journal stuff
This is the first time I've posted anything from my paper journalThis is also my interpretation of a "altered book" nothing that fancy. Not dial-up friendly..quite a few pics:)I used a lot of coldplay lyrics and friends quotes.but that being said...It's my baby. And a creative release for me.Any suggestions/input would be nice.ENJOY.
hello I've waited here for you
$2 from the local library
top lyrics from "american girls" counting crows. bottom "recovering the satelittes" by the counting crows
adam duritz "a long december" screen shot
marilyn monroe and grace kelly
friends icons from cookie4eve on the bottom of the page..I live and breathe the counting crows song "a long december"
left page top "name" goo goo dolls, side left page "american girls" counting crows
lucinda williams pic on the left page she was giving the finger I covered it with the word "rock" I thought it fit better:). top of left page "I'm waiting for joey and phoebe to get together" --ryan adams. right page bob dylan and a quote from some gal (a therpist I think) that was on the oprah show that day...
"Amsterdam" by coldplay on the left page(with blue water colour paint and pink marker. I really resonated with that song when I made the page). right page jeff buckley 1993-ish from tracks magazine. top right page "It's a cold and it's a broken hallelujah" (I love jeff's version of the song and it makes me cry),fiona apple(I'm not really a fan just liked the pic) fiona apple "pale september" lyrics(I liked the lyrics and always read them on lj).jesse malin cd sticker thingy.
Jeff Buckley. scraps of left over pages I tore from the book. the writing is my favorite verse from my fave jeff song "lover you should've come over". I also really loved this pic of jeff it was difficult for me to glue it in:(it's so beautiful!
ryan adams and the cardinals. I'm a huge huge ryan fan. I got this pic from harp magazine. bottom of the page has a quote from "phoebe" of FRIENDS.
I used old day planner pages for this. urban outfitters borders from the spring catalog.colored pencils and markers,a paint sample I had lying around. left side is a picture of jennifer aniston(i'm a great fan of hers) I just loved her expression. the bottom left is a picture of the effiel tower and on the paint sample it says "my song is love" from "a message" by coldplay. the right page is audrey hepburn(from an urban outfitters catalog) a "phoebe" quote on the top of the page and the garden state cd soundtrack sticker.
sarah jessica parker..next to the friends gals she's another favorite actress.taken from a promo of the final 6 episodes of "sex and the city"
"Chandler and Monica" Quote from a episode of friends season 7.
left page various ryan adams mentions in magazines. right page lucinda williams live shot from the promo for her live album
a bit plain. top left is a quote from "Joey" friends:). right page is a page I tore from my current journal that I should really write in more often;).
Al Pacino. My love..picture taken from an old entertainment weekly where Al and Streep were being interviewed for "angels in america". The picture is from the film "dog day afternoon"(great movie by the way!). on the side of the picture is a quote from "Monica" friends season 9("tow the soap opera party").
left page..the beatles. a collage I made from a old casette tape liner notes of "anthology 3". black water color paint was used underneath. right page is a "Ross" friends quote("chandler entered a vanilla ice look a like contest and won").
a heart I cut out which looks dumb. water color paint was used.Brian jones of the rolling stones( a sometimes forgotten member:() the lyrics on the top of the page go all the way down the side and are from dmb "Crush"("It's crazy i'm thinking just as long as your around and here i'll be dancing on the ground.."}
Jennifer Aniston Vanity Fair Photo taken in 2005 left page. right page a "Rachel" Friends Quote
horribly hand written lyrics of "In the sun" I heard the version sung by Michael Stipe and Chris Martin and loved it.
grace kelly. the photo is outlined with urban outfitters borders. text from the same catalog. top of the page is my movie ticket from "Walk the line". a bit shaky I took this with one hand:(
dave matthews. and my fingers!lyrics which you can't see are from his song "lover,lay down" the lyrics are "Could I love you Could you love me Darling it's all the same til we dance away chasing me all around leading all around leading me all around in circles" I fell in love with this song after hearing a live version from 2002 dave sang this verse with great emotion.
