bRITney Bombed
Ok, so i am a die hard britney fan, and have been for years. I've always believed that she'd make a comeback post k-fed. Finally after 10 years of being her #1 fan, i got to go to her concert! Sounds exciting, right? Yeah, I was super excited.. and to my disspointment, she bombed big time. Heres a low down on the concert:
1) SHE DIDNT SING LIVE: THis of course was expected, and I think its ok when the performed dances their asses off, but...
2) SHE DIDNT DANCE: All she did was walk between four different areas on the stage. Or she was getting pushed around by a dancer on her circus cart. No Dancing.. this was the biggest dissapointment.
3) No Close ups: You know the big screen that shows close ups of the singer... well there wasnt one! There were a ton of video screens playing retarted videos, and NO CLOSE UPS. So basically it may have been a stand in for Britney, I'll never know for sure.
4) SHE DIDNT TALK TO THE AUDIENCE: You know how some of the best concerts are those where the preformer really pumps up the audience, getting us excited?!? Well, Britney didnt do that at all. She said 2 things to us the whole concert, in a monotone, non excited voice: "Whats up Oakland" at the beginning and "Dont Drink and Drive" at the end.
In contrast, the Pussycat dolls opened for Britney, and they were awesome. THey danced their asses off, they sang live and they got the audience totatly excited.
4 thumbs down for britney... and this is coming from a die hard britney fan. Im sooo dissappointed... I need to find a new pop tartlet to worship. Rhianna was in the running until she got back together with Chris brown the woman beater.... so Im not sure now.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Girls Weekend!
I had the most fabulous weekend with my 2 very good friends Jessie and Lindsay from BYU. Jessie and I met on the Spring 2002 European Business study abroad and have been best of friends ever since. Here’s a little recap:
Friday- I left work early and picked them up at the airport. We headed straight to North Beach in San Fran and had a late lunch at a nice little nondescript Italian place. We ate outside and people watched on the always interesting streets of San Francisco. Next up, a quick stop at the Golden Gate Bridge for the necessary tourist pictures, and a drive down Lombard Street. I always get scared driving up and down those steep hills. Finally, we ended up at the Giants baseball game. They played Arizona and won 2-0! Go Giants! We further indulged in Gilroy garlic fries at the game. When in San Francisco, everyone should go to a Giants game. The stadium has an old-school theme, and it is right on the water. It’s a nice little taste of America at its finest.
Saturday- Saturday morning we slept in and then drove up to the Paul Mitchell school in SF and had a mini recessionista spa day! We all got facials, eye treatments and waxing all for well under $100. The girls even bought some skin products, which meant that the students did a good job selling it. I know better and only buy it with a discount J.
After the spa we were all starving so we jetted across the street to the BEST pizza place in SF- Extreme Pizza. The pizza has a perfect crust. It is thin and crispy on the outside, but the inside is nice and chewy. The toppings are all fresh and they load it up with tomato sauce with just a dash of cheese. It is a pretty healthy choice when it comes to pizza. I used to eat it OFTEN when I was going to school up there. Boy do I ever miss that place.
Next we made a pit stop at home, got all dolled up and headed to Santana row for the evening. We saw the new Russell Crowe movie “State of Play” which I would recommend to anyone who likes a good suspense flick. Russell put on like 35lbs for the movie, he’s absolutely huge! After the movie we did some shopping at Anthropologie, and then my personal favorite, lulu lemon. I spent way too much $$, and should probably take at least one thing back…. But I probably won’t, because I just Love it all!
Finally we went to dinner at Roux, a Louisiana/Cajun place. The food was ok and the service was just ok as well. I probably wouldn’t go back there again, so don’t waste your money. Dessert was Kara’s cupcakes… I was good and just had a tiny bite of Sean’s. J
Sunday- Church Holiday! First I did Lindsay’s hair in the morning. I retouched her highlights and gave her a trim with the addition of new bangs for a hot young look. Then we drove to Santa Cruz to enjoy the afternoon at the beach! Let me tell you, the Drive was insane. I have never seen traffic that bad. Sean forewarned me that it would be back, bc it was the first nice weekend marking the start of summer. What normally takes 45 minutes to drive, took an hour and a half in bumper to bumper traffic. There was an incident with a small angry Asian man in a Mercedes that got out of his car and started yelling at me in broken English. At first I tried to reason with the man, and then after seeing him get more and more hot headed, I said forget about it and ignored him until I got to my parking place. Don’t worry; I wasn’t in a accident or anything. He was just a mean little man who needs to take some valium with a shot of tequila.
