Tag: Learning Curve

On the Go: I Know You Care by Ellie Goulding

Ellie Goulding. I’m so shocked that she’s still not super popular in the US. She has a way of singing that is raspy and full of so much emotion. Usually, when a person sings, they lose their accent. She manages to keep it and it adds so much more to the music.

As I was youtube stalking her, I came across this song. Absolutely beautiful – a must share.

Her album,  Halcyon has some amazing hits on it. Some of my favorites are:

  1. Anything could Happen
  2. Lights
  3. I know you Care

So, go on and enjoy this soft ballad.

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On the Go: Shake It Out by the Cast of Glee

Last week, I mentioned Florence + the Machine’s Shake It Off. Well, last season, the cast of Glee sang a version of the song that was really great. The scene is always very poignant and adds a whole other level to the meaning of the words as they sing them.

Of course, the original is even better but, I wanted to show you how awesome musicals are!

For the original song (Because you really should hear it twice):

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On the Go: Stay by Rihanna feat. Mikky Ekko

I will be honest, I know Rihanna isn’t the best singer out there, she’s not even a particularly good singer. But, her album, Unapologetic is amazing. Say what you will but the collection of music on that album is just hit after hit. This new single of her’s: Stay ft. Mikky Ekko speaks to my soul in a way a song hasn’t since Florence + the Machine‘s Shake It Off.

Here are some of my favorites (in no particular order):

  1. Love Song (feat. Future)
  2. Diamonds
  3. Pour it up

So, to start off the 2013 season of my reviews, Happy Valentine’s Day!

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Book Report: Red and the Wolf by Evangeline Anderson

Red and the WolfRed and the Wolf by Evangeline Anderson

My rating: 2 of 5 stars

Red and the Wolf Evangeline Anderson Sara Jensen is the town witch in Buck Lake, Tennessee. More than anything she misses her older brother and his best friend Reeve, who are overseas in the Marine Corps. But when her brother is killed in action, Reeve comes back with a secret an ancient crone laid a curse on him that turns him into a ravening wolf every full moon. Sara has a secret of her own she s head over heels for Reeve and has been since they were kids. When he comes to her house on Halloween night asking for help, she inadvertently lays a fidelity spell on him while trying to keep him in his human form. Sara knows she must undertake the difficult and dangerous task of lifting his curse. But when the wolf within him is banished, the fidelity spell will be lifted too and his love for her will disappear. Now Sara must choose between keeping the love of her life and lifting the curse that threatens his very existence.

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Book Report: Lover Reborn by J.R. Ward

Lover Reborn (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #10)Lover Reborn by J.R. Ward

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Number-one New York Times best-selling author J. R. Ward’s novels of the Black Dagger Brotherhood continue, as a vampire warrior crosses the line between life and death…and ventures into an erotic world of dark dreams and darker desires.

Ever since the death of his shellan, Tohrment has been unrecognizable from the vampire leader he once was. Physically emaciated and heartbroken beyond despair, he has been brought back to the Brotherhood by a self-serving fallen angel. Now, fighting once again with ruthless vengeance, he is unprepared to face a new kind of tragedy.

When Tohr begins to see his beloved in his dreams – trapped in a cold, isolated netherworld far from the peace and tranquility of the Fade – he turns to the angel in hopes of saving the one he has lost. But because Lassiter tells him he must learn to love another to free his former mate, Tohr knows they are all doomed….

Except then a female with a shadowed history begins to get through to him. Against the backdrop of the raging war with the lessers, and with a new clan of vampires vying for the Blind King’s throne, Tohr struggles between the buried past and a very hot, passion-filled future….But can his heart let go and set all of them free? Continue reading →

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Center Stage: Brave

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Brave is a 2012 American 3D computer-animated fantasy adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. Wikipedia

I went to see Brave last Monday (not this Monday, but the Monday before). I will put in my disclaimer: I shed a tear at the end. In my defense, it was a really good movie.

Okay, first thoughts: The commercials were totally misleading!

Second thoughts: This is better than I thought it would be. Continue reading →

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On the Go: The Roots at the Edison Ballroom

The last couple of days I’ve been hanging out with my good friend, Dee. She managed to get me into the Roots concert at the Edison Ballroom. This is how the other half and the lucky few apparently live. Amazing buffet and open bar, while you get serenaded by an awesome band.

Obviously, Dee has been holding out on me and I am in the wrong industry.

The event is sponsored by Tremor Video. And boy do they know how to treat a girl right!

Must go enjoy my concert!

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