Bound to You, Christina Aguilera

Disclaimer-- This post is not aimed at anyone exclusively--but is more in regards of a behavior (even I have been guilty of it).  

 Source

It's been quite a while since I blogged --which happens to sound like a bodily function problem.  "Don't look now, Timmy the Tooth has blogged all over!" 

Truth be told I got bugged by writer's bad blogging habits. It seems like a lot of bloggers are like the Latter-day Kardashians... Rather than contributing something of worth to the world, they just fill the world with void explanations on why they should be noticed. Sometimes this happens in a holier-thou-manner of style, full of their flashy importance.

Crap I just lost 4 followers with the above statements. I guess the remaining 2 of you are either skimming or actually interested in what's next.

And yes! I get why some people blog. It's a great way to journal life's events, create buzz for products, and inform both customers and family.  But it gets to be toooo much sometimes. Far too many details are shared with the unknown.  What does your recent post really say about your motives of posting? Are you posting wisely, or do you just post hoping for a comment?

I think this is the last time that I throw a pebble into the river of life.There may be another blog project in the works, but I don't know if I will link this blog to it.

I leave you with my Haiku that influenced the blog: 

Restless stream running

Small pebble uncovered

The sunrise of love

So, Small Pebble Uncovered, I guess I am no longer  [Title of Post]

It Catches Up With You, The Social Network Soundtrack

I was late on the Social Network movie train, so I got a ticket (Thanks biblioteca)! It was late Sunday night and I knew if I didn't take the time to watch it that night I wouldn't get to seeing it.

(Thoughts on the movie in Tweet: "Great soundtrack and unique way to tell a story. Kept my attention but not a movie I would see over and over again. Glimpse into life of the lonely #SocialNetwork")

As the film credits appeared, my 2 AM decision was to body-slam my pillow as we slid into dreamland together. 

This is when I realized how dangerous it was to watch the movie before going to sleep. began as I was living in an apartment alone. I had a computer next to a sliding glass window, and every time I entered or left my bachelor pad, I would update my Facebook status about where I was off to, or what I had done (Anyone who does this frequently is asking for a break-in or practical joke to occur).

As I was out and about I would notice this same people who seemed to always dress in black shirts and Jncos (yes circa 1998). They would follow me no matter where I went. Movie Theatres, check. Driving to work, check.  Workout at the gym, check-licious. 

Then one sunny afternoon I was walking from work through an alley. The dark figures appeared and informed me that I needed to go with them. I yelled for help and they quickly ran away.  I was freaked out at the abduction gone awry, so I immediately posted a new FB status about what had happened, and where I was off to. 

I pulled up into the local library parking lot and walked in. I went to go find a book to read when I encountered the dark figures again. This time they were more demanding that I go with them, and kept trying to pull me in their direction. I broke free and ran to the bathroom.  I updated my FB status about how I needed help, and began posting on friends walls asking if I could stay the night at their house.  

By nightfall I was in the comfort of a friend's house when we heard a knock at the door. It was the dark figures. By this point I began to realize that someone was watching my Facebook profile, with my locations and conversations. At this point I received an email notification about a post made on my wall. 

"Mark Zuckerberg to me: I will find you and kill you any way I can."

At this point I woke up with semi-dried tears in my eyes. First thought, "Never watching a movie right before I go to sleep again!"  My next immediate reaction was, "I hate the Facebook."

Somebody to Love Me, Whitney Houston

I really hope I find someone like this to dance with...


Start @ 25 seconds in...

One Short Night, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals

It's way too late for me. Sundance movies tend to be shown really late, or really early.  But when they change my perspective on life, it's all worth it. I loved tonight's documentaries and plan to blog about them.

But I digress. Here's the Readers Digest version about how you can view a full length Sundance documentary and its accompanying panel with the directors and subjects of the film: 

"Life in a Day" will be broadcast in HD and streaming live Today (Jan 27, 2010) at 8 PM EST (6 PM MST)

From their press release, 

" 'Life in a Day' is a user-generated feature-length documentary film, shot on a single day, July 24, 2010. Supported by YouTube, it enlisted the global community to capture a moment of their lives on camera. “Life in a Day” brings together the most compelling footage into a 90-minute film, crafted by Macdonald, Executive Producer Ridley Scott and their team, to offer a unique experience that shows, in beautiful and, at moments, harrowing honesty, what it is like to be alive on Earth today.

