Star Wars in Concert

Well, I haven't made a post in quite some time, but this cannot wait. About an hour or two ago, I returned from the "Star Wars in Concert" concert at the Citizen's Bank Arena in Ontario. I carpooled with my friend Greg. When we go there, we waited for our other friends CB and Camille. When they arrived, we went inside. Now I thought they would have as manu props as advertised on the TV commercials, but I guess the commercials were filmed at the Honda Center, which is much more larger than the Citizen's Bank Arena. There were a few highlights, such as seeing some of the blasters that were used in the movie, and seeing the Chewbacca suit and Plo Koon...except for the fact that the Chewbacca, Plo Koon, and Kit Fitso outfits were all the way down on the other side of the arena, and by the time we tried to go see it [after the show], there were employees standing in the hall saying that we couldn't go past because they were preparing for the next show, so we just zoomed in with our cameras and took pictures. Overall, I think it was pretty fun. I just loved how the giant TV screen showed corresponding footage for each song. The highlight of the whole thing though would have to be Anthony Daniels, who plays C-3P0 in the films. He hosted live, and the funny thing was when he pulled open his suit to reveal a gold vest, and he started acting like Threepio. That was an audience pleaser. I was hoping that there would be food that wasn't so expensive, but that was not the case[well what can you expect these days. Everything is overpriced]. What also enhanced the viewers experience, were the green lasers that were going to the beat of the music. That was pretty awesome. I just loved how the whole time, right from the opening 20th Century Fox theme thta I couldn't tell if I was listening to my soundtrack or not, because the orchestra was that good! It was very impressing, and I will have to look in my commemorative program[$30] to see what orchestra was used. It must be a traveling one, since the Star Wars in Concert experience is a tour. Anyways, I recommend it to any Star Wars fan, of any age!

Friday Friend-Flock

Right now I am currently sitting in my friend Lauren's(@lkhattendorf) living room watching The September Issue. I know it has been ages since I last updated my blog, but this moment is blog-worthy, so I just coudn't resist it. It is now at the part where they are deliberating on photo choices for Sienna Miller's section of the magazine. Now Ms. Anna Wintour is a very interesting lady. Meryl Streep had her character on point in The Devil Wears Prada, minus the fact that they made her meaner than she is in real life, or so it seems. Meryl Streep is one of my favoritest though haha anyways, back to the subject. Anna also has a daughter named Bee Shaffer. She is kinda cool, minus the fact that she thinks that fashion is unecessary and she wouldn't want to be involved in it in her future life [how awful!!] It is a very interesting movie [so far]. I am enjoying this quite a bit. Also, Andre Leon Talley is hilarious [as always], and Thakoon is adorable!! More later!

xxLaurel

Update!!

I haven't been on here in so long because I have been OH so busy with school, you know being a senior and all, there is alot of stuff to do towards the end of the year. I have SO much to talk about though, from my choir tour in the Dallas, TX area, to the fashion and articles May issues of Vogue and Nylon, and even Sandy Bullock's recent uncovering of her adoption of the oh-so-cute Louis, who can make anyone's heart melt. Also, People gave a fabulous issue with their "World's Most Beautiful People" article. I made a mental not to blog about my favorites, a.k.a. Julianna Margulies, Zoe Saldana, Sandra Bullock, and Tina Fey. I might go back to making Youtube videos again when I can't make a blog update, because it would be easier to just stick the pictures on a slideshow after the video instead of dealing with all the formatting procedures that happen on here...anyways, I have to go finish uploading pictures to my Facebook accout, so anyways, keep it real! Follow my tweets to stay updated!

-Laurel :)

Sunday Blues

So I had a swell time Sunday evening at Disneyland. At first, my brother and mom had trouble getting in, so they got an unlimited fastpass [which really was limited to 2 rides, but that's ok cause you can use it on the rides that everyone gets on all the time] I had my Park Hopper leftover from when I went with @lkhattendorf on Spring Break. I had gotten a deal[a 2-day park hopper for the price of a 1-day park hopper] because I am a resident of So-Cal. I ended up going on California Screamin' twice and Tower of Terror once while my mom and brother waited to get in because the people couldn't find her information [she bought a So-Cal Annual Pass where you pay a little bit per month, which sounds like a great deal, except that I won't be here to experience it cause I'll be away at college!!]. I had fun on the ToT. I ended up sitting in the front aisle seat which was really stellar because normally, I sit next to the grate[cage] in the back or middle row and there is more to grab on to and you feel more safe, but this time, it was like I was just sitting in a chair, gripping the bottom with one hand, and then falling from the sky! It was so amazing! i have to sit there again! On California Screamin', the first time I didn't know if there was a single rider line or not, so I continued on in line[it was onl 20 minutes, so no big deal]. After I got the back seat of the ride [which was ROCKIN"!!]. I then got in the single riders line. This is when my roller coaster experience went from a 10+ to a 2, on a scale of 1-10. I was waiting in the little single rider line for like 5 minutes and I was like cool, cause it's definitely better than waiting in the long line. So I had to go up the handicapped elevator and come down on the other side using the other one, and just as I was about to ask for the very back seat, the guy says "row 6 please," and I'm like crap. That was the most boring rollercoaster ride of my life! The best part was when it took off. I couldn't feel one drop the whole ride! I had to pretend I was feeling it just to enjoy the ride! It was SUPER lame but hey, at least I went. Anyways, I had some pictures that were great, so here goes nothing!

