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hello tegan,

i don’t know about you, but i feel like there are more pictures of us on the internet than dollars in the obama bail out package. that reality aside, we are wild at work putting together three amazing photo books to be released sometime...in the future. you spearheaded this project, and i'm wondering if you ever feel like you've bitten off more than you can chew? are there any other "tegan moonlighting" gigs you want to tell me about?

I do wonder sometimes if I've bitten off more than I can chew. Mainly because sometimes I dream up ideas that seem "fun" or "easy" and then end up being much harder or more difficult than intended. The books are going to be amazing though and that's how I generally talk myself off the edge. I have no other gigs currently. Though I have been playing my electric drums A LOT!


we had a few days of "pre production" with our band and chris walla in vancouver last week. didn't chris look handsome at the grammys!? i think we should make him wear that three piece suit in the studio? no?

Chris Walla did look very handsome in a 3 piece suit but I imagine that might get restricting. Not that there is much need for him to physically exert himself while recording, but just in case jeans or some sort of cotton pant seems more appropriate.


in pre production we spent one whole day working on a song of yours. its really fast. in fact we were playing it at 163 bpm. that's a punk song. my right arm is really sore from strumming. the muscles are still spasming. why don't you take some time over the next month to write some slow numbers?

It is my intention to write "some slow numbers" this month, and next. I enjoyed playing that song that fast very much. (it was actually 166 bpm) But listening back I don't think i sound very good so I think some adult contemporary hits (where does the good go) are going to pop out of me any second.


we now have a few weeks off to go on vacation, visit with friends, water plants, alphabetize stacks of books, bake pumpkin muffins, snowshoe, ice skate, stare at the ceiling etc. actually those are the things i'm doing, what exactly will you be up to over the new few weeks?

I plan on doing a bit of travelling. (I'm in Portland today) Last week I alphabetized my CD collection (mom complained that it was hard to find CD's at my house). I am growing my hair out a bit so I can get a FRESH hair cut for the first day of pre production. My big goal is to practice the guitar for one hour everyday. While I feel confident that I write great songs and play both the piano and guitar with passable quality it has become apparent that I cannot just "get by" anymore. Pre Production reminded me that we play with very talented musicians and if I am to not feel intense embarrassment over my skills I need to at least memorize your songs before we begin.


when i asked you if you wanted to live together during pre production you got a big grin on your face. you were excited weren't you? do you think it means that our sister relationship is maturing? or do you think we suffer from mental illness?

We had specifically requested to NOT have to live together while making this record and so it made me feel very special when you asked. Hence the smile. I suppose our relationship is maturing. Naturally of course. We don't yell or hit anymore. I can't remember the last time someone close to us said they would have to go to therapy after being around us for an extended period of time.


i just read a great book called 'neatherland' by joseph o'neill. it is one of the best books i have read in...years. it was so beautiful that it made me do the strangest thing. i called someone and insisted i read a passage to them. do you think i've turned into our mom? when did i become so sentimental?

I still read to people all the time. Did you know coming back from the Gold Coast in Australia from our beach day I read aloud to the van

Dear Everyone,

As I write this to you I am watching EVEN more snow fall here in Vancouver. Its been snowing for over a week!!! Some might have you believe that it is like this during winter here but it is in fact very uncommon for us to have so much snow. Usually it is gone the day it falls as we are at Ocean Level and our temperatures don't typically stay cold enough to sustain snow. As you can imagine people are losing their minds. No one has snow tires here and it seems we don't have very many snow removal vehicles because my street still has not been cleared. My friend Jeremy wouldn't even drive down my street to pick me up last night out of fear he would never get out. I had to run through knee deep snow to him. Jerk!

I'm feeling only slightly anxious about the snow as I grew up in Calgary and so for me to see snow around Christmas is a delight! I hope where ever you all are that you have the weather of your Christmas fantasies and are safe and sound and happy!

Sara and I and the band and crew leave for Australia on Saturday. As always I feel a little nervous about hurtling myself across the world for 15 + hours but I know once I am in the hot Australian sun I will be happy to be there. Touring Australia is one of the most fun things our band has ever done. I am reading Bill Brysons Book "Down Under in a Sunburned Country". SO FUNNY! If you have not read any Bill Bryson you should! He is so funny and his books are all about travelling. Great plane reads!

While you are home this Christmas go check out: www.myspace.com/ryanrussell, www.myspace.com/lindseybyrnesphotography and www.myspace.comeestoreydesign.com!

These links are two of our favourite photographers (who just happen to be working on a 3 part series of books to be released this spring about Tegan and Sara!!!) and to Emy (our favourite artist/deisigner) who has the incredible task of laying out these books this holidays season. ((She also has a sale on her merchandise items so go check her out!!!!))

Also! Sara and I just sent 40 songs to Chris Walla and are making plans to record our new record this spring! We can't wait for you to hear what we've been up to! Sara and I went down to write songs together in New Orleans and it went REALLY well! My drumming is getting almost tolerable. At least to me and Sara. Ha. You'll get to read and look at photos about it when the books come out this spring!

This has been a wonderful year as always and we want to thank all of you for your continued support and love! Everyone says it but we really mean it. We love you guys and we really do depend on your support and so heres to another year!

Love Tegan (and Sara)