Five Favorite Covers with Five Favorite Covers

Covers and covers for everyone!

I am featuring my five favorite covers with my five favorite covers.

Act fast!

Click the images to go to Ikea's website and the links to get the songs.

José González' cover of the Knife's "Heartbeats"

From parties to pregnancies, surprises are fun! And this cover-cover combo is FULL of surprises. First, we'll start with the cover. It has simple geometric pattern in grey and white BUT on the under side it's only vertical lines. I also like the splat of orange stitchery. As for the cover, it's a surprising cover of one of my all time favorite songs. Like most things, I like the original but this is a restaurant-friendly mellow version.

Nouvelle Vague's cover of Echo and the Bunnymen's "The Killing Moon"

Of all the hundreds of covers that Nouvelle Vague does, "The Killing Moon" is by far my favorite. It's a refreshing take on the 80's new-wave classic. The Ikea quilt cover is a refreshing departure from Ikea's more modern stuff. I like how you can buy zany things there but they also have some classy stuff too.

Dr. Dog's cover of Architecture in Helsinki's "Heart it Races"

Some songs have barely leaked onto the internet before they are covered and this cover is basically a good example. The single from Architecture in Helsinki's newest album has already been covered by Dr. Dog and it is a grand version. Also this comforter is NUTS. Spill paint all over me.

Peter Bjorn and John's cover of Paul Simon's "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard"

This quilt cover looks like an updated version of something that my mom might have had growing up so it is only fitting that I paired it with an updated version of a song she did in fact love growing up. Apple doesn't fall far from the tree! This cover has silly whistling and PB&J's signature drum sounds. Also fun anecdote: I couldn't decide which quilt cover I wonder so my mom told me to just get BOTH. This was one of them and the other one that is currently on my bed is the next cover:

Dawn Landes' cover Peter Bjorn and John's "Young Folks"

These two covers are my favorite covers. One is on my bed right now and the other is playing right now. How fun! I cannot deny my bluegrass roots (PA deutsch family farm anyone?!) therefore I really really love this cover. Also, I like going to be at night and covering myself up with thousands and thousands of tiny cyclones and what not.

Enjoy!

No Nasties Guide to Potlucks

If you're anything like me then you are growing up. Part of growing up means all sorts of gross things BUT it also means getting invited to functions like potlucks.

Despite what my nana says, potlucks are not thrown just because the host is lazy (that's only true about 90% of the time) but rather they are thrown because it is an easy way to entertain lots of people without running out of food and having lots and lots to clean up.

Due to my crippling control issues, I have never personally thrown a potluck gathering. I much prefer to cook and do everything. I have however, been to many potlucks. From vegetarian wedding potlucks to your standard family reunion (not as easy as a) cake walk.

Tonight I will be bringing along my famous tofu asparagus bake. If I didn't procrastinate, I could post the recipe and photos, but you will just have to wait until tomorrow.

While I'm gone, mull this over: A lady today asked me if I was South African "because of your (my) accent"

Question 1: What accent do I have?!

Thank you.

Fête Up: Holiday Sweaters

Do you like my clever sloganeering? It's as though Nylon writes all my blog titles!

Hanukkah begins tomorrow and that means it is officially okay for Holiday Parties to begin (as decreed by the secret Israeli police).

As a thrower of several Holiday fiestas and an attendee of billions of festive get-togethers, I would like to drop helpful hints about Holiday parties throughout the course of this week.

Dressing appropriately is highly important to insuring everybody has a good time. Nobody wants to see your feet in the wintertime (or most time) so avoid flip flops. Also I don't know anyone who likes Uggs so don't encourage the fashionistas to snicker and scoff at you all night by showing up in your sueded mistakes.

Holiday Blunder: Last year, some friends and I went to someone's (way) older cousin's house for a Christmas gathering. It was pretty WASPy so it's safe to say it was a Christmas party. For some reason I thought it would be neat to wear my crazy AA hoodie (show on this fellow here) and black skinny jeans. Pairing those clothes with my height and age, I stood out prominently. Picture those posters and ads you see in American Eagle of what they imagine the perfect holiday party should be, and that's what it was. Fortunately the eggnog was flowing and I launched into a Spanish tirade that took me from the oddball out to the festive noel.

It is important to note that there is nothing wrong with standing out and being different! Right Judy Blume?!? But it is also important to note that there are times when its best not to stand out like a shiny gemstone in a pile of Ticonderoga pencils, such as: Vietnamese POW camps, most frat parties, the Westboro Baptist Church, etc. etc.

I'll have more tips and tricks for appropriate Holiday party-wear and other aspects of Holiday partying in the coming days, but for now, I'll leave you with Hannah's and I's planned festive apparel.