Thursday, April 30, 2009
MY DEBUT ALBUM!!
| So, I came across this fun little time-waster and couldn't help but jump right on in and spend a few minutes creating my own!! Basically, you're creating an album cover using random things. If you want to create your own band and debut album cover randomly then... Do This: 1 - Go to Wikipedia. Hit “random” or click http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random The first random Wikipedia article that comes up is the name of your band. 2 - Go to Quotations Page and select "random quotations" or click http://www.quotationspage.com/random.php3 - The last four or five words of the very LAST quote on the page is the title of your first album. 3 - Go to Flickr and click on “explore the last seven days” or click http://www.flickr.com/explore/interesting/7days - The third picture in the top row, no matter what it is, will be your album cover. 4 - Use Photoshop or similar to put it all together. Here are how mine turned out...I, uh...sorta cheated on the second one...the pic was too cute to NOT use...   Labels: Just For Fun, Music |
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Tuesday, April 7, 2009
UPDATE: The Princess and the Frog
| THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG Remember last year when I mentioned a few of the movies I was most excited about for 2009? Well, here is a little somethin' that I picked up on one of those movies, 'The Princess and the Frog'. It's an official teaser trailer that you can watch in all its glory here on Disney's home page...or just click on play below. Doesn't it look like so much fun? It's almost ironic that we have our first black Disney Princess in 2009 after electing our first black President...it's like the perfect Cinderella story...except this one is called 'The Princess and the Frog' and...well, you get what I mean! Also, since my inner eight-year-old is still very much alive and kickin' (that's right...I still like stick-on earrings and side ponytails...hellooo? Who wouldn't?!) when I found out about yet another Disney princess movie due to come out in 2010, I just HAD to share! So...you want to hear about it don't you? Of course you do! RAPUNZEL: UNBRAIDED Enter: Rapunzel
Another flaxen-haired, perfectly-proportioned maiden in distress? Yes please! And...one of the best parts about this movie is that it will be the first 3D princess movie...err...I'm not really sure if Rapunzel is a princess. But whether she is or isn't from royalty...I'm still excited! Do you like 3D? I have yet to go to a theater and watch one of the recently released 3D movies like 'Monsters vs Aliens' or 'Journey to the Center of the Earth' but I really liked that Muppett one they show at Disney world... TOY STORY 3 If you DO like 3D...and Tom Hanks...and talking toys, then you might be interested to know that 'Toy Story 3' is also due out in 2010! (chorus of 'YAY' inserted here). That's right...our favorite Disney/Pixar animated film is going for another go 'round...do you think Andy will be grown up? What kind of adventures await for 3 inch high action figures? The plot thickens! Anyway, those are the movies I'm excited about. Yeah...they're all Disney movies (shameless advertisement inserted here) but I was inundated at a young age, so you can't really blame me - I'm just a mindless consumer. I also heard something about a movie coming out on the classic kid's book 'Where the Wild Things Are'...but I'm pretty sure anyone who knows that YouTube exists has already seen the preview. Anyone out there have some insider information on an upcoming movie they're excited about? Labels: Movies |
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Thursday, April 2, 2009
Music News
 A friend of mine talked me into going to this concert at Eddie's Attic last year and I couldn't say that I'd heard of any of the musicians scheduled to perform...but I am SO glad that I went (Thanks Abbykay!) because I 'discovered' Erin McCarley. She was one of ten musicians that were performing that night..and boy was she a standout!So, of course, I HAD to share my newfound love. You might've heard her song 'Love, Save the Empty' on the newly released movie 'He's Just Not That Into You'. I've been listening to her cd almost non-stop since I got it...some three months ago!! So...I'm just recommending that you go and check her cd out! You can even get a free download of her song 'Pitter Pat' from the cd here. Happy listening! Labels: Just For Fun, Music |
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Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Fount of Free Fonts...
 So, I was out surfing our good friend, World-Wide-Web, and came across this site talking about using your creative juices to personalize your wedding, and a lot of that personalization came from creating your own monogram. Seeing as how I am ALL about doing things myself, I thought I would give it a try. So, I popped open my Microsoft Word and started typing away - testing every available font for the perfect fit. Lo and behold, (lo and behold? who says that anymore?! Apparently, I do...) I couldn't find that wonderfully swirly over-the-top calligraphic font that I was looking for. Oh kittens! Of course, I had to persist...persevere...and prevail! There is no 'Completely Give Up and Fail' in 'Try'! (hmm...I might've misquoted that one) And what to my wondering eye should appear? A wonderful little site called dafont.com. This site offers dozens of 'free for personal use' fonts that don't come with the usual set. So go ahead and download to your little heart's delight! If you try it out and seem to be having issues with it coming up as an option in Word documents, just write me and I'll try to give you some pointers! Oh...and here are those monograms I came up with - with my faux groom, John :o) Don't you just love creating monograms for you and your non-existent fiance? I know I do!!
Labels: DIY, Just For Fun, Wedding |
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