I am always on the lookout for new and interesting things to give away to my Zumba participants. I found a site that has military coins BUT they also have a "create your own coin" thing. It might be different to create a variety of coins to give out for accomplishments. Things like "100 classes attended" or something. What do you think? If you were attending a Zumba class, would you like to get that as a thank you or is it a terrible idea?
Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses
My husband is the true gamer in the family. He has played most, if not all, of the Zelda games. Both my daughter and I watch him play but we're not as familiar with the series as he is. However, we all enjoyed the concert. There is a large video screen above the orchestra that shows videos, both game play and cut scenes, from the games. The music was beautiful and even I recognized a few of the tunes. I also thought the video screen was a nice addition. I don't always know which game is which just by the title. Having the video helped me identify each game.
The downside of the concert was the crowd. Since this is obviously aimed at gamers and not normal symphony-goers, the crowd didn't know the appropriate behavior for a symphony. While I will forgive those that wore jeans (to the SYMPHONY!), it was extremely annoying that people would cheer and scream when fan-favorite characters showed up on the screen. Yes, I understand that Epona is awesome. But I paid a lot of money to listen to the music, not you screaming your head off for a video game horse.
If the concert is coming to your neck of the woods, I would recommend checking it out. Just keep in mind that the audience will be full of people with no knowledge of social etiquette.
A geeky tattoo!
While my daughter was away on vacation, I got a new tattoo. (She doesn't like when I get new tattoos.) It is a Sailor Moon themed design. Sailor Mars' symbol in front of a red heart from the live action Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon series. Since I just got it on Thursday, July 19, it's still pretty gross. I'll be sure to take a picture of it once it's healed and pretty.
Medicine is not 'medicine'
My allergies have been going haywire since last week. Despite taking my allergy medicine, I've still been majorly congested. So I did what any good geek would do - look online for methods of relief. I must have screwed up my Google-Fu somewhere because I came across this website: http://www.shoppharmacycounter.com/t-Adipex-Medicine.aspx. That isn't allergy medicine. It's weight loss pills disguising itself as "medicine." That is annoying. Yes, I want to lose weight but I know I can't pop a pill and the weight will magically drop off. It annoys me that companies take advantage of people's desire to be thin that they market this crap as medicine. Medicine makes it so I can breathe, not to make me look pretty. Blargh.
Protect Yourself!
In Pennsylvania, there is no motorcycle helmet law. As a result, I see a lot of people riding around helmet-less dressed in inappropriate clothing for riding. For example, shorts, tank tops and flip-flops. They should, at minimum, have on a mesh motorcycle jacket. Something that will protect their body if they are in a crash. Yes, I know you want to "feel the wind in your face" but that won't help you if someone cuts you off and your face ends up on the concrete. Protect yourself!
JDorama review: Hito ni Yasashiku
I am a fan of Katori Shingo and there were references to this show in an episode of SMAP X SMAP so I knew I had to watch it. As you should know by now, it took me a long time to get through this series, even though it's only 11 episodes. There just wasn't anything to make me want to watch it. Yes, I loved the playful teachings of Zen (Katori, Taro (Matsuoka), and Ken (Kato) but it wasn't enough. I'm glad I watched it. I think it would have been better if it was a little longer.
It's so quiet in here
It has been a fairly slow day. My boss' son is getting married today so he hasn't been around. As a result, the office has been very quiet. Somehow that seems to make the day last much longer. I'm sure things will be back to their frantic pace next week when the boss returns. (And he'll most likely have tons of pictures...from the guests not raleigh wedding photographers.) I'm not sure which I like better - the quietness or speeding to the end of the work day.
It's band camp week
My daughter has band camp this week. (Yes, I know you want to make an American Pie joke but, c'mon, my daughter is 10 years old.) She spends every morning playing her trumpet and eating snacks and talking with her friends. Then, on Friday night, they are having a little concert to show what they have learned. Since this is 5 half-days of band, I am half expecting them to be playing kazoos or harmonicas or something. I do know better though. My daughter has shown me her sheet music. They are playing the theme song from the old Batman TV series and the theme song to the old Spider-Man cartoon. It'll be an interesting concert, to say the least.
My house is a wreck
I'm not sure if I've mentioned it before, but my house is a wreck. To be completely honest, we didn't pay a lot for this house because it needed a bunch of things fixed. (For example, the entire house needs replacement windows hampton because a lot of the glass is either cracked or broken. Luckily, the really bad windows are at the back of the house so you can't see it from the front.) We knew this up-front. It's the "behind-the-scenes" stuff that actually annoys me. The previous owners tried to fix some stuff by themselves and screwed it up worse. I think we've finally fixed everything they've broken so now we're down to the things we knew were wrong. I'm almost ready to just level the place and start all over.
Review: Katy Perry: Part of Me 3D
The movie itself was not awful but it seemed to gloss over absolutely everything. The backdrop of the movie is Perry's California Dreams Tour, which began on February 20, 2011 and ended on January 22, 2012. Despite the fact that this gives the documentarians almost an entire year worth of material to use, the film itself runs only 97 minutes. As a result, you only get blips and soundbites about her life. I would have loved to have an extra hour of footage to see more about the girl behind the Katy Perry persona.
If they didn't want to talk about her personal life (poor Russell Brand is shown giving a few kisses then it's nothing but text messages...I'm sure there was more to their relationship), they should have gone the Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus route and just filmed the concert with a few background rehearsal snippets. It would have been infinitely more interesting since her concert looks like it was a ball of fun.
Sadly, I can't recommend this movie to anyone. I think even die hard Perry fans would be disappointed. Wait for the Blu Ray. From what I hear, there will be additional footage in the extras. Maybe there will be something good in there.