tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-262899332012-01-18T13:50:00.074-06:00Dance all night ... summons the dayBrookenoreply@blogger.comBlogger15741100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26289933.post-49970087853725604932010-07-01T22:44:00.001-05:002010-07-01T22:44:00.111-05:00

   Turpentine is now an archive. Find my continued ramblings at Roots and Wings.

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I can't just delete four years of memories from the ether. That's hours, days, weeks and months of my life spent typing and uploading images. You've lost your mind if you think I'm letting it go. Nope, Turpentine is now an archive of all the craziness you can handle from May 2006-June 2010. All 1600+ entries are still there, as well as the tags, but I thought I'd list a few of the largest and

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It’s July 1, six months of 2010 down, and the official start to the second half of the year, which seems like the perfect time to make a small announcement for those of you who don't already know... (Yes, this makes absolute sense to me, I'm not lying.) Or, maybe two announcements. None involving babies, for those of you who always go there, no matter what. (I'm rolling my eyes at you.) 1.*We’

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I saw this somewhere online and it made me laugh. And in lieu of today's Eclipse premiere, I felt I had to somehow mention Edward, but could perhaps make the vamps much more dignified if combined with Mr. Darcy, though it appears some Jane Austen fans only have room for one fictional romantic hero in their lives. Oh, hello there, Creepy Twilight Shower Curtain... don't be jealous of Fitzwilliam

Brookenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26289933.post-84317467343631082362010-06-29T08:07:00.001-05:002010-06-28T22:08:50.636-05:00

My father has been telling me for about three years that I was "almost thirty," so when I finally reached that milestone last Monday everything was old hat. Plus I'm not much for birthdays... except the presents. I like presents. Here are a few of my nifty gifties: A customized track of The Beatles, In My Life. That's right. Josh called and emailed some of our friends and got them to send in

Brookenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26289933.post-18477545323599022262010-06-28T21:35:00.000-05:002010-06-28T21:35:03.521-05:00

I've probably watched this about 1,000 times now. Chills. Every time. It looks SO. FREAKIN'. GOOD. As they like to say on ONTD, "shaking and crying."

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So, we got back from the beach on Saturday evening - I'll post some pics soon, but first, let's talk about the listing for our beach house. Namely, the grill. Now, in their defense, all it really said was, "Gas/Electric Grill," so it wasn't false advertising, but when you conjure a gas grill in your mind, is it in this size range? If you're having a hard time telling what's going on, that grill

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This necklace wants to come home with me so I can love it and take care of it forever.

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It's a busy day today. We're leaving early tomorrow morning to make the drive down to Seacrest/Rosemary Beach for my family's annual trip, and I still have to pack and gather all of our crap. I talked to my mom yesterday and she's in a bit of a tizzy because she hasn't had time to get everything together the way she wants - especially the menu - but prepared or no, vacation begins tomorrow.

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The Wizarding World of Harry Potter officially opens TODAY. Of course, they had to have a red carpet grand opening a couple of nights ago for the stars, just to make the rest of us jealous. I must be there immediately. Hogwarts, obviously Hogsmeade Village It went down with a little help from Dan and the rest of the cast (except Emma, sad). Movie Trailers - Movies Blog   EDITED TO ADD: Oh,

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I seriously cannot remember what happens in this "chronicle" so I'm going to have to read it again before December 10 when the movie comes out.

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Last week I posted a list of books I want to read and asked for opinions and recommendations on where to begin. The overwhelming favorite was Water for Elephants, so I ordered it from Amazon a few days later and now have a nice, new paperback for the family beach trip next week. Add that to The Help and a computerized copy of Something Borrowed and I've got three fun books lined up for all my

Brookenoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26289933.post-15730345611847629982010-06-16T23:29:00.000-05:002010-06-16T23:29:02.599-05:00

Before you read this, let me just say, this post is practically useless, but Superman is currently on AMC (the Brandon Routh version) and these small annoyances are very blatantly on my mind and I can't shake them. Here it is: I'm, 1) wondering why Superman has that one, tiny curl on his forehead and how he makes that happen when he takes off his Clark Kent suit and, 2) unable to take the entire

Brookenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26289933.post-3347769290773297552010-06-16T11:31:00.000-05:002010-06-16T11:31:01.064-05:00

I'm liking this of this SongVote website. "Collaborative Playlisting" where people going to parties and events can go in and vote for the songs they'd like to have on the playlist. Thing is, to best utilize the thing, you need LOTS of responders and I feel like I'm the only one who would actually participate. Most of my/our friends would like the idea of it, but never click the link to the

Brookenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26289933.post-64190092452111623692010-06-15T15:58:00.000-05:002010-06-15T15:58:25.996-05:00

Trailer for Sofia Coppola's new movie, Somewhere. I don't even know what it's about, but I'm pretty sure I want to see it. Out December 22.

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My BoyFriend, Brandon Flowers, has a new album (Flamingo) coming out sometime in September, and BBC's Radio 1 played the first single, "Crossfire" yesterday. *Heart*

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J. Crew has a white Panama hat I'd like them to consider giving me. Do you they do that sort of thing now? What with the economy and all... These two Urban Outfitters rugs are cuuuuute. And while "Home Sweet Apartment" is rather fitting for my life, "the key to my home I keep under this rug," makes me laugh. I saw these little wooden versions of NYC, London and Paris (a few of my favorite

Brookenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26289933.post-76994303237429076272010-06-14T09:59:00.000-05:002010-06-14T09:59:48.843-05:00

I've had this gangsta hamster t-shirt for a loooong time - probably since college. It makes me laugh. So imagine my surprise when I went to see The A-Team the other night (awesome, by the way!) and saw this KIA commercial before the previews. It's like they stole the idea from my shirt.

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Found some video (wonder if this person got kicked out) of Jack introducing Conan and the beginning of the set, as well as a few pictures of Jack and Conan onstage from the Team Coco blog.

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In case you didn't read Twitter or hear from me via email or text yesterday, I spent the entire afternoon and a large part of the evening sitting in an alley outside Third Man Records, in line to see Conan O'Brien and Jack White play a surprise, first come first serve, show with a capacity audience of 300. Conan announced it Tuesday on Twitter and word started quietly spreading. Jack White

Brookenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26289933.post-66390915440608133692010-06-10T10:55:00.000-05:002010-06-10T10:55:43.674-05:00

Just a few houses I spotted on Tuesday at Folly Beach. They're awful to look at. Horrible. I'd definitely never ever want to stay or live in one. I mean, I don't see how anyone could be interested in something that looked like this. And I feel awful for the poor people forced to spend day after day after day inside these walls. Dear friends, do you understand the thing we call a LIE? *I took

Brookenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26289933.post-68424006962086770952010-06-09T10:06:00.001-05:002010-06-09T10:06:00.227-05:00

I'm flying the friendly skies today, so while I do, take a look at a few of the Hipstamatic pictures I took in Charleston the last couple of days. I'm still a little bit still obsessed with this app.

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Here's the thing... if you move to another country, backpack, or like to travel regularly, you tend to become good at packing suitcases. It's sort of a necessity. This is one of my talents (my parents should be so proud). Sometimes I like to challenge myself to see how small of a bag I can get everything into. For instance, this trip -- all I have is my red backpack (you can see it in the first

Brookenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26289933.post-85066169896202717622010-06-07T09:04:00.008-05:002010-06-07T09:04:00.777-05:00

I'm probably out and about exploring Charleston at the moment, so I need your assistance while I'm otherwise engaged. See, my Amazon Book list grew by six titles a couple of days ago. I've been saving The Help to take on the family beach trip in a couple of weeks, but if I'm sitting at our house and the pool for 7 days, I'm going to need more than one book. Then there's the girls' trip in August

Brookenoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26289933.post-47680415878275093552010-06-04T14:07:00.004-05:002010-06-04T14:17:39.996-05:00