"

To view the film, visit their Youtube channel:  http://www.youtube.com/user/lifeinaday

Human Nature, Michael Jackson

Here's an easy way to get your fix of the Sundance Film Festival without leaving your house.  There are a lot of the competitors from the Short Film competition on Youtube or Vimeo.

First up is one of my favorites.  I am mesmerized by the sharp and witty humor the creators used. It's pretty genius.

The Show Goes On, Lupe Fiasco

One of the best times of the year is coming up.

It's time for Utah Park City to get artsy. The 2011 Sundance Film Festival is almost here!

Sundance movies are not for everyone. Some of the content, or the way the movie is portrayed is not going to appeal to everyone.  For me it's works of art, and an outlet for them.  BUT if you look hard enough there are plenty of diamonds in the rough.

Some of the recent diamonds are: (500) Days of Summer,  Napoleon Dynamite, An Education, Joan Rivers--A Piece of Work, Little Miss Sunshine, Man on Wire, American Teen

For my loyal blog readers, I want to share a little bit of the creative work with you! Surprisingly a lot of Sundance movies/shorts  will be going viral this year.  For example you can stream a full documentary and panel about how several people live for 24 hours. There's also a short that's full of shell-fully good charm that went viral in 2010.


In the coming days, I will post the where and how-tos on these!

Animal, Neon Trees

Can I let you in on a little confession?

I really love the Jazz bear.  . When he walks onto the court my face lights up and my eyes follow him where ever he goes.  I think it's hilarious that he can mess with people and we all just laugh, beacause HE is the BEAR!

Thanks to a friend I saw this today.  It's pretty awesome, and offers a lesson to be learned; don't mess with the Utah Jazz Bear!

Body-check this minute viral video out:

Country Strong, Gwyneth Paltrow

Today two things bother me, and one just happens to to be one of the many bad offenses Ke$ha does daily.

Bad questions look like this...

I honestly hate when people preface a conversation with,  "Sooo, I got a question..."  WHO CARES IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION,  I RATHER BE ASKED WHAT YOU WANT TO KNOW!   

In addition to this, I have grown tired of indirect questions and answers. As a customer service representative I talk to a lot of people, trying to find out information.  One of my pet peeves, is when I ask a simple question: 

"Are we shipping the order to Address X?"   Then comes the non-sensical flood.   

"Well, I don't know.   I think I want it to come to my home address but Trixie said we could ship it to her.  Ship it wherever you want."  

 Usually I will ask the same question, "So we are shipping the order to Address X, correct?"     

"Yeah that should be fine.."   

IS IT SO AWFUL TO JUST TELL ME YES OR NO? 

Also some questions are not even an inquiry and I feel bad for answering them.   

"Just so you know, If you are in the area, Target has a great deal on cookie dough."   
"…Are you asking if I should pick some up?" 
"That's great thanks! I owe you!"

In the past, I have been guilty of these behaviors, but like a Tree-logger, I am choppin' this bad habit down from my life. 

Let's become a  bit bolder and grab a hold of the questions we ask and answer.  Now I have some habit cutting to do,  TIMBER…

Everywhere But Here, Nick Lachey

I love a good deal as much as the next person,  but I have serious issues when someone stockpiles 120 boxes of pasta.

You may have heard the buzz behind TLC's special (not a season show...yet),  Extreme Couponing.  It follows 4 people who shop at their local stores and get upwards of 90% discount on their groceries. This amounts to someone buying $5,000 worth of groceries for only $243. 

I am a sucker for buzz and odd reality television, so I decided to watch the show. I have never been more annoyed and had anxiety from viewing a tv show. 

It just does not make sense for people to do the following: 

• Take a day off work so one can clip coupons, and shop in a single store for 6 hours. 
• Pulling 7 grocery carts, and having store employees assist you by pushing them for you. 
• Taking 2 cars to pick up groceries which included some of the following:  1000 boxes of cereal, 168 toothbrushes, and over 200 bottles of water  OR Pepsi
• Making your spouse feel stupid by moving their belongings so you can "store" your freebies
• Going dumpster diving for coupons with a pregnant woman. (Dumpster diver and her husband looked and mentioned a lot of Mormon keywords... BAH!)

The show is absolutely disgusting, as it exemplifies America's need for products being overpackaged, and consumers living in excess.

I was so annoyed by the show, I wrote TLC an email. That is my rant for the months of October, November, and December.

Oh Santa, Mariah Carey

I realize it's past the special season, but for me I thought this video was a little special. It's from the NYTimes (my favorite news source). If I could afford getting the paper delivered to me I would.

