hollywood {sotw}...

So, as you might have already read in my previous post, I have been VERY busy driving all over the place this past week. Because I have been very busy, I haven't really had time to listen to music, which means I didn't really have a SOTW this week (gasp!). But, have no fear, MB is here!...yeah, cheesy. Moving on.
My SOTW this week is Hollywood. I had never heard MB sing this song until I looked him up on the library website (weird, I know). I like the music video a lot. You can really see his quirky personality really come out.

So, my SOTW: Hollywood, by Michael Buble.

busy busy...

This week has been kind of insane. It's one of those "feels like I haven't been home in weeks but it's only been a few days" kind of few days.
I had an appt. down in LA early Thursday morning, so my Dad and I planned to go down to San Diego early Wednesday morning, spend the day at SeaWorld and stay the night, then go to LA from there. Through a turn of events, my appt. was canceled, but we already made major plans so we couldn't just not go! So my Dad and I had a mini-vaca and went to SD as planned and came home Thursday night (technically Friday morning). I'll post more about SeaWorld tomorrow. :)
My Dad and I have been looking for a car for me for a while now. We wanted a Mazda Miata because, well, it's a cute car for one thing (haha) and my Dad has been going to auto-x races for a while now, and we decided he needs a race car. So the deal was that we get the car for me, then when it's time for auto-x Dad will borrow it for the day...not a bad deal. Plus, my school is only about 1/2 of a mile away from the track. Perfect. :)
Last week, we finally found a Miata that looked good and was in great condition. So we went down to SB today to check it out. Overall, the car looks great. There's a little problem with the AC and coolant, and it NEEDS new paint (that's ok cause I was going to get it re-painted anyways), but it's still a great car. Because there's something off with the coolant/belt, we didn't want to chance driving it home in the warmer weather. Luckily, the previous owner was able to get it towed from SB to Los Osos for free! Yay! Here's the car in all it's towed glory:
Ain't it adorable? I can't wait to start fixing it up. The only problem is that it's a stick. I can't drive stick. So my Dad will have to teach me soon, but I'm all good with that. :)
I'll have more to updates on the car soon!

the lady is a tramp {sotw}...

An interesting combo that actually works really well...don't judge 'til you listen...and try to ignore the blue hair, haha.

My SOTW this week: The Lady is a Tramp, by Tony Bennett ft. Lady Gaga.
{You can grab a copy of Bennett's new CD here!}

19 and counting...

Monday was my birthday, and since it wasn't one of the "momentous" or "milestone" birthdays (19th) I decided to keep it low-key and relaxed. Plus, I was tired from the week before, so I knew that I didn't want to do anything too extreme...like skydiving (still want to try that someday). Still, even having planned a "low-key" birthday, it turned out to be pretty busy - a good busy, to be sure.
After dropping off the kid's - that I had babysat the night before - at school, I had my weekly Gyro appt. Then Padre and I went to Nike to buy me new tennis shoes (I only had old dude shoes that I have had since I was about 14...I was in dire need). Then me and the fam went to Morro Bay and did a Sub-Sea Tour which was totally fun, plus we were the only ones on the boat which was super nice. Here are a few photos from the tour...






The boat had a lower deck with 2 windows so that you can see into the water. Because it's the end of the summer, the water's still pretty murky, so we weren't able to see much. I hope to go sometime in the winter and see if there's much of a difference. The tour itself lasted about 45min long (which was plenty) around the inner bay. After that, we went home for gifts and then went to dinner at Mondeo's. SO yummy! I get their turkey avocado club wrap. Seriously the best wrap I've ever had, oh my gosh. After dinner, we came home and watched Toy Story 3 (I hadn't seen it yet) and ate SLO donuts.
Overall, it was a fun and not-too-busy day. A perfect low-key birthday.

arms {sotw}...

I've been listening to Christina Perri's album lovestrong. everyday for the past week. I heard her song Arms on the radio and immediately loved it. When I got home, I looked up the album on the library's site and "requested" it. In two days, I had the album playing in the car via my iPod.
Many of the songs on the album or more melancholy, but there a few that I love - like Arms. Her songs are smooth and warm, many only having vocals with guitar accompaniment. The perfect album for chilling in your room on the computer, or sitting in front of the fire with some tea.
For my SOTW, I choose Arms. It's my fave song of the album, although Penguin is cute too. :)

So, my SOTW: Arms, by Christina Perri.

man, it's hot...

It has been SUPER hot in SLO the past few days (upper 90's), which means it's pretty darn hot in Los Osos too (upper 80's). So what do CA peeps do when it's hot? That's right. Hit the beach! So yesterday my Dad and I put on the sunscreen, grabbed our sandals (well, I'm pretty much always wearing sandals, so Dad grabbed his) and drove to Morro Stands Beach.







It was the perfect beach weather: a cool breeze with the warm sun. Plus the tide was pretty low, so we were able to look at the tide pools (my fave part of the beach). We also found some sort of alien species on the beach (seriously I have no idea what it was). I wanted to take it home and dissect it (don't judge), but some kids probably took it before we walked back that way (darn kids getting in the way of science). Oh well, next time.
It was such a gorgeous day on the beach. I'm so blessed to live near the ocean. Now I just need to get my SCUBA license, then I'll be set!

a game of shadows...

Yep, I'm getting excited.
Here's the trailer for the next Sherlock Holmes movie!

the best is yet to come {sotw}...

Yep, I've got another MB song for ya! Yay!...well, I'm excited. :)
This week, I'm going for The Best Is Yet To Come. It has a warm jazz feel without being too sultry.

So, my SOTW: The Best Is Yet To Come, by Michael Buble.

huh...

...didn't see that coming.

google the heimlich...

"It's always on a Saturday."

cbc {blog}...

If you are an avid reader/follower of my blog (haha), then you might remember me posting about my aunt's new business. About a week ago, she asked me if I wanted to design a blog to go along with her Etsy site. Of course, I accepted. I love random blog projects, especially when I have almost full creative freedom (everyone always has a banner that they want...otherwise, I'm free to unleash my creativity!). So, I spent the majority of my morning tweaking and editing the blog for her...and it's finally done! Well, I still need to edit the links, but otherwise it's good to go! Go ahead and check it out and tell me what you think.

call me irresponsible {sotw}...

Yep, I'm posting another MB song this week! Yay! Are you tired of him yet? I hope not, cause I still have a lot of his songs to share. :)
I'm pretty much going in order of faves within each album, starting with Call Me Irresponsible. So, guess which song I chose this week? That's right! Call Me Irresponsible!...How did you know?

My SOTW: Call Me Irresponsible, by Michael Buble.