AP Fall Ball 10/25 October 26, 2009

As some of you may know, I occasionally get to do promo for Atlantic Records at shows–basically put up posters, pass out stickers and fliers–and that means I end up seeing some band I normally wouldn’t even listen to. Last night I headed up to Freebird Live (which, by the way, is no where near as fantastic as the Norva.  I miss Virginia.) and got to catch the AP Fall Ball Tour.  Me And You At Six, The Secret Handshake, Set Your Goals, The Academy Is and Mayday Parade all performed.  Seriously, I’m getting old because two bands in I was ready to call it a night and go home.  I don’t know how the kids in the pit survived it.  I’ll be frank here, I had no idea Mayday Parade was so popular these days.  I’m so out of touch.

I was pretty pumped to see TAI, if only because William Beckett prances around on stage like an effeminate Mick Jagger and is generally adorable.  Set Your Goals? 5 big dudes and one teeny wee singer.  Has he even graduated from high school yet? I love it, it was so bizarre watching him sing these borderline hardcore songs. Other highlights include seeing a merch girl bawl during a Mayday Parade song and some girl stumble out of the pit wearing one shoe and her shirt ripped half off.  Seriously.

Anyway, check out some videos from the night:

Me And You At Six – Pokerface Cover

The Secret Handshake – Party In The USA Cover (Haha, Luis introed this song by calling it the gayest song ever. I heart him and his metal roots.)

Mayday Parade – Jamie All Over

drenched in vanilla twilight October 17, 2009

when i think of you, i don’t feel so alone.

<3 the big bang theory September 16, 2009

Less than a week till the new season of The Big Bang Theory starts!

Season 03E01 “The Electric Can Opener Fluctuation”

Synopsis:

Sheldon flies back to Texas in disgrace when he learns the guys tampered with his arctic expedition data, forcing the guys to follow him and threatening Leonard’s hopes for a romantic encounter with Penny.

HAHA LOOK AT THEIR BEARDS I AM SO EXCITED.

Starry baths. September 15, 2009

This is the Nirvana Bath Tub and so help me god, I don’t care what it takes, I am so getting one of these.

The Nirvana Bathtub is basically an normal tub that’s been outfitted with 360 LED lights on the surface. Touch controls allow you to adjust the lights as well as the water, and a hand shower is motion activated.

Seriously, this is beyond awesome.

ObamaRolling? September 14, 2009

I can’t even begin to imagine how long it took to make this, but it makes me laugh. Rickrolling taken to a whole new level.

Shame. August 29, 2009

Okay, I was doing marvelously at this whole having a blog again business, but then I started dating this guy and going out all the time and possibly developing a drinking problem* for like a month there, and you know, the blog just got pushed to the back burner.  No more!  I have an entire folder full of links I’ve bookmarked for this stupid thing and you all will LOVE IT.

Let’s begin.

Your Love Glass Is Half Full: Yet another twee and hipster film trailer.  I’m sure by now everyone’s heard about Paper Heart, the docu about Charlene Yi falling in love or whatever with Michael Cera.  I think she’s in her 30s and he’s maybe 14.  (I exaggerate, but seriously, it’s a huge gap.)  I originally thought this was awesome, then kind of got sick of Michael Cera, then went back to wanting to see it after I heard they broke up.

Why Are They All Tubby?: Apparently there are grown adults who enjoy putting on a costume and fighting crime.  Also, most of them appear to be mildly overweight. Just saying, spandex is an unforgiving mistress, y’all.  Last time I checked, vigilante justice was illegal, but if anyone cares to contact me about forming a real life Justice League, I’m totally in.

I Love You, But: Funny, painful.

In conclusion…

I don’t find James McAvoy very attractive, yet I am extremely attracted to him. It’s weird.

*JUST KIDDING MOM.

i love you, sudafed. July 27, 2009

I think I’ve reached the end of the internet.  I’ve been stuck in bed all day with a wicked sinus infection and while I do love an opportunity to stay in my pajamas all day, I’m totally bored now.  There’s only so many times you can check facebook to see what all your fun, healthy friends are doing (working, drinking, buying houses, getting married) before you start feeling a little pathetic that you actually got excited when a person you haven’t seen since you were 17 updated their status (“Off to Omaha!”).  I’ve played games, I’ve read Metafilter, I checked my rss feeds, I read WebMD…. WHAT ELSE IS THERE LEFT TO DO ON THIS WRETCHED THING?