Ellen gifted me with a couple of pretties from her recent 30th Birthday Mediteranean Cruise. I wasn't jealous at all. Not one bit.I see you, tiny Venice shopping bag! I'd know you anywhere. And inside, some super cute Murano glass earrings.And a fab green bottle of EVOO from Greece. Emeril will love this. And by Emeril, I mean Josh when he has kitchen/cooking delusions.I'm guessing that says, "

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We're leaving Sunday to visit Charleston, SC. Josh is doing music stuff, but I've never been, so I'll be exploring while he's working and writing. I've always heard fabulous things about this little Southern city, so I'm really excited to get there and see what it's like.And I'm assuming Noah Calhoun is there to lay down in the middle of the road with me.(The Notebook was filmed in Charleston, in

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It appears Sir Paul McCartney is playing a show in Nashville on July 26. I'm pretty sure Josh would sell all of our belongings in order to afford tickets (because they're around $150-170, not kidding) if he could. It would be cool to see a Beatle live and in person. And we do love some Beatles around here. Last night:*Concert Commercial Comes on TV*Josh: AHHHHHH!*naa naa naa, na na na na, na na

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I mean. This is a cute picture. Think that dog has any idea its dad is Jim Halpert?

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I sent this out to the Twitter-verse a few minutes ago and then got to thinking... how are you supposed to do a countdown?Do you count:1) the day you're "in" and all the days leading up to the start of the event?2) the day you're "in" and all the days up to and including the start of the event?3) only the days between the day you're in and the start of the event?4) some other way I haven't

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The other day, Mandy posted this picture on Twitter with the comment, "Is my 2 year old OCD?"My response to her was, "I'm so proud of the organizational skills she's exhibiting."And as proof that LC is perfectly normal in her desire to line up her... animals (Mandy, what are those things? I think orange plastic cows are more disturbing than the possibility of a few OCD tendencies.) I'm attaching

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I opened up the mail yesterday and found this little treasure from Anthropologie, promising me "15% off your total store purchase any day in June."Great.The top of the card says, "Happy Birthday! Make a wish."Okay, if that's all it takes, then I wish for the other 85% off as well, because let's be honest, 15 isn't going to help me terribly at the black hole (of goodness).How super cute is this

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Josh and I got up Saturday morning and hit the road, headed toward Columbus, Ohio and two boys named Avett. The route took us through Elizabethtown and Louisville, Kentucky, not that we really took advantage of either. Or that I knew how to take advantage since the Kentucky Derby was a few weeks ago.We also blew through Cincinnati (picture at left of the skyline) and since Josh is more familiar

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Tomorrow, Josh and I are getting up and driving 6 hours to Columbus, Ohio, to see the Avett Brothers in concert.Can't. Wait.Let's talk about how I can't get over Ohio being only 6 hours from Nashville. Growing up in Mississippi it seemed like a faraway land, perhaps a place people talked about, but never really knew existed. New York and LA seem closer than this place they call the "Buckeye State

Brookenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26289933.post-13773525298168807862010-05-28T10:20:00.002-05:002010-05-28T10:38:32.524-05:00

Well, there you go... we've signed the vacate notice on our current apartment, which means we're out in 2 months. We don't so much have another apartment lined up yet, but we'll no longer be on the third floor of a 100 year old building with no dishwasher and/or washer and dryer.Come July 31 we better know where we're going, or we'll be sitting on the side of the road with our stuff in boxes all

Brookenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26289933.post-84139625436506363962010-05-27T11:18:00.005-05:002010-05-27T11:23:28.380-05:00

Why is every franchise I love ending? Okay, so the Harry Potter movies aren't REALLY done until the last one airs next July, but apparently they finish filming in less than two weeks. So sad.(The picture above is from Emma's private visit to the Wizarding World in Orlando. A place I need to go.)

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Fake/funny alternate endings to LOST that aired on Jimmy Kimmel's LOST special after the finale. My nerd crush on Damon continues to grow.

