love is in the air

It's that time again...time for the annual valentine's day mix. This year I decided to post it on my blog. This is something that I've been doing for the past several years. It has been something that I quite enjoy doing. Drum roll please.....I give you my Valentine's 2010 mix. Enjoy!

2009 Music Review

Three Favorite Records:
1. Adele-19
2. Kate Nash-Made of Bricks
3. Miniature Tigers-Tell it to The Volcano


Three Favorite Songs:
1. Tired of Trying-Adele
2. We Get On-Kate Nash
3. Day Too Soon-Sia

Three Favorite "New" Bands/Artists you hadn’t really listened to before:
1. Calvin Harris
2. Sia
3. Matt & Kim

Three Favorite Songs Heard Live:
1. All These Things That I've Done-The Killers
2. Sunday Morning-No Doubt
3. Cannibal Queen-Miniature Tigers

Three Biggest Disappointments:
1. Lady GaGa-Fame Monster
2. Britney Spears-3
3. Day and Age-The Killers...it wasn't terrible, it just wasn't my favorite

Favorite running/exercise songs:
1. Just Dance-Lady Gaga
2. Electric Feel-MGMT
3. Maneater-Nelly Fertado

Three Most Anticipated Purchases/Releases of 2010 (Even if it was released in 2009, just so long as you are yet to buy it):
1. Vampire Weekend
2. LCD Soundsystem
3. MGMT

Three Greatest Rediscovered Songs (ones released back in the day that you found yourself listening to and loving this last year):
1. Paper Heart-All American Rejects
2. Can You Stand The Rain-Boyz II Men
3. Ex Girlfriend-No Doubt

Three Sentimental Songs You Can't Listen to Because You May Find Yourself Crying:
1. I'm Still Breathing-Katy Perry
2. If I Were A Boy-Beyonce
3. Hero-Regina Spektor

Three Songs You Find Running Randomly Through Your Head When You Least Expect It:
1. Bad Romance-Lady Gaga
2. Tik Tok-Ke$ha
3. Single Ladies-Beyonce

Favorite Road Trip/Empty Highway Songs:
1.) You Make My Dreams Come True-Hall and Oates
2.) Empire State of Mind-Jay Z
3.) Shut Up and Let Me Go-Ting Tings

Favorite Cover:
1.) Make You Feel My Love-Adele
2.) Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow-Amy Winehouse
3.) Forever Young-Jay Z

Decade in review (potentially too ambitious and feel free to leave blank, but the record that reminds you of or was a stand-out favorite from each year of the 0’s):
2000: Forgot About Dre-Dr. Dre feat Eminem
2001: Ride Wit Me-Nelly
2002: All The Things She Said-T.A.T.U
2003: What's Luv-Fat Joe Ft. Ashanti
2004: Jenny Was a Friend of Mine-The Killers
2005: Gwen Stefani-Hollaback Girl
2006: Inside and Out-Feist
2007: Modern Love-Bloc Party
2008: I'm So Excited-Le Tigre
2009: Kids-MGMT

But Sneaky in Suburbia

I am no stranger to concerts, but last night I had one of the most amazing experiences ever. It all started a over a month ago when I found out that Imogen heap would be performing in SLC. I was so excited, because I had always heard that she is a great performer. So naturally I planned on going to the concert. Then a few days ago, my friend saw that she was looking for a cellist to play with her on stage for her show. Now I am no cellist, but my roommate Marilyn is and so we go everything set up for her to audition and hopefully get chosen to perform the song Aha! with her at the concert. Things were crazy that night due to some technical difficulties, but we finally got things worked out and she was able to audition for Imogen via web cam! She did an amazing job but we had to wait until the next day to find out if she would get to perform for sure.

She got the call the next day at noon and we were all so excited! She was going to be onstage with Immi performing that night. We went up there with her early and we got backstage passes. It was so amazing! We got to see the sound check and met immi and the band, which was almost better than the show itself. It was so great, afterward we got to talk to immi a little more and we got some pics! All in all it was such an incredible night. Thanks Marilyn for doing work and getting us in! XOXO

this is halloween

It is my favorite time of the year...Halloween. And Don't worry, I am starting it off right. I have already watched nightmare before christmas and hocus pocus twice!



I have quite a few treats and even some tricks in store this year so don't go too far!

PS I am looking for some great costume ideas...so anyone with ideas, please send them my way.

tetanus and railroad tracks

A week ago this past thursday, I went out on a blind date where I eneded up stepping on not one, but two rusty nails, one on each foot. One may ask how one would have this happen on a date...



Well somehow we ended up by the railroad tracks in front of parkway crossing. There was something being built that the guys wanted to see so we made the trek to check it out. I was surrounded in weeds mid calf high, when next thing I know I am feeling something poke through my shoe and into my skin. In an effort to pull out the nail that got stuck in my right foot, I took a small step forward to ground myself and stepped into nail #2, but luckily that one was only on the edge of my foot and I could get that one out easily. So there I am, just pulling nails out of each of my feet...The best part is that I didn't cause much of a scene at this time. I continued on my way, taking the new holes in my feet like a champ. Later that night, the guys wanted to go hot tubbing and that is when I finally got a good look at the damage and realized that my feet had been bleeding and that I could potentially get tetanus. Yes people, it had been 14 years since my last tetanus shot, I'm not a real big fan of needles.

So I cleaned the wounds well that night when I got home, and vowed to go get my tetanus shot the next day...well I ended up not having time that next day, so saturday morning I went to the insta-care to get that taken care of. Let me just say that my arm was freakin sore from the shot for like 4 days after.

Safe to say that this might have found a spot on my top 5 worst date experiances. Ha ha! The kid hasn't called back for a second date, not really surprised.

huh?!?!

My van neighbors are gone, my life is over.

night one

I moved into my new place a couple of weeks ago. It was about 11:45 pm and I was just about finished unpacking for the night. I went into my bathroom and shut the door. Five seconds later I went to open the door and that is when I realized that the bathroom door knob was stuck and I was locked in my bathroom. I was on the phone with one of my friends as I tried to get the door open. I worked with the door handle for a couple of minutes and then I started freaking out. I tried everything that I could think of to get out...I even took the door off its hinges. But nothing was working. I started freaking out, but luckily I had betsy on the line to help calm me down. By this point I had been stuck in my bathroom for about 15 minutes. I got off the phone with betsy and called my new roommate hoping that she had a key and could come and get me out. She answered and told me that she was on her way. As soon as I hung up the phone, I tried the door again and it miraculously opened. I couldn't have been happier. Five minutes later my new roommate showed up and I had to explain how I got out. It was not a pleasant experience to say the least. I told my landlord and the problem door knob has been fixed. But it was quite an ordeal and I can't think of anything more welcoming than being trapped...At least I made it out of there after only being stuck for 20 minutes.