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Lovable Friday!

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1. The Band from TV Gig
1. The Band from TV Gig

I am so excited that this Saturday I will be seeing Greg Grunberg, Adrian Pasdar and the rest of The Band from TV perform at the Shore Club on South Beach! I’ll be sharing the adventure with fellow Miami blogger, Rosy, and will definitely be taking as many pictures and videos as humanly possible to share with all of you on Monday! My fangirl switch has definitely been turned all the way to 10, but I also have to say that it felt good donating to charity (which I try to do as much as possible). For those of you that are interested, tickets are still available and can be purchased here! I hope to see some of you there!

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Happy Hump Day: Hugh Jackman

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This week’s hump comes as a request from my good friend, Bonnie, although no one really has to beg me to make a post dedicated entirely to Hugh Jackman. When my husband suggested this be a theme on my blog, he warned me against featuring my “favorites” since I post about them enough, but really – when is pretty too much? I say never!

I’ve been harboring a huge crush on Hugh Jackman since Someone Like You (terribly cheesy & embarrassing chick flick). It seemed like his career only snowballed afterwards and now he is literally everywhere! Although everyone knows him best as Wolverine, I tend to like him when he is just himself. So enjoy some of my favorite pictures of Mr. Jackman. I hope they can make your hump day brighter!

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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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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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Kings of Leon @ BankUnited Center

Photo credit: Melificent
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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