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Rant-splanation is a word I've made up because I find myself unable to read some people's analysis or comments on the final episode of LOST as they obviously didn't actually pay attention while they were watching (and that drives me crazy).SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERSIn the 78 emails passed between me and a group of four friends yesterday, everyone for the most part had the same

Brookenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26289933.post-53896874630768271312010-05-25T08:31:00.000-05:002010-05-25T08:31:00.344-05:00

I would like my hair to be this color.

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No, really. I don't think I can handle it in a "that's it" sort of way just yet. I need to - as my dad says - "ruminate" on it.Currently, it's 1:33 a.m. Josh and I finished the finale about an hour ago. I was bawling like a little girl and he definitely had a nice thick sheen of tears in his eyes. True to fashion, I wanted to discuss what happened immediately and he had to sit there in silence

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The End.

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I hate May sweeps, only because it means all my shows are going off for the summer and won't be back until September. It also means everyone is trying to up the ante plot-wise and sometimes it works, other times... not so much. Here's how I'm feeling about the finales I've seen so far.May 13 - Private PracticeFinale-wise, it was good. There was the usual drama and injury (I'd love for an

Brookenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26289933.post-76690190742262805372010-05-20T15:11:00.003-05:002010-05-20T15:17:03.401-05:00

Dear God, my friends and family,Next time I go to rent an apartment (and, let's be honest, hopefully I won't be a renter for much longer and I'll move onto houses) and start talking about how I love old buildings and character and would gladly trade convenience for hardwood floors and 100 year old courtyards... point me back to this picture of the dishes I need to hand wash, and the fact that I

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Look who's getting a private tour of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter today!(That's Hagrid on the left if you don't recognize him.)

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You should be expecting this by now. I've posted something about LOST every day this week and I'm not about to apologize - or stop - since there are only three days until the very last episode ever. EVER. *I have a lot of .gifs in my possession (for this show and others) and don't feel I use them enough, so I might have gone overboard in this post, which means you'll need to give it a second

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LOST Cast's, "Goodbye Video" from the ABC Up Fronts this week.They're taunting me. Just trying to make me cry. I feel they may succeed on Sunday.

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Ryan Gosling needs to stop it right now. Immediately. I doubt this little girl has any appreciation for her companion and his tuxedo. (You'll probably want to click to enlarge these.)*Side Note: I'd really love to be at the Cannes Film Festival right now. Or just in Cannes. Or France. Actually, Europe, really. I'd love to be in Europe. Or New York... this could go on for days.

Brookenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26289933.post-64238124597890585232010-05-18T14:29:00.001-05:002010-05-18T14:30:46.216-05:00

Josh just sent this to me after I heard him laughing hysterically in another room. I don't even have words...

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Fan-made finale trailer that Damon posted about on Twitter.

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1. Um. WHY am I just now finding out that there's a Renaissance Festival in the Nashville area?Between Gilmore Girls, House and the L.A.R.P.ers, my curiosity level is through the roof. It's this weekend and next, and come. on. they have Rules of the Realm AND a Jousting Tournament? I feel it might be necessary to my existence to see what goes on here.2. This time-lapsed video of the Iceland

Brookenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26289933.post-33554868660837830602010-05-17T08:24:00.003-05:002010-06-04T17:17:20.209-05:00

So, tomorrow night is the penultimate episode of LOST. Thursday is "Times Talks Live: LOST" at the movies, and then ON SUNDAY (freaking Sunday, people!), we will be in the presence of the 2.5 hour SERIES FINALE.The End. Finito. Fin. Finis. Done. Finished. Over.I'm feeling a tad distressed about the whole situation.Not because the show is ending (I mean, okay, obviously that's part of it), but

Brookenoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26289933.post-10377215101765328182010-05-14T10:50:00.003-05:002010-05-14T10:53:07.700-05:00

Last night in LA was a big LOST "Final Celebration" with most of the cast from all 6 seasons in attendance. You may not recognize him since he looks like he's 24 now, but that's WAAAAAAALT!

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...of all the Nashville Flood posters.

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Hey, you two on the left! Can I get a name? Origin? Something of that sort?

Brookenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26289933.post-89636142773912677222010-05-12T11:33:00.012-05:002010-05-12T11:47:39.299-05:00

Hey! Our Internet came back on last night! Awesome. And now that I can upload pictures again, here are a few from Mother's Day/last weekend.So, mom wanted to visit the hot dog stand, "I Dream of Weenie," and there it is. Nashville's only full service weenery.Yummy.The perfect complement to hot dogs: wine.Our tasting sheets and etc.I think this is the only pic we got together.It was a BEAUTIFUL

Brookenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26289933.post-21971538858164227972010-05-11T11:52:00.000-05:002010-05-11T11:53:41.900-05:00

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Based on the fact that our "real" (if you can call it that) Internet is out because the place where everything is housed for our apartment complex is on 1st Avenue in downtown Nashville (read: FLOODED), and that the nearby wireless signal I'm "borrowing" is feeling a little less than strong in the rain this afternoon, I'm having a bit of an issue uploading pictures from the weekend, so I'll have

Brookenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26289933.post-74973800936823523842010-05-07T11:26:00.004-05:002010-05-07T11:30:10.018-05:00

Somebody took video of Tyler Read at a show in Ruston (not the one I went to) last week. For those of you *cough*Karen*cough* who've never seen them play, here's an idea... though they don't usually have a marching band behind them.

Brookenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26289933.post-74802814042286315632010-05-07T08:44:00.000-05:002010-05-07T08:44:00.417-05:00

Friday Night Lights is back on NBC --- TONIGHT!I've seen the first seven episodes and, as usual, they're amazing.

Brookenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26289933.post-14040059461944862162010-05-05T10:22:00.003-05:002010-05-05T10:27:25.996-05:00

A few days ago, I noticed this exchange between Josh and a guy (Joshua) he works with on a Facebook status update. I'm sure this is some sort of inside joke, but I'm not sure why it's about Dave Ramsey.

Brookenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26289933.post-48915557094652261492010-05-04T13:58:00.008-05:002010-05-04T14:23:19.824-05:00

Yesterday evening I saw a request on Twitter for some volunteer help, so I got up in the 8 o'clock hour this morning (I know, some of you have already fainted dead away) and went out to the Salvation Army's Area Command in East Nashville to help make sandwiches for policemen and flood rescue workers. In less than three hours, all these supplies had been turned into sack lunches and carted onto

Brookenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26289933.post-39004606139537591372010-05-03T14:52:00.002-05:002010-05-03T16:17:56.385-05:00

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Saturday, before the floodgates opened (literally), Ellen and I went to the Mall at Green Hills to see Tim Gunn. That's right. We Project Runway-ed all over that place.But before I get into that, let me tell this story.We'd checked in and found our seats (2nd row, baby) and were chatting, when Ellen goes, "That woman wants to take our picture."I looked over to the left and there was this

Brookenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26289933.post-29748856183619243162010-05-03T00:58:00.002-05:002010-05-03T01:01:56.342-05:00

I think Josh might love Joel McHale more than I do. But he still hasn't seen this commercial.

Brookenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26289933.post-92066412890948227772010-05-02T13:07:00.024-05:002010-05-03T11:50:40.996-05:00

Downtown Nashville in the 1937 FloodETA: I'm noticing a lot of hits from places I don't normally see them, which is great. Hi! Not sure how you found me, but if you're looking for Nashville flood info, I have some links and etc. I'm in the West End/Vanderbilt area, not flooded, but can't really go anywhere, so I'm trying to keep track of things from Twitter and around the Internet... but it may

Brookenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26289933.post-79410820755093726802010-04-30T12:41:00.001-05:002010-04-30T12:41:01.154-05:00

1. HOLD. UP. A countdown appeared on The Killers website a few days ago and has now revealed that Brandon Flowers is releasing a solo album called "Flamingo." ILU, Brandon.2. I watched Rielle Hunter on Oprah yesterday. Ridiculous. I could get really, really, really soap-boxy about this and write up way more than you care to read, but I won't. I'll just seethe here in private.3. Apparently a Flash

Brookenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26289933.post-82814206636308644752010-04-29T11:50:00.005-05:002010-04-29T11:54:03.210-05:00

---------------------------------->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Love the countdown. BE the countdown. Honor the countdown.