left page top: derailed movie ticket, rumor has it movie ticket. underneath random text from a page from the book. "Joey" "Rachel" Friends Quote from season 1 ("does he want to go out with me or something?-rachel "well,given that he's desperately in love with you I dont think he would mind getting a cup of coffee or something"-joey). right page black and pink marker. watercolor on old day planner paper lyrics from coldplay "the scientist" ("come up to meet you tell you im sorry you dont know how lovely you are I had to find you tell you I need you tell you I set you apart") and a random model from urban outfitters.
picture of Catherine Popper bassist for ryan adams and the cardinals. underneath the pic is some random text "10 things you probably didn't know" (taken from performing songwriter magazine). underneath that is the coldplay x&y interview from some music magazine I had.
A rather massive quote about life from Adam Duritz(lead singer-counting crows) the quote can be read at countingcrows userinfo. and hearts I drew with black marker and different colors.
"Ross and Rachel"(aka" David Schwimmer and Jennifer Aniston. 2 people I loovee in a "normal amount").It was actually a header I found on lj. The text is from "til kingdom come" by coldplay
Paris. hand written and hearts.I bought this book on paris for $2 from the library so It was put to use:)
Mick Jagger. I dont care what anyone says This guy rocks the cashbah. It's a photo taken from "Tracks" magazine from an article bout "The bottom line" the pic is from 1973 or so.
colored pencils are fun indeed:). Old calendar paper. left side bob dylan article-ness talking bout the "no direction home" dvd. cbgbs lease stuff on the bottom and top right corner mary and stella mccartney. right page courteney cox arquette,"yours are the sweetest eyes i've ever seen", a random blue house thingy,dylan(huge fan can you tell yet?) & the dmb "crash" cd sticker.
right side..jakob dylan;),grace kelly,1970 cutout,the effiel tower,some randomness,and "I heard it on the o.c."I used to watch the show early on..it was actually an article about music that was featured on the show and how it's suddenly and quickly the "popular" choice. right page sjp,beatles,dylan 1964 live album cover,a ashby's tea bag thing..I thought it was pretty unfortually it makes the page smell like ginger peach tea:p.& kate hudson from vogue on the bottom there.
heart(the band) and a "Chandler"
quote about the forementioned band.
left page top corner-neil young,johnny depp text is "I said I didn't mean to waste your sweet time"(from jimi hendrix "voodoo chile" I was listening to the song at the time). also will & grace cast, love is picture, and friends "promo" for the final season.
bob dylan. photo from tracks magazine.taken by jim marshall. circa 1963 dylan was on his way to breakfast at a diner when jim marshall took this picture:). lyrics are from my fave dylan song from the 1973 album "blood on the tracks" called "Shelter from the storm" lyrics read "she walked up to me so gracefully and took my crown of thorns". bottom of page my fave verse "suddenly I turned around and she was standing there with silver bracelets on her wrists and flowers in her hair". My handwriting sucks I apolgize!
duane allman(allman brothers band) 1970 shot. above the pic it says "what is it with everybody? it's thanksgiving not truth day!" "Ross" friends season 5 quote.
left page "a rush of blood to the head" verse,right page nyc
a old chris martin picture I just adored. horribly hand drawn "jamie's version" of the x&y cover art. a chris martin quote about how girls are perfect:).
hearts "chandler" & "Ross" quote from season 9"tow the memorial service" if you've seen it,it's very funny how they act it out.