After the “incident’ we headed to the boardwalk and hopped on the BIG DIPPER. My absolute favorite ride! It is an old rickety wooden rollercoaster, built in 1924. It’s got lots of dips, but no loops. I hate loops… I have a weak stomach and always barf after crazy rides. Then we got some freshly dipped frozen bananas… the healthiest fair food available. It was that or the funnel cakes, so I think we made the right choice. After walking the board walk we headed to the sand where we laid out our blankets, slathered on the sunscreen and read lots of trashy gossip mags while enjoying the sunshine. Two weird European guys in booty shorts and waxed legs came over to us and attempted to flirt… but I’m married women, and Jessie and Lindsay were not the least bit interested, so we shooed them away as politely as possible. The drive home took just as long as the drive there, so once we got back, the girls packed up and we headed to the airport.
What a fabulous weekend. I just love girl time! Especially when it is mixed in with a little bit of Sean time too.
XOXOEve
I had the most fabulous weekend with my 2 very good friends Jessie and Lindsay from BYU. Jessie and I met on the Spring 2002 European Business study abroad and have been best of friends ever since. Here’s a little recap:
Friday- I left work early and picked them up at the airport. We headed straight to North Beach in San Fran and had a late lunch at a nice little nondescript Italian place. We ate outside and people watched on the always interesting streets of San Francisco. Next up, a quick stop at the Golden Gate Bridge for the necessary tourist pictures, and a drive down Lombard Street. I always get scared driving up and down those steep hills. Finally, we ended up at the Giants baseball game. They played Arizona and won 2-0! Go Giants! We further indulged in Gilroy garlic fries at the game. When in San Francisco, everyone should go to a Giants game. The stadium has an old-school theme, and it is right on the water. It’s a nice little taste of America at its finest.
Saturday- Saturday morning we slept in and then drove up to the Paul Mitchell school in SF and had a mini recessionista spa day! We all got facials, eye treatments and waxing all for well under $100. The girls even bought some skin products, which meant that the students did a good job selling it. I know better and only buy it with a discount J.
After the spa we were all starving so we jetted across the street to the BEST pizza place in SF- Extreme Pizza. The pizza has a perfect crust. It is thin and crispy on the outside, but the inside is nice and chewy. The toppings are all fresh and they load it up with tomato sauce with just a dash of cheese. It is a pretty healthy choice when it comes to pizza. I used to eat it OFTEN when I was going to school up there. Boy do I ever miss that place.
Next we made a pit stop at home, got all dolled up and headed to Santana row for the evening. We saw the new Russell Crowe movie “State of Play” which I would recommend to anyone who likes a good suspense flick. Russell put on like 35lbs for the movie, he’s absolutely huge! After the movie we did some shopping at Anthropologie, and then my personal favorite, lulu lemon. I spent way too much $$, and should probably take at least one thing back…. But I probably won’t, because I just Love it all!
Finally we went to dinner at Roux, a Louisiana/Cajun place. The food was ok and the service was just ok as well. I probably wouldn’t go back there again, so don’t waste your money. Dessert was Kara’s cupcakes… I was good and just had a tiny bite of Sean’s. J
Sunday- Church Holiday! First I did Lindsay’s hair in the morning. I retouched her highlights and gave her a trim with the addition of new bangs for a hot young look. Then we drove to Santa Cruz to enjoy the afternoon at the beach! Let me tell you, the Drive was insane. I have never seen traffic that bad. Sean forewarned me that it would be back, bc it was the first nice weekend marking the start of summer. What normally takes 45 minutes to drive, took an hour and a half in bumper to bumper traffic. There was an incident with a small angry Asian man in a Mercedes that got out of his car and started yelling at me in broken English. At first I tried to reason with the man, and then after seeing him get more and more hot headed, I said forget about it and ignored him until I got to my parking place. Don’t worry; I wasn’t in a accident or anything. He was just a mean little man who needs to take some valium with a shot of tequila.
After the “incident’ we headed to the boardwalk and hopped on the BIG DIPPER. My absolute favorite ride! It is an old rickety wooden rollercoaster, built in 1924. It’s got lots of dips, but no loops. I hate loops… I have a weak stomach and always barf after crazy rides. Then we got some freshly dipped frozen bananas… the healthiest fair food available. It was that or the funnel cakes, so I think we made the right choice. After walking the board walk we headed to the sand where we laid out our blankets, slathered on the sunscreen and read lots of trashy gossip mags while enjoying the sunshine. Two weird European guys in booty shorts and waxed legs came over to us and attempted to flirt… but I’m married women, and Jessie and Lindsay were not the least bit interested, so we shooed them away as politely as possible. The drive home took just as long as the drive there, so once we got back, the girls packed up and we headed to the airport.
What a fabulous weekend. I just love girl time! Especially when it is mixed in with a little bit of Sean time too.
XOXOEve
Monday, April 20, 2009
Saturday, April 04, 2009
Its Gonna be a good one!