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A couple of weeks ago, I read about the House finale being shot on a digital camera, but didn't actually look it up until today. It really is just a regular (albeit very nice and fancy, Canon EOS 5D Mark II) digital SLR. Can't wait to see what the show looks like through this lens.It seems the 5D was, "a perfect fit for the 'tight spaces' of the finale." Oooh, intrigue. Wonder what is going down

Brookenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26289933.post-61116948650969270152010-04-28T11:26:00.001-05:002010-04-28T11:53:41.441-05:00

The B stands for Brooke.Geez.So, yeah. Yesterday afternoon Josh and I went to the Green Hills Family YMCA, as we often do. Except, I wanted to do some weights because I get beyond bored with the treadmill/bike/elliptical rotation.Everything was going fine.Then, while walking between machines, I looked down for TWO SECONDS, to see where things were on the stopwatch on my iPhone (we were keeping

Brookenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26289933.post-69399425971456503732010-04-28T11:19:00.004-05:002010-04-28T11:23:33.570-05:00

I meant to post this as part of the Julian write up, but I forgot, so I'm making a whole new entry. I know you're excited. You always are.Concert Tip #1:If you're more interested in making out - GO HOME. Why some people like to pay $20 to stand in a loud room, shoulder to should with strangers while macking it up, is beyond my comprehension. And also, I didn't pay $20 to have you blocking my view

Brookenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26289933.post-90576773121255958602010-04-28T08:04:00.000-05:002010-04-28T08:04:00.301-05:00

Yesterday afternoon, one of the local DJs accidentally pronounced Julian Casablancas' name, "Julian Casablankets."I haven't been able to let it go.Anyway, last night, Josh and I hit up the Cannery Ballroom/Mercy Lounge for Julian's show.*BTW, if you're sitting there going, "Who the frak is Julian Casablancas, I've never heard of him." Yes you have. He's the lead singer of The Strokes, now doing a

Brookenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26289933.post-75893130517183101932010-04-27T15:15:00.002-05:002010-04-27T15:20:14.305-05:00

How cute is this pic of Lea and Cory?More behind the scenes photos from Dianna Agron (Quinn)

Brookenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26289933.post-58018750272415516712010-04-27T08:09:00.000-05:002010-04-27T08:09:00.219-05:00

To want a camera bag for a "real" camera and lens, when you don't have said camera and lens?'Cause I do.Kelly Moore, the girl that took those really awesome shots of Tyler Read last June, has expanded her services and created three different photography bags that are SUPER cute.And I'm a big, BIG fan of the Yellow (Mustard) B-Hobo Bag.*Honestly, between Etsy and all the other stuff I post on a

Brookenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26289933.post-17985974704215364092010-04-26T10:12:00.001-05:002010-04-26T10:12:00.753-05:00

My brother-in-law got married back at the end of March and Granger was there (wearing a bow tie) for the festivities. Judd, the photographer, captured this sweet moment (and others). See how much Jordy loves his neph-dog?

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Since moving to Nashville, I've been completely fascinated by the fantasy LARPing that takes place out at Elmington Park every Sunday. Actually, I think it might have started before the move, going back to my visit to see La a couple of years ago (you know, when Karen broke the shower).I wish I could sit down with one of these guys (or the occasional girl) and ask what their LARP storyline is. I

Brookenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26289933.post-14974230077052829212010-04-23T13:39:00.000-05:002010-04-23T13:39:00.395-05:00

Here's why I won't be attempting to get anywhere by automobile on Saturday (specifically the first two):This is only about a third of the total list of times/closures for the Country Music Marathon.

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Lovin' this Gold Leaf Necklace on Etsy.

Brookenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26289933.post-6566579661830408472010-04-23T08:07:00.000-05:002010-04-23T08:07:01.144-05:00

Volcano pics from Iceland at the Boston Globe's Big Picture.Now let's talk about how to pronounce the name of this thing.

