Trunk or Treat!!

Yikes!!  Now that I write that title it sounds like either you get a treat or you get stuffed in the trunk!!  Nothing as morbid as that though.  Saturday night was the annual "Trunk or Treat" party at church and it was loads of fun.  Instead of (or in addition to) going from house to house, everyone backs the cars up to the sidewalk around the church and kids get to go from car to car getting candy.  The kids looked cute - so I thought I better post some pictures!!  

Brooke as "Miss America"
Chase as "Red Power Ranger"
Tyson as "Skeleton"
and Parker as "Thomas the Tank Engine"

Pandora-monium!!!

I was working late last night and needed a music refresh in a bad way.  Since no one was around, my cube neighbor, Lance, had turned up his collection of hair metal up and we were jamming.  How did he have such a grand array of face melting rock?  Turns out he didn't own it - he was enjoing the tunes via Pandora.

I was intrigued.  Turns out that the Pandora site works like an online radio station - except you get to control the type of music that is played.  I needed to try this out right away!!  When you go to their site for the first time, you are invited to create a login and enter in an artist that signifies what genre of music you want to hear.  Just to try it out, I entered in one of my favorites:  Good Charlotte.  I must admit that I was puzzled at first when the first song played was not Good Charlotte, but instead, Blink 182.  Ooo, that song is good too!!!  Then came Good Charlotte, Foo Fighters, and Yellowcard.  This is awesome!!  I wanted to make sure I got some Green Day in there too, so I added them to my station selection, and up came Green Day and then The Ramones.  Heaven!!  

So far so good.  I thought I would mix it up a bit and created an additional, seperate station based on Erasure.  (Jean has influenced me over the years.)  After Erasure, I was treated to Depeche Mode, and then New Order.  

That is all I had time for last night so I look forward to listening all day long.  There doesn't seem to be an end to what you can come up with.  Create a station for any mood you are in, and you can switch on the fly.  The UI is good, clean, and easy to use.  Most of all, the music jams.  And if you are like me, and only buy stuff you really, really like, it can be a great way to hear some other stuff that you forgot about or haven't heard before.  Oh, and what if you don't like the song playing?  Give it a thumbs down and you won't hear it again!!  

Eeek!! I got bubble gum on my shoe!!!

Been a while since I posted, and it has been even longer since I posted any music.  So, it's time to get your bubblicious pop on and check out Mutya Buena.  Once a part of the Brit-Pop group "Sugababes", she split from them in 2005 and released her first solo album "Real Girl" in 2007.  

I stumbled on her while checking out similar groups via Last.fm and love the sugary sweetness of it all.  So, for your listening pleasure, I give you Mutya Buena's "Real Girl" and "B Boy Baby (Feat. Amy Winehouse)".

Get your own playlist at snapdrive.net!

In a world where a gaping hole was left...

Sad day today.  As much as the death of Heath Ledger left a hole in Hollywood, I was more saddened by the death of Don LaFontaine.  Yes - you know him.

I'm pretty sure that he will have an instant job as the voice of God soon.  

Go, Miniman, Go!

If you know me at all, you know that I have an incredible love for all things Lego. I have had Lego in my life since I was 3 starting with brick sized building blocks. (They came in a whopping 3 colors back then, but they still are holding strong as my kids play with them to this day.) In the late 70's, they introduced the Lego mini figure, and they have been a staple for Lego sets ever since. Most recently, they have added adaptations of the mini figure featuring Star Wars (I'm in heaven), Indiana Jones, and even Batman (I'm in a higher heaven).

Turns out that it is the 30th anniversary of the mini figure, and to celebrate, Lego has launched the Go, Miniman, Go website. I loved the video included (Carla - you will especially like the hockey segment):


They are even having some contests for original videos featuring the minimen and prizes include vintage lego sets. I wish I could get my hands on some full sets of the original "Space Lego's" from back in the day. No birthday or Christmas was complete with out adding to my collection.