I bought my ticket to the first week of Coachella in the summer without knowing the lineup. Every year it is amazing and I knew it would not disappoint… so I went for it. With the announcement of the lineup for the 2012 festival yesterday, I am sure glad I did.
There are so many bands set to play that I want to see, and that I have never seen before: Black Keys, Radiohead, Snoop Dog, Florence and the Machine, The Shins, Pulp, Bon Iver, Band of Skulls, Feist, Mazzy Star, Arctic Monkeys just to name a few.
And I know there are so many bands that I’ve never heard of, that I am going to see, and my mind is going to be blown. Let me know if you think I should add someone to my list of “must sees”!
Coachella is a bucket list item for me and I am so stoked! Indio…. here I come!
I hate dieting. I want to be able to eat what I want when I want it but that is not reality. I have some weight to lose and therefore a diet is a must.
I took a “before” picture the other night and it was an eye opener. After I spent the evening in the fetal position, I woke up feeling better. I am not going to let that picture depress me but motivate me.
So the diet…For the month of January my boyfriend and I are being pretty strict with what we are eating. No booze. No sweets. No fun! We are on day 5 and it is a struggle but I know it will get easier.
After January I think it is fair to say we won’t be “dieting” but we will have made a lifestyle shift. A shift to healthier eating and being less strict. Being able to have that sweet when we want it but just not having it all the time. As they say…. everything in moderation. We are going to cut down the alcohol intake to maybe a couple times a week as well. Although I love my wine, I frankly would rather look good in a bikini.
I think this is also a great opportunity to be creative with healthy food and be reminded that healthy food does taste good or can! Which also means I am going to have to cook. So if you have recipes, please let me know! I could use all the help!
I used to be that girl who would roll her eyes when someone mentioned the latest video game they were playing. I just did not get it… at all! Until I was introduced to SSX Tricky and I became a girl possessed!
For those of you who do not know, SSX Tricky is a snowboarding game and it is ridiculously fun! I became so obsessed with this game that I dreamed about how I could get more points and the different tracks I could try on the various courses. It was my mission to unlock everything on this game and I came close!
Until I was introduced to Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy and the new obsession began. Jak and Daxter is such a fun platform game with so many different levels to complete. I would literally rush home to play. I remember it being in the winter and there was a snowstorm that shut Vancouver down (as it does since we can’t handle any snow) and I played it all day long for 3 days straight. With marshmellows and Diet Coke to help me along the way.
When I completed it, I tried the others in the series but didn’t enjoy them as much so needed to find a new game. I didn’t really find any that caught my interest until this summer when I met Dave who has a PS3 and Wii so I had way more options to choose from since I only had a PS2.
I started playing Little Big Planet, Super Mario Brothers, Uncharted and now Ratchet & Clank: Tools of Destruction. Dave will attest that I have found my new favourite with this game. It reminds me a lot of Jak and Daxter… a platform game that isn’t too complicated and just plain fun!! I got it for Christmas (thanks to Dave) and have been trying to log in as many hours as I can on it. I want to finish it…. like now!
I don’t know what I am going to do when I have completed this one. I guess try the other ones in the series to see how I like them or perhaps someone reading this will give me some recommendations on some platform games similar?
The new SSX comes out soon so at least I will have that to look forward to in the meantime and that game looks ridiculous! If you haven’t seen the trailer for it, check it out…
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