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1. I received a semi-frantic email from Katy last night, where she laid planning of the entire beach trip in my lap. I realized this denoted some form of stress, so I had to remind her I offered to help out, not plan the whole shebang. That said, girls, you may be getting emails about confirmations and prices and etc. from me this year. Or as KT said, we're going to "tag-team it."2. Tonight is

Brookenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26289933.post-22510530076042539962010-04-21T15:04:00.004-05:002010-04-21T15:08:36.471-05:00

Ron Weasley is in a new movie with John Krasinski's fiance, Billy Mack from Love, Actually, Julia Roberts' gay BFF from My Best Friend's Wedding, and the UK Office's Jim. Looks funny, though I have no idea about US release.

Brookenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26289933.post-59477989329298422892010-04-21T09:14:00.001-05:002010-04-21T09:14:00.508-05:00

Dear Birds Outside My Window,Shut the frak up.What sort of demon-fowl are you, that you start chirping at midnight and keep going until 4 and 5 a.m.? And exactly what did I do to you that's forced you to enact such rage on me all night long? It makes me want to punch you in your little birdie face.Anyone who tries to get all Mother Earth and tell me your "singing" is a beautiful sound, hasn't

Brookenoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26289933.post-11551044251257676782010-04-21T08:39:00.002-05:002010-04-21T08:39:00.784-05:00

Out of 1492 (Columbus sailed the ocean blue) blog posts, I've mentioned MVP in passing a whopping total of four times. In fact, if you're not someone who knows me well, you probably have no idea what I'm even talking about. Odd considering how it - or the effects of it - are something I deal with on a fairly regular basis.For those who don't know, MVP stands for Mitral Valve Prolapse or,"a

Brookenoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26289933.post-28041252475434703352010-04-20T16:14:00.003-05:002010-04-20T16:16:32.773-05:00

Josh and I just bought tickets to this.Check to see if it's in your area.

Brookenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26289933.post-81798538746847202512010-04-20T12:21:00.006-05:002010-04-20T12:58:22.801-05:00

Tyler Read has two more shows before they call it quits, but the first of their final four shows was last Thursday in Ruston -- one of Josh's favorite places to play. I knew this was a show I needed to go to, and sweet friends, Lauren H. and Ellen came with me.It had been AGES since I'd been to a Rabb's show, and the whole thing was a throwback for me. I felt weird all weekend: in Louisiana, with

Brookenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26289933.post-49281784113454655272010-04-19T08:47:00.001-05:002010-04-19T08:47:00.224-05:00

After 3.5 months, the coffee table mom gave me for Christmas finally made its way to Nashville -- thanks to Ellen! We made a stop in Madison this past weekend and she offered to bring it home for me. How nice to have friends with SUVs who help you out. (Josh has turned this into more lobbying for a CRV.)I mean, will you look at this thing. I love it. Corie, one of my fellow cheerleaders from back

Brookenoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26289933.post-76537218979063353072010-04-14T16:19:00.001-05:002010-04-14T16:21:54.762-05:00

The first of Tyler Read's LAST FOUR shows is tomorrow night at Rabb's in Ruston, Louisiana -- Josh's favorite place to play.ROAD TRIP!

Brookenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26289933.post-25084210366988341062010-04-13T13:00:00.008-05:002010-04-13T13:16:12.772-05:00

It's another lovely day outside, even though the Nashville weather bug on my desktop has a "Code Orange Air Quality Alert." Whatever that means.I'm taking little Granger to the vet in an hour because his tummy still seems a bit upset and I don't like that one little bit. Poor baby boy.So, in the interim, I'm looking at Etsy... because that's super productive.Love it. Teapot Blue necklace.Envelope

Brookenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26289933.post-2400137184728836232010-04-12T10:49:00.014-05:002010-04-12T11:11:42.043-05:00

