Misty Weaver

Call for IA & UX: Laissez les bons expériences rouler

misty — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 19:02:02 +0000

Make laissez les bons temps rouler Ubiquitous

After attending the IA Summit 2011, I realized that I need help to start walking the walk. I need to offer great online experience by IA Summit 2012!

What do you think this blog needs:

More frequent, higher quality content?
More varied, multi-media content?
Better visual design?
Better structure?
Better interactions?

Well then, I need your help. I am looking for someone to help redesign the structure, visual design and interaction of this site. Please tweet @meaningmeasure or email contact AT mistyweaver DOT com if you are interested.

Here’s the thing, I have no money. But I have skills to offer in trade! Including writing a lyrics about how wonderful you are – in English or French! Want tips on eating or music in NOLA? I’ll gladly give (hint: I will also be there in May, November and March 2012).

How do I sound?

Thanks, y’all

Why is that song so cool?

misty — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 16:48:56 +0000

I love what we’re singing at the Seattle Ladies Choir, especially the opportunity to sing in 6 part harmony. When there’s no guarantee the mezzo next to me is singing the same part, the adrenline kicks in and I have to work my reading skills, ears AND voice.

One of the reasons I joined was the opportunity to sing new, hot music like Florence in the Machine. No, we’re not singing Dog Days are Over but this video rocks.

Where the Girls Are: Seattle Ladies Rock

misty — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 16:29:56 +0000

I joined The Seattle Ladies’ Choir!

This small (but talented!) contemporary ladies’ choir repertoire includes songs by Ingrid Michaelson and Sara Bareilles, Fleetwood Mac, The Shins, The Living Sisters, Smokey Robinson and more! We are business owners, self-employed, professionals and homemakers in our mid 20’s to late 30’s coming from all walks of life with varying levels of musical experience! We LOVE to sing, but outside of choir we also have potlucks and organize nights out with the girls!

Like last week when we sang Love is a Battlefield at the Vera Project’s Fundraiser hosted at the Paramount. Free 80s hair style were provided by Vain and although this is a bad picture, I think it is embarassing enough!

Oh, PS – see our mention in Elle!

Word to the Benatar Peoples!

2011 resolution #1: record a snippet instead of tweet

misty — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 22:32:33 +0000

Last year I experimented by writing new lyrics everyday in 140 characters or less & tweeting them. It was strange to try to write chronologically and to so publicly post what I would no doubt change for the final version. Frankly, I felt really caged but creativity is said to thrive in constraint. I dunno…I developed some severe writer’s block last year.

So this year, I’m writing for at least 15 minutes a day and recording whatever comes out it. I’ll post it and tweet it if it’s not too horrible and then we’ll see if I should’ve waited for the final version! My goals are getting over shyness, perfectionism, writer’s block and that mean voice in my head that tells me to keep control instead of letting go.

What are you doing this year to stimulate your creativity? Tell me about it!

I wrote today’s snippet called “cold world” under my brand new Seasonal Affected Disorder light box and I think that is pretty obvious when you hear it.

a snippet of song – cold world

Resolution #2 is to get a music player on the blog, I know this link I’m using is bad user experience

What I’m doing now

misty — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 21:03:42 +0000

Since abandoning the idea of writing songs one tweet at a time, I’ve found myself…not writing songs. When I do they come only as fragments. I’d like to cut out more time to start writing lyrics for songs I find on creative commons sites, the idea of being a MacBook only musician appeals to me. What I’m missing, and this is coming up in my day jobs as well as my “night” one, is the thread of the story. Finding, inventing and telling stories is my vocation and hobby but I find it harder and harder to stay creative and keep my inner critic from prematurely killing creative impulses. How do you keep ideas fresh, flowing and flush?

Last year I wrote songs based on fairy tales, and I though I like these songs a lot, it does seem “done.” Should I try to write a song after each book I read? Is the world ready for another song about steampunk?

From Endarkened93 Youtube channel. Kind of a Billy Joel quality.

Album has new price on bandcamp!

misty — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 20:29:00 +0000

Lost Saints for Long Roads is Pay What You Will price. That’s right you can digitally download my and Roger Palmeri’s luscious tunes at a low minimum price or donate a little more to keep us on the Internet. I hope you’ll take a listen!