I think when I can breathe again I’ll take up running.  There seems to be a correalation between people I hate and people who run for fun, though.  Seriously, if you’re a girl and you think a good time is sweating and running when you aren’t being chased (or when the bar is about to have last call and you need one last drink) then we clearly don’t have similar priorities.  However, these crazies always seem to be bragging about all the weight they’ve lost–without trying! Seriously! I eat ALL THE TIME.–and not getting out of breath when they have to walk up two flights of stairs, so maybe I could try it. Like, on a treadmill, though. In an air conditioned gym.  And the treadmill would have to have those build-in personal fans, too.

Yeah, maybe not so much.

All right. I’m obviously hopped up on Sudafed and I’ve got nothing real to say, so I’ll just stop… now.

things i want: May 6, 2009

Hello Blog Audience! If you are ever looking for awesome gifts to buy awesome people (like me), then congratulations! I am here to inform you about some really awesome jewelry that any girl (and probably some dudes) would love to have (if they were as awesome as me.)

Hand pierced coast rings based on a coastline map.

Hannah Lamb offers hand pierced rings based on maps of coastlines–best of all, you can custom order them to any coastline!  I’d love one done with the coast from the Tidewater area down to St. Augustine.  It’d be such a personal gift for a coastal dweller, I think.  This also comes in gold with diamonds, if you really want to impress someone, p.s.

Designed by Jungyun Yoon.

I actually found this ring over at beachbungalow8 and don’t have a link to where it’s sold–I’m sure you can google that, though–but the premise of this is there’s a secret message on the backside of the ring that’s imprinted onto your skin as you wear it.  There are two messages offered: “Will you marry me?” and “Always.”  I think it’d be a really cute surprise to give to your significant other, although if I was receiving the marry me one I’d expect the guy to be holding a Tiffany’s box once I figured out my ring finger was asking if I’d marry it.  What? There’s absolutely nothing wrong with expecting a diamond from Tiffany’s for my engagement.

Rustic Little Nest in sterling silver

Over at Etsy, Lizix26 designed this beautiful silver bird’s nest necklace with freshwater pearls.  I’ve actually been looking at this necklace for months and months–I think it’s so darling.  She also offers a more inexpensive version of it, but at $25, this is a steal.

Hydrangea Cluster Necklace

Also on Etsy I found this gorgeous Hydrangea Cluster necklace made byPatrickIrlaJewelry.  It’s delicate and a little different than the usual silver chain and pendants you see so often.

Okay, writing about normal girl things like jewelry and houses seems to be a lot less entertaining than writing about Star Trek nerds hyperventilating over cakes.  To be fair, I think I like jewelry as much as I like Star Trek–which is to say, quite a bit–but seriously, there’s not much to say about a pretty necklace other than “yo, buy me this.”

In other news, my skin is peeling on my chest and tummy from my sunburn and I look like a nuclear blast victim when I take my shirt off.  Sexy.  I think sharing that information with the entire internet will definitely help me get a date.

awkward, cute and like every other movie i like May 5, 2009

There’s another cute movie coming out called Adam about a guy with Asperger Syndrome who loves space and the girl next door.  Hugh Dancy’s in it, which is a plus, and there are some pretty cool illustrations of constellations and space charts in the trailer, so I’m looking forward to this one.

If a boy showed up at my window in an astronaut suit I think I would immediately fall in love. Immediately.

closing tabs. May 4, 2009

Seriously, This Freaks Me Out A Little. I’ve been playing with Akinator, the Web Genius, this little webtoy that will guess which character or person you’re thinking of and it’s ALWAYS CORRECT.  It’s awesome.  Maybe I’m doing easy ones (cough, Sheldon Cooper, Marshall Erikson, Daniel Jackson) but either way, it’s sort of neat.

Snuggies vs Slankets vs Blankoat vs… a bathrobe. The kids at Gizmodo decided a responsible use of their expense account would be to product test the Snuggie and all of its imitators for our benefit. The results?  Pretty informative, considering I actually want someone to buy me one. Hint. Hint.

You Officially Have Too Much Free Time. There’s a dude creating a model of Minas Tirith (you know… that castle looking thing from Lord Of The Rings?) out of matchsticks. Yeah, I know, even I’m wondering if he realizes girls exist.  He started working on it back in 2007 and hopes to finish in 2010.  Wow.

The Cake Is A Lie. Two years ago someone snuck into Iron Chef America and realized (duh) it’s totally set up.  Like Bobby Flay really comes up with 5 recipes on the spot and cooks them under an hour. Please.

Guys, I Don’t Think I’ve Told You Lately… But I really like dudes in glasses. That is all.