Red Lion

This is my favorite neighborhood bar.

It is called the Red Lion
and it is a gem.
My friend Bethany was the first to discover it.


They have an Elvis bust.
They dig Elvis

They have a Wii that attaches to their big screen.
Good times.

They have a wall of foe books.
Quite mysterious!

And a wall of fake wine barrels.

They have a classic Jute Box (SP?) that gets the patrons hips-a-swinging.

They have snack bar. And sometimes, if it's a lucky night, they have a crockpot ready at the snack bar.

They have caricatures of their beloved and devoted patrons lining every wall of the bar.

No Patron here. Their specialty drink: Long Island Iced Tea in a Mason jar. Classic!

Did I mention the Elvis bust?

Friends enjoying all the Red Lion has to offer.

Roar.


If you come in town I will buy you a drink.

Peace,

Lets talk about...

Fictional crushes.

Today one of my favorite bloggers was talking about her favorite TV shows from present and past.
And thinking back to the old TV shows I used to watch I started to think about all of my
'fictional crushes'.

If you haven't figured out already,
I love stories.
I love TV dramas
and I love any sort of book that has a great story that draws me in.

So naturally, I tend to develop crushes on the hero's of these shows and stories.

Here is a look at some of my past fictional crushes:

My first ever, and this one can attest to my love, was
Bill Pullman
How completely random right!
Remember him from Sleepless in Seattle
And While You Were Sleeping!

in the name of full disclosure:
I used to wear a fake engagement ring and pretend I was going to marry him.
I was like 9 or 10.

Again when I was like 8 or 9 I used to love the movie Tom and Huck.
Remember Jonathan Taylor Thomas?
Yea he wasn't my crush,
The guy who played Huck was
Brad Renfro.
I am pretty sure he died? (RIP)


I loved Dawson, you know, from Dawson's creek.
I wasnt into Pacey.
I was into Dawson.
Now looking back,
What was I thinking!


How unfortunate looking is this dude!



Um... Leonardo Dicaprio in the form of Jack from Titanic!
Duh!

Remember, I Know What you Did Last Summer.
Well after that I was all about this guy:

Oh and I can't forget Dr. Carter from my first and favorite medical drama,
E.R.



Those are just some of the few from my younger years.
I could name more because as I was writing this post I texted my two best friends to see if they could remember anymore.
and Geez Louis they had a list a mile long. It made me laugh so hard!


And I will admit.
My fictional crushing didnt stop when I was young.
Nope I still have some right now.




I mean, If I survive a plane crash, this guy better be a passenger on that flight.

Why Chuck Bass of course.





And This Hot Potato from True Blood!


But my all time favorite TV crush, besides Aiden from SATC,who, if I could, hand pick and make non-fictional has to be

Ben from Felicity.

Who are your past, present and all time favorite fictional crushes?

Peace,

I swear this is my last post of the day...

But one of my dearest is getting married this weekend.

Happy Wedding Week Kerra!

(and Chris :))


I am so happy for you two!

Kerra,
You are so special to me!
And I am so happy for you and Chris!
You both bring so much to the table when it comes to creating a life together
and I pray and wish you two all the happiness in the world!

Much Love!
Much Celebration!
and
Cheers to getting betrothed ;)

Peace,

Reading Review

I just finished this:

It is the first in the Sookie Stackhouse Vampire series that HBO's True Blood is based on.
I really enjoy True Blood.
But sometimes it can get a little wild/weird for my taste.
So I was excited to see how the book would stack up to the series.

And as always,
the book is much better.
A lot of the weirdness that is added in for drama by HBO is left out of the book.
But the characters (minus a few) still draw you in.
I love the Sookie on the show
but I love the Sookie that my head has concocted from the books even better.
Same goes for the rest of the characters such as Bill, Jason, Lafayette and Sam and (SWOON) Eric.

I just started the second book and
I am hustling to finish the third book because the third season of True Blood is based off of the third one.

If you are into vampire and sci-fi books these are great reads!


Note
If you will notice on the side bar I added a 'what I'm reading now' button. If you click on the picture of the current book it will take you to its Amazon page so that you can purchase if your interested.

Peace,

Lost

Lost spoilers below

Some of you may watch Lost, some of you may not.
But I have watched for 6 years.
and last night it all came to an end.

To be honest, I am totally overwhelmed.
I hate goodbyes of any sort.
I think it is because I invest so much of myself into the things I really love and am passionate about so it is hard to let go.

Last night I was a ball of nerves!
But as the actor who plays Locke said,
" It is like a really good book, it has to ends and when you finish hopefully you say, 'hmm, that was amazing.'"

I was not let down by the finale.
I was shocked,
emotional,
happy and sad,
but not let down.

I think most of us were thrown by the end.
How the parallel universe was a sort of purgatory/ holding place for our dead Losties.
I think that the Island was real.
That really happened.
And some of them went on to live long and different lives.
Kate and the others who left on the plane continued to a new life
Hurley stayed and remained the 'Jacob'
and Jack died when he died at the end.

But what I love is how they moved on together.
It was like Jack's statement at the beginning,
"Live together or die alone'
Came full circle.

