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May 12, 2009

The Art of Digi-Scrap

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Although I don’t seem like “the type” that would be a scrapbooking fiend, I totally am. I have documented my life since middle school using scrapbooks, but hit quite the bump in the road when digital cameras became all the rage. Sure, it was easy to keep up with while I was in school and working part-time, but once I entered “the real world,” it was almost impossible to keep my albums up to date, much less find the time to make elaborate and creative pages. I am embarrassed to admit that I am basically 3 years (& then some) behind when it comes to scrapbooking – I believe my last attempt was my wedding scrapbook.

But then I discovered something amazing thanks to my sister: digital scrapbooking! A lot of you have asked me what it is and how to get started, so I’ll run over the basics in this post so you can get an idea of what to expect and see if you are interested in picking it up yourself! I don’t necessarily know if it is “easier,” but to me, it is cheaper and way more convenient since I spend the majority of my free time during the week glued to a computer screen.

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May 11, 2009

Weekend Highlights: NIN/JA edition

This weekend did not let us breathe for one minute, but where that would usually kind of annoy me, this weekend was so sprinkled with awesome that I did not mind a bit! My weekend started a day early: I took Friday off to attend one of the biggest concert events of this summer: the NIN/JA tour.

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NIN's set list
NIN's set list

Nine Inch Nails is one of my favorite bands. I would not label myself as a “super fan” or anything like that, but I absolutely adore everything Trent Reznor lays his hands on. He is someone I consider to be a creative genius. Not only that, but he also constantly keeps his fans in mind and has only increased his interaction with them by being ever present on Twitter and even creating an iPhone application specifically aimed at creating an environment where fans can interact with each other as well as with the band. Now who doesn’t love a band with that much love and dedication for their craft and those that admire it?

Unfortunately, I have never been able to see NIN live because something always came up or we could not afford it at the time. The most painful being when we had to get our tickets refunded due to Hurricane Wilma. That one really hurt. So I lived my life being a NIN-virgin, but I am proud to announce that I am no longer!

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May 8, 2009

Kings of Leon @ BankUnited Center

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Photo credit: Melificent

Lovable Friday has been infiltrated today in order to bring you a full report from the Kings of Leon concert last night at the BankUnited Center in Miami. I hope you all don’t mind considering this is my second Friday in a row that I don’t present you with a list of lovable goodies. 😉

Like I said in yesterday’s post, I am no stranger to seeing Kings of Leon perform live but seeing a headlining tour was a whole different animal. The boys really brought it to the stage and were absolutely mind-blowing. The amount of energy and charisma that these 4 have is amazing. They played the best from their musical roster: Fans, Taper Jean Girl, Crawl, Be Somebody, etc. My personal favorite moment of the night had to be the really emotional performance of Milk, one of my favorite songs by the band, and a tune I didn’t expect them to play while on tour. Another great moment was seeing the crowd go absolutely buck wild for Sex on Fire – I guess I’m not the only fan that considers it their favorite! My only complaint was the absence of Ragoo from the set list – am I the only one that could listen to that song over and over again for weeks?

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May 7, 2009

Concert Season: Kings of Leon

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Today marks the beginning of my “concert season.” After today, I will have about 1 to 2 concerts a week leading right into the first week of June and I couldn’t be more excited. The thought of having a show every week really makes my work days go by faster! So look forward to a lot of concert giddiness as well as reviews coming up the entire month of May here on the blog.

Tonight I’ll be seeing Kings of Leon at the BankUnited Center. This is my second time seeing them live – they opened for Pearl Jam last summer and I was blown away. I was already a fan, but seeing how amazing they were in concert made me even more so. To me, they represent good old rock & roll and I really don’t believe there is enough of that out in the music scene right now. I couldn’t be happier to see them headlining their own shows in relatively large venues – the 4/5 songs I heard them play when they were openers definitely was not enough. So I’ll be strapping on my dance shoes tonight in preparation for what I know is going to be a great & extremely energetic show from the boys.

For those of you not familiar with the band, check out the video for their newest single (and one of my favorite songs of theirs), Sex on Fire:

If you are also making it out to the show tonight & happen to have floor tickets as well, maybe we’ll share a dance or two 😉

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May 6, 2009

Happy Hump Day: Ryan Reynolds

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I have had a long-standing love affair with Ryan Reynolds for a while now (thus, the long-standing). I think I first fell in love when he was in Van Wilder mostly because of his abs (wink). I figured he would be a good candidate for this week’s hump since Wolverine is killing it in the box office and Mr. Reynolds plays Deadpool in the film. He’s been making his rounds on late night TV, so make sure you keep your eyes and ears peeled for his next appearance. If you haven’t already, check out Accidental Sexiness for his most recent (& hilarious) appearance on Craig Ferguson.

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