my mosaic

i did a fun little thing where you type in the answer to 12 questions in a flickr search, pick a photo from the first page of each search, and create a mosaic out of them.

here are the rules:

a. Type your answer to each of the questions below into Flickr Search.
b. Using only the first page, pick an image.
c. Copy and paste each of the URLs for the images into mosaic maker.

here are the questions:

1.What is your first name?
2.What is your favorite food?
3.What high school did you go to?
4.What is your favorite color?
5.Who is your celebrity crush?
6.Favorite drink?
7.Dream vacation?
8.Favorite dessert?
9.What you want to be when you grow up?
10.What do you love most in life?
11.One Word to describe you.
12.Your flickr name.

here is my mosaic:

credits:
1. Louis Vuitton SS2008: Naomi Campbell, Eva Herzigova, Stephanie Seymour, Claudia Schiffer, Angela Lindvall y Natalia Vodianova by Mert & Marcus, 2. Cajun Queen, 3. Bohemian Club Building at Post and Taylor, San Francisco, California (Orton Effect), 4. llibreria - bookstore - Amsterdam - HDR, 5. a cool ride, 6. Fishin’ Remuz, 7. Plaça Catalunya - Barcelona HDR, 8. mango cheesecake, 9. I Love New York, 10. Raccoon Family, 11. Love is…, 12. 5 am kayaking

mini-cali-recap

if you’ve been reading and following along, you know i went to visit my sis-and-brother-in-law (stephen’s sister & her husband) in california the weekend before last.  we had a most amazing visit!! they live right in the heart of hollywood, so there was never a dull moment.  we ate great food, went to great places, and did some great shopping!! all with two of our most favorite people, ever, in the history of the world.

while i won’t post all the photos (waaay too many for that), i did want to share a few things…

stephanie and i did get to eat at the little next door i talked about before.  it was absolutely fantastic!! the food was delicious and you can’t ask for a more beautiful setting.

i had the french toast…amazing.

stephanie’s eggs benedict was equally delicious…
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i say yikes all the time.  so when i saw this on d*s i just had to share!

you can see some other cuties at zand2ohs.com.

your dallas weekend rundown

it’s weekend time! woohoo! ok just a few things i know that are going on this weekend ’round town:

johnny lang is playing tonight at the house of blues, he is such a soulful artist… show starts at 8.

tomorrow cork wine bar and retail store is hosting a benefit for the river network. for $5, you can enjoy organic wine from chilean vineyard natura paired with locally made cheeses and a reusable shopping tote. it’s from noon to 6 pm at cork(3636 mckinney ave., suite 170). wine and cheese and charity?! yes, please.

saturday night, i’ll be heading to the majestic theater downtown to enjoy comedian nick swardson perform.  that should definitely be a riot! show starts at 7:30.

also on saturday night, hands up hosts gracie chavez at the loft - should be some funky party/dancing/craziness for sure! here is some more info on the show.

so hope everyone has a super weekend! maybe i’ll see you around town!

edit: i almost forgot that the assassination city roller derby girls have another bout this weekend in mesquite! tomorrow night (saturday 6/21) is the night of the speed demons - they’re playing the alamo prim reapers and the east texas bombers.  remember it’s byob and bring a chair as well! a percentage of the proceeds will benefit the dallas women’s foundation, so watch some derby and feel good about it!

hello again

i’m back after a mini-hiatus. i was super sick for a few days and am done catching up and back to feeling mostly normal…

i wanted to share a few things i’ve been reading lately - i’ve been searching blogs for inspiration and found a bunch that i love! here are a few:

random, fashion, art, etc:

a cup of jo

because i’m addicted

simple lovely

unruly things

heartthrobs & villains

food!

everybody likes sandwiches

unique eggbeater

milk eggs chocolate

smitten kitchen

hope you all enjoy! i’ll be back with more fun stuff soon…

tonight in dallas - wednesday edition

it’s not usual that there is a lot i have going on during the week, but tonight is especially exciting because there are so many fun things happening! i will be heading to the ranger’s game tonight at 7 - this will be my first time to experience the “suite” life and i’m looking forward to it…now if they can only beat those indians again…

also tonight is the cavern’s anniversary party! it’s free and there will be food from daddy jack’s and lots of music. it’s on lower greenville between richmond and ross.

