking right now:<br />it is september first and i have never been this old in my life before. this is my last week of living at home and somehow it feels less significant than i thought it would. life is just as good and bad and great as always. i still feel annoyed and tired on occasion, like always. i still feel the same spectrum of good and bad feelings... in dreams i always leave the mundane feelings out. when i dreamed about moving out as a little girl it was always a effortless, triumphant exit, and everything i owned fit into two classic samsonites. i pack when no one is home because it seems vaguely sad and sitcom-like when my parents are around. i wish i could find that black sweatshirt with the bleach stains... once i drove an hour to get it back when i left it in rockford. somehow it disappeared and i didn't notice until now. i ride my bicycle a lot around the back roads. i won't say where because it is a secret; it is so pretty here in the late summer and i don't want tourists. i think that no matter how far away i move, i will always end up back in the country in the end. when i am old, i will find a white house with a wraparound porch near a road where no one ever drives. and it will always be dim and quiet in the living room, and full of books. that's one way i could see myself living someday. but there are lots of others.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6364629485528239415-7267685555682631192?l=kelseywild.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>kelseywildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01195840564980377412noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364629485528239415.post-61945288472940673042008-08-18T18:57:00.001-07:002008-08-18T19:20:57.527-07:00<div>IT'S DONE.</div><br /><div>but alas, it's not quite ready to be released yet. the ep album artwork is being finished up.... the talented hannah stouffer (www.grandarray.com) is helping me by designing the cover. and then it will take 4 to 6 weeks for the music to become available on itunes and napster, etc. <br /></div><div>i just thought you should know.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>releasing this music makes me feel like i'm watching my kids move out of the house. (are they ready enough? will people criticize them?)</div><div>i am writing new songs to make myself feel better.</div><div><br /></div><div>if you're one of the few people reading this, thanks for finding me. promise i will keep you in the loop.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>love,</div><div>k</div><div><br /></div><div>p.s. the chicago acoustic underground podcast went very well! we all had a great time playing with some beautiful instruments. and we had some super great jamaican food down the street afterwards and i ate one hundred plantains. </div><div><br /></div><div>and, a correction: it will be available in two to three weeks from now. just so you know. </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6364629485528239415-6194528847294067304?l=kelseywild.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>kelseywildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01195840564980377412noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364629485528239415.post-69862547789993839472008-07-28T12:02:00.000-07:002008-07-28T12:32:16.040-07:00hey you! <div>just letting you know that i am recording an episode for the chicago acoustic underground podcast late tomorrow night (tuesday.) it's not a live broadcast, but it will appear on their website (www.chicagoacoustic.net) shortly! </div><div><br /></div><div>also, we are mixing the last two songs in the studio on wednesday. can you believe it? i can't.</div><div><br /></div><div>love,</div><div>k</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6364629485528239415-6986254778999383947?l=kelseywild.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>kelseywildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01195840564980377412noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364629485528239415.post-32093524668694665122008-07-24T11:17:00.000-07:002008-07-24T16:35:59.272-07:00hey everyone! this is kelsey.<div>i thought that i would try to keep you guys up to date with the progress of the ep as it inches towards completion! as of right now, i have finished four new songs. i'm thinking about re-recording the songs on my myspace too and adding them to the ep, since those songs are probably what you're more familiar with. </div><div><br /></div><div>i don't really know how to describe the ep, or the recording process in general. it's extremely hard to look and listen to it objectively right now.... i think that's normal. i feel like it is sort of a reflection of where i am now, and that is probably all that matters. it's always been hard to navigate the disconnect between what i want to sound like and what i actually sound like. i'm not sure if i'll ever grow into what i visualize myself as. and maybe that's okay....i think it's just an age thing.</div><div><br /></div><div>anyway, i'm trying not to take it TOO seriously. it's just an ep, right?</div><div><br /></div><div>now that some of the recording work is done (fingers crossed!) i get to start working on the details. my favorite! visual art has always been really important to me. i'm going to get someone to create some cd artwork.....i have it narrowed down to three of my favorites: patrick jilbert, keren richter, and hannah stouffer. these artists are all pretty incredible, and it's going to be difficult for me just to decide on one. i'm also trying to come up with a concept that will be appropriate for the album. i want something that will give it a sense of cohesiveness, without being cheesy. it's hard for me to think big picture...</div><div><br /></div><div>also, my website is all done! marky (of the felix culpa) did an excellent job with it and we're hoping to have it up and running soon! we're having server problems, but we're working on it.</div><div><br /></div><div>oh yeah! when the magical day arrives when the ep is finished, it's going to be available (through tunecore) on itunes. hopefully this will make it much, much easier for you folks to buy it! seriously, please buy it. i need your money so i can buy things. and so i can keep playing music. </div><div><br /></div><div>anyway, this is what is going on. i know my myspace is very quiet right now, but i promise that new and exciting things are happening! </div><div><br /></div><div>thoughts? questions? concerns? </div><div><br /></div><div>love,</div><div>kelsey</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6364629485528239415-3209352466869466512?l=kelseywild.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>kelseywildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01195840564980377412noreply@blogger.com0