fade to white: now on itunes!

Guys! It’s Fade to White‘s first time on iTunes!

So Fade to White is happy. Very happy.

“Either Way”  is now downloadable on iTunes here. All proceeds will go to Noah’s family. 

“Either Way” is a song dedicated to a special little boy who has lived his five years of life with a disease called Mitochondria. His name is Noah. To some people, it would just eat away at their lives, constantly telling them that their lot in life is to sit in a hospital room and pity themselves. But not to Noah. To Noah, it’s a challenge ready to be accepted. It won’t get the better of him. And by that, I don’t mean that he will never leave our world as a result of Mitochondria. I mean that he will not give in to the thought processing that many people with less of an excuse have already adopted. That there’s no point. Because whether we live our rightful amount of time on the earth or not, or whether we spend more time in a hospital bed than out with friends, either way, we mean something. It’s what we do with that something that matters.

Visit prayingfornoah.com for more info on 5 year old Noah and his battle with Mitochondria.

Download Either Way now!

either way

Remember this handsome little man?

I wrote a song for him.

And it’s coming out in three days.

It’s not perfect, but it’s my Christmas present to him and his family.

I’ll write more when it comes out, but for now, here’s a preview.

I hope you like it!

may the odds be ever in your favor

The other day, my sister Hannah and I teamed up with some friends of ours to do a new photo shoot. The following pictures are reenactments of a few scenes described in Susan Collins’ book, “The Hunger Games”. The movie’s coming out March 23rd.

If you haven’t read the books… watch the trailer. Now.

We’re big fans.

I know. Shocker, right?

Gale and Katniss.

A few tributes from the games.

Rue. Dying. It’s tragic. (And by the way, I’m crying here. I’m not happy. See the tears?)

Katniss and Peeta… being Katniss and Peeta.

So yes. We went out in 40 degree drizzly weather and plastered ourselves in mud then stood in front of a camera and took hundreds of pictures. For fun.

Guess we’re kinda strange teenagers.

if you were an ice cream flavor

The latest doodle. Enjoy. :)

december is upon us

When I was little, my very favorite place to be during Christmastime was curled up under the tree.  The perfect place to read the same 10 or so books that I read every single Christmas.  To count down the minutes til the 25th. To just gaze at all the memories hanging in that tree. Shiny ornaments. The ribbons. Sometimes I would spend the night under it. It was all quite magical.

I’ve decided that I don’t want to forget that.

So I still do it.

I think it’s pretty from that angle anyway.

I decorated one just for my bed room, too.

It’s our Charlie Brown Christmas tree.

The first frost this Autumn.

I love Autumn.

I love December.

I love Christmas.

I love Jesus.

I love life.

thanksgiving

Thanksgiving this year was incredible.

I mean, Thanksgiving is always incredible, being my favorite holiday and all, but this year it was particularly amazing.

I think the defined difference between this Thanksgiving and everyone I’ve had for the previous 15 years was the fact that I appreciated family a lot more than I ever have.

It’s not that I didn’t appreciate them before, I just had never experienced life without some of them.

Then I did.

And I was really, really lonely.

So Thanksgiving was incredible in the fact that my dear oldest sisters, Todi and Bef came home from College.

I promise, that’s Nikki on the right. But because I can’t technically post her picture online as she isn’t officially a member of the Maisano crew yet, you’ll just have to use your imagination.

^My mum and daddy being cute.

I decoupaged my toenails waiting for everyone to get to our house. Proof.^

I also decorated the table all pretty to match said pretty toenails.

It is for ^this reason that I am going vegetarian at some point very soon in my life. Ew.

This is Mancheeta. My grandparents’ dog. She was a teacup chihuahua at one point in her life. I repeat: use your imagination.

My grandma and brother participating in their yearly nertz tournament.

I have a lot of fun with camera timers.

Toni was experimenting, and told me to pose… so I pretended I was soaring through the clouds. It got some pretty entertaining pictures.

Scary. That’s what we are.

“Eat the flower. EAT THE FLOWER.”

I love my family.

money?

Sometimes I think that Schroeder and I could be long lost siblings.

Or something like that.

“I can live this life”

Remember this post?

Well.

Pretty please take just 4 minutes and 48 seconds out of your day to watch this super important video blog from my band alias- Fade to White -to see just why I need you to help me.

I’ll give you a hint.

It’s got something to do with this amazing little person.

…and the release of a new Fade to White song next month.

If you feel led, please consider sharing the video!

I still need your help.

:)

trapped

Ever just feel trapped?

In a light bulb?

In outer space?

Please don’t trap me in that world of disbelief and artificial light.

I just may die.

I need your help

Hello.

The usual strangeness of Katy’s blog has been interupted for a very important message from her band alias, Fade to White.

Want to be in Fade to White’s latest song?

Here’s your chance.

How, though, you may ask?

01. record your line

She needs you to record you, your little sister, your big brother, your mom, your dad, your grandma, anyone you want, saying one short sentence.

Your line is simple.

“I can live this life.”

And that is all.

You may say it however you like. Passionately, quietly, shouting, whispering… you get the idea.

You don’t need fancy equipment or anything. Just a typical built-in laptop mic will work.

02. send it in

Once you’ve recorded you and/or your friends or family saying this line, email it in a file (I’ll accept any format that works) to

katymaisano[at]gmail[dot]com.

03. spread the word

This one isn’t mandatory, but it sure would be appreciated. If you have a blog, you can share the photo below by saving it to your computer. No blog? Post to it to your Facebook wall! Anything helps.

The deadline is November 25th of this year.

Hurry up! Send it in! I need you!