Video Of The Day: Tightrope- Yeasayer

I've always wondered what it would be like if I was a musician and hung out with the super "indie" kids in high school. Well, if I had to take a guess this is what it would be like after everyone had a few drinks in them. Just a break out of musical genius, making beats by slapping the floor and finding whatever instrument around them to bust out playing, all to make one beautiful song. Always been a huge Yeasayer fan so when I found this video of them playing one of my favorite songs live in what it looks like someones kitchen, it instantly made my day and I knew it deserved a post. Enjoy this masterpiece. (Favorite part: When the neighbor knocks on the door and tells them to shut the hell up and they close the door and keep playing louder. Yeasayer goes big). 

Song Of The Day: I Would Do Anything For You

Foster The People have done it again. Another catchy song I can't stop listening to. Even though I'm single and have no significant other who I would "do anything for," I still can't stop playing it. Great song to start your Thursday night.

Snowglobe Music Festival

I was a bit pessimistic this year when it came to New Years, because last year TCU went to the Rosebowl and I was having the time of my life in Los Angeles when the clock struck midnight. This year I was home in my home town and all my high schools were doing what they do every year, going to Lake Tahoe. Snowglobe Music Festival was going on this weekend and I was complaining to my parents how obnoxious Dubstep music is and how this new craze of what people call "music" makes my head spin. Then lo and behold, I end up going. I think it was because I had zero expectations, but I ended up having a great time. It certainly wasn't sipping champagne at the W in Los Angeles, but it was a blast. They didn't play all Dubstep either and since it was below 20 degrees, there were very few people in disgusting outfits like I saw at Identity fest. I saw Plastic Plates play and I've been obsessing over this song ever since. Set Fire To The Rain- Plastic Plates Remix. Enjoy.

AND THIS IS WHY I DO GUY TIPS....

 

One of the great things about leaving the state of California for college, is the fact that the amount of "men" who wear sweater cut offs and shave their legs went down significantly. My best friend from high school sent me this picture today she snapped of this guy who literally is just screaming for help. Lets start from the bottom up: 1) Cool neon green laces bro. You're not a 12 year old at the skate park anymore. 2) His legs are shaved. If I wanted to date someone who shaved their legs, I would just be a lesbian. 3) Adidas track shorts...well at least you're not wearing matching Adidas slip on flip flops, then we'd have an even bigger issue. 4) SWEATER VEST. Wait, you're kidding me. You know this kid bought this and thought "Oh sick, this hoodie will be super sick when its like kinda breezy out but I still want to show off my triceps." Catastrophe. 5) A sweat band..I didn't even know people seriously wore sweat bands anymore. 6) Gelled spiked hair the size of my baby cousin. 7) He is not only wearing fugly white sunglasses, but he is wearing them inside. 

Some guys may think I'm some raging feminist bitch for writing these guy tips, but the fact is, I'm not. I am just an honest girl who loves men who know how to act like MEN.  I just feel sorry for those guys out there who have SO much potential, but ruin it by wearing sweat bands on their foreheads and white sunglasses inside. I look at it more as I'm doing the society good. If I can at least give one guy out there a reality check on what is appropriate to do and what not to do, I'm satisfied.

Song Of The Day: What I'm Listening To Right Now.

Lotus Flower Theory (Wale x Miguel x Washed Out x RAC x Birdy x John Lennon) by DJ Fergie Ferg

 1. Lotus Flower Theory Remix by Dj Fergie Ferg. Starts out with the beautiful sound of John Lennon, goes into some great lyrics, a background beat by RAC, and ties it all together with an amazing chorus by Migel. Can't get much better.

Stars - Sleep Tonight (Junior Boys Remix) by WilliRegretit

2. Stars- Sleep Tonight (Junior Boys Remix) Have this song on repeat. Perfect for zoning out while studying.

Lover Boys Around The World (DJ 21azy Remix) - Bibio ft Biggie Smalls by DJ 21azy

3. Lover Boys Around The World (DJ 21azy Remix) Love Bibio but with Biggie Smalls lyrics over this upbeat yet mellow beat, flawless.

OnCue - Feel Tall (prod. CJ Luzi) by freshnewtracks

4. Feel Tall- OnCue: I've been on a work out craze lately. Spring Break 12' is right around the corner people. And when it comes to working out, I need the best playlists to get me through it so I don't get bored. You can only watch frat stars pretend to work out for so long until the 20 minutes you've been on the treadmill feels more like an hour.  Fell Tall is definitely a song that pumps me up while workin it on the elliptical and gets me through it.

