Saturday, July 31, 2010

Matt Bukaty. This is what's up.

Happy Birthday, Matt!

photography by © Sarah Elizabeth Thomas
Yes, that's right. It's one of my best friend's birthdays today! And since he's such a good friend, and also a fellow blogger, I thought it only fair to give him a shout out and suggest you guys all check his blog out and consider giving him a follow!

I've known Matt for years now, since 5th grade. He's one of my closest friends. I've also had the pleasure of doing head shots for him. Those can be found on his website!

Matt is an aspiring composer currently attending New York University. (That's right. He lives in Manhattan. I, for one, am totally jealous.) He'll be getting his Master of Music in film scoring in 2011. Follow him now and say you were a fan before he got famous. Because it's going to happen. Trust me. This man has serious talent.

Check out his website for audio clips of his stuff, not to mention film clips—which are all great, by the way, and I'm not just saying that!

Become a fan on Facebook.

Follow him on Twitter.

Follow his BLOG.

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

10 Things You Didn't Know About Me

1. I'm adopted.

Ryan Tedder of OneRepublic
"All The Right Moves"

By the way, if you play the piano...
I love you unconditionally. 
2. I love music. LOVE. Music can make or break my mood, change my mood, bring me up, or bring on the tears. I love all kinds of music. It just depends on what I'm in the mood for. I associate emotions or memories with music almost without noticing. Which is great if they're good memories, but bad memories can totally ruin a song for me. For like, ever.  Right now, my favorite kind of music is the kind that—pardon my French—makes me feel like a total badass.

3. I actually suck at multi-tasking. I can't watch TV and do homework, be reading two different books at the same time, I'm not even very good at texting and walking. Typically, it seems, people my age are endlessly multi-tasking, doing a million things at once with absolute ease. That's not me. At all.

4. I lied—there's one kind of multi-tasking I can do. Since I LOVE music, and it can kind of steer my mood and train of thought in a particular direction, sometimes I do well with writing while I'm listening to music. One short story I wrote—"The Dream," which ended up being a piece of a bigger picture—I wrote listening to one song on repeat. All The Right Moves, by OneRepublic. And you guessed it; whenever I listen to that song, I think about "The Dream."

Oh snap! Chocolate.
AND it's a dog.
I'm in love.
Although I couldn't eat it.
See #9.
5. I don't like too much salt. Don't get me wrong, it adds flavor really well. And I like food with salt in it. I just...rarely add extra salt to anything. I love corn without salt. And potatoes without salt. I have a notoriously wild sweet tooth, so you'll more than likely catch me snacking on chocolate rather than chips.

6. I've never had a PB&J. Ever. No, really.

7. I have an obsessive personality. When I like something, I like it. A lot. Like, A LOT. I tend to let things kind of consume my life, depending on how long I stay interested in them. I'm pretty focused. I'm that person who can listen to the same song on repeat for...weeks at a time. It takes me awhile to tire of things that I get into. My current obsession? True Blood. Mad props to Matt Bukaty for introducing me to its delicious existence. 
(Check him out. Follow his blog, too. He's the shiz.)

My current obsession.
<3 Eric.

8. I want to be a trophy wife. I know, super life-goal, huh? Don't hate the player, hate the game.

9. I have a huge problem when it comes to eating anything that looks like what it was before it...became a meal. Like most seafood. Crab is yummy. But...I feel barbarous cracking them apart to eat them. It kind of freaks me out. And makes me feel like a murderer. Which is totally ironic, because I'm so not a vegetarian. Don't get me wrong, it's great if you are. I just love, love, love chicken. And hamburgers. But seriously, cook me a hamburger patty in the shape of a cow, and I would feel awful eating it.

10. I can relate episodes/quotes/characters/situations from The Simpsons to just about anything. Ever.

I'm somehow related to these guys. I just know it.

Monday, July 26, 2010

Fabulous 35mm

Fabulous 35mm's Audree!
I'm taking a minute to offer some shout-out love to friend and fellow Blogger, Audree. She writes a blog called Fabulous 35mm-"Does this make my film look fat?" You guys all need to go check her out!

As you can guess, she writes about film, which she really has a passion for. Raves, reviews, criticisms, she does it all—even some posts on TV shows! *coughTRUEBLOODcough* <3

You'll also get some non-film related posts, like "Be sure to wear some flowers in you hair..." about her recent trip to San Francisco (If you get the reference, you WIN), or her trip to Harry Potter World, as well as fashion tips and opinions that are equally fun to read!

If movies, TV shows, and fashion aren't enough for you, there are also a few book reviews up over at Fabulous 35mm... Just sayin'. There's a little something for everybody!

In other words, I am strongly suggesting that you mosey on over to Fabulous 35mm, like, right now. Then click "Follow." :-)

You can also follow Audree on Twitter!