Bandcamp is an awesome service for musicians to make their music easy to listen to and purchase on the Interwebs. I’m still on iTunes, Rhapsody and Amazon if you prefer those sources. The price hasn’t changed their yet but we’ll look into it.

We’re also working on a new design for this website as well as me just working out some more songs already!

Why so busy? Did you get a day job?

misty — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 20:29:23 +0000

Yes, and then some. This fall I leveled up my volunteering at Washington EnsembleTheatre, an amazing collaborative ensemble of fiercely talented artists and designers who volunteer massive amounts of time, energy and passion to bring some beautifully edgy work to the stage. I have been spending a lot of time as their Community Manager, working with the team to establish a blog, regular facebook goodies, and bring excellent shows like Sextet to new audiences.

Working with a local theatre is very important to me and I dedicate oodles of time to reading and seeing art. But I haven’t had one doodle of songwriting inspiration since I started. I think this year is about working to celebrate other people’s art. Hopefully, my own is simmering back there, ready to explode in the spring.

Go see Sextet for a incredible musical experience

My blog is so green it’s rusting

misty — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 22:11:09 +0000

I just haven’t been musical lately, instead spending all of my time on client projects, twittering about content strategy and watching True Blood. I’ve only written one song I’ve liked this whole month…

My heart breaks a bit
Each time you mention it
Feel a fever on my skin
Start hoping I can believe in

This thing we’ve started
goes too far
and I’ve got to guard my heart
Keep it in one piece
So there’s something left
when you leave

A heart of ice can melt
too fast
Same as a heart of glass
breaks so easy
And that’s why you need me

To keep a good check on the path
we’ll find our own way back
when it’s all over
You’ll be glad that I told ya

Don’t get me started
When I get going
There’s no way of slowing
Down my love
I’m going down by love
I’m holding on too fast
I can’t control it

Don’t make me show it
Don’t make me show it

My French is so rusty it’s green

misty — Wed, 26 May 2010 19:13:52 +0000

Want to help me write cajun songs? Please suggest changes! I don’t know what I’m doing, vraiment

I already have to change the song I’ve been tweeting ’cause if I thought my French was bad, my Cajun is much worse. My vocabulary is probably less than that of an average two year old, so I take a lot of liberty with my translations to english in order to preserve the rhyme.

La Belle Mechant

Mon ‘tit amie, mon amour
Pourquoi tu veux casser mon coeur?
Je t’ai donné tout mon argent
les jolis bijoux et grands cadeux
Mais tu est satisfaits jamais
pas dans les nuits ou matinées
Mon amie, ma chère
Doucement, doucement avec mon coeur

Tu es la belle du bayou
‘vec les cheveux noirs et les yeux bleus
mais tu badjeule comme une ‘tit puce
jamais content, jamais douce

English Translation

Oh, my sweetheart, my love
why do you want to break my heart
I gave you all my money
pretty jewels and big gifts
But you are never satisfied
not in the mornings or the night
My sweetheart, my dear
be careful, careful with my heart

You are the belle of the bayou
with black hair and eyes of blue
But you pick and nag just like a flea
never happy, never sweet

Touring Cajun Country

misty — Mon, 24 May 2010 16:59:29 +0000

And trying to write a cajun song. I was inspired by seeing the Pine Leaf Boys play in Breaux Bridge, LA. La Poussiere dance hall is the real deal cajun dance hall, locals fast waltzing up and down the wood floor, smiling, gliding, twirling and laughing. These are the nicest people I have ever come across in my travels. They made me get up and dance, and I can’t dance and I hate to dance, but you just have to dance in cajun country.

My luck held later at the Blue Moon Saloon in Lafaytette, Roddie Romero and members of the Duhks played until the wee hours. That was straight up dance music and I had to dance again – I love the music but I’m telling you folks, I ain’t no dancer. Sunday, took a long drive back to New Orleans while listening to KRVS 88.7 cajun music Sunday.

I’m getting me a squeebox, cover your ears.