Brenton Duvall - Phone Rings Goodbye by charlienickymike

5. Phone Rings Goodbye- Brenton Duvall: Love the beat in the background of this song and once it gets around the 1:16 mark it gets you hooked. Brenton Duvall has been doing some great things. I'll be posting his song "That's All" shortly on my party playlist coming up.

Song Of The Day: Roof Tops- Luke Christopher ft. Asher Roth

Talk about a motivational song. The anxiety of only having less than a year in a half left in college is starting to hit me, and the reality of getting a job. This is the perfect song for people who are trying to figure out their lives after college. I've always been a big dreamer, and this song just reaffirms me to keep going for those dreams. " Well he said, get off the rooftops you just a kid with a dream but im like yo look at you pops, you aint as wise as you seem i never wanna see the world as something routine
yall memorizing lines but im readin in between dont wanna wake up realizing my girl is a machine
the roof tops aint a bad place to be."

Now This Is What You Call Good Advertising...

I worked at a marketing agency RAPP this summer that hosted the Cannes Festival 2011. To celebrate the fact that we were the hosts of it, we had a super trendy wine and cheese party and watched some top advertisements that won awards at the festival. Well besides the fact that I had the coolest internship ever last summer that hosted wine and cheese parties, today in my Channel Planning class we were talking about media placement, and what makes good advertising. I immediately thought back to this Bing case study that won an award at the Cannes Festival. Droga5 an independent ad agency based out of New York was hired by Bing to raise awareness for their site, at the same time Jay Z was releasing a book called Decoded. They came up with unbelievable idea to advertise for not only Bing, but Jay Z's new book. This definitely deserves some credit. This is advertising in its greatest form. Enjoy this video, and watch it all the way to the end.

GUY TIP #5: HOW NOT TO BE "THAT GUY" ON FACEBOOK.

Anyone living in 2012 and who is a normal human being, has heard of Facebook. Whether you have a Facebook or not is your choice, but out of the 800 million+ active users on Facebook, how many men do you think know how to utilize this site in the right way so that they won't completely turn off any girl who looks at their page? I'd say about 1%. I can't bear to get my heart broken again by looking at a guys Facebook page who I thought had potential, only to find an entire album dedicated to "planking." Grow up. This is how it is done:

Is this kid for real?

1. Mirror pics/Webcam pics: If you have a picture similar to either of the pictures above, there is something wrong with you. By no means are mirror pics okay, EVER. Where are your friends? I don't give a shit about your "sick new arm tat" or your "ripped" abs from working out today, put a shirt on and take a picture with your friends like a normal person. 
2. Photo Albums: Any guy who has an album other than Profile Pictures, Mobile Uploads, or MAYBE one or two albums of you from traveling or something at least worthy of an album, should probably should stop being a women and taking pictures with your new Canon Powershot, what are you a sorority chick? Personal experience story: A really cute guy I met added me on Facebook, so of course I checked out his profile and his pictures. My stomach literally sank when I clicked on his Photo Albums and saw he had an album completely dedicated to PLANKING. He is a 27 year old "grown" man.

3. Info/About Page:  If you have more quotes then the average girl in your quote section on Facebook, you may want to question your sexuality.
4. Status Updates: If you post more than 1 status a day, you're annoying us. Unless you have something really great and awesome to tell everyone, limit your status updates. And please, having status' like "Pre fading, limo, then yacht frat party!!!" makes you look like a pretentious douche bag. Or if you always post your opinion or about your personal life on Facebook, you're far too emotional and your posts are now getting "hidden" on my news feed.
5. Checking in: I'm guilty of checking in places a few times, but there is a difference between checking in somewhere every once in awhile, versus checking in somewhere EVERYDAY. Your obnoxious and I'm sorry but no one cares to know where you are every second of the day. Chill out on the foursquare buddy.
6. Poking: I've been "poked" by a few of my guy friends but since I knew their personalities I knew they were joking because they thought it was stupid. However, I have also been poked by guys who I know were actually serious about it. If you get girls attention by "poking" them on Facebook, you're a creep.
7.Messaging/creepy posts on wall: I've gotten better about not adding people who are not my friends, however a few weirdos have slipped through the cracks and I've gotten stuff like "Wow, you're beautiful," on my wall. Facebook is not a place to be hitting on girls, especially girls you don't know. Maybe it is just me, but having a random guy call me beautiful on my Facebook doesn't exactly make me say "Oh my gosh he is so sweet. Maybe I should Ichat him and we could meet up sometime?" No, it makes me block you from my Facebook page. Same goes for Facebook messages, can't even count how many creepy messages i've gotten. Example below..there are so many things wrong with this it's not even right.