and last but NOT least - french kicks are playing tonight at the granada theater. they are such a great band and if you haven’t heard them, check it out!! tickets i believe are still only $10. the granada is also on lower greenville, the show starts at 9 and you will not be disappointed.

i’m definitely trying to make it up to the show after the game. hope to see you there!!

my heart wanders

i was perusing some random blogs today when i came across this on pia jane bijerk’s blog, “enhance the everyday.” the project is called “my heart wanders: a collection of subtle hearts in special places.” it is a collective book project that involves people taking photos of heart shapes in random/unexpected places.  it is open for anyone to enter and the images so far look beautiful…i can’t wait to see the result!

a little weekend for your weekend

i’m laying low this weekend and enjoying some peace and quiet. probably will head out to lake texoma sometime to visit with my uncle and enjoy the outdoors! but if you’re looking for some fun stuff to do…

artfest is going on at fairpark starting tonight and going through sunday with tons of art, music and family fun.

summerfest is also starting out at the gaylord texan - it runs all the way through august.

for a little nightlife, on saturday black tie dynasty is playing at the granada theater and on sunday the kills along with dax riggs are playing at the house of blues.

also on sunday the W hotel nightclub, ghostbar, is hosting a memorial day soiree with special guests to ring in summer.

that’s all from me for now! hope you all have a safe and awesome memorial day weekend!!

weekend review (finally)

so i’m just now getting around to posting my “weekend fun times” from last weekend. here goes…

friday was the wildflower festival in richardson, it was so much fun! we saw loverboy and bat benatar. pat was amazing i really had no expectations, just wanted to have fun, but man she’s still got it! the pics didn’t end up so great, so sorry about not having any.

saturday was definitely an adventure! i went with some girlfriends to the assassination city roller derby. it was in mesquite, tx, at a local skating rink. the first bout was inter-league with the bombshell brigade vs. the lone star assassins. for the second bout, the deadly kennedys beat the central arkansas rockin’ renegade. the halftime (not sure if that’s the right term…) entertainment was fun, first was the “urban glow”

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happening in dallas this weekend

alrighty, another fun-filled weekend coming up! tonight i’m headed to the richardson wildflower! arts & music festival to see pat benatar play. since i’m tagging along with some girlfriends, i didn’t know much about the fest until i looked it up - there are some really good bands playing out there! tonight’s lineup is loverboy, eve 6, le freak, pat benatar and then everclear - blast from the past much?! but then tomorrow is america, blue oyster cult and the guess who! too bad i can’t make it for that night, but someone should go and tell me how it is!

tomorrow i’m headed to ikea to round up the rest of my baskets for the closet. saturday night i’m going to my first ever roller derby! the assassination city roller derby girls are playing against arkansas and i’ll be there to support them in their bout.  the after parties i hear are pretty fun and are usually held at lee harvey’s so come on up! go to their site for more info on tickets, bouts, and parties.  this should definitely be a good time! also on saturday night, kyle caldwell and the astonishing wonder featuring the kick-back kid are playing at alexandre’s starting at 10 pm.  they are a riot and you will definitely have a good time. but if you’re not into that, tulsa local band congress of a crow is playing at the lakewood bar and grill.

sunday funday!! radiohead!! yes, it’s finally here, and i’ll be heading to the superpages.com center to enjoy the show (seriously, that name is so lame, i’ll still call it the smirnoff for a while).  tickets sold out almost immediately, so if you wanted to go and you didn’t get tix in time, call me….and i’ll give you a rundown of how awesome the show is! oh that’s mean, but really, i’m sure there will be lots of scalpers out there.  i’ll have pics and all that good stuff next week.

hope you all have a good weekend and maybe i’ll see you around town!