The flashes!
Those tore me up!
Sun and Jin did me in
Then it was Sayid and Shannon and so on and so on!

I have loved this show so much.
The mythology
and mystery
but I am so glad it ended
with redemption
and the message that those you 'live with' go with you throughout and beyond.

As Desmond so aptly puts it.
"See you in another life Brotha."

*Added to note*

So many questions on why Jack had a son and on the whole sideways world and what it really was.
Here is my theory
I am not sure if the sideways world can be called purgatory bc in a way I kind of believe it is real.
I believe that in order for the Losties to get the other side they had to live a somewhat redeemed/desired life that they longed for:
I.E.
All Jack ever longed and wanted was a father son relationship,
in real life, pre plane crash, he never got that from Christian.
in sideways world he created/had David therefore his longing for a father son relationship was fulfilled.

Sawyer pre plane crash was haunted and marred by his parents death always wanting justice for them but unable to rectify it due to his pain.
In the sideways world he is a cop who lives in moves in justice.

Sayid, pre plane crash was not a good man.
Sideways world he wanted and longed to be a good man but could neve quite get there.

Sun and Jin pre plane crash didnt not have a loving marriage. They longed for some sort of connection.
Sideways world they are passionate about each other.

Desmond, pre plane crash, longed for Widmore's approval.
Sideways world he was Widmore's favorite right hand man.

Hurley was unlucky in life pre plane crash.
Sideways world he was the luckiest.

Ben hurt everyone pre plane crash.
Sideways world he had a strong and lasting impact on those in his life (i.e Alex and Rousseau).

Locke longed for a good life pre plane crash but never got it his life was struck with difficulty.
Sideways world, despite his difficulty, he had love and the opportunity to reverse his misfortune.

Claire was alone pre plane crash and confused.
Sideways world she finds her family and love.

Peace,

Happy Weekend

It is storming here today.
Is it terrible that I wish the power would go out so I could go home and get back in bed?

This weekend I don't have a lot planned which is nice.
Tonight I might go to a movie with friends.
and tomorrow, who knows?

And Sunday!
Sunday!
Well it is the Lost Series Finale.
(I really dig these lego-esqu Lost figurines.)

I have waited 6 years to find out of all my guessing and theories will be solidified.
And Now that the finale is finally here
I have no prediction for how it will end.
None.
I am disappointed in myself for not taking the time to think about it.

But are a few things rolling around in my head about the finale:
Kate better not end up with Jack, period.
And I am still angry about the Kwons.
Who is Jack's parallel universe kids mother? I have my own thoughts on that...
I really hope parallel Hurly and Libby end up together in whatever way the parallel people end up... Geez I sound crazy...

So
Have a Lovely Weekend!

Peace,

Mascara

I am lash obsessed.
Ask any of my friends.
I always ask them how my eyelash's are looking.

And my quest for the perfect mascara is never ending.
And recently some of my twitter and blog friends were raving about this:

So when I ran in the drug store the other day I grabbed a tube.
And it is AMAZING!
go get some now.

It is everything I love in a mascara.
It is lengthening,
Non-clumping
but thick and perfect!

Go pick some up! you can't beat the price of $5 for perfect mascara!

Peace,

Some Reviews

Are any of you avid readers?
I would like to know just because I don't want to post my thoughts on books if no one is interested in those things anymore :)

Lately I have been on a reading kick.
I love to read.
I always have.

Amazon is my best friend when it comes to buying books.
Now I love a good book store,
but the prices on Amazon can not be beat!
I have bought books for 1 cent through Amazon before.
I also love how I have a wish list of all the books I want to read but not buy right away.
And Amazon is great because once you choose one book to buy or throw on your wish list it suggests a ton more that you 'might enjoy'.
Sort of like Netflix I suppose but even better.
(and Amazon does not pay me to say these things... I wish!)

So here is what I have been reading and my thoughts:

(Disclaimer: I love fantasy and Science Fiction books as well as good ole fiction. So be prepared for some Harry Potter-esque book reviews.)

A Great and Terrible Beauty


by Libba Bray
this is the first in a Trilogy based on a young Victorian girl, Gemma Doyle. She grew up in India but after a tragic event she is sent to London to a prep school for girls. There, she discovers that a young man from India has followed her to England and that she can access a magical realm where things are not really what they seem.

I really really enjoyed this book. It is kinda of creepy but definitely draws you in. I loved the history that it offered on women in the Victorian era and combined with some magic... Well... that is just right up my ally.
The second in the triliogy was waiting on my door step yesterday when I got home! I can't wait to start it.

2nd
Girls In Trucks

by Katie Crouch
This book centers on Sarah Walters a debutante from Charleston, SC and her search for love an meaning outside the debutante, southern charm way of life.
This is a super easy read.
But I wouldn't say it is a good read.
I kept waiting for something to happen.
and I also kept waiting for story lines that were presented throughout the book to be resolved or better explained but they never were.
It was a pretty depressing, uninteresting book in my opinion. But again easy to read. I finished it in two days.