8. PDA on Facebook: This goes for guys and girls. Are you KIDDING me? Facebook should not be your own personal journal expressing your love for your bf or gf. Get control of your emotions..good lord. I don't need a play by play of how much you're in love or where you're cuddling in your house. Maybe i've never been in love before, but I've NEVER wanted to post anything like that on Facebook. Baffles me.

WARNING: Following these tips may make women more attracted to you.

Song Of The Day: Stage Dive- Sol

When it comes to hip-hop, it is very rare I find anything that was made past 2004 that I find real hip-hop. Every hip-hop song these says is a regurgitated version of the last all about sex, money, cars, and bling. Lil-wayne is considered "the greatest rapper alive" in our generation which just goes to show the direction hip-hop has gone. Common, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Dr. Dre, Jay Z, Nas, Outkast are all hip-hop artists I respect, but you don't hear sound like that anymore. I came across up and coming artist SOL, and loved his sound. Although he is no Talib Kweli, he is definitely in the right direction. Very smooth flow. This is coming from a 21 year old white girl...but I think I know good music when I hear it. Let me know what you think about this guy.

GUY TIP #4: TEXTING 101

Alright, this may be THE most important guy tip any of you males could possibly read. How a man texts, can make or break a relationship. Follow these simple steps and you will be on your way to being a pro texter.

1) As you can see in the extreme example above (yes, some guys do actually do this) if a girl doesn't text you back..TAKE THE HINT. Do not send her 5 question marks, I promise you that will not make her answer.
2) When it comes to using punctuation never use anything other than periods, commas, and question marks. An exclamation mark can be fine in some very rare cases. If you MUST use an exclamation mark, ONLY USE 1.
3) Unless you're kidding..DO NOT use emojis or happy faces. A real man does not use happy faces in text messages.
4) Don't text her unless you really want to have a conversation with her or ask her something. If you just send us "Hey" or "Hi" you'll just piss us off. Umm HI? What the hell do you want me to say to that?
5) Real men pick up the phone and call about 70% of the time. Sending a few texts throughout the day or making quick plans is acceptable for texting. However, by picking up the phone and calling a girl to see if she wants to hang out, or hey, maybe seeing how her day went, makes you look like you're confident. Girls like confidence.
6) I think girls are found more guilty for this, but don't send me a full blown essay via text. If you have that much to say, refer to tip 5 and pick up the phone and call us.
7) Abbreviations are NEVER ok. I know personally if a guy uses "LOL" or "WBU?" or "LMAO"...it's done. Real men don't "LOL," they laugh. If you want to let a girl know she is funny, the only acceptable way is by using "haha." "HEHE" is NEVER ok either.
8) Symbols. I don't think i've ever texted a guy who is ridiculous enough to use symbols but I have seen some of my friends get guys who will sign their name at the end of a text with a "~" or a "*". Example:"Whad up girl? You down to come to Paul's house for a party tonight? Let me know. ~**~Jermain~*~."
I just threw up in my mouth.
9) Please talk like an educated individual. "Wud up" "Fer shure" "Just kickin it" makes you sound like an illiterate moron.
10) If you've ever even thought about sending a girl a picture of you in your mirror flexing your abs..you're hopeless. I've received a few pictures from guys showing me their abs and it makes you look like a complete tool. Send me a picture of a cool place you're at, something funny, etc..but mirror pics are never ok. 


WARNING: By following these tips, women may become more attracted to you.

Red Hot Chili Peppers Concert...It's Happening.

My tickets just came in the mail to see RHCP in Dallas on March 9th...words can't describe how excited I am. Red Hot Chili Peppers has been a band that I've listened to all while growing up. Whether it be driving around the beach with my older sister blasting them thinking we were super cool "surfer chicks", having their song Scar Tissue as a ring-tone for about 2 years in high school and annoying the shit out of my parents, rebelling as a teen and blasting them in my room like a crazy 16 year old lunatic, making out to them with my "first love" in high school, or just listening to them on a weekly basis for whatever the mood, RHCP has always been my go to band. Whenever i've been asked the question "If you could see one band in concert, who would it be?" My answer would always be: Red Hot Chili Peppers. Well, it's finally happening. Another concert crossed off my list. I got two tickets, so now I just need to find some worthy enough to go with me. I'll keep ya posted. 