I warned you with the friends/friends cast love:) left page ross quote from season ,jennifer aniston in nyc,a random blue ashbys tea bag,jen and court picture,walk the line and a lyric from dylan's "sign on the window" I was watchin the season 8 finale of friends and the song is played at the end:)
left page kate winslet(i loved this picture very simple and black and white). right page watercolor "x&y coldplay" cd sticker
live shot of chris martin. "til kingdom come" lyrics.
red water color "a rush of blood to the head" lyrics(one of my fave coldplay songs) Inspired by the live 2003 dvd performance.
left page "new york new york " lyrics by ryan adams and a concert flyer from my first ryan show where I almost but unsuccessfully met him(november 15,2004). right page "ross","joey" season 10 quote.
left page "Ross" friends quote. right page lyrics from ryan adams "this house is not for sale".
right side top "ross the divorce force!"-"ross" season 9. left page blue water colors,a current picture of ryan adams taken by a fan in nottingham,england feb.17. the quote is about pianos ryan is a funny man.
horribly half print half cursive writing of "the scientist" lyrics (coldplay:))
john cusack -say anything- (I love him it's not even funny). "sparks" coldplay lyrics.
a random photograph from a college I wanted to attend. (hallmark. a photography college). bottom text is "will I ever see your sweet return?" (jeff buckley).
left page black water color paint lyrics "world spins madly on" by the weepies.
right page a photograph of flowers that i took in 2003. text underneath from phoebe (friends season 9)
minneapolis international airport map,walk the line, paint sample(that you cant see!),coldplay live 2003 cd sticker(that you also cant see) and text from a random page of the book is around the walk the line picture.
green water color paint. chris martin live photo (thanks to rionne") and "a rush of blood to the head" lyrics.handwritten!:(.
right page x&y handdrawn liner notes cover art. a short bob dylan quote from 1964. left page courteney,matt leblanc,schwimmer and jen aniston group hug from the season 10 gag reel. underneath that is a picture of grace kelly "dail m for murder" era.
chris martin. probably my favorite picture of him. lyrics from "politik" by coldplay probably some of the best words chris and the guys have written.
left page david gray "say hello,wave goodbye" from his white ladder album I love the song although it's a cover. right page "walk the line"
left page john lennon revolver sessions. right page london england.
back cover "Recovering the satellites" counting crows
recovering the satelittes lyrics back cover as well
back cover lyrics on top "mrs.potters lullaby" counting crows, bottom of cover is "recovering the satelittes" counting crows
hello I've waited here for you
$2 from the local library
top lyrics from "american girls" counting crows. bottom "recovering the satelittes" by the counting crows
adam duritz "a long december" screen shot
marilyn monroe and grace kelly
friends icons from cookie4eve on the bottom of the page..I live and breathe the counting crows song "a long december"
left page top "name" goo goo dolls, side left page "american girls" counting crows
lucinda williams pic on the left page she was giving the finger I covered it with the word "rock" I thought it fit better:). top of left page "I'm waiting for joey and phoebe to get together" --ryan adams. right page bob dylan and a quote from some gal (a therpist I think) that was on the oprah show that day...
"Amsterdam" by coldplay on the left page(with blue water colour paint and pink marker. I really resonated with that song when I made the page). right page jeff buckley 1993-ish from tracks magazine. top right page "It's a cold and it's a broken hallelujah" (I love jeff's version of the song and it makes me cry),fiona apple(I'm not really a fan just liked the pic) fiona apple "pale september" lyrics(I liked the lyrics and always read them on lj).jesse malin cd sticker thingy.
Jeff Buckley. scraps of left over pages I tore from the book. the writing is my favorite verse from my fave jeff song "lover you should've come over". I also really loved this pic of jeff it was difficult for me to glue it in:(it's so beautiful!
ryan adams and the cardinals. I'm a huge huge ryan fan. I got this pic from harp magazine. bottom of the page has a quote from "phoebe" of FRIENDS.