Looking at my calendar of events for spring & summer, I realized that I am doing a ton of travelling and other awesome fun things!! Heres a sneak peak:
April
1) My girlfriends Jessie & lindsey are coming to Cali to visit me! Hello girls weekend:)
2) Sean and i are going to Utah to throw one of my dearest friends ms. marjie ralph a bridal shower! (unfortunatly the wedding is during qrt end close at work so i cant make it to the big day... im still so sad about this... damn fiscal calendar)
May
3) Im going to LA for my dear Friend Aishia's bridal shower. Its going to be a massive celebration! Hopefully I'll hit up the grove and melrose while I'm there :) Oh and some celebrity spotting at the IVY would be appreciated as well. Last time i went there i saw Ken Pauves (Hairdresser to the stars)!
4) Aishia is coming to Nor-Cal and her sister is hosting her bachelorette weekend.... more girl time!
5) Im going to my home town in Northern Alberta canada (basically Sibera) for a few days to visit my dear mummy & my only 2 friends that still live there! We're going to the one-screen movie theater, BPs for dinner and the beach for a picnic. I love small towns.
June
6) Sean's oldest brother is getting Married (miracle of miracles), and his other brother and wife will be staying with us (on our new pull out couch... hopefully its comfortable!).
7) 2 weeks of hell at Q2 quarter end at work (also margies wedding in utah, which i cannot attend, sob sob)....... followed by
8) Seattle Rock n Roll Marathon-aka Sisiter reunion Celebration!! All but one of my sisters are meeting up in Seattle and running the race together, or cheering us on. Since there are 6 sisters total its often hard to get us all together, so this should be good!
July
9) Im going to Vancouver to visit my BFF Iris in her new city Vancouver, BC. I get to check out her new life and I am sooo excited for her. The thriving PR career, the great apartment in a city that is just like SF only Cleaner & no bums. We might make it to Victoria island for a day trip which is supposed to be really beautiful, yea!
10) Sean and I are road tripping to LA for Aishia's wedding!!!! Aishia is one of my soul mates..... and i am sooo glad she found her one and only :)
August
11) Another Road Trip to So-Cal, only this time to Disneyland to enjoy 3 glorious days at my dad's disney timeshare with almost my entire family!!! This again, a true miracle considering the size of my family and distance apart we all live. Im really looking forward to this one... and since its the last event of the summer, it will be the end to a faboulous and busy season of family , friends, fun and many many airplane trips!
September
Oh, and September brings another quarter end at work.... 2 more weeks of hell to start off Fall.. how lovely. Im sure it will feel like I have a massive hangover.
What do you have planned for the summer?
XOXO
Eve
Looking at my calendar of events for spring & summer, I realized that I am doing a ton of travelling and other awesome fun things!! Heres a sneak peak:
April
1) My girlfriends Jessie & lindsey are coming to Cali to visit me! Hello girls weekend:)
2) Sean and i are going to Utah to throw one of my dearest friends ms. marjie ralph a bridal shower! (unfortunatly the wedding is during qrt end close at work so i cant make it to the big day... im still so sad about this... damn fiscal calendar)
May
3) Im going to LA for my dear Friend Aishia's bridal shower. Its going to be a massive celebration! Hopefully I'll hit up the grove and melrose while I'm there :) Oh and some celebrity spotting at the IVY would be appreciated as well. Last time i went there i saw Ken Pauves (Hairdresser to the stars)!
4) Aishia is coming to Nor-Cal and her sister is hosting her bachelorette weekend.... more girl time!
5) Im going to my home town in Northern Alberta canada (basically Sibera) for a few days to visit my dear mummy & my only 2 friends that still live there! We're going to the one-screen movie theater, BPs for dinner and the beach for a picnic. I love small towns.
June
6) Sean's oldest brother is getting Married (miracle of miracles), and his other brother and wife will be staying with us (on our new pull out couch... hopefully its comfortable!).
7) 2 weeks of hell at Q2 quarter end at work (also margies wedding in utah, which i cannot attend, sob sob)....... followed by
8) Seattle Rock n Roll Marathon-aka Sisiter reunion Celebration!! All but one of my sisters are meeting up in Seattle and running the race together, or cheering us on. Since there are 6 sisters total its often hard to get us all together, so this should be good!
July
9) Im going to Vancouver to visit my BFF Iris in her new city Vancouver, BC. I get to check out her new life and I am sooo excited for her. The thriving PR career, the great apartment in a city that is just like SF only Cleaner & no bums. We might make it to Victoria island for a day trip which is supposed to be really beautiful, yea!
10) Sean and I are road tripping to LA for Aishia's wedding!!!! Aishia is one of my soul mates..... and i am sooo glad she found her one and only :)
August
11) Another Road Trip to So-Cal, only this time to Disneyland to enjoy 3 glorious days at my dad's disney timeshare with almost my entire family!!! This again, a true miracle considering the size of my family and distance apart we all live. Im really looking forward to this one... and since its the last event of the summer, it will be the end to a faboulous and busy season of family , friends, fun and many many airplane trips!
September
Oh, and September brings another quarter end at work.... 2 more weeks of hell to start off Fall.. how lovely. Im sure it will feel like I have a massive hangover.
What do you have planned for the summer?
XOXO
Eve
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