the first time i saw rosie thomas perform it changed me.  i had no idea who she was at the time.... and some friends invited me to her christmas show at the hotel cafe.  i went, and was changed.  never before had i been so moved by a person just being herself.  rosie is just....her.  and its beautiful.  it gets me in my core.

her songs are simple and deep,
her talking in between was both hilarious and incredibly profound.

i wanted to see if she was having another christmas show in the LA area, because it was so incredible, and instead of finding tour dates i found out that she had a DOCUMENTARY MADE ABOUT HER.  and it happened to release that exact day i checked her site.  so of course i felt like the Lord was telling me to buy it.... so i did.  it was meant to be because a) i love rosie and b) documentaries are my favorite genre of film. of the three movies i own, two are documentaries and the other one was given to me as a gift.  one more to add to the collection. yay.

(okay..... i'm watching the film as i type this and fyi::::::: its fantastic.)

so... i was all excited to receive the documentary in the mail, especially since it came with a limited edition album of songs she did with sufjan.  perfect.  i got it today and was confused about why the packaging was so... big.  turns out, they made a record, not a CD.  what if i dont have a record player? which i dont.  shoot!!!!!! problem! and no... it doesnt come in CD form.  they made it all special.

so, maybe i'll give it to someone with a record player.
it DID come with this rad newsprint poster of sheila saputo..... which is delightful and perfect.