I digress... Enjoy this sentimental and warm-hearted video:

Miracle on 22nd Street

Santa Will Find You, Mindy Smith

May Santa or the spirit of the Season find each of you.

Happy Christmas!

The Day Before The Night Before Christmas, The Caroleers

It's a tradition in my friend's family to listen to this record (yes it's that old).   So I share this with you!

Thankfully someone has uploaded this to Youtube for the world to experience its novelty!

Runaway, P!nk

We have another winner for the week two giveaway. 

Someone stated:  

"I would like to be in a British cottage...Like _ it would be nice and cozy. Plus London is one of my favorite places and maybe I might run into Kate and Prince William. what a holiday treat ;) "

Congrats Lisa, you are not only winning a night in the UK, but a treat that is sure to "spread" some "fruity" good cheer every morning! 

All I Want for Christmas is You, Mariah Carey

Congrats again to the winner of week one's giveaway!  

One of my many favorite TV shows is Glee. While I find it hilarious, I secretly wish that I was a member of New Directions. They seem to have fun with everything they do... 

I digress though, I can't get enough of the Glee Christmas episode. I have watched it THREE times this past week. It's perfect. It captures the spirit of the giving, unselfishness, finding hope in world that seems dismal, and of course fun music! (My friend brought up a good point that they didn't even touch on the true religious message of the season which is sad.)

One of my favorite things is a good Christmas movie or Christmas Special! I still watch the Cabbage Patch Christmas from the 80's,  ELF, The Family Stone, Fa-La-La Lifetime and other favorites!

Anywho, This weeks giveaway is one of my favorite Christmas movies. Many do not think of it as such, but it sits on my DVD shelf next to Charlie Brown, Rudolph and the other holiday classics.

It seems like every time "The Holiday," is on television I get sucked in and end up watching it. I love the humor, heart, and real-ness of this movie.  Not to forget, who wouldn't want to live in a BRITISH COTTAGE or HOLLYWOOD MANSION for a week.  I would die... 

Since I don't have the funds or sponsors to giveaway a trip,  this weeks giveaway provides you a a chance of adding "The Holiday" to your DVD collection, as well as a unique treat to make your holiday season more snack-able!  To enter, provide a comment below answering the question:    

Would you rather spend Christmas alone in a Hollywood Hills Mansion or a cozy British Cottage? WHY?

You can enter up to 3 times (3 separate comments), and each response must be UNIQUE. This aids in spreading out the likely-hood of being chosen! Winner will be chosen using Random.org. Anyone is entitled to enter. Giveaway ends Sunday, December 19th @ 5:00 MST

Indestructable, Robyn

We have a winner...

Looks like DeAnn is King of Anything as her theme song "Moving On." by Rascal Flatts was the winning comment!

Look for another giveaway later today!

King of Anything, Sara Bareilles

I sure ain't Oprah, but in my little naive mind, I like to pretend I am. 

Thus it's time for the 3RD ANNUAL GIVEAWAY:

In honor of the three years of blogging, three of my favorite things will rain on your parade this year. 

This week's pick is: Music.

One of my favorite albums from this past year is Sara Bareilles album, Kaleidoscope Heart. It not only captures the fun dancey songs, but also those sentimental moments when your heart doesn't know how to say what its feeling. It's the perfect gift for indie/top 40 listeners!

I think Sara B, sums up her album pretty well, based on her description of the title.

"I picked out the name of the record months before I even finished writing the songs. I love the imagery of those words, and they’re really representative of how I envision my heart. It's a colorful but fragmented, ever-changing sum of all the bits and pieces that make it up. A kaleidoscope is the tool that helps make sense of the mess. Or at least makes it nice to look at."

Sooo... to win a NEW sealed copy of the album and be the King of Anything, leave a comment answering the following questions: 

1. What's the best emotion does Oprah emits to Universe?
2. What was your theme song to 2010? (Name, Artist)

Winner will be chosen using Random.org.  Up to 1 entry per question, (aka answer both and you can get 2 entries). Contest open to anyone in the universe, but make sure I can contact you! CD will be shipped via USPS, or hand delivered with a smile! Should you leave an anonymous comment, send me a response knowing you entered!

Giveaway will close Sunday, December 12th, at 4:00 PM. 