 

 

Can't Stop- Red Hot Chili Peppers

Coachella 2012 Lineup

I like what I see. I like what I see a lot. I'm hoping I won't have any major tests the week following this so I can fly to California for this with some TCU friends. Tickets go on sale Friday. Stoked.

Girl Advice: Kegstands

I haven't posted advice lately, and after this first picture came up on my newsfeed on Facebook, I knew this would be a crucial post. Ok, so I know that college is supposed to be the one time in your life where you can make bad decisions and look like a complete idiot. However, kegstands are not one of them. And kegstands in a dress (or thong) DEFINITELY are not one of them. Call me a prude, but straddling my body over a keg of beer with disgusting "fratstars" looking down my skirt or snapping pics to upload to a social media site for your future employer to see, certainly does not scream "hire me!" Not to mention the fact that you now have every other person at that parties saliva all up in your mouth, and we wonder why STD's have become so common. No one is going to take the girl who just flashed her vagina to the party seriously. But hey look at the bright side, that super good looking guy in the last picture is giving a thumbs up, so you must be cool.

"The Fort"

I know at least for me, having my "me time" is essential. Don't get me wrong, I am a people person by all means, but every once in awhile I think it is healthy to just be on your own (refer to my past post Being Your Own Best Friend where I elaborate on this more). Being a college student and balancing academics, leadership positions, and friendships, sometimes the only alone time I can get consists of the shower or when I finally crawl into bed after a long day; but even after that I have my obnoxious neighbors on the top unit of our duplex who like to stomp around in their heeled boots at 4 in the morning. I've been back in my hometown of El Dorado Hills, California for winter break and I've picked up an old hobby I did in high school, nature walks. I never appreciated growing up in northern California next to rivers, lakes, mountains, redwoods, and beaches until I moved to Fort Worth, Texas. Texas definitely has stolen my heart, but as I was walking through the tall pine trees on a dirt trail down to the lake and the only noise I heard was the sound of birds and the stream of the river, I remembered what it felt like to be in complete peace. I know I sound like some tree-hugging hippie right now, but it is so true. We get so busy in our busy lives that we forget to just breathe and appreciate the beautiful things around us. This is when I came to the conclusion that when I'm older, I'll have some sort of amazing fort out in the nature to just escape to. Everyone needs a place that they can just escape from the world from. Where is yours?

Here are some of my dream forts:

And here is the ultimate "fort" song to sink you into a different reality: Air- Snakadaktal

Here's To A New Year

Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each new year find you a better man.  -Benjamin Franklin

Well, 2012 is officially here and if the Mayans are correct (not), the last year on earth. I have never been one to make some cliche list of "what I'm going to do different this year," or promise myself to stop eating carbs and to work out 5 times a week, because lets be honest, that's not going to happen.  But I was talking to my best friend the other day about how we only have 3 semesters left of our college careers, and it made me get really sappy and start thinking about a whole lot. I am 21 in less than 3 months and I am more than half way done with college. Wait, you got to be kidding me. These are the best years of my life and I will never get this time back. Instantly, all the "little things" that were bugging me or flooding my mind seemed ridiculous. So here is my cliche New Years Resolutions of 2012, steal any if you wish: 


1. Take full advantage of every opportunity that comes your way. 
2. Take as many trips as possible (i.e. Mardi Gras, Spring Break, etc) 
3. Learn to feed out things that should really matter in your life versus little things that you should not let get to you. It's a "dgaf" kinda year. 
4. Put yourself out there. Get an amazing internship this summer. Try New York or Los Angele's. Keep your options open and never let anyone get in the way of the big things you have ahead of yourself. 
5. Build a stronger relationship with God. Don't loose yourself. 
6. You can always be a better person. Be at war with your vices on a daily basis. Hold yourself accountable. Work on being the best person you can absolutely be.
7. Balance, balance, balance. Work your ass off in school, yet take advantage of going out and having a fabulous time. Let's get that GPA a little higher. 
8. Make this a healthy year. Try to eat more organic foods and just be good to your body. Work out, do yoga, this is the best shape you will ever be in your life so lets make it good. 
9. Concentrate on you. You're going to be married for the rest of your life. Enjoy college and your youth and try not to get serious with anyone for the rest of your time here. God has a plan, and no where in it does it involve dating a bunch of idiots in college.
10. Shoot for your dreams, no matter how high they seem. Start writing your idea for a book and look into acting classes. Intern for a record label this summer? Make it happen. 
11. Find what you really love, and do it. 



Now here is a ridiculous song to start the new year off right. The Photographic- Secure. Happy New Year, let's make it a good one.