[ Youtube didn't have my favorite song by them, called "He Moved Through the Fair". Sad day. ]
[ "Stretched on Your Grave" ]
Once when my mom, my grandma, and I went on a roadtrip, we stopped at a pub and this band was playing there. I had never heard of them before, but I instantly fell in love. They're so much fun to watch and they even include the audience in things. They had a contest to see who could write the dirtiest lyrics and whoever won, they would sing the song with the new lyrics, and the winners got a free CD.
[ Being the gutter-minded women that we are, we won the contest and got their CD. ]
Also, I don't listen to Irish music all that much. But this is a definite exception. I seriously recommend that you look them up and listen to a variety of their music. It's definitely worth it.
I might be changing it, though, to only be available as a 4x6 or 5x7 print. The 8x10 is a little iffy. But maybe I can change a few things and make it work.
I was a big fan of the first two Transformers movies. Explosions, action, Shia, humor, it was all pretty good.
[ Except for Megan Fox. I'm glad she left. She makes me uncomfortable. ]
So, I was pretty excited to see this movie.
But I was sadly let down, and here's why:
1. The movie was 3 hours long. No movie should be that long. Ever.
2. Since Fox decided not to be a part of this movie, they felt the need to throw in a new love interest [ Rosie Huntington-Whiteley ]. I'm not quite sure why, out of all the actresses in the world, that they had to pick her. She's pretty, I guess, but she really can't act, in my opinion.
3. There was so much obvious sexual humor. In the first two movies, there was some sexual humor, but it was placed in certain scenes and not overdone, which made them funny and sort of clever. But in this film, it was just thrown all over the place. My guy and I found ourselves laughing, not because it was funny, but because it was so stupid. There wasn't an air of maturity in this movie. It was tasteless and most of the time, really lame.
I will say that there was some good action scenes, some great special effects, and a few twists.
But all in all, I give this movie a thumbs down and wait until you can rent it to see it.
When I'm bored, I'll just search through tons of the amazing creations that people are selling. It's a great place to get your work out in the world and it's also quite useful for getting some inspiration for when you find yourself in a slump. [ It happens to me...often. ]
Today I created my very own shop and I'm super psyched about it.
I'm only selling one thing at the moment, but after a while there will be more.
I just have to get my creative juices flowing and come up with ideas.
It was super hot outside, so the pool was absolutely perfect.
Happy people in a pool.
Sam & me.
It was so nice to catch up on our lives and everything, since we haven't seen each other in weeks. It's so hard to go from living next door to someone in a dorm to living in two different cities.
Then we went out to dinner with Sam's friend and boyfriend to celebrate Sam's birthday. The food was great, everyone was happy, and it was all-around a good time.
I slept at Sam's house and we spent the morning talking to her mom and just hanging out.
Driving to and from Sam's house is always lovely because the ride is so scenic and it takes you over hills and through fields and farms.
The weather was perfection.
I had the windows rolled down and music blasting.
You know how there's some music that's just perfect for driving on a nice day? It was like my iPod knew exactly what I wanted to hear.
It's the kind of time where you reflect on your life and what you want to do with it. It's inspirational and it's refreshing.
It's perfect.
3 of My Favorite Driving-With-The-Windows-Down Songs:
"I Woke Up in a Car" by Something Corporate
[ So here I am. ]
"If I Die Young" by The Band Perry
[ Just too beautiful to not listen to. ]
"You Can Breathe" by Jack's Mannequin
[ You can breathe now. ]
It was one of those times where you hold your hand out the window and let the wind slip through your fingers.
I'm not patriotic at all, [most of the time, I feel like I would be better suited living in Europe] and so really the only part of today that I like is the fireworks.
When I was a kid, I was scared to death of them. I loathed every Fourth of July and when we watched the fireworks show, I would cower under an umbrella and sob hysterically. I was positive that the burning pieces would fall down on me and light me on fire.
It annoyed my parents. Quite a bit.
Thankfully, those days are over and I'm now in love with fireworks.
There's just something so magical about them.
Too bad today I had to work, and so I couldn't go with my family to see any. A very sad day, indeed.
So I'm filling this void in my heart with pictures of fireworks, instead!
This is super cool. When you look away for
a second, it almost looks like the fireworks are moving.
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