3rd
Sookie Stackhouse Series
Book 1
Dead Until Dark

by Charlaine Harris
If you don't know already, These books are what True Blood is based off of.
After watching True Blood I decided I wanted to read the books.
I am only 3 chapters into the first of many more in the series.
And the story is very similar to episodes of True Blood.
But I always enjoy books better than movies or TV shows so I dont mind a little repetive story line to see how the books differ or if I like them better.
(you can get the whole Sookie series on Amazon for $32!)

4th The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

by Stieg Larsson
I LOVE this book. LOVE!
Here is the synopsis:
this first of a trilogy introduces a provocatively odd couple: disgraced financial journalist Mikael Blomkvist, freshly sentenced to jail for libeling a shady businessman, and the multipierced and tattooed Lisbeth Salander, a feral but vulnerable superhacker. Hired by industrialist Henrik Vanger, who wants to find out what happened to his beloved great-niece before he dies, the duo gradually uncover a festering morass of familial corruption—at the same time, Larsson skillfully bares some of the similar horrors that have left Salander such a marked woman.

The Second book in this Trilogy is also out
The Girl Who Played with Fire

synopsis:
A few weeks before Dag Svensson, a freelance journalist, plans to publish a story that exposes important people involved in Sweden's sex trafficking business based on research conducted by his girlfriend, Mia Johansson, a criminologist and gender studies scholar, the couple are shot to death in their Stockholm apartment. Salander, who has a history of violent tendencies, becomes the prime suspect after the police find her fingerprints on the murder weapon. While Blomkvist strives to clear Salander of the crime, some twists help ensure her survival.

And The Third installment
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornetts Nest
is due out in May 25th.


So there you have it. My thoughts on my recent reads.
Any suggestions for what I should read next?

Peace,

"Mandy Moore, She is an Angel of all Angels."

This Video Kills Me!
I am lauging out loud!
You must watch. And the whole thing at that!

I hope im not the only one who finds this hysterical.

Peace,

Peace,

Happy Weekend

This week flew bye!

This weekend I am attending a dear friends graduation.
And picking up my new car in Nashville! Hurray!

Did anyone catch Real Housewives of New York last night?
I love these shows.
Last nights episode had me laughing out loud.
Kelly was on a whole other level of dumb and obnoxious this episode.
Bethenny made me cackle with her one liners, especially her 'contact high' comments concerning Ramona's buzz.
I almost died watching Ramona dance and stutter: " Wwwwwhen ssssheee comes over I'm ggggonnna sssshuutt her down, just ssssshut her down! And ask for "Turtle Time"... What?
And what was with the UBER creeper Luann and was out with? Gross.
oh and Luann's singing...meh.
Go Here to check the crazies out. You won't be disapointed.

Have a Lovely Weekend!

Peace,

Spade

Kate Spade has recently caught my eye.
I just think their clothing is fantastic.
Not to mention they have such fun accessories, a fun inviting website and amazing advertising.



I love Kate Spade clothing because it is so classic yet is a little bit eccentric too.

Here are some of my picks that I wish would magically appear in my closet:

DYING for this dress

How fantastic is this dress (and I also dig the shoes with it.)

I adore this whole outfit.

and this dress would be perfect for summer weddings

I will take this to carry my makeup in.

I will take This to carry my goods in.

I will take these to get me 'there' in.

Peace,

An ode to summer

I Heart Summer
It is my most favorite time of the year!
I would trade all other seasons to keep summer and the feeling it gives me all year long.
I know it is going to sound cheesy but I feel so much more alive and upbeat in the summer.
I just think summer is more fun.
I find that I am much busier in the summer. But in a good way.
It is all fun things that start to fill my calendar from May to September.

This summer is no exception.
These past two weeks I have been busy busy with after work rendezvous'.
What am I doing this summer to keep my calendar booked?

Well
Mondays I usually have a dinner date with two of my most favorite people.

Every month I have supper club which is just great fun.
If you don't have a supper club around for you to jump into, start one!
I so am looking forward to mine this summer!
Supper club for May is happening tonight and I have been looking forward to it!

There is Tini Tuesdays.
Last night was my first trip to our local martini bar to indulge in half price martinis with some of my favorite people.
This will and should be a regular thing.

Every month I have a Fun Friday date with some of my favorite single ladies.
What is Fun Friday you ask?
Well it happens once a month in the summer time.
Always on a Friday.
And always with single friends.
We eat a meal.
Grab some drinks.
and paint the town red.
And maybe talk to a few guys here and there.
If your single, have single friends, Do a Fun Friday.
It is just once a month.

On top of the weekly and scheduled monthly events there are always weddings.
I love wedding season.
I LOVE to see all of my friends in one place for a great celebration
I LOVE wedding cake
And, usually, I LOVE to shake it on the dance floor.

There are Holidays.
Memorial Day.
4th Of July (my favorite holilday)
My birthday
and Labor day.

I have no plans for any of these days yet, minus my bday, but I am starting to plan and I am so excited!

Other things that invigorate me about summer:
Driving with all the windows down.
Weekends bye the pool
No makeup
Going bare foot
Blaring good, fun, summer music

Could their be a cheesier post....

Happy Summer!
( A horribly blurry pic of my half price martini last night.)

Peace,