Tower of Terror-came out kinda bad


Paradise Pier-I was standing across the way at the new boardwalk they built for the World of Color show




Francis the ladybug. Him and Heimlich were always my favorites


Giant 3 leaf clovers


Tower of Terror sign close up


A very flattering shot of me


Main Street looks magical at night


Fireworks




Jack and Sally looking darling as always


People still get on the ride at this hour?


Mom and my popcorn bucket


Got bored at Pooh's Corner waiting for my brother to get off Splash Mountain


Me in Pooh's Corner


Hope you enjoyed the pictures!

-Laurel :)

Coachella, Concerts, and Imogen Heap- fragments of my Friday evening

OK so at first, I was sad that I didn't get to go to Coachella because I have never been.[I don't get out much. Always wanted to go to a concert but never have the time/money, or they are on school nights/Sabbath] Now I am slightly fuming when I found out that Imogen Heap [I just died on the inside. Immi's music is heaven on earth to me, besides art, reading, and Vogue], Edward Sharpe & The Magenetic Zeroes, and La Roux are going to be there. Sometimes I wish my life was more eventful...like seriously. Now I am considering road trips once I graduate just to add a bit more excitement to my life[of course in hopes that I will get to at least one concert before I decease]...I have been dying to see Imogen Heap in person live in concert. Her music gets me through those days when I don't think that I will make it through. It makes me laugh, and I can relate to it. Especially since Ellipse came out. It's an awesome album. I highly reccommend it[of course, everyone has different tastes, so it will be recieved differently according to each listener]. On a brighter note, the fashion but has bitten me[it came back with a vengance!]. All I did was read the new Teen Vogue and I am sucking up fashion blogs like water! It all started with a little 13 year-old wunderkind blogger named Tavi Gevinson. She was part of the inspiration for Target's Rodarte brand. She skipped school to go to the March Jacob's show[ I believe it was Marc]. Also she gets to go behind the scenes at photo shoots, and, omg I left out the best part, she has AWESOME clothes! She has all the Miu Miu shoes and the cutest skirts, and accessories! I wish I were best friends with her! She is amazing! I feel like only 3 people will read this but that's ok. And if someone wants to judge me for sounding like a crazy person[werido, or over-obsessed fan], go on right ahead, cause it takes one to know one. At least I didn't do all that talking for nothing :) btw Tavi and Imogen's twitter accounts are: @TaviGevinson and @imogenheap


the lovely Imogen Heap


some shots of the oh so cute and tiny, Tavi Gevinson

These little boys can sing--no wait, SAANG!

As I was browsing the web [on Youtube to be exact], I came across a video of these twins named Darius and Demetrice. They looked so cute in their matching outfits, both with a half-eaten popsicle in hand, and then they opened their mouths to sing and I was in shock! I mean they were pretty good for their age![they are 10]They have a lot of soul to them and I can't wait to hear from them in the future!

Done Enough





On the Ellen Show [the song they sing sounds really good!]





So apparently they were on Ellen again [they must be like 11 now] and they sang the Jackson 5's I Want You Back



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myGKu-n6RWw

Anyways, I will leave you to look them up on Youtube. They are so amazing! I will make another post with more child singers, one of which is truly annointed. Until then, keep it real! haha

-Laurel

Speaking of Haiti...

If California is known for anything, it is earthquakes. There have been some pretty bad ones in the past. Now what I would like to know is why there has been a random earthquake everyday since like last Friday[last week not this one that just passed]!! There is this website that I go on that tells you how many earthquakes have occured recently and on Friday, there had been 144 since the Friday previous to it!!! What is going on California? Let's please get it together!! Pretty soon we will be like Hawaii and people in Nevada and Arizona will be buying beachfront property which is not cool!! [not that there is anything wrong with beachfront property, just the way it would be achieved in this situation] Everytime there is an earthquake now, I always stop what I'm doing to see if it is going to be the prophesized "Big One" but it never is. I hate getting all scared like that for two seconds. All of the earthquakes that have been happening have been centered around the San Jacinto fault line[everyone usually relates earthquakes with the San Andreas fault line, not the San Jacinto one] and the epicenter is usually in Redlands which is too close to my house! So it the "Big One" comes and the epicenter is in Redlands, then I hope it happens when I am at college and hopefully my fam will miss me enough to move out there with me so we all are safe! Anyways, I will keep everyone posted about the earthquake status. toodles!

-Laurel