I used old day planner pages for this. urban outfitters borders from the spring catalog.colored pencils and markers,a paint sample I had lying around. left side is a picture of jennifer aniston(i'm a great fan of hers) I just loved her expression. the bottom left is a picture of the effiel tower and on the paint sample it says "my song is love" from "a message" by coldplay. the right page is audrey hepburn(from an urban outfitters catalog) a "phoebe" quote on the top of the page and the garden state cd soundtrack sticker.
sarah jessica parker..next to the friends gals she's another favorite actress.taken from a promo of the final 6 episodes of "sex and the city"
"Chandler and Monica" Quote from a episode of friends season 7.
left page various ryan adams mentions in magazines. right page lucinda williams live shot from the promo for her live album
a bit plain. top left is a quote from "Joey" friends:). right page is a page I tore from my current journal that I should really write in more often;).
Al Pacino. My love..picture taken from an old entertainment weekly where Al and Streep were being interviewed for "angels in america". The picture is from the film "dog day afternoon"(great movie by the way!). on the side of the picture is a quote from "Monica" friends season 9("tow the soap opera party").
left page..the beatles. a collage I made from a old casette tape liner notes of "anthology 3". black water color paint was used underneath. right page is a "Ross" friends quote("chandler entered a vanilla ice look a like contest and won").
a heart I cut out which looks dumb. water color paint was used.Brian jones of the rolling stones( a sometimes forgotten member:() the lyrics on the top of the page go all the way down the side and are from dmb "Crush"("It's crazy i'm thinking just as long as your around and here i'll be dancing on the ground.."}
Jennifer Aniston Vanity Fair Photo taken in 2005 left page. right page a "Rachel" Friends Quote
horribly hand written lyrics of "In the sun" I heard the version sung by Michael Stipe and Chris Martin and loved it.
grace kelly. the photo is outlined with urban outfitters borders. text from the same catalog. top of the page is my movie ticket from "Walk the line". a bit shaky I took this with one hand:(
dave matthews. and my fingers!lyrics which you can't see are from his song "lover,lay down" the lyrics are "Could I love you Could you love me Darling it's all the same til we dance away chasing me all around leading all around leading me all around in circles" I fell in love with this song after hearing a live version from 2002 dave sang this verse with great emotion.
left page top: derailed movie ticket, rumor has it movie ticket. underneath random text from a page from the book. "Joey" "Rachel" Friends Quote from season 1 ("does he want to go out with me or something?-rachel "well,given that he's desperately in love with you I dont think he would mind getting a cup of coffee or something"-joey). right page black and pink marker. watercolor on old day planner paper lyrics from coldplay "the scientist" ("come up to meet you tell you im sorry you dont know how lovely you are I had to find you tell you I need you tell you I set you apart") and a random model from urban outfitters.
picture of Catherine Popper bassist for ryan adams and the cardinals. underneath the pic is some random text "10 things you probably didn't know" (taken from performing songwriter magazine). underneath that is the coldplay x&y interview from some music magazine I had.
A rather massive quote about life from Adam Duritz(lead singer-counting crows) the quote can be read at countingcrows userinfo. and hearts I drew with black marker and different colors.
"Ross and Rachel"(aka" David Schwimmer and Jennifer Aniston. 2 people I loovee in a "normal amount").It was actually a header I found on lj. The text is from "til kingdom come" by coldplay
Paris. hand written and hearts.I bought this book on paris for $2 from the library so It was put to use:)
Mick Jagger. I dont care what anyone says This guy rocks the cashbah. It's a photo taken from "Tracks" magazine from an article bout "The bottom line" the pic is from 1973 or so.
colored pencils are fun indeed:). Old calendar paper. left side bob dylan article-ness talking bout the "no direction home" dvd. cbgbs lease stuff on the bottom and top right corner mary and stella mccartney. right page courteney cox arquette,"yours are the sweetest eyes i've ever seen", a random blue house thingy,dylan(huge fan can you tell yet?) & the dmb "crash" cd sticker.
right side..jakob dylan;),grace kelly,1970 cutout,the effiel tower,some randomness,and "I heard it on the o.c."I used to watch the show early on..it was actually an article about music that was featured on the show and how it's suddenly and quickly the "popular" choice. right page sjp,beatles,dylan 1964 live album cover,a ashby's tea bag thing..I thought it was pretty unfortually it makes the page smell like ginger peach tea:p.& kate hudson from vogue on the bottom there.