I drove down to Memphis on Friday to meet Marjo and Joy before we drove the rest of the way to Jackson for the weekend. Of course we had dinner plans once we got to MS -- Sal and Mookie's. Hello, fried ravioli.Saturday was Marjo's baby shower. All sorts of goodies...Well, that's odd.After the "Tour of Homes, Husbands and Babies" on Saturday afternoon, Joy was flabbergasted by the crafty

Brookenoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26289933.post-61475643799774751762010-04-09T10:26:00.003-05:002010-04-09T10:53:32.360-05:00

Let's talk real fast about the cluster-frak that was my night last night. And before I begin, keep in mind I had to get up at 10 a.m. because I'm driving to Memphis to meet Joy and Marj before continuing to Jackson for the weekend.I was in bed at 2 a.m. This is reasonable for a 10 a.m. alarm call.At 2:30 Granger, who had been acting strange, threw up. Three times in about 10 minutes. I cleaned

Brookenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26289933.post-32952875917626566492010-04-08T11:42:00.004-05:002010-04-08T12:07:23.981-05:00

1. I can't stop reading LOST theories. What's yours?2. It's gloomy outside today, making it much less appealing for me to get out and run errands/go to the Y. But I will. I shall. At some point...3. I need to read. I'm way behind on my Q and have two books I've started and gotten nowhere with in weeks. What is wrong with me? Maybe I'll take Klosterman with me to the Y and read while I ride a bike

Brookenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26289933.post-13244467923721942412010-04-07T12:04:00.003-05:002010-04-07T12:11:54.617-05:00

When we went to see Brandi Carlile in February, they were recording her performance of Dying Day and other songs for a new video.Here it is. ILY, Brandi.If the vid won't work on here, check it out at CMT.

Brookenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26289933.post-42283485850759768342010-04-06T14:48:00.002-05:002010-04-06T14:49:46.329-05:00

For your LOST Series Finale parties.

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I've posted about Wall Envy Art before -- it's one of my favorite Etsy shops -- so cute and so original. LOVE the way these sweet little phrases and frames turn out. Louise, the girl who makes everything, is super nice and easy to work with (bonus - she's in the UK and you know how much I love it over there). This time I added something after I'd already sent in an order, and kept piling things

Brookenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26289933.post-80628403868879706082010-04-05T09:15:00.001-05:002010-04-05T09:15:00.749-05:00

New A-Team trailer. You may not understand my A-Team love, but I. Can't. Wait.

Brookenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26289933.post-91757348018779010762010-04-05T08:08:00.000-05:002010-04-05T08:08:00.331-05:00

Josh and I helped Ru Ru move to his new apartment on Friday night, and on the way to pick up the U-Haul, he drove us by Jack White's house. I'm not sure who connected him with this location intel, but the house is surrounded by trees and a tarp-covered fence, so it's hard to get a good look driving past. Still, you can definitely see the bright RED chimney on the WHITE house with BLACK shutters.

Brookenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26289933.post-48245618532847073202010-04-02T12:58:00.020-05:002010-04-02T13:16:33.090-05:00

Ellen turned 30 o the 26th of March, but our first opportunity to get together was last night. April Fool's, we were. Here's part of her present and a box full of Gigi's cupcakes! And let's not forget the TIARA and SCEPTER.Birthday Queen.A little Fab Four love was part of her birthday present. The rest hasn't made it through shipping yet...We had a yummy dinner at Cantina Laredo with Erin. Who

Brookenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26289933.post-71109869428388924672010-04-01T03:06:00.000-05:002010-04-01T03:38:42.444-05:00

My only idea was announcing on here that I was pregnant, but I knew absolutely no one would believe that, so I'm left with no April Fool's trickery up my sleeve.Josh suggested I "tell everyone we're moving to Ireland," and while I totally would move there in a heartbeat, that didn't seem any more believable at the moment.Apparently neither of us are very good with jokes of this sort. Maybe next

Brookenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26289933.post-58827475113103791192010-03-31T13:22:00.002-05:002010-03-31T13:24:04.884-05:00

What's your favorite healthy snack?(It doesn't have to be just one. List me several.)*Joy, don't say rice cakes. You know I'm not gonna eat that crap.

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This is all for you, Mandy.

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