C'mon N' Ride It (the Train), Quad City DJs

Thanks to a good friend, I was able to cross this off my bucket-list:

Ever since I was a young tyke, I always enjoyed seeing the Rockettes (formerly the Roxyettes after John Rockefeller) on the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

While the talent and dance numbers were full of talent and precision, it seemed like the order of the pieces and dance material was a bit odd.  You can't tell me that a bunch of people dressed in teddy bear costumes (aka Disney Black Market-umes) dancing to the nutcracker suite is not odd.

BUT this had to be my favorite number because a) The bus and the visuals were so in sync it really felt they were travelling  b) The animators captured the streets of NYC spot on, right down to what each building on 5th Ave looked like:





PS Curious to count the high kicks? Set your DVR's because PBS will be airing "Radio City Christmas Spectacular Starring the Rockettes!" For those in the Rocky Mountains tune into KBYU Tuesday (tonight) at 7:00 PM!

Thankful, Kelly Clarkson

Happy Thanksgiving! 

To God, family, and friends -thanks for being kind. It's the one value of character I value more than anything else.

Cigarette, Laura Bell Bundy

I honestly don't get it.  There's a certain craze that can be seen at your work, retail stores, and even family Christmas photos! IT NEEDS TO STOP NOW. I personally have not tried it, but I don't think I want to!

I am talking about the McRib. It does not look appetizing (just look at the manufactured shape), and from what I hear it's entirely addictive- just.like.cigarettes. I have heard that the reason the McRib is always a limited offer is because it depletes the pork supply too drastically. Blech

Well McDonalds realizes that the sandwich is an illegal addictive substance, that is why when you buy a McRib value meal, you can get a second sandwich for only $1.00 more.

Illegal substance material I tell ya!

Days Go On, Greg Laswell

Earlier this year I happened to turn a magical age. At my family birthday party my niece mentioned something profound.  ...at least in the pop-culture-fun-world.

She discovered that a person's age is always related to the corresponding channel, thus providing a predictor for events for the following year.   Pretty brilliant I must say! 

My age happens to be the same channel number as Nickelodeon. What does this television revelation mean? While I have always been a kid at heart, I am noticing maturity leaking into my life. I no longer want to always run around, but I want to find someone and stabilize my life. This could be predicted by Nick's programming goes from shows aimed at kids to their Nick @ Nite shows.

Looking ahead, I am headed towards ABC Family... Could this mean I will be having a baby crawling around?  Odd I know.

Why am I posting this?  Well I want to know what your "channel age" says about you. I have posted the channels according to Comcast standards:

1			Channel 1 On Demand		ON DEMAND		HD ON
2			KUTV (CBS)		News & Info
3			KJZZ (IND)
4			KTVX (ABC)		News & Info
5			KSL (NBC)		News & Info
6			Utah On Demand Preview		Local
7			KUED (PBS)		Children & Family
8			KPNZ (Canal 24)		Lifestyle
9			KUEN (PBS)		Children & Family
10			History		News & Info
11			KBYU (PBS)		Children & Family
12			KUTH (Univision)		Multicultural
13			KSTU (Fox)		News & Info
15			KUCW (CW)		Lifestyle
16			KUPX (ION)		Lifestyle
17			Government Access
18			Telemundo (KEJT)		Multicultural
19			C-SPAN 2		News & Info
20			KTMW		Lifestyle
21			BYUTV		Children & Family
23			CNBC		News & Info
24			HSN		Lifestyle
25			QVC		Lifestyle
26			Animal Planet		Children & Family
27			Nickelodeon		Children & Family
28			ABC Family		Children & Family
29			Cartoon Network		Children & Family
30			TLC		Children & Family
31			CMT		Music
32			TBS		Children & Family
33			Disney Channel		Children & Family
34			VERSUS		Sports
35			ESPN		Sports
36			ESPN 2		Sports
37			MTN		Sports
38			AMC		Movies
39			TNT		Lifestyle
40			Food Network		Lifestyle
41			CNN		News & Info
42			HLN		News & Info
43			FX		Movies
44			Tru TV		News & Info
45			HGTV		Children & Family
46			Lifetime		Lifestyle
47			The Weather Channel		News & Info
48			MSNBC		News & Info
49			Fox News Channel		News & Info
50			A&E		Lifestyle
51			Spike TV		Lifestyle
52			Fox Sports Network		Sports
53			VH1		Music
54			Oxygen		Lifestyle
55			MTV		Music
56			BET		Lifestyle
57			USA Network		Children & Family
58			Comedy Central		Lifestyle
59			E! Entertainment		Lifestyle
60			The Style Network		Lifestyle
61			Altitude		Lifestyle
62			GOLF CHANNEL		Sports