heart(the band) and a "Chandler"
quote about the forementioned band.
left page top corner-neil young,johnny depp text is "I said I didn't mean to waste your sweet time"(from jimi hendrix "voodoo chile" I was listening to the song at the time). also will & grace cast, love is picture, and friends "promo" for the final season.
bob dylan. photo from tracks magazine.taken by jim marshall. circa 1963 dylan was on his way to breakfast at a diner when jim marshall took this picture:). lyrics are from my fave dylan song from the 1973 album "blood on the tracks" called "Shelter from the storm" lyrics read "she walked up to me so gracefully and took my crown of thorns". bottom of page my fave verse "suddenly I turned around and she was standing there with silver bracelets on her wrists and flowers in her hair". My handwriting sucks I apolgize!
duane allman(allman brothers band) 1970 shot. above the pic it says "what is it with everybody? it's thanksgiving not truth day!" "Ross" friends season 5 quote.
left page "a rush of blood to the head" verse,right page nyc
a old chris martin picture I just adored. horribly hand drawn "jamie's version" of the x&y cover art. a chris martin quote about how girls are perfect:).
hearts "chandler" & "Ross" quote from season 9"tow the memorial service" if you've seen it,it's very funny how they act it out.
I warned you with the friends/friends cast love:) left page ross quote from season ,jennifer aniston in nyc,a random blue ashbys tea bag,jen and court picture,walk the line and a lyric from dylan's "sign on the window" I was watchin the season 8 finale of friends and the song is played at the end:)
left page kate winslet(i loved this picture very simple and black and white). right page watercolor "x&y coldplay" cd sticker
live shot of chris martin. "til kingdom come" lyrics.
red water color "a rush of blood to the head" lyrics(one of my fave coldplay songs) Inspired by the live 2003 dvd performance.
left page "new york new york " lyrics by ryan adams and a concert flyer from my first ryan show where I almost but unsuccessfully met him(november 15,2004). right page "ross","joey" season 10 quote.
left page "Ross" friends quote. right page lyrics from ryan adams "this house is not for sale".
right side top "ross the divorce force!"-"ross" season 9. left page blue water colors,a current picture of ryan adams taken by a fan in nottingham,england feb.17. the quote is about pianos ryan is a funny man.
horribly half print half cursive writing of "the scientist" lyrics (coldplay:))
john cusack -say anything- (I love him it's not even funny). "sparks" coldplay lyrics.
a random photograph from a college I wanted to attend. (hallmark. a photography college). bottom text is "will I ever see your sweet return?" (jeff buckley).
left page black water color paint lyrics "world spins madly on" by the weepies.
right page a photograph of flowers that i took in 2003. text underneath from phoebe (friends season 9)
minneapolis international airport map,walk the line, paint sample(that you cant see!),coldplay live 2003 cd sticker(that you also cant see) and text from a random page of the book is around the walk the line picture.
green water color paint. chris martin live photo (thanks to rionne") and "a rush of blood to the head" lyrics.handwritten!:(.
right page x&y handdrawn liner notes cover art. a short bob dylan quote from 1964. left page courteney,matt leblanc,schwimmer and jen aniston group hug from the season 10 gag reel. underneath that is a picture of grace kelly "dail m for murder" era.
chris martin. probably my favorite picture of him. lyrics from "politik" by coldplay probably some of the best words chris and the guys have written.
left page david gray "say hello,wave goodbye" from his white ladder album I love the song although it's a cover. right page "walk the line"
left page john lennon revolver sessions. right page london england.
back cover "Recovering the satellites" counting crows
recovering the satelittes lyrics back cover as well
back cover lyrics on top "mrs.potters lullaby" counting crows, bottom of cover is "recovering the satelittes" counting crows